New York: Book Beat Gallery / Distributed Art Publishers, 1997. Third revised edition. Paperback. Quarto [27.5 cm] Bright pink, purple and gray illustrated wraps. Complete with flexi-disc. Very good. The edges of the covers have minor shelf wear, and the front cover is very lightly soiled. The rear cover has... More about Destroy All Monsters; Geisha This
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 317pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 white cloth over purple boards. Dust jacket is faded at and around the spine. Previous owner's name written in ink on the front free endpaper. An inside look at the grotesque violence... More about Among the Thugs
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 291pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. Minor bumping to the spine ends. The spine is rolled. In a near fine dust jacket. Part of the New Religious Movements series... More about Life in The Family: An Oral History of the Children of God
Vistar Pictures Ltd., 2014. Reprint. Paperback. 421pp. Quarto [28 cm] Pictorial wraps. Illustrated. Minor soiling to the top edge of the text block. From the rear cover- "Dr. Dawson reveals Manson's darkest secrets, elicits Manson 'family' confessions, confronts and provokes the murderer by probing his mind, and challenging Manson's spooky... More about Masks of Charles Manson: My Interviews with the American Icon of Evil
2011. Hardcover. 444pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Glossy illustrated paper over boards. Near fine condition. Minor soiling on the fore edge of the text block. How a police uniform came to define a young man's sexual orientation. From the rear cover- "The language isn't flowery, the subject matter may be coarse... More about Cop Out: A Snapshot On the Oakland Police Department
New York: Penguin Books, 2011. Later printing. Paperback. 589pp. Octavo [21.5cm]; illustrated wraps. From publisher: In this riveting book, Jared Diamond -- whose Guns, Germs, and Steel revolutionized our understanding of history -- explores how humankind's use and abuse of the environment reveal the truth behind the world's great collapses... More about Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1898. Paperback. 563pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Light green and black printed wraps. Good only. The spine and surrounding areas are darkened. The wraps are also very lightly soiled, rubbed and creased. Chipping and small losses to the extremities. The text block is broken numerous times, and... More about L'Annee Sociologique. Premiere Annee (1896-1897) - Bibliotheque de Philosophie Contemporaine
Toronto, Ontario: House of Anansi Press. SIGNED. Faint shelfwear; occasional ink notes throughout. Signed and inscribed by editor on half-title. More about Perspectives on Our Age: Jacques Ellul Speaks on His Life and Work
Kissimmee, FL: The American Sunbathing Association, Inc., 1986. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 86pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Green buckram with gilt stamped titles. Fine condition. Subjects covered include fees, zoning, the nudist apartment industry today, accounting and business management, and membership screening. More about Nudist Park Management Guide
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 236pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 light brown paper with pale yellow paper pover boards. Very good condition. No dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. From the publisher- "In the summer of 1999, best friends Raffi Kodikian... More about Journal of the Dead: A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico Desert
Columbus, OH: Pine Island Press, 1997. Hardcover. 322pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. Slight spine slant. The corners of the covers are gently bumped. More about The African Revenge: The Age of Regression and the Decline of the West
New York: Simon & Schuster. Later printing. Paperback. Octavo [21 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fine. A low culture manifesto. Klosterman has written for Esquire, The New York Times, and Spin. More about Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs
London: John Murray, 1817. Fifth edition. Leather bound. Three volumes. 496, 507, 500 pp. Octavo [22 cm]; original full leather bindings with blind stamped borders to front and rear boards, five raised bands, leather labels with gilt stamped titles on backstrips. All edges marbled. Bookplates neatly attached to the front... More about An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, A View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human...
New York: The Library of Contemporary Thought, The Ballantine Publishing Group, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 118pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 dark red paper with beige paper covered boards. Very good. The spine is slightly rolled back. A barcode label has been mounted to the front pastedown. There are very... More about Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History
New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. 89pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] in tan cloth. Light soiling and wear to boards and to lightly cocked spine; front free endpaper torn out, pencil notes on front pastedown, front inner hinge cracked (but holding), occasional pencil notes and emphases throughout. Short... More about The Super Race: An American Problem (The Art of Life Series
Philadelphia: Chilton Company Book Division, 1959. Second printing. Hardcover. 135pp. Quarto [26.5 cm] 1/4 gray cloth with decorative paper covered boards and a silver stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers are gently bumped, rubbed and darkening. The dust jacket is in very... More about Prison Exposures: First Photographs Inside Prison by a Convict
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Inscribed edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 319pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Near fine. Inscribed by Gloria Steinem on the first page. "It's good to know this woman is angrier than ever. And that she has given us a fine, reflective and humane book." - Carol... More about Moving Beyond Words
Logan, UT: Utah State University Press. First edition. Paperback. 324pp. Octavo [23 cm]; Color photo illustrated wraps. Combining personal travel narrative, historical research, and his professioanl expertise in urban planning, Sullivan takes a criticial yet optimistic and often humorous look at how contemporary Western cities are making themselves more hospitable... More about Ways to the West: How Getting Out of Our Cars is Reclaiming America's Frontier
Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1994. Paperback. 372pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black, white and yellow illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are rubbed, scratched and creased. The rear wrap is lightly soiled, and has an old price sticker. Several pages at the beginning have highlighting. From the rear wrap- "Systematic, probing... More about The Criminal Personality Volume III: The Drug User