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Agitations - Letters to the Press, 1875-1950 by: Shaw, Bernard

Agitations - Letters to the Press, 1875-1950 by: Shaw, Bernard

Hardcover. NY, Ungar, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, edited by Dan H. Laurence and James Rambeau, 375 pgs. Dust jacket with fade to spine, top edge of front panel. Record # 105893
Price: $12.00 

Alaska Days With John Muir by: Young, S. Hall

Alaska Days With John Muir by: Young, S. Hall

Hardcover. NY, Fleming H. Revell , 1st, 1915, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages, hardcover. Exterior pictorial board shows some wear and tear, particularly with respect to scuffed and fading text. Interior pages and binding are in very good condition. B&W photographs throughout. In this fascinating account of John Muir's travels in Alaska from 1879 to 1880, we are brought into an intimate acquaintance with this great interpreter of Nature by one who was his companion on many expeditions. Clean copy. Record # 33622
Price: $18.00 

Albert Einstein's vision: remarkable discoveries that shaped modern science by: Parker, Barry R.

Albert Einstein's vision: remarkable discoveries that shaped modern science by: Parker, Barry R.

Hardcover. Amherst, N.Y., Prometheus Books, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Amherst, N.Y., Prometheus Books, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Very Good, 286 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. B&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. . Record # 467660 Record # 467660
Price: $12.00 

Alexander Pushkin: A celebration of Russia's best-loved writer by: Briggs, A.D.P.

Alexander Pushkin: A celebration of Russia's best-loved writer by: Briggs, A.D.P.

Hardcover. US, Hazar, 1st, 1999-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462921
Price: $12.00 

Alfred C. Kinsey : A Public/Private Life by: Jones, James H.

Alfred C. Kinsey : A Public/Private Life by: Jones, James H.

Hardcover. US, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 1997-10-17, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 937 pages, b&w photos. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 464126
Price: $12.00 

All Will Be Well: A Memoir by: McGahern, John

All Will Be Well: A Memoir by: McGahern, John

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st American, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 289 pages. Hardcover. Deckled fore edge. Dust jacket unclipped with some chipping along edges. Gilt title on spine. A small bit of moisture damage to top spine, otherwise in good condition, clean inside and out. Record # 30794
Price: $12.00 

Almost There: The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman by: O'Faolain, Nuala

Almost There: The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman by: O'Faolain, Nuala

Hardcover. New York, Riverhead Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 275 pages. Blue boards, blue cloth spine, gilt. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Record # 40168
Price: $12.00 

American Boy's Life of William McKinley by: Stratemeyer, Edward
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American Boy's Life of William McKinley by: Stratemeyer, Edward

Hardcover. Boston, Lee & Shepard, 1901, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 316 pages. Black & white illustrations by A. Burnham Shute and from photographs. Green cloth covers with gold lettering and decoration. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper. Tears to front end paper, at front hinge. Rubbing to extremities. Spine slightly cocked. Record # 801738
Price: $12.00 

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by: Meacham, Jon

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by: Meacham, Jon

Hardcover. US, Random House, 5th printing, 2008-11-11, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 483 pages. Light edgewear to price clipped dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 463868
Price: $12.00 

American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles by: Keneally, Thomas

American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles by: Keneally, Thomas

Hardcover. New York , Nan A. Talese / Doubleday , 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 397 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462168
Price: $12.00 

An American Original: The Life of J. Frank Dobie by: Tinkle, Lon

An American Original: The Life of J. Frank Dobie by: Tinkle, Lon

Hardcover. Boston, 2nd Printing, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 264 pages, with photographs. Minor dust jacket edge wear and rub, small chunk missing from back bottom edge, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 456773
Price: $12.00 

 

And Did You Once See Sidney Plain: A Random Memoir of S.J. Perelman by: Wilk, Max, Al Hirschfeld (Illustrator), Illust. by: Al Hirschfeld

Hardcover. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 83 pages. Hardcover. Dust Jacket unclipped. Covers bound in maroon, gilt title on spine. In excellent condition, clean inside and out. Dust jacket very slightly age-yellowed, but still shiny and bright. Record # 30786
Price: $12.00 

Andre & Oscar: The Literary Friendship of Andre Gide and Oscar Wilde by: Fryer, Jonathan

Andre & Oscar: The Literary Friendship of Andre Gide and Oscar Wilde by: Fryer, Jonathan

Hardcover. New York, St Martins Pr, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 254 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468927
Price: $12.00 

Andre Gide: A Critical Biography by: Painter, George D.

Andre Gide: A Critical Biography by: Painter, George D.

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 1st thus, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 147 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has one small chip on the top edge. Blue cloth covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a biography of Andre Gide, a literary genius whose career reflects the crisis of modern man. The conflicts of Gide's inner life often became the substance of his books, and this penetrating study aptly traces their organic growth from the individual history of the writer's mind and heart. Clean copy. Record # 34378
Price: $12.00 

Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain by: James, Marquis

Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain by: James, Marquis

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs Merrill, reprint, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 461 pages, maroon cloth with gilt lettering, b&w illustrations. End paper map. Clean, bright copy with no dust jacket. Record # 407332
Price: $12.00 

Anna Freud - A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Anna Freud - A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Hardcover. New York, Summit Books, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 527 pages. B&W photos. A very nice copy with only minor edgewear along upper edge of spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 302420
Price: $12.00 

Anna Freud: A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Anna Freud: A Biography by: Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth

Hardcover. US, Summit Books, 1st, 1988-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 527 pages, b&w photos. Faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461567
Price: $12.00 

Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen by: Denny, Joanna

Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen by: Denny, Joanna

Hardcover. US, Da Capo Press, 1st, 2006-03-14, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 374 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462085
Price: $12.00 

Anne Sexton: A Biography by: Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Anne Sexton: A Biography by: Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Hardcover. US, Houghton Mifflin, 5th printing, 1991-09-16, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 488 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461556
Price: $12.00 

Anthony Trollope by: Glendinning, Victoria

Anthony Trollope by: Glendinning, Victoria

Hardcover. US, Knopf, 1st US, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 551 pages. Illustrated title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466855
Price: $12.00 

Anthony Van Dyck: A Life 1599-1641 by: Blake, Robin

Anthony Van Dyck: A Life 1599-1641 by: Blake, Robin

Hardcover. Chicago, Ivan R. Dee, Reprint, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 435 pages. Very good pictorial dust jacket price clipped. Record # 804308
Price: $12.00 

ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS, An: SEVEN PARADOXICAL TALES by: Sacks, Oliver

ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS, An: SEVEN PARADOXICAL TALES by: Sacks, Oliver

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Good, Silver gilt titles on spine. Some soiling to dust jacket. Foxing to dust jacket and edges, otherwise clean, tight copy. . 328 pages. Record # 467756 Record # 467756
Price: $12.00 

Apricot Cheeks and Almond Eyes by: Wimsatt, Genevieve

Apricot Cheeks and Almond Eyes by: Wimsatt, Genevieve

Hardcover. NY, Columbia University Press, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 123 pages, hardcover. Cyan cloth covers are in very good condition, despite minor bumping to one corner. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Some B&W illustrations present throughout. This is a biography of Empress Yang of the Southern Sung dynasty. It delves into historical records and accredited traditions surrounding the Empress, offering an account of her life and works. Clean copy. Record # 33902
Price: $35.00 

Arms and the Woman: The Diaries of Baron Boris Uxkull 1812-1819 by: Von Uexkull, Detlev

Arms and the Woman: The Diaries of Baron Boris Uxkull 1812-1819 by: Von Uexkull, Detlev

Hardcover. London, Secker & Warburg, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 319 pages. Translated by Joel Carmichael. Light edgewear to dust jacket. Record # 801712
Price: $12.00 


  
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