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New York & Chicago, USA: Random House, Inc., 1992 An unrepentant, pro-communist, chauvinistic pro-Russian insiders account of the attempted coup in August, 1991 by the Soviet "hardliners" against Mikhail Gorbachev as told by the most trusted public spokesman of the Soviet Communist Party, Vladimir Pozner. Watermark on first page, some rubbing of front flap of dust jacket. Large price tag on rear dust flap. . First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Excellent/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990 Biography of John Salmon Ford, Texas Ranger, diplomat, frontier doctor, editor and pivotal though undeservedly neglected political figure in the history of Texas, US and Mexico. Ford-neighbors Trail, Candian River campaign, Rio Grande Expeditions, Secession and Reconstruction. Maps, illustrations by Frederic Remington. NF condition red softcover with mounted battle scene on front. Trifling edge paper soiling. 300 pp.. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Frederic Remington. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946 FIRST EDITION. Out of Print. Field, McCormick, Armour, Pullman, Insull, Swift, Medill families. Haymarket Square Massacre, Pullman Strike, World's Fairs, gangsters, Sears, Roebuck, Crane Valve, F.W. Gunsauslus. A fine well written history of this most American of US cities.VG/G- Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Minor edge and corner wear. A few small dampspots. Minor page yellowing. Pages unmrked. DJ intact but has edge tattering and rubbing. . Folds and hinges worn, torn and taped. Illustrated with photo of Old Band Shell and the lakefront that A. Montgomery Ward saved for the people of Chicago. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Farrar, Straus, and Young, 1954 FIRST EDITION. Forward by Conrad Hilton. The story of one of the great hoteliers of the world. From his beginning in the frontirer of the Southwest to his international heyday. Front cover ilustrated with portrait of himself. NF white softcover. Some rubbing on back cover, bent corners. Front cover and spine has considerable dampstaining that has soaked through to inside of cover. Minor soiling of page edges. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. 1/2 inch tear at top of pages xiii to 19. Owner inscription on page 1. Originally a guest copy. 230 pp. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fresno, California, USA: Saga-West Publishing Company, 1967 FIRST EDITION. Wistfully retold stories of life in the town of Hornitos before and after the California Gold Rush of 1849 in the Mother Lode Country west of Yosemite National Park in California. One outlaw epitomized the whole mad story of one of the the greatest scrambles for this treasure of the soil. Map, photos and illustrations. VG- softcover with portrait of Joaquin on red background on lower front. Some soiling of covers and some edge yellowing. Pages clean and unmarked. Label from Magos Gift Shop on inside rear cover. 40 pp. [ Note: we also have available "The Gold of Old Hornitos" by F. Salazar and Wm. B. Secrest dealing with the further history of the Mother Lode area of Hornitos, California which is a signed, first edition]. . First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Galahad Books, 1967 Reprint (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1960, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA). Accounts of tragedies on all five Great Lakes. A kaleidoscope of maritime history Black hardcover book is in F/VG- condition, Slight page edge smudging. B/W illustrations and index included. Pages and covers clean; spine straight. Binding tight. DJ has minor edge wear and several small tears. Some agetoning of edges and spine. Title in yellow and photo of sinking sailing ship. Price label on front bottom. 333 pp.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Reynold H. Weidenaar . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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York Beach, Maine USA: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1992 FIRST EDITION. Posthumous Collection of essays illustrating the principles taught by this internationally published author, motivational speaker, and spiritual guide. Influence by Physical Presence; The Source of Our Impressions including Rediscovery of OD; Psychosomatic Diseases; Psychogenic Autointoxication; Aura; and Being Used by God. Trade Paperback softcover (blue with touching fingers in circle illustration) in As New condition. B/W photo of author. . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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