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Penelope Fitzgerald: A LifeLee, Hermione
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Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life


Lee, Hermione

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 512 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Price clipped front dust jacket flap. Black and white images throughout. Tight copy.

Record # 470938


Price: $19.00 

POWER AND THE DARKNESS: The Life of Josh Gibson in the Shadows of the GameRibowsky, Mark
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POWER AND THE DARKNESS: The Life of Josh Gibson in the Shadows of the Game


Ribowsky, Mark

Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 319 pages. Hardcover. 8 pages of b&w photographs. Silver gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 468456


Price: $15.00 

Roots: The Saga of an American Family (SIGNED COPY)Haley, Alex
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family (SIGNED COPY)


Haley, Alex

Hardcover. New York , Doubleday and Co., reprint, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 688 pages, tan boards with black spine. Appears to be a Book Club reprint. Book shows shelf wear, dust jacket has edgewear, chipping. INSCRIBED BY HALEY on front fly leaf, dated August 7, 1981. Previous owner's signature on same page. Light tanning to paper.

Record # 408295


Price: $63.00 

 

Ruby - An Ordinary Woman


Thomson Glaser, Bonnie and Anne Martin Worster (ed)

Boston, Faber and Faber, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 274 pages. Black & white photographs.

Record # 204059


Price: $12.00 

 

Sab and Autobiography


Avellaneda, Gertrudis Gomez de y Arteaga

hardcover. Austin, University of Texas Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 157 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR Nina M. Scott on dedication's page. Clean, tight copy with heaving foxing and minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 469469


Price: $35.00 

Seductive Poison - A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples TempleLayton, Deborah
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Seductive Poison - A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple


Layton, Deborah

Hardcover. NY, Anchor/Doubleday, 1st , 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 309 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. Black & white photos throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 58135


Price: $15.00 

Texas Thunder - My Eleven Years with the Dallas CowboysMartin, Harvey
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Texas Thunder - My Eleven Years with the Dallas Cowboys


Martin, Harvey

Hardcover. NY, Dawson, 1st, 1986, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 230 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white photos. Light foxing on top page block, light fraying to bottom edge cover, otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 51203


Price: $15.00 

 

The Making of a Feminist - Early Journals and Letters of M. Carey Thomas


Dobkin (Ed.), Marjorie Housepian

Paperback. Kent State University Press , reprint wraps, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 314 pages. Paperback. Ex-library copy. Black & white photographs. Cover is scuffed and has some light edge wear.

Record # 204206


Price: $12.00 

The Trial of Madame CaillauxBerenson, Edward
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The Trial of Madame Caillaux


Berenson, Edward

Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st Paperback, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 296 pages. Softcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with some minor edgewear. Black and white images throughout.

Record # 471438


Price: $15.00 

 

The Wind Blows Free


Manfred, Frederick

Sioux Falls, SD, Center for Western Studies, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 255 pages. Black & white illustrations by Elsie Thorson. Dust jacket has light edgewear. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

Record # 205023


Price: $30.00 

 

To Raise Up a Nation - John Brown, Frederick Douglass and the Making of a Free Country


King, William S.

Hardcover. Yardley, Westholme Publishing , First Edition, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 679 pages. Hardcover. Navy & black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Black & white illustrations throughout. Bright dust jacket with light edge wear. Clean & unmarked copy.

Record # 750819


Price: $19.00 

Underground Stream, The: The Life and Art of Caroline GordonJonza, Nancylee Novell
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Underground Stream, The: The Life and Art of Caroline Gordon


Jonza, Nancylee Novell

Hardcover. Athens, GA, University of Georgia Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 464 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with minor to no wear to edges. Black and white pictures in center. Nice copy.

Record # 2233594


Price: $19.00 

 

Unnatural History of the Nanny, The


Gathorne-Hardy, Jonathan

Hardcover. New York, Dial Press, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 350 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Creases on last few pages. Clean, tight copy. Light soil on spine. Black and white pictures throughout.

Record # 2233394


Price: $19.00 

Unsuspected Revolution, The: The Birth and Rise of CastroismLlerena, Mario
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Unsuspected Revolution, The: The Birth and Rise of Castroism


Llerena, Mario

hardcover. Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 324 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. An insider's documented account of the radicalization of Cuba - Some black and white pictures. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear and foxing to dust jacket.

Record # 469576


Price: $13.00 

Villard: The Life and Times of an American TitanBorchgrave, Alexandra Villard de
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Villard: The Life and Times of an American Titan


Borchgrave, Alexandra Villard de

Hardcover. New York, Nan A. Talese, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 432 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Black and white pictures throughout.

Record # 470165


Price: $19.00 

With Our Heads Bowed: The Dynamics of Gender in a Maya CommunityRosenbaum, Brenda
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With Our Heads Bowed: The Dynamics of Gender in a Maya Community


Rosenbaum, Brenda

softcover. Albany, N.Y., Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York ; Austin, Tex. : Distributed by Universit, 1st, 1993, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 239 pages. Softcover with light staining on page block. Crease to front wrapper. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR in spanish. Black and white pictures.

Record # 468841


Price: $15.00 

Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson: His Own Story by: Jackson, Eugene W. IISides, 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 

Frederick Douglass by: McFeely, William S.
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Frederick Douglass by: McFeely, William S.

Hardcover. New York, W W Norton & Co Inc, 1st, 1991, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 465 pages. Hardcover. Foxing to dust jacket and fore edge. Creasing to some pages, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468288
Price: $12.00 

Hoop Roots: Basketball, Race, and Love by: Wideman, John Edgar
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Hoop Roots: Basketball, Race, and Love by: Wideman, John Edgar

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, arc, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 242 pages. Softcover. Light edgewear to wrappers. Advanced Reading Copy. Uncorrected Proof. Record # 470045
Price: $12.00 

IMPERFECT GOD. AN: GEORGE WASHINGTON, HIS SLAVES, AND THE CREATION OF AMERICA by: Wiencek, Henry
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IMPERFECT GOD. AN: GEORGE WASHINGTON, HIS SLAVES, AND THE CREATION OF AMERICA by: Wiencek, Henry

Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Good, 404 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive b&w illustrations and photographs. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. Light edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. . 404 pages. Record # 467422 Record # 467422
Price: $12.00 

Kafka and Prague by: Bauer, Johann Transl. Falla, P.S., Illust. by: Pollak, Isidor
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Kafka and Prague by: Bauer, Johann Transl. Falla, P.S., Illust. by: Pollak, Isidor

Hardcover. NY, Praeger Publishers, Inc., 1st thus, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 191 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has several large closed tears and folds, though its degradation has since been slowed by a plastic sleeve. Gray cloth covers with black text are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. By providing evidence of the inseparable connection between the details of Kafka's life, the physical, social, and cultural surroundings in which it took place, and his imaginative products, this book makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of Kafka. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34467
Price: $14.00 

Last Train North, The by: Taulbert, Clifton L.
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Last Train North, The by: Taulbert, Clifton L.

Hardcover. Tulsa , Council Oak Books, reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 205 pages. Hardcover. B&w photographs throughout. Illustrated end papers. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468224
Price: $12.00 

One Man's Castle: Clarence Darrow in Defense of the American Dream by: Vine, Phyllis
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One Man's Castle: Clarence Darrow in Defense of the American Dream by: Vine, Phyllis

hardcover. New York, Amistad, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 337 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white photographs in center, Crease/wrinkle in dust jacket on rear bottom edge, otherwise clean, unmarked copy. Record # 468500
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.

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 


  
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