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Casasola, Agustin Victor Historia Grafica De La Revolucion Mexico, 1941-1950 (Volume 6)
This is the second edition in original dark red cloth, volume 6 only. We also offer a separate listing for Books 1-5, the first edition. Maroon cover has a few scuffs and spots, with bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. Pages are lightly browned, especially at margins. 477 pages. . Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. 5 parts bound in 1 volume w/ their original wrappers. Called an illustrated history, this volume neverless has significant text that accompanies each photo. The photos constitute a treasure trove of information about the Mexican Revolution, over the decade of the 1940s. Text is in Spanish. Scarce. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 2402 pages. Pictorial History. Mexican Revolution Mexico Archive Casasola 1951 Second Edition Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 28113
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125.00 USD
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902 |
Cascella, Pietro Pietro Cascella
Illustrated self-wrappers are lightly foxed at margins, rubbed. Inscription to former owner inked to front flap. Pages are excellent. . The mammoth stone sculptures of Pietro Cascella. Mostly b/w photos, two pages of introductory text by Roberto Sanesi translated to English. . Contemporary Artists Series. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 28 pages. Sculptors. Italian Artists. Stone Sculptures Vanessa S. R. L. Edizioni D'Arte 1983 Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 27855
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908 |
Casson, Lionel, Ed. & Trans. MASTERS OF ANCIENT COMEDY Selections from Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence
Jacket is a little soiled, two corners are clipped but price is intact, light edgewear. Book has been read once or twice but no obvious defects; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Complete texts, translated by Casson, of The Acharnians (Aristophanes), The Grouch, The Woman of Samos, The Arbitration, She Who was Shorn (Menander), The Haunted House, The Rope (Plautus), Phormio, and The Brothers (Terence), with each section introduced at length by Casson. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 424 pages. Drama. Ancient Theatre. Greek Drama. Romans NY Macmillan 1960 First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket 20047
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909 |
Cassou, Jean Campigli. Avec Un Texte De l'Artiste
Dust jacket has many short tears and small chips, a couple of longer tears have been repaired with clear tape. The jacket is soiled, especially the back panel, lightly faded spine. Front panel is still quite attractive, reproducing a Campigli work, jacket now in fresh mylar sleeve. Boards have age-toned to an attractive yellow-brown; binding is just beginning to separate from the pages. The contents are excellent; printed on coated paper, many in full color. Massimo Campigli was an impressive Italian painter who worked mainly in the first half of the 20th century. Text is in French. A solid copy. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 144 pages. Painting. Lithographs. Block Prints Paris-Zurich L'Oeuvre Gravee 1957 Hardcover Very Good+ in Good dust jacket 28374
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910 |
Castaneda, Hector-Neri On Philosophical Method
No defects. Bound in gray card covers; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Nous Publications, No. 1 Series. Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 151 pages. Philosophical Method. Philosophy. Theories. Approaches. Concepts Nous Publications & Indiana University 1980 0960418601 First Edition First Printing. Softcover Fine with no dust jacket 28181
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913 |
Catalano, Dominic SANTA AND THE THREE BEARS
No defects in jacket or book. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . The story of the three bears, retold on Christmas Eve. Trade edition. Ages 2 up. Pictorial boards. Signed, dated and wishing the reader a Merry Christmas, by author on title page. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 32 pages. Children's Book. Santa Claus. Three Bears. Christmas Eve Honesdale, PA Boyds Mills Press 2000 1563978644 First Edition Third Printing. Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket Illustrated by Dominic Catalano 21716
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914 |
Catcott, E. J. & J. F. Smithcors, Eds. Progress in Canine Practice: 3 Physical Volumes in Slipcase: Volume Two, Parts One, Two, and Three
Spines are slightly faded, mild bumping to extremities of spines. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; books appear unread. In a heavily taped slipcase which is Good only. . Part One: surgery, anesthesiology, and radiology; Part Two: infections, neoplasms, and nutrition; Part Three: noninfectious diseases, reproduction, and behavior. Printed on coated paper, these volumes are oversized and quite heavy, in beautiful condition. Scarce as a three volume set. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 1800 pages. Dogs. Canines. Vetinary Practice. Sourcebook Wheaton, IL American Vetinary Publications, Inc. 1973 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 24249
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915 |
Cate, Fred H. , Dennis H. Long, & David C. Williams, Eds. THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
No defects; book is unread. . This volume records the transcript of the moot court court-martial of George Armstrong Custer on Charges of Negligent Conduct, Disobedience of Orders, and Neglect of Duty. The court martial was held on Sept. 18, 1998, and was sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law. The Court consisted of The Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and two other distinguished attorneys. This book records the entire content of the proceedings. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 184 pages. Custer. Court Martial. Moot Court. Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University School of Law 2001 First Edition Softcover As New with no dust jacket 27251
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916 |
Cathcart, Charlotte Indianapolis from Our Old Corner
Memoirs of Charlotte (Pink) Cathcart, who lived at the corner of Pennsylvania and Pratt (now Ninth) Street in the 1880s. Many historical b/w photos, pictorial end pages, index, 95p. Back cover is very slightly sunned at extremities. Inside, pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. : A beautiful copy, gift quality. : 4to - 11" to 13" tall: 95 pages Indianapolis Indiana Historical Society 1965 First Edition: First Printing Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 12284
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917 |
Catton, Bruce GETTYSBURG: THE FINAL FURY
Maps, many b/w illus. , index, 114p. Owner's bookplate on first free endpage. Comes both w dust jacket and slipcase. A beautiful copy of a handsome edition.. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Civil War. Battle. Military History. American. Gettysburg Garden City Doubleday 1974 Later Printing Hardcover Near Fine in Fine dust jacket 12559
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918 |
Caudill, Harry M. Mountain, the Miner and the Lord and Other Tales from a Country Law Office
Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Bound in bright red cloth. Dust jacket has light edgewear, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. ; This is the first edition, published in 1980. A handsome, collectible copy. ; Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages The University Press of Kentucky 1982 0813114039 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good dust jacket 29296
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919 |
Cavada, Enrico, et al Alle Sorgenti Del Benaco
Wrappers are a little scuffed and rubbed, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Printed on coated paper, profusely illustrated with wonderful photos. Text is in Italian. Small Folio, 13 x 9.5 inches. . Folio 13" - 23" tall. 170 pages. Italy. Benaco Cartiere Del Garda 1992 First Edition Softcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 27852
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921 |
Caws, Mary Ann Surrealist Love Poems
No defects in book or jacket. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Dust jacket now protected by clear mylar sleeve. . Love poetry by Frida Kahlo, andre Breton, Salvador Dali, Paul Eluard, Joyce Mansour, and many others. Includes several b/w photos. A beautiful copy, gift quality. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 120 pages. Surrealism. Love Poetry University of Chicago Press 2002 0226098710 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 28982
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923 |
Cebdrars, Blaise Petis Contes Negres Pour Les Enfants Des Blancs
Small high-quality trade paperback, printed on coated paper. Illustrated card covers with small crease to corner of front cover, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . This is a beautiful book with spectacular illustrations; originally published in 1921, in nearly perfect condition. Contents are in French. . Trade PB. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 112 pages. French Language. Africa. Children's Book Gallimard 1995 207051787X Softcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 27339
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924 |
Cela, Camilo José La Catira: a Novel
Slight bump to bottom corner of front wrapper, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Text is in Spanish. This is the first Biblioteca Breve edition. . Biblioteca breve Series. Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 312 pages. Spanish Language. Fiction Biblioteca Breve 1988 8432205850 First Edition Thus Softcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 26885
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925 |
Celine, Louis; Manheim, Ralph Death on the Installment Plan
No defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is the first American edition, translated from the French by Ralph Manheim. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 592 pages. Fiction. French Literature New Directions 1971 0811200175 First American Edition First Printing. Softcover Fine with no dust jacket 28298
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927 |
Centre D'Etudes Des Religions Africaines Cahiers Des Religions Africaines (Issues 5, 6, and 7) January 1969; July 1969; January 1970
Issue 5 has cracks and wrinkles in spine, sunned extremities; issue 6 is filled with penciled notes and other marks, cover creasing; issue 7 has three pages with taped tears, slightly sunned spine. For all three books, bindings are tight, pages are clean and, except for issue 6, unmarked. . All together, 32 articles and extended book reviews, all dealing with aspects of African religions. A few artlcles are in English, most are in French. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. ~450 pages. Religion. Africa Kinshasa Centre D'Etudes Des Religions Africaines 1969 Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 24906
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929 |
Ceresole, Norberto 1988 CRISIS MILITAR ARGENTINA
Glossy paper covers are heavily rubbed, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 285 pages. Argentina History Politics. Military Buenos Aires Instituto Latinamericano De Cooperacion Tecnologica Y Relaciones Internacionales 1988 Second Edition Softcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 26111
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931 |
Cézanne, Paul & C. F. Ramuz, Text Cezanne: Formes
A couple of minor dings to dust jacket, now protected by fresh mylar cover. : Text by C. F. Ramuz is in French. Undated but published in 1968. This is a gorgeous book, 8 x 6.5 inches. Bound in heavy textured gray and white ribbed cloth cover, pages are heavy card. Text discussion in found on even-numbered pages, reproductions are tipped in onto the facing odd-numbered page. The 28 reproductions are spectacular, bright and vibrant. Text is in French. : French Art: 8vo - 8" to 9" tall: 61 pages Lausanne International Art Book 1968 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 25067
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934 |
Chadwick, Hector Munro The Nationalities of Europe and the Growth of National Ideologies
Blue buckram covers are a bit rubbed at extremities, owner name neatly written on first endpaper, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Nice hardcover edition of a classic study. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 209 pages. Nationalities Of Europe. National Ideologies. Nationalism. Linguistics. Language Cooper Square Pub 1973 0815404468 Reprint Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 28810
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935 |
Chaffee, Don L INDIANA'S BIG TOP
No defects in book or jacket. Pages are crisp, tight, unmarked; book appears unread. Bright and colorful dust jacket depicts a clown, an elephant, and tight-rope walkers. . The story of Peru, Indiana, former winter quarters for circuses, and some of the performers who still live there. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 79 pages. Circus Performers. Peru, Indiana Grand Rapids Foremost Press 1969 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 23266
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936 |
Chagall, Marc & Gaston Bachelard, Text Drawings for the Bible: Verve Double Issue 33/34
Dust jacket has some shallow chipping and creasing to extremities, a little faint foxing to bottom three inches, price-clipped, 1.3 inch chip at foot of spine, one-inch tear along crease at top edge. Except for the spine chip, the defects are minor. Jacket is bright and attractive, now in fresh mylar sleeve. Book is in excellent condition, with a little spotting and darkening to top page ends and a few rubbed spots to extremities of cover. Contents are Fine, with no defects aside from a faint small label ghost. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. The book is a Folio, 14.3 inches x 10.5 inches. . Includes 96 b/w reproductions and 24 spectacular lithographs in full color, with the b/w heliogravure by Draeger Frčres and the color lithographs by Mourlot Frčres. The color lithographs each occupy a full page. There are ninety-five numbered pages plus 16 pages of captions. The colors on the jacket, front cover and interior lithographs are bright and vibrant; overall, this is a handsome, highly collectible copy. . Folio 13" - 23" tall. 111 pages. Bible. Chagall. Lithographs NY Harcourt Brace 1960 First American Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket 25667
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939 |
Chamberlain, C. C. / Reinfeld, Fred COIN DICTIONARY AND GUIDE
No defects to book. Covers are clean and unworn, binding is tight, pages are crisp and unmarked. Book appears unread. The orange cloth is clean and the book looks unopened. Slight stressing to jacket edges. A beautiful copy. . A dictionary and guide for coin lovers, including many photographs. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 251 pages. Coin Collection Dictionary Word Numismatic New York Bonanza Books 1960 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 14755
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941 |
Chamberlin, Dennis Kaliningrad (Formerly Königsberg)
No defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . This is a pictorial introduction to the city of Kaliningrad, a seaport on the Baltic, at the turn of the century. A high-quality production, the photos are in full-color and printed on coated paper. A one-page introduction is given in German and English; captions are in German, and a list in the back of the book translates them to English. There is also a long piece of text in, I believe, Polish. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 64 pages. German Language. Baltic Seaport. USSR None Identified 1999 Softcover Fine with no dust jacket 27003
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943 |
Champigny, Robert J. Pagan Hero: an Interpretation of Meursault in Camus' the Stranger
Dust jacket is price-clipped, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; appears to be unread. . Translated by Rowe Portis. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on first endpaper. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 116 pages. Camus. The Stranger. Literary Analysis. Criticism University of Pennsylvania Press 1969 0812275977 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 26514
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944 |
Chandler, David FATHER O'BRIEN AND HIS GIRLS
Jacket is worn, chipped, small tears, now in fresh mylar cover. Binding is tight, pages are clean, book appears unread with slight sunfading to top edge of violet cloth covers. . Novel telling the story of an unconventional priest, whose parish was the Los Vegas "Strip". . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 214 pages. Catholicism. Priest. Los Vegas. Fiction NY Appleton-Century 1963 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Good dust jacket 16709
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949 |
Chang, Sherman Hsiao-Ming The Marxian Theory of the State
Bound in red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Minor uneven fading to boards, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 230 pages. Marxism. Political Theory. Chinese Communism Russell & Russell 1965 Reprint Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 28890
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951 |
Chapel, Charles Edward GUNS OF THE OLD WEST [RED LEATHER]
Book is in Mint condition, still in the original publisher's shrinkwrap, unopened. Published for the Firearms Classics Library of the National Rifle Association and its National Firearms Museum; reprinted from the original 1961 edition. Illustrated throughout. Beautiful red pigskin covers, full leather with four raised bands on spine, gilt lettering and decoration, all page ends gilt. A beautiful edition and copy. Gift quality. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 306 pages. Guns. Old West. American West. Collector Edition Odysseus Editions 1995 Reprint Hardcover As New in As New dust jacket 18240
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90.00 USD
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952 |
Chappell, Carl L SEVEN MINUS ONE; The Story of Gus Grissom
Dust jacket has light edgewear and age-toning, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has no defects; handsome blue cloth covers with gilt titles to front cover and spine. Illustrated with b/w photos. The dust jacket identifies the book as a "Special Kiwanis Edition," but this designation does not appear in the book. : Virgil (Gus) Grissom was one of the original seven astronauts, and was the first astronaut to make two space flights. Grissom later moved to the Apollo program and was assigned as commander of what was meant to be the first manned Apollo flight. He was killed in 1967 along with astronauts Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee when their Apollo 1 command module caught fire and burned on the launchpad during a training exercise. This is a warm biography of Gus Grissom, written by his home-town pastor. SIGNED by five persons: Carl Chappell, the author and Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Mitchell Indiana, Grissom's home town; Norman Grissom (his brother) ; Dennis Grissom (his father) ; and Mrs. Dennis Grissom (his mother). Also signed by a fifth, unidentified person. Introductions by Walter Cronkite, Birch Bayh, Lee Hamilton, and Walter Schirra. A unique, highly collectible, record of the life of an astronaut who gave his life for the space program. Scarce, as a hardback book in this condition. : New Frontier: 8vo - 8" to 9" tall: 284 pages: Signed by Author Madison, IN New Frontier Publishing Co. 1968 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket 25892
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953 |
Chappell, William [Wooldridge, H. Ellis] Old English Popular Music: a New Edition with a Preface and Notes, and the Earlier Examples Entirely Revised by H. Ellis Wooldridge (3 books in one volume)
Gilt on spine is a bit dulled, small owner's stamp on front pastedown. . Three books in one: "Table of Tunes, " which is volume I of the original work by Chappell, "Old English Popular Music, " which is volume II, and "Supplement to Chappel's Traditional Tunes, Collected and Edited with Illustrative Notes, by Frank Kidson, " 710 pages in all. This is a beautiful copy. . Small 4to - 9" to 11". 324+212+174 pages. Old English Popular Music NY Jack Brussel 1961 Reprint Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 20575
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954 |
Chapralis, Jim C. Fishing Passion: a Lifelong Love Affair with Angling
No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected with fresh mylar sleeve. . Truly a passionate account of the author's world-wide experiences with fishing and fisherman. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on first endpaper. For your favorite fisherman. Gift quality, especially if your name is Ron Wilson. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 368 pages. Fishing. Memoirs. Angling. Anglers Evanston, IL Angling Matters Press 2002 0970865333 First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 20600
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955 |
Charity Hospital, School Of Nursing, New Orleans, Louisiana Student Handbook
Light creasing to front cover, light foxing to endpapers. Inked writing on a few pages by former owner. Stapled softcover printed on coated paper with red card covers. . Discusses the program, policies, and more. This is the 1943 edition. . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 92 pages. School Of Nursing. New Orleans, Louisiana. Charity Hospital New Orleans School of Nursing, Charity Hospital 1943 Softcover Good with no dust jacket 28000
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958 |
Charlton, James / Gilson, Barbara A CHRISTMAS FEAST
Jacket has 1/2" tear, slight soil, now in clean mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Tight and square, pages are clean and bright. . A treasury of 50 Christmas stories and poems by a Who's Who of American and British authors, such as Agatha Christie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Robert Frost, Charles Dickens, Ogden Nash, Washington Irving, Bret Harte, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, T. S. Eliot, John Milton, Arthur Conan Doyle, and this list is just a sampling. NOT a book club edition; price on jacket is $7.50.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 415 pages. Christmas. Short Stories. Poems Garden City Doubleday 1976 0385125127 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 16567
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959 |
Chartkoff, Kerry Kona & Joseph L. Chartkoff The Archaeology of California
Page ends are very lightly spotted, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Bound in tan cloth covers with no defects, bright gilt titles to spine. ; Archaeological study of California. Profusely illustrated, several Appendices, Bibliography, Index. Lacking dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 478 pages Stanford Univ Pr 1984 0804711577 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine 29381
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960 |
Charyn, Jerome MARIA'S GIRLS
No defects in book or jacket, now in mylar cover. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . An Isaac Sidel novel. "A police procedural by Dali ... Surrealistic. ". 8 . NEW YORK NY Mystery New York, Ny, U. S. A. Mysterious Press 1992 089296460x Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 14667
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962 |
Chatman, Seymour, Ed. Essays on the Language of Literature
Green cloth covers are slightly rubbed at extremities, former owner's name on first endpaper. . Tight, square, pages clean and bright. The 31 essays are grouped into five categories: sound texture, metrics, grammar, literary form and meaning, and style and stylistics. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 450 pages. LANGUAGE. Literature. Essays Boston Houghton, Mifflin 1967 Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 17017
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964 |
Chaucer, Geoffrey; Skeat, Walter W. The Canterbury Tales
Dust jacket has light edgewear, price-clipped, no other defects. Book is a little rubbed at extremities of green cloth covers, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. : Includes a Glossary and Index. No. 161. : 12mo 7" - 7˝" tall: 642 pages The Modern Library 1929 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket 29113
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965 |
chein, isidor The Road to H: Narcotics, Delinquency, and Social Policy
Slight bump to corner of front cover, light rubbing to extremities. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Bright gilt titles and decoration to spine. . 'H" is for Heaven, Hell, and heroin. Comprehensive study based on research. This is the first edition. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 482 pages. Drug Abuse. Addiction. Heroin Addiction. Social Policy Basic Books 1964 0465070558 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 28414
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967 |
Cheley, Frank H. BOY RIDERS OF THE ROCKIES
No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . An "essentially true" story of a summer camp for boys in the Colorado Rockies. Book is in beautiful condition. 13 plates. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 335 pages. Rocky Mountains. Boys. Summer Camp Boston W. A. Wilde Company 1928 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 20205
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968 |
Chen, Yu-Shih Realism and Allegory in the Early Fiction of Mao Tun
Dust jacket has a few minor chips and tears, protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Mao Tun was a Chinese editor, author, and communist ideologue, considered to be one of the greatest modern novelists in China. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 262 pages. Modern Fiction. China Bloomington Indiana U. Press 1986 0253349508 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good dust jacket 24642
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969 |
Cheney, Sheldon Open Air Theatre
Green cloth covers are lightly stained, rubbed at extremities. Most pages are unopened. About 50 pages have a light water stain to the bottom right corner, not affecting the text or the illustrations. Light owner stamp to front pastedown. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This book is notable for its illustrations -- 51 plates showing many examples of open air theaters. All plates are present. Although this book has seen better days, it is still solid and useful. This is the first edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 183 pages. Theater Theatre. Open Air. Ancient Greece. Ancient Rome Mitchell Kennerley 1918 Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket 29249
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970 |
Cheng, Francois Chinese Poetic Writing: with an Anthology of T'Ang Poetry
Light spotting to page ends, lacking dust jacket. . Text is translated from the French. The poetry is given in the original Chinese and in its English translation. Scarce. . Studies in Chinese Literature and Society Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 225 pages. Chinese Poetry. T'ang Dynasty Bloomington Indiana Univ Pr 1982 0253313589 First Edition Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 27502
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972 |
Chereiskaya, M. Russian Souvenirs
No defects; a beautiful copy. : Beautiful pictorial covers, in the style of Russian lacquered dolls. Covers lacquers, wood carving, porcelain, metalwork, stone-carving, ceramics, and more. Includes 105 plates, all in gorgeous full color. : Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall Leningrad Aurora Art Publishers 1978 0714711632 Hardcover As New with no dust jacket 15628
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975 |
Chesni, Yves INNER VOYAGE
No defects. Book is new and unread. : Autobiography of a philosopher and psychiatrist. Translated from the French by Joseph P. Zenk. : 8vo - 8" to 9" tall: 410 pages Palo Alta CA Live Oak Press 2003 0931095085 Hardcover New with no dust jacket 25424
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977 |
Chevigny, Hector Russian America - the Great Alaskan Venture 1741-1867
Dust jacket is rubbed with creasing at extremities and a little soil, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . The history of Russian America in what is now Alaska. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 274 pages. Russian America. History Of Alaska. 18th Century. 19th Century NY Viking Press 1965 Second Printing. Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket 27171
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978 |
Chevray, Rene & Jean Mathiew Topics in Fluid Mechanics
Glossy paper covers are somewhat rubbed, corner crease, owner name inside front cover. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 320 pages. Fluid Mechanics Cambridge University Press 1993 0521422728 First Edition Softcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 24090
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980 |
Chiarella, Tom FOLEY'S LUCK
Author's first book. Eleven connected stories set in Florida. Jacket is a bit stressed at places at top edge, now in mylar cover. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Chiarella is an excellent writer; these eleven stories tell the story of Foley's life, from beginning to end. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Short Stories. First Book. Florida. Modern Literature New York Knopf 1992 0679409653 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 25638
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981 |
Chiaventone, Frederick J. A Road We Do Not Know: a Novel of Custer At Little Bighorn
A couple of scraped/scraped spots to dust jacket, no other defects; now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; appears to be unread. . Historical fiction about Custer's disaster in the Dakota Territory. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 333 pages. George Armstrong Custer. Lakota Indians. Little Big Horn. Historical Fiction Simon & Schuster 1996 0684830566 Reprint Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 26527
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982 |
Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis Review for the Year, 1933-1934; Dedicated to Increasing the Knowledge of the Psychic Processes of Man
Card covers overlap pages and are creased with tiny tears at extremities, spine is lightly sunned. . This is the report for the first full year of the operation of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. The Institute was the second to established in the United States, following that of New York by a few months. Includes four photographic plates showing rooms and equipment of the Institute. Among those associated with the Institute in its early years were Franz Alexander, its first Director, Karen Horney, Karl Menninger, and Lionel Blitzstein. Scarce. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 52 pages. Psychoanalysis. Chicago Institute Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis 1934 First Edition Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 27334
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983 |
Chichester, Sir Francis SOLO TO SYDNEY
Page ends are very lightly spotted. : The story of a solo flight from England to Australia in a De Havilland Gipsy Moth. First published in England in 1930. : 8vo 8" - 9" tall: 208 pages NY Stein & Day 1982 0812828658 First US Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Fine dust jacket 16320
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984 |
Chidester, David Patterns of Power: Religion and Politics in American Culture
Paper covers are slightly rubbed at extremities, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. : Author probes all aspects of the relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Nine chapters and index. : Trade PB: 8vo - 8" to 9" tall: 316 pages Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall 1988 0136540058 First Edition: First Printing Softcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 21970
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985 |
Chidester, David And Edward T. Linenthal AMERICAN SACRED SPACE
Faint stain to top page ends. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Study of the creation of sacred space in America. "Here are the beginnings of a new American religious history." . Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 352 pages. Sacred And Profane. Americans And Religion Bloomington Indiana University Press 1995 0253210062 First Edition Softcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 22585
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986 |
Chief Of The Weather Bureau, Secretary Of Agriculture Proceedings of the Third Convention of Weather Bureau Officials, Held At Peoria, Ill. , September 20, 21, 22, 1904
Blue cloth covers are rubbed, worn at corners. Two-inch crack and smaller crack in front hinge. Pages are clean, no foxing, lightly yellowed. ; Twenty-six papers were presented, dealing with many different aspects of meteorology, such as educational programs, countercurrent theory of storms, rules for predicting flood-crest stages, methods for determining the direction and velocity of storm movements. Book is clean, tight. Includes several color charts and illustrations, including two fold-out charts. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 267 pages Washington DC Government Printing Office 1904 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 21809
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987 |
Childress, Mark A WORLD MADE OF FIRE
Faint corner crease on jacket flap, still Fine. Book has no defects; pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Author's first novel. A beautiful copy of the first edition, jacket protected by fresh polyester film cover. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. Modern Fiction. First Novel. American South NY Knopf 1984 0394536347 First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 19842
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988 |
Chin, Lucas, Ed. THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL (VOL. XXIII NOS. 44, NEW SERIES) January-December 1975
Blue card covers and pages, with backstrip mildly wrinkled and moderate corner bump. Binding is tight, pages clean and bright. . Sarawak is the largest state in Malayasia, and is located on the island of Borneo. It is home to 28 ethnic groups, with no ethnic majority. The Sarawak Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. The museum holds the natural history collection and specimens of Sarawak fauna, reptiles, mammals, and birds. The museum also displays exhibits of ethnographic artifacts such as models of longhouses of the various ethnic groups in Sarawak, musical instruments, various kinds of fish and animal traps, handicrafts, models of boats and others. The museum's journal includes scholarly articles on the archaeology, ethnography, history, and natural history of Sarawak. This volume includes 24 articles. Illustrated with maps, some of which are folding, drawings, tables, graphs, and 20 plates. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 312 pages. Sarawak. Indonesia. Anthropology. Ethnography. Natural History. Borneo Kuching, Sarawak The Sarawak Museum 1975 Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 23962
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989 |
Chinese Historical Society Of Southern California Portraits Of Pride
No defects; book is New. Includes factory-sealed CD in plastic pocket attached to last endpaper. . Portraits, both pictorial and textual, of leaders in Chinese-American society in southern California. A beautiful copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 227 pages. Chinese-americans. Southern California Chinese Historical Society of Southern California 2008 0930377982 Reprint Hardcover New in New dust jacket 27539
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991 |
Ching, Marvin K., et al, Eds. LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON LITERATURE
Dust jacket is a little rubbed and soiled, no other defects, in mylar sleeve. Back pastedown of book has small area (about one inch square) that is soiled and scraped. No other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Contributors include a bevy of linguists, 18 in all. Subjects are grouped into four groups: figurative language (several linguistic approaches to understanding metaphor) , style as choice, style as meaning, and style as tension between meaning and form. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 332 pages. Linguistic Theory. Literature. Literary Analysis. Metaphors. Style London Routledge 1980 071000382x First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 24692
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992 |
Chinn, Laurene Chambers THE SOOTHSAYER
The jacket is pure 70s, with mustard and purple and a black and white figure of a girl. The jacket is rubbed overall with very little edgewear, one small closed tear. The cover is puce and black with lightly soiled page ends, otherwise no defects. Covers are clean and unworn, binding is tight, pages are crisp and unmarked. Book appears unread. . A novel of the Apostles Paul and Timothy and Merza the soothsayer. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 240 pages. Religion Novel Fiction Bible Apostle Christian New York William Morrow and Company Inc. 1972 0688000223 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket 14889
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993 |
Chizmar, Richard T. MIDNIGHT PROMISES
Jack with a couple of small closed tears and a bit of wear at spine ends, bright and attractive. . SIGNED, LIMITED First edition, #473/500 copies. SIGNED by Chizmar, Ed Gorman ( who wrote the foreword) , and Ray Garton (who wrote the afterword) . A World Fantasy Award winner and editor of "Cemetery Dance" magazine, this is the author's First book. 17 dark, rich stories. A beautiful copy, in mylar cover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed. Limited Edition. Horror. Dark Fantasy Springfield, Pa. Gauntlet Publications 1996 1887368035 First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket 19200
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995 |
Christian County Genealogical Society / Windmill Publications, Inc. PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY OF FARMERS AND BREEDERS, CHRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Owner name written on ffep, else Fine. Brown buckram with bright gilt lettering and decoration. . Facsimile reprint, originally published in 1918, and reprinted by the Christian County Genealogical Society. It is a complete directory of the farmers, businesses, and breeders of Christian County, with some additional information provided about each. Invaluable for genealogical information about long-time county residents. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. Genealogical Research. Christian County, Illinois. Farmers. Breeders Mt. Vernon, IN Christian County Genealogical Society / Windmill Publications, Inc. 1994 Facsimile Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket 22807
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997 |
Christie's Publications CHRISTIES'S AT THE HOTEL OKURA, TOKYO: FEBRUARY 21, 1982 Modern Western Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Yohga and Nihonga
Glossy paper covers are a bit dinged, rubbed at extremities. Spine has two horizontal cracks. Inside, pages are Fine. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . An auction catalog of 411 lots of modern Western and Japanese art. Text in English and Japanese. Includes works by Picasso, Munch, Chagall, Foujita, Renoir, Rouault, Munakata, and many others. Index in English. Prices realized sheet is laid in. . Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 215 pages. Auction Catalog. Western Art. Japanese Art. Modern Art Tokyo Christie's Publications 1982 Softcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 22478
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998 |
Christie, Agatha AKHNATON
DJ has creasing to corner of inside front flap and very light edgewear. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Unusual play by the British mystery author about the young king Akhnaton, his wife Nefertiti, and his attempts to replace the old religion of ancient Egypt with one based on love. Written about the same time as Death on the Nile, but unpublished until this edition. This is the true first edition. A beautiful copy, jacket protected by mylar cover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Ancient Egypt. Agatha Christie. DRAMA Play. Nefertiti London Collins 1973 0002110385 Completely Revised Edition First Printing. Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket 19112
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999 |
Christman, Florence THE ROMANCE OF BALBOA PARK
The author spent years volunteering for the Information Office in Balboa Park in San Diego, CA. She wrote this book to answer the most-asked questions, resulting in a surprisingly lengthy history book. A few of the pages are oddly faded, but the book is tight, solid, and square. The cover has a color photo of the park with a beautiful steepled building in the background. The cover is very slightly creased near the spine and on the corners. B/W photos. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author on first endpaper. 168p. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. San Diego California CA Balboa Park History Neyenesch Printers, Inc. 1969 Softcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 17872
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