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Only volume defect is several small faint dark spots on the outer edge of the text block. Volume appears unused. Price unclipped DJ's only defect is a small closed tear on the edge of the DJ spine. From the front DJ flap, "Burton was a brilliant, charismatic man - a unique blend of erudite scholar and daring adventurer. Fluent in twenty-nine languages, he found it easy to pass himself off as a native, thereby gaining unique insight into societies otherwise closed to Western scrutiny. He followed service as an intelligence officer in India with a daring penetration of the sacred Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina disguised as a pilgrim."

256 pp. Colored photos throughout. As new condition.

Text is clean and unmarked in a bright, tight, and square binding. Glossy, unclipped DJ is unmarred. Volume appears unused. From the front and back DJ flaps, "This is a story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capabale. It is also a story of survival and courage...Late in life, Lomax learned how to believe in the possibility of hope. By a miracle of coincidence he discovered that his Japanese interrogator was alive, and found out where he was."

47 pp. From the series, "Studies in Architectural History" Number One. Very small library stamp at the top of the title page is the only library markings. Clean and unmarked text. Cover is partially loose at the top inseam. Spine is not creased. Black and white photos included.

341 pp. Some wear and creasing to the spine and board corners. Frontispiece in color by M. L. Kirk included. Owner's name is lightly penciled in the front free endpaper.

Text is clean and unmarked in intact and slightly cocked covers. From the front cover, "The powerful and poignant novel of a barnstorming pilot who trades security and convention for excitement, passion, discovery..."

Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is faded with white lettering faded on the spine. Inside binding has foxing. Pencil marking is present on the inside back binding. Several smudges on outside margins. Two page ads incuded.

Introduction by Keith Davis November 2 - December 30, 1995. Black and white full page plates. Clean, bright, and unmarked in fine condition.

Volume and price unclipped DJ are in "As New Condition." From the front and back DJ flaps, "The twenty-nine-day battle to liberate Manila resulted in the catastrophic destruction of the city and a rampage by Japanese forces that brutalized the civilian population. Landmarks are demolished, houses were torched, suspected resistance fighters were tortured and killed, countless women were raped, and their husbands and children were murdered. American troops had no choice but to battle the enemy, floor by floor and room by room, through schools, hospitals,and even sports stadiums. In the end, an estimated 100,000 civilians lost their lives in a massacre as heinous as the Rape of Nanking."

264 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Graphs and illustrations throughout. DJ is covered in plastic and is in fine condition. Has library stamps and a card holder attached to the back free end paper. The plastic cover was taped to the covers and has left some tape stains on the free end papers. From the Foreword, "This volume comprises the eight invited lectures presented during the First International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry which was held June 12-15, 1967, on the campus of the University of New Mexico...".

Volume and glossy unclipped DJ are in "As New Condition." From the front DJ flap, "While the D-Day invasion has been thoroughly researched and examined, the crucial period following the invasion, from August to September, has been largely ignored. Offering a valuable account of the conflict from the perspective of the German forces, 'Ruckzug: The German Retreat from France, 1944' draws on both Allied and German military records to show that a quick defeat of the Germans was hindered by excessive caution and a lack of strategic boldness on the part of the Allies, as well as by the Germans' tactical skill and energy."

Text is underlined with bracketed passages throughout. Binding is square and tight. Gilt lettering on the spine is bright and clear. Previous owner's name is on the top outside corner of the front free end paper. "These volumes, published under the general title of 'The Rise of Modern Europe,' are designed primarily to give the general reader and student a reliable survey of European history written by experts in various branches of that vast subject. In consonance with the current broad conceptions of the scope of history, they attempt to go beyond a merely political-military narrative, and to lay stress upon social, economic, religious, scientific, and artistic developments." p.xi.

Text is clean and unmarked. The front free end papers and the title page have a slight crease. Covers are intact but are detached. Back cover has some stains on the outer edge. From the Editor's Note, "The present booklet has been prepared by the Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute on the basis of the writings of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. The founders of Scientific Socialism have had frequent occasions to pay their respects to Prussia and its special breed of landowner-militarist - the Junker. Students of the published works of Marx and Engels have been familiar with their pointed utterances regarding Prussia and Prussianism."

696 pp. Several very small stains on the fore edge of the text bock. Text is clean and unmarked in a tight and square binding. Book appears unread. DJ has a very small stain on the inside bottom spine and a small closed tear at the top back cover. Black and white photos throughout.

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Previous owner's name is on the top free end paper and on the top of title page. Several full-page illustrations. Back free end paper has a small area of glue residue. From the Preface, "Through literature...the stage of life is set before the pupil and his own experiences are deepened and broadened by a sympathetic re-living of the experiences of others. It is the right of every pupil to be acquainted with the best in literature."

Text is clean and unmarked. Several notes are written on the title page. Previous owner's name is on the front free end paper. The front outer edge of the front cover has a line of tape attached. A price label is on the front cover. From the Preface, "Contemporary records are the stuff from which history is written; they are likewise the materials in which history can be read. Interpretations of the past, whether they be those of historians, or novelists, or poets, are the best imaginative writings. Only in the original documents do historical personages speak for themselves. Washington is rich in materials of this sort."

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Only defect is light fading of lettering on the spine and very slight wear at the bottom spine. Previous owner's name is on the inside front binding. From the preface, "The only set of readings in the history of psychology which has been compiled prior to the present volume is Rand's 'The Classical Psychologists', which was published in 1912...Rand's book is devoted chiefly to the philosophical backgrounds of psychology...The most recent authors cited by Rand are Wundt and James."

Text is clean and unmarked in a bright, tight, and square binding. Gift inscription on the dedication page. Volume appears unused. DJ has very slight smudging on outside back outer edge from shelf wear. From the front DJ flap, "Ronald Reagan was an inveterate writer. He wrote not only letters, short fiction, poetry, and sports stories, but speeches, newspaper articles, and radio commentary on public policy issues, both foreign and domestic."

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. DJ has light wear around the outer edges with a very small chip out of the bottom inside front and two small, closed tears at the bottom edge of the back DJ. From the front DJ flap, "To this one-volume fact-filled work, based only on unimpeachable historical sources, Dr. Luthun brings fresh and authentic details, flashes of insight and a profound understanding of character."

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Front binding is slightly worn at the corners. DJ has a small chip on the top outside edge with slight smudging. Previous owner's name on the inside front binding and attached page. From the front DJ, "...Nabokov...works his perverse magic in more than one dimension. On the surface, this is a literary detective story - subtle, intricate, and built to a tantalizing climax. On another level, it has pungent points to make about the role of the creative artist in a society that is basically hostile to art."