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EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY Translated from the original MS. by Mark Twain [NOTE. I translated a portion of this diary some years ago, and a friend of mine printed a few copies in an incomplete form, but the public never got them. Since then I have deciphered some more of Adam's hieroglyphics, and think he has now become sufficiently important as a public character to justify this publication. M. T.] Monday This new creature with the long hair is a good deal in the way. It is always hanging around and following me about. I don't like this; I am not used to company. I wish it would stay with the other animals. Cloudy to day, wind in the east; think we shall have rain.... Where did I get that word?... I remember now the new creature uses it. Tuesday Been examining the great waterfall. It is the finest thing on the estate, I think. The new creature calls it Niagara Falls why, I am sure I do not know. Says it looks like Niagara Falls. That is not a reason; it is mere waywardness and imbecility. I get no… Read More

The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age.[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion

John Lennon-working class hero, rebel with a cause, citizen of the world. He would have been 65 this year. A quarter of a century after his death, the questions remain: what was John Lennon really like, what drove him to the heights of creativity and the depths of despair, and why do his music and message still resonate for millions around the world? Now acclaimed broadcast journalist and author Larry Kane uncovers the mysteries of Lennon's life and implodes the myths surrounding it. Kane definitely has the right credentials for the job. He was the only American reporter who traveled in the Beatles' official entourage to every stop on their history-making first American tours, and he stayed in touch with Lennon until an assassin ended the former Beatle's life. Lennon Revealed is filled with revelations about John Lennon's path from public glory to personal destruction, and ultimately to the inspiring rebirth that defines a triumph of the spirit. Drawing on extensive personal accounts and extraordinary… Read More

Collector's Library Collection, CRW Publishing Limited, London. Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens, 2004. -Great Expectations, Charles Dickens 2003, Oliver Twist,Charles Dickens 2003, Tess of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy 2003, Wuthering Heghts Thomas Hardy 2003, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Emily Bronte 2003. This is a beautiful collection of six volumes in near fine condition, with the exception of Dickens, Oliver Twist, the gold lettering on spine has faded, and Great Expectation gilt edges on all sides slightly,worn.. Red boards, full guilt with silk ribbon. This collection is clean,bright ,no writing, soiling, no owner's labels. A very special gift for someone special. (Weight 4 lbs 3 oz. adjust for shipping cost)

Richard Le Gallienne (1866–1947) produced a verse translation, subtitled "a paraphrase from several literal translations", in 1897. In his introductory note to the reader, Le Gallienne cites McCarthy's "charming prose" as the chief influence on his version.New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, MDCCCXCVII. This Edition consists of 1,250 copies of which this is number 601, signed by Richard De Gallienne.Publicatin; Done into types and printed for John Lane by Will Bradly at the Wayside Press, Springfield, Massachusetts, in November , MDCCCXCVII (1897) stated on last page. 107 pages all in tact, no writing, no tears, clear, bright text. Some yellowing on pacedowns and free end papers, text pages very clean. Cream Boards, one chip on front, spine is solid and intact, top and bottom corners bumped. A perfect copy for restoration.

Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. Throughout, Sewell rails - in a gentle, 19th-century way - against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all.
Green clot, embossed with horse and rider on front, horse is black, female rider in gold, gold… Read More

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a Russian politician. He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991'Gorbachev's attempts at reform—perestroika and glasnost—as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan, contributed to the end of the Cold War, and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. Gorbachev is currently the leader of the Union of Social-Democrats, a political party founded after the official dissolution of the Social Democratic Party of Russia on 20 October 2007. This book is a collection of Gorbachev's statements made between March and October 1985, since his election as General Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee. He says, "May the twenty-first century become the first century of life without fear… Read More

The Way West is a 1949 western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (descendant of a family that traveled west).[1] The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950. The book became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Windmark.The Way West is an account of a wagon-train journey from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon in 1845. On a superficial level, it is a realistic story of a group of pioneers who complete their arduous venture without major disaster. Although one family turns back, a man and a boy die, and a dissident group swings south to California, the pioneers reach their Oregon destination, ready to begin a new life.
William Sloane Associates Publishers, New York,1949. First Edition, Stated First Printing. Book in Mint condition with Near Mint Dj. Dj is not clipped, is clean and bright, no fading on spine, very slight shelf wear, barely visible. A rare find in this condition.

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FRENCH LANGUAGE The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine are French masterpieces: 239 fables. Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century.According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Hugo. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued by France in 1995. A film of his life was released in France in April 2007 (Jean de La Fontaine - le défi starring Laurent Deutsch).
FRENCH LANGUAGE. Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, Editeurs,1870, Illustrations DE GRANDVILLE, 240 Plates one for every fable. NEAR MINT, Book is solid,no pulling of the spine, very slight shelfwear at top and bottom of spine and , corners ever so slightlly bumped. Some yellowing, two spot of browning at top of frontispice and title page. Moire end papers, text and illustrations are exceptionally clean and vibrant. Pages 501-504 corner improperly cut, no damage, can be… Read More

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853. Publication history, first editionsThe Stones of Venice. Volume the First. The Foundations, 1851, Smith, Elder & Co., LondonThe Stones of Venice. Volume the Second. The Sea-stories, 1853, Smith, Elder & Co., London, The Stones of Venice....
Georgr Allen Sunnyside , Orpington, Kent, 1881. Books in Good Condition, condition, tight,spine intact, no pulling. Boards and text clean and bright. THE STONES OF VENICE WAS REVISED , EDITED AND ISSUED IN A NEW "TRAVELLERS" EDITION"

"IN ROME OF LOVELY WOMEN THERE IS NO DEARTH; HEREYOU SHALL FIND THEPICK OF ALL THE EARTH" Translated by B. P. Moore. Illustrated by Eric Fraser.The Ars Amatoria (English: The Art of Love) is an instructional elegy series in three books by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD. It teaches basic gentlemanly male and female relationship skills and techniques.IF there be anyone among you who is ignorant of the art of loving, let him read this poem and, having read it and acquired the knowledge it contains, let him address himself to Love.Heritage Press, Avon, Connecticut (1971). With SANDGLASS. The Heritage Club Edition.Binding is parchment -finish fabric, stamped in pigment and pure gold leaf. antique white with red and gold designs. A BOOK TO FALL IN LOVE WITH.

usa: Franklin Library Edition, (19787). Franklin Library Edition, 1987, llustrated by LLoyd Bloom. Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering. Near Mint/No dust jacket as issued. Franklin Library Edition, 1987, lustrated by Lloyd Bloom.. A Collection of 380 of Robert Frost Best Poems in a very attractive volume. A book that will be treasured and passed on to heirs. A beautiful Gift The Franklin Library was a division of The Franklin Mint that produced fine collector edition books over three decades ending in the year 2000. For this reason all Franklin Library editions are now considered "out of print" and are no longer available for sale from the Franklin Mint. NFranklin Library Edition, 1987, lustrated by Lloyd Bloom. Near Mint.Black leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral paper, that are thread sewn, not glued together, gold gilded page edges to further protect the pages, raised spine bands that give each volume that distinctive antique look.

Nelson, Thomas@ Publishing Co, 1983. Nelson, Thomas@ Publishing Co, FirstEdition,Stated Eighth Printi. Bonded Leather/red/gold gilt all sides/gold design at topand back/gold lettering. Near Fine/No Dj as issued. .Robert Harold Schuller (September 16, 1926.. April 2, 2015) was an American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and author. In his five decades of television, Schuller was principally known for the weekly Hour of Power television program, which he began hosting in 1970 until his retirement in 2010. Schuller began broadcasting the program from the Neutra Sanctuary, with the encouragement of longtime friend Billy Graham after Schuller visited him in 1969. He was also the founder of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, where the Hour of Power program was later b. .Nelson, Thomas@ Publishing Co, First Edition. Stated Eighth Printing.01/01/1983. Near Mint no DJ as issued, beautifully constructed, quality paper, bound in genuine leather, silk ribbon, gold gilt… Read More

Candlewick, 2006. Candlewick (2006). First US Edition. Near Mint/Near Mint. Pam Smy. Eerie illustrations enhance a blood-curdling edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most-celebrated Sherlock Holmes mystery, bringing its delicious shivers to a new generation of readersIs it true that a hellish hound is haunting the lonely moors, hunting down the hapless Baskervilles through the generations? If anyone can put this chilling legend to rest, it's Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson It seems the body of the latest owner of the Baskerville estate has just been discovered in a ghastly condition, and Holmes has been called in on the case none too soon The howls and moans that punctuate the elaborate twists of this Gothic tale will raise the hair on readers' necks and make converts of any who are not already fans of the famed detective This classic mystery novel is presented in an unabridged edition, lavishly illustrated with the atmospheric and stylish artwork of Pam Smy. Candlewick (2006). First US Edition. Book… Read More

Putnam, 1969. First Edition, 03/1969, Stated Fifteenth Impression. White boards with black cloth binding. Gold image embossed on front panel. Book is Very Good slight pulling of spine at top, bright and clean/DJ is Good--shows much shelf wear all around, top left front top layer of paper is scatch off. Unclipped, DJ has $6.95 price intact on flap as well as 6903 on bottom of flap. Almost fifty years ago, a classic was born. A searing portrayal of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and their powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor. The seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and the allegiance to family-these are the themes that have resonated with millions of readers around the world and made The Godfather the definitive novel of the violent subculture that, steeped in intrigue and controversy, remains indelibly etched in our collective consciousness. (Good Read). ID # 859 Putnam, First Edition, 03/1969,… Read More