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Hardcover Cloth 235 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 2001 with corresponding number line. Attractive dark blue boards and silver 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. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Bound in CD included - still sealed in pouchLydia Mendoza began her legendary musical career as a child in the 1920s, singing for pennies and nickels on the streets of downtown San Antonio. She lived most of her adult life in Houston, Texas, where she was born. The life story of this Chicana icon encompasses a 60-year singing career that began with the dawn of the recording industry in the 1920s and continued well into the 1980s, ceasing only after she suffered a devastating stroke. Her status as a working-class idol…
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(WITH CD) Lydia Mendoza's Life in Music / La Historia de Lydia Mendoza Norteno Tejano Legacies includes audio CD (American Musicspheres)
by Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez
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War in the Shadows: The Guerilla in History (Two Volume Set)
by Robert B Asprey
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War in the Shadows: The Guerilla in History (Two Volume Set)Two Volumes Hardcover Cloth 1475 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jackets Very Good. Presumed First edition 1975. Attractive waxed red boards (Vol 1) and blue boards (Vol 2) with gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square set with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear, no bumped corners. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. Unclipped dust jackets protected by mylar covers are smooth and clean but discolored with age. Dust jackets show slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips.Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
Asprey explores the history of guerrilla warfare and insurgent movements throughout the ages. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the tactics, strategies, and historical contexts of guerrilla warfare, shedding light on its evolution and significance in military… Read More
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Waverly Novels Centenary Edition Complete 25 Volume Set
by Sir Walter Scott
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Hardcover green faux leather with leather corners and spine, six compartments with five raised bands, gilt titling. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Centenary edition 1871. Tight, square copies with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Marbled end papers and edges. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Pages are lightly toned with the usual minor signs of wear and/or age. Volumes 2, 4, 5, 12, 20, 21 & 24 have small spine cracks. Illustrated frontispiece for each novel. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.Happy to provide additional photos and answer any questions about this consignment set. Please inquire.
"Waverley Novels Centenary Edition" is a collection of novels written by Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Centenary Edition was published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his first novel "Waverley"… Read More
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West Pointers of 1900: A Biographical Volume of the Class of 1900, United States Military Academy, to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Graduation
by Arthur P.S. Hyde
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Hardcover Cloth 415 pages. Condition Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1937. Attractive Worn blue uniform cloth boards with black leather spine and gold embossing shows off this square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Shelf worn and stained with bumped corners, gilt is faded, some moth holes in blue cloth covers. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. Binding damaged at title page, back hinge weak. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Published to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the graduation of the class of 1900 from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. Biographical information about the members of the class of 1900, including their background, education, military service, and any other notable accomplishments. Includes photographs and other historical documents related to the class and their time at West Point. The book was intended to serve as a record of the class's… Read More
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Western Films: A Complete Guide
by Brian Garfield
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Hardcover Cloth 386 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 1982 with corresponding number line. Attractive red boards 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. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Front tear repaired by previous owner. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.From the Wild West Show the silent film developed a style that soon became an American art form. This guide to Western films from Abilene Town to Zanny Bride lists credits and ranks the great figures John Ford, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Howard Hawks who shaped this influential genre.
In this western films guide, readers will find a listing of more than two thousand "A" western feature films; each listing includes the cast, a brief précis of the film, and the author's… Read More
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Wheel of Time 15 VOLUME SET
by Robert Jordan
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Set of FIFTEEN Hardcover Cloth volumes. Condition Very Good Dust Jackets Very Good. Mixed set of handsome volumes with blue boards and gilt embossing.New Spring ISBN 9780765306296 - 334 pages - 2004- 1st ed/1st printing The Eye of the World ISBN 9780312850098 - 670 pages - 1990 - later printingThe Great Hunt ISBN 9780312851408 - 598 pages - 1990 The Dragon Reborn ISBN 9780312852481 - 595 pages - 1991 - later printingThe Shadow Rising ISBN 9780312854317 - 699 pages - 1992- 1st trade ed/1st printing The Fires of Heaven ISBN 9780312854270 - 702 pages - 1993 - 1st trade ed/1st printingLord of Chaos ISBN 9780312854287 - 716 pages - 1994- 1st trade ed/1st printing A Crown of Swords ISBN 9780312857677 - 684 pages - 1996 - 1st ed/1st printing The Path of Daggers ISBN 9780312857691 - 604 pages - 1998 - 1st ed/1st printing Winter's Heart ISBN 9780312864255 - 668 pages - 2000 - 1st ed/1st printing Crossroads of Twilight ISBN 9780312864590 - 700 pages - 2003 - 1st ed/1st printingKnife of Dreams ISBN… Read More
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When the Angels Left the Old Country
by Sacha Lamb
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Hardcover Cloth 400 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition 2022. Striking light blue boards with orange 1/8 spine and white embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure.Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash… Read More
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The White Boar and the Red Dragon: A Novel about Richard of Gloucester, Later King Richard III and Henry Tudor
by Margaret W. Price
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The White Boar and the Red Dragon: A Novel about Richard of Gloucester, Later King Richard III and Henry Tudorby Margaret W. Price
Hardcover Cloth 333 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 2013. Nice Attractive grey boards 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. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
George of Clarence. The Tower of London. Summer 1477.
"I- have gone too far this time. I know it! I will be lucky to escape with my life! I do not think I will -
I feel I will not be long here. Edward will either release me soon or have me executed - and something tells me it will be the latter.
Will Richard persuade the king to let me live? I think the king will be adamant. He is afraid of me, you see, afraid of what he… Read More
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Wild Orchids of Texas (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)
by Joe Liggio, Ann Orto Liggio
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Hardcover Cloth 228 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition 1999. Striking red boards 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. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy."Of all the state and regional books on orchids, this is the best that I have read. As attractive as it is educational, this book will stand as the bible of Texas orchids for decades to come." -- Carl R. Slaughter, author of Wild Orchids of Arkansas
From the East Texas swamps and forests to the Edwards Plateau canyons and the Trans-Pecos mountains, Texas hosts a surprising number of native orchids. Their exquisite beauty endears them to everyone from wildflower lovers to professional botanists and conservationists.
This beautifully illustrated book presents all 54 wild orchids of… Read More
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The Wild Party: The Lost Classic by Joseph Moncure March
by Art Spiegelman
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Trade Paperback 120 unnumbered pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated First paperback edition 1999. Lovely three color illustrations on 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. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Art Spiegelman's sinister and witty black-and-white drawings give charged new life to Joseph Moncure March's Wild Party, a lost classic from 1928. The inventive and varied page designs offer perfect counterpoint to the staccato tempo of this hard-boiled jazz-age tragedy told in syncopated rhyming couplets.Here is a poem that can make even readers with no time for poetry stop dead in their tracks. Once read, large shards of this story of one night of debauchery will become permanently lodged in the brain. When The Wild Party was first published, Louis Untermeyer declared: "It is repulsive and fascinating, vicious and vivacious,…
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Winter Storm : War in Northern Alsace November 1944 March 1945
by Lise M Pommois
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Winter Storm : War in Northern Alsace November 1944 March 1945 By Lise M Pommois Laminated Hardcover 415 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated Limited edition Second printing 1994. Attractive illustrated boards show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Slight shelf wear. Laminated hard covers with the usual shelf wear - a few scratches and scuffs. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.Pommois presents a chronology of battles with small units identifed. Introduces the major participants; infantrymen, artillerymen, tankers, engineers and medics who fought and froze during that final struggle for victory and survival.
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With Sails Whitening Every Sea: Mariners and the Making of an American Maritime Empire (The United States in the World)
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Hardcover Cloth 268 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 2014 with corresponding number line. Elegant grey boards 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. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Many Americans in the Early Republic era saw the seas as another field for national aggrandizement. With a merchant marine that competed against Britain for commercial supremacy and a whaling fleet that circled the globe, the United States sought a maritime empire to complement its territorial ambitions in North America.
In With Sails Whitening Every Sea , Brian Rouleau argues that because of their ubiquity in foreign ports, American sailors were the principal agents of overseas foreign relations in the early republic.… Read More
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Wuthering Heights (The World's Best Reading)
by Emily Bronte
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Hardcover Cloth 303 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO dust jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1982. Lovely tan buckram boards with 1/4 black leather spine 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. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.Laid in four page brochure.
Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw; and how Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the… Read More
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Wuthering Heights (The World's Best Reading)
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Hardcover Cloth 303 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO dust jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1982. Lovely green buckram boards with 1/4 dark green leather spine 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. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.Laid in four page brochure.
Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw; and how Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited… Read More
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