Portrait of a Chinese Paradise: Erotica and Sexual Customs of the Late Qing Period
Quartet Books, January 1987. Cloth. Quarto in jacket with sun lightened spine. Red cloth covered boards with black lettering. Flap is not clipped. More
Quartet Books, January 1987. Cloth. Quarto in jacket with sun lightened spine. Red cloth covered boards with black lettering. Flap is not clipped. More
Penguin Group USA Inc, January 1986. Trade Paperback. The Bishop of London called the work 'an open insult upon Religion and good manners' and James Boswell referred to it as 'a most licentious and inflaming book.'. More
Motorbooks, July 1997. Oversized Hardcover. From its origins in Germany to its production at the newly constructed factory in Alabama, this is the first comprehensive coverage of the all-new Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV. Detailed coverage includes: brand new V-6 and V-8 engine technology; innovative 4ETS (Electronic Traction-Control System); accommodations for five..... More
Evro Publishing Limited, December 2019. Reprint. Hardcover. After Ford unsuccessfully attempted to buy Ferrari, in 1963, the American car giant instead embarked on its own racing programme in a bid to beat the famous Italian marque at the world's most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, as told in..... More
Krause Publications, June 2002. Paper Back. Embrace the thundering horsepower of Firebird, Pontiac's number one performance car, in this full-colour reference featuring comprehensive coverage of every Firebird built from 1967 to 2002. Owners and fans will enjoy tracking the evolution through hundreds of colour photographs while learning about their favourite..... More
G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 1963. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with bowed, slightly cocked spine. Stated, First paperback edition. [228 pages]. More
The Reilly & Lee Co. / Copple House Books Inc., 1985. Cloth. {7' x 9 & 3/4'} In edgeworn, spine-bleached jacket. Front flap not clipped. Red foil lettering & illustration stamped front board panel & just lettering along spine. Blue-green ocean colored cloth covered boards. Foxing top textblock edge. Likewise..... More
Dover Publications, 1974. Paper Back. Octavo. Mildly darkened spine and textblock top edge. Shelf worn. [315 pages]. More
The Reilly & Lee Co., 1934. Cloth. {6 & 3/4' x 9 & 1/2'} Aqua-green cloth covered boards with black lettering on spine. Large damp stain covers half of rear board fore-edge and top edge. Top of spine is pulled. With pictorial plate pasted-down on front cover. Children's scrawl/hand lettering..... More
Reilly & Lee, 1942. Reprint. Cloth. 2nd edition {6 & 1/2' x 9'} Denim blue cloth covered boards with black lettering upon spine. There is half inch split along front hinge at end pages front top of spine. The 'This book belongs to' page has been filled out in childish..... More
Akadine Pr, February 2001. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Veloce Publishing, March 2019. Hardcover. This new updated edition of Chevrolet Corvette covers the history and development of the racing Corvettes, from the car's beginnings in the 1950s with just 250 horsepower, through the Corvette GTP of the 1980s, with over 1000 horsepower, and on to 1996, when 4th generation..... More
Klutz Books, 1990. Reprint. Spiral Binding. "The Klutz Book of Magic" is your klutz-proof step-by-step guide to personal amazing-ness. It contains 31 tricks that were selected from a pool of thousands. These are secrets that ware so good we really shouldn't even be giving them away. (One of them, in..... More
Simon & Schuster, November 1972. First Edition. Cloth. First U.S. in very good DJ mild edgewear, creased front panel & rough tear (1/2-inch bottom of spine. Mildew odor. Bad bruise bottom of book's spine, included one-half inch tear of cloth (corresponding to DJ tear). Spine pulled and cloth separated from..... More
E.P. Dutton, 1929. First Thus. Cloth. First American Edition in dust-stained, spine-darkened pink dustjacket with blue lettering and chipping/edgewear with considerable wear to top of spine. Spine & corners Carolina blue & boards sky blue. Much faded/darkened gilt printed paper labels spine and front board. Edges of cloth worn/frayed top..... More
St. Martin's Press, November 1994. First Edition. Paper Back. Quarto (8&1/2' x 11'). Mild shelf wear. Clean, sound, without markings. Paperback original. Stated, 'First Edition, November, 1994' with complete number line: '109 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 .'. More
New Press, The, April 1998. Paper Back. Instead of making a scapegoat of television as the cause of crime on the streets of the USA, stupidity in its schools, and spectacle rather than substance in its government, this challenge to conventional ideas about television sees inside the box an echo..... More
The Swedish Program, 2012. Trade Paperback. More
Crowood, February 2001. Cloth. Walker tells of the background, development, and construction of the weapons of the Allied powers during WWI. Walter provides an overview of the developments in the years leading up to the conflict and then documents the handguns, rifles, and machine guns of each of the nations..... More
Grand Central Publishing, August 1990. Oversize Softcover. A commemorative volume offers the definitive pictorial history of one of the most popular movies of all time. More
THOMAS Y CROWELL COMPANY, January 1952. Cloth. In chipped, torn dust jacket. More
Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Godwit, 1989. Soft Cover. More