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Adams, Gerry A FARTHER SHORE Ireland's Long Road to Peace
Random House 2005 0375760121 / 9780375760129 First Edition Softcover Very Good
Clean & unmarked, only light wear overall. Book Description: He’s been imprisoned, shot at, denounced, shunned, and banned, yet Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams remains resolute in his belief that peace is the only viable option for the Irish people. Adams led the oldest revolutionary movement in Ireland on an extraordinary journey from armed insurrection to active participation in government. Now he tells the story of the tumultuous series of events that led to the historic Good Friday Agreement as only he can: with a tireless crusader’s conviction and an insider’s penetrating insight... [400-noto]; 8vo
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Adams, Robert J. THE STUMP FARM
Spruce Grove, Alberta Megamy 1997 0968191606 / 9780968191606 Softcover Very Good
Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Clean interior, all pages intact. SUMMARY: Enjoy the trials of Bobby as we take a humorous journey back through tiime to a world forgotten. A time when a young Canada was bringing boys back from the second World War, but the hardships were unnoticed by a young boy who was more concerned with genuine moose hide moccasins, his Grandfather's .22 and the pin up of Marilyn Monroe on the out house wall.....; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Live his adventures laugh at his antics as the author recalls the age of innocence. View this naive youth with love and laughter as we reminisce about better times. Times when we were too young to see the cynicism and harsh realities of the world. When our needs were simple and laughter came easily. (300-osl? )
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Archer, Fred UNDER THE PARISH LANTERN
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1974 0340178647 / 9780340178645 Softcover Good+
Pages clean and unmarked, light age tanning to interior. B/w photos. Cover has several creases, light edgewear, and small silver ink mark on spine. "An almost magical evocation of country life....in the lost England of the first World War and shortly after." --The Sunday Times (110os) ; Coronet Books; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages
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Atmore, Anthony & Gillian, Stacey BLACK KINGDOMS, BLACK PEOPLES The West African Heritage
Orbis Books 1979 0856133035 / 9780856133039 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - usual ex-lib type markings and laminated cover. Some curling and light wear to top/bottom edge of jacket, light scuffing of jacket. Interior pages clean, other than a little ink rubbing on a few pages. Colour photos. The culture, history, art, religion & customs of the ancient societies of West Africa. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (Note: due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required. Please contact us if you would like an exact quote)
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Baker, Sir Samuel White The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia
African Collection / Briar Patch Press 1987 B001JUTAXI First Edition Leatherbound Hardcover Near Fine
Large brown leatherbound hardcover, no jacket as issued, gilt decoration on front, spine and outer edge of pages. Near fine condition. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked other than previous owner's name stamp on first blank endpage, light age tanning to page edges. Ribbon marker. Cover has slight rubbing at corners, to a small area of the gilt, and a little bumping to upper corners. Reviews: "....Baker was a contemporary of Richard Burton, John Henning Speke, Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone, all famous for their searches for the source of the Nile River in Africa. If you know anything about this time in history and about Africa itself, then you know that Africa was almost always fatal. Few who went into the interior returned, and those who did usually paid with their health. Not a pretty picture. Into this scene walks Samuel Baker, a wealthy, larger than life British aristocrat with a passion for exploration and excitement. ..." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; "One of the greatest adventures of all time....... The reason I hunted down this book is because Hemingway said it was the best book he ever read about Africa. I figured he would know. I enjoyed this book immensely. Baker describes his explorations, hunting expeditions, and encounters with the natives in experiences that now can only be dreamed about. He talks about his extensive hunting trips with the Hamram Arabs, who hunted elephants with swords from horseback. He tells about traveling hundreds of miles on the backs of camels, and about rescuing one pack camel that had fallen off the side of a cliff by wrapping ropes around it and lowering it to the bottom of the canyon. Even much of the day to day camp life is very interesting, as the party had to provide for all of their needs for themselves. ....." (Note: Due to heavy weight, extra shipping will apply. Contact us if you'd like an exact quote) [1260]
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Baldwin, James NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME
Dell Books 1963 B00182FYMS First Edition Softcover Very Good
Pages clean and tight, light age tanning to pages and inside covers. Cover has light edge and corner wear, light scuffing, a little waviness to top/bottom edge. "...Records the last months of the author's 10 year self-exile in Europe; his return to America and Harlem; his first trip South at the time of the 2nd integration battles..." [97-osl]; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Barker, Malcolm & T. Sobey COURTING DISASTER The Hilarious and Shocking Recollections of a Buckingham Palace Official
Halifax, NS Fleetwood Publications 1990 096945130x / 9780969451303 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Hardcover clean & unmarked, one page has a crease. Jacket has light edgewear, tiny edge tears to spine ends & some light wrinkling/scuffing, crease to rear flap. A fascinating insight into life in Queen Elizabeth II's court, from the Queen's most senior advisors down to the most humble staff....including a litany of corruption, sexual perversion and gross disloyalty... [487]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages
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Bell, Walter D. M.; Author, Illustrated By BELL OF AFRICA The Greatest Elephant Hunter of Them All
Suffolk, U. K. Neville Spearman 1983 0854351353 / 9780854351350 Third Printing Hardcover Near Fine in Fine dust jacket Illustrated by Bell, Walter D.
Neville Spearman, U. K. 1983, third impression of 1960 original. HC/DJ - near fine/fine. Clear protective lined sleeve on dustjacket. Jacket underneath is in excellent condition, clean with no visible tears, light age tanning to edges, front flap clipped, a little crinkling to top corners. Protective sleeve has some scuffing. Hardcover is clean with some bumping to spine ends and corners, very light soiling outer edge of pages, slight forward cock to spine. Interior is unmarked other than a previous owner's address stamp (quite small) in three different locations within book. Light age tanning to page edges. Includes an appendix on rifles and shooting. The story of Karamojo Bell, the greatest of the old professional elephant hunters, who penetrated alone into wild regions where he was the first and only white man.....; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 252 pages; It is a fine tribute to a courageous man whose life has been told in part only in his earlier best-selling book, The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter. [725]
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115.00 USD
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Benke, Britta GEORGIA O'KEEFFE 1887-1986 Flowers in the Desert
Benedikt Taschen 1995 3822888869 / 9783822888865 Softcover Very Good
Clean, tight condition. Internal pages very clean, one small tear seen. Ex-library markings, including sturdy laminated cover. Light edgewear to cover & a little soiling outer edge of pages. 96 pages. Review: "Marvelous prints, absorbing essays...If you enjoy the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, this is a book you'll want to savor. The reproductions of her paintings are marvelously printed, and the accompanying essays of O'Keeffe's life and work are erudite and lucid. There are also pictures of O'Keeffe at various stages of her life and career..." [556]; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Benson, Jackson J. DOWN BY THE LEMONADE SPRINGS Essays on Wallace Stegner
University of Nevada Press 2001 0874174465 / 9780874174465 First Edition Softcover Very Good+
Reflections on the Dean of Western Literature by His Biographer. Ex-library, still in great condition, usual lib markings, heavy laminated cover, clean & tight. 174 pages. From Booklist: In this thoughtful and well-researched biography, Benson follows Stegner's career, studying his literary canon as well as his numerous nonfiction works. (280osl) ; 8vo
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Blackburn, Julia DAISY BATES IN THE DESERT A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines
New York Vintage Books/Random House 1995 0679744460 / 9780679744467 Softcover Fine
Softcover in excellent condition, no markings, a little sticker residue on back, light spotting on one page edge. 232 pages. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; From Publishers Weekly: Blackburn ( The Emperor's Last Island ) here presents a biography of the extraordinarily determined and independent Daisy Bates who, in 1913, at age 54, removed herself from England to Australia's red desert outback as a self-appointed champion of the Aborigines. She remained there until her death in 1956. She not only shared the Aborigines way of life but so gained their confidence that she was made privy to the men's secret rites. The author traces Bates's steps and draws on her voluminous notebooks and letters, which reveal her as an acute observer of nature and a gifted writer whose works were imbued with dreams and hallucinations. Blackburn superbly fills in gaps with her own research and sympathetic imagination, while preserving the enchantment that Bates herself wove. [275-noto]
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Blackburn, Julia DAISY BATES IN THE DESERT A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines
Random House 1994 0679744460 / 9780679744467 First Edition Softcover Very Good
Ex-library with laminated cover, very good condition - light wear overall, light soiling outer edge of pages. "Blackburn here presents a biography of the extraordinarily determined and independent Daisy Bates who, in 1913, at age 54, removed herself from England to Australia's red desert outback as a self-appointed champion of the Aborigines. She remained there until her death in 1956...." (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Blanchard, Duncan C. THE SNOWFLAKE MAN A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley
VA Mcdonald & Woodward Pub. Co. 1999 0939923718 / 9780939923717 First Edition; Second Printing Softcover Very Good+
Ex-library book, still in very nice condition, usual ex-lib type markings. Minimal edgewear to covers, interior clean and intact. B/w photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 237 pages; "The Snowflake Man is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, the farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who took more than five thousand photomicrographs of ice, dew, frost, and - especially - snow crystals. Although his photographs were taken between 1885 and 1931, they have never been equaled and are in great demand today. Bentley's story is one of courage and persistence against tremendous odds. He taught himself how to photograph snow crystals through a microscope while still in his teens and then pursued his obsession for years before having the beauty and scientific value of his work recognized by others...." (os)
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Block, Eugene B. SCIENCE VS. CRIME The Evolution of the Crime Lab
Cragmont 1979 0896660079 / 9780896660076 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
HC has light wear and a little bumpging to spine ends. Clean & unmarked, other than a very light stain on first page. Jacket has light edgewear a couple small tears, light soiling, not clipped. 8vo (9" tall) , 197 pages. B/w photos. Here are the fascinating stories of pioneer criminalists and the development of their highly specialized techniques. The author traces the history of scientific crime detection from its inception in ancient Egypt to today's highly refined technology. ; 8vo
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Bold, Alan & Giddings, Robert THE BOOK OF ROTTERS
Edinburgh Mainstream 1985 0906391725 / 9780906391723 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Hardcover clean & unmarked. Jacket has slight edgewear, light scuffing and a 2" closed cut on the front, not price clipped. b/w illustrations.The rotter (or villain) has long been one of the fascinating phenomena of human nature and shows no evidence of decline in modern times. The authors have compiled an entertaining and informative companion to rotters and dig up the dirt on statesmen, spies, literary thieves, murders, mobsters, swindlers, quacks etc. Including: Bonnie & Clyde, Burke & Hare, Emil Savundra, axe woman Lizzie Borden, Ruth Ellis, Anthony Blunt, Deacon Brodie, Al Capone, Henry Faultleroy, John Hatfield, Tom Keating, John Logan etc, etc.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall
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Briggs, Ellis FAREWELL TO FOGGY BOTTOM The Recollections of a Career Diplomat
David McKay 1964 B0007DKF7I Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
HC/DJ - near fine/VG. Hardcover is clean and tight, no internal markings, bumping to spine ends. Jacket has some rubbing, age tanning and several small edge tears and chips, price clipped. Foreword by Christian Herter. Mr. Briggs worked in the State Department from 1925-1962. He served as Ambassador to seven nations by appointment of three presidents. He had a long and interesting career during a fascinating period in American history. [495]; 8vo
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Burke, John BUFFALO BILL, THE NOBLEST WHITESKIN
G. P. Putnam's Sons 1973 0399110607 / 9780399110603 Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket
HC/DJ - VG/good. Hardcover has light edge and corner wear and light scuffing and soiling, some spotting/soiling to outer edge of pages, interior of pages clean other than name/address written inside front cover. Numerous b/w photos. Jacket has scuffing, edgewear and a several small tears/chips, with one larger chip bottom front corner, one small chip from spine center clipped. 320 pages. SUMMARY: A candid and probing exploration of the life and legend of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) , the western scout and buffalo hunter who, as the very embodiment of the winning of the American West, toured the world with his famous Wild West Show. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Bylinski, Gene; O'Rear, Charles; Bender, Lawrence SILICON VALLEY, HIGH TECH Window to the Future
Hong Kong Interncontinental Publishing 1985 9622760015 / 9789622760011 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine
Oversize hardcover in very nice condition, no jacket as issued. Pages clean and tight, no markings. Cover has light scuffing, corner bumping, one scratch down front cover. "In the 19th century, Northern California's Gold Rush brought thousands of ambitious men and women from around the world in search of an El Dorado. Today, Northern California's Silicon Valley is the center of the new high-technology revolution that is changing the world. This book is the story of Silicon Valley and that technology. " Profusely illustrated in colour. 278 pages. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (*Note - due to heavy weight, over 5 lbs. Wrapped - there will be additional charges for postage) [2400]
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Carlson, Vada F. COCHISE, CHIEF OF THE CHIRICAHUAS
Harvey House 1973 0817849513 / 9780817849511 Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Illustrated by William A. Orr. Moderate wear to edges & corners, ex-library with spine sticker, sticker residue on front and internal markings. Light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior clean & tight other than tape residue inside cover and the occasional spot. B/w illustrations. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Carter, Violet Bonham WINSTON CHURCHILL An Intimate Portrait, Leaders of Our Time Series
Konecky & Konecky 1965 Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket
Reprint, copyright 1965. Excellent, near new condition - clean & unmarked, light scuffing of jacket. A handsome book. Written by a close personal friend of Churchill's for nearly sixty years. Focuses on the formative and crucial years fom 1906 to 1916 that shaped his political style as well as his philosophy. B/w photos. (*Book is overweight & there may be an addt'l ship charge, depending on your location) ; 8vo
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