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    Like I Was Sayin'

    Royko, Mike

    A fine first printing of this collection of Royko columns. A clean, tight copy in protective mylar. Hardcover, First Edition, 1st Printing. ISBN 05...

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  • Nissen-Early History Ancient Near East
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    The Early History of the Ancient Near East: 9000-2000 B.C.

    Nissen, Hans

    An overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states....

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    Archaeological sites of Devon and Cornwall

    Clare,T

    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...

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    Polynesians: Prehistory of an Island People (Ancient Peoples & Places)

    Bellwood, Peter

    VG or slightly better copy full of illustrations and b&w photos. Clean and tight, unmarked except for remainder mark to bottom edge. Soft cover...

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    European economic prehistory: a new approach

    Dennell, Robin

    A totally acceptable copy with a tight binding, and only a few neat pencil notes in the margins, Soft cover. ISBN 0122091825. Academic Press 1985. ...

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    Clash of Cultures

    Fagan, Brian

    A nice clean copy with NO notes/underlining. An examination of the effect of European contact on indigenous peoples. , Soft cover. ISBN 0716716224...

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  • Dixon-Dyirbal Language of North Queensland
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    The Dyirbal Language of North Queensland (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, 9)

    Dixon, R.M.W.

    Originally published in 1972, this study is dedicated to the surviving speakers of the Dyirbal, Giramay and Mamu dialects. For it's age, quite good...

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    Antique Maps of Europe, the Americas, West Indies, Australasia, Africa, the Orient

    Gohm, Douglas

    Profusely illustrated book of antique maps from assorted sources. A fine copy in a fine jacket, protected in Brodart. Gift inscription to half titl...

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    Conspiracy of Silence- The Secret Life of Anthony Blunt

    Freeman, Simon

    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...

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    Norway To-day

    Vogt, Per (ed.)

    5th edition of book on Norwegian history and culture that seems likely to have been provided to travelers on Baltic cruises (with compliments of th...

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    Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars

    Fussell, Paul

    A fascinating examination of the inter-war period, a logical follow-up to The Great War and Modern Memory. A NF copy (faint ink mark, not a remaind...

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    The Dragon Empress : Life and Times of Tz'u-Hsi, 1835-1908, Empress Dowager of China

    Warner, Marina

    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...

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    The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House

    Hersh, Seymour

    Sy Hersh's work is currently a staple of New Yorker Iraq war coverage--this is his report on how Kissinger helped shape U.S. foreign policy in the ...

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    Straight on Till Morning: A Biography of Beryl Markham

    Lovell, Mary S.

    First printing of this intriguing biography of the aviatrix and explorer Beryl Markham. VG in a like jacket--light overall wear to both jacket and ...

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    Justice Lewis F. Powell

    Jeffries, John

    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...

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    American Pharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation

    Taylor, Elizabeth; Cohen, Adam

    A wide-ranging and thorough look at the first Mayor Daley and his inland empire. Fine in a fine, unclipped jacket. First printing, not remainder ma...

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    Six Queens

    Vance, Marguerite

    Illustrated by Pellicer, J. Luis. First U.K. printing of this examination of the wives of Henry VIII. NF in a VG jacket, purple with black line ill...

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    The Dream at the End of the World: Paul Bowles and the Literary Renegades in Tangier

    Green, Michelle

    A look at the expat literary community in Morocco centered on Paul Bowles. Featured prominently are Paul and Jane Bowles, William Burroughs, Allan ...

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  • Klempere-I Will Bear Witness
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    I Will Bear Witness: a Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941

    Klemperer, Victor

    A nice looking copy of this powerful diary. NF in a NF unclipped jacket, not remainder marked or ex-library. Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing. ...

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    Sin in the Second City

    Abbott, Karen

    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...

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    Miss Stone Affair, The: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis

    Carpenter, Teresa

    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...

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    Opera in Chicago

    Davis, Ronald

    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, ...

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    History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic - Three Volumes (complete)

    Prescott, William H.

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

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    Vienna in the Age of Franz Josef

    May, Arthur J.

    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...

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