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Prodigal Son: Dancing for Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic by: Villella, Edward and Larry Kaplan

Hardcover. New York , Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 317 pages, b&w photos. Review slip laid in. Record # 803392
Price: $12.00 

Promise of Francis, The: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change by: Willey, David
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Promise of Francis, The: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change by: Willey, David

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Gallery Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarkeed copy with only minor edgewear. Color photographs throughout. Tight copy. Record # 471345
Price: $12.00 

 

Provoked Wife, The: The Life and Times of Susannah Cibber by: Nash, Mary

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1977, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 369 pages. B&W illustrations. Previous owner's inscription front fly leaf. Price clipped dust jacket with light edgewear. Some soiling to a couple pages. Light foxing to page block. Record # 302344
Price: $12.00 

 

Pushkin by: Feinstein, Elaine

Hardcover. US, Ecco Press, 1st, 1999-05-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 309 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 463085
Price: $12.00 

 

Queen Victoria's Other World by: Underwood, Peter

London, Harrap, Ltd., 1986, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 210 pages. Tail of spine bumped. Dust jacket with edgewear. Record # 507702
Price: $12.00 

Rachel Carson: A Biography by: Quaratiello, Arlene R.
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Rachel Carson: A Biography by: Quaratiello, Arlene R.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Amherst, N.Y., Prometheus Books, reprint, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 163 pages, with some photographs. Minor edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 457786
Price: $12.00 

 

Rebel in Sports, A by: Pickens, Champ

Hardcover. New York , A. S. Barnes, 1st, 1956, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 175 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. The autobiography of a Southern sports promoter and father of the Blue-Gray football game. Paper browning, otherwise very good in dust jacket with light spine fade. Record # 302773
Price: $12.00 

Recollections of Virginia Woolf by: Noble, Joan Russell
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Recollections of Virginia Woolf by: Noble, Joan Russell

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, W. Morrow, 1st, 1972-01-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 207 pages. Hardcover. Clean copy, with faded cloth covers on top edge, gilt lettering. Light wear and small tears on top spine to dust jacket. Record # 466771
Price: $12.00 

Red and me: my coach, my lifelong friend by: Russell, Bill
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Red and me: my coach, my lifelong friend by: Russell, Bill

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 187 pages. Hardcover. B&w photographs throughout. Gilt titles and decoration on spine. Dust jacket price clipped. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 469617
Price: $12.00 

Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend by: Russell, Bill
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Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend by: Russell, Bill

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 187 pages. Hardcover. B&w photographs throughout. Gilt titles and decoration on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469618
Price: $12.00 

Rembrandt's Eyes by: Schama, Simon
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Rembrandt's Eyes by: Schama, Simon

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 750 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, brown cloth covers with gilt titles on the spine, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book is a sweeping, unconventional biography that reconstructs the 17th-century Dutch master painter's life primarily through his artwork. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34579
Price: $15.00 

Reminiscences of Father Hawley by: Landfear, Maria N.
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Reminiscences of Father Hawley by: Landfear, Maria N.

Hardcover. Hartford CT, Case, Lockwood& Brainard, 1st, 1877, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 99 pages, hardcover. Covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. This is a memoir of the author's experiences with Father Hawley, who was a respected city missionary to the poor in Hartford, Connecticut. The book recounts various anecdotes and stories about his life, including his early years, his religious education, and his work as a pastor. It also includes descriptions of his character, his beliefs, and his impact on those around him. The book provides a valuable historical perspective on the role of religion in 19th-century America, and offers a glimpse into the personal experiences of those who were touched by Father Hawley's ministry. A touching tribute to a man who made a profound impact on the lives of many people. Clean copy. Record # 33794
Price: $35.00 

 

Richard Harding Davis Years, The - A Biography of as Mother and Son by: Langford, Gerald

Hardcover. NY, Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Dj with edgewear, chipping. black & white photos Record # 55465
Price: $12.00 

 

Riel: A Life of Revolution by: Siggins, Maggie

Softcover. HarperCollins Publishers, 1st thus, September 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 507 pages, b&w plates. Bottom right rear corner creased. Else a very clean, tight copy. Record # 454389
Price: $12.00 

 

Ring Lardner by: Elder, Donald

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, 1st , 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black & whiote photos on end papers Record # 55233
Price: $12.00 

Ring of Hate: Joe Louis vs. Max Scmeling: The Fight of the Century. by: Myler, Patrick
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Ring of Hate: Joe Louis vs. Max Scmeling: The Fight of the Century. by: Myler, Patrick

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Arcade Publishing, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, New York, Arcade Publishing, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Very Good, Black and white photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.. 246 pages. Record # 467273 Record # 467273
Price: $12.00 

 

Robert Fulton - A Biography by: Philip, Cynthia Owen

hardcover. NY, Franklin Watts, 1st , 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white illust. 371 pages. Record # 64952
Price: $12.00 

Robertson Davies Discoveries : Early Letters 1938-1975 by: Davies, Robertson
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Robertson Davies Discoveries : Early Letters 1938-1975 by: Davies, Robertson

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, McClelland & Stewart, 1st, 2002-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 413 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463546
Price: $12.00 

Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age by: Clary, David A.
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Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age by: Clary, David A.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.softcover. New York, Hachette Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 352 pages. Softcover, light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white pictures throughout. Record # 470087
Price: $12.00 

Romancing: The Life and Work of Henry Green by: Treglown, Jeremy
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Romancing: The Life and Work of Henry Green by: Treglown, Jeremy

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, 1st US, 2001-03-20, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 331 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463719
Price: $12.00 

 

Rome Fell Today by: Adleman, Robert H. and Colonel George Wilson

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company , 1st, 1968 , Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 336 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers and fly leafs. Some tearing and edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 857467
Price: $12.00 

Roommates: My Grandfather's Story by: Apple, Max
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Roommates: My Grandfather's Story by: Apple, Max

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Warner Books, 1st, 1994-06-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 210 pages. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462508
Price: $12.00 

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by: Haley, Alex
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by: Haley, Alex

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday and Co., Reprint, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 688 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor chipping and edge wear. Tan boards with black spine have bumped corners, but are otherwise in good condition. Interior pages have some minor water damage, resulting in foxing along the top edge of the pages which does not affect the legibility of any text blocks. The binding has begun to separate just at the top of the spine, resulting in some built up dust, but is still solid. This is a Book Club Edition reprint. Alex Haley recaptures his family's history in this drama of eighteenth-century slave Kunta Kinte and his descendants. Clean copy. Record # 34433
Price: $12.00 

 

Rousseau: The Self-Made Saint by: Huizinga, J. H.

Hardcover. New York, Grossman Publishers, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 284 pages. Black cloth cover, illustrated dust jacket. Light wear to dust jacket; otherwise a tight, clean copy. Record # 804539
Price: $12.00