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Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2007. Paperback. Near fine(+) copy; slight crease to front cover and first 10 leaves (3" to 1/2" as page number gets bigger); o/w tight, clean copy; wrappers are clean and free of edgewear; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight; a gently used copy.. Large octavo in red (spine) and grey wrappers; 227 pp. In English. || Inscribed and signed by editor Judy Young; Chapter Titles: Growing up in Chinatown -- A Chinese cowboy in Texas -- A good soldier -- A prisoner of the Japanese -- A POW survivor -- Learning to live with myself.
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The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War
by Fung, Eddie; Yung, Judy
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Aids The Smoldering Fire
by Nider, Jacqueline
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1992. Paperback. Fine copy; wrappers have very light signs of use; o/w wrappers and pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight; a very gently loved copy.. Octavo in white wrappers with red illustration; 43 pages. In English. || Inscribed and signed by author on copyright page; also includes an autograph signed letter; No publisher information; likely self-published. Jacqueline Nider lost her son Frank to AIDS in 1991. "Society forgets that for every AIDS patient, their is a mother. She also suffers from the disease. When a child is in pain, the mother is in pain. When a child is subject to prejudice, the mother also feels that prejudice. Often the prejudice is directed to the mother... For a mother, her child is always a child, no matter what the age."- Introduction; this is her Jacqueline Nider's story.
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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.; a historical biography
by Green, Peter
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to fore-edges, tight binding, bright pages, light soiling to DJ, else near fine(+) in near fine(+) DJ./near fine. Octavo in tan-black DJ, black spine, gilt to spine, xxxvii, 617 pages, b&w illustrations, maps, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career. Series: Hellenistic culture and society, 11. Contents: Philip of Macedon -- The garden of Midas -- From a view to a death -- The keys of the kingdom -- The captain-general -- The road to Issus -- Intimations of immortality -- The Lord of Asia -- The quest for ocean -- How many miles to Babylon?…
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Alors ma chere, moi. .
by Lafontaine, Marie-Celine; Carnot
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Paris: Editions caribeennes, 1986. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Barely worn spine head & foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, else very good+ to near fine(-). White octavo; 159 p, [16] p of b&w plates; 23 cm. In French, Creoles, and Pidgins. || Musicians -- Guadeloupe -- Biography.
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Amics de Gaspar de Portola :; memoria, 1981-1993 = report, 1981-1993
by Biblioteca Selecta
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Barcelona, Espanya: Biblioteca Selecta, 1971. First English language edition. Hardcover. Extremely gently bumped spine head and foot, bright pages in tight binding, faint sunning to DJ spine head, light soiling and extremely mild edgewear to DJ, else Near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ.. Large dark red quarto in red DJ, gilt to front board, 104 pages, color illustrations ; 29 cm. Beautiful b&w map on orange paper to front pastedown and front free endpaper. || Includes color folded map. || California -- History -- To 1846. || Translated from Catalan to English. || DJ protected in archival mylar wrap. || Novelized biography of Gaspar de Portola.
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André Gide; homosexual moralist
by Pollard, Patrick
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, light soiling to fore-edges, exceedingly gentle bumping to top corners, extremely mild rubbing to rear corners, bright pages in tight binding, faint soiling to DJ spine, extremely mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(+) DJ./near fine. Octavo in yellow DJ, xvi, gilt to spine, 498 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Homosexuality and literature -- France.
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Ann of Ava
by Hubbard, Ethel Daniels; Gillespie, Jessie (illustrator)
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New York City: Interchurch Press, 1915. First edition (unstated). Hardcover. Mild wear and fraying to spine head and foot, modest wear and fraying to spine head edges and spine foot edges, light soiling to boards, very gently bumped corners, ink gift inscription to front free enpaper, unattached title page, bottom of front endpaper torn off, faint spotting and soiling to few select pages and fore-edges, else Good.. Small dark red octavo, 245 p, [12] leaves of b&w plates, b&w illus, portraits ; 20 cm. No matches for specific edition and date. || Scarce. || Missionaries, Judson, Ann Hasseltine, 1789-1826 -- Burma -- Biography.
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Anton Bruckner; rustic genius
by Wolff, Werner
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New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1973. Hardcover. Very gentle bumping to rear corners, extremely mild rubbing to front corners, light soiling to fore-edges and boards, exceedingly mild rubbing to spine head and foot, pale soiling to top edges, binding is tight, bright pages, gentle crease to front DJ flap, faint soiling to DJ, reinforced custom DJ spine with tape, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, else near fine(-) in near fine(-) DJ./near fine. Octavo in custom brown DJ, 283 pages, b&w illustrations, portraits, music, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896. Composers -- Austria -- Biography.
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Anton Makarenko :; his life and his work in education
by Kumarin, Valentin Vasil'evich (editor); Makarenko, Anton Semenovich
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Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1976. First English language edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, faint musty smell to pages, extremely light soiling to front pastedown, front free endpaper, rear free endpaper, and rear pastedown, bright pages, very faint soiling to DJ, very gentle rubbing to DJ edges, else Near Fine(-) in Very Good DJ.. Large duodecimo in teal DJ, black spine, 393 pages, b&w illustrations ; 18 cm. Educators -- Ukraine -- Biography. || Makarenko, Anton Semenovich, 1888-1939. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Uncommon.
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Avail the time :; prison tales, 1941-1945
by Landreth, Don Tomas
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Calgary: Thief Zone Pub, 2000. First printing (stated). Paperback. Faint mark to spine head, else near fine(+). White octavo; 213 p, b&w map ; 22 cm. World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; Biography.
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Better in Darkness: A Biography of Henry Adams: His Second Life, 1862-1891
by Chalfant, Edward
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Hamden, Conn: Archon Books, 1994. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine jacket In archival mylar sleeve; jacket spine mildly sunned./Near Fine. Quarto in dark grey-brown pictorial jacket; xiv, 929 pages: illustrations ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 647-892) and index. Weighs 3 lbs 3 oz before packing. Continues: Both Sides of the Ocean. "This Second Volume of the life of Henry Adams tells a rounded story of a man, a marriage, the epic history he wrote, and the covert role he played in the politics of late nineteenth-century America. Based on new evidence - unpublished, unrecognized, or misinterpreted letters and writings of Adams, and information from people who knew him personally - it gives a startlingly different picture and an unexpectedly new experience of Adams's life. This book, a continuation of volume one, Both Sides of the Ocean: A Biography of Henry Adams, His First Life, 1838-1862, follows Henry into his matured years - first as a Harvard professor, later as a…
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Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power Politics
by Boyarsky, Bill
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine in fine jacket ; as new. xi, 265 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and index. Signed and inscribed by author. / Contents: The death of a boss -- The road to California -- The GI Bill of Rights -- Hat in the ring -- The education of a rookie -- Segregation and the unruh civil rights act -- Fair housing and white backlash -- Animal house -- Backstabbing democrats -- Dirty dealings and high idealism -- A full-time legislature -- Unruh, Robert Kennedy, and the anti-war movement -- Unruh versus Reagan -- The man with the money. ¶ "Jesse Marvin Unruh (September 30, 1922 - August 4, 1987) was an American Democratic politician and the California State Treasurer from 1975 until his death in 1987. He was known as "Big Daddy Unruh," a nickname he acquired due to his physical stature and political influence. Before serving as State Treasurer, Unruh had a significant career…
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Billy F. Gibbons : rock + roll gearhead [Signed by Gibbons]; rock + roll gearhead
by Gibbons, Billy F; Vickers, Tom; Perry, David
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St. Paul, MN: MBI Pub, 2005. Hardcover. This book took a bit of a bath and consequently its pages are somewhat damp-rippled but book has no odor and binding is solid. About good thus in a similar good jacket with a inch-long closed edge tear to rear. Please refer to photos fo furhter condition details./near fine. Folio in teal color illus DJ, 191 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color), 32 cm. Signed by author. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.** || Guitarists -- United States -- Biography.
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Blacktown, U.S.A.
by Keegan, Frank L. (1925-
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Boston; Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1971. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Fine in near fine(-) gently edge-worn dust jacket.. Clarence Sanders (photographer). Octavo in black and green boards; black spine; DJ is black; xiii, 430 p. illus., ports. 22 cm. B&w photos. Signed and inscribed by the author. Mimeograph of a 21-page typed manuscript laid in: "Resign or be fired: An open letter to present and future college presidents from a former one" (p. 21). Also by Keegan. || African Americans -- Biography; African Americans -- Race identity; Autobiography; Interviews.
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Both sides of the track :; a collection of oral histories from Belvedere and Tiburon
by Heig, James (editor); Mitchell, Shirley (editor)
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San Francisco, California: Scottwall Associates, 1985. First edition (stated). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to front-rear corner, extremely light soiling to boards, bright pages in tight binding, else Near Fine(+).. White quarto, ix, 211 pages, b&w illustrations ; 27 cm. Oral biography, Manners and customs, Cultural Studies.
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Brancusi
by Jianou, Ionel
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New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1963. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing and faint sunning to spine head and foot, pale sunning to front edges, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to rear board and fore-edges, faint spotting to fore-edge, binding is tight, bright pages, almost one inch closed tear to rear DJ-top edge, almost one inch frayed tear to rear DJ-top edge, two less than quarter inch frayed tears to DJ spine head, two less than quarter inch frayed tears to DJ spine foot, very gentle rubbing to top DJ edges, light soiling to DJ (mostly to rear DJ), else very good(+) in good(+) DJ./good +. Quarto in white DJ, b&w illus to front DJ, 223 pages, b&w illustrations, 28 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Contents: Preface / by Jean Cassou -- The Brancusi mystery -- The artist, his life and his epoch -- Brancusi's work -- Notes -- Chronology -- Exhibitions -- Bibliography -- The catalogue of Brancusi's works -- Reproductions. Art; Biography.
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Call him George
by Fairbairn, Ann
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Small closed tear & very little wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light crease to DJ flaps, little wear to spine head & foot, medium-sized white mark to spine foot, else very good+ in very good DJ. Octavo in black DJ; 303 p, b&w illus; 22 cm. Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography of George Lewis.
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Carducci Senza Retorica
by Russo, Luigi
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Rome: GLF Editori Laterza, 1999. Paperback. Fine copy. Pages and cover are bright and free of marks; binding is tight.. Octavo in white paper wraps with black title; includes bibliographical references and index; 372 p., 21 cm. In Italian. // Series: Biblioteca Universale Laterza 507.
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Chandra :; a biography of S. Chandrasekhar
by Wali, K. C.
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Ex-library book with one marking (numbers and letters taped to spine), extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, bright pages, tight binding, else Very Good(+).. Red octavo, gilt to spine, x, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. Astrophysicists -- United States -- Biography. || Contents: Prologue: Tracking the Legend of Chandrasekhar -- The Simple and True -- Choosing the Unconventional: A Family Trait -- Determined To Pursue Science: Lahore and Madras, 1910-1930 -- Discoveries, Personal and Scientific: Cambridge and Copenhagen, 1930-1933 -- Fellow of Trinity College: Cambridge, 1933-1934 -- The Absurd Behavior of Stars: Eddington and the White Dwarfs: Cambridge, 1934-1935 -- "I Must Push On in My Directions": Cambridge and Harvard, 1935-1936 -- Lalitha: Madras, 1936 -- Scientist in the Midst of Political Turmoil: Williams…
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Charlie Emery, pro :; biography of a Maine golf pro
by Chamberlain, Faustina E.
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N.P.: N.P., 1982. Limited First edition (stated). Hardcover. Slightly faded DJ spine, extremely little wear to spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, ownership bookplate to front free endpaper, else very good+ in very good+ DJ. Octavo in green DJ in protected plastic sleeve; 166 p, b&w illus ; 23 cm. Signed by Charlie Emery. || Biography; Golf. || #372.
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