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342 pp. As new condition.

Bright, glossy volume is in "As New Condition." From the Ackowledgments, "The account of the first half-century of the American College of Trial Lawyers was a collaborative effort that began well before the writers were asked to take on the project in 1995...Their ambition was to provide more than an account of an organization that for many years was little known outside of the litigation fraternity of the legal profession. The committee sought to preserve for itself and for those who would come later, personal accounts of the College's past and the profession in general."

120 pp. Previous owner's name stamp on the title page is the only defect in this otherwise "as new" copy.

Text is clean and unmarked in a tight and square binding. Outer edges of the text block are slightly age toned. Volume appears unused. Unclipped DJ has two very small, closed tears on the back edges but is without creases or chips. From the back DJ flap, "Picturesque and passionate, magnificent, dark, and compellingly real, 'Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman' is a brutal, brilliant, thrilling tale of mystery, mysticism, and divine madness, a classic that will long endure in every reader's memory."

Text is clean and unmarked. Binding has some smudging and is slighly cocked. Some foxing on the title page. Inscription on the inside binding reads, "Presented to Eleanor Bennett for excellent work in the Sixth Grade, Miss Neder"

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Illustrations by Will Owen. Illustrated throughout. Illustration page has a closed tear at the top. Lettering is bright on the spine. A bright and solid volume.

In "As New Condition". Full page black and white plates included. Volume is one of 750 copies.

Text is clean and unmarked in bright, tight and square covers. Volume appears unused. From the Preface, "Sam Houston forged a life of great adventure, frequent controversy, and lasting achievement. Govenor of two states...commander and chief of a victorious army, president of an independent republic, and for thirteen years a United States senator, he personified the southwestward march of the American nation during the first half of the nineteenth century."

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Card holder is attached to the back free end paper. Library stamp on the top of the text block. Previous owner's name on the top outside corner of the front free end paper. Price unclipped DJ has been protected with a plastic cover and is without chips, tears, or creases. A library label is attached to the back plastic cover. From the front DJ flap, "Alfred Steinberg's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson is a massive, fascinatingly detailed account of Johnson's life and political career from his childhood to the early months of 1968."

282 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a tight and square binding. Age-toning is the only defect. DJ has several chips on the top and bottom edges. Illustrations by David Wilson and a forward by John Drinkwater.

Text is clean and unmarked in tight and square covers. Covers are without creases, tears, or chips. Spine is not creased. Previous owner's name is on the top outside corner of the first page. Volume appears unused. From the Introduction, "James Kendall Hosner's 'Samuel Adams' (1885) marks an important juncture in Americans' interpretation of their Revolution. Hosner was one of the first to describe the Revolution as a fundamentally conservative event."

Text is unmarked and clean. Covers are intact without any tears or chips. Volume is age-toned with some foxing. "The revolution was his life; in its service he was inflexible. When at times the tide receded, when merchants wavered, and wondered if the end was worth the sacrifice, Sam Adams was among those who still pressed forward. 'Where there is a spark of patriotic fire', he wrote in an era of discouragement and apathy, 'we will enkindle it.' pp. 7-8.

466 pp, As new condition.

Text is clean and unmarked in tight covers. Photo section from the MGM movie included. From the front cover, "A novelization by Robert Hemenway based on the screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Michael Wilson."

Text is unmarked. Binding is square and tight with some scuffing and wear. Lettering is faded on the spine. Frontispiece included. Volume is part of the Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford in Thirty-two Volumes Authorized Edition.

Text is clean and unmarked. Covers are intact with a small crease on the front inside near the spine. Volume is age toned. From the front cover, "This heartening novel about the conflict of Christianity and atheism in Red China has been made into an unforgettable motion picture starring William Holden, Clifton Webb, and France Nuyen - a 20th Century Fox production filmed in Cinemascope."

Text is bright, clean and unmarked in a decorative binding. Spine is slightly faded. Previous owner's name is on a front free end paper. Margin is cracked at a front free end paper, but pages are firmly attached. Some numerals written on the bottom outside corner of a front free end paper and on the bottom outside corner of the back inside binding. Several full-page color illustrations included.

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. A slight crease in the upper spine. Stated library edition though thus volume was not part of any library collection. Full page color frontispiece included. A solid very good copy. A historical overview of Scandinavian drama from Norse literature to late 19th century authors

226 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Library name stamped on the top of the text block. Card holder attached to the back free end paper. Two labels attached to the back plastic cover. DJ is protected in mylar.

423 pp. Introduction and notes by the editor, John Stephen Martin. In as new condition. Edition is based on the first edition.