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Scott Nearing - Apostle of American Radicalism


Whitfield, Stephen J.

New York, Columbia University Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 269 pages. Black & white photography. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

Record # 206299


Price: $12.00 

 

Sketches From a Life


Kennan, George F.

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 5th pr., 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 57669


Price: $23.00 

 

When LaGuardia Was Mayor - New York's Legendary Years


Heckscher, August

hardcover. NY, Norton, 1st , 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Black & white photos. 448 pages. Dust jacket edgewear, closed tears.

Record # 64954


Price: $15.00 

Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism by: Bogus, Carl T.
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Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism by: Bogus, Carl T.

Hardcover. NY, Bloomsbury Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 405 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, red paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is a biography of William F. Buckley Jr., who was one of the foremost architects of the conservative movement that transformed American politics between the 1960s and the end of the century. Buckley and his allies devised a new-model for conservatism that replaced traditional ideals of Edmund Burke with a passionate belief in the free market; religious faith; and an aggressive stance on foreign policy. Clean copy. Record # 34363
Price: $24.00 

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 

 

Personal and Controversial by: Blanshard, Paul

Hardcover. Boston, Beacon Press, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 308 pages. Spine faded. Dust jacket slightly torn. Previous owner's sticker front end paper. Record # 803356
Price: $12.00 

 

The Politics of Literature:Dissenting Essays on the Teaching of English by: Kampf, Louis, Paul Lauter

Hardcover. New York, Pantheon Books, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 429 pages. Edited by Louis Kampf and Paul Lauter. Includes index and biography of contributors. Gray cover. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Record # 803559
Price: $12.00