The Purpose of Christmas by Warren, Rick - 2008

Neuhausen, Stuttgart: Hanssler-Verlag, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. OVERSIZE. Hard cover in fine condition with navy boards and white spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. Contains beautiful black and white and colored photographs. Size 13"" tall x 9 3/4"" wide x 3/4"" thick. * From the book, ""This beautiful book by Hilla and Max Jacoby is unlike any other on the subject of Israel. Like the preceding works by these artists, it is highly interesting and informative, and above all it is a most unusual documentary in pictures, in which the past and present are contrasted in an outstanding way. This book is particularly topical today, exactly 21 years after the reunification of Jerusalem and 40 years after the foundation of the new State of Israel.""

New York: Macmillian, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Third printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with white boards and green spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no defects to note. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; has been price clipped.

Warner Books, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated ""First Printing: September 2001"" with complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with blue boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Deep mustard colored endpapers. Interior text block clean & tight with no writings, no markings, no defects to note. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; not price clipped. * From a review on the back jacket from the Washington Times, ""Destined to become a classic that will be read by anyone who wants to get closer to the essence of Christmas.""

St. Martin's Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: October 2003. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writings, no markings, no defects to note. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; not price clipped. Appears unread.

Smithsonian Books, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. OVERSIZE. 2nd Printing Stated First Edition and number line indicating second printing. Hard cover with lilac boards, copper-colored spine lettering and lilac end papers in fine condition. Interior text block clean & tight. Contains all glossy paper (288 numbered pages) with black & white and colored photographs, illustrations and maps on almost every page throughout the extensive narrative. Size 11"" tall x 9"" wide x 7/8"" thick. Appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped, there is no price on front flap. * Introduction by George Horse Capture. From the book, ""In this intimate portrait, encounter the real Indians of North America, peoples whose cherished traditions have endured a mighty upheaval - the peopling of the New World by masses of humanity from the Old.""

New York City, New York: Bristol Park Books, 2012. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First published in the U.K. in 2006 as ""Why Do Kamikaze Pilots Wear Helmets?"" This First American Edition was published by Bristol Park Books in 2012 with no other printings noted. Hard cover in fine condition with cream boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped - there is no price present. *' From the front jacket flap, ""Baffling and bizarre. Entertaining and Enlightening. This witty and compulsive collection of trivia will captivate and surprise."" Among some of the other questions posed and answered: Why do snooze alarms go off every nine minutes? Can it be too cold to snow? What Causes Jet Lag and How Can It Be Prevented and Cured? Why Were Neckties Invented? And, the answer to the… Read More

Jewish Publication Society, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2nd Printing Stated First Edition with number line indicating this is the Second Printing. Hard cover in fine condition with bluish green boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings; appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""For the convert and potential convert, the book offers essential information, from descriptions of the various branches of Judaism to suggestions on what it takes to actually ""feel"" Jewish. . . . From her interviews with converts and their families and friends, Romanoff illustrates the tremendous impact the conversion decision can have on the lives of those who choose Judaism as well as on the lives of theose around them. . . .""

Viking Peguin, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First Published in 2003 by Viking Penguin. Complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards, sky blue spine cloth, and gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains two sections each 8 leaves /16 pages of glossy black & white photos. 512 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""Everything about the conception and creation of Rockefeller Center was outsized and wildly improbable. Launched in the teeth of the Depression, the most ambitious construction project since the Pyramids was the unintended result of a philanthropic gesture gone awry. . . . Richly detailed, frequently surprising, and consistently entertaining, 'Great Fortune' brings this compelling saga to vivid life.""

New Yoirk: Simon and Schuster, 2020. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Stated First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition June 2020. Third Printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition mustard colored boards and black gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no markings, no writing. Contains eight leaves (16 pages) of glossy black & white and color photographs. Dust jacket in fine condition; lettering on front panel in raised letters; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Since the 2016 election, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan has traveled to five countries interviewing more than one hundred sources - from former housekeepers to photographers to roommates - to deliver a deep and complex account of the first lady ...."".

Wings Books, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Stated 1996 Edition. Third Printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with cream colored boards and green gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no markings, no writings noted. Beginnings of gentle age toning to the papers. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; no price on flap; no clipping. * From the book, ""Certain to delight everyone who loves Irish history, lore, and indeed all things Irish . . . a delicious treasury of classics you will want to savor again and again. . . . "" Translated directly from the original Gaelic. See photo of back of book for a sample of those tales included.