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Hard Back. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition First Printing Stated. 338 Pages Indexed. Dust jacket price $25 is unclipped. Most Americans eat genetically modified food on a daily basis. Yet many of us are barely aware that we're eating something that has been altered. Food labels do not inlude information on ingredients that have been genetically modified, and the subject has received surprisingly little media coverage. Even as genetically engineered foods spread throughout America, most consumers abroad have refused to eat them. Opposition to genetically engineered food is now beginning to surface in the United States, where biotechnology is becoming a major issue for the new century. Here is the story of how these new foods, most of which are engineered either to produce or to withstand heavy doses of pesticides, quietly entered America's food supply. The author explores the potential of this new technology to enhance nutrition and cut farmers' expenses. She also reveals the porcess by which regulatory agencies decided to allow the biotechnology industry to sell its products without first submitting them to thorough testing for possible long-term threats to consumer health and the environment. Hart has talked to scientists, farmers, industry memebers, and activists, and she has gained unprecedented access to the inner chambers of the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration, where the crucial decisions have been made to allow these foods into our stores. Combining a balanced perspective with a sense of urgency, this is a revelatory guide to a subject of paramount importance.…

Hardcover. First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows a faint smudge at the bottom edge and a couple of faint stains at the bottom edge of the front pastedown endpaper; the binding shows very slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows a crease at the upper corner of the inside front flap; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, while no longer pistine, remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 384pp. Hardback with DJ. …

Hardcover. First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of light use: moderate spine lean; else minimal wear; two small spots at the lower front panel; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 258pp. Hardback with DJ. "Surveillance" is a deftly and humanely worked out story of post-millenial Seattle. I found particular pleasure in the fact that it flouts a rule strictly enforced in writing workshops and book groups across the county (not to mention in the minds of people who think that Hollywood actually produces art): "Surveillance" fails to conclusively conclude. I could make an argument that the conclusion is rather too conclusive, but let me simply say that the events of the ending are rather too possible for those of us on the West Coast. They are also are in key with some of the atmospherics along the way, and so document to a degree the worries of the liberal imagination in these times. Until the ending, Surveillance quite skillfully inhabits the world of the "well-made novel", weaving four (and more) stories together gracefully, each of which changes perspective on the topic as whole. Particularly impressive is the portrait of Alida, Lucy Bengstrom's eleven-year old daughter, who is individual enough to stay in the mind, but with nary a speck of preciousness. But it is in the portrait of Lucy that "Surveillance" succeeds the most. "Waxwings" was mostly the story of a professor with an age and opinions close to Raban's, but Lucy is a 50 something single mother whose certainties and confusions ring true. Ultimately, each of the major character is compelling and treated sympathetically. There is dread in "Surveillance" and dis-ease, but the reason for it is deep-seated, suggested rather than discussed.…

Hardcover. First Edition (1999); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows light smudging and soiling to the outside edges of the text block; a single page has been dog-eared at the upper corner tip; slight spine lean; two small scuffs at the front panel; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and several minor, unobtrusive flaws. The DJ shows moderate rubbing to the panels; light wear to extremities, with a half-inch split at the upper corner of the front panel; the price has not been clipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches). 477 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 14 ounces. Hardback with DJ. First Edition (1999); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof. Very good uncorrected bound galley, green wraps with black lettering and decoration to front/back covers and spine. Interior clean and unmarked throughout. Some fading of covers at edges. One small stain on front cover to the right of title. Uncreased spine.…

Hardcover. First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows a very faint wrinkle at the inside corner of the lower front flap; else flawless; price unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 275pp. Hardback with DJ. It takes a lot for a new writer to break into the crowded genre of British police procedurals. Even a good story may not be enough. But a good story with a badly damaged-but-redeemable Detective Chief Inspector might just do the trick. In this case, the damage is a doozie! DCI Mark Lapslie has just been called back from "indefinite sick leave" because he has a form of synaesthesia that causes him to taste sounds, e.g., his sergeant's voice tastes to him like lemon with a hint of grapefruit, but the voices of his children made him sick. And the voices of his colleagues at the busy station house taste like uncooked meat. Thus, he lives alone in as much silence as he can manage. He is called back to work in a last-ditch attempt to see if there is any way to create a useful place for him on the force before putting him on permanent leave. And he lands in the middle of a strange series of deaths of lonely old women. Coincidence? Murder? Serial killer? One leads to another and Lapslie and his sergeant always seem to be just a step behind. And the question nags: "Could a woman really visit so many horrors on these sweet, abandoned souls?" It makes you want to call up your elderly aunts and grandmothers to make sure they're OK and haven't been befriended by any overly solicitous do-gooders! I really like Lapslie and Co. and the writing is crisp, with a fine pace. Make no mistakes, though. This is also a tough murder mystery and not-so-nice things happen to presumably undeserving people. This is a good first mystery in what looks like a promising series. …

Paperback. First Edition Thus in USA [1986], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. viii, 311 pages. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus in USA [1986], so stated.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S23.00) DUST JACKET.CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT.; COPPER spine titles on black hard covers.WHITE ENDPAPERS.WHITE titles on BLACK DUST JACKET SHOWING BACK OF PERSON WEARING BLACK COAT.1X3"AUTHOR PHOTO BACK FLAP; RISBERG, MIA BOOK DESIGN; 233pg pages; A STRANGE , BEAUTIFUL NOVEL.UNCOMPROMISING WRITER. 1827, and, in a remote hut high on the plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, an illiterate Irishman, and ex-convict and bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other is the police officer who has been sent to supervise the hanging. As the night wears on, the two men share memories and uncover unlikely connections between their lives. First American Edition,1p; 246897531 pt line. Illustrated by ANDERSON, MARJORIE JACKET DESIGN (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book's binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 304 pages. Hardback with DJ. What does landscape mean to us? How does it shape our sense of "rootedness" to place and connection to community? Can that sense and that connection enrich us in the same manner as having knowledge of our familial lineage? Landscape historian John Warfield Simpson sets out to answer these questions by following the journey of the great conservationist John Muir from his homeland along the North Sea coast in East Lothian County, Scotland, to his family's adopted home in the fields and forests of Marquette County, Wisconsin. Along the way he discovers much about himself; and we, in turn, can learn much about ourselves. In 1849 the Muirs immigrated from East Lothian to the wilds of central Wisconsin in search of religious and economic opportunity. What concept of land did they and millions of others from the Old World leave behind, and what did they find in their New World homes? Simpson physically retraces the Muirs' journey, as he delves into the meaning and importance of place. He speaks with estate owners and tenant farmers in Scotland who have centuries-long ties to the land they own or work; to Wisconsin farmers for whom one hundred years measures a profound connection to place; and to Native Americans working to reclaim the land they lost to white pioneers like the Muirs and to the author's own Scottish ancestors. Among all of these people Simpson discovers a powerful link between personal and communal history, and a deep connection to the land on which they have been played out. Time and history, landscape and community, are tightly intertwined, Simpson learns. Roots matter, he discovers, in his adopted home of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland. First Edition [2002]; First Printing indicated.…

Hardcover. First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Near Fine in Very Good+. DJ: Book shows front corners slightly bumped; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows spine may be very slightly sunned- still bright and quite legible; hints of edgewear; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 316pp. Hardback with DJ. This is a terrific book and should have a new edition. The interviews are wonderful and Miller is not only a unique stage director for theater and opera but a fine interviewer as well. The Geertz interview is worth the price of the book. The other interviews are essential reading for people interested in Miller's unique views on theater and life. I've used it for years in my teaching and my study of character. Each of the interviews are interesting and unique.as unique as Miller's view of the works for the stage have been over the years. They ought to bring out a second edition if nothing else, to keep these excellent interviews available in the world. This is a must for people of the stage and opera world and it's a big help for an approach to Indigenous Art as well. (See the Geertz Interview). …

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition.. VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; DEEP RED & WHITE titles on glossy BLUE paper covers showing POPULAR CROWD AT PUBLIC HANGING.much jovial & comic behaviour. ; 352 pages. Illustrated by Hogarth cover art"Idle Prentice execution tyburn" (illustrateur). …

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION". VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, bright.neat name ep "T. James Young".else very nice. ; White titles on glossy black paper covers showing well dressed man with hunting dogs (man in black) ; 313 pages; notorious Black Act of 1723 introduced the death penalty for many new offenses, some as trivial as deer stalking in disguise at night, cutting down young trees, and writing threatening letters. Illustrated by 17 art ilusts. (illustrateur).…

black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. , not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition so stated. illustrated title pg. xxxii+363p. 16 pages of glossy full color plates. 22 b&w illustrations. 5 b&w maps. genealogical trees. notes. manuscript sources. acknowl. index. world history. biography. caribbean history. british empire. history of the 18th century. british east india company. seven years war. history of india. sultan of morocco. ~ This IS A BOOK ABOUT A WORLD IN A LIFE. Conceived in Jamaica and possibly of mixed race, Elizabeth Marsh (1735~1785) traveled farther and was more intimately affected by developments across the globe than the vast majority of men. She was the first woman to publish in English on Morocco, and the first to carry out extensive explorations in eastern and southern India. A creature of multiple frontiers, she spent time in London, Menorca, Rio de Janeiro, and the Cape of Africa. She speculated in Florida land, was caught up in the French and Indian War, was linked to voyages to the Pacific, and was enmeshed as victim or owner in three different systems of slavery. She was also a crucial part of far larger histories. Marsh's experiences would have been impossible without her links to the Royal Navy, the East India Company, imperial warfare, and widening international trade. To this extent, her career illumines shifting patterns of Western power and overseas aggression. Yet the unprecedented expansion of connections across continents occurring during her lifetime also ensured that her ideas and personal relationships were shaped repeatedly by events and people beyond Europe: by runaway African slaves; Indian weavers and astronomers; Sephardic Jewish traders; and the great Moroccan sultan, Sidi Muhammad, who schemed to entrap her. Many biographies remain constrained by a national framework, while global histories are often impersonal. By contrast, in this dazzling and original book, Linda Colley moves repeatedly and questioningly between vast geopolitical transformations and the intricate detail of individual lives. This is a global biography for our globalizing times. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Yellow boards with brown spine. Gold colored spine print. Red and white wallpaper type pattern endpapers. Bottom spine end has light crushing. Last page (227) has three small orange pen marks on it. Otherwise sound and unmarked. 227 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped ($ 24.95). …

Hardbound. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. (1st American edition). Narrow band of fading on bottom edge of blue cloth cover. Jacket has faint wear along edges and a shallow crease on the inside back flap. Dust spotting to edges of pages. 327 pages. originally published in Swedish as Rapport Fran Medelsvensk Stad: Vasteras. The twelve Swedes who tell their stories in this book give a more realistic picture of a Middle Way that failed. they include retired, middle-aged and younger persons who have spent their lives at all kinds of common labor: farmers, housewives, fishermen, lumberjacks, maids, truckers, and factory workers. Emergening from the collective biography is a remarkalble history of twentieth-century Sweden- the story of rubanization and modernization, from the viewpoint of working people who are traditionally suspicious of bureaucracies and the bigwigs who make the decisions. Slowly, Kallberg feels, this basic distrust is turning to rebellion, for while the standard of living has risen rapidly, inequalities in Sweden have remained, or grown worse.…

Hardcover with DJ. Etat : Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition (1995) ; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in a Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the front board slightly bowed; the mildest shelf-rubbing to the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. The DJ shows the price clipped; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 16mo. (6.25 x 6.25 x 0.5 inches) . Beautifully illuminated with drawings and full-color paintings by noted artist Mary Frank. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Terry Tempest Williams (born 8 September 1955) , is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work focuses on social and environmental justice issues ranging from ecology and the protection of public lands and wildness, to women's health, to exploring our relationship to culture and nature. She writes in the genre of creative nonfiction and the lyrical essay. This might best be described as "eco-erotica". Simple, tasteful line drawings of nudes by Mary Frank accompanied by texts by Terry Tempest Williams which celebrate the four elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water). All written from the perspective of the canyon country of Utah. A visceral, haunting, beautiful stream of consciousness aria. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 62 pages. Illustrated by Mary Frank (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. first edition,1p; 246897531 pt line. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S27.50) DUST JACKET.CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT.APPEARS TO BE NEW.; gold spine titles on black hard covers.Gold & silver titles on bright white DUST JACKET.white endpapers. ; 528 pages.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Light blue paper wrapped boards with silver spine print. Spine ends lightly crushed. Tight, sound and unmarked. 279 pages. Dust jacket has pictorial on front panel with blue and red print. In mylar. Not price-clipped ($23.00).…

Hardcover. First Edition USA [1968], so stated. The first fifty-eight pages show scattered, very neat PENCIL UNDERLINING. Else, Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book, except of course for the underlining, is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows indications of careful use: mild overall rubbing; a small chip at the top of the rear panel; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. A lovely book in a moderately used DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 310 pages. First Edition USA [1968], so stated. Hardback with DJ.…

Hardcover. First Edition USA [1976], so stated. First Edition USA [1976], so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: The Book shows moderate shelving wear to the lower extremities; just a hint of wear to the upper corner tips; the front board is ever so slightly lifted; a faint wrinkle at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ shows some superficial scratches at the lower corner of the front panel; the price has been clipped; mild wear along the top edges of the panels. Rermains attractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.15 x 0.85 inches). ix, 194 pages. 198 duotone plates. Language: English. Weight: 19.4 ounces. Black cloth over boards with crimson titles at the backstrip and a crimson "Goya" across the front panel. Hardback with DJ. Goya (1746-1828), a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker, is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This book closely analyzes the Caprichos and Disasters of War, examining his satire and the how the contradictions between reason and unreason were a part of his time. B/w Illustrations (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows barely discernible indications of shelving at the bottom edge of the boards; several faint flecks of foxing at the top and bottom of the quarter cloth at the top and bottom edges; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ price faint toning to the white background field of the rear panel; mild rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 239pp. Hardback with DJ. In this timely book William Ryan, author of Blaming the Victim, analyzes how and why the "vulnerable majority" of Americans, though "created equal," lives under the permanent and shaming threat of inequality. While noting that we formally exalt equality in such documents as the Declaration of Independence and even in everyday expressions about fair play, equal opportunity, and the common good, Ryan graphically shows how we nevertheless "play the game" in various spheres of public life by rules that divide people into winners and losers, superior and inferior rules that, in short, institutionalize inequality. A critique of this inhospitable system of beliefs, Equality also suggests that the foundations of true equality are not alien to the American tradition.…

Red-violet cloth. Etat : VG+/in price clipped VG dj. in price clipped VG dj. 374pp. 16 pages of photographs + chapter line drawings by Gun Kessle. Translated from the Swedish by Maurice Michael.

PAPER BACK RED/BLACK/WHIT. Etat : GOOD. FIRST ED. General wear: crease in spine, previously bent corner, previous owner markings, highlighting and sticky notes throughout DATE PUBLISHED: 1997 EDITION: FIRST ED 418.

Hardcover. First Edition [1970]; First Printing indicated by a number line beginning with '2', as was Random House standard practice. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows only a former bookdealer's rubber-stamped logo at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; the price is unclipped, but there are two creases near the upper corner of the inside flap; mylar-protected. No longer pristine, but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xi, 396 pages. Hardback with DJ. First Edition [1970]; First Printing indicated.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 375 pgs, endpaper maps, Stated first printing. Blue cloth with gilt titled spine and cover decoration. With dust jacket as issued. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Covers lightly rubbed and soiled. Interior pages are clean and tight. Unclipped DJ is rubbed, now in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Continuation of the author's story of ancient times and lands, here through the story of Alexander from youth to his succession of his murdered father, King Philip of Macedon.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Firsr. Lt. blue cl. blue star, lines on cover; red & white lettering on backstr. Dj. unclipped. 404pp. Nice copy.

Hardcover. First Edition (2007); so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a couple of small, very faint smudges at the rear free endpaper and the binding leans slightly off secure, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of very minor flaws. No longer quite pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a half-inch superficial slit near the upper corner of the rear panel; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected (the mylar shows some rubbing). Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.35 x 0.95 inches). x, 205 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. First Edition (2007); so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof. Near fine softcover, pictorial wraps. Clean and unmarked throughout. Uncreased spine, sharp corners. Light surface wear to covers. A nice copy.

Hardcover. First Edition [1993]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only the mildest rubbing to the lamination of the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The 5" wrap-around DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. 173 pages. "I Believe My Own Eyes" CD included in sealed envelope affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Decorated Endpapers. Adapted for the Stage by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff. Profusely illustrated with Photographs in Color by Peter Cunningham. Designed by Thomas K. Walker. Edited by Rita D. Jacobs. Produced by Kardana Productions and Grat/x. Hardback with DJ. First Edition [1993]; First Printing indicated.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 401pp. Black boards with bright gilt title on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. "In an intense novel that defends Creole idenity." A novel.