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Anderson, Fulton H. The Philosophy of Francis Bacon. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, index, first edition, 1948, 312 pp.This is a very good hardcover copy with some yellowing of the endpapers. The text is unmarked and the binding is tight. The dust jacket is very good, with a few chips and tears.

Good paperback edition. There is writing on the first several pages, with some notes on the first 40 pages, and after that a few marks here and there. A little beat up on the corners, but the writing is the reason for the good rating.Delgado, José M. R., Physical control of the mind: toward a psychocivilized society. New York: Harper & Row, 1971 paperback edition, 288 pp. with photographs.

Roscoe, Theodore. Pigboats. (authorized abridged version of United States Submarine Operations in World War II by The United States Naval Institute) New York: Bantam Books, first paperback print 1958, 450 pp., with some small maps and some charts of submarine losses.Good condition mass market paperback. The text is clean and the binding is tight, there are signs of wear on the cover.

This is a very good condition comb-bound book. It has minor edge wear to the covers and a couple of water spots on the front cover.Richardson, Lillian C. & Charles G. The Pill rollers: a book on apothecary antiques and drug store collectibles. Fort Washington (MD): Old Fort Press, 1979, first ed. 170 pp. Profusely illustrated with advertisements and drawings of the objects described; includes appendix with bibliography, index and other informational sections.

Larson, Martin A. Plaster saint: a novel of heresy on campus. New York: Exposition Press, 1953, First edition, 275 pp.Hardcover with dust jacket. Very good hardcover bound in red cloth with black titles. The dust jacket is also in very good condition with a little wear at the spine and a tiny tear at the top of the front cover.

This is a very good condition hard cover copy in a very good dust jacket. There is a little rubbing on the jacket, as well as spine sunning.
Sayre, Kenneth M. Plato's late ontology: a riddle resolved. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983, 328 pp., appendices, notes, bibliography, index.

Plutarch. Plutarch's lives vol.VII: Demosthenes and Cicero, Alexander and Caesar. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1949, 623 pp, 7 pp Loeb catalog. Part of the Loeb Classical Library #99. English translation by Bernadotte Perrin. Greek/English dual language text.Hardcover, no dust jacket. Very good minus hardcover in green cloth with top corners bumped. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down and his name and address label on front free endpaper.

A very good copy of this hardcover book, lacking the dust jacket. The rear lower corner is slightly bumped and there is some slight shelf wear. No marks or significant signs of wear.Liu, James J.Y. The Poetry of Li Shang-yin: ninth-century Baroque Chinese poet. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969, first edition, 284 pp., references, bibliography, glossary-index.The majority of this book consists of translations of Li Shang-yin's poetry with notes and commentaries. Mr. Liu opens the book with Li's historical background, gives a biographical sketch, and discusses difficulties in translation. Finally Liu expands on the poetry with theories on Chinese poetry, specifically Li's language and his meaning to a Western reader.

Dworkin, Andrea and Catharine A. MacKinnon. Pornography and Civil Rights: a new day for women's equality. Minneapolis: Organizing Against Pornography, 1989 second print, 142 pp.Very good paperback copy, perfect bound in black, red, and white wraps. There is some rubbing on the cover and some foxing on the top page edges. The binding is tight and there are no marks.

[Neah Bay, WA]: Makah Cultural & Research Center. copyright 1987, this copy not dated. 67 pp. Very Good paperback. Clean, unmarked copy.

This is a very good condition paperback copy. Previous owner's name on title page, otherwise no significant signs of wear: no writing in text, no torn pages, etc.

Cooper, Emmanuel. The Potter's book of glaze recipes. London: BT Batsford, Ltd, 1986 print of 1983 edition, 207 pp. illustrated with black and white, and color photos.

This is a fine condition paperback book. It looks unread.
Iwata, Masami and Akihiko Nishizawa. Poverty and social welfare in Japan. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2008, 323 pp., tables, references, index.

Gombrich, Richard F. Precept and practice: traditional Buddhism in the rural highlands of Ceylon. Oxford: Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press, 1971, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index, 366 pp. First edition.Very good hardcover copy with very good dust jacket. Binding is solid, no marks in text. corners are sharp. There is a previous owner's name blind stamped into half title page.

This paperback book is in fine condition. It shows no signs of wear, the text is clean.
Moyakine, Evgeni. The Privatized art of war: private military and security companies and state responsibility for their unlawful conduct in conflict areas. Cambridge: Intersentia, 2015, 477 pp., summaries in Dutch and Russian, selected bibliography, table of cases, index. Volume 67 of the School of Human Rights Research Series.

West, Cornel. Prophetic fragments. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co./Africa World Press (Trenton, NJ), first edition, 1988, 294 pp.This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket. No marks in text, tight binding, jacket protected by removable mylar.

Very good paperback copy. No marks, no significant signs of wear, tightly bound.Busch, Frederic N. Psychodynamic approaches to behavioral change. Washington: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2019, index.