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London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: George allen and Unwin Ltd., 1950. BW3 - A hard cover library rebound withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with no dust jacket. The words FIRST PUBLISHED and the year appear on the copyright page with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in plastic laminated purple and white paper covered boards with minor overall shelf wear with some light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there are two closed tears (about 0.75" and 0.5") on pages 175/176 plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, the title page, and the last page. Illustrated with black and white reproductins. A biography of an important French humanist scholar and writer. Bibliography, indexed, 210p.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.: Books on Tape, Inc., 1993. O4 - 12 ex-libary very good cassettes that has some wear in a very good cover/case that has light wrinkling on some edges and corner, tears on the corners of the inside spine, a few light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. All the tapes have been listened completely and all the tapes are good. Unabridged. Approx. 12.5 hours. Read by David Case. Books on Tape Library Edition. Book Number 3240. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Audio Cassette. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1902. AX2 - An ex-library hardcover in fair condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), worn and torn cover, really loose hinge, significant ink stains on the back endpapers and some on the front endpapers and right side page edges, discoloration, and shelf wear. With an introduction by G. Mercer Adam. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1996. AR4 - Book has chipping on top edge near the spine, DJ and book have light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. The center of the back-to-back NBA champion Houston Rockets shares one of the most remarkable basketball stories of our time. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1978. BZ5 - A trade paperback book in good condition. A tight, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall wear plus there is some light staining on the front and back covers plus there is a deep crease down about the center of the back cover plus there is a piece missing (about 0.75"x1.5") from the bottom right corner of the title page and table of contents page. This is a title in the publisher's Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. A biography and military history of General Douglas MacArthur from his youth through the end of World War II Bibliography, 160p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. AM2 - A first edition hardcover book in near fine condition that has remainder mark on the bottom page edges in fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

New York, New York, USA: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. BU4 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in charcoal gray paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with silver lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a small (less than 0.25") closed tear on the back at the top left corner plus there is some scattered light rubbing plus there is some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom spine edges. A biography of Manuel Puig that examines the influences on his writing, his emergence to worldwide recognition as a literary figure, and his unconventional way of life. By the author of "The Subversive Scribe." Published works, endnotes, acknowledgments, indexed, 448p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Leer más

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1984. CA2 - A hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper with two(2) additional signatures below it (one is Lyn Lichtenfels and the other can't identify) in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, book has previous owner's name and date written on the front free endpaper (above the author's signature), dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Edited by Thomas Goar. 9"x6", 309 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney was a celebrated German-American sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing portraits of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi and King George V of Hanover. At age 39, she immigrated to Texas with her husband, Edmund Montgomery, and became a pioneer in the development of art there. Among her most famous… Leer más

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1984. CE5 - A hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners and dents, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Edited by Thomas Goar. 9"x6", 309 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney was a celebrated German-American sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing portraits of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi and King George V of Hanover. At age 39, she immigrated to Texas with her husband, Edmund Montgomery, and became a pioneer in the development of art there. Among her most famous works during her Texas period were life-size marble figures of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. A large group of her works are housed in the Elisabet Ney Museum, located in her home and studio in Austin. Other works can be found in the Texas State Capitol, the US Capitol, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo -… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1962. BU4 - A trade paperback book in very good-c ondition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A biography of the noted French writer that also places him within French society in the 1890s and the particular society that he frequented. Bibliographical note, chronological table, indexed, 373p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2006. BY2 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Mickey Herskowitz, Danny Mantle with "Best Wishes" written and David Mantle with "All my Best" written on the title page is as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Featuring 10 Removable Reproductions of Rare Mantle Memorabilia. 9.75"x8.75", 176 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Some say he was the greatest ever - a rare combination of power and speed who made acrobatic catches and never failed to get a hit when his team needed it most. The son of an Oklahoma miner, he was the anchor in center field for a Yankees team that won seven World Championships, he was three times the league MVP, he won the Triple Crown in 1956, and in 1961 he dueled teammate Roger Maris in the most exciting single-season home run contest ever. He was so famous that to identify him people didn't even bother to say his last name, or even all of his first. He… Leer más

New York: Hyperion, 1998. BR4 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in promotional typewritten letter from the editor. A Monk Swimming is sure to be loved by the millions who loved Angela's Ashes, by Irish-Americans, and by all lovers of a good story well told. 9"x6", 294 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group, Inc., 1996. AU3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has light wrinkling on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some rubbing and wear on the cover edges, bumped on some corners, previous owner's inscription written on the title page, discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Signed and inscribed by the author "Best wishes Sarah McClendon 7-12-97" on the title page. With Jules Minton, Introduction by Sam Donaldson, Foreword by Larry King.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley, California, USA: University of California Press, 1976. BC3 - DJ is mylar protected. A tight, clean, sound copy in black vinyl covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and a large gold graphic on the front with minor overall shelf waer with a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges plus there is some foxing on the top outside paper edges plus there is some very slight warping of the boards plus is a gift inscription in ink on the half title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some moderate overall rubbing plus there is some foxing on the endflaps and on the front plus there is some very, very light edge wear and chipping at the bottom right corners on the front and back and along the right edge of the back endflap. A biographical study of the photographic work and experimentation of Eadweard Muybridge, born edward Muggeridge. Indexed, 207p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

Texas: Nortex Press, 1996. CX4 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Fred Parks with ""Best Wishes" written on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Edited by Mickey Herskowitz. Lawyer, air force officer, world traveler, avid golfer and connoisseur of fine food and wine, Fred Parks has led a full and fascinating life. In My Closing Arguments, he takes us on a journey through nine-tenths of the Twentieth Century. 9.5"x6.5", 280 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Texas: Nortex Press, 1996. AC6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, lightly moisture soiled, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Edited by Mickey Herskowitz. Lawyer, air force officer, world traveler, avid golfer and connoisseur of fine food and wine, Fred Parks has led a full and fascinating life. In My Closing Arguments, he takes us on a journey through nine-tenths of the Twentieth Century. 9.5"x6.5", 280 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. BS4 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in very good condition that has lightly curled cover and light shelf wear. The first book in Palgrave's Great Generals Series with General Wesley K. Clark. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Time Incorporated, 1999. AX2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) paperback SIGNED by Alex Prud'homme on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges, sides, and corners, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in SIGNED photo of Rosie O'Donnell. People Profiles: Rosie O'Donnell will show you how this college dropout overcame loneliness and loss to become America's favorite class clown. 7.25"x5", 132 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Roseann O'Donnell is an American comedian, producer, actress, author, and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984. After a series of television and film roles that introduced her to a larger national audience, O'Donnell hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, between 1996 and 2002, which won several Daytime… Leer más

Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press, 2000. AO5 - DJ has light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has couple of remainder marks on the bottom page edges and light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

New York: HarperCollins, 1997. I4 - DJ has light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has a black line mark on the bottom and light shelf wear otherwise fine. John Bently Mays left his ancestral region because, like many members of his generation, he believed a larger, more interesting life awaited him beyond the American South. The.... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.