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Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag/Springer Nature, 2014. Volume 406, No. 3, Jan 204 . Paperback/Bi-weekly Journal. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright w/corner fold tp 2nd page. Softcover/VG; showing shelfwear, and, lifting laminate to front/rear lower edges. COVER ART: Images of glandular trichomes from the surface of a wild tomato leaflet. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) - the society journal for rapid publication and global visibility of (bio-)analytical research. This Volume 406, No. 3 of Jan 204 issue features: Paper-based devices for blood typing/Quantification of waterborne RNA viruses/Allergens and preservatives in personal care products/X-ray differential phase-contrast computed tomography. 297 pgs. Issue carries 30 articles, including research papers.

Kampen, the Netherlands: Anne Frank House; LVI-info, 1992. First Edition, 5th Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/trace edge wear. DJ/None as Issued. Map to fEP highlight the Places Where Anne Frank Lived;, as well as locations of Some Concentration & Extermination Camps. PO name to fEP. Historical times of German-born, Dutch-Jewissh diarist Anne Frank (1929 - 1945) whose short life encaputures the meaning of the Holocaust. Her diary, covering July 1942 to August 1944, is a teenager's journal of life in hiding during German World War II occupation of the Netherlands. This 64-paged photo illustrated volume is a superb completement to "The Diary of Anne Frank". Volume is published by the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, established in 1960. .

San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Co, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed maroon boards w/a laptop/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips. A sequel to Up The Organization; this time posing the question: What can we do for our youth? The youth in need of aid are called the Beavis & Butt-Head Generation, or B2 for short, and are distinguished by not reading much "beyond comic books, TV listings, and computer screens." Author not certain where he found the disk containing the B2 Chronicles --- at any rate, it is journal kept by a certain fellow named Crunch who, along with Dooley and Archibald, like video games, believe life can be fun and exciting, think about goals and how best to utilize everyone's energy, including that of their boss. A witty & humorous book heavily spiced with truth.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Edward Abbey (Author-Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/faint creasing to lower front edge by spine. PO name to rear endpaper. Trace soiling to text edges. Post-humous anthology of extracts from personal journals of park ranger, novelist, writer, naturalist and social critic Edward Paul Abbey (1927 - 1989) began keeping since 1946. The public knows Abbey through his writings, notably Desert Solitaire and novel The Monkey Wrench Gang. A good friend of Abbey, editor David Peterson has minimized his own presence to allow this volume to be "pure Abby". With few exceptions, line drawings included were directly produced from the journal notebooks.

New York, NY: Barnes & Noble, 1994. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First published 1950; this is a reissue of 1994. Primary reference/resource. Anthology of letters exchanged between General George Armstrong Custer (1839 - 1876) and his wife Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842 - 1933). General Custer was one of the youngest generals (1863) in the Union Army; he knew fine hours in the Civil War which were eclipsed from popular memories by his defeat and death by Sioux Indians Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), immortalized by the still ubiquitous phrase, "Custer's Last Stand." After his death, Mrs. Custer was advocate for her husband's legacy through books and lectures. Their letters are not only revealing of Custer's confrontation with Pickett, Stuart and other Southern leaders, postwar attempts to suppress carpet-baggers, and last stand at Big Horn, but also of Elizabeth Bascon… Read More

San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/New. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/BRAND NEW. Linen boards/NF. DJ/Fine. Collection of correspondence bewteen between historian Frederick Jackson Turner (1861 - 1932) and Mrs. Alice Forbes Perkins Hooper of Boston. The two met while Turner took on teaching at Harvard and Mrs. Hooper was actively engaged in funding the Harvard Harvard Commission on Western History, a memorial to her father, Charles Elliot Perkins, and meant to aid in acquisition of books on the West for the Harvard Library. This collection of some 300 letters (more than of correspondence exchanged) is presented chronologicaly with helpful footnotes, makes for delightful reading and shed light on their interests over 20 years as well as concerns of their time.

San Marino, CA: Huntington Library Press, 1970. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Yellow linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF; price-clipped; sticker removal scar to upper front corner. Anthology of letters exchanged between historian & researcher with the Huntington Library, Frederick Jackson (1861 - 1932) and Alice Forbes Perkins Hooper (1910 -1932). Jackson's papers on "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" (printed 1894) inaugurated a new interpretation of the West; "The Significance of Sections in American History" (1932) earned him a posthumous Pultizer Prize. Mrs. Hooper's interest in funding library purchases of Harvard Univ led to their meeting and spawned a lasting friendship. This well edited collection of 300 delightful letters sheds much light on Frederick Jackson as well as the political scene of the period they span. The letters are presented in 7 time periods: 1, New Friendships &… Read More

Berlin: Paul Neff Verlag, 1943. 29.-33. Tausend . Printed Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. 7" Tall. Die erste Auflage dieser Sammlung erschien 1905 unter dem Titel "Deutsche Liebesbriefe aus 9 Jahrhundertern". Es folgte im gleichen Jahr ein Nachlese unter dem Titel "Kleine Deutsche Liebesbriefe". 1907 erschien das Werk in 2. vermehrter Auflage; die 3. Auflage (1927) erschien als stark gekurtze Ausgabe. Die 4. Auflage (8. bis 18. Tausen) erscheien als Volksausgabe und wurde bis zur Gegenwart erganzt und bereichert. Ausfuhrliche biographische Erlauterungen, Hinweise, Quellen, kulturhistorische Noten siehe 2. Auflage (S. 402-478)." [Afterword] 495 pages, with Zum Geleit, Anmerkungen, and (slightly inaccurate) Verzeichnis der Briefe. Covers are grimed but sound; ink strike-out of Prior Owner's name on rfEP/title page; text is strong and clean, but browning throughout, and spotted (foxed?) at the edges of pages 223-8.

New York. NY: Kodansha International, 1995. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NEAR FINE-COLLECTIBLE/Near Fine. Caricatures (Author Edward Robb Ellis Ilustrated). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. First Edition, First Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF; sound w/trace edge rubs & short closed tear to upper front edge. Diarues are written records of one's daily events & thoughts that many periodically indulge in. How many have kept diaries for 68 years?! The very disciplined journalist Edward Robb Ellis (1911 - 1998), beginning at age 17, did just that. So we have both a personal record as well as a political documentation, covering 24,000 days from 1927 - 1995, to end when Ellis reached 83 years of age. Historically on the political scene, Ellis took morning walks with President Harry Truman, interviewed President Herbert Hoover, saw President Dwight Eisenhower inauguated as presidento of Columbia Univ., and covered speeches of President John F. Kennedy. A rich and eviable life of… Read More

St. Gallen: Tschudy-Verlag. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. No loan pocket. Text/BRAND NEW. Pale yellow boards/VG.The complete title page of this undated publication (following author and title) is Briefe des Dichters/und die/Genfer Ansprache von Carl J. Burckhardt/für Regina Ullman * Mit der Wiedergabe von Rilkes Schriftzügen/und einer Vorbermerkung von Richard B. Matzig. 79 pages.

New York, NY: Abbeville Press, 1989. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/folded corner to pg 243, else bright, clean, As New. Gilt embossed maroon linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG w/nips, chips, faint creasings & small loss to edges. Anthology of letters of American painter, sculptor, and novelist Frederic Remington (1863 - 1909). The letters, beginning from Remington's military school days, are divided into 7 groupings with introductory notes on highlights in the author's life of the given period. Some replies to Remington's letters are included, for instance, those from President Theodore Roosevelt who had high praise for Remington's paintings. Added bonus to this anthology is the inclusion of sketches by the artist.

Portland, OR: Glimmer Train Press, 1995. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Softcover/NF w/rubs to edges. Quarterly publication of short stories. LAID IN: Bookmark featuring lead authors of this Fall 1995, Issue. 168 pgs. Contents: 1, Stll Life with Father (Paul Rawlins); 2, Nails (Paul Griner); 3, Writer Silenced (Aysenur Zarakolu); 4, PolyClean ( Eileen McQuire); 5, Halogen (Eileen Graver); 6, Interviews w/1st, 2nd & 3rd-Place Winners; 7, Path of Trolls (Salvatore Diego Lopez; 8, Interview w/David Long; 9, Mrs. Proctor Bemis (Even S, Connell); 10, The Last Pages; 11, Past Authors & Artists; and 12, Hang On!

New York, NY: Henry Holt and Co., 2017. First Edition, Reprint . Hardback. Very Good/Near Fine. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED; no loan pocket. Text, NEW & Bright. Orange linen boards/NF. DJ/Fine under library mylar. Debut novel of Chinese-Amercan social activist, food columnist & writer Rachel Khong (1985 -), recipient of mutiple awards. T'was not so long ago, particulary in the world of women, the age of 30 was basically middle-aged --- one ought to be married, had children and have one's home. Times have changed, nevertheless, 30 still looms large in psyches. Topics are heavy & serious, but Khong's voice remains light as she addresses aging, loss, betrayal, and the coming of age. Khong does well in transforming tragic experiences into a hilarious & captivating novel. 196 pgs, told in diary-style entries, limiting reflections to the present. Experiences of 30-year old Ruth whose fiance has just cancelled their engagement, responds to her mother's call to spend a year back at… Read More

Lincoln, NB: Univ of Nebraska Press, 1997. First American Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Sporadic bracketting to some 7/8 pgs, else clean & bright. Softcover/NF/with trace shelfwear. Memoir, journal. More than half-century past in 1960, Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914 - 1977), African-Brazilian favela (slums) resident of Sao Paulo, published her diary (literally written on scraps of paper), published under the title Quarto de Despejo (Child of the Dark), and soon translated into 14 languages. It was a daily record of a poor, unenployed, black, single-mother of 3, subsiting surviving from scrap paper and other cast-offs of city streets. That book's success allowed Carolina & children to leave a shack and move into a cinder-block house of her dreams. This Carolina's 2nd diary. It covers the 1st year following her rise to fame and fortune. Now she struggles with celebrity, middle-class expectations, and the racial and social tensions her success had… Read More

Albuquerque, NM: Univ of New Mexico, 1969. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. Stated First Edition. Collection of letters, journals and writings of traveller, author, cartoonist and diplomat John Ross Browne (1821 - 1875). Contents consisting largely of manuscripts from the family's private holdings. A chronological presentation, with running commentary. 23 chapters commencing from 1842 through 1875.

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc, 2000. Volume 74, No 1, Feb 2000 . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to corner tips of softcover. Bi-monthly publication; commentaries, case reports, and research studies dealing w/evaluation & application methods of personality assessment. Lead article for this Feb 2000 issue: Collaborative, Individualized Assessment by Contance T. Fisher of Duquesne University.

New York, NY: BallantineBooks/Random House, 1979. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Pen-and-Ink Illustrations (Devis Grebu). Text/BRAND NEW. Soft cover/VG; light edge wear, faint creasings to corner tips, fading to spine area, and, upper front & lower back w/inexplicable punched holes. Witty, humorous look at the art of letter writing, now all but replaced by cut & paste, spell checked emails. Calligraphically rendered in pen & ink by Rumanian-born French artist Devis Grebu (1933 - ) whose artwork is familiar to readers of The New York Times, Time magazine and Psychology Today, and who is very experienced in letter writing. C. 60 unpaginated pages.

New York, NY: Bantam, 1962. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW w/margin discoloration. Soft cover/VG; strong; light edge wear, also discolored, and slight lean to spine. Collection of letters author, poet, screenwriter and film critic James Rufus Agee (1909 - 1955) and 1958 posthumous recipient of the Pultizer for his autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), wrote to Episcopal priest Father James Harold Flye. Father Flye was both close friend and spiritual confidant. The letters span 30 years --- from Agee's entrance to Phillips Exeter to his death in 1955.

New York, NY: Houghton Brace Jovanovich, 1976. First American Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/NF. DJ/None. Gift inscription to fEP. Volume 2 of 2, covering letters written 1912 - 1922 from Virginia Stephen Woolf (1988 - 1912). First published under the title "The Question of Things Happening", 1976; this is the America Edition of the same year. This Volume 2 covers letters written during the first decade of her marriage through publication of "The Voyage Out", "Night and Day", and "Jacob's Room"; the founding of the Hogarth Press; and the years of World War I. In 1913, Woolf attempted to take her life, but, thwarted, emerged strong. 627 pgs. Included is what was written to Janet Case on Nov 19, 1919 (letter #1095, pg 400), "There's the whole question, which interests me ... of the things one doesn't say ... I mean, what is the reality of any feeling?" An introspective… Read More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1922. First Edition, 2nd Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & bright. Embossed blue linen boards/NF w/light rubs to corner tips & lower edges. DJ/None. Tissue covered frontispiece: portrait of Franklin K. Lane (1864 - 1921). Anne Wintermute Lane, wife of Franklin Lane and editor of these letters remarks, "His letters are peculiarly autobiographical", as they indeed are; a biography through letters and correspondence. Canadian-born journalist and lawyer Franklin Lane (1864 - 1921) served as Interstate Commerce Commissioner to both Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, and Secretary of the Interior (1913 - 1920) under President Wilson among many other posts. We are fortunate that Lane's prose so lucid and expressive. Text illustrated by black and white photographs.