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192618867Fine. 1926. Limp leather. Bound in nice green suede. Browning at the bottom edge. Inscribed on the fep to his mother. No date place or author is stated. He evidently became a lawyer or judge. Born in South Dakota in 1881.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 28 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover
195200005077New York: Crowell 1952 127 pages illustrated dust jacket quite clean. Crowell hardcover
199151932New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394588061 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with some shelfwear in a Very Good dust-jacket with some scuffing and other general wera; When Madame D'Epinay leaves her convent to live among the courtiers of Louis XV she knows nothing of the intrigues and power plays of court life. She is content to devote her time to helping the less fortunate. But when she is offered a position as the lady-in-waiting to the new queen Madame du Barry she quickly realizes that she is in for a different kind of life. Madame du Barry is a calculating and ruthless woman and Madame D'Epinay is quickly outmaneuvered and sidelined. With the help of the Abbe Galiani she begins to plot her return to the court. But can she outwit the most cunning woman in France and win back the love of her life; 8vo ; 280 pages; FSA . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
2004rf70Jonathan Ball Publishers 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. The wraps are shelf rubbed and a little creased.no inscriptions lightly marked.well bound.J.K. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Jonathan Ball Publishers paperback
198631548New York: Henry Holt and Company 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11.3x9.3x0.7in. Signed by Authors. signed by Gloria Steinem on title page; gift inscription on front endpaper dust jacket price-clipped. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>182pp 2.62lb 11.3x9.3x0.7in Henry Holt and Company hardcover
19931125558718Austin Tex. : Texas State Historical Assn 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. blue cloth gilt spine dust jacket xxvi 298 pages 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations some color portraits some color ;index 5 pp bibliography dust jacket has minor edge tears in protective mylar.CONTENTS: Preface: The Texas collection and its history and development / Mark Lane Acknowledgments / Cynthia Steinfeldt San Antonio Museum Association Trustees Contributors Introduction / William H. Goetzmann Art for history's sake: the artists The book is an encyclopedia of early artists from 1840-1940 who had a Texas influence. The book provides a strong reference section bibliography section and is well foot-noted. If you collect Texas Art this book is a must especially for the price. Texas State Historical Assn Hardcover
196370067London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Near Fine lightly edgeworn first edition/first Impression publisher's top stain little soiling to page edges in a price-clipped chipped dust-wrapper; Music is a powerful tool in Shakespeare's tragedies. It can be used to express emotions add tension and create a sense of suspense. Sternfeld explores the use of music in Shakespeare's tragedies and how it contributes to the overall plot. He offers insights into the relationships between music drama and the characters. This book will be useful for students studying Shakespeare and music.; 334 pages . Routledge and Kegan Paul hardcover
41397Tokyo: Kenkyusha n.y. Paperback. Illustrations by Clotilda Embree. Edited by Fumi Kimura. 12mo. Stiff glossy yellow wrappers dust jacket with wraparound band. v 64pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Tight handsome and most unusual Japanese condensed edition of this 1932 Bobbs-Merrill title -- undated but late 1950s vintage. Not the usual side-by-side English-Japanese text but English fills the top half of each page and Japanese the bottom half. Truly uncommon and in exceptional condition. Kenkyusha paperback
1878013965St. John N.B.: R.A.H. Morrow 1878 Book. Very Good Minus. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright green cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black. Stewart is known for his book on the Great Fire of 1877 in Saint John. Sketches of Carlyle Emerson Holmes Lowell Longfellow Whittier Bryant Howells and Aldrich. . R.A.H. Morrow hardcover
199652239New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0684802309 . Near Fine condition with little wear from the shelf in a Very Good dust-jacket that is lightly scuffed and has creasing to the edges; As the first president to be impeached in over two centuries Andrew Johnson was a controversial figure who made many enemies. This book tells the story of Johnson's adversaries including the Radical Republicans who tried to remove him from office the Civil Rights movement that sought to protect African Americans from his policies and the press that covered his presidency in a negative light.; 8vo; 479 pages; TBC FSA . Simon & Schuster hardcover
196270418New York: Hawthorn Books Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing in Very Good condition in Very Good dust-jacket minor edgewear and soiling; The Peace of St. Francis is a story of a young girl's journey to find peace in her life. After being abandoned by her parents she is taken in by a Franciscan friar and learns to find peace in her prayers. She also finds peace in her interactions with the animals and nature around her.; Color Illustrations; 8vo; 283 pages; FSA . Hawthorn Books, Inc. hardcover
1993005882Little Rock: Crazyhorse Association University of Arkansas 1993. 6" wide by 9" tall. A bright shiny clean square tight copy. Flat spine. No creases. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Literary magazine filled with fiction reviews and many poems. Among the contributors here are Christopher Buckley Richard Cecil Billy Collins Jocoba Hood Karl Krolow Laurence Lieberman Rick Madigan Jeff Mock Floyd Skloot J. P. White Irene Willis Dean Young etc. This issue also has an interview with Andre Dubus by Bonnie K. Lyons and Bill Oliver. Beautiful full-color cover art by Dominique Simmons depicts a man with wings Indian angel on horseback. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine condition. Illus. by Simmons Dominique cover art. 152pp. Crazyhorse Association, University of Arkansas Paperback
196519877Garden City: Doubleday & Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Signed by author on first blank page. Stated First Edition. Quarter bound in red cloth over green boards gilt lettering on green panel on spine red endpapers. . The volume is in excellent condition tight square and clean showing only light shelf-wear. Former owner's name written on ffep else fine. Unclipped dust jacket now wrapped in Mylar shows mild wear around corners and head and heel of spine else near fine. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. ix 662 pp. Signed by Author . Doubleday & Company hardcover
197731882New York: Morrow. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688031536 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition in about Near Fine dust-jacket with creasing to front flap. Inside front pastedown has some wrinkling small stain to foreedges and initial pages; Jimmy Carters victory in the 1976 presidential election is one of the most improbable in history. An underdog candidate with little name recognition Carter beat out incumbent Gerald Ford by winning the Iowa caucus and then the New Hampshire primary. Carter then went on to win the general election against Republican nominee Ronald Reagan. In How Jimmy Won author Kent Stroud tells the story of the Carter campaign from the grassroots up. Stroud captures the excitement and energy of the Carter team as they travel the country and he provides a fascinating look at the dynamics of presidential politics in the 1970s. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American history political campaigning or the 1976 presidential election.; 8vo; FSA . Morrow hardcover
19708691St. Paul: Wally Swanson 1970. First Edition . Paperback. Good/Issued Without d/j. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 112 pp. b/w photos small saddle-stitched paperbound pamphlet dealing with baseball in St. Paul Minnesota in the 1920s & 1930s. Some soiling & wear but o/w good cond. w/all pages & covers intact. <br/> <br/> Wally Swanson paperback
200327764NY: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0743235355 . The author's first book. Made into the 2005 film. Blurbs by Martin Amis Chris Offutt and William Boyd among others. First printing. SIGNED by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Scribner hardcover
18592665New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1859. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 382 p. 5 1/4 x 8 in. Purple cloth binding gilt lettering on spine. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: wear to covers and spine- esp. spine ends corners lightly bent spine highly faded edges of text block darkened pages clean binding fine previous owner's name in ink on ffep. D. Appleton and Co. hardcover
19940022713Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press 1994. First Editiion. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed./Signed. Signed on the title pagesignature only and dated in year of publication this is a clean tight unmarked first edition with a dust jacket in similar condition. Jacket is covered with a removable mylar sleeve.T. Reed Ferguson is curator at the Coastal Georgia Historical Museum on St Simons Island Georgia. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. <br/> <br/> Mercer University Press hardcover
41398Tokyo: Fuji-Shobo n.y. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff yellow textured wrappers pictorial dust jacket. iii 115pp. Near fine/fine. Perfectly tight and pristine volume in this publisher's "Fuji English Humor Series" a reprint of the original English edition New York: Ace Books 1958 here undated but circa 1960s vintage. Text is entirely in English with footnotes and endnotes in Japanese. Quite unusual especially in choice condition and with heavy stock dust jacket present. Fuji-Shobo paperback
198741996Jackson & London: University Press of Mississippi. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0878053018 . Fine condition in an alike dust-jacket ; Story of Arthur E. Morgan who was Appointed by President Roosevelt as head of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the popular concept of social and economic planning; 8vo; 218 pages; TBC FSA . University Press of Mississippi hardcover
192042309New York: The Macmillan Company 1920. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 55pp. Very good. Faintest of edgewear though internally fine. First edition -- tight attractive bright giltstamping -- of this hokey fiction: Billy Brown tells the tale of Lincoln. MONAGHAN 2487. The Macmillan Company hardcover
200141811New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786709103 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with bumped corners and some edgewear in alike dust-jacket showing scuffing and shelfwear. Remainder mark on the bottom page edge; The first major Thackerary biography in twenty years; Remainder; 8vo; 494 pages; FSA . Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. hardcover
1986684Williston Community Centennial Commission 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some light markings in red in upper left front several large rough areas on rear a large tear in lower rear and some red soiling/marks on rear. Williston Community Centennial Commission paperback
195430574NY: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book. 1954. New and Revised Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Dr. W. E. McMichael on the front free endpaper. First Borzoi Edition revised reset and printed from new plates. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards white lettering on blue panel on spine top edge red. Illustrated with in-text drawings by Romaine Proctor. This special edition was sponsored by The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop New Salem State Park Lincoln's New Salem Illinois. This is the definitive historical classic detailing the early years Abraham Lincoln spent in the Illinois pioneer village between 1831 and 1837. Covers moderately worn soiled and rubbed with small burn-mark on cover not affecting interior presentation inscription on ffep signed by the author else fine; otherwise unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. Drawings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 166 v-Index 1 pages. Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book hardcover
19691125468Bracebridge Ontario: Herald Gzette Press 1969. Book. Good. Paperbound. First Edition. 8vo. printed paper cover stapled at spine as issued 146 pages : portrait Material previously published in the Herald-Gazette Bracebridge. covers are soiled front cover has large waterstain very scarce. Herald Gzette Press Paperback