Gilgamesh: A Narrative Version of the Ancient Tale
by Saul, Sonny
Woodstock, Vermont: Pleasant Street Books, 2022. Revised Edition. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. Denton, Don. Signed by author. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ('Hi Nancy, thanks for continuing encouragement and interest, Cheers! Sonny Saul'). Minor wear to corners. 2022 Large Softcover. 146 pp. Bas-relief illustrations by Don Denton, including color plates. A prose version of... Read More
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Gilgamesh: A Narrative Version of the Ancient Tale
by Saul, Sonny
Woodstock, Vermont: Pleasant Street Books, 2004. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. Denton, Don. Minimal wear to corners. 2004 Large Softcover. 93 pp. Bas-relief illustrations by Don Denton. A prose version of the epic Sumerian poem.
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Combined Operations: The Official Story of the Commandos
by Saunders, Hilary A. St. George; Mountbatten, Louis
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x0. Book club edition. Three 1/2 inch closed jacket tears, boards lightly soiled. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1943 Hard Cover. xiii, 155 pp. A history of the Allied Commandos, printed during World War II, with a foreword by Vice-Admiral Lord... Read More
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The Knave of Hearts
by Saunders, Louise
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Parrish, Maxfield. First edition. Former school library copy. Stain on top half of fore edge margin of about half the pages, boards rubbed, endpapers taped along gutter, a few pages foxed, a few pages nearly loose but still holding. 1925 Large Hardcover. 46 pp. Illustrated... Read More
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Golden Dicky: The Story of a Canary and His Friends
by Saunders, Marshall
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1919. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Hood, George W. First edition. No jacket. Small surface tear on front board, bookplate on front endpaper. 1919 Hard Cover. 280 pp. Color frontispiece. Presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of... Read More
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The Art of Dancing: Embracing a Full Description of the Various Dances of the Present Day, together with Chapters on Etiquette, the Benefits, and History of Dancing
by Sause, M. Judson
New York: Sause's Dancing Academy, 1880. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 1880 second edition, adding a new preface by the author. Lacks title/copyright page, boards rubbed with some loss along edges, stains to boards and a few pages, ink names on rear endpaper. viii, [9]-120 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles, black stamped decorations. A scarce study of... Read More
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A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution
by Savas, Theodore P.; Dameron, J. David
New York: Savas Beatie, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Spine ends lightly pushed. 2006 Hard Cover. lxix, [1], 360 pp. A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution is the first comprehensive account of every engagement of the Revolution, a war that began with a brief skirmish at Lexington Green on... Read More
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The Executive Mansion in Albany: An Informal History, 1856-1960 [New York]
by Savell, Isabelle K
Albany, New York: Composition Corporation / Crest Litho Inc, 1960. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Minor surface along spine, ink stamp on back cover reads 'Compliments of Frank E. Van Lare, Senator 51st District.'i. 1960 Stapled Binding. 47, [1] pp. Includes two color photographs, black-and-white photographs and monochrome illustrations throughout. A history of Albany's executive mansion, including commentary on... Read More
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The Ends of Times: Life and Work in a Nursing Home
by Savishinsky, Joel S
New York: Bergin & Garvey, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 6x0x9. First edition. Owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1991 Hard Cover. xx, 276 pp. A lively account of life in a decent American nursing home, this book offers an in-depth look at American geriatric facilities. Using six years of anthropological research, Joel Savishinsky analyzes the... Read More
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Field Artillery Battalions of the U.S. Army, in Two Volumes
by Sawicki, James A
Dumfries, Virginia: Centaur Publications, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 10x7x3. First edition. Very good in good jackets. Large closed tear on rear jacket panel of first volume, 1 inch chip from volume 2 jacket spine base, jackets rubbed and faded. 1977 Hard Cover. xxix, 1281 pp., paginated continuously. Documents the history, heraldry, and honors of artillery... Read More
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They Say She Tastes Like Honey
by Sawyer, Michelle
Los Angeles, California: Alyson Books, 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. First edition. Fine. 2003 Trade Paperback. 271 pp. Can love trump sex and tequila in the life of an unruly New York lesbian' Meet Macy Delongchamp, sophisticated lipstick lesbian and travel entrepreneur. Macy has led a charmed life, reveling in dozens of spicy sexual liasons and... Read More
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Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography
by Saxton, Martha
New York: The Noonday Press / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x9. First paperback printing. Faint edge wear. 1995 Trade Paperback. xiv, 428 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A modern biography of an ambivalent rebel and irreverent feminist who became, in spite of herself, one of our most popular authors.
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A Christmas Book: Fifty Carols and Poems from the 14th to the 17th Centuries
by Sayre, Eleanor
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1966. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 0x0x0. Very good book in fair jacket. Board edges faded, jacket edges rubbed with large tear along front spine edge, some loss from jacket spine head and minor loss from other corners, jacket price clipped. 1966 Hard Cover. xiii, 191 pp. A collection of Christmas-themed poetry and carols... Read More
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A Town is Born: An American Christmas Story of Today
by Sayres, Tom; Phelps, William Lyon
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. First edition. Very good in good jacket. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from corners, jacket and endpapers foxed. 1938 Hard Cover. viii, [4], 164 pp. A Christmas story set on a Pullman train car during a blizzard.
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A Challenge to Darkness: The Life Story of J. Georges Scapini
by Scapini, J. Georges; Keller, Helen; Gouraud, Henri
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1929. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. First American edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed with two tiny closed tears. 1929 Hard Cover. xx, 173, [1] pp. 8vo. Translated from the original French, with an introduction, by Helen Keller, foreword by General Henri Gouraud. "The blind hero... Read More
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W.H. Auden (Contemporary British Poets)
by Scare, Francis
Monaco: The Lyrebird Press, 1949. First Edition. Stapled Binding. Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition. Edge wear, wrappers lightly toned. 1949 Stapled Binding. 68 pp. A concise study of W. H. Auden's life and work against the background of his time. The author is especially interested in Auden's attempted synthesis of Marxism, Existentialism, Freudianism and Christianity.
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Thomas Jefferson: A Biography
by Schachner, Nathan
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1957. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x6x2. 1969 fifth printing of single-volume edition. Lacks jacket. Bookplate on front endpaper. 1957 Hard Cover. xiii, 1070 pp. 8vo. Notes, bibliography, and index follow text. 16 illustrations. A scholarly biography of American president and intellectual Thomas Jefferson.
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Unleashed Holiday: A Novel
by Schade, Victoria
New York: Berkley Romance, 2023-09-26. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x7. Signed by author. First edition - a paperback original. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ('Bethany, Hope you enjoy! xo, Victoria'). Minimal wear to corners. 338 pp. When an old rival reappears right before the holidays, a professional dog trainer must decide if the... Read More
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Defending the Wilderness: The Adirondack Writings of Paul Schaefer (York State Books)
by Schaefer, Paul
Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1989. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. First paperback printing. Edges lightly foxed, sticker on back corner. 1989 Trade Paperback. xxiii, 250 pp. Defending the Wilderness brings together the best of Paul Schaefer's writings on the Adirondacks. It provides a fascinating account of the history of the conservation movement in New... Read More
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Wright's Ferry Mansion: The House
by Schaefer, Elizabeth Meg
Pennsylvania: The von Hess Foundation, 2005. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x1. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. 2005 Large Hardcover. 304 pp. "A jewel of early 18th-century house museums, Wright's Ferry Mansion is also Pennsylvania s best-kept secret, tucked away along the banks of the Susquehanna River in Columbia, PA. Built in 1738 for... Read More
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Discovering American Folk Art
by Schaffner, Cynthia V.A
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. 1st Printing. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9x0x11. First printing. Jacket spine head bumped. 1991 Large Hardcover. 96 pp. Provides an introduction to American crafts from colonial times to the present by showing examples of items used in play, the kitchen, and school from the collection of the Museum of Folk Art.... Read More
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Saint X: A Novel
by Schaitkin, Alexis
New York: Celadon Books, 2020. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. An exceptional copy. 2020 Hard Cover. 352 pp. Author's first novel. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days... Read More
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A History of Britain Three-Volume Hardcover Set: Vol. I. At the Edge of the World 3000 BC - AD 1603; Vol. II. The Wars of the British 1603-1776; Vol. III. The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
by Schama, Simon
New York: Talk Miramax Books / Hyperion, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 14x8x7. Mixed set: first editions of volumes 1 and 3, book club edition of volume 2. Minor wear to corners, ink name and date on each front endpaper. 2000 Hard Cover. Complete in three volumes. Numerous photos & illustrations. A three volume work... Read More
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
by Schama, Simon
New York: Vintage, 1997. 7th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 6x1x9. Seventh printing. Remainder mark, edge wear, laminate starting. 1997 Trade Paperback. xiii, 698 pp. Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on... Read More
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A History of Britain Three-Volume Hardcover Set: Vol. I. At the Edge of the World 3000 BC - AD 1603; Vol. II. The Wars of the British 1603-1776; Vol. III. The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
by Schama, Simon
New York: Talk Miramax Books / Hyperion, 2000. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 14x8x7. Mixed set - first edition of vol. 1, book club editions of 2 and 3. Volume 1 jacket edges rubbed with 1 inch closed tear on bottom corner. 2000 Hard Cover. Complete in three volumes. Numerous color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. A three... Read More
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