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THE AFRICAN QUEEN by Forester, C.S - 1940

THE AFRICAN QUEEN

by Forester, C.S

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NY: Modern Library, 1940. First Modern Library edition, early reprint. (rear panel of dustjacket states "over 290 great titles to choose from") and the inside of the jacket lists 292 titles. Originally published in 1935 by Heinemann. Grey cloth-covered boards with same color topstain. Foreword for this edition by Forester. Droll inscription by Forester on the half-title page to actress/inventor Hedy Lamaar. "To Hedy Lamarr with love, even though she doesn't remember me, from C.S. Forester." Additionally the small ownership stamp of Canadian actor/author Alexander Knox is on the title page. Shelfwear on board edges, mostly at corners, beginning page toning; dustjacket with chipped corners, dampstain on front flap fold, minor soiling and toning. Good condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. In a long career that included such films as "The Sea Wolf," "The Vikings," "The Longest Day," "Khartoum," "You Only Live Twice," "Gorky Park," Knox was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of President Woodrow Wilson in Zanuck's "Wilson." He was the author of six adventure novels. Basis for John Huston's 1951 film with Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley with screen adaptation by James Agee.. Inscribed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Association Copy.
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  • Publisher Modern Library
  • Place of Publication NY
  • Date Published 1940
  • Keywords Hedy Lamarr
  • Size 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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IBERIA
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IBERIA

by Michener, James A.

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9780394429823
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0394429826
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NY: Random House, 1968. First edition, first prnt. Photographs by Robert Vavra. Inscribed by Michener on the front free endpage to Random House editior Bert Krantz. "Random House 1968 To Bert Kranz, Who helped so much to put this beautiful book together even though she was damn near dead at the time. Affectionately, Jim Michener." Tiny tear at spine top edge, very light shelfwear; dustjacket with minimal edgewear, mostly at the spine top edge. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. A bright, association copy and unique with Michener's sentiments to editor Krantz. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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DREAMING AMERICA & OTHER POEMS
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DREAMING AMERICA & OTHER POEMS

by Oates, Joyce Carol

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(np): Aloes Editions, 1973. First edition, limited to 176 copies signed by Oates, twenty-six of which are lettered and reserved for the use of the author and publisher. Copy E. Sewn stiff paper wraps with French-fold flaps and printed label and plastic dustwrapper. Designed and printed by Robert Gordon at The Oliphant Press. This copy is also inscribed and dated by Oates to her publisher, Evelyn Shrift, at Vanguard, who published her first books. "For Evelyn, with very best wishes, as always - Joyce 2/8/74." Faint extremity toning and few small edge wrinkles, mostly on the front wrap. Near Fine condition. Oates' signature and especially her inscription are in her former flowing, cursive style which differs from her later minimalist-print signatures.. Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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DINOSAUR TALES
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DINOSAUR TALES

by Bradbury, Ray

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NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. First edition thus, first prnt. First hardcover edition. Originally published by Bantam in 1983. Signed by Bradbury on the title page. Additionally, Bradbury has drawn a dinosaur next to his signature. Also signed and dated "'97" by William Stout on the title page. Illustrations by Stout and Steranko, Moebius, Kenneth Smith, David Wiesner, Overton Loyd and Gahan Wilson. New Introduction for this edition by Bradbury. Foreword by Ray Harryhausen. Also includes a new collaboration between Bradbury and Wilson. Tom Petitpas' copy with his signed business card laid-in. Petitpas was Bradbury's Pandemonium Theater Company producer. Tiny nick on the rear board bottom edge with corresponding tiny crease on the dustjacket (not immediately apparent); otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition.. Signed By Author & Artist. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. Illus. by William Stout. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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PASSIONS SPIN THE PLOT
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PASSIONS SPIN THE PLOT

by Fisher, Vardis

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Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, 1934. First edition, limited deluxe issue of 75 numbered copies signed by Fisher on the limitation page. Copy #34. Full morocco with gilt title. Illustrated bookplate of religious education writer/proponent Ida S. Blick affixed to the front free endpage. Topedge gilt. Lacks the dustjacket (which Fisher did not like). Board edges and spine fold edges rubbed and worn, spine top and bottom edges with wear and some loss, especially the bottom edge, leather split on bottom half of spine fold, text pages with beginning toning. About Good conditon.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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A REPORT ON THE AMERICAN JESUITS
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A REPORT ON THE AMERICAN JESUITS

by LaFarge, John & Margaret Bourke-White

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NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First edition, first prnt. Photographs by Margaret Bourke-White. Signed by Bourke-White on the front free endpage. Also inscribed by Roger White, her younger brother, on the page. "to Walter Denilow 9/4/56 with the thought that you especially might enjoy this. Roger White." Spine topedge cloth very slightly pushed and faint, beginning toning on the pastedown and endpage front and back hinges. Dustjacket with minimal edgewear, mostly at the corners, chipping at the spine ends and beginning toning on the flap folds. Very Good conditioin in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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SANCTUARY
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SANCTUARY

by Faulkner, William

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Paris: Crosby Continental Editions/Black Sun Press, 1932. First edition thus, first prnt. (March, 1932) Printed perfect-bound wraps with French-fold flaps. Signed and dated on the title page "Paris July 20, 1949" by author Otto Friedrich while he was in Europe on the staff of "Stars and Stripes." Pages toned; spine toned with wear and creases, touch of soiling. Tight copy. Very Good condition with a contemporary rice paper dustwrapper (not issued as such). Friedrich's books include Decline and Fall (1970), an account of the demise of "The Saturday Evening Post" which won the George Polk Award. Signed by Owner. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Association Copy.
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DREAMING AMERICA & OTHER POEMS
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DREAMING AMERICA & OTHER POEMS

by Oates, Joyce Carol

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(np): Aloes Editions, 1973. First edition, limited to 176 copies signed by Oates, twenty-six of which are lettered and reserved for the use of the author and publisher. Copy E. Sewn stiff paper wraps with French-fold flaps and printed label and plastic dustwrapper. Designed and printed by Robert Gordon at The Oliphant Press. This copy is also inscribed and dated by Oates to her publisher, Evelyn Shrift, at Vanguard, who published her first books. "For Evelyn, with very best wishes, as always - Joyce 2/8/74." Faint extremity toning and few small edge wrinkles, mostly on the front wrap. Near Fine condition. Oates' signature and especially her inscription are in her former flowing, cursive style which differs from her later minimalist-print signatures.. Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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DINOSAUR TALES
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DINOSAUR TALES

by Bradbury, Ray

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NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. First edition thus, first prnt. First hardcover edition. Originally published by Bantam in 1983. Signed by Bradbury on the title page. Additionally, Bradbury has drawn a dinosaur next to his signature. Also signed and dated "'97" by William Stout on the title page. Illustrations by Stout and Steranko, Moebius, Kenneth Smith, David Wiesner, Overton Loyd and Gahan Wilson. New Introduction for this edition by Bradbury. Foreword by Ray Harryhausen. Also includes a new collaboration between Bradbury and Wilson. Tom Petitpas' copy with his signed business card laid-in. Petitpas was Bradbury's Pandemonium Theater Company producer. Tiny nick on the rear board bottom edge with corresponding tiny crease on the dustjacket (not immediately apparent); otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition.. Signed By Author & Artist. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. Illus. by William Stout. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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SEASON OF THE STRANGLER
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SEASON OF THE STRANGLER

by Jones, Madison

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9780385172929
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0385172923
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NY: Doubleday, 1982. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Jones to Cleanth Brooks. "For Cleanth Brooks, with best regards, Madison Jones 11/9/82." Spine cloth lightly pushed and rubbed; dustjacket with wear at corners and spine ends and beginning toning on the rear flap topedge. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dusjacket with an archival cover. Brooks was the influential literary critic and educator and seminal figure with Robert Penn Warren in the New Criticism movement.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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BLOW UP A STORM
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BLOW UP A STORM

by Kanin, Garson

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NY: Random House, 1959. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Kanin on the front free endpage to Groucho Marx and his (third) wife Eden. "For Eden & Groucho with hot love Garson NYC 1959." Cloth spine ends lightly pushed; faint musty odor, but a bright, tight and clean copy; dustjacket with beginning toning on spine, tiny chip spine bottom edge and edgewear, mostly at the spine ends. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed and Dated By Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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The African Queen

The African Queen

by C. S. Forester

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9780316289108
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0316289108
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Little Brown & Company, 1984. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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African Queen

African Queen

by Forester, C. S

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Back Bay Books, 1984. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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African Queen

African Queen

by Forester, C. S

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African Queen
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African Queen

by Forester, C. S

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UsedAcceptable. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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African Queen, The

by Forester, C. S

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Bantam, 1964. Softcover. Poor. H2873, moderate wear all over
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THE AFRICAN QUEEN

THE AFRICAN QUEEN

by Forester, C.S

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9780140011128
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0140011129
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Penguin Books London, 1956. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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African Queen: Roman (Unionsverlag Taschenbücher) (German Edition)

by C. S. Forester

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3293205704
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The African Queen
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The African Queen

by Forester, C. S

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Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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African Queen
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African Queen

by Forester, C. S

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UsedGood. Fast shipping and order satisfaction guaranteed. A portion of your purchase benefits Non-Profit Organizations, First Aid and Fire Stations!
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The African Queen
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The African Queen

by Forester, C. S

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The Guardians of the House
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The Guardians of the House: Inscribed Copy

by Lucy Boston with Diana Boston

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States this edition first published in 1993
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9780905899091
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0905899091
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Inscribed "The Simpson family You saw most of these faces at Green Know on 26 April 2001 Diana Boston" Book in Near Fine condition, Dust Jacket Good/VG. Has very little wear but crinkly with a crease down the back, some dents and a purple stain on back by bar code. See photos.
A souvenir from visiting the manor at Hemingford Grey which stands near the river Ouse. SHIPS FROM CHICAGO, IL.
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Tours of the Black Clock.
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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love)

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First edition / First printing.
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9780671649210
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0671649213
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

by Chubbuck, Emily

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Later edition
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New York: Sheldon & Company, 1867. Later edition. Very good with some foxing and prior owner signature to front pastedown.. A scarce printing, which appears to be unrecorded on Worldcat. Part of Sheldon's "Good Boy's Library" as indicated on the spine and which were apparently previously part of Sheldon's "Sunday School Books" library. In publisher's green cloth with gilt stamp decorated spine.
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952

by Williams, Harold A

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Hardcover
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Baltimore, Western Maryland Railway Company, 1952, hardcover, xvi-134 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to Robert B. Murray, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce for Transportation from 1953-1955 "in appreciation of his outstanding public service" and dated Dec. 17, 1954. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, spine titles worn, a few tiny spots to rear cover. A complete history of the first century of this important transportation system servicing the Eastern seaboard and points further west. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs of historic scenes and vintage locomotives including the Alliance, the Monocacy, and the Conewago.
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith;  Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]

by Moir, David Macbeth

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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1828. Hard Cover. Good +. xii, [13]-223 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Mansie Wauch. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Remains of old paper label at head of spine and call number in white at tail. In ink on the title page in an old hand, following the title "By Mr Moir." At head of title page in another hand: "To the UPS from Hiester H. Muhlenberg of Reading Pa." Hiester H. Muhlenberg (1812-1886) graduated from Dickinson College in 1829 and practiced medicine in Reading; later he became a banker. A bookplate and inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that Muhlenberg gave the book to the Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson College in 1837. Title page also bears the embossed stamp of the Dickinson College Library. The half title page has been altered in ink to read: The Life of John W.… Read More
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992

by Lopez, Ken and Bev Chaney

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Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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9780963289803
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0963289802
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Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Mark Levene. Essays by Stone and Charles Michaud. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by Stone to Chaney on the half-title page. "For Bev in grateful appreciation and with best wishes Bob Stone." Also signed by Stone's wife, Janice, on the page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS

by Everson, William (Brother Antoninus)

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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780811205207
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0811205207
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NY: New Directions, 1974. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Everson on the half-title page to his publisher/bibliographer, the Barlett's of Cayucos Books. "To Peter & Henrietta/once again here at Kingfisher Flat in gratitude for our long friendship Bill Everson Dec 30, 1984 Swanton, CA." Cayucos Books published Everson's Tendril in the Mesh, The Alpine Christ & Other Poems, et al. Very faint beginning toning on the dustjacket topedge (not immediately apparent); otherwise, in Fine condition in a Naer Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS

by Bass, Rick

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780395716878
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039571687x
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tom McGuane, to whom the book along with John Graves and Jim Harrison is dedicated, on the dedication page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual as such.. Inscribed By Dedicatee. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print

by Schaap, Ella B

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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near fine
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9789023008583
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9023008588
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Haarlem, Netherlands: Becht, [1994]. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 184 pp. Bound in full bright blue cloth, title in silver on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Text in Dutch and English. Full-color and black and white illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Erratum slip laid in. Presentation copy from Author to John Michael Montias and his wife:"For/Monsieur et Mme John M. Montias/with much respect + love/Ella Schaap/March-April-1999". Montias was an economist who became a leading scholar of the artist Johannes Vermeer, and one of the first to analyze the economics of art. Very Good+ minor age-toning to margins of pages, some fading to extremities of binding, bump to lower corner of front cover, in Very Good+ dust jacket with bumping and light wear to extremities, some sunning to spine.
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I Loved Him Too; an Interpretive Poem in Memory of Will Rogers
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I Loved Him Too; an Interpretive Poem in Memory of Will Rogers

by Director, Cyr Vita

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Los Angeles: The Book Rancho, 1936. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page - "To To Will H. Hays from the author Cy Director". Will H. Hays is most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Book is Near Fine, small rub bottom corner front board, rear pastedown a bit toned. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.
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