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The Shaman*s Secret - the lost resurrection teachings of the ancient Maya
by Gillette, Douglas
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked; in Fine unclipped jacket.
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st printing.
- Published
- June 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover in burgundy/burgundy boards; in color photo jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$20.00
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New York: Bantam Books, June 1977. 1st edition, 1st printing.. Hardcover in burgundy/burgundy boards; in color photo jacket.. Fine unmarked; in Fine unclipped jacket.. Fresh insights into Mayan religious symbolism. Nice bright clean crisp copy of HB 1st.
6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 278 pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, b/w photos & illus. Item Price
$20.00
Masters of Photography
by Newhall, Beaumont & Nancy
- Condition
- Used - HC, dj; Book Very Good w owners stamp, dj intact but badly torn, wrinkled, taped.
- Edition
- 1st prntg
- Published
- 1958
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$35.00
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NY: Bonanza Bks, 1958. 1st prntg. HC, dj; Book Very Good w owners stamp, dj intact but badly torn, wrinkled, taped.. Over 150 b/w photos by famous photographers, tracing the development of photography as a creative medium, with biographies, bibliography.
10x11. Item Price
$35.00
Betty Garrett and Other Songs: a life on stage and screen
by Garrett, Betty; with Ron Rapoport
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- stated 1st
- Published
- 2000
- ISBN
- 9781568331331
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$10.00
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Lanham MD: Madison Books, 2000. stated 1st. Trade Paperback in pictorial wraps. Very Good unmarked. A movie memoir of grace under pressure, a song of survival. 6 x 9, 305 pp, index, b/w glossy photo section. ISBN 1568331339
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$10.00
Figures in a Western Landscape: Men and Women of the Northern Rockies
by Stevenson, Elizabeth
- Condition
- Used - Hardcover/DJ.
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1994
- ISBN
- 9780801846762
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$7.50
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Baltimore: John Hopkins Univ Press, 1994. 1st. Hardcover/DJ.. New unmarked/New unclipped. Mint copy. Humanized regional history focusing on the lives of 16 men and women. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 222 pp, index, bibliography, colored endpapers. ISBN 0801846765
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$7.50
RONALD El FILOSOFO (Ron the Philosopher)
by Friends of L. Ron Hubbard (compilado por los amigos de Ronald)
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st.
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author color-photo jacket.
- ISBN
- 9781573180351
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$20.00
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Los Angeles: L. Ronald Hubbard Library, 1996. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author color-photo jacket.. Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket.. Spanish-language edition with 10 articles by Hubbard describing his Scientology philosophy. (Diez articulos por Hubbard que nos hablan de Cienciologia, la filosofia religiosa de el. Raro in Espanol.) Rare in… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
ZANE GREY: THE MAN AND HIS WORK
by Grey, Zane, et al
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine w 5/8-in chip near bottom of spine else perfect, with inscription by Grey*s son Romer, else unmarked
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover in flexible leatherette boards w gilt print on front
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$300.00
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NY: Harper & Bros Publ, 1928. First edition. Hardcover in flexible leatherette boards w gilt print on front. Near Fine w 5/8-in chip near bottom of spine else perfect, with inscription by Grey*s son Romer, else unmarked. Illustrated w rare gravure sepia photos, this small book includes the following articles: My Own Life by Zane Grey; Zane Grey… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
CATCH A FIRE: The Life of Bob Marley
by Timothy White
- Condition
- Used - Good unmarked w light edgewear
- Edition
- 8th printing
- Published
- c1992
- Binding
- Trade Paperback in color illus wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$10.00
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New York: Henry Holt Co,, c1992. 8th printing. Trade Paperback in color illus wraps.. Good unmarked w light edgewear. With new material on Reggae Politics, Ziggy, and the Marley Family. Clean used copy.
6 x 9, 476 pp, index, bibliography, discography, b/w photos. Item Price
$10.00
The FACE of MONARCHY
by Richard Ormond
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus unmarked, in Very Good Plus unclipped jacket.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st.
- Published
- 1960c1977
- Binding
- Oversize Hardcover in blue cloth boards w silver crown & spine titling, in color pictorial jacket of Elizabeth II portrait.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$12.00
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Oxford/New York: Phaidon Press/EP Dutton, 1960c1977. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in blue cloth boards w silver crown & spine titling, in color pictorial jacket of Elizabeth II portrait.. Very Good Plus unmarked, in Very Good Plus unclipped jacket.. Portraits of British royalty from past to present, along with descriptive historical text, including royal biographies & geneological tree. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00
John Fitzgerald KENNEDY, YOUNGEST PRESIDENT
by Edward R. Sammis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good unmarked, yellowing pages.
- Edition
- 2nd printing.
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Trade Paperback in b/w photo wraps w color highlights.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$5.00
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New York: Scholastic Book Services,, 1962. 2nd printing.. Trade Paperback in b/w photo wraps w color highlights.. Very Good unmarked, yellowing pages.. Photo-illustrated biography of JFK, for juvenile readers.
6 x 8, 64 pp, b/w photos. Item Price
$5.00
L. RONALD HUBBARD: UN PERFIL (A Profile)
by Friends of L. Ron Hubbard (compilado por los amigos de Ronald)
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked in Fine jacket.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st.
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author b/w-photo jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$30.00
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Los Angeles: L. Ronald Hubbard Library, 1995. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author b/w-photo jacket.. Fine unmarked in Fine jacket.. Spanish-language edition describing the life of Hubbard. (Explora muchas de las contribuciones del Sr Hubbard a la humanidad y a la civilizacion. Raro in Espanol.) Rare in Spanish.
8-3/4 x 11-1/4,… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
by Richard Gallagher, editor
- Condition
- Used - Good w right lower edge of front wrap torn off, else Very Good unmarked.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st.
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Oversize Paperback in JFK color photo wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$20.00
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New York: Periodical House,, 1964. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Paperback in JFK color photo wraps.. Good w right lower edge of front wrap torn off, else Very Good unmarked.. Published one year after JFK*s death, this is a collection of photos about his life. Scarce collector*s item.
8-1/2 x 11, 66 pp, b/w photos throughout. Item Price
$20.00
Three-volume Set: 1) RICHARD WAGNER: The Man, His Mind, and His Music; 2) RING RESOUNDING; 3) THE PERFECT WAGNERITE: A Commentary on the Niblugn*s Ring
by George Daniels, editor; authors Robert W. Gutman, John Culshaw, Bernard Shaw
- Condition
- Used - Very Good unmarked (w two small indents cum wear-marks on spines).
- Edition
- Time-Life Records Special Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover volumes in black pebbled boards w color paste-ons, in matching slipcase.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$20.00
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New York: Time Inc, 1972. Time-Life Records Special Edition. Hardcover volumes in black pebbled boards w color paste-ons, in matching slipcase.. Very Good unmarked (w two small indents cum wear-marks on spines).. The ultimate Wagner fan*s collection, profusely illustrated. Very nice crisp set.
8-1/2 x 10-3/4 x 3-1/2, 537 + 278 + 114 pp, indexes, b/w & color… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Young Buffalo Bill
by Gowdy, George; illus by Howard Simon
- Condition
- Used - Hardcover in tan cloth; VG w page-edges yellowed.
- Edition
- 2nd
- Published
- 1955
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$7.50
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NY: Lothrop Lee Shepard, 1955. 2nd. Hardcover in tan cloth; VG w page-edges yellowed.. Biography of frontiersman Wm Cody, for young adult readers. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4, 201 pp, b/w drawings throughout. Clean, tight, unmarked copy.
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$7.50
Camus and Sartre: Crisis and Commitment
by Bree, Germaine
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- stated 1st
- Published
- 1972
- Quantity Available
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$10.00
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NY: Delta/Dell Publ, 1972. stated 1st. Trade paperback in illus wraps. VG tight clean w a few underlines. Depicts the essential distinctions in the ature of the commitment of two of the most influential thinkers of 20th century. 5-1/4 x 8, 287 pp, index. ISBN 44001003245
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$10.00
MICHELANGELO (BUONARROTI)
by Ernest Raboff
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked.
- Edition
- 1st Harper Trophy Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Oversize trade paperback in color illus wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1988. 1st Harper Trophy Edition. Oversize trade paperback in color illus wraps.. Fine unmarked.. p/o Art for Children series. Includes biographical sketch, interpretation of the artists paintings, full-color reproductions. Excellent copy.
8-1/4 x 11, Item Price
$15.00
RONALD El AVENTURERO Y EXPLORADOR (Ron the Adventurer and Explorer)
by Friends of L. Ron Hubbard (compilado por los amigos de Ronald)
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st.
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author color-photo jacket.
- ISBN
- 9781573180542
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$20.00
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Los Angeles: L. Ronald Hubbard Library, 1996. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author color-photo jacket.. Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket.. Spanish-language edition by and about Hubbard describing his feats and journeys. (Articulos que nos hablan de Hubbard y su vida. Raro in Espanol.) Rare in Spanish.
8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 80… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
THE LORD BUDDHA
by Rev. Ryowa Takahashi; illus by Tadashi Kato
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked.
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Oblong Paperback in color illus wraps, saddle-stapled.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$22.00
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Tokyo: Daidosha, 1985. Oblong Paperback in color illus wraps, saddle-stapled.. Fine unmarked.. Lovely illustrated color cartoon story of the Buddha, in English. Very nice copy of rare and beautiful book.
8-3/4 x 7-3/4, 36 pp, color illus throughout. Item Price
$22.00
Revelation Art: All Things New
by McReynolds, Cliff
- Condition
- Used - Oversize trade paperback in illustrated wraps; VG w owner sticker on fep, else unmarked.
- Published
- 1980
- ISBN
- 9780917556043
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$75.00
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Corte Madera CA: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1980. Oversize trade paperback in illustrated wraps; VG w owner sticker on fep, else unmarked.. A beautiful picturebook of visionary art in b/w & color, along with a fascinating autobiographical introduction by the artist/author. Nice clean copy of a scarce book. ISBN 0917556046.
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$75.00
A Pictorial Biography of SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA, Third Edition
by Gunapayuta; translators Bhiksu Jan Hai & Z.A. Lu; colorist Yann-Fang Lee
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked.
- Edition
- Ltd edition 5000 copies.
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Trade Paperback in color illus wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$25.00
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Taiwan: Buddha Educational Foundation,, 2001. Ltd edition 5000 copies.. Trade Paperback in color illus wraps.. Fine unmarked.. Over 200 color illustrations in this Chinese-English retelling of the life of Buddha. Includes info and photos of Buddha*s birthplace. Crisp copy of scarce and beautiful book.
6-3/4 x 9, approx 250 pp, appendix, color illus, photos. Item Price
$25.00
Sports Birthdays: the fan*s daybook.
by Lesser, Eugene.
- Condition
- Paperback with rounded corners; As New.
- Published
- 1985
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$3.00
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SF: Ed Buryn, 1985. Paperback with rounded corners; As New.. A pocket encyclopedia fir sports-nuts and novices alike, compiled from the author*s feisty columns in the SF Examiner.
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$3.00