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| 2038 |
Asimov, Isaac |
Extraterrestrial Civilizations |
Crown 1979, appears as 1st ed (nt stated), in mylar cvr, index, 282pp, vy good |
6.50 |
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| 2001 |
Bach, Richard |
Biplane (Illus.) |
Macmillan 1983, 2nd pr, reprint of orig 1966 ed, 163pp, vy fine |
12.50 |
| 2002 |
Bach, Richard |
The Bridge Across Forever |
Dell 1986, PB, 1st pr, reprint of 1984 HB ed, 396pp, good |
2.25 |
| 2005 |
Bach, Richard |
Nothing By Chance (Illus.) |
Avon 1973, PB, 4th pr, reprint of 1969 ed, 192pp, sl pg browng, else vy good |
2.25 |
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Fiction by this author |
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| 2095 |
Baldwin, Barry (Tr) |
Timarion |
Wayne State Univ 1984, 1st ed, notes, bibliog, index, 161pp, dj spine sl sun faded, else vy fine |
8.50 |
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An anonymous satire written in the twelfth century, criticized in antiquity for impiety, and surviving in only a single manuscript. This is the first translation into English. Translated with introduction and scholarly commentary by Barry Baldwin. From the series: Byzantine Texts in Translation. |
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| 2071 |
Bayer, Ronald |
Private Acts, Social Consequences: AIDS and the Politics of Public Health |
Free Press (Macmillan) 1989, 1st ed, notes, index, 282pp, very fine |
4.50 |
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Ronald Bayer's examination of the question of how far can, and should the federal government go to protect the public's health from the infectious disease of AIDS. |
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| 2059 |
Bettman, Otto L. |
The Delights of Reading (Illus) |
Godine 1987, 1st ed, 139pp, minor crease on back dj flap, else very fine |
9.50 |
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Otto Bettman's collection of quotes about reading, illustrated throughout with small woodcuts & line drawings, and divided into chapters by subject. |
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| 2062 |
Borin, Elliot (ed) |
Harley-Davidson: 85 Years of Glory |
LFP Inc 1988, MG, 8½ x 11", 98pp, fine |
4.50 |
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This is a "yearbook" style publication, in magazine format/binding (8½ x 11" stapled), that details the history of Harley-Davidon from 1903-1988, including racing through the years, Harleys in war time & peace, and much more. Lots of good, historical information of the various bikes and profusely illustrated in color and black & white. |
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| 2037 |
Bromfield, Louis |
Louis Bromfield at Malabar:
Writings on Farming and Country Life
(Ed. by Charles E. Little) |
Johns Hopkins Univ 1988, 1st ed thus, bibliog, 239pp, dj spine sl faded, else vy fine |
8.50 |
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In the spirit of Thoreau, the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Bromfield wrote on agriculture and environment from his Ohio farm. |
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| 2091 |
Bunnin, Brad &
Beren, Peter |
The Writer's Legal Companion |
Addison-Wesley 1988, QP, BC, 7½ x 9¼", appdx, index, 340pp, vy fine |
4.50 |
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Subtitled, "How to deal successfully with copyrights, contracts, libel, taxes, agents and publishers, legal relationships, and marketing strategies." |
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| 2113 |
Camus, Albert |
Resistance, Rebellion, and Death |
Knopf 1961, 3rd pr, 272pp, dj price clipped w/couple minor edge tears, else vy good |
4.50 |
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An anthology of essays drawn by Albert Camus from three previous collections, dealing with important issues of the day. Translated from the French with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. |
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Fiction by this author |
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| 2007 |
Castaneda, Carlos |
The Teachings of Don Juan:
A Yaqui Way of Knowlwdge |
Ballantine 1972, PB, reprint of 1968 HB ed, 11th pr, 276pp, yellowg at pg edges, minor creases back cvr, else vy good |
2.25 |
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"A young man's remarkable account of his experiences with hallucinatory drugs of the Southwest..." (In looking through the catelogs of various booksellers, this series can be found listed under such diverse headings as Fiction, Religion, Mysticism, New Age, and Anthopology, among others: Carlos Castaneda's dialogues truely defy a precise description.) |
| 2009 |
Castaneda, Carlos |
Journey to Ixtlan:
The Lessons of Don Juan |
S&S (Touchstone) 1972, QP, 3rd pr, 5¼ x8", 315pp, browng at pg edges, else vy good |
3.75 |
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3rd in series; a resumption of author's apprenticeship in the Yaqui "way of knowledge." |
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| 2020 |
Clarke, Arthur C. |
July 20, 2019:
Life in the 21st Century |
Macmillan 1986, 1st ed, 281pp, vy fine |
8.50 |
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Science fiction author "takes a guided tour of the future and beholds a spectacular panorama of how life will be in the 21st century. ...filled with stunning photos and computer-generated graphics, ...is a near-miraculous synthesis of science fact and science speculation." |
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Fiction by Arthur C. Clarke |
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| 2079 |
Coggins, Jack |
The Horseman's Bible (Illus) |
Doubleday 1984, QP, 2nd pr of revised ed, 7½ x 10", 192pp, fine |
3.50 |
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The essentials of riding, jumping, training and caring for horses. All about horse shows, polo and competitive riding. More than 170 photographs and drawings. Illustrated by the author. |
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| 2092 |
Crawford, Tad |
Business & Legal Forms for Authors & Self-Publishers |
Allworth Press 1990, QP, appears as 1st pr (nt stated), 8¾ x 11", index, 176pp, vy fine |
4.50 |
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A collection of ready-to-use forms and negotiation checklists for writers. |
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| 2056 |
Curtis, Richard |
Beyond the Bestseller:
A Literary Agent Takes You Inside the Book Business |
New American Library 1989, 1st ed, RM, 380pp, very fine |
3.50 |
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Richard Curtis "tells what the writer must know to get published and not get exploited or taken advantage of, whether by an agent, a publisher, or the IRS." |
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Daumal, René |
A Night of Serious Drinking |
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| 2050 |
Davies, Robertson |
The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks |
Viking 1986, 1st ed US, 540pp, dj spine sun faded, else vy fine |
4.50 |
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"In this collection of his newspaper pieces, mostly from the late Forties, Davies introduces us to his alter ego, a mildly irascible curmudgeon whose opinions and observations have been so popular in Canada that three volumes of his columns have been published here: The Diary, The Table Talk, and The Garland of Miscellania. Davies has re-edited them to produce a single volume and in the prefatory 'A Drink with Marchbanks' even given us his own view of the journalist he created. A pleasant entertainment covering such diverse topics as politics, theater, and manners, this volume offers a humorous and insightful picture of postwar Canadian life as seen through the eyes of a delightful eccentric who reminds this reader of a boozeless W. C. Fields." Charles Bishop |
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| 2040 |
Dillard, Annie |
An American Childhood |
Harper & Row 1987, 2nd pr, ep maps, 255pp, vy fine |
4.50 |
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Annie Dillard's ecstatic interest in the world begins here in her childhood & she continues to explore the passionate interior life recorded in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. |
| 2041 |
Dillard, Annie |
Holy the Firm |
Harper & Row 1977, 1st ed, in mylar cvr, 5¾ x 8¼ x ¼", 76pp, dj price clipped, 25mm dj tear btm spine, else near fine |
9.50 |
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard's third book. |
| 2043 |
Dillard, Annie |
Teaching a Stone to Talk:
Expeditions and Encounters |
Harper & Row 1982, 1st ed, in mylar cvr, 177pp, frnt FEP corner clipped, dj worn top spine edge, else near fine |
8.50 |
| 2044 |
Dillard, Annie |
Teaching a Stone to Talk:
Expeditions and Encounters |
Harper Colophon 1983, QP, 1st pr, 5¼ x 8", 177pp, near fine |
3.50 |
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In this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning essayist, Annie Dillard, explores the world of natural facts and human meanings, in a collection of meditations. |
| 2045 |
Dillard, Annie |
The Writing Life |
Harper & Row 1989, 1st ed, 111pp, vy fine |
6.50 |
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"Annie Dillard recounts what the actual process of writing feels like - feels like inside the mind at work... the reader is rewarded with a deeper insight into one of the most mysterious of the professions." |
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| 2027 |
Eco, Umberto |
Travels in Hyperreality. Essays
(Tr. by William Weaver) |
HBJ 1986, 1st ed, 307pp, vy sl discoloration along dj top, else vy fine |
9.50 |
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Umberto Eco's sparkling, perceptive essays on the art and society of our times. From the author of The Name of the Rose. |
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Fiction by Umberto Eco |
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| 2072 |
Edelman, Gerald M. |
Topobiology: An Introduction to Molecular Embryology |
Basic Books 1988, 1st ed, glossary, index, 240pp, very fine |
9.50 |
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Gerald Edelman's well-written introduction to the study of embryology at the molecular level. "An original and incisive new look at the riddle of the development and the evolution of form." |
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| 2016 |
Eiseley, Loren |
The Immense Journey |
Vintage 1959, PB, reprint of 1946 ed, pr ed nt stated, 210pp, vy sl yellowg at pg edges, else good |
2.75 |
| 2017 |
Eiseley, Loren |
The Invisible Pyramid:
A Naturalist Analyses the Rocket Century (Illus.) |
Scribners 1970, QP, 8th pr, 173pp, 5¼ x8", biblio, index, sl yellowg at pg edges, else fine |
3.75 |
| 2019 |
Eiseley, Loren |
The Unexpected Universe |
HBJ 1969, QP, 6th pr, 5¼ x8", 239pp, biblio, fine |
3.50 |
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| 2101 |
Fleetwood, Jenni |
Casseroles |
Gallery Books 1986, ed not stated, 8¾ x 10", 64pp, very fine |
3.00 |
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From the "Country Kitchen Cookbook" series. |
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| 2118 |
Frazier, Ian |
Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody |
Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1987, 1st ed, 181pp, vy fine |
3.75 |
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"This second book by Ian Frazier, following his collection of humor, 'Dating Your Mom', consist of five long pieces written between 1978 and 1986. Frazier's love for the poetry of simple facts puts him in the tradition of great 'New Yorker' reporters like A. J. Liebling, Joseph Mitchell, and Lillian Ross. But since he also comes from a different generation, he doesn't hesitate to include copious information about himself, his experiences, how he came to be interested in a particular topic, and so on. This approach, combined with the empathy of a seasoned listener produces remarkably vivid stories-all of them, at heart, about the strangeness and excitement and trigger-happiness of being an American." |
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| 2054 |
Gould, Stephen Jay |
An Urchin in the Storm:
Essays about Books and Ideas |
Norton 1987, 1st ed, index, 255pp, very fine |
3.75 |
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Stephen Jay Gould's collection of book reviews and essays on environment, nature, evolution, biology, written for the New York Review of Books. |
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| 2100 |
Harrington, Geri |
The Wood Burning Stove Book (Illus.) |
Macmillan 1979, 1st pr of rev ed, BC, 234pp, fine |
3.00 |
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"How to beat the energy crisis-all you need to know about heating and cooking with practical, economical, non-polluting wood-burning stoves. Covers Franklin stoves, Scandinavian stoves, kitchen cookstoves and ranges, box stoves, thermostatically controlled heaters, other wood stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, characteristics of woods for fireplace use, effects of seasoning of hardwoods on moisture content and heat value, importance of air-dry wood; ratings for firewood, recommended dimensions for fireplaces and size of flue lining required, heat equivalents of wood by species and much more." |
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| 2083 |
Hoagland, Edward |
Red Wolves and Black Bears |
Penguin 1983, QP, 1st pr, 5 x 7½", RM, 273pp, vy good |
2.50 |
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A collection of nineteen essays by Edward Hoagland, including such subjects as the life and times of Johnny Appleseed, thoughts on bears, wolves, and dogs, and more. |
| 2084 |
Hoagland, Edward |
The Tugman's Passage |
Penguin 1983, QP, 1st pr, 5 x 7½", RM, 208pp, vy good |
2.50 |
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A collection of fourteen essays by Edward Hoagland, including such subjects as "the adventures of New York City tugboatmen, street life in Cairo and Dar es Salaam, the pains and paradoxes of being male and female, the unease of writers between books, the natural history of swallows, juneberries, owls, foxes, and toads, and more." |
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| 2108 |
Hoffman, Abbie |
Square Dancing in the Ice Age: Underground Writings |
Putnam 1982, appears as 1st ed, 242pp, several sm dj tears top edge, else fine |
7.50 |
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The Underground Writings of Abbie Hoffman, written while in hiding. Of many figures from the 60's, Abbie stood out like a beacon because of his ability to use satire, the media and ultimately his charisma to impact a nation that was in turmoil. |
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| 2123 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Collected Essays |
Harper & Brothers 1958, appears as 1st pr, 399pp, prev owner's name rubber stamped top/btm pg edges, else good |
6.50 |
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A collection of Aldous Huxley's essays on Nature, Travel, Love, Sex and Physical Beauty, Literature, Painting, Music, Matters of Taste and Style, History, Politics, Psychology, Perception, Drugs, and Way of Life. |
| 2124 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Devils of Loudun (Illus) |
Harper & Brothers 1952, 1st ed, in mylar cover, bibliog, index, 340pp, dj sl wrinked top edge w/5x10mm chip top spine, else vy good |
6.50 |
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"In this strange episode in religious history Huxley has found a subject ripe for his particular talents and interests. Set in France early in the 17th century, the narrative begins when Urbain Granier, the vicar of Loudun, is blamed by Cardinal Richelieu for a group of Ursuline nuns who believe themselves to be possessed by the devil." |
| 2125 |
Huxley, Aldous |
The Doors of Perception |
Harper & Row/Perennial 1984, PB, reprint of 1954 HB ed, 79pp, vy sl yellowg at pg edges, else fine |
3.50 |
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Aldous Huxley's intellectual description of the effects of mescaline/LSD, the extraordinaryily heightened visual awareness he experienced, and a forum for ideas concerning the human personality. |
| 2126 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Heaven and Hell |
Harper & Brothers 1955, 1st ed US, 5¼ x 7¾", clean text, in mylar cover, 103pp, minor shelf wear edge of boards & spine, stray pen mark rear ep, sm dog ear upper corner on one pg, couple sm dj edge tears, else vy good+ |
14.50 |
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Aldous Huxley's essay "explores in detail the strange and wonderful things seen in the far region of consciousness... attributes of visionary experience..." From jacket. |
| 2127 |
Huxley, Aldous |
The Human Situation |
Harper & Row 1977, 1st ed, index, 261pp, dj a bit rough at edges, else vy good |
18.50 |
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Lectures delivered at UC Santa Barbara in 1959. Edited by Piero Ferrucci. |
| 2129 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Literature and Science |
Harper & Row 1963, 1st ed US, 118pp, in mylar cover, fr lwr corner bumped, boards sl sun faded at edges, dj price clipped, else vy good |
7.50 |
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"A study of the distinct aims of literary and scientific writing; of the ways in which the materials of science can enrich the creative writer's subject matter and vision." |
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Fictional works by Aldous Huxley |
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| 2068 |
Inlander, Charles B. et.al. |
Medicine on Trial: The Appalling Story of Ineptitude, Malfeasance, Neglect, and Arrogance |
Prentice Hall 1988, 1st ed, notes, appdx, glossary, index, 304pp, very fine |
3.50 |
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"Charles Inlander's powerful indictment of doctors and medical care is by the president of the People's Medical Society and others. The authors cover alcoholic and drug-dependent physicians, misdiagnosis, overreliance on technology and tests, medication errors, and unnecessary surgery. They criticize medical education for its overemphasis on science, as well as physicians' control of health care and lack of peer review." |
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| 2099 |
Kearny, Cresson H. |
Nuclear War Survival Skills (Illus.) |
Oreg Inst Sci Med 1986, QP, 8½ x 11", fine |
5.00 |
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Subtitled, "What You and Your Family Can Do." Introduction by Edward Teller. Originally published by the U.S. Dept of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1979). This expanded edition published by the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (1986). |
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| 2094 |
Kendrick, Walter |
The Secret Museum:
Pornography in Modern Culture |
Viking 1987, 1st ed, notes, refs, bibliog, index, 288pp, very fine |
8.00 |
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A study of pornography in history and modern times and its changing role in society. |
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