University of Pennsylvania Press, February 2006. First Edition. Cloth. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as the citizens of New Orleans regroup and put down roots elsewhere, many wonder what will become of one of the nation's most complex creole cultures. New Orleans emerged like Atlantis from under the sea..... More
Harry N. Abrams, April 1991. Cloth. Quarto in edgeworn dustjacket. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. 'Design & Cabinetry Inc' sticker affixed upon upper right corner, Library style pocket with sign out slip tucked into place is affixed to rear free end page. [318 pages]. More
Univ of California Pr, September 1978. Trade Paperback. More
University of California Press, January 1977. First Edition. Cloth. First/first in very good dustjacket. Creepy jacket illustration from I.I Grandville's Un autre Monde [akd Another World] (Paris, 1844). Ash grey cloth boards with white lettering on spine. Small rubber stamped 'M' bottom textblock edge. Heavily marked over sharpie scribble top..... More
Oxford University Press, January 1967. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo trade paperback with light soiling and darkening. Heavy wear to spine with superficial creasing and one-inch tear at bottom spine edge of front cover. Moderate dog-eared fore-edge corners top & bottom. [290 pages plus five page list of available Galaxy titles.]..... More
Houghton Mifflin, January 1971. Reprint. Cloth. 2nd edition. Originally published in 1962 by George Braziller. In edgeworn/chipped dustjacket with darkening/foxing at margins and DJ verso. Brick red cloth with gold lettering in black rectangular field on spine and front board. Tanning/foxing to end pages front and rear. Previous owner's name..... More
Amherst College Press, April 1988. Oversize Softcover. Oversized softcover {10' x 12'} Pale blue cardstock cover with sunning to margins & spine. [29 pp.]. More
Frederick Ungar, January 1978. Paper Back. Octavo. Shelfwear. Wear to cover edges. Moderate sunning to spine. First U.S. paperback printing. Originally issued in 1928 as 'Propos sur le Bonheur'. Not common. [252 pages]. More
Arcadia Publishing, November 2005. First Thus. Paper Back. Architecturally imposing, historically rich, and socially important, Chicago's magnificent grand hotels have fascinated generations of Chicagoans and have pleased generations of guests. The Palmer House Hilton, The Drake, and The Hilton Chicago have come to represent a collective formal living room for..... More
University of Cincinnati, January 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket is missing. Octavo {6' x 8 & 1/2'}; Spine is darkened/tanned and boards are likewise darkened/tanned at margins. Damp stains top right corner affecting first to leafs of text. Signed & inscribed by authors on front free end page: 'For the..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. Trade Paperback. The Golden Ass by Apuleius is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in entirety from antiquity. It tells the story of the hero Lucius, whose curiosity and fascination for sex..... More
Hill and Wang, 1957. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with darkened & edgeworn cover. Cover curling at fore-edge. [211 pp.]. More
South Asia Books, September 1993. Cloth. More
Atheneum, 1969. Paper Back. Some external wear to cover. Bottom corner of front cover creased. Edgewear. Also inside first page is clipped. Text is clean & without markings. Spine solid. Stated 'First Edition', but there seems to have been a hardcover edition published in 1968, which would make that edition..... More
Cornell Univ Pr, February 1991. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. More
Ipswich Pr, September 1985. Cloth. Octavo in dustjacket with foxing. Flap not clippe. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gold lettering. Matching burgundy end pages. Dust stains textblock edges. [220 pages.]. More
Pocket Books (Mm), August 1987. Mass Market PaperBack. Cover creased. More
Del Rey Books, June 2022. Hardcover. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The jaw-dropping conclusion to the acclaimed Founders Trilogy, from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and Shorefall "Bennett concludes his Founders trilogy . . . with characteristically high-spirited mayhem. Great fun, with nonstop action."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have..... More
Dover Pubns, November 1979. Oversize Softcover. More
Clarkson Potter Publishers, October 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Picking up where At Blanchard's Table leaves off, this all-new collection of 100 easy-to-prepare, refreshing, and distinctly homemade recipes draws upon the authors' extensive travel and years of celebrating meaningful indulgence. 80 color photos. Picking up where 'At Blanchard's Table' leaves off..... More
Da Capo Press, April 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. In The Sibling Society, Bly turns to stories as unexpected as Jack and the Beanstalk and the Hindu tale of Ganesha to illustrate and illuminate the troubled soul of our nation itself. What he shows us is a culture where adults remain..... More
Arcadia Pub, March 1999. Trade Paperback. Very minor shelf wear on the cover. More
Yale University Press, January 1968. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper; dampstained on rear; overall, a sturdy copy of an important study. More
Arcadia Publishing, July 2006. Trade Paperback. What was once home to the native tribe known as the Ohlone, and functioning as guardian of the San Francisco Bay under Spanish, Mexican, and American flags, the Presidio has served as outpost as well as cultural barometer of the vast changes this country..... More
Knopf : distributed by Random House, January 1980. Hardcover. Shelf wear to jacket. Small tear at bottom corner of jacket. More
