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T.E. Lawrence - A New Biography  by: Stewart, Desmond

T.E. Lawrence - A New Biography by: Stewart, Desmond

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row , 1st US, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, dust jacket shows some wear and there is a small tear at the left hand top corner of the front cover. Internally clean. black & white photos, + some black & white maps and diagrams. hardbound, p. 352. Record # 108731
Price: $12.00 

Tall Voyagers, The by: Rankin, Claire

Tall Voyagers, The by: Rankin, Claire

Hardcover. Los Angeles, Ward Ritchie Press, 1st, 1965, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 224 pages.Real stories told by real sailors. Good tight copy. Record # 512299
Price: $12.00 

Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen [INSCRIBED COPY] by: McDonough, Jimmy
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Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen [INSCRIBED COPY] by: McDonough, Jimmy

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 432 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book tells the story of the small-town girl who grew up to be the woman behind the microphone, and whose meteoric rise into the spotlight led to a decades-long career full of tragedy and triumph. Through a high-profile marriage and divorce, her dreadful battle with addiction and illness, and the struggle to compete in a rapidly evolving Nashville, Tammy turned a brave smile toward the world and churned out masterful hit songs. This copy has been inscribed by Tammy Wynette on the first front end page. Inscription reads: "To Billy, Love from your favorite country Super Star, Tammy Wynette." Clean copy. Record # 34155
Price: $150.00 

Tesserae - Memories and Suppositions by: Levertov, Denise

Tesserae - Memories and Suppositions by: Levertov, Denise

Hardcover. NY, New Directions, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 148 pages. Slight crease the front cover of the dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 108334
Price: $12.00 

Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey by: Spagna, Ana Maria

Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey by: Spagna, Ana Maria

Softcover. Lincoln NE, Bison Books, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 270 pages. Softcover. Two pages of b&w photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 468286
Price: $12.00 

Testament of Caliban by: Edstrom, David

Testament of Caliban by: Edstrom, David

Hardcover. New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 340 pages. Cloth boards. Clean, tight copy. Record # 510532
Price: $12.00 

That's My Story by: Corrigan, Douglas

That's My Story by: Corrigan, Douglas

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1938, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 221 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are significantly bumped. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This is the "warm and real and very human" story of Douglas Corrigan's life, leading up to and including his famous "wrong-way" flight in which he spent 28 hours alone crossing 3,000 miles of ocean, flying in a single-motor secondhand plane. Previous owner's inscription and signature present on front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33903
Price: $40.00 

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant With Bibliographical Sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by: Bryant, William Cullen Dole, Nathan Haskell

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant With Bibliographical Sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by: Bryant, William Cullen Dole, Nathan Haskell

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1st, 1893, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 242 pages, hardcover. Covers have light edge wear and rubbing. Cream colored leather stamped with elaborate botanical gilt design has been half-bound to the spine over decorated paper cover boards. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This small-format book presents several of William Cullen Bryant's earlier poems, and also contains a brief biographical sketch. Previous owner's signature is present in black pen on a front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34334
Price: $24.00 

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, The African by: Equiano, OlaudahEdit. Costanzo, Angelo

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, The African by: Equiano, Olaudah Edit. Costanzo, Angelo

Softcover. Toronto, ON, Broadview Literary Texts, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 331 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This is a memoir written by Olaudah Equiano, an influential African advocate of abolishing the slave trade in Britain during the late 18th century. Clean copy. Record # 33665
Price: $15.00 

The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.
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The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.

The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Co., Early Printing, 1916, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, No dates on title pages, first two volumes list 1916 on copyright page, second two list 1919. A different frontispiece portrait of John Marshall is present in each volume. Covers are in good condition overall, with some edge wear to the corners of each volume. Interior pages with deckled edges are clean and bright. Bindings are solid. John Marshall (1755-1835) became the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court despite having had almost no formal schooling and after having studied law for a mere six weeks. During Marshall's nearly 35-year tenure as chief justice, he wielded the Constitution's awe-inspiring power aggressively and wisely, setting the Supreme Court on a course for the ages by ensuring its equal position in the triumvirate of the federal government of the United States and securing its role as interpreter and enforcer of the Constitution. These 4 volumes are available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copies. Record # 33923
Price: $60.00 

The Long Light of Those Days: Recollections of a Vermont Village at Mid-Century by: Coffin, Bruce
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The Long Light of Those Days: Recollections of a Vermont Village at Mid-Century by: Coffin, Bruce

Hardcover. Woodstock, VT, The Elm Tree Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 233 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with edge wear concentrated near the spine and a few closed tears. Green cloth covers with gilt titles are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This memoir details life in a typical Vermont village. The work places and stores, the sports and pastimes, the landscape, and most of all the people are affectionately recalled in a Proustian feat of memory and imagination. Clean copy. Record # 34154
Price: $25.00 

The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi by: Leopold, Les
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The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi by: Leopold, Les

Softcover. White River Junction, VT, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 525 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is the life story and struggles of Tony Mazzocchi, a great trade unionist, an agitator, a political leader, a protagonist of worker safety and health, and an inspiration to working people all over. Clean copy. Record # 34143
Price: $18.00 

The Mocking Bird: The Life and Diary of Its Author, Sep. Winner by: Claghorn, Charles Eugene

The Mocking Bird: The Life and Diary of Its Author, Sep. Winner by: Claghorn, Charles Eugene

Hardcover. Philadelphia PA, The Magee Press, 1st, 1937, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 66 pages, hardcover. Gray cloth cover, with green paper labels on cover and spine. Exterior and interior in decent shape, some minor staining and fading. Diary and life of Septimus Winner. Inscription by previous owner on first end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33608
Price: $18.00 

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

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 

The Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens [2 Volumes] by: Editor: Saint-Gaudens, Homer
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The Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens [2 Volumes] by: Editor: Saint-Gaudens, HomerThe Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens [2 Volumes] by: Editor: Saint-Gaudens, Homer

The Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens [2 Volumes] by: Editor: Saint-Gaudens, Homer

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1913, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcovers, 393 and 381 pages, respectively. Covers are in very good condition considering their age, with just some minor rubbing to the spines. Uncut interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Top edges gilt. B&W illustrations throughout, including a beautiful frontispiece of Augustus Saint-Gaudens in each volume, a photo in volume 1 and an illustration in volume 2. This edition contains 2 different text fonts, one of which indicates biographical, and the other autobiographical writings. This is a scarcely available set on the life and works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), an American Beaux-Arts sculptor who is best known for his statues commemorating Abraham Lincoln and Union officers of the Civil War, including Robert Gould Shaw, William Tecumseh Sherman, and John Logan. These volumes were edited by his only child, Homer (1880-1953), an artist and museum administrator in his own right. These two larger volumes are available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's stamp on inside front cover of both volumes, otherwise clean copies. Record # 33868
Price: $200.00 

The Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, Stanley
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The Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, StanleyThe Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, Stanley

The Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, Stanley

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 318 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is significantly worn, with a mix of open and closed tears. Pink cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. This book chronicles the history and glamour of the iconic Savoy Hotel in London, from its opening in 1889 through the book's publication in 1964. B&W photography throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33735
Price: $15.00 

The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by: Kalush, WilliamSloman, Larry

The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by: Kalush, William Sloman, Larry

Hardcover. NY, Atria Books, 1st thus, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 592 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This biography draws on newly uncovered archives and the co-author's expertise in magic to reveal Houdini's secret work as a spy for the United States and England. It includes his post-war efforts to expose the fraudulent activities of spiritualist mediums, and the plot organized by Arthur Conan Doyle to have him murdered. Clean copy. Record # 33737
Price: $18.00 

The Stevie Wonder Scrapbook by: Hoskins, James/Kathleen Benson

The Stevie Wonder Scrapbook by: Hoskins, James/Kathleen Benson

Softcover. New York, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 160 pages, b & w photos, very clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 800588
Price: $12.00 

The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography by: Lane, Margaret

The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography by: Lane, Margaret

Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne, reprint, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 174 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition, with minor staining along the bottom edge and particular wear along the top edge. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. 30 B&W photographs and 8 full color illustrations throughout. This biography tells of Beatrix Potter's lonely Victorian childhood, her struggle for independence, her unhappy love affair and happy marriage, and the accidental influences that developed her genius. Clean copy. Record # 33666
Price: $15.00 

THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA. Being A Correct And Impartial Narrative of the Chase, Trail, Capture & Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band by: Dimsdale, Prof. Thomas J.

THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA. Being A Correct And Impartial Narrative of the Chase, Trail, Capture & Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band by: Dimsdale, Prof. Thomas J.

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Attractive bookplate. 271 pages. Brown marbled boards. Maroon title label, gilt. Adams Six-Guns #596. Howes D-345. Very good color pictorial dust jacket. Previous owner's sicker front end paper. Record # 220882
Price: $12.00 

The World of Damon Runyon by: Clark, Tom

The World of Damon Runyon by: Clark, Tom

Hardcover. US, Harper & Row, 1st, 1978-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 303 pages. Light sun-fade to spine, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463843
Price: $12.00 

The Years of the Forest by: Hoover, Helen, Illust. by: Adrian Hoover

The Years of the Forest by: Hoover, Helen, Illust. by: Adrian Hoover

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 2nd Pr., 1973, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 318 pages, hardcover. Red dust jacket with white and yellow text is in fair condition, as minor water damage has resulted in significant foxing. Brown paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Go inside the Hoover's wilderness home during their 16 years of the forest. Experience not only the joys and the techniques but also the challenges and travails of going it alone in the beautiful but not always accommodating wilderness. Clean copy. Record # 34435
Price: $12.00 

This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song by: Santelli, Robert

This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song by: Santelli, Robert

Hardcover. US, Running Press, 1st, 2012-03-13, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 252 pages, photos in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 464709
Price: $12.00 

This Timeless Moment: A Personal View of Aldous Huxley by: Huxley, Laura

This Timeless Moment: A Personal View of Aldous Huxley by: Huxley, Laura

Softcover. Millbrae, CA, Celestial Arts, 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages, soft cover, B&W illustrations and photos throughout. Minor wear but generally in good condition. Long before "turn on, tune in, drop out" became the credo of the American counterculture, Aldous Huxley was using mescaline and LSD in controlled, carefully documented experiments. Accounts of those psychedelic experiences, along with his interest in Eastern mystical religions, accompany the moving story of Aldous Huxley's later years with his wife, Laura. Huxley's fascination with the spiritual world remained with him throughout his life and never wavered through his final illness in 1963. THIS TIMELESS MOMENT takes the reader into the lively mind of one of the most profound thinkers of any generation. Previous owner's name on first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33578
Price: $17.00 


  
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