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Cape Town, S.A.: South Africa Foundation, 1962. SOUTH AFRICA IN THE SIXTIES- A Socio-Economic Survey- Edited by H. T. Andrews et al- The South Africa Foundation- 1962- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-4to-VG-no dj- 216pp- This is the from the first sample printing run, includes letter from the President of the South Africa Foundation and note which states "With Compliments from Hans Baars manufacturers representative Cape Town"- color illustrated- graphs-photos-stats- Original cloth. A good copy. A few rubs but still square and clean- Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: xiii, 233 p. illus., maps-map endpapers-SEE PHOTOS-. Associated Names: Andrews, H. T. Associated Dates: b. 1897. " a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact. - Non-fiction-history-social-economic-South Africa-illustrated (2076). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. PALAZZO- Hans Habe- G.P. Putnam's-NY- ISBN 0-399-11983-3- 1977-1st Edition-1st Printing-US. Hardcover:-Large 8vo- VG++/VG + dj is unclipped has minor nicks and light soiling-White buckram cloth covered boards- 317pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "Masterpiece of romantic suspense by an immensely popular European author." - Fiction-suspense-romance (1803) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/VG+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.[removed][removed]

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Champlain's Dream: The Visionary Adventurer Who Made a New World in Canada- David Hackett Fischer- Illustrated- Simon & Schuster, NY- October 2008- 1st Edition-1st Printing (full number line)- Hardcover:- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall- Fine/ in a Fine unclipped jacket with $40.00 US price- dealer's remainder mark at bottom pages- text block and binding tight and square, light shelfwear- unread copy- 832pp are clean and crisp, no writing or tears- SEE PHOTO- Non-fiction-history-exploration-North America-Champlain-illustrated (4914). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

New York-Toronto: Bantam Books, 1995. FOUNTAIN OF DEATH- Gregor Demarkian Mystery- Jane Haddam- Bantam Books- NY-Toronto- 1995- 1st Edition-3rd Printing- Softcover:-12mo- LIKE NEW- Fine/ no jacket as issued- books is square tight and clean- SEE PHOTO- Another mystery in the Gregor Demarkian series- Fiction-mystery-murder-FBI-Gregor Demarkian (3794) . 1st Edition-3rd Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1956. DIAMOND- Emily Hahn- Doubleday-NY- 1956-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated Hardcover:- 8vo-over 7 3/4 "-9 3/4 " tall- Good/no dj - original rust colored cloth is rubbed and spotted, spine dulled-314 pp. are clean, no tears or writing-map endpapers- textblock and spine solid- SEE PHOTOS- . "The spectacular story of Earth's rarest treasure and Man's greatest greed." - Non-fiction-geology-diamonds-Africa-De Beers (1794) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1946. RAFFLES OF SINGAPORE- Emily Hahn- Doubleday-NY-1946-First Edition-First Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG+/ with no dust jacket - only minimal shelfwear-tight spine and textblock- 587pp Glossary, notes, bibliography, index, maps on endpapers, 10 glossy illustrations & maps; very light rubbing lower spine end.-Potton Library stamp-no pocket-non lender-map endpapers-SEE PHOTOS- "Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was born in 1781 on board a merchantman commanded by his father. He had little schooling, but landed a job with the East India Company that set him on a path leading through years of adventure to the climax of his career."- Non-fiction-biography-adventure-Java-East Indies-illustrated (1829) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated-B&W-drawings-maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

South Yarmouth, MA: John Curley & Associates, 1980. FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET- Stuart Silver & Isidore Haiblum- John Curley & Associates- South Yarmouth, MA- ISBN 0-89340-364-4- 1980-1st Edition Large Print 1980- Softcover:8vo-Good/ No dj as issued- Ex-library, usual ex-lib markings- 496 pages are clean, no tears- Covers show wear but are mylar covered-SEE PHOTOS- "History of the golden age of radio. The Romance of Helen Trent; The Lone Ranger, Jack Benny, etc."- Non-fiction-radio-GoldenAge-facts-fiction (2804) . 1st Thus. Soft Cover-illustrated. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York-London: Cornwall Books, 1983. DISASTER AT SEA- Edgar A. Haine- Illustrated- Cornwall Books-NY-London- 1983-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-4to- FINE?VG++ dj is unclipped- very light soil and one shallow tear, now in mylar- textblock and spine are tight and clean- 210pp are clean and crisp- many illustrations, maps, phots in b&w- SEE PHOTOS- "Maritime diasters between 1850 and 1921"- Non-fiction-histroy-sea-disasters-calamities-ships-illustrated (3194) Overseas shipping has added costs due to size of volume. Please inquire.. 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/VG++. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London- UK: Spring Books, 1939. Chinese Art- by Lubor Hajek- Illustrated by photographs by Werner Forman- Spring Books, London-UK- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-G-VG/ no jacket, dampstain on front cover, not affecting interior of book-book is tight- 84 pages of text- 240 plates and 5 fold out pages at back indicating List of Plates- all clean, no writing or tears- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-art-Asia-China-illustrated (4435). 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth. G-VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Werner Forman. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Villard Books, 1994. OCTOBER 1964- David Halberstam- Villard Books-NY-1994-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated-ISBN 0-679-41560-2. -Hardcover:-Large 8vo-FINE/FINE in unclipped Dust Jacket.- as new- GIFT QUALITY!!- 380pp are clean and crisp- photo endpapers of St.Louis Cardinals & New York Yankees-SEE PHOTOS- "From the author of the bestseller "Summer of "49", this book describes an electrifying baseball championship against a background of profound social change."- Non-fiction-history-sports-baseball-World Series-social changes (1771) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/4 Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated-B&W-photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hartford-Chicago: J. B. Burr & Co., 1874. BULLS AND BEARS OF NEW YORK, With The Crises Of 1873, And The Cause- Matthew Hale Smith- Illustrated- J. B. Burr & Co.-Hartford-Chicago- 1874-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-Fair++-Good/ no dj as issued- original publishers green blindstamped cloth with gilt titles on spine- rubs and light fraying son spine and corners, but a tight book- topp corners of page edges rubbed round-576pp are toned but clean, no tears or writing-all plates present- SEE PHOTOS-A very scarce book in any condition-this one better than most- "An early work documenting the manipulations, panics, and techniques of Wall Street trading."- Non-fiction-wealth-stock-market-Wall Street-corporations-New York-Americana-illustrated (2136). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Fair++-Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1873. WOMAN'S RECORD; or Sketches of all Distinguished Women From Creation to 1868- Mrs. [Sarah] Hale- Illustrations by Lossing & Barritt- Harper & Brothers-NY-327 and 335 Pearl Street, Franklin Square- 1873- 3rd Revised Edition- 1st Thus- Large Heavy Volume Hardcover:-4to- VG/ no dj as issued- original maroon embossed cloth with gilt titles on spine- Index- vii-xlvii- 17- 918pp, very minimal foxing- all clean, no tears or writing- very solid binding for such a heavy volume-some sunning to upper left portion and spine-230 wood engravings by Cossing & Burritt- ex- Mississquoi Museum in Stanbridge-East, Quebec...... from Libray of Congress- LC Control Number: 19016342-Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)-Brief Description: Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879.- Woman’s record; or, Sketches of all distinguished women, from the creation to A. D. 1868. Arranged in four eras. With selections from authoresses of each era. By Mrs.… Read More

New York: Pocket Books Inc., 1946. MEN AGAINST THE SEA- Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall- Pocket Books Inc., New York #358- 1946- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:-16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall- GOOD/ no jacket as issued- rubbed spine, bumps and light soiling- 183pp are clean, no tears or writing-SEE PHOTOS- The sequel to Mutiny On The Bounty- Fiction-adventure-sequel-Mutiny On The Bounty (4083). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London- UK: Harper Collins, 1999. MORTAL REMAINS- Gregory Hall- Harper Collins- London-UK-1999- 1st/ Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- FINE/Near FINE- dj is uncliped and bright with only couple of shallow nicksat rear-now in mylar- 292pp all clean and crisp- SEE PHOTOS- "4th novel from the writer of The Dark Backward-his critically acclaimed debut. Here is a psychological thriller of depth and complexity where the tranquil beauty of a Cotswold village is ruined by a gruesome discovery during the excavation of a Roman archaeological dig poses a personal problem for the dig's organizer and his sister. The painful history of their childhood threatens to come to light. Others too would rather the past remain buried. There is only one way to stop the true story from coming out."- Collectible- Fiction-susepense-thriller (1765) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. "SALAH AND HIS AMERICAN"- Leland Hall- Alfred Knopf-NY-1935-1st Thus- Hardcover: - VG++/ no DJ- original Quarter cloth spine with green striped paper covered boards- gilt title on cover and spine- spine sunned. - 199pp all clean, 1 double paged monotone illustration- Two page M. De Gogorza illustration.-SEE PHOTOS- From the '30's Knopf collection of books on The Negro. Others are by Melville J. Herskovits, Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, and Walter White. - "a young negro boy, out of work and stranded, who fastens himself like a faithful dog on an American visiting in Morocco. The man finally engages him as a house-boy, and Salah, with the soul of a slave ready to idolize a kind master, roots himself unbudgingly. He cannot understand that he is a servant for a month, not a lifetime. Salah, with centuries of black Africa in his blood, is finally left behind-… Read More

Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1974. STANLEY- An Adventurer Explored- Richard Hall- Houghton-Mifflin- Boston- 1974-1st Edition/1st Printing- Uncorrected Proof-Stated- Softcover wraps-8vo- blue with black titles- VG++/ no dj as issued- 388pp all clean- PO initials on top front cover- library pocket on back ffep but no stamps-a clean example- illustrated with photographs & maps- "One of the most exciting travels in the history of exploration. Here is his story of the adventures before and during his search for Dr. Livingstone. From family archives and important new material, including diaries of two of Stanley's companions on the great journey of 1874-1877, letters about hitherto unknow love affairs and evidence from the early years." Illustrations and maps. -pre 1st- Edition- Very scarce- (166). 1st Edition. Soft Cover. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1950. FRANS HALS: The Civic Guard Portrait Groups- by Frans Hals- Illustrated- Elsevier, Amsterdam-1950-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-Folio - over 12" - 15" tall- Good/no jacket- soiling to beige cloth- pages are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-art-photo-illustrated-Frans Hals (4171). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Macmillan & Co., 1977. THE MAGIC WORLD OF WORDS A VERY FIRST DICTIONARY by Christopher G. Morris & William D. Halsey- Illustrated- Macmillan & Co., NY- 1977- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG/ no jacket as issued-glossy pictorial boards, very lightly soiled- tight and square, 256pp clean, no tears or writing- end FEP has child's notation in pencil-SEE PHOTOS- A children's pictionary with many color illustrations to help a young child identify the object with it's name and meaning.- Non-fiction-juvenile-education-dictionary-illustrated (4075). 1st Edition. Pictorial Cover. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Canada: Irwin Publishing, 1987. NOBODY SAID IT WOULD BE EASY by Marilyn Halvorson- Irwin Publishing-Canada- 1987-1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:-12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall- VG/no jacket as issued- 194pp + 8pp of ads for other Irwin Books- clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-juvenile-adventure (4034). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.

New York: Bantam/Spectra, 1997. STAR WARS- Planet of Twilight- Barbara Hambly- Bantam/Spectra- NY- May 1997- 1st Edition- 1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:- Large 8vo-FINE+/FINE+- as new- Unread!- 312pp all clean and crisp in unread condition.-SEE PHOTOS- "Planet of Twilight is a dark epic of adventure, a visionary tale of courage, betrayal, and survival in the true Star Wars tradition. Packed with action, suspense, and adventure, it is a novel that no fan of this best selling series will want to miss.; Planet Twilight epic adventure visionary courage betrayal survival Star Wars tradition action suspense." Jacket has a picture of Princess Lea, Haun Solo and Luck Skywalker. - Fiction-science-fiction-Star Wars-movie-tie-in-series (3321) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.