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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Compass Book/Viking Press, 1973. BX2 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated yellow, gray, and red wraps with minor overall shefl wear plus there is some light creasing on the front cover plus there is some light rubbing of the covers overall. A book that examines the cultural history of the United States between the Civil War and World War I. By the author of "O Strange New World." Reference notes, indexed, 545p. This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5"x7.75".

New York, New York, USA: Meridian Books/The World Publishing Company, 1966. BX4 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some creasing and yellowing on the spine plus there is some very light soiling and rubbing of the cover overall plus there is some light creasing on the back cover plus there is a very, very light bump on the back bottom right corner plus there is the original owner's name in red ink on the front endpaper. A book that portrays both Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley as well as the cultural history of the birth of evolutionary theory and the public debate it sparked. By the author of "The Universe of G. B. S." Endnotes, indexed, 399p,. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

New York, New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. BX5 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with a dust jacket in good condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in brown cloth covered boards silver lettering and graphics on the spine and blind stamped graphics on the front and tinting of the top ouitside paper edges with minor overall shelf wear with tape staining on the front and back boards and fixed and free endpapers from where the dust jacket endflaps were taped to the boards plus there is heavy fading of the tinting on the top outside paper edges plus there is the usual library pocket and stamp on the front free endpaper and copyright page plus there is some very, very light soiling and scattered staining on the outside paper edges plus there is some light fading of cloth on the bottom board edges. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some trimming of the blank inside… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster, 2000. BZ2 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. A book that analyzes the American obsession with blonde. Reading group guide, 190p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.5".

New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1995. CC5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good- condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in yellow wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light soiling on the front and back covers plus there is some very light creasing on the front cover at the bottom right corner plus there is a very, very light bump on the front bottom left corner. An examination of women's issues through the exsamination of the lives of three gifted women who have had all the advantages and are freed from many of life's financial and practical worries. It shows the conflicts in women's lives that lie at the heart of women's issues in the real world, outside of academic and feminist analysis. 281p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.5". Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Rutherford, New Jersey, USA: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1980. CC6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with silver lettering and graphics on the spine with minor overall shelf wear with some light tape staining on the outside board surfaces and the front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page plus there is some very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with a library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A book about work in the history of sexuality as related to the history of American film. The author recreates the psychological atmosphere in which the children of the 1940s, especially girls, viewed and were affected by popular films ranging from… Read More

Amherst, MA, U.S.A.: University of Massachusetts Press, 1983. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in light blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall wear plus some very, very light bumping of the top left corner plus the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, front, and back endpapers and title page plus the dust jacket endflaps have been taped down to the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear but it is sunned on the spine and on part of the back near the top plus it is in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine plus the endflaps have been taped down to the boards. A book that explains the analogy between organic and cultural evolution. It applies what is known of organic evolution to the cultural scene and looks for similarities as well as dissimilarities in the examination of vertebrate evolution. The author focuses on the idea that each major step in evolution has… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1994. CF4 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow wraps with very minor overall sehlf wear plus there is a crease on the front cover at the top right corner plus there is some very, very light soiling on the outside paper edges. A book that examines western and especially American culture's focus on the illustion of youth. The author presents the idea that ageing can actually bring new possibilities of both intimacy and purpose. Endnotes, indexed, 671p. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1989. CF4 - A papeback book SIGNED by Mark Busby on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, fading on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. With an introduction by the editors. A collection of essays that examine the American literary tradition and how it was impacted by frontier mythology. The contributors include David Mogen, Langdon Elsbree, Wayne Ude, Charlotte S. McClure, James K. Folsom, Mark Busby, Ritchie D. Watson, Delbert E. Wylder, Gerald Haslam, Mick McAllister, Joan Penzenstadler, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Melody Graulich, Paul Bryant, Linda Ben-Zvi, John H. Lenihan, John Clark Pratt, and Gary K. Wolfe. 9"x6", 282 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1968. CG1 - DJ is mylar protected. A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some light foxing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is price clipped. A book in the New History veign that seeks to dispel many of the fraudulent Hollywood myths that have come to be associated with the history of mining in the early American West. This book considers the gold rushes, life in the camps, crime and justice, and the special situations and unique events that came out of this period. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. Endnotes, illustrations, indexed, 466p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 1991. CG5 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in cream paper covered boards quarter bound in textured burgandy paper with silver lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket has minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light creasing around the spine top edge. A biography of a couple who were two of the most influential figures of their times. Henry Luce was the publisher of Time, Life Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Clare had become managing editor of Vanity Fair in the 1930s. Their work and their characters put them in contact with the great men of the time. The two met at a Manhattan party and Henry divorced his wife to marry her. They in turn had a tumultuous marriage that eventually ended in divorce also. Illustrated with black and white photographs. By the author of "Jennie," "The Woman He… Read More

Notre Dame, IN, U.S.A.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1973. CG2 - A hard cover first American edition book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine and gold lettering and graphics on the front with only very, very minor overall shelf wear plus the original owner's name and a date in ink on the front endpaper. An examination of the origin of the idea of peace. The author has looked both the ideas which inspired the major philosophical and political doctrines of antiquity plus the most significant literary works of those times. The idea presented is that violent warlike demands and the encouragement to heroism have often been inspired by both writers and philosophers but that peaceful undercurrents and tendencies have also always present and active in antiquity. The author was a member of the anti-Fascist Resistance in Italy and is a convinced pacifist. Translated from the Italian by Richard Dunn. Endnotes, indexed, 333p.. First American… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, USA: University of Chicago Press, 1976. CA3 - A hard cover first edition book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan cloth covered boards with copper lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear plus a dot in red marker on the top right corner of the front endpaper plus some very light foxing of the bottom board edges. The dust jacket is in very good condition with minor overall wear mainly in the form of light edge wear and shipping around the spine top and bottom edges and at the corners plus it is price clipped. This is a title in the publisher's Chicago History of American Religion series. The series is edited by Martin E. Marty. This book examines the perception of Judaism as America's third faith since the numbers and distribution of Jews throughout the country has become significant. The author looks at how the religious tradition of the Jews has been modified by the cultural and religious environment of America. He also examines the… Read More

New York, New York, USA: HarperColins Publishers, 1994. CA6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue paper covered boards quarter bound in blue cloth with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and a graphic blind stamped on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light tape staining on the front and back outside board surfaces from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page plus there is some very light soiling on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is volume 4 in the authors' Liberty In America:… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1962. BU4 - A trade paperback book in very good-c ondition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A biography of the noted French writer that also places him within French society in the 1890s and the particular society that he frequented. Bibliographical note, chronological table, indexed, 373p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Dolphin Books, 1961. AP2 - 1961. Paperback. Book hsa discoloration and very light shelf wear otherwise very good. In this book, the author describes fourteen archaic cultures which have in most cases completely escaped civilization.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. BE2 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A book that argues for the significance of the need for including classic American literature in American schools as well as the significance of writers in general to the public sphere in America. Indexed, 226p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 1957. BE2 - This is a trade paperback book that has been library rebound into a hard cover format. A book with red cloth covered boards with the original front paper surface of the front cover pasted down to the front cover and there is white lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear plus the paste down paper on the front shows surface chipping around the edges plus there is a square patch (about 0.5") of surface damage towards the top center plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, marks, and pocket on the spine, front, top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large black marker, inside surfaces of the front and back boards, front and back endpaper, title page, and copyright page. This is a title in the publisher's Chicago History of American Civilization series. A book that examines the years from 1885 to 1914 and the economic development and social conflict which different groups of Americans… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1990. BF6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black, gray, red and white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus some light sunning of the back cover along the spine edge. An insightful analysis of Soviet women and their connections to the broader Societ culture at the time of perestroika that is written by an author raised by Russian women. By the author of "Adam and Eve and the City," "October Blood," "World Without End," "Lovers and Tyrants," and "Divine Disobedience." Endnotes, 213p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: University of Nebraska Press, 1985. BH2 - No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color photo illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light creasing on the front cover at the top right corner and the back cover at the bottom left corner plus there is some very light scuffing on the back cover plus there is some very, very light scattered edge wear on the top outside paper edges. A tour of tourism that examines the American and Canadian appetite for seeing and being someplace. It includes a discussion of the growth of vacation parks, the memorialization of buildings and scenery, and the complex of business that emerged to accomodate the rise of tourism: Hotels and motels, highway stops, restaurants and fast-food chains, bus and airline tours, campgrounds, and souvenir shops. Illustrated with black and white photographs. By the author of "Images of the Ohio Valley"… Read More