New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988 Burke, a private investigator, gets involved in a mystery, and of course a woman, that take place in New York. One corner bent in. 340 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Riverhead Books, 1995 In this first novel, the protagonist, a marine biologist, is left by her lover and best friend of five years. Utterly bereft and no longer abe to take consolation from the things that once absorbed here, she cleans out her savings acount, trades in her sensible car for a 1950 Chevy Futura, and heads cross-country without a word to anyone. Inspired by her newfound anonymity, she begins to cultivate a whole alien personality, writing with her other hand, taking her coffee black... more information

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London: Sutton Publishing, 2000 Together and separately, Sir W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan dominated English culture for much of the Victorian age: The former as journalist, dramatist and comic poet, the latter as composer of everything from symphonies and oratorios to songs, cantatas and ballet suites. Between them they also wrote what re surely some of the best-loved light operas of all time, characterized by Gilbert's special brand of "topsy-turvydom." This anthology includes a sele... more information

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New York: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2007 This is the facsimile edition of a battered journal dating from 1907, found in the small private library of the late Dr. Charles de Wolff. This, along with other items from the box are included between the covers of this fascinating and sometimes frightful account of Dr. Van Helsing's journey to Transylvania. There the two men hunted for the deepest, darkest evil - the undead known as vampyre. The mysteries and horrific discoveries within these pages are not... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946 First Edition. This is a fascinating survey of art through history. It begins with prehistoric art and moves through the ages and countries that made certain types of art famous. This book was written and illustrated by Hendrik Willem Van Loon to give the general reader (who perhaps had always considered this a rather remote subject) a better understanding and a greater appreciation of everything that has been done within the realm of painting and architecture and music, s... more information

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New York: Criterion Books, 1961 First published in Holland. Binding is fine, pages have a faint water stain on the top right and are ridged there. No tears or marks noted. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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E.P. Dutton, 1960 Dust jacket is very good, only wear at bottom of spine. Binding is very good, black. 113 pages, yellowed pages, otherwise fine. A Weekly Reader book.... more information

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Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1946 The plot of this story is unusual. The theme is a basic love that outlived long years of separation, suffering, and loneliness though it was hidden, stifled, and crushed. Herman and Jan were brought up in a Christian orphanage and then left to their own resources out in the world. They both became soldiers of fortune and went to the Dutch East Indies. Jan later came to America and met Kathryn and was engaged to her. While away at the Spanish-American wa... more information

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Caracas, Venezuela: Distribudora Santiago Ca The text in this volume has been translated into English. Interspersed with lots of beautiful color photographs is the story of Venezuela, its founding, the early peoples who lived there, and the information is brought to the current time. There is information on many different regions, and suggestions on becoming familiar with Venezuela once you are there. Much of the nature in the area is shown, including crocodiles, birds, and deer. Wild waterfalls, peaceful s... more information

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New York: The Review of Reviews Company, 1909 One of ten volumes of the Lock and Key Library set. A great selection of fourteen stories are included by such authors as F. Marion Crawford, Melville D. Post, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Nathanial Hawthorne and others. 370 pages, the book is red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. All corners and the spine ends are worn; the bottom spine edge is somewhat frayed. The frontispiece, by Peter Newell, is intact with tissue paper. Seven pa... more information

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England: England: Brown Watson Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. No Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inside this beautifully illustrated, large format pop-up book you will enter the magic world of Nursery Rhymes. The book contains the following rhymes: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Polly Put the Kettle On, Simple Simon, and others. Illustrated in full color, 9 rhymes altogether. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.... more information

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Steck-Vaughn, 1997 All illustrations are done by Benton Mahan. Binding is fine, done on heavy boards, shows children playing basketball with one boy in a wheelchair. WINNER of the Raintree Steck-Vaughn Award ("Publish a Book"). 31 pages, all fine.... more information

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New York: Golden Press, 1962 This Golden Illustrated Classic tells the magnificient story written by Jules Verne of going around the world in 80 days. Consists of 37 chapters, and is illustrated in color. 219 pages. The binding has a tear along the front gutter at the bottom - 2" long, which has been partially repaired. Very bright illustrations and colorful language make this a terrific for a pre-teen to read! 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.... more information

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New York: Modern Pub, 2005 NEW - Two books from the Treasury of Illustrated Classics. Both books have been made into movies; these are printed in a slightly larger font for younger children (no age recommendation). Each book is very well illustrated in black & white. Each book is 189 pages, and includes a short biography about the author. Both are chapter books; Beauty and the Beast has a light damp stain on the vertical edge of the pages, but it does not got into the pages. Both include a list of numer... more information

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Raintree Publishers, 1980 This slim version for children has all the excitement of the full unabridged copy, plus it has wonderful deep sea illustrations. The book is well-illustrated as well as easy to read. The binding has slight wear at all corners. The spine is tight and all of the illustrations are bright. All pages are clean, with no tears. It is in a durable library binding but is NOT a library discard. The prior owner wrote their last name lightly in pen on the FFEP. 48 pages, ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1996 This volume is one of the Illustrated Junior Library. It is a 19th century science fiction tale in which a french professor and his companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine with a mad sea captain, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above. 424 pages, color illustrations. The bottom front is bumped at the hinge. The remainder mark on the bottom is about 1" long. 8vo - over 7¾" - ... more information

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Scot, Foresman and Company, 1952 Cover is fine, pictorial; shows a tangled route of roads with marks at most intersections. Spine is tight. 331 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1965 This book is a career diplomat's candid appraisal of the U.S. Foreign Service in 1965. The writer tired of his Service being debased by the White House, congressional committees, and the American people. This book is written boldly and bluntly, and is an informed inside analysis of what goes on in the Foreign Service and how the Service can be improved. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Amistad Press, 2005 In this buried chapter of American history, a nearly forgotten case of famed attorney Clarence Darrow comes hauntingly to the surface. In 1925 the NAACP approached Darrow to defend Ossian Sweet - a highly respected African-American doctor who, after integrating an all-white neighborhood in Detroit, found himself the victim of a community attack. When Sweet and his family fought back, they were caught in a melee in which a white man was fatally shot. The trial ... more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941 This book contains the salty letters of a sailor to his girl friend. It includes illustrations, and a dictionary of Navy slang. Unpaginated, approximately 90 pages. The pages are quite yellowed. The cloth cover has light wear at the corners and spine bottom; at the top there is more wear. The blue cloth front and back has several light stains. The front free end paper has a gift greeting, and at the bootom is a stamp from that era that states "Our men want Books - S... more information

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