Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 1997 Chuck Jones' career at Warner Bros. Animation spans the entire history of the studio and most of the history of animation itself. In illustrating this book, it was kept in the original sketch form. He was integral in the development of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, our two stars in this book. Daffy Duck is, as always, fed up by Bugs. After 60 years of scheming, Daffy has found a foolproof way to carry out his vision, and that is to become President of t... 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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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1938 To that long-suffering body of Americans who spend one-twelfth of their lives shuttling between home and office, this little book should be light shining through darkness. To those who are not commuters and hope to remain free men, it will be a vindication of their good sense. Both Streeter and Gluyas Williams, the illustrator, were at one time editors of The Harvard Lampoon. Now they have come together again in a work of stark realism, celebrating the miseries an grande... more information

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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Acta Pubns, 1997 Grandmothers will find inspiration, wisdom, joy, and food for thought in this delightful collection of daily reflections and Bible quotations. A different meditation for each day of the year - 366 in all - guides grandmothers to reflect on the most important things in their lives. Unpaginated. Back top corner is a bit wrinkled. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1973 Daktar Diplomat in Bangladesh is the dramatic story of Dr. Viggo B. Olsen's phenomenal surgical/diplomatic/wartime adventures - and the bloody birth of Bangladesh." "Propelled from a carefree Nebraska boyhood into the operating rooms of noted hospitals, Dr. Olsen rejects a remarkable opportunity in academic surgery to serve suffering East Pakistanis half a world away. When war strikes, he rejects evacuation to treat the injured and face a killing, burning, raping... more information

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New Dehli, India: Lustre press/Roli Books, 2004 Nestling amidst the great Himalayas, the tiny kingdom of Tibet evokes images of monasteries, meditating monks, Buddhism and, towering above them all, the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan diaspora is perhaps the only community in the world today wherein the spiritual head also dons the mantle of political leadership. This book journeys through Tibet - the exile of the current (fourteenth) Dalai Lama and his followers and their epic escape to seek refuge in India - the a... more information

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College Station, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1994 This book is your ringside seat to the wildest, craziest, most unbelievable sequence of events in the history of boxing - a colossal clash of giant egos, pulpit-pounding preachers, grandstanding politicians, and indomitable lawmen that reverberated from the marble halls of Congress to the muddy banks of the Rio Grande. And its all absolutely true! The year was 1895, and Dallas gambler Dan Stuart had a modest idea: Promote a boxing carnival featur... more information

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New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1946 In magnificent pictures and vivid prose, the (former) distinguished dance critic of the New York Times traces the development of the dance from its primitive beginnings through folk and early pageants and spectacles, to the latest forms (for 1946), and includes dance in films. His ability to access archives of dance history enabled him to collect an amazingly complete group of pictures illustrating all phases of the dance. There are more than 260 superb shots. The book i... more information

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Company, 2001 In a series of seven moving short stories based on her experiences as a private investigator, Kelly James draws us into the mystery that is Africa.She navigates among warring political factions, poachers, tribesmen, witchdoctors, prostitutes, the poverty stricken, and the sick. She exposes us to a world where truth is ephemeral, where compassion, though frail, still seeps through the grit and dust. "Witchdoctor" captures a journey ... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998 Arresting prose and a provocative conclusion - challenging the idea that our destinies are fundamentally linked to race - distinguish this remarkable memoir of growing up black in the American Midwest in the turbulent 1950s and 1960s. Set in an Ohio steel town and an exclusive, upstate New York private university, Dancing with Strangers is an evocative remembrance of an American's coming of age during the decade preceding the sixties' revolutionary transformation... more information

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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1977 Cover very good, green linen with gold lettering. Some spots on the cover, slight wear elsewhere. Spine tight, some pages slightly discolored; 627 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 2006 The long-awaited prequel to Koen's beloved Through a Glass Darkly. This book is a feast of a novel that sparkles with all the passion, extravagance, danger, and scandal of seventeenth-century England. Unforgettable in its dramatic force, here is a novel of love and politics, of romance and betrayal, of power and succession - and of a resourceful young woman who risks everything for pride and status in an era in which women were afforded little of either. 530 pages, decor... more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946 Cloth binding is very good with minor wear on edges and a bump in the back on top. Dark Green with Maroon and gold lettering. Illustrations on inside covers show gnarled trees with stretching roots, all made of human bodies. The front cover has a three light spots and a dark spot. 303 pages, no marks or tears; slight yellowing. The bottom page edges have a small spot, which does not carry through to the individual pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"... more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946 Binding is very good with minor wear on corners.Illustrations on end papers show gnarled trees with stretching roots, all made of human bodies. 303 pages, no marks or tears; slight yellowing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2001 In 1859 the British naturalist Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, describing the concept of natural selection. According to this revolutionary theory, plant and animal species are not fixed, but evolve, adapting to changing environments and to the pressures of competition. This celebrated book laid the foundation for modern evolutionary theory and sparked an impassioned debate on the origins of humankind that pitted secular science agai... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1998 The author presents a breathtaking science fiction novel of a very different twentieth century, haunted, wonderful and strange. In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antedeluvian monsters. To some, the Miracle is an act of divine retribution; to others, it is an opportunity to carve out a new empire. Leaving an America now ruled by religious fundamentalists, youn... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 2000 Does the whole business of dating fill you with dread? Do you fear that romance always ends in rejection? Do you prefer the company of your cat to that of members of the opposite sex? Does life in Antarctica suddenly seem very appealing. Don't despair! Schmuley Boteach will show you that lasting love is indeed within your reach, whatever your age, faith, or situation. Drawing on the wisdom of the Ten Commandments, this book describes h... more information

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The Junior Literary Guild and The Viking Press, 1948 Cover has an orange pictorial front, slight bends at corners. Edges of pages are brown in places, suggesting a water spill. A few dark areas bleed into the page as a tiny brown dot. Inside each cover is a girl at the top of mountains calling to someone. 191 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ. Pr, 1985 This autobiography is from the story told to the author by Ning T'ai-t'ai (The Old Mistress). Originally published in 1945, this takes place from 1867-1938. She begins with her childhood, discusses her marriage and parents and starvation during that time. Book Two details her experiences In Service with military officials. The Japanese came in 1895; she was with the Mohammedans and civil officials, but was again with her family in 1899. In this beautifully-writt... more information

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New York: Gallery Books, 1985 David Copperfield was Dickens' own favorite novel. Many of David's adventures as he grows up are those of Dickens himself; from poverty and obscurity he wins through to success and happiness. This abridgement of Copperfield has been simplified for a young audience, but keeps faithfully to Dickens' original text. The lively illustrations come from a series of animated classics. This book was in a school library; the only mark is on the fep - it says 4K. The corners a... more information

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