500 Years of Book Design
Yale University Press, October 2001. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. More
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False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World
Penguin Group, June 2010. Paper Back. *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Why do some countries succeed while others fail? What causes boom or bust? The World Trade Editor of the FT explains how the world really works. 'A thorough examination of economies from the age of empire to the age of..... More
No Author Better Served: The Correspondence of Samuel Beckett and Alan Schneider
Harvard University Press, October 2000. Hardcover. For Alan Schneider, directing Endgame, Samuel Beckett lays out the play's philosophy, then adds: "Don't mention any of this to your actors!" He claimed he couldn't talk about his work, but Beckett proves remarkably forthcoming in these pages, which document the thirty-year working relationship..... More
Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Lead Belly
The Macmillan Company, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy w/ typical markings present; First printing w/ no additonal printings stated; Sound binding, gently worn at spine; Clean, sturdy boards, mild toning to edges and spine; Previous owner gift inscription present at front free-end page; Pages else free of markings; Clipped..... More
Writing Home
Faber & Faber, Incorporated, January 1995. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name. Bookstore stamp. More
Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Revised)
Kodansha Globe, May 1996. Paper Back. A VIBRANT, MEDITATIVE WALK IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL OF JAPAN Traveling by foot through mountains and villages, Alan Booth found a Japan far removed from the stereotypes familiar to Westerners. Whether retracing the footsteps of ancient warriors or detailing the encroachments of suburban..... More
Alan E. Cober: A Retrospective Afterlife (folder with 12 reprints & exhibition brochure)
Ringling School of Art and Design, 1999. Magazine (Folded). Complete w/ 12 prints and exhibition brochure; Signed and dated by Cober at outer front cover; Mild to moderate edge-wear to outer folder w/ all prints and brochure Near Fine; An excellent item, quite scarce. More
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Harpercollins, May 1997. Trade Paperback. Since his novel "The Alchemist" appeared three years ago, Paulo Coelho has emerged from Latin America to become one of the world's most widely-read authors. With his unique, even magical ability to meld gripping action and powerful spiritual insight, his books have become world favorites..... More
Course in Miracles Made Easy: Mastering the Journey from Fear to Love
Hay House LLC, October 2015. Paper Back. A Course in Miracles (ACIM)--the self-study spiritual-thought system that teaches the way to love and forgiveness--has captured the minds and hearts of millions of people, and delivered inner peace where fear and pain once prevailed. Its universal message is unsurpassed in its power..... More
C.R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer, and Romantic Socialist
Yale University Press, September 1986. Oversized Hardcover. Light soiling to jacket. Wrapped for future protection. More
Poems (Yale Series of Younger Poets)
Yale University Press, 1961. Paper Back. Fourth printing; Sound binding; Mild wear to covers and spine from previous use; Pages free of markings; A Good copy. More
Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry
Seven Stories Press, November 2001. Hardcover. Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry, the winner of the National Book Award, presents the life work of a giant of American letters, tracks a forty-year career of honest, tough artistry, and shows a man at nearly 80 years of age and still at..... More
Essential Shakespeare Handbook
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), April 2004. Paper Back. Offering a user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guide to every play in the Shakespeare canon, as well as a portrait of the Bard's life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater, the "Essential Shakespeare Handbook" is an innovative and entertaining book which unravels..... More
Elder Brothers (Vintage Departures)
Vintage Books USA, November 1993. Trade Paperback. More
...Who Needs Enemies?
Ballantine Books, 1984. Mass Market PaperBack. More
A Hero of France
Random House Trade, January 0001. Trade Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the bestselling master espionage writer, hailed by Vince Flynn as "the best in the business," comes a riveting novel about the French Resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE..... More
Mission to Paris: A Novel
Random House Trade Paperbacks, June 2013. Trade Paperback. "A master spy novelist."--The Wall Street Journal "Page after page is dazzling."--James Patterson NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Late summer, 1938. Hollywood film star Fredric Stahl is on his way to Paris to make a movie. The Nazis know he's coming--a secret bureau..... More
Treacle Walker
Fourth Estate, August 2022. Paper Back. More
The Long Week-End: A Social History of Great Britain 1918-1939
W. W. Norton & Company, January 1963. Trade Paperback. Sound binding; Covers and spine gently worn from handling; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War
University of Michigan Press, May 1998. Paper Back. On 2 September 31 BCE, the heir of Julius Caesar defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. Despite the varied judgments this battle received in antiquity, the consensus was that Actium marked the start of a new era, a turning..... More
The Secret Swinger
Knopf, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in orange boards with cloth backstrip. Edges lightly shelfworn and corners starting to fray. Jacket has a number of chips, most significantly an 1/2 triangle missing from bottom of front panel. A scarce, Beat adjacent title. More
Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses
Rizzoli, November 2005. Oversized Hardcover. Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with architecture, his name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject of continuing interest and controversy. Wright's Fallingwater (1935), the seminal masterpiece perched over a...... More
Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind
Penguin Books, September 2021. Trade Paperback. "At a time when many Americans . . . are engaged in deep reflection about the meaning of the nation's history [this] is an exceptionally useful companion for those who want to do so with honesty and integrity." --Shelf Awareness From the author of..... More
Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, October 2005. Hardcover. "The Narnian is thoughtful, intriguing and inspiring--a treasure for Narnia fans, as well as aficionados of fine biography."--Booklist The Narnian is unlike other biographies on C. S. Lewis. Author Alan Jacobs seeks a more elusive quarry: an understanding of the way Lewis's experiences, both direct and..... More
