Anaheim, CA: Record Exchanger, 1971. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 28pp; text illus from photographs. 10.75" x 8.25 This issue features Atlantic Records, "The R&B Giant That Survived." Contributors include: Gary Kramer, Ahmet Ertegun, and Paul Ackerman. The Hit Makers, listed with biographies and record release numbers, include: LaVern Baker; The Bobbettes; Ray Charles; Ruth Brown; The Clovers; Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters. Also included are photographs... more information

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San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions, (2007.) . First printing. . Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) . Reggae scholar and Beat magazine founder Roger Steffens traces reggae's history and roots, in a chronological format, illustrated with striking photographs in both black and white and full color by reggae enthusiast Peter Simon (Carly's brother). Includes a foreword by Toots Hibbert and an introduction by Stephen Davis. It also includes a DVD specially made for this book compiling rare and previ... more information

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Clean green cloth boards with black title box, yellow lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or bookplates. 598 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears, very slight small abrasion on spine (smaller than a navy bean). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A very clean and solid collectible first edition. 8vo. Historical Fiction. ... more information

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New York: Potter Publishing, 1967 Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. American Daguerreotype Art,New York, 1st.ed.1967.139pp.Hard cover with DJ.12 full color photographs and 78 B&W illustrations , 4to condition VG/VG.This is a book that covers some of the process for the frist time in any book.This copy has the rare upside down plate (63) of Niagara Falls.. ... more information

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Portland OR: Binfords & Mort, Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [good solid copy, very light browning to page edges; jacket spine a bit yellowed, minor wear evident at corners, a couple of small closed tears]. (American Guide Series) Series (B&W photos, endpaper maps) Comprehensive guide to the history, culture and commerce of the Utah city; also includes numerous auto tours of the city and vicinity. Fairly uncommon entry in the "Americ... more information

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Later printing, SIGNED by author Irving Howe on half-title page. Clean unfaded dark blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean gold endpapers; no previous owner names, writing or bookplates. 714 pgs. Sturdy slipcase is unchipped, no cracking or wear, with clean illustrated large paste-on label on both side panels (very faint small spot, size of dime on one corner of right paste-on). The journey of ... more information

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[Kazakstan]: Sur Tur Books. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. NOISBN . [nice clean copy, very light handling wear, short diagonal crease at bottom right corner of front cover]. (color reproductions) A "history of world cinema on stamps," apparently the catalogue of the personal collection of movie- and entertainment-themed stamps assembled by the author, a Kazakstan-born actor who had at the time appeared in 47 films, primarily Russian, but had also been a stamp collector for thirty... more information

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Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. 2008. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F First Edition. H Hard Cover. Fine. First English language edition, first printing. First published in Dutch in 1655. Like new with tight binding, no names or other markings, dustjacket in mylar protector. ... more information

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New York: William Morrow & Company. 1997. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F First Edition. H Hard Cover. Fine. A journey through the contemporary South, looking back at the Civil Rights Movement and the role it has played in the life of the author and his contemporaries. Dent was raised in New Orleans of the 1930s and 1940s - a generation before the Movement made it legally easier for African Americans to become fully recognized members of American society in the South. This copy is... more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton. 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F First Edition. H Hard Cover. Fine. First edition with a tipped in autograph of British Admiaral Alexander. Exceptionally clean copy of this well-illustrated history of the days leading up to the surrender at Yorktown. Includes chapters on Washington, Lexington and Concord, The Siege of Boston, New York, Trenton and Princeton, Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Morristown, West Point and The Campaigns in the Carolinas, as well as Y... more information

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New York: Carlton & Porter Book. Illus. by Unknowen. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Not Stated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No Date ( c. 1840s) , Brown cloth hardcover with tool stamped design and gilded illustration and letter to the cover and spine . A 254 page book with black & white wood block illustrations though out . Condition : edge ware corner bumps spine rip at the top , heavy foxing to the page edges . Ex-owner gift note on first blank page.. ... more information

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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.. Very Good-. 1939. First Edition. Softcover. NOISBN . [not too much wear, but the spine unfortunately has been repaired/reinforced with (shudder) masking tape]/. (American Guide Series) Series (B&W photographs, map) Very scarce entry in the American Guide series. "Nauvoo is one of the most important places associated with the history of the middle west, and indeed of America. In its own right, present-day Nauvoo is exceptionally interesting and picturesque.&q... more information

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Philadelphia: Mme. Gertrude Ward, Founder & Manager, 1955. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 21pp; illus throughout from photographs. Contains a brief history of the famous Ward Singers and full-page photographs of each woman, group travel photos, award presentations, &c. 10.75" x 8 Mrs. Gertrude Murphy Ward, born in South Carolina in 1901, was inspired to become a gospel singer in 1931 as a member of Philadelphia's Ebenezer Baptist Church. She drew upon others until ... more information

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Twenty-second printing in clean original unclipped jacket. Very clean turquoise cloth boards with illustration and black lettering on cover, black lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers illustrated in color with maps. 256 pgs. Clean color illustrated dustjacket is unchipped, price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap, has Newbery Medal gold seal paste-on on front panel. Enclosed in new archival quality re... more information

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Clean beige illustrated cover (illustration of Geronimo on horseback) with brown lettering on spine. No edge or corner wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. Clean maps on endpapers. No previous owner names or bookplates. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Jason Betzinez on half-title page. 214 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has tiny corner chips and very slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Native American. ... more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition" stated on copyright page, in unclipped original jacket. Very clean mauve boards with unfaded black cloth spine, unchipped gold lettering in title box on spine. Very slight surface wear to spine corners. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean bright endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 587 pgs. Unchipped jacket is not price clipped (12.50 on front inside flap... more information

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Clean rust brown cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Hint of surface wear to corners, no fraying. Binfing is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers are ilustrated with maps; no names, writing or marks. 416 pgs. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on back of front free endpaper; also inscribed and SIGNED by C. E. Hutchin, Jr. to whom the book is dedicated by the author. Dustjacket has very light soiling, very small chip at lower spine corner and lower spine tip, small price clip t... more information

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Philadelphia: Henry Coates, 1900 Ex-Library. Illus. by Various Contributors. Very Good. Hardcover. Ex. Owners Book Plate. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. edition 1900 , Green cloth hardcover with gilded lettering and decoration . 503 page book with black & white illustrations in drawings and photos. This copy is also signed by Alice Clinton and Mrs. George Clinton ex-owner and doners of this book to the Buffalo, New York Library . Condirion : Very Good Plus , ex.lib... more information

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Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, SIGNED limited edition, (limited to 950 copies), in original jacket. Clean gray cloth boards with gold train illustration on cover, brown cloth spine with gold lettering. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean illustrated endpapers. No previous owner marking. Signed by both Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg on Limited Edition page, also inscribed and signed again by both authors on front ... more information

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Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. William Moyers. Original cloth. pp: xiii, 254, glossary, bibliography, compendium of songs; illus on title-page and in text. Signed under the half-title, "Katie Lee" with a flourish. The author, a noted folksinger, traces the evolution of cowboy music in this annotated compilation of cowboy verse and song, including more than 50 original musical arrangements, with historical notes and a discography for each song. 9.5"... more information

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