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New York, NY Anchor Books, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: Slight spine lean; mildest rubbing; pages tanned a bit due to the aging process. Binding secure; text clean. Close to 'As New', with only very minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 363pp. A hardcover edition of this book, published by Doubleday, appeared in 1992. Trade Paperback. So much of history is centered on warfare. And then, so much of warfare is historically rooted in a traditional perspective of leaders, politics, and other "big" events. Is there a deeper and more complex truth to all this? Now, here comes Susan Griffin, and her ideas flow freely out of the conventional boxes of interpretation. In "Chorus of Stones," she examines "small" events, and especially the… Read More

New York, NY Anchor Books, 1992. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: the spine shows barely discernible lean; mildest rubbing; pages tanned a very slightly; . Binding secure; text clean. Close to 'As New', with only very minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 363pp. A hardcover edition of this book, published by Doubleday, appeared in 1992. Trade Paperback. So much of history is centered on warfare. And then, so much of warfare is historically rooted in a traditional perspective of leaders, politics, and other "big" events. Is there a deeper and more complex truth to all this? Now, here comes Susan Griffin, and her ideas flow freely out of the conventional boxes of interpretation. In "Chorus of Stones," she examines "small" events, and especially the internal… Read More

New York, NY Anchor Books, 1993. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: two pages show a faint, clearly inadvertent dog-eared at the upper corner right at the corner tip and the rear panel shows a crease as well; else, shows only a bit of sunning to the light pink background field of the backstrip (the black titles thereon remain unaffected, bold and clearly legible); the pages have tanned ever so slightly. The binding remains square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', with only very minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 363pp. (The hardcover edition was published in the preceding year by Doubleday). Trade Paperback. So much of history is centered on warfare. And then, so much of warfare is historically rooted in a traditional perspective of leaders, politics, and other "big" events. Is there a deeper and… Read More

Newbury Park, CA Sage Publications , 1990. Hardcover First Edition [1990], so stated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches). xvi, 96 pages. International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO). Weight: 11.4 ounces. First Edition [1990], so stated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Forge Books, 1995. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; lower corners mildly bumped; just a touch of shelfwear; crimp at heel of backstrip; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 383pp. Book Seven in the Kamal-Barnea series. Hardback with DJ. A Palestinian-American cop and Israeli detective team up to investigate who is killing off survivors of a WWII medical unit. Jon Land has once again proven that he is currently the best author at creating troubled characters and twisted plots. The duo of Blaine McCracken and Johnny Wareagle once again confront a faceless enemy with the power to destroy the world. The only catch is that the weapon is a young genius. Definitely worth the read. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York, NY New American Library: Signet, 1968. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; two tiny dings at lower front hinge; very faint crease at lower front corner; pages tanned with age; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains a handsome copy. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 160pp. Mass Market Paperback. The Prisoners of Quai Dong has faded into obscurity as has its author, Victor Kolpacoff. In the late 1960s it received critical success. It was Kolpacoff`s first of two novels. The Prisoners is about the torture of a Vietnamese youth suscepted of aiding the Vietcong and found with weaponry. The novel`s protagonist, Krieger,is a court-martialed lieutenant serving time in a military prison for disobeying an order to engage in an ambuse apparently for conscientious reasons.… Read More

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Forge Books, 2008. Hardcover First Edition (2008), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2008), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of spine lean; else flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of 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 handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ the very slightest wear to the top of the front panel and head of the back-strip; else flawless; the price is unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches). 364 pages. Language:… Read More

New York, NY Barnes & Noble Books, 1998. Hardcover Reprint Edition [1998]; First Printing thus. First published in 1945. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the very faintest indications of shelving along bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of 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, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows the very mildest rubbing to the panels; unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches). vi, 345 pages. Language: English. Weight:… Read More

1996. Paperback Twelve pages early in the text show UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA IN INK. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. The binding shows very slight lean, but remains perfectly secure. Clearly, this book is flawed, but if one could overlook the underlining early on, would make a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 292pp. University Press Paperback. This fascinating book examines Western perceptions of war in and beyond the nineteenth century, surveying the writings of novelists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, poets, natural scientists, and journalists to trace the origins of modern philosophies about the nature of war and conflict. 'This is a clever, interesting, and in many ways learned book.' John Keegan, Sunday Telegraph 'In a brilliant work of cultural analysis, Pick has mined some curious disparate areas and been rewarded with remarkable material for… Read More