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Harpercollings. 2004. Quarter-bound in blue with grey/brown boards and black lettering on spine. Reminder mark on bottom of the stated First Edition having number line 10...1. Shelf wear on unclipped ($23.95) jacket protected with removable mylar cover. This book explores the depth of roles for sisters (daughters, girlfriends, mothers and aunts). Signed on title page by author.

Franklin Mint Corporation.1978. Near fine fully bound in leather with EAG showing minor wear and bound-in silk ribbon. Outside of endpapers faded as common to the editon. Signed Limited Edition. The Franklin is the repri editon of the 1958 book written by the Harvard economist. The topic, now over 65 years ago, is still relevant today in various parts of the world. The book deals with how the United States dealt with the post war (in this case WW II) economy that became weathly in the private sector yet perpetutated income disparity. Placed as the 46th of top 100 English-language non-fiction books of the 20th century. (Modern Library). 6.25x9.25 in. Including Index, 384 pg.

Harpercollins. New York. 2010. Quarter-bound in blue with lighter shade of blue boards and silver lettering to spine. Fine First Edition (stated) in Near fine unclipped ($25.99) jacket protected with removable mylar jacket with small crease on lower front jacket flap. Signed by author on half title page. Includes16 pages of color photographs in mid section of book. Through her widespread travels across American the former Alaskan governor relates the feelings and intimate memories that led to her opinion about America and why it is truly Great. 5.75x8.5. 272pg.

Prentice Hall.1977. Very good - book in fine brown boards with gold lettering to spine but weak hinges and age-toned paper. First edition with requesite number line running from 10 to 1. Book store (FIrst Edition Book Shoppe) on bottom of front paste-down.Unclipped ($7.95) jacket shows small chips with paper loss on top and bottom of spine & a 1 in. linear cut on bottom of back board. Several closed tears on back of jacket. Jacket is protected with removable mylar cover. If you're looking at the book you likely know the story of the Lutz family. Moving into the house where a mass murder took place is not for the faint of heart, especially when the house does not want you living there. The Lutz family lived in the house for only 28 days; apparently terrorized by a paranormal phenomena. Book is "the rest of the story" not told on national TV, magazine(s) or film. The first of what appears to be 44 movies related to "Amityville" was released in 1979. The Amityville Horror starred James Brolin, Margot… Leer más

Random House, 1974. First Edition with requisite Random House number line (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ) for being a First printing. Lacks First Edition under number line so later printing. Very good book with author's name embossed on front. Red boards, black end papers and with black lettering to spine showing some edge wear. Good unclipped ($8.95) jacket shows shelf wear consistent with age of book and several chips to edge(s) and one closed tear on jacket back. Prior owner "ghost" on front flap and ink on half title page.
An American Marxist, feminist political activist and philosopher her involvement in the Communist Party USA led to her being fired in 1969 as an assistant professor at UCLA. The courts ruled that was illegal so she was fired by the Board of Regents for using inflammatory language. In 1970 guns found belonging to Davis were used in an armed takeover of a courtroom in Marin County, CA. Four people were killed and Davis was prosecuted and jailed for over a year before being acquitted of all… Leer más

Scribner, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Copyright page has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are plum colored with burgundy cloth spine. Dust jacket price $23.00. The back of the dust jacket has the number "09962250" on the bottom right corner, and "52300" over the smaller bar code on the bottom left corner confirms First Edition status.Small 1/8 in. scuff mark on front board and DJ.364pp. Born in depression-era Brooklyn and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland the memoir is a story that accounts for Frank's survival. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children

Howard Books. New York. 2014. Quarter-bound in blue with blue boards and black lettering to spine. Slightly pushed bottom of spine to near fine First Edition (stated), First Edition with number line ending in "1". Uncliipped ($22.99) near fine jacket retains the autographed copy sticker on front of now protected with a removable mylar cover. Signed by author on FFEP. Front flap: "Somewhere in heaven, a decision has been made. An Angels Walking team has been assigned to a desperate mission: a broken baseball player, the love he left behind, and the miracle that might save a whole city." First book in a series. 8.5 x 5.5 in. 360 pg.

Random House. New York. 1997. Spine wrapped in light purple cloth with boards in darker shade of purple paper with copper lettering to spine. Author's AW initials emprinted on front board. First Edition (stated), first printing with requisite number line for Random House ending in 2. Small po's inventory mark on flyleaf. Unclipped ($23.00) jacket shows minor shelf wear now protected with removable mylar cover. Signed in ink by author on title page. Her 1982 novel, The Color Purple won the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction becoming the first by a African American woman. TheColor Purple also won the National Book Award. This novel is in part an autobiographical essay that covers a wide range of topics including religion, writing, family, spiritual growth, race and public issues. 6.25x9.5 in. 225 pg.

New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1983. Quarter-bound in green with pale yellow paper boards. Author's initials on front board and lettering to spine in silver. First Edition (stated) showing 2 small (0.25 in) dents on front board, else fine. Unclipped ($14.95) jacket shows minor shelf wear with small chip with paper loss on bottom of spine and 1.5 in. cut to upper jacket without paper loss. (see photo). Printer's code 10/83 on back jacket flap. Jacket protected with removable mylar cover. The title is kind of a spoiler alert but still a fine story and the basis for the 2007 film starring Brad Pitt as Jesse James and Casey Affleck as the coward Robert Ford. Another fine novel from an alumnus of the Iowa Writer's Workshop. 6.5x9.5 in. 304 pg.

Princeton University Press. 1946.Very good later edition of the seminal work that resulted in the development of the atomic bomb. Brown boards with red lettering to spine. Prior owner signature with 1947 dating on front pastedown. Unclipped ($2.00) jacket shows shelf wear, chips to bottom of jacket and large chip with paper loss to top of jacket spine. "This is the full test of the official report on development of the atomic bomb by the U.S. Government, with later government replease on the New Mexico test of July 16." In short, it served as a means to inform American citizens and taxpayers about the Manhattan Project. Henry DeWolf Smyth (1898-1986) was a professor of Physics at Princeton University. He began working on the Manhattan Project in early 1941. Later, he served as a U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and as a commissioner on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 8X5.5. With Index, 308pg.

New York: Crown, 2006. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Fine/very good. True First Edition/First Printing with full number line beginning with '1'; stated "First Edition"' and the publisher's $25.00 price on first issue DJ flap. First issue dust jacket has quote from book on back panel (2nd issue DJ has reviews on back). Shelf wear to front & back of DJ. Focal spot inside front DJ discolored by black board that does not "bleed" through.8vo.375pp. Then Senator Obama describes how our nation, despite a history of discord and struggle is still guided by optimism in the future. This book is Senator Obama's vision of how we can overcome partisanship and solve the nation's problems.

New York: Crown, 2006. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Full number line beginning with '1'; stated "First Edition"' and the publisher's $25.00 price on second issue DJ flap. Slight shelf wear.1/8 inch tear to corner of DJ. .8vo.375pp. Then Senator Obama describes how our nation, despite a history of discord and struggle is still guided by optimism in the future. This book is Senator Obama's vision of how we can overcome partisanship and solve the nation's problems.

Random House,Eastman Kodak. 1993. Large folio protected in original acetate jacket. Brown cloth boards with red lettering. Random House First printing with requisite number line beginning in 2. Prints shown in book were originally made on Eastman Kodak Elite paper and printed by Amilcare Pizzi, Milan, Italy. "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century." (New York Times). Avedon's (1923-2004) fashion and portrait photos were commonly seen in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle magazines. Inscribed to Desiree with rare caricature drawing in 1994. Lacking cardboard shipping box. Index of all photographs in book can be found as the last pages (unnumbered, 280 thus). 11x14 in.

Doubleday. New York. 1967. Very good First Edition (stated) with black boards and silver lettering to spine. Good unclipped ($6.95) jacket has 0.5 in. chip on front and smaller chips on top of jacket and bottom of spine. Minor foxing to paste-downs but pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated. Read about his life from Kansas to the European theatre as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during WW II to the White House as the 34th U.S. President. 9.5 x 6.25 in. 400 pg.

Crown Publishers. New York. 2006. Black paper boards with gilt lettering to spine. Signed (in characteristic black marker) on title page. First Edition (stated), later printing with PO name in ink on flyleaf. Small bump to lower right edge of front board. Second issue (five reviews, not a quote on back) unclipped ($25.00) jacket shows minor shelf wear and a small 0.25 in. brown dot on top of back jacket flap. Jacket is protected with a removable mylar cover. Given current events, writing about bipartisanship may make this an interesting read.6.25x9.5 in. 375 pg.