John Peter Nugent (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. 190 pp. (xvi) Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction by Doug Lansky; Nudity Is a State of Mind by Alan Zweibel; Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes by Dave Barry; Jugo Especial by Lara Naaman; Under the Spell of a Witch Doctor by Rory Nugent; An Irishman in Vurjinny by Joseph O'Connor; The Deep Fried Potato Bug by Richard Sterling; Down Jerky Road by Sophia Dembling; Bill's Stroll Through Paris by Bill Bryson; Dragging the Family to Magic Kingdom by Caryl Rivers; A Simian in the Cinema by Nigel Barley; Blinded by the White by Mary Roach; Shipping Out by David Foster Wallace; The Great Race by Peter Mayle; Out of Teheran by John Krich; A Holy Holiday in Hell by P. J. O'Rourke; The Duck of Peace by Carl Franz; It's Monday So This Must Be My Tax Write-off in London by Dave Barry; Of Generals and Gentlemen by David Arizmendi; The Great Invisible Pheasant Hunt by Jon Carroll; Cena by David Leavitt; An Alarming Time by Susan Storm; This Land Is Mine by Paul William Roberts; Heeding the Call by Donna Marazzo; A New Tourist in Town by Ralph Schoenstein; Damp in the Afternoon by Calvin Trillin; La Entrevista - The Interview by O. M. Bode; The Art of Riding a Third World Bus by Doug Lansky; and The Wrong Number by Bill Bryson. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film, showing actors Mae Marsh, John Wayne, Ward Bond, and Ben Johnson. Based on the 1913 novel, following three outlaws who discover a dying woman and her infant stranded in the desert. Director John Ford had previously adapted the novel for film with "Marked Men" in 1919. Set in Arizona, shot on location in Mojave and Cantil, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 4360.…

Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY COLONEL HUBERT FAUNTLEROY JULIAN ("THE BLACK EAGLE") on the half -title. A solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition of this biography of both "the first black parachutist" and "the first black licensed pilot". Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the edges. Octavo, fascinating look at this true African-American pioneer in the world of aviation.…