Nixon vs. Nixon: An emotional tragedy
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, January 1977. Hardcover. More
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What It's Like To be a Bird (Sibley Guides)
Knopf, April 2020. Oversized Hardcover. The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing--and why: "Can birds smell?"; "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?"; "Do..... More
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Abstract Expressionism: A world elsehwere
Haunch of Venison, March 2009. Hardcover. Published to accompany the inaugural exhibition at Haunch of Venison New York, "Abstract Expressionism: A World Elsewhere" presents a unique opportunity to consider Abstract Expressionism's distinctiveness and diversity afresh in the twenty-first century. This beautifully printed clothbound volume features paintings, sculptures, photographs and works..... More
The Life of Birds
BBC Books, August 1998. Oversize Softcover. More
The Shortest History of Our Universe: The Unlikely Journey from the Big Bang to Us (Shortest History Series)
The Experiment, May 2023. Paper Back. A complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, exhilarating chronicle of key events "Baker introduces us not only to the history of our species and our planet, but the history of our vast universe."--from the foreword by..... More
The Telegraph Goes to War: The Personal Diary of David Homer Bates, Lincoln's Telegraph Operator
Edmonston Pub, January 2003. Hardcover. More
James Joyce: The Centennial Symposium
University of Illinois Press, October 1990. First Edition. Cloth. First/first in dustjacket. Complete number line. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end page. [234 pages]. More
City of Thieves
Penguin Books, March 2009. Trade Paperback. From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival -- and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime. During the Nazis'..... More
Understanding the New Proxy Wars
Hurst, 2022. Hardcover. More
Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000
Liveright, June 2023. Hardcover. With Germany in the World, award-winning historian David Blackbourn radically revises conventional narratives of German history, demonstrating the existence of a distinctly German presence in the world centuries before its unification--and revealing a national identity far more complicated than previously imagined. Blackbourn traces Germany's evolution from..... More
The Illuminated Blake: The complete Illuminated Works of William Blake with an Introduction and Plate-by-plate Commentary (AO - 96)
Anchor Press / Doubleday, January 1974. First Thus. Soft Cover. Oblong paperback. Published simultaneously in paperback and hardcover. Creased wrapper corners. Dog-eared lower right corner, first 16 pages, thereabout. Dust stains and mild soiling to cover. Previous owner's name, a date, and location in 3 colors of ballpoint. Slight cock..... More
The English Language (New History of Literature, 10)
Peter Bedrick Books, 1987. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in dustjacket. Burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine. Previous reader's name in ballpoint on ffep. [362 pages]. More
Warhol
Abradale/Abrams, January 1989. Hardcover. Examines the life and work of the famous artist. front flap clipped; small tear, approx 3/4 of an inch on bottom of back dust jacket; shelf wear and small tear on top and bottom front dust jacket;shelf wear and small tear on top and bottom of..... More
Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
Three Rivers Press, February 2003. Trade Paperback. In a powerful and deeply personal memoir David Brock, the original right-wing scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and his painful break with it. David Brock pilloried Anita Hill in a bestseller. His reporting in The American..... More
Cy Twombly Untitled, 1970 Christie's
Christie's, 2014. Paper Back. Square quarto. {9 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'}[80 pages]. More
Street French 1: The Best of French Slang (Street Language)
Wiley, April 1996. Trade Paperback. This easy-to-use book teaches the essentials of colloquial French and French slang in 15 simple lessons. Each lesson describes the language and sentence structure commonly used in a variety of practical settings. Every lesson consists of dialogue, vocabulary, vocabulary practice, grammar, and exercises. Includes a...... More
Writers in Paris: Literary Lives in the City of Light
Counterpoint, March 2010. Oversize Softcover. No city has attracted so much literary talent, launched so many illustrious careers, or produced such a wealth of enduring literature as Paris. From the 15th century through the 20th, poets, novelists, and playwrights, famed for both their work and their lives, were shaped by..... More
A Guide to Chaucer's Language
University of Oklahoma Press, December 1983. First Edition. Cloth. {5 & 1/2' x 9'} In dustjacket. Orange-red cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. Frst US edition. Previous reader's name inked on ffep. [264 pages]. More
Food & Beer
Phaidon Press, May 2016. Hardcover. A 54-recipe book from an internationally acclaimed chef/brewer duo dedicated to elevating and pairing beer with high-end dining. The debut book by Danish gypsy brewer Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø of the bar Tørst, and Canadian chef Daniel Burns of the Michelin-starred restaurant Luksus--both in a shared space..... More
The English Philosophers: From Bacon to Mill No. G47
The Modern Library, 1939. Hardcover. Grey cloth. Some discoloration on book edges and endpapers. Otherwise, text block clean. Some chipping and creasing along dustjacket edges. [1041 pages]. More
A History of the World (in Dingbats): Drawings & Words
Phaidon Press, February 2022. Hardcover. As featured in The New York Times, T Magazine, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflections on shared human experiences - a book for..... More
Stay Up Late
Viking Children's Books, November 1987. Hardcover. In David Byrne's song Stay Up Late a new baby is brought home and the excitement begins. Aunts, uncles and friends gather round to admire the baby, and big sister and brother have a wild assortment of games to amuse him. Full-color illustrations. 2nd..... More
The Rolling Stone Interviews: Talking With the Legends of Rock & Roll, 1967-1980
St Martins Press, January 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Quarto. {8 & 3/4' x 11'} In dustjacket with lightly edgeworn DJ, with tiny tears & pulling at top of spine. One inch closed tear top of edge of front jacket panel. Light foxing top edge and fore-edge of textblock. Dust stain..... More
Reporting Civil Rights Vol. 2 (LOA #138): American Journalism 1963-1973 (Library of America Classic Journalism Collection)
Library of America, January 2003. First Edition. Cloth. This Library of America volume, along with its companion, offers a uniquely panoramic perspective of the fight to bring an end to racial segregation in the United States. It gathers the work of over 150 diverse writers, representing the best in American..... More
On Plato's 'Statesman' (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)
Stanford University Press, August 2002. First Edition. Cloth. This posthumous book represents the first publication of one of the seminars of Cornelius Castoriadis, a renowned and influential figure in twentieth-century thought. A close reading of Plato's Statesman, it is an exemplary instance of Castoriadis's pragmatic, pertinent, and discriminating approach to..... More
