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19000006965Chicago: Civic Federation of Chicago 1900. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo; x 626 pages printed wrappers. Scarce. <br/><br/>The speaker include Franklin H. Head Edward W. Bemis Bureau of Economic Research of New York City William Jennings Bryan John Graham Brooks Samuel Gompers Stuyvesant Fish William Dudley Foulke William Wirt Howe James W. Ellsworth Jefferson Davis of Arkansas M. L. Lockwood J. Sterling Morton Henry W. Peabody Louis F. Post Single Tax League of the United States Edward P. Ripley Clem Studebaker Benjamin R. Tucker etc. Illustrated with photographs of the participants. Civic Federation of Chicago paperback
20021125558910Chipman New Brunswick: Chipman Historical Photo Committee 2002. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. 4 to. 28 Cm. pict. paper wraps 195 6 pages illustratedtitle page vignette maps rear endpaper maps ports. small spot at lower edge near spine upwards of 660 b & w illustrations from photographs covers all aspects of the Villages history a most useful local history. The village of Chipman is located on the banks of the Salmon River at the head of the Grand Lake which is the largest freshwater lake in Atlantic Canada. Chipman Historical Photo Committee Paperback
189328855New York: Richmond Croscup & Co 1893. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth. ix 434pp. Good plus. Bit of irregular "flecking" to cloth and inner hinges neatly archivally strengthened -- but internally quite sound and attractive. A tight decent first edition -- with the binding stamped "Dodd Mead & Company" at the foot of the spine as often seen. MONAGHAN 1116. Richmond, Croscup & Co hardcover
192426256NY: Columbia University. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Chittick on the fep. Notes inside the front cover and on the fep. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 695 pages; Signed by Author . Columbia University hardcover
200811890Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2008. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy. Uncorrected Proof. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink with a drawing of a smokin' doobie under his signature. The straight dope on one of the most popular comedy teams of all time. From pot smoking to politics to the universe at large CHEECH & CHONG: The Unauthorized Autobiography is the closest you'll ever get to sitting in a van made entirely of marijuana trading stories with an unlikely legend and feeling.well.kind of funny. New ARC in pictorial wraps. <br/> <br/> Simon Spotlight Entertainment paperback
197951087Waco TX: Word Books Publisher. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1979. Hardcover. 0849901324 . A quaint edition in Very Good condition with soiling and edgewear in an alike dust-jacket with soiling and edgewear ; Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German theologian who is best known for developing the idea of the "modern theological mind." Schleiermacher argued that theology should be based on the examination of human experience and that theology should be open to new ideas and developments in science and philosophy. His ideas have had a significant impact on the development of Protestant theology and his work has been seen as a cornerstone of the Romantic movement in European intellectual history.; 8vo; 157 pages; TBC . Word Books, Publisher hardcover
1880073216London: Macmillan and Co. 1880. Full cloth binding rubbed at extremities. Front hinge cracking but holding well. Bookplate on front pastedown. xx 559pp. Étienne Dolet 1509 - 1546 was a French scholar translator and printer. Dolet was a controversial figure throughout his lifetime. His early attacks upon the Inquisition the city council and other authorities in Toulouse together with his later publications in Lyon treating of theological subjects roused the French Inquisition to monitor his activities closely. After being imprisoned several times he was eventually convicted of heresy strangled and burned with his books. First Edition. Hardccover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
196018059Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Ex-lib with minimal markings. One small closed tear to DJ and with light edgewear ; 8vo; 183 pages . University of Illinois Press hardcover
19021125558820Boston: Edward E Clark 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. beveled blue gilt decorated cloth cover & spine all edges gilt 706 pages illustrated edge wear at corners and spine ends page one advertisements detached page 702 detached else a very attractive hard cover copy. Edward E Clark Hardcover
1917DEMO009101IBoston: Houghton Mifflin 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. engravings. 8vos 3/4 brown morocco scuffed at head of spine. <br/><br/>BAL 6074. Bound by The Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribners. Biography of noted historian and philosopher and Harvard professor John Fiske. He also helped to popularize Darwin's ideas. Illustrated with engravings. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1992112555852Dubai. UAE: Motivate Publishing 1992. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. 4 to. 29 cm. pict. paper covers 84 pages : illustrations some color Includes bibliographical references p. 81 very good cond. black and white hotography by Wilfred Thesiger. Motivate Publishing Paperback
198852204NY: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671228110 . Signed by the author on the title page. Gray paper quarter-bound in green cloth. Black and white photos acknowledgements notes bibliography index and picture credits. I don't want to read it but he certainly knows more about me than anybody else does including myself. Truman Capote quote from the rear jacket panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 632 pages . Simon and Schuster hardcover
199701038513New York: Scribner 1997. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/DJ Very Good. Large Octavo. Scribner Hardcover
197052116Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc. Very Good in Good dust jacket. c1970. Hardcover. Very Good condition with edgewear soiling to the boards and page edges and a white soil stain on the lower front board in a Good dust-jacket with chipping and rubbing to the surfaces and edges and a price marked through and other inking on the front foldover. There is a previous owner's name inked and dated on the front flyleaf; Louis XI was one of the most powerful and controversial kings in French history. He ruled for more than 35 years during which time he made significant changes to the French government and economy. Chant Royal is a biography of Louis XI written by James Cleugh a historian who specializes in the French Renaissance. The book covers Louis XI's life from his birth in 1423 to his death in 1483. It provides a detailed account of Louis XI's political and military achievements as well as his personal life and relationships.; 8vo; 312 pages . Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover
19613258Los Angeles Corral. 1961. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. A solid binding unmarked pages. Good dust jacket except encased in a laminate cover which makes it appear dull. Illustrated end papers a fold sheet of a Chinese newspaper from 1856. Limited to 550 copies. A heavy oversized book additional postage may be required. ; Photographs b&w illustrations.; 267 pages . Los Angeles Corral hardcover
200413037NY: Knopf. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0375414576 . The volume is in perfect pristine condition. AS NEW. B&W Illustrations. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 957 xlii pp . Knopf hardcover
200414819NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in As New dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0375414576 . Publisher's full blue cloth gilt lettering on spine author's name blind-stamped on cover. 957 xlii pp. Illustrated with 32 pages of B&W photographs. Includes extremely detailed Index. This is an unmarked seemingly unread copy. There are a couple of small marks on page edges else as new. The dust jacket is as new. NEAR FINE/AS NEW. Hinge pulled slightly slight wear to head and heel of spine. The unclipped dust jacket has very small wear to head and heel of spine. . B & W and color photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 957 xlii pp . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
196319941Garden City: The Community Church 1963. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff blue wrappers. 3pp. Fine. Eulogy delivered two days after the president's assassination beginning dramatically with "Our president is dead -- shot by an assassin!" Noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold Gates 1914-93 undertook this keepsake printing of his own volition and presumably distributed it to parishioners of this church and to friends. This particular copy is accompanied by an Autograph Letter Signed from one of the former a Peggy L. Mrs. Wheeler Dennis 1p 4½" X 7" n.p. Garden City NY 1964 February 23. Fine. On an engraved correspondence card Dennis thanks the publisher: "Had often thought of that sermon of Dr. Coe's after the assassination but never expected to have a copy of it for myself. Dr. Coe had expressed so eloquently some of the ideas which had been churning in a disorganized way in my own mind. It had a particular impact for me then and still does as I reread it. We are grateful for your vision and appreciate so much your part in making the printing possible." With original envelope. Uncommon and unusual. The Community Church paperback
197270128Garden City N. Y.: Doubleday & Company Inc. Very Good. c1972. Hardcover. 0385043546 . A nice edition in Very Good condition little rubbing to edge soiling to the front end paper; In 1942 the Pacific War raged as Japan and America battled for control of the islands of the Pacific. In the Solomon Islands the Japanese were pushing the Americans back. General Douglas MacArthur Commander-in-Chief of the Allied forces in the Pacific was desperate for a victory. He turned to the British who had been fighting in the Solomon Islands for years for help. The British sent in a large force of soldiers and sailors and the Americans gave them support. The British and Americans fought together and soon they had pushed the Japanese back to their own island. This victory made history.; B & W Illustrations; 208 pages . Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover
198070190London: Rex Collings. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0860361217 . Fine edition in a clipped otherwise Fine dustjacket; The Sullivans and the Slave Trade is the story of the Sullivan family and their involvement in the slave trade. It tells the story of John Sullivan his sons John and James and their cousin Patrick Sullivan as they all try to navigate the dangerous and treacherous waters of the slave trade. The book also tells the story of the enslaved people themselves who are forced to work in the factories and plantations of the Americas.; 8vo; 197 pages . Rex Collings hardcover
19875872Morningside 1987. Hardcover. As New/issued without. Octavo 408 pages index with a 56 page section of portraits of Union officers. <br/><br/>Comstock was a remarkable engineer who started with the Balloon Corps then building fortifications then as an aide to Gen. Grant then on the military tribunal for Lincoln's assassination. Post-war he was involved with the geodetic survey. He established The Comstock Prize in Physics. Morningside hardcover
195851301New York Toronto: Rinehart & Company Inc. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1958. Hardcover. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust-jacket minor edgewear; This book consists of excerpts from Frost's poems that discuss various dimensions such as time space and love. Cook provides helpful analyses of each poem explaining how it relates to the dimension in question. This book is a great resource for students studying Frost and it will also interest anyone who enjoys learning about poetry and the creative process.; 8vo ; 241 pages . Rinehart & Company, Inc. hardcover
198470368New York: Bonanza Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 0517436108 . Reprint edition in Near Fine condition in like dust-jacket minor edgewear; The German Army 1933-1945: its Political and Military Failure tells the story of the German Army's failed attempt to win World War II. The book looks at the Army's political and military failures as well as the reasons for Germany's defeat.; B & W Illustrations and Photographs; 8vo; 598 pages; FSA . Bonanza Books hardcover
196031163New York: Columbia Recording Corporation 1960. 4to. Black buckram spine and glossy pictorial paper over boards folder housing two heavy stock manila sleeves each bearing a thick 33 1/3 rpm record album. Fine/Very good. Both records appear mint and unused while the large folder shows mild edgewear. Columbia Masterworks Set MX-266 of Copland's 1942 masterpiece conducted by Artur Rodzinski and with Kenneth Spencer narrating. A superb set. Columbia Recording Corporation unknown
1951WA6821Morocco IN : Morocco Centennial Committee 1951 . First edition. Stapled wrappers. Good. Quarto 96 pages soft crease to top wrapper <br/><br/>First-hand historical data has been contributed by James C. Murphey Mrs. Tennis Deardurff Mrs. Laura Hale George Deardurff William Kessler Frank Cox. Includes a facsimile of the original town plat by J. C. Murphey photographs of town officials town businessmen and sites and scenes. Morocco Centennial Committee unknown