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Citizen Coors
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New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688154484 . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascinating account of Coors family's quirks. Stated first edition, first printing. W/original $27.00 price unclipped.; 50318; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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Findings
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0671429191 . Famed conductor/composer's life in words and photos. Nice solid tight copy, tiny bruise frt. cover.; 50360; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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John Adams and the American Revolution
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1950. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Detailed, extensive bio. Of U. S.' s second President in a nice solid copy. With maps of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts frt. And rear pastedown/end papers. In full green cloth, gilt lettering and designwork spine & cover. Small tears to cloth, head of spine; minor staining, covers. Interior clean and unmarked. BOMC flyer on this work laid in. ; 50624; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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The Dimensions of Robert Frost
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New York: Rinehart & Company. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1959. Second Printing. Hardcover. Close longtime Frost friend profiles the famous poet in this work. Interspersed with many of the poems, or fragments of poems. In full green cloth covers, very thoroughly stained on exterior with whiteish stain (possible mildew) ; beginnings of spine crack at frt of book. Interior intact, inked presentation remarks. DJ minor chips & tears and in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages . more information
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Royal Survivor: The Life of Charles II
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 031222687X . "one of Britain's most glamorous kings" profiled in this biography. Impeccable shape, 2nd prtg. Not price clipped or remainder marked.; 50361; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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The People vs. Clarence Darrow : The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. Hard Cover. 0812921798 . Combines biography and gripping account of the bribery trial of Clarence Darrow in Los Angeles in 1912. Edgewear & light staining, DJ minor wrinkling, orig. $27.50 price unclipped. ; 41015; Octavo . more information
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Hill of Devi
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Trade Paper. 0156402653 . Sharp copy of Forster's memoir of his visits to Dewas Senior, "the oddest corner of the world..." In dandy cond.; 60609; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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In Search of J. D. Salinger
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New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394534689 . Good copy of bio of enigmatic author of "The Catcher in the Rye" and "Franny and Zooey". In full brown cloth covers w/coppery lettering & design cover & spine. Interior clean and bright, unmarked. DJ chipped at edges of tail & head of spine; w/orig $17.95 flap price intact & in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages . more information
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A Day in the Life The Music and Artistry
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New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0385313772 . A look inside the creative process that was the Beatles in a sharp copy. 2nd printing. In black half cloth & black paperboards; interior clean & unmarked. With photos at start of each chapter. DJ slightly wrinkled at edges; else undamaged and bearing orig $23.95 flap price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 434 pages . more information
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Why Orwell Matters
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New York: MJF Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 1567319386 . Author's hard-to-find bio of the English author in a sharp copy. In black & white paperboard covers w/bright gilt lettering, spine. DJ unblemished. Work was originally published in paperback; this appears to be the first printing in this hardcover format. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information
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Charles Dickens His Tragedy and Triumph (Two Volume Set) (Charles Dickens: His Tragedy and Triumph, Vol. 1 and 2)
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Simon & Schuster, NY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. Attractive biography of the great novelist, in a set of 2. In full grey cloth covers. Both vols have faded but readable spines; both w/ light foxing, minor corner bumping. Interiors clean & unmarked; no dust jackets. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information
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You Might as Well Live The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. No DJ. Bio of the famed writer and member of the Algonquin Hotel Roundtable is profiled here. In full green cloth covers; interior of book is clean, bright and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information
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God and Ronald Reagan A Spiritual Life
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New York: Regan Books/Harper Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0060571411 . Good copy, clean and bright. Slight amount of curling, top edge of DJ. Insignificant bump near mid front hinge. Interior clean & bright. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 416 pages . more information
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John Adams
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New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. Thirty-Second Printing. Hard Cover. 0684813637 . McCullough's stellar, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of 2nd U. S. President John Adams. A wonderful read, emphasis on his letters to and from his beloved wife Abigail. In good shape. 32nd printing. ; 31107; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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Paul McCartney Many Years from Now
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New York: Henry Holt & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805052488 . Biography of Paul McCartney of the Beatles, mostly using quotes and other original sources from the man himself. In great shape; book is clean and unmarked, in black halfcloth. DJ w/photo of young Paul on cover, lightly scuffed, wrinkled at edges. Orig $27.50 flap price unclipped. ; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 654 pages . more information
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The Life and Death of Lenin
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. BCE. Hard Cover. Scholarly look at the "intensely human tyrant." In full black cloth covers w/bright gilt signature cover and bright gilt lettering on spine. Numerous photos, 672 pgs., detailed index. With maps frt. & rear pastedowns. DJ light chipping.; 60173; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
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New York: W. W. Norton. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393059812 . Portrait of the famed Chas Darwin, in a sharp copy. In black & tan paperboard covers w/bright gilt lettering, spine. Interior clean and tight; has full number line on publisher's page. DJ slightly wrinkled at edges, has orig $22.95 flap price intact and in removable mylar protector. ; Great Discoveries; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages . more information
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The Private Life of George Washington
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. Comprensive bio of first US President in a sharp copy. In full royal blue cloth covers w/light edgewear at head & tail of spine. Interior clean & unmarked. DJ toned at spine, has chipping at edges; else intact, complete, has orig $5 flap price, and is in removable mylar protector. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall . more information
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Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph over Communism
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385504713 . RR's political journey as an anti-communist is detailed in this outstanding copy. First Ed. w/full no. line publisher's pg.; orig. DJ flap price of $26.00 present.; 60158; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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Oona, Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0446517305 . Daughter of Eugene O'Neill and wife of Charlie Chaplin, Oona's life was remarkable. Volume in great shape.; 60343; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information
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Lincoln's Journey to Greatness A Factual Account of the Twelve-day Inaugural Trip
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Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Detailed account of Mr. Lincoln's 12 day trip from his home in Springfield, Illinois to Washington via upstate New York in 1861. A sharp copy, in full grey cloth covers w/depiction of Mr. Lincoln on frt cover. Maps of route with railroads taken at endpapers; interior has many photos. Dust jacket has orig $4.50 price unclipped and in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 279 pages . more information
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Winston Churchill An Informal Study of Greatness
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. Good copy of bio of Sir Winston. In full blue cloth covers, minor edgewear; faded but readable spine lettering. Interior clean & unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information
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John Adams, A character sketch
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H.G. Campbell Pub. Co. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. No DJ. Very rarely seen copy of biography of 2nd US President. In brick red full cloth covers; with scuffed edges espec at head & tail of spine. Interior is yellowed, with possible publisher's sticker over upper 1/4 of front pastedown [obscuring something]. Previous retailer's indelible price front endpaper; interior clean and tight, with slight beginnings of separation at rear of vol. ; Great Americans of history; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 126 pages . more information
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