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AMERICA AS A CIVILIZATION: LIFE AND THOUGHT IN AMERICA TODAY

AMERICA AS A CIVILIZATION: LIFE AND THOUGHT IN AMERICA TODAY

by Lerner, Max

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Published
[1957]
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New York: Simon and Schuster, [1957]. Hardcover. Very Good in marbled paper boards quarter bound in blue cloth; red endpapers; lacking dj; text clean and unmarked. 9.5 x 6.25 x 1.9 inches. Fourth Printing A trial essay on America and its civilization by the controversial New York Post columnist
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ESSAYS
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ESSAYS

by Shawn, Wallace

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Used - Near Fine in dust jacket
Published
2009
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781608460021
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Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2009. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket. 5.7 x 0.8 x 7.9 inches. First Edition, First Printing
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A BOOK OF MEN: VISIONS OF THE MALE EXPERIENCE

A BOOK OF MEN: VISIONS OF THE MALE EXPERIENCE

by Firestone, Ross; editor

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Used - Very Good in somewhat worn wrappers; small stain in bottom corner of text block affecting the first 48 pages; text is clean and
Published
[1978]
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Paperback
ISBN
9780883730409
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New York: Stonehill Publishing, [1978]. Paperback. Very Good in somewhat worn wrappers; small stain in bottom corner of text block affecting the first 48 pages; text is clean and unmarked. 8.12 x 5.5 x 1.12 inches. Fourth Printing Nice collection of snippets from over 100 famous men on Sons, Brothers, Lovers, Husbands and Fathers; 381 pages.
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LAPHAM’S QUARTERLY: ANIMALS (VOLUME VI, NUMBER 2; SPRING 2013)

LAPHAM’S QUARTERLY: ANIMALS (VOLUME VI, NUMBER 2; SPRING 2013)

by Lapham, Lewis (editor)

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2013
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Paperback
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New York: American Agora Foundation, 2013. Paperback. Very Good in slightly dirty wrappers. 7 x 10 x .65 inches. A nice collection of observations from the erudite and the famous throughout history on animals and our relation to them
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AMERICAN QUARTERLY: JUNE 2005, VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2

AMERICAN QUARTERLY: JUNE 2005, VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2

by Sturken, Marita; editor

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2005
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Paperback
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American Studies Association, 2005. Paperback. Very Good in wrappers; bottom front corner bumped. 9 x 6 x .6 inches. A periodical examining American culture.
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5 PENS IN HAND
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5 PENS IN HAND

by Graves, Robert

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Used - About Very Good in edgeworn dust jacket; ¾ inch chip out of top of spine and dust jacket; a few spots on the edges
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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New York: Doubleday , 1958. Hardcover. About Very Good in edgeworn dust jacket; ¾ inch chip out of top of spine and dust jacket; a few spots on the edges of the text block. Octavo. First Edition Stated Signed by the author on the first free endpaper; collected essays, stories, and poems be the incomparable Graves
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LITERARY LAS VEGAS: PORTRAITS OF AMERICA'S MOST FABULOUS CITY

by Tronnes, Mike, editor

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Used - Near Fine in slightly wrinkled dust jacket; red star on bottom edge
Published
[1995]
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781851587810
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Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, [1995]. Hardcover. Near Fine in slightly wrinkled dust jacket; red star on bottom edge. 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches. Classic portraits by Tom Wolfe, Daniel Lang, Jane O'Reilly, John Gregory Dunne, AJ Liebling, Hunter S. Thompson, Joan Didion, Noel Coward, and others
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THE FOUR-CORNERED FALCON: ESSAYS ON THE INTERIOR WEST AND THE NATURAL SCENE

by Saner, Reg

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Used - NF, remainder mark (red star) on bottom edge
Published
1994
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Paperback
ISBN
9781568360492
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New York: Kodansha Globe, 1994. Paperback. NF, remainder mark (red star) on bottom edge. trade paperback. First Edition
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THE VOCATION OF A TEACHER: RHETORICAL OCCASIONS, 1967-1988

by Booth, Wayne

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Used - Near Fine in dust jacket; slight edgewear
Published
1988
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780226065816
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Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket; slight edgewear. 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.0 inches. First Edition A collection of essays and speeches by a noted professor of English
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THE SIBLING SOCIETY

by Bly, Robert

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Used - Near Fine in dust jacket, slightest edgewear; bottom of spine bumped; modern deckled edges
Published
1996
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780201406467
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Reading MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket, slightest edgewear; bottom of spine bumped; modern deckled edges. 1.2 x 7.0 x 10.0 inches. First Edition A tour de force by one of America’s pre-eminent poets and philosophers
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WHERE THE STRESS FALLS

by Sontag, Susan

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Used - VG/VG, remainder mark on bottom edge, one and one-half inch closed tear on interior of front of dust jackets, dust jacket flaps
Published
2001
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780374289171
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. Hardcover. VG/VG, remainder mark on bottom edge, one and one-half inch closed tear on interior of front of dust jackets, dust jacket flaps wrinkled. octavo. First Edition
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SEXWISE

by Bright, Susie

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Used - NF
Published
1995
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781573440028
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Pittsburgh PA: Cleis Press, 1995. Paperback. NF. 12mo. First Edition America's favorite x-rated intellectual does Dan Quayle, Catherine MacKinnon, Stephen King, Camille Paglia, Nicholson Baker, Madonna, the Black Panthers and the GOP
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MAYBE (MAYBE NOT): SECOND THOUGHTS FROM A SECRET LIFE

by Fulghum, Robert

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Used - VG+/NF, previous owner's name and date on ffep, copyright date underlined in ballpoint, numbers written on blank leaf at end
Published
1993
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780679419600
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New York: Villard Books, 1993. Hardcover. VG+/NF, previous owner's name and date on ffep, copyright date underlined in ballpoint, numbers written on blank leaf at end. small 8vo. First Edition Promotional card laid in
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A QUEER GEOGRAPHY: JOURNEYS TOWARD A SEXUAL SELF

by Browning, Frank

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Published
1996
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Hardcover
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9780517598573
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New York: Crown, 1996. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. octavo. First Edition
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IT ALL ADDS UP: FROM THE DIM PAST TO THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE

by Bellow, Saul

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Published
1994
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780670853311
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New York: Viking Penguin, 1994. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. octavo. First Edition
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BEYOND PEACE

by Nixon, Richard

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Published
1994
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780679433231
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New York: Random House, 1994. Hardcover. NF/NF. 8vo. First Edition
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A NEW TIME FOR MEXICO

by Fuentes, Carlos

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Used - Fine in dustjacket
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374221706
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. 12mo. First Edition
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THE STORIES THAT SHAPE US: CONTEMPORARY WOMEN WRITE ABOUT THE WEST

by Jordan, Teresa and Hepworth, James

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Published
1995
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780393037234
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New York: W.W. Norton, 1995. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. octavo. First Edition
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EMERSON'S ESSAYS (FIRST SERIES)

by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Used - VG/none, green cloth, top edge gold gilt, corners bumped, small stains on fore edge, edgewear particularly on spine
Published
1888
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888. Hardcover. VG/none, green cloth, top edge gold gilt, corners bumped, small stains on fore edge, edgewear particularly on spine. small 8vo. Edition not stated
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SERENDIPITIES:

by Eco, Umberto

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Published
[1998]
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780231111348
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New York: Columbia University Press, [1998]. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket. 9.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches. Number line has a 1 in it but begins with C What can one say about Umberto Eco? Open this book anywhere and there is plenty of food for thought
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