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New York: Viking Press, 1992. Uncorrected Proofs . Large Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A beautiful copy of this highly collectible, small print run, pre-First Edition, reviewer's Proof state (often alternately referred to as an Uncorrected Proof or Advance Reading Copy - ARC). Brian Keenan (b. 1951 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish writer, noted for this autobiographical book about his four years as a hostage in Beirut. The book revolves heavily around the great friendship he experienced with fellow hostage John McCarthy, and the brutality that was inflicted upon them by their captors. It was the 1991 winner of the Irish Times Literature Prize for Non-fiction. 297 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Plume - Penguin Books, 1993. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Drew Friedman. This is an "Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. An outrageous collection of weird news stories from around the world. CONTENTS: Introduction; Strangers in a Strange Land; News from the Twilight Zone; Our Strange Culture; Technology to the Rescue; Nature Runs Amok; Early Warning Signs of Weirdness We Now Know to Be Common; Updates; Sources. 204 pages, with numerous illustrations. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Helsinki, Finland: Julkaisija Nummelan Tyovaenyhdistys Elo, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.75" wide x 7.75. Ilma & Matti Ylirotu (graphic design & artistic Layout). A 100-year history of Nummela, a town and region in southern Finland, as seen through 148 photographs depicting the cultural life, nature, and growth of the area, followed by a section of Footnotes for the photos. 131 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is solid and clean, unmarked and uncreased, with light shelf-wear, compromised only by a bit of corner-bumping. It dustjacket - now in a clear mylar Brodart protective cover - is bright and unmarked, with light shelf-wear (see accompanying scan image).

New York: Doubleday - Foundation, 1991. Pre-First Edition . Paperback. Fine. 4" x 7.5. A handsome Advance Reading Copy of "the only comprehensive and foolproof guide to matching specific foods with specific wines." CONTENTS: Appetizers, Soup, Beef, Lamb, Veal, Pork, Poultry, Game Birds, Game, Fish, Shellfish, Pasta Dishes, Rice Dishes, Salads, Ethnic Dishes, Desserts, Buying and Storing Wine (prices, vintages, value), and Party Planning. 227 pages (though the Table of Contents lacks page numbers). CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear (just a little scuff near the back corner of the spine top) - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

North Hollywood, California: Brandon House, 1966. First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine Minus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. A Fine Minus copy of this probing documentary on the conflict between sexual freedom and the law. Five case studies: Oscar Wilde, Fatty Arbuckle, Otto Sanhuber, Errol Flynn, and Harvey Glatman - all captured, tried in the courts of law and condemned by society; 190 pages plus advertisements. CONDITION: a solid, bright, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear and a faint touch of age-tanning to its otherwise pristine pages. This excellent copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1986. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 9" x 12.25. ISSN 0186-9418. The Premiere issue of this thought-provoking English-language journal. CONTENTS: The Nation - World Soccer Cup, CONASUPO Welfare, Pollution, Tourism, Production for U.S. Industry, Minimum Wages, Jesse Helms on Mexico, Vanishing Lacandon Jungle, Chihuahua Unrest; Point of View - U.S./Mexico Relations (interview with Senator Hugo B. Margain); Profiles - Oil (Roffe), Debt (Edna Lydia Santin & Jorge Quezada del Rio); Latin American Issues - US Support of Nicaragua Contras (Horacio Castellanos Moya), Central America Summit (Moya), Contadora Treaty, Liberation Theology (Miguel Concha), Peru Prison Massacres (Roffe), Brazil's Economy (Anaya), Uruguay Democracy (Ernesto Rojas), Chile's Military Dictatorship (Guzman), Special Section - The Fight Against Drug Traffic (Jesus Yanez); plus other short features on US/Mexico relations, journalism, books, food, theater, cinema, exhibits,… Read More