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Shaw, Fred. G. THE SCIENCE OF FLY FISHING FOR TROUT
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1925 1st ed 341pp 18 B&W plates, 16 diagrams HC very good, blue cloth (hardcover) light edgewear
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008408I   details     inquire
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Petsopoulos, Yanni KILIMS: FLAT-WOVEN TAPESTRY RUGS - (THE ART OF TAPESTRY WEAVING INANATOLIA, THE CAUCASUS AND PERSIA - Thames & Hudson subtitle)
Thames and Hudson London (1982) 394pp 422 ill., 72 in color HC ISBN 0500233055 Their vivid colors and attractive designs, often combined with supreme workmanship, make these Oriental tapestry-woven rugs a fascinating study. The functions of kilims are varied, but always practical - coverings for furniture, rugs, prayer mats, door-hangings - thus reflecting a mentality which conceives of beauty not in the abstract, but within the context of everyday life. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 275.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008432I   details     inquire
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France, Anatole L'AFFAIRE CRAINQUEBILLE
The Overbrook Press Stamford, CT 1937 44pp 20 lith by William Einstein HC Limited to 150 copies. fine, gray cloth (hardcover) in worn slipcase as issued
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008435I   details     inquire
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Alden, John R. PIONEER AMERICA
Hutchinson of London London (1966) 309pp, index HC "The epic story of American society from pre-Colonial times to the end of the Civil War is unfolded here in a swift and sweeping synthesis." From The History of Human Society series editied by J.H. Plumb. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008448I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Meredith, Roy MATHEW BRADY'S PORTRAIT OF AN ERA
W. W. Norton & Co. New York (1982) 1st ed 160pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0393013952 America's "Age of Manifest Destiny" seen through the lens of the world's first great portrait photographer." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008454I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Tabori, Paul THE NATURAL SCIENCE OF STUPIDITY
Chilton Book Co. Philadelphia (1959) 1st ed 288pp HC First published in 1959. Author believes that "the greatest enemy of mankind is man's own stupidity." good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) PREVIOUS OWNER'S INSCIP.
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008458I   details     inquire
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Lanes, Selma G. THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1980) 278pp 261 ill., inc. 94 in color HC ISBN 0810916002 Includes: pop-up, moveables, foldouts. A reasonably priced copy for the Sendak collector. very good+, decorated cloth (hardcover) original acetate jacket
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008460I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Waldman, Milton AMERICANA: THE LITERATURE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Henry Holt and Co. New York 1925 271pp 14 B&W ill. HC From the foreword, the author became interested in, and has written here about, "...the old and rare books which contain the earliest printed sources of American history." Covered are early exploration, settlements, the 18th century, and early printing. good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008471I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Adler, Irene I REMEMBER JIMMY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JIMMY DURANTE
Arlington House Publishers New York (1980) 189pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0870004832 good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008481I   details     inquire
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Hope, Bob (with Melville Shavelson) DON'T SHOOT, IT'S ONLY ME - BOB HOPE'S COMEDY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
G.P. Putnam's Sons New York (1990) 315pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0399135189 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Chevalier, Maurice I REMEMBER IT WELL
The Macmillan Co. New York (1970) 1st ptg 221pp B&W photographs HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Edwards, Anne THE DeMILLES - AN AMERICAN FAMILY
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1988) 248pp 132 ill., inc. 32 color plts HC ISBN 0810911442 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Ceram, C. W. THE SECRET OF THE HITTITES: THE DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1956 1st Amer 281pp, index B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Toeplitz, Jerzy HOLLYWOOD AND AFTER: THE CHANGING FACE OF MOVIES IN AMERICA
Henry Regnery Company Chicago (1974) 288pp 38 B&W photographs HC ISBN 0809282992 very good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover)
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Wanless, Harold R. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ALEXIS QUADRANGLE
State of Illinois Urbana, IL 1929 230pp B&W ill., maps HC Illinois State Geological Survey BulletinNo. 57. very good+, green cloth (hardcover)
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Dake, C. L. THE GEOLOGY OF THE POTOSI AND EDGEHILL QUADRANGLES
Missouri Bureau of Geology Rolla, MO 1930 233pp B&W ill., maps HC Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines - Vol. XXIII, Second Series. good+, green cloth (hardcover)
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Harris, R. W. OSTRACODA OF THE SIMPSON GROUP - OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Oklahoma Geological Survey Norman, OK 1957 333pp charts, maps pb Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 75. very good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008506I   details     inquire
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Johnson, Hugh THE WORLD ATLAS OF WINE - REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION
Simon and Schuster New York (1980) 11th ptg 288pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0671415417 First published in 1971, then completely revised and enlarged in 1977. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Clark, John Spencer THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN FISKE - Volume I and Volume II - TwoVolume Set Complete
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1917 1st ed 2 vols B&W illustrations HC Vol 1, 533pp; Vol 2, 523pp. very good, red cloth, teg (hardcover) no dustjackets
Price: USD 17.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008538I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Mandeville, Mildred S. THE USED BOOK PRICE GUIDE - 1977 SUPPLEMENT TO THE 5 YEAR EDITION
Price Guide Publishers Kenmore, WA 1977 479pp HC ISBN 09111827617 Although now dated, still usefulfor bibligraphic and relative valuations. very good, maroon cloth (hardcover)
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Cole, Michael (ed) INTERNATION RARE BOOK PRICES: EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
The Clique London HC Two years available: 1992, and 1993. Priced at $5 per year. In 1993 the name of this series was changed from International Rare Book Prices. fine, pictorial boards (hardcover)
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Cole, Michael (ed) INTERNATIONAL RARE BOOK PRICES - THE ARTS & ARCHITECTURE
The Clique London HC Three years are available: 1992, 1993, and 1994. In 1993 the series' name was changed to Annual Register of Book Values. Priced at $5 per year. fine, pictorial boards (hardcover)
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Izzi, Eugene INVASIONS
Bantam Books New York (1990) 1st ed 311pg HC ISBN 0553057693 A High-Voltage Novel of Suspense. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Solomita, Stephen A GOOD DAY TO DIE
Otto Penzler Books New York (1993) 1st ed 297pp HC ISBN 1883402034 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release laid in
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Hegarty, Frances THE PLAYROOM
Pocket Books New York (1991) 1st ed 295pp HC ISBN 0671735829 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Barrett, Neal DEAD DOG BLUES
St. Martin's Press New York (1994) 1st ed 312pp HC ISBN 0312109636 fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Sorel-Cameron, James A GENERATION OF THE DARK HEART
Sinclair-Stevenson London (1991) 1st ed 339pp HC ISBN 1856190943 fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) review slip laid in
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(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Stein, Ralph THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE
A Ridge Press Book New York [1975] 252pp B&W and color ill. HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Kuhnel, Ernst ISLAMIC ARTS
G. Bell & Sons London (1970) 255pp 206 B&W and 15 color ill. HC Contents include: books, pottery, metalwork, glass and crystal, ivory, wood, stone and stucco. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Legg, L. G. Wickham (edited by) THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: 1931-1940
Oxford University Press London (1950) 2nd ptg 968pp HC First published in 1949. Contains the names of King George V and 729 of his subjects who died during the decade from 1931 to 1940. very good+, blue cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Haywood, Gar Anthony GOING NOWHERE FAST
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1994) 1st ed 192pp HC ISBN 0399139176 fine w/very good+ dustjacket - review press release laid in
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008608I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Marshall, William INCHES - A YELLOWTHREAD STREET MYSTERY NOVEL
The Mysterious Press New York (1994) 1st ptg 287pp HC ISBN 0892963689 fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Burton, E. Milby CHARLESTON FURNITURE 1700-1825
University of SC Press Columbia, SC (1971) 2nd ptg 150pp 149 B&W illustrations HC First Edition published in 1955 as "Contributions from The Charleston Museum: XII." good, cream cloth spine, vellum colored boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008614I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Windchy, Eugene G. TONKIN GULF
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1971 1st ed 358pp HC This book from the library of John Bakeless, noted historian. His business card pasted to inside front cover stating: "Colonel John Bakeless - General Staff Corps - Army of the United States." very good, black cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008616I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Solomita, Stephen DAMAGED GOODS: A STANLEY MOODROW CRIME NOVEL
Scribner New York (1996) 1st ed 380pp HC ISBN 0684815842 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author on title pg.
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008619I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Downer, Marion THE STORY OF DESIGN
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co. New York (1963) 216pp B&W museum photographs HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008625I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Hyland, Paul THE BLACK HEART: A VOYAGE INTO CENTRAL AFRICA
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1988) 288pp B&W photos HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Golding, William AN EGYPTIAN JOURNAL
Faber and Faber, Inc. London (1985) 207pp B&W and color photos HC ISBN 0571135935 very good+ w/verygood+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Burr, Nelson R. A NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW JERSEY
D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc. Princeton, NJ 1964 266pp HC Volume 21 of The New Jersey Historical Series. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - ink price on dustjacket
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Lau, Robert Julius OLD BABYLONIAN TEMPLE RECORDS
Columbia University Press New York 1906 1st ed 89pp of text B&W ill., 35 plates HC Columbia University Oriental Studies Vol. III. A study of a series of documents coming from one of the oldest of the temples, dealing chiefly with the manner in which its priests handled the revenues in kind and money which represented the offerings of the faithful. Includes "Sign-List and Glossary." very good+, light brown cloth (hardcover) nice clean/tight copy
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Kloetzli, Godfrey (edited by Ignazio Mancini) THE FIFTH GOSPEL: A PARABLE ABOUT THE LAND OF CHRIST
Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1972) 248pp B&W and color photographs HC ISBN 0133143449THE FIFTH GOSPEL is a view of the life of Christ in the Holy Land, recorded in timeless text and illustrations which have the unique apower to help us know Him better. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Rossi, Paul A. and Hunt, David C. THE ART OF THE OLD WEST - FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE GILCREASE INSTITUTE
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. New York [1971] 1st ed 336pp almost 300 plates, 134 col. HC ISBN 0394466691 very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Boller, Jr., Paul F. NOT SO!: POPULAR MYTHS ABOUT AMERICA FROM COLUMBUS TO CLINTON
Oxford University Press New York 1995 1st ptg 278pp HC ISBN 0195091868 Just a fun read, enjoy!!! very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue American History)
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Cleator, P.E. ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MAKING
St. Martin's Press New York (1976) 238pp B&W photos & ill. HC ISBN 0709155344 very good w/very gooddustjacket (hardcover)
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Caughey, John and Caughey, Laree CALIFORNIA HERITAGE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE
The Ward Ritchie Press Los Angeles 1962 536pp B&W photographs HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket(hardcover) lacks FFEP
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Hill, John, Sir (Johnson, Abraham) LUCINA SINE CONCUBITU: A LETTER HUMBLY ADDRESS'D TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY
Golden Cockerel Press Waltham Saint Lawrence 1930 41pp HC Three engravings on copper by Hester Sainsbury. Copy 66 of 500 printed. Letter (from the 18th century) "In which Is proved by most Incontestable Evidence, drawn from Reason and Practice, that a Woman may conceive and be brought to Bed without any Commerce with Man." very good+, vellum spine, teg, paper covered boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008706I   details     inquire
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Cowan, Michael H. CITY OF THE WEST: EMERSON, AMERICA, AND URBAN METAPHOR
Yale University Press New Haven 1967 284pp HC "The study of the important role played by urban metaphors in Emerson's dialectical strategy provides new insights into both his literary achievements and the central intellectual tendencies of his period." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Literary Criticism)
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Adams, James Ring and Frantz, Douglas A FULL SERVICE BANK: HOW BCCI STOLE BILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Pocket Books New York (1992) 1st ptg 381pp HC ISBN 067172911X The Bank of Credit and Commerce International was the favorite bank of dictators, drug dealers and arms merchants. It was one of the world's largest privately owned banks...a vast network that powered the flow of hot and hidden money around the globe. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Jackson, W. G. F. THE BATTLE FOR ROME
B. T. Batsford, Ltd. London (1969) 224pp 34 B&W photos, maps HC ISBN 071341152X The capture of Rome on 4 June 1944 was the climax of Operation 'Diadem'. It was the Allies' greatest single triumph of the Italian campaign. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Neilson, Winthrop and Neilson, Frances WHAT'S NEWS - DOW JONES: STORY OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Chilton Book Co. Radnor, PA (1973) 1st ed 171pp HC ISBN 0801957354 Book measures the power of the WSJ against TIME, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and other important publications. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Hauck, Alice H. R. (introduction by) AMERICAN SILVER 1670-1830: THE CORNELIUS C. MOORE COLLECTION ATPROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Providence College Providence, RI 1980 151pp 189 B&W plates HC ISBN 0917012186 One of a limited edition of 1,000. A wonderfully illustrated catalog of the collection. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Schuster, Felicia and Wolseley, Cecilia VASES OF THE SEA: FAR EASTERN PORCELAIN AND OTHER TREASURES
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1974) 157pp color illustrations HC ISBN 0684135566 Much of the book is devoted to porcelain, but also covered is: ivory, snuff-bottles, Japanese cloisonne, etc. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Holdridge, Larry SYMPHONY IN B MINOR - PATHETIQUE: THE PASSION OF PETER ILITCH TCHAIKOVSKY
Stemmer House Owings Mills, MD 1978 57pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0916144267 "A Confession for Narrator and Orchestra in Four Movements." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Burlingame, Roger OF MAKING MANY BOOKS: A HUNDRED YEARS OF READING, WRITING AND PUBLISHING
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1946 347pp HC This book marks the 100th anniversary of the Scribner's publishing house very good, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Walters, Minette - signed by the author THE SCULPTRESS
St. Martin's Press New York (1993) 1st ed 308pp HC ISBN 0312099096 Signed on title page by author 29 April 1994. Winner of Edgar Award 1993. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release, signed
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Litvinoff, Barnet WEIZMANN: LAST OF THE PATRIARCHS
G.P. Putnam's Sons New York (1976) 1st Amer 288pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0399117180 "For a man to gainrecognition as a statesman of world ranking while yet without a nation to represent is a measure of the unique achievement of Chaim Weizmann, a towering figure of the twentieth century who combined a life of science with service to the Jewish cause." very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Judaica)
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Birmingham, Stephen REAL LACE: AMERICA'S IRISH RICH
Harper & Row, Publishers New York (1973) 322pp B&W photo section HC ISBN 0060103361 Author probes the fascinating world of America's Irish Catholic rich. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue American History)
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Araskog, Rand V. THE ITT WARS - A CEO SPEAKS OUT ON TAKEOVERS
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1989) 1st ed 241pp HC ISBN 080500825X The history of ITT from the days of Harold Geneen's diversification program of the sixties through the turbulent 1980s when ITT was under attack from a variety of raiders. Description of the evolution of a company going from acquisitions and diversification to significant restructing and fighing off a multitute of threats. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Shepard, Sam SIMPATICO: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS
Vintage Books New York (1996) 135pp HC ISBN 0679763171 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) - BCE-no price on dustjacket
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(See also our catalogue Plays)
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Bryant, Arthur THE TURN OF THE TIDE 1939-1943
Collins London 1957 766pp HC "A Study based on the Diaries and Autobiographical Notes of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke." good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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McCue, James Westaway DANGEROUS WATERS: A NOVEL ABOUT MEN AND THE SEA
The New England Book Co. Silver Lake P.O., MA (1952) 132pp ill. by Freddy Peterson HC Story of man's fight against destiny and the sea along the rugged coast of New England. A sequel to DEEP HARVEST, one of the author's most successful early works in which he told the story of the Cape Cod lobstermen. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author
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Yamada, Chisaburoh F. (general editor) DECORATIVE ARTS OF JAPAN
Kodansha International Ltd. Tokyo (1964) 1st ed 262pp 107 tipped in color plates HC Errata slip laid in. Following the introduction, are the plates organized in the following sections: ceramics, metal work, lacquer ware, and textiles. very good+ (hardcover) dustjacket lacks small piece top of spine
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Wills, Garry THE SECOND CIVIL WAR: ARMING FOR ARMAGEDDON
The New American Library New York (1968) 1st ptg 169pp HC Mr. Willis "ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds" to get the feel of both sides in the widening conflict signaled by 1967's riots. "Our crime is not that America is white, but that we do not even know it is. The Negro does. He knows it every time a policeman passes...this is two countries...war could arise between the two." very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Stern, Horst THE LAST HUNT
Random House New York (1993) 1st US 155pp HC ISBN 0679417826 fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), review slip laid in
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(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Beale, Howard K. (editor) CHARLES A. BEARD
University of Kentucky Press (1954) 312pp HC An appraisal by Eric F. Goldman, Harold J. Laski, Howard K. Beale, Walton Hamilton, George Soule, Merle Curti, George R. Leighton, Richard Hofstadter, Max Lerner, Luther Gulick, George S. Counts, and Arthur W. Macmahon. "What has bound the contributors to this volume together has been a respect for Charles Beard the scholar, a sense of obligation to Beard the provoker of thought, an admiration for Beard the devoted public man, in some instances a sense of having been profoundly influenced by Beard or his writings, and in the case of all of us who knew him personally an abiding affection for a great human being." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hanson, Dirk THE NEW ALCHEMISTS: SILICON VALLEY AND THE MICROELECTRONICS REVOLUTION
Little, Brown and Company Boston (1982) 1st ed 364pp HC ISBN 0316343420 "Hanson narrates the rough-and-tumble history of the industry, beginning with the competitive zeal of Thomas Edison (whose assistants once publicly electrocuted several stray dogs as a promotional stunt) and the spectacular feats of Nikola Tesla, to the birth of the computer during World War II, through the emergence of solid-state electronics and the mad scramble for wealth and power among scientists, businessmen, politicians, and lawyers trying to control the new technologies." good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Pinney, Roy SLAVERY PAST AND PRESENT
Thomas Nelson Inc. Camden, NJ (1972) 1st ed 155pp HC ISBN 0840761562 Roy Pinney provides a survey history of enslavement-slavery in ancient times, the Bible and slavery, the African slave trade, and present-day practices. By letting the facts speak for themselves, the author presents a convincing and shattering documentation of man's inhumanity to man. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Sagan, Eli THE HONEY AND THE HEMLOCK: DEMOCRACY AND PARANOIA IN ANCIENT ATHENSAND MODERN AMERICA
Basic Books New York (1991) 1st ptg 429pp HC ISBN 0465030580 "Democracy is a miracle," Eli Sagan writes, "considering human psychological disabilities." To shed light on this "miracle," Sagan focuses on the world's first democratic society, Athens, and mounts a compelling argument that Athens and the modern American republic, although separated by more than two thousand years, share the same fundamental moral and psychological dilemmas. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release laid in
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Dunne, Peter Masten EARLY JESUIT MISSIONS IN TARAHUMARA
University of California Pr. Berkeley 1948 1st ed 276pp B&W illustrations HC good+, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Hegel, Richard NINETEENTH-CENTURY HISTORIANS OF NEW HAVEN
Archon Books Hamden, CT 1972 105pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0208012621 very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Connecticut History)
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Remington, Frederic PONY TRACKS
University of Oklahoma Press Norman, OK (1966) 4th ptg 176pp ill. by Frederic Remington HC Number 19 in "The Western Frontier Library." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Cerwin, Herbert THESE ARE THE MEXICANS
Reynal & Hitchcock New York (1947) 384pp B&W photographs HC good, light brown cloth (hardcover) (nodustjacket)
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Pasternak, Alexander A VANISHED PRESENT: THE MEMOIRS OF ALEXANDER PASTERNAK
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich San Diego, CA (1985) 1st Amer 214pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0151933642An affectionate remembrance of a Russian childhood and youth-before and after the Revolution. very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Edwardes, Allen & Masters, R.E.L. THE CRADLE OF EROTICA: A STUDY OF AFRO-ASIAN SEXUAL EXPRESSION AND ANANALYSIS OF EROTIC FREEDOM IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
The Julian Press, Inc. New York (1964) 7th ptg 362pp HC The Cradle of Erotica, an examination of African and Asian sexual behavior, is an eagerly awaited sequel to The Jewel in the Lotus, Allen Edwardes' historical survey of the sexual culture of the East. For the present epoch-making study, Edwardes has collaborated with R.E.L. Masters, author of various important psycho-anthropological works. The result is an immensely valuable and immensely readable source book and scrutiny of the erotic practices of peoples whose behavior is all but unknown to most scholars of the West. This volume discusses in detail, and to an extent seldom approached in sexologic literature, the whole range of sexual practices found among the peoples studied. First published in 1962. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Glueck, Nelson THE RIVER JORDAN: BEING AN ILLUSTRATED ACCOUNT OF EARTH'S MOST STORIEDRIVER
Jewish Publication Society Philadelphia 1946 268pp B&W illustrations HC The name of the Jordan River is familiar to every Christian and Jew, but to most it is only a name or at most a vague symbol. For those who read this book the river, its valley, the ancient cities along its course, and the events of sacred history which occurred there will all be vividly real. good+, brownish cloth (hardcover) (no dusjacket)
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Kibbe, Pauline R. LATIN AMERICANS IN TEXAS
Univ. of New Mexico Press Albuquerque, NM 1946 1st ed 302pp B&W photos HC Those who would acquaint themselves with the problems of Latin Americans everywhere, especially their problems in getting along with Anglo Americans within the State of Texas, are confronted immediately with the complete absence of any one source book which might serve as a guide. Pauline Kibbe attempts to fill this need in a comprehensive fashion by sketching clearly, logically, and humanly, as a basis for understanding and action, the historical and economic background of Texans of Mexican extraction. good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Niles, Blair PASSENGERS TO MEXICO: THE LAST INVASION OF THE AMERICAS
Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. New York (1943) 1st ed 390pp HC In telling the story of the last invasion of the Americas, Blair Niles called only eyewitnesses. It is told as it appeared to those who experienced it; told in flashing pictures, and recurring emotions; in the fashion of man's memory of his own personal life. good, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Mosk, Sanford A. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN MEXICO
Univ. of California Press Berkeley 1950 331pp HC Mr. Mosk presents in this book a case study in thenature and problems of industrializing an undeveloped country. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Waterhouse, P. Leslie; Cordingley, R. A. (revised by) THE STORY OF ARCHITECTURE
B. T. Batsford, Ltd. London (1950) 3rd ed 228pp 133 B&W ill and plates HC Third revised edition by R. A. Cordingley. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Katibah, H. I. THE NEW SPIRIT IN ARAB LANDS
published by the author New York 1940 320pp HC A look at Arab nationalism from the inside. Inscribed by the author on the title page. good, red cloth (hardcover)
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Friedman, Allen and Schwarz, Ted POWER AND GREED: INSIDE THE TEAMSTERS EMPIRE OF CORRUPTION
Franklin Watts New York 1989 1st ptg 284pp HC ISBN 0531151050 "The Brotherhood of Teamsters is themost amoral and criminal union in the history of American labor. Its tentacles have a stranglehold on all business and politics. It was not always so pernicious, nor so influentila. In its growth and corruption there is a shocking story of the excesses that labor, business and politics have visited upon 20th century America." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Parry, Francis Fox THREE-WAR MARINE - THE PACIFIC - KOREA - VIETNAM
Pacifica Press Pacifica, CA (1987) 1st ed 273pp B&W photos very good w/good dj
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Parkinson, Roger THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN WAR
Stein and Day Publishers New York (1977) 226pp maps HC ISBN 0812818989 A comprehensive survey of the upheavals experience in warfare from 1793 to the present in battles, weapons and people. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Reynolds, Ernest GUIDE TO EUROPEAN ANTIQUES
A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc. New York (1964) 1st Amer 183pp 32 B&W photographs HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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