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Tennessee Williams: An Intimate Biography by: Shepherd Mead/ Dakin Williams

Tennessee Williams: An Intimate Biography
by: Shepherd Mead/ Dakin Williams

Hardcover. NY, Arbor House, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 352 pages with photographs. Biography co-written by the author's brother. The definitive biography of one of America's most celebrated playwrights. Drawing on previously unseen diaries, letters, and interviews, the authors explore the life and work of Williams, from his early years in Mississippi to his landmark plays of the 1950s and 1960s. Clean copy.

Record # 387549

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The Adventures of Grandfather Frog (INSCRIBED COPY)by: Thornton W. Burgess

The Adventures of Grandfather Frog (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: Thornton W. Burgess

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, reprint, 1919, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray cloth with pictorial design on front in red and black. The Bedtime Story-Books. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf and dated. "Sincerely your friend, Thornton W. Burgess Nov 12, 1919 Chug-a-rum!" Six b&w plates by Harrison Cady. Front hinge cracked, binding shaken. but holding. Some star stickers on front endpapers, Still, a nice early Burgess signature.

Record # 387519

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The Alien Animals: The Story of Imported Wildlifeby: Laycock, George

The Alien Animals: The Story of Imported Wildlife
by: Laycock, George

Hardcover. Garden City NY, Natural History Press, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket with light fading to spine. 240 pages, b&w photos. Deals with the problems of imported wildlife, the pitfalls and successes and how the pitfalls seem to outweight the successes. Clean copy.

Record # 387604

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The Barbarians Speak How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe by: Wells, Peter S.

The Barbarians Speak How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe
by: Wells, Peter S.

Hardcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 335 pages. The Barbarians Speak re-creates the story of Europe's indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of Roman culture. The Celts and Germans inhabiting temperate Europe before the arrival of the Romans left no written record of their lives and were often dismissed as "barbarians" by the Romans who conquered them. Accounts by Julius Caesar and a handful of other Roman and Greek writers would lead us to think that prior to contact with the Romans, European natives had much simpler political systems, smaller settlements, no evolving social identities, and that they practiced human sacrifice. A more accurate, sophisticated picture of the indigenous people emerges, however, from the archaeological remains of the Iron Age. Here Peter Wells brings together information that has belonged to the realm of specialists and enables the general reader to share in the excitement of rediscovering a "lost people." In so doing, he is the first to marshal material evidence in a broad-scale examination of the response by the Celts and Germans to the Roman presence in their lands.

Record # 387561

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The Big City or the New Mayhewby: Atkinson, Alex & Ronald Searle

The Big City or the New Mayhew
by: Atkinson, Alex & Ronald Searle

Hardcover. NY, George Braziller, 1st, 1959, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn, price-clipped dust jacket, 111 pages. Wonderful b&w illustrations by Ronald Searle. The first collaboration between these Atkinson and Searle, a look at the 'new poor' in the London of the 1950's. Taking Henry Mayhew's 19th century work 'London Labour and London Poor' as their guide, the writer and artist take a perceptive, compassionate and subtly humorous, look at how the burden of poverty has shifted into some surprising quarters - including a look at a literary exile, an aging actress, enclyopedia salesman, ice cream seller and more. Shelfworn copy, but sound with a light ownership stamp to front fly leaf.

Record # 387534

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The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Loreby: Ernest Thompson Seton

The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore
by: Ernest Thompson Seton

Hardcover. London, Constable, reprint, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth stamped in black on spine and front cover, 567 pages. Over 500 drawings by author, whose life work is the development or revival of Woodcraft, that is outdoor life in its greatest sense, as a school for manhood. He defends Indians and their traditions, as he sees them as a model for outdoor life. Clean copy.

Record # 387594

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The Children of Shallowford by: Henry Williamson

The Children of Shallowford
by: Henry Williamson

Hardcover. London, Faber and Faber, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 292 pages, b&w plates. An affectionate and mostly literal account of the early years of Williamson's growing family, based in part on a series of articles called 'Tales of My Children' which he had contributed to 'Family' in 1935. With a frontispiece and sixteen photographs by the author. Mild shelf wear, clean copy.

Record # 387613

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The Colonial Idiom (Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address) by: David Potter Professor Gordon L. Thomas (Ed.)

The Colonial Idiom (Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address)
by: David Potter Professor Gordon L. Thomas (Ed.)

Softcover. Carbondale IL, Southern Illinois University Press , 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, dark gray covers with some fading. 639 pages. A detailed documentary on the American Colonial Society, discussing culture, politics, religion, and much more. David Potter and Gordon L. Thomas have selected representative and important speeches and exhortations delivered by famous Americans from the beginning of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The selections are arranged in five categories--those dealing with academic, legal, occasional, political, and religious matters. They are drawn from every stratum of colonial activity--from the classrooms, clerical studies, town meetings, provincial assemblies, and the bar. Great names abound in these pages, but, frequently, expounders of great ideas found here are unremembered figures whose works cannot be found easily elsewhere. The editors have carried out careful research on each speech to assure the authenticity of the text. They have added, for each selection, a note on the speaker and on the place where he delivered his address. Clean copy.

Record # 387579

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The Common Loon: Spirit of the Northern Lakesby: McIntyre, Judth, W.

The Common Loon: Spirit of the Northern Lakes
by: McIntyre, Judth, W.

Hardcover. Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Press, 2nd pr., 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 228 pages, color and b&w illustrations. The haunting cry of the loon has for centuries fascinated people living in or near wilderness in northern parts of the world. The loon's call, its ability to dive, and its distinctive black and white feather pattern appear again and again in the myths and legends of North American Indians. There is included a disc recording of common loon vocalizations. Clean copy.

Record # 387586

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The Complete Andersen: All of the 168 Stories by Hans Christian Andersen 6 Volume Set, Slipcased [SIGNED] by: Hersholt, Jean/ Kredel, Fritz:

The Complete Andersen: All of the 168 Stories by Hans Christian Andersen 6 Volume Set, Slipcased [SIGNED]
by: Hersholt, Jean/ Kredel, Fritz:

Hardcover. NY, The Limited Editions Club, Ltd. Ed., 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Six hardcover volumes in a slipcase. Gathering all 168 stories together for the first time. Together making up the 10th and 11th release of the 18th Series. This being #1075 of 1500 copies. Signed and illustrated by Fritz Kredel, illustrations hand-colored by Yuster Studio. Further signed by the translator Jean Hersholt. Book design by George Macy and printed by Ferris Printing Company. 1292 pages and 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Slipcase shows wear, starting to split at edges, clean set with a faint musty odor. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 387461

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The Dance Band Era: The Dancing Decades from Ragtime to Swing: 1910-1950by: McCarthy, Albert

The Dance Band Era: The Dancing Decades from Ragtime to Swing: 1910-1950
by: McCarthy, Albert

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Chilton Book Co, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 176 pages, profusely illustrated in b&w. Clean copy.

Record # 387580

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The Dramatic Censor; Remarks upon the Tragedy of Venice Preserv'd (1752)by: Samuel Derrick

The Dramatic Censor; Remarks upon the Tragedy of Venice Preserv'd (1752)
by: Samuel Derrick

Softcover. Los Angeles, Augustan Reprint Society, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 80 pages. The Augustan Reprint Society Number 251-252. Introduction by Janet E. Aikins. Orig. tan card wrappers, stapled binding. An 18th century theatre critic's remarks regarding Otway's play. Clean copy.

Record # 387531

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The Four Seasons of Brambly Hedge (Brambley Hedge Series)by: Barklem, Jill

The Four Seasons of Brambly Hedge (Brambley Hedge Series)
by: Barklem, Jill

Hardcover. London, Collins, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A reprint collection of the first four books featuring the mice from Brambly Hedge, charmingly illustrated in color by the author. Clean copy.

Record # 387466

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The Grammar of Ornament: The Victorian Masterpiece on Oriental, Primitive, Classical, Mediaeval and Renaissance Design and Decorative Artby: Jones, Owen

The Grammar of Ornament: The Victorian Masterpiece on Oriental, Primitive, Classical, Mediaeval and Renaissance Design and Decorative Art
by: Jones, Owen

Hardcover. NY, Portland House, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Illustrated with 100 full-page color plates, each with multiple patterns; additional black & white figures. Originally published in 1867 by S. & T. Gilbert of London. Folio.

Record # 387460

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The Great Fire of London in that Apocalyptic Year 1666 by: Hanson, Neil

The Great Fire of London in that Apocalyptic Year 1666
by: Hanson, Neil

Hardcover. Hoboken NJ, John Wiley, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 294 pages. The tragic story of the disastrous London fire is told here from both a human and architectural point of view, as the fire destroyed lives along with buildings such as the original St. Paul's cathedral. The Great Fire of London depicts the heartfelt and inspiring human dramas that unfolded, drawing on firsthand accounts of aristocrats, tradesmen, and servants. It reveals the stories of many compelling figures, including diarist Samuel Pepys, who saw the early hours of the fire from the Tower of London, as well as Charles II and his brother, who helped the commoners thwart the flames. In an era when structures were built of wood with thatched roofs, before organized fire departments and insurance, the Great London Fire left in its aftermath a devastated population of homeless, poverty-stricken people who nevertheless found the strength and courage to rebuild their city from ashes. Light bump to bottom rear cover, clean copy.

Record # 387529

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The Great North Trail: America's Route of the Ages from Asia Across Alaska Down the Rocky Mountains to the Plains of Texas by: Cushman, Dan

The Great North Trail: America's Route of the Ages from Asia Across Alaska Down the Rocky Mountains to the Plains of Texas
by: Cushman, Dan

Hardcover. NY, McGraw Hill, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The American Trails Series, edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. 383 pages, includes a two-page map. This book offers an account of the route between Siberia and Alaska that continues southward along the Rockies all the way to Mexico and beyond. Cushman details the stories of the many groups who have traversed parts of the route from prehistoric peoples to Native Americans, Spanish explorers, fur traders, cowboys, and whiskey runners of the Prohibition era. A clean and pristine copy of the first printing,

Record # 387599

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The Islands of England: A Survey of the Islands Around England and Wales; and the Channel Islandsby: J. H. Ingram

The Islands of England: A Survey of the Islands Around England and Wales; and the Channel Islands
by: J. H. Ingram

Hardcover. London, B.T. Batsford, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 194 pages. Color frontis plus photographic b&w plates. Clean copy.

Record # 387459

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The Killing of Crazy Horse by: Thomas Powers

The Killing of Crazy Horse
by: Thomas Powers

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. He was the greatest Indian warrior of the nineteenth century. His victory over General Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 was the worst defeat inflicted on the frontier Army. And the death of Crazy Horse in federal custody has remained a controversy for more than a century. The Killing of Crazy Horse pieces together the many sources of fear and misunderstanding that resulted in an official killing hard to distinguish from a crime. A rich cast of characters, whites and Indians alike, passes through this story, including Red Cloud, the chief who dominated Oglala history for fifty years but saw in Crazy Horse a dangerous rival; No Water and Woman Dress, both of whom hated Crazy Horse and schemed against him; the young interpreter Billy Garnett, son of a fifteen-year-old Oglala woman and a Confederate general killed at Gettysburg; General George Crook, who bitterly resented newspaper reports that he had been whipped by Crazy Horse in battle; Little Big Man, who betrayed Crazy Horse; Lieutenant William Philo Clark, the smart West Point graduate who thought he could "work" Indians to do the Army's bidding; and Fast Thunder, who called Crazy Horse cousin, held him the moment he was stabbed, and then told his grandson thirty years later, "They tricked me! They tricked me!" With the Great Sioux War as background and context, drawing on many new materials as well as documents in libraries and archives, Thomas Powers recounts the final months and days of Crazy Horse's life not to lay blame but to establish what happened.

Record # 387603

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The Land of the Crooked Treeby: U. P. Hedrick

The Land of the Crooked Tree
by: U. P. Hedrick

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 4th pr., 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 350 pages. A history of the Little Traverse Bay on the northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula. Text is illustrated with drawings and contains memoirs, memories, recollections, etc.

Record # 387557

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The Legacy of the Civil War: Meditations on the Centennialby: Robert Penn Warren

The Legacy of the Civil War: Meditations on the Centennial
by: Robert Penn Warren

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. Explores the lasting political, social, and economic influences of the Civil War upon the history of America. Stated first printing. Front fly leaf with a red H stamp, otherwise a clean copy.

Record # 387611

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The Linhay on the Downs by: Henry Williamson

The Linhay on the Downs
by: Henry Williamson

Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 1st, 1934, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth faded on spine and cover edges, gilt lettering on spine. 315 pages, b&w photographic plates. Some fifty essays, reviews, studies and other short pieces, including a section devoted to Williamson's travels in North America and passages from 'The Sun in the Sands' which do not appear in the 1941 book of the same name. No markings.

Record # 387612

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The Lone Swallows And Other Essays Of Boyhood And Youthby: Henry Williamson

The Lone Swallows And Other Essays Of Boyhood And Youth
by: Henry Williamson

Hardcover. NY/London, G. P. Putnum's Sons, 1st illust. thus, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt stamping, 242 pages. 24 woodcuts and some decorations by Tunnicliffe. First Illustrated Edition which has been enlarged by the author and contains several new essays. No dust jacket.

Record # 387606

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The Lonely Polygamist: A Novel (SIGNED COPY)by: Udall, Brady

The Lonely Polygamist: A Novel (SIGNED COPY)
by: Udall, Brady

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Udall's second novel introduces Golden Richards, a builder, with four wives, 28 children and a propensity to create trouble for himself and his family. SIGNED BY UDALL on the title page. Clean copy.

Record # 387528

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The Magnificent Ceremonial Entry Into Antwerp of His Royal Highness Ferdinand of Austria on the Fifteenth Day of May, 1635 as Designed by Peter Paul Rubens. [Facsimile of the Antwerp, 1642 edition].

The Magnificent Ceremonial Entry Into Antwerp of His Royal Highness Ferdinand of Austria on the Fifteenth Day of May, 1635 as Designed by Peter Paul Rubens. [Facsimile of the Antwerp, 1642 edition].

Hardcover. NY, Benjamin Blom, reprint, 1971, Hardcover, oversize folio, brick red boards with gilt lettering and black etchings on the front. 1971 reissue of the commemorative edition published in Antwerp, 1642, by Meursius, with descriptive text by Casperius Gervatius and engravings, after design Of Peter Paul Rubens, by Theodor van Thulden. Clean, bright copy, no dust jacket. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 387596

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The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by: John Adair

The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths
by: John Adair

Hardcover. Norman OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 8th pr., 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 220 pages with black & white illustrations. A thorough study of the art of the Indian silversmiths of the Southwest. Includes the history of the craft as well as names and localities of pioneer artisans. Bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean.

Record # 387558

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The Pacific Northwest and Alaska Issued By The Union Pacific Systemby: Union Pacific

The Pacific Northwest and Alaska Issued By The Union Pacific System
by: Union Pacific

Softcover. Omaha NE, Union Pacific System , 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover booklet, 44 pages, stapled green paper covers with embossed design stamped in gilt and red. A travel guide for passengers on the Union Pacific, b&w illustrations throughout. Excellent condition, bright, unmarked.

Record # 387559

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The Puritans in Africa: Story of Afrikanerdom by: W. A.( William Abraham) De Klerk

The Puritans in Africa: Story of Afrikanerdom
by: W. A.( William Abraham) De Klerk

Softcover. UK, Penguin Books, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 317 pages. The roots of apartheid. The book relates the history of a small people, the Afrikaners, and their attempts to remake their particular world according to a rational plan from the radical Right. First published in 1975. Clean copy.

Record # 387566

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The Secret Staircase (Brambley Hedge Series)by: Barklem, Jill

The Secret Staircase (Brambley Hedge Series)
by: Barklem, Jill

Hardcover. London, Collins, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The fifth title in the series featuring the mice from Brambly Hedge, charmingly illustrated in color by the author. Clean copy.

Record # 387465

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The Star-Born by: Henry Williamson

The Star-Born
by: Henry Williamson

Hardcover. London, Faber and Faber, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 235 pages, top edge gilt. A novel from English author Henry Williamson in which he uses the concept of the stars - a regular feature in his work - to explore the nature of good and evil, with the author describing it as a celestial fantasy. With full plate and vignette wood engravings from Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, an internationally renowned naturalistic painter of British birds and other wildlife. Clean copy.

Record # 387587

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The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft by: Maud and Miska Petersham

The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft
by: Maud and Miska Petersham

Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston Company, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. beautifully illustrated with color & black lithographs and numerous text illustrations by the Petershams. Gilt lettering on spine faded.

Record # 387537

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The Summer Game by: Angell, Roger

The Summer Game
by: Angell, Roger

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. bit of fading to the green top edge. Angell was the consummate writer on baseball, and this, his first baseball book, is one of his major achievements. Thoughtful, funny, appreciative of the elegance of the game and the passions invested by players and fans, it goes beyond the usual sports reporters beat to examine baseballs complex place in our American psyche. Owner's inscription on the half-title page, light creasing to rear flap, otherwise clean.

Record # 387590

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The Tunnel: The Story of the World's First Tunnel Under a Navigable River Dug Beneath the Thames 1824-42by: David Lampe

The Tunnel: The Story of the World's First Tunnel Under a Navigable River Dug Beneath the Thames 1824-42
by: David Lampe

Hardcover. London, George G. Harrap & Co., 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover in a worn dust jacket, 224 pages, b&w illustrations. ".recreates the tense, exciting battles with rocks and mud, quicksands and "nephitic gasses," fire and water, that made the "great national undertaking" a fiasco" but did eventually become of important use by trains of the East London line.

Record # 387591

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The Village Book (SIGNED COPY)by: Williamson, Henry

The Village Book (SIGNED COPY)
by: Williamson, Henry

Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Limited to 504 signed copies, this being no 265. Bound in original publishers quarter vellum, with green cloth boards, vellum dusty, cloth faded. An anthology of the author's writings from 1921 to 1930. The work concerns the history of an unnamed fictional village, and is divided into alternating chapters with different headings. Vellum-backed cloth, lettered in gold at the spine and with Williamson's familiar owl logo gold-stamped to the upper board. With a portrait frontispiece and two brief sketches by the author. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Some uneven fading to the cloth and a little darkening to the vellum backstrip, as is common with this production.

Record # 387583

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The War of the Two Emperors: The Duel between Napoleon and Alexander: Russia 1812by: Cate, Curtis

The War of the Two Emperors: The Duel between Napoleon and Alexander: Russia 1812
by: Cate, Curtis

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 487 pages, b&w illustrations. Napoleon's colorful but disastrous Russian campaign has been strangely neglected by American publishers. Bridging the gap between popular and scholarly history, historian Cate has written a thoroughly detailed and researched account that should also appeal to the lay reader. His writing is deliberately paced but dramatic and does far more justice to the extremely complex political and military situation of 1812 than Philippe de Segur's Napoleon's Russian Campaign (1965), the only other work available in the United States. Clean copy.

Record # 387530

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The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film (INSCRIBED COPY)by: W. K. Stratton

The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: W. K. Stratton

Hardcover. NY, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 336 pages, b&w illustration. INSCRIBED BY STRATTON on the title page. For the fiftieth anniversary of the film, W.K. Stratton's definitive history of the making of The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest Westerns of all time by the American Film Institute. Sam Peckinpah's film The Wild Bunch is the story of a gang of outlaws who are one big steal from retirement. When their attempted train robbery goes awry, the gang flees to Mexico and falls in with a brutal general of the Mexican Revolution, who offers them the job of a lifetime. Conceived by a stuntman, directed by a blacklisted director, and shot in the sand and heat of the Mexican desert, the movie seemed doomed. Instead, it became an instant classic with a dark, violent take on the Western movie tradition. In The Wild Bunch, W.K. Stratton tells the fascinating history of the making of the movie and documents for the first time the extraordinary contribution of Mexican and Mexican-American actors and crew members to the movie's success. Clean copy.

Record # 387573

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The Woman's Eyeby: Anne Tucker

The Woman's Eye
by: Anne Tucker

Softcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2nd pr., 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 170 pages. Selections from the work of Gertrude Kasebier, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Margaret Bourke, Dorothea Lange, Berenice Abbott, Barbar Morgan, Diane Arbus, Alisa Wells, Judy Dater, and Bea Nettles. 100 b&w plates plus 10 text illustrations; 10 x 9 inches.

Record # 387543

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Thomas Young Crowell 1836-1915: A Biographical Sketch by: N/A

Thomas Young Crowell 1836-1915: A Biographical Sketch
by: N/A

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Crowell, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 95 pages. B&w photo illustrations. A short biography of the book publisher. Clean copy.

Record # 387211

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Titian and Venetian Painting, 1450-1590 by: Cole, Bruce

Titian and Venetian Painting, 1450-1590
by: Cole, Bruce

Hardcover. Boulder CO, Westview Press, 2nd pr., 1999, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 264 pages, color and b&w illustrations. This introduction to the life and works of one of the giants of Western painting also surveys the golden age of Venetian painting from Bellini to Veronese and its place in the history of Western art. Sometimes referred to as the founder of modern painting Titian's legacy and influence was immense and continuing?: Italian Baroque painting, El Greco, Rubens, Rembrandt and Dutch painting, French 18th century painting, Velazquez, and Picasso. There are 119 black and white illustrations integrated with the text and 8 plates in full color, a selected bibliography and index. Clean copy.

Record # 387597

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Tom Goes to Kindergartenby: Margaret Wild/ David Legge

Tom Goes to Kindergarten
by: Margaret Wild/ David Legge

Hardcover. Morton Grove IL, Albert Whitman & Co, 1st US, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too. David Legge's fun-filled watercolors are as infectious as Australian author Wild's lively tale about adults rediscovering the satisfaction of creative play.

Record # 387526

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Toys Dolls Games: Paris 1903 1914by: Edited by Charlotte Parry Crooke

Toys Dolls Games: Paris 1903 1914
by: Edited by Charlotte Parry Crooke

Hardcover. London/NY, Ingram/Hastings House, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 128 pages. Consists of eleven reproduced French doll and toy catalogues before WW I, with descriptions and prices of the era. Some color, mostly b&w. Clean copy. Mild musty smell.

Record # 387462

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Two Studies in the Greek Atomistsby: Furley, David J.

Two Studies in the Greek Atomists
by: Furley, David J.

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st Edition, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Study 1: Indivisible Magnitudes Study 2: Aristotle and Epicurus on Voluntary Action 256 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped, has some age wear and lightly erased writing on top of front cover. (see image). Gray cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. Notes in pencil in some margins. Previous owners' names on front flyleaf. These two studies explain two doctrines in the philosophy of Epicurus, first by a detailed examination of the ancient Greek and Latin texts which describe them, and secondly by showing how earlier Greek philosophy gave rise to the problems which Epicurus tackled.

Record # 99152

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Types Of Society In Medieval Literature: Brown University, The Colver Lectures, 1926 by: Tupper, Frederick

Types Of Society In Medieval Literature: Brown University, The Colver Lectures, 1926
by: Tupper, Frederick

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt & Co., 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray boards with a black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Name and ownership stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise clean copy.

Record # 387470

Price: $18.00 
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Victorian Artistsby: Bell, Quentin

Victorian Artists
by: Bell, Quentin

Softcover. London, Academy Editions, 1st pbk, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 130 pages, 8 color plates, 114 b&w illustrations. Quentin Bell justifies his study of Victorian painters and graphic artists not as a revivalist, but as an historian who feels the need to "exhibit the evidence" of a period not adequately covered by others. The chapters are: the age of fragmentation; the Teutonic influence; hard-edged Pre-Raphaelism; Academy notes; low art; from Rossetti to Art Nouveau; the New English Art Club; Sickett & the post-impressionists. Bookplate on inside front cover, small stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, bright copy.

Record # 387532

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Warfleets Of Antiquityby: Nelson, R.B.

Warfleets Of Antiquity
by: Nelson, R.B.

Hardcover. Sussex UK, Wargames Research Group, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 101 pages, b&w illustrations. This book, written in 1973, is for readers interested in the naval history of the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean. The period covered starts with Greek and Phoenician vessels of 800-700 BC and includes ships up to 800 AD. The aim of the book is to fill a gap by concentrating on the practical aspects of naval warfare in antiquity, and the battles selected for description are intended to show the development of tactics and strategy, rather than illustrate the general history of the period. It includes descriptions of the ships, crews, tactics and campaigns of Greek, Persian, Carthaginian, Hellenic, Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Scandinavian and Byzantine fleets. Clean copy.

Record # 387521

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Where the Books Are: History & Architecture of Vermont's Public Libraries with Photos & Anecdotesby: Belding, Patricia W

Where the Books Are: History & Architecture of Vermont's Public Libraries with Photos & Anecdotes
by: Belding, Patricia W

Softcover. Barre VT, Potash Brook Publishing, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 170 pages, b&w photography. A great overview of Vermont's diverse and often quirky libraries. With photos and descriptive text, the 201 libraries that existed in the Green Mountain State in 1996. Small chip to top of spine otherwise bright and clean.

Record # 387615

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Wild Animal Waysby: Ernest Thompson Seton

Wild Animal Ways
by: Ernest Thompson Seton

Hardcover. London, Hodder and Stoughton, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth boards with yellow lettering. Illustration of head of wildcat on front cover. 243 pages, 200 drawings by author. No date (preface dated 1916), title page printed in red and black.

Record # 387593

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Women in the Theatre of Galdos: From Realidad (1892) to Voluntad (1895)by: Lisa P. Conde

Women in the Theatre of Galdos: From Realidad (1892) to Voluntad (1895)
by: Lisa P. Conde

Hardcover. Lewiston NY, Edwin Mellen Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt lettering, 424 pages plus appendix. This study provides an examination of the Spanish novelist Perez Galdos' turn to the stage in 1892 and his simultaneous shift in approach towards the roles of women in society. Faint pencil marking to about 25 pages in front of volume. Otherwise a tight, clean copy.

Record # 387471

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