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  • Drake, Shannon
    COME THE MORNING

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Kensington, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical romance set in 12th century Scotland of King David, a country not yet unified, and beset by both the Norman English and marauding Vikings. 378 pp. ISBN: 1-57566383X.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 36417
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  • MIMBRES DURING THE TWELFTH CENTURY: Abandonment, Continuity, and Reorganization by Nelson, Margaret C.
    Nelson, Margaret C.
    MIMBRES DURING THE TWELFTH CENTURY: Abandonment, Continuity, and Reorganization

    Edition: First printing.

    Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book-length contribution on the topic of abandonment and resettlement for the Classic Mimbres period and also addresses current debates on the role of Casas Grandes in these changes. "During the mid twelfth century, villages that had been occupied by the Mimbres people in what is now southwestern New Mexico were depopulated and new settlements were formed. While most scholars view abandonment in terms of failed settlements, Margaret Nelson shows that, for the Mimbres, abandonment of individual communities did not necessarily imply abandonment of regions. She reconstructs a process of shifting residence as people spent more time in field camps and gradually transformed them into small hamlets…

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    Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book-length contribution on the topic of abandonment and resettlement for the Classic Mimbres period and also addresses current debates on the role of Casas Grandes in these changes. "During the mid twelfth century, villages that had been occupied by the Mimbres people in what is now southwestern New Mexico were depopulated and new settlements were formed. While most scholars view abandonment in terms of failed settlements, Margaret Nelson shows that, for the Mimbres, abandonment of individual communities did not necessarily imply abandonment of regions. She reconstructs a process of shifting residence as people spent more time in field camps and gradually transformed them into small hamlets while continuing to farm their old fields." Illustrated with charts and drawings. References, index. xiii, 236 pp. ISBN: 0-816518688.

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

    Book ID: 89447
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  • THE DRAGON'S LAIR: A Medieval Mystery. by Penman, Sharon Kay.
    Penman, Sharon Kay.
    THE DRAGON'S LAIR: A Medieval Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third in her award-winning series of mysteries set in 12th century France and England during the time of Eleanor of Aquitaine - this one features Justin deQuincy, Dowager Queen Eleanor's most trusted man. SIGNED on the title page. Includes an author's note on the historical background. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-399-150773.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 51190
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  • SWAIN'S SAGA. by Smith, A. D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden Smith, 1887-1945)
    Smith, A. D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden Smith, 1887-1945)
    SWAIN'S SAGA.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Macmillan, 1931. dj. Hardcover first edition - An adventure novel "for older boys," the story of Swain Olaf's son, a Viking warrior, set in the Orkney Islands when "men still believed in Thor and Odin although they called themselves Christians. Based on material found in the later portions of the Orkneyinga saga. "These tales are based on the recollections of a warrior culture, and SwainÕs stories are rich with deeds of daring and cleverness and are absolutely drenched in warfare and violence, from the very first pages.Ó (Howard Andrew Jones) Illustrated with a full color frontispiece by Carlos M. Sanchez, 3 inserted plates and several decorations. 236 pp. Turquoise and dark red illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Near fine in red cloth with black lettering in a good only copy of the dust jacket (price-clipped with a new publisher's price of 2.50 imprinted on front flap, overall chipping and edgwear, some tidemarks to the spine of the dj, not affecting the book itself)

    Book ID: 89854
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