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New York, New York, USA: ReganBooks, 1999 An anecdotal personal history of the early life up to 1997 of shock-rocker musician Marilyn Manson in words and pictures. An X-rated no-holds barred auto-biographical account Not for the squeemish or faint of heart. But what else would your expect? As New softcover: black cover with white spectral head. Color photographs and other illustrations. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Joseph Cultice & P. R. Brown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1993 FIRST EDITION. A fresh look at the life of ths most famous of frontiersmen based on the actual surviving historical documents of the time. Illustrations. Red hardcover with gilt lettering on backstrip and design on front cover. Near Fine book with minor edge soiling/staining. Dust jacket in VG condition with age toning of edges.`. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good,. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992 FIRST EDITION. Born in Michigan, Miner began his 4 decade criminal career in California in the 1860's and ended in Georgia in 1911 by way of British Columbia. He stole horses, robbed stagecoaches and transitioned to trains. A definitive biography of Canada's best known outlaw. The authors contended that he is the only proven homosexual outlaw in the West. Maps, photographs, bibliographical references and index. NF/NF grey cloth hardocover with minor edge discoloration. DJ has minor edge yellowing. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Mark Dugan & William B. Secrest . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fairfield, Washington, USA : Ye Galleon Press FIRST EDITION. Small Press reprint, no date given, of an autobiographical account (also no date given) of a famous Princeton, Missouri born Wild West figure, Calamity Jane . Loaded with vintage 3-color photos and illustrations. Original stapled pictorial wrapper. VG +condition with some yellowing of cover and page edges. Nr. 1270 in Charles W. Smith's Pacific Northwest Americana series.. First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978 FIRST EDITION. One of America's most loved stand up comics as written by his wife and brother-in-law. Born Benjamin Kubelsky, son of Jewish-Lithuanian immigrants he rose to the top of America's entertainment industry. NF-/G- Red boards with black cloth backstrip in excellent condition, spine straight with argent lettering and slight edge wear. Sipe pages slightly deckle-edged. Pages show slight edge yellowing and tiny waterspotting of a few pages. Rear endpage has some wrinkling from binding glue. White Dust Jacket has several rips and chips of spine edges; shows moderate yellowing and soiling but otherwise intact. Spine sunfaded and folded. Rear top flap has tiny chip. Small price tag on rear panel. Grey on white picture of Benny on front of dust jacket. 322 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book.. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Near Fine Minus/Good Minus. Illus. by Bouche; Abby Goldstein. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1974 403 pages with many family and celebrity photos. A candid story of the famous Hollywood star John Wayne including his romantic interests. Up to 1974 he stared in 17 of the top 100 films. Book has blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Deckle edged side pages. VG+ condition . Minor edge wear and some dampstaining of back and fly pages. Dust Jacket has all parts intact. Age toning of backstrip,edges,and folds, some edge tattering and a taped rip in back flap. Some dampstaining and rubbing as well. Book Club Edition. . . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good Minus. Illus. by David Sutton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Congdon & Lattes, Inc, 1980. Another case of "recovered memory" and the "international high priesthood of the Satanic Church". Fun reading for horror story fans. VG+/G Red Linson covers with very slight edge and corner wear. Some edge soiling of pages. DJ has edge tattering and 1/2 inch chips on top and bottom spine edges. 2-inch stains at top fly folds. Spine sun-faded. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Alex Gotfryd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: The Swallow Press Incorporated, 1970 Not just the ususal small town history: Indians, pioneers, cattle, frontier justice, industry and growth. With Medicine Lodge, Kansas you also get The Legend of Flower Pot Mountain, Clairvoyance, burnings at the stake, a con man, Largest Peace Treaty Gathering in history with its own pageant, the Pilgrim Bard, floods, tornados, Carry Nation, Rodeo cowgirl Lucille Mulhall, a 300 pound Conressman, a hanging tree, bank-robbing sheriffs, a black track star and thats to start. Copiously ilustrated incl. maps. Intro by Don Russell. Copy of Treaty with Kiowa and Commanches in Appendix, NF tan softcover with large Indian Lodge on front. Some minor surface soiling on covers and edges. Price tag on front. Spine straight, binding tight, pages cleand and unmarked. . First Edition Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York and London: Routledge, 1988 FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Definitive examination of Hermetic magic, philosophy science and human knowledge. Plus Grosseteste and Ed Kelly. B/W portrait of Dee on frontispiece. NF- white softcover with cover illustrationof Dee's crystal ball. Spine straight, binding tight; pages clean and unmarked. Minor cover and spine scuffing and wear; slight edge soiling. Three small wrinkles at top and bottom spine edges One long fine scratch full length of spine. 347 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Llewellyn Publications, 1995 FIRST EDITION. Maurice McCann on Shakespeare, Basil Fearrington on Machiavelli, Nicholas Campion on Jack the Ripper, Tim Lyons on Bejamin Franklin, Marc Penfield on Abraham Lincoln, and Noel tyl on Nelson mandela. Information you need. Chart illustrations. Book 16 of Llewellyn's New World Astrology Series. NF+ white softcover with black lettering and Ben. Franklin, Abe Linclon and W. Shakespeare in front of astro chart. Minor cover scuffing, page edge soiling and edge agetoning. 264 pp. Book X Astrological Counseling, book 12 Exploring Consciousness and Book 13 Astrology's Special Measurements also available. Also Basil Fearrington's "New Way to Learn Astrology" . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Christopher Wells. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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York Beach, Maine USA: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1985 Reprint ( 1981, Frederick Muller, London UK) Pioneering book by a well-known and respected Practitioner that revealed the truth about Wicca, sharing it's English history. Methods and theory behind magic and self-initiation. Spells, chants, prayers, divination, symbology and rituals. G+ condition red softcover with green lettering and white geometiric design on fornt. Pages with some underlining. Normal scuffing, edge wear and soiling. Price tag mark on front. Rubbing-wear mark on rear top left corner. Dampstaining of bottom rear and top front pages. Small tear at bottom spine. 156 text pages. . First USA Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Alden Cole. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ketchum, Idaho, USA: Randt and Company, Inc., 1987 FIRST EDITION. 239 pages with many family and celebrity photos. A candid story of the famous Hollywood star Johnny Carson including his romantic interests. Still a houseshold name, for decades he dominated late night television. Quarterbound Book has black boards with black cloth backstrip silver lettering on spine. G-/G+ condition . Minor edge soiling. Bottom corners bumped. Bottom of inside pages and rear cover has crease marks from being folded.Binding tight; spine straight; and pages unmarked. Dust Jacket has all parts intact. Some slight scuffing and edge wear and age toning. Fold mark at bottom rear. . . First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Good Minus/Good Plus. Illus. by Ralph Dominguez. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1968 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Biographical novel of Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea; attempts to recreate the man and his times to gain insight into the Trial of Jesus. G/ Fr + Red cloth cover with black cloth backstrip and gilt lettering on spine. Minor edge wear and corner bumping. Moderate dampstaining of lower covers and endpapers. Rear endpage show some wrinkkling. Quarter-sized pink stainspotting of pages near bottom spine area. Binding and hinges tight. Pages clean and otherwise unmarked. Owner signature on front freepage. DJ shows moderate edge wear, scuffing and tattering, particularly on front panel and spine edges with tiny chips and minor edge toning. Bottom of rear panel has some pink dampstaining and 1" x 3" area missing that includes some text. Else intact. Illustrated with two hands over green bowl on red background. Excellent reading copy. Inscribed by Author on half-title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarter-bound. Good/Fair Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dorset Press Div. of Marboro Books Corporation, 1989 Reprint (Routledge, 1972) An examination of Hermetic magic, philosophy science and human knowledge. Plus Fludd and Ed Kelly. B/W portrait of Dee on frontispiece. F/AN Quarter-bound yellow boards with brown cloth gilt-lettered backstrip. Spine straight, binding tight; pages clean and unmarked. Small stamp on bottom page edges. DJ has mylar covers. 243 pp.. First Publisher's Printing. Quarter-bound. Fine/As New. Illus. by Jane Skolinsky. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Catamount Grange Archives and Works, Inc. , 2002 FIRST EDITION - RARE Original work of Norse inspired poetry drawing from Skaldic and modern Petic forms that "brim with echoes and aromas of days gone by, and they are also rich with the unending promises of the human condition at all times and places. A good, endearing book" ( to quote the words of a past President of Poetry Society of America, Charles Angoff). Many b/w illustrations. NF condition Book is a pleasing ivory cloth with yellow borders red lettering and green and red Norse-style intertwined deer illustration. Backstrip bound with blue tape. Minor folding of corners the only imperfection. In English.. First Edition First Printing. Spiral Bound. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by PiparPix. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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South Bend, Indiana, USA: Spiritual Seeker Press, 2004 FIRST EDITION. Scarce, limited editon. Tragic story of the life of Grant E. Pontius, aka Frater S.P.R.V. Founder of Michiana Pagan Alliance and Editor-in-Chief of Goat and Candle, a Midwest regional newsletter and pillar of the community for the Wiccan and other earth-based religious community in northern Indiana, nearby Michigan and Illinois. As told by his Magickal Sister, Quill Mastercraft. Includes his articles, poetry and fiction. As New condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. 151 text pages. 5 copies available. . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Dennis Anderson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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Edmonds, Washington, USA: Holmes Publishing Group, 1997 Golden Dawn Study Series 22- Darcy Kuntz -General Editor. Hitherto little known history of the early years of Aleister Crowley's association with Ordo Templi Orientis (O. T. O.) in England. Contains previously unpublished material on his life, contemporaries, and a draft of an early initiation ritual. AN red pictorial wrapper with illustration of Levi Baphomet. Binding tight, pages clean. 36 pp.. Third Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Eliphas Levi. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York San Diego London: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1993 A biography of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Nazi propaganda minister reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, his personal diaries and archival materials. Translated by Krishna Winston from the 1990 German edition. 33 photographs. Slight yelowing on edges of dust jacket. . First USA Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989 FIRST THUS. Published posthumously. A critical examination of 233 books published on Western Gunmen and Outlaws pointing out the errors and inconsistencies. Forwards by William W. Savage and Wayne Gard. Ramon Adams was one of the foremost collectors and amateur historians of the West, taking particular delight in exposing the rumors, myths and falsehoods that so much of western lore is replete with. A special sore point always being those things that "aint so" but keep getting repeated over and over, long after having been disproved and the facts already known. This book is better than the Guiness Book for settling bar bets on darn near anything to do with the Desperadoes of the West. Softcover in VG- condition, has minor age toning of cover edges. Minor soiling of page ends. No markings. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dallas, Texas, USA: Taylor Publishing Company, 1994 300 never before published photographs. Published for Movie-release trade. Life and Times of the Most Controversial Man Who Ever Played Baseball. The most shrewd, inventive, lurid, detested, mysterious, and superb of all baseball players. A detailed and unblinking look at Cobb's life. NF- Pictorian Wrapper softcover. Slight edge soiling and edge yellowing. Forward by Ernie Harwell. 194 pp.. Second Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Carpinteria, California, USA: The O.K. Press , 1992 FIRST EDITION. Out of print and scarce. The entire truth of Wyatt Earp's life - birth in Monmouth , Illinois to buffalo hunter, bodyguard, detective, bounty hunter, gambler, boxing referee, prospector, saloon keeper, lawman to advisor on Hollywood Westerns. Includes details on Sarah Marcus his companion of 47 years. Bibliography of Books, Articles and Court Records. Cover of whilte leather-look boards with slightest trace of edge yellowing, 2 small fingermarks on fly pages and one tiny bump of front cover edge. Dust jacket has some age toning of edges and 3 tiny tears at folds and back hinge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Berkely, California, USA: North Atlantic Books, 1993 FIRST EDITION. Analysis of Homeopathy from historical, philosophical, scientific and cultural perspectives. Used as major form of treatment in Europe, India, Australia and by 6 million Americans in 1993, it is a separate, scientifically based medical system developed in the early 1800's by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. F condition green paperback with illustration of red flowers on front cover.. First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Shannon Robins. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dorset Press Div. of Marboro Books Corporation, 1992 FIRST PRINTING. Reprint of two pioneer works of scholarship in an area that has long been taboo territory: sexual symbolism. Knight's "A discourse on the Worship of Priapus" (1786) and Wright's "The Worship of the Generative Powers During the Middle Ages of Western Europe" (1866). A tour de force of cultural criticsm ranging across history, literature, and popular mass culture. Many b/w illustrations. AN/AN Quarter-bound hardcover with grey boards and black cloth argent-lettered backstrip. Pages clean and unmarked. No yellowing. Binding tight, spine straight. Mylar protective wrapped DJ has title on front in white letters with on green background. Small drawing of two dragons devouring ox head. 217 and 196 pp. respectively.. First Thus. Quarter-bound. As New/As New. Illus. by J. S. Roberts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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College Station, Texas, USA: Creative Publishing Company, 1999 LIMITED EDITION of 1000 copies - First Edition, First Printing. The entire story of John Duncan Ripley's life - birth in Hardin County, Kentucky to policeman, Texas Ranger, Dallas detective, but most famously as a bounty hunter. Includes details on his most famous capture, the notorious John Wesley Hardin. Doc Holliday, James Brothers, Younger Brothers, Belle Starr, Longhair Jim Courtright and Luke Short. Book has grey cloth boards in Fine condition. Copy of letter on endpapers. Yellow Dust Jacket has some age toning of edges and one-inch tear of lower front hinge. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Minus. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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New York, Oxford and London: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1993 Systematic biographical mythologic compendium of the worship, and literature of the Women and Goddesses of Classical European World in a dictionary form. Myth ; Cosmology and the Mythic Image. Special index of The Men in Their Lives. NF- white softcover illustrated with Goddesses against a starscape with ringed Saturn in background. Minor rubbing, scuffing, edge curling and wear of covers. Binding tight and spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. Minor page edge soiling. 462 pp. We also have Campbell's The Masks of God: Occidental Mythology available. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Barry Windsor-Smith. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1979 FIRST EDITION. Carefully crafted book with interpretative essays by editor and Preface by Germain Bree. Divided into three sections under the aegis of 3 mythical figures who embody the governing myths that guide Camus' work: Sisyphus, Prometheus, and Nemesis. VG softcover with minor edge wear; hand stamped on bottom page edges. 2 small wrinkles on spine. Moderate age-toning of pages, else unmarked. . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gloria Adelson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Jefferson, North Carolina, USA: McFarland and Company, Inc. , 1970 FIRST EDITION. Collection of scarce, historical and biographical original source materials on the pioneer research and researchers in the field of parapsychology: telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition,and psychokinesis. Recommended to serious workers in and historians or students of parapsychology. Personal memoirs of the "elder statesmen" of the field such as the Latvian Karlis Osis, Jule Eisenbud, Montague Ullman, Renee Haynes, Hans Bender, Bernard Grad, George Zorab and other students or colleagues of J. B. Rhine. Green cloth hardcover in F condition with gilt lettering on front, rear, and spine. Inside pages unmarked, spine straight. Tiny price tag mark on front free page. 173 pp.. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Margo Herr. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Harvey House, Publishers, 1978 FIRST EDITION. Life and Times of the first woman racer at the Indianapolis Speedway. Illustrated with b/w photographs. G+ red hardcover. Moderate rubbing, scuffing, edge and corner wear. Usual library (Porter County) markings and glued in label on front flypage. Minor edgesoiling and stampings on page edges. Binding tight, spine straight, pages else clean but has some underlining. 54 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Ben Ross. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1946 FIRST EDITION. Fictionalized story of authors ancestress in pioneer Pennsylvania. Adventures include capture by Indians during French and Indian War and two marriages. Double page Map of Pennsylvania Commonwealth on endpapers. Very rare and out of print; first book by author. Book had only one, documented, reader according to the Eastern New Mexico College Library. Grey cover with gold lettering and red stripe on front and gold letters with red box around title on backstrip.Some soiling and corner bumping are the major signs of wear of cover. Binding and hinges very tight. Pages show minimal yellowing, are clean and unmarked except for usual library markings. Bookplate on front endpaper and borrower pocket glued inside back flypaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Josephy, Designer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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San Antonio, Texas USA: The Naylor Company, 1971 A reassessment of the man and his role in the American Revolution emphasizing his prior service to his country and loyalty to Liberal and Democratic ideals. Puts forth that The Duel has been overblown in importance by popular history. The author is a distant relative. Book in VG- condition, shows slight edgewear and some age toning of edges. Backstrip sun tanned. Price tag on back. "Napoleon's Dossier On Aaron Burr" by same author also available . Second Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York and Toronto,: Viking Penguin, 1998 Historical roots and fundamental principles of feng shui and how it informs Chinese gardening, architecture, art and aesthetics, particularly painting. Index with Chinese Dynasties and historical periods. Many photographs showing use in modern design concepts. AN/F sky orange hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Red endpages. Else spine straight, binding tight, pages clean. DJ hast tiny amount of wear at edges and of corners. Front illustrated with photo of living room with red couch; yellow background. 192 pp.. Fifth Printing. Cloth. As New/Fine. Illus. by Kathryn Glenchur. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Harmony Books, 1989 FIRST EDITION. Forewords by Robert Anton Wilson and Genesis P-Orridge. A collection of the best of Crowley's works. Contains previously unpublished or out-of-print material on his life. Organized thematically by Language, Yoga. Sex and Magick. AN/F Quarter-bound blue cloth boards withe red cloth backstrip: gilt lettered. Red dustwrapper with illustration of Crowley. Binding tight, pages clean. Maroon endpapers. 339 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. As New/Fine. Illus. by Richard Tassone. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: St. Martin's Press, 2004 FIRST EDITION. A Dramatic Narratve of the Capture of 9 children by the Commanche and Apache Indians of the Texas Hill country including Adolph Korn, an ancestor of the author. Examines why so many of them assimilated and so strongly identified with the nomadic life and culture of the Plains Indians. When returned to his parents Korn maintained his Commanche identity and never found a place in white society, living his last years alone in a cave, forgotten by his family. A summary of the history of the region including the unusual close ties between the Commanche and the German settlers. Book in Fine conditon with one pin spot on title page; slight creasing on half title page, black boards with gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket As New. Incl. illustrations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/As New. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Austin, Texas USA: Eakin Press, 1995 FIRST EDITION. The story of Raymond Hamilton, a Barrow Gang sidekick. This is the story of his life in the Texas crime underworld in the 1930's especially his time with Bonnie and Clyde. Escaped from prison 4 times. NF Linson softcover vey minor edge soiling of pages. UPC label on back cover. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: E. P. Dutton div. of New American Library , 1978 FIRST EDITION, 301 pp. with photos from the archives of Michael Yakaitis and others of Hollywoods silent film era stars and starlets. Gripping true account of famous producer King Vidor as he unravels the mystery of the death of famed director William Desmond Taylor. Includes insights to the celebrities of the era including Mary Miles Minter, Colleen Moore, Claire Windsor, James Kirkwood, Mary Pickford, Somerset Maugham, Abraham Lehr, Emmett J. Flynn, Mabel Normand. Grey leatherette hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine.VG+ Quarter-bound hardcover with silver lettering on black boards and white cloth spine. Minor scuffing and staining of front cover and spine. Red endpapers. . First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Michael Yakaitis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1995 Spiritual road map for living based the teachings of and wisdom of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, head of the Lubavitcher Movement, an outgrowth of the Hassidim of Judaism. Background and contents, The Hasidic Movement. AN/AN condition Quarter-bound cream boards, white cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 294 pp. Sides deckle-edged. DJ is white with gilting of front, spine, and rear. Front ilustration of vertical lines at edge and flames above interwoven column at hinge. . Third Printing. Quarter-bound. As New/As New. Illus. by Richard L. Aquan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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South Bend, Indiana & London: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983 FIRST EDITION. Forward by David Burrell. An introduction to the themes and method of authors personal vision of Christian Ethics wherein he attempts derive and graft on the historically unsupported concept of Christian non-violence. 179 pages. Book in VG- condition, shows scuffing, rubbing of covers and minor wear on edges. Ink and underlining marks on pages. Binding tight, spine straight. . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Margaret Gloster. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Tucson, AZ USA: San Simon Publishing Company, 1995 SIGNED FIRST EDITION. A 20 page stapled wraparound signed by author. A short account of the life of one of the most famous names in western history. From his birth in Indiana, relation to the Younger and James gangs, and involvement int the Mason County War in Texas and Gunfight near the OK Corral in Tombstone AZ.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Viking Penguin, 1996 FIRST EDITION. Father of the Beat Generation and creator of the spontaneous bop prose which embodies the jazz-like techniques of riffing and improvisation. An examination of Jack Kerouac's life and work of the 50's countercultural revolution and why he continues to inspire. Bibliography of his books and a Where Are They Now? at end of book. Grey cloth cover with bright yellow letters on spine. Age toning of top edge and two spots on rear flap of dust jacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: NAL Penguin Inc., 1987 Gothic tale of booze, drugs, greed, and sex behind the music genius, and wholesome image of the Beach Boys. Candid interviews and vivid photos with family, friends, wives and mistresses. Fine condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. G- Softcover. Considerable scuffing, edge and corner wear. Inside front cover taped and owner inscribed. Binding tight, pages agetoned. 368 text pages. 32 p. of photos including The Honeys and the infamous Group Photo Shot.. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Hinton, West Virginia, USA: Godolphin House Video, 1995 SCARCE. Video documentary by Stewart and Janet Farrar, two elders of the Craft/ Wiccan movement. Recounts their journey of self-discovery to find the Pagan Path. Examines the roots of Wicca, plus glimpses into the characters of such seminal figures as Gerald Gardner, Alex Sanders and the Lindhurst Coven. F/NF VHS Videocassete. White plastic cover with black and yelow pentagram on front. Slight cover edge chipping. Cover states "Warning, Not a studio-quality tape. Expect audio glitches. No refunds on videos" 66 minutes. . First Edition. Plastic. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Video Cassette (VHS). more information

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New York, New York, USA: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1961 Translations from the French pf Nostradamus's predictions about the dramatic political, economic, medical, techological and social changes that have and will occur in the End Times of the New Millennium. NF condition black softcover with grey and white lettering. Slight cover surface and edge wear. binding tight and spine straight; pages clean and unmarked. 144 pp. . Eigth Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bryan, Texas, USA: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc. , 1979 The Real Story of Bonnie and Clyde meticulously researched and reported by one of the sheriff's deputies who set up a secret, illegal police trap to ambush and shoot them. 25 photographs. hitherto never revealed secrets of the manhunt. NF+/G red leatherette hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Vey trifling page edge soiling. Slight bump of top backstrip. DJ has agetoning and tattering of edges and sundarkening of spine and folds. Two small tears and rips of backstrip. price corner clipped. Rear fold partially taped. Copy of period Movie poster for "Beyond the Rio Grande" of Bonnie and Clyde laid in. . Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boys Town, Nebraska, USA : Boys Town Press , 1992 FIRST EDITION. Ed. by Val J. Peters and Ron Herron. Dr. Cornelius Arnold, Olympic athlete Charles Deacon Jones, Photographer Cecil Stoughton, Judge William Maddux, Coach George Pfeiffer, Major James Acklin and others. Tradepaperback Linson paper softcover with minor edge soiling. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Hartford, Connecticul, USA: The Mark Twain Library and Memorial Commission , 1966 Illustrations, photos. Exciting story of Mark Twains 17 years of life in his house in Hartford as told by himself, his children, servants, friends and reporters. Site where The Prince and the Paupaer and Life on the Missisiippi were written. History of Hartford in the 1870's. NF+ Pictorial wrapper has photo of front house edifice in woodcut. Spine corners slightly bumped. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. 39 pp plus Chronology of life of Mark Twain on inner rear cover page. . Second Edition. Pictorial Wrapper. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Berkeley, California, USA & London: University of California Press, 1970 Book organized in two parts, the first a history of the Yahi nation, the second Ishi's life in a Museum, attempting to assimilate to white culture. Map of Native Nations of California. Softcover Book in VG+ readable condition. Binding tight, spine straight. Minor scuffing and edge wear, soiling and agetoning. Some spine wrinkling. Photo of partially clad Ishi making wooden spear. 257 pp.. Twelfth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928 Includes 6 black & white illustrations throughout. Simon Girty,"the Great Renegade" 1741-1818, born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania A scout with Simon Kenton during Dunmore's War. Although he saved the life of Kenton he encouraged the torture and burning at the stake of many others including Col. William Crawford. He was active with the Indians of the Ohio Territory in many attacks against settlers, and his conduct was savage and cruel. Includes accounts of the siege of Bryan's Station and the Battle of Blue Licks. VG/Fair red cloth hardcover. Pages age yellowed , brown on insides of both covers, pages unmarked.. Owner name on book plate on 1st page. Dust jacket tattered but intact with price clipped. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Philip Kappel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992 FIRST EDITION. Enthralling tales of mines and mining camps and the people in them. Also follows the life of a young miner as he rises in his career during 15 years in mining districts in Cornwall, UK; Harz Mountains, Germany; Porcupine and Yellowknife, Canada; and Cripple Creek , Colorado , USA. NF-/NF Gilt (appropriately) hardcover boards and spine with black ink lettering on spine. Thin tarnishing strip of top and bottom cover edges. Bump marks on front board and mid-spine. slightsoiling of page ends. DJ has some yellowing and wear of edges. . First Edition First Printing. Half-Cloth. Near Fine Minus/Near Fine. Illus. by Cherry Hunter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Spokane, Washington, USA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1991 SIGNED; Murder in Paradise. Accounts of 40 murders in the Last County in the Last Wilderness of America and the Sheriffs who investigated them. 22 illustrations. NF+/VG Red cloth hardcover: gilt lettering on spine. binding tight spine straight. Page edges have slight edge soiling. Pages clean and unmarked. DJ scuffing and edge tattering, rubbing at folds. One inch rip at top front edge, 2 chips at top spine ege, less than 1/2 inch each , else intact; light edge toning. Protected in mylar jacket. 251 pp. Author presentation on half-title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Very Good. Illus. by Linda Donoian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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