boston little brown and co 1989 (28 results)

Paperback. Condition: VG-. Paperback. VG-. 249pp. Writing edges only, wear extremities, light soiling.

First Edition. The dj is lightly shelf worn. Two tiny closed tears to the head of the dj spine. Rubbing to the edges of the dj. The internal pages are clean and FN, the binding is tight. A solid copy.

First Edition. Used. Minor and light shelf wear to cover. This is minimal. Internal pages FN and clean. Binding is tight. A solid copy w/ some lovely photographs.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Hard Cover. VG/VG. ISBN:0316809039. pp. 180, illus.,rubbing, remainder mark on bottom edge, lightly soiled edges, corners lightly bumped, dj: rubbing, corner creasing.

8vo. xi, 371 pages with index, discography and notes. Photographs. Very good in a very good dustwrapper.

First Printing Hardbound VG-/Fair., DJ Bob Graham, illus. 8vo, Unpaginated, Light wear to covers. DJ is damaged with several large tears. DJ is not price clipped. ISBN:0-316-32321-7.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. 1st. ISBN:0-316-09206-1. 452pp. Index, Notes, Illus. Owner's name FEP, wear boards, DJ: rubbing, wear extremities.

4to. 181, [1] pp. 100s of illusts., some in colour, diagrams. Colour-illust. softcvrs, NF. First ediiton.

First Printing Hardbound Good+. Bob Graham, illus. 8vo, Unpaginated, No DJ. General wear. Prev. owne'rs gift inscription on inside front cover. ISBN:0-316-32313-6.

First Printing Hardbound VG-. 8vo oblong, Unpaged., No DJ. General wear. ISBN:0-316-90511-9.

blue & grey 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. old bookplate with name erased inside front cover, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition so stated. first printing (#1 in # line). illustrated frontis. & title pg. xv+286p. chronology. 2 b&w maps. notes. bibliography. index. world history. jewish history. middle east history. ottoman empire. british empire. byzantine empire. roman empire. ~ "Elon' s Jerusalem is a contemplation of the fabled city which for the Western mind is as much dream as stone. It is both a learned book and a charming one . Elon places us before a veritable many~layered mountain of myth and history, a compressed symbol of our most sublime aspirations along with our most disgusting, hatefully brainless excursions into religious bigotry and fratricide. It is a book as complex and surprising as the city itself." ~Arthur Miller. ~ In Jerusalem: City of Mirrors, the renowned Israeli writer Amos Elon has created a unique interpretative biography of Jerusalem. Using a variety of perspectives ~ historical, cultural, religious, geographical, political ~ he paints a richly diverse and profound portrait of a place central both to the history of Western civilization and to the Western world today. Unlike most ancient cities, Jerusalem has survived to the twentieth century, and no other city's past is so alive in its present. The holy locus of three religions ~ Judaism, Islam, and Christianity~Jerusalem is strikingly heterogeneous. But this diversity has often caused bitter strife: as different religions have dominated Jerusalem over the centuries, the city has continually been home to warring faiths and factions. These patterns of embattlement from Jerusalem's history are still evoked daily within the city. A cruel city, a city of strife ~Arab versus Jew, orthodox versus secular, tradition versus change ~ in Jerusalem today the Wars of Religion continue under a different name. The holy city forms an intrinsic part of Jerusalem, one that has attracted the peoples of the world to its gates. But Jerusalem is a world center in other respects. East meets West: different civilizations ~ Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, Britons, Jordanians, Israelis, and Palestinians ~ have sought control of the city over the centuries. Nearly all have claimed Jerusalem as their own sacred site and symbol. The religious fervor that has traditionally fueled conflict has become inseparable from intense nationalistic passions. Even today, young Palestinians armed with slingshots take aim at police cars from the same walls that the Romans scaled in AD 70, and the Crusaders in 1099. For Amos Elon,Jerusalem exists as a city not only in physical form ~ which he also evokes here in all its aspects, changing and enduring, lovely and different ~ but most of all as a symbol, or rather as many different symbols for different peoples and exiles. Each group, each culture, every individual who has ever known the city holds his or her own image of Jerusalem. The conflicting images reflect one another and the past, makingJerusalem what it is: a city of mirrors. Drawing on the works of ancient and contemporary writers, on biblical texts, but most of all on his own informed impressions and perceptive interpretations, Amos Elon analyzes Jerusalem's powerful hold on the world's imagination and evokes the passion, controversy, and violence the city has aroused over the centuries. Beautifully and lucidly written, Jerusalem: City of Mirrors is crucial to understanding Jerusalem today~the most sensitive and potentially the most dangerous focal point of the seemingly never~ending Middle Eastern conflict.

8.75 X 11.25" (oblong) in green cloth. Book: VG or better condition. Jacket: Small tear top corner back, chipping, base of spine, a little dulled from handling - about G++. Step-by-step guidance and some graet ideas make this one of the best interior decorating books around. Very useful.

Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped along top and bottom edges. 408 pages.

Hardcover first edition - First printing. A collection of eleven short stories by this award-winning author. 204 pp. Fine in a fine dustjacket.

Cloth. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. 143 pages including epilogue and list of illustrations. Every page is illustrated with beautiful color photography.

VG+/VG+. Book of the Month Club edition. Reissue with new introduction by Stephen King tipped in. Page edges lightly sunned. Spine square, tight. One page has tiny bottom edge crease. Very bright, tight, clean copy.

Stated First Edition; 4to.; illustrated glossy stiff wraps, softcover; 224 pages; black and white and color illustrations; very good.

8vo, 294pp. A very good paperback copy. Previous owner's bookplate. . Inscribed by the author.

Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. 1st. 182 color illustrations. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.

4to, 126pp, colour illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Previous owner's name, slight musty odour.

1st ed 1prtng. A rich range of voices, textures and invention set in the last moments of World War II a uniquely Americaan vision of our times Inscribed by author on title page "Lynn Center 1989 - For Chuck and Diana - Our newest friends! With all best wishes WD Wetherell". "Chuck" was a reference to Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author. VG in G DJ (back dj flap creased at bottom).

Cloth in Dj. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo Hard Cover. First Edition. 358 pages, cloth, dj, very good. 1st edition. From the dj: 'Not since 1929 has America witnessed as dramatic a concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few as is now occurring in our country This concentration has reached the point where more than a third of the nation's wealth is held by just one percent of the population. . . Vance Packard, an author who is internationally recognized for his provocative investigations of trends in modern society, seeks answers to these questions by interviewing thirty men and women with an average net worth of $330 million. Those he spoke with include Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul, June Hunt, evangelist daughter of H.L. Hunt, Edward Bass, venture capitalist, and Laszlo Tauber, a surgeon, . . . Packard's interviews and his wider research thus ultimately lead him to a unique and powerfully reasoned prescription for change inour reward system.'.

Trade Paperback. Very Good. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. Large Octavo. Corners on front cover are turned up a little bit. A couple of tiny stains on fore and top edges of text.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Thick 8vo. 537 pp. Publisher's original binding. Publisher's Advance Review Copy with material(s) laid in. INSCRIBED to author and reviewer Bill (Starr) on the title page by Malone: "Again thanks for all your support." This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ. Inscribed by Author(s).

fine/fine. One of the most beautiful books done on the actress. Illus. w. 104 large duotone photos + 48 in color. Also inclds. interview. 1st Am. ed. Binding is oversz. cl.dj. Book.

Hard Cover in Dj. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 8vo, 261 pp. including index --black cloth spine,red boards -- gilt lettering bright on spine -- , two photo sections. DJ glossy black, color-illustration of Vlad on front, gold and red illustrated portrait on back -- "Dracula, Prince of Many Faces reveals the extraordinary life and times of the infamous Vlad Dracula of Romania (1431 - 1476), nicknamed the Impaler. Dreaded by his enemies, emulated by later rulers".