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Buenos Aires, Argentina: GEL Grupo Editor Latinoamericana / Colección Temas, 1994. 102 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows yapped covers w/ edges lightly bumped w/ a few small edge bumps / All text is in Spanish. /. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Viking Press / An Esalen Book, 1973. x, 278 pp., yellow cloth w/ red & blue letterin, black & gold decoration; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bumping to bottom corners of boards; Jacket shows light wear to ends of flap folds w/ a small wear spot & extremely short tear to top edge of rear panel at spine; creasing to corners of rear flap / . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1988. xi, 244 pp., navy-blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some fading to very bottom edge of front board & top edge of rear board; Jacket shows some wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a few short tears & some creases to top & bottom edges; a number of scratches & rubs overall (esp. rear panel) w/ a delaminated area to top corner of front panel / "A major contribution. . . . fills a rather important gap in the study of the Cold War era." - Norman A. Graebner /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Santiago, Chile: Editorial Sinfronteras / Sinfronteras Poesia, 1987. 55 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a little wear to top corners of covers w/ a small nick near bottom of back cover; some minor soil to covers overall / "Poeta y trabajador de cine chileno radicado en Noruega. Un terremoto largo me sacó una primavera de los sueños para trajinar el mundo. Pero debo advertir que nunca me he ido." All text is in Spanish. /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. 659 pp., orange-brown cloth w/ yellow & black lettering & decoration, map-printed endpapers; Book shows light wear to ends of spine w/ several wear spots to edges of boards & a number of small areas of threading to cloth overall ( esp. to rear board); prev. owner's bookplate to copyright page; marginalia & underlining in pencil to about 85 pp., some only a single mark or a word or two, others more extensive / SiGNED and INSCRIBED by the author: "Best wishes to Henry P. Walhe, Robert E. Riegel." This appears to be written to the same person named on the bookplate, though there the last name appears to be "Waller" or Walher." Though this is only speculation on my part, some of the marginalia in the book seems to suggest considerations for possible revisions for the next (Fourth) edition. This being a 1961 printing of the Third Edition, with the Fourth to come out in 1964, the timing at least would be right. The… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall / Collins, 1982. xiii, 495 pp., 1/4 avocado-green cloth w/ white cloth boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has very small light brown stain to green cloth of front board near spine; Jacket shows some wear to top edges esp. head of spine; front panel has a short tear & small crease to bottom edge; rear panel has a worn 3/4" tear & 1/4" piece missing from top edge; front inside flap has many creases / Illustrated with five color plates of paintings by Winslow Homer (frontispiece), George Shook, Edgar Degas, Jack C. DeLoney and John Running, as well as many B&W photos & reproductions. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: William W. Cook, 1927. ix, 403 pp., maroon cloth w/ gold lettering; Book shows wear to ends of spine w/ a few wear spots overall & a very short internal tear & bump at head; corners of boards are a little worn & lightly bumped; a few small worn areas & bumps to & near fore edges of boards; foxing to fore edge of page block w/ a number of small nicks to bottom edge; pages are browning, esp. endpapers & towards edges / Small blue flyer explaining how to order additional copies of the book is glued by its edge to the gutter of the front endpapers. The author's card, stating: "Compliments of William W. Cook, 61 Broadway, New York, Kindly acknowledge receipt," laid in at front of book. Contents include: Part I: I. "The Great Experiment," II. What Are "American Institutions," III. America and Civilization. Part II: Racial Traits: (This section includes chapters on: The New Englander, The Southerner, New York, Pennsylvania, The Scotch-Irish,… Read More

Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office / United States Hydrographic Office, 1939. 391 pp. + tables section 387 pp.; Book show some moderate soil to covers overall; corners of boards lightly bumped & lightly worn; browning & some soil to edges of page block; browned areas to endpapers / . Revised Edition of 1938. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Hamptom Publications, 1941. 224 pp., wraps; Book shows wear & curling to corners; wear to ends & ends of spine w/ spliting to ends; spine is rolled & has stress lines; cover is beginning to separate from page block at front; prev. owner's notations to inside of front cover & to title page; short worn tear to fore edge of back cover / Operas included are: Aida, Bartered Bride, Bohemian Girl, Boris Godounoff, Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Faust, Hansel And Gretel, Lohengrin, Manon, Martha, Pagliacci, Rigoletto, Tannhauser, La Traviata, and Il Trovatore. "The music arranged for either playing or singing." /. Trade Paperback. Good -. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Detroit, MI: Center for Health Education, 1969. xvii, 137 pp., lime-green cloth w/ gold lettering; Book shows slight wear to ends of spine & corners of boards w/ some foxing to very top & bottom edges of boards; light foxing & some soil to edges of page block (esp. top); a little light foxing to endpapers / SIGNED by the author. /. Signed by Author on Half-Title Page. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Vantage Press, 1996. 155 pp., simulated green leather boards w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows wrinkling to bottom fore edge of half-title page; Jacket shows wrinkling at foot of spine w/ a light crease to front panel; line indentation to front panel w/ slight rubbing to rear panel / SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on title page: "John Clayborne Epps, Christmas Day 1998." /. Signed by Author on Title Page. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1969. / "Unabridged republication of the 3rd (917) edition, with a new Introduction by Richard Drinnon. Frontispiece. xv + 271 pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2. Paperbound." / Book shows light to moderate edgewear w/ light crease & surface indentations to back cover /. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Avenel Books, 1979. x, 614 pp., red cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; Book shows some wear to corners of spine w/ 2 worn areas to bottom edge of front board; small light spot to top edge of page block; prev. owner's name to top of front endpaper / "With numerous illustrations (in B&W) by H. J. Ford, G. P. Jacomb Hood, and Lancelot Speed. /. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H. J. Ford; G. P. Jacomb Hood; Lancelot Speed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Medellín, Columbia: Ediciones Otra Palabres, 1986. 49 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some very minor edge & corner wear w/ pages browning towards edges / "Colección de Poesía, Volumen 6." All text is in Spanish. Illustrated with tipped in color plate of cover artwork, captioned as follows: "Raúl Restrepo. Palacé con la Primero de Mayo. Pastel 50 x 32 cms. 1977." /. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. Illus. by Raúl Restrepo. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Melbourne, Australia: Brooks Waterloo, 1987. vi, 106 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a little wear to corners, esp. bottom corner of front cover; a little color flaking along edges of spine / ". . . includes contributions by Elizabeth Jolley and Tim Winton and constitutes a valuable addition to Australian literature." /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Mark Wilson (cover illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1964. ix, 225 pp., wraps; Book shows some minor edgewear & slight rubbing to covers w/ a reading crease to front cover along spine / Illustrated with B&W photos. / . 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xiii, 398 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a couple of small light bends to bottom of back cover near spine / Illustrated with color and B&W plates. /. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Ace Books, 1978. 251 pp., pictorial wraps, # 04636-3; Book shows only minor edgewear to covers w/ a few small spots of foxing to edges of page block; light crease to bottom corner of back cover; pages & inside surface of covers at edges browning lightly; binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines to spine; cover is bright / Original title: "Seven Worlds to Conquer." /. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Frank Frazetta (cover art).

NY, NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1971. 98 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light to moderate edgewear to covers w/ a long light bend, bottom corner crease & a few small scrapes to front cover; black "x" to top edge of page block; crease to top corner of 1 text leaf & rear flyleaf / . Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good -. Illus. by James Mcmullen (cover Illustration.

UK: The Bath City Council, 1979. 22 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows surface & edge chipping to portions of cover's edges; light foxing & prev. owner's name to inside front cover w/ name repeated at top of title page / "Dedicated to my wife and partner in our fight to preserve our Roayl National Hospital and to reopen Bath as a major Spa." B&W illustrations. /. Revised Edition. Stapled Booklet. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.