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Barnes & Noble, 1993. 21st . Hardcover. As New/As New. Floyd, Gareth. Large, sturdy book, black covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, very brief ink note at top inside front cover, 207 pages, maps and some illustrations throughout. DJ glossy tan background, color-illustration of warriors on front, illustration of warrior on horse at top back, praise from New Yorker, Boston Sunday Globe, Robert Kirsch in Los Angeles Times. DJ and book, both As New.

Dorset Press, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Larger, sturdy book, cream cloth spine, yellow boards, dark blue lettering very fine on spine, 207 pages, final pages uncut. DJ glossy yellow, illustrations in color of three warriors on front, horseman at top back, praise from the New Yorker, Margaret Manning in the Boston Globe, Robert Kirsch in the Los Angeles Times and more. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 4th Ptg. . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large, heavy book, blue spine, yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 465 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, colorfully designed with color-illustration of American Indian village on front, two small color-illustrations at top back, praise from Howard Zinn, Richard Rhodes and others. DJ and book, both As New.

Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2012. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, dark blue covers, very bright red lettering on spine, 292 pages. DJ glossy with color-illustration of ship battle in harbor on front, dark red illustration in color at bottom front, spine and back, praise on back from Timothy Brook, Paul Martin, Globe & Mail. DJ and book, both As New.

Redigert Av Finn Jor/J.W. Cappelens Forlag, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large, heavy book, Very large, sturdy book, shiny dark red textured covers, very bright gilt lettering and borders with black background at spine top, in shades of purple an illustration of a parade inside covers and adjacent end papers, 207 pages. Many illustrations of celebrations for Independence Day over the years. DJ has glossy color photo of parade with many flags on front, flagbearers in small boat on back. Text in Norwegian. DJ has very slight wear at bottom front tip, 1/2" tear with slight wear and crease at top back edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Fine. (1st) Slightly smaller thick book, brown cloth, embossed darker brown design at top front, very bright gilt lettering on spine, light fading to front edges, several light small spots at top back, 465 heavy pages, 22-page index plus brief biographical note. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, light brown background with color-illustration of cannon and balls on front, other illustrations on back. Everyday life in Virginia in 1775. Very Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.

Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.: The Overlook Press, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st) Large, very heavy thick book, black cloth spine, gray boards, silver lettering bright on spine, gray inside covers and adjacent end papers, 616 pages, two photo sections. DJ glossy beneath mylar with sepia photo of jubilant troops marching on front,praise on back from Daily Telegraph, Financial Times. DJ and book, both As New.

Free Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. Sturdy book, white cloth spine, dark blue boards, gilt lettering bright on spine, aerial map of New York's World's Fair grounds inside covers and adjacent end papers, 418 pages including glossy photo section. DJ heavy paper, dark blue background with red borders on front and back, abstracit color-illustration of fair on front. DJ has very slight wear to tips, microtear at bottom front tip, very light wear at top front edge, very slight surface wear at spine top edge, very tiny tear and micronick at top back edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. Larger, sturdy book, dark red cloth, bright initials at top front right, gilt lettering very bright on spine with bright red illustration of Da Vinci man at spine top, 369 lightly browned pages, some illustrations, DJ glossy white with colorful design at top front right, black and red front, DJ has very tiny tear at top front edge and spine top edge, light tiny crease at top back edge, photo of author on all of back. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Columbia University Press, 2001. Soft cover. Near Fine. Very large softcover, glossy white and black wrappers with photo of beautiful city and mosque along seashore on front, 299 pages. Very tiny surface tear at top back edge next to spine, light crease at top front and bottom back tips. Near Fine.

Harper Collins, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Larger, sturdy book, rose covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, 244 pages including glossy photo section, a geneaological chart for the Durrani Dynasty plus notes and bibliography in the appendix. DJ has yellow background with ornate colorful design and border to front and back. Very Fine DJ/Near Very Fine book.

D. Van Nostrand, 1963. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. DeFontaine, Dorothy. Slightly smaller, sturdy book, brown cloth with bright silver illustration of an Afghan man at bottom front right, bright silver title at top front and spine, map inside covers and adjacent end papers, 262 pages,glossy photo section. DJ glossy orange and white, spine faded to yellow, white back lightly browned with small photo of author. DJ also lightly faded at top front edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Henry Z. Walck, 1963. Cloth. Fine/Near Good. Large, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, embossed black lettering very fine on front and spine, 173 lightly browned heavy pages. DJ price-clipped and beneath mylar, heavy paper with orange background, a pattern of prominent names in white on front and back. DJ has very slight wear to tips, slight wear to spine edges, tiny but wide nick at spine bottom right onto spine, Near Good/Very Fine.

Cooper Square Press, 1962. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, heavy softcover, glossy cream background to wrappers, an illustration of three men playing musical instruments and a modern building on front, colorful title and borders to back wrapper in purple, green and cream, a chronology inside front and back wrappers, 128 pages, profusely illustrated. Light surface war to spine bottom left edge, light fading to back edges. Near Very Good.

Vintage Books, 1970. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. (1st Thus) Mass-market paperback, color-illustrated wrappers, 264 pages plus note on authors. Four Parts: Reaction to Conquest, Adaptions to Colonial Government, Emergence of the Masses, Elite-Mass Exodus and National Institutions. Light surface wear to spine top edge and top front tip. Fine copy.

Houghton Mifflin, 1969. Soft cover. Good. (World Regional Series) Large softcover, illustrated wrappers, 276 pages. Stamped on first front end paper and inside back cover: Plainfield Public Schools. Dozens of excerpts and short works by Joyce Cary, Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad on Lands & People, Early Civilizations, Ancient Kingdoms, Colonists and Africans in Modern World. Light wear to all edges, very slightly rubbed. Good.

Bantam Book, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Bantam Pathfinder--Mass-market paperback, photo-color-illustrated front wrapper (5th ptg.) 75 selections by authorities and contemporary African leaders. 394 pages including extensive index. Very Good +.

New Britian, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Lexington Books, 1976. Cloth. Fine/Near Good. (Critical Choices for Americans series, Volume XI) Heavy book, dark blue cloth with very bright silver lettering on much of front, very bright silver lettering on spine too, ink name at top of first front end paper, 412 pages plus biographies of contributors. Essays by Ali A. Mazui, John A. Marcum, W.A.J. Payne, Philippe Lemaitre and others. Includes a huge folded chart of African history, people, economics, and more. DJ has red background with white and dark blue lettering, slight surface wear to most edges, tiny tears at spine corners. Near Good DJ/Fine book.

Pantheon Books, 1970. 1st US . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (1st US) Slightly smaller book, black cloth, map of Germany embossed at bottom front left, silver lettering bright on spine, 319 pages plus glossary of abbreviations. DJ has black background with yellow border of eagle on front--city of Heidelberg inside it, list of related books on social life in other countries on back, b/w photo of Neven-Du Mont inside back flap. DJ has very slight wear to top front tip, light wear to bottom tip, tiny nick at spine top left and right edge, tiny tear at top back edge next to tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury, 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Fine. Large, thick, heavy book, black covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, ink note at top of first front end paper, 575 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, colorfully designed and illustrated with antique illustrations, praise on black back from John Gray, Maya Jasanoff and others. Very Fine DJ/Near Fine book.