Chicago, Illinois, USA : Lithuanian Cultural Institute, 1947 FIRST EDITION. Book sheds light on an else little known chapter of WW II history and why the Lithuanians waged the longest armed guerrilla resistance to Soviet Occupation -18 years. Officially ending, by Soviet reckoning, in 1962. And this with no military nor any material assistance from the US or other Western Democracies! Passive resistance continued until 1991 resumption of restored independence. A brief description of the prehistory and history up to 1946. Concentrates on political and economic life between the Two Wars and the periods of Polish, Nazi and Soviet Occupations. Corrects many myths and misconceptions regarding the Baltic Nations and their active resisitance to Nazi and Soviet Occupations. Appendix has copies of peace treaties and Chronologies from period of Grand High Kingdom and Republic. Includes many maps and photos. Booklet in Good minus conditon. Green paper cover shows embrittlement, yellowing and edge tattering. Inside pages show both age toning and damp staining. Else intact and very readable condition. . First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New Rochelle, New York, USA: Arlington House Publishers, 1968 The story of The Chicago Mob, how it grew, why it grew and how it survived. From the beginning of Prohiibition bootlegging illegal liquor, shaking down taverns by the likes of "Polack" Joe Saltis to the death of Al Capone. VG+ condition with copper lettering on spine. Blind stamped monogram on front cover. Slight scuffing and page edge soiling. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. . (more information)

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1986 One-of-a-kind collection of jokes, anecdotes strange-but-true facts, cartoons and more by Catholic school survivors and other Catholics. AN/NF blue hardcover; gilt lettering on spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine straight. DJ has illustraton of Nun and pair of Catholic School Kids. with yellow background. Minor surface scuffing and edge wear and toning. 127 pp. Photo may not show actual condition of book.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Illus. by Bob Kiley; B. K. Taylor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. (more information)

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Springfield, Illinois, USA: Illinois State Historical Library, 1951 FIRST EDITION. Chronicles of life during wartime. Archive of the men, women and children who sacrificed to make life on the front possible for the men. women and boys who fought. Based on official records, newpaper articles and interviews. Compares efforts with those of World War I and what was learned from those experiences. Shows how the war transformed instututions such as rural primary schools, high schools and universities, Civil Defense structures, military training, etc. Recommendations for improvements and lessons learned to be used for future wars G tan cloth hardcover with title outlined in red stripe, partially rubbed off. Minor surface soiling and scuffing. Excellent reading copy. Red lettering on spine mostly intact. Front cover has about five small blisters at top of hinge area; cover also has minor convex warping. Else binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. acid free paper. 15 b/w period newspaper political cartoon illustrations. 444 pp. No DJ as issued.. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Orr; Shoemaker; Werner; Parrish; Somdal. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Riverside, Illinois, USA: Project Mercury Publications, 2004 Quarterly Pagan community literary magazine. Poetry, fiction, essays, line art and photography. . Featured articles: Romuva, the Lithuanian Ethnic Church by Char Kazlauskas, Civil Unions by Theo Geer, Book Review by Aleris, Kali, and Magical Training. NF condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Curled top corner. Loose Pictorial Cover. 8 text pages. Illustrated.. First Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1985 Comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed celebration and/or commemoration of the holy days. Includes historical background and modern influences. Rise, growth and development of beliefs, teachings and practices. Appendices with Jewish Calendar, Halakhah of Holidays, Torah Reading Chart. Hebrew Blessings, Terms. NF- softcover with Brown title and round Wheel of the Year with 11 holidays on tan background on front. Binding tight, spine straight. Trifling cover wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Sunfading of spine. 248 pp. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Irving Freeman; Betsy Platkin Teutsch . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1995 Endorsement by Marija Gimbutas. A unique Jungian feminine reading of the Great Goddess. Drawing on her personal experiences, archaeology, and case studies of her psychotherapy patients, Reis shows the in-dwelling Goddess to be a much-needed resource for physical, psychological. and spiritual healing for today's woman. Copiously illustrated with classical and archaeological artwork. Paperback softcover in VG+ condition. Has normal cover and edge wear and tear, particularly back bottom edge. Inside pages unmarked, spine straight. Edition unlisted, published in 1995, copyright in 1991.. . Unlisted. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Meinrad Craighead . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1995 The Emergence, Prime and Decline of Western European Catholic Christianity from Apostle Paul through Pope John XXIII. Nice explanation for the failure of the Near East Crusades and the Crusader states. Very skimpy treatment of the 600 year Northern Crusades against the Baltic nations. NF+ Blue softcover with white lettering on blue/back swirled background with red borderline. Binding tight; Spine straight; Pages clean; No markings or folded corners. Minor agetoning of page edges. Thirteenth Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993 FIRST EDITION. Reprint (A. M. Heath, 1987) Author "uncovers" the closely guarded secrets and public myths of the Knights Templars, including the Tomb of Christ, the Ark of the Covenant, the Baphomet, and the Holy Grail. Better and more factual than the Da Vini Code. AN/AN condition quarterbound hardcover with grey boards and black cloth backstrip with argent lettering on spine. Pages clean and unmarked. DJ covered in protective mylar. 209 pp. . First Publisher's Printing. Quarter-bound. As New/As New. Illus. by Lynn J. Binder. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Dillingenas Ties Dunojum (Dilingen an der Donau): Musu Kelias, 1947 LIMITED EDITION. Only 3000 copies were printed during post-war shortages in the American section of Occupied Germany. So this edition is very SCARCE WWII memorabilia. Lietuviskai - In Lithuanian and Esperanto. Vadovelis Esperanto kalbos ir trumpas esperanto- lietuviskai zodynelis. Handbook for learning Esperanto with an abridged Esperanto to Lithuanian dictionary. Published under authority of EUCOM (US Military European Command) HQ Civil Affairs Division. for use in the crowded DP (Displaced Persons) refugee camps (Lithuanian section) in post-WWII US-occupied quadrant of Germany. These books were few and far between then and scarcer now. Reta kyga isleista pokario tremtiniu (,,Dypuku") stovykloje Vokietijoje. Knyga labai geram stovyje, neaprasineta, nor puslapiai pageltonave. VG Light brown and green paper wrapper with a smalll taped tear at spine else vey minor cover wear. Shows foxing of pages. Else pages remarkably free of markings. Owned by Balys Brazdzionis, himself a refugee of these relief camps. Released on the 60th anniversary of the birth of Esperanto. Appropriately, the idea of creating a neutral international language, Esperanto, was in fact conceived in Lithuania in 1887. . Limited. Pictorial Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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Vilnius, Lietuva (Lithuania): Vagos Leidykla, 1989 SIGNED - FIRST EDITION. Limited Printing of 50,000 copies. Pasirasyta Rasytojaus Baliui Brazdzioniui Cikagoje. In Lithuanian - Lietuviskai. Controversial, pioneering stream-of-consciousness portrayal of life in Lithuania at the end of the Soviet Occupation Era using a wraithe-like dream version of Vilnius as a backdrop. Told from the often radically contradictory perspective of four different characters. Includes explicit (X-rated) scenes and language. Drasus ir atviras tyrinejimas skaudu Lietuvos pokarines istorijos bei dvasios dalyku. Pasakoja keturi personazai vidiniuose monologuose. Naudojama nauja romano koncepcija. Pastaba: Ir kalba ir vaizduojami ivykiai tinkami veikiau suaugusiems negu vaikams. Attractive black glossy boards with brown cloth backstripin VG condition. Red endpages. Has some yellowing of pages; front flypage hing taped. Hinge at final page weak. Otherwise an excellent condition reading copy. Fine gift for that certain adult Lithuanian relative, friend, neighbor or co-worker. 400 pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by R. Tumasonis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Hicksville, New York, USA: Marshall Cavendish USA Ltd, 1974 The First Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural originally published in 112 weekly issues. More than 1000 articles of over 1,750,000 words in 8 volumes. 5000 illustrations. many in full color. Drawn from acient manuscripts, rare books, private collections and museums. Fine condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Stapled Pictorial Cover. pp 942-968. Films to Firs. First Thus. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Lake Mary, Florida, USA: Creation House Strang Communications Company, 1994 Noted Southern Baptist teacher from Jelgava, Latvia examines role of the Holy Spirit in relation to Christian life. 5 sections: Getting Acquainted with the HS, Intimacy of the HS, Partenership of the HS, Responsibility of the HS, and the Personality including Desire of the HS. Quotes from New King James Version NF+ condition softcover with title in red on blue. Cover illustrated with face colored in red and yellow flames. Slight edgewear and scuffing of top rear cover. Front title page has folded corner and price pencilled in. 180 pp. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Evanston, Illinois, USA: Clark Publishing Company , 1955 Popular Monthly magazine. True stories of the Strange, the Unusual and the Unknown. Featured articles: Miracle at Lourdes, Tarot, Secret of the Gypsey Cards, and Mystery of the Tomb of Kalev (Estonia) . Near Fine condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Pages clean but yellowed. Stapled Pictorial Cover. 130 text pages. SCARCE. First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Sydney Barker . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Piscataway, New Jersey, USA: New Century Publishers, Inc., 1981 FIRST EDITION. A guide to literature, history, cultures, sights and sites of Chicago, with emphasis on ten neighborhoods keying on restaurants, shops, museums, art galleries, churches, ethnic cultures, historic sites and more. Maps with Walking Tours. Photos. Highlighted with quotes by famous Chicago authors. NF- softcover with minor edge and cover wear. Binding tight, spine straight. No markings on pages. Blue cover with unillustrated titling. 212 pp.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Putnam and Chicago, USA: Tevai Jezuitai - Lithuanian Jesuit Fathers, 1957 SCARCE Limited edition. Lietuviskai - In Lithuanian. Ivadis- Introdction by Bronius Kristanavicius. Trumpa apzvalga Tevu Jezuitu istorijos pasaulyje, Amerikoje ir Lietuvoje. Lietuvoj Jezuitai turejo steigtis tris kartus. Short history of the Jesuit Order worldwide, in America, and in Lithuania. The Lithuanian Society of Jesus had to be founded three times, 1569 in Vilnius, 1923 in Kaunas and 1948 in Chicago. Stasio Ylos Nihil Obstat- by famed writer and concentration camp survivor Stasys Yla. Daug Nuotrauku-Copiously Illustrated. Knyga labai geram stovyje, neaprasineta. VG+ tan paper wrapper with some agetoning, else vey minor cover wear. Binding tight, pages free of markings, From Balys Brazdzionis collection, himself a refugee of the relief camps in Germany. . Limited. Pictorial Wrapper. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by J. Pilipauskas. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1961 FIRST EDITION. A horror story set in a military psychiatric hospital in time of war. Another classic story by one of the Classic pulp S-F writers.Softcover in VG condition. Normal scuffing and cover wear. Edge soiling and yellowing of pages. 458 K.. First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jack Gaughan . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Hamilton, Montana uSA: Rocky Mountain House Press , 1986 First Printing LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. No. 157 of 300 copies. SIGNED by Jim Dullenty. Photo of McCarty on fly page. Major western outlaw involved in more bank and train robberies, rustling and holdups than most of the other members of what became the Wild Bunch of Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid fame. Tan stapled wrapper has some age toning and minor soiling on edges . Binding tight.. Signed by Author. Limited Numbered. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Lemont, Illinois, USA: Baltech Publsihing, 1991 A brief description of 1000 years of confrontation between the Baltic States and the Russian Empire. Corrects many myths and misconceptions regarding the Baltic Nations and the freedom drive of the 1990's from Soviet Occupation. Includes many maps and photos. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Fairfield, Iowa, USA: 21st Century Publications Date and Edition Unlisted. Book shows how everyon can grow an organic salad simply within a small kitchen space. Includes sprouts, exotic greens, root vegetable crowns, perennial, acidophilus an dyes cultures, seed and nut yogurts and healing grasses. Good for Survival, Nutrition, Health, Taste, Eco-Economy, Humanity and Diet. By noted Lithuanian-American specialists Viktoras Kulvinskas and Ann Wigmore of Hippocrates Health Institute Fame. Fine yellow/green Linson softcover. Bibliography.. First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Privately Printed. (more information)

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Chicago, Illinois, USA : Lituanus Foundation, Inc. , 2004 FIRST EDITION. Special Issue: Lithuanian Constitutional Law. Articles on Lithuanian Constitutional Court, Legal Interpretation in Lithuania, Lithuanian Administrative Procedure and Vindication and Security in Lithuanian Law. Appendix has copies of manuscript page and opening page of1529 Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. VG minus conditon. Yellow paper cover shows small damp stain. Else intact and very readable condition. . First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Algimantas Kezys; Vytautas Virkau. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Bonanza Books Div. Of Crown Publishers, 1972 FIRST EDITION. Book defines terms of Satanic, Chthonic or Evil (plus other) lore as well as offering sketches of the most prominent diabolical personalities. Interspersed with unrelated non-Christian mythological and folkore figures of Europe, India, Africa and South American cultures in a haphazard and bizarre manner. (Sovij or Shovys a little known Baltic minor psychopomp with no Satanic or Christian connection is defined as a Baltic God of the Dead, yet Lithuanian Velinis, Veliuona, Prussian Pykuolis, Latvians Velns, the actual Gods of the Underworld are ignored ) NF+/NF+ red cloth hardcover with label and glue marks on front free paper. Spine straight, no page markings. 352 pp. DJ has sun faded spine. Protected in mylar book jacker cover.. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Glenview, Illinois, USA: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1966 Comprehensive survey of English language Literature with condensed or excerpted stories covering the gamut from Chaucer through the 20th century. Glossary. VG+ blue hardcover wth black and faded gilt lettering on front. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean. Cover has minor edge and corner wear, and surface soiling. Blue spotting on front end page and fowner signature on free page.. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Seymour Fleishman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Austin, Texas, USA: The Texas State Historical Association, 1986 A vast accumulation of information once only available in widely scattered areas, including rare books. 15,896 entries from prehistoric times to the present. Blue cloth binding with gold leaf seal on front and printing on spine. Slight smudging of page edges. Dust jacket has small tears and staining on edges and bottom center.. Fifth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1978 FIRST EDITION. An illustrated full color book of "Great Heroes and Bizarre Beings from Imaginative Literature". by the creator of the classic Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. 101 pp with Text by Neil Duskis plus folio of pencil drawings including preliminary sketches for 'Pilgrimage to Hell". More than 50 creatures from Alzabo to Wolfen. AN/NF+ grey hardcover book with argent lettering on spine. DJ has has minor scuffing and edge wear. Half inch rip in bottom rear edge. Binding tight, spine straight; pages clean and unmarked. DJ Illustrated with 4 figures, female with kalavijas, male with sceptre, pink monster and goat horned creature with scimitar. Barlowes's Guide to Extraterrestrials also available from this seller. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Wayne Douglas Barlowe. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1966 Reprint (1929) Story of the Industrial Workers of the World by one of it's founders an unrepentant Socialist and, sadly, Bolshevik dupe at the end of his life. Study of violence, unionism, Cripple Creek, the Lawrence Strike, Centralia Tragedy. The early 1900's were one of the bloodiest and most crucial period of labor struggles in US history. Describes illegal use of government power by industry to gain an economic advantage over labor through brutal and violent repression, including killings. The IWW was a special target of this campaign, that often differed little from what was going on in Germany or Russia at the time. NF/G+ Orange hardcloth cover with slight age toning and moderate edge soiling. Pages have no markings or undelining. Binding tight spine straight. Ilustrated Dust jacket is intact. Shows moderate yellowing, soiling, rubbing and scuffing. Moderate edge wear and tattering. Price corner clipped. Frontispiece photo. . First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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River Forest, Illinois, USA: Laidlaw Brothers, Publishers, 1980 Literature or "English" book in three sections with condensed or excerpted stories by Shel Silverstein, Joh Lomax, Iris Noble, etc. Glossary. Illustrated. VG- green Linton hardcover wth runner, skier, plane, elephant and wolf on front. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean. Cover has minor spine edge and corner wear, scuffing and soiling. Library marking on end pages only. Minor scribbling on end pages and front cover. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Bob Mosheris. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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