The End of Nature by McKibben, Bill - 1989-09-23

Contains a Christmas greeting by Strom Thurmond.
A bookplate-type inscription was inserted into this book: Typed, "Nancy and the children and I feel this book is informative and entertaining. We hope you will enjoy it. With kindest regards and Greetings of the Season. (Signed) Strom Thurmond".

Reno, Nevada: Mountain Media. Fine. 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 0967025923 . Book is Fine. SIGNED inscription in ink to previous owner first page. Clean and unmarked text. Tight and sturdy binding. Very faint wear to cover edges. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 696 pages; Signed by Author .

Fremont, MI: The Sumac Press, 1969. Signed by Jim Harrison and Dan Gerber. First edition / First printing. (Softcover edition) Illustrated wrappers. Fine.

Bethlehem, Pa.: Comenius Press. Very Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black cloth. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Inscription on front endpaper by Charles B. Michael who was a Moravian Missionary working in the Kuskokwim Valley in the 1930's. Religion, Alaska, Eskimo Language ; Thin 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 103 pages .

New York: Bantam Books,, 1992. HBDJ, Oversized lite blue Boards with BrownRust cloth Spine cvr, October 1992, 1st edition, 1st printing, with #1 Intact Number Line, FINE-/NF+, AS-IS, 9 X 11 1/2 in. Titled in Gold Gilt on spine cvr. Interior nice tight, Clean light wear, unpaginated, Light DJ wear with tiny creases on edge, Set in modern New Jersey and New York, an African-American Alice seeks riches by entering sweepstakes. After much adventure, she learns she is already rich. in friends ; A cautionary tale for the 1990's and a great introduction to the strange and exciting sights of New York. Large format. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by John Rocco .

London: for the Editors By T. Chapman, (editor) and Chapman & Co, Booksellers, 1793. Octavo. Engraved title page and seven engraved portraits, 304pp, (4)pp index, bound in 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands, brown spine label gilt. Contains monthly magazine for the year 1793 [July]-December plus supplement. A periodical which ran until 1812 0r 1813 as this title. Later became Evangelical magazine and Missionary Chronicle. [July] issue begins with Preface and dedication, each issue & supplement includes a biographical sketch and engraved portrait, usually of the person who the biography was about, also includes reviews of religious publications, obituaries, and poetry. Internally clean, upper joint cracked and holding by thread.

Unknown: Self published, 1963. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Signed by Author. A chrestomathy of offprints from various journals, inscribed by Quine to fellow philosopher John R. Wallace. The inscription reads: "For John Wallace [phrase in Attic Greek] with best regards, Van Quine". Wallace, most recently a faculty expert at the University of Minnesota, was an assistant professor in the famous 1960s philosophy department at Princeton, which also included Stuart Hampshire, Richard Rorty, Walter Kaufmann, Thomas Kuhn, and several other luminaries in their field. Compiled are eleven papers authored by Quine (A logistical approach to the ontological problem; On Carnap's views on ontology; On mental entities; Mr. Strawson on logical theory; Three grades of modal involvement; Carnap and logical truth; Quantifiers and propositional attitudes; The scope and language of science; The philosophical bearing of modern logic; Posits and reality; On simple theories of a complex world;) and an… Read More

Ron L. Hubbard - Science of Survival. Simplified, Faster Dianetic Techniques - Wichita (Kansas), Hubbard Dianetic Foundation; The Wichita Publishing Co, 1951 - First Edition, 4th printing- Hardcover (rebound, library binding) - 328pp - 20x14 cmCondition Good - Rebound in library binding, label removed inside and small stamp on title page. Cover a bit dirty, inside in really good condition.If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995. First edition. Octavo. Original cloth and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Signed by Russell Kirk's wife, Annette Kirk, on front free endpaper: "With best wishes! / Annette Y. Kirk / August 1997." Fine in fine dust jacket.. A fine copy of Russell Kirk's (1918-1994) memoirs, signed by his wife, Annette Kirk, to whom he dedicated the book. Widely celebrated as a founding father of modern intellectual conservatism, Russell Kirk-the Sage of Mecosta-set out in The Sword of Imagination to describe his participation in the intellectual, social, philosophical, and political contests of the twentieth century. Kirk wrote the book in the third person in order to tell the story of a young boy coming of age in the railroad yards outside of Detroit and maturing into one of the most influential political minds of his generation. Perhaps best remembered for his movement-defining book The Conservative Mind (1953), throughout his life Kirk wielded… Read More

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 1978. First edition. Octavo. Publisher's brown cloth in original dust jacket (not price-clipped). Sunning to spine and front panel; edgewear and rubbing. Boldly inscribed by Toledano to Karl and Therese Hess on front flyleaf: "For Karl & Therese / As always / In Friendship / Ralph de Toledano." Fine in very good dust jacket. Single-page letter addressed to Karl Hess dated "11 February 1978," signed by Toledano, with mild toning and spotting and neat fold creases, else fine.. Signed first edition of the only book of poems published by influential conservative journalist, poet, critic, commentator, and jazz enthusiast Ralph de Toledano (1916-2007). Toledano was born in Tangier, Morocco but moved to New York with his family as a child. He later attended Columbia University to study literature and philosophy, graduating in 1938. In 1940 he became editor of the Socialist Party of America's magazine, The New Leader, and was later drafted into military service… Read More