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Neighbors to the Birds: A History of Birdwatching in America by: Gibbons, Felton
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Neighbors to the Birds: A History of Birdwatching in America by: Gibbons, Felton

Hardcover. US, W W Norton & Co Inc, 1st, 1988-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 364 pages. B&w photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466549
Price: $12.00 

Neptune File, The : A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting by: Standage, Tom
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Neptune File, The : A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting by: Standage, Tom

Hardcover. US, Walker & Company, 1st, 2000-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages, b&w illustrations. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 463404
Price: $12.00 

New Discoveries in American Quilts by: Bishop, Robert
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New Discoveries in American Quilts by: Bishop, Robert

Softcover. New York, Dutton, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Spine sun faded. Clean, tight copy. Record # 603668
Price: $12.00 

New Historicism and Other Old-Fashioned Topics, The  by: Thomas, Brook
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New Historicism and Other Old-Fashioned Topics, The by: Thomas, Brook

Softcover. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 2nd printing, March 8, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 254 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 458343
Price: $12.00 

New Orleans: A Pictorial History from Earliest Times to the Present Day by: Huber, Leonard V.
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New Orleans: A Pictorial History from Earliest Times to the Present Day by: Huber, Leonard V.

Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers Inc.,, 3rd Pr., 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 370 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been protected by a removable plastic sleeve, and is in very good condition as a result. Gray cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography, maps, and illustrations throughout. This book presents the most comprehensive collection of photos, paintings, and drawings documenting the history, development, and customs of New Orleans, Louisiana. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34402
Price: $24.00 

New World Builders: Thrilling Days With Lewis and Clark by: Moorehead, Blanche Woods, Illust. by: Armstrong Sperry
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New World Builders: Thrilling Days With Lewis and Clark by: Moorehead, Blanche Woods, Illust. by: Armstrong Sperry

Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston Company, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 228 pages. Illustrated by Armstrong Sperry with 10 b/w plates and a color frontispiece of Sacagawea with one of the explorers. Black, orange, and white color pictorial end papers of Indian totems, tepees, buffalo, more. Double page color map. Introduction by Christopher B. Coleman. Four page glossary of Indian and French names at pages 225 to 228. 8vo. Orange pictorial cloth with black lettering and decoration on front cover and spine. Minor marking and smudging to cover. Light edgewear. Very Good. Record # 219852
Price: $12.00 

Newton and the counterfeiter: the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist by: Levenson, Thomas
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Newton and the counterfeiter: the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist by: Levenson, Thomas

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468976
Price: $12.00 

Nietzsche & Jewish Culture by: Editor: Golomb, Jacob
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Nietzsche & Jewish Culture by: Editor: Golomb, Jacob

Softcover. NY, Routledge, 1st thus, 1997, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 282 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This unique collection of essays examines the reciprocal relationship between Nietzsche and Jewish culture. Frederick Nietzsche occupies a contradictory position in the history of ideas and each of the essays explores one of his thoughts. Previous owner's underlining and marking is present throughout in black pen. Record # 34194
Price: $20.00 

Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality: Essays on Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals" by: Editor: Schacht, Richard
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Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality: Essays on Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals" by: Editor: Schacht, Richard

Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 479 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a part of the Philosophical Traditions series, being volume 5. In this unique collection, 25 notable philosophers offer diverse discussions of Nietzsche's book's central themes and concepts. It presents a cross section of contemporary Nietzsche scholarship and philosophical investigation that is certain to interest philosophers, intellectual and cultural historians, and anyone concerned with this master thinker of the modern age. Clean copy. Record # 34323
Price: $15.00 

Nikolai Bukharin: The Last Years by: Medvedev, Roy A.Transl. Briggs, A.D.P.
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Nikolai Bukharin: The Last Years by: Medvedev, Roy A. Transl. Briggs, A.D.P.

Softcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Co., 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 176 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Light foxing to page edges. Binding is solid. This book is a biography of Nikolai Bukharin, one of the most eminent leaders and theoreticians of the Bolsheviks. He was idolized by the youth of Soviet Russia, who identified with him and drew much of their inspiration from his writings. Prominent among the organizers of the revolution, he served for twenty years on the Central Committee and for ten years as a member of the Politburo. Though he and Lenin often disagreed, Lenin referred to him in his Testament as "deservedly the favorite of the Party." Clean copy. Record # 33981
Price: $12.00 

Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coffin, Howard
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Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coffin, Howard

Hardcover. Woodstock, VT, The Countryman Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 314 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This is the story of a group of 'green' soldiers from the hills of Vermont who responded to Lincoln's call to serve for nine months; and found themselves in the midst of the greatest battle of the Civil War. Author's inscription on the first front end page reads: "For Marjorie Swift, A fellow lover of the years of first freedom, 1861-65. All best, Howard Coffin." Clean copy. Record # 33715
Price: $25.00 

No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien by: Cronin, Anthony
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No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien by: Cronin, Anthony

Hardcover. London, U.K., Grafton Books, Reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 260 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with some B&W photography. This book is a biography which presents the life and career of the Irish novelist O'Nolan, including his childhood, his days as a newspaper columnist, his marriage, and his final days. It is rich in background, anecdote, and social history, informing the reader not only about O'Nolan, but also about the country of Ireland in which his lot was cast. Clean copy. Record # 34324
Price: $12.00 

North American Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham, The  by: Walker, John
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North American Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham, The by: Walker, John

Hardcover. US, University Alabama Press, 1987-11-30, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Record # 463741
Price: $12.00 

North Star to Freedom by: Gorrell, Gena K.
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North Star to Freedom by: Gorrell, Gena K.

Hardcover. New York, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1st Am, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 168 pages, b&w illustrations. A very clean, tight copy. (3) magine escaping from the terrors of plantation slavery, only to live for years in a swamp full of biting insects and deadly snakes. Picture yourself making a dangerous journey to freedom, guided by nothing but courage and the North Star. Record # 454522
Price: $12.00 

Notre-Dame de Paris by: Winston, RichardWinston, ClaraEditor: Gardner, Joseph L.
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Notre-Dame de Paris by: Winston, Richard Winston, Clara Editor: Gardner, Joseph L.

Hardcover. NY, Newsweek, Inc., 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 172 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some very minor discoloration on the rear. Covers and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book is an illustrated history of the famous Gothic cathedral in Paris, which has been a center for important events and a masterpiece of architecture for more than eight hundred years. One of the "Wonders of Man" series, published by Newsweek. This is a large-form book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 33964
Price: $12.00 

Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State 1666-1888 by: Delaney, John
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Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State 1666-1888 by: Delaney, John

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Library, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 367 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography, maps, and illustrations throughout. This volume presents proof of what has been forgotten or ignored, yet still endures in the Garden State. It takes a close look at nineteenth-century New Jersey through the intimate visual record of its first wall maps and county atlases, which often include vignettes of public buildings, private farms, and residences. Does NOT contain the portfolio of maps specific to the special edition. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34422
Price: $165.00 

Objects: A Chronicle of Subversion in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by: Deichmann, Hans
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Objects: A Chronicle of Subversion in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by: Deichmann, Hans

Hardcover. US, Marsilio Pub, 1st US, 1997-12-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 220 pages. Previous owner's sticker to front end paper. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463811
Price: $12.00 

Obscene - The History of an Indignation by: Marcuse, Ludwig
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Obscene - The History of an Indignation by: Marcuse, Ludwig

Hardcover. London, MacGibbon and Kee, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 327 pages. Maroon top edge. Dust jacket with light edgewear, chipping; light soiling to rear. Else a very clean, tight copy. Record # 200763
Price: $12.00 

Old Age In The Old Regime: Image and Experience in Eighteenth-Century France by: Troyansky, David G.
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Old Age In The Old Regime: Image and Experience in Eighteenth-Century France by: Troyansky, David G.

Hardcover. Ithaca, NEW YORK, Cornell University, 1st, 1989, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 260 pages explore a dramatic change in French attitudes toward aging and the aged and the confrontation between changing demographics circumstances in a more secular world. 8vo. B/W illustrated plates. Gray cloth with red spine title label, gilt lettering. Burgundy endpapers. Near Fine. Pictorial dust jacket with minor marking. Very Good. Record # 219956
Price: $12.00 

Old Hickory's War by: Heidler, David Stephen
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Old Hickory's War by: Heidler, David Stephen

Hardcover. US, Stackpole Books, 1st, 1996-03-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 308 pages, b&w illustrations. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463872
Price: $12.00 

Old Shrines and Ivy by: Winter, William
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Old Shrines and Ivy by: Winter, William

Hardcover. NY, MacMillan and Company, Early Reprint, 1894, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 296 pages, hardcover. Covers of this small form book are bumped, with most of the wear concentrated near the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Top edge gilt. This book is a collection of essays and sketches by William Winter, American author and critic. The book was first published in 1892 and contains Winter's reflections on various topics, including literature, art, and nature. The essays are written in a lyrical and poetic style and often focus on the beauty of the natural world. Winter also shares his thoughts on the importance of preserving historic sites and buildings, particularly those with a connection to the country's early history. Previous owner's signature present on inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33892
Price: $14.00 

Old-Fashioned Children by: Gathings, Evelyn
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Old-Fashioned Children by: Gathings, Evelyn

Softcover. New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Full-color plates of paper dolls in various costumes. Very clean. Record # 802508
Price: $12.00 

Olden Time Series Number Six, The - Literary Curiosities  by: Brooks, Henry M.
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Olden Time Series Number Six, The - Literary Curiosities by: Brooks, Henry M.

Hardcover. Boston, Ticknor and Company, 1st, 1886, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Hardcover. Small brown cloth volume containing "gleanings chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts." List of other books in series laid in. Some wear to spine, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 501793
Price: $12.00 

Olympia: Paris in the age of Manet by: Friedrich, Otto
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Olympia: Paris in the age of Manet by: Friedrich, Otto

Hardcover. New York, NY, HarperCollins, reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 329 pages. Hardcover. Color photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469399
Price: $12.00 


  
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