W. W. Norton & Company, January 2003. Hardcover. The Nineteenth Century saw greater changes than any previous era: in the ways nations and societies were organized; in scientific knowledge; in nonreligious intellectual development; and in capital and its consequences. The crucial players in this drama were the British, who invented..... More
Random House UK, August 1997. Paper Back. A.N. Wilson's sympathetic, readable and analytical narrative places John Milton, one of the greatest poets of the 17th century, in the context of his political and religious ideas. Gently used; Covers and spine mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings;..... More
Bloomsbury USA, July 2003. First Edition. Cloth. The first and highly anticipated biography of the author of such classics of suspense as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. The life of Patricia Highsmith was as secretive and unusual as that of many of the best-known characters who..... More
Merrell, December 2010. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Since 1997 Luciano Giubbilei has been creating serenely beautiful gardens in locations on three continents. Giubbilei is known for the understated elegance of his designs, but is constantly evolving his approach, both in response to individual clients and as his ideas develop. His..... More
Viking Press, November 1967. First Edition. Cloth. First U.S. edition in price clipped dustjacket with edgewear. Navy blue cloth covered boards with gold & blue lettering on spine. Cerulean blue end pages. Small previous owner's address sticker affixed front pastedown: One & 7/8th-inch x 5/8th-inch. Topstained teal fading & scratched..... More
Viking Press, March 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in spine-bleached dustjacket. Not price clipped. Original price of $17.50 on front flap. Crimson cloth spine with gold and black lettering & charcoal colored paper covered boards. Red end pages. Mild darkening of textblock edges. (370 pp.). More
William Morrow & Company, January 1950. First Edition. Cloth. First American Edition in edgeworn, darkened dustjacket. Green covered cloth gold lettering on spine. Boards worn at bottom & top of spine. Worn darkened top textblock edge. More
Artwork Publications, January 2003. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy pictoral boards; Very mild highlighting present, text otherwise free of markings; Dust jacket near fine, housed in protective mylar; An excellent copy. More
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2023. Hardcover. Do you wish you could cook more, but don't know where to start? Bee Wilson has spent years collecting cooking "secrets" ways of speeding cooking up or slowing it down, strategies for days when you are stretched for time, and other ideas..... More
Harpercollins, October 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. In a riveting and candid autobiography, music legend Brian Wilson reveals the truth about his meteoric rise to superstardom, his total breakdown, and his long, miraculous struggle back to the top. It is filled with shocking revelations about his abuse as a child by..... More
Da Capo Press, October 2016. Hardcover. They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing. As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most..... More
The University of North Carolina Press, January 2023. Hardcover. How does one begin to understand the idea of a distinctive southern way of life--a concept as enduring as it is disputed? In this examination of the American South in national and global contexts, celebrated historian Charles Reagan Wilson assesses how..... More
Ace, July 1989. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Shelfworn. Complete number string. [149 pages]. More
Panther Books, 1973. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Panther mass market UK paperback reprint with cocked spine. Creasing & edgeworn with darkened margins. Previous owner's name and a location upper right of first inside page. [188 pages + three pages of Panther horror and science fiction titles then available.]. More
Tarcher, September 1987. Trade Paperback. The seminal work on alienation, creativity, and the modern mind-set. An exhaustive, luminously intelligent study...a real contribution to our understanding of our deepest predicament.--Philip Toynbee. More
Phoenix, December 2001. Trade Paperback. First published over 30 years ago, 'The Outsider' was an instant literary sensation. Through the works and lives of various artists, Wilson explores the psyche of the Outsider, studying his effect on society, and society's effect on him. More
Jeremy P. Tarcher, June 1989. Paper Back. Pages yellowed from age; slight spine lean. Damp stain on book top. Text block clean. More
Ace, February 1990. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Well worn. Top right front cover corner torn off & intersected by hole-punched hole. Complete number line. [248 pages]. More
Ace, September 1988. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Well worn mass market with light creasing of spine. Unmarked internal text. Complete number string. [163 pages]. More
J.P. Tarcher / Houghton Mifflin, 1982. First Thus. Soft Cover. Octavo. First Tarcher paperback edition with this complete number line: P 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and stated 'First Edition.' A few stray scuff marks and soiling. Sun bleached spine and rear panel top margin..... More
Phaidon Press, May 1997. Soft Cover. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is perhaps the world's most popular composer of operas. Works such as La boheme and Madama Butterfly have a universal appeal and are an essential part of the repertoire of every major opera house. With Turandot, completed after his death, Puccini..... More
Alfred A. Knopf, January 1998. Hardcover. Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but the stubborn rebel determined..... More
Knopf, November 2006. Hardcover. Abraham Lincoln now occupies an unparalleled place in American history, but when he was first elected president, a skeptical writer asked, "Who will write this ignorant man's state papers?" Literary ability was, indeed, the last thing the public expected from the folksy, self-educated "rail-splitter," but the..... More
Farrar Strauss Giroux, January 1966. Book Club. Hardcover. Solid binding, mildly worn at spine; Clean, sturdy cloth boards w/ mild moisture damage at lower spine; Book club blind-stamp present at rear board; Previous owner initials present at front free-end page; Text free of markings; Clipped dust jacket shows mild wear..... More
Doubleday Anchor, 1954. First Edition. Mass Market PaperBack. Tanning/darkening to spine and margins. Worn edges of covers. Deep vertical crease down middle of front cover. Previous owner's name and a date inked half title page. Otherwise clean, sound, with no markings, underlinings, side-notes, etc. (238 pages and two page list..... More
