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1	Brief lives more books like this by John Aubrey add to wishlist John Milton, Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, and William Shakespeare are among the personalities investigated by Aubrey in this classic work of biographical shorts. At once gossipy and scholarly, these biographies draw a vivid picture of Elizabethan and Stuart England. Notes, a glossary, and a new introduction help elucidate this work. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $8.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Abiding Darkness more books like this by John Aubrey Anderson add to wishlist This sweeping saga weaves a riveting tale about a young girl's battle with one of hell's minions determined to destroy her and those closest to her. This is the first volume in the Black or White Chronicles series relating stories of life in the Deep South during its most tumultuous times. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Aubrey's brief lives more books like this by John Aubrey, Oliver Lawson Dick add to wishlist John Aubrey (1626-1697) was the Bystander of his age, a hanger-on and hanger-out at great houses, a country gentleman of lively intellectual curiosity and unsteady character who left not a book to history but a random, sprawling collection of notes, anecdotes, scribbles and morsels of gossip that have been looted and quoted by scholars ever since. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS
4	And If I Die more books like this by John Aubrey Anderson add to wishlist Mose and his "grandson," Bill, are on the lam in 1968-- hiding out in Texas under assumed names. Bill is enrolled at North Texas State University, working with professor Pat Patterson (Missy's husband), and learning to ride bulls. Mose attempts to protect his charge from the evil that continues to attack. It has manifested itself in various forms ... see all copies from $5.69! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Wedgewood Grey more books like this by John Aubrey Anderson add to wishlist John Aubrey Anderson artfully crafts the compelling story of the conflict between the natural and spirit worlds and Missy Parker and Mose Washington, caught between. "Wedgewood Grey" takes place in the 1960's and is centered on a racially motivated act of violence. The defenders of a brutally attacked black woman must flee the area and are ... see all copies from $3.96! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
6	Snakes with Wings and Gold-Digging Ants more books like this by Herodotus, Aubrey De Selincourt (Translator), John Marincola (Revised by) add to wishlist So much of what is known of the Ancient World comes from Herodotus that he will always remain the greatest of historians. In this collection, he reveals his enormous, omnivorous, sometimes credulous appetite for stories of distant lands and strange creatures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
7	Xerxes Invades Greece more books like this by Herodotus, Aubrey De Selincourt (Translator), John Marincola (Revised by) add to wishlist This work talks about a king who would be worshipped as a god. When Xerxes, King of Persia, crosses the Hellespont at the head of a formidable army, it seems inevitable that Greece will be crushed beneath its might. But, the Greeks are far harder to defeat than he could ever have imagined. As storms lash the Persian ships, and sinister omens ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
8	Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects more books like this by John Aubrey add to wishlist MISCELLANIES UPON VARIOUS SUBJECTS - CONTENTS - Page IFE of Aubrey . . vii Dedication to the First Edition . . . xv Day-Fatality or, Some Observations of Days Lucky and Unlucky . 1 Day-Fatality of Rome . . . . . . 21 Of Fatalities of Families and Places . 25 Ostenta or, Portents . . 33 Omens . . . 38 Dreams . . . 49 Apparitions . . 70 Voices . ., ... see all copies from $8.90! new only from $8.90! \| SVS
9	Glastonbury: An Oral History of the Music, Mud and Magic more books like this by John Shearlaw, Crispin Aubrey, Michael Eavis (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is the remarkable story of how the Glastonbury Festival, that started as a party in a Somerset field in the 1970s, went on to become one of the world's most famous music festivals. The tales are told in the words of everyone involved with the festival, from Michael and Emily Eavis and Arabella Churchill to Glastonbury village residents and ... see all copies from $6.83! new only from $7.35!
10	Aubrey's Brief Lives more books like this by George Gissing, John Aubrey, Oliver L Dick (Editor) add to wishlist Brief portraits from the Elizabethan age that have stood the test of time, including Sir Walter Raleigh, Shakespeare, Milton, Marvel, and many more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| SVS
11	Black or White more books like this by John Aubrey Anderson add to wishlist On the shores of Cat Lake, in the midst of the most defined era of segregation in American history, a spitfire seven-year old white girl and spiritual eleven-year-old black boy live each day as best friends. Despite the idyllic scenery and their youthful innocence, forces of darkness trouble the girl and ultimately lead these children to make ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	The California Idea and American Higher Education: 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan more books like this by John Aubrey Douglass add to wishlist This is the first comprehensive history of California's pioneering effort to create an expansive and high-quality system of public higher education. Throughout this century, states established public colleges and universities at a dizzying pace, funding enrollment expansion to fit their perceived economic and social needs, and launching a truly ... see all copies from $21.21! new only from $21.21! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Conditions for Admission: Access, Equity, and the Social Contract of Public Universities more books like this by John Douglass add to wishlist The social contract of public universities - the progressive idea that any citizen who meets specified academic conditions can gain entry to his or her state university - has profoundly shaped American society. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of admission policies and practices at public universities. Using the University of ... see all copies from $16.68! new only from $19.71! \| SVS
14 view cover	Under the Hill more books like this by Miles Underwood, Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), John Glassco (Foreword by) add to wishlist The tragic life of Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator of "The Yellow Book," and Oscar Wilde's Salome) was, in addition to his untimely death at age 25, further marred by censorship. The famed illustrator had compiled his erotic text "Story of Venus and Tannhauser" into a couple of underground editions, but was only able to publish expurgated versions ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.41! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Aubrey on Education: A Hitherto Unpublished Manuscript by the Author of Brief Lives more books like this by John Aubrey add to wishlist see all copies from $16.50! first editions
16 view cover	A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender, Which Lasted One Night and One Day: With a History of the Pursuit of Earl Lavender and Lord Brumm by Mrs Scamler and Maud Emblem more books like this by John Davidson, Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), Mark Valentine (Introduction by) add to wishlist Following in the tradition of "Don Quixote," "Earl Lavender" is the story of two impecunious gentlemen who run away from their conventional lives, style themselves 'Earl Lavender' and 'Lord Brumm', and set out to preach the new creed of Evolution. Their hilarious romp across London leads them to all sorts of strange adventures, such as a wild ... see all copies from $18.47! new only from $18.47! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Brief Lives' V1 A-H: Chiefly of Contemporaries Set Down by John Aubrey, Between the Years 1669-1696 (1898) by John Aubrey, Andrew Clark (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $26.05! new only from $26.05! \| SVS
18 view cover	Brief Lives' V2 I-Y: Chiefly of Contemporaries, Set Down by John Aubrey, Between the Years 1669 and 1696 by John Aubrey, Andrew Clark (Editor) add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $24.19! new only from $24.19! \| SVS
19	Aubrey's Natural History of Wiltshire: A Reprint of the Natural History of Wiltshire more books like this by John Aubrey add to wishlist see all copies from $23.05! first editions
20 view cover	Abiding Darkness: Black or White Chronicles, Book 1 more books like this by John Aubrey Anderson, Lillian Thayer (Read by) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.67! new only from $5.67!
21 view cover	The Story of Venus and Tannhauser more books like this by Aubrey Beardsleys, John Glassco add to wishlist Sir Kenneth Clark once said that Aubrey Beardsley's drawings "positively suggested vice as a more interesting alternative." This idea is perfectly embodied in "The Story of Venus and Tannhauser," a short novel that combines Beardsley's fascination with abandoning oneself to sexual pleasure and his love of the artificial and exotic. A retelling of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $73.40! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Lives of Eminent Men more books like this by John Aubrey add to wishlist 'Mr William Shakespeare was born at Stratford upon Avon in the county of Warwick. His father was a butcher, and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours, that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade, but when he killed a calf he would do it in a high style, and make a speech.' Gentleman scholar John Aubrey spent his life ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $4.95! \| SVS
23	The writings of John Bradford more books like this by John Bradford, Aubrey Townsend add to wishlist see all copies from $12.49! new only from $99.00!
24	Three Prose Works more books like this by John Aubrey add to wishlist Completely reset in modern format, this new edition brings to-gether works of Aubrey long out of print and unobtainable. The text of the "Miscelanies "follows the first (1696) edition in spelling, style, and punctu-ation, and the same principle has been adopted for the "Remaines "and "Observations. "In addition to a full introduction the editor ... see all copies from $17.39! first editions
25 view cover	The Writings of John Bradford: Containing Letters, Treatises, Remains more books like this by Aubrey Townsend (Editor), John Bradford (Text by) add to wishlist see all copies from $20.95! new only from $38.85!

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