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199130245NY: Summit Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 1991. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 0671746790 . Quarter bound in publisher's red cloth over tan boards gilt lettering on spine. . Both the volume and the unclipped $25.00 dust jacket are in perfect pristine condition; unread unmarked tight square and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 443 pp . Summit Books hardcover
13293Very Good. Softcover. Slight fading to the covers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . paperback
19705728Syracuse University Press 1970. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/price-clipped. 8vo 208 pages green cloth; dj nicked <br/><br/>Inscribed by Hanbhett in 1978 on the free endpaper. Syracuse University Press hardcover
2001912William Jimmerson Holloway 2001. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dustjacket has some wear and inside rear flap has a moderate crease in lower left corner. Cover has light wear. William Jimmerson Holloway hardcover
19920022558Hueytown AL: Society for Biblical and Southern Studies 1992. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. F/NF/1st ed. A Fine book with a Near Fine Jacket. Dust Jacket has wear on the tips of the lower corners. Otherwise clean and bright with no wear and now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is clean and tight no marking or soiling to book. Signed twice by author; a short inscription to previous owner on front free endpaper signed and signed above name on the titile page. 147pp. Bibliography nice portrait of Jackson frontis. 4 addendums; the first is Lee's General Order No.61 Henderson's Eulogy Gen. Smith's Order to VMI and Sample Tracts used in the Confederate Army. "This terse volume--part history part biography part sermon--manages to capture the essence of Stonewall more effectively than some lengthy monumental recent biographies"---Rod Gragg Southen Partisan. <br/> <br/> Society for Biblical and Southern Studies hardcover
199441521Westport CT: Greenwood Press 1994. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering. xvi 191pp. Fine. A truly pristine and tight first edition of volume #159 in the "Contributions in American History" series. Greenwood Press hardcover
197150892The MacMillan Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 1st US Edition; Second Printing. Cloth. An attractive first American edition in Fine condition in a Very Good slightly chipped dust-jacket; Sixteenth century kingship of England; reached a pinnacle of power and authority in Henry VIII he became the absolute head of state supreme head of Church; 4to; 271 pages . The MacMillan Company hardcover
195013769New York: Julian Messner. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Very little wear on cover except at top of spine where there is slight fraying. Contents clean and tight with prior owner's donation inscription otherwise Fine; This book tells the story of the life and exploits of Harry Houdini one of the most famous and extraordinary magicians of all time. Houdini was a master of illusions and escape artist and his feats of magic are still remembered today. This book is a fascinating look at Houdini's life and his incredible skills as a magician.; 8vo; FSA . Julian Messner hardcover
199801044306Lawrence: University Press of Kansas 1998. Author's inscription half-title page. Later Printing 2nd. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. University Press of Kansas Paperback
197742631New York Hagerstown San Francisco London: Harper & Row Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1977. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0060146796 . A first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with a bookplate on the front pastedown some fading and other wear around the board edges and page edge soiling in a price-clipped alike dust-jacket with scuffing creasing and other shelfwear; Sir Francis Drake's great voyage 1577-1580; 8vo; 240 pages; FSA . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
197522193Boston and Toronto: Little Brown and Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1975. First Edition; Second Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A bright first edition/second printing in Fine condition in Very Good dust-jacket with light edgwear and small closed tear to upper rear; Dorothea Dix was a remarkable American woman who dedicated her life to helping the poor and the disadvantaged. She was also a leading advocate for mental health care and reform. This book tells the story of Dix's life and her work and how her dedication to helping others shaped American society and the role of mental health care in it.; B&W Photographs; 360 pages . Little, Brown and Company hardcover
20141125558323Austin.Texas: University of Texas Press 2014. Book. Illus. by forward by Larry McMurtry. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial hardcover dust jacket129 pages.llustratedInternationally acclaimed for his portraits of powerful and accomplished people and women of great beauty Richard Avedon was one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers - but perhaps not the most obvious choice to create a portrait of ordinary people of the American West. Yet in 1979 the Amon Carter Museum of Fort Worth Texas daringly commissioned him to do just that. The resulting 1985 exhibition and book In the American West was a milestone in American photography and Avedon's most important body of work. University of Texas Press Hardcover
193051913New York City: Blue Ribbon Books Inc. Very Good in Good dust jacket. c1930. Very Good condition with a few soil marks to the front and rear board scuffing edgewear and aging to the deckled pages in a Good dust-jacket with edgewear scuffing and general aging; Washington's home and the Nation's shrine; B & W Illustrations and Photographs; 8vo ; 301 pages; GinsID1218; MOSBY'S RANGERS: A RECORD OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE FORTY-THIRD BATTALION OF VIRGINIA CAVALRY FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO THE SURRENDER. N.Y. 1909. 554pp. Illus. Original cloth. Second edition revised and enlarged. Howes W498. Nicholson p.932. Dornbusch II:1303: "The plates of the 1896 edition were used through p.473. The best textual edition of this major biography.; OP:150 . Blue Ribbon Books, Inc. hardcover
198950951New York: Ticknor & Fields. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0899194427 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in an alike dust-jacket minimal soiling and edgewear; Janet Flanner was a journalist essayist and author who wrote about the lives and culture of New Yorkers in the late 20th century. Her work typically focused on the city's marginalized communities and she is best known for her column in The New Yorker which she wrote for more than 40 years. Genêt is a biography of Flanner and it tells the story of her life and work.; 8vo; 361 pages . Ticknor & Fields hardcover
1838B 1169George Gallie: Glasgow 1838. Book. Fair. Hardcover. brown blind-stamped cloth pp. 276 portrait frontispiece all edges gilt wear at spine ends corners bumped some cover spots foxing to frontis title page & few pages at rear The missionary endevoures of Harriet Wadsworth Lathrop Winslow born Norwich Ct. April 9 1796. Size: 16mo - 15 Cm. Glasgow, Hardcover
189702716Boston: Little Brown and Company 1897. Second edition. Large octavo 24.5 cm. Green cloth stamped in gilt to spine; top edge gilt all others deckle; vi 358 pp.; two engravings frontispiece two other plates. With presentation inscription by the author to the Library of Pennsylvania College with their small bookplate; no other library markings. A Very Good copy. 2" of paper over hinge cracked; some dampstaining to prelims and title page not affecting engravings. A memoir of Robert Charles Winthrop 1809-1894 noted lawyer philanthropist and one-time Speaker of the House of Representatives by his son. Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
199028741NY: Harry N. Abrams. As New in As New dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0810937093 . Publisher's full black cloth silver lettering on spine Pei's name in reverse gilt on silver panel on cover. Profusely illustrated with 335 illustrations including 60 in full-color. Traces the career of the world-famous architect and looks at his most influential designs including the Kennedy Library the Dallas Municipal building the National Gallery the Louvre expansion and the Bank of China. This is the first full-length study of this extraordinary artist and the only comprehensive visual record of Pei's work. Includes an illustrated catalogue of every building and project completed by Pei's firm since its inception and a Bibliography. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect pristine condition; unread unmarked tight square and clean. A large heavy book five pounds - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 320 pp . Harry N. Abrams hardcover
196742996New York Washington London: Frederick A. Praeger. Very Good in Good dust jacket. c1967. Cloth. An edition in Very Good condition with little wear to the boards in a price clipped Good dust-jacket with a few tears some edgewear and scuffing from shelf life; The troubled friendship of Maxim Gorky and V. I. Lenin; 8vo; 180 pages; FSA . Frederick A. Praeger hardcover
195938512Jack Brussell Publisher. 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Good except weak hinge paper tearing-the binding is otherwise sound page edge toning. Fair dust jacket worn spine ends edges creased. Dust jacket is laminated. Two- toned blue-gray covers. A heavy oversized book size about 10 1/2 by 14 inches additional postage will be required. Unpaginated about 200 to 225 pages. 8 double page color illustrations. Lithographing by Globe Lithographing. ; Numerous B&W Illustrations maps. . Jack Brussell, Publisher hardcover
1917BIO2216Toronto: McClelland Goodchild & Stewart. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. 259 pp. Spine corners bumped. Jacket has edgewear tears small portions missing. Inscribed by Woodsworth's daughter to her grandson. Woodsworth was a Methodist minister politician and labour activist who helped to found the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation which was the predecessor to the New Democratic Party. The book is his personal account of his work in the Canadian West. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Family Member . McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart hardcover
199662311Halifax: Nimbus Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1551091763 . Stiff clean book unmarked but for inscription to front endpaper; in crisp dust jacket. ; 10.60 X 9.10 X 0.70 inches; 92 pages . Nimbus Publishing hardcover
1925w230232175John Murray 1925. 357pp. Blue cloth hardback gold type scattered light brown foxing marks throughout book and on outer page edges front hinge slightly loose gift inscription on front end page Collection of letters and correspondence from 1737-1774 portrait frontis piece three illustrations index footnotes . Hard Cover. Good /No Jacket. John Murray Hardcover
193112584London: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1931. 1st UK; Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ chipped with short tears and some discoloration dime sized chip top fore edge. Someone has applied a strip of tape on the bottom edge of the DJ and at the base of the spine. Previous owner's name in small script on FFEP. Book with light brown cloth covered boards shows only light wear; DJ in Mylar tight solid book hinges intact; 380 pages; In his preface to this book Wren explains how he received a diary from "Mary Ambree" with the request that he edit it for publication. He goes on to say that he was convinced that this woman actually served in the Legion and so decided to go through with expanding the bare bones account into something readable. . Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
199132936New York London Toronto Sydney Tokyo And Singapore: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671684590 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with indention to rear board and blind stamp to front free end paper in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear; Christina Onassis was an American socialite heiress and businesswoman. She was the wife of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and mother of Alexis Caroline and Maria. Wright's biography of Christina Onassis is an exhaustive and highly detailed account of her life and times.; 8vo; 399 pages; FSA . Simon & Schuster hardcover
195810821Middletown CT: Wesleyan University Press 1958. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.5x6.5x0.8in. 1st printing of this revised and enlarged edition; offsetting to pastedowns and endpapers from dust jacket previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper article on Scotch Type in Eighteenth-Century America tipped-in dust jacket light chipped at head and foot of darkened spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>With 9 illustrations. <br>102pp 1.14lb 9.5x6.5x0.8in Wesleyan University Press hardcover