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ADAMS, MICHAEL  American Backlash the Untold Story of Social Change in the Untied States
Toronto, Viking Canada. 2005, First Printing. (ISBN: 0670063703). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, as New in unclipped as New Dj. Bds, 230pp, index. A few B&W illus. This book documents the surprising and radical change in the mental posture of the American people since the 1970s. (1.6 JM FO 21B/3. As New/As New.
USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 | £UK 13.75 | JP¥ 1986] Book number: 48585
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AITKEN, JONATHAN; BELOFF, MICHAEL  A Short Walk on the Campus
London, Secker & Warburg. 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No markings, VG+ in unclipped Good only Dj with some edge chipping and nicks. DJ is in mylsr sleeve. Blue boards, 208pp. In 1964 two British undergraduates were chosen to represent Oxford University in a debating tour of America which took place that autumn to univeristy campuses east of the Mississippi. The authors found time to collect material for this amusing and critical account of the way of life of the American student. The book remains a readable 'snapshot' of campus life in the mid 1960s from the football game, to sex and the single student, to the savage description of the fraternity system. (1.5 FO 14/3. Very Good (+)/Good.
USD 8.25 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 728] Book number: 33752
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AMRINE, MICHAEL  The President Is Dead, Mr. President, This Awesome Challenge. The Hundred Days of Lyndon B Johnson
NY, Popular Library. 1964, Edition Not Stated. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 16 mo, illus wraps, 240pp. All edges red. Slight discolouration to red edge of pages, errant pen mark to page 25, light creasing to spine, about VG. (0.67 FO 62/0. Very Good -.
USD 2.99 [Appr.: EURO 2 | £UK 2 | JP¥ 264] Book number: 6018
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ANDRASKO, KENNETH  Alaska Crude: Visions of the Last Frontier
Boston, Little Brown. 1977, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 0316338796). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: HALEVI, Marcus. Ex-Library, (USA) Library labels and markings, VG(-). Wraps, 152pp. B&W photos. This is a text and picture portrait of Alaska in the process of change. (1.8 WL FO 21B/3. Very Good -.
USD 4.89 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 432] Book number: 21374
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NO STATED AUTHOR  The Reader's Digest July 1943 Volume 43 No 255
Pleasantville NY, Reader's Digest Association. 1943. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Periodical, 19 x 13.5 cm, paper cover with colour illus of the Stars and Stripes, 144pp. Some illus. This format was slightly smaller because of paper conservation regulations during World War II. Articles include Bing Crosby, Germany Must be salvaged, Japan Has Already Won Her War, Rubber, Food poisoning, Bomb Germany, Another Jap Atrocity, etc. Two small pen marks to the contents on the back cover, no other markings, quite clean, solid VG. (0.8 FO 14/1. Very Good.
USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 838] Book number: 40711
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BARITZ, LOREN, EDITOR  Sources of the American Mind Volume I
NY, John Wiley. 1966, Presumed First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Very Good. Wraps, 409pp. A collection of documents and texts in American intellectual history. (1.7 WL SI 80/0. Very Good.
USD 7.99 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 705] Book number: 21827
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BERMAN, SUSAN  Lady Las Vegas: The Inside Story Behind America's Neon Oasis
NY, TV Books Inc. 1997, First Printing. (ISBN: 1575000202). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. Bds, 223pp. B&W photos. A history of the development of Los Vegas as a Gambling and Tourisitic center. (1.9 FO 21/4. Fine/Fine.
USD 19.99 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1764] Book number: 02197
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BRIDENBAUGH, CARL  The Colonial Craftsman
Chicago, Phoenix Books. 1961, First Soft Cover Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Owner's name, no other markings, page edges yellowed, faint crease to cover, Good. Wraps, 214pp, index. B&W illus. This book looks at American craftsmen in the years before the American revolution. (1.3 JM FO 64/1. Good.
USD 5.99 [Appr.: EURO 4 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 529] Book number: 45783
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BRONSON, WILLIAM  The Earth Shook, the Sky Burned: A Photographic Record of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
San Francisco, Chronicle Books. 1997, Third Edition. (ISBN: 0811816672). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, very slight bow to book, crease to corner of last page, Very Good. Wraps with flaps, 190pp, index. B&W historic phots show the aftermath of earthquake and fire in San Francisco. This book was first published in 1959, and reissued in 1986. A heavy book. (2.4 JM DDD 290. Very Good.
USD 11.90 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1050] Book number: 51556
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BRYAN, FRANK; MCLAUGHRY, JOHN  The Vermont Papers : Recreating Democracy on a Human Scale
White River Junction, VT, U.S.A. Chelsea Green Publishing. 1989, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0930031318). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Wraps, 308pp, index. This is the SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL of American politics. No markings, VG. (1.6 lbs FO 52/2. Very Good.
USD 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 3.25 | £UK 2.75 | JP¥ 397] Book number: 32377
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BULLITT, ORVILLE H. EDITOR  For the President Personal & Secret
Boston, Houghton Mifflin. 1972, Second Printing. (ISBN: 039513997x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo, charcoal cloth, xlvi, 655pp, index. Frontis photo and 16pp B&W photos. This book is the correspondence between Franklin D. Roosevelt and William C. Bullitt. Bullit was the first Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1933 to 1936 and later Ambassador to France from 1936 to 1940. The author is brother to William Bullitt. No markings, VG in unclipped Good Dj with two tears to head of spine and spine panel faded. (3.1 lbs FO 20/3. Very Good/Good.
USD 7.25 [Appr.: EURO 5 | £UK 4.5 | JP¥ 640] Book number: 19961
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BURNS, OLIVE ANN  Leaving Cold Sassy
NY, Delta. 1994, 4th Printing. (ISBN: 0385312202). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markigns, Near fine. Wraps, 309pp. B&W photos. This is a sequel to ther author's book COLD SASSY TREE, a story of a Georgia town at the turn of the century. Burns died of cnacer in 1990 so this book has Burns'notes for later scenes and final chapters. (1.3 JM FO 0/5. Near Fine.
USD 7.49 [Appr.: EURO 5 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 661] Book number: 02938
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BUSCHEL, BRUCE; ROBBINS, ALBERT; VITKA, WILLIAM NORDLAND, ROD  The Watergate File
NY, Flash Books. 1973, First Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (USA) 4to, illus wraps, 158pp. A few B&W illus and photos. A concise illustrated guide to the people and events put together in Sept 1973 by four investigative reporters: Major events in sequence, Highlights of the Watergate Seven Trial, Official documents, Profiles of thoese involved. No markings, light rubbing to cover edges, VG. (1.6 lbs FO 23/0). Very Good.
USD 9.25 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 816] Book number: 31148
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CANTWELL, MARY  Manhattan, When I Was Young
NY, Houghton Mifflin. 1995, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0395744415). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tiny faint rice-grain size spot to top edge of pages, no markings, VG in unclipped VG Dj with panels rubbed. Bds, 214pp. Photo endpapers. A former of editor of Mademoiselle and Vogue gives an elegant and lyrical autobiographical account of "a time and place that for some exists only in the imagination". The account is set in 5 different apartments in manhattan each one with its own character and charm. (1.6 Jm FO 19/6. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 7.99 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 705] Book number: 48234
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CHOATE, PAT  Agents of Influence: How Japan's Lobbyists in the United States Manipulate America's Political and Economic System
NY, Alfred a Knopf Inc. 1990, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 0394579011). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, fine in unclipped Fine Dj in mylar sleeve. hardcover, 295pp, index. (2.1 WL DDD 620. Fine/Fine.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 21743
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COHEN, STAN B.  Gold Rush Gateway : Skagway and Dyea, Alaska
Missoula, MT, U.S.A. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Incorporated. 1986, First Printing. (ISBN: 0933126484). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wraps, 136pp. Biblio. Many B&W photos, historic and archival with line drawings. A hisotry of gold rush times in Alaska. No markings, about Fine. (1.9 SI 80/3. Fine -.
USD 8.90 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 785] Book number: 38398
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COHEN, STAN B.  Gold Rush Gateway : Skagway and Dyea, Alaska
Missoula, MT, U.S.A. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Incorporated. 1986, First Printing. (ISBN: 0933126484). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wraps, 136pp. Biblio. Many B&W photos, historic and archival with line drawings. A hisotry of gold rush times in Alaska. No markings, about Fine. (1.9 SI 80/3. Fine -.
USD 8.90 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 785] Book number: 38398
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MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL COMPANY  Merchant's Gargling Oil Almanac 1883 a Liniment for Man and Beast
Lockport NY, Merchant's Gargling Oil Company. 1883, First Thus. Soft Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (USA) 16 x 10 cm, paper cover with illus of Arabian horse tended by two turbaned grooms, side-stapled, 32pp. The benefits of Gargerling oil are lauded on the verso pages with the almanac on the recto pages. Original string through punched hole to upper left hand corner. Some wear to corner tips and edges of cover, about VG. (0.7 lbs Docket 11 FO 37/4. Very Good (-).
USD 32.50 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 | £UK 19.75 | JP¥ 2868] Book number: 38815
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WESTERN HERITAGE CONSERVATION  The Outstanding Wonder Zion Canyon's Cable Mountain Draw Works
Springdale UT, Zion Natural History Association. 1981. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Remnant of price sticker to corner of cover, no markings, about Fine. tan card cover with B&W photo, side-stapled, [66]pp. B&W historic photos with construction drawings. This booklet is the historical section of a structural report completed on the cable Mountain Works in September of 1978. (1.2 JM FO 2/3. Fine -.
USD 14.99 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1323] Book number: 42080
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DRAPER, ROBERT  Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History
NY, Doubleday. 1990, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 0385260601). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". No markings, about Fine in unclipped NFine Dj. Boards, 389pp, index. B&W photos. A history of Rolling Stone Magazine. (2.2 WL FO 21/6. Fine -/Near Fine.
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 21069
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DUSTERBERG, RICHARD B.  The Inaugural Medals of the Presidents of the United States
USA, Medallion Press. 1971, Stated First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. USA) No markings, a bit of rubbing to the spine extremities, otherwise Near Fine; no dust jacket pershaps as published. Blue leatherette, 107pp. Colour frotis and B&W photos of the medals. The last medal discussed is the Nixon medal. (1.5 JM FO 11/4. Near Fine.
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 53604
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EVANS, GLEN  Texas in Bloom: Photographs from Texas Highways Magazine
College Station TX, Texas A & M University Press. 1991, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 0890961808). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library, (USA) Library pocket, labels and stamps, pages clean, hinges fine, Good ex-library copy; no Dust jacket .Green cloth, 145pp. Lovely colour photos throughout. Foreword by Lady Bird Johnson. A heavy book. (2.6 JM FO 43/4. Good.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 53136
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FELKER, CLAY, EDITOR  The Power Game New York
NY, Simon and Schuster. 1969, First Printing. (ISBN: 0671203754). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, bumped corner, VG in unclipped Good+ Dj in mylar sleeve. Blue cloth, 253pp, index. 20 articles on aspects of power and use of power in New York City. Contributors include Tom Wolfe, Gloria Steinem, Jimmy Breslin, Nicholas pileggi, and others. (1.6 JM FO 42a/4. Very Good/Good +.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 42056
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FLORIN, LAMBERT  Ghost Towns of the West
USA, Promontory Press. 1971, Edition Not Stated. (ISBN: 0883940132). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Thick book,brown bds, 872pp. Many B&W photos. The towns are organized geographically and start with Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia, moving through Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington states. The front endpaper is missing, owner's inscription, no other markings, Good in quite worn Dj. A heavy book. (5.5 lbs FO 56/5. Good/Fair.
USD 17.98 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1587] Book number: 39275
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FORD, JOHN L. SR.  A Collection of Writings from the Past 33 Years
[United States], Ford Meter Box Company. 197-. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine. Illus wraps, 80pp. Monochrome illustrations. The Ford Meter Box company was founded in 1898 (in Wabash). The company started a newsletter in 1944 and this collection if articles and drawings are selected from those newsletters. (1.4 WL FO 29/4. Fine.
USD 22.99 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2029] Book number: 21180
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