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New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, illustrated with three folding maps, book has no significant flaws, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has two minor flaws: three short tears on the spine and rear panel and mild tanning on the spine, the jacket is clean and attractive, the original price (9.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor Books. Very Good. 1955. Mass Market Paperback. Pocket-size paperback, "A classic study of the religious and civil institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome," the cover has a few small areas of surface-wear but the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine .

Quebec, Canada: Presses De L'Université Laval. Very Good+. 1973. Hardcover. 0774664029 . Large format hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, moderate rubbing to the glossy cover and a few tiny corner-creases are the only remarkable flaws, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the text is in both French and English, "An Atlas of New France is the result of a complete revision of our Atlas historique du Canada francais, des origines a 1867, published in 1961, in which the period of the English regime was treated too briefly, the maps were presented without commentary and it was necessary to unfold a number of them for consultation"; 219 pages .

New York: Gilwellian Press. Near Fine. 1992. Hardcover. 0839535945 . Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, glossy cover with an attractive illustration of Baden-Powell on the front, excellent condition, a small tan blemish on the fore-edge is the only remarkable flaw to this clean, attractive copy which is well-illustrated throughout, included with this copy is a 15-page booklet published as a memorial to the author who wrote more than 30 books on Scouting and the outdoors, it is also in excellent condition and illustrated with photos; ; 466 pages .

Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0671203363 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, inscribed and signed by the author: "Greetings to Joan Leonhard from Esther Aresty." Book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket is clean and attractive with one minor flaw only: a few tiny edge-tears, the original price (7.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, quite a suitable gift copy, "traces the fascinating history of 'good manners' as revealed through the pages of rare old courtesy books and etiquette books, many of them from her own collection," 320 pages, illustrated throughout, includes a bibliography and a Selected List of Courtesy Books (c.2500 B. C. - 1800); Signed by Author .

New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, quite an attractive copy of the author's second book which was originally published in 1956, this is an early good quality reprint, with 1956 being the only date present, this appears to be a mid to late 1960s publication with no ISBN present, bound in blue cloth, two minor book flaws: the former owner's discreet blind ownership stamp on the title page and mild edge-rubbing to the corners, the jacket has mild overall tanning which can only be verified by comparing the color to the flaps which are bright white, the jacket is clean and pleasing to the eye, the original price (6.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

London: Folio Society. Fine. 1997. 5th Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover and original slipcase, sturdy black cloth with beautiful illustration and title in red and gold, double-page end-paper map and color illustrations, a beautiful edition, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the black slipcase has mild rubbing only, no other flaws .

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good. 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, 400 pages + 2 pages of ads for other books, includes a bibliography and 40 illustrations, a history of the child in different cultures, the former owner's bookplate and name are present on the front end-papers and the cover has mild edge-rubbing at the corners and spine-ends, a clean copy with a tight, square binding, fine contents, and no significant flaws .

Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394400267 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first trade printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has mild edge-tanning, rubbing to the glossy surface and three short tears, the jacket is clean, the original price (15.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated and includes an end-paper map .

New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, nice copy of this collectible volume, number 78 in the "Landmark" series, book is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, jacket has mild edge-wear at the spine-tips and a couple of inconspicuous short edge-tears, the jacket is very attractive overall, the original price (195) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

New York: Pegasus Books. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 2014. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 1605986992 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book has a moderate cock to the spine, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket is in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "An utterly beguiling journey into the dark ages of the North Sea," includes color illustrations and references .

New York: Praeger. Fine. 1991. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 027593599X . Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, looks new, no remarkable flaws, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "Edward L. Doheny has all but disappeared from history, leaving his name on a street in Los Angeles and a stretch of beach in Southern California. It is extraordinary that this should be the case, because between the years 1904 and 1927 Edward L. Doheny was one of the richest and most powerful men in the United States and even the world," includes illustrations, tables, and a bibliography ; 202 pages .

Tri-Annually By the College of William & Mary. Fine. 1985. Trade Paperback. Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, 260 pages, articles by several authors, "addresses sexual phenomena that during the 18th century were for one reason or another outside the legal or sanctified systems of acceptability - most notably unwed heterosexual domesticity, masturbation, prostitution, libertinism, homosexuality, erotic literature (from the metaphorically indirect to the explicitly obscene) " .

Columbia University Press. Very Good+. 1997. 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. 0231108192 . Large paperback, rubbing to the glossy cover and slight turning to the front corners but no significant flaws, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, includes a bibliography .

Thames & Hudson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0500019827 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface on the rear panel and no other flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "More than 400 copiously illustrated articles present every aspect of Viking society, including its history, laws, customs, industry, arts, literature, myths, religion and folklore"; 224 pages .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, a small remainder mark on the bottom edge is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket has moderate edge-wear and is clean and presentable, the original price (14.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "doubtless the most complete and wide-ranging collection of its kind"; 829 pages .

Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2016. Reprint. Hardcover. 0773547843 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book and jacket are in excellent condition, a tiny amount of turning to the corners of the book is the only remarkable flaw and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Finding Franklin outlines the larger story and the cast of detectives from every walk of life that led to the discovery [of HMS Erebus] solving one of the Arctic's greatest mysteries," nicely illustrated and includes a bibliography .

Harvard University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2020. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0674988337 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, both the book and jacket look new, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Ambitious and bold this book will have an enormous impact on how we think about the place of freedom in the Western tradition," illustrated; ; 432 pages .

Princeton University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 0691044961 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has mild rubbing to the glossy surface and is in excellent condition otherwise, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "What turns great nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad?" .

New York: Basic Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2016. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0465096786 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, a fine gift copy of this "fascinating group biography and thrilling political epic" .