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Walter Scott's Advent as Novelist of Manners, reprinted from Studies in Scottish Literature Volume I Number I, July 1963

By: Bushnell, Nelson S.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Lubbock, Texas, Texas Techological College: 1963

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 10991

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Very mild wear and a few pen marks by passages. Pages 15-34. The author has written on the front cover "To Professor Joyce Valdes" and signed the first page under his name. Also, a typed, signed note (dated 1965) from Bushnell on Williams College (Williamstown, Massachusetts) letterhead is laid inside the front cover. He thanks Professor Valdes (English Department, University of Houston) for the loan of her Susan Ferrier paper and references authors Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen.
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Discussions of Charles Dickens

By: Clark, William Ross (Editor and Introduction)

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Boston, D.C. Heath and Company: 1961

Seller ID: 20070102

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Mild edge wear. Previous owner name inside the front cover. Extensive underlining and marginalia found in the Introduction and the chapter by O. Robert Strange. 115 pages. [gbrlit]
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Zez Confrey's Novelty Piano Solos: Greenwich Witch [and Coaxing the Piano[

By: Confrey, Zez

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Jack Mills, Inc.: 1921

Seller ID: 10937

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fair

The spine is reinforced with masking tape, as are the edges of the sheet music pages. The cover title indicates only Greenwich Witch, but Coaxing the Piano was added, too. The previous owner's name is written twice on the front cover--at the top and before the song list. Other writing indicates that the music for Coaxing the Piano was added. Each composition is four pages and placed inside the covers loose. The rear cover advertises more Zez Confrey music and music for other composers/musicians.
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Literary Guide Companion and Companion to Southern England

By: Cooper, Robert M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Athens, Ohio, Ohio University Press: 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 10967

ISBN: 0821407902

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

357 pages with Index and an additional Index of Hotels, Inns, Restaurants, and Pubs. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. From the jacket: "Cooper combines the utility of current travel information with the appeal of literary history, biography, and anecdote in a leisurely and flavorful guide to the broad sweep of southern England outside of London. A rich and reliable guide to the landscape that fostered one of our most cherished cultures, The Literary Guide and Companion to Southern England is an indispensable resource for those who wish to experience literature firsthand. A...
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History of Hale County, Texas

By: Cox, Mary L.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Plainview, Texas, Self Published: 1937

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 10968

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Some shelf wear, rubbing to the spine, and light wear at the corners and spine ends. The spine also has a tiny tear in the cloth at about the midpoint. The endpapers are browned. The author signed the book to the original owner (Guy Woods) and dated the inscription December 18, 1937. 230 pages, illustrated with black and white photos and a few charts and tables. Hale County is in the Texas panhandle, the county seat is Plainview. Named for Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, the county was created in 1876 and organized in 1888.
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El Montserrat del Espiritu, Tomo I

By: Cucurella, Dom Columbano M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Igualada, Pedro Bas: 1953

Seller ID: 10932

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Spanish Language text. Pictorial cardstock cover with glassine wrapper. Heavy foxing to the first and last few pages. Mild wear otherwise. 562 pages with Index. Many pages are unopened (uncut) at the top.
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Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-up

By: Damore, Leo

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Regnery Gateway Press: 1988

Edition: 4th Printing

Seller ID: 10954

ISBN: 0895265648

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Clean copy with just a trace of wear. 496 pages with Chronology and Cast of Characters sections at the beginning of the book. Chapter Notes and Index. Illustrated with black and white photos, a section of photo-copied documents, and endpaper maps of Chappaquiddick Island. "An achievement of reportorial diligence, this book tells a story that the most imaginative crime novelist would have been hard put to invent. It is a tale of death, intrigue, obstruction of justice, corruption and politics. It is also one view of why Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was never indicted in connection with Mary Jo Ko...
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70 Obras Maestras Del Greco

By: de Pantorba, Bernardino [Introduction and Notes]

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Madrid, Plus Ultra: 1953

Seller ID: 10953

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Rubbing wear and light soiling to the covers, interior is clean. 45 pages of introductory material in Spanish. The remainder of the book, unpaginated, presents 70 gravure illustrations with notes in Spanish, English, and French.
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River of Traps: A Village Life

By: DeBuys, William; Harris, Alex

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press: 1990

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 03231

ISBN: 0826311822

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Small remainder stamp on bottom edge. Jacket bumped at the head of the spine. Nice, clean, sharp copy. 238 pages. Black and white photos. "River of Traps combines words and photographs to tell the story of Jacobo Romero, an oldtime northern New Mexico villager who befriends the authors and initiates them into knowledge of land, water, and a way of life long rooted in the mountain valley that became their common home. Critically acclaimed and widely admired, River of Traps has been justifiably called a western classic."
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The Eastern Townships - A Pictorial Record: Historical Prints and Illustrations of the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec, Canada

By: deVolpi, Charles P. and P.H. Scowen

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Montreal, Canada, Dev-Sco Publications Ltd: 1962

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 10928

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine and a pictorial inlay inside gilt ruling on the front cover. Some shelf wear to the boards, two gift inscriptions (the book was regifted), and the signatures of the authors. The dust jacket has large chips, tears, and creases, with numerous tape repairs, and is now housed in a Mylar archival sleeve for protection and improved handling. 240 pages with Bibliography. Illustrated with 121 plates reproduced from old prints of Eastern Townships published between the 1830s and the 1880s. Large, heavy book that will require extra postage for ...
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The Flavor of Texas

By: Dobie, J. Frank

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Jenkins Publishing Company: 1975

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 11026

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

167 pages with Index. A 1975 article about Dobie from Houston Post (and later Houston Chronicle) beloved columnist Leon Hale is folded inside the front cover. This book contains Dobie's favorite characters and episodes of Texas history. Originally issued in 1936 (Texas Centennial) in a limited edition, this edition is the first reissue. A fine copy.
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Voices of Jerusalem: Six Songs for Soprano, Baritone, String Quartet, Oboe and Piano [Morning Song, Wheel of Fortune, Arab Shepherd, Hora, Yemenite Maiden, Bells in Jerusalem]

By: Doniach, Shula

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, Ekin & Co. Ltd: 1950

Seller ID: 10940

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Very mild wear. Music store stamp on the first page. Clean copy, no writing or marks. Thirty-one (31) page songbook. "Three of the themes are borrowed from traditional Palestinian melodies, one Sephardic, one Arabian, and one Yemenite. Of the Hebrew texts, the first and fifth are translations of the English texts, the second is a well-known poem by the twelfth century philosopher, Ibn Ezra, and the rest are adaptations of poems by modern Palestinian poets. The English texts are by the composer."
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Bulbous Plants of Southern Africa: A Guide to Their Cultivation and Propagation

By: Du Plessis, Neil; Graham Duncan; with Contributions by Bruce Bayer

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Cape Town, South Africa, Tafelberg Publishers: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 11007

ISBN: 0624026590

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Red cloth with gilt stamping, with pictorial jacket and in a matching slipcase. Book and jacket are in Fine condition. The matching slipcase is in Near Fine condition with a small blemish and bump to the rear panel. 192 pages with Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with watercolor paintings by Elise Bodley.
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The Hill of Devi

By: Forster, E.M.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company: 1953

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 20070104

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Mild wear to book; jacket has some edge wear and chipping, toning to the rear panel, and the price has been clipped. 267 pages with black and white photos. Pictorial endpapers. This is the story of Forster's two visits to Dewas, India in 1912 and 1924 and reveals the background against which his masterpiece, A Passage to India, was written. [gbrbio]
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About Face: Odyssey of an American Warrior

By: Hackworth, David H. (U.S. Army Ret.); Julie Sherman

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 10948

ISBN: 0671526928

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

A very small, faint spot on the fore-edge of the text block, otherwise fine. 875 pages with Appendix, Notes, Glossary, and Index. From the publisher: "From age fifteen to forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. He has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation. From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of th...
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Percy Lubbock Reader

By: Harkness, Marjory Gane (Edited by and with an Introduction)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Freeport, Maine, The Bond Wheelwright Company: 1957

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 11001

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Faint smudge to fore-edge of the text block. Mild rubbing wear to the jacket. 531 pages, including a 36-page Introduction and Notes. Selections from Percy Lubbock's writing as a critic, biographer, and novelist. Contents include I. from Samuel Pepys; II. Introduction to The Letters of Henry James; III. from The Craft of Fiction; IV. from George Calderon, a Sketch from Memory; V. from Earlham; VI. from Roman Pictures; VII. The Region Cloud; VIII. from Mary Cholmondeley, a Sketch from Memory; IX. Shades of Eton; and X. from Portrait of Edith Wharton.
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Nonverbal Communication: The State of the Art (Wiley Series on Personality Processes)

By: Harper, Robert G.; Wiens, Arthur N.; Matarazzo, Joseph D.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, John Wiley & Sons: 1978

Edition: 4th Printing

Seller ID: 11000

ISBN: 0471026727

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Trace of shelf wear to the book--about Fine. Mild edge wear to the jacket and a short tear with creasing at the bottom edge of the front panel. 355 pages with References, Author Index, and Subject Index. An exhaustive review of the research literature in the subject, this book covers five major areas--facial expression, nonverbal vocal behavior, kinesics, visual behavior, and proxemics. Each chapter is followed by a complete list of references specific to the topic areas discussed.
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El Oroso Centennial Edition 1936, Volume Ten: The 1936 San Jacinto High School Yearbook; Houston, Texas (Signed Twice by LSU/NFL Football Star, Young Bussey, Senior Class)

By: Holloway, Kenneth (Editor)

Price: $495.00

Publisher: Houston, Texas, The Students of San Jacinto High School / The Rein Company: 1936

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11025

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Foxing to the endpapers. Light soiling and toning. Embossed front cover featuring the San Jacinto Monument In blue. El Oroso is blindstamped across the top of the front cover. Previous owner name inside the front cover. Numerous student signatures throughout. T.H. Rogers was the principal. Thomas Horace "T.H." Rogers was a principal in the Houston Independent School District until his retirement in 1944. T.H. Rogers Junior High, was named for him. The collectability of this book, other than for local history, is derived from the signatures of football star, Young Bussey. He signed tw...
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