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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0380752875. 1st printing. The start of a thrilling Xanth trilogy!.For young Esk, the ogre-nymph-human, what had begun as an escape from the clutches of a seductive demoness--and a pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey--was now an errand of mercy. A running-river paradise & its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy demon horde. And it was up to Esk & his new-found companions--a beautiful winged centaur & a brave burrower named Volney--to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gatherin g together a mind-boggling company of creatures to defend the precious Vale of the Vole. Creases on the spine & small 1/8" tear on back cover, outside edge. Book really is in nice shape, you will be p leased..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0380752875. The start of a thrilling Xanth trilogy!.For young Esk, the ogre-nymph-human, what had begun as an escape from the clutches of a seductive demoness--and a pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey--was now an errand of mercy. A running-river paradise & its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy dem on horde. And it was up to Esk & his new-found companions--a beautiful winged centaur & a brave burrower named Volney--to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gathering together a mind-boggling compan y of creatures to defend the precious Vale of the Vole..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0380752875. 1st printing. The start of a thrilling Xanth trilogy!.For young Esk, the ogre-nymph-human, what had begun as an escape from the clutches of a seductive demoness--and a pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey--was now an errand of mercy. A running-river paradise & its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy demon horde. And it was up to Esk & his new-found companions--a beautiful winged centaur & a brave burrower named Volney--to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gatherin g together a mind-boggling company of creatures to defend the precious Vale of the Vole. 2 short creases on the spine & slight rubbing on bottom of spine. Book really is in nice shape, you will be pl e ased..

New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division, 1983. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. On October 14th, Mrs Bear set her alarm clock and she and Mr Bear snuggled in for their long winter's nap. Now as the alarm goes off on February 14th, Mrs Bear gets up and begins preparations for a very special day. This will be the first time that the Bears have celebrated Valentine's Day and have not been hibernating. She makes a Valentine's banner and hangs it on the cave wall, get's out the two cards she made for Mr Bear last summer, goes outside and digs up the honey and crispy critters (Mr Bear's favorites) and washes up for the big day. When everything is ready, Mrs Bear wakes her husband. It takes him a long time to awaken, but when he does, Mr Bear has a big surprise for his wife too, chocolate covered ants (her favorite). Then they spend the day together, reading the banner and cards and eating their special treats and as night falls, curl up… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ivy Books, 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare book. Collectible. "Douglas Moser is missing in action. For a year Lt. William Stuart faces the hard truth that his gunner friend is dead. Then Moser's mother receives a letter. Moser is a POW somewhere in Laos. Stuart will stop at nothing to rescue him. While Moser is tormented daily by an ironhearted camp commandant, Stuart recruits Navy officer Philip Hooper and his elite SEAL team to help in the search and rescue. But explosive world events conspire to halt their mission, and Stuart knows that even if they do launch the search, find the "valley of the shadow" mentioned in Moser's cryptic letter, and then locate the camp, it might very well be too late. What ultimately happens, no one on earth ever expected.306 pages. Spine is creased..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Fawcett, 1992. Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0449704173. Newbery Medal-Winning Author. Althea and Phineas discover that something from the ancient world has the power to endan ger theri lives.The Vandemark Mummy. It's hard for Althea and Phineas Hall to keep explaining to people that their parents haven't broke up; they just have jobs on opposite sides of the country. It's hard to explain because they don't really understand it themselves. And although neither one is happy about it, they almost like living alone with their dad, the professor, even if it is on the campus of a small college with practically no one their age to talk to and nothing to do. But a strange legacy from a rich old man changes that. The mysterious Vandemark mummy and other antiquities are donated to the college with the understanding that Dr. Hall will take care of them. When somethign happens in the room where the valuables are kept, Althea… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Continuum International Publishing Group, Incorporated, 1988. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The versatility of dreams - their intrinsic creativity and their healing potential - extends beyond their clinical usefulness. This versatility comes to life in the way this book's contributors have succeeded in extending dream work into the public domain - the home, the church, and the educational arena. The various perspectives include literature, creative writing, cultural anthropology, the priesthood, political science, computer science, history, psychosomatic medicine, and individual and group psychotherapy. Taken together they illustrate the far-reaching value of understanding our dreams and how much they can tell us about ourselves. 302 pages..

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Mira Books, 1999. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A five-year stay in Saudi Arabia inspired this powerful debut novel, set in a land where, as depicted by Brien, women are virtual prisoners in their own homes. With heart-breaking details only someone who has lived there could know, Nell Brien conveys the haunting beauty and raw savagery of Saudi Arabia.Liz Ryan grew up knowing she was adopted, but it never held much significance for her. Happy with her loving parents, her life in L.A. and her career as an up-and-coming surgeon, Liz has everything she's always wanted. Until she finds out the truth. Learning that her birth mother was a Saudi Arabian concubine who gave up her infant daughter to save the child's life, Liz takes a journey that will change her destiny. She accepts a job in a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and begins her serach for her birth mother. Before long, Liz is drawn into the plight of a people on the brink of… Read More

Harlequin, 1996. Mass Market Paperback. As New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ISBN:0-373-28922-7. Unread copy. A great Harlequin Historical romance. The Lady Fellis made his pulse thunder--yet she could never be his. In deed, Sir Stephen Clayburn knew all too well her destiny lay in the marriage bed of an enemy. And as the king's messenger, he would be forced to deliver the woman he loved..

Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: Running Press Book Publishers, 1981. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:089471127x. A Weekly Reader Book. Very light rubbing on the top & bottom of the spine and all 4 outside tips of corners. There was once a velvete en rabbit that lived with a stuffed horse and many other toys, "What is real?" asked the rabbit one day. "When a child really loves you, then you become real," said the horse. Rabbit hoped that wonde r ful thing would happen to him someday..

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1996. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0811811409. 1st printing, By the author of the Griffin & Sabine trilogy. Lavishly illustrated with photos, drawings, collages, illustrations of ephemera. Book is a lush, romantic adventure of the soul. A sort of epistolary mystery novel, made up of exchanges between an art curator and a mysterious employer searching for a 15th century adventurer's collection of Indian sculptures..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Banbury Books, 1982. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. In October, 1978, scientists completed an intensive examination of the Shroud of Turin. They took hundreds of photographs and performed dozens of sophisticated nondestructive scientific tests to determine how the Shroud's mysterious image was formed. Is it a forgery? Or is it the image of Jesus Christ? Verdict on the Shroud tells the amazing story of the Shroud of Turin. Evidence for the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. 16 pages of photographs. 294 pages. Spine is creased..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1995. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0553100335. 1st printing. Ligth scuffing on back of dust jacket. Thriller about an executive who goes to work in the morning and discovers that colleagues, friends and family want him dead..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. They called him "Doc". They asked him to save lives, but from the moment medic and paratrooper Rod Kane landed in battle, he could not staunch the flow of blood and horror in such places as Happy Valley and Ia Drang. For the next 20 years it would torment him every hour of his life. Here is Rod Kane's grueling account of war and survival, of a personal hell of flash-backs, madness, and a sometimes comic, always harrowing journey of drugs, self-destruction, activism and alienation. For the first time, a Vietnam Veteran has written a memoir that takes us from the fires of war into the fires of the mind - of a man battling for his sanity and his future in the land that he served. 375 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. Front cover top edge has a 1/2" piece of the… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1984. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This collection of 14 short stories won the American Book Award for fiction when it was published and confirmed the author's reputation as one of the preeminent literary talents of her generation. She enjoys both critical acclaim and great popularity with readers. "The stories are wonderful to tell aloud.Gilchrist once again demonstrates not only her willingness to take risks, but her generosity as a writer as well." (The New York Times) "To say that Ellen Gilchrist can write is to say that Placido Domingo can sing. All you need to do is listen.No kidding! VICTORY OVER JAPAN is an absolute knockout!" (Washington Post) 277 pages..

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Gold Eagle, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare book. A Special Forces squad gets involved in a CIA operation to assassinate a Chinese commander operating from a base in Cambodia. A career type US Army general gets wind of this operation and charges them with murdering a foreign national in a neutral country. 220 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. About 10 pages in middle of book have frayed edges about 1/4" long..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collectible first edition. Anderson describes the service and support troops stationed at Da Nang where he served beginning in the summer of 1968. A close-up look at a little-known but important slice of Vietnam life--that of American G.I.'s in the combat support units of Vietnam's rear echelon. A fascinating account of what life was like behind the front lines of Vietnam. 218 pages. Rear cover bottom left corner is curled up a little..

Palo Alto, CA: Fulton Publishing Company, 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. First Edition. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book shows "In photographs and documents the anatomy of a war that stains the conscience of mankind." Landscape format softcover 176 pages Red cover. Sets out in accurate sequence the salient events & decisions, step by step, which lead the richest & most powerful nation on earth to be drawn into a war with a small, backward Asian nation. Over 100 graphic b/w photographs supporting the book's premise..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Fawcett World Library, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 3rd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Who are the Vietnamese? How did the insurrection in South Vietnam begin? What are its historical roots? Why did the U.S. fight in Vietnam? Can the U.S. be successful in guerrilla action? How were the Geneva .Historical writings , respected and knowledgable opinions, and historical precedents in Indochina and Vietnam. Here are materials on which statesmen and policymakers rely and which will enable the reader to understand our involvement. Included are the views and writings of Lyndon Johnson, Ho Chi Minh,Ngo Dinh Diem, John F. Kennedy, Chou En-lai, John Foster Dulles, McGeorge Bundy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wayne Morse, Hans Morgenthau, David Halberstam, Wesley R. Fishel, Bernard Fall, I. F. Stone, Sonald Lancaster, and Robert Scheer. 448 pages. Prev. owners name on Ffep. Some heavy rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine, 4 outside corner tips… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare book. Nice collectible too. "America's sons and daughters remember Vietnam-The Duty-The Dying-The Courage.stories of men, women, whites, minorities, grunts, nurses.born in the 'heartland' but fighting a war in a faraway land filled with natural beauty and unnatural death." Now, they tell their stories - from enlistment to combat to the often painful return home. These are the memories and voices of heartland Amercians who served in Vietnam. Their words offer us an eloquent testimony to sacrifices made in a war fought at tremendous cost. Their lives stand as a profound and moving tribute to patriotism, compassion, and courage.219 pages. Spined is creased. Slight rubbing on top & bottom of spine and some parts of outside edges. Bottom left corner of spine has 1/32" tear..