Abercrombie,
John
Inquiries
concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investigation of Truth
Boston,
Otis, Broaders, and Co., 1847 HC, 12mo. VG with gilt lettering on
decorative spine, wear and chipping on spine, edges misaligned, loose in places, four corners
slightly curled, foxing in places, penciled inscriptions and names on last two
blank pages of text and on front inside cover pages, some minor penciling marks
on a few pages, slight brown stain on fore edge, one page uncut and folded
inward, back gutter chipped and loose.
Scottish philosophical Abercrombie's text includes sections on Of the Nature and
Extent of Our Knowledge of the Mind, Of the Intellectual Operations, and View of
the Qualities and Acquirements Which Constitute A Well Regulated Mind.
Price: US $49.00...
Adams, J. Donald, Editor
The New Treasure Chest: An Anthology of Reflective Prose
NY, Dutton 1953, HC, First Edition, Fine, Slight wear
on dj, 440 pp., clean and tight. Selection include those of Goethe,
Shaw, Conrad, Santayana, Kipling, Gide, Proust, Maugham, Jung, Forster, Werfel,
Van Der Post, Auden, Cozzens, Merton, Burk, and Stark
Price: US $19.00...
Alcott,
Louisa May
Little Men
NY, A. L. Burt Co., 1913 HC, Good/No DJ, 12mo. Stains, fading, marks,
and chipping on cover and ends of spine, two lines of writing on top of
free endpaper, minor dents on edges of cover, small black spots on top
edge, some pages browning from age, 381 pp.
Price US $14.00...
Alden, Raymond M
Why the Chimes Rang
NY, Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1909, HC/DJ, VG, 12mo, DJ has slight wear,
tears, and chips, illustrated throughout, two lines of writing on top of
endpaper. Wonderful picture of two children and an angel on the cover
This famous story is dearly beloved by children.
Price US $15.00...
Ames,
Edward Scribner
The
Psychology of Religious Experience
Boston
& NY, Houghton Mifflin, 1910. HC, Fine/No DJ, First
Edition. 428 pages, 8vo, tight and clean except for owner's
stamped name on rear of front cover stating Private Library of Burt B.
Barnsworth, uncut on fore edge and bottom, spine curled and worn on
ends, minor edge wear on cover and four corners, bright gilt
lettering on spine and front cover. Chapters include The Origin of
Religion in the Race, The Rise of Religion in the Individual, and The
Place of Religion in the Experience of the Individual and Society.
Price: US $16.00...
Anrias,
David
Adepts of the Five Elements
NY, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1934, HC, No DJ, Fine, 12mo,
Loose in places, Text deals with how the four elements of earth, water,
air, and fire influence the consciousness of men and women. Horoscopes
of famous occultists are examined, 104 pp. Scarce.
Price: US $49.00...
Arnold,
Matthew
Essays in Criticism First Series
London, Macmillan, 1893. HC, No Jacket, uncut pages, Good condition with stains
on inside pages of covers, wear on edges and spine of book, small tear
on bottom end of spine, 379 pp., Essays include those on Heine, Spinoza,
The Bible, and Marcus Aurelius...
Price: US $15.00...
Bach, Marcus
Strange Altars
NY, Bobbs-Merrill, 1952, HC/DJ, 8vo, First edition, 254 pp. fore edge
uncut, minor curling of backstrip bottom, scotch tape across some of the
minor tears on an edge worn dj, clean and tight. "The inside story of
Voodoo based on the author's personal investigation of the subject.
Price: US $19.00...
Bishop, Richard L.
Science and Power of The Mind
Boston, Christopher Publishing,
1914, HC, No DJ, 12mo, binding has minor discoloring and spains, wear on
four corners and backstrip, loose, clear gilt lettering on front cover,
photo of author at beginning of book separated with tissue. Chapters
include Power and Control of Life, Mastery of Mind, and The Magnetic
Aura.
Price: US $14.00...
Burdett,
Osbert
William Blake
London, Macmillan and Co., 1926, HC, First Edition, loose,
minor wear and discoloring on binding, corners slightly curled, minor
rips of pages xii-2, clean book.
Price: US $16.00...
Brock,
David
The Seduction of Hillary Rodham
NY,
Free Press, 1996, HC/DJ, As New with the exception of the bottom corners
of the front and back cover showing slight wear, photo of Hillary
Clinton on front cover and her husband Bill on the back cover,
attractive gilt lettering on spine, ISBN:0684834510. In this book, Brock
"illuminates the character and actions of one of America's most
poorly understood and unfairly maligned public figures."
Price: US $19.00...
Brooke, Tucker
Shakespeare of Stratford: A Handbook for Students
New
Haven, Yale University Press, 1926, First Edition, HC, DJ plain brown paper,
brown discoloring on back and front endpapers, 12mo, 177
pages, index. Small but useful text consisting of known facts about Shakespeare and his
plays.
Price: US $11.00...
Buck, Pearl S.
Peony
New York The John Day Company, 1948, HC, No DJ, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall, uncut fore edge, slight fading, edge wear, and curling of conors on cover,
312 pp. Story about Jews in China and their assimilation as Chinese.
Price: US $14.00...
The Three Daughters of Madame Liang
NY, John Day Company, 1969, HC, DJ, BOMC, Good. 8vo. Curling and fading on bottom
of spine, slight wrinkling on top cover near the spine, uncut fore edge, dj
worn, torn, and chipped with some brown spotting, attractive gilt illumination
on cover and gilt lettering on spine.
Price US $12.00...
Burgum,
Edwin B.
The New Criticism: An Anthology of Modern
Aesthetics and Literary Criticism
NY,
Prentice-Hall, 1930, HC, No DJ, 12mo, 359pp., VG, wear on
binding--four corners, backstrip, and edges, gilt lettering on backstrip,
book clean and tight. Essays include those of famous writers such as
Croce, Santayana, and T.S. Eliot.
Price: US $14.00...
Chandler,
Raymond
The
Big Sleep
NY,
Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1966, HC/ No DJ, VG with light
blue cover and a red spine, gilt lettering on the spine, some wear and chipping
on the cover and the spine, clean and tight copy. Raymond Chandler's
"Marlowe" has become well-know with readers over the
years.
Price: US $12.00...
Clancy, Tom
Cardinal
of the Kremlin
NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988, HC, DJ, 8vo, First Edition, Fine with
slight wear on dj, gilt lettering on cover and spine, photo of author on
inside back of dj, ISBN:0425116840. "Clancy takes us on a hunt for a
renegade submarine, into an astonishing scenario for World War III, and
to the front lines of terrorism."
Price: US $23.00...
Clear
and Present Danger
NY, G. P.
Putnam's Sons, 1989, HC/DJ, First Edition, 8vo, 656 pages. Very Good with a dent
in the backstrip which is loose from binding, cover and gilt lettering
faded, slight wear on four cover corners, dj contains a crease. photo of
author on inside back of dj, ISBN:0399134409. This book reveals Clancy
as his very best.
Price: US $16.00...
Debt
Of Honor
NY,
G.P.
Putnam's Sons, 1994, HC, First Edition, 8vo, Fine. Nick on dj in the backstrip
area, gilt lettering on cover and spine, ISBN:0399139540, full photo of
author on back cover of dj. "Tom Clancy's most timely and gripping
novel yet."
Price: US $15.00...
Patriot Games
NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987, First Edition, HC, 8vo, 0399132414, Good.
Backstrip uneven from binding, purple remainder mark on top edge of
book, slight fading on edges of hardcover, crease on back of dj from
being folded, minor tears on top edge of dj, bottom edge dark with minor
marks. Clancy's 3rd novel, made into an award-winning movie.
Price: US $15.00...
Red
Rabbit
NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002, First Edition, HC, 8vo, 0399148701, As
New. "...an extraordinary novel of global political drama."
Price: US $15.00...
The Sum of All Fears
NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Hard Cover. 8vo, ISBN:0399136150,
VG. Slight dents on bottom of front cover, minor dirt marks of edges of
book, crease on back of dj, attractive silver lettering
to spine and front cover. "The Sum of All Fears is Tom clancy at his
best."
Price: US $14.00...
Crichton,
Michael
Disclosure
NY, Alfred A. Knopf,
1994. HC/DJ, As New, First Edition. A literary guild main selection. An intriguing novel about sexual harassment .
Price: US $15.00...
Cronkite, Walter
A Reporter's Life
NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
HC, First Edition, 8vo, As New with slight curling and wear on the ends
of the spine, fore edge uncut, inked inscription and date on free
endpaper, some type bleeding on beginning leaves of the book, ISBN:0394578791,
contains 36 photographs. Book about one of the greatest newsmen of our
times.
Price: US$ 18.00...
Dickens,
Charles.
The Charles Dickens Birthday Book: Compiled by His Eldest Daughter; with Five
Illustrations by His Youngest Daughter.
NY, Thomas Whittaker, 1887, HC, No DJ, First Edition, 16mo, 397 pp, Poor
Condition, binding has wear, stains, and fading,; cover and some pages
are loose from binding, inside page of front cover missing, part of
inside and back cover worn at gutters, edge of title page missing, a few
pages are wrinkled or have minor tears, gilded on all edges, gilt
lettering, illumination on cover and spine, five illustrations are by
Charles Dicken 's youngest daughter, book has quotations from Dickens' works on the left
page and a calendar on the opposite right page, some of blank space on the right for recording
birthdays or memoranda contain signatures and/or inscriptions or dates.
Price: US $29.00...
Dimnett, Ernest
What We Live By
NY, Simon and Schuster, 1932, No Jacket. 1st Ed, 1st
Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, red cloth covers, gilt
lettering, 309 pages, uncut edges, light wear and fading on spine
and back cover, photo of author at beginng of book. Many chapters deal
with religion/spirituality.
Price: US $15.00...
Drummond,
Henry
Addresses
Philadephia, Altemus, 1894, HC, No DJ, GC, cover and badly worn with
chipping on top and bottom of backstrip, brown stains on pages inside of
front cover, 333 p. has a slight rip, 16mo. 339pp, photo of Henry
Drummond at beginning of book, headpiece at beginning and end of each
chapter, beautiful silver lettering and illumination on front cover and
spine of book.
Price: US $15.00...
Dunning, Stephen Etal
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle
NY, Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Co., Inc., 1967, HC, no dj, As New,
First Trade. An excellent book of modern verse with accompanying photos..
Price: US $25.00...
Ellis,
Havelock
Studies in the Psychology of Sex: Sexual
Selection in Man
Philadelphia,
F.A. Davis 1923. HB, No DJ, Good condition except for sticker
with owner's name on the inside of the front cover, some minor marks and
wear on cover, edge wear on cover of book with slight curling of its
corners, page xi is dog eared on bottom, cover slightly loose from spine
of book, edges have minor discolor, tiny tear on one end page in book, Volume IV
of set. Gilt lettering on cover. Book covers such topics as the ritual of the bath,
sexual contacts, body odors and perfumes, etc.
Price: US $15.00...
Studies
in the Psychology of Sex: Sex in Relation to Society
Philadephia,
F.A. Davis, 1923, HB, No DJ, 656 pages, Vol 6 of set, Good
condition with owner's name on the inside of the front cover, edge wear
and slight flecks on cover of book with curling of its corners, cover
and other pages loose from spine throughout the text, gilted
lettering on cover. Deals with venereal disease, orgies,
abstinence, chastity, prostitution, etc.
Price: US $19.00...
Epictetus.
Translated by Elizabeth Carter
The Moral Discourses of Epictetus, Volume II
London, J.M. Dent, 1902, Second Edition. HC, No DJ, 16mo, 287pp., Good with
some edge wear on cover and backstrip, backstrip chipped and frayed,
front cover loose from spine, gilt on top edge, sections of text loose,
gilt pictorial illumination on front cover, Photo of bronze bust of Zeno
at beginning of book separated with tissue. Translation by
Elizabeth Carter.
Price: US $25.00...
Everett,
Charles & E. Hale
The Psychological Elements of Religious Faith
NY, Macmillan, 1902, HC, First Edition. Fine Condition with slight wear
on corners and top and bottom ends of the spine. Uncut pages, cloth Binding.
Price: US $18.00...
Fitzgerald, F.
Scott
The Great Gatsby
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953 Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Underlining, check marks and side notes throughout
book as well as some writing on next to last page, four book cover corners
slightly worn, uncut fore edge, 159 pp. Cover consists of two tone buckram. Very
clean and tight.
Price: US$ 24.00...
Fowler,
H. W
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
London, Oxford University Press, 1946, HC, No DJ, Fine condition with
slight wear on spine & corners, last two pages of book dog-eared,
gilt decorated on front cover and spine, 742 pp. Very clean and tight
book.
Price: US $19.00...
Francis, Dick
Long
Shot
NY, Putnam, 1990, HC, Fine/Fine. First U.S. Edition, ISBN:0399135812, 8vo,
clean and crisp.
Price: US $19.00
Gaskell
Mrs.
Cranford
NY,
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., VG/No Date, 290pp., 16mo, binding
poor--faded, chipped, torn, worn; pages 33-38 dog-eared, book clean and
tight, gilt top edge, illustrated, gilt lettering and illumination on
backstrip, illumination on front cover, red ribbon book mark. Sketch of
"A Walk with Mr. Holbook" on frontispiece dated 1892.
Price: US $16.00...
Geikie,
Cunningham
Life and Words of Christ
NY, American Book Exchange, 1880, HC, No DJ, 12mo, 812pp, VG, worn on edges and
four corners, slight indentations on binding, much wear on top of
backstrip with a portion of it missing, second blank page of book
missing, title page torn and loose, front cover loose, some dark areas
on inside pages of front and back covers, gilt lettering and
illumination on spine, gilt top edge, clear marbled design on front and
back cover. Book detailed and thorough study of Christ.
Price: US $19.00...
Goodwin, Doris
Kearns
The
Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga.
NY, Simon
& Schuster, 1987, HC/DJ, 8vo, 932 pages. VG with spine loose from binding,
few beginning pages slightly loose, inked name "Midas" on free
end paper, and dj over back cover dog-eared, drawing of family trees,
numerous b/w Illustrations, gilt lettering on cover and spine,
ISBN:0671231081. "...a gripping book deeply researched and deeply
revealing...."
Price: US$ 29.00...
Grimm, Herman
Essays on Literature
Boston,
Cupples and Hurd, 1888, HC, No DJ, 8vo, 297 pages, binding worn through to
cardboard in places, edgewear throughout and some stains, dents and cuts
on cover, gilt on top, uncut on fore edge and bottom, leaves loose in
places, penciled number on first page of inside cover. Selections in
book include those on Emerson, Voltaire, Dante and others.
Price: US $11.00...
Halevy,
Ludovic
The Abbe Constantin
NY, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1895, HC, No DJ, First Edition, VG, book
cover company sticker on first page of inside cover, minor edgewear on
top and bottom of cover and backstrip, loose binding, dark stains
on pages at end of book, flower illumination on cover and spine of book, 202
pp. with 36 illustrations by Madeleine Lemaire.
Price: US $11.00...
Hart, Moss
Act
One
NY,
Random House, 1959, HC, First edition, 444 pages, 12mo, VG with DJ badly
chipped, worn, torn, and price-clipped, cover has minor edge wear with
spine curled slightly on ends, silver lettering and design on the spine.
Moss Hart's autobiography, one of the finest theatrical memoirs of the
20th century.
Price: US $35.00...
Hemingway, Leicester
The Sound Of The Trumpet
NY, Holt, 1953, HC, No DJ, First Edition, 8vo, wear and chipping on
backstrip, inked name and the letter D written on free endpaper, signature and
address on inside of back cover page, brown discoloring on areas of inside back
and front cover pages as well as on fore edge, 308 pp. Novel written by the
brother of Ernest Hemingway. A documentary novel of the invasion of Normandy.
Price: US $23.00...
Hersey, John
The War Lover
NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1959, HC/DJ, VG, top of backstrip has a
small tear, slight color fading on front cover as well as a slight dent
in bottom right-hand corner, dj has wear, tears, and chipping,
attractive gilt lettering and design on spine, jacket design by Guy
Fleming, Book-of-the-Month-Club Selection. The War Lover is
considered a great and ultimate anti-war novel of
our time.
Price: US $19.00...
Holzer, Hans
Born Again
NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. HC/DJ, BCE, 8vo, 267 pp.,
Fine, uncut fore edge. The truth about reincarnation,
Price: US$ 18.00...
The Truth About Witchcraft
NY, Doubleday, 1969, HC/DJ, First American
Edition, 8vo, 254 pp., Fine, uncut fore edge, pencil check marks by
certain passages, minor curling on backstrip ends. Learn the truth about witchcraft from
first hand observations of the author.
Price: US $19.00...
Hope, Laura
Lee
The
Bobbsey Twins in the Country
Chicago, Goldsmith Publishing, Hard Cover, G/No DJ. 251 pages, 8vo, book
has red cover with black lettering on the front and spine of the cover.
edgewear on cover, four corners turned and spine ends curled, free
endpaper is loose and torn with inked name and address of owner, pages
are browned with a small rip on page 219, beginning leaves of book are
chipped on the bottom, ISBN:1404300244.
Price: US $25.00...
Hopkins, Kenneth
Walter De La Mare: A Selection from His Writings
London: Faber and Faber,1956, First Edition, HC, DJ faded with rips and chipping, slight edge wear on four corners and curling
on ends on spine of book, clean and tight copy.
Price: US $17.00...
Hubbard, L.
Ron
Dianetics
NY, Hermitage House, 1950, HC, No DJ, First Edition, 452 pages, VG
with minor wear on cover, name and address of the owner penned on inside of
front cover, underlining and margins notes and writing on various pages, front
cover slightly loose, spine ends slightly curled some dog-eared pages, some minor spotting
on book edges. This fascinating book helped launch a new religion.
Price: US $159.00...
Hugessen,
E. H. Knatchbull, M. P.
Tales at Tea Time, Fairy Stories
NY,
Macmillan & Co., 1872, HC, No DJ, 12mo, 257pp, GC, binding is
poor--extensive edgewear, discoloring and chipping on corners and spine,
tears at top and bottom sides of backstrip, first page on inside cover
has small portion of page missing on edge, on second blank page are four
penciled names, front and back inside covers loose at the gutters, small
ink spots on pages 6 and 7, minor foxing on inside pages of back cover,
gilt lettering on side, beautiful red marble design on front and back
cover, illustrated by William Brunton. Wonderful assortment of
Fairy Tales.
Price: US $59.00...
Hunt, Robert
Romances and Drolls of the West of England
(Two Volumes)
London, John Camden
Hotten, 1865, HC, 8vo, First Series, Volume I, Uncut, 319 pp. VG with wear and
curling on four corners and top and end of spine, small advertisement
sheet attached between cover and free endpaper, illumination on front
cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine, some inscription on inside of
free endpage, loose in places, minor chipping on inside pages of front
and back covers, frontispiece sketch of The Giant Bolster. London,
Volume II, John Camden Hotten, 1865, HC, 8vo, Second Series,
Uncut, GC, 292 pp. followed by a catalogue of Useful, Curious, and
Interesting books; loose in places, first few pages slight waterstain,
discoloring and edgewear on cover and four corners; wear on head and
tail of spine, leather in top corners loose from cover, illumination on
front cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine, frontispiece sketch of A
Flight of Witches. Both volumes are First Editions. They include a study of the giants,
fairies, mermaids, demons, saints, sorcerers of Cornwall...
Price: US $147.00...
Heyerdahl,
Thor
Aku-Aku
NY, Rand McNally & Co, 1958, American Edition, HC, 8vo, 384 pages,
VG with ends of spine curled, inked signature on free endpaper, dj worn,
chipped, and torn; clean and tight, 62 photographs in full color. In
thgis book, Thor unveils the secret of Easter Island.
Price: US $87.00...
Howey,
Oldfield M.
The Horse in Magic and Mystery
NY, Castle Books, 1958, HC, Edition not stated, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall, Fine Condition except for minor edge wear of the dj. The intriguing facts about the Horseand his
role in the Development of Mankind. Five
Full-Page Plates, and numerous Illustrations.
Price: US $29.00...
The Cat in the Mysteries of Religion and Magic
NY, Castle, 1956.
HC, Edition not stated, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Fine
except for two slightly dark areas on front inside cover page and two
tiny light dots on inside pages of back cover. Contains 51 wonderful
Illustrations. A comprehensive study of the many unusual practices
associations between cats and mystical phenomena.
Price: US $36.00...
The
Ra Expeditions
NY:
Doubleday, 1971, HC, 8vo, 341pp., VG, dj poor: worn,
chipped, and torn, some wear and curling on ends of backstrip,
inscription on inside of free endpaper, price clipped,
ISBN:0045720207. Illustrated in 111 full-color photographs. The author of
Kon-Tiki and Aku-Aku on his voyages by reed to America.
Price: US $19.00...
Howes, Barbara, & Smith, Gregory Jay ( Editors)
The Sea-Green Horse
NY, Macmillan, 1970, HC/DJ, First Printing, As New. attractive green
lettering on cover and spine, A fine collection of thirty short
stories.
Price: US $21.00...
Jakes, John
Heaven
and Hell
NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987, HC/DJ, First
Edition, Fine except for minor wear edgewear on dj and a sticky
spot where a former label was pealed off, attractive red lettering
on backstrip, large photo of Jakes on back of dj, This informative book
deals with the conclusion of the North and South Trilogy.
Price: US $39.00...
James, William
Habit
NY. H. Holt & Company, 1890, HC, No DJ, VGC, 12 mo, Ex-library
text containing book sleeve and school name stamped on inside front
cover, three dog-eared pages, slight edgewear on corners and backstrip,
first page inside of cover slightly loose from spine, few minor markings
on cover, gilt lettering on backstrip, 68 pp.. The first chapter
appeared in the Popular Science Monthly in February 1887.
Price: US $12.00...
Kaufmann,
Helen L.
The Little History of Music
NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1949, HC, 1st Edition, No DJ, 24 mo, Fine
Condition with slight edgewear on bottom of backstrip, gilt lettering
and design on backstrip, 307 pp., illustrated. Music from antiquity through WWII.
Price: US $14.00...
Keel, John.
Jadoo: The Astounding Story of one Of Man's Search Into the Mysteries of
Black Magic in the Orient.
NY, Messner, 1957, HC/DJ, 8vo, 249 pp., minor edge wear and chipping on dj,
very impressive designed blue board cover, DJ states, "Here is the
truth behind the Indian rope trick, living burials, x-ray vision,
two-headed snakes & other "supernatural" phenomena; and
here, too, is magic with no logical explanation that will intrigue even
the most skeptical of men."
Price: US $36.00...
Kelley,
Kitty
Nancy
Reagan : The Unauthorized Biography
NY, Simon & Schuster, 1991. HC/DJ First Edition, B&W
photos, 603 pages, VG with slight stain on bottom of spine and front
cover, inside of dj has minor blue stains, spine loose from
binding, ISBN:067164646X, price clipped from dj in scallop fashion,
attractive gilt lettering and lines on spine. This book has been called
"Kitty Kelly's most important, most engrossing--and most
revelatory--book yet"
Price: US$ 39.00...
Kerr, Martin Jarrett
Studies in Literature and Belief
London, Rockliff, 1954, HC, 8vo - over 7" -
9" tall, jacket has slight rips and chipping, front edge minor stains,
small sticker stain on title page of book, front inside cover has some
rippling and stain. A good clean copy.
Price: US $27.00...
King, Henry Churchill
Rational Living
NY, Macmillan, 1906, HC, No Jacket, VG with slight curling and wrinkle
at the spine, corners of covers slightly turned and worn, small light
white mark on front cover, Chautaqua Home Reading Series. Chapters deal
with practical inferences from modern psychology.
Price: US $15.00...
Larson, C.D.
Mastery of Fate
California, New Literature Publishing Co., 1912, HC, DJ badly worn and
chipped, leaves of last chapter are either dog-eared or slightly
clipped, 106 pp.,16 mo, headpiece at beginning and end of most chapter,
marbled design on inside pages of front and back cover. Author advocates
directing your thinking to change your future
Price: US $15.00...
LeCarre, John
Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy
NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition, Fine/VG, 355 pages, 8vo, DJ badly worn and
chipped with a small circular sticker on spine, bottom of spine slightly
curled, fore and bottom edges uncut, book clean and tight, gilt
lettering on cover and spine, photo of LeCarre on back
cover. The first in the Smiley trilogy and LeCarre's seventh spy book.
Price: US $14.00...
Lewis,
D. B. Wyndham
Francois Villon
NY, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1928, HC, VG, No DJ, 8vo,
407pp, A Documented Survey of the poet; Preface by Hilaire Belloc; ink
line on small section of bottom edge, loose in places, spine ends
and corners worn; dried glue mark on inside cover. Frontis is a
Map of Paris in 1530.
Price: US$ 18.00...
Lodge, Sir
Oliver
The Survival of Man: A Study in Unrecognized Human
Faculty
NY, Moffat,Yard & Co., 1909, HC, No DJ, VG with rubbed corners &
edges and wear on book's spine cover, slight cover discoloration,
beginning pages slightly loose from spine, a line marking on corner of
inside page of front cover. An excellent
survey of psychical research by a competent author. 357 pp.
Price: US $25.00...
Lytton, Edward B.
The Coming Race
NY, Mershon
Company, No publication date, HB, No
dust jacket. Good condition. Wear on edges, corners, and spine;
pages are browning from age, water stains on inside pages of front and back
covers, 218 pp., very tight book.
Price: US $16.00...
Mabie,
Hamilton Wright
Essays on Work and Culture
NY, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1899, HC, Fine with a signature written in pencil
on inside cover page, slight discoloring on cover and minor curling of
the corners. Uncut pages on fore edge, gilt on top edge, 247 pp, Clean and
tight copy.
Price: US $17.00...
Mallet-Joris,
Francoise
The Witches
NY, Farrar ,Strauss & Giroux, 1970 HC/DJ, Fourth Edition, Fine, Fourth
Printing, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall, backstrip loose from binding, slight wear and marking on dj, fore edge uncut. Fascinating novel about
the lives of three women who faced the witchcraft insanity of the early
1600's.
Price: US $19.00...
Manchester, William
The Death of a President
NY, Harper & Rowe 1967, HC/DJ, First
Edition, Cloth. VG, Inscription on the flyleaf page, dj worn,
chipped, sticky in spots and has slight scratches and fading, dj also scotch-taped to the
covers of the book, fore edge uncut, slight brown spots on top and
bottom edges of book, 710 pp.. In the opinion of the publisher, this book
is a powerful narrative and a significant contribution to history as
well as written an eminent literary achievement.
Price: US $35.00...
Matz, Friedrick
The Art of Crete and Early Greece
NY, Greystone Press, 1962, HC, Fine with slight fold in dj and slight
wear on book's bottom spine, cover and spine have beautiful gilt
lettering, 259 pp. with 56 color plates and 50 b&w
figures.
Price US $19.00...
Meredith, Owen
(Robert, Lord Lytton)
Lucile
NY, Hurst & Co., Publishers. HC, No dj, 12mo, Fair Condition while the cover
is poor with wearing and chipping on four corners and both ends of the
spine, pages loose from spine in places, gilt on all edges with
attractive gilt illumination of cover and spine, numbers written on top
inside of free endpaper, signature and city and state written on the
following page, 334 pp.
Price US $19.00...
Maple, Eric
The Dark World Of Witches
NY,
Castle Books, 1964, HC/DJ, Fine, 209 pp., B/W illus. and photos, minor edge
wear on dj. The beginning of witchcraft from the beginnings of magic
until the present day.
Price: US $18.00...
Michener,
James A.
Space
NY, Random
House, 1982, HC, No DJ 8vo, Fine with gilt lettering on cover and
spine, spine slightly faded, clean and tight copy, 622 pp. Book contain extensive data on man's greatest adventures
into space.
Price: US $29.00...
Middlebrook,
Martin
The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916
NY,
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1972, First Edition, HC/DJ, 8vo, VG,
Minor fading on backstrip, slight chipping on edgewear of dj, on
fore edge some denting of pages, corner of front dj clipped,
lettering on spine in red with yellow lines. Jacket designed by Jay J.
Smith. Astonishing photographs of the famous battle during World War I. 346
pp. On July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the British
suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, "one of the blackest days
in the recorded history of warfare."
Price: US $49.00...
Milton, John,
The Poetic Works of John Milton
NY, John Wertele Lovell, No date listed, green cloth cover with embossed
design on front cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine; cover, spine and corners worn,
scratches on top edge of book, pressed flower on page 94, tear and dirt
on first cover page, cover slightly loose from spine, 562 pp. B/W portrait of Milton
with tissue between.
Price:
US $27.00...
Myrer, Anton
Once
an Eagle
NY, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1968, HC, No DJ, First Edition, 8vo Gilt lettering and design on faded backstrip, fore and bottom edges uncut, line
indentations on bottom edge, minor curling on ends of spine, last two pages of
book dog-eared, four corner of cover slightly curled, 817pp. Classic about the old Army.
Required reading at some military colleges.
Price: US $44.00...
Nietzsche,
Friedrich (Manuel Komroff, Ed.)
Thus Spake Zarathustra (New Edition)
NY, Tudor Publishing Company, 1936, HC, VG condition with covers slightly
loose from spine and wear on corners, edges, and at the top and bottom of
the book's spine, uncut pages, 354 pages.
Price: US $16.00...
Oppenheim, Nathan M.D.
Mental Growth and Control
NY, Macmillan, 1910, VG, No DJ, VG except for fading spot on cover, slight
curling and wear at the spine, small gray spots on inside cover, leaves loose
from the spine, 12mo. Chapters include dealing with emotions, reasoning and
will.
Price: US $14.00...
Payson, Howard
Lieut.
The Boy Scouts Under Sealed Orders
NY,
Hurst & Co. (1916) HC, No dj, Good, Writing on top of free endpaper, brown stains or water marks on some pages, minor edgewear on cover and spine, dark ink spots on back cover, edges of book not clean, tears on pages 309 & 310, 310 pp. Green cloth cover has red design of three scouts on it.
Price US $14.00...
Powers, Leland
Practice Book Leland Powers School
Boston, Thomas Groom and Co., 1922, HC, No
DJ, VG. Loose, wear on binding--corners, backstrip and edges with some
discolorations and stains, page 47 dog-eared, some writing on pages 45 and 46,
also writing and impressions of erased writing on inside pages of front cover,
139 pp.
Text includes exercises from literature to develop style and poise in
communications.
Price: US $14.00...
Regis, Sister M. ed.
The Catholic Bookman's Guide: A Critical Evaluation of
Catholic Literature
NY, Hawthorn, 1962, HC, No DJ, First edition, red circling of some topics in the
contents section, VG with minor wear and fading on cover, clean and tight
copy.
Price: US$ 29.00...
Richardson,
J.E.
Harmonic Self-Unfoldment-Volume I
Hollywood, CA Royal Press, 1925, HC, No DJ, VG. Edgewear and discoloring on
cover and spine, small sticker on inside of back cover, minor stains on some of
the pages and on the inside of the back cover, 271 pp.. Book promotes lessons on
developing the best qualities in oneself.
Price: US $15.00...
Rossetti D.G.
Poems and Translations 1850-1870
London, Oxford University Press, 1913. HC, Edition not stated. Brown cloth
hardback with 'Poems of Rossetti' in gilt on the spine, facing the title page is
a b/w portrait of Rossetti drawn by himself, the picture protected by tissue.
Minor indentations inside front and back covers, book corners slightly bent, an a tiny tear on back inside
page, 482 pp.
Price: US $28.00...
Ruskin, John
Sesame and Lilies
NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, HC, Good/No Jacket, no date listed, 16mo, Binding
poor--faded, chipped, torn, worn; name and writing on second blank page, front
cover loose from binding, back inside cover has blank strip reinforcement, worn
gilt lettering on backstrip, top edge gilt, bright gold illumination on front
cover, photo frontispiece of author, 184 pp. Selections include Of Kings Treasuries, Of
Queens' Gardens, and The mystery of Life.
Price: US $19.00...
Rutledge, Dom
Denys
In Search Of A Yogi: The Quest of a Christian Monk in the
Sacred Places of India
Farrar, Straus: New York, 1963. HC/DJ, First Printing, Preface by Thomas
Merton; back of dj slightly worn with a minor tear, 321 pages. This is an
account of Father Denys', a Benedictine monk, search in India for holy men.
Price: US$ 29.00...
Saunders, T. Bailey, Translator
The Art of Literature: A Series of Essays by Arthur Schopenhauer
NY, The Macmillan Co., 1915, HC, GC, 149 pp., margin notes and underlinning,
penned name on first page of book, tiny erasure hole on first page of text, four
corners of cover slightly dented, loose in places. Essays include On Style, On
Genius, and On thinking for Oneself.
Price: $19.00...
Schlesinger,
Jr. Arthur M.
The Imperial Presidency
Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973, HC, DJ, Good Condition, 12mo, Decorative cloth
with gilt lettering on cover, some red color stains on fore edge and inside of
back and front cover pages, dj has wear, tears and minor chipping along with an
uneven back fold, uncut fore edge, 505 pp., clean and tight copy.
Schlesinger traces the escalation of Presidental power and considers what
Congress can do about it.
Price: US$ 29.00...
Selby, David
Itambu!
London, Angus & Robertson, 1964, HC/DJ, Fine, 8vo. 167 pp., Illustrated by Color
frontis, 4 photos, minor wear on dj and its edges. The author, a judge,
presided over a number of dramatic murder and sorcery trials.
Price: US $38.00...
Shirer,
William
Collapse of the Third Republic
NY, Simon and Schuster, 1969, HC, No DJ, First Printing, 8vo, Very Good with dirt and stains on cover and backstrip, edge wear on cover and
four corners, slight curling on the spine ends, and some staining on edges, blue
boards with red block s on spine and cover with gilt lettering in each of them, 1082
pages. An Inquiry Into the Fall of France in 1940.
Price: US $39.00...
Smith, Roy
Shadow of the Eagle
NY, The World Publishing Company, 1967, HC, Cloth. VG, First
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. DJ worn, torn, chipped and spotted, 362 pp., brown stains on some pages, green spot from magic
marker on top book edge, photo of author on back of dj. An American corporation attempts to force Democracy on the people of a foreign land.
Price US $17.00...
St. Clair,
David
Drum & Candle
NY, Doubleday, 1971, HC/DJ, BCE, 8vo, 255 pp. Study of brazilian voodoo and
spiritism.
Price: US $12.00...
Story, Ronald, Editor
Sports In Massachusetts: Historical Essays
Westfield, MA., Institute for Massachusetts Studies, 1991, Fine. Dust jacket has
light edge wear and a slight tear. A collection of 10 historical essays on
sports in Massachusetts, including the conflict between cricket & baseball
for supremacy, the early ballparks of Massachusetts, James Naismith's invention
of basketball & baseball, photos and illustrations, 172 pp.
Price: US $29.00...
Streeter, Edward
Mr. Hobbs' Vacation
NY, Harper, 1954, HC, No DJ, First Edition. 8vo.
Minor wear and stains on cover, uncut fore edge and bottom edge, Ex-Library,
some spotting and brown stains in parts of text, withdrawn stamped on back and
front inside covers, Brimfield Public Library and Withdrawn stamped on some
pages of book. Basis for the film Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation featuring Jimmy Stewart and
Maureen O'Hara.
Price: US $29.00...
Styron,
William
The
Confessions of Nat Turner
NY, Random House, 1967. Cloth, First Edition, Near Fine/VG, 8vo, DJ worn
and chipped with small tears, fore edge uncut, letter R inked on corner
of third page, free endpaper not cut even with fore edge, 428 pages. Book called "a masterpiece
of storytelling, recreating a catastrophic event in American
history."
Price: US $79.00...
Summers,
Montague
The History of Witchcraft And Demonology
NY, University Books, 1956, HC/DJ, VG, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall, slight fading of dj, second edition, 353 pp. Out of print.
Price: US $26.00...
Swanwick, Anna
(Translator)
Faust: A Dramatic Poem
NY, A.L. Burt Company, 1917, HC, No DJ, 12mo, 432pp., front part
of text loose, slight wear on corners and top and bottom of backstrip, very
clear book, gilt lettering on spine of the book, sketch of Goethe at beginning
of book separated with tissue.
Price: US $13.00...
Steinbeck,
John
The Wayward Bus
New York: Viking Press, 1947, HC/DJ, Green Cloth. Good Condition, 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾Tall," dj worn, creased faded, torn and chipped, cover
slight fading with some curling at the spine, clean and tight copy, 312 pages.
Price: US$ 25.00...
Swedenborg,
Emanuel
The Path of Life
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1913, HC, 12mo, 253pp., Good with wear on
cover and spine, back cover loose from binding, backstrip chipped and
discolored, beginning pages loose from spine, back inside cover has small tear,
dent on inside cover, underlining on 75p., gilt illumination and lettering
on red leather cover, Interior clean & complete, 253pp.The main features of
Swedenborg's doctrinal teachings. Chapter include The Divine Life, The Holy
Spirit, The Lord as Teacher and Guide, and Man as a Spiritual Being.
Price: US $29.00...
Taibo, Paco Ignacio II. Translated by William I. Neuman.
An Easy Thing
NY, Viking ,1990, HC/DC, First US Edition, Fine except for very
slight wear on dj,
Mexican author's first English language novel. "A brilliant and witty work
of crime fiction."
Price: US $17.00...
Tagore,
Rabindranath
The King of the Dark Chamber
London, Macmillan & Co., 1914. HC, VG condition with uncut edges and rubbed corners &
worn spine end, some fading and minor scratches on back
cover, "With the Compliments of the Macmillan Co." punctured into the
title page. 8vo. Bound in cloth with title
in gilt on spine, 206 pp. Translated into English by the author.
Price: US $38.00...
Taylor,
Issac
Fanaticism
Boston, Crocker & Brewster, 1834, HC, 12mo. edge wear on cover and
spine, cover worn and spotted with some chipping, top portion of spine
missing, brown stains on beginning and end pages and inside of front and
back cover as well as on some pages in the book, general foxing
throughout, 368 pp. A detailed study of Religious Fanaticism.
Price: US $48.00...
Terkel, Studs
The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two
NY, Pantheon Books, 1984, HC, No DJ, First Edition, 8vo, Fine with some
stains on top edge, uncut fore edge, and minor stain and wear on cover,
book very clean and tight, ISBN:0394531035, 589 pp. An Oral History of World War
Two.
Price: US $59.00...
Thackeray,
William Makepeace
Contributions to Punch Etc.
NY, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1904, HC, Good/No Jacket,
binding poor--faded, chipped, and torn; page following inside cover page
has portion missing and some writing on it; front cover loose from
binding, gilt top edge, sketch of Punch at the Pyramids at beginning of
book separated with tissue, 639pp. Contributions include Verses,
"Snobs", "Proser" Papers, and 18th Century
Humorists.
Price: US $19.00...
Thackeray's Ballads
Boston,
James R. Osgood, 1882, Hard Cover. No Jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
tall, VG with minor wear on the curled four
corners of the book with some discoloring and curling at the top and bottom of
the book's spine, front and back covers and spine have beautiful gilt illustrations, 374 pp.,
complete illustrated edition.
Price:
US $23.00...
Tingley,
Katherine [holds copyright]
Theosophical Manuals: XI
California, Aryan Theosophical Press, 1917, HC, No DJ, 16mo, Good
with edge wear on corners and backstrip; dirt, stains, and rippling on back and
front cover, pages very good except for red ink lines and prices added to
Book's Recommended to Inquirers at the back of the text and two small smudges on
two pages at the beginning of the book. Content: Psychometry,
clairvoyance, and telepathy. thought-transference
Price: US $19.00...
Truman,
Margaret, ed.
Where
The Buck Stops The Personal And Private Writings Of Harry S. Truman
NY, Warner Books, 1989, HC, AS New, First Printing, 8vo, 388 pages, photo of
Truman on the cover, attractive gilt lettering on the spine. "...this
totally frank book by Harry S. Truman brings us the full flavor of an
exceptional man and his ideas."
Price: US $59.00...
Untermeyer, Louis, Ed.
Modern American Poetry Modern & British Poetry
NY, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1962, Cloth. Fine, New and Enlarged
Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Examination Copy sticker
attached to free endpaper, slight wear on four corners, minor dirt on edges, 541p.
An extensive collection of American and British poetry.
Price: US $18.00...
Viereck,
George Sylvester
Confessions of a Barbarian
NY, Moffat, Yard and Company, Published April 1910. Fine/No Jacket. Cover ends on spine slightly curled and
corners on back cover
slightly worn, extremities moderately worn, 207 pp., interior clean and tight,
gilt lettering on spine. Memoirs and commentary by the neo-romantic poet and pro-German propagandist
(1884-1962).
Price: US $19.00...
Vincent, j. h.
Curiosities Of The Bible
NY, E. B. Treat, 1885, HC/No DJ, 12mo, Good Condition, , wearing on
the cover, its edges, and spine with some waterstains; fore edge uncut, cover with gilt lettering on the front and spine of
the cover, 466 pp. The Title page states the following, "Pertaining to Scripture Persons, Places and Things; Comprising
Prize Questions and Answers, Bible Studies and Test Exercises, Founded Upon and
Answered in the Bible, Including Blackboard Outlines, Seed Thoughts Illustrated,
Scripture Emblems and Allegories, Bible Readings, Concert Exercises, Prayer
Meeting Subjects and Daily Readings, with Many Ready Reference Tables and Maps."
Price: US$ 35.00...
Vliet,
van C. J.
The Coiled Serpent: A Philosophy of Conservation and Transmutation of
Reproductive Energy
Los Angeles, CA, DeVorss & Co., Publishers, 1959, Soft
Cover, Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second edition,
including index. Sticker of book seller on bottom of back cover and last page
and also seller stamp on bottom of first page., slight wear and puncture on back
cover and crease along the spine, 351 pp. "Light on the enigma of
sex."
Price: US $35.00...
Walker. E. D.
A Study of Forgotten Truth
NY, Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., 1926, HC, Fine with slight
edge wear on bind and backstrip, clear gilt lettering on cover and spine, a
clean and tight copy, 350 pp. Study of reincarnation since ancient times.
Price: US $38.00...
Wentz-Evans,
W. Y.
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
NY, University Books, 1966. HC, First Printing, 524 pp., Fine with slight wear
and discoloring on DJ, 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, very clean and tight. Well known scholarly work on the existence and habits of fairies.
Price: US $89.00...
Wheeler Rolt,
Francis, Ed.
The Science-History of the Universe, Vol. IX, Arts and
Letters
NY, Current Literature Pub., 1909, HC, 12mo. VG Cover ends & corners
slightly worn and front cover and beginning pages of book slightly loose from
spine. 308 pp. Many charts and illustrations.
Price: US $15.00...
Whiting, Lilian
The Spiritual Significance
Boston, Little, Brown, & Co, 1900. Fine, slight spine and corner
wear, pages 290 & 291 brown stained from book marker, former owner name penciled
on inside cover page, covers slightly loose from spine. attractive gilt lettering on light
blue front cover and spine. 393 pp. Text helps readers to develop their
spirituality.
Price: US $19.00...
Whittier, John G.
The Complete Poetic Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
Boston,
Houghton Mifflin, 1881, VG condition with gilt floral decoration and lettering
on front cover and gilt lettering on the spine, minor wear on the curled four
corners of the book with some discoloring and curling at the top and bottom of
the book's spine, beautiful gilt on all edges, 311 pp. Numerous illustrations to
Whittier's poems.
Price $39.00...
Wilson, Floyd
B.
Paths to Power
NY, R. F. Fenno & Company, 1901, HC, No DJ, 12mo, Good Condition, wear, wrinkles, and
some discoloration on cover, signature in ink on inside first cover page, small
minor stains on various pages, large brown impressions on pages 128, 129, minor
leaf wear on bottom on some pages at end of text, book loose from binding, 229
pp. Chapters include Unfoldment, Harmony, and Faith.
Price: US $14.00...
Wilson ,
Woodrow
When A Man Comes To Himself
NY, Harper & Brothers, 1915, HC, No DJ, 12mo, VG, front edge and bottom edge
uncut, name and date penciled on first page of book, some wear on binding and
backstrip, curling on four corners, small black spot and chip on title page,
gilt lettering on front cover, 37 pp.
Price: US $28.00...
Winchester, C.
T.
Some Principles of Literary Criticism
NY,
Macmillan Company, 1919, HC, No DJ, Good Condition, 12mo, 352pp., wear on four corners and
top and bottom of backstrip, marginal marks and underlining throughout text,
name written in pencil on the inside page of back cover, gilt
lettering on spine.
Price:
US $13.00..
Yeide, Harry
Steel Victory
NY, Ballantine, 2003, HC/DJ, As New, ISBN: 0891417826,
contains photographs and maps, Steel Victory is the heroic story of America's
independent tank battalions at war in Europe.
Price: US $24.00...
Ziolkowski,
Theodore
Hesse: A Collection of Critical Essays
NY,
Prentice-Hall, 1973, HC, First Edition, 8vo, Fine, minor water stains on
front edge of book, slight wear on DJ, 184pp., bright clear gilt lettering on
spine of book, very clean and tight.
Price: US $13.00...
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