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New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover First Edition [1967]; Third Printing. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of very light use: minimal shelving wear; the tinted top edge may be very lightly sun-blanched (we haven't a second copy for comparison); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only mild rubbing; the price is intact, but has been partially scratched out and a small price written directly below it on the inside flap; mylar-protected. Overall, a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (8.6 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches). 352 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6.8 ounces. First Edition [1967]; Third Printing. Hardback with DJ. Contains more than 60 essays regarding and reviewing the moral attitudes, habits, manners and peculiarities of Americans.

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. Hardcover First Edition (1997), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE GENERAL EDITOR, Riebsame, by the Director of Cartography, Robb and by the Essayists, Limerick and Wilkinson. First Edition (1997), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the blue boards; a small scuff at the bottom edge of the rear board; just a touch of wear to the head of the backstrip; small, faint bump to the top edge of the rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor… Read More

New York, NY Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1995. Hardcover First Ed USA [1995], First Printing indicated. First Ed USA [1995], First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only the slightest spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows very mild rubbing; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. A Near perfect copy: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.3 x 1.45 inches). 427 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 12.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

White River Junction, VT Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 196pp. Hardback with DJ.

San Francisco, CA Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2005. Hardcover First Edition [2005]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [2005]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ is also flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.25 x 1.75 inches). xvi, 471 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 10.4 ounces. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Albuquerque,NM University of New Mexico Press, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999], so stated. First Edition [1999], so stated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure, but the front boards is slightly bowed; text clean. Dustwrapper shows price intact; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. A fresh, clean copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 172pp. Yellow cloth over boards. Brown and white pictorial dustwrapper. Hardback with DJ. Road trips to Las Vegas are the occasion for this entertaining meditation on the quintessentially American experience of driving across the desert. This is a profoundly personal, even idiosyncratic book about the most public of subjects, living in the postmodern West at the end of the millennium and what the cities, the freeways, the open spaces, and the billboards tell us about ourselves.

New York, NY Joseph H. Ladd, 1857. Hardcover First Edition [1857], unstated. First Edition [1857], unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to the extremities; the slightest spine lean; faint rubbing and soiling; very faint and sparse foxing at endpapers and outside edges. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Despite some flaws and the inevitable signs of aging, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. Does NOT appear to be an Ex-Library copy, but as both front and rear free endpapers have been removed, this may have been. No other indications that this may have been an ex-library copy remain. Small 8vo. (7.5 x 5.1 x 1 inches).viii, 272 pages. Brown decoratively embossed cloth. Gilt titles at backstrip. Weight: 13.2 ounces. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. 

New York, NY PublicAffairs, 2005. Paperback First Edition Thus (2005); First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus (2005); First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: a mild bump at head of backstrip has caused a short tear which has been carefully reglued; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows a couple of very minor flaws; but remains a structurally sound, tightly bound copy; virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches). 326 pages. Language: English. Weight: 14.4 ounces. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY New American Library: Plume, 1988. Paperback First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows a small, very faint crease to the lower corner of the front panel and a barely discernible stress crease to the backstrip; the head of the backstrip shows a touch of wear and there is an incipient split at the front edge of the backstrip at the heel; the text pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Plume, 1988. Paperback First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows a small, very faint smudge at the upper fore-edge; the head of the backstrip has been reinforced with clear cellophane tape; the text pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches). 250 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10.4 ounces.… Read More

Lexington, MA Lexington Books, 1987. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows barely discernible spine lean, though binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing to its sheen; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 322pp. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; crease top to bottom front face; fainter crease at rear face; moderate rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; shadow where sticker has been removed at bottom front face; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. Oversize 4to. 58pp. Photographs by Linda Butler. Trade Paperback.

Santa Cruz, CA William James Press, 1976. Paperback First Edition [1976], unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: three faintly scuffed areas, one at the upper front panel, another at the outside edge of the front panel and a third at the upper rear panel; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 44pp. First Ed, unstated. Introduction by Page Smith. The William James Association Revolutionary Pamphlets, Volume Eight). First Edition [1976], unstated. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press, 1986. Paperback First Edition [1986]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+in Wraps: shows mild rubbing ; small, very faint stain at fore-edge; backstrip sunned, though titles thereon remain bright and clearly legible; binding square and secure; text clean. Appears unread. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 209pp. The Essays in this volume first appeared in the American Journal of Education, November 1984, Volume 93, No. 1. First Edition [1986]; First Printing indicated. University Press Paperback.

Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska Press, 1981. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: the price has been removed; very light wear to extremities; faint dampstain at the bottom edge at the heel of the backstrip, but the text and cover appear unaffected; else flawless; binding is square and secure; text clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 404pp. Trade Paperback. David Lavender traces the colorful history of the Rockies, focusing on the period that began in 1859 with the first gold strikes. The real and fabled attractions of gold, silver, furs, lumber, and lead brought swarms of people into the mountains, eagerly seeking wealth.

Boston, MA David R. Godine, 1976. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing stated. First Ed; First Printing stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows a barely discernible darkening, probably a dampstain along the top edge of both panels and another at the heel of the backstrip; former bookseller sticker at front free endpaper; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows barely discernible wear to extremities; several faint soil spots at upper front corner; three short, closed tears at outside edges; price-clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains close to 'As New', with a few minor flaws. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. Scarlet cloth, xxxii, 92pp, index. Foreward by William Ingram. Hardback with DJ.

New York Harper & Row. 1989.. Hardcover First Edition; first impression Very Good in Very Good DJ. Book shows faint dampstain and slight wrinkling at upper edge of text; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows faint smudges and dampstaining; very faint sunning at backstrip, though titles thereon remain bright and quite legible; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a flawed copy, but a very nice reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 319pp. Index. Quarter cloth green hardcover with gilt stamping to spine. First Edition; first impression. Hardcover with dustwrapper: This books examines why Adventism happened and its context in American history. It gives sound reasons and lays open the truth about a group which it can be hard to get information on. The way in which they examine Ellen White as a prophet is particularly useful.

New York, NY Harper & Row. 1989., 1989. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows faint dampstain and slight wrinkling at upper edge of text; else only very minimal shelfwear; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows faint smudging and dampstaining; very faint sunning at backstrip, though titles thereon remain bright and quite legible; price intact; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 319pp. Index. This books examines why Adventism happened and its context in American history. It gives sound reasons and lays open the truth about a group which it can be hard to get information on. The way in which they examine Ellen White as a prophet is particularly useful. Not Inscribed or Signed by Author.

New York, NY The Ecco Perss, 2008. Hardcover First Edition (2008), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2008), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: a couple of very faint smudges to the front pane; a touch of crimp to the head and heel of the backstrip; the binding leans ever so slightly; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very-close-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single, unobtrusive flaw. Virtually 'As New'. Still has that pleasant "new book" fragrance. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1 inches). xxi,… Read More

New York, NY Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907. Hardcover First Ed, but unstated. Very Good+: shows only the most minute indications of use. Mild rubbing to extremities. front and rear hinges starting, but remain quite secure. Binding square; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 396pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt designs and titles at front panel and backstrip. Impressively illustrated with an array of black and white portrait and other plates. Top Edge Gilt. First Ed, but unstated. Hardcover: Lacks DJ.