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  • Heirs of the ancient Maya by Chistine Price; A portrait of the Lacandon Indians. Photographs by Gertrude Duby Blom.

    Christine Price

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, March 15, 1972)
    Text and photographs describe the daily life and customs of the Lacandon Indians who are descendants of the Mayas.
  • A Woggle of Witches by Adrienne Adams

    Adrienne Adams

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, Aug. 16, 1800)
    Library Binding
  • A Farewell To Arms

    Ernest Hemingway

    Hardcover (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, March 15, 1929)
    Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield-weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion-this gripping, semi-autobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep.
  • Yes Is Better Than No

    Byrd Baylor

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, March 15, 1977)
    Focuses on the problems and experiences of a small group of Papago Indians who have left the reservation to live in a ghetto in Tucson, Arizona.
  • A Moveable Feast.

    Ernest Hemingway

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, Jan. 1, 1964)
    LITERATURE, HEMINGWAY CLASSIC
  • Abraham Lincoln's World, 1809-1865,

    Genevieve Foster

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, March 15, 1944)
    Genevieve Foster's first book, George Washington's world, created interest everywhere because of its informal, graphic and utterly different approach to history. the World histories that followed continued this new and vivid approach and are recognized as unique contributions to books for children and young people. In Abraham Lincoln's world we see what was going on all over the world during the lifetime of Abraham Lincoln. Not only does the book throw light on the Lincoln period and give an interesting picture of LIncoln, it is an excellent background for understanding world events today.
  • Desert Voices

    Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, March 1, 1981)
    Desert inhabitants describe the beauty of their home.
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  • The Bar Sinister by Richard Harding Davis - Illustrated by E.M. Ashe

    Richard Harding Davis, E.M. Ashe

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, Jan. 1, 1903)
    1903 printing hardcover book with color front-plate and illustrated title-page.
  • The White Mail Illustrated

    Cy Warman

    eBook (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, )
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  • Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape

    Barry Lopez

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner & Sons, March 1, 1986)
    A portrait of the landscape, animals, and people of the Arctic captures the beauty and peril of this harsh region and explains what an understanding of this unknown land means to the modern, urbanized world
  • The Arabian Nights. Their Best - Known Tales.

    Nora A. Wiggin, Kate Douglas and Smith, Maxfield Parrish

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, March 15, 1909)
    A collection of the best-loved tales from the Arabian Nights with color illustrations by Maxfield Parrish.
  • Mr. Fong's Toy Shop

    Leo Politi

    Library Binding (Charles Scribner's Sons, May 1, 1978)
    A toymaker and his young friends prepare a shadow puppet play for the Moon Festival in Chinatown in Los Angeles.
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