General Nonfiction

Very nice unread copy of Ashbery's experiences reading writers that inspire him: John Clare, Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Raymond Roussel, John Wheelwri...

Revised edition of this 1981 book on early hominids and eventually homo sapiens. A nice copy, although pages are somewhat browned with age. Clean a...

VG with just a little wear, and internally clean and unmarked, with a sound binding. The book describes research done in two French caves, Combe-Gr...

Yes, the book is from 1982, but hey, these ancient sites aren't going anywhere, right? A nice clean copy, tight binding, unmarked, full of pencil d...

A dramatic reconstruction of the daily lives of the earliest tool-making humans, two leading anthropologists reveal how the first technologies-- st...

Uncommon monograph detailing research into Native American sites in Illinois. VG with no internal notes or markings save for previous author's name...

Very clean, unmarked, likely unread copy of this title. While a newer edition is available, it seems largely unchanged from this version. Contains ...

A detailed appreciation of American Carousels, their history, the creators and carvers, the mechanisms, decoration, the dwindling carousels on whic...

A very nicely photographed book detailing the collection of toy boats assembled by Forbes magazine. First printing, fine in a VG, price-clipped jac...

A fine copy in a like jacket, appears unread. Does have, strangely, a Tiffany postage stamp, and the cover to the stamp book, pasted to the front f...

The story of the 4th man in the Cambridge spy ring. Good reading copy, with no marks or notes internally, and a touch of soil to the bottom edge. S...

This is a fine Advanced Reader's Copy of Erik Larson's follow up to Devil in the White City. Signed and dated May 2006 (prior the book's official O...

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...