The Confessions of Nat Turner (Pulitzer Prize 1968)
by Styron, William
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. Reissue. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Dewey, Kenneth Francis. A few tiny spots on front board and minor blemish on fore edge, otherwise an excellent copy. 1976 Full-Leather. xvi, 428 pp. 8vo. Dark brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in, two-panel... Read More
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Resultate der philosophischen Forschungen uber die Natur der menschlichen Erkenntnis von Plato bis Kant. Eine gefronte Preissschrift
by Suabedissen, David Theodor August
Marburg: Verlag der neuen academischen Buchhandlung, 1805. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. German text. Boards lightly rubbed, pages lightly toned. 1805 Half-Leather. vi, 444 pp. Leather spine and corners, marbled boards, gilt titles and decorations on spine. An examination of the nature of human knowledge in philosophy from Plato to Immanuel Kant, by a German Protestant theologian, educator, and... Read More
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Cuba: From Columbus to Castro
by Suchlicki, Jaime
McLean, Virginia: Pergamon-Brassey's, 1986. Second Edition, Revised. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8x5x0. Second edition, revised. Spine lightly faded. 1986 Trade Paperback. viii, 231 pp. In Jaime Suchlicki's engaging style, Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In addition to its concise narrative history, CUBA... Read More
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The Song of Songs (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 162)
by Sudermann, Hermann
New York: The Modern Library, 1931. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1931-39 printing of Toledano 162.1, binding 7, orange Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Spine toned, ink name and date on half-title page, pages lightly toned. 640 pp. A work by the German dramatist and novelist, which inspired the 1933 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
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John Pawson: Works
by Sudjic, Deyan
New York: Phaidon Press, 2005. Second Revised Edition. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8x0x9. Second revised edition. Ink publisher stamp on front flyleaf, remainder mark on page base. 2005 Large Softcover. 271, [1] pp. Color photographs throughout. John Pawson is one of the foremost proponents of Minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet... Read More
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The Wandering Jew, in Two Volumes
by Sue, Eugene
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The John C. Winston Co, 1945. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No publisher date (pencil date dated 1945). No jacket. Volume II: Boards lightly soiled. Both volumes: Pencil name and date on front endpaper. v, 698; v, 772 pp. Two volume set. Red boards with gilt titles and decor on spine, top edge gilt. The... Read More
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New England Past: Photographs 1880-1915
by Sugden, Jane
New York: Abrams, 1981. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x10x1. First edition. An exceptional copy. 1981 Large Hardcover. 296 pp. A collection of photographs from New England taken during the late 19th-early 20th century.
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Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North
by Sugrue, Thomas J
New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x7. First printing. Remainder mark, light edge wear. 2009 Trade Paperback. xxviii, 688 pp. Sweet Land of Liberty is Thomas J. Sugrue’s epic account of the abiding quest for racial equality in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense northern struggle... Read More
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The Cliffs: A Novel
by Sullivan, J. Courtney
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. New. An exceptional copy. 2024 Hard Cover. 373 pp. On a secluded bluff overlooking the ocean sits a Victorian house, lavender with gingerbread trim, a home that contains a century’s worth of secrets. By the time Jane Flanagan discovers the house as a teenager,... Read More
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The Great Adventure at Washington: The Story of the Conference
by Sullivan, Mark
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Chase, Joseph Cummings. First edition. Spine faded, front matter foxed, frontispiece repaired at binding, a few pencil marks in text. 1922 Hard Cover. xi, [5], 290 pp. 8vo. Color frontispiece portrait of Billy Hughes by Joseph Cummings Chase. An account of... Read More
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Pessimism: A History and a Criticism
by Sully, James
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co. Ltd, 1891. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Second edition, includes new preface. Edges rubbed, ink name and date on front endpaper. 1891 Hard Cover. xv, 477, [3] pp. James Sully was a founding member of the British Psychological Society, and wrote some of the first English-language psychology textbooks. This is... Read More
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Pessimism: A History and a Criticism
by Sully, James
London: Henry S. King & Co, 1877. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. Formerly Westminster College's Paton Library copy, with bookplate and ink stamp inside, edges lightly worn. 1877 Hard Cover. xv, 477, [3] pp. James Sully was a founding member of the British Psychological Society, and wrote some of the first English-language psychology textbooks.... Read More
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Who Won? The Official American Yacht Record for 1896. Showing the Winners of Events in 1895, the Name, Owners, Dimensions, Builders, Etc., of 5,070 Yachts, Classified Alphabetically; Colored Plates of 1,980 Private Signals, 217 Club Flags, Foreign Ensigns, Steamship Funnels and Flags, Naval Flags, Code and Weather Signals, Yacht Routine, Tide and Time Allowance Tables, Pilots, Charts, Sailing Directions, Etc., Etc., Etc., in Concise Form (Tenth Year.)
by Summers, James C
New York: Edward Yeomans Thorp / Halsted Press, 1896. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. LACKS ONE PAGE. Page 205/206 mostly absent (small piece near binding edge remains). Boards soiled, light 1 inch stain to fore edge margin of first two pages, rear free endpaper torn at binding edge and loose, but binding is tight and pages are unmarked. 1896... Read More
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Let's Play with Fingers
by Sumner, Florence Gillette
Chicago, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Co, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Melder-Collier, Corina. First edition. Jacket stained, multiple tears to jacket, jacket rubbed. Ink gift note on first blank verso. 1938 Hard Cover. 125 pp. Illustrated by Corina Melder-Collier. Contains numerous finger plays including "This Little Pig Went to Market," "Where Is My Baby," "Here... Read More
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The French Army, 1914-18 (Osprey, Men-at-Arms, No. 286)
by Sumner, Ian
London: Osprey Publishing, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 7x0x9. Embleton, Gerry. First edition. Related article laid in. 1995 Soft Cover. 40 pp. Initially the strongest of all the Allied armies, France's metropolitan and colonial units bore the greatest burden during the first two years of the Great War, and made a great contribution to the final... Read More
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![Debate, Subject, Resolved: That limitations upon the contents of books and magazines as defined in proposed legislation would be detrimental to the advancement of American literature. [Debate on Censorship of Books]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/940/167/1679167940.0.m.jpg)
Debate, Subject, Resolved: That limitations upon the contents of books and magazines as defined in proposed legislation would be detrimental to the advancement of American literature. [Debate on Censorship of Books]
by Sumner, John S.; Boyd, Ernest; Smyth, Clifford; Farrar, John
New York: The League for Public Discuisson [sic], New York [Discussion], 1924. Trade Paperback. Fair. A few creases on front cover, front wrapper loose and slightly discolored, rear hinge loosening, though it appears never to have been properly attached (staples did not continue through to the rear of the spine cloth). 1924 Trade Paperback. 77, [3] pp. Review... Read More
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The Crow Girl: A Novel
by Sund, Erik Axl; Smith, Neil
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6x1x9. First American edition. Jacket spine head and spine base lightly bumped. 2016 Hard Cover. 767 pp. Author's first novel. "Sund" is the pen-name for writing duo Jerker Eriksson and Hakan Axlander Sundquist. "It begins in a Stockholm city park where the abused body... Read More
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Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds
by [Surtees, R.S. (Robert Smith)]
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Leech, John; Browne, Hablot K. [Knight]. Spine faded, front and end matter lightly foxed, owner bookplate and ink stamps on front endpapers. 1925 Hard Cover. Complete in eight volumes. A sporting story with characters bearing some similarity to those in Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers,... Read More
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Paris: An Architectural History
by Sutcliffe, Anthony
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1996. 3rd Printing. Large Softcover. Good. 8x0x10. Light stain to bottom corner, some highlighting on first 25 pages only. 1996 Large Softcover. 221 pp. In this lavishly illustrated book, one of Paris's leading historians links the beauty of the city to its harmonious architecture, the product of a powerful tradition of... Read More
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Classics of British Literature, in 4 Parts, Plus Guidebook (The Great Courses) (4 Volumes of Audio CDs)
by Sutherland, John
Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, 2008. CD-ROM. Near Fine. 7x5x2. All discs included. Near fine. 2008 CD-ROM. Includes all 24 discs in original publisher's cases. 48 total lectures, each 30 minutes. Guidebook for parts 1-4 included. Few nations offer a literary legacy as impressive as that of Great Britain. For more than 1,500 years, the literature of this... Read More
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Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers
by Sutherland, Amy
New York: Viking, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. First edition. Spine slightly cocked. 2006 Hard Cover. xiv, 320 pp. "An introduction to exotic animal training as conducted by students at a prestigious California teaching school describes the range of their experiences, from learning to communicate with animals and fighting zoonotic diseases to preparing performance... Read More
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Diversion: Twenty-Two Authors on the Lively Arts
by Sutro, John; Cochran, Sir Charles; Betjeman, John; Rawsthorne, Alan; Sitwell, Sacheverel; An American Publicity Man; Blake, Nicholas; Alexander, Norah; Grenfell, Joyce; Pritchett, V.S.; Harcourt-Smith, Simon; Ackland, Rodney; Williams, Emlyn; Powell, Dily
London: Max Parrish, 1950. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Chips and tears to jacket edges, jacket rubbed, jacket reverse taped. Top page ridge and pages foxed. 1950 Hard Cover. 224 pp. Picasso artwork on jacket. 24 photogravure plates and 40 line drawings. Various author write on a particular lively art that they have made their own.
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![Darkhearts: A Novel [Dark Hearts]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/321/235/1579235321.0.m.jpg)
Darkhearts: A Novel [Dark Hearts]
by Sutter, James L
New York: Wednesday Books, 2023. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5x1x8. First edition. Rear jacket panel lightly soiled. 2023 Hard Cover. 327 pp. Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Red, White, & Royal Blue, Darkhearts is a hilarious, heartfelt, enemies-to-lovers romance about love, celebrity, and what happens when the two collide. When David quit his... Read More
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The Magic Makers and the Golden Charm
by Sutton, Margaret
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Doane, Pelagie. Reprint. No jacket - pictorial cover. Boards rubbed, sticker remnant on front endpaper. 1936 Hard Cover. 118 pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations by Pelagie Doane. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Margaret Sutton (January 22, 1903 - June 21, 2001) was the pen name of Rachel Beebe, an... Read More
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The Will
by Swados, Harvey
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9x6x1. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket. 2 inch closed tear to jacket spine base, jacket lightly toned. 1963 Hard Cover. 343 pp. 8vo. Finalist for the National Book Award, by the social critic, author, and journalist. "On the verge of... Read More
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