Practical Shell Developing
Simmons-Boardman Pub, January 1941. Hardcover.
Results
Proust: Collection genies et realites
Hachette, 1965. Hardcover. 289 pages. Text in French. Writings by various contributors about the French novelist Marcel Proust. Illustrated with many black-and-white photo reproductions and with tipped-in color plates. Near fine in a near fine printed acetate dust jacket. Endpapers illustrated.
What If It's Us
HarperTeen, May 2020. Trade Paperback. A new copy. A New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller! Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera combine their talents in this smart, funny, heartfelt collaboration about two very different boys who can't decide if the universe is pushing them.....
Hundreds of Things a Boy Can Make: A Hobby Book for Boys of All Ages
W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, (n.d. but 1930s?). Hardcover. 160 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a moderately sun-faded spine. Uncommon in jacket.
Kosmos: A Portrait of the Russian Space Age
Princeton Architectural Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 176 pages. 11-3/8 by 9-3/4. Photo reproductions depicting 'the invisible men and the secret masters behind the Soviet space exploration' -- from the essay. Images printed in color, one per page, sometimes recto only. Notes on the photos are cataloged in a 9-page.....
Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
Penguin Press, March 2016. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction One of America's great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court's infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of "undesirable" citizens the law of the land In.....
The New Queer Conscience (Pocket Change Collective)
Penguin Workshop, June 2020. Trade Paperback. A new copy. A 2021 Sydney Taylor Notable Book "The new manifesto for how we as queer people could and should navigate the world. It's the holding hand I never had--but wish I did."--Troye Sivan, Golden Globe nominated-singer, songwriter, and actor "With the persistence.....
The Truth About These Strange Times
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 324 pages. A novel. First edition (first printing). A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Saul Dawson-Smith can memorise the sequence of a shuffled deck of cards in under a minute; he can.....
The Creature of the Pines (The Unicorn Rescue Society)
Dutton Books for Young Readers, April 2018. Hardcover. A very good copy with no dust jacket. A New York Times bestseller! Unicorns are real. (At least we think they are.) Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY-THE.....
All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters
Liveright, April 2024. Hardcover. A new copy. Our society is obsessed with achievement. Young people are pushed toward the next test or the "best" grammar school, high school, or college they can get into. Adults push themselves toward the highest-paying, most prestigious jobs, seeking promotions and public recognition. As Adam.....
All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters
Liveright, April 2024. Hardcover. A new copy. Our society is obsessed with achievement. Young people are pushed toward the next test or the "best" grammar school, high school, or college they can get into. Adults push themselves toward the highest-paying, most prestigious jobs, seeking promotions and public recognition. As Adam.....
Lonely Planet Western USA 6 (Travel Guide)
Lonely Planet, August 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Lonely Planet's Western USA is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cruise down coastal highways, soak up Seattle's culture, or be awestruck by the Grand Canyon; all.....
Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada
Heyday Books, June 2021. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Delight in the Sierra Nevada's diverse avifauna with this long-awaited field guide. Identify and learn about over two hundred and fifty birds of the Sierra Nevada. From tiniest hummingbirds to condors with nine-foot wingspans; from lower-elevation wrens to the rasping nutcrackers.....
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Mariner Books Classics, March 2020. Trade Paperback. A new copy. The 25th Anniversary Edition, with a foreword by Barbara Kingsolver "An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel." -- Christian Science Monitor "As Hochschild's brilliant book demonstrates, the great Congo scandal prefigured our.....
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
Berkley Trade, May 2014. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: "Beautifully told."--CNN - "A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating."--USA Today - "Oh, it's a good one!"--Fox News A "beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies" emerges from the horrors of World War II in.....
Go the F**k to Sleep
Akashic Books, June 2011. Hardcover. A new copy. One of Reader's Digest's "25 Funniest Books of All Time" "Nothing has driven home a certain truth about my generation, which is approaching the apex of its childbearing years, quite like this." --New Yorker "A parenting zeitgeist" --Washington Post "A hilarious take.....
Go the F**k to Sleep
Akashic Books, June 2011. Hardcover. A new copy. One of Reader's Digest's "25 Funniest Books of All Time" "Nothing has driven home a certain truth about my generation, which is approaching the apex of its childbearing years, quite like this." --New Yorker "A parenting zeitgeist" --Washington Post "A hilarious take.....
Just Try One Bite
Dial Books, March 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. An instant New York Times bestseller! From the bestselling author of Go the **** to Sleep and healthy eating advocate Camila Alves McConaughey comes a whimsical role reversal in which picky eater parents are confronted by their three kids, with hilarious results.....
Beatrice Webb: A Life 1858-1943
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. A first American edition.
Shiko Munakata: 100 Woodcuts
Redstone Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 141 pages. 100 woodcuts in B/W. With color and B/W photographs. With original B/W 22 x 58cm. print laid-in. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in a very good box. Original print is fine. Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) was a prominent woodblock printmaker active.....
The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books
Yellow Jacket, March 2021. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. "A genre-bending, heart-pounding middle-grade romp into a potential future. . . . Perry's layered approach makes for a masterpiece that feels both familiar yet wholly new." --Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW "This takes getting lost in.....
Ascent
Grand Central Publishing, January 2024. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. When a high security prison fails, a down-on-his luck cop and the governor's daughter must team up if they're going to escape in this "jaw-dropping, authentic, and absolutely gripping" (Harlan Coben, #1 New York.....
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel
Dial Books, May 2017. Hardcover. A new copy. The hilarious sequel to the smokin' hot New York Times best seller, perfect for story time News alert! It has just been discovered that there are NO MORE TACOS left anywhere in the world. This is a huge problem because, as you.....
Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
Random House, October 2021. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The "fascinating" (Rachel Maddow) inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour, from the rise of autocracy unleashed by Trump to the January 6 insurrection, and a warning.....
The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End Series, 2)
Quill Tree Books, June 2024. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In this prequel to the bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. #1 New York Times bestseller! It's the night before Death-Cast goes live.....