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New York: Nelson Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. Book Club Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. By Ellis A. Kadison- Nelson Doubleday-1981-BCE- VG++-NearFINE as is DJ which has a nice broadart illustration-book is clean, no tears or writing and is tight- 372pp- Fiction-bible-women ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 372 pages . (36)

New York: Macmillan & Co., 1989. PETE ROSE: MY STORY- Pete Rose and Roger Kahn- Illustrated- Macmillan & Co. NY- 1989-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-8vo- FINE/FINE dj is unclipped, bright and clean- as new- 300pp all clean and crisp-illustrated with photos- SEE PHOTO- "Banished from organized baseball for gambling while in the employ of the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose tells his side of the story; B&W Photographs; - Non-fiction-biography-memoirs-sports-baseball-MLB-Rose-gambling-illustrated (2785) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, 1978. THE EMPTY CHAIR- Bess Kaplan- Harper & Row-NY- 1st American Edition-1st Printing- 1978- ISBN 0-06-023093-2- Hardcover:-8vo- Good/VG+ dj is clipped, but bright and clean in mylar-ex-library- with pockets and stamsp- 243pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "A young girl struggles to acknowledge her mother's death and accept her new stepmother." Fiction-juvenile-parental death-stepmother-coping (1880). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Boards. Good/VG+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: The Dial Press, 1977. BLACK ORCHID- Nicholas Meyer & Barry J. Kaplan- The Dial Press- NY- 1977-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-large 8vo- FINE/ Near FINE-dj is bright and clean, only light rubbing at head of spine- 1/2 beige cloth and green leatherette- 310pp all clean and crisp- map endpapers-SEE PHOTOS- "A novel of high adventure and romance, Black Orchid is based on actual events and real places. The two co-authors investigate and write the little-known story of the dazzling metropolis that was the center of Brazil's worldwide monopoly on rubber."- Fiction-adventure-romance-Brazil (2712) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. Fine/Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Rinehart & Co., 1947. ZOTZ!- Walter Karig- Illustrated by Author- Rinehart & Co.-NY- 1947-1st Edition-1st Printing-- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/VG dj is rubbed, chipped and sunned on spine but complete and serviceable-1st Edition with dj is scarce!-268pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS-.Blue cloth cover with black and white spine decor-With drawings by the author. "Was made into a CBC movie-A hilarious tale of a shy professor who gains the power to take life with a modest gesture and who must decide to use it for good and evil. Subplot is the professor's dealing with a beautiful naked woman who appears to him randomly."- Fiction-fantasy-humor-magic-illustrated (1875) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/Good. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London- UK: Longman's, Green & Co., 1957. Emil And The Detectives by Erich Kastner- Illustrated by Richard Kennedy- New Method Supplementary Reader Stage 3- London-UK- 1957-reprint- Simplified by E.M. Attwood- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- Fine, no jacket as issued, clean and tight with only very minor rubs, from the Faculte Des Arts, Universite of Sherbrooke with their very clean stamp on title page and #5 on cover- 80 pages are clean and crisp, no tears or writing- 3 full page color plates and b&w illustrations- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-juvenile-mystery-illustrated (4648). Reprint. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Richard Kennedy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Erlenbach-Zurich: Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1945. BEGEGNUNGEN IN RIO- Richard Katz- Eugen Rentsch Verlag- Erlenbach-Zurich- 1945-1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-VG/ no dj- original publishers illustrated cloth with paper labels on spine and cover-titled in red and blakc on yellow labels-- binding lighty rubbed but tight and clean-241pp are lightly toned but clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Text is in German- Fiction-Rio-adventure-romance-culture-stories-anthology (3403) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Erlenbach-Zurich: Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1947. SELTSAME FAHRTEN IN BRASILIEN- Richard Katz- Eugen Rentsch Verlag- Erlenbach-Zurich- 1947-1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-VG/ no dj- original publishers illustrated cloth with paper labels on spine and cover-titled in red and blakc on yellow labels-- binding lighty rubbed but tight and clean-241pp are lightly toned but clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Text is in German-includes 3 stories: Fahrt zu Urchristen, Auf Umwegen zum Krüppelchen and Flug zu Zauberern.- Fiction-Rio-adventure-romance-travel-culture-stories-anthology (3404) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1983. SHIELD OF THREE LIONS- Pamela Kaufman- Crown Publishers-NY-1983-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++-NearFine-VG+ dj has nicks and rubs at the extremitites and is price-clipped- map endpapers- 474pp are clean and crisp- Colourful pictorial dustjacket, with on front three mediaeval riders,on back a mediaeval castle,all by Kinuko Craft.Pictorial endpapers with maps of Twelfth-Century Europe.-"Eleven-year-old Alix is the daughter of the Baron of Wanthwaite, whose lands along the Scottish border are among the best in England. But when her family is killed and her lands seized, Alix is forced to flee from the only home she's ever known."- Fiction-adventure-12th century-England-Crusades-Middle Ages (356) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth Spine- Boards. VG++-Near FINE/VG+. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc., 1964. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU- A Comedy in Three Acts- by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman- Illustrated- Dramatists Play Service Inc.- New York- 1964- [c1937]- Reprint- Softcover:-8vo-VG/ no jacket as issued- original blue softcover wraps with black titles, covered by peach wraps to keep original covers nice- library pocket on back of peach colored wraps which are chipped and lightly soiled, orignal covers are crisp and clean- 87pp + 9pp ads for other titles are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Illustrated frontis of the original stage play at the Booth Theatre, New York City, Monday night December 14th, 1936, directed by Sam H. Harris, starring Josephine Hull, Paula Trueman, Ruth Arraway, Frank Wilcox, Frank conlan and George Heller, etc.- Fiction-drama-play-comedy-theatre-illustrated (3685) . Reprint. Soft Cover. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1949. WAYS WITH WATERCOLOR- Ted Kautzky- Illustrated By Author- Reinhold Publishing Corporation-New York- 1949-1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-FOLIO- Near FINE/no dj as issued- original grey cloth with maroon titles on cover and spine- spriral bound- clean, tight and square-108pp are clean and crisp- beautifully illustrated with drawings and plates in color and b&w- SEE PHOTOS- "A gift quality book on the use of watercolors."- Non-fiction-art-painting-watercolors-guide-instruction-illustrated (3200) Overseas shipping has added cost due to size of book.. 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth w/pastedown. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Bradbury Press, 1992. Tales From The Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins- Illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng- Bradbury Press, NY- 1992- 1st Edition-1st Printing (full number line) Dedication To her Aunt Tony & Peter, signed Yoko 1993- including her chop- Hardcover:- |Square 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall- Fine/ VG++ dj is bright and clean, unclipped, tiny nick back upper spine area- binding is clean, solid and sqaure- 50 pages are clean and crisp- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-juvenile-folk tales-Japanese-illustrated-signed (4864). Signed by Author-Dedication. 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/VG++. Illus. by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. THE BUSINESS OF ECONOMICS- Competition, The Stakeholder Economy, Business Strategy- John Kay- Illustrated-B&W-charts-graphs- Oxford University Press-NY- 1996- 1st Edition-1st Printing- full number line-True 1st- Hardcover:-8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall- New/FINE++ dj has only minor negligible shelf rubbing at heel of jacket- unread copy!- 216pp are clean and crisp- SEE PHOTO- Medicine and business management share certain similarities, writes John Kay. For centuries, the theories behind medical practice were mostly nonsense. Doctors simply applied fashionable nostrums, bleeding one patient, starving another, and sometimes the patient got better, sometimes not. The prestige of a doctor rested more on the social rank of his patients and the confidence of his assertions than on the evidence of his cures. Much the same can be said of present-day management gurus. But there is one difference between medicine and management, Kay adds. In the… Read More

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996. THE QUEEN'S MAN- Sharon Kay Penman- Henry Holt & Co.- New York- November 1996-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-8vo- Near FINE/FINE-dj is clean and bright-unclipped- 291pp all crisp and clean-PO name on ffep and remnant of Canada Post sticker on rear ffep-SEE PHOTOS- "A medievel mystery surrounding- Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Richard, Prince John and bastard born- Justin de Quincy- intriquing and different-very enjoyable."- Fiction-mystery-medieval (2663) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. Near FINE/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1984. NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE- The Colonial Era- Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye- Illustrated- Houghton-Mifflin- Boston- 1984-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- 1984 on title page, 1-10 number line and 1984 on lower dj flap- Hardcover:-4to- VG++/VG+ dj is bright and clean, but priceclipped-couple of light chips and nicks but nice-Large maroon cloth binding is clean and tight- 494pp on glossy paper are clean and crisp, no tears or writing- gift dedication on ffep 1985- more than 450 color and b&w photos- SEE PHOTOS- An important book about the variety and character of New England furniture, that illustrates the life styles of their owners.- Non-fiction-antiques-furniture-guide-Colonial-New England-Americana-illustrated (3191) Overseas shipping has added cost due to size and weight of volume. Please inquire. 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/VG+. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Canada: Decca, 1957. Danny Kaye- Sings Selections From The Samuel Goldywn Technicolor Picture "Hans Christian Andersen" And Tubby The Tuba- Decca DL 8479 Canadian Pressing 1957- Condition:-Jacket is VG+, no writing or tears- bright and clean- LP is VG++ or better, a couple of light haze marks on one side not affecting, tested and plays nicely-clean and bright labels-all our LP's come in an outer poly sleeve- SEE PHOTOS- (JLP000048q). 1st Edition. VG++/VG. 12 Inch 33 1/3rpm.

Washington: National Geographic Society, 1971. ALASKA- Bern Keating- Illustrated- National Geographic Society-Washington- 1971- 2nd Edition-Stated- Hardcover:-4to- Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE dj has minor rubbingand small chips on head of spine, otherwise birght and clean- 208pp + full sixe Map laid in- are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "An in depth look at Alaska with a multitude of color photos-huge full map of Alaska laid in."- Non-fiction-travel-USA-Alaska-illustrated (2090). 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near FINE/VG++-Near Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. The First World War- by John Keegan- Illustrated- Alfred A. Knopf-NY- 1999- 1st Edition-1st Printing-US-Stated- Hardcover:- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall- Near Fine/Fine unclipped dj- dj is clean and bright, no tears- book is tight, square and clean, couple of light spots on top page edges, otherwise would be fine- 475 pages are clean and crisp- A masterpiece of history with acclain from the British press- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-historical-WWI-illustrated (4749). 1st Edition-1st Printing-US. Hardcover. Near FINE/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. THE MYSTERIOUS FIREPLACE- #10 Dana Girls- Carolyn Keene- Illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren- Grosset & Dunlap- New York- 1941- 1st Edition-1st Printing- [Only one frontis illustration on regular paper-lists only this title on copyright]- Harcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/no jacket- Original purple colored cloth with black titles and cameo silhouette of Dana Girls on cover- green and white endpapers- binding and textblock are tight, square and clean- 217pp, no ads-clean, no tears no writing, wartime toned paper, but not brittle- SEE PHOTOS- A nice copy of Dana Girls #10- in 1st/1st- Fiction-juvenile-mystery-girls-sleuth-series-illustrated (3744) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Ferdinand E. Warren. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. THE CLUE OF THE RUSTY KEY- #11 Dana Girls- Carolyn Keene- Illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren- Grosset & Dunlap- New York- 1942- 1st Edition-1st Printing- [Only one frontis illustration on regular paper-lists only this title on copyright]- Harcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/no jacket- Original purple colored cloth with black titles and cameo silhouette of Dana Girls on cover- green and white endpapers- binding and textblock are tight, square and clean- 216pp, no ads-clean, no tears no writing, wartime toned paper, but not brittle- SEE PHOTOS- A nice copy of Dana Girls #11- in 1st/1st- Fiction-juvenile-mystery-girls-sleuth-series-illustrated (3745) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Ferdinand E. Warren. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.