Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

What We Bought : The New World, Scenes from the Denver Metropolitan Area, 1970-1974

By: Adams, Robert

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Sprengel Museum : 1995

Seller ID: 17512

ISBN-13: 9783891690949

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

208 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Oblong hardcover, red cloth, blindstamped lettering, pale gray endpapers, 208 unnumbered high-gloss pages, 193 high-quality artistic tritone (b/w) photos of every-day life in Denver, Colorado, 1970-1974. Very little text, no captions. Text in parallel German and English. ; Stiftung Niedersachsen. This is the German-English edition of isbn 0300149638. This book is isbn 3891690940. Stunning photos by world renowned Robert Adams. Mostly exteriors: urban and suburban scenes, stores, billboards, mobile home parks, partly-developed subdivisions, etc, and some interiors: of...
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Miracles of Saint Nicholas, the : The Sacred Places of St. Nicholas in Bulgaria

By: Andreev, Ivan, with Diana Tsolova

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Antiba Society : 1993

Seller ID: 19725

ISBN-13: 9789548580021

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

178 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, brown textured leatherette boards, 178 glossy pages, numerous small b/w maps, 108 large full-color photos with captions. English throughout. ; Edited by Diana Tsolova. Technical editor Iskra Koinova. Photos by Ivan Andreev. ; A beautiful book depicting and describing ancient and medieval monasteries, churches, chapels, holy springs, graveyards, etc, of Bulgaria, all dedicated to Saint Nicholas. ; No defects to book. Jacket has two small closed tears. Quite scarce. (Amazonbuyers please note: their page says leatherbound; this book is not leather but a...
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Claiborne and Beyond

By: Ault, Frank M.

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Luthers : 1998

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24165

ISBN-13: 9781877633416

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

246 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue-gray cloth, 246 pages, 2 tables, map of Claiborne County, map of interstate highways, 29 medium-quality historical b/w photos with captions. ; Life story of Frank Maynard Ault from farmboy in Claiborne County, Tennessee, to WW2 naval officer to corporate executive (vice president and general manager of Norwich-Eaton Pharmaceuticals, makers of Pepto-Bismol) along with his conservative philosophy and his personal impressions of US history, 1920s-1990s. Warning: racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-semitic, anti-integration, anti-union, anti-immigration, ...
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From Railway to Freeway : Pacific Electric and the Motor Coach

By: Bail, Eli

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Interurban Press : 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22986

ISBN-13: 9780916374617

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

196 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, orange boards, 196 pages, b/w map on rear endpaper, index, main text in 2 columns, 275 historical b/w photos. ; Cover art by Larry Fisher. ; This wonderful book tells the year-by-year story of the disappearance of the famous Big Red Cars (streetcars and trolleys) and their replacement with auto stage lines (buses) in the Southern California area, 1917 to 1958.; No defects to book. Jacket shows moderate wear to heel and crown, one very small closed tear. ; Interurbans Special Series; Vol. 90
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Annotated Mother Goose, the : Nursery Rhymes Old and New, Arranged and Explained

By: Baring-Gould, William S.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Bramhall House : 1962

Edition: Fifteenth Printing

Seller ID: 24265

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

350 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, olive green cloth over spine, yellow boards, dark gray patterned endpapers, 350 pages, index, bibliography, hundreds of b/w illustrations reproduced from famous illustrators of the past. Book includes 884 Mother Goose rhymes presented in approximate chronological order, with copious notes on their origins and meanings. ; Copyright 1962. This is 15th printing, circa 1978. ; Written by William S. Baring-Gould and Ceil Baring-Gould. Illustrations by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish and Early Historical W...
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Fritz the Cat : Original Soundtrack Recording, Vinyl LP Record

By: Bogas, Ed, and Ray Shanklin, with Ralph Bakshi and Thomas Albright

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Fantasy Records : 1972

Seller ID: 22930

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

LP; Standart 12-inch vinyl LP long-playing record, with outer sleeve that opens up to reveal credits and commentary by Thomas Albright. ; Fantasy 9405. Musical score by Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin, plus songs by many different artists including Bo Diddley, Charles Earland, Alice Stuart and more. ; Record is in Fine condition, no scratches or other defects. Inner sleeve present. Outer sleeve intact but worn, corners slightly warped. Quite scarce.
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Scottish and Border Battles and Ballads

By: Brander, Michael, and Jimmie MacGregor

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Barnes & Noble : 1993

Seller ID: 21769

ISBN-13: 9781566190886

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

300 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth over spine, beige speckled boards, 300 pages, index, bibliography, chronology, appendix of battlefields, 11 small maps, 43 ballads, some quite lengthy, including 16 with tunes. English throughout, with sidenotes explaining Scottish dialect terms. ; Edited by Michael Brander. Musical arrangements by Jimmie Macgregor. ; Famous (and some obscure) Scottish ballads connected with ten famous Scottish battles between the years 1263 and 1746. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows minor edgewear, small closed tear to spine panel, not affecting any printin...
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Avima Affair, the : A Novel

By: Calmer, Ned

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Doubleday & Company : 1973

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24259

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

349 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, green endpapers, [viii] + 349 pages. Portrait photo of author (by Alex Godfryd) on jacket rear, sideways, as issued. ; Blurb on jacket front: "Washington and a Caribbean island are the settings for this novel of political suspense and intrigue." ; Bottom speckled (old remainder mark) and one very tiny ding on top edge, barely visible. Otherwise no defects to book. Jacket is intact, unclipped, but has light sunning and small old pricesticker on front.
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When Oklahoma Took the Trolley

By: Chandler, Allison, and Stephen D. Maguire

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Interurbans : 1980

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23873

ISBN-13: 9780916374358

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

176 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Hardcover, brick-red cloth, yellow endpapers, 176 pages, main text in 2 columns, index, brief bibliography, 3 timetables, 17 tables of stats, 16 small b/w maps, over 300 historical b/w photos with captions. ; Foreword by Mac Sebree. History of every trolley line in Oklahoma history, including Oklahoma Railway Company, Bartlesville, Chickasha, El Reno, Enid City, Guthrie, Lawton, McAlester-Pittsburgh, Miami, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Sand Springs, Shawnee-Tecumseh, Tulsa, Tulsa-Sapulpa and more. ; Book shows no defects. Jacket has light edgewear, two small close...
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Old Gods and Young Heroes : The Pearlman Collection of Maya Ceramics

By: Coe, Michael D.; Illustrated by Justin Kerr

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Israel Museum : 1982

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22308

ISBN-13: 9780295959702

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

128 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Large oblong hardcover, black cloth, red lettering, 128 glossy pages, red endpapers, brief bibliography, b/w map of Mesoamerica, 92 b/w photos and diagrams, 22 color photos, with detailed captions. ; Exhibition catalog from Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1982. Edited by Elizabeth P. Benson. Photos by Justin Kerr, including many rollout photos showing entire surface of one vase. Forewords by Teddy Kollek and Edwin Pearlman. Appendix on Maya culture and hieroglyphs by Elizabeth P. Benson and Dan Eban. ; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. No marks or major defects. Jack...
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Cars with Personalities : A Pictorial Panorama of Famous People from all Walks of Life with Their Automobiles

By: Conde, John A.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Arnold Porter Publishing Company : 1982

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22812

ISBN-13: 9780960504817

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

248 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, 248 pages, index, over 500 high-quality b/w photos with detailed captions. ; From blurb: "Over 120 different makes" from 1896 to 1980 are represented, including "140 superb Packard photographs unearthed for this book." ; Small tasteful b/w bookplate on front endpaper. No other defects to book. Jacket intact but shows moderate wear to edges.
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Redwoods, Iron Horses, and the Pacific : The Story of the California Western " Skunk " Railroad

By: Crump, Spencer

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Trans-Anglo Books : 1965

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: 23674

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

168 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, dark blue-black boards, pictorial endpapers, 168 pages, 5 appendixes, nearly 200 b/w illustrations including photos, diagrams and small maps. ; Copyright 1963. This is 2nd edition, revised, March, 1965. Famous California Western Railroad and its locomotives, cars and famous rail buses that once traveled through major logging sites all across the state. ; Book shows almost no wear. Jacket lightly rubbed with two small closed tears.
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Elblag 1945 and Today : English Edition

By: Czarnocki, Kazimierz, and Andrzej Przysiecki

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Interpress Publishers : 1968

Seller ID: 22758

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

144 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Small square hardcover, tan cloth, 144 pages, decorative endpapers, about 100 b/w photos, with text and captions. English text. ; Photos by Boguslaw Bieganski, Zdzislaw Malek and others. Translated by Christina Cenkalska. ; Contents: 1. The tenacious city, history of Elblag from the beginning to 1939. 2. War and the destruction of the city in 1945, with many side-by-side photos showing ruins of 1945 beside 1968 images. 3. Elblag today, growth and development since 1945.; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. Jacket is worn along top edge. ; Item laid in: Elblag T...
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Western Pacific, The, Feather River Route : Railroading Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

By: De Nevi, Don

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Superior Publishing Company : 1978

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23092

ISBN-13: 9780875645308

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

160 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, brown textured leatherette boards, 160 glossy pages, appendixes, 5 b/w maps, about 200 rare b/w photos with captions. ; Amazing history of railroad that threaded the Feather River Canyon in northern California, connected San Francisco to Salt Lake City, and became second transcontinental railroad. ; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. Jacket lightly rubbed, spine faded from green to blue but everything readable.
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Key Route, The, Part 2 : (San Francisco History) Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry

By: Demoro, Harre W.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Interurban Press : 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23412

ISBN-13: 9780916374686

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

162 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, orange boards, 162 pages numbered 167 to 328, about 225 historical b/w photos with captions, plus 11 diagrams on 5 fold-out plates. ; San Francisco area railroads, streetcars and ferrys. 1st printing stated. Cover art by Mike Kotowski. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows small wrinkles, minor edgewear. ; This is volume 2 ONLY of a two-vol series. ; Interurbans Special Series; Vol. 97
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Lords of Creation : The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship

By: Fields, Virginia M, and Dorie Reents-Budet

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Scala Publishers : 2005

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22309

ISBN-13: 9781857593860

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

288 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall heavy hardcover, black cloth, 288 glossy pages, orange endpapers, index, appendix, 14 chapters by various experts, numerous b/w illustrations, 152 stunning artifacts (vases, masks, cloths, lidded vessels, etc) shown in great detail, most in full color, some with multiple photos, with detailed text and captions. ; Catalog of exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photos by Peter Brenner, Steve Oliver and others. ; No defects to book. Jacket has small closed tear to upper rear panel.
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Red Trains Remembered

By: Ford, Robert S.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Interurbans Books : 1980

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22949

ISBN-13: 9780916374440

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

120 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Oblong hardcover, red boards, b/w pictorial endpapers, 104 + 16 pages, several b/w facsimiles of early timetables, several b/w maps, over 200 never-before-published b/w photos with captions. Includes chapter on ferries that connected with the trains. ; 1st edition, 1980. History of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Western Division, East Bay, and Suburban streetcar (light rail) systems of the San Francisco area. ; Book shows only minor shelfwear. Jacket shows light edgewear, spine faded but readable. ; Interurbans Special Series; Vol. 75
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Traditional Singers and Songs from Ontario

By: Fowke, Edith, with Peggy Seeger; Illustrated by Katherine Boykowycz

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Folklore Associates/Burns & MacEachern : 1965

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 21765

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

210 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, orange cloth, [x] + 210 pages, index, bibliography, discography, endnotes, b/w line art, 62 authentic traditional folklore songs with tunes and lyrics, some also with tune variants. Book also includes b/w photos and extensive information on singers from whom songs were collected; they are: O. J. Abbott, Mrs. Arlington Fraser, Tom Brandon, Mrs. Gordon Clark, Dave McMahon, Emerson Woodcock, Jim Doherty, C. H. J. Snider, Albert Simms, Stanley James. ; Songs collected and edited by the great Edith Fowke. Musical transcriptions by Peggy Seeger, sister of Pet...
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Escape from Libby Prison

By: Gindlesperger, James

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Burd Street Press : 1996

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23993

ISBN-13: 9780942597912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

254 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark blue leatherette boards, 254 pages, small b/w map, bibliography, appendix with biographical data on 107 of the 109 escapees. ; Novel based on true events in 1863-1864 when 109 Union men escaped from notorious Libby Prison, a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia. ; Book shows a touch of foxing to top and fore-edge. Jacket has light rubbing, three small tears not affecting any text.
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Pere Murray and the Hounds : The Story of Saskatchewan's Notre Dame College

By: Gorman, Jack

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Gray's Publishing : 1977

Seller ID: 22807

ISBN-13: 9780888260697

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

164 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, dark red textured boards, 164 pages + 8 glossy plates, index, 16 b/w photos. ; Story of very poor priest and the rural but successful boy's college he founded in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1927. ; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. Jacket moderately worn, with five very small chips, not affecting any text. Scarce. ; Items laid in: 1) glossy 12-panel brochure about Athol Murray (Pere Murray) College, circa 1978, with brief bios and 26 b/w portrait photos of faculty. 2) typed letter signed by Elmer Strumecki, director of development, on college l...
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Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket