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194370564Garden City N. Y.: Blue Ribbon Books. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1943. Hardcover. Edition in Near Fine condition with rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards and light soiling to the pages in a Very Good- dust-jacket with edgewear. There is a red publisher's stain to the top page edge; Dress Rehearsal: the Story of Dieppe is a book about the Battle of Dieppe in 1942. It tells the story of the soldiers who participated in the battle and the civilians who were there to support them.; 8vo; 278 pages; TBC; . Blue Ribbon Books hardcover
1990bio.00049Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The subject grew up in England "and later became an officer in the Russian army during the Napoleonic wars. In 1823 Alexander I appointed Vorontsov to the post of governor general of New Russia." He was so successful in that post "that in 1845 Nicholas I promoted him to viceroy and extended his authority to include Caucasia--with the extraordinary mandate of 'unlimited powers'." Black cloth w/gilt spine lettering 279 pages including index bibliography and notes illustrated. This copy warmly inscribed "Scott--Good luck on your studies and future career. Best regards from a teacher and friend and author of this 'weighty tome.'" dated and signed by the author on first end paper. If your name is Scott this is your chance to pretend that you hobnob with the academic elite; if it isn't here's your chance to pretend that you have a friend named Scott who hobnobs with the academic elite. McGill-Queen's University Press Hardcover
196524116Chicago: The Caxton Club. New with No dust jacket as issued. 1965. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Limited First Edition. Quarter bound in brown cloth over marbled boards gilt lettering on spine maps on endpapers. Illustrated with photographs of Rich's bound manuscript a section of manuscript itself and a portrait. Edited with an Introduction by Dwight L. Smith. This is the first printing of Virtulon Rich's journal of his travels West from his home in Vermont to the Ohio Valley. Rich's manuscript was re-discovered in the Los Angeles bookshop of Bennett and Marshall in 1963. They had purchased it some years earlier for a Mr. Spicer who claimed to be a descentant of Rich's. The editor Dwight L. Smith was assisted in his work by members of the Caxton Club and by the staff of the Newberry Library. The President of the Newberry Library at the time was Hermon Dunlap Smith who was also a former President of the Caxton Club. Dwight L. Smith was a prolific author and editor of works on early American history and Westward expansion. He was the author of "Era of the American Revolution: A Bibliography" Indians of the United States and Canada: A Bibliography" and "American and Canadian West." He edited numerous works in this field including "John D. Young and the Colorado Gold Rush" Survival On Westward Trek: 1858-1859: The John Jones Overlanders" "The Colorado River Survey: Robert B. Stanton and the Denver Colorado Canyon & Pacific Railroad" and many others. . The volume is in perfect pristine condition unmarked unread tight square and clean; still in original sealed shipping box. NEW. B&W Photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xix 81 pp . The Caxton Club hardcover
20171396Michigan: Zondervan 2017. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed and inscribed on the title page "To: Jim Love Sanya Richards-Ross." Hardcover 1st edition in jacket. Very good with minor bending at the heel of the spine. A clean straight tight copy of this title in bright jacket unclipped but with matching bending at the spine heel. 203 pp. some full color photos at center. The story of America's gold medalist in the 400 meter nicely signed. <br/><br/> Zondervan hardcover
195360107Grand Rapids MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A small sturdy first edition/first printing in Very Good condition having stained upper and bottom edges bumped head and tail of spine rubbed corners and general edge wear lacking dust-jacket; ; 8vo ; 238 pages . Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. hardcover
198970576New York: Hamlyn. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Second Edition. Hardcover. 060013931X . Edition in Near Fine condition with some rubbig along the board edges in a Near Fine dust-jacket with edgewear ; This book tells the story of Christopher Columbus and his four voyages to the New World. It covers his preparations the voyage itself and the discoveries he made.; B&W Illustrations and Photographs; 4to; 152 pages; TBC; . Hamlyn hardcover
197551074Waco TX: Word Books Publisher. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. A charming Fourth printing in Fine condition in a Very Good dust-jacket with soiling chipping and tearing; This book tells the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer a German theologian and activist who was executed by the Nazis in 1945. Roark uses Bonhoeffer's letters journals and other writings to explore his thought and legacy.; 8vo; 141 pages; TBC . Word Books, Publisher hardcover
200011257910New Haven Ct.: Yale University Press 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4 to. grey covers viii 303 pages 25 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations index wear to bottom edge of covers half-title has 9 lines in ink a presentation of former owner to a friend. else a very good copy An analysis of the early career of American Pop artist Robert Indiana. It examines his maturation as an artist in the 1950s through the early 1970s and his famous LOVE paintings showing how his work deals with rhetoric of the American Dream and his engagement with American literature and poetry. Yale University Press, Hardcover
198011257897Tokyo & New York: Weatherhill 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. 4 to. dec blue cloth xi 299 pages Includes indexes Bibliography: p. 223-232 foreword by John M. Rosenfield d.j. is price-clipped else a very good copy.in protective mylar jacket. Weatherhill Hardcover
201526590Chicago: John C. Roberts. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 2015. First Printing. Hard Cover. Signed by the author on the title page. Publisher's full green faux-leather gilt lettering on spine and cover. Illustrated with color photographs. . The volume is in perfect pristine condition unmarked tight square and clean. NEW. Color Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 111 1 pp. Signed by Author . John C. Roberts hardcover
199500008378New York: Delacorte Press 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A shocking dramatic look at the true 1984 Libby Zion case in which a girl died in a major hospital due to incompetence and poor procedures. Author examines how hospitals misfunction what patients and their families should watch out for how administrators and staff 'cover up' misdeeds and even criminality the roles of inspectors and other authorities much more. Hardcover with dust jacket illustrations notes bibliography appendices documentation indexed 350pp. 'copy' stamp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Delacorte Press Hardcover
19367607N.P.: Marblehead Hist. Soc. 1936. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Curtis Smith Hamilton. 92 pp. 8 pp. of ads b/w illus.& photos. History of this famous seaport & sailing town. Red cloth binding w/black stamping to the front v.g. cond. Top right corner of f.f.e.p. torn off affecting nothing but the blank endpaper. <br/> <br/> Marblehead Hist. Soc. hardcover
198350537Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 038515254X . A lovely first edition/first printing in Fine condition with bumped rear board in Very Good dust-jacket with tearing soiling and chipping; Willa Cather was an American writer who is best known for her novels including O Pioneers! and My Antonia. Phyllis C. Robinsontells the story of Cather's life from her childhood in Nebraska to her later years in Oklahoma. Robinson provides a detailed exploration of Cather's writing both in her novels and in her essays and letters.; B & W Photographs; 8vo; 321 pages . Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover
199529357NY: Harry N. Abrams. New with No dust jacket as issued. 1995. First Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. 0810925966 . In this autobiography Norman Rockwell describes his early struggles to become an artist: his rising career as a popular illustrator of magazines and advertisements; his experiences with colleagues models and clients; his periods of self-doubt and how he overcame them. Examples of Rockwell's art include both old favourites and less familiar works. Tom Rockwell the artist's son who worked with his father to produce this book in 1960 added an afterword on the artist's last years for this edition. First published in 1988 in hardcover. . The volume is in perfect pristine condition unmarked unread tight square and clean; still in its original shrink-wrap. NEW. Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 430 pp . Harry N. Abrams paperback
198752836New York St. Louis San Francisco Hamburg Mexico Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. 1/4 Cloth. 0070415056 . An edition in Very Good condition with wear to the edges of the boards in an alike dust-jacket that is lightly worn from use; This book is a collection of letters written by H. L. Mencken and Sara Haardt. Mencken and Haardt were a married couple and had a long and successful relationship. The letters in this book are a window into their lives and their relationship. The letters are both humorous and reflective.; 8vo; 551 pages . McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover
1986BIO2053Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888944934 . 409 pp. Photos. Notes. Spine corners bumped. Prev owner's name on the ffep. Jacket has light edgewear. In 1957 amidst a prolonged witch hunt alleging that he was a communist Norman jumped to his death from a Cairo apartment building. The book looks at the life and career of this brilliant Canadian diplomat. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
1985109579Haverhill MA: Printed by DBL Commercial Printers 1985 Book. Fair. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the title page. 636 page illustrated biography of the noted American Quaker poet. Full page ink note on flyleaf torn rear inner flap of dust jacket affixed to rear pastedown exterior soils mostly on back cover scuff mark on front pastedown. Printed by DBL Commercial Printers hardcover
199441682Redondo Beach CA: Rank and File Publications 1994. Hardcover. Foreword by James McPherson. Small 4to. Full black leatherette with silver lettering dust jacket. xvi 111pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight and pristine first edition of these essays by Larry Burgess Cullom Davis William Hanchett John Rhodehamel and Ronald Rietveld. Decorative-edged bookplate with Lincolnesque top hat and bumbershoot graphic signed boldly by editor Rollins in blue ballpoint. Rank and File Publications hardcover
198046301Philadelphia PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0812277783 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with minor damp staining to lower rear board which would not be noticeable but for the small amount of color that has bled onto lower page edges in Very Good dust-jacket with light edgewear; Noah Webster was the author of the premier English dictionary but little else is known about him. In The Long Journey of Noah Webster Rollins challenges many previously held beliefs and assumptions about Webster and offers a fresh perspective on his life and work ; 8vo; 195 pages . University of Pennsylvania Press hardcover
20001319Peace Officers Memorial Foundation Inc 2000. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dustjacket has some wear along the edges a light crease down the length of the front in the middle several scratches on front and rear and a small indention on left front. Cover has light wear and several small indentions on rear. Peace Officers Memorial Foundation, Inc hardcover
1983010377Toronto: Exile Editions Limited 1983 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First No Additional printings. 8x8. Colour photo cover paperback. The author has written and painted his impressions of the first 16 prime ministers. Inscribed "To Jan Warm wishes Ronald 85". 96 pp. Exile Editions Limited paperback
196650512Ann Arbor MI: University Microfilms Inc. Fine. 1966. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. A handsome Reprint edition in Fine condition with lightly soiled boards without dust-jacket as issued; This book tells the story of Roosevelt's life on the family ranch in North Dakota and his love of hunting and the wilderness.; March of America Facsimile Series No. 99; B & W Drawings; Tall 8vo; 186 pages . University Microfilms, Inc. hardcover
197050530New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A bright first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with minor page edge soiling in Very Good- dust-jacket with edgewear chips and closed tears; The Expatriates is a book about Americans who have lived or worked abroad. It includes stories about people from all different eras and backgrounds.; B & W Plates; 8vo; 358 pages . Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover
2006003385München: Schirmer/Mosel 2006. Hardcover. Very Good /very good . 8vo. 144 pp. Bound in red boards stamped in white on spine in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color and black and white illustrations throughout. Italian texts translated into English by Guido Waldman and French texts translated into English by Nathalie Villemur. With chronology and filmography. Includes DVD titled: My Dad Is 100 Years Old written by Isabella Rossellini and directed by Guy Maddin. Signed by Isabella Rossellini on half title. Very Good previous owner's address label to front free endpaper bumping to corners of binding internally clean and bright in Very Good dust jacket with minor wear to extremities. <br/><br/> Schirmer/Mosel hardcover
199350869Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan Publishing House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 031060480x . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine lightly soiled dust-jacket; Sacred Honor: a Biography of Colin Powell tells the compelling story of one of America's most decorated and influential public servants. David Roth's book traces Colin Powell's life from his childhood in the segregated South to his meteoric rise to the pinnacle of American politics culminating in his appointment as the 41st United States Secretary of State. Sacred Honor is a revelatory biography of a man who through his own remarkable journey has become an inspiration to Americans of all ages.; 8vo; 256 pages . Zondervan Publishing House hardcover
