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Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1999. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Whisper of wear to cover edges, otherwise in Fine Condition. Clean and unmarked, tight & solid volume, Internals as new. 166 pp. 9" x 6". 1999, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Mahwah, New Jersey

U.S.A: Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. The true story of the 1985 murder in eastern Pennsylvania of a wife and new mother, Teresa Benigno Taylor. Bound in black half cloth with silver titles, with gray paper-wrapped boards, clean, square with sharp corners, tight & solid volume. Gray boards have a faint reddish dot a millimeter in size and two specks. Otherwise in Fine Condition. Glossy, clean, bright jacket is not clipped. 378 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Simon & Schuster, NY 1990.

New York: Knopf, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Light wear to lower front corner, else Fine in green half cloth w/gilt titles, yellow boards, very clean and unmarked. Binding tight, solid and square. Internals as new. An honest and beautifully written memoir; a gripping account of modern Africa's trials and triumphs. "Unbowed" is a call to arms for all who feel that the planet is overwhelmed by careless, corrupt or violent leadership. Wangari Maathai's words are a voice of reason, of humor, of strength and compassion. She offers a message of hope and prosperity through self-sufficiency. She is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, planted over 30 million trees in Kenya since 1977. 314 pages, indexed. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 2006, Knopf, New York.

New York: Walker & Co, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition, B/W photographs throughout. Binding of burgundy half cloth w/silver titles, black boards. Clean and unmarked, tight and solid, square volume. Black endpapers, Internals are as new. This is the definitive history of the collision of the Belgian relief ship Imo with the munitions ship Mont Blanc in the Narrows of Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia in 1917. This explosion triggered a tsunami, which was followed by a major snowstorm, and much of the city of Halifax was flattened. MacDonald used primary sources, many of which have not been read for decades, to reconstruct this tragedy. 356 pages with Appendices, Archives, Notes, Sources, and Index. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. Walker & Co, New York, 2005.

New York: Walker & Co, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition, No jacket. B/w photographs throughout. Binding of burgundy half cloth w/silver titles, black boards. Quite clean with two small white marks on front, and touch of wear to lower front corner. Tight and solid, square. Black endpapers, Internals are as new. This is the definitive history of the collision of the Belgian relief ship Imo with the munitions ship Mont Blanc in the Narrows of Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia in 1917. This explosion triggered a tsunami, which was followed by a major snowstorm, and much of the city of Halifax was flattened. MacDonald used primary sources, many of which have not been read for decades, to reconstruct this tragedy. 356 pages with Appendices, Archives, Notes, Sources, and Index. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. Walker & Co, New York, 2005.

Portland, Oregon: Binfords and Mort, Publishers, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. 1943 Hardcover Out-of-Print Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket. Set in the apple belt of Washington State and the people you will meet are from that environment, although there are no 'real' people in the book, they represent faithfully the people who do live and work there. Bound in green decorated boards with dark green lettering. Clean and unmarked; tight and solid, sewn binding. Former owner name on endpaper, on a light brown shadow. Frontis: b/w photo of Lincoln Rock, in Washingto State. Inner hinge cracked. Internals are clean, unmarked, no tears, no creases. 308 pages. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. Binfords and Mort, Publishers, Portland, OR, 1943.

Charlottetown, P.E.I: H.M.Simpson Ltd, 1974. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5?" - 6?" tall. Sixth Edition, June, 1974. First Published 1966. Small trade paperback in Fine Condition. 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" tall. 195 pp. Clean white stiff glossy paper wrappers with outline in black of P.E.I. Book is clean, tight and unmarked, 58 stories and legends passed down through generations. The Straits of Northumberland have long kept P.E.I. inhabitants isolated from outside influence and they have developed their own personal characteristics and way of life. These stories depict islanders and their mode of life before modern transportation linked the Island Province with the mainland. H.M.Simpson Ltd Publishers, Charlottetown, P.E.I., 1974.

Boston, Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon, 1924. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Type: Hardback The Academy Classics. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. Edited with A Life of Macaulay, Notes, Glossary, and Aids to Study, by Samuel Thurber and Louise Wetherbee. B/w Frontis portrait of Samuel Johnson and 17 illustrations. Small book bound in navy cloth with gilt outlined title panels on front and on spine, gitlt titles within; light wear to spine head and edges, spine heel scufed with triangular small chip missing; tight & solid sewn binding. Former owner name on endpaper. Internals quite clean, no markings, no creasing, faintly toned. 223 pages. 4.4 x 6.75 inches. 1924, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, Massachusetts

U.S.A: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 2004. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Nina returns to her picture-perfect home town after fifteen years in New York City--she returns when her father, Dr. Avery, is paroled after having been convicted of murdering his wife. He now wants to find out who really murdered his wife. Nina is the only family member who believes in his innocence. Much havoc in the family--and when another act of violence again upsets them all, Nina is the only one who digs deep enough to find the truth--and the killer. Binding of black paper-wrapped boards with gilt titles is clean and unmarked, spine ends slightly compressed, rubbed; tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Initials on endpaper. Pages as new. Bright and clean dust jacket is in red/black, with white titles, just a touch of edge wear. 292 pages. 8,5 x 5.75 inches. Pocket… Read More

Avalon Publishing Group, 2001. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7. First Carrol& Graf Publishers /Avalon Publishing Group Trade Paperback Edition 2001. In Good Condition. 60 b/w illustrations. 18 Maps. Pale brown and white cover has pale spotting, upper corner creases, lower corner tip creased, spine edges lightly scuffed; binding tight, solid and square; first pages up to page xviii have spotting, diminishing as advance up to p xvii. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, no underling, no highlighting, no creases. Lower corner of text block has dark mark to corner. Macdonald has conjured up the sights and sounds of the First World War and all its horrors and has also captured the heartfelt feelings of the soldiers. She brings to life the massive German offensive of Spring 1918 that became the second Battle of Somme, a devastating assault told in the words of the men who survived it--the war-weary British Tommies, the eager German foot soldiers, the commanders on both sides, the French poilus,… Read More

U.S.A: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 2002. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. A psychological portrait of the bond between a mother and her son. Kelly Bennett and her son have a lot to deal with--first , the suicide of father/husband; then a new husband/step-father who was her late husband's childhood friend; then son and step-father have problems; and history repeats itself. The son is a prime suspect for murder - but when Kelly digs deeper, she finds conspiracy and corruption--a psychological suspense novel, Clean and unmarked black paper-wrapped boards with gilt titles, spine ends slightly compressed; tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Initials on endpaper. Pages as new. Bright and clean dust jacket is in blues, with white titles, just a touch of edge wear. 357 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, USA, 2002.

U.S.A: Scribner/Simon & Schuster, 1998. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Gin Wikinson. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrations by Gin Wikinson. Clean, unmarked, with a touch of edgewear. Interior has no markings, pages clean. International bestseller. Winner of the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best First Book. The Piper family, on Cape Breton Island off Nova Scotia--a multigenerational saga of a Canadian family steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. One secret threatens to destroy them. 508 pages. 5.25 x 8 inches. New York. Scribner/Simon & Schuster Publishing, 1998.

New York, New York, USA: Chartwell Books, Inc./BookSales, Inc, 2010. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Large Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Lavishly illustrated with maps and photographs, in color and b/w, that chronicle the story of the Civil War. All pages of coated paper. Illustrated cover with battle scene is glossy, clean, unmarked, with French flaps; binding tight, solid and square. The social, political and military history of the American Civil War explored in colorful detail. Over 100 full color maps and charts show the major battles, supported by text and beautiful illustrations and archive photographs. Includes the key events and battles of the war, from the initial conflict at Bull Run to the last major engagement at Five Forks. 399 pages, indexed. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. 2010, Chartwell Books, Inc./BookSales, Inc., New York, New York, USA

New York, New York, U.S.A: Dell Books, 1990. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Dell Trade Paperback, in Very Good Condition. Bright and clean gently used book. 750 everyday ways you can help clean up the earth--you can make a difference. 210 pages with index. 6 x 9 inches. Dell Books, New York, 1990.

Philadelphia PA, : J B Lippincott, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library First Edition. Hardcover Ex-library Book and Jacket in Good Condition. Minimal evidence of previous library ownership. Burgundy cloth binding is clean and unmarked with lightly rubbed edges and corners, tight and solid. Interior is very clean, no underlining, no markings of any kind. Jacket clean, rubbed, with light wear to extremities. Library mylar jacket cover removed and replaced with a new clear archival protective cover, The story of probably the greatest and most preposterous impersonation of all time. The case cost the British Crown and the Tichborne family hundreds of thousands of pounds and nine years to prove that Arthur Orton from Wagga Wagga, Australia, was NOT the heir to the Tichborne fortune. A most interesting true case. 288 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. J B Lippincott, Philadelphia PA, 1957.

U.S.A: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Bright, clean white cover with red title, trace wear to corners, tight and solid, internals as new. A help to all parents who take their role as a parent seriously--but remember it can be fun as well! 148 pages. 9 x 6 inches. 2005, Taylor Trade Publishing, USA

Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1954. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1954 Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Jacket. Heavy, solid, clean volume. Retired school library book in illustrated dark red and navy blue cloth binding, quite clean, slight wear to extremities. Sewn binding tight and solid. Endpapers illustrated in blue tones. In-text illustrations throughout. Pages clean, lightly toned along edges, no marks of any kind, no creases, small closed tear to the lower edge of page 7. The International scene and account of the national governements of some twenty-five countries in the 1950s. The author states that by studying the different kinds of government and how they function, and by determining what each can contribute to the greatest good for the greatest number, individuals can make specific, effective contributions toward better international relations. The thinking indivual, be they a student of history or not, may find… Read More

Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. University of Chicago Press, Second Edition, 1998. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, unmarked, solid book. Faint wear to cover edges. Translated and with an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield. Chronology, Maps, Dedicatory Letter. First published 1906. "The Prince" is the infamous discourse containing observations and instructions on the significance of a rise to power. It is the ultimate guide to power politics and is still considered essential reading for politicians, statesmen and leaders five hundred years after it was written. It provides a look at the 15th & 16th century Italian political, social, cultural scene. Appendix: Machiavelli's Letter of December 10, 1513; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Proper Names. xxxii, 151 pages. 8 x5.25 inches.

Stampato, Italy: Oscar Mondadori, 2001. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Text in the Italian language. Cover is clean and bright with edgewear; lower corner slightly ruffled. Upper front corner lightly creased. A notation is written on the title page, otherwise pages are clean and completely unmarked. Il Principe (The Prince) was written in 1513, and is a treatise on statecraft with an idealistic vision of an Italian savior who should expel all foreign usurpers. He taught that the effective use of power may necessitate unethical methods not in themselves desirable. 118 pages. 4.25 x 7.25 inches.

USA: Arc Manor, 2007. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Translated by W. K. Marriott. Introduction on the life of Machiavelli. This student edition faithfully reprints the full text of the classic translation by W. K. Marriott. It also provides a look at the 15th & 16th century Italian political, social, cultural scene. Clean and bright cover as new, soundly bound. Internals are clean with highlighted text and a few pages with notes written in the margins. Each page has a margin for making your own notes. 103 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Arc Manor Publishers, USA 2007.