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New York, New York, USA: Four Winds Press, 1982 FIRST EDITION. The life and careerof Cordelia Stanwood, pioneer woman ornithologist in America. Foundress of Birdsacre Sanctuary in Ellsworth, Maine. VG- blue hardcover with has slight rubbing and scufing wear. Photo of six white-breasted birds sitting on a branch on front. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean, unmarked and unyellowed except for usual library markings. 56 pp. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Edinburgh, Newy York and Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1963 Forward by Paul Angle of Chicago Historical Society. Based on True Stories of the early life of President Abraham Lincoln as told by his older cousin and neighbor, a noted primary source on the early Illinois and especially Kentucky and Indiana years. Presented in dialect, as fiction for juveniles. With numerous illustrations. White cloth hardcover with blue spine. Solor illustration of young Abe on front cover. VG- with usual library markings, stampings and inlaid pocket on rear endpage. Moderate surface and page edge soiling, minor spine edge wear. Pg. 12 has 3-inch tear. Blank rear free page has been cut out, else condition rating would be higher. Binding tight, spine straight, text pages clean and unmarked. Excellent reading copy. 285 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book.. Third Printing. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Leonard Vosburgh. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill , 1994 Life and Times of the Meanest Man Who Ever Played Baseball. The most shrewd, inventive, lurid, detested, mysterious, and superb of all baseball players, if a miserable psychopathic failure as a human being. Illustrated with 20 photographs. A detailed and unblinking look at the darker side of Cobb's life. NF/NF- Quarter-bound blue/dark blue hardcover with gilt on spine. Slightest edgesoiling on page/cover edges and front endpage. DJ has edge yellowing and on dampstain on bottom front edge. Small rip on top backstrip. Intro by Jimmie Reese. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Rafael, California, USA: Cassandra Press, 1989 FIRST EDITION. Novel based upon alleged ancient Tibetan documents discovered and translated from Russian to English. Relates the adventures of the Jewish Messiah during a journey through ancient India. Positive uplifting account. AN lavender book with white lettering. 90 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Susan St. Thomas. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Random House, Inc., 1967 FIRST EDITION. Life and Times of Ten Men Who Played Baseball. The most superb of all baseball players and fine human beings, too. From Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron to Brooks Robinson. Part of a series of officially approved Little League Library Books. Illustrated with b/w photographs. G- light and dark green marbled hardcover. Minor edge and corner wear. Usual library markings and glued in pocket on rear flypage. Minor edgesoiling on page edges and spotting of endpages. Binding tight, spine straight, pages else clean and unmarked. 45 mm long rip on top front hinge. 184 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Malcolm W. Emmons. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1994 Double murder of boy king Edward V and younger brother Richard in the 15th century. Was the killer the Duke of Buckingham, Richard III, or Richard retainer JamesTyrell? Historical background of events that led Wars of the Roses. Written by the foremost living authority on the British royal family. Quarter-bound green cover with black cloth endstrip; gilt lettering on spine. NF+/NF+ minor soiling of top page ends. DJ has has edge yellowing and wrinkling. . First USA Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Columbus, Ohio, USA: Ariel Press, 1989 Memorial Edition. Reprint (1970) Overview of psychic aspects of life incl. auras, astral travel, communication with discarnates, clairvoyance, possession, psychic attack and dreams. Based on six seminars by authors with scientists, medical doctors, and psychic investigators at Wainwright House in Rye, NY. Authors were two of the most gifted psychics and healers, even at a distance, in recent times. VG- SOFTCOVE. Book binding is tight. Rose soft covers have minor edge and corner wear. Creases in front corners. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: E. P. Dutton div. of Penguin Books USA Inc. , 1989 FIRST EDITION, 177 pp. plus discography. Gripping true account of famous classical musician and interpreter of Bach's keyboard music. Includes insights to the genius of the man by his record producer of 15 years. VG+/VG+ Quarter-bound red cover with white cloth backstrip . Minor scuffing and marking of DJ. Usual Library markings except for pocket glue-in. Mylar protective cover of DJ. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Triumph Books, 2003 FIRST EDITION. Special Commemorative Edition. Pictorial documentary. Forward by Dusty Baker. Life and Times of Men Who Played Baseball near Chicago one fine summer. Reportedly-The most superb of all baseball players and fine human beings, too. Illustrated with color photographs. NF- black and blue softcover with three men in blue uniforms hugging. Minor edge and corner wear. Minor surface scuffing, scuffing and wear.Small tear at bottom spine. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. 128 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Pictorial Wrapper. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Steven Bialer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1996 Revised Edition First Printing. A forensic anthropological search for final whereabouts of Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid and Etta Place. Author traced the trio thru Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia; in local newspapers and documents, and exhumed skeletons. Unearthed eyewitness accounts of their final holdup and shootout. This revised editon includes new letters by the bandits and interviews with Argentinian police. Fresh information about William Phillips who cloaimed to be Butch Cassidy. Bison Books / University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 1969. second Bison Book printing, trade paperback, 390 pages 8 b+w illustrations, condition: NF with some edge yellowing and corner wear.. First Bison Book Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: St. Martin's Press, 1994 FIRST EDITION. The inspiring life of Andrea Boccelli. Doomed by blindness at an early age to life as a lawyer in Italy, he instead rose to stardom and the top of the operatic music charts. 30 million CD's of operatic, popular and classical romantic songs sold, 2 World Music Awards. Many photos and discography. AN/NF+ black hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. DJ has slight rubbing wear and edgetoning. Minor edge wear. Photo of artist's head on front of DJ. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean, unmarked and unyellowed. 215 pp. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Minus. Illus. by A. Franzo; Paul Massey. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Middletown, Connecticut, USA: Wesleyan University Press, 1989 Scarce collection of essays by noted scholar on a variety of historical and religious topics examiing the intertwined cultural skeins of the three traditons that he has inherited by virtue of being an Italian Jew: Jewish (Sephardim, Ashkenazi, French, Greek), Classical (Pagan: Roman, Greek, Celtic Druid, etc.), and Christian. NF softcover illustrated with red lettering and twelve line drawings of varous religious symbols. Minor page edge wear and soiling; price tag on rear. 343 pp. First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Joyce Kachergis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Pantheon Books Div of Random House, 1986 Pulitzer Prize-winning rendition set in WWII Nazi-Occupied Poland, a novel of love, betrayal, espionage, action and suspense, and mostly day-to-day life turned to horror. A description of one family's survival told in cartoon comic-strip format. Jews are mice, Germans are cats, Americans are dogs. NF+ softcover with very minor edge wear. Illustrated covers with two mice crouching under a cat-head nazi-swastika in white circle with red title on grey field. Rear Cover has map of South-Central Europe. 159 pp.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Art Spiegelman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958 FIRST EDITION. Forward by Glen Dawson. Vol 10 of The Western Frontier Library series. Reprint of the 1913 edition. Edited by by James H. Wilkins. Besides the Diamond Swindle includes history of little known events during the period from 1857 to 1873 including the Confederate secret society Knights of the Golden Circle, Chapman Case, Civil War history of Kern County, California, and financial dealings of William G. Ralston. Memoirs from Kentucky, California, Mexico, Confederacy, Wyoming, New York and London. B/W photo of author. VG+/G- Blue marble look hardcover, gilt lettering on spine. DJ was printed on inside with original publishers advertising and is intact but has minor edge wear and is age yellowed and starting to crack at all folds. Slight age toning of edges and backstrip. Three inch tear at top front hinge. Book store stick-on label on back flap. Listed by Ramon F. Adams as among the most important written on western outlaws and lawmen. Vols 3, 6, 23, and 53 also available.. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977 FIRST EDITION. Wonderful, whimsical collection of humorous newspaper articles written in dialect by Finley Peter Dunne in 1890's in Chicago Evening Post. Featuring Martin J. Dooley, a fictional Irish saloon owner on Archer Avenue in Bridgeport with a clear-eyed view of life and politics in Chicago. A regular character was Chicago (Brighton Park) author John McKenna. Period Photos. VG Quarter-bound black boards with black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and front. Minor edge and corner wear. Pages unmarked. Photo of 1876 Chicago White Stockings (Now Chicago Cubs) with manager A.G. Spalding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA: Loiusian State University Press, 1997 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Life of Cullen M. Baker the Swamp Fox of the Sulfur (River). Romanticized as a six-gun artist and defender of Old South traditions he was a violent misfit of the Reconstruction period who found acceptance as an enforcer of white supremacy. Murdering unarmed blacks and Freedmen's Bureau agents in the Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana triangle until until his own neighbors rose against him. Offers a portrait of social life and conflict among whites in the post-war South. Black cloth cover with metallic red lettering on spine. NF-/NF with minor dampstaining on 3 pages. Dust jacket near fine with age toning of edges. Maps. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine Minus/Near Fine. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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London, UK: The English Westerners' Society, 1973 FIRST EDITION. The Brand Book Vol. 16 No. 1 October 1973 Publication No. 193. Contains a short biography of Francis B. Heitman, a seargent and clerk, author of "Historical Register and Dicionary of the United States Army" which was the Standard Work of the 19th century American Army and of the Indian Wars. Though the work is famous the author long remained almost completely unknown. Contains comparisons of similar works of the time. NF minus stapled paper with moderate age toning and soiling of spine and cover. One wrinkle of bottom back cover page. Pages unmarked and clean. . First Edition. Stapled Paper. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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New York, New York, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 1995 A Dramatic Narratve of the leader of the last of the free Commanche Indians of the greater Texas Hill country. In an extremely weak position, he was able to play a masterful endgame, making the transition from a desperate and losing guerrilla war to adaptation and assimilation, successful enough to become a railroad investor and having a town named after him. Book in As New conditon, black boards with gold lettering on spine and back cover. NF+ Dust jacket has yellowing of inside edges. Includes many illustrations and maps. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York and London: Holman Bible Publishers, 1974 FIRST EDITION. Poetry and song lyrics from your favoirite artists of the '60s. Forward by Oscar Brand, Preface by Bob Atkinson. Commentary by Joseph Campbell and Walt Whitman. Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Pete Seeger, Carole King, Woody and Arlo Guthrie, John Lennon, Paul McCarthy, Cat Stevens, James Taylor. Epilogue by C. G. Jug. VG+ condition. Blue and Red softcover with guitar on road flanked by trees. Dyed page ends. No writing, underlining or highlighting marks. Cover and edges only very slightly soiled and worn. Pages have minor agetoning. 144 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by E. Friedman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, England, UK: Paladin Grafton Books, 1986 A panorama of academic research into the the psychology of the paranormal. Outlines many of the techniques which are used to manifest psychic ability. Includes examples of levitation, telepathy, psychokinesis, spiritualism, healings, apparitions, hysteria, clairvoyance, ghosts, etc. Biographies of leading mediums. B/W Illustrations. VG- softcover. Binding tight, spine straight and pages clean, though moderately agetoned. No internal markings or folded page corners. Illustration of the word "paranormal" in red and green on front. Minor cover scuffing, rubbing and page edgewear and soiling. All four corners have creases from folding of corners. 2 inch tear of p. 181. 368 pp. . First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by John Knights. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dorset Press Div. of Barnes and Noble, Inc. , 1993 Handbook on famous historical transvestites for those who want to explore the nature and significance of gender and cross-dressing. A tour de force of cultural criticsm ranging across history, literature, photography and popular mass culture. From Hannah Snell, Loreta Velasquez to Chevalier d'Eon. Many b/w photos and illustrations. NF/NF- Quarter-bound hardcover with white boards and black cloth gilt-lettered backstrip; Page edges have minor soilng and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked.No yellowing. Binding tight, spine straight. Front top hinge edge area bumped. DJ front has title in pink and blue letters with large pink question mark on black background. Minoe edge wear and inside edge agetoning. Tiny price tag on inside flap. 256 pp.. First Publisher's Printing. Quarter-bound. Near Fine/Near Fine Minus. Illus. by Stephen Morse. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1970 The complete history of modern classical archaeology. An essay on speculative thought on myth, symbolism, and ritual within life and culture of ancient Egypt, Babylon, Mayans, Minoans, etc, . Illustrated wit reliefs from temples and other digs.. VG+ blue softcover illustrated with fragment of wall display of Egyptian hierogyphs to the left. Title in white on black background above. Minor edge wear and soiling. Binding tight, spine straight pages clean and unmarked. Spine has one crease down center, oil spot and some numbers scriibled in ink on bottom rear cover. 332 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Danbury, Connecticut, USA: Archer Editions Press, 1975 Reprint (1870 by D. & J. Sadler & Co.) Scarc/e Biography of an Irish Soldier of fortune from his beginnings fighting for the independence of the Irish against England, to suppressing the independence of the Confederate States of America and subjugating the independence of the natives of Montana Territory of where he died as Acting Governor. Portrait illustration on frontispiece. NF- condition green leatherette hardcover with gilt lettering on spine, somewhat faded. Trifling edge soiling and yellowing. 357 pp.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York and London: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1982 FIRST EDITION. An Impact Biograpohy - Juvenile literature. Life and loves of this musican, member of the most successful Rock group ever, The Beatles. G/NF condition. Ex School Library copy, but has rather few library markings. Red cloth hardcover unblemished except for four tape marks, DJ protected in mylar jacker. Usual wear of pages, but no writing, underlining or highlighting marks. Owner signature on front endpage. Tape marks and shallow teastains on edges of front and rear endpages and flypages that includes last 20 or so pages of book but does not come near any of the text. Top and bottom end pages only very slightly soiled but have Merrillville Sr. HS Library stamped in red Ink. Many photos. 120 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954 FIRST EDITION. Selected private papers, including letters, of Charles Fernald (1830 - 1892), a pioneer self-taught California jurist, sheriff and District Attorney in Santa Barbara County. Seven illustrations. Intro and notes by Cameron Rogers. VG+ Blue cloth hardcover: gilt lettering on spine. Side deckle edged. Top page edges dyed blue. Cover has slight edge wear. Pages have incipient age-toning. Pages unmarked. No DJ. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956 FIRST EDITION. Sam Bass was one of the boldest Texas Outlaws in the late 1870's.. Vol 6 of The Western Frontier Library series. Reprint of the extremely rare 1880 edition. Introduction by Ramon F. Adams, who asserts that this book has the most accurate biographies of the gang members: Henry Underwood, Seaborn Barnes and "Arkansaw" Johnson. Illustrated at the age of 12 by Stephen Thomas, who went on to become a world renowned portrait painter. VG+/G- White marble look hardcover, gilt lettering on spine. Gilt six-gun on cover. Some dampstaining of end pages and slight age toning of edges and backstrip. DJ was printed on inside with original publishers advertising and is intact but has minor edge wear and is age yellowed and starting to crack at all folds. Three inch tear at top front hinge. Book store stick-on label on back flap. Listed by Ramon F. Adams as among the most important written on western outlaws and lawmen. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good Minus. Illus. by (Stephen Seymour Thomas). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London, UK: Leo Cooper , 1996 Fiorst UK Edition. His fate unknown since the fall of the Third Reich in 1945, the author has tracked down over 50 years worth of rumors, claims and counter-claims until the German authorities officially declared him dead in 1973. Photographs. Black and purple front cover with Eagle and swastika above flames and side profile of subject. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. Illus. by Roni Wilkinson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Tempe, Arizona, USA: New Falcon Publications, 1970 Social Commentary by "some of the most talented, controversial and rebellious people of all time". Timothey Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Aleister Crowley, Israel Regardie, Osho Rajneesh, Lon Milo DuQuette, etc. Illustrated. Trade Paperback softcover in NF+ condition. Has slightr cover edge wear and soiling. Pages clean, no underlining; spine straight. 430 pp. . . Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Denise Cuttita. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA: Andrews University Press, 1991 Well-researched historical account of a well known but poorly understood religious sect and commune established by "King Ben" in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Based on over 200 interviews. Also know as Benjamites and Jezreelites this was a Christian cult who accepted their leader as the Seventh Angel in the Revelation of St. John. Many photos. F/NF+ blue cloth hardcover wiith gilt border and design of repeating star, trumpet, dove and tri-not pattern. Gilt lettered and illustrated spine. Price tag on free page. DJ has minor edge wear. Illustration of long-haired bearded man in tan felt hat on purple background. . Second Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Peter D. Erhard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974 FIRST EDITION. The story of the astronaut program, the Apollo 15 flight to the moon and its role in US history. Book is library (Laurel Preparatory Academy, Indiana) discard with usual library markings; pages are unyellowed and have not underlinings or highlighting. Many b/w illustrations. VG-/VG- Red cloth cover has illustration of astronaut on front. Glued-in library pocket on rear fly page. Binding tight, spine straight. Dust jacket has plastic mylar cover; no rips or tears. Label near bottom of spine. +Gilt lettering on spine. 64 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Sherman. C. Holaday . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London, UK: The English Westerners' Society, 1973 FIRST EDITION. The Brand Book Vol. 15 No. 3 April 1973 Publication No. 188 Vol. Many illustrations Contains material on the four day O-Kee-Pa ceremony ("penitential ceremony of the ark") in its entirety of the vanished Mitiwaskos settlement of Mandans of North Dakota, Contains material from Folium Reservatum, British Musem and Smithsonian not previously published. Also has an account of the Mandan chief Mato-tope or Four Bears. NF stapled paper with moderate age toning and soiling of spine and cover. Pages unmarked and clean. . First Edition. Stapled Paper. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by George Catlin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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South Bend, Indiana & London: University of Notre Dame Press, 1975 FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING. Scarce in this edition. Reprint (1958) of Vol. 22 Studies of the Warburg Institute, University of London published (1969) in Nendeln, Lichtenstein. Intro by Daniel Pickering Walker. A new understanding of Renaissance Neoplatonistic interest in magical and mystical writings of ancient sages such as Zoroaster, Hermes Trismegistus. Precursor to the Hermetic movement. Shows how Neoplatonic magic of Ficino led to demonic magic, which, combined with medieval planetary magic led to the unorthodox magic of Agrippa and Parcelsus. This Spiritual magic then led to the music and poetry of La Boderie, Christianity of Giorgi and Persio and finally to the planetary oratory of Paolini and magic of Campanella. 244 pages. Book in VG- condition, shows scuffing, rubbing of covers and wear on edges. Ink marks on top and bottom page ends. Pages unmarked, binding tight, spine straight. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Manyland Books, 1971 A Lithuanian Poet-in-Exile whose poems "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" (from intro by past President of Poetry Society of America Charles Angoff). Book is a pleasing green cloth with gold lettering. Slight bumping of corners the only imperfection. In English.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Paulius Jurkus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dell Publishing, 1961 Reprint (1945, Simon & Schuster) Chronicles of life in the Atomic Age. Story of the men who made the first Atom Bomb, launched the first rockets, dug the uranium, measued the radiactive fallout and lived with the blasts and orbits. Based on interviews with survivors. Fr+ softcover with rocket and progression of space pioneers on black background. Moderate edge wear and surface scuffing. Split at front hinge, taped. Moderate page age toning with usual library markings. First 56 pages detached and folded, including cover, but none missing, Good reading copy, yet. 543 pp. . First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York and Toronto,: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1996 True story of young woman missionary in the jungles of New Guinea including four years in a Japanese prison camp. Life among the headhunters, Celebes, Indonesia and later in Australian jungles. Photos. VG- softcover with illustration of woman wearing scarf with green leaf background. Minor edge and corner wear. 1/2 in rubbed area at top hinge, 1/2 inch rip at bottom front hinge. Binding tight, spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. Folded corners at bottom rear of book. Price tag on rear. 224 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book. Owner inscription on inside front cover by James Rose. . Tenth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Mercury Publishing, 1997 Pioneering book based on an unfinished autobiography of a well-known and respected Practitioner that revealed the truths of Wicca, starting from it's English beginnings. Methods and theory behind magic and self-initiation. Spells, chants, prayers, divination, symbology and rituals.Contains reprint of original booklet on incense and oils. Portrait on front cover, many b/w photos. F condition softcover with slight page edge wear. 256 text pages. Binding tight spine straight and pages clean and unmarked.. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Linda MacE Pirkle . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, UK: Reed International Books Ltd. , 1995 Reprint (1960, Hutchinson & Co.) Another case of Black Magic, Soviet Intrigue and the "International high priesthood of the Satanic Church". So when Teddy Mordern is ritually murdered and the peace of the world is threatened by Soviets who have harnessed Occult Powers, what else is a young attractive widow to do but Submit to Satan and infiltrate the Diabolical Brotherhood of the Ram to avenge his murder? Fun reading for horror and murder mystery story fans. NF- black softcover with slight edge and corner wear. Man's head in red with black bowler hat. Gilt lettering on front and spine.. First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Herb Schwartz. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996 The entire truth of Virgilt Earp's life and exploits taken out of the shadow of his younger brother, Wyatt. Fleshes out his life after the O.K. Corral in California, Nevada and other states. Footnotes. Many photos and maps. Blue softcover with photo of Virgil and illustration of shooting at O.K. Corral. Book has has some age toning and minor soiling of of edges. Else binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. 255 pp. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . more information

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Mustang, Oklahoma, USA: Tate Publishing. LLC, 2006 SIGNED - FIRST EDITION. Personal journal of the war experiences of an Indiana National Guardsman in Afghanistan: a First Iraqi War veteran from the La Porte area of Indiana. Terse no nonsense recounting of life in the Army, with all its snafus. Straigh forwardl yet not embittered. Accounts of his First Patrol, First Firefight, relations with the local population, Helicopter slingloads and Battle Handover. Explains IED's Improvised Explosive Devices. Two wonderful chapters on Leadership and Developing Leadership that are better than a four year MBA program. NF+ white softcover with photo of abandoned destroyed armored vehicle. Trifling surface and edge covr wear. One-inch long coffee stain on bottom corner. Author presentation on title page. 122 pp. Fifteen photos. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Aberdeen, Soth Dakota, USA: Midstate Printing, Inc. , 1988 Second work of this author published in limited quantity of 250 hardcover copies in the First Printing. SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. No Second Printing known. A biography of David Barnabas Lant, son of Mormons and notorious outlaw in the waning days of the Western Frontier who mysteriously vanished, never to be found. Black and white photos and bibliography. Author signature on title page. Cover is a rich brown textured cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. There is a faint line that runs across the entire length of the cover about one inch from the bottom, likely a binding defect and two half moon indentations, smaller than a dime near the rear hinge, both defects noticeable only on closer inspection. Dust jacket is as new, covered in a protective clear wrapper. Faint dampspots on top and bottom book edges . Signed by Author. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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Cleveland & New York, USA: The World Publishing Company, 1966 True story of the infamous Sam Sheppard murder trial written by himself. Intro by his attorney, F. Lee Bailey. G- condition orange cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and on sun-faded spine, No underlining, writing or highlighting of pages. Orange-dyed top and side page ends. Spine and bottom board edges and top corners have dampstaining that extends to inside endpages. Excellent reading copy. 329 text pages. . Third Printing. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Carbondale, Illinois, USA: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996 FIRST EDITION. The truth behind the bloody, yet romanticized legend using obscure locally published accounts, untapped court records, archived oral history accounts of 56 from from 60 victims, neigbors, relatives and police. NF+/VG+ Red cloth harcover boards in fine condition. Small bleedthrough of glue through endpapers. DJ has minor agetoning of top and bottom edges. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Iola, Wisconsin, USA : Western Publications, 1983 FIRST EDITION. First Printing. A biography of Harry Longabaugh, Sundance Kid. Author traces the life of this desperado from his roots in eastern Pennsylvania to his death, which author claims was in a Utah prison.. Fresh information about Hiram BeBee who author claims to be Sundance. VG+ trade paperback, 153 pages, many b+w photos and illustrations, Book has some edge yellowing and rubbing wear, one 1/4 inch tear at spine corner.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Northvale, NJ and London: Jason Aronson, Inc. , 1994 FIRST EDITION. Covers the life of Elijah ben Solomon, the "Anti-Hasidic Edict" background and contents, The Haidic Movement and Its Apparent Infractions, The Gaon of Vilna (Vilnius, Lithuania) His Genius, Convictions, and Character. Definition of Dionysianism vs. Apollonianism. Fine condition Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Top edges dyed blue. Black endpages. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York and Toronto,: Viking Penguin, 2006 Life was good for Eliabeth, Until...the divorce. Coming out of her depression she went to find herself. In Italy she immersed herself in Epicurean. sensual pleasures. In India she immersed herself in the mind and spirit. To Bali she went to rebalance her mind and body. A travelogue of the world without and within. NF sky blue softcover with title in yellow pasta, red mala beads and colored flower petals. Minor wear at bottom spine edge and of corners. One inch tear at front bottom hinge. Else spine straight, binding tight, pages clean. 331 pp.. Twenty-first Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by John Sapanara, Helen Yentus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: The Blakliston Company, 1944 First hand account of colonial life in China leading up to and during WWII by a woman who lived in Shanghai, Hong Kong, etc. Life under Japanese occupation. G condition Black cloth cover is sound with slight corner wear and edge rubbing. Considerable spotting of rear endpage. Side page edges deckle edged, top dyed. Slight agetoning of pages. Spine sun-faded. Binding tight, pages unmarked. . First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Snowmass, Colorado, USA: Emma Walling, 1994 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. A compilation of re-typed articles from 19th century Colorado newpapers about Doc Holiday. Appears self-published and hand bound. Bound in errata page. Very light wear on covers, crease in upper corner, a few bent corners of inside pages. Author signature and checkmarks on errata page. Illustration of subject on inside back fly page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kollene Sublette. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company , 1995 A Main Selection of History Book Club. The biography of General Robert Edward Lee. A story of triumph: from clearing his family name, engineering triumph over the Mississippi River, triumph in love and marriage, and military triumphs on the field of battle. Triumphing over the defeat of the South to become a unifying national symbol of heroism. Pages are unyellowed and have no underlinings or highlighting. Two toned black cloth hardcover in Fine condition. Dust jacket is NF with slight yellowing os edges only visible from inside; no rips or tears. . Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Walter Harper . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Chicago & London: Bonus Books, Inc., 1989 FIRST EDITION. Written as a psychological portrait of the kind of men who reach such high positions in the RC Church, rather than only a biography of one man, Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago. Tells how a prince of the church is identified, tested, and groomed. Explains the unusual relationship with author/priest Andrew Greeley.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA: Whitford Press, 1988 FIRST EDITION. Written by a prominent voice in the spirit exorcism world who raises the challenges represented by the question of possession by spirits. Case studies to show an exorcis can be performed simply, safely and effectively. Bibliography and Gude to Evaluation of Spirit Entities. Black softcover in AN condition. Cover illustration of 3 moving figures in grey. Spine straight, no page markings. 183 pp.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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