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Privately Published BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Illustrated with map and many photographs, most in beautiful full color. Autobiography of Fred Daberko who was German born but became an American citizen. The book has many interesting chapters -- telling how he met the Queen of England, the time Rock Hudson suggested they share male "companionship" (when Daberko was working communications for the Academy Awards), his connections with Charles Bronson, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., etc. Bound in the original gray cloth. Complete with pristine dust jacket. Keywords: Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. New/New dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. Unpaged (but 150 pages?). Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Lakemont, Georgia: Copple House Books, 1979. Very Good condition in a Very Good Dust Jacket. NOT price clipped ($12.95). Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owners' name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Appendix, with technical specs, program milestones, etc. Bound in the original turquoise boards, stamped in shiny silver on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "This is the complete and dramatic story of the amazing Lockheed C-130 Hercules -- the modern day successor to the C-47 Gooney Bird. A do-anything, go-anywhere tactical (and strategic) transport, the Hercules has demonstrated its prowess around the world... from Entebbe to Xingu, and thousands of points in between, hauling goods and people into and out of postage stamp strips of sand, snow and grass, to the amazement of onlookers and passengers alike... In this profusely illustrated… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (lightly rubbed/soiled). The background color of the jacket's spine has uniformly sun-mellowed a shade or two. NOT price clipped ($12.50). Brief gift note on front free endpaper. Bright, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a remainder. Pages are creamy white, clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. With 24 pages of illustrations and 9 pages of maps. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original rust-color cloth, with a black cloth spine stamped in shiny silver with copper accents. Includes dust jacket. From the Dust Jacket: "Here, in a single volume, is a rich, dramatic, and solidly researched history of Virginia, written by one of the state's most distinguished citizens. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Virginius Dabney traces its growth and development, from the first settlement at Jamestown through… Read More

Quezon City, Phillipines: Joseph Tan, Mass Media Publishing Fine condition in a Good+ dust jacket. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Lavishly illustrated with full color photographs showing the aftermath of the "Century's Worst Volcanic Eruption." Bound in the original black boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 9.75" wide by 12.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Good+ dust jacket. 200pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($15.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. For ages 8-12 (per dust jacket). Summary: "A fictionalized account of a Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him until his tragic death at the age of thirteen." Based on the real life of Iqbal Masih (1982-1995) who was murdered, at age 13, by the Pakistani carpet mafia. Translated from the Italian by Ann Leonori. First American printing with "First Edition" so stated, and with complete number row (2468 10 97531) on the copyright page. Bound in the original brown boards, with an orange spine lettered in shiny metallic blue. According to the publisher's website, IQBAL has been honored with the following… Read More

Hamilton, Illinois: Dadant & Sons, 1976. A beautiful copy that appears unread. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked -- probably never read. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. 1976. Third printing of the 1975 edition which was "extensively revised" (per statement on the copyright page). Best Edition, with 760 total pages. Subtitle: "A New Book on Beekeeping which Continues the Tradition of 'Langstroth on the Hive and the Honeybee.'" Lavishly illustrated with photos and drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Index. Bound in the original mustard yellow cloth, stamped in brown on the spine and front cover which is illustrated with a hive and a few honeybees.. Third Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, probably as issued. 8vo. xx, 740pp [760 total pages]. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1989. 9" wide by 12" tall. Light stain to some page edges (in margin only) else Near Fine condition. Tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Not price clipped (12.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. A Paperback Original (PBO). Illustrated with 305 rare photos. From the Publisher: "Over 300 rare photographs, with detailed informative captions, recall Long Island's crucial role as center of early aviation. Exploits of Lindbergh, Curtiss, Doolittle, other pioneers. First 'blind' flights, seaplanes, endurance records, technological breakthroughs, much more." . First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. ix, 166pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York:: Paragon House, 1991. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The dust jacket is only very lightly rubbed. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped ($15.95). No owner's name or bookplate. Tiny remainder mark on one edge. Pages are fresh and crisp. Transcribed here are the poignant messages dropped or hidden by Jews on deportation trains and their cards or letters from ghettos, prisons, and death camps. Knowing or suspecting their fate, some wrote to bid final farewell to loved ones and relatives. Others scribbled last thoughts or evidence of the crime on whatever scraps of paper they could scrounge. This selection is from the collection at the Yad Vashem Archives in Jerusalem. Illustrated with portraits of the writers and facsimiles of their actual letters and postcards. Most entries include a brief biographical account of the writer, and his or her ultimate fate. Bound in the original off-white boards, lettered… Read More

New York: Paragon House, 1991. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. NOT price clipped ($15.95). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Tiny remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Transcribed here are the poignant messages dropped or hidden by Jews on deportation trains and their cards or letters from ghettos, prisons, and death camps. Knowing or suspecting their fate, some wrote to bid final farewell to loved ones and relatives. Others scribbled last thoughts or evidence of the crime on whatever scraps of paper they could scrounge. This selection is from the collection at the Yad Vashem Archives in Jerusalem. Illustrated with portraits of the writers and facsimiles of their actual letters and postcards. Most entries include a brief biographical account of the writer, and his or her ultimate fate. Bound in the original off-white… Read More

New York: Paragon House, 1991. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The dust jacket is price clipped and very lightly rubbed. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. Tiny remainder mark on one edge. Pages are fresh and crisp. Transcribed here are the poignant messages dropped or hidden by Jews on deportation trains and their cards or letters from ghettos, prisons, and death camps. Knowing or suspecting their fate, some wrote to bid final farewell to loved ones and relatives. Others scribbled last thoughts or evidence of the crime on whatever scraps of paper they could scrounge. This selection is from the collection at the Yad Vashem Archives in Jerusalem. Illustrated with portraits of the writers and facsimiles of their actual letters and postcards. Most entries include a brief biographical account of the writer, and his or her ultimate fate. Bound in the original off-white boards, lettered in shiny silver… Read More

New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1962. Near Fine condition. First Edition. Oversize hardcover. 7" wide by 10.25" tall by 2.25" thick. NOT a library discard. Clean, square and remarkably tight. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are bright white, fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with figures, diagrams, and photographs. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Author Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original gray cloth, lettered in shiny gold over 3 maroon panels on the spine. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. xiv, 1,094pp.

New York: George Braziller, 1971. Limited edition. One of 200 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED in full by Edward Dahlberg on the limitation page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Appears unread. Fine condition in a Fine slipcase. SEE PHOTOS. Clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. "First Printing" is so stated on the copyright page. "This edition is limited to two hundred numbered copies signed by the author…" is so stated on the limitation page. Bound in the original ivory white cloth, stamped in gold on the spine. Green endpapers. Matching green paper-covered slipcase. Billings A17b.. 1st Printing, Lmtd 200 signed copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine slipcase. 8vo. (x), 312pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a Book Club edition. Not price clipped (3.50). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Contrasting religious and secular life in Scotland. From the Dust Jacket: "To be the son of a rabbi and a member of the tiny Hebrew congregation in the Scottish and Protestant city of Edinburgh in the 1920's when David Daiches was growing up, was to live in two worlds. At home and in the synagogue, existence was governed by the solemn and quiet rituals of orthodox Judaism; but outside, at school and in the streets, the vivid, brawling life of the city made its claims." Original gray cloth, lettered in blue on the spine. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/VG DJ (a little chipped). 8vo. 192pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. 7.25" wide by 9.5" tall. Very Good condition in Very Good Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Well illustrated with 99 old prints, portraits, document and manuscript facsimiles, etc. Chronology. Bibliographical note. List of Illustrations. Index. First printing, with complete row (with 1 present) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "He was an extraordinary bundle of paradoxes, and perhaps it is this that makes him so perennially interesting. Loving husband and father, dissipated whore chaser; conscientious lawyer, drunken buffoon; writer of tedious doggerel, and of one of the finest biographies in the English-language: what is one to make a man like this? His copious journals illuminate the paradox, showing us the narcissistic dreamer of glory (Guards officer? politician?… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Partially price clipped (part of price on flap is still visible). Hardcover. NOT a library discard. Clean and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original gray cloth, lettered in black on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "The inspiring diary of a man who applied the Twenty-third Psalm to everyday life inside a prison hospital.". 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 220pp.

New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1964. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Bound in the original charcoal gray cloth. Spine and front cover are partially sun-faded. Green and silver titles on the spine remain bright and shiny. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Contents are in three sections: (I) Psychological Medicine Comes to America, 1789-1824; (II) Changing Psychiatric Views, 1825-1865; (III) The Spread of Psychiatric Thought, 1825-1865. Extensive list of chapter notes. Selected bibliography. Index.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No jacket. 8vo. xv, 304pp.

New York: The Free Press, 2002. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. Not price clipped ($23.00). No chips. No tears. No creases. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No remainder marks. Pages are fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Bound in the original orange boards, with yellow spine. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the dust jacket: "Boy meets dot com, boy falls for dot com, boy flees dot com in horror. So goes one of the most perversely hilarious love stories you will ever read, one that blends tech culture, hero worship, cat litter, Albanian economics, venture capitalism, and free bagels into a surreal cocktail of delusion. In 1998, when Amazon went to temp agencies to recruit people, they gave them a simple directive: send us your freaks. Mike Daisey -- slacker, onetime aesthetics major, dilettante -- seemed perfect for… Read More

Firefly Books, 2003. Cover is in GOOD condition (lightly rubbed and a little bumped at the head of the spine - but NO pages are affected). Internal condition is FINE. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards. From the cover: "A definitive reference to more than 300 marine fish and invertebrate species… With 600 color photographs…" From the publisher: "An encyclopedic reference for setting up, stocking, and maintaining a saltwater aquarium. Nothing rivals the color and appeal of a saltwater aquarium. The Complete Encyclopedia of the Saltwater Aquarium simplifies the complexities of setting-up and maintaining a successful saltwater aquarium. The book illustrates and explains: Specific characteristics of invertebrates and marine fish; Important differences between tropical and freshwater… Read More

San Francisco, California: Forerunner Enterprises, Inc, 1974. Signed by the Author directly on the limitation page ("June, 1974" and his signature only). Near Fine condition (just a little spine lean) in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NOT priced or clipped. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips, tears or creases. NO rubbing or fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1974. First printing with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. A limited, numbered edition, this being No. 118 of 2,500. The author's first book -- a mystery and court room drama. Bound in the original brown cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. Signed by the Author (his signature only). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by… Read More

Devon [U.K.]: Prospect Books, 2003. Very Good condition in a Fine dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Sharp corners. Faint shadow on the front free endpaper where something small, perhaps a previous owner's label, has been neatly removed (no loss). Rough spots (glue residue sanded off?) on the endpapers, entirely hidden by the jacket's inner flaps. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original lavender boards, stamped in bright gold. From the dust jacket: "Here are laid out the food habits of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, which for centuries has tempted and fascinated the West, yet little has been written in English on the subject. This is a pioneering study… There is also an authoritative glossary of Greek food words and phrases, a foundation on which future scholars will come to rely. Andrew Dalby is a classical scholar, food historian… Read More