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The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House
Hersh, SeymourSy Hersh's work is currently a staple of New Yorker Iraq war coverage--this is his report on how Kissinger helped shape U.S. foreign policy in the ...
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Straight on Till Morning: A Biography of Beryl Markham
Lovell, Mary S.First printing of this intriguing biography of the aviatrix and explorer Beryl Markham. VG in a like jacket--light overall wear to both jacket and ...
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Justice Lewis F. Powell
Jeffries, JohnFull look back at the life and career of Justice Powell, often the deciding vote on the Burger Supreme Court. Thie is a first printing w/intact num...
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American Pharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation
Taylor, Elizabeth; Cohen, AdamA wide-ranging and thorough look at the first Mayor Daley and his inland empire. Fine in a fine, unclipped jacket. First printing, not remainder ma...
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Six Queens
Vance, MargueriteIllustrated by Pellicer, J. Luis. First U.K. printing of this examination of the wives of Henry VIII. NF in a VG jacket, purple with black line ill...
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The Dream at the End of the World: Paul Bowles and the Literary Renegades in Tangier
Green, MichelleA look at the expat literary community in Morocco centered on Paul Bowles. Featured prominently are Paul and Jane Bowles, William Burroughs, Allan ...
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I Will Bear Witness: a Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941
Klemperer, VictorA nice looking copy of this powerful diary. NF in a NF unclipped jacket, not remainder marked or ex-library. Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing. ...
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Sin in the Second City
Abbott, KarenA very nice copy of this lookat turn of the century "vice" in Chicago. First printing, fine in a NF jacket with minimal shelfwear. Hardcover, First...
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Miss Stone Affair, The: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis
Carpenter, TeresaAn interesting but little told story of the first American held for ransom on foreign soil--captured in Macedonia in 1901. First printing, very goo...
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Opera in Chicago
Davis, RonaldA nice copy of this history of the opera tradition in Chicago. VG+ in a like jacket, in protective mylar. Jacket has a bit of wear at extremities, ...
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic - Three Volumes (complete)
Prescott, William H.Dark boards with gilt decorated spine, "universal edition" stated. Ex-library, with usual distractions. No flaws internally, a very nice set with t...
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Vienna in the Age of Franz Josef
May, Arthur J.One of several entries in the "Centers of Civilization" series. Focus on Vienna from 1848 through WWI, this is a first edition, fine in a NF jacket...
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The First Emperor of China: The Greatest Archeological Find of Our Time
Cotterell, ArthurNear pristine copy of this title documenting the discovery of the tomb of the first Chinese emperor, with the untold multitudes of terra cotta warr...
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Making Friends With Hitler: Lord Londonderry, The Nazis And The Road To World War II
Kershaw, IanVery nice copy of noted Hitler biographer's look at the only British cabinet member to have sided with Hitler (oops). Fine in a very nearly fine ja...
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Assassination: The Death of Sir Henry Wilson and the Tragedy of Ireland
Taylor, RexFirst printing of this book from the author of Michael Collins about the assassination of the chief of the general staff by two young IRA members. ...
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Explorers House: National Geographic and The World It Made
Poole, RobertA history of National Geographic magazine from it's former executive editor. Created with total access to the magazine's archives. First printing, ...
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The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design
Cranz, GalenFirst printing of this intriguing look at assorted aspects of the chair--why did shapes evolve the way they did, what are the historical and social...
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The Small World of Khanh Hau, a Study of Economic Life and the Prospects of Development in a Vietnamese Rural Community
Hendrey, James B.A detailed look at the world of a small Vietnamese village immediately before the war. Near fine (totally unmarked internally) in a VG jacket with ...
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American Negro Songs and Spirituals : 230 Songs, Spirituals, Blues, Work & Social Songs, Hollers and Jubilees
Work, John W., EdA wonderful collection of spirituals, edited by John Work of Fisk university. Book bound in blue cloth boards, clean and square, with no markings i...
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Utopias Elsewhere: Journeys in a Vanishing World
Daniels, AnthonyA first printing of this scarce book examining nations where Communism did and did not fall in the late '80s. North Korea, Cuba, Albania, Romania, ...
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The Great Divide
Terkel, StudsLegendary author and raconteur Studs Terkel offers this look at the political divisions within the American populace in the late '80s. First printi...
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Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story Of The Soviet And American Space Race
Hardesty, Von; Eisman, GeneAs the title suggests, a look at the Cold War Space Race, from the curator of the Air and Space Museum. Advance Reader's Copy, corners slightly ben...
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The Meaning of Flowers : Myth, Language and Love
Scoble, Gretchen; Field, AnnA very nice copy of this book, examining the meanings and significance of various flowers throughout history. Later printing, fine in a near fine p...
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The Secret Alliance
Szulc, TadThe well-researched and little known story of an effort to rescue European Jews from Nazi Germany. First printing, fine in a fine, unclipped jacket...
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Persuasions of the Witch's Craft
Luhrmann, T.H.Original black cloth with silver titling to spine; b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. A study of witchcraft and other occult and neo-pa...
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The Book of J
Rosenbloom, David and Bloom, HaroldSecond printing of this examination of portions of early books of the Old Testament. An introductory author about the author, "J", by Bloom, a new ...
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Phantom Islands of the Atlantic: The Legends of Seven Lands That Never Were
Johnson, Donald SFascinating look at navigational quirks and errors - tales of islands that were recorded on maps and in histories, but which never really existed. ...
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A Museum of Early American Tools
Sloane, EricEx-library with the usual distractions, spine sunned. Otherwise quite good. Paperback. Ballantine 1964. 000616
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A Fish in the Water
Vargas Llosa, MarioUncommon UNCORRECTED PROOF. Very good, some soil to cover, small tear upper corner. Soft cover, Advance Reader's Copy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1...
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Chicago's Public Wits
Williams, Kenny and Duffey, Bernard, editorsA first (likely only) printing of this examination and anthology of Chicago newspaper humor, ranging from the 1840s to the 1980s. Included are piec...
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Without Fear or Favor: The New York Times and Its Times
Salisbury, Harrison EvansExhaustive examination of the New York Times's place in the journalistic landscape. First edition, fine in a NF jacket--a touch sunned, and with a ...
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History of Witchcraft and Demonology
Summers, MontagueA very clean copy of this reprint edition of Summers' rather unforgiving look at witchcraft. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket, in protective Brod...
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Lewis and Clark among the Indians
Ronda, James PAn examination of the Lewis and Clark expedition with a focus on ethnographic analysis and pertinent background information on assorted Native Amer...
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Treachery: Betrayals, Blunders, and Cover-ups: Six Decades of Espionage against America and Great Britain
Pincher, ChapmanAn examination of 60 years of espionage committed by the Soviets against the U.S. and Britain. Very good - a couple of small/faint stains to edge o...
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The Grand Failure: The Birth and Death of Communism in the Twentieth Century
Brzezinski, ZbigniewAnalysis of the communist movement and what Brezinski saw as it's impending failure. Carter's national security advisor offers a reflection on the ...
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Mayors, Madams, and Madmen
Mark, NormanA look at Chicago's history of politics and prostitution, from former entertainment reporter Norman Mark. First printing, fine in a VG jacket (in p...
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