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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8,187 pgs. The fascinating, complex world of training stables and all that goes into the winning. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8,187 pgs. The fascinating, complex world of training stables and all that goes into the winning. More
Nashville: A.L. Burt. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 308 pgs, b&w frontispiece of Franklin. A neat old reprint of Franklin's autobiography. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
New York: Harper Collins, 2004. Reprint. Hardcover. 6 X 9, 590 pgs, sections of color photos. Franks' insider's account of the war on terrorism that has changed the world since September 11, 2001. More
Stowe-Day Foundatoin, 1977. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 16 pgs, b&w historical photos. Four postcards to a page. The illustrations are reproductions of cartes de visite from an album belonging to Henry Ward Beecher. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 309 pgs, index, sections of b&w historical photos. "Buffoon, glamour boy, ruthless bully - endowed with undisputed personal magnetism and a wily approach to German mass opinion - Hermann Goering began as Hitler's showpiece; ended as his scapegoat. Far more..... More
New York: Dial Press, 1971. Hardcover. 9 x 10 1/2, 198 pgs, b&w photos throughout. Introduction by Barnaby Conrad. An illustrated guide to the history, practice and art of the corrida, by a premier american matador. More
New York: Henry Holt, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 273 pgs. When a retired policeman spends an alcohol-filled evening with his girlfriend, a prostitute, he wakes up the next morning to find her murdered. Inspector Espinosa is convinced there's more to it than meets the eye..... More
Washington DC: Potomac Books, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 352 pgs, index, bibliography, notes, section of b&w photos. "A compelling read about a flamboyant rogue, THE MEINERTZHAGEN MYSTERY shows how recorded history sometimes reflects not what actually happened, but what we are told happened." More
New York: Enigma Books, 2004. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 237 pgs, index, notes, two sections of b&w historical photos. Mussolini's final actions and decisions to head either for the Alpine redoubt for a final battle or to some other destination seem out of character, according to the author. But the..... More
New York: Julian Messner, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 217 pgs, index, b&w illustrations. Jack London's life story: color and excitement and dogged determination that overcame all obstacles of poverty. Ex-library. More
Queensbury, NY: Gates Publishing Co., 1999. Second edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 275 pgs, index, newspaper clipping reproductions throughout. Covers the people, towns and events around the greater Lake George region and beyond from historical newspaper articles between 1899 and 1917. More
New York: Henry Holt, 2007. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 273 pgs. A set of stories set inside the four wals of a hospital that end up telling us something unforgettable about the world outside. More
New York: Doubleday, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 276 pgs. A novel about a small band of Americans who fought under Marlborough. More
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010. First printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 288 pgs, index, bibliography, notes. A thorough and entertaining history with accounts and anecdotes from legionnaires in their own words. More
Mexico: Offset Vilar y Trillas, 1950. Paperback. 6 1/2 x 5, 32 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. All about bullfighting. More
New York: Villard Books, 1989. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 250 pgs. Grizzard's twelfth collection of outrageous writings, he's one unusual American with a whole lot to say about the things that vex us all: like Rice Krispies, funeral preaching, news that's unfit to print (or even think about..... More
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1928. Hardcover. 5 x 7, 235 pgs. Second in the "Phantom Series" of early 20th century children's mysteries. More
Helena, MT: Falcon Publishing, 2008. Third edition. Trade Paperback. 6 x 9, 358 pgs, b&w photos and maps. An introduction to hiking Arizona's diverse & spectacular backcountry - from nationally famous regions like the Grand Canyon to little-known (and uncrowded) areas. Detailed and reliable. More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 592 pgs, index. The biography of a nation from Charlemagne to De Gaulle. More
New York: Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 226 pgs. A novel with wrenching emotional moments chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotion. The effect is dazzling, making for a novel that is deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose..... More
New York: Cowles Book Company, Inc., 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 253 pgs. Articles by famous authors on bullfighting. Introduction by Barnaby Conrad. Articles by John Steinbeck, James Michener, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Graves, and more. More
New York: Dutton, 1948. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 317 pgs. Paul Kent was a new young pastor. When someone who had confessed to him is found dead under circumstances pointing to murder he feels its his civic duty to see that justice is done. More