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  • Waugh, Hilary.
    MURDER ON SAFARI.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1987). dj. Hardcover first edition - Murder mystery set against the backdrop of a bird-watching safari in Kenya. ISBN: 0-396-090613.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (prev owner's name stamped on front endpaper, otherwise a tight and clean copy.)

    Book ID: 28412
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  • SAM BELL MAXEY AND THE CONFEDERATE INDIANS. by Waugh, John C.
    Waugh, John C.
    SAM BELL MAXEY AND THE CONFEDERATE INDIANS.

    Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.

    Abilene, TX: McWhiney Foundation Press / McMurray University, (1998). First edition - A title in the Civil War Campaigns and Commanders series. "General Maxey. . . arrived in Indian Territory in 1863 to assume command of a diverse and motley army of Indians. The troops are in disarray; they are suspicious of tribal alliances, weakened from malnutrition, their crops have been pillaged, and they are discouraged by a series of battlefield setbacks at the hands of the Union Army invading from Kansas." Maps, photographs. Suggestions for further reading. Index. Label showing the publisher as the McWhiney Foundation have been pasted over the orginal publication information. 100 pp. ISBN: 1886661030.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 78073
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  • FIGHTING DR. DIANA. by Way, Isabel Stewart.
    Way, Isabel Stewart.
    FIGHTING DR. DIANA.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Avalon Books, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather uncommon title in the Avalon Nurse Stories series (although in this case, the protagonist is a doctor and not a nurse), set in Florida near Cape Canaveral. 192 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, pocket removed from front endpaper, in a very good unmarked dust jacket.

    Book ID: 70420
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  • DOROTHY DIXON SOLVES THE CONWAY CASE #3. by Wayne, Dorothy (pseudonym of Noel Sainsbury)
    Wayne, Dorothy (pseudonym of Noel Sainsbury)
    DOROTHY DIXON SOLVES THE CONWAY CASE #3.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, (1933.) dj. Hardcover - One of a series of books featuring teenage aviatrix Dorothy Dixon. Although these books were supposedly written by Noel Sainsbury's wife Dorothy, he was actually the author - and Bill Bolton, the character from one of Sainsbury's series, makes an appearance in each of these books. 252 pp.

    Condition: Good in orange cloth with black lettering in a good only dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, edgewear and chipping to the dj)

    Book ID: 70698
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  • DOROTHY DIXON AND THE MYSTERY PLANE #2. by Wayne, Dorothy (pseudonym of Noel Sainsbury)
    Wayne, Dorothy (pseudonym of Noel Sainsbury)
    DOROTHY DIXON AND THE MYSTERY PLANE #2.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, (1933.). Hardcover - Second book in this series featuring teenage aviatrix Dorothy Dixon. In this one, she has obtained her pilot's license and has her own plane - an amphibian. Although these books were supposedly written by Noel Sainsbury's wife Dorothy, he was actually the author - and Bill Bolton, the character from one of his series, makes an appearance in each of these books. 251 pp.

    Condition: Good condition in blue cloth with black lettering (usual toning to the pages, corners slightly bumped), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68354
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  • DOROTHY DIXON WINS HER WINGS #1. by Wayne, Dorothy (pseudonym of Noel Sainsbury)
    Wayne, Dorothy (pseudonym of Noel Sainsbury)
    DOROTHY DIXON WINS HER WINGS #1.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, (1933.). Hardcover - First book in this series featuring teenage aviatrix Dorothy Dixon. The young aviator Bill Bolton and his father are neighbors now of Dorothy and her father, and after Bill rescues her when he sailboat capsizes, he agrees to give her flying lessons. In addition to learning to fly, Bill and Dorothy track down a gang of bank robbers. Although these books were supposedly written by Noel Sainsbury's wife Dorothy, he was actually the author who "made Bill Bolton famous" as the main character from another one of his series. Comment in this book that Dorothy was named for Sainsbury's wife. 249 pp.plus 3 pp publisher's ads .

    Condition: Good condition in tan tweed patterned boards with black lettering (usual toning to the pages, corners slightly bumped, previous owner's name), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76057
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  • CHANGE THE WORLD FOR TEN BUCKS: Small Actions X Lots of People = Big Change. by We Are What We Do (Eugenie Harvey, editor.)
    We Are What We Do (Eugenie Harvey, editor.)
    CHANGE THE WORLD FOR TEN BUCKS: Small Actions X Lots of People = Big Change.

    Edition: First US printing (trade paperback.)

    San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2009.). First edition - Full of very practical and simple suggestions to make the world a better place for all -48 of them are given a full page, illustrated with photographs or drawings, in full color, and then many more ideas are listed at the back. Originally published as 'Change the World for a Fiver." Square format. ISBN: 0-8118-6801X.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy) in stiff illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 44864
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  • GONE TO THE CRAZIES: A Memoir. by Weaver, Alison.
    Weaver, Alison.
    GONE TO THE CRAZIES: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: HC - Harper Collins, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, an "amazingly sane" account of survival of both her drug addiction and her two years at a school designed to brainwash it out of her. 245 pp. ISBN: 9780061189586.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 51148
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  • Weaver, Frances.
    MIDLIFE MUSINGS Plus Sundry Sonnets From the Porch.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover.

    Saratoga Springs, NY: Midlife Musings, (1985.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book. Frances Weaver, a columnist and National Public Radio commentator, was widowed when she was in her mid-50s, with four grown children, Weaver quickly learned that to make the most out of her remaining years, she had to change her life dramatically - she moved back east, to the Adirondacks, from Colorado, returned to college, became a 'professional kite flyer' and began writing her upbeat columns. The advice she offers in these books is directed primarily to middle-class women who find themselves in a similar situation. Stating that "boredom is ninety-nine percent self-inflicted," she stresses the importance of making oneself, rather than family or married friends,…

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    Saratoga Springs, NY: Midlife Musings, (1985.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book. Frances Weaver, a columnist and National Public Radio commentator, was widowed when she was in her mid-50s, with four grown children, Weaver quickly learned that to make the most out of her remaining years, she had to change her life dramatically - she moved back east, to the Adirondacks, from Colorado, returned to college, became a 'professional kite flyer' and began writing her upbeat columns. The advice she offers in these books is directed primarily to middle-class women who find themselves in a similar situation. Stating that "boredom is ninety-nine percent self-inflicted," she stresses the importance of making oneself, rather than family or married friends, the focus of future activities, and recommends education and travel as ways to develop new interests. Illustrations. 87 pp. ISBN: 0-9617930-07.

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    Condition: INSCRIBED on the title page 'For the Scruggs Girls.' Very good in stiff illustrated covers.

    Book ID: 30909
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  • Weaver, Frances.
    SPEAKING OF THE GIRLS. . .

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover.

    Colorada Springs, CO: Century Press (1986.). SIGNED first edition - The author's second book. Frances Weaver, a columnist and National Public Radio commentator, was widowed when she was in her mid-50s, with four grown children, Weaver quickly learned that to make the most out of her remaining years, she had to change her life dramatically - she moved back east, to the Adirondacks, from Colorado, returned to college, became a 'professional kite flyer' and began writing her upbeat columns. The advice she offers in these books is directed primarily to middle-class women who find themselves in a similar situation. Stating that "boredom is ninety-nine percent self-inflicted," she stresses the importance of making oneself, rather than family or married friends,…

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    Colorada Springs, CO: Century Press (1986.). SIGNED first edition - The author's second book. Frances Weaver, a columnist and National Public Radio commentator, was widowed when she was in her mid-50s, with four grown children, Weaver quickly learned that to make the most out of her remaining years, she had to change her life dramatically - she moved back east, to the Adirondacks, from Colorado, returned to college, became a 'professional kite flyer' and began writing her upbeat columns. The advice she offers in these books is directed primarily to middle-class women who find themselves in a similar situation. Stating that "boredom is ninety-nine percent self-inflicted," she stresses the importance of making oneself, rather than family or married friends, the focus of future activities, and recommends education and travel as ways to develop new interests. Illustrations. 109 pp. ISBN: 0-9617930-15.

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    Condition: INSCRIBED on the title page 'For the Scruggs Girls.' Good in stiff illustrated covers (some dampstaining to back cover near spine, crinkling of pages.)

    Book ID: 30910
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  • VIOLET VICTORIA. by Weaver, Joanna.
    Weaver, Joanna.
    VIOLET VICTORIA.

    Edition: First printing.

    Colorado Springs, CO: Faith Kids / Cook Communications Ministries, (2001). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A rhyming story about friendship for young children, illustrated in full color by Tony Kenyon. INSCRIBED by the author. Large format, 32 pp. ISBN: 0-78143520X.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 84329
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  • THE BROWNSVILLE RAID. by Weaver, John D.
    Weaver, John D.
    THE BROWNSVILLE RAID.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1973). An account of a racist incident in Jim Crow Texas. In 1906 the 25th Infantry Regiment, known as Buffalo Soldiers, were stationed at Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas. On the night of August 13 shots broke out in the town, killing a bartender and wounding a police lieutenant. Immediately the residents of Brownsville blamed the black soldiers, even though their all-white commanders confirmed that all of the soldiers were in their barracks at the time of the shootings. Local townspeople produced spent bullet cartridges from Army rifles which they said belonged to the 25th's men, and despite evidence that demonstrated the spent shells were planted in order to frame the soldiers, it…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1973). An account of a racist incident in Jim Crow Texas. In 1906 the 25th Infantry Regiment, known as Buffalo Soldiers, were stationed at Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas. On the night of August 13 shots broke out in the town, killing a bartender and wounding a police lieutenant. Immediately the residents of Brownsville blamed the black soldiers, even though their all-white commanders confirmed that all of the soldiers were in their barracks at the time of the shootings. Local townspeople produced spent bullet cartridges from Army rifles which they said belonged to the 25th's men, and despite evidence that demonstrated the spent shells were planted in order to frame the soldiers, it was accepted by investigators. The soldiers of the 25th Infantry were pressured to name who fired the shots, byt they insisted that they had no idea who had committed the crime, and as a result, President Theodore Roosevelt ordered all 167 of the black troops to be dishonorably discharged because of their "conspiracy of silence". This edition includes a new afterword in which the author explains that the original publication of this book in 1971 resulted in an investigation and Congress was urged to right this "grievous wrong" - all of the men were given retroactive honorable discharges. Chronology, bibliographic essay, references, index. 322 pp plus 3 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-393006956.

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    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88717
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  • DECEPTIONS. by Weaver, Michael
    Weaver, Michael
    DECEPTIONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a thriller. 454 pp. ISBN: 0-446-517496.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (embossed seal of prev owner.)

    Book ID: 47022
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  • MY FATHER'S GEOGRAPHY by Weaver, Michael S.
    Weaver, Michael S.
    MY FATHER'S GEOGRAPHY

    Edition: First printing in wrappers, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1992. ). First edition - African American writer's third collection of poetry, A title in the Pitt Poetry series. 75 pp. ISBN: 0-8229-54699.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (peeled spot from sticker removal on back cover.)

    Book ID: 40199
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  • WATER SONG by Weaver, Michael S.
    Weaver, Michael S.
    WATER SONG

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1985. SIGNED first edition - His first book, a collection of poetry and the fifth title in the Callaloo Poetry Series published by the University of Kentucky (this copy has a University Press of Virginia sticker pasted over the original publication information.). ISBN: 0-912759-054.

    Condition: INSCRIBED on the half title page to a well-known poet and dated in 1990. Near fine in printed blue wrappers.

    Book ID: 24406
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  • RED EARTH, WHITE EARTH. by Weaver, Will.
    Weaver, Will.
    RED EARTH, WHITE EARTH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Years after Guy Phersson left Minnesota and became a sucessful entrepreneur in California's Silicon Valley, he gets a letter from his grandfather saying "come now. Trouble." A coming of age story set in Minnesota's farm country in the 1950s, a look at who owns the land, and Indian rights, and a book about learning to be able to become fully human. 383 pp. ISBN: 0-671619772.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark)

    Book ID: 72898
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  • MYTH AND HISTORY IN CARIBBEAN FICTION: Alejo Carpentier, Wilson Harris, and Edouard Glissant. by Webb, Barbara J.
    Webb, Barbara J.
    MYTH AND HISTORY IN CARIBBEAN FICTION: Alejo Carpentier, Wilson Harris, and Edouard Glissant.

    Edition: First printing.

    Amherst: University of Massachutts Press, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A comparative study of three major Caribbean novelists: Alejo Carpentier, Wilson Harris, and Edouard Glissant. "Despite differences of language and background, these writers from Cuba, Guyana and Martinique have much in common. Each has written extensively on the shared heritage of the peoples of the Caribbean and each has been influential in redefining the novel in the context of New World culture." Notes, selected bibliography, index. x, 185 pp. ISBN: 0-870237845.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 87851
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  • BEATRICE WEBB. by [Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943] Cole, Margaret.
    [Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943] Cole, Margaret.
    BEATRICE WEBB.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1945. dj. Hardcover first edition - According to the preface, this is not a comprehensive biography of Webb, but a brief account, "of the life and times of the greatest woman I have ever known, set down by one who had the privilege of being her friend and her fellow-worker within the Fabian Society.) Illustrated with 8 full page photographs, includes an index. 197 pp,

    Condition: Near finein turquoise cloth (after allowing for wartime production standards) in a fair only dust jacket with chipping and short closed tears to the edges.

    Book ID: 82273
    Keywords: Women's Studies
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  • [Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943] Cole, Margaret.
    BEATRICE WEBB.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1945. Hardcover first edition - According to the preface, this is not a comprehensive biography of Webb, but a brief account, "of the life and times of the greatest woman I have ever known, set down by one who had the privilege of being her friend and her fellow-worker within the Fabian Society.) Illustrated with 8 full page photographs, includes an index. 197 pp

    Condition: Very good in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, no dj. (prev owner's name.)

    Book ID: 31088
    Keywords: Women's Studies
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  • DESERT RAGE: A Lena Jones Mystery. by Webb, Betty.
    Webb, Betty.
    DESERT RAGE: A Lena Jones Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighth mystery set in Arizona, featuring private investigator Lena Jones. SIGNED on the title page. 392 pp. ISBN: 978-1464203107.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 69219
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  • DESERT WIVES: A Lena Jones Mystery. by Webb, Betty.
    Webb, Betty.
    DESERT WIVES: A Lena Jones Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2003). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second mystery featuring private investigator Lena Jones, who helps thirteen year old Rebecca escape from Purity, a polygamy compound in a desolate area straddling the Utah - Arizona border. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note 300 pp. ISBN: 1-590580303.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69229
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  • DESERT NOIR: A Lena Jones Mystery. by Webb, Betty.
    Webb, Betty.
    DESERT NOIR: A Lena Jones Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery introducing Scottsdale private investigator Lena Jones, a survivor of dozens of foster homes, who becomes involved in investigating the murder of a gallery owner. SIGNED on the title page. 252 pp. ISBN: 1-590580303.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69355
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  • LOVE, ROGER. by Webb, Charles
    Webb, Charles
    LOVE, ROGER.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1969.) dj. Hardcover - Second novel by the author of the bestselling and controversial 'The Graduate' - a story which continues his comedy of the absurd, and his focus on the inanities and emptiness of modern life. Frontispiece art and dust jacket illustration by Tomi Ungerer.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (chipping at top of dj spine.)

    Book ID: 47476
    Keywords: Fiction
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  • LOVE, ROGER. by Webb, Charles
    Webb, Charles
    LOVE, ROGER.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1969.) dj. Hardcover - Second novel by the author of the bestselling and controversial 'The Graduate' - a story which continues his comedy of the absurd, and his focus on the inanities and emptiness of modern life. Frontispiece art and dust jacket illustration by Tomi Ungerer.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 39783
    Keywords: Fiction
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  • WEST BRANCH 52, SPRING 2003. by Webb, Charles Harper; Richard Selzer, Thomas Rabbitt, Moira Egan and others, contributors.
    Webb, Charles Harper; Richard Selzer, Thomas Rabbitt, Moira Egan and others, contributors.
    WEST BRANCH 52, SPRING 2003.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lewisberg, PA: Bucknell University, 2003. First edition - A journal of poetry, fiction and non-fiction and reviews. Contributors to this issue include Charles Harper Webb, Richard Selzer, Thomas Rabbitt, Moira Egan, Joseph Harmon, Joseph Bathanti, and more, Notes on the contributors. 145 pp plus ads. ISBN: 0-971373035.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 57503
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  • THE DOUBLE: An Investigation. by Webb, Don,
    Webb, Don,
    THE DOUBLE: An Investigation.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Texas-born author's first novel. "It starts - as so many mysteries do - with a corpse. But in this case the dead man is different. Well, actually he's the same. He looks just like John Reynman. But Reynman has no twin. He has never seen the dead man before. How did the corpse wind up on Reynman's living room floor?" James Sallis (who is in 'Asylum') comments: 'There has to be something in the water in Austin, Texas. Guy sits down to write a nice little mystery and comes up with this?'. SIGNED on the title page with the comment "Signed in the home of John Reynman, Austin, TX." 242 pp. ISBN: 0-312191448.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 68196
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  • THE DOUBLE: An Investigation. by Webb, Don.
    Webb, Don.
    THE DOUBLE: An Investigation.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Texas-born author's first mystery novel. "It starts - as so many mysteries do - with a corpse. But in this case the dead man is different. Well, actually he's the same. He looks just like John Reynman. But Reynman has no twin. He has never seen the dead man before. How did the corpse wind up on Reynman's living room floor?" James Sallis (who is in 'Asylum') comments: 'There has to be something in the water in Austin, Texas. Guy sits down to write a nice little mystery and comes up with this?'. SIGNED on the title page with the comment "Halloween, Austin, TX, 1998. See pg 231."

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 68881
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  • ESSENTIAL SALTES: An Experiment. by Webb, Don.
    Webb, Don.
    ESSENTIAL SALTES: An Experiment.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Texas-born author's second experimental mystery novel - there is a murder and a theft, but otherwise this book has little in common with traditional crime fiction. SIGNED on the title page. 243 pp.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 68882
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  • Webb, Lida.
    POPULAR STYLES OF JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hearthside Press, 1959. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at thedifferent styles of ikebana - including the Ikenobo school, Nageire, Heika and Moribani arrangements and more. Ilustrated with line drawings, dictionary of terms, reference, index. 128 pages.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (previous owner's name on endpaper, some rubbing and wear to dj.)

    Book ID: 19475
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  • WHITE MAN RUNNING. by Webb, Martha G.
    Webb, Martha G.
    WHITE MAN RUNNING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Walker, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel. In 1940s Texas, a 13 year old black boy delivering groceries slashes a woman's attacker with his knife, but knowing that he would not be believed, he flees the town. Forty years later, things have changed and he is a respected attorney running for Congress - but now that long-ago violence is threatening his career and the lives of those around him. 179 pp. ISBN: 0-802756115.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 72820
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