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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1943. No Edition Stated. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 3/4" X 5 1/4. An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. Acknowledgments. Introduction by author dated March 6, 1943 at Washington, D.C. Chapter no./Title: I - The Subject of This Book, II - The Fundemental Principle of a Foreign Policy, III - The Foreign Commitments of the United States, IV - The Bankruptcy of American Foreign Relations ( 1898-1941), V - Mirages, VI - The Structure of the American Position, VII - The Atlantic Community, VIII - Russia and the United States, IX - China and the United States, X - The General Order of the Nations. 177 pp. Book has wear at spine ends, sticker shadow on top front panel, scuffed bottom corners, fon ffep. Bookseller's Inventory # 172870.

New York: Knopf, 1978. Stated First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good / Very Good. 11" X 8 3/4. Author ( photography). Translated from the German by Gudie Lawaetz with an essay by Michael Salewski. From the author of ...'The Boat '- a word and picture chronicle (his words, 205 of his own photographs) of submarine warfare in the North Atlantic. Unpaginated with Afterword, The Submarine War: A Historical Essay' Labelled Diagram of a U-boat and A Note about the Author. B/W photographic ep's - periscope perspective of a wave. Book has sunned bottom edge, bumped, scuffed front corners and is a little shaken. A fascinatingly gripping book! Price clipped DJ has edge wear and a particularly chipped top edge. Book weighs nearly 3 lb. and will require extra shipping. Bookseller's Inventory # 102425

London: Frank Cass, 2001. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Acknowledgements. List of Illustrations. Glossary of Acronyms. Glossary of Terms. Book begins with ' What are special operations all about?' 309 pp. plus: Note, Bibliography, Index. fon shaded out, verso front panel. Book has very slight edge/surface wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 225719.

New York: W W Norton & Co. Inc., 1958. Thus Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Alan Haemer (DJ). A Note from the Authors dated 1958 at Pearl City, Oahu Territory of Hawaii. A report by John P. Marquand laid in as found. Book is made up of a series of short narratives set mainly in an imaginary bu typical Southeast Asian country. (Marquand) 270 pp. plus A Factual Epilogue. 285 pp. in toto. Book has black spine with red cloth covered boards. Spine ends lightly rubbed, vertical crease in spine. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has edge wear with chipping (repaired closed tears).

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Preface by Jamal N. Islam dated November, 1982. Notes on some conventions. Introduction. Book describes what will ultimately happen to the contents of the universe. 138 pp. plus: Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Index. Black cloth covered boards have bright gilt text on spine only. fon ffep. Spine ends are slightly rubbed, ow book is as new. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has edge wear, 1" closed tear on rear panel, 1/2" closed tear on front panel, both near head of spine. Bookseller's Inventory #144229.

San Francisco, CA: Weldon Owen, 2013. No Edition Stated . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 9 1/2" X 7 3/4. Your go-to guide for surviving anything " (rear panel) Unpaginated but the 333 skills are numbered sequentially. Book has metal protected corners. Bookseller's Inventory # 180268

London: Secker & Warburg, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Set in the fictional village of Ulverton and of the 300 year history of this community as told through different generations, This is Thorpe's first novel. 382 pp. plus Acknowledgements. Book has slightly rubbed spine ends and edges are starting to darken, ow book is as new. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has some edge wear and the bottom front corner is chipped. Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 091819.

Hamilton, ON: Buckrider Books/Wolsak and Wynn Publishers, 2014. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Card Covers. Fine/French Flaps. 9" X 6 . Author's debut novel is set in 1950's Moose Factory. 295 pp. plus: Acknowledgements, Notes, About the Author. Book has very small (1/4") closed tear on front bottom, ow the book is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 180205.

Mexico D. F.: UNAM Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, Libros Para Todo, 2008. Presumed First Edition . Card Covers. As New / Fine/No Jacket. 11" X 8 1/2. Black glossy covers have French flaps. Book has bit of edge/shelf wear, ow it is as new. 189 pp. Inscribed, dated and SIGNED, "09/09/10 to Douglas B ______ My congratulations to your work. warm regards. Hermilo" Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 133453

New York: M. Evans and Company Inc., 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Shelly Sacks. This book is about fresh vegetables, their history, nutrition, and ways of keeping and preparing them. Preface. Vegetables Then and Now. Canning and Freezing. Recipes for everything is organized alphabetically from Akee to Zucchini. 366 pp. plus: Further Reading, Index. Book has brown text on spine, dark green ep's. Unclipped, unpriced DJ is plastic protected and has slight edge and surface wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 143928.

Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1924. None Listed . Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A book of Edwardian gossip. Blue boards, gilt text front and spine, gilt 3 horzontal line decorative design top and bottom of spine. 328 pp. plus Index. Book is reputed to have been dual authored. Extremities scuffed, but book is tight and square. fon ffep. Bookseller's Inventory # 082020

Sussex, England: The Book Guild Ltd., 1988. First Edition . Cloth. As New/Very Good. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2. Prologue, 236 pp. A story set in 1850's Canada tells of two orphan girls from the time they are left on the doorstep of a Kingston orphanage and through their individual travels and lives until they both return to Kingston. Book has 'new' book stiffness and appears to be unread. Signed:" June/04, For Patience, Nora Robson, Rosamund Gale, a.k.a. Helenora Gale. Enjoy! Nora". Unclipped DJ has some sunning and is very lightly soiled. Small sticker scar at tail of spine. Signed by Author. Bookseller's Inventory # 071026

New Knoxville, OH: The American Christian Press, 1980. Second Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/4" X 8. Mary Loughran Armstrong. Brown cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine and front panel. Preface by Victor Paul Weirville. Introduction by Karen Weirville Martin dated May, 1978 at Bridgewater, NJ. Acknowledgments by K.M. Author tells the story of his life from March 19, 1907 to March 19, 1977. Books fon has been excised from ffep, some red ink underlinings, spine ends are lightly rubbed. Illustrated with sketches by Armstrong and sepia photographs. 55 pp. with author's faux signature at end. Bookseller's Inventory # 184650.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. First Edition Thus, 2nd Printing 5th Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An offering of three Pogo books. 1.) So-So Stories: 1953, NF. 2.) Stepmother Goose:1954, VG, Stated First Printing. 3.) Peek-A-Book 1955, F, Stated First Printing. All three books are unpaginated. 1.) includes A Note about the Author. 2.) includes Afterword by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 231845.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Card Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . Jonathan Evans (cover). Author writes about changing and developing conditions in relations between the two neighbours. 427 pp. plus: Notes, Acronyms, Acknowledgments, Author Index, Subject Index, Other Books by Stephen Clarkson. 535 pp. in toto. Book has corners starting, 5 small ink notations pp. 7&8, gift dedication verso ffep. FlatSIGNED by author in blue ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 173555.

New York: The Platt & Munk-Co., Inc., 1942. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8" X 5 3/4. Elmer Rache. Colured Frontis: " Wow ! Wow ! Wow ! " yelled the skillery scalery creature. (see Page 151.) Publisher's Note. XXVI stories, 186 pp. Book has top hatted rabbit seated on the grass reading a book with his cane on the ground beside him. He is reading an enjoyable story. Spine ends are rubbed and scuffed, surface soiling, gauze showing at both hinges. Frontis is the sole illustration. Bookseller's Inventory # 185603.

London UK: Faber and faber/Profile Books, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. The Queen goes to the library and havoc reigns! The power of the written word. Book has some surface creasing on front panel and spine. Bookseller's Inventory # 212196.

New York: The Dial Press, 2007. First American Edition, 1ST Printing . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2. Advance Reading Copy. 352 pp. Book has slight edge/surface wear. Inscription: To Roger: / Here's to Uncommon Marriages ! / Katie Roiphe [signature] / 6/2/07. Book was scheduled to be released on June 26 and was SIGNED prior to the release date. Bookseller's Inventory # 200394.

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2005. True First Edition, Second Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Edited by Robert W. Lewis and Robert E. Fleming. Book was finished by Hemingway in 1956 and left in a safe-deposit box in Cuba. It is here published in its entirety. 445 pp. plus: List of Characters, Glossary, Textual Notes. Book has copper gilt text and decorations on spine only, decorative ep's have Hemingway's manuscript. Book has 1/2" remainder mark on bottom edge, ow it is as new. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has minuscule edge wear and features Hemingway's picture on rear panel. Book weighs nearly 2 lb. and may require extra shipping cost. Bookseller's Inventory # 110490.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. True 1st USA Edition,1st Printing Thus . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -. Vol. 1: October/94. number line 94 95 96 97 98 HC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 419 pp. Dark blue cloth spine with as-new gilt text binds dark blue paper covered boards with HC colophon blindstamped on bottom front corner, frontis - b/w portrait of author as a fourteen-year-old. Unclipped DJ has slight top edge wear at head of spine and rear panel. Vol.2: October/97. number line 97 98 99 00 01 /RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 404 pp. plus About the Author. Burgundy cloth spine carries silver gilt text and binds grey paper covered boards with silver DL on front panel. B/W frontis of author at typewriter. Unclipped DJ has very slight edge wear at top edge of rear panel and head of spine.… Read More