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Burby, John
Great American Motion Sickness, The : Or Why You Can't Get There from Here

Imprint: Boston, Little Brown, 1971
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Former Owner Stamp & Signature

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A former special assistant to the US Secretary of Transportation discusses the inherent problems and limitations in travel and transportation, the government regulation and political influences affecting the transportation network, and the author's views on how the general mess can be cured. Hardcover with dust jacket, indexed, 408pp., d.j. shows light edgewear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

Stock number: 00001479.

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Burch, Monte
Basic House Wiring

Imprint: New York, Popular Science : Harper & Row, 1975
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

The complete guide to wiring one's home or similar structures, with step by step techniques on projects, repairs, equipment, materials, systems, do's and don't's, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 228pp., d.j. shows edgewear with light chipping to spine bottom and a large four-inch corner chip to front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustr.: Richard J. Meyer. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Poor

Stock number: 00009821. ISBN: 0060105879

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Burgess, Andrew
Peng Fu from Junan : A Biography

Imprint: Minneapolis, Augsburg Publishing House, 1940
Edition: Seventh Printing
Binding: Softback

Biography of a Chinese evangelist of the Junan missionary station of the Lutheran Church in China, describing his life and work amid the unique challenges and difficulties of the times, war, disorder, repression, and uncertainty. Softcover, contains illustrations, appendix, 128pp., interior pagination clean and bright throughout, covers show mild wear, the usual ex-lib markings. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Book Condition: Good-. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 00015032.

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Burgess, Andrew
Peng Fu from Junan : A Biography

Imprint: Minneapolis, Augsburg Publishing House, 1943
Edition: Ninth Printing
Binding: Softback

Biography of a Chinese evangelist of the Junan missionary station of the Lutheran Church in China, describing his life and work amid the unique challenges and difficulties of the times, war, disorder, repression, and uncertainty. Softcover, contains illustrations, appendix, 128pp., interior pagination clean and bright throughout, covers show mild wear, the usual ex-lib markings. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Book Condition: Good+. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 00015033.

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Burgess, Jackson
Pillar of Cloud

Imprint: New York, Putnam's Sons, 1957
Edition: BCE
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Former Owner Bookplate

Western Americana novel of individuals on the Kansas Territory frontiers. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, 254pp., d.j. shows light edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+

Stock number: 00001063.

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Burgess, Maureen
Pillow Book, The : A Complete Guide to Pillow Making

Imprint: New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1975
Edition: First Printing (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A thorough guide to making and designing pillows, bolsters, and related items, using knitting, embroidery, needlecraft, stitchery, and other methods, filled with ideas and patterns, discussion of fabrics and techniques; contains glossy illustrations, numerous drawings. Hardcover with dust jacket, 186pp., d.j. shows light shelfwear. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+

Stock number: 00002866.

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Burke, Richard E. ; with William and Marilyn Hoffer
Senator, The : My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy

Imprint: New York, St. Martin's Press, 1992
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A former close aide to Senator Edward Kennedy describes him, how he works, his personal flaws, his marriage and family, his politics and political activities, as well as discusses the Kennedy family itself, its tragedies and scandals, much more, presented from an 'insider' perspective. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, indexed, 328pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00007238. ISBN: 0312091346

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Burkett, Elinor
Baby Boon, The : How Family-Friendly America Cheats the Childless

Imprint: New York, Free Press, 2000
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An angry response to what the author feels is a society-wide bias against people who are childless, socially, in the workplace, culturally, emotionally, psychologically, and the author's prediction of a 'collision' impending between those with children and the growing number without. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains notes, bibliography, indexed, 256pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00008344. ISBN: 0684863030

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Burkett, Larry
Your Finances in Changing Times

Imprint: Chicago, Moody Press : World Wide, 1982
Binding: Softback

A complete guide for the individual seeking to order one's personal finances and investments, organize a good and workable family budget, etc., but doing so within a Christian moral context. Wraps, 172pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Wraps

Stock number: 00009013. ISBN: 0802425488

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Burkhard, Oscar C.
Sprechen sie Deutsch! : Second Edition

Imprint: New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1937
Edition: Second Edition.
Binding: Hardback

With illustrations and maps, a fine introduction to the study of the German languages, presenting the fundamental elements of grammar and other usages, basic concepts, etc., with the main emphasis on the actual reading of the language, with practical lessons suitable for the use of both the student and education professional in this field. Hardcover, 262pp. + vocabulary and index, some pages show light pencillings (all eraseable). A nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Stock number: 00008587.

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Burkhart, Roy A.
Secret of Life, The

Imprint: New York, Harper & Brothers, 1950
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback

A philosophical exploration of the meaning and importance of the human soul and human spirituality, and how the individual can cleanse or enhance one's life through this deeper understanding; contains bibliography. Hardcover, 118pp., a few pages show light paper clip indentations, o/w book is very clean and near flawless. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Stock number: 00002134.

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Burland, Cottie
North American Indian Mythology

Imprint: Middlesex (England), Paul Hamlyn, 1968
Edition: New Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A fascinating survey of Native American mythology, girding the culture and life patterns of all the tribes; contains countless illustrations, drawings, maps, listings of Gods and Spirits by tribe. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, contains bibliography, indexed, 141pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00001300.

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Burn, Gordon
Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son : The Story of the Yorkshire Ripper

Imprint: New York, Viking Penguin Inc., 1985
Edition: BCE
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

The true crime story of the sadistic killer of thirteen women of the various towns and cities of Yorkshire, England, he eventually being caught and convicted in a sensational trial in 1981 - and the investigative journalist who delved into the killer's strange past, piecing together his fascinating character and motivation. Hardcover with dust jacket, 276pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+

Stock number: 00014921.

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Burnett, Barbara A., Consulting Ed.
Every Woman's Legal Guide

Imprint: Garden City, Doubleday, 1985
Edition: BCE
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A complete guide for women interested in gender-related legal issues: 'By 28 lawyers and rights experts.protecting your rights at home, in the workplace, in the marketplace.' Hardcover with dust jacket contains a large resources lists, indexed, 653pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00001353. ISBN: 0385185235

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Burnford, Sheila
Without Reserve : Life with the Northern Forest Indians

Imprint: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1969
Edition: First British Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A sympathetic study of the Amerind tribes who settled in the area of Hudson Bay in Canada, the Ojibwas and Crees, their habits and customs, lifestyle, and all related; contains numerous beautiful and haunting drawings by Susan Ross. Hardcover with dust jacket, 242pp. A very nice copy of the First British Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustr.: Susan Ross. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00002785.

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Burnham, Sophy
Angel Letters : A Special Guideposts Edition

Imprint: Carmel, Guideposts, 1991
Edition: First Edition (thus).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A fine collection of letters from ordinary people who have experienced amazing encounters with angel visitations, intercessions and protections from these celestial beings, insights and wisdom, drawn from correspondence to the author over the years. Hardcover with dust jacket, 116pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00012472. ISBN: 0345373421

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Burns, George ; Fisher, David
All My Best Friends

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The popular Vaudeville and Hollywood comedian reminiscenes about his life, his career, the world of comedy, his many friends and fellow performers, much more, as well as discusses the different challenges of radio, television, the movies, or being on stage or in nightclubs. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 320pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00010612. ISBN: 0399134832

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Burns, Thomas S.
Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome : A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D.

Imprint: Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1994
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of this edition. A fascinating history of the interaction of Romans, Roman authority, and its military with the 'barbarians', i.e. the Germanic peoples who entered within Rome's frontiers peacefully or by force, serving in Rome's legions and auxiliary formations, agreeing to or making their own political and social dispensations, the culture clashes and economic effects of the various population movements and settlements, much more, these peoples ultimately transforming the Roman empire and forever altering western European history. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, list of Roman emperors and usurpers, chronological outline, notes, bibliography, indexed, 417pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00015244. ISBN: 0253312884

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Burns, George
Dear George : Advice and Answers from America's Leading Expert on Everything from A to B

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Another humorous collection of jokes, gags, witticisms, and parodies from the old master comedian - this time pretending to be a sort of advice columnist and human storehouse of useless information. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 220pp., d.j. shows light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

Stock number: 00013270. ISBN: 0399131051

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Burns, James MacGregor
Edward Kennedy and the Camelot Legacy

Imprint: New York, NY, U.S.A., W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1976
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A well-written, frank biography of US Senator Edward Kennedy as well as the entire Kennedy family, filled with information on the family secrets, the scandals, the ambitions, as well as the accomplishments or attempts to accomplish; contains illustrations, family tree charts, chronology, notes, index. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket, 383pp., d.j. shows considerable general edgewear.with chips and tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Poor

Stock number: 00011991. ISBN: 039307501X

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Burns, George
Gracie : A Love Story

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Former Owner Bookplate

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The lively autobiographical account by the popular comedian and actor, of life with his starlet wife Gracie, of Hollywood and New York, the people and places they knew, and with much information on the inner workings of vaudeville, radio, television, and the film industry. Hardcover with dust jacket, 319pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00007423. ISBN: 0399133844

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Burns, George
Gracie : A Love Story

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Former Owner Bookplate

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The autobiographical account by the popular comedian and actor, of life with his starlet wife Gracie, of Hollywood and New York, the people and places they knew, and with much information on the inner workings of vaudeville, radio, television, and the film industry. Hardcover with dust jacket, 319pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00007925. ISBN: 0399133844

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Burns, George
Gracie : A Love Story

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988
Edition: BCE
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

The autobiographical account by the popular comedian and actor, of life with his starlet wife Gracie, of Hollywood and New York, the people and places they knew, and with much information on the inner workings of vaudeville, radio, television, and the film industry. Hardcover with dust jacket, 319pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00010341. ISBN: 0399133844

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Burns, George
Gracie : A Love Story

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Former Owner Inscription & Signature

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The autobiographical account by the popular comedian and actor, of life with his starlet wife Gracie, of Hollywood and New York, the people and places they knew, and with much information on the inner workings of vaudeville, radio, television, and the film industry. Hardcover with dust jacket, 319pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00014956. ISBN: 0399133844

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Burns, Thomas
History of the Ostrogoths, A

Imprint: Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1984
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A scholarly history of this famous people of European antiquity, the eastern branch of the family of Gothic tribes, detailing their ethnic relationship to other European peoples, their history and culture, their tribal and pagan habits and ways, their critical interactions with the Romans, much more. Edition and printing not given. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, tables, charts, notes, bibliography, indexed, 299pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00015243. ISBN: 0253328314

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Burns, James MacGregor
John Kennedy : A Political Profile

Imprint: New York, Avon Books, 1961
Binding: Softback

An early biography of President John F. Kennedy, authored soon after his taking office as President in 1961, with much information on his family background and other members of the Kennedy clan, his parents, his and their political views, his career in the US Senate, much more. Wraps, illustrations, notes, indexed, 288pp., book shows general mild wear, pages beginning to brown. A good reading and working copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Wraps

Stock number: 00008812.

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Burns, James MacGregor
Roosevelt : The Soldier of Freedom 1940-1945

Imprint: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. .The sequel to 'Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox', this volume with the author's focus on FDR's bringing America into World War Two, his manner of dealing with other international leaders, his wartime leadership and priorities, and all related. A biography rather friendly to Roosevelt. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 722pp., d.j. shows light edgewear. A nice copy overall, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

Stock number: 00015567. ISBN: 0151788715

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Burns, George
Third Time Around, The

Imprint: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1980
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

The intimate memories, zany anecdotes, private moments, and public triumphs of the popular George Burns - singer, dancer, yodeling juggler, actor, comedian extraordinaire. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 219pp., final chapter of book shows pen notations, d.j. shows one one-half inch closed tear to rear flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00003956.

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Burow, Daniel R.
I Meet God Through the Strangest People : 110 Devotions for the 9 to 13 Generation

Imprint: Saint Louis, Concordia Publishing House, 1970
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback

Intended for younger readers and their parents in joint study, a book of Christian devotions - easy to understand texts drawn from Scriptures with underlying spiritual messages and enlightenment. Edition and printing not given, presumed First. Hardcover, 206pp., boards show mild general wear, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustr.: Betty Wind. Book. Book Condition: Good-. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Stock number: 00014526.

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Burrell, Paul
Royal Duty, A

Imprint: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The memoirs of Princess Diana's butler, her 'rock', presenting the untold story behind her life and that of the House of Windsor - he having been her intimate and trusted confidant - he also having been accused of theft but acquitted following the monarch's intervention. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 405pp., d.j. shows one one-inch closed edgetear. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00012096. ISBN: 0399151729

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Burrough, Bryan
Dragonfly : NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir

Imprint: New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1998
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating historical study of the problem-plagued 'Mir' space station and the mixed Soviety and American crew who battled nearly every conceivable problem there, always threatening disaster and death but somehow overcome each time, the causes of those problems and their relation to Soviet politics, what happened to the cosmonauts after they returned to earth and critiqued their Soviet masters, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, indexed, 528pp., remainders mark. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Find. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00013366. ISBN: 0887307833

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Burrough, Bryan
Vendetta : American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

Imprint: New York, Harper Collins, 1992
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Former Owner Inscription & Signature

FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. An historical study of corporate espionage and the seamy underside of American business practice, concerning American Express and its campaign to discredit a major business rival, filled with links and innuendoes concerning the CIA, Iran-Contra, South American drug trafficking, right-wing anti-Semitism, and various other tricks and strategems; contains illustrations, source notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 494pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00004593. ISBN: 0060167599

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Burrough, Bryan
Vendetta : American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

Imprint: New York, Harper Collins, 1992
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. An historical study of corporate espionage and the seamy underside of American business practice, concerning American Express and its campaign to discredit a major business rival, filled with links and innuendoes concerning the CIA, Iran-Contra, South American drug trafficking, right-wing anti-Semitism, and various other tricks and strategems; contains illustrations, source notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 494pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00006113. ISBN: 0060167599

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Burrough, Bryan
Vendetta : American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

Imprint: New York, Harper Collins, 1992
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. An historical study of corporate espionage and the seamy underside of American business practice, concerning American Express and its campaign to discredit a major business rival, filled with links and innuendoes concerning the CIA, Iran-Contra, South American drug trafficking, right-wing anti-Semitism, and various other tricks and strategems; contains illustrations, source notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 494pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00006848. ISBN: 0060167599

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Burrough, Bryan
Vendetta : American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

Imprint: New York, Harper Collins, 1992
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. An historical study of corporate espionage and the seamy underside of American business practice, concerning American Express and its campaign to discredit a major business rival, filled with links and innuendoes concerning the CIA, Iran-Contra, South American drug trafficking, right-wing anti-Semitism, and various other tricks and strategems; contains illustrations, source notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 494pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00012359. ISBN: 0060167599

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Burrough, Bryan
Vendetta : American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra

Imprint: New York, Harper Collins, 1992
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. An historical study of corporate espionage and the seamy underside of American business practice, concerning American Express and its campaign to discredit a major business rival, filled with links and innuendoes concerning the CIA, Iran-Contra, South American drug trafficking, right-wing anti-Semitism, and various other tricks and strategems; contains illustrations, source notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 494pp., book shows some light marks or soiling to bottom of pagination ends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good-

Stock number: 00012745. ISBN: 0060167599

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Burrows, William E.
Exploring Space : Voyages in the Solar System and Beyond

Imprint: New York, Random House, 1990
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The story of humankind's exploration of our solar system's planets and moons and all else, the author taking the reader through the missions, the space vehicles, the astronauts and engineers, the technologies, the political rivalry between superpowers that long provided a strong impetus, the internal rivalries within the various space agencies, much more, revealing a great deal not discussed by government or covered by mass media. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains drawings, glossy illustrations, detailed list of solar system exploration missions, notes, sources, indexed, 502pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00006577. ISBN: 0394569830

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Burstein, Andrew
America's Jubilee : How in 1826 a Generation Remembered Fifty Years of Independence

Imprint: New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2001
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A close and fascinating look at America fifty years after the Revolutionary War, the social mores, the politics, the advancing technologies, the expansion of the frontiers, attitudes, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, indexed, 361pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: New

Stock number: 00013164. ISBN: 0375410333

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Burstein, Daniel; Kline, David
Road Warriors : Dreams and Nightmares Along the Information Highway

Imprint: New York, NY, U.S.A., Dutton / Penguin, 1995
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

First Printing of the First Edition (stated). A dramatic behind-the-scenes account of the battle over America's technological and economic future, the various personalities and strategies driving the 'Digital Revolution', and what it all means for the citizen and computer user. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains notes, indexed, 466pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00005807. ISBN: 0525937269

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Burstein, Daniel
Yen! : Japan's New Financial Empire and Its Threat to America

Imprint: New York, Simon and Schuster, 1988
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A detailed survey of the modern growth of Japanese economic power and its extension grlobally, how it uses that power in pursuit of its national goals, with warnings of what this portends for other national economies - within the context of Japanese power continuing to expand; contains notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 335pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine

Stock number: 00002695. ISBN: 0671647636

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Burstein, Daniel
Yen! : Japan's New Financial Empire and Its Threat to America

Imprint: New York, Simon and Schuster, 1988
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A detailed survey of the modern growth of Japanese economic power and its extension grlobally, how it uses that power in pursuit of its national goals, with warnings of what this portends for other national economies - within the context of Japanese power continuing to expand; contains notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 335pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00007581. ISBN: 0671647636

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Burton, Maurice and Robert
Encyclopedia of Mammals

Imprint: London, Octopus Books Ltd., 1975
Edition: First Edition (thus).
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

An authoritative compilation of photos and information on the various species of mammals from around the world, their characteristics, their familial relationships to each other, those threatened with extinction, their ranges, much more. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, maps, indexed, 252pp., sticker to front panel of d.j. A nice copy, the jacket encased in a plastic protector. Rare. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+

Stock number: 00009902. ISBN: 0706403924

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Burton, Introduction by Dr. Maurice
Encyclopedia of Reptiles, Amphibians & Other Cold-Blooded Animals

Imprint: London, Octopus Books Ltd., 1975
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

The beautifully illustrated encyclopedic guide to reptiles and amphibians of all species, discussing their habitats, habits, life cycles, feeding and reproduction, defense strategies, much more. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, 252pp. A nice copy, the jacket neatly taped into in a plastic protector. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+

Stock number: 00009906. ISBN: 0706404580

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Busby, F. M.
Cage a Man

Imprint: Garden City, Nelson Doubleday Inc., 1973
Edition: SFBC
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

Sci-fi novel of a grotesque alien species capturing humans for experimental and zoo purposes. Hardcover with dust jacket, 151pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00001899.

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Busby, F. M.
Cage a Man

Imprint: Garden City, Nelson Doubleday Inc., 1973
Edition: SFBC
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

Sci-fi novel of a grotesque alien species capturing humans for experimental and zoo purposes. Hardcover with dust jacket, 151pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

Stock number: 00006385.

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Buscaglia, Leo ; Daniel Kimber, Editor
Bus 9 to Paradise : A Loving Voyage

Imprint: Thorofare, Slack, Inc., 1986
Edition: Fourth Printing.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

An admonition to the individual to love life and create our own paradise, and to do and experience all with a great passion - embracing good and bad, including adversity, aging, even death, with the same positivity. Hardcover with dust jacket, 276pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near New

Stock number: 00013575. ISBN: 0688062938

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Buscaglia, Leo
Loving Each Other : The Challenge of Human Relationships

Imprint: Thorofare, Slack, Inc., 1984
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A thoughtful, incisive look at the nature of human loving and the construction of loving relationships, addressing their intricacies and challenges, ways of relating and their circumstances, a possible 'universal method' applicable to all, success and failure, isolation, societal attitudes, much more. Edition and printing not given. Hardcover with dust jacket, bibliography, 208pp., blank ffep excised, d.j. shows very light edgewear, d.j. flaps affixed to boards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

Stock number: 00012240. ISBN: 0943432278

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Busch, Frederick
Too Late American Boyhood Blues

Imprint: Boston, David R Godine, Publisher, 1984
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A nice collection of the author's short stories, each creatively revolving around boyhood in all its aspects and experiences. Hardcover with dust jacket, 275pp., d.j. shows very light edgwear, with one tiny triangular chip to bottom of rear panel. A nice coy overall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+

Stock number: 00010465. ISBN: 087923511X

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Busch, Noel F.
What Manner of Man?

Imprint: New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1944
Edition: First Edition (stated).
Binding: Hardback

FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A friendly wartime biography of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, emphasizing his concerns, ideas, goals, achievements, plans, his political and military decisions during World War 2, his general thinking, much more. Hardcover, 189pp. A nice copy sans jacket. Rare. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Stock number: 00008580.

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Bush, David V.
Inspirational Poems

Imprint: St. Louis, David V. Bush, Publisher, 1921
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

A fine book of verse from the noted early twentieth century poet, wide-ranging in their application, covering sentiment, patriotism, humor, dialect verse, and inspiration for daily life. Hardcover, 232pp., binding very firm and lettering clear, boards clean internally and externally, pagination clean and bright. An extremely rare collectible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Not Published with Dust Jacket

Stock number: 00004030.

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