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  • 1636: THE SAXON UPRISING. by Flint, Eric.
    Flint, Eric.
    1636: THE SAXON UPRISING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A title in the Ring of Fire series featuring the time-lost residents of Grantville - the West Virginial town hurled back into the 17th century by a mysterious cosmic accident. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps by Greg Huff, cast of characters, 432 pp. Dust jacket art by Tom Kidd. ISBN: 978-1439134252.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73509
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  • 1635: THE EASTERN FRONT. by Flint, Eric.
    Flint, Eric.
    1635: THE EASTERN FRONT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A title in the Ring of Fire series featuring the time-lost residents of Grantville - the West Virginial town hurled back into the 17th century by a mysterious cosmic accident. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps by Greg Huff, cast of characters, 369 pp. Dust jacket art by Tom Kidd. ISBN: 978-1439133897.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73508
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  • 1634: THE GALILEO AFFAIR. by Flint, Eric and Andrew Dennis.
    Flint, Eric and Andrew Dennis.
    1634: THE GALILEO AFFAIR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, 549 pp. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 0-7434-88156.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73483
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  • 1634: THE GALILEO AFFAIR. by Flint, Eric and Andrew Dennis.
    Flint, Eric and Andrew Dennis.
    1634: THE GALILEO AFFAIR.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, 549 pp. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 0-7434-88156.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (spotting to outer edge of textblock).

    Book ID: 65286
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  • 1635: THE PAPAL STAKES. by Flint, Eric and Charles E. Gannon.
    Flint, Eric and Charles E. Gannon.
    1635: THE PAPAL STAKES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A title in the Ring of Fire series featuring the time-lost residents of Grantville - the West Virginial town hurled back into the 17th century by a mysterious cosmic accident. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, cast of characters, 654 pp. ISBN: 978-1451638394.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64449
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  • 1634: THE BAVARIAN CRISIS. by Flint, Eric and Virginia DeMarce.
    Flint, Eric and Virginia DeMarce.
    1634: THE BAVARIAN CRISIS.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Baen Books, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, cast of characters, 690 pp. plus family trees. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 978-1416542537.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (toning to the pages, crease to lower edge of front cover of dj).

    Book ID: 64450
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  • Goetzmann, William.
    NEW LANDS, NEW MEN: America and the Second Great Age of Discovery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1986.). Hardcover first edition - His third and final volume on the study on science and the exploration of the American West that he began with his Pulitzer prize-winning 'Exploration and Empire' and continued in 'Army Exploration in the American West.' This volume has a wider focus, influenced in part by the United State's current global power - in this book, he covers over two centuries - from the 17th to the 19th - as he examines scientific development on an international scale, relating advances in Europe to the American scene, and showing how the explorations of Europeans affected the growth of the American West and the work of American scientists, explorers, and artists.…

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    New York: The Viking Press, (1986.). Hardcover first edition - His third and final volume on the study on science and the exploration of the American West that he began with his Pulitzer prize-winning 'Exploration and Empire' and continued in 'Army Exploration in the American West.' This volume has a wider focus, influenced in part by the United State's current global power - in this book, he covers over two centuries - from the 17th to the 19th - as he examines scientific development on an international scale, relating advances in Europe to the American scene, and showing how the explorations of Europeans affected the growth of the American West and the work of American scientists, explorers, and artists. Includes several 'portfolios' of art. Bibliographical notes, index. 524 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-670810681.

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    Condition: Very near fine in gray boards with a white cloth spine, lacking the dj (remainder line.0

    Book ID: 37496
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  • HOLY FOOLS. by Harris, Joanne.
    Harris, Joanne.
    HOLY FOOLS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Morrow, (2004.). First edition - Historical novel by the author of "Chocolat", a story which begins in the year 1605, when a young, pregnant widow seeks sanctuary at the Abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer off the coast of Brittany in France. 355 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 67335
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  • HOLY FOOLS. by Harris, Joanne.
    Harris, Joanne.
    HOLY FOOLS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Morrow, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel by the author of "Chocolat", a story which begins in the year 1605, when a young, pregnant widow seeks sanctuary at the Abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer off the coast of Brittany in France. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-060559128.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (one short closed tear to back cover of dj).

    Book ID: 56825
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  • HOLY FOOLS. by Harris, Joanne.
    Harris, Joanne.
    HOLY FOOLS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Morrow, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel by the author of "Chocolat", a story which begins in the year 1605, when a young, pregnant widow seeks sanctuary at the Abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer off the coast of Brittany in France. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-060559128.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 52978
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  • Harris, Joanne.
    HOLY FOOLS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Morrow, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel by the author of "Chocolat", a story which begins in the year 1605, when a young, pregnant widow seeks sanctuary at the Abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer off the coast of Brittany in France. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-060559128.

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

    Book ID: 36922
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  • HOLY FOOLS. by Harris, Joanne.
    Harris, Joanne.
    HOLY FOOLS.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Doubleday, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel by the author of "Chocolat", a story which begins in the year 1605, when a young, pregnant widow seeks sanctuary at the Abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer off the coast of Brittany in France. SIGNED on the title page. Small format. 430 pp. ISBN: 0-385603649.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (as new, but with usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 77376
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  • THE COFFEE TRADER. by Liss,David.
    Liss,David.
    THE COFFEE TRADER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His second novel (his first won the Edgar), set in Amsterdam in 1659, the story of Miguel Lienzo, a trader in the city's close-knit community of Portuguese Jews, who lost everything in a sudden shift in the sugar markets and now has one chance to restore his fortunes - by cornering the market in a new commodity called "coffee." SIGNED on the title page. Historical note, bibliography. 389 pp. ISBN: 0-375-508546.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87678
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  • QUICKSILVER: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle. by Stephenson, Neal.
    Stephenson, Neal.
    QUICKSILVER: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic novel, set in the 17th century - the dust jacket describes it as "history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death and alchemy." The first book in The Baroque Cycle which provides part of the deep backstory to the characters and events featured in Cryptonomicon. Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the novels feature ancestors of several characters in Cryptonomicon, as well as events and objects which affect the action in that book.
    927 pp including a list of dramatis personae. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-380-977427.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87501
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  • CONFUSION: Volume Two of the Baroque Cycle. by Stephenson, Neal.
    Stephenson, Neal.
    CONFUSION: Volume Two of the Baroque Cycle.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic novel, set in the 1689 in Barbary, France and England, a combination of "history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death and alchemy." The second book in The Baroque Cycle which provides part of the deep backstory to the characters and events featured in Cryptonomicon. Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the novels feature ancestors of several characters in Cryptonomicon, as well as events and objects which affect the action in that book. Map endpapers. 813 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0733357.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)

    Book ID: 87502
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  • THE SYSTEM OF THE WORLD: Volume Three of the Baroque Cycle. by Stephenson, Neal.
    Stephenson, Neal.
    THE SYSTEM OF THE WORLD: Volume Three of the Baroque Cycle.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic novel, set in the 1714 in London a combination of "history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death and alchemy." The third book in The Baroque Cycle which provides part of the deep backstory to the characters and events featured in Cryptonomicon. Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the novels feature ancestors of several characters in Cryptonomicon, as well as events and objects which affect the action in that book. 892 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-06-0523875.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (remainder line)

    Book ID: 87503
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  • QUICKSILVER; CONFUSION; THE SYSTEM OF THE WORLD: The Baroque Cycle. Three Volume Set. by Stephenson, Neal.
    Stephenson, Neal.
    QUICKSILVER; CONFUSION; THE SYSTEM OF THE WORLD: The Baroque Cycle. Three Volume Set.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2003-4.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Three epic novels, set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries - a combination of "history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death and alchemy." The Baroque Cycle provides part of the deep backstory to the characters and events featured in Cryptonomicon. Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the novels feature ancestors of several characters in Cryptonomicon, as well as events and objects which affect the action in that book. 927, 815, 892 pp. respectively. Map endpapers. Priced as a set. ISBN: 0-380-977427, 0-06-0523867, 0-06-0523875.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjackets (volume 2 and 3 have remainder lines, but all are tight and clean copies)

    Book ID: 87504
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  • AT THE SIGN OF THE STAR. by Sturtevant, Katherine.
    Sturtevant, Katherine.
    AT THE SIGN OF THE STAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2000) dj. SIGNED (on a bookplate) hardcover first edition - An historical novel for young adults set in 1677 - the story of a bookseller's daughter which "recreates a lively and fascinating historical period when women claimed a new and more active role in London's literary scene. . . Meg Moore is the motherless and only child of a bookseller with a thriving business in Restoration London-and that makes her an heiress. But Mr. Moore's unexpected marriage throws all Meg's dreams into confusion.. . Meg seeks wisdom from almanacs and astrologers, plays and books of jests, guides for ladies and guides for midwives. Yet it is through her own experience that she finds…

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    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2000) dj. SIGNED (on a bookplate) hardcover first edition - An historical novel for young adults set in 1677 - the story of a bookseller's daughter which "recreates a lively and fascinating historical period when women claimed a new and more active role in London's literary scene. . . Meg Moore is the motherless and only child of a bookseller with a thriving business in Restoration London-and that makes her an heiress. But Mr. Moore's unexpected marriage throws all Meg's dreams into confusion.. . Meg seeks wisdom from almanacs and astrologers, plays and books of jests, guides for ladies and guides for midwives. Yet it is through her own experience that she finds a new maturity with which to face her unknown future." SIGNED bookplate laid in. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in. Author's note. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-374304491.

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

    Book ID: 86982
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