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Full Bloom: The Art and LIfe of Georgia O'Keeffeby: Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter

Full Bloom: The Art and LIfe of Georgia O'Keeffe
by: Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter

Hardcover. New York, W.W. Norton, 2nd, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 627 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to edges. Color pictures in center.

Record # 368183

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Sweetheart: The Story of Mary Pickford (SIGNED BY PICKFORD)by: Windeler, Robert

Sweetheart: The Story of Mary Pickford (SIGNED BY PICKFORD)
by: Windeler, Robert

Hardcover. New York, Praeger Publishers, 1st us, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 226 pages. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Mary ON FRONT FLY LEAF. Otherwise, Clean, tight copy with minor wear to edges.

Record # 368975

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Behind the Linesby: Blechman, R.O.

Behind the Lines
by: Blechman, R.O.

Hardcover. New York, Hudson Hills Press, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 187 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. green star sticker on front cover, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 369403

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Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and Whiteby: Tisserand, Michael

Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White
by: Tisserand, Michael

Hardcover. New York, Harper, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 560 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color pictures in center. Black and white pictures throughout. Remainder dot on bottom edge.

Record # 373410

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The Diaries of Kenneth Tynanby: Tynan, Kenneth] Lahr, John (Ed.)

The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan
by: Tynan, Kenneth] Lahr, John (Ed.)

Hardcover. NY, Bloomsbury, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A brilliant and feared critic, Kenneth Tynan was a nabob of the National Theatre alongside Laurence Olivier, and he was also the daring impresario who created "Oh Calcutta". He was a notorious eccentric, a louche sophisticate: connoisseur of cuisine, wine, literature and women. Where else could you find such a judicious blend of aesthetics, theatre lore, love, marriage, sex and politics? These sizzling diaries will remind older readers of a man whose reputation as the greatest critic of the twentieth century is still unchallenged and introduce younger readers to an electrifying writer who simply could not be boring. B&w photos, 439 pages. Clean copy.

Record # 374500

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Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadourby: Rickie Lee Jones

Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour
by: Rickie Lee Jones

Hardcover. NY, Grove Press, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 364 pages. Last Chance Texaco is the first ever no-holds-barred account of the life of one of rock's hardest working women in her own words. With candor and lyricism Rickie Lee Jones takes us on the journey of her exceptional life: from her nomadic childhood as the granddaughter of vaudevillian performers, to her father's abandonment of the family and her years as a teenage runaway, her beginnings at LA's Troubadour club, to her tumultuous relationship with Tom Waits, her battle with drugs, and longevity as a woman in rock and roll. These are never-before-told stories of the girl in "the raspberry beret," a songwriter who inspired American culture for decades.

Record # 377887

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The Diary of James C. Hagerty: Eisenhower in Mid-Course 1954 1955 by: Hagerty, James C/Robert Ferrell(Ed.)

The Diary of James C. Hagerty: Eisenhower in Mid-Course 1954 1955
by: Hagerty, James C/Robert Ferrell(Ed.)

Hardcover. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an dust jacket with mild fading to spine. A valuable record of the first Presidency of the TV age. Hagerty was President Eisenhower's only press secretary. Clean copy.

Record # 378780

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Hunger Artist: A Suburban Childhood (SIGNED COPY)by: Joanne Jacobson

Hunger Artist: A Suburban Childhood (SIGNED COPY)
by: Joanne Jacobson

Softcover. Huron OH, Bottom Dog Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 130 pages. INSCRIBED BY JACOBSON on the title page. The author tells her story of growing up Jewish in Evanston, Illinois.

Record # 379553

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Emile Durkheim; His Life and Work: A Historical and Critical Studyby: Lukes, Steven

Emile Durkheim; His Life and Work: A Historical and Critical Study
by: Lukes, Steven

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust dacket with minor wear, unclipped. Durkheim was a turn of the century French sociologist who argued that society is largely responsible for shaping an individual's moral values. He was largely critical of laissez-faire capitalism, arguing that society needed to be morally reconstructed. Lukes' comprehensive biography tells the story of Durkheim's life: how he responded to his critics, and how he tried to make his way in the academic world of pre-WWI Europe. Lukes examines Durkheim's work in its historical context, and offers a critical examination of it as well. Clean copy.

Record # 380311

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Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hoursby: Oppedisano, Tony with Ross, Mary Jane

Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours
by: Oppedisano, Tony with Ross, Mary Jane

Hardcover. NY, Scribner, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. This intimate, revealing portrait of Frank Sinatra--from the man closest to the famous singer during the last decade of his life--features never-before-seen photos and new revelations about some of the most famous people of the past fifty years, including Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Sam Giancana, Madonna, and Bono.

Record # 381065

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Shooting Wars My Life as a War Cameraman, From Cuba to Iraq by: Durschmied, Erik

Shooting Wars My Life as a War Cameraman, From Cuba to Iraq
by: Durschmied, Erik

Hardcover. NY, Pharos Books , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 220 pages, b&w photos. Examines the life of the photographer who has, during his career, captured such events as the Vietnam War, the killing fields of Cambodia, and the Iran-Iraq War. Clean copy.

Record # 381482

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Singing in a Strange Land: C. L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of Americaby: Nick Salvatore

Singing in a Strange Land: C. L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of America
by: Nick Salvatore

Hardcover. NY, Little Brown, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. This is a biography of C.L. Franklin, one of the black preachers in American history. It tells the story of black migration and activism, alongside the rise of gospel, blues, and soul music, with a cast of characters including Martin Luther King, Jr., B.B. King, Art Tatum, and Coleman Young.

Record # 381611

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The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biographyby: Matteson, John

The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biography
by: Matteson, John

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer John Matteson, an account of the "Susan Sontag" of nineteenth-century America. A brilliant writer and a fiery social critic, Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was perhaps the most famous American woman of her generation. Outspoken and quick-witted, idealistic and adventurous, she became the leading female figure in the transcendentalist movement, wrote a celebrated column of literary and social commentary for Horace Greeley's newspaper, and served as the first foreign correspondent for an American newspaper. While living in Europe she fell in love with an Italian nobleman, with whom she became pregnant out of wedlock. In 1848 she joined the fight for Italian independence and, the following year, reported on the struggle while nursing the wounded within range of enemy cannons. Amid all these strivings and achievements, she authored the first great work of American feminism: Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Despite her brilliance, however, Fuller suffered from self-doubt and was plagued by ill health. John Matteson captures Fuller's longing to become ever better, reflected by the changing lives she led. 28 black-and-white illustrations. Smallbump to top corner otherwise like new.

Record # 382195

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The Bernie Cornfeld Storyby: Bert Cantor

The Bernie Cornfeld Story
by: Bert Cantor

Hardcover. NY, Lyle Stuart, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in dust jacket with a faded spine, 320 pages. b&w illustrations. Biography of the famous white-collar criminal who became a multi-millionaire by manipulating financial markets. Clean copy.

Record # 383174

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Smile Please by: Mildred Spurrier Topp

Smile Please
by: Mildred Spurrier Topp

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. An uncommon biography of strong-willed Greenwood, Mississippi professional studio photographer Lillian Spurrier with the autobiographical musings of her like-mannered daughter, Mildred Spurrier Topp (1897-1963), who taught creative writing at Ole Miss, authored one book of fiction titled IN THE PINK (Houghton Mifflin, 1950), was a close friend of Eudora Welty, and served one term in the Mississippi State Legislature from 1932 to 1935. Topp family b/w portrait images upon front and rear endpapers.

Record # 383518

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Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri: The Journal & Description of Jean-Baptiste Truteau, 1794-1796by: (Ed.) Raymond J. DeMallie et al

Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri: The Journal & Description of Jean-Baptiste Truteau, 1794-1796
by: (Ed.) Raymond J. DeMallie et al

Hardcover. Lincoln NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1st thus, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 693 pages with index, 16 pages of plates. A Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri offers the first annotated scholarly edition of Jean-Baptiste Truteau's journal of his voyage on the Missouri River in the central and northern Plains from 1794 to 1796 and of his description of the upper Missouri. This fully modern and magisterial edition of this essential journal surpasses all previous editions in assisting scholars and general readers in understanding Truteau's travels and encounters with the numerous Native peoples of the region, including the Arikaras, Cheyennes, Lakotas-Dakotas-Nakotas, Omahas, and Pawnees. Truteau's writings constitute the very foundation to our understanding of the late eighteenth-century fur trade in the region immediately preceding the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803. French and English text. Bright, clean copy.

Record # 384498

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Galileo: Watcher of the Skiesby: David Wootton

Galileo: Watcher of the Skies
by: David Wootton

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2010, Haerdcover in a bright dust jacket. 354 pages, b&w illustrations. Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. Tackling Galileo as astronomer, engineer and author, the author places him at the centre of Renaissance culture. He traces Galileo through his early rebellious years onwards: his move to Florence seeking money, status, and greater freedom to attack intellectual orthodoxies; his trial for heresy and narrow escape from torture; and his house arrest and physical (though not intellectual) decline. Clean copy.

Record # 386012

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Roosevelt: The Happy Warrior by: Gilman, Bradley

Roosevelt: The Happy Warrior
by: Gilman, Bradley

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1st, 1921, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, 375 pages. With a frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt, and 10 other illustrations. "A biography, written con amore (with love) by a Harvard classmate, that is full of illuminating anecdotes and memories of this great American." Ink name on front fly leaf and following page. Covers show wear to edges, top of spine. Interior clea, binding solid.

Record # 386633

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Name and Address: An Autobiography by: T.S. Matthews

Name and Address: An Autobiography
by: T.S. Matthews

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket with minor chipping. The author was editor of *Time* magazine from 1949 to 1953. Clean copy.

Record # 387011

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Round Many A Bend: Being Chapters From the Autobiography of The Reverend Austin Leeby: Austin Lee

Round Many A Bend: Being Chapters From the Autobiography of The Reverend Austin Lee
by: Austin Lee

Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. An English clergyman who was also Naval Chaplain, aircraftman, schoolmaster, barman, and hotel manager recounts a eventful life writing from a remote part of Ireland. Clean copy.

Record # 387422

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George Washington: Man and Monumentby: Marcus Cunliffe

George Washington: Man and Monument
by: Marcus Cunliffe

Hardcover. London, Collins, 1st UK, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. 192 pages, Two endpaper maps, b&w frontispiece. As the author follows Washington's life from childhood onwards "the real man begins to emerge: fallible, often impatient, eager for honor when he was young". Clean copy.

Record # 387839

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The Happy Warrior: The Story of My Father, Alfred E. Smith by: Warner, Emily Smith, with Hawthorne, Daniel

The Happy Warrior: The Story of My Father, Alfred E. Smith
by: Warner, Emily Smith, with Hawthorne, Daniel

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday & Company, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket. 320 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean copy.

Record # 396404

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Charles James Fox by: John Drinkwater

Charles James Fox
by: John Drinkwater

Hardcover. NY, Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark blue cloth stamped in green and gilt, 389 pages with index, b&w illustrations. Charles Fox (1749-1806) was a British Whig statesman who opposed King George III and helped to gain passage of a Parliamentry resolution pledging the abolition of the slave trade and was also an advocate for independence for foreign colonies. Ex-lib with stamping to endpapers, paper scar to inside rear cover. Internally clean, very good.

Record # 397184

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The Life and Adventures of John Nicol Mariner by: Nicol, John / Flannery, Tim (Ed.)

The Life and Adventures of John Nicol Mariner
by: Nicol, John / Flannery, Tim (Ed.)

Hardcover. NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 198 pages. A rousing memoir of an ordinary man's extraordinary life - a great, true adventure tale. Celebrated scientist Tim Flannery has edited Nicol's original text, providing accompanying footnotes and an introduction that give historical context to the sailor's exploits. Contains a brief but interesting passage on Newfoundland, with references to other nautical destinations such as Canton, Gaspe, Hawaii, Bombay, Quebec, Nootka Sound, the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Horn. In his many voyages the Scottish-born sailor John Nicol twice circumnavigated the globe, visiting every inhabited continent while witnessing and participating in many of the greatest events of exploration and adventure in the eighteenth-century.' Clean copy.

Record # 397883

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The Earl Covey Story: A Biographyby: Francis A. Covey

The Earl Covey Story: A Biography
by: Francis A. Covey

Hardcover. NY, Exposition Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 164 pages, portrait frontis. and section of b&w photos. A nice clean, tight and unmarked text of this scarce biography of the noted Adirondack woodsman and builder.

Record # 398468

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Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Pennby: Clarkson, Thomas

Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn
by: Clarkson, Thomas

Hardcover. Dover NH, John Mann, 1st, 1820, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volumes in one, 194 and 181 pages. Leather bound with maroon spine label with gilt lettering. Page 9/10 with a partial tear, no paper loss. Bookplates on endpapers otherwise a clean, well preserved copy with light foxing to pages.

Record # 402664

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Eighty-Three Years a Servant or The Life of Rev. Alvah Sabin (SIGNED COPY)by: Hobart, Alvah S.

Eighty-Three Years a Servant or The Life of Rev. Alvah Sabin (SIGNED COPY)
by: Hobart, Alvah S.

Hardcover. Cincinnati OH, Review Printing Co., 1st, 1885, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth with black stamping, 174 pages. B&w frontispiece engraving of Sabin with tissue guard. Green floral pattern on endpapers. First blank page INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, DATED 1890.

Record # 412324

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John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Heroby: McGhee, Richard D.

John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero
by: McGhee, Richard D.

Hardcover. Jefferson, N.C., McFarland & Company, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers, 383 pages, with photographs throughout. Very clean and tight copy. No dust jacket issued.

Record # 455960

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Without Stoppingby: Bowles, Paul

Without Stopping
by: Bowles, Paul

Hardcover. London, Peter Owen Publishers, 1st UK , 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 379 pages. 8 pages of b&w photographs. Gilt titles on spine. Edge wear to top edge of cover and dust jacket. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 467086

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Walt Frazier: One Magic Season and a Basketball Life (SIGNED COPY)by: Offen, Neil

Walt Frazier: One Magic Season and a Basketball Life (SIGNED COPY)
by: Offen, Neil

Hardcover. New York, Times Books, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor dust jacket wear. Black and white images throughout. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR OFFEN ON FRONT FLYLEAF.

Record # 471629

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Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson, The (SIGNED COPY)by: Jefferson, Joseph

Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson, The (SIGNED COPY)
by: Jefferson, Joseph

Hardcover. New York, Century Co., 1st, 1890, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 501 pages. Hardcover. AUTHORS SIGNED INSCRIPTION PASTED ON TITLE PAGE. 3/4 Leather marbled sections, raised bands on spine. Gilt titles and highlights. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edge. Light rubbing to cover edges. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611697

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Blue Dogby: Rodrigue, George; Freundlich, Lawrence S

Blue Dog
by: Rodrigue, George; Freundlich, Lawrence S

Hardcover. New York, Viking Studio Books, 2nd pr., 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket in a slipcase. Clean, tight copy with only light fading to slipcase. Paper on top of slip case is starting to become unglued. Bright colorful pictures throughout.

Record # 750333

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American Colossus, An: The Singular Career of Alexander Hamiltonby: Bailey, Ralph Edward

American Colossus, An: The Singular Career of Alexander Hamilton
by: Bailey, Ralph Edward

Hardcover. Boston, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard & Co., 2nd printing, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 pages. Blue cloth covers, gilt titles to front board and spine, blue dust jacket with illustration, b&w frontispiece of Hamilton's portrait, 7 additional b&w plates. Mild rubbing and chipping to dust jacket, previous owner's signature to front endpaper, otherwise pages crisp and unmarked, clean covers; overall, a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 808603

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William Morris: A Study in Personality.by: Compton- Rickett, Arthur

William Morris: A Study in Personality.
by: Compton- Rickett, Arthur

Hardcover. New York , E. P. Dutton , 1st U.S., 1913, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 325 pages. Green cloth cover, beveled edges, gilt design,some wear to corners and edges. Light foxing and shadows on front and rear endpages. With an introduction by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Frontispiece is b&w portrait of William Morris. Binding slightly cocked. Inside pages are bright and clean. A nice copy.

Record # 853088

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Lower Classby: Youell, George

Lower Class
by: Youell, George

Hardcover. Caldwell, Idaho, The Caxton Printers, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 265 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Scarce. Illustrated by Anton Otto Fisher. A frank and detailed description of the life of a English deep-sea fisherman. Moderate edgewear to dust jacket, chipping most pronounced along top edge. Chipping to dust jacket spine as well. Foxing to all edges. Unmarked. A tight copy.

Record # 951254

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J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artistby: Beller, Thomas

J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist
by: Beller, Thomas

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 181 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy.

Record # 4450231

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The World of Owen Gromme (SIGNED COPY))by: Peterson (Intro), Roger Tory

The World of Owen Gromme (SIGNED COPY))
by: Peterson (Intro), Roger Tory

Hardcover. Wisconsin, Stanton & Lee Publishers, Inc., 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 240 pages. SIGNED BY OWEN GROMME. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. "SIGNED" sticker on front cover. Dust cover shows wear: some chipping on spine and edges, small tears along edges, light fading. Boards in great shape, only very light fading along bottom edges. From the dust jacket front flap: "...presents the life and art of a man who through eight decades of accomplishment as a naturalist and artist has provided us with a link between the 19th and 21st centuries."

Record # 30259

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Autobiography of Du Pont de Nemours, Theby: Du Pont, Pierre Samuel, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (Translator and Introduction)

Autobiography of Du Pont de Nemours, The
by: Du Pont, Pierre Samuel, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (Translator and Introduction)

Hardcover. Wilmington, DE, Scholarly Resources Inc., 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 298 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Cover boards bound in blue, gilt title on spine and front cover. Dust jacket has a touch of agewear, A little foxing on top edge. Clean inside, binding tight, in great shape.

Record # 31153

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Monticello: A Family Story: An Intiate Portrait-In-Depth of Thomas Jefferson and His Familyby: Langhorne, Elizabeth

Monticello: A Family Story: An Intiate Portrait-In-Depth of Thomas Jefferson and His Family
by: Langhorne, Elizabeth

Hardcover. North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 289 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, very good.

Record # 99033

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Lord North (2 Volume Set)by: Valentine, Alan

Lord North (2 Volume Set)
by: Valentine, Alan

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st Edition, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two Volume set. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Volume 1: 568 pages. Volume 2: 517 pages. Hardcovers. In slipcase, very good. B/w illustrations throughout. Decorated edges. Black cloth cover boards. Pages clean and bright. Spines straight. Bindings tight. North's reputation among historians has varied wildly, reaching its lowest point in the late 19th century, when he was depicted as a creature of the king and an incompetent who lost the American colonies.

Record # 99248

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Gonzo: Hunter S. Thompsonby: Thompson, Hunter S,

Gonzo: Hunter S. Thompson
by: Thompson, Hunter S,

Hardcover. New York, Ammo, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages, many b&w and color photographs. A visual biography accompanied by excerpts from Thompson's work. Introduction by Johnny Depp, edited by Steve Crist and Paul Norton. Illustrated boards, no dust jacket issued.

Record # 351174

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Essential Robert Indiana, Theby: Krause, Martin

Essential Robert Indiana, The
by: Krause, Martin

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages. Hardcover no dust jacket. Color pictures throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to boards. Decoding Robert Indiana's work for a new generation, this revelatory book explores previously unknown autobiographical elements in the work of the Pop artist and printmaker. Famously proclaiming himself to be "an American painter of signs," Robert Indiana has created an enormous body of work, much of it boldly colored abstractions. In this incisive new examination of the artist, based on ongoing conversations with Indiana, art historian Martin Krause sifts through autobiographical clues within the artist's work and finds a wealth of affecting and affectionate references to Indiana's childhood, literary heroes, and the cultural icons of his generation. In addition, a penetrating essay by Pop art scholar John Wilmerding deconstructs Indiana's use of geometric shapes, making unexpected connections that enhance Krause's thesis. Accompanied by reproductions of more than 50 prints from the period 1960-2010--and focusing specifically on series such as Decade: Autoportraits, Vinalhaven Suite, and The Hartley Elegies as well as the "Love" and "Hope" images and studies of Marilyn Monroe, Picasso, and the Brooklyn Bridge--Krause's decryption of Indiana's visual language provides telling insight into the work of this quintessentially American artist.

Record # 352261

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David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975by: sykes, christopher simon

David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975
by: sykes, christopher simon

Hardcover. US, Nan A. Talese, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 384 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color and black and white pictures throughout.

Record # 352454

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Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesingerby: Mann, William J.

Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger
by: Mann, William J.

Softcover. New York, Billboard Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 656 pages. Softcover with no dust jacket. Remainder mark on top edge, otherwise, clean, unmarked copy. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white pictures throughout. Mann, a novelist and author of books on film history, presents this biography of director John Schlesinger (1926-2003), based on interviews with the director and his family following his stroke in 2001, in addition to other primary source documents, articles, and reviews. He describes Schlesinger's childhood; his early days as a documentary director at the BBC; his films during the era of New Hollywood; and Midnight Cowboy, which won an Academy Award. His other films, such as Billy Liar, Darling, Cold Comfort Farm, and The Day of the Locust, are discussed, as well as his accurate depictions of homosexuality, and his personal and professional relationships.

Record # 352688

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Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitressby: Taylor, Candacy A.

Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress
by: Taylor, Candacy A.

Softcover. New York, ILR Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 170 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to wrappers. Color pictures throughout. "Career waitresses do more than just serve food. They are part psychiatrist, part grandmother, part friend, and they serve every walk of American life: from the retired and the widowed, to the wounded and the lonely, and from the working class to the wealthy. The classic diner waitress is an icon of American culture.... This book takes a moment to honor and recognize waitresses' contribution to our communities. Doing this project has helped me to redefine my perspective on life, work, and happiness. It has made me reevaluate the myth of the American dream that says you need to have an 'important' job to be happy."

Record # 352877

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Photographic Memoriesby: Delano, Jack

Photographic Memories
by: Delano, Jack

Hardcover. Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, 221 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Yellowing to top edge of dust jacket. Rubbing to rear. An otherwise clean, unmarked copy with minor wear to dust jacket edges. Jack Delano's "Photographic Memories" include the struggles of migrant workers and the homefront contributions of ethnic and minority groups living in the shadow of the Depression. Employed as a photographer by the Historical Section of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), Delano later settled in Puerto Rico, where he has been a constant participant in the island's cultural life. This memoir includes rare photos from his FSA years, along with cartoons, personal snapshots and film stills.

Record # 353344

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Stepping Up: The Story of Curt Flood and His FIght for Baseball Player's Rights (SIGNED COPY)by: Belth, Alex

Stepping Up: The Story of Curt Flood and His FIght for Baseball Player's Rights (SIGNED COPY)
by: Belth, Alex

Hardcover. New York, Persea Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 228 page. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR BELTH ON TITLE PAGE AND DATED August 31, 2007. Otherwise, clean, tight copy with minor rubbing on dust jacket edges.

Record # 354076

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Pinkerton & Friends: A Steven Kellogg Treasury (SIGNED COPY)by: Kellogg, Steven

Pinkerton & Friends: A Steven Kellogg Treasury (SIGNED COPY)
by: Kellogg, Steven

Hardcover. New York, DialBooks, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 340 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY STEVEN KELLOGG WITH ILLUSTRATION ON FRONT FLY LEAF. Dust jacket shows light rubbing. Cover boards show light edgewear, tight copy.

Record # 354259

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Back Homeby: Mauldin, Bill

Back Home
by: Mauldin, Bill

Hardcover. NY, William Sloane Associates, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 315 pages, b&w illustrations by Mauldin. In a lightly worn dust jacket, stated First Printing on copyright page. Clean. The famous cartoon/journalist's take on post-war life for ex-GIs.

Record # 359023

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No Time to Grieve: An Autobiographical Journey From Russia to Paris to New York by: Iswolsky, Helene (Daughter Of The Last Tsarist Ambassador To France)

No Time to Grieve: An Autobiographical Journey From Russia to Paris to New York
by: Iswolsky, Helene (Daughter Of The Last Tsarist Ambassador To France)

Hardcover. Philadelphia, The Winchell Co., 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 297 pages, b&w illustrations, in a bright dust jacket. Clean. Helene Iswolsky, daughter of a Russian diplomat, grew up in Japan, Denmark, Russia, and France. In 1911, her father became Russian ambassador to France. She returned to Russia for her debut in 1914, to be presented to the Tsarina Alexandra. While there she attended the wedding of Prince Felix Yusupov, who was to murder Rasputin three years later. After the Tsar was overthrown, her father retired to Biarritz and died there in 1919, leaving unpaid debts. The author took up translating and writing. She had a religious awakening and became a Catholic. A sojourn in a Benedictine monastery left her changed, but she decided not to make the cloister her life. The author knew many notable people in the Paris area, especially writers, poets, critics, philosophers of the "new wave," Christian humanists, and Russian emigres. She attended the Sunday afternoon gatherings of Jacques Maritain and Nicholas Berdiaev, and worked on Emmanuel Mounier's journal "Esprit." When the Nazis occupied France, she escaped to America with her mother. Here she founded an ecumenical movement called "The Third Hour" and taught Russian at Fordham University and other schools. She was a close friend of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement. Scarce.

Record # 359148

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