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$30.00 Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collection of M. F. K. Fisher's introductions to her own books and to those of other writers who frequently sought the blessings of her imprimatur, each complemented with new commentary by Fisher. A compact collection of Fisher material that is otherwise not readily accessible. Original red cloth-covered boards. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Read More
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James a. Michener: a Bibliography $20.00 Description: Fine. Foreword by James A. Michener. The definitive guide to the writings of James Michener, including a descriptive bibliography of 67 first editions, contributions to anthologies, magazine and newspapers, etc., and a valuable appendix listing articles about Michener and critics' reviews of his books. Octavo. Original brown buckram binding with a beige ostrich-pattern spine. As new in the publisher''s shrink wrap. Read More
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Convents and the Body Politic in Late Renaissance Venice $15.00 Description: Fine. Original paper wrappers. The small signature of William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library, appears on the front endpaper; else a fine, unread copy. Read More
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Cultural and Commercial Exchanges Between the Orient and the Greek World $50.00 Description: Near fine. Integral Study of the Silk Roads: Roads of Dialogue-Maritime Route Expedition. Seminar Papers-Athens, Greece, 25-28 October 1990. Numerous textual illustrations, including a folding map. Athens: Centre for Neohellenic Research, 1991. First edition. Original paper wrappers. The small signature of William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library, appears on the front endpaper. Just a hint of edgewear; else nearly fine. Read More
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$100.00 Description: Near fine in near fine jacket. Textes et Iconographie etablis par Anne Bony. Profusely illustrated, largely in color. Paris: Editions du Regard, 1989. First edition. Text in French. Quarto. Original black cloth binding, with blind-stamped titles. Internally crisp and clean. Very light fading along the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is a trifle rubbed; else near fine. Read More
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$40.00 Description: Near fine in near fine jacket. London: Robert Hale & Company, 1973. First edition. Important biography of mobster Meyer Lansky (1902-83), which depicted him as something of a financial wizard of organized crime. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver titles. The dust jacket is moderately sun faded along the spine; else crisp, clean, and near fine. Read More
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$100.00 Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Illustrated throughout, largely in color. Deerfield, Illinois: Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2008. First edition, #184 of 2, 500 copies signed by Andrews. "It has been said that rock 'n' roll was a boys-only club in the 1960s and 1970s. Among the few women who gained entry was a high-spirited, half-Sicilian and half-Cherokee beauty named Nancy Lee Andrews. As a top Ford model, Andrews was the perfect complement to one of the world's biggest rock stars, former Beatle Ringo ... Read More
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$25.00 Description: Fine. Original pictorial paper wrappers. The small signature of William Frank, Curator of Hispanic, Cartographic, and Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington Library, appears on the front endpaper; else a fine, unread copy. Read More
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Devil's Conquistadors: a Behemoth Biography $300.00 Description: Fine. Foreword by Krzysztof Azarewicz. Profusely illustrated. Agoura Hills, California: Metal Blade Records, 2014. First edition. An in-depth look at the events that materially in fluenced the Polish black ened death metal band, from their humble beginnings as a Mayhem and Root cover band to the internationally acclaimed album The Satanist (2014). Features interviews with current and former members, an extensively annotated discography, rare photographs, scans of flyers and lyric sheets, etc. ... Read More
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