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English Literary Criticism: 17th and 18th Centuries by: Atkins, J. W. H.
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English Literary Criticism: 17th and 18th Centuries by: Atkins, J. W. H.

Hardcover. New York, Barnes & Noble, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 383 pages. Green covers with gold lettering on spine. Residue from tape on endpapers. Markings to covers. Faded spine. Record # 503118
Price: $12.00 

Eras & Modes in English Poetry by: Miles, Josephine
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Eras & Modes in English Poetry by: Miles, Josephine

Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 292 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W tables, as well as some illustrations at chapter headers. This book presents a linguistic analysis of poetry through a series of literary essays which demonstrate the artistic progression of poetry through the decades. Previous owner's name is signed on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34543
Price: $12.00 

Erzahlungen 1926-1944 by: Seghers, Anna
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Erzahlungen 1926-1944 by: Seghers, Anna

Hardcover. Berlin, Aufbau Verlag, 1st ?, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 366 pages. Text in German. White cloth, gray dust jacket. Jacket with wear to edges and spine, shelf-rubbed, else a nice, tight copy. Record # 606909
Price: $12.00 

Essays of Our Times by: Brown, Sharon (Ed.)
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Essays of Our Times by: Brown, Sharon (Ed.)

Hardcover. Chicago, Scott, Forbesman and Co. , Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: None, 422 pages. Work by Beerbohm, Chesterton, Leacock, Virginia Woolf, 38 others. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Record # 302067
Price: $12.00 

Etica Para Maquinas by: Latorre, Jose Ignacio
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Etica Para Maquinas by: Latorre, Jose Ignacio

Hardcover. Barcelona, Spain, Editorial Ariel, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Light blue dust jacket with inlaid silver circuit board pattern, black papers covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book in Spanish by physicist Jose Ignacio Latorre is a nonfiction philosophical essay. As machines evolve to make independent decisions, Latorre explores the ethical frameworks humanity must instill into artificial intelligence. The book argues that our ultimate legacy depends on programming core human values--such as empathy and cooperation--into them. Clean copy. Record # 34563
Price: $20.00 

Feminist Interpretations of Friedrich Nietzche by: Editor: Oliver, Kelly Editor: Pearsall, Marilyn
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Feminist Interpretations of Friedrich Nietzche by: Editor: Oliver, Kelly Editor: Pearsall, Marilyn

Softcover. University Park, PA, The Pennsylvania State University Press , 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 340 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Nietzsche has the reputation of being a virulent misogynist, so why are feminists interested in his philosophy? The essays in this volume provide answers to this question from a variety of feminist perspectives. Clean copy. Record # 34190
Price: $18.00 

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

Finding the Top of the Sky by: Grabill, James
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Finding the Top of the Sky by: Grabill, James

Softcover. Sandpoint, Idaho, Lost Horse Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 101 pages. Clean tight copy. Record # 454735
Price: $12.00 

Flow of Art, The: Essays and Criticisms of Henry McBride by: McBride, Henry
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Flow of Art, The: Essays and Criticisms of Henry McBride by: McBride, Henry

Hardcover. New York, Antheneum Publishers, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 462 pages. Selected, with an introduction, by Daniel Catton Rich, prefatory essay by Lincoln Kirstein. Gray marbled boards with magenta cloth spine with gilt lettering, dust jacket, erratum slip included, 39 pages of b&w illustrations. Light wear and fading to dust jacket; overall a tight, clean copy. Record # 805298
Price: $12.00 

Food In Russian History And Culture (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies) by: Editor: Glants, MusyaEditor: Toomre, Joyce
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Food In Russian History And Culture (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies) by: Editor: Glants, Musya Editor: Toomre, Joyce

Softcover. Bloomington and Indianapolis, IN, Indiana University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 250 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are both clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This essay collection reveals surprising insights into how food shaped Russia's history and culture from Kievan times to the present. Some of the chapters focus on historical topics while others consider images of food in literature and art. Clean copy. Record # 33922
Price: $18.00 

Force of Spirit, The by: Sanders, Scott Russell
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Force of Spirit, The by: Sanders, Scott Russell

Hardcover. Boston, Beacon Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 175 pages, minor dust jacket edge fade, otherwise, clean and bright copy. Record # 75173
Price: $12.00 

Frank Forester's Sporting Scenes and Characters [2 Volumes] by: Herbert, Henry William, Illust. by: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr
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Frank Forester's Sporting Scenes and Characters [2 Volumes] by: Herbert, Henry William, Illust. by: Darley, Felix Octavius CarrFrank Forester's Sporting Scenes and Characters [2 Volumes] by: Herbert, Henry William, Illust. by: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr

Frank Forester's Sporting Scenes and Characters [2 Volumes] by: Herbert, Henry William, Illust. by: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr

Hardcover. Philadelphia, PA, T. B. Peterson, 1st, 1857, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Pagination restarts at each of the four stories contained within this two volume set: Warwick Woodlands, My Shooting Box, The Quondon Hounds, and The Deerstalkers. Covers have some edge wear and staining. In both volumes the front hinge is cracked, as is the rear hinge of volume 2. Bindings are somewhat loose in both volumes. Interior pages have significant foxing throughout, but all text blocks are legible. In volume 1, the first front end page is in rough shape. Numerous gorgeous B&W illustrations present throughout by Darley. This collection of essays and sketches offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of 19th-century American hunting and fishing. Herbert's vivid descriptions of the natural landscape, his insights into the behavior of game animals, and his portraits of colorful characters from the sporting world make this a must-read for anyone interested in the history of outdoor recreation. Frank Forester is a pseudonym of Henry William Herbert. Previous owner's signature and paste-in on front end pages of both volumes, otherwise clean copies. Record # 33898
Price: $150.00 

Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.
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Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.

Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.

Softcover. Missoula, Montana, Scholars Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 212 pages, soft cover. Red paper covers are in good condition, with moderate edge wear and a lightly sunned spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is #26 of the American Academy of Religion Dissertation Series. The primary goal of this short book is to interrogate systematically Freud's major essays on religion. Clean copy. Record # 34106
Price: $12.00 

Giving Good Weight by: McPhee, John
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Giving Good Weight by: McPhee, John

Hardcover. US, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1979-11-26, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 261 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, and faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461881
Price: $12.00 

Great Photographic Essays from Life by: Commentary by: Edey, Maitland
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Great Photographic Essays from Life by: Commentary by: Edey, MaitlandGreat Photographic Essays from Life by: Commentary by: Edey, Maitland

Great Photographic Essays from Life by: Commentary by: Edey, Maitland

Hardcover. Boston, MA, New York Graphic Society, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 278 pages, hardcover. Silver dust jacket has been protected by a plastic sleeve, and is in good condition, despite several minor scratches and a couple of closed tears. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a compilation of photos and essays from the world's most important photo magazine. This is a large format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34070
Price: $50.00 

Grove Book of Art Writing, The: Brilliant Words on Art from Pliny the Elder to Damien Hirst by: Wright, Karen (Editor)
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Grove Book of Art Writing, The: Brilliant Words on Art from Pliny the Elder to Damien Hirst by: Wright, Karen (Editor)

Softcover. New York, Grove Press, 3rd, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 640 pages. Softcover. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrapper edges. Record # 471169
Price: $12.00 

Heathen Days 1890-1936 by: Mencken, H. L.
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Heathen Days 1890-1936 by: Mencken, H. L.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf , 1st, 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 299 pages. Cloth boards. Previous owners signature on front endpaper. Cover and spine age darkened. Record # 510646
Price: $12.00 

Heloise and Abelard by: Gilson, Etienne
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Heloise and Abelard by: Gilson, Etienne

Softcover. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, reprint, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, A study of the medieval classic by a French Catholic scholar. Paperback, 194 pages. Record # 603032
Price: $12.00 

How a Game Lives: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller by: Geller, Jacob
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How a Game Lives: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller by: Geller, Jacob

Hardcover. NY, Harper Pop (Harper Collins Publishers), 1st thus, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 206 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains gorgeous full-color illustrations throughout. This book deftly interweaves video game analysis with the complex narratives of art, politics, and history. It positions video games as vital tools for understanding each other and ourselves. Clean copy. Record # 34302
Price: $28.00 

How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays by: Eco, Umberto
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How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays by: Eco, Umberto

Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Brace , 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Record # 406258
Price: $12.00 

Hunting Moments of Truth by: Peper, Eric, Illust. by: Milton C. Weiler
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Hunting Moments of Truth by: Peper, Eric, Illust. by: Milton C. Weiler

Hardcover. Winchester Press, reprint, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 208 pages, with drawings by Milton C. Weiler throughout. Light dust jacket edge wear and foxing on top edge, otherwise, very clean and bright copy. Superbly written essays on hunting, the natural world and life in general from an acknowledged master of outdoor literature. In vivid detail Peter Ryan takes readers along with him on his adventures - from the jagged peaks of New Zealand's Southern Alps to the scorching deserts and steaming jungles of Africa. Record # 457795
Price: $30.00 

Images of Memory: On Remembering and Representation by: Editor: Kuchler, Susanne Editor: Melion, Walter
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Images of Memory: On Remembering and Representation by: Editor: Kuchler, Susanne Editor: Melion, Walter

Hardcover. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 265 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with a few dents and glue on the spine where a sticker was peeled off. Red cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book presents eight essays, expanded and revised from papers presented at a symposium on the relation of mnemonic function to pictorial representation, held at Johns Hopkins University. Scholars in psychology, anthropology, art history, and social history argue that memory is not a neurological recording device, but is instead constructed using visual images. Clean copy. Record # 34122
Price: $25.00 

In the Acadian Land Nature Studies by: McLeod, Robert R.
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In the Acadian Land Nature Studies by: McLeod, Robert R.

Hardcover. Boston, Bradlee Whidden, 1st, 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, B&w frontis of author Blue cloth w/gilt lettering. Light wear/rubbing to edges and spine, previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf. Acadian Land refers to an area of the eastern seaboard historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764. Acadia included the modern Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, along with part of the US state of Maine. Record # 75373
Price: $12.00 

Individual and State in Ancient Chine: Essays on Four Chinese Philosophers. by: Rubin, Vitaly A.
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Individual and State in Ancient Chine: Essays on Four Chinese Philosophers. by: Rubin, Vitaly A.

Hardcover. New York , Columbia University Press, 1st U.S., 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 149 pages. Red cloth cover, very little wear. Dust jacket is price clipped and has some wear to edges. Essays on Confucius, Mo Tzu, Shang Yang and Chuang Tzu. Translated by Steven I Levine. Inside is bright and clean. A nice copy. Record # 852942
Price: $12.00 


  
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