New York, New York, USA: Avon Books, 1969 A Far Memory "self"-channeled historical period book. The worldly and Other Worldly life of a young priestess during the Classic Age of Greece and Rome. Life as it might have been. Softcover in VG- condition: minor scuffing, rubbing, and wear and tear of covers and edges. Edges red-dyed. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked, though age-toned. Cover is black with green female face superimposed ona a classic Greek-style temple.. Reprint (1947, Methuen & Co., Gr. Brit) 303 pp.. First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Lida Moser. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1991 "The first comprehensive determination of who Jesus was, what he did, what he said." Lively study of the "historical Jesus problem", challenging those who would divorce historical knowledge of Jesus from the christological affirmation. F/NF+ condition quarter-bound hardcover with lime green boards and black cloth backstrip. 507 pp. Pages clean and unmarked. DJ has trifling edgewear and edgetoning. Illustration of stone bas-relief of The Rasining of Lazarus. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by John Miller; Graydon F. Snyder. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York and London: Pocket Books, 1976 Indian Heritage of America series. Biography of a full-blooded Lakota of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota., Lame Deer. Rodeo clown, painter, prisoner and holy man of the Sioux. VG- white softcover with photo of Lame Deer on front. Minor edge wear, toning and soiling of cover. Pages unmarked and clean. Binding tight and spine straight. 32 pages of photos. Glossary and pronunciation guide. 277 pp.. Twelfth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. . (more information)

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New York & Chicago, USA: William Morrow & Company, 1966 FIRST EDITION. The story of Congressional Medal of Honor winner General Alexander Archer Vandegrift and the First Marine Division. Half-trained and incompletely equipped, landed and held the island of Guadalcanal against all odds and hardships, with heavy battle losses. Book is library discard with usual library markings; pages are unyellowed and have not underlinings or highlighting. Red cloth cover has one waterspot on back cover, small edge wear. Beginning seperation at front spine. Dust jacket in good condition; has plastic cover; no rips or tears. . First Edition. Cloth. Good Minus/Good. Illus. by Leonard Everett Fisher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1974 Wryly told story of the philospher Agathon who was thrown into prison 2500 years ago by Sparta Autocrat Lykourgos for protesting his fanatical rule. A modern description of life in ancient Greece. VG+ softcover with minor cover wear and page agetoning. . Third Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Michael Leonard. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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New York and Toronto,: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980 Reference for over 5000 Catholic major and minor saints and beati indexed by categories, feast days, patron of..., and symbols in Art. Introduction outlines the canonization process and book includes a one-page bibliography. Includes Chronological chart of Popes and World Rulers plus Roman and Byzantine Calendars. Shows some bias in certain descriptions as where Casimir of Lithuania is listed under Poland; Cunegunde and John Cantius are listed as Patron saints of Lithuania even though their cult is totally unknown in that country. Only Polish spellings are used for Lithuanian cities, rulers and saints,etc. F/VG- condition quaterbound hardcover natural color paper boards with brown cloth backstrip; gilt lettering on spine. Binding tight; spine is sound; pages have no writing or underlining..DJ Cover has some scuffing; edge wear and agetoning. Tattering of spine edges NOTE: Cover photo shown may not represent actual copy condition available. . Nineteenth Printing. Quarter-bound. Fine/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Joseph P. Ascherl; Nicholas Fasciano. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996 Scarce FIRST EDITION. The story of Ralph Fults, co-founder of the Barrow Gang. This is the story of his life in the Texas crime underworld from 1925 to 1935 especially his time with Bonnie and Clyde. VG+/NF Yellow cloth hardcover vey minor edge scuffing and age toning. Slight soiling of page edges. One dampspot on endpage, quarter size. DJ has slight agetoning of edges. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Wheaton, Illinois, USA: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1995 Noted British clergyman and founder of the Methodist Church. "The church has nothing to do but save souls; therefore spend and be spent in this work" In his 90 years traveled over 1/4 million miles on horseback, preached 42,000 semons, trained 192 travelling preachers, founded 825 Wesleyan Methodist chapels with 90,000 members. Fine condition softcover with title in yellow illustrated with subject wearing powdered wig. 276 pp. Second Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by David LaPlaca . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1993 A personal retelling of the Gospels using story formats and even as stageplays. Includes personal reflections of author. 237 pages. Book in F condition, shows slight soiling on edges. No Ink and underlining marks on pages. Binding tight, spine straight. Cover illustration of Madonna and Chi8ld receiving 3 Wise Men on black background. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Chevanne. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York & Chicago, USA: William Morrow & Co., 1962 FIRST EDITION. A true account of Cabeza de Vaca's remarkable expedition across the North American continent in 1528-1536 beginning in Florida, across Texas and northern Mexico. First accounts of the buffalo, opposum, and Gila monster. Yellowing of pages and dust jacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Shirley Smith. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: University of New Mexico Press , 1997 Revised and expanded edition of Billy the Kid: a Bio-bibliography with 10 years added scholarship. A tour de force of western scholarship: the unvarnished life of Billy the Kid including Lincoln County War and shooting by Pat Garret, of course. Softcover with slight age toning of page edges and 6 check marks on title and dedication papes. Spine and Pages tight and readable. Many illustrations and maps.. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Michael Taylor . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1986 Reprint (1983. Billy the Kid: a Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Press) A tour de force of western scholarship: an attempt to tell everything really known of the unvarnished life of Billy the Kid including Lincoln County War and shooting by Pat Garret. Points out 75 errors in Pat Garretts's 1882 biography plus errors by Charles Siringo, Zane Grey, King Vidor, Howard Hughes. VG+ Softcover with minor age toning of page edges and surface scuffing. Cover has Billy the Kid with rifle and his shadow holding a handgun. Spine and Pages tight and readable. Many illustrations.. . First Publisher's Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Tony Schappaugh. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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Taos, New Mexico, USA: Medicine Bear Publishing Co., 1995 FIRST EDITION. Weaving together of personal prophetic visions, Natrive America Spiritual Healer philosophy, Edgar Cayce and Christian Prophecy. VG- peach softcover with braided haired Native American with mandala in foregroundand nature scene in background on front. Trifling shelf wear. Pages unmarked and clean. Binding tight and spine straight. 142 pp.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Jonathan Ray Spinney. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . (more information)

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Spertus College of Judaica Press, 1986 FIRST EDITION. Celebration of the 45 year rabbinate of Herman Schaalman at Chicago's Emanuel Congregation. Collection of essays by leading Jewish and Christian thinkers. Rise, growth and development of beliefs, teachings and practices. Spiritual movements and influences. Prophets, legislators, priests, psalmists, sages, rabbis, philosophers, and mystics. AN/NF blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Blue and white hexagram on tan background on front and rear. Binding tight, spine straight. DJ has minor cover edge toning, though else clean and unmarked. Spine sunfaded. 263 pp. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. As New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Tevai Jezuitai - The (Lithuanian) Jesuit Fathers of Della Strada, 1968. Lithuanian Language Monthly religious and patriotic cultural magazine. Tevu Jezuitu leidziamas religines ir tautines kulturos menesinis zurnalas. 50th Anniversary Year of Lithuanian Independence (1918-1968) Minint Lietuvos Laisves Kovos 50 metu Sukaktiniai Metai. Featured articles: Svajones if Vedybos- Dreams and Weddings -Reformos Vatikano Kurioje - Vatican Curia Reforms. Fine condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. 88 text pages. Illustrated.. First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by E. Kepalaite, U. Juodvalkis, Algimantas Kezys, A. Rygelyte, J. Toliusis. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York and London: Viking Penguin, 1995 FIRST EDITION. Explores the body of mystical teachings anchored in Christianity. Bridges shamanic consciousness and the reality of the everyday world. Links the esoteric traditions of the East to largely hidden esoteric traditions of the West. F/F Quarterbound orange cover with black cloth backstrip; gilt lettering on spine. DJ has icon of St. Mamas with lion on front. Spine straight, binding tight. No markings or folded corners of pages. Side edges deckled.. First Edition. Quarter-bound. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 1995 Second Reprinting. Originally published in 1949 as Pancho Villa and the Columbus Raid, the author captures the life of Villa - bandit, revolutionary and military leader. This edition includes an introductory essay by Andrew Gulliford of Middle Tennessee State U. Contains a portfolio of rare photographs of the Mexican Revolution. VG paperback has some yellowing on edges of cover, one bruise and dampspot near back spine.. Second Paperback Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Manuel Fred Barraza. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1994 A case of "recovered memory" and the shattering of an American familiy in Olympia, Washington . A modern psychological examination of the Salem Witch Trial Syndrome. F/NF+ Quarter-bound black paper boards with black cloth backstrip. Argent lettering on front and spine. DJ has blue stain visible only on inside of bottom spine edge. . Second Printing. Quarter-bound. Fine/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993 Volume 53 in The Western Frontier Library. Reprint (1969) Second Trade Paperback Printing. At a time when there was little other Law north of the Rio Grande, a big rough, tough gunman from East Texas is hired to clean up the Wild and Wicked town of El Paso. Which the new City Marshall, Stoudenmire, does: aided only by a young deputy named JIm Gillett. At least until he meets up with Doc Manning and his 3 brothers who end up being the death of Stoudenmire. Softcover very clean and tight with minor edge soiling and curling of back pages. Fine copy. Photos and illustrations. . Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Don Hickmott. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Rand McNally & Company, 1979 FIRST EDITION. Behind-the-scenes 130-year story of the mistakes and triumphs that have made Tribune one of the most enduring and controversial of America's major newspapers. Begun in 1847 with a circulation of 400, it dared to claim the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Beat the Government Printing Office to first publication of the Nixon Watergate transcripts. From it's extreme conservatism in the days of Col. Robert McCormick almost to it's pro-Soviet-slant days in the waning years of the USSR. F/NF+ black cloth hardcover with argent lettering on front and spine. Blue endpapers. DJ has minor edge wear. >150 photos and illustrations. 861 pp. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Chicago Tribune Library Archives. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Coffeyville, Kansas, USA: Coffeyville Historical Society & Dalton Centennial Committee , 1992 Scarce, SIGNED, FIRST EDITION. The Complete History of the Hapless Bank Robbers Who became Famous because they Bit Off More than they could Chew!! Book published for Centennial of the Coffeyville Raid. Many, many period Illustrations and color photos of Dalton paraphernalia. Book published for Centennial of the Coffeyville Raid. As New/ NF Brown hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover. Authoress inscription on free page. Thick paper DJ with nine illustrations on a wood-grain background. Slight edge wear and agetoning. Small dampstain on inside of bottom edge of backstrip. Nicely crafted and well-researched book. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Illus. by Don Sprague & Gloyd Graham. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, USA: Penguin Books Inc., 1979 Wonderful account by the chronicler of the Lost Generation of American writers. Joyce, Eliot, Dos Passos, Hemingway, Ezra Pound, e.e. cummings, Firzgerals, Matthew Josephson, Hart Crane. VG- softcover. Pages clean though yellowed and binding tight. No highlighting or underlining. 328 pp. Cover has abstract blue and yellow on black illustration on peach background. Minor soiling, rubbing and scuffing. Sun-fading of spine. Price tag on rear cover. Photo may nor reflect from actual condition of book.. Second Edition 18th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Neil Stuart. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Hinton, West Virginia, USA: Godolphin House Video, 1995 SCARCE. Video documentary by Margot Adler, an elder of the Craft/ Wiccan movement. Recounts her journey of self-discovery to find the pagan within. Explores her philosophy of ritualcraft, examining the roots of Wicca, etc.. 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" 59 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: 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 & Co., 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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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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