New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Rabatti, Sandro. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. No jacket.
63 pp. First English translation. Covers the American West from prehistoric times to the present day. The animal and plant life, the landscapes, and the peoples that inhabit the region are capture in.....
New York: Ballantine Books, 1974. Large Softcover.
Front and end matter lightly foxed.
Unpaginated. Neilsen, Parrish, Rackham, Dulac and others, caught the magic of fantasy - the very stuff of childhood - and presented it in a highly polished form. While their illustrations obviously illuminated the tales that inspired them.....
New York: Rizzoli, 1998. Schezen, Roberto. Large Hardcover.
Light edgewear to jacket.
228 pp. The architectural heritage of Newport, Rhode Island encompasses the rich and lively history of the people who have lived there. The city's public and private buildings reflect the varied attitudes, styles and tastes adopted by the.....
Greenwich, CT: Smithmark, 1994. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Light general wear.
160 pp. Colorful anecdotes and personal narratives combine with folk legends, tall tales, human interest stories, jests, and songs to form a unique collection of American railroad memorabilia that also includes the history of railroad development and.....
New York: Metro Books, 1996. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Minor tear to jacket spine head. Front free endpaper missing.
120 pp. Beautiful and imposing, cathedrals were designed as monuments to the greater glory of God. They are important not only for spiritual reasons, but for their often splendid.....
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Reissue. Large Hardcover.
Reissue. Light jacket edgewear.
256 pp. Brief presentations of one hundred famous archeological sites and discoveries, including the first humans and early civilizations.
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1981. 3rd Printing. Large Hardcover.
Third printing. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
162 pp. A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The.....
New York: Macmillan Books for Young Readers, 1995. So, Meilo. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A very nice copy.
Unpaginated. A retelling on an ancient folktale recalls how Monkey became jealous of Panda, thinking that Panda was more popular with the children, and how a wise man is called.....
Rochester, New York: RIT Press, 2009. Large Softcover.
A fine copy.
236 pp. Explore the Genesee Valley with Phyllis Kitt through her photographs and brief histories of churches in this picturesque area of New York State. This collection of architectural structures is as diverse as the denominations in the region.....
New York: Weatherhill, 1977. 2nd Printing. Large Hardcover.
Second printing. A near fine copy in a near fine publisher slipcase. Includes bellyband. Ink name on front free endpaper.
196 pp. Discusses the origins, properties, and significance of jade found in parts of Asia and New Zealand, and illustrates a variety.....
New York: Penguin Books, 1984. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Bottom corner of last few pages stained.
286 pp. This classic novel focuses on a female protagonist named Edna Pontellier who rebels against the conventional roles of an upper-class conservative woman. Set in New Orleans, the novel weaves a rich tapestry.....
New York: Penguin Books, 1954. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Remainder mark.
484 pp. English translation by David Magarshack. The best-known work by the 19th century Russian novelist about a man who lacks willpower and self-confidence.
New York: Penguin Books, 1971. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Front cover lightly creased.
xix, 681 pp. Perhaps the most famous of Balzac's novels, "Lost Illusions" paints a faithful picture of the spectacular but superficial world of contemporary society, and the indissoluble relationship between the bourgeois and aristocratic classes. Set in.....
New York: Penguin Books, 1955. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Front cover corner lightly creased, spine creased.
247 pp. English translation by Marion Ayton Crawford. 'Who is going to marry Eugenie Grandet?' This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugenie Grandet (1833).....
New York: Penguin Books, 1970. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Minor edgewear.
553 pp. Finance, fashionable society, and the intrigues of the underworld and the police system form the heart of this powerful novel, which introduces the satanic genius Vautrin, one of the greatest villains in world literature.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 8th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Eighth printing. Light edgewear, a few light creases to cover corners.
679 pp. Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix. Now Eragon must travel to Ellésmera, land.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Fourth printing. A few light smudges and creases to covers, ink stamp on front cover verso.
503 pp. When fifteen-year-old Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm.....
New York: Scholastic Inc., 2001. GrandPre, Mary. 9th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Ninth printing. Spine creased.
ix, [3], 435, [1] pp. "For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be.....
New York: Fromm International Publishing Corporation, 1987. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. Jacket spine toned. Smudge on top page ridge.
292 pp. The author recounts her life as an actress and her twenty-year relationship with the playwright Bertolt Brecht, and describes Brecht's relationships with actors and fellow.....
Washington, D.C. Counterpoint, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Ink name redacted on front free endpaper.
xiv, 270 pp. Spanning more than twenty years, these essays record changes not only in the natural environment of Cape Cod, but in the writer's own life.. Death of a Hornet is one.....
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Top page ridge foxed, ink name on front free endpaper.
224 pp. Mary Bergen aids the police in solving crimes, those that have happened and those that are about to. Now this gifted clairvoyant is using.....
New York: Avery, 2016. Reprint. Hard Cover.
Reprint. A very nice copy.
371 pp. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of.....
New York: Bloomsbury, 2021. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. Small surface tear to jacket spine base.
xvi, 179 pp. Foreword by Elizabeth Strout. From her many well-loved novels, Hilma Wolitzer―now ninety-one years old and at the top of her game―has gained a reputation as one of our best fiction.....
New York: Penguin Books, 2006. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Light edgewear.
xxxvi, 363 pp. With her soft brown hair, lithe figure and big, wondering eyes, Constance Chatterley is possessed of a certain vitality. Yet she is deeply unhappy; married to an invalid, she is almost as inwardly paralyzed.....
Boston: Beacon Press, 2001. 6th Printing. Hard Cover.
Sixth printing. Jacket lightly toned.
174 pp. Three renowned historians present stirring tales of labor: Howard Zinn tells the grim tale of the Ludlow Massacre, a drama of beleaguered immigrant workers, Mother Jones, and the politics of corporate power in the age.....