Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Ohne Wort : Not a Word

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Verlages Kurt Desch : 1954

Seller ID: 23776

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

128 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Softcover with jacket, 128 unnumbered pages, about 100 b/w humorous cartoons, each with 1 to 8 panels, none with words. ; Originally published in France as Sans Paroles, 1954. This is first German edition, 1954. ; Great gags from 16 top cartoonists including Sine, Gad, Jean Dejoux, Pouzet, Chaval, Michel Douay, Bernard Aldebert and more. ; No marks, no major defects, but light edgewear and a touch of foxing here and there.
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the :

By: Baum, L. Frank, with Justin G. Schiller; Illustrated by Barry Moser

Price: $24.00

Publisher: University of California Press : 1986

Seller ID: 23389

ISBN-13: 9780520058224

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

268 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Square hardcover, black and gray cloth, green endpapers, 268 pages, 62 striking b/w illustrations. Jacket features ferocious looking witch and metallic green letting. ; Originally published 1900. This new edition, 1986, is wonderfully illustrated with original wood engravings by the great Barry Moser. ; Boards slightly bowed. Jacket very lightly foxed. ; Oz Series; Vol. 1
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Like Any Other Man

By: Boyle, Patrick

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Grove Press : 1968

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23742

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

332 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth, 332 pages. ; GP-484. First printing stated. Jacket priced. No dimple. ; Tragi-comic novel of Irish heavy drinker and 'powerful ox of a man' who lives life on the edge. ; Top edge lightly spotted. Otherwise book shows hardly any sign of use. Jacket is unclipped with two small chip to crown.
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Swords of Mars, and, Synthetic Men of Mars

By: Burroughs, Edgar Rice; Illustrated by Frank Frazetta

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Nelson Doubleday : 1966

Seller ID: 22652

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

345 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Book Club Edition; Hardcover, red boards, [vi] + 345 pages, color jacket art and at least three b/w illustrations. ; Copyright 1934 and 1935. This edition 1966. ; Contents: Swords of Mars, Barsoom Series volume 8, science fiction action adventure, and Synthetic Men of Mars, Barsoom Series volume 9, featuring genetically engineered super humans. ; Book shows almost no shelfwear. Very light bump to heel. Jacket intact, unclipped, no tears, light edgewear only. Scarce with jacket. ; Barsoom Series
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Thuvia, Maid of Mars and the Chessmen of Mars

By: Burroughs, Edgar Rice; Illustrated by Frank Frazetta

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Nelson Doubleday : 1972

Seller ID: 22653

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

341 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Book Club Edition; Hardcover, dark green boards, 341 pages, color jacket art. ; Science fiction action adventure from the renowned Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan. ; Book shows very light shelfwear. Jacket clipped, some edgewear. Scarce with jacket. ; With this item you will also get, same author, same illustrator, same size, all with jackets: 2) Princess of Mars, 1970. 3) Gods of Mars, and, Warlord of Mars, 1971. ; Barsoom Series
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Seven Deadly Virtues, the : A Guide to Purgatory for Atheists and True Believers

By: Church, F. Forrester

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Harpercollins : 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 21845

ISBN-13: 9780060613730

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

112 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, [x] + 112 pages, bibliography, eight poignant chapters or short sermons plus a benediction. ; Written by the Rev. Dr. F. Forrester Church, longtime pastor, All Souls Unitarian Church, New York City. ; Owner name and phone number penned on front endpaper. No other defects to book. Jacket faded on spine but still readable.
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Ann Arbor Yesterdays

By: Duff, Lela; Illustrated by Jane Rogers

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Friends of the Ann Arbor Public Library : 1962

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 23950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

208 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, [xii] + 208 + 2 pages, index, endnotes, b/w aerial view on endpapers, 35 b/w photos and illustrations, small map of historical houses of Ann Arbor. Half-title page SIGNED by author. ; Drawings by Jane Rogers. Map by Ida C. Brown. Foreword by Erich A. Walter. ; Not a complete history but an assortment of various topics including: Founders of Ann Arbor. Constitutional convention of 1836. Civil War. Stores and churches. Music and the old organ factory. Old houses and historic architecture. Trolleys and railroads. More. ; Owner name and address...
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Jones Very : The Effective Years, 1833-1840

By: Gittleman, Edwin

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Columbia University Press : 1967

Seller ID: 20174

ISBN-13: 9780231030434

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

436 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, two-toned gray cloth, [xx] + 436 pages, beige endpapers, index, bibliography, endnotes, b/w frontispiece portrait of Very on glossy plate. ; Jones Very (1813-1880) was a well-known poet, mystic and Transcendentalist of mid-19th century America. He was a Unitarian, briefly a minister, and taught Greek at Harvard. In 1840 his literary career came to a screeching halt when he announced he was the Second Coming of Christ. ; Book shows no sign of wear, but 44 pages near front have underlining and/or brief margin notes in a small hand, by former owner, a Unit...
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Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica

By: Heyden, Doris, and Paul Gendrop

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams : 1975

Seller ID: 22306

ISBN-13: 9780856706158

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

336 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Large nearly square hardcover, gray cloth, 336 glossy pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, appendix of synoptic tables, 363 b/w illustrations including photos, maps, diagrams and reconstructions. ; Photos by authors. Originally published in Italy 1973. This edition 1975. Translated by Judith Stanton. ; Front endpaper and half-title page spotted. Jacket shows light edgewear, no major defects. ; History of World Architecture Series
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Guns and How They Work

By: Hogg, Ian V.

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Everest House : 1979

Seller ID: 24428

ISBN-13: 9780896960237

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

185 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; Tall hardcover, black boards, color photo endpapers, 185 pages, index, over 100 photos and illustrations, most in full color. ; Blurb: "A comprehensive guide to hand guns, from muzzle loaders to automatics, and how their mechanisms operate; fully illustrated." ; Book shows minor shelfwear only. Jacket has small scratch on front, very light edgewear. A scarce book.
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Dead Solid Perfect

By: Jenkins, Dan

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Atheneum : 1974

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23721

ISBN-13: 9780689106200

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

234 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, green cloth over spine, red boards, orange endpapers, [xvi] + 234 pages. ; First edition stated, jacket priced, no dimple. Classic humorous novel by noted amateur golfer and senior writer at Sports Illustrated. Blurb: "Dead Solid Perfect uses the sporting life [professional golf] as a touchstone for all that's glittering and raunchy, courageous and funny, frightening and tender in today's America." ; Book shows only very light wear. No marks, no major defects. Jacket is intact, not clipped, with light sunning, light wear to upper edge. ; Laid in: "Crooke...
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From Lucy to Language

By: Johanson, Donald, and Blake Edgar; Illustrated by David Brill

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Editions : 1996

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 6001

ISBN-13: 9780684810232

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

272 pages; Large hardcover, red boards, 272 glossy pages, index, extensive bibliography, 16 bipedal proto-human species described, several tables and small maps, over 100 beautiful high-quality photos of skulls, bones, fragments, tools, etc, many shown actual size. ; 'A stunning documentary of human life bracketing the timeline between bipedalism and human language'. ; Gift note on halftitle page in large letters. No other flaws to book. Jacket flaps taped to endpapers, edges have few small nicks.
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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

By: Landeck, Beatrice; Illustrated by Alexander Dobkin

Price: $27.00

Publisher: David McKay Company : 1961

Seller ID: 20214

ISBN-13: 9781399220668

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

183 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, blue cloth, brown illustrated endpapers, [viii] + 183 pages, index, bibliography, discography, nearly 100 songs with lyrics, tunes, guitar chords, extensive historical notes, many with arrangements based on indiginous customs, with multiple voice parts and/or parts for drum, tambourine, claves or other percussion. ; Songs and dances from Africa, West Indies, South America, plus North American spirituals, work songs, jazz, blues, etc. Songs collected by Beatrice Landeck. Instrumental arrangements by Milton Kaye. English singable versions of foreign...
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Ballad Book, The

By: Leach, MacEdward

Price: $13.00

Publisher: A. S. Barnes & Company : 1975

Edition: Sixth Printing

Seller ID: 9409

ISBN-13: 9780498060557

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

842 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Hardcover, black boards, 842 pages, glossary, index, bibliography, discography, about 220 ballad texts from England, Scotland, and United States, with brief historical info, many also with variations. Lyrics only, no tunes. ; Copyright 1955. This is 6th printing, 1975.; Book shows light shelfwear. Three leaves chipped at lower corner, not affecting text. No other defects. Jacket rubbed but intact.
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Amaranth, the (Independent) : A Royal and Exalted Degree in the Rite of Adoption with Appropriate Ceremonies, Advanced Progress

By: Macoy, Robert

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Company : 1963

Edition: Fourth Edition

Seller ID: 20015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

169 pages; 24mo (5.75") 15 cm; Small hardcover, red cloth, gold decor, 169 pages, several hymns with words and music, over 40 b/w illustrations including badges and floorplans. ; Copyright 1895. This is 4th edition, 1963.; Book shows almost no wear. Owner name penned on front endpaper. No other defects. Jacket is of plain paper, minor wear only. (Image shows book without jacket) ; Laid in: Amaranth Syllabus, a four-page pink leaflet giving secret ritual of Eastern Star and Queen of the South. ; Independent Series
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Adhesive Joints : Formation, Characteristics, and Testing

By: Mittal, K. L.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Plenum Press : 1984

Seller ID: 20779

ISBN-13: 9780306416330

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

931 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Thick hardcover, blue boards, [xiv] + 931 pages, 50 chapters by various experts, hundreds of b/w tables, charts, diagrams, figures, formulas, photos, etc. ; Followed by vol-2 but stands alone. Proceedings of International Symposium on Adhesive Joints, Kansas City, Missouri, 1982. Extremely technical. ; SIGNED by owner (noted chemist E. J. Berger of Owens Corning, later General Motors, who contributed chapter) on front endpaper, and also SIGNED on page 51 by same. Top and fore-edge lightly foxed. No other defects to book. Jacket has four small closed tears to upper e...
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Slowly Down the Ganges

By: Newby, Eric

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons : 1966

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23663

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

326 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, brown endpapers, 326 pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, 4 b/w maps, 15 b/w photos and 16 color photos on glossy plates. English throughout except list of 108 names of the Ganges in Hindi (or Urdu?) with English translations. ; First edition, 1966, with A on copyright page. "This is the story of a twelve-hundred-mile journey down the Ganges River from the place where it enters the Plains of India to the Sandheads, forty miles offshore in the Bay of Bengal, made by two Europeans in the winter of 1963-1964. It is not a book about India, ab...
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Walking with Presidents : Louis Martin and the Rise of Black Political Power (Signed)

By: Poinsett, Alex; Illustrated by Gertrude Martin

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Madison Books : 1997

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 21850

ISBN-13: 9781568330938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

251 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, [xvii] + 251 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 36 b/w photos on glossy plates. Half-title page warmly inscribed, dated and SIGNED by author, Alex Poinsett. ; Biography of Louis Emanuel Martin Jr, known as the Godfather of Black Politics, journalist, civil rights activist, first editor-publisher of Michigan Chronicle (influential African American newspaper) and advisor to three US presidents. Photos by Gertrude Martin and others. ; Owner name penned on bottom edge, otherwise no defects to book apart from autograph. Jacket shows light edgewear, minor ...
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Krakow : Polish Edition

By: Saysse-Tobiczyk, Kazimierz

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Wydawnictwo Polonia : 1966

Seller ID: 22752

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

144 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; POLISH text throughout. Small square hardcover, pale gray cloth, 144 pages, decorative endpapers, over 110 photos including 22 in color, with text and captions. ; Edited by Jerzy Glownia. Historical art and architecture of Kraków (Cracow) Poland. ; Cloth very lightly sunned around edges. Owner name and Detroit address penned on halftitle page. No other defects to book. Jacket show very light sunning, minor wear to tips. ; Laid in: Krakow : Informator Turystyczny, 24 pgs, 2 small b/w maps, 1966.
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Streetcar Days in Honolulu : Breezing through Paradise

By: Simpson, Mackinnon, and John Brizdle

Price: $16.00

Publisher: JLB Press : 2000

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23162

ISBN-13: 9780970621382

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

156 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Large oblong hardcover, red boards, 156 + 4 glossy pages, color map on endpapers, index, over 120 photos, drawings and illustrations, many in full color. Includes one large foldout. ; 1st trade edition stated. ; Book shows almost no wear, but upper edge is very lightly bumped. No other defects. Jacket is intact but slightly wrinkled, with minor edgewear.
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Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket