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184920650Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. pp. x 13-386 in publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth. Losses to spine ends corners rubbed through slightly shaken but still a better than average copy of this title which is often found in poor condition. Hill 1910: The ships made port in Rio de Janierio Valparaiso Callao Paita the Marquesas Honolulu Monterey Mazatlan Manzanillo Acapulco and Gayamas. Extensive visits were made in Rio Lima California the Gulf of California and Mexico. Woods was traveling in central Mexico when the Mexican War began and he escaped via Vera Cruz. The intelligence gathered by Wood in Mexico was instrumental to the U.S. seizure of California by Commodore Sloat in that war. Carey and Hart hardcover
1923107275Harper & Brothers. 1923. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1923. Harper and Brothers. 419 pages. Light wear else Very Good Plus condition. First Printing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 419 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
101822aafLondon, MacMillan, 1885, in-8°, XVI + 520 p. + 31 p. catalogue, ill. with 100 figures, 6 pages with marginal tears, rear endpaper inner hinge starting, dark green pictorial cloth, innerjoint starting, but firm, spine with gilt title and figure of pelican. Fine.
2883London, MacMillan, 1893, in-8°, XVI + 520 p. + 56 p. catalogue, ill. with 100 figures, pleine percaline verte , dos lisse orné, plats décorés
1947021375N.Y.: J. B. Lippincott Co 1947. First Edition so stated. Publisher's blue boards with burgandy lettering at spine and fronr. Boards show some very light wear along spine head and foot and light soiling. A fine bright crisp dust jacket unclipped $2.75 price. Beautiful copy. 1880's New Orleans. From "the supreme master of suspense"comes the chilling chronicle of one mans descent into madness. New York Times When New Orleans coffee merchant Louis Durand first meets his bride-to-be after a months-long courtship by mail hes shocked that she doesnt match the photographs sent with her correspondence. But Durand has told his own fibs concealing from her the details of his wealth and so he mostly feels fortunate to find her so much more beautiful than expected. Soon after they marry however he becomes increasingly convinced that the woman in his life is not the same woman with whom he exchanged letters a fact that becomes unavoidable when she suddenly disappears with his fortune. Alone desperate and inexplicably love-sick Louis quickly descends into madness obsessed with finding Julia and bringing her to justice - and simply with seeing her again. He engages the services of a private detective to do so embarking on a search that spans the southeast of the country. When he finally tracks her down the nightmare truly begins. . . A dark tale of the destructive power of love Waltz into Darkness is a classic "femme fatale" narrative that shows "the father of the modern suspense story" LA Times at the top of his unsettling craft. It has been adapted for film twice most notably serving as the basis for Francois Truffauts 1969 film " Mississippi Mermaid.". The screenplay was written by Cornell Woolrich and Francois Truffaut and starred Catherine Deneuve and Jean Paul Belmondo. Also filmed as "Original Sin"; a 2001 American erotic romantic thriller film written and directed by Michael Cristofer and starring Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie. This copy although not marked as such comes from the collection. of noted crime collector Gary Groton. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Book. J. B. Lippincott Co
1333263716.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19283640080Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary markings. Hinges sound binding shaken. Pages clean tanned. Paper over boards is heavily worn expecially at spine. Joints between spine and boards are split. Paper over spine is torn with wear to extremities. Joints had been repaired with tape at one time but the adhesive has dried and the tape has fallen off. White adhesive remnants on front back and spine. Interior is in good condition; rebinding would benefit this imporant volume. This edition had 750 copies. Includes notes for lectures anti-slavery notes the eighteenth presidency introductions intended for American editions of "Leaves of Grass" introduction to the London edition manuscript "to the foreign reader." Appendix is a variant manuscript of introductions intended for the American editions of Leaves of Grass and oriiginal draft of poem "A Starry Midnight." Notes. Ex-Library; 10.75" tall; 265 pages. Harvard University Press hardcover
19386791Santa Fe: Rydal Writer's Editions 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. 1st Association Copy T.M. Pearce New Mexico poet and scholar owner's name on ffep. Vg- several pages dog-earred; notations underlining and/or marginalia in pencil on pages 42 54-57 59 67 71 73 and 90-92 assume marks made by Pearce in g dj with chips at bottom top and along spine. Dj price $2.50. 144 pp. <br/> <br/> Rydal Writer's Editions hardcover
1981157211Grafton ND: Walsh County Historical Society 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. No ownership or other markings. Both volumes appear unread. Both volumes have a faint mark across top edges. <br/> <br/> Walsh County Historical Society hardcover
1999A51622Sonora CA: Diablo Books. Near Fine. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0960752021 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some very beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "There are three bands of Bay Miwok Native Americans associated with the area of Walnut Creek the stream for which the city is named the Saclan whose territory extended through the hills east of present-day cities of Oakland Rossmoor Lafayette Moraga and Walnut Creek; the Volvon also spelled Bolbon Wolwon or Zuicun who were near Mt. Diablo; and the Tactan located on the San Ramon Creek in present-day Danville and Walnut Creek. The city of Walnut Creek has developed within the earlier area of four extensive Mexican land grants. One of these land grants measuring 18000 acres 73 km2 belonged to Juana Sanchez de Pacheco. The grant was called Rancho Arroyo de Las Nueces y Bolbones named after the principal waterway Arroyo de las Nueces Walnut Creek in English and for the local group of Volvon indigenous Americans also known as Bolbones in Spanish. The Arroyo de las Nueces was named for the local species of walnut tree the California Walnut. The two grandsons of Sanchez de Pacheco inherited the thousands of acres of land. One Ygnacio Sibrian built the first roofed home in the valley in about 1850." from Wikipedia . Diablo Books hardcover
ISBN : 2213604614. FAYARD. 1999. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 173 pages
1616405457.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
pp. v, 216. Illustrated with photographs. Mildly XLib. Signed by the author. Small 8vo. Disbound. PA PAMPH 20_19 BX6
1929A48451San Francisco CA: Walker's Manual Incorporated. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers along with several tiny tears to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There are numerous fold-out pages with all sorts of information - all of the fold-outs are in clean bright condition. This book is filled with a plethora of financial civic and general use knowledge information that still has relevence today.; Charts; 1222p. pages; Pictured 4/20/24 - Blaze It Day! . Walker's Manual Incorporated hardcover
198167158Minneapolis: Walker Art Center 1981. Broadside approx. 22" x 13" in frame; signed by Burroughs. Depicts Burroughs holding a handgun with a shooting target at the lower right showing 6 bullet holes. Fine. A poster announcing a benefit reading for the Walker Art Center's Writers reading series. Photograph of Burroughs by Alan Pogue. Only Kansas 2 copies in OCLC. Walker Art Center unknown
1985101The Textile Bridge Press 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear and heavy foxing. Top and right page edges have light foxing. Signed by the author Dorothy Smith on front endpaper. The Textile Bridge Press paperback
19815360005Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1981. Hardcover. Fine in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Illustrated by Thomas W. Nason. Crisp binding and hinges. Clean bright pages. Gilt edging to pages all around. Full leather binding embossed and decorated with 22k gold. Exterior is clean with no evidence of wear. Moire endpapers. Autobiography of self sufficient solitary life. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written; Drawings; 10.75" tall; 335 pages. Easton Press hardcover
1999R150207708FAYARD. 1999. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 173 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 973-Etats-Unis
192816781928. Paris Éditions Eugène Figuière 1928 s.p. - Broché 12 cm x 19 cm 89 pages - Conférence d'Eugène Figuière prononcée au Théâtre de l'Odéon le 13 décembre 1918 suivie des meilleures pensées de Walt Whitmann recueillies et traduites par Aby René d'Yvermont portrait de Figuière en frontispice - Etat d'usage
1989100073957Paris. 14 cm x 22 5 cm. 1989. Broché. 188 pages. Paris Éditions Belfond/ Paris Audiovisuel 1989. Broché 14 cm x 22 5 cm 188 pages photos noir & blanc hors-texte. Texte de Gilles Mora chronologie bibliographie. Très bon état
193084416Couverture souple. Broché. 236 pages. Couverture légèrement défraîchie. Papier légèrement bruni.
1994036120Wakefield 350 Inc. 1994. 400 pages profusely illustrated with vintage b&w photos. "The town of Wakefield lies ten miles north of Boston at the northern edge of the Middlesex Falls. Nearly eight square miles in size most of the town is within the watershed of the Saugus River which has its origins in Lake Quannapoweitt." This book is a detailed history of the town of Wakefield Massachusetts. FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wakefield 350 Inc. Hardcover
1944014383Tercentenary Committee of the Town of Wakefiled Massachusetts 1944. 263 pages illustrated in b&w and folded tipped in map in fine condition. This book "is the story of the settlement of Ancient Redding its people its geographical boundaries its ponds and rivers and its problems has been told and retold over the years by painstaking writers of local history." Originally Wakefield was called Lynn Village 1638-9 to Redding 1643 to Reading 1644 to South Reading 1812 to its present name Wakefield in 1868. Some darking of the maroon cloth on cover and light wear at spine edges and corners. Letting is bright on cover and spine binding is tight text photos and map are fine. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tercentenary Committee of the Town of Wakefiled, Massachusetts Hardcover
1970010968Middletown CT: Published for the Marine Historical Association by Wesleyan University Press 1970. 201pp/illus. An informal history of New England's coasting vessels - and to some extent a warm and vivid personal memoir as well. This consists largely of the author's lively recollections of the men the ships and the northeastern ports at which they called. DJ has light spotting on rear and a small tear. Previous owner bookplate on ffep. Text is clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall - Oblong. Published for the Marine Historical Association, by Wesleyan University Press Hardcover
1932005355Norman OK: University of Nebraska Press 1932. 359pp/illus and fold-out map. The first book by this Osage writer a history of his tribe and an account of life on the reservation during the tenure of its first federal Indian agent Major Laban J. Miles whose journal entry recounting his coming to the Osage reservation provides the book's introduction. An early book in Oklahoma's "Civilization of the American Indian" series. Black mark across lower spine. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Nebraska Press hardcover
