Hardcover. NY, Prestel, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 224 pages illustrated in color. A century's worth of the most breathtaking and significant landscape designs around the globe. Beginning with Filoli, the century-old, forward-looking estate situated just south of San Francisco, and closing with The Park, the first public garden ever created in Las Vegas, John Hill takes readers on a worldwide tour, one per year, of beautiful, inspiring, creatively designed, and historically significant landscapes. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in glossy boards, 46 pages illustrated in color by Ronald Himler. Despite her grandfather's reassurances, Annie worries about the coming branding of her own pet calf, Doodle, and she is determined to stand by Doodle all the way. Clean copy, no dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with gray cloth spine. Color illustrations by Masha. Small name on front fly leaf, light edge and corner wear to boards.
Hardcover. NY, Viking/Ariel, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket, 147 pages, color plates by Van Allsburg. Inscription on half-title page.
Hardcover. NY, Schwartz & Wade, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, no dust jacket. 48 pages illustrated by the author in b&w and two colors. When Mini finds a small moppet of a dog, with fluffy ears, no collar, and wearing yellow booties, she understandably wants to take it home. Despite Mom's insistence that the dog probably already has a family, Mini gets attached and is awfully proud of her new pal, who can sing, sit, and give both paws. But when the pup runs off one day at the park, Mini comes to understand how someone else out there might be missing the little guy too.
Softcover. Burbank CA, Mirage Productions, 1st, 1980, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 134 pages, printed on 3-hole punched paper and bound with one brass brad and reinforced with tape on the spine. Plain blue paper wraps with title hand-printed on front, on spine tape and bottom edge. No indicated draft but dated September 15, 1980. This was copy #16 distributed, as lettered on title page in corner. The 1981 film was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Paul Newman and Sally Field. Luedtke won an Academy Award nomination for screenplay written directly for the screenplay.
Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 225 pages. Minor dust jacket edge wear and spotting on top edge, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. American Heritage Publishing , BC Ed., 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 44 pages illustrated in color by Philippe Fix. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. The Old Lady, her Magical Mouse, a Brindle London Squatting Cat, a Yak, and Alexander, the smiling alligator, lived together on a hill without any friends until the thirty-day rain endangered the town below them. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow Books, BC Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth. 32 pages illustrated in color by Chess. As he encounters animals from A to Z, Alfred learns the letters of the alphabet. Book Club edition, clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books, 2nd pr., 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 42 pages illustrated in color by Anno. The reader, with the help of two children, Tom and Hannah, two white hats, and three red hats learns about logic. Inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Brookfield CT, Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Macdonald. Square-jawed, muscle-bound Jack awakens and embarks on a host of fabulous adventures. Shot from a cannon directly into a spiffy blue suit, he grapples with an alligator and conquers a space alien and giant robot from the wings of his personal airplane- all on his way to work as Chief Flavor Tester in the World's Best Ice Cream Company. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 372 pages. Introduction by John Rothenstein. Green cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, b&w illustrated dust jacket with bold yellow titles, 502 b&w plates, with accompanying appendix of notes on plates. Clean covers, mild scratches to rear panel of dj, previous owner's inscription to front endpaper, slight foxing to preview pages where related clippings are laid in, pages crisp and otherwise unmarked; overall, a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Softcover. Wesleyan University Press, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 166 pages. This book, first published in Italy in 1988 as Autoritratto di gruppo, documents the intricate web of individual and communal experiences in the political movements of the '60s. Luisa Passerini, internationally known for her work in memory, oral history, and their intersections with social movements, sets out to rescue the "forgotten memory" of her generation and to give it literary status. The year 1968 is symbolic in Italy of a whole decade of struggles by students, women, workers, intellectuals, and technicians. Framed and illuminated by sessions of psychoanalysis, this absorbing narrative weaves episodes of Passerini's autobiography - including her involvement in the 1968 uprisings - oral histories of other participants, and Passerini's sociological observations. It raises critical questions about how we reconstruct the past and vividly illustrates the forces that shaped a generation. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Arthur A. Levine Books, reprint, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, oblong format. 32 pages with gorgeous watercolors by McCully. Mingyi, a desperate woman who does not want to marry the no-good Soong Ling, seeks the help of Master Wu Mei, the "beautiful warrior" who teaches Mingyi the philosophy and techniques of kung fu to defend herself against her suitor. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st thus, 1953 , Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, Illustrated in color and b&w by Schucker. This is the storybook version of The Black Stallion, aimed a younger readers. First thus with 1953 copyright date and 1.00 on inside front cover, No dust jacket issued. Sound but fragile copy, mild soil to covers, name on inside front cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, MDC Books/Hyperion, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Based on the 1938 Czech opera by Adolf Hoffmeister and Hans Krasa, retold by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner with color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Grand Rapids MI, Zonderkidz , 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 32 pages illustrated in color by David McPhail. When a bunny is born in spring, he sees the world as green and new and full of hope. But as the seasons change, the bunny worries that the earth may be dying. Sally Lloyd-Jones' picture book celebrates the Easter season and rebirth. Award-winning artist David McPhail's whimsical illustrations reflect the beauty of the world around us, No dust jacket. Clean, bright copy.
Softcover. Los Angeles, Paul Monash, N/A, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 141 pages, 3-hole punched pages but blue cover gone, back present. Two brads holding pages. Title page states: ADAPTED from the NOVEL by STEVEN KING (note that STEPHEN KING" is misspelled in this First Draft as "STEVEN KING"). This is an ORIGINAL FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. At this point the film, Carrie, was in early development. This was, perhaps, a spec script under the umbrella of Producer Paul Monash. Stamped with logo and address of the Ziegler Ross Agency.
Softcover. Los Angeles, Paul Monash Productions, N/A, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 138 pages, pale blue paper wraps with die-cut screen revealing title, 3-hole punched pages with two brads holding pages, top of rear cover loose from brad. Title page states: adapted from the novel by STEVEN KING (note that STEPHEN KING" is misspelled in this First Draft as "STEVEN KING"). This is an ORIGINAL REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. At this point the film, Carrie, was in early development. This was, perhaps, a spec script under the umbrella of Producer Paul Monash. Stamped with logo and address of the Ziegler Ross Agency. This draft has handwritten notations, crossed-out sections, some pages initialed (unreadable) - in xeroxed image, not original. Light overall wear.
Softcover. Los Angeles, Paul Monash Productions, N/A, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 138 pages, pale blue paper wraps with die-cut screen revealing title, 3-hole punched pages with two brads holding pages. Title page states: adapted from the novel by STEVEN KING (note that STEPHEN KING" is misspelled in this First Draft as "STEVEN KING"). This is an ORIGINAL REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. At this point the film, Carrie, was in early development. This was, perhaps, a spec script under the umbrella of Producer Paul Monash. Stamped with logo and address of the Ziegler Ross Agency. This draft has handwritten notations, crossed-out sections, some pages initialed (unreadable) - in xeroxed image, not original. Light overall wear. Number 12 in pencil in corner of title page.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 8th pr., 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Macaulay. Lavishly illustrated Caldecott Honor book about the construction of an imaginary French Gothic cathedral. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Collins, reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Macaulay. Lavishly illustrated Caldecott Honor book about the construction of an imaginary French Gothic cathedral. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Seoul, Royal Asiatic Society, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 328 pages, b&w illustrations. Five decades of North American missionary work in Korea are revealed in this book, giving readers a glimpse into the profound struggle for cultural and spiritual identity that often accompanied the Christian missionaries' foray into unbaptized territory. Most could not make the necessary leap from their own backgrounds to their new home culture; a few did, and came away from the experience with a sharper perception of self, society, and the sometimes problematic nature of their work. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover with a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket, a story by the author of Ironweed and his son, Brendan. Illustrated in color by Glen Baxter. Through ingenuity, determination, and sheer grit, Charlie Malarkey and his friend Iggy must stop Ben Bubie and his diabolical machine from stealing belly-buttons in Albany, New York. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with black lettering on spine and drawing of Charlie on front cover, a story by the author of Ironweed and his son, Brendan. Illustrated in color by Glen Baxter. Through ingenuity, determination, and sheer grit, Charlie Malarkey and his friend Iggy must stop Ben Bubie and his diabolical machine from stealing belly-buttons in Albany, New York. Clean copy. No dust jaclet.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Company, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated in color throughout by Emma Chichester Clark. When Cissy Lavender house sits for Mr. William Holly's cats and dog, she finds a multitude of things to do and write to him about.
Hardcover. NY, Whittlesey House, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. recounts Joseph Bromley's career as a locomotive engineer on the Lackawanna Railway in New York. Beginning as a teenager as a callboy, by age 17 Bromley was aboard the engine, throwing wood pieces into one of the last of the old wood-burning models. At 20 he was promoted to the right-hand side of the cab, becoming the youngest engineer with the line. His entertaining reminiscences describe the more relaxed freight schedules of the day, when the crew could stop on a siding for several hours of fishing or to visit family and friends. Illustrated with line drawings by Stephen Voorhies, 288 pages. Long inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Scholastic, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated by Vladimir Vagin. While poking about in the attic, Marvin and Joey discover old letters written by their great-great uncles, Henry and Timothy, whose correspondence with each other reveals to the youngsters the truths about being different and being brothers. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Los Angeles, Rare Bird Books, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 312 pages. The highlight of Desolation Peak is the journal Kerouac kept, starkly revealing the depth of his poverty, the extremity of his mood swings, and the ongoing arguments with himself over the future direction of his life, his writing, and faith. Along with the journal, he worked on a series of projects, including "Ozone Park," another installment of the Duluoz Legend beginning in 1943, after his discharge from the Navy; "The Martin Family," an intended sequel to The Town and the City, and "Desolation Adventure," a series of sketches that became part 1 of Desolation Angels. In writing it, Kerouac was re-committing himself to his more experimental, then-unpublishable style, declaring in the journal that "the form of the future is no-form." Also included in Collected Writings is "The Diamondcutter of Perfect Knowing," Kerouac's "transliteration" of the Diamond Sutra, his "Desolation Blues" and "Desolation Pops" poems, and assorted prose sketches and dreams. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, BC Ed., 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, illustrate with 2-color linoleum cuts by Brown. Weekly Reader Book Club Ed. Name on inside front cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in b&w by the author. Tim is so discouraged and bored by life at home and school that he seizes a chance to join a circus, not knowing what really awaits him. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in b&w by the author. Tim is so discouraged and bored by life at home and school that he seizes a chance to join a circus, not knowing what really awaits him. Clean copy.
Softcover. New York, Hartwest Productions, N/A, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, blue plastic covers. three-hole punched screenplay with brad binding, 125 pages. Early television movie script by the award-winning screenwriter (The Dresser, The Pianist, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, among others). The 1981 biopic starred Faye Dunaway, James Farentino and was based on books by Nicholas Fraser and John Barnes and aired on NBC. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Seymour CT, Greenwick Workshop Press, reprint, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 100 pages illustrated in color by Gustafson. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Brown. In Venice, city of cats and canals, a little striped cat is befriended by a canal boatman's son and gets a name and a home. Library binding, some tape residue to boards but no stamping, clean interior.
Hardcover. San Diego/NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, reprint, 1989, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards illustrated in 3-colos throughout. Ex-library but fairly clean with light stamp to front fly leaf and envelope residue to inside rear cover. First published in 1951 and a winner of a Caldecott Medal.
Hardcover. Spanish Fork UT, Hillcrest Publications, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 160 pages. 212 black-and-white photographs, 76 fine color plates, 16 illustrations and 2 maps and 8 decoy profiles. SIGNED BY BOB WHITE who wrote the Foreword. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Walker & Co., 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Virginia's famous father, Galileo, sleeps during the day and studies the sky at night. While he is sleeping, Virginia discovers a box on his desk with five objects inside - four pieces of glass and a feather - that reveal the world to her in new and wonderful ways.Using the rich colors and lush textures of the Renaissance, Catherine Brighton recreates Galileo's world. This child's-eye-view gives young readers an enchanting introduction to the accomplishments of Galileo, and delightfully celebrates the magic of science.An introduction by Dava Sobel, author of the best-selling adult book Galileo's Daughter, further illuminates the life experience of Galileo's daughter, Virginia. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, no dust jacket. Decorated endpapers. Adapted from the original opera libretto by Leigh Dean. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, BC Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Kahl. An adventurous boy is warned about giants when he sets out to see the world that lays beyond his home in the forest. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, BC Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Kahl. An adventurous boy is warned about giants when he sets out to see the world that lays beyond his home in the forest. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition.
Hardcover. NY, Walker Books, 1st US, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A woman tells her grandchildren about an ugly hat she once had as a young girl and what happened when she accidentally lost it. In soft pencil and watercolor, Milne's art nicely evokes the South African setting in its many details, including Papa's general store. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Philomel, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Color paintings throughout by the author. A swanherd loses his flock but gains a princess in this French fairy tale. Clean copy.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books , 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, lovely color illustrations by Sylvia Long. Pete is a shy young boy whose family has moved away from all that is familiar and comfortable to him. In his new town Pete discovers a hill where he can watch hawks fly, and a reclusive woman who cares for injured wild birds. Pete and the woman communicate through the love that they share for wild creatures. Pete discovers there are things he can do that are important to the earth and all the creatures dwelling here. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Golden Press, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover, pictorial cloth in a worn, tape-repaired dust jacket. 140 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Robert J. Lee. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Carried off to a frozen land by the giants to be their king, Lord Buckley misses the delights of summer and spring. Color illustrations by Hawkes.
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