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The Bermuda Triangle is a best-selling 1974 book by Charles Berlitz which popularized the belief of the Bermuda Triangle as an area of ocean prone to disappearing ships and airplanes. The book sold nearly 20 million copies in 30 languages.[1]In the book, Charles elaborates upon several theories for the purported disappearances. One of those theories states that the Bermuda Triangle was actually a by-product of the destruction of Atlantis.The book was the subject of criticism in Larry Kusche's 1975 work The Bermuda Triangle Mystery—Solved, in which Kusche cites errors in the reports of missing ships and has also said "If Berlitz were to report that a boat were red, the chance of it being some other color is almost a certainty."[2] Lloyd's of London has determined the Triangle to be no more dangerous than any other piece of the ocean, and does not charge unusual rates of insurance for passage through the area. United States Coast Guard records confirm this determination. However, tales of missing… Read More

Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,075,400 in 2017)[3] set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. (wiki)HERITAGE PRESS, New York, 1962. Introduction Ray Bradbury. Illustrations Edward A. Wilson. Very Good , clean and bright except for spine,slightly pulled and spotted, Slipcase is good some spotting. Not collector's but a good reading copy

The Macmillian Company, New York, 1963. The Macmillian Company, New York First Edition , Stated,First Pr. NEAR MINT, solid, clean and bright/Near Fine. Illustrated by William Pene du Boi. Dr Ox's Experiment" (French: Une fantaisie du docteur Ox, "A Fantasy of Doctor Ox")[1] is a short story by the French writer and pioneer of science-fiction, Jules Verne, published in 1872 It describes an experiment by one Dr Ox and his assistant Gedeon Ygene A prosperous scientist Dr Ox offers to build a novel gas lighting system to an unusually stuffy Flemish town of Quiquendone As the town bore no charges, the offer is gladly accepted The hidden interest of Dr Ox is however not lighting, but large scale experiment on effect of oxygen on plants, animals and humans He uses electrolysis. The Macmillan Company, New York First Edition , Stated, First Printing, 1963 Illustrated by William Pene du Bois. Introduction by Professor Willy Ley NEAR MINT, solid, clean and bright DJ NEAR MINT, clean and… Read More

"Dr. Ox's Experiment" (French: Une fantaisie du docteur Ox, "A Fantasy of Doctor Ox")[1] is a short story by the French writer and pioneer of science-fiction, Jules Verne, published in 1872. It describes an experiment by one Dr. Ox and his assistant Gedeon Ygene. A prosperous scientist Dr. Ox offers to build a novel gas lighting system to an unusually stuffy Flemish town of Quiquendone. As the town bore no charges, the offer is gladly accepted. The hidden interest of Dr. Ox is however not lighting, but large scale experiment on effect of oxygen on plants, animals and humans. He uses electrolysis...(Wiki)
The Macmillian Company, New York First Edition , Stated,First Printing, 1963. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois. Introduction by Professor Willy Ley. NEAR MINT, solid, clean and bright. DJ NEAR MINT, clean and vibrant, very slight shelf wear at top and bottom of DJ. Not clipped Price $3.95. A VERY FINE copy.

HERITAGE PRESS, New York, 1962. HERITAGE PRESS, New York, 1962. . Very Good , clean and bright except for spine,slightly pulled and spotted, Slipcase is good some spotting. Not collector's but a good reading copy/Slipcase. Edward A. Wilson. Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20,000 wager (75,400 in 2017).set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. (wiki).HERITAGE PRESS, New York, 1962. Introduction Ray Bradbury. Illustrations Edward A. Wilson. Very Good , clean and bright except for spine,slightly pulled and spotted, Slipcase is good some spotting. HERITAGE PRESS, New York, 1962. Introduction Ray Bradbury. Illustrations Edward A. Wilson. Very Good , clean and bright except for… Read More

The brilliant sequel to Gore Vidal's acclaimed, bestselling memoir, Palimpsest.In Point to Point Navigation, the celebrated novelist, essayist, critic, and controversialist Gore Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with the signature wit and literary elegance that is uniquely his. The title refers to a form of navigation he resorted to as a first mate in the Navy during World War II. As he says, "As I was writing this account of my life and times since Palimpsest, I felt as if I were again dealing with those capes and rocks in the Bering Sea...
Doubleday, stated First Edition, 11/7/2006, full #'s line. book invery good condition, clean,bright and tight. DJ is better than very good,frontflap clipped.a that we had to navigate so often with a compass...

DoubleDay, 2000. Doubleday, 2000, Stated First Edition. Doubleday, 2000, Stated First Edition, Very good condition with good dust jacket. Very clean, noprice clipped , nowiting, no so/Very Good. The Golden Ageis the concluding volume in Gore Vidal's celebrated and bestselling Narratives of Empire series-a unique pageant of the national experience from the United States' entry into World War Two to the end of the Korean War The historical novel is once again in vogue, and Gore Vidal stands as its undisputed American master In his six previous narratives of the American empire-Burr, Lincoln, 1876, Empire, Hollywood, and Washington, DC-he has created a fictional portrait of our nation from its founding that is unmatched in our literature for its scope, intimacy, political intelligence, and eloquence Each has been a major bestseller, and some have stirred controversy for their decidedly ironic and unillusioned view of the realities of American power and of the men and women who have exercised… Read More

Random House Inc. Stated First Edition, First Printing, 1990. Random House Inc. Stated First Edition, First Printing, 02/1990. Purple cloth over boards, gold lettering. Near Mint/Near Mint. Hollywood is the fifth historical novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. Hollywood marks the 5th episode in Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire," his celebrated series of six historical novels that form his extended biography of the USA. It's 1917. President Woodrow Wilson is about to lead the country into the Great War in Europe. In California, a new industry is born that will irreversibly transform America. Random House Inc. Stated First Edition,02/1990, full #no's line 2- 9 (Random House criteria) Near Mint, clean, bright, no writing, no labels. DJ Near Mint, clean, vibrant no tears, not clipped, $19.95. Purple cloth over boards, gold lettering.

The Golden Ageis the concluding volume in Gore Vidal's celebrated and bestselling Narratives of Empire series-a unique pageant of the national experience from the United States' entry into World War Two to the end of the Korean War. The historical novel is once again in vogue, and Gore Vidal stands as its undisputed American master. In his six previous narratives of the American empire-Burr, Lincoln, 1876, Empire, Hollywood, and Washington, D.C.-he has created a fictional portrait of our nation from its founding that is unmatched in our literature for its scope, intimacy, political intelligence, and eloquence. Each has been a major bestseller, and some have stirred controversy for their decidedly ironic and unillusioned view of the realities of American power and of the men and women who have exercised that power. The Golden Ageis Vidal's crowning achievement, a vibrant tapestry of American political and cultural life from 1939 to 1954, when the epochal events of World War Two and the Cold War… Read More

Double Day, 2006. Doubleday, Stated First Edition, 11/7/2006, full #'s line. Very Good/Very Good. The brilliant sequel to Gore Vidal's acclaimed, bestselling memoir, PalimpsestIn Point to Point Navigation, the celebrated novelist, essayist, critic, and controversialist Gore Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with the signature wit and literary elegance that is uniquely his The title refers to a form of navigation he resorted to as a first mate in the Navy during World War II As he says, "As I was writing this account of my life and times since Palimpsest, I felt as if I were again dealing with those capes and rocks in the Bering Sea. Doubleday, stated First Edition, 11/7/2006, full #'s line book invery good condition, clean,bright and tight DJ is better than very good,frontflap clippeda that we had to navigate so often with a compass.

Putnam, 1965-1966, 2nd English version, 1966. Putnam, 1965-1966, 2nd English version. Black cloth over boards, gold lettering at spine. Very Good, solid, text vibdant, no soiling, nowriring, except a name on free end paper/DJ Good, some syaining and shelf wear at top, tear at front bottom and some shelf wear, soiling at spine. Not clipped $5.00 with letter D.. Nabokov began to compose Despair while he was living in Berlin beginning in July 1932 and managed to complete the first draft on September 10 of the same year. The year in which Nabokov was writing Despair was a turbulent one for Germany. In June 1932, the Reichstag had collapsed and Incumbent President President Paul von Hindenburg called for elections, leading to violence between the Nazis and Communists. (wiki) Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965 -- thirty years after its original publication -- Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime: his own murder. "A… Read More

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979, 1979. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979 Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979. Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering. Near Mint,/NO DJ as issued. Illustration Antoni Clave. Political satire doesn't age well, but occasionally a diatribe contains enough art and universal mirth to survive long after its timeliness has passed. Candide is such a book. Penned by that Renaissance man of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, this novel is steeped in the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750s. But for the general reader, the novel's driving principle is clear enough: the idea (endemic in Voltaire's day) that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and apparent folly, misery and strife are actually harbingers of a greater good we cannot perceive, is hogwash. ( The Literature Network). Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979, Illustration Antoni Clave. Near Mint, Leatherette, 22 kt. gold… Read More

Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, New York, 1917. Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, New York. Red cloth over boards, gold lettering. Very Good++ clean, text bright, no writing, yellowing, or labels, slight pulling of spine at top, few brown spots on very few pages, and one light spot on back cover, and top spine./NO DJ. (History Reviewed) This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. EXCERPT FROM AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Author,s own words: Excerpt from Austria-Hungary: The Polyglot Empire First, a disclaimer. This is not a mere war book. There have, if anything, been too many of these. All necessarily suffered from the deficiencies of war books. The material had been more or less hurriedly gathered; personal prejudices warped judgment; the view was restricted, and so were the sources of information on which it was based; lastly, haste was again the dominant feature in the final task of writing. The… Read More

Delacorte Press, 2009. Delacorte Press 2009, Stated First Editio. Black paper over boards, copper color lettering. Delacorte Press 2009, Stated First Edition,in near mint with near mint dj./Near Mint. Look at the Birdie is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction In this series of vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut paints a warm, wise, and funny portrait of life in post-World War II America - a world where squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented affluence" Delacorte Press 2009, Stated First Edition,in near mint with near mint dj. Black paper over boards, copper color lettering.

"Look at the Birdie is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction. In this series of vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut paints a warm, wise, and funny portrait of life in post-World War II America - a world where squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented affluence."