Feathers
by Van Vechten, Carl
New York: Random House, 1930. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. An excellent copy. 1930 Soft Cover. 22 pp. One of 875 copies. Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein.[1] He gained fame as... Read More
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The Weapon Makers (The Weapon Shops of Isher Series Book 2) (The First Edition Library)
by Van Vogt, A.E
Shelton, Connecticut: First Edition Library, 1975. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 0x0x0. Includes publisher's slipcase and insert. Jacket slightly wrinkled from previous owner applying mylar cover too tightly (now removed), embossed owner's stamp on front endpaper. 1975 Hard Cover. 224 pp. Following the success of the stories that formed The Weapon Shops of Isher, van Vogt wrote... Read More
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June in September: Collected Poems by Linda Lyon Van Voorhis
by Van Voorhis, Linda Lyon [June]; Collins, Rowland L
[Rochester, NY]: GM DuBois Corporation, 1973. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition. Jacket lightly rubbed. 1973 Large Hardcover. 136 pp. A collection of poems illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Includes an afterword by Rowland L. Collins. Endorsements on the jacket flaps by several significant individuals, including: Helen Keller; Edwin Markham; Alfred Noyes; Rowland L. Collins.... Read More
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Brothers Among Nations: The Pursuit of Intercultural Alliances in Early America, 1580-1660
by Van Zandt, Cynthia J
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9x0x6. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. 2008 Hard Cover. ix, 252 pp. During the first eighty years of permanent European colonization, webs of alliances shaped North America from northern New England to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and entangled all peoples in... Read More
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The Golden Globe (Eight Worlds Series Book 3)
by Varley, John
New York: Ace Books, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7x1x5. First edition. Spine ends lightly bruised, board edges slightly faded. 1998 Hard Cover. 425 pp. All the universe is a stage...and Sparky Valentine is its itinerant thespian. He brings Shakespeare--a version of it anyway--to the outer reaches of Earth's solar system. Sparky can transform himself... Read More
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Wizard
by Varley, John
New York: Berkley Putnam, 1980. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Book club edition. Jacket rubbed. 1980 Hard Cover. 354 pp. An incredible planet-sized sentient creature orbiting Saturn, Gaea suffers from a debilitating breakdown, a form of schizophrenia that threatens Gaea's inhabitants as the planet wages war against itself.
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Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War
by Varon, Elizabeth R
New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 9x6x0. First printing. A fine copy. 2015 Trade Paperback. viii, 305 pp. Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind -- it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism... Read More
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The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
by Vassanji, M.G
Canada: Doubleday, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Top edge faintly foxed, otherwise an excellent copy. 2003 Hard Cover. 405 pp. The novel begins in 1953, with eight-year-old Vikram Lall a witness to the celebrations around the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II,... Read More
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Air Album: L'Identification des Appareils en Vol, No. 2
by Vassilliere, Tony; Cave, Lucien
Paris: E. Desfosses-Neogravure, 1945. Stapled Binding. Fair. Cave, Lucien. Front wrapper loose but included, edges rubbed, 1/2 inch chip from back corner, 2 inch tears to spine head & foot. 1945 Stapled Binding. 34 pp. French text. Black-and-white photographs, drawings, and specifications of various military aircraft, published during World War II and designed to aid in the identification... Read More
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Phobia
by Vassos, John
New York: Covici Friede, 1931. Limited Edition. Large Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Vassos, John. Limited edition, #222 of 1500 copies. Signed and hand-numbered by author on limitation page. Corners and bottom edge exposed, spine faded, boards lightly rubbed and soiled, front hinge weakening. 1931 Large Hardcover. 106, [1] pp. Black cloth, silver titles and decorations. An examination of... Read More
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Transatlantic Encounters: American Indians in Britain, 1500-1776
by Vaughan, Alden T
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x9. First printing. Remainder mark. 2009 Trade Paperback. xxv, 337 pp. Transatlantic Encounters examines the diverse origins and experiences of approximately 175 American Indians and Inuits who traveled to the British Isles before the American Revolution. Their homelands ranged from northern Canada to Brazil, their ages... Read More
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New England Frontier: Puritans and Indians, 1620-1675
by Vaughan, Alden T
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x1x7. Third edition. An exceptional copy. 1995 Trade Paperback. lxxiii, 430 pp. Black-and-white illustrations. In contrast to most accounts of Puritan-Indian relations, New England Frontier argues that the first two generations ofPuritan settlers were neither generally hostile toward theirIndian neighbors nor indifferent to their territorial rights.Rather,... Read More
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Paper Girls, Volume 4
by Vaughan, Brian K
Portland, OR: Image Comics, Inc, 2018. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 6x0x10. Chiang, Cliff; Wilson, Matt; Fletcher, Jared K. First printing. Sticker on front cover. 2018 Soft Cover. The mind-bending, time-warping adventure from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues, as intrepid newspaper deliverer Tiffany is launched from the prehistoric past into the year 2000! In this... Read More
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Poems
by Vaughan, Henry; Rhys, Ernest
Montgomeryshire: The Gregynog Press, 1924. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Maynard, Robert Ashwin; Bray, Horace Walter. Limited edition, #340 of 500 copies, hand-numbered on colophon. Boards lightly soiled, card laid in with ink gift note ('With our very best wishes for your happiness, Tom + ??? Jones, 17 Sept. 1931' [??? is illegible]). Possibly given... Read More
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Vavra's Cats
by Vavra, Robert
New York: William Morrow, 1986. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x0x11. First edition. An excellent copy. 1986 Large Hardcover. 200 pp. This collection of cat photographs captures the grace and strength of such felines as Persians, Siamese, snow leopards, ocelots, lions, and tigers, with drawings and maps showing their original habitats, as well as identifications of... Read More
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Championship Carving
by Veasey, Tricia; Johnson, Tom
West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x0x12. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by Tom Johnson on front free endpaper verso with inscription, "To Bill." Jacket and pages lightly foxed. 1984 Large Hardcover. 152 pp. Four hundred stunning color pictures of world-class carvings accompany an authoritative series of interviews with the... Read More
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Championship Carving
by Veasey, Tricia; Johnson, Tom
West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x0x12. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by Tom Johnson on front endpaper verso with inscription, "For Fred Heier." Jacket edges rubbed, top edge of rear jacket flap creased and bumped. Bookplate on front free endpaper, bottom corner of last two pages creased. 1984 Large Hardcover.... Read More
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Championship Carving: Best in World 1985 and 1986
by Veasey, Tricia
West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1986. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 9x0x12. First edition. Spine leans to the left slightly, board edges lightly rubbed, bookplate on front free endpaper. 1986 Large Hardcover. 160 pp. The 1985 and 1986 Ward Foundation World Championship Carving Competition bird sculptures are documented in this large and profusely illustrated volume. The... Read More
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Waterfowl Illustrated [Water Fowl]
by Veasey, Tricia
Exton, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1983. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x1x12. First edition. Corners rubbed, internal 1 inch tear to front jacket flap, bookplate, address label, and ink gift note on front endpaper. 1983 Large Hardcover. 296 pp. A beautiful waterfowl source book for carvers, taxidermists, ornithologists, and waterfowl enthusiasts. Close-up photographs show detailed feather patterns, color,... Read More
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American Indian Environments: Ecological Issues in Native American History
by Vecsey, Christopher; Venables, Robert W
Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1980. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. 3rd printing. Faint edge wear. 1980 Trade Paperback. xxv, 208 pp. Contributions from Kai T. Erikson, William T. Hagan, Laurence M. Hauptman, Wilbur R. Jacobs, Oren Lyons, Peter MacDonald, Calvin Martin. These essays discuss the historical and contemporary relationships between Native Americans and the natural world.... Read More
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Pediatric Profiles
by Veeder, Borden S
St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Company, 1957. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 10x6x0. Edges a bit rubbed. 1957 Hard Cover. 267 pp. 8vo. 'Reprinted from The Journal of Pediatrics November, 1954 - November, 1957'. A collection of biographical sketches of pediatric physicians, most in the 6-10 page range, though the entry for Luther Emmett Holt is nearly 30... Read More
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The Third Mystic of Avila: The Self Revelation of Maria Vela, a Sixteenth Century Spanish Nun
by Vela [y Cueto], Maria; Keyes, Frances Parkinson
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1960. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. First U.S. fedition. A bit musty, two closed 1 inch jacket tears, one with a small associated crease, jacket lightly toned, jacket price clipped. 1960 Hard Cover. 300 pp. Frontispiece woodcut portrait of Maria Vela. Translated into English, with a foreword, by Frances Parkinson... Read More
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Ages in Chaos: Volume 1 - From the Exodus to King Akhnaton
by Velikovsky, Immanuel
New York: Doubleday, 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. First edition. Very good in good jacket. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss, boards lightly soiled. 1952 Hard Cover. 350 pp. Velikovsky attempts to reconstruct ancient history through the lens of theorized disruptions within our solar system.
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American Furniture in the Bybee Collection
by Venable, Charles L.; Fairbanks, Jonathan L
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x1x12. Clockman, Lee. First edition. An excellent copy. 1989 Large Hardcover. xx, 192 pp. A catalogue, published in association with the Dallas Museum of Art, of the 82-piece collection of antique furniture recently acquired by the museum. Excellent color plates and additional diagrams show the... Read More
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Bibliographie Raisonnee des Oeuvres de Bossuet
by Verlaque, L'Abbe V
Nendeln/Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1975. Reissue. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1975 reissue of 1908 original. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. French text. A bibliography of works by and about Jacques-Benigne Lignel Bossuet, the French bishop and theologian renowned as a brilliant orator. Includes listing for works from the mid-17th to early... Read More
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