Non-Fiction Titles in Stock
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    Capote, Truman:  In Cold Blood.  New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in maroon cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with the author's initials stamped on the front board. An octavo measuring 8 3/8 by 5 5/8 inches with slight fading of the cloth near the head of the spine corresponding to the chip loss from the dust jacket. In a good, price clipped dust jacket with a large deep chip from the upper edge of the spine area, heavy rubbing to the folds and two long closed tears. 343 pages of text. A first edition copy with all of the issue points for the book and its first issue dust jacket. There are no prior owner's names, dates or book plates.
    TB28867  $75.00




  • Cowley, Malcolm:  Think Back On Us...A Contemporary Chronicle of the 1930s.  Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. First Edition, First printing. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with copper colored text on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with a price clipped front flap with several areas of light rubbing at the folds. Edited with an introduction by Henry Dan Piper.
    TB15059  $15.00




  • Cowley, Malcolm:  The Dream of the Golden Mountains Remembering the 1930s.  New York: The Viking Press, 1980. First Edition, First printing. Fine in 1/4 black cloth and paper covered boards. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact with a hint of rubbing at the ends of the spine area.
    TB15060  $15.00




  • Dillard, Annie:  Encounters with Chinese Writers.  Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1984. First Edition, First printing. Fine in decorated blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and front board. In a near fine dust jacket due to a price clipped jacket flap and a tiny nick at the upper corner of the front panel. This Pulitzer Prize winner for her earlier book: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, writes of many strange encounters between Chinese writers and American writers in both the US and in China.
    TB07279  $25.00



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    Forester, C. S.:  Marionettes at Home.  London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1936. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in brick red cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and light yellow end papers. A 12mo measuring 7 3/8" tall by 5" deep. The end sheets, preliminaries and fore edge of the text block show mild spots of foxing. Without a dust jacket. 192 pages of text illustrated with a photographic frontispiece and 11 black and white photographs. A very uncommon early title by Forester which focuses on his hobby of marionettes.
    TB20593  $175.00



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    Gilmore, Mikal:  Shot In The Heart.  New York: Doubleday, 1994. Special Booksellers' Preview. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards. A small quarto measuring 9 1/8" tall by 6" deep. Without a dust jacket as issue; but, contained within a fine black cloth covered slip case. 105 pages of text. The story of the execution of Gary Gilmore in 1977, the author's brother.
    TB23287  $20.00




  • Hunt, Christine:  Speaking a Silence.  Sydney: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd, 1981. First Edition, First printing. Good+ in light green paper covered boards which have faded around the edges and on the spine which also has a 3/4” bump to the lower edge of the rear board causing a closed tear to the rear fixed end paper and with a gift inscription on the first page of the text. In a very good+ dust jacket with a small 1/4” closed tear to the lower edge of the rear panel. Signed by the author on the title page. A collection of “fifteen views of rural heritage”. 146 pages of text with illustrations by David Cowe.
    TB16150  $14.00




  • Kidder, Tracy:  Among Schoolchildren.  New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. First Edtion. Fine In a fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page.
    TB02961  $17.50



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    Lindner, Eric:  Tiger In The Sea The Ditching Of Flying Tiger 923 And The Desperate Struggle For Survival.  Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press, (2021). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in black paper covered boards with bold silver colored text on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 350 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated throughout the text from black and white photographs. A fine, tight and bright new copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32068  $30.00



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    Michener, James A.:  My Lost Mexico.  Austin: State House Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10 by 7 inches with old glue stains on the fixed end sheets where the jacket flap were once fixed. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with corresponding glue stains on the verso ends of the flaps. The story of Michener's efforts to find his lost manuscript for the book Mexico which was written in the 1960's and his search to develop self-confidence. 165 pages of text.
    TB29180  $35.00



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    Strickland, Edwin, and Gene Wortsman:  Phenix City.  Birmingham: Vulcan Press, (1955). First Edition, First Printing. Very good+ in textured yellow cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches with minor crimping of the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. In a very good-, unclipped dust jacket with heavy wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area, a shallow one inch long chip at the upper edge of the rear panel and rubbing to the fold to the front flap. Co-authored by Gene Wortsman. An investigation and white paper report on the crime and corruption that existed in the small town of Phenix City just outside of Fort Benning, GA. in the 50's. 284 pages. A clean and attractive copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB31378  $275.00



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    Tutu, Desmond:  No Future Without Foregiveness.  Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press, (1999). Collector's Edition. Fine in full, brown leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and gilt tool work in the compartments. All edges of the text block are gilt, the end sheets are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 3/8 inches. The book remains in the publisher's original shrink wrap as well in the publisher's shipping box. Signed by the author on the limitation page at the front of the book.
    TB31615  $200.00






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