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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 1983. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 6" x 9 1/2. 402 Pages Indexed. Dust jacket price $25 is unclipped and has some edge wear and shelf scuffs to back. Black and white photographic endpapers of the river and skyline background. The title page is inscribed For Miriam Levine, a friendly face at my library. Best Wishes, William Kennedy A nonfiction biography of the author's hometown. Part journalism, part history and all love and lyricism. We see the city by neighborhood, ethnic and social; we attend the murder of Legs Diamond; we're in on the infighting engendered by the raisingof Nelson Rockefeller's baby; the South Mall; we meet Erastus Corning, His Honor the Mayor for a record forty-two consecutive years. Includes fifty vintage photographs of the uncommon characters who tread William Kennedy's stage. Equally important are eleven maps drawn especially for this book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Villard Books, 1995. First Edition . Tape Binding. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11. Pages not numbered. A spoof, a whole spoof, and nothing but a spoof on the murder trial of the century. Appearance is that of a typical yellow notepad. Beard was one of the founders of Lampoon and wrote Miss Piggy's Guide to Life. Boswell was the author of French for Cats and Latin for all Ocassions. This will provide you with hours of laughter. If you liked any of the Lampoon magazines you will love this. Examples: Johnnie C. - Possib. Angle: DNA test like SAT test UNFAIR TO BLACKS, Who Really Did It? Drug dealers, Somali warlords, shamu, the Killer whale, Brady bunch, Space Aliens (abduction gone bad, they panic), One-armed man. Johnnie - Need more sympathetic Judge - Judge Wapner, Sammy Davis Jr. (might be dead), Clarence Thomas, Flip Wilson.

Boston: Houghton Miffflin, 1997. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/2" x 8. Minor, Wendell - Cover. 180 Pages. Foreword by Doris Grumbach. The author introduces Alexandra Bergson, the daughter of Swedish immigrant farmers, whose devotion to the land sustains her against the hardships and suffering of prairie life. With Alexandra, Cather created the model for a series of remarkable, spirited heroines. This vivid portrati of the American frontier reveals Cather's powerful themes as it enthralls new generations of readers. Contents in Five Parts: The Wild Land, Neighboring Fields, Winter Memories, The White Mulberry Tree, and Alexandra.

Los Angeles,California: Periscope Film LLC, 2015. Part II . Trade Paperback. As New. 8 1/4" x 6. 143 Pages. This is Volume II of a two volume set. Volume I is NOT included. Originally printed in December of 1943, ONI 54 U.S. Naval Vessels presents a categorical description of the various ships that constituted the U.S. fleet in World War II. Created by the Office of Naval Intelligence, which produced an important series of recognition guides for officers and staff, ONI 226 covers battleships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, minor surface combatants, auxiliaries, and landing craft. It also covers ships and vessels operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. In addition to descriptive text, the book contains numerous data tables, designation information, outboard drawings and photographs. When it was originally printed, the information presented in this book was so important that it was classified as restricted. Now declassified, this high quality reprint is slightly reformatted but presents… Read More

New York: Harper & Row - Publishers, 1973. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 990 Pages Indexed. Originally published by Harper in 1962, this is an Englarged Edition with a new Epilogue. Store stamp inside back cover. No other marks or stamps. Covers have some edge wear and lightly turned up corners and small creases. Otherwise a tight, straight book with white text pages. The complete biography of the greatest American playwright --- the man who revoltionized the nation's theatre and whose own life as as storm swept as his immortal plays. Introducdtion by Brooks Atkinson. Contents in Five Parts: Haunting Ghosts 1846-1912, the Birth of a Soul 1912-1920, The Makings of a Poet, Wilderness Regained 1926-1936, and Hopeless Hope 1936-1953. Plus Inatroduction and Epilogue. Large heavy book that may incur additional shipping charges to some locations. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.

New York: Oak Publications - A Division of Embassy Music Corporation, 1976. New and Revised . Trade Paperback. Good. 9' X 12. WeInstein, Iris - Boook and Cover Design. 254 Pages with a Comprehensive Seven Page Index. Light wear to covers at the spine, corners, and edges. The interior music pages are flawless. This is the new and revised edition with over 1,000 Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Long Dances and Marches in a newly printed and corrected collection of the dance music of Ireland. Includes an introduction on the history of Irish music and tips on playing with an authentic feeling. Included are settings from the playing of Michael Coleman and the Sligo Fiddle Masters. In keeping with Frances O'Neill's philosophy - his last book was released in 1916 - the editor's goal was to update and improve O'Neill's own work by drawing on the many outstanding recorded and contemporary settings that have become popular during the last fifty years. Krassen has also attempted to apply many… Read More

San Francisco, California: Robert D. Reed Publishers, 2002. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6" x 9. Gaskill, Julia; Shea, Mark - Cover Design. 471 Pages Indexed. Very attractive book with cover flaps. The OPS Story approaches the Cold War with a well-considered balance of history, personal drama and experience. The violence, suspense and excitement are totally nonfiction. The communist quest for world domination aided by ideologues in America ranged worldwide. It was subtle and clandestine and cost many lives. Many of the Americans serving in the Office of Public Safety (OPS) died serving their country, defiled by communist propaganda and betrayed by self-serving politicians and ideologues. Adolph Saenz was an active participant in the Cold War struggle for over two decades and he recounts the history of United States' police assistance to foreign countries to help them combat communist aggression. He tells the story from a personal perspective, his own experience, and from a… Read More

Robert Reed Publishers, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 471 pages indexed. Inscribed To Manuel Lujan Former U.S. Congressman,Statesman and Model for American Hispanics. With fond regards. Dolph Adolph B Saenz 5/7/02 Book is clean with white pages and is well bound. Small abrasions to corners and slight scuffing on both covers that is difficult to see in the scans. The OPS Story approaches the Cold War with a well-considered balance of history, personal drama and experience. The violence, suspense and excitement are totally nonfiction. The communist quest for world domination aided by ideologues in America ranged worldwide. It was subtle and clandestine and cost many lives. Many of the Americans serving in the Office of Public Safety (OPS) died serving their country, defiled by communist propaganda and betrayed by self-serving politicians and ideologues.Adolph Saenz was an active participant in the Cold War struggle for over two decades and he recounts the history of United States'… Read More

Scarborough, ON, Canada: Prentice-Hall Canada, Incorporated, 1993. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 7" X 9. Revision 1.2. Written for programmers who want to write applications using Motif interfaces. Includes Preface and 1142 pages of References plus Appendices and Index. Heavy book that may require additional postage charges.

Gemstone, 2023. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. Book is new in shrinkwrap. This has been the definitive guide for serious collectors for over 50 years. It is a treasure trove of information and pricing trends. As an avid comic book collector, I have personally opened the Overstreet guide at least twice a week for information for 48 years. The pricing may not always be relevant, but the data on series, writers, artists and other creators is always accurate.

Charles Town, West Virginia: Jefferson Publication, 2015. Assumed First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11 1/2. 141 Pages. It ought to be matter of surprise how men live in the midst of marvels, without taking heed of their existence. The slightest derangement of their accustomed walks in political or social life shall excite all their wonder, and furnish themes for their discussions, for months; while the prodigies that come from above are presented daily to their eyes, and are received without surprise, as things of course. In a certain sense, this may be well enough, inasmuch as all which comes directly from the hands of the Creator may be said so far to exceed the power of human comprehension, as to be beyond comment; but the truth would show us that the cause of this neglect is rather a propensity to dwell on such interests as those over which we have a fancied control, than on those which confessedly transcend our understanding. Thus is it ever with men. The wonders of… Read More

St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesoata Genealogical Society, 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8 1/2" X 11. 43 Pages. The Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul is bounded by Jackson, Magnolia, Sylvan, and Sycamore Streets two miles north of the Mississippi river. Oakland is one of the first formal burial places established in this area. It started with 40 acres and today has 100 acres and remains non-sectarian. The Zion Cemetery was merged with the Oakland Cemetery in 1905. The Zion Church is located across the street from Oakland Cemetery and services are still held weekly. These records are from Zion Church dated March 1907 and are the translations from the German language done at the time of the annexation to Oakland. Contents in Five Sections: Pictures of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Introduction, Burials in the Oakland Cemetery: Zion Block, Lot Owners Zion Block, and Cross Reference of Owners and Burials. This list includes burials to 1905 and includes name, age at death, address, marital status,… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Third Printing . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4. PoNden, Jessica - Dust Jacket. 289 Pages. Black boards with gold spine lettering. Dust jacket price 16.95 is unclipped. Faultless interior text. Shirley Waterbury does not believe her family's death was accidental. Shirley knows her father was too meticulous and too cautious and knew the sea too well to attempt to sail during an approaching hurricane. The sea was his life, and he would never jeopardize the welfare of her mother and her brother, Billy. She knows they wre murdered, but with no indication of foul play, no one will investigate a tragedy classified as an accident. Enter Slade Lockwood, a decorated twenty-year veteran of the LAPD, who returned to Cedar Key to find what he lost in law enforcement: himself. His reluctant acceptance to investigate the deaths of Shirley's family members will take him on a journey across America, where he… Read More

New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1976. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Good. 591 pages The Shattered Chain copyright 1976 and Thendara House copyright 1983. No marks on book. Jacket has some edge wear.

Redwood City, California: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, 1991. 7th Printing . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 7" X 9/12. 580 pages indexed. Maroon boards with gold lettering and decoration. Object-Oriented Design: With Applicaitons gives you practical guidance for constructing complex object-oriented systems and provides first comprehensive description of object-oriented design methods. Numerous examples--drawn from the author's extensive experience in developing very large software systems--and five challinging application projects will teach you how to use object-koriented and object-based programming languages to solve real problems. 12 chapters plus Appendix, Notes, Glossary and a Classified Bibliography.

San Bernardino California: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Trade Paperback. Fine. 6" x 9. 163 Pages. The novel evolved and expanded from an 1849 short story or sketch entitled "Oblomov's Dream". The novel focuses on the midlife crisis of the main character, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, an upper middle class son of a member of Russia's nineteenth century landed gentry. Oblomov's distinguishing characteristic is his slothful attitude towards life. While a common negative characteristic, Oblomov raises this trait to an art form, conducting his little daily business apathetically from his bed.

Calabasas, CAlifornia: Suspense Publishing, 2018. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. Raab, Shannon - Cover Design. 373 Pages. No defects noted and interior text pages are bright, tight, and white. A world-class thriller with non-stop, heart-pounding tension and action, this book brings back Matt Curtis and Renee Drummond and their villainous nemesis, Lonnie Jackson. This second installment in Joseph Badal's The Curtis Chronicles takes the reader from Rio de Janeiro to the mountains of New Mexico to the Mexico/United States border, following a crazed Jackson on his single-minded quest for revenge against the two people he blames for the deaths of his mother and brother and for the destruction of his criminal empire in Hawaii. Obsessed is another master stroke of fiction from this Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author, two-time winner of the Tony Hillerman Award for Best Fiction Book of the Year, and three-time Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal Winner. If you like… Read More

Seattle, WA, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 1988. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5" x 8. 278 pages No marks or stamps. Very slight spine cock and cover edge chafing. For survivors who want validation and hope, there is no better literary companion.

New York: Penguin Books - An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5" x 8. 317 Pages. This is a used book in As New condition. May have been read once. In the twelfth Longmire novel, Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much more than they bargained for when they are called in o investigate a hit-and-run accident involving a young motorcyclist near Devils Tower. In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming the nearest town to America's first national monument, Devils Tower to investigate, things start getting complicated. As competing biker gangs; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; a military-grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a wealthy entrepreneur; and Lola, the real-life femme fatale and namesake for Henry's '59 Thunderbird… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Bools, 1997. First Barnes & Noble Printing . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 8 3/4" X 11 1/4. 160 Pages Indexed. As New book with flawless interior text and illustration pages. Until recently, the term occult was reserved for the black arts alone. Today, the occult has a wider connotation: it encompasses the wisdom of the ancients and the many branches of esoteric thought adapted from their teachings down the ages. ESP, reincarnation, astrology, meditation, faith-healing, shamanism, Tarot and out- of-body experiences are just a few of the diverse subjects included, as well as New Age practices and beliefs-whose origins are, in turn, rooted in the philosophies and faiths of the Eastern world. Once considered a dubious field of study, mystical beliefs are now embraced by millions around the world, and countless occult phenomena are scrutinized by scientists, who have come to acknowledge connections between the mind, body and spirit. The occult has moved out of the… Read More