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AMERICA AS A CIVILIZATION: LIFE AND THOUGHT IN AMERICA TODAY
by Lerner, Max
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- Used - Very Good in marbled paper boards quarter bound in blue cloth; red endpapers; lacking dj; text clean and unmarked
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- [1957]
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 15.10
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New York: Simon and Schuster, [1957]. Hardcover. Very Good in marbled paper boards quarter bound in blue cloth; red endpapers; lacking dj; text clean and unmarked. 9.5 x 6.25 x 1.9 inches. Fourth Printing A trial essay on America and its civilization by the controversial New York Post columnist Item Price
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ESSAYS
by Shawn, Wallace
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- Used - Near Fine in dust jacket
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781608460021
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 12.35
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Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2009. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket. 5.7 x 0.8 x 7.9 inches. First Edition, First Printing Item Price
SGD 12.35
A BOOK OF MEN: VISIONS OF THE MALE EXPERIENCE
by Firestone, Ross; editor
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- Used - Very Good in somewhat worn wrappers; small stain in bottom corner of text block affecting the first 48 pages; text is clean and
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- [1978]
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780883730409
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 13.72
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New York: Stonehill Publishing, [1978]. Paperback. Very Good in somewhat worn wrappers; small stain in bottom corner of text block affecting the first 48 pages; text is clean and unmarked. 8.12 x 5.5 x 1.12 inches. Fourth Printing Nice collection of snippets from over 100 famous men on Sons, Brothers, Lovers, Husbands and Fathers; 381 pages. Item Price
SGD 13.72
LAPHAMâS QUARTERLY: ANIMALS (VOLUME VI, NUMBER 2; SPRING 2013)
by Lapham, Lewis (editor)
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- Used - Very Good in slightly dirty wrappers
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- 2013
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- Paperback
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 17.84
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New York: American Agora Foundation, 2013. Paperback. Very Good in slightly dirty wrappers. 7 x 10 x .65 inches. A nice collection of observations from the erudite and the famous throughout history on animals and our relation to them Item Price
SGD 17.84
AMERICAN QUARTERLY: JUNE 2005, VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2
by Sturken, Marita; editor
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- Used - Very Good in wrappers; bottom front corner bumped
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- 2005
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- Paperback
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SGD 13.72
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American Studies Association, 2005. Paperback. Very Good in wrappers; bottom front corner bumped. 9 x 6 x .6 inches. A periodical examining American culture. Item Price
SGD 13.72
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5 PENS IN HAND
by Graves, Robert
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- Used - About Very Good in edgeworn dust jacket; ¾ inch chip out of top of spine and dust jacket; a few spots on the edges
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 134.61
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New York: Doubleday , 1958. Hardcover. About Very Good in edgeworn dust jacket; ¾ inch chip out of top of spine and dust jacket; a few spots on the edges of the text block. Octavo. First Edition Stated Signed by the author on the first free endpaper; collected essays, stories, and poems be the incomparable Graves Item Price
SGD 134.61
LITERARY LAS VEGAS: PORTRAITS OF AMERICA'S MOST FABULOUS CITY
by Tronnes, Mike, editor
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- Used - Near Fine in slightly wrinkled dust jacket; red star on bottom edge
- Published
- [1995]
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781851587810
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 13.72
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Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, [1995]. Hardcover. Near Fine in slightly wrinkled dust jacket; red star on bottom edge. 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches. Classic portraits by Tom Wolfe, Daniel Lang, Jane O'Reilly, John Gregory Dunne, AJ Liebling, Hunter S. Thompson, Joan Didion, Noel Coward, and others Item Price
SGD 13.72
THE FOUR-CORNERED FALCON: ESSAYS ON THE INTERIOR WEST AND THE NATURAL SCENE
by Saner, Reg
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- Used - NF, remainder mark (red star) on bottom edge
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781568360492
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- 1
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SGD 16.14
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New York: Kodansha Globe, 1994. Paperback. NF, remainder mark (red star) on bottom edge. trade paperback. First Edition Item Price
SGD 16.14
THE VOCATION OF A TEACHER: RHETORICAL OCCASIONS, 1967-1988
by Booth, Wayne
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- Used - Near Fine in dust jacket; slight edgewear
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780226065816
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 24.04
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Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket; slight edgewear. 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.0 inches. First Edition A collection of essays and speeches by a noted professor of English Item Price
SGD 24.04
THE SIBLING SOCIETY
by Bly, Robert
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- Used - Near Fine in dust jacket, slightest edgewear; bottom of spine bumped; modern deckled edges
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780201406467
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 16.48
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Reading MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket, slightest edgewear; bottom of spine bumped; modern deckled edges. 1.2 x 7.0 x 10.0 inches. First Edition A tour de force by one of Americaâs pre-eminent poets and philosophers Item Price
SGD 16.48
WHERE THE STRESS FALLS
by Sontag, Susan
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- Used - VG/VG, remainder mark on bottom edge, one and one-half inch closed tear on interior of front of dust jackets, dust jacket flaps
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374289171
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 17.86
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. Hardcover. VG/VG, remainder mark on bottom edge, one and one-half inch closed tear on interior of front of dust jackets, dust jacket flaps wrinkled. octavo. First Edition Item Price
SGD 17.86
SEXWISE
by Bright, Susie
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- Used - NF
- Published
- 1995
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781573440028
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- 1
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 16.48
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Pittsburgh PA: Cleis Press, 1995. Paperback. NF. 12mo. First Edition America's favorite x-rated intellectual does Dan Quayle, Catherine MacKinnon, Stephen King, Camille Paglia, Nicholson Baker, Madonna, the Black Panthers and the GOP Item Price
SGD 16.48
MAYBE (MAYBE NOT): SECOND THOUGHTS FROM A SECRET LIFE
by Fulghum, Robert
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- Used - VG+/NF, previous owner's name and date on ffep, copyright date underlined in ballpoint, numbers written on blank leaf at end
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679419600
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 17.17
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New York: Villard Books, 1993. Hardcover. VG+/NF, previous owner's name and date on ffep, copyright date underlined in ballpoint, numbers written on blank leaf at end. small 8vo. First Edition Promotional card laid in Item Price
SGD 17.17
A QUEER GEOGRAPHY: JOURNEYS TOWARD A SEXUAL SELF
by Browning, Frank
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- Used - Fine in dustjacket
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780517598573
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Los Altos Hills, California, USA
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SGD 15.11
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New York: Crown, 1996. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. octavo. First Edition Item Price
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IT ALL ADDS UP: FROM THE DIM PAST TO THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE
by Bellow, Saul
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- Used - Fine in dustjacket
- Published
- 1994
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670853311
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SGD 17.86
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New York: Viking Penguin, 1994. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. octavo. First Edition Item Price
SGD 17.86
BEYOND PEACE
by Nixon, Richard
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- Used - NF/NF
- Published
- 1994
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679433231
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SGD 20.61
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New York: Random House, 1994. Hardcover. NF/NF. 8vo. First Edition Item Price
SGD 20.61
A NEW TIME FOR MEXICO
by Fuentes, Carlos
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- Used - Fine in dustjacket
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374221706
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SGD 17.86
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. 12mo. First Edition Item Price
SGD 17.86
THE STORIES THAT SHAPE US: CONTEMPORARY WOMEN WRITE ABOUT THE WEST
by Jordan, Teresa and Hepworth, James
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- Used - Fine in dustjacket
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780393037234
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SGD 18.54
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New York: W.W. Norton, 1995. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. octavo. First Edition Item Price
SGD 18.54
EMERSON'S ESSAYS (FIRST SERIES)
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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- Used - VG/none, green cloth, top edge gold gilt, corners bumped, small stains on fore edge, edgewear particularly on spine
- Published
- 1888
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- Hardcover
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SGD 19.23
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Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888. Hardcover. VG/none, green cloth, top edge gold gilt, corners bumped, small stains on fore edge, edgewear particularly on spine. small 8vo. Edition not stated Item Price
SGD 19.23
SERENDIPITIES:
by Eco, Umberto
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- Used - Fine in dust jacket
- Published
- [1998]
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780231111348
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- 1
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SGD 20.61
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New York: Columbia University Press, [1998]. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket. 9.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches. Number line has a 1 in it but begins with C What can one say about Umberto Eco? Open this book anywhere and there is plenty of food for thought Item Price
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