Francis E. Hiley. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. purchase noted at Kenilworth Castle in 1937 in inscription, light scuffing on edges and covers. 577 p. cloth on boards, gold gilt titles on spine Purchased by original owner when enroute from USA to Netherlands for International Boy Scout Jamboree in 1937.
numerous photos of spectacular as well as silly crashes. New. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by both editors. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 254 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Signed by both editors, Schweikher and Diamond, Twenty-seven true stories which cross the spectrum from terrifying to comical to downright bizarre. This book includes stories such as: the mountain biker who follows a bull and then gets gored by it; the 20 African Americans who pioneered cycle ...
Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 358 p. Includes index. Each villain's story is laid out in a newspaper like format The violence and squalor of London's criminarl slums. Lawless thieving and shootings of the "Wild" West. Kidnapping, blackmail and extortion committe by the desparate and despicable. The global phenomenon of organized crime, power-hungry bosses and the brutality of gangland killings. Serial killers and gun massacres. Terrorist attacks and sniper slayings
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Lippincott, Philadelphia
Date published: 1967
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. Covers are chipped, corners bumped, edges of spine are scraped. xii, 515 p. illus., maps, ports. 24 cm. Great battle of history. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits. Bibliography: p. [491]-492. Bernard Fall was arguably one the earliest chronicler of the Viet Nam wars and even more likely one of the first to have reports published in U.S. media. This book describes in occasionally horrific detail the end of the French era in Viet Nam at the seige of Dien Bien Phu. ... Read More
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Cardboard box is wrinkled on flaps. 4 cassettes. Audience: General/trade. This is the 6 hour abridged version. The full length version runs approx 21 hours. This audio book mails from So. Calif. Read More
Edition: First edition, First Printing Illustrated
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781556524400ISBN:1556524404
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 348 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Inscription by author dated 1/2/04 is a thank you for support to Kawasaki Motor Company USA. Cover notes: "What would make a man sell everything he owns and ride from his hometown in upstate NY to the southernmost tip of South America? Some call it craziness; Latinos call it "cojones. "" "This hilarious, fast-paced narrative follows a young man in his ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Date published: 1913
Description: Louis Rhead. Good. No dust jacket. Publishing date uncertain. Red cloth boards with illus. of a sailing ship and pattern on front board. Back board plain with two small water stains. 320p., ill., 19 cm. Louis Rhead has a hundred or more "pen and ink" illustrations, including a half inch square illustration for the first letter of each chapter. Each open page has "Gulliver" in large font as a header on the left hand page and "Travels" as a header of the right hand pages. The spine of this book ... Read More
Language: French
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Librairie Hachette Et Cie, Paris
Date published: 1895
Description: Profusely illustrated, Illustrator unknown b&w plate as well as drawings approx. 50 in total. Very good in very good dust jacket. red boards with ornate black design with green tinting covering front board. Small tear on exterior of spine at top, bottom outside of spine is slightly tattered. hinges very tight. Fading around edges of pages. 303 p. This is a well made book in very good condition except as noted above. Perhaps part of a set described on the title pages as Bibliotheque Des Ecoles ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Authorhouse
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780759660182ISBN:0759660182
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. signs that the first 50 pages were damp, with that very slight waviness that damp pages get. Otherwise very good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 252 p. Audience: General/trade. Read More
Description: specially illustrated edition by Miguel Covarrubias. Very good in very good dust jacket. Slipcase edition for Heritage Book club. minor water stains on slip case but both book and slipcase are square and tight. patterned design on both covers and spine. 24 color illustrations commissioned by Heritage Books, are by Covarrubias (from Mexico) who had spent a good deal of time in the South Seas. John S. Fass designed the book. Preface by literary sleuth Raymond Weaver, and original preface by ... Read More
Edition: has 8 pages of "selected poems" as an appendix
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Science publishing company, Chicago
Date published: 1922
Description: Good to very good for a 85 year old book. No dust jacket. edges of front spine edge scuffed, minor bumping on lower corners. xxvii, [1], 777 p. incl. front., illus., port. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, bibliograpy, glossary and index The cover and spine titles are heavily embossed. This is a classic study of the time period of post-WWI morals and ethics. Read More
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Like-new condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations, index Mails from So. Calif Unique paper crafted boxes, frams and books are easy to make. 14 projects and variations. Round or rectangular boxes with tops that are hinged, inset or overlap. Binders with or without rings. Jounals with ribbon bookmarks. and more Read More
