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Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 by: Editor: Cockrell, Dale

Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 by: Editor: Cockrell, Dale

Hardcover. Hillsdale NY, Pendragon Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 467 pages, hardcover. Cloth covers in very good condition, clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. The journals of the New Hampshire family that became the best-known musicians of the day chronicle not only their performances and adventures first hand, but explore the social, economic and cultural life of the time. Clean copy. Record # 33668
Price: $30.00 

Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 by: Editor: Cockrell, Dale

Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 by: Editor: Cockrell, Dale

Hardcover. Hillsdale, NY, Pendragon Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 467 pages, hardcover. Cloth covers in very good condition, clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. The journals of the New Hampshire family that became the best-known musicians of the day chronicle not only their performances and adventures first hand, but explore the social, economic and cultural life of the time. Clean copy in original vacuum-sealed plastic. Record # 33669
Price: $32.00 

Fabulous Freddie & Saints and Sinners by: Green, Paul D.

Fabulous Freddie & Saints and Sinners by: Green, Paul D.

Hardcover. New York, Funk, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 289 pages. Black & white photography. Gift inscription on front end paper. Dust jacket has edgewear, spine sunned. This account of Freddie Darius Benham is part biography of the man but mostly a record of the organizations he has founded, the most famous of which is the Circus Saints and Sinners where important people were recruited and raucously initiated. Record # 207891
Price: $12.00 

Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky by: Lester, Julius
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Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky by: Lester, Julius

Hardcover. New York, Arcade Publishing, 1st, October 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 276 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. The author recounts his political and spiritual odyssey during the past ten years, discussing anti-Semitism, James Baldwin's work and legacy, video games, pollution in space, suicide, the Holocaust, and more. Record # 457287
Price: $12.00 

Family Memories (INSCRIBED BY EDITOR) by: West, Rebecca

Family Memories (INSCRIBED BY EDITOR) by: West, Rebecca

Hardcover. New York, Viking/Penguin Group, 1st American, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 255 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Gilt title on spine. INSCRIBED BY EDITOR, INTRODUCTION. In excellent shape, clean inside and out. Record # 30637
Price: $12.00 

Famous American Admirals by: Reynolds, Clark G.

Famous American Admirals by: Reynolds, Clark G.

Hardcover. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 446 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 470067
Price: $12.00 

Famous Authors (Women) by: Harkins, E. F.

Famous Authors (Women) by: Harkins, E. F.

Hardcover. Boston, L. C. Pane, 5th printing, 1906, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 343 pages, 15 B&W photo portraits, including one on cover label with gilt & 2-color decoration. Short biographies of 21 women authors. Top edge gilt. Record # 304925
Price: $12.00 

Fast Women: The Legendary Ladies of Racing by: McCarthy, Todd

Fast Women: The Legendary Ladies of Racing by: McCarthy, Todd

Hardcover. New York , Miramax Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 311 pages, b&w photos. Small tear to lower edge of dust jacket, near the front flap, else a neat, tight copy. Record # 854683
Price: $12.00 

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 

FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.

FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.

Hardcover. US, Random House, Bc. Ed., 2000-11-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 848 pages. Light edgewear and tearing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463869
Price: $12.00 

FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.

FDR: The War President, 1940-1943: A History by: Davis, Kenneth S.

Hardcover. US, Random House, Bc. Ed., 2000-11-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 848 pages. Light edgewear and tearing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463870
Price: $12.00 

Fenollosa And His Circle: With Other Essays in Biography by: Brooks, Van Wyck

Fenollosa And His Circle: With Other Essays in Biography by: Brooks, Van Wyck

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 321 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some fading and edge wear. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book includes biographical essays on eight 19th century personalities: Ernest Fenollosa, Fanny Wright, John Lloyd Stephens, George Catlin, Charles Wilkes, Charles Godfrey Leland, Maurice Prendergast, and Randolph Bourne. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33812
Price: $15.00 

Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch: An Appreciation of his Life and Works by: Jordan & Wright, ed., William George & Richardson

Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch: An Appreciation of his Life and Works by: Jordan & Wright, ed., William George & Richardson

Hardcover. New York, The Authors Club, 1918, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 126 pp. An examination of the life and literature of Russia's Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch, through the eyes of American writers. A literary hoax. Larrovitchis an imaginery writer. Record # 604846
Price: $12.00 

Films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy by: Castanza, Philip

Films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy by: Castanza, Philip

Hardcover. Secaucus NJ, Citadel Press Inc.,U.S., 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 223 pages. Hardcover. Extensive b&w photography throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468229
Price: $12.00 

Firebrand: The Life of Horace Liveright by: Dardis, Tom

Firebrand: The Life of Horace Liveright by: Dardis, Tom

Hardcover. NY, Random House , 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 394 pages, b&w illustrations. Bright, clean copy in an unclipped dust jacket. Record # 5706
Price: $12.00 

First Kills: The Illustrated Biography of Fighter Pilot Wladyslaw Gnys by: Gnys, Stefan W. C., Illust. by: John D. Bindon

First Kills: The Illustrated Biography of Fighter Pilot Wladyslaw Gnys by: Gnys, Stefan W. C., Illust. by: John D. Bindon

Hardcover. Havertown, PA, Casemate, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages, hardcover. This highly illustrated biography of WWII fighter pilot Wladek Gnys, written by his son, is the most in-depth account of the Polish hero's life. Clean copy. Record # 33612
Price: $50.00 

First Time Around, The: Some Irreverent Recollections by: Wechsberg, Joseph

First Time Around, The: Some Irreverent Recollections by: Wechsberg, Joseph

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Company, 1st, 1970, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 381 pages. Hardcover. Gilt title on spine. Deckled edges. Pages and edges slightly yellow with age. dust jacket unclipped, but some age wear, still intact. In good shape considering its age. Record # 30630
Price: $12.00 

Flight of the Falcon, The by: Lindsey, Robert

Flight of the Falcon, The by: Lindsey, Robert

Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2nd, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 330 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469981
Price: $12.00 

Foremost Good Fortune, The by: Conley, Susan

Foremost Good Fortune, The by: Conley, Susan

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 276 pages. Hardcover, Dust jacket unclipped. Deckled fore edge. Gilt title on spine. In excellent condition, clean and bright inside and out. Record # 30679
Price: $12.00 

Forgotten Eagle: Wiley Post, America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer by: Sterling, Frances N.

Forgotten Eagle: Wiley Post, America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer by: Sterling, Frances N.

Hardcover. New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 371 pages, b&w illustrations. Remainder mark on bottom edge, light edgewear to dust jacket. Overall, a tight clean copy. Record # 458845
Price: $12.00 

Forty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm by: Bellerose, George
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Forty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm by: Bellerose, GeorgeForty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm by: Bellerose, George

Forty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm by: Bellerose, George

Softcover. Middlebury, VT, Vermont Folklife Center, 1st, 2010, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are generally in good condition, but the front cover has a crease. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book endeavors to answer the question: why would anyone would want to be a family farmer in the modern day? Signed by Larry Wyman on the front end page, who is photographed on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34489
Price: $16.00 

Forty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Bellerose, George

Forty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Bellerose, George

Softcover. Middlebury, VT, Vermont Folklife Center, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. Inscribed by the author on the title page. This book endeavors to answer the question: why would anyone would want to be a family farmer in the modern day? Clean copy. Record # 33760
Price: $25.00 

Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by: Brookhiser, Richard

Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by: Brookhiser, Richard

Hardcover. US, Free Press, Bc.Ed., 1996-02-22, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 230 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463866
Price: $12.00 

Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family by: Stein, Gertrude

Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family by: Stein, Gertrude

Softcover. New York , Museum of Modern Art , 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 173 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Maroon oblong paper wrappers with die-cuts, very good. Clean. Record # 407358
Price: $12.00 


  
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