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A Common Room, Essays 1954-1987
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A Common Room, Essays 1954-1987

by Reynolds Price

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9780689708176
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First trade paperback edition, published by Scribner, 1989. A collection of essays from throughout his career, from 1954 to 1987, with a Preface by the author, 405 pages. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. No creases to the cover or spine, There does appear to be some sun fading to the spine so that the red background of the field where the title is printed is a bit lighter than the field of the same format on the front cover. The binding is tight and square. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
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DoubleTake Magazine Issue 14

DoubleTake Magazine Issue 14

by Robert Cole and Alex Harris ed.

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Issue number 14 of DoubleTake Magazine, Fall 1998. Published by The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Edited by Robert Coles and Alex Harris. DoubleTake Magazine was a quarterly, large format magazine, that published the leading contributors in the fields of photography, essays, poetry, and literary fiction. Features in this issue include essays by Lawrence Diller, David Robbins, Nigel Pitman and an interview with Frederick Wiseman. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. No crease marks to the spine - there is a slight diagonal crease mark to the top right corner of the front cover. 9" X 11", 136 pages. This is not a library discard. We have additional DoubleTake issues in our inventory. The photo attached is of the copy we have in our inventory. Just FYI- mailing will be with USPS Ground Service not Media Mail since it's a magazine not a book.
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DoubleTake Magazine Issue 20

DoubleTake Magazine Issue 20

by Robert Coles

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Issue number 20 of DoubleTake Magazine, Spring 2000. Published by The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Edited by Robert Coles. DoubleTake Magazine was a quarterly, large format magazine, that published the leading contributors in the fields of photography, essays, poetry, and literary fiction. Features in this issue include essays by Daniel Deal, Bill Donahue, and Panthea Reid. This issue shows little if any wear, no writing, no crease marks, this is not a library discard. We have additional DoubleTake issues in our inventory. The photo attached is of the copy we have in our inventory. Just FYI - for US buyers - mailing has to be via USPS Ground Serivde not Media Mail since there are ads in the issue
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DoubleTake Magazine Issue 8

DoubleTake Magazine Issue 8

by Robert Coles, Alex Harris eds.

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Issue number 8 of DoubleTake Magazine. Published by The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Edited by Robert Coles and Alex Harris. The Spring 1997 issue. DoubleTake Magazine was a quarterly, large format magazine, that published the leading contributors in the fields of photography, essays, poetry, and literary fiction. Contributors to this issue include Susan Faludi, Edward hirsch, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Bobbie Ann Mason, Bill McKibben, Joyce Carol Oates, and George Tice. 9" X 11", 142 pages. This issue shows little if any wear, no writing, no crease marks, this is not a library discard. We have additional DoubleTake issues in our inventory. Just FYI - mailing will be by USPS Ground Service not Media Mail since it's a magazine not a book.
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DoubleTake Magazine Issue 18

DoubleTake Magazine Issue 18

by Robert Coles

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Issue number 18 of DoubleTake Magazine, Fall 1999. Published by The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Edited by Robert Coles. DoubleTake Magazine was a quarterly, large format magazine, that published the leading contributors in the fields of photography, essays, poetry, and literary fiction. Features in this issue include essays by William Maxwell, Randy Testa, and Fleur Weymouth. This issue shows little if any wear, no writing, no crease marks, this is not a library discard. We have additional DoubleTake issues in our inventory. The photo attached is of the copy we have in our inventory. Mailing will be via USPS Ground Service since there are ads in the issue.
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DoubleTake Magazine Issue 19

DoubleTake Magazine Issue 19

by Robert Coles

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Issue number 19 of DoubleTake Magazine, Winter 2000. Published by The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Edited by Robert Coles. DoubleTake Magazine was a quarterly, large format magazine, that published the leading contributors in the fields of photography, essays, poetry, and literary fiction. Features in this issue include essays by Stephen Hendricks, Mary Beth Meehan, and a previously unpublished interview with Walker Percy. The cover shows an impression mark, about four inches long, doesn't mar the photo, just an impression. Other than that there is little if any wear, no writing, no crease marks, this is not a library discard. We have additional DoubleTake issues in our inventory. The photo attached is of the copy we have in our inventory. Mailing will be via USPS Ground Service since there are ads in the issue.
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The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down An Informal History of Hospitality
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The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down An Informal History of Hospitality

by Jesse Browner

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9781582342979
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1582342970
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First hardcover edition, with dust jacket, published by Bloomsbury, 2003. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. 198 pages. Black boards with the author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold. A review of 'hospitality' from the ancient Greeks, the palace of Versailles, up to the present day. This copy is not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. The dust jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. There are some smudges from use on the edges of the text block, and some fingerprint smudges on the last blank flyleaf too. This copy is not a remainder, not a library discard. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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Giving Good Weight

Giving Good Weight

by John McPhee

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9780374163068
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0374163065
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A first printing hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped, the original price of $9.95 appears in the upper corner of the front flap. No writing, no highlighting, no former ownership marks. There is some light foxing spots to the edges of the text block. This is a collection of five essays that had appeared previously in The New Yorker. The five essays included are; 'Giving Good Weight', 'The Atlantic Generating Station', 'The Pinball Philosophy', 'The Keel of Lake Dickey' and 'Brigade de Cuisine'.The dust jacket has been protected by a clear, removable cover. As is the case for all of our listings, the attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory, not a stock photo.
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Illness as Metaphor

Illness as Metaphor

by Susan Sontag

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9780374174439
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0374174431
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Hardcover first edition, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. 88 pages. Essay by the author of 'On Photography', among many other non-fiction and fiction works, on the uses of illness as a metaphor in the arts. Dark brown cloth covered boards with the title and author imprinted on the spine in gold. Former owner's name ink stamped on the first flyleaf at the upper right corner, about 2" long by 1/4" tall. No further writing on the text pages besides that though. No edge wear to the boards, the corners are not bumped or creased. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. No marks or tears to the jacket, just has a very light crease mark on the lower portion of the back panel, not very noticeable and it does not mar the cover illustration. Sewn binding is tight and square. Not a library copy, not a remainder. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory, not a stock photo.
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May Days

May Days

by Samuel F Pickering

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9780877452041
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Hardcover with dust jacket, published by University of Iowa Press, 1988. First edition. Dust jacket is not price clipped. A collection of eleven essays by the inspiration for the character 'Mr. Keating' of 'Dead Poets Society'. Green cloth covered boards, with the author name and title imprinted in gold on the spine. Boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. Jacket has small closed tears at the top front left and bottom left, both about 1/2" long, some sun fading to the spine panel. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Edges of the text block show many dots of age tanning, fore edge and top edge. Not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

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9780316777728
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0316777722
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Hardcover with dust packet, published by Little, Brown, 2000. A later edition. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. A collection of 28 short essays that had originally appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire and other publications. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. There is a crease mark to the top right corner of the first 16 pages of the text - top right corner, 1-1/2" diagonal crease at the top right corner. Dust jacket shows only minor rubbing wear to the back panel. Teal green boards with blue spine and the author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold. Boards are flat, and the corners are not bumped or creased. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory, not a stock photo.
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The Puzzler

The Puzzler

by A.J. Jacobs

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9780593136713
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0593136713
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First edition hardcover, with dust jacket, published by Crown, 2022. From the author of 'The Year of Living Biblically', the author investigates puzzles, those who make them, those who solve them, participating in competitions along the way. 344 pages, with Index, and a section of color photos. Includes many examples of a variety of puzzles. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages - none of the puzzles are written in or completed. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Bright blue cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or worn. Not a library discard copy, not a remainder copy. Edges of the text block are clean. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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Time Travel and Papa Joes Pipe

Time Travel and Papa Joes Pipe

by Alan P. Lightman

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9780684181127
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First hardcover edition, with dust jacket, published by Scribner, 1984. A collection of 22 essays on topics related to Science, from the author of 'Einstein's Dreams' and 'Good Benito'. 168 pages, 5-1/4" X 8-1/2", with Index and Suggested for Further Reading, sewn binding. Also includes ten illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped, no creases or tears to the jacket. Sturdy black cloth covered cover boards, with the title and author name imprinted on the spine in bright blue. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. This copy is not a remainder, not a library discard. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness

What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness

by Stanley. Bing

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9780066620114
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0066620112
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Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Harper, 1999. How does one become successful? By using the lessons of Machiavelli and being mean. 4-3/4" X 7-1/2, 148 pages. This is not a remainder, not a library discard, No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. Binding is tight and square. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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