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New York: Delacorte/Lawrence (1979).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pages yellowing, dust jacket has a couple of very small tears. The price is intact. This award-winning author's first book by a major publisher. "These stories of America's disenfranchised - men and women light-years away from the American dream - are quite unlike any in our literature. She's an original, and this book of hers is a crooked beauty." - Raymond Carver
Tales by Poe, Edgar Allan; Illustrated by W. A. Dwiggins - 1930
by Poe, Edgar Allan; Illustrated by W. A. Dwiggins
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Tales
by Poe, Edgar Allan; Illustrated by W. A. Dwiggins
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Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. One of an unnumbered edition of 1,000 copies. Fine in original black cloth stamped in gilt at spine and in silver floral decorations to boards, top edge gilt. In a Near Fine original glassine jacket, the glassine rippled, and in a Very Good red felt-lined slipcase, the case browned at spine and ends and at edges front and back. A quite handsome copy. . Limited Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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Black Tickets
by Phillips, Jayne Anne
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The Kidnap Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
by S. S. Van Dine [PSEUD Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939)]
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316+[6 ad] pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. Has the "A" on the title verso. First edition. Wright wrote as a critic and journalist until 1923, when he became ill from what was given out as overwork, but was in reality a secret drug addiction, according to John Loughery's biography Alias S.S. Van Dine. His doctor confined him to bed (supposedly because of a heart ailment, but actually because of a cocaine addiction) for more than two years. In frustration and boredom, he began collecting and studying thousands of volumes of crime and detection. In 1926 this paid off with the publication of his first S. S. Van Dine novel, The Benson Murder Case. Wright took his pseudonym from the abbreviation of "steamship" and from Van Dine, which he claimed was an old family name. Wright wrote a series of short stories for Warner Brothers film studio in the early 1930s. These stories were used as the basis for a…
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Arthur & George
by Barnes Julian
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Wellington, New Zealand
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London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. First Edition. Original Cloth. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Jonathan Cape, London, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: As New. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardback. Book in in MINT/UNREAD condition. No dustjacket, as issued. Complete with promotional bookband which is also in MINT condition. SIGNED by Julian Barnes shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Death of Jim Loney.
by WELCH, James
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Signed on the title page by James Welch. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in a dust jacket with minor wear, else fine. The jacket is much more attractive than usual for this book. The scarcest of Welch's novels, especially in nice condition.
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Terra Nostra.
by FUENTES, Carlos. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden.
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. Signed on the second blank page following the free end-paper by the author. First U.S. edition / First printing. Plum cloth spine, red paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine to very good dust jacket, with abrasion to the lower spine around the publisher's name. The author's masterpiece, and one of the most important books of the seventies.
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The Centurions (First UK edition)
by Jean Larteguy (Author) Xan Fielding (Translator)
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Hutchinson, 1961. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Very good/No Dj cover. VGC plus.Hutchinson,1961.First UK edition-first impression.Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine)in VGC, no Dj cover.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small foxing marks and nick on the outer edges,two small foxing marks and a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC plus for its age with light shelf wear.487pp including Author's note.A collectable and scarce first edition but without the Dj cover.
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Sailor Song.
by KESEY, Ken
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Viking, 1992. Signed in gold ink and dated 1992 by Ken Kesey. First edition / First printing. White cloth spine, beige paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Ghosts. The New York Trilogy Volume 2.
by AUSTER, Paul
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1986. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Navy cloth. As New. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The second book in the New York Trilogy.
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IL PETRARCA CON NARRAZIONE DEL SUO CORONAMENTO DI SENNUCCIO DEL BENE FIORENTINO VITA DEL POETA ED ANNOTAZIONI
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STAMPATO A SPESE DI G. POLIDORI E CO., 1796. Edizione del 1796 di questa raccolta di opere del poeta Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). Vita del poeta nella prima parte e annotazioni. Incoronazione di M. Francesco Petrarca descritta da Sennuccio del Bene fiorentino (1275-1349). Dedicato al magnifico signore Can della Scala. Sennuccio del Bene fu al servizio del Cardinale Giovanni Colonna e lì ebbe modo di conoscere Petrarca e stringere amicizia con lui. All'interno: sonetti, canzoni, ballate e madrigali, sestine ecc... In buone condizioni e completo di tutte le pagine. Copertina in piena pelle coeva con titolo e decorazioni in oro al dorso in discrete condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Rotture alle cerniere. Piatto anteriore staccato al primo tomo. Legatura in ottime condizioni. Pagine in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 16 cm. 15x10. Pp. 253+(1), XXIV+237+(1) Edition of 1796 of this collection of works by the poet Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). Life of the…
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Not Under Forty
by Cather, Willa
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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# 140 of 333 numbered copies signed by the author. First printing. Blue cloth with top edge gilt. Jacket has some foxing on the spine; chip at bottom edge of the front panel and tears at bottom of the spine. Slipcase has some sunning and a few scuffs.
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Tales
by Poe, Edgar Allan
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Trafalgar Square Publishing, 2005. 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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Tales (Nonsuch Classics)
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Tales: Nonsuch Classics
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Tales
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Bangor, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ny. Good with no dust jacket; Hard Cover; The Lowell Press. Brown hard cover, good, lite bumping to corners, toning to end papers, 666 pgs .
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Tales - Vol. II
by Edgar Allan Poe
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Duey Press, 2008-10-27. Paperback. Used:Good.
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Tales - Vol. II
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Tales - Vol. II
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Clack Press, 2008-10-27. Paperback. Good.
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Tales - Vol. VI
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Codman Press, 2008-10-27. Paperback. Good.
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Tales: Nonsuch Classics
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Tales
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, no publishing date, this attractive "Universal Library" edition features a black cloth cover with green and bright silver decoration, green decorative title page, and contains 46 stories, a few minor flaws are present: a tiny area of wear at the top edge of the back cover, a small, faint blemish on the front cover, and the green end-papers are slightly edge-tanned .
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Kane & Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
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Decatur, Indiana, United States
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New York, 1979. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Has Jacket. Book is a book club edition. Quite a few closed tears, chips, and other signs of wear to the dust jacket. Some bumping to the boards at corners, edges and ends of the spine. Pages are clean.
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Cold Mountain
by Frazier, Charles
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NY: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good; Light foxing to fore-edges.. 1997. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. 0871136791 . Glossy softcover binding. An advance copy of Frazier's National Book Award-winning first novel, a wonderful Civil War tale about a Confederate soldier who deserts the army after being wounded and hospitalized and tries to make his way back to his North Carolina home and sweetheart. Later made into a great movie directed by Anthony Minghella. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural
by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)
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228 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's stiff boards with quarter brown spine and dark green lettering to spine label and cover. First edition, first issue. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Corners bumped and slightly chipped, spine heal rubbed, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts
by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)
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209 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brow cloth with dark green lettering to spine and cover over green boards. First edition, second state with half-title tipped to stub. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Chip at front edge, spine heal bumped, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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Red Pottage
by Cholmondeley, Mary
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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We Loved Them Once
by Rivers, Ronda
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NY: Vantage Press, 1954. Pages [135] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Tan boards, black lettering, clean, minor shelf wear. PO's name penned to endpaper. Set in 1950's America. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
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v+321 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. First British edition. St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter as a diversion from his debilitating illness. He alternated dictating St. Ives and The Weir of Hermiston but gradually lost interest in the former. The plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier, after his capture by the British. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, shelf wear, hinges and spine heal moderately rubbed, previous owner's name on front end paper else a very good copy.
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Dobrodruzstvi Toma Sawyera a Huckleberryho Finna.
by Twain, Mark; Jiri Hejna
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Praha: Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury SNKLHU, 1961, hardcover. Apparent first edition in Czech 1961, with the illustrations by Jiri Hejna, of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Translated into CZECH by Frantisk Gel. 393 pages. -- Hardcover. Good used condition (yellow cloth cover some soil) with very good minus dust jacket (spine sunned).
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