The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales
by Various Authors
UK: The History Press, 2020. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 5x1x7. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2020 Hard Cover. 288 pp. Map of Ireland with locations of folk tales precedes contents page. Carefully selected stories from the celebrated Folk Tales series have been gathered here for this special volume. Herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers performing in the country today.From banshees, pookas and changelings to rainbows, fairies and... Read More
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The Premium; A Present for All Seasons: Consisting of Elegant Selections from British and American Writers of the Nineteenth Century
by Various Authors
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Rear joint beginning to split, boards rubbed, tissue guard loose but included, ink and pencil names inside, moderately foxed. 1833 Full-Leather. viii, 310 pp. 5 3 1/6 x 3 7/16. A collection of English and American literature and poetry from the nineteenth century.
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Behold the Child: American Children and Their Books, 1621-1922
by Avery, Gillian
Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1994. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x1x10. First edition. Tears to jacket spine base, jacket edges lightly bumped. 1994 Large Hardcover. xiii, 226 pp. In Behold the Child, Gillian Avery offers an engaging account of children's literature in America from colonial times to the early twentieth century. Exploring a variety of social, cultural, and practical forces, Avery shows how the literature of the old world influenced that of the new... Read More
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Critically Engaging the Digital Learner in Visual Worlds and Virtual Environments: Selected Readings of the International Visual Literacy Association
by Avgerinou, Maria D.; Griffin, Robert E.; Search, Patricia; Chandler, Scott Bondurant; Terzic, Marilyn; Seidman, Steven; Spilino, Carla
International Visual Literacy Association, 2010. Large Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Minimal wear to corners. 2010 Large Softcover. xx, 241 pp. A collection of papers related to education in the digital age, visual literacy, graphic design, etc.
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Creative Chess (Pergamon Chess Series)
by Avni, Amatzia; Kay, Simon
Oxford: Pergamon Chess, 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 0x6x8. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1991 Trade Paperback. 140 pp. A guide to creative play that encourages amateurs and masters to develop new ideas. After a discussion of the characteristics and processes of creativity, 10 central concepts, such as unusual positioning and functioning of pieces, alertness to subtle differences, absurd moves, flexibility, etc., are presented with a wealth of illustrative examples to... Read More
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The Pleasures of Academe: A Celebration and Defense of Higher Education
by Axtell, James
Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. First printing. Remainder mark. 1999 Trade Paperback. xix, 292 pp. In this timely book, historian James Axtell offers a compelling defense of higher education. Drawing on national statistics, broad-ranging scholarship, and delightful anecdotes, Axtell describes the professorial work cycle, the evolution of scholarship in the past three decades, the importance of “habitual scholarship,” and the best ways to judge a university. He persuasively confronts... Read More
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Dragon Jet
by Axton, David
New York: Bantam, 1994. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x1. First edition - a paperback original. Ink dot on spine, spine faintly creased. 1994 Mass Market Paperback. 384 pp. The pilot of a hijacked plane must keep control of terrorists all while avoiding being shot down by counter-terrorism units.
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Donald Duck and His Friends (Walt Disney Story Books)
by Ayer, Jean
Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 8x6x0. The Walt Disney Studio. First edition, one of two variant states with no clear priority (no additional printings indicated, series on flyleaf with four titles from series listed opposite title page). Boards rubbed with corners slightly exposed, ink and pencil name on front endpapers, portion of rear endpaper torn away, light 1 inch spot on fore edge, light spots on margins of... Read More
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies: The Civil War in the Heart of America, 1859-1863
by Ayers, Edward L
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Signed by author. Spine faded, single faint spine crease, minor wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2004 Trade Paperback. xxi, 471 pp. Many histories of the American Civil War tell of the triumph of the dynamic, free-labour North over the traditional, slave-based South, vindicating the freedom principles built on the nation's foundations. Edward L. Ayers tells a different... Read More
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Southern Crossing: A History of the American South, 1877-1906
by Ayers, Edward L
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 9x0x6. Signed by author. First printing. Signed by author on half-title page with inscription, "For David, fellow traveler, with best wishes." Barcode on rear cover redacted. 1995 Trade Paperback. x, 288 pp. Edward L. Ayers monumental history, Promise of the New South, was praised by the eminent historian Bertram Wyatt-Brown as "A work of frequently stunning beauty," who added "The elegance and sensitivity that he achieves... Read More
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The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America
by Ayers, Edward L
New York: Norton, 2018. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. 1st printing. Remainder mark on page base, minor wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2018 Trade Paperback. 640 pp. At the crux of America's history stand two astounding events: the immediate and complete destruction of the most powerful system of slavery in the modern world, followed by a political reconstruction in which new constitutions established the fundamental rights of citizens for... Read More
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The War with Germany: A Statistical Summary
by Ayres, Leonard P
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Former high school library copy - usual marks. Boards soiled. 1919 Hard Cover. 154 pp. A statistical overview of the efforts of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.
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You Must Know Everything
by Babel, Isaac; Hayward, Max; Nathalie, Babel
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x5x1. First printing. Jacket edges rubbed, minor tear to jacket spine head. 1969 Hard Cover. xv, 283 pp. A new collection of stories by the Russian master translated, for the first time, by Max Hayward and edited by Nathalie Babel. You Must Know Everything is one of Babel's earliest stories and even here you can see his masterful talent at storytelling, guiding the reader... Read More
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The Baburnama (The Folio Society)
by Babur, Zahiruddin Muhammad; Thackston, Wheeler M.; Losty, J.P.; Rushdie, Salman
London: The Folio Society, 2013. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First thus (Ford-Smith Folio 76 #1858). Includes publisher's slipcase. A few very minor scuffs to slipcase. 2013 Hard Cover. lviii, 540 pp. Translated, edited and annotated by Wheeler M. Thackston, preface to illustrations by J.P. Losty, introduction by Salman Rushdie. Color reproductions of historical illustrations, several regional maps precede text. This book presents the Persian Baburnama, a key primary source and the earliest record of Babur's... Read More
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Keeping Up with Lizzie
by Bacheller, Irving
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1911. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Koerner, W.H.D. First edition. No jacket. Spine leans to the right, minor general wear. 1911 Hard Cover. 157 pp. A humorous tale about a town going broke trying to keep up with Lizzie - the right style, the right education, and even the right way to speak.
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Keeping Up with Lizzie
by Bacheller, Irving
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1911. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Koerner, W.H.D. First edition. Spine toned, ink gift note on front endpaper, light 2 inch stain along top margin of last couple pages. 1911 Hard Cover. 157 pp. A humorous tale about a town going broke trying to keep up with Lizzie - the right style, the right education, and even the right way to speak.
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It's Easy to Play Bach
by Bach, Johann Sebastian; Scott, Daniel
London: Wise Publications, 1992. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9x0x12. Faint rubbing. 1992 Soft Cover. Twenty-one of Bach's best-loved pieces are included in this book, each arranged for easy playing. Includes: Air on the G Strin, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, music from Anna Magdalena's Notebook, and many more!
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The Passion According to St. John: Vocal Score
by Bach, J.S. [Johann Sebastian]; Mendel, Arthur
New York: G. Schirmer, 1967. Soft Cover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Wrappers, top edge, and a few pages lightly foxed. 1967 Soft Cover. xlv, 241 pp. Edited and with an introduction by Arthur Mendel. "The Passio secundum Joannem or St John Passion is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the older of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during Bach's first year as director of church music in Leipzig and was first performed on April... Read More
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The Water Knife
by Bacigalupi, Paolo; Ulman, Juliet
San Francisco: Night Shade Books, 2010. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Lacoste, Raphael. First edition. Two faint spots on front board, otherwise an excellent copy. 2010 Hard Cover. 371 pp. Paolo Bacigalupi, New York Times best-selling author of The Windup Girl and National Book Award finalist, delivers a near-future thriller that casts new light on how we live today - and what may be in store for us tomorrow. The American Southwest has been decimated... Read More
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Clara Barton, Humanitarian: From Official Records, Letters, and Contemporary Papers
by Bacon-Foster, Corra
Washington, D.C: The Columbia Historical Society, 1918. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Boards lightly soiled, endpapers soiled, ink note and ink drawing on frontispiece recto, ink marks on rear endpaper. 1918 Hard Cover. 79 pp. Black-and-white frontispiece of Clara Barton, black-and-white plates. Clara Barton (born Dec. 25, 1821, Oxford, Mass., U.S.—died April 12, 1912, Glen Echo, Md.) was the founder of the American Red Cross. Barton was educated at home and began teaching at age 15. She attended... Read More
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The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]
by Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Ink owner stamp on front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer,... Read More
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![The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/533/653/1593653533.0.l.jpg)
The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]
by Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Spotting on fore edge and page base, edges of endpapers faded, blank publisher bookplate laid in. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English... Read More
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The Luck O'Lady Joan: A Fairy Tale for Women
by Bacon, Josephine Daskam
Chicago, Illinois: F.G. Browne & Co, 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Williams, Clara Elsene. First edition. No jacket. Spine and boards toned, joints starting, bookplate on front endpaper. 1913 Hard Cover. 58 pp. Illustrated by Clara Elsene Williams. Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mrs. Selden Bacon (February 17, 1876 – July 29, 1961) was an American writer of great versatility. She is chiefly known as a writer who made the point of having female protagonists. Josephine... Read More
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The Domestic Adventurers
by Bacon, Josephine Daskam
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. All plates included (one is loose). Rear board scratched, front hinge just beginning to weaken. 1907 Hard Cover. 221 pp. Color illustration mounted on front board, frontispiece and plates. Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mrs. Selden Bacon (February 17, 1876 - July 29, 1961) was an American writer of great versatility. She is chiefly known as a writer who made the point... Read More
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The Wonders of Alaska, with Illustrations and Maps [Illustrated]
by Badlam, Alexander
San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Taber, I.W. First edition. Rear board soiled, minor wear to corners, front hinge weakening, 1/2 inch chip from front free endpaper corner. 1890 Hard Cover. viii, [5], 152 pp. Mint green cloth, black and gilt titles and decorations, decorated endpapers. Illustrated with eight maps and 30 black-and-white photographic plates, including images of Muir Glacier, totemic artwork, steamships, etc. Arctic Bibliography 905: "Description of the scenery,... Read More
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