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A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
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A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago

by Hecht, Ben (Design & Illustrations by Herman Rosse)

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Used - Good-
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None
Edition
First Edition
Published
1922
Binding
Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Chicago, IL: Covici-McGee Publishers, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Good-/None. 289pp; No DJ, illustrated paper-covered boards, tape repair to spine with bottom half of spine missing, boards bright & slightly edgeworn, illustrated endpapers, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Scarce vintage collection of 64 journalistic pieces about Chicago during the Jazz Age by celebrated 20th century journalist,… Read more about this item
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Hope for a Change: Commentaries by an Optimistic Realist
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Hope for a Change: Commentaries by an Optimistic Realist

by Henderson, Michael

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1991
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9781852395070
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Salem, OR: Grosvenor Books, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 173pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Selection from more than 600 commentaries the author has given on Oregon public radio stations.
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Saga of the Sagebrush
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Saga of the Sagebrush

by Holden, Ashley E.

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
First Edition
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780533024988
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$20.00

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New York: Vantage Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Cloth in DJ; 130pp; DJ chipped & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Fair condition. Signed by Author. Essays on world events by reporter and editor at the Spokane, Washington Spokesman-Review and other papers.
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We, the Lonely People: Searching for Community
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We, the Lonely People: Searching for Community

by Keyes, Ralph

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060645526
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New York: Harper & Row, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Hardcover in DJ; First Edition; 242pp; DJ slightly edgeworn with minor creasing & scuffing, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good+ condition. Explores the dilemma of how our lifestyle affects our failing sense of community.
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Australian Gossip and Story: Reprinted from the Sydney Stock and Station Journal
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Australian Gossip and Story: Reprinted from the Sydney Stock and Station Journal

by The Globe Trotter (Robert McMillan)

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Used - Good
Published
1895
Binding
Hardcover
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$75.00

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Sydney, NSW, Australia: William Brooks & Co, 1895. Hardcover. Good. 165pp; Rebound in blue buckram boards with gilt titling to spine, original card covers cut out and glued to interior pages, repairs to a few pages, minor foxing to some pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good condition. Inscribed by Author. From Preface: "The stories herewith were written… Read more about this item
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Genius on Newspaper Row (The Chicago Daily News Reprint No. 30)

Genius on Newspaper Row (The Chicago Daily News Reprint No. 30)

by Smith, Henry Justin

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Used - Good+
Published
1927
Binding
Softcover
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Chicago, IL: The Chicago Daily News, 1927. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 35pp; Tape repair to inside front cover, slight handling wear to pamphlet, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. "Describing the experiences of noted writers in American daily journalism; and drawing a few conclusions." Address delivered at the University of Chicago, under the auspices of the William Vaughn… Read more about this item
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A Gallery of Chicago Editors (The Chicago Daily News Reprints No. 44)

A Gallery of Chicago Editors (The Chicago Daily News Reprints No. 44)

by Smith, Henry Justin

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Used - Very Good-
Published
1930
Binding
Softcover
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Chicago, IL: The Chicago Daily News, 1930. Softcover. Very Good-. Wraps; 20pp; Slight handling wear to pamphlet, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Discusses early editors in the city of Chicago. The Chicago Daily News Reprints No. 44. Lecture delivered under the auspices of the University College, University of Chicago. Author was the managing… Read more about this item
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McSorley's Wonderful Saloon
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McSorley's Wonderful Saloon

by Mitchell, Joseph

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
Second Penguin Printing
Published
1945
Binding
Paperback
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New York: Penguin Books, 1945. Second Penguin Printing. Paperback. Good. Penguin #557; 274pp; Creasing to covers, scuffing to back cover, staining to top edge, pages age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good condition. Collection of masterful New Yorker pieces by Joseph Mitchell about interesting & colorful lowlife characters in New York in the 1930s & 40s. Includes his first portrait… Read more about this item
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'47 the Magazine of the Year Vol. I No. 5 (July 1947)
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'47 the Magazine of the Year Vol. I No. 5 (July 1947)

by Ellison, Jerome (Editor)

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Used - Very Good-
Published
1947
Binding
Softcover
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New York: Associated Magazine Contributors, Inc., 1947. Softcover. Very Good-. Wraps; 146pp; Minor creasing to front cover, staples rusted, slight wear to base of spine, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Vintage digest-sized periodical, "America's Contributor-Owned Magazine." This issue: A Quintet of '47 Men by Clifton Fadiman; Concepts for the Atomic Age by Stuart Chase (Drawings by… Read more about this item
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The Contemplative Stroller

The Contemplative Stroller

by Campbell, Tom

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1982
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780960750610
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Moscow, ID: News Review Publishing Co., 1982. Softcover. Very Good. 94pp; Slight handling wear to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Writings of a reporter and columnist for the Lewiston Morning Tribune in Idaho.
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$10.00
A Different Accent

A Different Accent

by Henderson, Michael

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Used - Very Good-
Published
1985
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780901269904
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Richmond, VA: Grosvenor Books, 1985. Softcover. Very Good-. 133pp; Small crease to back cover, faint pencil marks to rear flyleaf, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. "A refreshing look at America and the world by an English journalist who has made Oregon his home.
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$10.00