General Nonfiction

Unread copy in fine jacket--not price clipped. O'Rourke travels to "interesting places" to find humor in the unlikeliest locales. First printing. H...

A very nice copy of Mathiessen's book detailing his travels in Africa in the late 70s and 80s. Fine in a like jacket. First printing. Hardcover, Fi...

Another collection of diverting essays from the author of The Orchid Thief. This focuses on Orlean's varied travels. Pieces on Japan, world music i...

Short pieces about Brooklyn before it was overrun by hipsters. Writings from Pete Hamill, James Agee, Woody Allen, Anatole Broyard, Truman Capote,...

A look at the locales in which major American works of literature were centered. Includes Frost's New England, Hemingway's Florida, Steinbeck's Cal...

Illustrated by Groth, John. Short humorous pieces from New York Post editor. Near fine (pages ends yellowed) in VG jacket--several small chips and ...

Nice first British copy of this book-length essay from a well known British writer's experiences traveing the Mississippi River. Jacket near fine (...

A first printing--the author recreates Captain James Cook's journeys, traveling aboard a replica of Cook's ship and interacting with a variety of f...

Fisher's reminiscences of her time in Dijon, France in the 1930s, just after her marriage. This is a first printing, Book is near fine (small bump ...

Nice copy of this older reference to German wines. Third revised edition from 1970. Map of Germany as front endpaper. VG+ in VG jacket--minor tear ...

NPR favorite and baseball enthusiast Scott Simon addresses the daunting obstacles thrown up in Robinson's path at every turn, and the strength of c...

Excellent copy of this title examining of one of the last dynastic rulers of China. B&W photos and drawings throughout. Pages may have darkened...

Autobiography of noted artist and craftsman, who died shortly prior to publication. This is a first U.S. edition, very good in a fair jacket. Jacke...

A nice copy of this first detailed biography of novelist Paul Bowles. First printing, no remainder mark, near fine in like jacket (light wear to ja...

Near Fine copy of a fascinating biography of the French novelist Louise Colet. Colet may well have served as Flaubert's prototype for Madame Bovary...

Full look back at the life and career of Justice Powell, often the deciding vote on the Burger Supreme Court. Thie is a first printing w/intact num...

Author's colorful account of his time in Alaska. NF in a VG jacket (tiny chip top rear of spine, significant tear to lower left rear). Those issues...

Unauthorized biography of Garrison Keillor. This is the first printing of this title, fine in a nearly fine jacket (some rubbing to extremeties). H...

Very nice copy (albeit very likely a book club edition) of Frazier's history of his family down through many generations. Touches on the towns his ...

First trade edition of collection of biographical sketches from respected author. Subjects include Truman, Sinclair Lewis, Kennedy, Alfred A. Knop...

Signed by author (inscribed to owners). Fairly scarce hardcover biography of Victorian novelist George Gissing. VG+ in VG jacket. Slight lean to b...

A very nice copy of this lookat turn of the century "vice" in Chicago. First printing, fine in a NF jacket with minimal shelfwear. Hardcover, First...

An interesting but little told story of the first American held for ransom on foreign soil--captured in Macedonia in 1901. First printing, very goo...

A nice copy of this history of the opera tradition in Chicago. VG+ in a like jacket, in protective mylar. Jacket has a bit of wear at extremities, ...

Dark boards with gilt decorated spine, "universal edition" stated. Ex-library, with usual distractions. No flaws internally, a very nice set with t...

One of several entries in the "Centers of Civilization" series. Focus on Vienna from 1848 through WWI, this is a first edition, fine in a NF jacket...

Near pristine copy of this title documenting the discovery of the tomb of the first Chinese emperor, with the untold multitudes of terra cotta warr...

Very nice copy of noted Hitler biographer's look at the only British cabinet member to have sided with Hitler (oops). Fine in a very nearly fine ja...

First printing of this book from the author of Michael Collins about the assassination of the chief of the general staff by two young IRA members. ...

Legendary author and raconteur Studs Terkel offers this look at the political divisions within the American populace in the late '80s. First printi...

As the title suggests, a look at the Cold War Space Race, from the curator of the Air and Space Museum. Advance Reader's Copy, corners slightly ben...

A very nice copy of this book, examining the meanings and significance of various flowers throughout history. Later printing, fine in a near fine p...

Original black cloth with silver titling to spine; b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. A study of witchcraft and other occult and neo-pa...

Fascinating look at navigational quirks and errors - tales of islands that were recorded on maps and in histories, but which never really existed. ...

Ex-library with the usual distractions, spine sunned. Otherwise quite good. Paperback. Ballantine 1964. 000616

A first (likely only) printing of this examination and anthology of Chicago newspaper humor, ranging from the 1840s to the 1980s. Included are piec...