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Union And Liberty: The Political Philosphy of John C. Calhoun by: Calhoun, John C.
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Union And Liberty: The Political Philosphy of John C. Calhoun by: Calhoun, John C.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. US, Liberty Fund, 2nd, 1992-07-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 625 pages. Previous owner's inscription on half title page. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462287
Price: $12.00 

Unsentimental Education, An - Writers and Chicago by: McQuade (Ed.), Molly
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Unsentimental Education, An - Writers and Chicago by: McQuade (Ed.), Molly

Hardcover. Chicago, Univ. of Chicago, 1st , 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Anthology of writers associated with the Univ. of Chicago Record # 53380
Price: $12.00 

Untold Story of Douglas MacArthur by: Hunt, Frazier
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Untold Story of Douglas MacArthur by: Hunt, Frazier

Hardcover. NY, Devin-Adair, 1st, 1954, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Black & white illustrations. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping, scratch on front cover. Record # 201209
Price: $12.00 

Van Gogh by: Tyler, Parker
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Van Gogh by: Tyler, Parker

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday , 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 141 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white reproductions. Minor foxing to some page edges. Clean, tight copy. Record # 603920
Price: $12.00 

Van Gogh's Inner Circle: Friends, Family, Models by: Editor: Heugten, Sjraar Van Berger, Helewise
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Van Gogh's Inner Circle: Friends, Family, Models by: Editor: Heugten, Sjraar Van Berger, Helewise

Hardcover. ACC Art Books, Early Reprint, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 221 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This is a richly illustrated catalog, produced to accompany an exhibition focused on Van Gogh's relationships with family, friends and models. The exhibition ran from September 21st 2019 through January 12th 2020, in the Netherlands. Part biography, part art history, this book dismantles the commonly held misconception that Van Gogh's genius stemmed from his mental illness and isolation. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34322
Price: $28.00 

Vas You Ever in Zinzinnati: A Personal Portrait of Cincinnati [SIGNED COPY] by: Perry, Dick
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Vas You Ever in Zinzinnati: A Personal Portrait of Cincinnati [SIGNED COPY] by: Perry, Dick

Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 298 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition, as protected by a clear plastic Brodart sleeve. Teal cloth covers with one-quarter dark blue cloth have light bumping at the top and bottom of the spine, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright despite minor foxing to the end papers. Binding is solid. This book is a personal portrait, informal local history, and humorous love letter to Cincinnati, Ohio. Written as an intimate, nostalgic tour rather than a strict chronological textbook, the book explores Cincinnati's vibrant culture from the early frontier days and native tribes up to the mid-1960s. It highlights local landmarks, regional quirks, German heritage, neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine, and local media personalities. Author's name is signed on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34613
Price: $18.00 

Vicky: A Biography of Victoria C. Woodhull by: Marberry, M. M.
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Vicky: A Biography of Victoria C. Woodhull by: Marberry, M. M.

Hardcover. NY, Funk & Wagnalls, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 344 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is moderately worn. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a biography of Victoria Woodhull and her sister Tennessee Claflin, who were in the vanguard of woman's emancipation. Story is told with droll wit and urbane humor. Clean copy. Record # 33718
Price: $18.00 

VIGILANTES OF MONTANA, THE  by: Dimsdale, Prof. Thomas J.
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VIGILANTES OF MONTANA, THE by: Dimsdale, Prof. Thomas J.

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Being A Correct And Impartial Narrative of the Chase, Trail, Capture & Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band. Attractive bookplate. 271 pages. Brown marbled boards. Maroon title label, gilt. Adams Six-Guns #596. Howes D-345. Very good color pictorial dj. classic Old West narrative of the chase, trial, and execution of outlaw Henry Plummer and his band of road agents. Record # 220623
Price: $12.00 

Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community by: Sykes, A. Krista
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Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community by: Sykes, A. Krista

Softcover. London, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Reprint, 2024, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 278 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, despite some minor edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This intellectual biography of outspoken public activist, professor, and architectural historian and critic Vincent Scully's life and career traces the formative moments in his thinking, mapping his relationships with a constellation of architects, artists, and cultural personalities of the past one hundred years. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33883
Price: $25.00 

Vladimir the Russian Viking by: Volkoff, Vladimir
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Vladimir the Russian Viking by: Volkoff, Vladimir

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Woodstock, NY, Overlook press, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 384 pages. B&W frontispiece and B&W illustrations throughout. Old price sticker on back cover. Otherwise, tight clean copy. Record # 855511
Price: $12.00 

Voyaging: Fifty Years on the Seven Seas in Sail by: Holmes, James William
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Voyaging: Fifty Years on the Seven Seas in Sail by: Holmes, James William

Hardcover. New York , Dodd, Mead & Company, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 207 pages. Illustrated with 20 full-color paintings by the author. Dust jacket lightly soiled. Record # 802209
Price: $12.00 

Waldheim and Austria by: Bassett, Richard
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Waldheim and Austria by: Bassett, Richard

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 236 pages, b&w illustrations. This book examines Jewish writers and intellectuals in Austria, analyzing filmic and electronic media alongside more traditional publication formats over the last 25 years. Record # 601686
Price: $35.00 

Walt Whitman: Words for America by: Kerley, Barbara, Illust. by: Brian Selznick
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Walt Whitman: Words for America by: Kerley, Barbara, Illust. by: Brian Selznick

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Scholastic Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 50 pages with selected poems by Walt Whitman. Fantastically illustrated in color by Brian Selznick to complement biography. Very good condition, tight copy. Record # 512369
Price: $12.00 

War Bird: The Life and Times of Elliott White Springs by: Davis, Burke
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War Bird: The Life and Times of Elliott White Springs by: Davis, Burke

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Chapel Hill, Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2nd, October 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 267 pages, b&w photos. Light scratch to edges of flap, slight sunning to spine, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 457863
Price: $12.00 

Washington by: Freeman
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Washington by: Freeman

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. New York, Scribner Paper Fiction, 1st thus, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 792 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear to wrappers and slohght stain to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 458835
Price: $12.00 

We Like it Wild by: Angier, Bradford
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We Like it Wild by: Angier, Bradford

Hardcover. Harrisburg PA, The Stackpole Company, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 213 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor wear on the corners, but is in generally good condition. Interior binding and pages in good condition. This book explores the magnetism of living out in nature without connection to the concrete jungle. It is the story of the woods, the cabin, and the husband and wife who decided to make them their retirement home. Previous owner placed a sticker with their name on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33604
Price: $18.00 

Wedgwood - The First Tycoon by: Dolan, Brian
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Wedgwood - The First Tycoon by: Dolan, Brian

New York, Viking, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 396 pages. Half cloth boards. Illustrated with 16 pages of reproductions in black & white. A like-new copy. Record # 509848
Price: $12.00 

Welcoming Life - The M.F.K. Fischer Scrapbook, A by: Gioia, Dominique
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Welcoming Life - The M.F.K. Fischer Scrapbook, A by: Gioia, Dominique

Hardcover. Washington, D.C., Counterpoint, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 119 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs from the life of M.F.K. Fischer. Light wear to dust jacket. Record # 604513
Price: $12.00 

Whaling and Fishing by: Nordhoff, Charles, Illust. by: Walker, WM. H.
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Whaling and Fishing by: Nordhoff, Charles, Illust. by: Walker, WM. H.

Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Company, reprint, 1895, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 383 pages, hardcover. Cloth covers are worn and stained, but interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is the third and concluding volume of the author's series on life at sea, begun with "Man-of-War Life" and continued with "The Merchant Vessel." A narrative of the author's service on an anonymous whaler out of New Bedford between 1850 and 1852, to hunt whales off the coast of Madagascar. Clean copy. Record # 33710
Price: $25.00 

What Am I Doing Here by: Chatwin, Bruce
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What Am I Doing Here by: Chatwin, Bruce

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.hard back. NY, Viking, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Light edgewear to dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom. Record # 202236
Price: $12.00 

WHAT AM I DOING HERE by: Chatwin, Bruce
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WHAT AM I DOING HERE by: Chatwin, Bruce

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, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, New York, Viking, 1st, 1989, #0. Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Good, Dust jacket shows discoloration on top edge inside with light edgewear and rubbing. Cloth covers with gilt lettering. Remainder line on bottom edge.. 367 pages. Record #:467123 Record # 467123
Price: $12.00 

What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character by: Feynman, Richard P.
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What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character by: Feynman, Richard P.

Hardcover. NY, Norton, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 255 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket and spine are bright red with yellow title. Edited collection of reminiscences by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Covers several instances from Feynman's life, prepared from recorded audio conversations. Clean copy in very good condition. Record # 33590
Price: $20.00 

What You See in Clear Water: Life On the Wind River Reservation by: O'Gara, Geoffrey
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What You See in Clear Water: Life On the Wind River Reservation by: O'Gara, Geoffrey

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, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469800
Price: $12.00 

Where Love and Friendship Dwelt by: Lowndes, Mrs. Belloc
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Where Love and Friendship Dwelt by: Lowndes, Mrs. Belloc

Hardcover. New York, Dodd Mead , 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 241 pages. Bookseller's label on rear end paper. Dust jacket price clipped. Dust jacket with faded spine, edgewear, light chipping. Lowndes wrote from 1898 until her death, and had a literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest. Four of her books were adapted for the screen. This is the second volume of her autobiography. Record # 801781
Price: $25.00 


  
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