Search Results: Titles starting with V from River House Books

Trade Paperback with glued binding 532 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 2020. Nice illustrated wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear - bumped corners with a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.Brothers Antonis and Nicola Vevellis, become bitter rivals in love and ideology as both fall for Katerina, the daughter of a powerful politician. Under tutelage of their father's protégé General Alexis Sartis, they are exposed to the wider world in the capital, Constantinople, the jewel of Christendom. Against the backdrop of the ancient powers entwined in war, the three will determine the future of two worlds and create the history, as we know it.

Hardcover Cloth 219 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Stated First edition 1966. Attractive green boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's signature on endpapers. Book has the usual minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket with a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. "Viva Max!" is a satirical comedy about what might happen if the Mexicans attempted to retake the Alamo. Following the battle in 1836, the Alamo has become an icon of American patriotism, even though the battle was technically a Mexican victory and even though the defenders were not fighting for the United States but for the long-defunct Republic of Texas. The standard patriotic version of the events of 1836 is narrated in the John Wayne epic from 1960, a film referred to several times in "Viva Max!" The Mexicans, of course, also have their own patriotic take on these events, seeing… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 386 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. Reprint edition 2001. Beautiful tan boards with red and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear; stains on back cover. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
The product of 30 years of research, this book will make you see the coyote on a whole different plane. Dobie pens what he calls a "biography" of the coyote by tracing this mysterious and exciting animal through history and weaving together entertaining stories of fact, fiction, science and imagination. This collection of tales will not only make you laugh, but will introduce you to a fascinating animal whose true colors come shining through after centuries of being misunderstood.
Dobie was born in 1888 on his family's cattle ranch in Live Oak County. During his long life, J. Frank Dobie would live astride two worlds: a rugged life on a Texas… Read More

Volunteers on the Veld: Britain's Citizen-Soldiers and the South African War, 1899–1902 (Campaigns and Commanders #12)
By Stephen M. Miller
Trade Paperback 236 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 2007. Attractive illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
When the Second Boer War erupted in South Africa in 1899, Great Britain was confident that victory would come quickly and decisively. Instead, the war lasted for three grueling years. To achieve final victory, the British government was forced to depend not only on its Regular Army but also on a large volunteer force. This book spotlights Britain's "citizen army" to show who these volunteers were, why they enlisted, how they were trained—and how they quickly became disillusioned when they found themselves committed not to the… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 224 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 1997 with corresponding number line. Handsome black boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Price clipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scrapes and wrinkles Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. This lavishly illustrated paean to all things testicular is a perfect gift for the he-man in your life. Sports, tools, gals, cars, movies, clothes--this book leaves no stone unturned, no pants "unpantsed" in its pursuit of the eternal masculine. The Von Hoffmann brothers' culinary interests, for example, range all the way from "Colon Cleaner Chili" to a greasy Philly cheese steak; the rule of thumb seems to be, if it makes you wince, it's good eating. The primary virtue of The Big Damn Book of Sheer Manliness is… Read More