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Northwestern University Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A history of theater in Chicago from the Tribune's former lead critic. An excellent copy, fine in a fine jacket, signed (and inscribed) by the author. The perfect gift for theater lovers named Steve, slightly less perfect for those not named… Read more about this item

Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very clean first printing examining the judicial history/role/infleunce or Marshall. Effectively a new book.

Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2016. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Biography of those best known to Evanston residents as the namesake of "the Dawes House", even though he was Vice President in the Coolidge administration. Fine paperback with no wear of note. NO remainder mark.

Library of America , 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collection of important documents of the American Revolution, arranged chronologically from Paul Revere's account of his own ride through a description of Washington resigning his commission at the end of the war. A wonderful group of primary source documents. VG in a Fine jacket, the book DOES have… Read more about this item

Heritage Press, 1967. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. de Freitas, Lima. A somewhat plainer version of an edition produced for the Limited Editions Club. Quarter bound in publisher's green cloth over yellow/tan boards with an illustration of Isabella on the front cover and Ferdinand on the rear, red panel on spine lettered in gold.… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A collection of shorter pieces, some never previously published in English, from the noted Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis. Fine in a nearly fine jacket unclipped jacket, with some sunning to spine. A first printing, this is SIGNED (not inscribed) on a bookplate added to… Read more about this item

Times Books, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A scarce and curious title by an emeritus professor at Harvard, who sets out the case that North African Explorers reached the west coast of North America during the third century BC (!!) He focuses on petroglyphs discovered in California and Nevada… Read more about this item

Spring Books, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A charming look at historical events from throughout London's history, from a long-tenured newspaperman. First published in this edition in1966, with 5 additional chapters by editor E.R.Wethersett to replace a few pieces removed from the original for various reasons. Apparent first of this… Read more about this item

New York : Borzoi Books, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Wallace's first book, he would go on to write wildly popular novels throughout the 60s and 70s. This book looks at such figures as Alexander Selkirk (the basis for Robinson Crusoe) Dr. Joseph Bell (an inspiration for Sherlock… Read more about this item

New York : St Martins Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A quite nice copy of this critically important book on the AIDS crisis. A nearly fine copy in a similar dust jacket with minimal shelfwear.Very slight bow to front board. First printing with a complete number… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 1988. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states. Good to VG with a bit of wear to corners. NO highlighting or underlining, one or… Read more about this item

Bison Books , 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An examination of the Lewis and Clark expedition with a focus on ethnographic analysis and pertinent background information on assorted Native American tribes. VG softcover with minimal wear and no internal markings

Philadelphia: Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1978. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An examination of, as the title suggests, how the concept of the political state came into being. Good, in wraps, with some discoloration to the top of the front panel, which also has the previous owner's name in pen. SIGNED… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Originally published in 1972, this study is dedicated to the surviving speakers of the Dyirbal, Giramay and Mamu dialects. For it's age, quite good. Minimal wear, with a nice aqua cover. A bit of foxing to page edges, but no marking or highlighting. … Read more about this item

Mayfield Publishing Company, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An examination of archaeological research done at a site in Connecticut, where Native Americans, African-American slavs, and colonists all resided in the 18th and 19th centuries. VG in pictorial wraps, with a little faint pencil underlining, and a few asterisks/exclamation marks in the margins.… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. From the renowned religious historian Bart Ehrman, a thoughtful look at what religious/historical elements of Dan Brown's sensationalist Da Vinci Code have some basis in fact, and which are total fabrications (and a few in between, I'd suppose). A fine first… Read more about this item

Thames & Hudson, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. VG or slightly better copy full of illustrations and b&w photos. Clean and tight, unmarked except for remainder mark to bottom edge.

Academic Press, 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A totally acceptable copy with a tight binding, and only a few neat pencil notes in the margins

Hutchinson, 1985. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very clean save for a touch of shelf wear, this is look at the fascinating wreck of a Dutch East India company vessel, well preserved, but visible only at very low tides off the coast of Sussex. Essentially, the shipwreck is a quicksand victim. Many b&w… Read more about this item

Moorland, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. Yes, the book is from 1982, but hey, these ancient sites aren't going anywhere, right? A nice clean copy, tight binding, unmarked, full of pencil drawings of the assorted sites.