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Confucius Lives Next Door. What Living in the East Teaches us About Living in the West. by: Reid, T. R.

Confucius Lives Next Door. What Living in the East Teaches us About Living in the West. by: Reid, T. R.

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 276 pages. Maroon boards, black cloth spine, gilt. Pictorial dust jacket. Record # 803495
Price: $12.00 

Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by: Gioia, Ted, Illust. by: Harpe, Neil

Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by: Gioia, Ted, Illust. by: Harpe, Neil

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 449 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography and illustrations throughout. Remainder dot present on the bottom edge. This book combines extensive fieldwork, archival research, interviews with living musicians, and first-person accounts with Gioia's own calm, argument-closing incantations to draw a line through a century of Delta blues. This engrossing narrative is flavored with insightful and vivid musical descriptions that ensure an understanding of not only the musicians, but the music itself. Clean copy. Record # 33777
Price: $15.00 

Doing Nothing 2006 first edition hdbk A history of loafers loungers slackers and bums in America by: Lutz, Tom

Doing Nothing 2006 first edition hdbk A history of loafers loungers slackers and bums in America by: Lutz, Tom

Hardcover. US, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1st, 2006-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 363 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 465584
Price: $12.00 

Driving Continentally: National Policies and the North American Auto Industry by: Molot, Maureen Appel (Editor)

Driving Continentally: National Policies and the North American Auto Industry by: Molot, Maureen Appel (Editor)

Softcover. Carleton Univ Pr, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 376 pages. Clean, tight copy. Record # 453568
Price: $12.00 

Elinor Wylie - A Biography by: Olson, Stanley

Elinor Wylie - A Biography by: Olson, Stanley

Hardcover. New York, Dial Press/James Wade, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 376 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Ex-library copy with minimal stamping, etc. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 609342
Price: $12.00 

Fifties, The by: Halberstam, David

Fifties, The by: Halberstam, David

hardcover. New York, Villard Books, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 800 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light fading to spine, foil lettering. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Black and white pictures in center. Record # 469611
Price: $12.00 

Four Years in Secessia: Adventures Within and Beyond the Union Lines by: Browne, Junius Henri
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Four Years in Secessia: Adventures Within and Beyond the Union Lines by: Browne, Junius Henri

Hardcover. Hartford, CT, O. D. Case and Company, 1st, 1865, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 450 pages, hardcover. Brown pebble cloth covers are in good condition despite some staining, and edge wear concentrated at the top and bottom of the spine. Interior pages have significant foxing but are otherwise clean and bright. Binding is solid but not perfectly square. Contains a few B&W illustrations throughout. Browne was a war correspondent for the New York Tribune, and this book is a compilation of his articles and reports from the front lines. The book covers a wide range of topics related to the war, including military strategy, battles and skirmishes, political developments, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians. Previous owner's name is present on the front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34227
Price: $40.00 

Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve
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Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve

Hardcover. NY, Fordham University Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 246 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor discoloration, but is still in very good condition overall. Black paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. This book explores the religious history of antebellum and Civil War-era Gettysburg, shedding light on the remarkable diversity of American religion and the intricate ways in which it interacted with the broader culture. Clean copy. Record # 34207
Price: $25.00 

Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert

Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Bonanza Bks, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460033
Price: $12.00 

Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert

Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Random House~trade, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460032
Price: $12.00 

Hands Across the Sea: A Celebration of the German Presence in American Art by: Indiana University Art Museum

Hands Across the Sea: A Celebration of the German Presence in American Art by: Indiana University Art Museum

Softcover. Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Art Museum, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. Gray stapled covers with black line illustration and red titles, full page b&w frontispiece, preface by Thomas T. Solley, essay by Claus Cluver, 15 b&w plates throughout, catalog organized alphabetically by artists, biographical notes. Slight rubbing to wrappers; a very clean, tight copy. Record # 806165
Price: $12.00 

Heroes Without a Country: America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens by: McRae, Donald

Heroes Without a Country: America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens by: McRae, Donald

Hardcover. NY, Ecco Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 389 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some staining and light edge wear, plus a small sticker on the spine. Blue paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is an excellent study of two remarkable athletes whose rise into fame and subsequent political and social impact on America was nothing short of sensational. Clean copy. Record # 34511
Price: $22.00 

Hotter Than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture by: Gabbard, Krin

Hotter Than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture by: Gabbard, Krin

Hardcover. New York, Faber & Faber, 1st, 2008, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 251 pages, with illustrations. Very clean, tight and bright copy. Record # 457302
Price: $12.00 

Hunting the Gatherers: Ethnographic Collectors, Agents, and Agency in Melanesia, 1870s-1930s by: Editor: O'Hanlon, Michael Editor: Welsch, Robert L.
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Hunting the Gatherers: Ethnographic Collectors, Agents, and Agency in Melanesia, 1870s-1930s by: Editor: O'Hanlon, Michael Editor: Welsch, Robert L.

Hardcover. NY, Berghahn Books, 1st, 2000, Dust Jacket: None, 286 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a part of the Methodology and History in Anthropology series, being volume 6. It is a collection of ethnographically informed papers about ethnology of the Pacific and the culture of museum collectors, with contributions by the two editors. Each contributor presents ethnographic artifacts collected throughout Melanesia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as Germans, English, American, and British colonial powers carved out colonies in Melanesia. Interior pages contain markings by previous owner throughout, mostly in pencil, but some highlighting and blue pen as well. Record # 34166
Price: $18.00 

Indians of the North Pacific Coast by: Rogers, Edward S.

Indians of the North Pacific Coast by: Rogers, Edward S.

Softcover. Toronto, Canada, Royal Ontario Museum, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black and white illustrated cover in good condition, very minor creases near the spine. Staple binding is tight. Pages are clean and crisp, though a little faded. Mostly text, with some b/w plates throughout and illustrated endpapers. 18 pages. Record # 807065
Price: $12.00 

John Knoepfle: Selected Poems [Signed Copy] by: Knoepfle, John
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John Knoepfle: Selected Poems [Signed Copy] by: Knoepfle, JohnJohn Knoepfle: Selected Poems [Signed Copy] by: Knoepfle, John

John Knoepfle: Selected Poems [Signed Copy] by: Knoepfle, John

Softcover. Kansas City, Mo, BkMk Press, UMKC, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 102 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This collection of John Knoepfle's poems offers a clear vision and vivid statement of truth out of a heart in the heart of the country. Knoepfle's voice is clear, virile, and honest. It is middle-American in its wry wit and cadence, its colloquial idiom; cultured in its range of imagery and its breadth of diction; and skilled in its manipulation of speech. Author's short inscription is on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34532
Price: $72.00 

Joyce Treiman: Paintings 1961-1972 by: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art

Joyce Treiman: Paintings 1961-1972 by: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art

Softcover. La Jolla, CA, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with fully illustrated front cover, white back; minor rubbing and creasing. Staple wrappers. Previous price inscription on title page. 18 plates, 6 in color, of artist's paintings of American culture and daily life. Introduction on artist's life and works. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808476
Price: $12.00 

Killing The White Man's Indian; Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century by: Bordewich, Fergus M.

Killing The White Man's Indian; Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century by: Bordewich, Fergus M.

Hardcover. US, Doubleday, 1st, 1996-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 399 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462684
Price: $12.00 

Letters from Italy by: Everett Fisher, Leonard, Illust. by: Leonard Everett Fisher

Letters from Italy by: Everett Fisher, Leonard, Illust. by: Leonard Everett Fisher

Hardcover. New York, Four Winds Press, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 100 pages, B/W illustrations by Leonard Everett Fisher. America has been good to Angelo who immigrated when a young boy from Italy. He has grown rich here, and now owns a restaurant well known for its excellent, authentic Italian cuisine. But despite his wealth and good fortune, Angelo constantly reminds his children and grandchildren of his obligation. "This country took us in when we had nothing," he says. "I must give something back." Record # 802001
Price: $18.00 

Love On The Rocks: Men, Women, and Alcohol in Post-World War II America by: Rotskoff, Lori
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Love On The Rocks: Men, Women, and Alcohol in Post-World War II America by: Rotskoff, Lori

Softcover. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 307 pages, soft cover. Covers have two 'used' stickers, one on the rear and one on the spine, and light bumping to the corners, but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. In this fascinating history of alcohol in postwar American culture, Lori Rotskoff draws on short stories, advertisements, medical writings, and Hollywood films to investigate how gender norms and ideologies of marriage intersected with scientific and popular ideas about drinking and alcoholism. Clean copy. Record # 34232
Price: $12.00 

Michael Coleman: Paintings of Indian Life by: N/A

Michael Coleman: Paintings of Indian Life by: N/A

Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers in good condition except for some rubbing. Staple binding tight, only minor wear. Pages are unmarked and crisp, with 19 b/w plates of artist's paintings, all of which involve Native American life and culture. Catalog listing at front includes 20 works. 16 pages. Record # 807139
Price: $12.00 

Modern American Culture: An Introduction.  by: Gidley, Mick (ed)

Modern American Culture: An Introduction. by: Gidley, Mick (ed)

Paperback. London, Longman, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 407 pages. Record # 40029
Price: $12.00 

Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians by: Opler, Morris Edward

Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians by: Opler, Morris Edward

Softcover. Lincoln Nebraska, Bison Books, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 406 pages, soft cover. Exterior and interior are in very good condition, despite some minor imperfections. This novel illustrates the richness of the oral storytelling and mythology traditions of the Jicarilla Apache Native American tribe of the Southwest. Clean copy. Record # 33606
Price: $25.00 

Next American Nation, The : The New Nationalism And The Fourth American Revolution by: Lind, Michael

Next American Nation, The : The New Nationalism And The Fourth American Revolution by: Lind, Michael

Hardcover. US, Free Press, 1st, 1995-07-26, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 436 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463680
Price: $12.00 


  
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