Ascoli Books
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Ascoli Books is an eclectic collection of new, cutting edge authors; of used, near new to fine, all First Editions of contemporary authors; of VG to Fine editions of rare and collectible books, many of them children’s series. Here you will find authors Paul Rosenberg; Robert Camp; Sandy Sandfoot; and Jack Campitelli, just to name a few. |
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 Adventures in Human Space
A Sci-Fi Adventure by Sandy Sandfort
$19.95
It is the late 21st Century an humans are finally colonizing the Solar System, finding fabulous wealth and re-discovering freedom in the Asteroid Belt between Jupiter and Mars.
But the United World government on Terra (Earth) envies the Belters' wealth, fears their freedom, and is determined to ge these 'cowboys' back under central control, one way or another.
E-Book Version Available
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 A Lodging of Wayfaring Men
By Paul Rosenberg
$26.95
A Lodging of Wayfaring Men is the story of freedom-seekers who create an alternative society on the Internet - a virtual society, with no possibility of oversight or control. It grows so fast that governments and 'leaders' are terrified, and fight to co-opt this syber-society before it undermines the power of the governing elite.. . . . More about this title
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History opens itself to you in this book. By following the central conflict of human history (production versus plunder), the rise and fall of human civilizations become understandable. The truth is that the battles and names that most of us learn in school are never connected to their most basic causes, and therefore never really fit together into an understandable whole. In this book, however, they do.
When history comes together into a coherent story, quite a few surprises can be seen, such as the fact that the Sumerians did not create the first culture: They destroyed it. Or, that Athens did not create the Golden Age of the Greeks: They ended it.
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Go and See: A Journey About Getting To Lean is a giant small book, easy to read, easy to understand, and full of the kinds of guides and metrics a professional will need to succeed in the Lean world.
While Go and See is in some respects a complete handbook about Lean, it is also a passionate persuasion for managers and workers to at least begin the journey.
The raison d'etre of Go and See is that there is no long-term substitute for learning and taking to heart and hand the rubric of Lean. Industries cannot be saved by a continual shift of locale to ever-new fonts of cheaper labor. Once a company has gone 'Lean" it can compete successfully with any company with any low cost of labor - - anywhere. . . . More about this title
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Digitally Remastered Dustjackets for Collectors As most collectors of Grosset & Dunlap Series Books are aware, the titles were reprinted each year with new information on the dust jackets with each reprinting. As time went by the color of the spine chanages, the artwork for the cover changes as well. As a result there are a kizillion different combinations of advertising for each title. Remaking the dust jackets started out as a project the artist did for their personal collection that were missing dust jackets and they turned out so well they decided to share. You can match the book you own with a dust jacket that would have been issued with that particular printing. No waiting.... they are ALL ready to go. Each jacket is printed on heavy stock (like the original dust jackets) using a 4 color process color. You will love your archival dust jacket. More information.....Click Here
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Vintage - Collectibles
The POPPY OTT series, written by Leo Edwards, consisted of 11 volumes published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1926 and 1930. Bert Salg illustrated volumes #1 through 8 and Myrtle Sheldon is credited with volume #9. "Hundreds of thousands of boys who laughed until their sides ached over the weird and wonderful adventures of Jerry Todd and his gang demanded that Leo Edwards, the author, give them more books like the Jerry Todd stories with their belt-bursting laughs and creepy shivers. So he took Poppy Ott, Jerry Todd's bosom chum and created the Poppy Ott Series, and if such a thing could be possible -- they are even more full of fun and excitement than the Jerry Todds.". . More about this book |
 The Virginian - Hardcover with Dust Jacket By Owen Wister $40.00
Written from the standpoint of the narrator, the book holds strong reflections to Wister's earlier visit to Wyoming. Starting with the authors' arrival in Medicine Bow, WY, the novel describes his encounters with the wild west. He makes friends with the strong minded foreman of the Shiloh Ranch, and discovers the west to be very different from what he had thought. From that point onward, the novel revolves around the foreman, known only as the Virginian, and the life he lives. As well as describing the Virginian's conflict with his enemy, Trampas, and his romance with the pretty schoolteacher, Wister weaves a tale of action, violence, hate, revenge, love and friendship. Wister succeeds in making the Virginian a stern man with a soft side to his personality. The book contains many different stories throughout. In one scene, the Virginian must participate in the hanging of an admitted cattle thief, who had been his close friend. The hanging is represented as a necessary response to the government's corruption and lack of action, but the Virginian feels it to be a horrible duty. He is especially stricken by the bravery with which the thief faces his fate, and the heavy burden that the act places on his heart forms the emotional core of the story. A fatal shootout resolves the ongoing conflict with Trampas, after five years of hate. The Virginian shoots Trampas and leaves to marry his young bride. The next day, they ride off together into the mountains. The book ends with a short description of their later life, and exposition about the Virginian eventually becoming a great man and fathering several children. More about this book
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The Hidden Dwarf, A Poppy Ott Detective Story by Leo Edwards First Printing- First Edition complete with Dust Jacket. . .
