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Four Courts Press, Ltd. Very Good. 2000. Softcover. 1851824456 . This specific softcover book is in very good condition with some minor wear to the cover or edges and corners but with a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers; This is a very important contribution to Anglo-Irish lexicography and an excellent source of information on the English of Ireland Dictionaries. Now in paperback, this important work fills a long-felt void in the study of both Irish and English, by providing the first extensive compilation of Hiberno-English words, their meanings and etymologies. The legendary eloquence of the Irish is here shown to be the product of not one, but two languages. This applies equally to the spoken word as to the great landmarks of Anglo-Irish literary achievement. The author has collected, from written and (predominantly) oral sources, the most… Read More

Smithsonian. As New. 1991. Softcover. 087474380X . This specific softcover book is in like new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Book highlights women who were counterparts to Amelia Earhart and Jacqueline Cochran."; 10.80 X 8.30 X 0.40 inches; 84 pages .

St Martins Press. New in New dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312032277 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The book was very well executed, with lots of supporting photographs and authentic art to supplement the text, it made me feel like I was in a museum. Rasputin himself was a fascinating figure; the only thing that I wanted to read more of would be attempts to explain his apparent 'miracles'; which was the primary reason I bought the book. (Though the accounts of his amorous exploits were certainly entertaining) I'm not sure what's more incredible: Whether Rasputin actually did reverse symptoms of hemophilia, or whether it… Read More

Cascade Books. New. 2014. Softcover. 162564793X . This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Deeply rooted in the story of Jesus of Nazareth is a concern for people mired in debt. Debt was a central control mechanism for the administration of the Roman Empire. Client states such as those of the Herods in Palestine were entrusted with maintenance of the established order, the Pax Romana, and their patronage entailed legions of the indebted. Debt kept peasants at their plows and contributed to the suffering bodies and tortured minds that Jesus attempted to heal. His parables and central prayer feature the forgiveness of money debts. In the end, his praxis to liberate people from perennial debt led to a Roman cross, but his memory was kept alive at the… Read More

Thames & Hudson. New in New dust jacket. 1979. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0500020957 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Archaeological and scholarly investigation underlies a study of the cultural, political, architectural, social, and historical development and significance of the ancient metropolis. 137 illustrations. "; Ancient Peoples And Places Series; 9.7 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 217 pages .

Little, Brown & Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased with some very light foxing. Foxing is a process which normally occurs in older books when the normal acids contained in the paper leaches to the page edges and causes light yellow stains. This is normal process and not considered a defect by book collectors and book selling sites. Most book sellers do not disclose its presence. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers; This is not just a book about Joe Namath. This is also a breakthrough book in football technique and football strategy, with a detailed text written and illustrated so clearly that any player can learn from it - and every fan… Read More

Yale University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300037945 . This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "A strength of Oberman's book is the extensive depth he goes into on the factors which made Luther who he was. It really allowed me to see Luther as not just a singularly great man, although he was, but very much a creation of his time. This included the political and historical background of Germany, the educational developments which guided Luther in such a direction as to be able to question the scholastic basis for biblical interpretation."; 9.2 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 320 pages .

W. W. Norton & Company. New in New dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0393051102 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This novel, long out of print, is a powerful successor to Testimonies, Patrick O'Brian's first novel written for adults. It is set in that corner of France that became O'Brian's adopted home, where the long dark wall of the Pyrenees runs headlong to meet the Mediterranean. Alan Roig returns to Saint-Feliu after years in the East, and finds his family in crisis. His dour, middle-aged cousin Xavier, mayor and most powerful citizen of the town, has fallen in love and plans to marry the young daughter of the local grocer. The Roig family property is… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company. New in New dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0393037010 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle."; Jack Aubrey Series; Vol. 1; 6 X 1.5 X… Read More

University of Chicago Press. New. 1997. Softcover. 0226616282 . This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its finest. Published to rave reviews, it reveals Banks to be a man of enduring importance, and establishes itself as a classic of exploration."; 5.5 X 1 X 8.5 inches; 330 pages .

John F. Blair, Publisher. New in New dust jacket. 1992. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0895870975 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The authors include more than 130 recipes in this book, each carefully tested and edited for home use. There are snacks and appetizers, soups, breads, salads, sandwiches, entres, and desserts. Scallops Prosciutto, leek and potato soup, corn dodgers, sweet potato pecan pie. These are just a few of the delights you can now create in your own kitchen." ; 6.5 X 0.75 X 9.5 inches; 204 pages .

James P. O'Brien - Publishing. New. 2019. First Printing. Softcover. 1886348081 . This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This is a SOFTCOVER book. It contains stories about the Steelers of the '70's that provide insight for why Chuck Noll and the Steelers were the NFL Team of the Decade, and how Rocky and Franco fit into the picture." The book is signed by the author, "Best Wishes, Jim O'Brien". ; Pittsburgh Proud Series; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 480 pages .

James P. O'Brien Publishing. As New. 2012. Softcover. 1886348154 . This specific softcover book is in like new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased with a signed inscription by the author to "David" on the first blank end page which reads: "Enjoy my stories and your memories, Jim O'Brien, 4/27/15." We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Another great book from Jim O'Brien. You'll definitely know more than you might have thought you would about Pittsburgh sports when you finish the book than when you started it."; Pittsburgh Proud Series Series; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 512 pages .

James P. Obrien - Publishing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0916114120 . This specific hardback book is in fine condition with very minimal wear and a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and a tight binding. There is no dust jacket. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "I was in Mr. Daniels' classroom. School had been dismissed for the afternoon, but a few buddies and I stayed back to watch the end of the seventh game of the 1960 World Series between the powerful New York Yankees and the persistent Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yanks were perennial World Series champs and the Pirates had not won it all since 1925, a 35 year drought. With one smooth swing, in the bottom of the ninth inning on that sunny Ocotber afternoon, Bill Mazeroski struck the most important homerun in World Series history. Maz's shot over the left field wall, as the great Yogi Berra… Read More

Jim O'Brien. As New in As New dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 1886348146 . This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in like new condition with barely detectable wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; This book is signed by the author following a personal inscription to the previous owner. "This is another fine book written by Jim O'Brien. He has so many inside stories about Pittsburgh sports figures or has spoken to people who have shared their memories that he will never run out of ideas. The chapters are short, but the book is hard to put down except if you are wiping the tears from your eyes from being so moved by an act of kindness by The Chief or something hysterical that Myrone Cope did. A must have for all Pittsburgh… Read More

Jim O'Brien - Publishing. New in New dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0916114163 . This specific hardback book is in lnew condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernable wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers. This is a First Edition, First Printing of this book.; The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team were the outsiders in the 70's when Pittsburgh became known as the city of champions. The Penguins had experienced little success. After 22 years as outsiders in the NHL, Mario Lemieux came to town in 1984 and began to change all of that. They now became the darlings of the NHL. This is their story and this copy is also signed by the author following a personal inscirption dated 1994. This book is inscribed to the previous owner and signed… Read More

Touchstone. New in New dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0739441906 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased and are just slightly yellowed due to paper quality. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "From childhood, Susan Gray and her cousin Louisa May Alcott have shared a safe, insular world of outdoor adventures and grand amateur theater-- a world that begins to evaporate with the outbreak of the Civil War. Frustrated with sewing uniforms and wrapping bandages, the two women journey to Washington, D.C.'s Union Hospital to volunteer as nurses. Nothing has prepared them for the horrors of this grueling experience. There they meet the remarkable Clara Barton-- the legendary Angel of the Battlefield-- and she becomes… Read More

Artabras. New in New dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0896600297 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; This is a great coffee table book for the toy collector or as a reference for the antique hunter/hound. ; 9.9 X 9.9 X 1.0 inches; 252 pages .

9B: Pediment Publishing. As New in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 159725181X . The purpose of this book is to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the founding of "The Reporter". The articles herein represent two years of research by their writers and editors. The contents should be of benefit not just to the current reader, but to the people of Washington and Greene counties of the future, 100 or 200 years hence, who might seek to learn more about themselves by exploring their past. This specific book is in as new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges/corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with only the slightest bit of cover or edge wear. This is a remarkable book and is in as new condition. ; 0.7 x 11.2 x 8.7 Inches; 176 pages .

Carroll & Graf. New in New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0786717890 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "In 1917, the world was turned upside down by a popular uprising and then a Bolshevik coup d'état in Russia. Suddenly, the socialist revolution that many had hoped for and had expected was underway, Capitalism was morally and materially exhausted by war, and history seemed to be on the side of communism at last. But as Michael Occleshaw brilliantly shows in this startling new appraisal of the revolution and civil war in Russia, the Bolsheviks were shrewd and flexible operators. They used an alliance with the Kaiser's Germany to protect… Read More