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  • THE SOUTH AND THE NATION. by Watters, Pat.
    Watters, Pat.
    THE SOUTH AND THE NATION.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pantheon, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - An analysis of Southern culture and lifestyles in the 1960s and their possible influence on the rest of the United States by a former journalist and information director for the Southern Regional Council, whose major concern has been with race relations and the civil rights movement. Bibliography, index. xviii, 390 pp.

    Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket (bit of foxing to edges of textblock, stamp on top edge)

    Book ID: 79382
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  • TENEMENTS, TOWERS & TRASH: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City. by Wertz, Julia.
    Wertz, Julia.
    TENEMENTS, TOWERS & TRASH: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Not just unconventional, this is a unique and very enjoyable book, Named a Notable Book of 2017 by the New York Times, which described it as "A passionate anatomy of the city, a book of dramatic streetscapes and hidden histories - mostly of infamous women, like the 19th-century celebrity abortionist Madame Restell, who catered to socialites and built her Fifth Avenue mansion a block away from a Catholic church, supposedly to taunt the faithful....The city rises majestically in these pages. The crowded panels evoke the jostle of urban life. Your eye doesn't know where to settle; there's so much to absorb." Reviewer Roz Chast comments that…

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    New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Not just unconventional, this is a unique and very enjoyable book, Named a Notable Book of 2017 by the New York Times, which described it as "A passionate anatomy of the city, a book of dramatic streetscapes and hidden histories - mostly of infamous women, like the 19th-century celebrity abortionist Madame Restell, who catered to socialites and built her Fifth Avenue mansion a block away from a Catholic church, supposedly to taunt the faithful....The city rises majestically in these pages. The crowded panels evoke the jostle of urban life. Your eye doesn't know where to settle; there's so much to absorb." Reviewer Roz Chast comments that "The meticulously researched histories of the various urban landscapes are fascinating, and Wertz's drawings perfectly capture the visual poetry of the city - the ongoing struggle between past and present, and its unique blend of beauty and ugliness. A must for anyone who loves and appreciates the city, as Wertz so clearly does." Illustrations on every page. Boldly SIGNED on the front endpaper with a self-portrait of the author/illustrator. Includes a list of recommended readings. A large, heavy book, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0316501217.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 81548
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  • DISTANT BUGLES, DISTANT DRUMS: The Union Response to the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico. by Whitlock, Flint.
    Whitlock, Flint.
    DISTANT BUGLES, DISTANT DRUMS: The Union Response to the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, (2006). First edition - A look at an almost unknown episode in the Civil War from the Union perspective. Based on diaries, letters and contemporary newspaper accounts, this account describes the recruitment of 1,000 men in Colorado, their epic march to Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, and their triumph over 3,000 Confederate (mostly Texan) soldiers. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography. xix, 278 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80128
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  • THE KENNEDY IMPRISONMENT: A Meditation on Power. by Wills, Garry.
    Wills, Garry.
    THE KENNEDY IMPRISONMENT: A Meditation on Power.

    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: Little, Bown, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - A retrospective look at the history of the Kennedy family. Index. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-316-943851.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 61089
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  • Winchester, Simon.
    A CRACK IN THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless westward expansion. . . an informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive force." Illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. Appendix, glossary, suggestions for further reading, index. xiv, 462 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0571993.

    Condition: Very near fine in an unusual near fine folded dust jacket, which opens to become a poster showing the newspaper headlines of the day,

    Book ID: 60682
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  • GATE OF HELL: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863. by Wise, Stephen R.
    Wise, Stephen R.
    GATE OF HELL: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, (1994) dj. Hardcover - An account of the combined Union army and naval assault on Charleston which included the Battle for Ft. Wagner and the use of black troops. Numerous maps and photographs. Appendix: The Roll of Battle. Notes, bibliography, index. xii, 312pp. ISBN: 9780872499850.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise appears unread, A tight copy).

    Book ID: 58091
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  • THE BRETHREN: Inside the Supreme Court. by Woodward, Bob and Scott Armstrong.
    Woodward, Bob and Scott Armstrong.
    THE BRETHREN: Inside the Supreme Court.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - These reporters now classic study of the US Supreme Court, of the men and women who are justices, and of its landmark decisions during the 1960s and 1970s. Reprinted many times, this is relatively uncommon in first printing. Photographs. Index. 467 pp. ISBN: 0-671-241109.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 56982
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  • THE POLITICS OF HOPE: Reviving the Dream of Democracy: A Guide to Political Renewal for our Times. by Zajonc, Donna.
    Zajonc, Donna.
    THE POLITICS OF HOPE: Reviving the Dream of Democracy: A Guide to Political Renewal for our Times.

    Edition: First edition, a trade paperback original.

    Austin TX: Synergy Books, (2004). SIGNED first edition - A book by a former Oregon state representative which challenges everyone to "rejoin the political scene as public leaders, actively participating in the evolution of the rapidly-changing phenomenon we call democracy." SIGNED on the title page with the words "Help keep hope alive." Bibliography, index. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-974764485.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps (peeled spot on rear cover).

    Book ID: 78773
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