New York: Simon and Schuster. Hardcover. 1948 Edition / fourth printing. Red cloth over boards. Sewn binding. Good. No jacket. Spine cracked at front hinge, faded. Book plate to front pastedown and same owner's name to FFEP. Text block unmarked. Not from a library. No remainder mark. ix + 658 pages.
New York: Crown, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in an As New jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight; tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 372 pages. Contents: Chapter One--The People Allotting due space and respect to parents, children, roommates, relatives--and whoever those other people are whom one of them must have brought home; Chapter Two--The Place Making use of the rooms instead of turning them into a mess or a museum, while everybody huddles upstairs; Chapter Three--The Rules Negotiating compromises without having to leave home for Domestic Dispute Court; Chapter Four--The System Keeping track of where everybody is, where they are supposed to be, and what they are supposed to be doing (if they remember); Chapter Five--The Help Getting the housework done when you can't complain about the Servant Problem--because the servants are you and the people in the phone book who may be there sometime today; Chapter Six--The Visitors Offering hospitality without surrendering your privacy or your resources to the thankless; Chapter Seven--Entertaining: The Social Contract Reviving the art of not-for-profit entertaining to make friends who will love you for yourself; Chapter Eight--Entertaining: The Social Event Learning to give a variety of parties, formal and informal--because it beats staying home alone watching TV; Chapter Nine--Entertaining: The Relatives Kindling warm memories rather than heated conflict at family occasions; Chapter Ten--The Community Being pleasant enough to the neighbors so you're not afraid to walk out your own front door.
London & New York: Longman. Hardcover. 1979. Fifth Edition. Eighth printing, 1995. Blue cloth over boards with silver lettering to spine. Sewn binding. Frontispiece portrait of Ernest Satow. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Gift inscription on FFEP. Text pristine. Spine straight. Rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 544 pages. A comprehensive survey of the rules, laws and conventions covering the conduct of diplomacy, not only between individual nations, but also through international organizations. The fifth edition also covers commercial and economic functions of diplomacy, modern communications, and terrorism.
Boulder: Westview Press. Trade Paperback. 1984. First Edition. Ex-Library: UK Ministry of Defense, Whitehall Library. Good; Near Fine other than the library markings. 349 pages. The expiration in 1982 of the Protocol of Port-of-Spain reheated a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that had been frozen since 1970, Almost at once, Venezuelan ultranationalists asserted the need to recover by force the Essequibo region of Guyana--two-thirds of that country--which Venezuela had long claimed. While rejecting force as a solution, the Venezuelan government has indicated that the Protocol will not be renewed, thus pushing the economically and politically vulnerable Guyana toward new and uncertain negotiations. This book describes the actors and their stake in the conflict, the capacity of each to develop the disputed region, and the implications of the Venezuelan claim for both sides. Incorporating a critical examination of the conflict's historical-legal background, Dr. Braveboy-Wagner chronicles the progress of the dispute through its various stages and describes the attempts of both sides to elicit outside support, especially from other Third World nations. Finally, she assesses the possibilities for a solution by force and by compromise and considers the potential for U.S. involvement. Contents: Territorial Nationalism and International Conflict -- Territorial Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean -- The Venezuela-Guyana Boundary Dispute: The Actors -- The Stake: The Essequibo -- History of the Dispute1 -- The Dispute: Legal Aspects -- Cooperation and Conflict: First Period, 1962-19661 -- Cooperation and Conflict: Second Period, 1966-1970 -- Maneuvering for Strength: Policies in the Interim -- A New Phase: The Reopening of the Dispute -- And Now ... Solutions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D
New York: Crown, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight; ends bumped. Dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright with light edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 372 pages. Contents: Chapter One--The People Allotting due space and respect to parents, children, roommates, relatives--and whoever those other people are whom one of them must have brought home; Chapter Two--The Place Making use of the rooms instead of turning them into a mess or a museum, while everybody huddles upstairs; Chapter Three--The Rules Negotiating compromises without having to leave home for Domestic Dispute Court; Chapter Four--The System Keeping track of where everybody is, where they are supposed to be, and what they are supposed to be doing (if they remember); Chapter Five--The Help Getting the housework done when you can't complain about the Servant Problem--because the servants are you and the people in the phone book who may be there sometime today; Chapter Six--The Visitors Offering hospitality without surrendering your privacy or your resources to the thankless; Chapter Seven--Entertaining: The Social Contract Reviving the art of not-for-profit entertaining to make friends who will love you for yourself; Chapter Eight--Entertaining: The Social Event Learning to give a variety of parties, formal and informal--because it beats staying home alone watching TV; Chapter Nine--Entertaining: The Relatives Kindling warm memories rather than heated conflict at family occasions; Chapter Ten--The Community Being pleasant enough to the neighbors so you're not afraid to walk out your own front door.
Washington, DC: Devon. Trade Paperback. 1989 Revised Edition. Fine. Former owner's name, "J. Jacobs", in pen on first page. Janice Jacobs was American Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea Bissau and Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.
New York: Pharos Books. Hardcover. October 1989. First Edition / full number line. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Gift inscription on FFEP, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight; ends bumped. Dust stains to top edge. Edgewear to jacket. Clipped. 742 pages.
New York: Viking. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition ("First Published in 1984"). Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Foxing to closed edges. Interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Light shelfwear to cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No creases, no tears, no folds. 389 pages.
New York: Crown. Hardcover. 1997. First Edition (stated) / first printing per number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket in a protective mylar cover. Miss Manners instructs us in a forgotten art: table manners, from which fork to use to the correct way of ingesting all the cheese that floats atop French onion soup.
Philadelphia: Davis Publications. Digest-size Magazine. January 1980. Vol. 4, No. 1. Very Good+. Spine clean and tight. Interior unmarked with light tanning along edges. Edgewear. Rubbing to rear cover. Mailing label on front cover. Edited by George H. Scithers. Cover art by Stephen E. Fabian for "Dark Touch" [Inquestor] (novelette) by Somtow Sucharitkul (aka S. P. Somtow, สมเถา สุจริตกุล); "Anniversaries" (editorial) by Isaac Asimov; "Lies, All Lies" by Christine Watson; "Titan's Titanic Symbol (SF Puzzles) by Martin Gardner; "Switch on the Bull Run" [Terra Tarkington] by Sharon Webb; "Project Fear" (novelette) by Barry B. Longyear; "Rest in Pieces" by W. T. Quick; "The Curse" by Fan D. Ango; "For Cheddar or Worse" by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre; "A Matter of Etiquette" by Jerry Craven; "The Rime of the Ancient Engineer" (poem) by Arlan Keith Andrews, Sr.; "Like Unto the Locust" (serial, part 2 of 2) by Frederik Pohl. Illustrated by Stephen E. Fabian, Frank Kelly Freas, Alex Schomburg, Val Lakey, John Lakey, Freff, Janet Aulisio, Jack Gaughan.
Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. 1988. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. Fine. A fine book in a fine jacket in a protective mylar cover. 566 pages. "Miss Manners" for the military, this classic etiquette book has served generations of officers in all branches of the armed forces. Called "The Bible" throughout the services, it is considered the ultimate authority for social occasions at home or abroad and remains the first and last source to consult to settle problems of protocol.
New York: Simon & Schuster. 1990. Paperback. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Cover is clean and crisp. Suitable for gifting. 768 pages. With the wit, tact, and wisdom that have made Miss Manners a household name, America's foremost authority on civilized behavior takes you through every aspect of your personal, professional, and social life with ease and charm. From somewhat classic queries: What do I wear to a job interview/felony trial/jacuzzi? Where does the soup spoon/seafood fork/butter knife go? To comments on truly modern phenomena: Call waiting is like a child screaming for attention, Leaky earphones are the equivalent of humming; To strictly personal do's and don'ts: Don't communicate everything in a marriage ("I had the wildest dream about a man at my office..."), Do continue the ancient custom of mealtimes, that is, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, And professional guidelines: Don't start grabbing company property after being fired, If a candy dish is on the visitor's side of a receptionist's desk, it is for visitors... Miss Manners offers consistently sound, sage advice to her Gentle Readers. With a tipping guide (including coat checks and pizza deliveries), sections devoted to both traditional and nontraditional households, details on protocol for ceremonies and celebrations, invitations and disinvitations, insights on courtship and romance, and much more, this is the comprehensive guide to a kinder, gentler, more civilized society.
