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New York, NY Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover First Edition [1967], so stated. First Edition [1967], so stated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a tiny, very faint soil spot at the bottom edge of the rear panel; a thin line of sunning at the head of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership notations, inscriptions, or labels. The DJ shows a half-inch closed tear at the top of the front panel; a section of faint toning to the upper rear panel; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, shows some minor imperfections, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches). xiii, 338 pages. Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds. Hardback with DJ.

Boston, MA Northeastern University Press, 1987. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 207pp. New Foreward for this Edition by the Author. First Ed thus, Second printing. Academic Press Paperback.

Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania Press, 1938. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Good+: Shows significant indications of use: Shows moderate wear to extremities; some overall smudging, soiling, and rubbing. Binding remains square and secure; text clean. Overall, remains a sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 363pp. First Ed, unstated. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

New York, NY Capricorn Books, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 489pp. First Edition Thus, so stated.

London, UK Faber & Faber , 1982. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated.Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use, but the former owner has dog-eared twenty-five pages or so, some at the upper corner and some at the lower corner. Otherwise, the book shows just a touch of shelving wear; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing and faint soiling; the price is unclipped, but a pastedown price sticker has been placed over it; mylar-protected. While not without flaw, this book remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 328pp. Forty-eight pages of duotone photographic illustrations. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only fairly heavy tanning to the pages, due to aging and the mildest rubbing. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 268pp. University Press Paperback. Dr. Griffiths has written a thorough, well-researched biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton that both presents the facts of her life and a rich understanding of the psychology and world-view of this terrifically important woman in American history. Dr. Griffith's prose is fluid, readable, and to the point. I was only sorry that she didn't fully discuss the fact that the Cady family owned at least one slave, Peter Teabout, during Stanton's childhood years. A discussion of this and it's relationship to Stanton's abolitionist sensibilities; her objections to passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the US… Read More

New York, NY Arcade Publishing, 1995. Hardcover First English Language Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First English Language Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. The Book shows just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremities; the binding leans very slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound showing mild wear and a minor, unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows a touch of wear to the head and heel of the backstrip and to the upper rear corner tip; moderate rubbing to the panels; a crease at the… Read More

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Hardcover First Edition [1987]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1987]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: barely discernible spine lean; minimal shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards;the pages have tanned very lightly, due to aging; the binding is secure; the text is sclean. The DJ shows onlya touch of wear to the extremities 9with a tiny closed tear near the bottom front corner, and the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a handsome, if not quite perfect copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 288 pages. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 1994. Hardcover First Edition [1994]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; minimal shelving wear along the bottom edge fo the quarter-cloth boards; tje binding remains perfeclty secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a very handsome, if not quite perfect copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 400 pages. Hardback with DJ.  

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin , 1970. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing, so stated. First Edition; First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows light wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; mild rubbing; faint foxing at the outside edges; the binding remains secure; text clean. DJ shows moderate rubbing and faint soiling; light wear to extremities; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a structurally sound, tightly bound copy showing minor wear in a DJ of similar quality. 8vo. 564pp. Hardback with DJ. This is a book-by-book reading of the works of Mark Twain. It generously quotes from Twain,and this isalways enjoyable and one of the best features of the book. It argues that Twain did not as one school of Literary Criticism supposes climax in greatness with 'Huckleberry Finn' and go downhill after that. It essentially argues that the late Twain is of the highest quality. It places a great… Read More

Boston, MA Little, Brown and Company, 1958. Paperback First Ed thus; unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint, but fairly pervasive soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 543pp. First Ed thus; unstated. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY The Viking Press: Studio Books, 1973. Hardcover First Edition USA; unstated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; the binding leans, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows only a touch of wear to the extremitie; mild rubbing; the faintest sunning to the backstrip, but the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible; the price is unclipped, but there is a crease at the upper inside corner of the flap. Overall, remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minimal wear in a like DJ: a handsome copy. Folio. 144pp. Profusely illustrated, mostly in duotone, but a few in color. First Edition USA; unstated (probable later printing). Originally published in London by Hamlyn. Hardback with DJ.

Milsons Point, NSW, Australia Random House Australia: Vintage Books, 1992. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 727pp. Trade Paperback. This is a huge and spellbinding book by the brilliant essayist and biographer, David Marr, about a paradoxical, complex, acerbic human being who made and destroyed friendships with just about everyone, yet maintained a wonderful and unique relationship with his partner for life, Manoly Lascaris. From his first successful novel, 'Happy Valley' to his late 'self-portrait', 'Flaws in the Glass', Patrick White was an Australian literary icon with his many highly esteemed novels, plays, and stories, winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1973 for his novel, 'The Eye of the Storm'.

Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshiire, UK Colin Smythe , 1993. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Very Good in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minor indications of use. Book shows light wear to extremities; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to its sheen; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 211pp. First Ed, unstated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Schocken Books, 1986. Hardcover First Edition USA [1986], First Printing indicated. First Edition USA [1986], First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a couple of very faint stains at the top edge of the text block; former owner's name and date inscribed at the top of the front free endpaper; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; the price has not been clipped. No longer prisitne, but overall, remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 265 pages. Translated by Raymond Rosenthal. The first Italian edition was published in 1983. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. Hardcover Special Signed First Edition (2005); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Special Signed First Edition (2005); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The book is flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unread. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows just a touch of wear to the corner tips and the head of the backstrip; else flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.5 x 1.65 inches). 503 pages. Deckle Fore-edge. Language: English. Weight: 31.5… Read More

New York, NY HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. Hardcover First Edition (2005); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2005); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Very Good+ DJ: The book shows faint nudges to the front corner tips; moderate shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards; a hint of crimp to the head of the backstrip; the binding leans slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. The DJ shows just a touch of wear to the corner tips and to the head and heel of the backstrip but no noticeable rubbing; else flawless; the price is intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.… Read More

New York, NY George Braziller, 1982. Hardcover First Ed, First Printing stated. First Ed, First Printing stated. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: Book shows only mild shelfwear; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; faint but pervasive soiling; backstrip toned; price unclipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.165pp. Hardback with DJ.