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A Planned Deception
by Cumbey, Constance E.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1985
- ISBN
- 9780935897005
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$7.75
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Book shows little wear. The spine has a pair of creases but remains square. The pages are clean and tight, with underlining on just two pages that I've found. (If I had a category for fringe conspiracy theories, I'd have this book in there.) Item Price
$7.75
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The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory
by Alberta, Tim
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2023
- ISBN
- 9780063226883
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$22.50
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Stated first edition. Very little wear, to book or jacket. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Item Price
$22.50
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The Need for Roots
by Weil, Simone
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Glued
- ISBN
- 9780415271028
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$19.75
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Very little wear. The spine is square and uncreased, although faded. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. What appears to be price sticker residue on the center of the rear cover. Owner's name embossed on the title page. Originally published in Paris in 1949. This edition is fairly scarce. Item Price
$19.75
The Light We Carry
by Obama, Michelle
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2022
- ISBN
- 9780593237465
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$16.75
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First edition, first printing. Very little wear to book or dust jacket. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Item Price
$16.75
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
by Dalio, Ray
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Published
- 2021
- ISBN
- 9781982160272
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$17.75
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The dust jacket has one spot of wear, with a torn spot at the front lower right corner, repaired with a piece of tape to avoid further damage. The book has black fabric covered boards with red and white print on the spine. There is a slight blemish to the fabric at the same location as the jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
$17.75
Monica's Story
by Morton, Andrew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition, fifth printing
- Published
- 1999
- ISBN
- 9780312240912
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$7.50
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Very little wear, other than the spine is ever so slightly cocked. The dust jacket has a few minor crimps at the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Item Price
$7.50
Undaunted
by Brennan, John O.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2020
- ISBN
- 9781250241771
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$10.00
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First edition, complete number line. Paper covered boards with gilt print on the spine, showing very little wear, other than oe bumped corner (front, top right). The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket shows some chips, crimps and rubs at the edges and corners, but with no tears. There is a crease on the rear of… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00
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Citizen Cohn
by von Hoffman, Nicholas
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Published
- 1988
- ISBN
- 9780385236904
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$8.75
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Possibly a first edition, it really doesn't say. Shows a bit of wear along the upper and lower edges of the book and the dust jacket, but nothing unexpected for a 35+ year old book. Most of the pages are lightly tanned, but not all (two different kinds of paper, obviously). The life story of a man who advised both… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.75
Read My Pins
by Albright, Madeleine, with Elaine Shocas, Vivienne Becker, and Bill Woodward
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition, tenth printing
- Published
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9780060899189
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$18.25
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A book as much about jewelry as about politics. Filled with full-color photographs of Albright's extensive collection of pins, along with stories about the messages those pins were meant to transmit. A very small amount of wear along the lower edges of the book and dust jacket. Rather minor. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket unclipped. Original… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.25
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Fascism: A Warning
by Albright, Madeleine, with Bill Woodward
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First edition, fourth printing
- Published
- 2018
- ISBN
- 9780062802187
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$22.50
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Signed by author on a card glued onto the half title page. Very little wear, pretty much like new. First edition, fourth printing. Item Price
$22.50
Hell and Other Destinations
by Albright, Madeleine, with Bill Woodward
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2020
- ISBN
- 9780062802255
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$15.00
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Stated first edition, complete number line. No significant wear that I can find, pretty much like new. A gift-quality book. Item Price
$15.00
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A Fighting Chance
by Warren, Elizabeth
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9781627790529
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$29.75
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First edition, signed by author. I suspect this book has never been read. No significant wear, like new. Dust jacket encased in mylar. Signed on the title page with no inscription. Complete number line. Item Price
$29.75
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Cancer Ward
by Solzhenitsyn, Alexander
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1969
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$13.75
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Book shows little wear. Black fabric covered boards with gilt print on the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket shows some discoloration, a bit of edge wear, two tears along the top rear (2 cm, 2.6 cm, both covered with a small piece of tape to preclude further tearing) and a small… Read more about this item Item Price
$13.75
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The Gold Standard in Theory and Practice
by Hawtrey, R. G.
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Edition
- Second
- Published
- 1931
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$25.00
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Formerly a part of the Vancouver, BC Public Library. No dust jacket, some wear, a few stains, and the spine isn't quite square. The pages, however, are clean, tight and intact, and the handwriting inside the front cover is to be envied. The book consists of four lectures given in 1926 about the gold standard, with… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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Within the Whirlwind
by Ginzburg, Eugenia
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition, Second Printing
- Published
- 1981
- ISBN
- 9780151975174
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$55.00
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Book shows very little wear. Covers are paper covered boards, with green cloth with gilt print at the spine Pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with a little bit of soiling on the page edges. Translated from the original Russian. The second volume in Ginzburg's autobiography of life in the Soviet Union's prison and slave labor system. This is a… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
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Two Elephants in the Room
by Christensen, David E.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9781432746575
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$6.00
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Little wear, other than the fact that it has been bent. There is a curvature near the spine (see photos) that I have been unable to fully press out. Signed by author with an inscription on the title page. Otherwise, the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. No spine creases. A rather rare book. If… Read more about this item Item Price
$6.00
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Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons
by Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Published
- 1976
- ISBN
- 9780440085331
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$5.00
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In this well used book, Vonnegut uses his stream of consciousness technique to provide commentary on all the pressing and not so pressing issues of the day. It begins with his thoughts on science fiction and ends with his interview with Playboy. The cover shows chips and creases all over the place, especially on the spine, which is also… Read more about this item Item Price
$5.00
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The Comedians
by Greene, Graham
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Published
- 1966
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$8.25
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Very little wear to the book, just a slight bit of fading to the fabric on the top edge. The dust jacket has small patches of wear at the corners, most noticeable at the extremities of the spine. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and bright. A story set in 1960s Haiti under the regime of a brutal… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.25
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Defiant Desire
by Gevisser, Mark and Edwin Cameron, Eds.
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1995
- ISBN
- 9780415910613
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$11.75
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Little wear to the book. A few shallow creases on the spine and a scattering of underlining and margin notes throughout the text. About 30 essays on the topic. Item Price
$11.75
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Thinking in an Emergency
by Scarry, Elaine
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2012
- ISBN
- 9780393340587
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$6.50
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Little wear. The pages are clean and tight, the spine is uncreased. A part of Amnesty International's Global Ethics Series. Argues in favor of thinking versus reacting in an emergency, at the political level. Item Price
$6.50