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New York: George Braziller, Inc, 2010. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 134pp. 8.50" x 9.75". Book and boards covered with red cloth and gilt on spine and book front (see photos), Book was issued without a dustjacket, but has a clear vinyl protective cover, and is housed in a matching slipcase with gilt on spine. Author has signed his name on the half-title page, and again on a limitation label on the paste-down endpaper, this being No. 95 of 100 signed copies. Almost every page has wonderful photos of bookcovers as well as exposition on the subject. There are also examples of artists' monograms and a bibliography. Gift quality.

New York: Random House Inc, 1980. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 308pp. 8vo. Stated First Edition. Author had also written "The Woman Warrior" in 1976. Ms. Kingston now brings the world of the fathers and sons, in China and in America, before us. Original price is intact and there are no marks. Slight shelf wear. Deckle fore-edges. Slight tanning to dust jacket. Jacket is protected by an archival Gaylord cover.

London: Chatto & Windus, 2023. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 368pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Book is a stated UK first edition with a number line starting with 1. The author has signed her name on the title page and has also dated it (7 Sept 2023). Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and jacket has a removable protector. A fascinating read on how the Dictionary was created. Pristine copy/Gift quality. Contents: Introduction Discovering the Dictionary People Chapters A-Z Acknowledgements List of Illusttations Further Reading Index.

London: Profile Books, 2023. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [i-xvii], 493pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Book is a stated first UK edition with a number line starting with 1. Author has signed her name on the title page. Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and jacket has an archival Brodart protector. "Signed by the author" sticker on jacket front. Very slight bump to corner of spine head. Lots of illustrations throughout the book plus a section with color photos. Very much gift quality. Contents The Main Characters Maps Welcome Prologue Ten Chapters Epilogue What's In a Name Further Reading and Places to Visit List of Illustration Timeline Acknowledgements Index.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 358pp. Small 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards. The slighest push to spine head. Book is a stated first edition with its number line starting with 1. This is McPhee's twenty-sixth book and it is unread, unclipped, unmarked, tight, bright, and jacket has a protector. A very nice copy indeed. Gift quality. Shad in various locations.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 698pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Deckle fore-edges and sprayed upper edge of text block. Book is a fourth printing and a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition. Book appears unread, is unclipped, unmarked, tight, and bright. Slight bump to spine head. The dust jacket has an archival Brodart protector. Originally published in 1977. Contents Preface Book One: The Vision 1870-1894 Book Two: Stars and Stripes Forever 1890-1904 Book Three: The Builders 1904-1914 Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Soiurces Index Maps Picture Sections.

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 277pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Book has a complete number line from 1-10, is unread, unmarked, unclipped ($27.00), tight, bright, and jacket has an archival protector.The blurb says "From a gifted young writer, the story of his quest to reclaim his family's apartment building in Poland -- and of the astonishing entanglement with Nazi treasure hunters that follows." Contents page shows that there are 18 chapters, an Epilogue, Acknowledgments, and Notes. Gift quality.

New York: Doubleday, 2020. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. 562pp. 8vo. Quartrer bound pper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Book is a stated First Edition, has a complete number line from 1-10, is unread, unmarked, unclipped ($30.00), tight, bright, straight, and jacket is Brodart-protected. There are bump along the top edge of the book and spine head is bumped. The book chronicles the exploits of four spies--Michael Burke, Frank Wisner, Peter Sichel, and Edward Lansdale. Author previosly wrote Lawrence in Arabia, Moonlight Hotel, The Man Who Tried to Save the World, and Triage.

New York: Henry Holt & Co, 2008. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 445pp. 8vo. Signed boldly by author on title page. Has a complete number line from 1-10, is tight, bright, unread, unmarked, unclipped, and is Brodart protected. Spine heel slightly bumped.

New York: Wm. Morrow, 2018. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 357pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name on title page, with Best wishes. Book is a stated First Edition with a complete number line beginning with 1. Book is unread, unclipped, unmarked, tight, bright, and has a Brodart jacket protector. Spine head slightly pushed, spine heel modertely pushed. Deckle fore-edges. Contents: 15 chapters; Acknowledgments; Sundry and Other: Appendix; Sources; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index. Front and rear endpapers have route maps of the Pony Express. Color and b;ack and white photos.

New York: Viking Press, 2012. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 499pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name neatly on the title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10, is unread, unclipped, unmarked, and has a removeable jacket protector. Spine ends slightly pushed. Author's initials blind stamped on front boards. Removeable Signed sticker on bottom of dj protector at spine heel. Author also wrote "Collapse" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel." Table of Contents shows a Prologue; Part One - Setting theStage by Dividing Space (one chapter); Part Two - Peace and War (three chapters); Part Three - Young and Old (two chapters); Part Four - Danger and Response (two chapters); Part Five - Religion, Language, and Health (three chapters); Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Further Readings; Index; Illustration Credits. Maps by Matt Zebrowski, and color and black and white photographs.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. First edition, as stated. hardcover. Fine/near fine. 488 pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, gilt on spine. First state jacket with ship falling off the edge of the world. First printing with complete number line ("1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page). Tight, straight copy with a very small red mark on fore-edge of dust jacket. Dust jacket is protected with a Brodart archival cover.