Search Results: Immigration from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY HarperCollins: Harper Perennial, 1991. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mildest rubbing to wrapper covers; pages very lightly tanned; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 450pp. Trade Paperback. This is an outstanding book that every genealogical society should own, as well as serious genealogist. The book provides information in both an overview format as well as ethnic group specific information.

Glastonbury, CT Connecticut Society of Genealogists, 2006. Paperback Fine in Wraps: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.3 x 0.45 inches). 179 pages. Weight: 7.3 ounces. Paperback.

Glastonbury, CT Connecticut Society of Genealogists, 2007. Paperback Fine in Wraps: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.3 x 0.45 inches). 179 pages. Weight: 7.3 ounces. Paperback.

New York, NY Random House: Vintage, 2004. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows Media Event sticker affixed to inside front cover; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 402pp. Trade Paperback. In Maxine Hong Kingston's brilliant new book, THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE, she pulls together her entire life, as well as all the major characters of THE WOMAN WARRIOR, CHINA MEN, and TRIPMASTER MONKEY, in order to achieve an extraordinary feat of reconciliation, a vision as honestly won as the dancing circle at the end of Fellini's "8 1/2." It is a book that overflows with wisdom, marvelous humor, and lyrical beauty, all in the service of exploring a most serious question: can we live together in peace? The author looks into the abyss created by humanity's impulse toward destruction: of other… Read More

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Hardcover First Edition (1997), so stated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1997), so stated. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows a bump at the upper corner of the rear panel; a tiny dot of soil at the bottom edge of a rear endpaper; a hint of rubbing to the heel of the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to "As New". The DJ shows very mild wear to the extremities; "Autographed" sticker at the upper front panel; the price has been clipped. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.7 x 6 x 1.15 inches). 240… Read More

Berkeley, CA Heyday Books, 2005. Paperback First Edition Thus (2005), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (2005), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). xv, 140 pages Foreward by Richard Rodriguez. Eight page section of duotone photographs. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY G.W. Carleton, 1877. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Good+: Shows moderate use: the binding shows slight lean; light wear to extremities; faint overall rubbing and light soiling to the panels; a section of faint sunning at the upper corner of the front panel. Former owner's name and place at the front free endpaper. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Squarish 8vo. (6.85 x 5.3 x 0.75 inches). 180 pages. Black-stamped embossed siena cloth. Weight: 10.8 ounces. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Humorous tale of immigrant Irish girl, who has been hired as a cook in New York city. Number Seven in the "Popular Fifty Cent Books" series.

New York, NY Random House: [Doubleday]: Broadway Books, 2008. Hardback First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only a very slight reverse lean to the binding, which remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 306pp. Hardback with DJ. What's in a name? For Carl Capotorto, everything is in a name. The literal translation from Italian to English of Capotorto is "twisted head." This is no accident. Carl grew up in the Bronx in the 1960s and ’70s with the Mangialardis ("eat fat") and Mrs. Sabella ("so beautiful"), incessant fryers and a dolled-up glamour queen. Carl's father, Philip Vito Capotorto, was the obsessive, tyrannical head of the family--"I'm not your friend, I'm the father" was a common refrain in their household. The father ran Cappi's Pizza… Read More