Hardcover. NY, Zone Book, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 411 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is has some light edge wear and minor staining along the top edge. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. In this groundbreaking collection of essays, historians and literary theorists examine how, between 1500 and 1800, pornography emerged as a literary practice and a category of knowledge intimately linked to the formative moments of Western modernity and the democratization of culture. Clean copy. Record # 34262
Hardcover. NY, Weatherhill, 1st thus, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 193 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear and rubbing, but is still in good condition overall. Gray paper cover boards with a black cloth spine are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book compares and contrasts the Japanese and the Jews with keen critical insight tempered by affection. While drawing freely from personal experiences, literature and popular sources, he also turns to such traditional materials as medieval Japanese social and legal documents, the Talmud, and the Torah in his search for the forces that have shaped the Japanese and the Jew as we know them today. Some of the previous owner's notes and musings are present in black pen on the rear end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34507
Softcover. Anchorage, AK, The Alaska Historical Society, 1st thus, 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 156 pages, soft cover. Covers are generally in good condition, though one small closed tear is present on the top corner of the rear cover. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This monograph presents the results of a complex study of the site of the winter camp of the Bering expedition in Komandor Bay of Bering Island, in 1741-42. Clean copy. Record # 33790
Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1921, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 496 pages, hardcover. Covers are in good condition due to lightly bumped corners, and mildly faded spine. Interior pages are clean and bright, except for a small tear on the bottom corner of 2 preface pages. Binding is solid. Some B&W photography of castles and places involved in the legends throughout. This book covers the history behind the stories of the Brothers Grimm and the ancestry of fairies; ghosts, who they were and where they came from; John the Blind, the wandering king of Bohemia; Marienthal, the flying horseman; and many other tales. Clean copy. Record # 33988
Hardcover. Hanover NH, University Press of New England, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 403 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. New England's tradition of forested communities stretches unbroken to the 17th century, when the earliest settlers worked common wood lots or set aside timbered public lands to support residents, churches, and schools. The history of these reserves offers insights into the debate over the benefits of preservation over economic development. Clean copy. Record # 33687
Softcover. Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann Educational Books, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 398 pages, soft cover. Covers have some light edge wear, but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright, with only minor foxing. The last 50 pages or so of this book have wavy paper typical of minor water damage. This volume is part of the Heinemann African Writers Series, and creates a chimerical world of illusion and truth, fired by a language that challenges the imagination. Clean copy. Record # 34387
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
Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton , 1st thus, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 392 pages, hardcover. Dust jacked and covers are bright and clean, as are the interior pages. Spine is solid. In "The Light Ages," Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on a tour of medieval science through the eyes of one fourteenth-century monk, John of Westwyk, who was an intrepid crusader, inventor, and astrologer. One very minor ink blemish is present on the top edge of the pages, otherwise a clean copy. Record # 33658
Softcover. Oxford, U.K., Phaidon House Ltd., Reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This is the first book to make the glories of The Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public. The Lindisfarne Gospels is a manuscript that was produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century in honor of Saint Cuthbert, and is one of the world's foremost masterpieces of book painting, considered a treasure of Catholicism. All the essential illuminated pages are reproduced impeccably here in color from an entirely new and accurate set of photographs. Clean copy. Record # 34049
Hardcover. Berkeley CA, Howell-North, 1st, 1959, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 213 pages, hardcover. Cloth pictorial boards are in good condition, as are the interior pages. Solid binding. This book tells the story of the historical two-foot gauge railroads of Maine. B&W photographs and maps included throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33635
Hardcover. Norwood MA, Doubleday Page & Co., reprint, 1909, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 258 pages, hardcover. Exterior and interior in remarkably good condition, though there is some fading on page edges. Small B&W illustrations throughout. Culturally important reference work serving as a record of an ordinary man's experience and success in his efforts to make a home for himself in the country. Clean copy. Record # 33609
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
Softcover. Rochester, England, North Kent Books, 2nd Revised, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 142 pages Manston Spitfire, and 41 pages Pilot's Notes. These two volumes on the British Spitfire are both bound in paper wrappers without dust jackets. Covers and interior pages are both also clean and bright. Bindings are solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. "The Manston Spitfire TB752" offers a detailed account of one particular iconic aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force during World War II. Alongside captivating images, readers will find a wealth of information, including technical specifications, operational history, and personal anecdotes from those who piloted and maintained this particular Spitfire. "Pilot's Notes for Spitfire," is a fascinating 3rd edition (1947 reprint) created by the Air Ministry in order to quickly train pilots on these remarkable flying machine. Clean copies. Record # 34060
Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 180 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, black cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W graphs and tables throughout. In this book, Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. Clean copy. Record # 34364
Softcover. Warwick, England, Helion & Company, Ltd., 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages, soft cover. Covers are slightly warped, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book is a part of the "Middle East @ War" series, itself being volume No. 16. This book presents the history of the military and police forces in the Middle East. Clean copy. Record # 34502
Softcover. Winooski, VT, Onion River Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 206 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a short volume of essays which provide a multi-century view of the impact of the industrial revolution on this region of Vermont. Clean copy. Record # 34453
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
Softcover. NY, Avon Books, 6th Pr., 1968, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 416 pages, soft cover. Covers are in fair condition due to significant bumping, chipping, and edge wear. Interior pages have some light foxing, which does not interfere with the legibility of any text blocks. Binding is solid, though the hinges are cracked and a ding is present on the top edge of the spine. This book is a groundbreaking international bestseller, first published in 1960, which couples profound insights into the hidden history of humanity and our perceptions of reality with the scientific evidence that supports the existence of paranormal activity, telepathy, and extraterrestrial communications. Contains some of previous owner's markings throughout, mostly concentrated on the end papers. Record # 34540
Hardcover. Huntington, WV, Standard Printing and Publishing Company, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 162 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition, due to multiple chips and open tears. Brown cloth covers with black titles are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents facts and data concerning the development of the handmade rifle, as well as its uses. Clean copy. Record # 34395
Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 5th Pr., 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 936 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, green paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. In this far-ranging work, Mikaberidze argues that the Napoleonic Wars can only be fully understood with an international context in mind. Taking specific regions in turn, he discusses major political-military events around the world and situates geopolitical decision-making within its long and short-term contexts. Clean copy. Record # 34339
Softcover. NY, Basil Blackwell, 1st thus, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 196 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. In this original argument, Michael Stanford proposes a single structure to incorporate all aspects of history--events, evidence, interpretations, books and lectures, popular ideas and social effects--into one comprehensive whole. The author clarifies the problems of studying history, both philosophical and practical. Clean copy. Record # 34168
Hardcover. NY, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 380 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book offers a theory of emotions which both critiques and expands upon recent research in the fields of anthropology and psychology. Exploring the links between emotion and cognition, between culture and emotional expression, Reddy applies this theory of emotions to the processes of history. He demonstrates how emotions change over time, how emotions have a very important impact on the course of events, and how different social orders either facilitate or constrain emotional life. In an investigation of Revolutionary France, where sentimentalism in literature and philosophy had promised a new and unprecedented kind of emotional liberty, Reddy's theory of emotions and historical change is successfully put to the test. Clean copy. Record # 34125
Softcover. Amherst, MA, The University of Massachusetts Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 302 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book illuminates the significance of women's work in the clothing trades of the early Republic. Drawing on diaries, letters, reminiscences, ledgers, and material culture, it explores the contours of working women's lives in rural New England, offering a nuanced view of their varied ranks and roles. Clean copy. Record # 34092
Softcover. Boston, Ginn & Company, Reprint, 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book was the first reading primer designed for the American colonies. It became the most successful educational textbook published in the 17th century United States, and was the foundation of most schooling before the 1790s. This reprint is a tiny edition, only about 4 inches tall. Clean copy. Record # 33864
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