Search Results: General Nonfiction from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Washington, D.C.: NASA, 1961. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First edition, ex--library with usual distractions. Minimal rubbing to spine, text clean, binding tight.

New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very nice copy of Mathiessen's book detailing his travels in Africa in the late 70s and 80s. Fine in a like jacket. First printing.

New York: Crown, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author on the half title page. A wonderful copy of Kozol's book about the harships of growing up in the South Bronx. This is a first printing. Fine in a near fine jacket. Light rubbing, something was paper-clipped to front of jacket at one point.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Collection of Trillin's longer non-fiction pieces from the New Yorker. First printing, fine in a NF jacket (tiny scuff to rear at bend in flap, price clipped).

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author on the title page. First printing of this book from the author of House and Soul of a New Machine. Near fine in a very good jacket--no tears but some rubbing and fingernail marks, particularly to rear jacket panel.

Chicago: Swallow, 1976. First Edition . Paper. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quite nice copy of this companion volume to a documentary film about Anais Nin. Many, many B&W photos and drawings relevant to Nin's life, w/interview transcripts. This is quite nearly fine save for a touch of wear to jacket and bottom front edge of cover very slightly bent

New York: Appleton Century, 1942. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Apparent first edition of this kinesiology book that looks at how the musculoskeletal system functions in different types of human movement. NOT ex-library. Good, with touch of soil to bottom corner, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to ffep. Some underlining.

Viking, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (light bow/crease to rear of jacket, score from box opening on spine (not through the paper). Collected travel essays from wonderful author.

Viking, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (light shelfwear, light soil to rear of jacket). Collected travel essays from wonderful author.

Konecky & Konecky, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy, an apparent first, in a NF jacket with minimal shelfwear. Internally clean and unmarked, NOT ex-library. Largely an examination of images of angels in art, with many well reproduced plates of old master paintings. Chapters Include: Angels: An Introduction; Angels in the New testament; Angels in the Old Testament; Secular Angels; Angelic Musicians; Michael and the last Judgment. Profusely illustrated in color photos.

Publisher's Company, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Volume 2 in the International Library of Negro Life and History series, concerning the theatrical arts. Ex library, but with minimal distractions. White numbering to spine, stamp to page ends, pencil notation to inside front cover, pocket on rear free endpaper. Text clean, no other markings. Cover somewhat rubbed, pages beginning to brown. From a non-circulating school reference library.

Moorland, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. Yes, the book is from 1982, but hey, these ancient sites aren't going anywhere, right? A nice clean copy, tight binding, unmarked, full of pencil drawings of the assorted sites.

One World Archaeology, 1989. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very clean, unmarked, likely unread copy of this title. While a newer edition is available, it seems largely unchanged from this version. Contains contributions from several leading archaeologists. Why would I disbelieve the publisher, who says that "[t]his book is essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners concerned with archaeological heritage management, public administration and the legal community whose work involves archaeological issues

Nelson Doublesay Inc., 1965. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. Six volumes of the Around the World program, paperback in slipcase. Included are Argentina, Wales, Ghana, Denmark, Germany, and Israel. Books in perfect condition, stickers not used--slipcase shows some signs of wear.

Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1992. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fine copy of scarce collection of essays, prefaces, and interviews from novelist Auster. Appears to be second printing of first edition. Fine in a fine jacket, with very minimal rubbing to jacket. light crease to front flap.

Simon and Schuster, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later printing of this title from the author of first winner of the Newbery Medal. Tight copy in somewhat worn jacket-- soiled, closed tear at top spine.

London: Hutchinson, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this book from the author of Michael Collins about the assassination of the chief of the general staff by two young IRA members. Near fine in an unclipped VG jacket, with chipping to top of spine, 3/4in tear to top rear.

New York: Theo. Audel and Co. Publishers, 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A compendium of how-to instructions from a time when the homeowner was presumably much less timid about undertaking major projects. Text, photos, and diagrams cover in detail topics such as creating built in cabinets and shelves, working with electricity, painting, plumbing, tiling, and many others. Two volumes in reddish-brown leatherette. Minimal wear, but a bit of yellowing due to age. Over 1000 pages total.

New York: Devin-Adair, 1941. First U.S. . Hard. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Autobiography of noted artist and craftsman, who died shortly prior to publication. This is a first U.S. edition, very good in a fair jacket. Jacket has browning and minor chips to top front, very large chip to lower front (but with most of chipped portion included, in place behind protective plastic). Smaller but significant chip to lower rear. Pages a bit browned, scuff to page edges. Has very nice B&W illustrations at rear. A bit of soil to front paste-down and ffep

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. The true story of bank heists, ice hockey, Transylvanian pelt smuggling, moonlighting detectives, and broken hearts. An Advance Reader's Copy, in near fine, unread condition. Tiny mark to bottom page edge.