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London: Adlard Coles, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to. 160 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers; illustrated with drawings and diagrams. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Lead Keel - Keel and False Keel etc; Hull Planking - Deck Planking etc; Engine Seating - Anchor Arrangements etc; Masts and Fittings - Masts for Bermudian Rig etc; Joinery Work - Plumbing Arrangements etc; Thames Tonnage - Coefficients of Fineness etc; Glass Reinforced Plastic Boats etc; and Aluminium Alloy etc; followed by Table 1: Typical Dimensions of Masts; Table 2: Standing Rigging Sizes; Table 3: Block and Rigging List; and an index..

New York: Viking Studio, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 4to. 184 pp. Please note, this is a large and somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Profusely illustrated with black and white, sepia toned and colour photographs..

Minneapolis, Minnesota: MVP Books, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 352 pp. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Writing by: Roger Maris; Yogi Berra; Joe DiMaggio; Casey Stengel; Jane Leavy; Whitey Ford; Jim Bouton; Sparky Lyle; Craig Nettles; Lou Piniella; Dave Winfield; Tommy John; Jack Chesbro; Frederic P. O'Connell; Donald Dewey; Nicholas Acocella; Rng Lardner; J. J. Ward; Grantland Rice; Frank Graham; Damon Runyon; Waite Hoyt; Heywood Broun; Billy Evans; F. C. Lane; Jonathan Eig; Leo Trachtenberg; Robert W. Creamer; Chet Williamson; Richard Ben Cramer; Arthur O. Anderson; Gene Schoor; Roger Angell; and a host of others..

New York: Sports Publishers, 2015. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Revised Edition. 8vo. (viii) 450 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagarms. Starting in 1929, when the Yankees first adopted uniform numbers....

New York: Ace Books, 1986. Book. Illus. by Vincente Segrelles;. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art by Vincente Segrelles. .

New York: Avon Books, 1957. Book. Illus. by Richard Powers;. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Avon Book T-193. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Richard Powers..

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2005. Book. Illus. by Elizabeth Van Itallie;. Near Fine. Soft cover. Later Printing. 8vo. 276, 411 pp. Trade paperback format. Merde Actually is a first printing; A Year in the Merde is a sixth. Both books have light rubbing on the corners with uncreased spines; no interior markings. Covers by Elizabeth Van Itallie. This is the story of a twenty-seven year old Brit brought to Paris by a French company to open a chain of British tearooms. Soon enough, he finds himself juggling a group of grumbling French employees, a treacherous Parisian boss, and a succession of lusty girlfriends, one of whom happens to be the boss's morally challenged daughter. He soon becomes immersed in the contradictions of French culture. The book reveals the secrets of how to get the best out of the grumpiest Parisian waiter, how to survive a French business meeting, and how not to buy a house in the French countryside. An urban antidote to A Year in Provence, a funny account of the life of… Read More

London: Collins, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 256 pp. Gray boards decorated in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates and drawings. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a chip from the upper right of the front panel; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Historical Background: England When Victoria Became Queen; The New Society. The World of 1851: What People Could Earn and What Money Could Buy; The Home; Entertainment; Problems of the Day; The World Abroad; Events of the Year 1851. The Exhibition of 1851: Prince Albert - The Creator of the Exhibition; How the Exhibition Was Organised and How it Was Received; and The Exhibition Itself; followed by an index..

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 295 pp. Signed by Judy Fong Bates on the title page. Blue boards lettered in copper on the spine; headband; illustrated with a map and black and white photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; initialled by a previous owner on the front free endpaper. Growing up in her father's hand laundry in small town Ontario, Judy Fong Bates listened to stories of her parents' past lives in China, a place far removed from their every-day life of poverty and misery. But in spite of the allure of these stories, Fong Bates longed to be a Canadian girl. Fifty years later she finally followed her curiosity back to her ancestral home in China for a reunion that spiralled into a series of unanticipated discoveries....

London: Willow Books, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 197 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Author's Preface; Foreword by Andy Irvine; Grand Slam; Leslie's March - through Welsh Eyes; Hare Hunting - the English View; For Crown and Country - as the Irish Saw It; The Day - the French Slant; Another Voice, Another Angle by John Reason; A Player's Game; The Zealot; Ascent to Glory; Beyond the Slam; The First Immortals - Reflections; and The New Immortals by Bill Lothian..

Washington, DC: Robert B. Luce, 1968. Book. Illus. by Peter Biefel;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 112 pp. In a slipcase. Quarter-bound in black cloth on red cloth; lettered with gilt on the spine; red cloth slipcase. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings. The fabric has a short split in the rear panel of the slipcase. The Chapters are: September - Time Spent in Reconnaissance is Seldom Wasted; October - Early One Morning; November - The Opening Meet; December - One Christmas Eve; January - See Amid the Winter Snow; February - Conflict of Loyalties; March - Not Saint Andrew's Day; April - To finish the Season; May - The Summering of the Hunter; June - The Puppy Show; July - Horse Shows and Hunter Trials; August - Still Earlier Mornings; Try Back - Thoughts on Fox-hunting in America..

New York: Stein and Day - Publishers, 1979. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo. 288 pp. Quarter-bound in red cloth on beige boards; lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated with line drawings. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Turkey - The All-American Bird. Before and After Cooking Turkey: Buying Storing Cutting Up and Boning Turkey - and General Information About the Recipes and Ingredients. A Bird of Parts: Turkey Breast - Bone In; Turkey Drumsticks; Turkey Thighs; Winging It; The Neck and the Tail; Boneless Turkey Breast; Turkey Cuts. Half a Turkey Is Better Than None - Includes Cut-up Turkey and Mixed Parts. Whole Turkey Roast Turkey and Splendid Stuffings; Thanksgiving; Main Dishes and Luscious Leftovers; Turkey Appetizers and Hors d"Oeuvres; Turkey Soups; Cold Turkey - Salads and Sandwiches; Turkey Sausage and Turkey Ham Dishes; and The Wild Turkey; followed by an index. There are far too many… Read More

New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 1992. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 343 pp. Trade paperback format. Light rubbing on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Introduction by Jon L. Breen; Challenge the Widowmaker by Clark Howard; Stakeout by Bill Pronzini; Malibu Dog by Faye Kellerman; Decoy by Michael Gilbert; White Alligator by Andrew Vachss; The Detective's Wife by Edward D. Hoch; The Fish Sitter by Elvis Lives by Lynne Barrett; Mother Tucker by James Kisner; The Mandrake Forgeries by William Bankier; The Nick of Time by Robert Barnard; Hanged for a Sheep by Henry Slesar; Incident On and Off a Mountain Road by Joe R. Lansdale; Batman's Helpers by Lawrence Block; The Valuation by Peter Lovesey; A Matter of Principal by Max Allan Collins; Final Resting Place by Marcia Muller; The Maltese Cat by Sara Paretsky; Another Room by Joan Hess; Button in the Bag by Charlotte MacLeod; The Three Musketeers by Jeremiah… Read More

New York: DAW Books, 1985. Book. Illus. by Segrelles;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 238 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Vincente Segrelles. This anthology contains: Strange Shadows by Clark Ashton Smith; The Foxwife by Jane Yolen; Draco Draco - a novelette by Tanith Lee; The Harvest Child by Steve Rasnic Tem; The Storm by David Morrell; Love Among the Xoids by John Sladek; Stoneskin by John Morressy; Unmistakably the Finest - a novelette by Scott Bradfield; Golden Apples of the Sun - a novelette by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick; My Rose and My Glove by Harvey Jacobs; A Little Two Chair Barber Shop on Phillips Street by Donald R. Burleson; Taking Heart by Stephen L. Burns; and A Cabin on the Coast by Gene Wolfe..

New York: Berkley Books, 1978. Book. Illus. by Carl Lundgren;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 262 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Carl Lundgren. This anthology contains: Introduction by Terry Carr; Jeffty Is Five by Harlan Ellison; The Cat from Hell by Stephen King; The Bagful of Dreams - a novelette by Jack Vance; Black As the Pit, from Pole to Pole - a novelette by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop; The Kugelmass Episode by Woody Allen; Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight - a novelette by Avram Davidson; Getting Back to Before It Began by Raylyn Moore; Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle; Probability Storm - a novelette Julian Reid; and Growing Boys - a novella by Robert Aickman.

New York: DAW Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Daniel R. Horne;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Hardcover Edition. 8vo. 178 pp. Book Club Edition. DAW Collectors Book 727. Gray boards lettered in green on the spine. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Daniel R. Horne. This anthology contains: Long Long Ago - a novelette by R. Chetwynd-Hayes; The Uncorking of Uncle Finn by Jane Yolen; Beauty is the Beast by Tanith Lee; Something in the Blood by Richard L. Purtill; Piece de Resistance - a novelette by Judith Tarr; The Old Man and the Cherry Tree by Kevin J. Anderson; Phone Repairs by Nancy Kress; The Tale and Its Master - a novella by Michael Rutherford; Sanctuary by Kim Antieau; A Place to Stay for a Little While- a novelette by Jim Aikin; and The Boy Who Plaited Manes by Nancy Springer..

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Book. Illus. by Bob Eggleton;. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (lix) 609 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Light rubbing at the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bob Eggleton. This anthology contains: Introduction; The Island of the Immortals by Ursula K. Le Guin; La Cenerentola by Gwyneth Jones; The Dancing Floor - a novelette by Cherry Wilder; Oceanic - a novella by Greg Egan; Approaching Perimelasma - a novelette by Geoffrey A. Landis; Craphound by Cory Doctorow; Jedella Ghost by Tanith Lee; Taklamakan - a novelette by Bruce Sterling; Sea Change With Monsters - a novella by Paul J. McAuley; Divided by Infinity - a novelette by Robert Charles Wilson; US by Howard Waldrop; The Days of Solomon Gursky - a novella by Ian McDonald; The Cuckoo's Boys - a novella by… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2005. Book. Illus. by Stephen Martiniere;. Very Good-. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xl) 663 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and some rippling along the lower edges of the first few pages; not store stamped. Cover art by Stephen Martiniere. This anthology contains: Introduction; Inappropriate Behavior - a novelette by Pat Murphy; Start the Clock by Benjamin Rosenbaum; The Third Party - a novelette by David Moles; The Voluntary State - a novelette by Christopher Rowe; Shiva in Shadow - a novella by Nancy Kress; The People of Sand and Slag - a novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi; The Clapping Hands of God - a novelette by Michael F. Flynn; Tourism by M. John Harrison; Scout's Honor by Terry Bisson; Men Are Trouble - a novelette by James Patrick Kelly; Mother Aegypt - a… Read More

New York: DAW Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Daniel R. Horne;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Hardcover Edition. 8vo. 178 pp. Book Club Edition. DAW Collectors Book 727. Gray boards lettered in green on the spine. Light rubbing at the corners of the dj; no interior markings. Dustjacket art by Daniel R. Horne. This anthology contains: Beauty is the Beast by Tanith Lee; Something in the Blood by Richard L. Purtill; Piece de Resistance - a novelette by Judith Tarr; Long, Long Ago - a novelette by R. Chetwynd-Hayes; The Old Man and the Cherry Tree by Kevin J. Anderson; Phone Repairs by Nancy Kress; The Tale and Its Master - a novella by Michael Rutherford; Sanctuary by Kim Antieau; The Uncorking of Uncle Finn by Jane Yolen; A Place to Stay for a Little While - a novelette by Jim Aikin; and The Boy Who Plaited Manes by Nancy Springer..

New York: DAW Books, 1982. Book. Illus. by Oliviero Berni;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 191 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Oliviero Berni. This anthology contains: A Pattern of Silver Strings - a novelette by Charles de Lint; When the Clock Strikes by Tanith Lee; Unicorn Variation - a novelette by Roger Zelazny; Midas Night by Sam Wilson; The Only Death in the City by C. J. Cherryh; The River Maid by Jane Yolen; The Quickening - a novelette by Michael Bishop; Skirmish on Bastable Street by Bob Leman; A Friend in Need by Lisa Tuttle; Pooka's Bridge by Gillian FitzGerald; The Belonging Wind by John Shirley and William Gibson. The Quickening by Michael Bishop won the Nebula Award for best novelette in 1981; Unicorn Variation by Roger Zelazny won the Hugo Award for best novelette in 1982..