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

Thalassocracies, The by: Miller, Molly
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Thalassocracies, The by: Miller, Molly

Hardcover. New York, State University of New York Press, 1st, 1971, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 185 pages with bibliography and list of ancient sources. Very good in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Record # 512316
Price: $12.00 

Thank You, Comrade Stalin!: Soviet Public Culture from Revolution to Cold War  by: Brooks, Jeffrey
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Thank You, Comrade Stalin!: Soviet Public Culture from Revolution to Cold War by: Brooks, Jeffrey

Softcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 3rd Pr., 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 319 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Minor bumping to bottom corners. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book meticulously surveys the process by which the Bolsheviks attempted to mold the minds of their people, and then examines the results thereof. Clean copy. Record # 33971
Price: $18.00 

That Noble Cabinet: A History of the British Museum by: Miller, Edward
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That Noble Cabinet: A History of the British Museum by: Miller, Edward

Hardcover. Athens, Ohio, Ohio University Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 400 pages, Illustrated in b&w. Ex-library with usual markings and stamping. Gutter starting to open at page 64-65. Dust jacket very good. Record # 510428
Price: $12.00 

That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by: Friedman, Thomas L.
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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by: Friedman, Thomas L.

Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 380 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468357
Price: $12.00 

The Ageless Indies by: Kennedy, Raymond
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The Ageless Indies by: Kennedy, RaymondThe Ageless Indies by: Kennedy, Raymond

The Ageless Indies by: Kennedy, Raymond

Hardcover. NY, The John Day Company, 1st, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 208 pages, hardcover. Green cover boards are clean and bright. Interior pages have some light foxing and staining on some pages, but all text blocks are legible. Pages have deckled edges. Binding is slightly loose. This book is one of the best summaries of Indonesian culture available in English. It focusses on the daily life of the people of the Indies. The previous owner's light pencil markings are present on the front and rear end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34169
Price: $15.00 

The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation by: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
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The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation by: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft

Softcover. East Hartford, CT, United Aircraft Corporation, Revised, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 152 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, with only minor edge wear. Interior pages are in very good condition. Spiral binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book provides information regarding the history, operation, and construction of gas turbine engines for aeronautical use. Clean copy. Record # 34469
Price: $24.00 

The American Farm by: Conrat, MaisieConrat, Richard
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The American Farm by: Conrat, Maisie Conrat, Richard

Softcover. San Francisco CA, California Historical Society, 1st, 1977, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 256 pages, soft cover. Exterior in average condition with some fading and cracks, interior pages and binding are in very good condition. This extraordinary collection of photographs offer a portrait of the American farm in all of its diversity. American Farm depicts the profound transformation that the counter's agriculture has undergone during the last two hundred years. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33607
Price: $15.00 

The American Vision: Paintings 1825-1875: October 8-November 2, 1968 by: Feld, Stuart P.
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The American Vision: Paintings 1825-1875: October 8-November 2, 1968 by: Feld, Stuart P.

Hardcover. NY, The Public Education Association, 1st, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 111 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards have some light wear along the top and bottom edges, but are still in very good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Cloth binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and laid-in full-color artwork throughout. This exhibition was designed to increase the understanding of a very exciting period in the history of American painting. Clean copy. Record # 34381
Price: $26.00 

The Art of Collaboration & Innovation [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Wunderlich, CaitlinAlbert Khan Associates
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The Art of Collaboration & Innovation [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Wunderlich, CaitlinAlbert Khan AssociatesThe Art of Collaboration & Innovation [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Wunderlich, CaitlinAlbert Khan Associates

The Art of Collaboration & Innovation [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Wunderlich, Caitlin Albert Khan Associates

Hardcover. NY, Visual Profile Books, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 311 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor stains on the front, but is otherwise in good condition. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book celebrates the significant work of one of history's most prolific and versatile international architectural firms. Discover how Kahn mirrored the industrious spirit of the time, creating architecture that advanced their client's work across all markets. This copy has been signed by the authors on the title page, and also includes a loose-leaf sheet with a personalized inscription to the previous owner by Caitlin Wunderlich. Clean copy. Record # 34089
Price: $100.00 

The Astrological History of Masha'allah by: Kennedy, E. S. Pingree, David
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The Astrological History of Masha'allah by: Kennedy, E. S. Pingree, David

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 206 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been price clipped, and has a closed tear at the top of the spine. Orange cloth cover boards are slightly warped, but are otherwise clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This study is an attempt to assemble and analyze all that is presently available of a major work by an eighth-century Jewish astrologer known in medieval Europe as Messahala and in the Near East as Masha'allah. This study is a significant contribution to an understanding of the origin and transmission of astrological doctrine. Previous owner's signature is present in blue pen on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34305
Price: $40.00 

The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology by: Hansen, Mogens Herman Transl. Crook, J. A.
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The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology by: Hansen, Mogens Herman Transl. Crook, J. A.

Softcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st thus, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 447 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book analyzes the Athenian democracy, focusing particularly on the crucial last 30 years, which coincided with the political career of Demosthenes. In this famous direct democracy, Athenians conceived of liberty both as the ability to participate in the decision-making process and as the right to live without oppression from the state or from other citizens. Clean copy. Record # 34399
Price: $18.00 

The Atlantic Campaign: World War II's Great Struggle at Sea by: van der Vat, Dan
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The Atlantic Campaign: World War II's Great Struggle at Sea by: van der Vat, Dan

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Row, 1st US, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 424 pages, b&w photographs and maps, illustrations of ships and submarines to scale on endpages, gilt lettering on spine, dust jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp to title page, light wear to dust jacket; a very tight and clean copy. Record # 603946
Price: $12.00 

The Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg: The Southern Flank, Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945; Volume 2: The Americans by: Gaul, Roland
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The Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg: The Southern Flank, Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945; Volume 2: The Americans by: Gaul, RolandThe Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg: The Southern Flank, Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945; Volume 2: The Americans by: Gaul, Roland

The Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg: The Southern Flank, Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945; Volume 2: The Americans by: Gaul, Roland

Hardcover. Atglen PA, Schiffer Military History, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 357 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. The 2 volumes in this set were released on the 50th anniversary of the battle of the bulge, providing new insights into the events of one of the fiercest battles of W.W.II. Volume 2 focuses on the American point of view. This is a large-form book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34012
Price: $12.00 

The Bear River Massacre and the Making of History (INSCRIBED COPY) by: Fleisher, Kass
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The Bear River Massacre and the Making of History (INSCRIBED COPY) by: Fleisher, Kass

Softcover. Albany NY, State University of New York Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 348 pages, soft cover. Covers are very clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is tight. Kass Fleisher chronicles the oft-ignored massacre of Shoshoni natives by Union troops in 1863, including commentary and some speculation. This book has been signed by the author on the title page. Overall nice clean copy. Record # 33653
Price: $22.00 

The Berlin Airlift: A Brief Chronology by: Cossaboom, Robert T. Launius, Roger D.
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The Berlin Airlift: A Brief Chronology by: Cossaboom, Robert T. Launius, Roger D.

Softcover. Dover, DE, Air Mobility Command Office of History, 2nd pr., 1998, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 18 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, with some minor stains on the rear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book summarizes the events of the storied Berlin airlift by date, plus two prefaces. This huge logistical success marked a cold war victory for the west against the Soviet Union, without firing a shot. Clean copy. Record # 34145
Price: $30.00 

The Big Money by: Passos, John Dos
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The Big Money by: Passos, John Dos

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 561 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Mild fading present on the spine. Binding is solid. This book completes John Dos Passos's three-volume series "fable of America's materialistic success and moral decline." Here we come back to America after the war, and find a nation on the upswing. Industrialism booms. The stock market surges. Lindbergh takes his solo flight. Henry Ford makes automobiles. From New York to Hollywood, love affairs to business deals, it is a country taking the turns too fast, speeding toward the economic crash of 1929. Previous owner's signature on first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33706
Price: $30.00 

The Book and the Sword: A Life of Learning in the Shadow of Destruction by: Halivni, David Weiss
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The Book and the Sword: A Life of Learning in the Shadow of Destruction by: Halivni, David Weiss

Softcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 197 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a memoir, written by a Jew, discussing the horrors of the holocaust. Painful, beautiful, and passionate, it answers the question, what can the Holocaust mean for persons who have devoted their lives to the love of God? At the same time, it is a unique look into the world of Talmudic learning, millennia old and still vibrant. Clean copy. Record # 34281
Price: $50.00 

The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images (The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism) by: Editor: Ronnberg, Ami Editor: Martin, Kathleen
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The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images (The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism) by: Editor: Ronnberg, Ami Editor: Martin, Kathleen

Hardcover. Los Angeles, CA, Taschen, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 807 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages which were designed to incorporate indented section tabs on the edges. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This book combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. Each of the approximately 350 essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Clean copy. Record # 34518
Price: $32.00 

The Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter Tufts
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The Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter TuftsThe Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter Tufts

The Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter Tufts

Hardcover. Rockland, ME, Red Barn Publishing, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a story of theological debates, personalities important in American history, and some of the most important architectural achievements of the early Republic. It has been signed by the author, and his inscription includes his contact information. A couple pages have short notations or underlining in black pen, mostly a clean copy. Record # 34133
Price: $28.00 

The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Philosophy: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Disintegration of Scholasticism 1100-1600 by: Editor: Kretzmann, Norman; Kenny, Anthony; Pinborg, Jan
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The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Philosophy: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Disintegration of Scholasticism 1100-1600 by: Editor: Kretzmann, Norman; Kenny, Anthony; Pinborg, Jan

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1982, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 1035 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has edge wear and rubbing, with a few closed tears. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Significant foxing is present along the page edges. Binding is solid after a careful repair. This book is a history of the great age of scholasticism, from Abelard to the rejection of Aristotelianism in the Renaissance. It combines the highest standards of medieval scholarship with a respect for the interests and insights of contemporary philosophers, particularly those working in the analytic tradition. Clean copy. Record # 34541
Price: $40.00 

The Campaigns of Napoleon: The Mind and Method of History's Greatest Soldier by: Chandler, David G.
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The Campaigns of Napoleon: The Mind and Method of History's Greatest Soldier by: Chandler, David G.

Hardcover. NY, Scribner, 23rd Pr., 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 1172 pages, hardcover. Green dust jacket has a 3" crease on the front, but is still in very good condition overall. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt decorations and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. Also contains three-color black, white, & red maps throughout. In this engrossing, vivid, and intensively researched volume, esteemed Napoleon scholar David Chandler outlines the military strategy that led the famous French emperor to his greatest victories and to his ultimate downfall. The Campaigns of Napoleon is a masterful analysis and insightful critique of Napoleon's art of war as he himself developed and perfected it in the major military campaigns of his career. This is a large heavy volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34294
Price: $50.00 

The Century by: Jennings, PeterBrewster, Todd
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The Century by: Jennings, Peter Brewster, Todd

Hardcover. Doubleday, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 624 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright, as this book is still sealed in its original plastic covering, which has a few rips. Researchers, reporters, and producers for ABC News searched the world's archives for the rarest and most stunning photographs and images, consulted eminent twentieth-century historians, and discovered and interviewed hundreds of eyewitnesses and participants in the significant moments of the most eventful one hundred years in human history. The result was this spectacular book, the independent companion volume to the landmark ABC News and The History Channel television series 'The Century'. Co-written by ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings and Senior Editorial Producer Todd Brewster, 'The Century' features a narrative of extraordinary quality that tracks major themes--the impact of technology, the soaring of the imagination, the ghastly violence, the joy of entertainment--through chronological chapters recounting the signal moments of each era in the century. This is an oversize book, domestic shipping only. Clean copy. Record # 33820
Price: $12.00 

The Charleston Renaissance by: Severens, Martha R.
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The Charleston Renaissance by: Severens, Martha R.

Hardcover. Spartanburg, SC, Saraland Press, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 216 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has one crease on the front flap, but is still in very good condition. Tan cloth covers with gilt text and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book chronicles a dynamic period of Southern history, detailing the artistic legacy of native and national artists whose collective image-making led to Charleston's transformation from a faded Southern capital to a premier tourist destination. This book introduces readers to the city's traditions and lore, and delineates their impact on the art of the day. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34470
Price: $22.00 


  
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