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Wall Street Journal Lifetime Guide to Money, The : Strategies for Managing Your Finances by: Journal, Staff of the Wall St
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Wall Street Journal Lifetime Guide to Money, The : Strategies for Managing Your Finances by: Journal, Staff of the Wall St

Softcover. New York, Hyperion, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 602 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a very neat, tight copy. Record # 453644
Price: $12.00 

Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West by: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
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Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West by: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Softcover. Texas/Colorado, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White wrappers, with color illustration of Kuhn's "The Commissioners" to front, perfect binding, color frontispiece of "Bar Room Fight," foreword by Fred S. Bartlett, 33 full page b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy. Record # 807903
Price: $12.00 

Walter Benjamin: An Aesthetic of Redemption by: Wolin, Richard
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Walter Benjamin: An Aesthetic of Redemption by: Wolin, Richard

Softcover. Berkeley, CA, The University of California Press, 2nd, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 316 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Few twentieth-century thinkers have proven as influential as Walter Benjamin, the German-Jewish philosopher and literary critic. This book remains among the clearest and most insightful introductions to Benjamin's writings, offering a philosophically rich exposition of his complex relationship to Adorno, Brecht, Jewish Messianism, and Western Marxism. Clean copy. Record # 34191
Price: $20.00 

Walton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: Walton
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Walton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: WaltonWalton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: Walton

Walton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: Walton

Softcover. Claremont, NH, The Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1st, 1877, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 219 pages, plus 44 pages of vintage advertisements. Covers and interior pages have light foxing and some open tears. Binding is delicate but pages still turn well. Small-form book. Includes fold out map of New Hampshire and Vermont from 1877, which is missing the top piece. Also includes an extensive business directory. This almanac is an annual publication listing a set of events forthcoming in the next year, such as moon phases and eclipses. Almanacs are among the oldest periodicals continuously published in the United States. Own a piece of Vermont history. Memoranda section has extensive writings in pencil by previous owner. Record # 33862
Price: $40.00 

War & Politics by: Brodie, Bernard
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War & Politics by: Brodie, Bernard

Softcover. NY, MacMillan Publishing Co., 6th Print, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 514 pages, soft cover. Covers are generally in very good condition despite some minor wear to the spine and corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book draws connections between military affairs and state craft, by the dean of American civilian strategists. A thought-provoking and original look at WHY humans fight. The author puts war in its international political context as he examines the history of World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam, and looks at the changing attitudes toward war, theories on its causes, "vital interests," trade, nuclear weapons, and the true nature of strategy. Clean copy. Record # 33833
Price: $18.00 

War in Europe by: Moody, Jr., Sidney C.
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War in Europe by: Moody, Jr., Sidney C.

Novato, CA , Presidio, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. 100+ B&W photos. A pictorial history of the European Theater during the 1940's by the photographers of the Associated Press. Record # 301668
Price: $12.00 

Warpaths by: Keegan, John
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Warpaths by: Keegan, John

Hardcover. Firefly Books Ltd, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 370 pages. Light edgewear and scratching to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 454354
Price: $12.00 

WARTIME. WITH TITO AND TWO PARTNERS by: Djilas, Milovan
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WARTIME. WITH TITO AND TWO PARTNERS by: Djilas, Milovan

Softcover. London, Secker & Warburg Ltd., 1st US, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 470 pages. Illustrated captioned plates. Double page map at front. Color pictorial wrappers of Tito, the author, others. The author was Vice President of Yugoslavia until his expulsion from the Communist Party in 1954. Translated by Michael B. Petrovitch. Record # 220757
Price: $12.00 

West of the Texas Kid 1881-1910, The by: Dykes, Jeff C.
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West of the Texas Kid 1881-1910, The by: Dykes, Jeff C.

Hardcover. Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st New, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 202 pages. #20 in Western Frontier Library series. Original drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. Dust jacket. 12mo. Record # 220871
Price: $12.00 

Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America by: Mowat, Farley, Illust. by: Wheeler, Claire
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Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America by: Mowat, Farley, Illust. by: Wheeler, Claire

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Atlantic-Little, Brown Books, 2nd print, 1965, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 494 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition, some visible wear and tear is mitigated by clever repair work. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is tight. Step into the world of sagas, longships, and enigmatic Norse explorers with Farley Mowat's captivating historical account. Clean copy. Record # 33652
Price: $15.00 

What Have They Built You to Do?: The Manchurian Candidate and Cold War America by: Jacobson, Matthew Frye
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What Have They Built You to Do?: The Manchurian Candidate and Cold War America by: Jacobson, Matthew Frye

Softcover. Minneapolis MN, University of Minnesota Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 234 pages. Softcover. Some rubbing to corners, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468271
Price: $12.00 

What's Love Got to Do with It?: The Evolution of Human Mating by: Small, Meredith F.
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What's Love Got to Do with It?: The Evolution of Human Mating by: Small, Meredith F.

Hardcover. New York, Anchor Books/Doubleday , 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 249 pages. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Record # 803977
Price: $12.00 

When Buffalo Ran by: Grinnell, George Bird
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When Buffalo Ran by: Grinnell, George Bird

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma, Reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 114 pages. #31 in The Western Frontier Library series. Gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket very good in acetate wrapper. Frontispiece photograph. Record # 220829
Price: $12.00 

When Hell Was In Session by: Denton, Jeremiah Jr. A.
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When Hell Was In Session by: Denton, Jeremiah Jr. A.

Hardcover. Washington, DC, Morley Books, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 248 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is dented on the bottom edge and wrinkled along the top, but the cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. "When Hell Was in Session" is a 1975 memoir by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, recounting his experiences as an American prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. Clean copy. Record # 33709
Price: $15.00 

When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands by: Jones-Jackson, Patricia
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When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands by: Jones-Jackson, Patricia

Softcover. Athens GA, University of Georgia Press, reprint , 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 189 pages. Softcover. Illustrated frontispiece. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 468294
Price: $12.00 

Wilhelm II Prince and Emperor 1859- 1900 by: Cecil, Lamar
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Wilhelm II Prince and Emperor 1859- 1900 by: Cecil, Lamar

Hardcover. Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Press, 2nd, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 463 pages. Frontis portrait of Wilhelm. Record # 803383
Price: $12.00 

Wilhelmsen Fleet, The: for Speed and Service- 1861-1961 by: Bland, A.L. and Michael Crowdy
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Wilhelmsen Fleet, The: for Speed and Service- 1861-1961 by: Bland, A.L. and Michael Crowdy

Softcover. Kendal, England, World Ship Society, 1st, 1961, Dust Jacket: None, 75 pages. Black and white photographs along with ships' histories. Record # 512337
Price: $12.00 

WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME SHAKESPEARE by: Greenblatt, Stephen
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WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME SHAKESPEARE by: Greenblatt, Stephen

HARDCOVER. New York, W.W. Norton, 4th, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, New York, W.W. Norton, 4th, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Very Good, Clean, unmarked copy with minor wear and light foxing to inside dust jacket.. 430 pages. Record # 467300 Record # 467300
Price: $12.00 

Wingfoot: Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Official History 101st Cavalry Group (Mechanized) by: Editor: Major Sweeney, Mercer W., Illust. by: Captain Wood, Crozier
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Wingfoot: Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Official History 101st Cavalry Group (Mechanized) by: Editor: Major Sweeney, Mercer W., Illust. by: Captain Wood, Crozier

Hardcover. Weinheim, Germany, U.S. Army, 1st, 1945, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 112 pages, hardcover. Calfskin covers are mostly in good condition, but the leather near the spine has begun to disintegrate. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations and maps. This book documents the operations of the 101st cavalry group at the tactical and operational levels of warfare. Clean copy. Record # 33966
Price: $40.00 

Winston and Clementine: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Churchills by: Hough, Richard
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Winston and Clementine: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Churchills by: Hough, Richard

Hardcover. New York, Bantam, 1st US, 1991, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 528 pages. Black and white pictures. The remarkable story of this celebrated couple. Previous owner's name inside. Two repaired 1/2 " tears to dust jacket. Chronology and source notes. Record # 803019
Price: $12.00 

With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook by: Huxley, Elspeth
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With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook by: Huxley, Elspeth

Hardcover. New York , William Morrow & Co., 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 398 pages, b&w illustrations. Dust jacket with light wear, soil. Record # 406407
Price: $12.00 

With Love and Babka: 50 Sweet and Savory Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Braided Bread by: Pearlman, Elana
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With Love and Babka: 50 Sweet and Savory Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Braided Bread by: Pearlman, Elana

Hardcover. NY, Simon Element, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are in very good condition, as are the interior pages and binding. "Discover the versatility of babka, the beloved twisted brad that's woven its way through Jewish history and into the hearts of bakers." Clean copy. Record # 33631
Price: $20.00 

With Pen and Saber - The Letters and Diaries of J.E.B. Stuart's Staff of Officers by: Trout, Robert J.
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With Pen and Saber - The Letters and Diaries of J.E.B. Stuart's Staff of Officers by: Trout, Robert J.

Hardcover. Mechanicsburg, Pa., Stackpole, 1st, 1995, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 350 pages. Black & white photos. A very clean, tight copy. Record # 54487
Price: $12.00 

Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts from Fank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper by: Lewin, J. G. Huff, P. J. Editor: Murray, Stuart
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Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts from Fank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper by: Lewin, J. G. Huff, P. J. Editor: Murray, Stuart

Hardcover. Irvington, NY, Collins, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 226 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some bending at the front flap and residue at the bottom of the spine. Pictorial boards and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book was published in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution. Here is the Civil War's news as originally presented to loved ones at home. Here you will find images of the battles, the leaders, the camp life, and of the soldiers who gave their all for North and South. Clean copy. Record # 34171
Price: $12.00 


  
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