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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. Translated by A. J. Pomerans. "Midway in time between Charlemagne and the age of the Reformation, Frederick Barbarossa was by far the ablest of the Holy Roman Emperors." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Moderate soiling, foxing, and tanning to edges of pages. Some age spotting on endpapers. Text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has some edge and shelf wear. Small creases and tears on corners and spine ends. 1/2-inch tear on top right corner of front cover. Faded on spine. Faint scratches on both covers. Slightly yellowed. ; B&W Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages .
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Frederick Barbarossa
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Sons of Heaven A Portrait of the Japanese Monarchy
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Great Britain: Queen Anne Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0356171248 . "Sons of Heaven tells the little-known story of the oldest and most mysterious monarchy in the world: men - and a few women - who for nearly two millennia have stood incontestably as Japan's supreme found of authority." Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and loose, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends; overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear, small creases on head edge of back cover. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 400 pages .
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Farewell in Splendor The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age
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New York: Dutton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525937307 . "Besides giving us a close-up chronicle of the last days, the death, and the funeral of Queen Victoria, Jerrold M. Packard subtly weaves a multi-peopled historical drama, one that captures England with all her pride, pomp, and power illumined in the blazing light of sunset." Ships same or next business day. Book has some edge wear, bumps on bottom corners, small bumps on spine ends, boards very lightly curve up near fore-edge, pages are slightly wavey on head edge. Overall, pages are clean and bright. Dust jacket has minimal edge wear, small creases on bottom corners. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 294 pages .
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Mendocino and Other Stories
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0811806294 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "To Rolland Comstock, my voluntary reader - with best wishes - Ann Packer, October 27, 1994." "With an unerring eye for the small ways in which people reveal themselves, Ann Packer focuses on women and men in their 20s and 30s whose lives, for all their ritual calm, do not quite fall into place. These stories explore those moments when the fog clears and we see each other - and ourselves - in a clear new light." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Covers slightly turn up at fore-edges. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages; Signed by Author .
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A Quest for Godliness The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life
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Wheaton, IL: Crossway. Near Fine. 2013. Softcover. 1433515814 . "Speaks to our contemporary church situation and causes us to search our hearts and examine our ministries. Here is solid spiritual food that contributes to maturity." -- Warren W. Wiersbe, former pastor. Book has minimal edge and shelf wear. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Ships same or next business day. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 367 pages .
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A Fountain, a House of Stone A Bilingual Edition Translated by Alastair Reid and Alexander Coleman
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374157812 . A Bilingual Edition. Translated by Alastair Reid and Alexander Coleman. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. 1/4-inch puncture on front cover near spine. Lightly faded on spine. Slightly yellowed on flaps and interior. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 109 pages .
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Perfect Symmetry The Search for the Beginning of Time
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671465481 . The author takes us to the frontier of scientific thinking, to the state of the universe before the big bang and before that to the creation of the universe out of absolutely nothing. Very Good Plus: former owner name on front endpaper. Very Good Plus dust jacket protected in mylar cover. Ships same or next business day. ; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1.40 inches; 390 pages .
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Hunting
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London: J. M. Dent. Near Fine. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. This edition limited to just 150 copies. This is number 84. Bound in full vellum with gold decorations and printed on hand-made paper. Arthur Rackham did the illustrations for the endpapers and the chapter headings. There are also 12 illustrated plates - some photographs, others are drawings from photographs. Part of the Haddon Hall Library edited by the Marquess of Granby and George A. B. Dewar. John Otho Paget (1860-1934) was a British huntsman and author. This particular title is about the classic English sport of hunting foxes using hounds and horses. Vellum binding bright and beautiful, with very little age darkening and no cracks. Hinges are sound with no cracks. All plates retain their tissue guards. Age spotting to nearly all plates, but in the margins only. Text pages are clean with no spotting at all. This is a beautifully preserved book, probably because it comes in a custom clamshell box provided by the previous…
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The Scramble for Africa The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
by Pakenham, Thomas
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New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394515765 . "Ten years in the writing, and involving trips to twenty-two African countries as well as extensive research in Britain, France, Belgium and Germany, Thomas Pakenham's tour de force of historical narrative is the first full-scale history of this extraordinary period." Ships same or next business day. Text block is pulled away from spine head, tiny puncture mark on top left corner of back board, small bumps on spine ends and bottom right corner of front board, light soiling on fore-edge. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has small punctures on top left corner of back cover, moderate edge wear, light soiling on back cover, small green mark on head of front flap. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 738 pages .
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New and Collected Poems
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Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0884480984 . "Her low-keyed humor, her rich but economical use of language, and her seemingly endless capacity for empathy have earned her a devoted following." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, minor edge wear; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear, faint sticker residue on top right corner of front cover, tiny brown stain on edge of front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 126 pages .
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Leaning Forward Poems
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Penobscot, Maine: Granite Press. Very Good+. 1985. Second Printing. Softcover. 0961488603 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "For Rolland L. Comstock Grace Paley May 1993." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, faded on front cover near spine, tiny bumps on spine ends, faint soiling on edges of pages; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 90 pages; Signed by Author .
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New and Collected Poems
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Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House. Near Fine. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0884480992 . INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "For Rolland L. Comstock Grace Paley." "Her low-keyed humor, her rich but economical use of language, and her seemingly endless capacity for empathy have earned her a devoted following." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and faded, minor edge wear, faint soiling to edges of pages; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 126 pages; Signed by Author .
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The Quincunx A Novel
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New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0345364635 . "A tour de force of mystery, intrigue, and passionate revenge. The Quincunx is an ingenious modern twist on the grand fictional tradition of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Searching for clues to his origins, John Huffam, a young man from the north of England, comes to believe that he is the victim of a vast and ancient conspiracy, and that only by claiming his mystery-enshrouded birthright can he escape it." Ships same or next business day. Spine is mildly skewed and partly separated at spine top,. Minor edge wear. Lightly faded along head edges of boards. Back board gently curves up at fore-edge. Overall, pages are clean, tight, and bright. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Lightly yellowed on flaps. ; Map & family tree of characters; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 781 pages .
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Betrayals
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London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224029193 . "In Betrayals ten apparently unrelated texts gradually come together as the reader finds distorted versions of the same story appearing across a range of genres: soap-opera, whodunnit, pastiche of Lacan and Conrad, hospital romance, and many others. And the story that appears in these texts most often involves revenge - leading sometimes to murder." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and top right corner of front board. Light tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Tiny creases on spine ends. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 308 pages .
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Betrayals
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London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good+. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0224029193 . Uncorrected Proof. "In Betrayals ten apparently unrelated texts gradually come together as the reader finds distorted versions of the same story appearing across a range of genres: soap-opera, whodunnit, pastiche of Lacan and Conrad, hospital romance, and many others. And the story that appears in these texts most often involves revenge - leading sometimes to murder." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny creases on top corners. Small bump on spine head. Covers are slightly yellowed. Light soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages .
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The Sensationist
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London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 022402891X . First English Edition. "Just about now, a young man named David, whose life is a dark and brooding existence in a nameless city, begins his tormented search for anonymous sensual pleasure. Obsessed by women, he pursues a trail of aimless conquests and the intimacy of strangers. And when it appears as if his hunger has died, something more painful takes its place..." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Tiny creases on corners and spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages .
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An Account of the Connor Battle From the Diaries of Captain H. E. Palmer from August 23-28, 1865
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Wyoming: Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association. Near Fine. First Edition. Softcover. The Connor Battle was part of the Powder River Expedition meant to punish the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians. In The Connor Battle, about 200 US soldiers backed with 2 mountain howitzers and 70 Omaha and Winnebago scouts attacked an Arapaho village that lacked most of its warriors. The warriors were off raiding the Crow and the US soldiers annihilated a village comprising mostly women and children although some Indian men were present who fought fiercely. The US soldiers captured more than 500 ponies, burned the entire village to the ground, and destroyed the Arapaho's winter supplies. This account is an excerpt from the diary of Captain H. E. Palmer who took part in the battle. His diary was originally published in Coutant's History of Wyoming. Booklet is clean and bright with only minimal wear. Now protected in plastic sleeve. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9"…
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The Florentine Papers
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Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregine Smith Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 087905364X . INSCRIBED by author on reverse of full title page, "To Rolland L. Comstock - A kind & valued reader. Best Wishes Thom Palmer." "The unnamed narrator of this entertaining and brilliantly conceived farce is a struggling poet who supports himself by hawking paper cups filled with crab and shrimp to tourists on San Francisco's wharf. His life takes a dramatic turn when he meets and falls hopelessly in love with the sensuous and intelligent Maria Perpetua, an irresistibly beautiful authoress in the midst of composing a definitive opus on the gastronomic wonders of spinach." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on corners and spine ends. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Slightly yellowed on flaps.…
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Engagement with the Past The Lives and Works of the World War II Generation of Historians
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Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813122066 . "A historiography of amazing scope, Engagement with the Past biographies of these individuals within the context of their generation's intellectual achievement." Ships same or next business day. Book has small bumps on spine ends; writing on pages 134-135, 213, 218; otherwise, in fine condition. Dust jacket has creases on spine head, minimal edge wear. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 372 pages .
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My Name Is Red; The Black Book; Snow A Celebratory Collection of Three Novels by Orhan Pamuk to Mark His Novel Prize in Literature
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United Kingdom: Faber & Faber. Fine. Softcover. 0571236928 . Slipcase Protected in original plastic. "A celebratory collection of three novels by Orhan Pamuk to mark his Nobel Prize in literature." Books and slipcase bright and clean. Appears unread. Ships same or next business day. Plastic is very torn but remains over the books. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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