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Etat : Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 314 Pages. No marks of any sort. Death in a Red Desert, a ground breaking case in animal DNA forensic investigation, was featured on the television network Animal Planet. The manuscript chronicles the unusual triangle between a woman, her lover and his transvestite partner, and the events leading up to the disappearance and murder of Elizabeth Langhorst-Ballard. The authors based the work on depositions, trial transcripts and tapes, and on interviews with the detectives, officials in the district attorney's office, the victim's parents and with Charles Martinez, one of the two convicted murderers. Some of the information, using as a guide court documentation and letters written by the other defendant Chris Faviell, is related in a conversational manner to enhance the flow of the story. Names of a few minor figures were changed. Many of the events and the trials are viewed through the eyes of the lead detective, Wolfgang Born, who was an invaluable resource in writing the account, as was the lead prosecutor Canon Stevens. After Born's dogged search for the victim's body in thousands of square miles of red desert in the Tularosa Basin of Otero County, New Mexico, yielded success, the persistence of the late Jim Biggs, a Ruidoso detective, led to Dr. Joy Halverson, whose DNA work on the case made history and was highlighted on the Animal Witness series in 2008. Canines played key roles in solving the crime from the pit bull pet of one of the killers to desert coyotes and a cadaver dog on his last assignment before retirement. Reynolds, Laura - Cover and Book Design (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Second Printing. This hardcover copy of "The Wines of America" is in fair condition. The dust jacket exhibits noticeable wear, including edge tears and scuffing, typical of its age. Internally, the pages are clean and well-preserved, with no inscriptions or library markings. The binding remains intact, ensuring the book's durability for continued use. ### worn, with noticeable edge wear and tears. Anita Walker Scott (book design and maps) (illustrateur).…

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Stated 1968 Edition. Tight staple-bound softcover in good condition. 12mo. 92pp. plus Samuel French advertising pages. Yellow wrappers with black lettering and Samuel French lion logo on the front wrapper. Book is clean and tight. Wrappers & backstrip have some light soiling & edgewear with bumped corners. Leaves are in very good condition with no markings. Ships within 24 hours. Scanned photos available upon request.…

Soft Cover. Etat : good+. 11" tall; 28pp; stapled binding; white cover with 2-color drawing on front; prev. owner's name dated 1979 on title page; scattered notations on music. Paperback.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Etat : good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Etat : good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

Paperback. Etat : New.

Etat : New. In English.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. As new condition white boards, grayish black spine, and silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Emily Dickinson; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index and About the Author. Illustrated with two sections of black-and-white photographic plates. "Imagine the offspring of Marcel Proust and the Energizer Bunny - that's who Richard Avedon was, a crhonicler of fashion, an analyst of social types, the author in pictures of his era. And Philip Gefter captures him." - Louis Menand, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. "Mesmerizing . Like Avedon's blank white backgrounds, blasted with light, Gefter's pages expose in a controlled and intelligent manner all the bigness and littleness of one of the greats." - Brad Gooch, New York Times bestselling author. "A compelling, beautifully written examination of Avedon's life as it reflects the larger cultural milieu of post-World War II New York, and, more importantly, an argument for the role of the artist in contemporary society. " - Stephen Shore, photographer. "The first definitive biography of Richard Avedon, a monumental photographer of the twentieth century, from award-winning photography critic Philip Gefter. In his acclaimed portraits, Richard Avedon captured the icononic figures of the twentieth century in his starkly bold, intimately minimal, and forensic visual style. Concurrently, his work for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue transformed the ideals of women's fashion, femininity, aand culture to become the defining look of an era. Yet despite his driving ambition to gain respect in the art world, during his lifetime he was condescendingly dismissed as a "celebrity photographer." What Becomes a Legend Most is the first definitive biography of this luminary - an intensely driven man who endured personal and professional prejudice, struggled with deep insecurities, and mounted an existential lifelong battle to be recognized as an artist. Philip Gefter builds on archival research and exclusive interviews with those closest to Avedon to chronicle his story, beginning with Avedon's coming-of-age in New York between the world wars, when cultural prejudices forced him to make decisions that shaped the course of his life. Compounding his prvate battles, Avedon fought to be taken seriously in a medium that itself struggled to be respected within the art world. Gefter reveals how the 1950s and 1960s informed Avedon's life and work as much as he informed the period. He counted as close friends a profoundly influential group of artists - Leonard Bernstein, Truman Capote, James Baldwin, Harold Brodkey, Renata Adler, Sidney Lumet, and Mike Nichols - who shaped the cultural life of the American twentieth century. It wasn't until Avedon's fashion work was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the late 1970s that he became a household name. Balancing glamour with the gravitas of an artist's genuine reach for worldly achievement - and not a little gossip - plus sixteen pages of photographs, What Becomes a Legend Most is an intimate window into Avedon's fascinating world. Dramatic, visionary, and remarkable, it pays tribute to Avedon's role in the history of photography and fashion - and his legacy as one of the most consequential artists of his time." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Leon-Berman, Bonni (book design); Johnson, Caaroline (jacket design); MacWeeney, Alen (jacket photographs); Gosfield, Josh (author photograph) (illustrateur). …

Hardcover. Etat : Good + to Very Good. No Jacket. Book has two small stains to front panel with no writing or marking of text, [3], [ ], [9], [ ], 256 pages plus Advertisments section of 30 pages and Index of 11 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Book: Very Good/, $23.89 the REAL BOOK of JOKES * Gossett, Magaret; HOKE, Helen Leon WINIK, Illustrated by. 1954 Garden City Books Garden City, New York * * * * * UnStated Edition H/c Blue Colored Ends With Burnt Orange Center, With Title In Black Letters On Spine, Hard Cover Book: Very Good/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 220 Numbered Pages Printed On Tan Paper, That Are Clean And Tight To The Spine, Appear To Be Lightly Read, In Near Fine/ Condition. Prior Owner`s Name Written 2 Times, `Danny S`. D/j: None. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Padded Mailing Envelope To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *. Leon WINIK, Illustrated by. Book: Very Good/, 1954 (illustrateur).…

2003 First Edition, Near new/-- No Dj, where the river runs west, 156 pages.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Book: Good/, $25.81 De Mille, Cecil B., WISDOM: the MAGAZINE of KNOWLEDGE for all AMERICA; October 1956. Vol 1, No. 10. * GUTTERMAN, Leon WISDOM: the MAGAZINE Beverly Hills, CA * * * * * 1956 UnStated Edition Tall Wide S/c Wear And Tears On An 0ff~White Spine With Title In Black Letters, Soft Cover Book: Good/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 80 Numbered Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper, Trace Browning On Edges, Clean And Tight To The Spine In Very Good/ Condition. D/j: None. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = = Padded Mailing Envelope. * = To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This Item, = ONLY. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *. 1956 Book: Good/, (illustrateur).…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 90 pages. Hans van Marle "Plucked and Passed on Tower Hill: Conrad's Examination Ordeals" / Zohreh T Sullivan "Civilization and Its Darkness: Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Ford's The Good Soldier" / J A Arnold "The Young Russian's Book in Conrad's Heart of Darkness" / Adam Gillon "Shakespearean and Polish Tonalities in Conrad's 'The Lagoon'" / Deirdre David "Selfhood and Language in 'The Return' and 'Falk'" / Joel R Kehler "'The Planter of Malata': Renouard's Sinking Star of Knowledge" / W R Martin "Charting Conrad's Costaguana" / John E Van Domelen "Conrad and the Power of Rhetoric". (SL#82). …

Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition green boards, black cloth spine and pink spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quotes by Anne Sexton and Acknowledgments. "Now that she's conquered rehab and romance, best-selling novelist Carrie Fisher boldly goes where no man has gone before: motherhood. Hollywood screenwriter Cora Sharpe has taken to writing letters to the unborn child she's tentatively dubbed Esme - even though it sounds like a noise your nose makes. But then, Cora has what one of the endless intimates she thinks of as her Committee calls "a big loud life," and recent events have been no exception. Her confidant and writing partner, Bud, has been on a bipolar roller coaster. Her dear friend William, AIDS-ridden, has fiinally taken leave of his life, with the aplomb befitting "a suburban show business sultan." And in the vacuum that follows his departure, Cora's romance with quiet, gentle Ray has suddenly flickered and expired. Then Cora finds out she's pregnant, and even the Committee can't steer her through this one. In a fight-or-flight confrontation with maturity, flight seems to have the upper hand. So when her mother, Viv, tries to rally support for her latest madcap scheme - to kidnap her Alzheimer's-stricken father from a nursing home and take him back to Whitewright, Texas, the place of his birth - Cora, for once, is game. With Bud in tow, she signs on for what turns out to be a cosmic (not to mention comic) exploration of the urges that drive us to feather our nests and fill them, to flee them and find our way home. With singular deftness, Fisher captures the ambivalence and absurdity of modern maternity, in her wittiest and wisest novel to date." - from the inner front jacket flap. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Carrie Fisher has been a dictator in her teens, an actor in her twenties (The Star Wars trilogy, Hannah and Her Sisters, etc), a screenwriter and novelist in her thirties (Postcards from the Edge, Surrender the Pink). She anxiously anticipates whatever ghoulish incarnations await her. In the meantime, she and her daughter, Billie, divide their time between Beverly Hills and Florence, Italy" - from the inner rear jacket flap. Leon, Bonni (book design); Zahedi, Firooz (author photograph) (illustrateur).…

Etat : Good. Good condition. English and Spanish edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 276 p. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0767903501; 9780767903509; LCCN: 00-31233 ; LC: ML410.B4; Dewey: 780/.92 ; OCLC: 44016338 ; brown and grey cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; name on front endpaper ; "The unusual journey of a locket of the great composers hair, taken shortly after his death, and what it reveals about the man's life and death" ; Contents: Prelude --; 1770-1792 --; The Boy Who Snipped the Lock --; 1792-1802 --; A Gift in Gilleleje --; 1803-1812 --; Hair for Sale at Sotheby's --; 1813-1824 --; Che Guevara's Hair --; 1824-1826 --; Very Modern Microscopes --; 1826-1827. ; "Ludwig van Beethoven lay dying in 1827, a young musician named Ferdinand Hiller came to pay his respects to the great composer. In those days, it was customary to snip a lock of hair as a keepsake, and this Hiller did a day after Beethoven's death. By the time he was buried, Beethoven's head had been nearly shorn by the many people who similarly had wanted a lasting memento of the great man. Such was his powerful effect on all those who had heard his music. For a century, the lock of hair was a treasured Hiller family relic, and perhaps was destined to end up sequestered in a bank vault, until it somehow found its way to the town of Gilleleje, in Nazi-occupied Denmark, during the darkest days of the Second World War." ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Crown quarto. Pp. 107. Original printed wrappers, soiled and shabby, institutional stamps to cover and title. In good internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 005-4. ~ ~ NOTE: TOTAL REDUCTION SALE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrateur).

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Crown quarto. Pp. 107. Original printed wrappers, soiled and shabby, spine worn, institutional stamp to title. In good internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 005-4. ~ ~ NOTE: TOTAL REDUCTION SALE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrateur).

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 2005, Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing, with #1 Intact Number Line, FINE/FINE, 32 pages. 10.50x8.75x0.25 inches. Dust jacket is enclosed in a clear mylar cover. Interior Nice tight Clean . Chris Nichols (illustrateur).

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Fine unread condition white boards, dark brown spine and gold spine lettering contained in a near fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Wiley Cash; Author Dedication; Afterword and Acknowledgments. Illustrated with front and rear endpaper maps. Signed by the author with thick black Sharpie/marker on a Treasure Coast Literar y Society bookplate which is neatly affixed to the center of the half title page. "Gorgeous, gut-wrenching.I can think of no more relevant novel for our times." - Ben Fountain, author. "The author of the celebrated A Land More Kind Than Home returns with this eagerly awaited new novel inspired by actual events, a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression and injustice, with the emotional power of novels by Ron Rash and Dennis Lehane. Six days a week, Ella May Wiggins makes the two-mile trek to and from her job on the twelve-hour night shift at American Mill No. 2 in Bessemer City, North Carolina. Her husband has run off again, and she must keep her four children alive with whatever she can find. It's 1929, and the insular community expects the mill's owners to pay the workers less because they toil alongside African Americans like Violet, Ella May's best friend. While the dirty , hazardous job earns Ella May a paltry nine dollars a week, it's the only opportunity she has. When union leaflets begin circulating, Ella May has a rare taste of hope, a yearning for the better life the organizers promise. But the mill owners claims the union is a front for the communist menace sweeping across Europe, and they will resort to bloodshed to prevent workers from banding together. On the night of an important rally Ella May, weighing the costs of her long hours and the empty bellies of her children, makes up her mind to join the movement -- a decision that will have lasting consequences for all that she loves. Seventy-five years later, Ella May's daughter Lilly, now an elderly woman, tells her nephew about his grandmother and the events that transformed their family. Illuminating the most painful corners of their history , she reveals for the first time the tragedy that befell Ella May after that fateful union meeting. Intertwining myraid voiices, Wiley Cash brings to life the sorrow and bravery of the forgotten struggle of the labor movement in early twentieth-century America -- and pays tribute to the thousands of heroic women and men who risked their lives to win basic rights for all workers. Lyrical, heartbreaking, and haunting, this eloquent novel confirms Wiley Cash's place among our nation's finest writers." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Leon-Berman, Bonni (book design); Mustafa, Mumtaz (jacket design); Cash, Mallory Brady (author photograph) (illustrateur). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. As new condition blue cloth boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Richard Paul Evans; Acknowledgments; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote; Prologue; Epilogue and About the Author. Signed by the author, Richard Paul Evans, with thin blue ink on an author bookplate neatly affixed to the center of the blank first free front endpaper. " "Dearest Child, That I did not know you, my loss is greatest. Forgive me for the pain I have brought to those who love you. So gladly would I trade my sad life for your realm. Angel, watch over this little one." On a wintry October night a mysterious letter was left at the base of the angel monument which overlooks the grave of Andrea Parkin, the only child of David and MaryAnne Parkin. In The Letter, the unforgettable conclusion to the Christmas Box collection, Richard writes, "I discovered the letter in the winter of 1949 pressed between the pages of a diary that belonged to the child's father, and at first glance, I regarded it as of little consequence. It was only after I had read the diary that I learned of the letter's great significance and the events it set in motion." It is within the final pages of this beautiful novel that David and MaryAnne Parkin face love's greatest challenge. And in finding love's truest meaning, they learn the lessons that are echoed throughout the Christmas Box story." - from the rear outer jacket. "The Letter, the final book of the Christmas Box collection, is, most simply stated, the love story of David and MaryAnne Parkin. But it is also everyone's love story, for it is about the storms that all relationships must face when the blissful state of romance vanishes into one of real-life challenges and difficulties. We often forget that it is in the hard times that we truly see what is best in love as well as in life. Though love may be temporarily darkened, true love never gives in, or up. but holds tight to noble ideas, which transcend this earth and all time. The Letter is also about our pasts and our individual quests to discover who we are. In The Letter, David Parkin sets out on a journey to find his mother, a woman who abandoned him when he was a child. In truth, however, David is searching for himself as he seeks to free himself from the pain of her rejection and his fear that he was somehow unworthy of her love. In a sense, David's search is the same journey we are all pursuing. We are all seeking love. My hope is that you will feel what I felt as I wrote this book -- the divine nature of loyalty and the understanding of why we must share love whenever and wherever we can. One final note. I am saddened to finish the Christmas Box trilogy and to bid good-bye to the Parkin family. I do not know if I shall ever visit them again, but I am glad for this last story -- a story which I think is a fitting send-off for the characters I've grown to love. I hope that the message you find in their lives is meaningful to your own. And, most of all, that in reading the Christmas Box collection, you, and those with whom you share my books, will never be the same. With my love, Richard Paul Evans." - from the inner front jacket flap. Leon, Bonni (book design) (illustrateur). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition green linen boards with silver spine lettering contained in a near fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Richard Paul Evans; Acknowledgments; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote; Prologue; Epilogue; A Gift For My Readers; and About the Author. All pages are in very fine condition and the spine/binding is exceedingly tight and square (see photographs). Signed, inscribed, and dated (11-10-2000) by the author, Richard Paul Evans, with black pen on the full title page. "This is the love story of Michael Keddington and Faye Murrow, a love story that takes place not in seclusion but in the real world, with the challenges that all lovers must face. No relationship is an island: There are threads that bind us all and pull at our lives - the demands of family, of friends, of work, and social obligation. And there are times that the pull of those threads becomes greater than the strength of the relationship. In these times, no matter how much two people love each other, a relationship must grow strong or be torn apart. The Carousel is about whaqt happens when life doesn't turn out the way that we planned. Beyond a love story, it is about faith, loyalty, and sacrifice. My hope is that you, and those with whom you share this book, might find the message of this story meaningful and applicable to your own life. And that in some way you might feel changed. Sincerely, Richard Paul Evans" - from the inner front jacket flap. Leon-Berman, Bonni (book design); Manns, William (jacket photograph) (illustrateur). Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Crown octavo. Pp. 286. Original stiff wrappers printed in red, old shelf ticket to spine, old military institutional stamp to title. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 005-3. ~ ~ NOTE: TOTAL REDUCTION SALE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarto. Pp. 278. Illustrated throughout. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. Brand new. ~ FIRST EDITION. 006-5. ~ ~ NOTE: TOTAL REDUCTION SALE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrateur).

Paperback. Etat : Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Etat : New.