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Wheaton, Illinois: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1995. NF/NF. First edition. First printing with full number line ending in 1. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light creases to spine top. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($14.99) with faint wear to the spine head. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 169 pages. 7 ¼ x 10¼" tall.
No one better captures the warmth and sacredness of the spirit of Christmas than Dickens does through his memorable characters and stories. While A Christmas Carol is NOT included, this beautifully bound gift collection contains several other Christmas-related selections from a variety of his novels and stories, as well as his classic retelling of the life of Christ, The Life of Our Lord, written for his own children.

London: Flame Tree Publishing, 2019. New. First Edition, First printing with number line starting with 1. The small book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Foreword by Wanjiru Koinange. 160 pages. 4 1/4" X 6" tall.
African poetry is unique in its complexity, both because of its linguistic diversity and the devastating impact of colonialism and slavery. From the traditional oral poets to the vast outpouring of writing generated throughout the Atlantic slave trade, beautifully lyrical and haunting works are reproduced here to create a wide picture of African culture. The collection includes a mix of poetry –humorous, celebratory, thoughtful, and angry – and above all is a look at the history of Africa through the voices of those who lived through it.

New York: Avon Books, 1998. SIGNED. Purchased New. VG/NF. 1st/1st. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line ending with 1. Signed by Bill Fitzhugh on the title page. The unread small book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and good tips. Spine head pushed and creased. Boards are clean and unmarred. The textblock has indentations to the middle of the top on pages 189-221, else clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($20.00) with a light crease to the spine head, else fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 368 pages. 5¼ x 8" tall.
Paul Symon is an environmentalist who's out to make the world a better place, but he faces too much disjointed information, public apathy, and self-serving talk. Not to mention greedy despoiler Jerry Landis, a venture capitalist dying of a rare disease that accelerates the aging process. Landis cares only about making more money and finding a way to arrest his… Leer más

New York: Friedman Fairfax/MetroBooks, 2001. 1st/1st. NF/NF. First edition. First Printing with 10 number line starting with 1. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean unmarred boards. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. B&W and color photos and drawings. Photographic endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped (no price listed) with light shelf wear and crinkle and wear to spine crown. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. Oblong folio. 14" X 11" tall.
Featuring more than 30 beautiful, historic trains and locomotives, this exquisite volume--big and horizontal, all the better to capture the length and breadth of the cars and tracks--paints an intimate portrait of North American railroad history. Firsthand accounts of life on the rails, more than 150 dramatic photographs, and a close look at how trains transformed the continent's landscape, society, and history make this a… Leer más

London: The Folio Society, 2008. Like New. Slipcase is near Fine. The book is tight with solid hinges and bindings, good corners and clean gilt decorated boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. With an introduction by Catherine Taylor. 132 pages. 5¼ x 7¾" tall. Slipcase has very faint shelf wear.
The contents include:- TIM PARKS on "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli- RICHARD HOLMES on "Travels with Robert Louis Stevenson" by R. L. Stevenson
- PHILIP PULLMAN on "The Anatomy of Melancholy" by Robert Burton
- ROY FOSTER on "Collected Poems" by W. B. Yeats
- IAIN SINCLAIR on "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells
- HELEN DUNMORE on "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy
- COLM TOIBIN on "The Golden Bowl" by Henry James
- A.S. BYATT on "The Pink Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang
- FRANCES WILSON on "Adventure of Casanova" by Giacomo Casanova
- PETER ACKROYD on "Oliver Twist" by Charles… Leer más

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1963. 1st/1st. VG/NF. First edition, stated First Printing. The book is tight and square with good corners and clean unmarred boards. Top dye stain intact. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Mild foxing to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages lightly tanned. Dust jacket is unclipped ($3.95) with just mild shelf wear to spine ends and corners. Protected in a Brodart cover.

Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press. No date stated. Circa 1963. Translation by James Legge. Book is Like New. The slipcase is very good. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrations by Jeanyee Wong. The slipcase has minor wear and fading and faint wear to the paper pastedown. 220 pages. 6½ x 10" tall.
Contains An Introduction to Confucius, Confucian Analects, The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean.

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. New. Deluxe Edition. Softcover. Leatherette cover with gilt edging and ribbon marker. The small unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Removable vertical paper sleeve to back panel. No dust jacket as issued. 311 pages. 5 ¾ x 8½" tall.
The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its image and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force.

New York: Creative Age Press, 1950. American 1st/1st. VG/G. First Edition. First printing with the year of publication (1950) on title page and copyright page and no other printings listed. The book is Very Good. Tight and square with solid hinges. Front top tips mildly bumped, else boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Pages lightly tanned. Dust jacket is unclipped ($4.00) and Good with chipping to extremities and shelf wear (see photos). Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
A collection of essays and two plays that affords a lively array of topics. From a revision of Lars Porsena which deals with swearing and improper language, to the English Symbols of Col. Blimp and Tommy Atkins, to incest and travel, how mad are hatters, avocado pears, barge life on the Thames, on to charity appeals, feminine endings, tolerance, humor, etc., etc., these pieces, in their concern for derivations, historical backgrounds,… Leer más

New York: Kingfisher, 2010. Like New. Fourth printing. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. No dust jacket as issued. $19.99 price on the back panel. 11 1/2" X 8" tall.
This is the slide-out, lift-up, see-through story of world-famous trains and railroads! Legendary Journeys: Trains unfolds the enthralling history of trains and railroads as they spread across the globe, and takes you from the invention of the first steam engines to the latest magnetic suspension Maglev train. Five two-stage sliders with die-cuts and flaps make dramatic features that pull out to reveal amazing details of the world's iconic trains. You can also share the experience of passengers travelling the world's great railroads, including famous names such as Mark Twain and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.

London: The Folio Society, 1999. Near Fine. Slipcase. Second printing. The book appears unread. Tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean gold cloth that is blocked with multiple black cartoons. Faint soiling to the spine. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The slipcase is near fine with a few light scuffs. 272 pages.
Punch was a satirical and humous magazine produced in London from 1841 to 2002 (with a break from 1992-1996). It was immensely popular for a century until it started a fatal decline in the 1950s. The editors poked fun at everyone from politicians to actors, and social mores to sport. It was particularly famous for its humorous cartoons, which accompanied many articles.Miles Kington has gone to a great deal of trouble to pick out what he believes are the 67 best skits, accompanied by 57 black and white cartoons. Many articles in Punch are very specific to the time in which they were published, and a… Leer más

London: Rodale Press, 1954. VG/VG. 1st UK edition, 1st printing with "First published 1954 by Rodale Books, Emmaus, PA and London, England" on copyright page. Book is tight and square good corners and solid hinges. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Pages lightly tanned. Dust jacket is unclipped (4s. 6d.) with some soiling, wear to tips and extremities, and three tears to the top edge (see photos). Sun fading to spine. Illustrated by Clauss and translated by Roland Grant. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. ABOUT Charles PerraultWhile the Brothers Grimm are widely credited with creating the fairy tale as we know it, Perrault actually wrote stories called Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, La Belle au Bois Dormant and Cendrillon a full 200 years before. In 1695, aged 67, he wrote Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals, a series of moral tales designed to prompt the reader to reflect on the dilemmas presented to the protagonist, which were… Leer más

New York: Barnes & Noble, Incorporated, 2016. Barnes & Noble Classic Collection. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Black and white illustrations throughout. The dust jacket is unclipped (price on back panel) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 451 pages. 6" X 9 1/4" tall.
A retelling of the stories of classical mythology by folklorist and historian, Helen Adeline Guerber. Originally published in 1907 as The Myths of Greece and Rome.

London: Arcturus, 2019. New. Deluxe slipcased edition. Collector's Edition. One of the most profound studies of warfare ever written. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards with foil-stamped lettering. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white illustrations. The slipcase is Near Fine with crinkle to back top corner and faint wear. 383 pages. 7 1/2" X 9 1/2" tall.
Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world. Featuring Sun Tzu's The Art of War, this new translation brings to light the military masterpieces of ancient China. These texts display an understanding of strategy and warfare still relevant more than 2,000 years after they were originally written. Together, they present a uniquely eastern tradition of warfare that emphasizes speed, stealth and cunning rather than force by numbers.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935. VG/VG. U.S. Fourth Edition published March 1938, original copyright 1935. Book has a hint of lean, else tight and square with solid hinges and good tips. Mild wear to spine top, else boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing or bookplate and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Pages lightly tanned and light foxing to endpapers. Dust jacket is unclipped ($2.50) with chipping to spine ends and top front corner, mild soiling and sunning to spine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 88 pages. A verse drama by T.S. Eliot, first performed in 1935, that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170.

New York: Random House, 1992. NF/F. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line starting with 2 (back then that was the Random House designation of a first printing). The book would be like new except for the tiny previous owner's name on the top edge of the front map endpaper (see photos). The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($25.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 625 pages. 6½ x 9½" tall.
The story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors.

London: Flame Tree Press, 2019. New. Abridged version. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Sliver endpapers. No dustjacket, as issued. 543 pages. 6 1/4" X 9" tall.
After a lifetime of reading books on chivalry in his library, the eccentric Don Quixote embarks on a quest to become a wandering knight, accompanied by his hapless servant, Sancho Panza. Don Quixote sets off on a comedic journey through medieval Spain, in a series of clumsy adventures, tilting at windmills and rescuing those even more hopeless than himself. This edition of Don Quixoteis abridged, to offer a less daunting, more accessible version of the work to the reader.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2024. SIGNED. New. F/F. First Edition. Stated 1st Printing. Signed on publisher's bound-in page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($22.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 194 pages. 5 x 8¼"
Lamott explores the transformative power of love in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. "Love just won't be pinned down," she says. "It is in our very atmosphere" and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love.

New York: Howard Fertig, 1979. 1st/1st. VG/G. Stated First Edition with no other printings listed. The book is tight and square with solid hinges. Bottom corners bumped and wear to spine tail, else boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($35.00) with chips to corners and spine ends and light soiling. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. Includes publisher's Review Copy card. Introduction by Leon Edel, the biographer whose writing on Henry James won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.
Henry James destroyed the manuscripts of most of his novels. Of the three that survive, The Europeans has been the most inaccessible because sections of it are held by four separate owners and institutions. This fact was unknown until discovered by Henry James' biographer, Leon Edel. Reassembled for the first time in this facsimile edition, here is the complete manuscript of The Europeans as James… Leer más

London: Arcturus Publishing, 2022. Purchased New. Sealed in publisher's original shrinkwrap. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket, as issued. 384 pages. 6¼ x 9¼". Pictures from an opened book in the photo display.
Fitzgerald's tales combine the excitement of the new opportunities brought by the Jazz Age of the '20s with a tinge of melancholy recalling the Lost Generation who had fought in World War I. By turns humorous and thoughtful, the stories in this collection rightly deserve their reputation as classics.