240 pp. Patterned black and red faux leather with gold lettering on front and spine. SIGNED by author on Title page. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author on ffep and dated 10/19/96. Binding and text block are square, clean and tight. Illustrated jacket is rubbed and creased on the extremities with closed tears at spine ends that are neatly healed by the mylar sleeve. Spine is rubbed. Mark Kellogg was the only ewspaper reporter to ride into battle with the Seventh Cavalry at the Little Big Horn. A rare glimpse into the final days of Lt. Col. George Custer and what were to be Kellogg's last day... View More...
Cloth. First Edition in English. 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" (Oblong). 204p. A fine copy in a very good d.j. which has a little edgewear. First published in French in 1987. View More...
306pp. Stiff pictorial wraps. A touch of wear, otherwise a fine, unmarked copy. "One of the greatest artists ever to sit down at a chess board, Rubinstein was alos the strongest player never to have a shot at the title of World Champion. This book which chronicles the second half (1921-1961) of the Polish Grandmaster's life, offers 513 games and game fraagments, many deeply annotated with notes from top players of the Twenties. View More...
584pp. Dark Gray cloth, Silver lettering. Light foxing streaks on the top edge, otherwise as new, unmarked copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has fading on the spine, otherwise bright. "The young psychiatrist from Budapest had studied medicine in Vienna, he had read The Interpretation of Dreams, and now he was about to meet its author. Seventeen years Sigmund Freud's junior, Sndor Ferenczi (1873-1933) sent off a note anticipating the pleasure of the older man's acquaintance--thus beginning a correspondence that would flourish over the next twenty-five years, and that today provides a living reco... View More...
2-vol. set. Vol.1: 519 pp. Vol. 2: 556 pp. Black boards with gold lettering on the spine only. Bindings are square and tight. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jackets are mylar-covered and in near-fine condition. Vol. 1 covers the years 1933-1941; Vol. 2 covers 1942-1945. This is a beautiful, gift-worthy set for the historian or collector. View More...
232 pp. Tan cloth boards show almost no signs of previous use except some very minor wear to the corners and spine. Black jacket with image of woman dancing has some chipping and creases in the corners and along the edges, especially on the top and bottom of the spine. View More...
405pp. Stiff Pictorial Wraps. Author Signed and Inscribed on the half-title page, "To Lorene, wonderful expo in Spahani! Timothy Leary May 19, 1991". Light wear to the bottom corner of the spine.,otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. "Dr. Timothy Leary's passion affected an entire culture and influenced modern world history. Flashbacks, Leary's own account of his career as "an accomplished clinical psychologist at Harvard University, a dabbler in Eastern mysticism, a fugitive and convict, a stand-up comedian and actor, a writer and software designer and exponent of cybernetics" - (The New York Tim... View More...
314pp. Black boards, embossed gilt lettering on the spine. Author inscription, "Robert, Alice and Matthew Davis-With Best Wishes! -----: Wangari Nairobi 02;10/2006" on the half-title page.. Very light tape ghosts (very slight because the endpapers are black), othewise an unread copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket is like new. in mylar sleeve."Maathai discusses her life from childhood until she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She discusses her childhood, education in the United States and her return to Kenya, moving on to her life as an environmentalist and political activist, culminati... View More...
84pp.Burgundy boards. as new in as new jacket. Author ink signature on the blank preliminary page. "A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery." View More...
200 pp. Green boards. Like new, only sign of use is name of previous owner in the top right of inner cover page. Unclipped pictorial jacket. Nobel laureate Charles Townes provides a highly personal look at some of the leading events in twentieth-century physics. Townes was inventor of the maser, of which the laser is one example; an originator of spectroscopy using microwaves; and a pioneer in the study of gas clouds in galaxies and around stars. Throughout his career he has also been deeply engaged with issues outside of academic research. He worked on applied research projects for Bell Labs... View More...
232p. + [3]p. at the end showing patches, medals, and a goblet, all in color. A fine copy, in a fine d.j. This is a special limited edition which has a large bookplate pasted to the front free endpaper which has the signatures of three German fighter aces (Heinz Marquardt, Horst Petzschler, and Willi Unger. There is a space for the signature of Hans-Ekkhard Bob, but no signature) and the signature of the author. View More...
