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19971815040Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1997. 1st thus edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The rich and enthralling story of a personal dream with all the elements of grand tragedy while at the same time an important chronicle of the birth and death of liberalism in Poland and the establishment of Russian power in Europe. Blue boards gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Text block a little grubby. Light pencil erasure to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few scuff marks. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson hardcover
200070592Eugene OR: Daily Planet Publishing Earth First! Journal 2000. Magazine. Near Fine. 112pp. Quarto 27.5cm; perfect-bound in color printed cardstock wraps. Internal contents printed mostly in black and white with the occasional color page. Richly illustrated with photographs and artwork. Just a bit of shelf- and edge-wear. "No Compromise in Defense of Mother Earth!" - Earth First! <br /> <br /> Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980 founded by Dave Foreman Mike Roselle Howie Wolke Bart Koehler and Ron Kezar among others. Earth First! quickly came to national attention with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam activist stunt which was performed and filmed in the spring of 1981. Edward Abbey is considered to be the "literary father" of the group and the monkey wrench is their ever-present emblem and tool. "Earth First! is the beginning of the new bold environmental movement. And 'Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal' is its voice" Dave Foreman 1980s. The late-1980s and early-1990s were a tumultuous time for Earth First! Law enforcement cracked down on its members and various internal issues and factions began to form within the group. Earth First! embraced non-hierarchical structures and organic methods of organization and growth while continuing to focus on direct action in defense of wilderness as its primary focus. Through the 1990's 2000's and 2010's the journal continued to be published in various forms under the direction of a diverse and rotating collective of voices from within the broad Earth First! movement. Regular print publication of the Earth First! Journal under this title seems to have ceased sometime in the early 2020s though the movement still survives and maintains a presence online and on social media.<br /> <br /> This is the twentieth anniversary edition/issue of this publication. The front cover artwork by Peggy Sue McRae is a collage of images and portraits from the history of the Earth First! movement. This issue contains a lengthy article on the history of the publication of this journal entitled "Twenty Years of The Radical Environmental Journal: The Life and Times of Our Beloved Journal—A Not-So-Brief History" by Kris Maenz beginning on page 12. A facsimile of the first page of the first issue Samhain Nov 1 1980 Volume 1 Number 1 is reproduced on page 1 "How it all began—The first page of the premier edition of Earth First!". The "Armed with Visions" poetry page appears on pages 59-60 and features a poem entitled "The Earth's Wild Places" by Gary Snyder. Front inner cover artwork in full color entitled "Keeping It Wild for 20yrs" by Slugthang. Rear inner cover artwork in full color is a comic art portrait entitled "John Muir" by John Dolley "No John Uncle Sam won't save the Forests!!". Rear cover color photograph of a forest of aspen trees is by Whirlwind. A rich collection of reflections on the history of the Earth First! movement reprinted articles and essays from the past and other articles on contemporary issues and happenings within the movement flesh out the rest of this anniversary issue. Daily Planet Publishing, [Earth First! Journal] unknown
1996AME_9781568302942Adobe 1996. 4th. Paperback. New/New. Adobe paperback
1990msh5457Morrow New York 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2nd US printing hardcover in near fine condition in fine dust jacket - signed by the author on the title page - Quiller novel - slight bumping to bottom of spine o/w fine copy. Morrow, New York hardcover
199328058US: Praeger 1993. Hardcover. Very Good plus/No DJ. Pages are clean with no markings from previous owners. A few creased page corners. Binding is square and tight. Boards are clean with minor edgewear. Text block is clean. No dust jacket. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. Praeger hardcover
1983011999Kaapstad: Tafelberg 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Glazed boards unblemished. 56pp. lightly age-toned. Appears unread. Tafelberg hardcover
19392050473Grabhorn Press 1939. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Pseudonym of San Francisco attorney Alfred Sutro. Inscribed by author on the front flyleaf. Grabhorn Press unknown
192521171General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States 1925. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover no dust jacket. Moderate wear to cover and spine. Front free endpaper removed and marked in ink on inside flap as church property. Contents clean. 695 pages index b&w photos. General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States hardcover
1990AME_9780397446865LWW 1990. 2nd. Hardcover. New/New. LWW hardcover
197416-0102Paris: del DUCA 1974. 1974 615pp 420pp 432pp 390pptext entirely in French Vol. 1 L'Epoque d'Henri IV et de Louis XIII; Vol. 2 L'Epoque de Pascal; Vol. 3 L'Apogee du Siecle Boileau - Moliere; Vol. 4 L'Apogee du Siecle La Fontaine - Racine - La Rochefoucauld - Mme de Sevigne usual lib. markings slight shelfwear to covers light nicotine stain to spines no dj contents clean. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. del DUCA Hardcover
1975506181No place: The University of Connecticut Library 1975. Unbound. Fine. First edition. Broadside. Single sheet measuring 5 ½" x 14". Printed on the recto only. Fine. The colophon states "Issued in an edition of 250 copies on the occasion of a reading by the poet at The University of Connecticut Library on February 24 1975." OCLC locates seven holdings. The University of Connecticut Library unknown
1924130267New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons 1924. First edition. Hardcover. 184 pages. A book of poems with a foreword by Rev. John A Hutton D.D. and with drawings by Adam. A tight close to near fine copy with some slight wear. No dust jacket. G.P. Putnam's & Sons unknown
199147014London:: MacMillan. VG/VG. 1991. Hardback. 0333512200 . Slender hardback bound in black with one-inch mark on lower textblock edge. DJ lightly rubbed with mild edgewear and quarter-inch tear and touch of yellowing on white portions. Contents tight white clean. ; . MacMillan, hardcover
1992103447New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine with a price sticker on the front pastedown in fine lightly bumped dustwrapper. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers hardcover
198772357New York: Harry N Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0810909960 . Hardcover in dust jacket. Small 4to. First printing. Book is as new in gray cloth boards. Dust jacket is crisp and clean. Illustrated throughout with photos elevations models and drawings of Gray's work and life. 400 pp. Including index list of exhibitions and a catalogue raisonne. In protective Mylar. Heavy. . Harry N Abrams hardcover
195317344New York: Exposition Press. Very Good in Very Good dj. c.1953. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . moderate shelfwear light fading to cloth at edges light discoloration in gutters; jacket a little edgeworn spine is browned with some minor staining a few tiny nicks here and there. The author a native of Dunlap Kansas and a then-resident of Lyons Kansas about 110 miles to the west in case you were wondering novelizes his experience at military school -- by all accounts the sort of thing you never quite get over although it doesn't necessarily obligate you to write a book about it -- to present a "vivid and authentic account of . the hazing the maneuvers the sports the youthful rebellion and all the other countless facets of cadet life." Like many vanity-romans-a-clef the author effectively anonymizes the actual locations of the action -- his protagonist hails from "Centerville" but the description of the town doesn't match Centerville Kansas and attends "Sterling Military Academy in Longmont Missouri." There never has been either a military school or a Missouri town by those names near as I can tell. The novel is set mostly during 1934 and 1935 and although the locus is primarily the doings at the school itself there are at least some references to what was going in Depression-era America and a visiting lecturer even speaks of the rise of Hitler. There's also a kind of amusing passage in which the protagonist takes a girl to see the movie LIMEHOUSE BLUES Paramount 1934 which he dismisses as "a morbid piece with many sordid undesirable scenes." All in all it presents a pretty balmy picture of life in a military academy -- even the "hazing" referenced above doesn't amount to much more than a sergeant who yells a bit and calls the cadets "the sorriest bunch of recruits I've ever seen." It does kind of leave you wondering though if the author -- especially since the book was published smack-dab in the middle of the McCarthy Era -- quite knew what he was doing when he named his protagonist "John Reed." . Exposition Press hardcover
1960biblio12309<p>First edition first printing of this private eye novel. No dustjacket. Light color fading to the spine. Small light stain to the rear board. This novel was made into a BBC series in 1962. In very good condition.</p> Muller hardcover
1984111111113193Vigado Galeria 1984. Paperback. Very Good. Vigado Galeria; Budapest 1984. Trade paperback. Text in Hungarian. A Very Good binding sturdy and intact some handling/scuff marks to covers bit of cover edge/corner wear some age toning to covers/verso covers and pages a nice overall clean and unmarked copy in wraps. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9. 19pp. b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Vigado Galeria paperback
196825894San Francisco: Robert D. Reed. Very Good. 1968. Reprint. Softcover. Usual xlib marks. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 164 pages . Robert D. Reed paperback
19832537<p>The McGraw‑Hill Computer Handbook</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> McGraw‑Hill 1983 <strong>Language:</strong> English <strong>ISBN‑10:</strong> 0070279721 <strong>ISBN‑13:</strong> 9780070279728</p><p>Description</p><p><em>The McGraw‑Hill Computer Handbook</em> is a comprehensive reference work from the early 1980s designed to provide professionals students and enthusiasts with authoritative coverage of computing technology at a pivotal moment in its development. This handbook consolidates technical knowledge across hardware software and systems reflecting the rapid expansion of personal and business computing during the decade.</p><p>Key features include:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Extensive coverage</strong> of computer hardware programming languages and operating systems.</p></li><li><p><strong>Practical reference tables</strong> and diagrams for engineers and IT professionals.</p></li><li><p><strong>Historical context</strong> capturing the state of computing just before the widespread adoption of PCs and networking.</p></li><li><p><strong>Multi‑disciplinary approach</strong> bridging business applications technical specifications and educational use.</p></li></ul><p>Collectible Significance</p><p>Published in 1983 this handbook represents a transitional era in computing—when mainframes and minicomputers were giving way to personal computers. As such it serves not only as a technical reference but also as a historical artifact of computing literature. Collectors of vintage technology books and those interested in the evolution of IT will find this edition particularly valuable.</p> McGraw-Hill hardcover
1980193969New York: Abaris Books 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth with gilt letters and lines on spine and front cover 410 pp. 300 BW illus. Abaris Books hardcover
1982193968New York: Abaris Books 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth with gilt letters and lines on spine and front cover 408 pp. 300 BW illus. Abaris Books hardcover
1985157416New York: Abaris Books 1985. Hardcover. VG- Ex-art library with numbers on spine mark from past label; i.d. marks on book block edges; pocket at rear; some scuffs and wear to binding which is slightly sunned along spine; pages are clean. Brown cloth with gilt letters and lines on spine and front cover 398 pp. 300 BW illus. Part of a lengthy series of illustrated picture atlases presenting the reproduction of prints rendered by European masters. Once based primarily on the compilations created by Austrian scholar and artist Johann Adam Bernhard Ritter von Bartsch 1757-1821 in his 21-volume "Le Peintre Graveur." This volume addresses the work of Swiss-German printmaker Jost Amman 1539-1591. Uncommon. Abaris Books hardcover
1986157384New York: Abaris Books 1986. Hardcover. VG- Ex-art library with numbers on spine mark from past label; i.d. marks on book block edges; pocket at rear; some scuffs and wear to binding which is slightly sunned along spine; pages are clean. Brown cloth with gilt letters and lines on spine and front cover 471 pp. 300 BW illus. Part of a lengthy series of illustrated picture atlases presenting the reproduction of prints rendered by European masters. Once based primarily on the compilations created by Austrian scholar and artist Johann Adam Bernhard Ritter von Bartsch 1757-1821 in his 21-volume "Le Peintre Graveur." This volume addresses the work of 8 Dutch and Flemish printmakers: Jan Baptist de Wael Lucas van Uden Lodewyk de Vadder Cornelis Matteus Moyses van Uyttenbroeck Reinier Nooms called Zeeman Robert van den Hoecke and Albert Flamen. Includes a bibliography. Uncommon. Abaris Books hardcover
197612-0588New York: AMS Press 1976. 1976 567pp illus. w/ charts & graphs black cloth usual lib. markings tape marks to cover & eps rear free ep has been removed slight shelfwear to cover slight edgewear to dj contents clean. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. Ex-Library. AMS Press Hardcover
