Softcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 197 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a memoir, written by a Jew, discussing the horrors of the holocaust. Painful, beautiful, and passionate, it answers the question, what can the Holocaust mean for persons who have devoted their lives to the love of God? At the same time, it is a unique look into the world of Talmudic learning, millennia old and still vibrant. Clean copy. Record # 34281
Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 244 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This memoir is a hilarious ride from childhood to adulthood, a celebration of life, rich with humor, absurdity, joy, and sadness. Clean copy. Record # 33927
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st , 1902, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: None, 188 pages. English Men of Letters Series. Ex-lib but only minor stamping, bookplate. Light wear, scuffing to spine. Internally very clean and bright. Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic. He has been characterized as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. Record # 300706
Hardcover. Seattle, WA, Superior Publishing Company, 1st, 1946, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 317 pages, hardcover. Light blue cloth covers have some minor bumping and edge wear, concentrated around the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a personal account of Joseph T. Hazard's exploration of the rugged mountain backbone of North, Central and South America, from Alaska to Cape Horn. It is an adventure, full of mountaineering, humor, thrills, and tales of travel to little known places. Previous owner signed their name in pen on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34287
Hardcover. Austin, TX, University of Texas, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 261 pages. Translated by Jennifer Greene Krupala. Like new. Record # 802077
Hardcover. Farnborough, UK, Gregg Press Limited, Reprint, 1965, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 368 pages plus index, hardcover. Red cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is somewhat loose, but pages still turn well. This fascinating memoir offers an intimate look at the life and legacy of the Wren family, including the renowned architect Sir Christopher Wren. Detailed archival research and personal anecdotes make it a valuable resource for historians and architectural enthusiasts alike. This is an ex-library book, with the standard markings. It is an oversize volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 33997
Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy.
Hardcover. Toronto, Harper Flamingo, 1st , 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, A memoir of his life for 30 years in a 19th century farmhouse in the Ontario countryside. 170 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 56368
Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 286 pages. Grey boards, black cloth spine, gilt. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Account of War in the Balkans through the eyes & words of those who lived through it. Confirms that the major atrocities occurred after the ill-conceived US/NATO interference 2004. Record # 40083
Hardcover. San Diego, New York, London, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages. Spotting last few pages and fore edge. Record # 803352
Hardcover. Woodstock, VT, The Elm Tree Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 233 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with edge wear concentrated near the spine and a few closed tears. Green cloth covers with gilt titles are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This memoir details life in a typical Vermont village. The work places and stores, the sports and pastimes, the landscape, and most of all the people are affectionately recalled in a Proustian feat of memory and imagination. Clean copy. Record # 34154
Hardcover. London, Elek Books, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 187 pages. Authorized transl. by Alec Brown. Ex-lib with erased label on spine, stamping to front endpaper, title-page. Fade to spine and top portions of front & back cloth binding. Record # 502350
Hardcover. Coral Gables, FL, Wake-Brook House, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 151 pages, hardcover. Custom cloth covers have some minor discoloration, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages with deckled edges are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a compilation of Essays and Tales of Vermont from the 1950's, presenting the state in all of its glory. Clean copy. Record # 34218
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st US, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 338 pages. Previous owner's signature on front paste-down endpaper. Slight musty odor. Reminder line on top edge. Record # 508200
Hardcover. NY, New Directions, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 148 pages. Slight crease the front cover of the dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 108334
Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st , 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 499 pages, plus index in rear. Close one inch tear on top front edge of dust jacket, otherwise, very clean and bright copy. Record # 52921
Hardcover. Madison, NJ, Munn Avenue Press, 1st, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 294 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is an inspiring memoir that chronicles the author's journey from humble beginnings to a life of fulfillment and happiness. It offers readers a window into his life as a farmer's grandson, a chef, and a successful restaurateur. The memoir is structured as a series of vivid recollections, each chapter capturing a distinct phase of Fuller's life. Author's inscription to previous owner reads: "Enjoy the Ride." Clean copy. Record # 34231
Hardcover. Boston, L.C. Page & Co., Reprint, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 259 pages. White cloth w/ gilt lettering and design on front and spine. Some staining/wear on boards/spine. Previous owner's signature in pencil on front flyleaf. B/W photos throughout with tissue guards. Record # 512600
Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 620 pages, with black & white photographs. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 11317
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros, 1st, 1918, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Previous owner's bookplate, related newspaper clippings from 1920-1930 pasted to rear endpapers. Very bright copy with only light wear. Collection of personal essays and anecdotes by a writer and philanthropist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Record # 177909
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