London: The National Trust, [1939]. Staplebound wraps. 9 1/2" X 6". 38pp. Moderate wear, toning, and sunning to stapled paper wraps, with bumping, edgewear, and small open tear to tail of spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A nice, solid copy of this government publication detailing the..... More
Peking [Beijing], China: Foreign Languages Press, 1962. Paperback. 7 1/4" X 5 1/4". [iv], 107pp. Text in English. Moderate wear to paper wraps, with chipping to head and tail of spine, creasing to upper wrap, and bumping to extremities. Hard bump to head of spine, with creasing to top interior..... More
Philadelphia: Special Committee on Nondiscrimination, The Board of Public Education of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1964. Paperback. 9" X 6". xxvi, 191pp. Mild edgewear and rather heavy sunning to textured paper wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Gift inscription to first page, else clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this 1964..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER! Signed by Omar El Akkad "with love" at page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated First Edition. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". vii, 187pp. Only a hint of shelfwear to unclipped dust jacket, else fine with..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER! Signed by Omar El Akkad "with love" at page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated First Edition. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". vii, 187pp. Very hard bumping to top corners of dust jacket and binding, else..... More
Leiden, New York, Koln: E. J. Brill, 1995. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". xviii, 253pp. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. A hint of shelfwear to dust jacket. Bound in teal cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in dark blue. Mild wear to binding..... More
Leiden, New York, Kovenhavn, Koln: E. J. Brill, 1991. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". xi, 424pp plus 2 fold-out maps bound in. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Faint edgewear to dust jacket, else fine. Bound in bright red cloth cloth over boards, with upper board and..... More
Charlotte: Distributed by Bahrosh Co. II, 1979. First Edition. Staplebound. 8" X 5 3/4". 89pp. Wear to paper wraps with rubbing, creasing, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Staple binding is sound. With color postcard of unknown man laid in. An overall solid copy..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xi, 281pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The media ecology of North America has long..... More
London; New York: Arnold, Hodder Headline; Oxford University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". viii, 305pp. Bound in glossy pictorial paper over boards. Mild wear to binding, with bumping to head and tail of spine. Binding is..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2". xxi, 435pp. Book presents nicely with price-clipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Mild age-toning to inside and outside of jacket. Mild rubbing and creasing to spine..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 398pp. First edition, with full number line indicating first printing. Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Sunning to spine of jacket. Rubbing and bumps to corners and edges of..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". 378pp. Stated First Edition. Mild rubbing, toning, and wear to covers, corners, and edges of price-clipped dust jacket. Rubbing and toning to edges of blue cloth over boards. Gentle bumps to corners of boards. Stamp from the..... More
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vi, 254pp. Mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Mild rubbing and toning to boards. Very gentle bumps to head and tail of spine. Very faint dust-spotting to text block. Pages are clean an..... More
New York: Routledge, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xii, 213pp. Stated first edition, simultaneous release of hardcover and paperback, this being the paperback. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Very occasional inked underlining to pages. Binding is firm, tight..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xv, 334pp. Ex-Expert Performance Lab, with stamps to edges of text block. Mild toning and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Toning and light shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of..... More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. Simultaneous Paperback First Edition. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xix, 285pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Previous owner's name in ink to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: African..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Frederick C. Barghoorn to front free endpaper. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". 329pp. Mild edgewear to unclipped dust jacket, with shallow chipping to head and tail of spine, sunning to spine, small closed tear at center of spine, and dust..... More
Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Phillip Tabb in ink to half-title page at Serenbe's Hills & Hamlets Bookshop. 9 3/4" X 7". xix, 249pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper over boards with rubbing to covers and gentle bumps to edges. Price sticker to rear cover..... More
New York: Routledge, 2024. First Edition. Paperback. Signed by Timothy Beatley in ink at title page. Stated first edition, presumed simultaneous hardcover and paperback release, with this being the latter. 9" X 6". xvi, 274pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Small price sticker..... More
Leiden, New York, Koln: E. J. Brill, 1994. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". xii, 311pp plus 57 plates and fold out map of Cairo. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Faint edgewear to dust jacket, else fine. Bound in bright red cloth cloth over boards, with upper..... More
Glencoe: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". 416pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Rubbing, toning, creasing, and chipping to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Toning and gentle shelf wear to covers and edges of..... More
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xiii, 325pp. Rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Rubbing and gentle bumps to corners and edges of black paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and..... More
New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition with full number line. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". v, 262pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Small crease..... More
Iowa City: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. 9" X 6". 96pp. Surface paper loss to spine and covers of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. A clean, solid copy of this work documenting the experiences of African Americans in Iowa beginning..... More
