Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.: Dallas Museum of Art, 1992 This exhibit was originally conceived and shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Working with the Dallas Museum of Art, they developed a long-term loan of the many Egyptian articles that Boston had no space to show. This catalog is a reprint of the Boston show, containing additional color images included in the Dallas exhibit. The topic embraces a broad spectrum of Egyptian life, and the Egyptians' beliefs about death and the dead. Through the study o... more information

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002 Third Printing. This is a moving story for pre-teens and teenagers, about an 11-year-old girl. In 1859, when Gilly's father goes to search for gold in the Rocky Mountains, the 11-year-old is sent to stay with her aunt and uncle in Virginia, where she befriends one of her uncle's slave girls. Through this friendship, she finds out about the Underground Railroad, and discovers that people are not always exactly as they seem. 234 pages. 8... more information

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New York: St. Martins Press, 1996 This volume is a collection of short stories including "Striking a Match," "To Love and To Cherish," "Something Old, Something New," and "Something Borrowed, Something Blue." No wear marks on DJ. 376 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Derrydale Books, 1987 This books contains several short short stories told by Mother Mouse. She has only one child who seeks adventure and these stories are about the fun she had. English translation by Diane Cohen. No marks on the binding or any of the pages. No tears. The illustrations are in soft colors and quite enchanting! 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.... more information

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New York: Golden Press, 1967 A Golden Star book. When Henry Rabbit wanders away from his family with his friend the hare, Mother Rabbit is frantic. Two squirrels go about trying to find Henry Rabbit. Light wear to the spine ends. The binding has two spots on the front - both near the spine. Illustrations are many and beautiful - nature scenes. 240 pages, including Table of Contents located in the back. Pages lightly tanned, cutting on the book was not exact so some of the text pages have a bit of an illustr... more information

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Western Publishing, 1980 1980; HB with gold spine, #458-1. The cover is good, wear on the edges. Corner bumped. Illustrated by J.P. Miller. Pages appear to have gotten wet. They're wrinkled at the bottom otherwise fine with no marks or tears. Beautifully illustrated 6.5" x 7.75" high. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institute Press, 2006 Much of what we call the developing world has stopped developing, while growth in other regions has slowed. As a result, billions of people remain trapped in poverty, despite decades of foreign aid and lending by multilateral institutions such as the World Bank. In the past, economists prescribed liberalization and privatization to governments seeking to improve their economic performance. But dissatisfaction with these remedies in many countries left policy... more information

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Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1988 The author of this handsome volume promises that you do not have to be an expert to grow these glorious flowers for pleasure or for show (ha!). Philip Damp tells you all the fundamentals for growing dahlias successfully, including: How to prepare the soil; how to plant the tubers; how to care for tubers and blooms; hot to propagate from tubers; how to control pests and disease; how to exhibityour blooms to best advantage. Additionally, the author describes the developme... more information

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Junior Deluxe Editions, 1959 Literary Guild of America. Binding is very good+, spine has two small jagged holes, and two pinholes. Cover shows four seamen, two sundials and the title. Pages are tanned but otherwise fine; numerous illustrations, some in full color... more information

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Ballantine Books, 1992 Cover is very good, very slight bumps at the corners. Illustrated on the front with an angel painted in 1889. Includes suggestions for further reading. ... more information

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San Antonio, TX: The Naylor Company, 1968 What would you do if the andirons suddenly bounded out from under the burning logs in your fireplace, stopped on the hearth, shook the sparks from their backs and began trotting around the room? In this collection of tales, you will learn not only how to cope with runaway andirons but other such extraordinary information as how to grow a whiskey patch, how to nail with a fish, and how giant, restless, underground turtles provide Texas with its vast supply of oil. Th... more information

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Poseiden Press, 1991 DJ is good, light wear along edges; a 1" tear along fold on bottom right. Binding is fine. 255 pages, fine, no marks. Spine is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, 2003 The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the fifty-fifty senate, the horror of September 11, the anthrax attacks on media and the government (including Daschle's own office) the war on terrorism, corporate scandals that shook the economy, and other dramatic events, all leading up to the historic midterm election of 2002. Daschle o... more information

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 1997 This acclaimed series, winner of numerous World Fantasy Awards, continues its tradition of excellence with scores of short stories from such writers as Michael Bishop, Edward Bryant, Angela Carter, Terry Lamsley, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A. R. Morlan, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanick, Jane Yolen and many others. Supplementing the stories are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantastic fiction, Edward Bryant's witty roundup of the... more information

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: North Point Pr, 1987 This is a collection of nine stories written by the author. Including the title story, others include The Meadow, We Often Think of Lenin at the Clothespin Factory, The Bicycle Rider, The Ringdove Sign, and others. The New York Times called Davenport "on of our most givted and versatile man of letters." This latest collection of his stories are a harmonious synthesis of subjects and forms. He creates fiction that is complex but unified, mature, ... more information

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Nashville, TN, U.S.A.: C. R. Gibson Company, 1984 A very sweet book, the story of Jonah is told in verse after Alice takes her Bible, which becomes a screen, and walks through to Bibleland. After Jonah repents and understands why he had to do as God asked, Alice walks back through the screen and puts her bible away. At the end she recounts the three things she learned. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Michael Kesend Pub Ltd, 1992 In this dictionary, historical development and continuity are shown by the copious use of dated citations. Etymologies, where appropriate, are given in brackets before the definitions. "Scottish" refers to the form of English used in Scotland since 1700. "Old Scottish" is used before 1700. The origins of the words have been more or less cleared up, but a few classic cases remain, not surprisingly, lost in the mists of golfing antiq... more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1982 A First Little Golden Book for toddlers. Fully illustrated, all types of animals are shown and where they live. The cover shows a black bear with two cubs. Foil spine has light wear. Pages are fine, feels like new. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.... more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1982 10132-12, Edition "P." A First Little Golden Book for toddlers. Fully illustrated, all types of animals are shown and where they live. The cover shows a black bear with two cubs. Foil spine has light wear; there is a bit of scuffing at the top and a slightly darker area at the bottom right corner; does not go through to pages. Pages are fine, feels like new. There is a red line where a child's name would go. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tal... more information

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Hauppauge, New York, U.S.A.: Barrons Educational Series Inc, 2001 If you're considering having more than one cat or bringing other animals into the house, you'll value author Karen Davis's advice on keeping peace among your pets. She discusses the pros and cons of choosing between a kitten and an adult cat as your new household resident, adopting a second animal from a shelter, taking in a stray, compatibility between cats and dogs, and protecting pet birds in cages and fish in tanks. She also a... more information

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