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New York:: Modern Library, 1952.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light greenish-gray cloth with gilt and dark green; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (about 7 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 283 in the Modern Library series. The most recent copyright date given in 1952. Dating by the ML guide; this is from Spring 1960. The 388 titles listed on the verso of the dust jacket include Colette, Six Novels, but do not include Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. Dust jacket rear panel style is i; binding style 8. Introduction by Philip Rahv.

Stanford, California:: Stanford University Press, January, 1945.. 6th Printing; Revised Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan and rust colored cloth; a Very Good book, with a Fair dust jacket; the jacket is drastically price clipped.. small 4to (about 10.25 inches tall) . Appendix, references. Map endpapers. Description: Includes chapter Illustrations, numerous photographs, and a map. Originally published in 1940, the revised edition has been enlarged with new illustrations and a more complete account of the Market Street Cable Railway Company and the Sutter Street Cable Railroad Company. Foreword by Carl I Wheat.

New York:: Scientific American Library, 1992.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth; owner's name stamp in three places (top and bottom edges of the text block and the front endpaper), otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 9.5 inches tall by 8.75 wide . Indexes. Off-white endpapers. Description: Well illustrated in color. ''Dr James B Kaler explores the nature of stars, describing our current knowledge of their origin, variety, distribution, composition, and distinctive histories. Dr Kaler demonstrates that stars are the key to our comprehension of how the Universe evolved -- that the development, death, and birth of stars is intimately associated with our own origins and continued existence. From the calculations of Eratosthenes and Aristarchus to recent estimates of galactic motion and theories about dark matter, this book charts the development of the science of astronomy.'' This is volume 39 in the Scientific American Library series.

Woodstock, Vermont:: Foul Play / Countryman Press, 1993.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: Book & dust jacket are both Near Fine (dj is NOT price clipped).. Description: 8vo, dust jacket art by Bob Korn

New York:: Grove Weidenfeld, 1992.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: Book & dust jacket are both Near Fine (dj is NOT price clipped).. Description: 8vo, dust jacket art by John Jinks

New York:: Henry Holt and Company, 2005.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; owner's initials, otherwise a Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . map endpapers.

New York:: Modern Library, 1958.. First Modern Library Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth with black and gilt; the top edge tint is a dark shade; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 297 in the Modern Library series. This is from Fall 1958. The 383 titles printed on the reverse side of the dust jacket include Balzac, Cousin Bette, but does not include Auden, Selected Poems. The dust jacket rear panel is style i; binding style: 9. . Introduction by Norman Kemp Smith. The copyright page bears the statement ''First Modern Library Edition, 1958''

New York:: Modern Library, 1958.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark plum cloth with 'ml' and border blind stamped on the front cover; letter 'H' stamped on the front endpaper, otherwise a Very Good + book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Endpaper design (ml) by Sadamitsu Neil Fujita. Description: This is book number 297 in the Modern Library series. The only printed date is a 1958 copyright; this copy circa 1966-67. The dust jacket rear panel is style l2; binding style: 13. . Introduction by Norman Kemp Smith.

New York:: HarperCollins, 1990.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards with cloth at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Index.

Birmingham, Alabama:: Notable Trials Library, 2006.. Facsimile Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings -- quarter leather (leather at the spine); with gilt decorations; raised spine bands; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; this has the publisher-issued bookplate affixed to the front paste-down endpaper, otherwise in Fine condition. The bookplate is imprinted with the name of the original owner.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Notes, index. Marbled endpapers. Description: This is a volume from the Notable Trials Library under the general editorship of Alan M Dershowitz who wrote a special introduction for this facsimile edition. This is a facsimile reprinting of a work published in 2000 by the University of Chicago Press. Book design by Daniel B Bianchi and Selma Ordewer. From the introduction: ''Should a literary collaborator with the worst of evils be punished? Executed? Martyred? These are the questions raised by the remarkable case of Robert Brasillach who… Read More

Philadelphia:: W B Saunders Company, 1979.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: decorated boards; a Very Good book; no dust jacket. The book has a publisher's label on the rear cover.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Indexes, bibliography, appendices.

New York:: Crescent Books, 1984.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. Small Folio (almost 13 inches tall) . Index. Description: ''An illustrated guide to 500 of the world's most famous stars of the cinema.'' Lavishly illustrated in b&w and color. This is a volume in the Hollywood series that includes The MGM Story; The RKO Story, etc..

New York:: Walker & Company, 1993.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Rick Farley. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Bandora, Colorado is a little town, just on the wrong side of everywhere. Addie Devore, who took over the Bandora Bulletin, the weekly paper her grandfather founded, would like to make it work, and would like to make her Saint Bernard, Bacchus, stop drinking beer at Mike's Watering Hole. But most important, right now she'd like to know who killed Shorty Banks and left him propped up against the mannequin of Wyatt Earp in the Rattlesnake Saloon.''

Virginia Beach, Virginia:: Donning Company, 1994.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark blue binding with gilt text; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket.. about 11.5 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide . Appendices, references, indexes. Photo endpapers. Description: Panoramic dust jacket art by Marvin Trump (a local architect and artist). Many historic photographs and other illustrations. This ''interweaves the story of Arcata, California, and its Methodist church with major events and the lives of some notable personalities. Both the town and the church began in 1850, the year Humboldt Bay was rediscovered by white gold seekers. You'll meet colorful characters and dramatic adventurers: first, the church's founder, Asa White, his wife Kate, and twelve children who led a train of 120 wagons west on the Oregon Trail in 1847. White founded churches in Oregon City and San Francisco before coming to Arcata. For one hundred years, following White, a succession of ministers arrived, some brave,… Read More

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: gray cloth with the Signature series device on the front cover and the laurel leaf devices on the spine; the top edge tint is red; there are stains on the reverse side of the front endpaper from a small bookplate; otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Glossary, list of recordings. Endpapers show 'Great Events in the Life'. Description: Illustrated with drawings by Eric M Simon. This is volume number 34 in the Signature Books series for young readers. This series for young readers, under the general editorship of Enid Lamonte Meadowcroft, provides easy to read, exciting stories based upon the lives of historical figures. ''From the time Mozart was three he was playing a musical instrument and from the time he was five he was composing. He was truly a prodigy. Mozart was six when he and his sister set out to perform on the clavier in the court of the Emperor of Austria. When Mozart grew up,… Read More

Knoxville, Tennessee:: University of Tennessee Press, 1987.. 1st printing of the paperback edition.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Good condition.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Appendix, bibliography, index. Description: Includes 52 black and white 'plates', 27 figure illustrations, and 35 tables. From the preface: ''The Appalachian Summit Area, which was the heartland of the Cherokee Nation in the 17th and 18th centuries, is the southernmost and highest part of the Appalachian mountain system. The Cherokee Indians are certainly one of the best-known groups of native Americans, but the details of their archaeological remains and those of their antecedents in the Southern Highlands are virtually unknown except to a few America archaeologists. This monograph attempts to provide the reader with many of those details.'' This was first published in 1976 in a hardcover edition.

New York:: Tower Publications, 1957.. Mass market paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: mass market paperback; name written inside; the cover is creased, and paper is tanning; Good condition.. 12mo (7 inches tall) . Description: Cover design by Adelson & Eichinger. ''Author-adventurer John Keel traveled in search of Jadoo, the black magic of the Orient, and found that it has a language of its own. Strange but true -- stories of the bizarre and the inexplicable. The secret of the X-ray eyes. The city of snakes. The Yezidi devil-worshippers. Eyewitness accounts of the Abominable Snowman. Mummy dealers of the Muski, who manufacture ancient mummies from fresh corpses.'' The only printed date is a 1957 copyright; this probably from the late 1960s. Publisher's book number 43-620.

New York:: Saturday Review Press / E P Dutton, 1975.. 1st Edition, so stated; 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with cloth at the spine; a short top-edge tear on the half-title page; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. The jacket is very good, but has a light stain (about the size of a quarter) on the reverse side. This shows through, but faintly.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Peter Parnall. ''An investigation into the Mysterious American Visits of the Infamous Feathery Garuda.'' The publisher's author blurb tells us that John Keel is an acknowledged leader in the field of UFO investigations. ''On December 15, 1967, the seven-hundred foot Silver Bridge spanning the Ohio River collapsed, sweeping scores of people into the water and killing thirty-eight. The facts behind this tragedy form a real-life horror story. In the months before the disaster, Point Pleasant, West Virginia had been haunted… Read More

Los Angeles:: Self Published, 1936.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: faux leather with stamped art; the front hinge is weak -- separation between the copyright page and title page; otherwise Good condition. No markings found.. 4to (about 12.25 inches tall) . Description: This is the thirty-first volume of El Rodeo, the yearbook for the 1936 graduating class at the University of Southern California. Many black and white photo illustrations, university scenes are printed on bronze plates. Notable graduates for this year include Federal Judge Albert Lee Stephens Jr. who was President John F. Kennedy's first appointee to the federal court, and Bill Sefton (two-time world record holder in the pole vault). From the 1936 Olympics team we have Foy Draper (who was part of the Gold Medal winning relay team that included Jesse Owens), Earle Meadows (pole vault Gold Medal), Kenny Carpenter (Gold Medal in discus), Al Fitch (part of Silver Medal winning relay team), and Delos Thurber (Bronze Medal in the high… Read More

Barstow, California:: Mojave River Valley Museum, 1977.. 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: reddish brown faux leather with gilt text; a Very Good+ book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 4to (11.25 inches tall) . Indexes, bibliography. Map endpapers (different maps front and rear). Description: Well illustrated with historic photographs. A history of the San Bernardino County area in California. This presents story selections from a vast area of the Greater Mojave Desert. A collection of well researched articles and stories by both published and unpublished authors, with the addition of several personal experience narratives about life and times in the Mojave River Valley. The time period span from the 'Trek of the Centuries' made by Father Francisco Garces in 1776, to modern times. Originally published in 1976; this is the second printing.