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Wills, Garry
(Religion and Atheism) Papal Sin : Structures of Deceit
Publisher: Doubleday/Random House; N. Y. : 2000. Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket Fifth Printing Hardcover ISBN: 0385494106 326 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Index, copious chapter endnotes. ; Details not only nepotism, murders, and wars of conquest by popes, but the constant use of historical distortion, discrimination against women, lack of credibility among laity, sex, abortion, rape, pederasty, etc, etc. ; Slightly cocked, minor rubbing to jacket. No other defects.
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Item number: 3799.
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Nock, Albert Jay
Snoring As a Fine Art : And Twelve Other Essays
Publisher: Richard R. Smith Publisher; Rindge, N. H. : 1958. Near Fine in Good+ jacket Hardcover 196 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Green cloth, white patterned boards, copper lettering. ; Erudite articles and essays on history, politics, biography, etc, reprinted from various literary magazines 1918-1941. Introduction by Suzanne La Follette. ; Pages starting to yellow from age. No other flaws to book. Jacket chipped, sunned around all edges and on spine, but quite readable. Rare.
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Item number: 5660.
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Wasserman, Harvery, and Bob Fitrakis
George W. Bush Vs. the Superpower of Peace : How a Failed Texas Oilman Hijacked American Democracy and Terrorized the World
Publisher: Columbus Alive Publishing; Columbus, Ohio: 2003. Very Good+ Softcover ISBN: 0971043841 208 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hard-hitting opinion pieces from 2002 and 2003 excoriating the Resident for launching unauthorized wars, holding permanent detainees, withdrawing from Geneva Conventions, etc. ; Edited by Brian Lindamood. Foreword by Dennis Kucinich. Published under auspices of Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism. ; Spine a bit rolled. No other flaws.
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Item number: 6896.
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Paine, Thomas, edited by Nelson F. Adkins
Common Sense : And Other Political Writings
Publisher: Liberal Arts Press; N. Y. : 1953. Very Good+ Softcover 184 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Chronology of author's life, bibliography, footnotes, endnotes. ; Includes: Common sense. American crisis. (Selections from) Rights of man. Dissertation on first principles of government. ; Several tiny punctures to crown, otherwise minor wear. No marks. Binding tight. ; American Heritage Series; Vol. 5
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Item number: 3055.
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Prince Michel Sturdza
Suicide of Europe, the : Memoirs of Prince Michel Sturdza, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania (Romania)
Publisher: Western Islands; Boston: 1968. Very Good+ with no jacket Hardcover 331 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover. Green cloth, gilt lettering, chronology 1917-1947, appendix of diplomatic papers of Rumania's capitulation, 2 indexes, bibliography. ; Introduction by Thomas J. Haas. How Eastern Europe succumbed to Soviet communism. ; Very minor edgewear. No marks. Binding tight.
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Item number: 3438.
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Steward, Dwight
Mr. Socialism : Norman Thomas, His Life and Times (Mister Socialism)
Publisher: Lyle Stuart; Secaucus, N. J. : 1974. Good+ in Good+ jacket Hardcover ISBN: 0818401621 8vo (9") 23 cm; Biography unsuccessful presidential candidate 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, author of 30 books, Presbyterian minister, famous lecturer, fearless defender of democracy and the disenfranchised. ; Jacket chipped and rubbed. Book dampstained on top edge affecting upper margin throughout, not affecting text. Binding tight.
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Item number: 4917.
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Richman, Sheldon
Your Money or Your Life : Why We Must Abolish the Income Tax
Publisher: Future of Freedom Foundation; Fairfax, Va: 1999. Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket Hardcover ISBN: 0964044781 112 pages; 8vo (9.25") 24 cm; Black boards, index, chapter endnotes. ; Introduction by Richard M. Ebeling. Preface by Jacob G. Hornberger. Foreword by Walter E. Williams. Cover art by Susan Somerfield Stoffle. ; Jacket shows very minor edgewear. No other flaws.
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Item number: 9224.
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Dennys, Rodney Illustrated by: Illustrated by Peter Russell
Heraldry and the Heralds
Publisher: Jonathan Cape; London: 1984. Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket Second Printing Hardcover ISBN: 0224016431 285 pages; 8vo (9.5") 24 cm; Blue boards, index, notes, glossary, 9 beautiful color glossy photos with captions, 71 b/w figures and illustrations in text, facsimile documents of opening of Parliament, state funeral of Churchill, etc. ; History of heraldry, especially in England, with information on armory, duties of modern heralds, etc. Authored by Somerset Herald of Arms. ; Pages yellowed from age. Light bump to heel. No other flaws.
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Item number: 2551.
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Angelou, Maya
On the Pulse of Morning : The Inaugural Poem
Publisher: Random House; N. Y. : 1993. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Hardcover ISBN: 0679428941 24mo; White cloth, copper lettering on spine, 32 unnumbered pages. ; 1st hardcover edition after softcover original. ; No discernable wear.
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Item number: 1542.
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Mantle, Arlene Illustrated by: Illustrated by Rick Fiedling
On the Line ! : Songs for Social Change
Publisher: Published By Author; Toronto: 1983. Near Fine First Edition Softcover 64 pages; 24mo; Small format (11x15cm) 4.5 x 6 inches. Stiff red covers, 19 original protest songs with lyrics, tunes, and guitar chords. ; Inconsequential wear. No defects.
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Item number: 2864.
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Fox, Jean M.
Fred M. Warner : Progressive Governor (Michigan History)
Publisher: Historical Commission; Farmington Hills, Mich: 1988. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket First Edition Hardcover 493 pages; 4to (10") 26 cm; Dark red buckram cloth, 4 appendixes, index, bibliography, chapter endnotes, about 100 b/w photos and illustrations. ; Most famous resident in history of Farmington, Michigan, dairy farmer, Republican governor of Mich 1905-1911, ushered in many reforms in taxation and business regulation. Authored by noted local historian. Extremely well written and readable. ; Inconsequential wear.
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Item number: 3335.
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Blanchard, James J.
Behind the Embassy Door : Canada, Clinton, and Quebec
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; Chelsea, Mich: 1998. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket First US Edition Hardcover ISBN: 1886947597 300 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Index, 38 b/w photos on glossy plates. Front free endpaper inscribed, dated March 28, 2002 and SIGNED by author. ; Memoirs of US ambassador to Canada and former Michigan governor. ; Gift label on front endpaper. No other signs of wear. ; Signed by Author
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Item number: 3682.
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Tokayer, Marvin, and Mary Swartz
Fugu Plan, the : The Untold Story of the Japanese and the Jews During World War II
Publisher: Paddington Press; N. Y. : 1979. Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket Hardcover ISBN: 0448230364 287 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Index, brief glossary, chronology, 36 b/w photos, facsimiles and small maps on glossy pages. Front endpaper SIGNED by author Marvin Tokayer. ; UK ISBN 0709207751. History of Jews who fled Europe to China and to 'the unlikely haven of Japan'. ; Very minor wear to jacket edge. No other flaws. ; Signed by One Author
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Item number: 3687.
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Hamilton, Alexander, with Madison and Jay
Federalist, the : (Modern Library Edition) a Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being a Collection of Essays Written in Support . . .
Publisher: Modern Library; N. Y. :. Near Fine in Very Good- jacket Hardcover 622 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Green cloth, gold lettering over black bands, index, 5 appendixes, 45 pages of front matter. ; Introduction by Edward Mead Earle dated 1937. This edition undated but about 1940-1945.; Top edge a bit faded. No other flaws to book. Jacket spine and rear sunned, price clipped, small closed tear to upper front. ; Modern Library Series; Vol. 139
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Item number: 4055.
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Klinkner, Philip A.
Losing Parties, the : Out-Party National Committees, 1956-1993
Publisher: Yale University Press; New Haven, Ct: 1994. Very Good in Very Good jacket First Edition Hardcover ISBN: 0300060084 271 pages; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; Red boards, index, bibliography, notes, 16 tables, ; Differences in how 'Democratic and Republican party leaders react after their party has lost a presidential election'. ; Inconsequential wear to book, 25 pgs near front and one paragraph on pg 182 have yellow highlighting. Jacket intact but lightly rubbed and sunned.
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Item number: 4373.
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Keyes, Charles F., with Kendall and Hardacre
Asian Visions of Authority : Religion and the Modern States of East and Southeast Asia
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press; Honolulu: 1994. Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket First Edition Hardcover ISBN: 0824814711 366 pages; 4to (10") 26 cm; Gray boards, index, bibliography, chapter endnotes. ; State control, marginalization, and repression of various religions in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia, since 1800s. ; Stray penmark covered in Liquid Paper on fore-edge, otherwise no flaws to book. Jacket has light rubbing.
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Item number: 4491.
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Trudeau, Gary B.
Doonesbury, 6 Volumes in Slipcase :
Publisher: Fawcett Popular Library; N. Y. :. Near Fine Paperback 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Each vol has about 120 unnumbered pages, b/w comics throughout. ; Titles are: The president is a lot smarter than you think, 7th printing, 1973. Don't ever change, boopsie, 9th, 1973. Even revolutionaries like chocolate chip cookies, 9th, 1972. Just a French major from the Bronx, 8th, 1972. Bravo for life's little ironies, 6th, 1973. I have no son, 7th, 1973.; One vol has two leaves creased at upper corner, otherwise all are crisp and appreat to be unread. Slipcase rubbed but intact.
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Item number: 4725.
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Gentleman with a Duster [Harold Begbie]
Mirrors of Downing Street, the : Some Political Reflections
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons; N. Y. : 1921. Very Good+ with no jacket First Edition Hardcover 171 pages; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; Purple cloth; brief biographies, character profiles, personal reminiscences, and full-page b/w glossy portraits of 13 notable British leaders of World War 1. ; They are: David Lloyd George. Lord Carnock. Lord Fisher. Herbert Henry Asquith. Lord Northcliffe. Arthur James Balfour. Lord Kitchener. Lord Robert Cecil. Winston Churchill. Richard Burdon Haldane. Lord Rhondda. Lord Inverforth. Lord Leverhume. ; Light exterior wear. Spine is a bit faded but readable. Interior clean, binding tight.
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Item number: 5404.
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Bedau, Hugo Adam
Civil Disobedience : Theory and Practice
Publisher: Pegasus/Bobbs-Merrill Educational Publishing; Indianapolis: 1979. Very Good Seventh Printing Softcover ISBN: 0672635144 282 pages; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 20 essays by noted commentators. References. Notes. Index. ; Essays by Martin Luther King Jr, Harris Wofford Jr, Bertrand Russell, Noam Chomsky, Irving Kristol, Harrison Tweed, many more. ; Little wear but edges spotted, mostly the top.
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Item number: 5454.
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Rees, Sian
Floating Brothel, the : The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth Century Ship and its Cargo of Female Convicts
Publisher: Theia Books/Hyperion; N. Y. : 2002. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Third Printing Hardcover ISBN: 0786867876 236 pages; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; Black cloth, gray boards, small map, index, bibliography, appendix, footnotes, several b/w illustrations and facsimiles in text. ; Pickpockets, shoplifters, prostitutes, and other woman petty criminals who set up their own prostitution business aboard British convict ship which transported them from England via Rio de Janeiro to Port Jackson, Australia, 1789-1790. Based on diaries, court records, and journals of convict Sarah Whitelam and ship steward John Nicol. ; A whisper of wear to jacket at crown, no other flaws.
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Item number: 5761.
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Paderewski, I. J. (Ignacy Jan)
Poland, Past and Present : An Address Delivered At the Polish Benefit Concert, Sunday Afternoon, February 5, 1916, At the Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois
Publisher: Polish Victims' Relief Fund; N. Y. : 1916. Very Good+ Softcover 16 pages; 4to (11") 28cm; Stiff pale covers, arms of Poland on front, bound with red cord, as issued. Frontispiece b/w glossy portrait photo of Paderewski tipped in. ; Speech on triumph of Polish people in face of conquest and war, currently overrun by Germany. Speech by world-renowned pianist, architect of Poland's 1919 constitution. Copyright by Anna M. Laise Phillips. Published on behalf of Polish Victims' Relief Fund, Aeolian Building, New York. (We have 2 units of this title) ; Exterior shows light wear and sunning. No other defects. Bound through three holes with red cord or yarn, as issued. Binding tight.
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AUD 21.86 | CAD 21.41 | EUR 13.45 | GBP 12.11 | JPY 1818 | MXN 260 | ZAR 152 |
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Item number: 5809.
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Dominian, Leon
Linguistic Areas in Europe -- Their Boundaries and Political Significance : Reprinted from Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Volume 47, June 1915
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D. C. : 1916. Very Good Softcover 38 pages; 8vo; Footnotes. 3 small b/w maps. 5 beautiful color fold-out maps: 1) Franco-Flemish boundary. 2) Franco-German boundary in Alsace-Lorraine. 3) Area of Polish Speech. 4) Austria-Hungary and Parts of Southeastern Europe. 5) Part of Europe showing Languages with Political Significance. ; Reprinted from Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Volume 47, June 1915, this edition published by Smithsonian Institution, 1916.; Disbound. Removed from bound publication. No missing pages. All maps in Fine condition.
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Item number: 6011.
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Loftus, Belinda
Mirrors : Orange and Green
Publisher: Picture Press; Dundrum, Ireland: 1994. Very Good+ Softcover ISBN: 095161231X 112 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Stiff illustrated covers, extensive chapter notes, 25 color images, about 100 b/w photos and illustrations, all with captions. Glossy throughout. ; First book to examine symbols, banners, flags, drums, sashes, lilies, arches, bonfires, etc, of the Green (Catholic) and Orange (Protestant) factions of Northern Ireland. Authored by Ph.D. in political imagery.; Minor wear to corners. No other flaws.
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Item number: 6512.
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Paige, Glenn D.
Nonkilling Global Political Science
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation; N. Y. : 2002. Near Fine Softcover ISBN: 0738857459 239 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; 2 indexes, bibliography, endnotes, 4 appendixes, a few b/w tables and diagrams. ; Introduction by James A. Robinson. 'It is hoped that readers will join in questioning the assumption that killing is an inescapable part of the human condition'. ; Faint crease along front joint. No other flaws.
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Item number: 6675.
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