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Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War by: Nichols, David A.
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Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War by: Nichols, David A.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2011-03-08, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 346 pages, b&w photos. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463873
Price: $12.00 

 

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 

 

Elizabethan Sea Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions by: Wood, William

Hardcover. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1920, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 252 pages, b&w plates, fold-out map. Top edge gilt. Light edgewear, small tear to boards. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Else clean and tight. Record # 852116
Price: $12.00 

 

Elmer: Edwin Romanzo Elmer As I Knew Him by: Elmer, Maud Valona

Softcover. Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog by relative of Elmer. Red stapled covers, 7 large b&w plates, laid-in postcard from Smith College featuring "Mourning Picture" by Elmer. Crisp, clean covers and pages; a neat, tight exhibition catalog. Record # 401218
Price: $12.00 

Emma Willard: Daughter of Democracy by: Lutz, Alma
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Emma Willard: Daughter of Democracy by: Lutz, Alma

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1st, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 291 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition due to multiple open & closed tears with significant chipping. It has been repaired with clear tape to the best of our ability. Green cloth covers are clean and bright. Some interior pages throughout show foxing, but this does not affect the legibility of any text blocks. The spine has begun to separate at the top, but the binding is still solid overall. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book details the life of Emma Hart Willard, the trailblazing educator who founded the Troy Female Seminary and who became one of the first female lobbyists in the United States. Clean copy. Record # 34581
Price: $26.00 

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by: Keefe, Patrick Radden
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by: Keefe, Patrick Radden

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 535 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Empire of Pain is a portrait of America's second Gilded Age, a study of impunity among the super-elite, and a relentless investigation of the naked greed that built one of the world's largest fortunes. The book examines the history of the Sackler family, including the founding of Purdue Pharma, its role in the marketing of pharmaceuticals, and the family's central role in the opioid epidemic. Clean copy. Record # 33724
Price: $18.00 

Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by: Mayle, Peter
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Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by: Mayle, Peter

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 226 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. Blind stamp on front cover. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469275
Price: $12.00 

English, The: A Portrait of a People by: Paxman, Jeremy
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English, The: A Portrait of a People by: Paxman, Jeremy

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Woodstock, New York, The Overlook Press, 2nd, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Woodstock, New York, The Overlook Press, 2nd, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Very Good, Clean boards with gilt lettering. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Crease in dust jacket front fold.. 308 pages. Record # 467266 Record # 467266
Price: $12.00 

 

Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist: The Life and Legacy of Edward Abbey by: Bishop Jr., James

Hardcover. New York, Atheneum, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 254 pages, b & w photos, review slips laid in, very clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 511647
Price: $12.00 

Eudora: A Writer's Life by: Waldron, Ann
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Eudora: A Writer's Life by: Waldron, Ann

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Doubleday, 1st, 1998-11-10, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 398 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461518
Price: $12.00 

Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson: His Own Story by: Jackson, Eugene W. II Sides, Gwendolyn St. Julian
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Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson: His Own Story by: Jackson, Eugene W. II Sides, Gwendolyn St. Julian

Hardcover. Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, hardcover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. At age 6, Eugene Jackson was tap dancing for nickels and dimes on the streets of Los Angeles. Soon after, Jackson landed the role of "Pineapple" in Hal Roach's enduring 1924 comedy series "Our Gang." A true trailblazer, Jackson opened the door for other African American entertainers. In his first-ever autobiographical work, Jackson recounts his remarkable career in show business as an actor, comic, singer, dancer and musician. B&W photography throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33754
Price: $18.00 

 

Evelyn Waugh - A Biography by: Sykes, Christopher

Hardcover. London, Collins, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 468 pages. B&W photos, Previous owner's inscription front fly leaf. Record # 300983
Price: $12.00 

Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 by: Editor: Cockrell, Dale
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Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 by: Editor: Cockrell, Dale

Hardcover. Hillsdale NY, Pendragon Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 467 pages, hardcover. Cloth covers in very good condition, clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. The journals of the New Hampshire family that became the best-known musicians of the day chronicle not only their performances and adventures first hand, but explore the social, economic and cultural life of the time. Clean copy. Record # 33668
Price: $30.00 

 

Fabulous Freddie & Saints and Sinners by: Green, Paul D.

Hardcover. New York, Funk, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 289 pages. Black & white photography. Gift inscription on front end paper. Dust jacket has edgewear, spine sunned. This account of Freddie Darius Benham is part biography of the man but mostly a record of the organizations he has founded, the most famous of which is the Circus Saints and Sinners where important people were recruited and raucously initiated. Record # 207891
Price: $12.00 

 

Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky by: Lester, Julius

Hardcover. New York, Arcade Publishing, 1st, October 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 276 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. The author recounts his political and spiritual odyssey during the past ten years, discussing anti-Semitism, James Baldwin's work and legacy, video games, pollution in space, suicide, the Holocaust, and more. Record # 457287
Price: $12.00 

Family Memories (INSCRIBED BY EDITOR) by: West, Rebecca
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Family Memories (INSCRIBED BY EDITOR) by: West, Rebecca

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Viking/Penguin Group, 1st American, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 255 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Gilt title on spine. INSCRIBED BY EDITOR, INTRODUCTION. In excellent shape, clean inside and out. Record # 30637
Price: $12.00 

Famous American Admirals by: Reynolds, Clark G.
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Famous American Admirals by: Reynolds, Clark G.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 446 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 470067
Price: $12.00 

 

Famous Authors (Women) by: Harkins, E. F.

Hardcover. Boston, L. C. Pane, 5th printing, 1906, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 343 pages, 15 B&W photo portraits, including one on cover label with gilt & 2-color decoration. Short biographies of 21 women authors. Top edge gilt. Record # 304925
Price: $12.00 

Fast Women: The Legendary Ladies of Racing by: McCarthy, Todd
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Fast Women: The Legendary Ladies of Racing by: McCarthy, Todd

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York , Miramax Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 311 pages, b&w photos. Small tear to lower edge of dust jacket, near the front flap, else a neat, tight copy. Record # 854683
Price: $12.00 

Faulkner: A Biography [2 Volume Set] by: Blotner, Joseph
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Faulkner: A Biography [2 Volume Set] by: Blotner, JosephFaulkner: A Biography [2 Volume Set] by: Blotner, Joseph

Faulkner: A Biography [2 Volume Set] by: Blotner, Joseph

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Both volumes combine for 1846 pages, plus 269 pages of notes and appendixes. Hardcovers. Maroon cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Bindings are solid. Contains over 100 B&W illustrations throughout. William Faulkner (1897-1962) remains the preeminent literary chronicler of the American South and a giant of American arts and letters. Creatively obsessed with problems of race, identity, power, politics, and family dynamics, he wrote novels, stories, and lectures that continue to shape our understanding of the region's promises and problems. His experiments and inventions in form and style have influenced generations of writers. This set of two novels is the quintessential resource on the Nobel laureate's life and work. These are large, heavy volumes, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copies. Record # 33951
Price: $30.00 

FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.
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FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Random House, Bc. Ed., 2000-11-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 848 pages. Light edgewear and tearing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463869
Price: $12.00 

FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.
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FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Random House, Bc. Ed., 2000-11-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 848 pages. Light edgewear and tearing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463870
Price: $12.00 

Fenollosa And His Circle: With Other Essays in Biography by: Brooks, Van Wyck
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Fenollosa And His Circle: With Other Essays in Biography by: Brooks, Van Wyck

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 321 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some fading and edge wear. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book includes biographical essays on eight 19th century personalities: Ernest Fenollosa, Fanny Wright, John Lloyd Stephens, George Catlin, Charles Wilkes, Charles Godfrey Leland, Maurice Prendergast, and Randolph Bourne. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33812
Price: $15.00 

 

Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch: An Appreciation of his Life and Works by: Jordan & Wright, ed., William George & Richardson

Hardcover. New York, The Authors Club, 1918, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 126 pp. An examination of the life and literature of Russia's Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch, through the eyes of American writers. A literary hoax. Larrovitchis an imaginery writer. Record # 604846
Price: $12.00