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To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account
Bellow, Saul
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Viking Book Club Edition
1976 Very Good Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket. Top edge stained green. Bottom edge emainder mark - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and otherwise unmarked. DJ with mild edge wear with tiny chips and tears; in a clear protective cover. An account of the author's sojourn in Israel. ISRAEL,WRITERS,AUTHORS,BIOGRAPHY,MEMOIRS Book #1584 |
US$6.00 |
Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame
Brooks, Victoria (edit.)
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GreatestEscapes.com Publishing
2000 ISBN: 0965217191 Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Whether you're an armchair traveler or a seasoned globetrotter, this unique tour through the lives of some of the world's most noteworthy writers will enchant you and provide practical information and tips with a literary spin on many of the most exotic and must-see destinations on the planet. Illustrated. BIOGRAPHY,WRITERS,HEMINGWAY,YEATS,CHATWIN,LAWRENCE,RAND Book #6815 |
US$10.00 |
A Field Guide to America's History
Brownstone, Douglass L.
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Facts on File 1984
ISBN: 0871966220 Near Fine Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket. A trace of bottom edge spotting - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with slight edge wear and a tiny chip; in a clear protective cover. Tour America's back roads and villages in search of its past. Illustrated. AMERICAN HISTORY,ARCHITECTURE,ANTIQUES,RAILROADS Book #4232 |
US$10.50 |
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
Bryson, Bill
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HarperPerennial 1990
ISBN: 0060920084 New Unread Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. An unsparing and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America's heartland and his search for the perfect small town. BIOGRAPHY,MEMOIRS,UNITED STATES,SMALL TOWNS Book #4575 |
US$12.00 |
Desiring Italy
Cahill, Susan (edit.)
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Fawcett Columbine First Edition
1997 ISBN: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. For centuries Italy has been many things to many people. In this brilliant anthology and traveler's companion, twenty-eight first-rate women writers reveal why the land that is the heart and soul of European civilization is so seductive to women. TRAVEL,ESSAYS,WOMEN'S ISSUES,WOMEN’S STUDIES,VENICE,FLORENCE,ROME Book #3989 |
US$10.50 |
The Place Within: Portraits of the American Landscape by Twenty Contemporary American Writers
Daynard, Jodi (edit.)
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W.W. Norton First Edition
1996 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. Several tiny bottom edgespots. DJ in a clear protective cover. AMERICA,UNITED STATES,ESSAYS Book #1735 |
US$12.50 |
Strange Lands and Friendly People
Douglas, William O.
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Harper & Brothers First
Edition 1951 ISBN: Very Good Hardcover in no Dustjacket. Mild edge/corner wear and slight bumping of boards. Book is tight,bright and unmarked. Accounts of the Supreme Court Justice's travels through the Middle East and India. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Maps on endpapers. Illustrated. MIDDLE EAST,INDIA,SUPREME COURT,ADVENTURE,EXPLORATION Book #1024 |
US$12.50 |
All of Ancient Rome: Then and Now
Editorial Staff
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Casa Editrice Bonechi (Florence)
English Edition 1988 ISBN: Fine Oversized Softcover. Stiff paper pictorial wraps. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Ancient and present-day Rome related in text and many rich color photographs. ROMAN EMPIRE,ANCIENT ROME,CLASSICAL ROME,ANCIENT HISTORY,ARCHITECTURE Book #4096 |
US$27.50 |
All Rome (English Edition)
Editorial Staff
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Bonechi-Edizioni First Edition
1989 ISBN: Near Fine Tall Softcover in stiff paper wraps. Previous owner's name and date written on front endpaper - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and otherwise unmarked. Forums - Churches - Museums - Monuments - Fountains - The Vatican - The Sistine Chapel - Tivoli - Ostia Antica. 342 color photos. Laid in folding map. ROMA,ITALY,ITALIA,VATICAN,SISTINE CHAPEL,TIVOLI,ROMAN EMPIRE,CLASSICAL WORLD, CLASSICAL HISTORY,ANCIENT HISTORY Book #5017 |
US$12.95 |
Travels with Lizbeth
Eighner, Lars
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St. Martin's 1993
ISBN: Fair Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket. Book has staining of top board edges and mild upper edge spotting. It is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with a small, closed corner tear; now nicely held in a clear protective cover. The author's account of three years of homelessness on America's streets and roads. BIOGRAPHY,HOMELESSNESS,HOMELESS,UNITED STATES,SOUTHWEST,AUSTIN,CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES,HOLLYWOOD,TUCSON,ADVENTURE,EXPLORATION Book #3427 |
US$6.50 |
Obersalzberg before and after the destruction: The Biography of the Third Reich
Fabritius, Silvia
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Verlag Silvia Fabritius
ISBN: Very Good Tall Softcover in stiff paper wraps. Previous owner's name and date and several lines underlined on front endpaper. Slight edge wear of wraps. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and otherwise unmarked. Many unique color and B&W photographs of Hitler, other leaders of the Third Reich and of historical landmarks associated with Nazi Germany. THIRD REICH,NAZI GERMANY,HITLER,TWENTIETH CENTURY,GERMAN HISTORY,WORLD WAR II Book #5019 |
US$27.50 |
The Chinese: Portrait of a People
Fraser, John
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Summit 1980 ISBN: Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The author was the Peking Bureau Chief for the Toronto Globe and Mail. Illustrated. CHINA,ASIA,TIBET,CHINESE COMMUNISM,PEKING,JOURNALISM,ADVENTURE,EXPLORATION Book #2631 |
US$13.50 |
Gilbert and Sullivan’s London
Goodman, Andrew
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Faber and Faber 2000
ISBN: 0571200168 New Unread Oversized Trade Paperback. Unmarked. By moving in and around London, backwards and forwards in time, Andrew Goodman unfolds the story of the most astonishing partnership in the history of British musical entertainment against the authentic background of the era in which it flourished. Forwards by Mike Leigh and Sir Charles Mackerras. Well illustrated. BRITISH HISTORY,MUSIC HISTORY,OPERETTAS,COMPOSERS Book #7439 |
US$20.00 |
Paris To The Moon
Gopnik, Adam
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Random House 2000
ISBN: 0965013813 Fine Trade Paperback. Corner creasing of one leaf. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The chronicle of an American writer's lifelong infatuation with Paris. MEMOIRS,FRANCE,FRENCH CULTURE,FRENCH SOCIETY Book #6792 |
US$8.00 |
Windsor Castle - Official Guide
Grimwood, Shelley (edit.)
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Pitkin Pictorials 1992
ISBN: Fine Tall Softcover in stiff paper wraps. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Beautifully illustrated. ENGLAND,BRITAIN,UNITED KINGDOM,ROYALS,BRITISH ROYALTY,ROYAL FAMILY,CASTLES Book #5020 |
US$9.95 |
Big Muddy: Down the Mississippi Through America's Heartland
Hall, B. C. and C. T. Wood
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Dutton First Edition
1992 ISBN: Near Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Bottom edge remainder mark - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and otherwise unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. "Wide in scope and irresistibly appealing, this vibrant cultural commemoration of America's greatest river is a worthy successor to Mark Twain's landmark book and a powerful social, political, and environmental portrait of a uniquely American experience." Illustrated. MISSISSIPPI RIVER,MISSISSIPPI DELTA,MIDWEST,AMERICAN RIVERS,RIVERS,ADVENTURE,EXPLORATION Book #2698 |
US$14.00 |
Pilgrimages: A Guide to the Holy Places of Europe for Today's Traveler
Higgins, Paul Lambourne
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Prentice-Hall First Edition
1984 ISBN: 0136761550 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. If you're a sightseer who loves to track down ancient churches and other religious sites, Pilgrimages will be an ideal starting point for a journey to the holy places of Europe. RELIGION,CHRISTIANITY,CHURCHES,CATHEDRALS,ABBEYS,RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE,EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE Book #4255 |
US$9.50 |
Chateaux of the Loire
Lannion, Philippe
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Arthaud ISBN: Near Fine Softcover. Pictorial wraps with slight separation in front gutter but book remains tight and bright. Slight edge and corner wear of wraps. Richly illustrated with color and B&W photos and a map. CASTLES,FRANCE,ADVENTURE,EXPLORATION Book #1350 |
US$10.00 |
Blue Highways: A Journey Into America
Least Heat Moon, William
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Little,Brown Book Club Edition
1982 ISBN: Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The author's first and classic book. Illustrated with drawings by the author. ADVENTURE,EXPLORATION Book #1680 |
US$8.00 |
Under the Tuscan Sun
Mayes, Frances
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Broadway Books 1997
ISBN: 0767900383 Near Fine Trade Paperback. Previous owner’s name whited-out on reverse of front wrap - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Frances Mayes - widely published poet, gormet cook, and travel writer - opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. BIOGRAPHY,TUSCANY,ITALY,ITALIAN CULTURE,COOKERY,ITALIAN CUISINE Book #7136 |
US$4.00 |
Cities
McGreevy, John (edit.)
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Clarkson N. Potter First Edition
1991 ISBN: 0517544695 Fine Tall (quarto) Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Cities weaves together a fascinating text with more than 200 magnificent photographs to capture the deeply personal ties of thirteen world-famous writers, actors and musicians to the cities that helped shape their lives. BIOGRAPHY,JERUSALEM,LONDON,DUBLIN,ROME,ATHENS,CHICAGO,LENINGRAD,NEW YORK,GLASGOW, TORONTO,BERLIN,SYDNEY,STOCKHOLM Book #6493 |
US$24.00 |
