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New York: McBride, 1929. Very Good in the publisher's black cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Quarto. Red topstain. Decorative endpapers. xxi, 376pps., plus 12 tipped-in, tissue-guarded, full-page plates and numerous smaller illustrations by Pape. No dustjacket. Stated First Impression of the First Illustrated Edition (published two years after the original). There is modest bumping and rubbing wear to the cloth, particularly at the extremities. A faint touch of mottling to the topstain. Also, both hinges are cracked, with the webbing revealed; the binding is, nonetheless, sound with all pages intact. Otherwise clean and bright; no previous ownership markings. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition. Cloth. Illus. by Pape, Frank C..

Florida: University of Florida Press, 1952. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Fully bound in beige cloth. The spine is stamped in black. 105pps. There is a mild bump to the heel of the spine, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear or previous owner's markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is sunned and toned and has a 1/4" closed tear at the top of the rear panel; no chips or other tears. The original price is intact on the front flap. SIGNED by the book's stated designer, H. S. Haines, with an inscription to her sister. "...Cabell, the great iconoclastic author of contemporary Virginia, displays a fine fastidiousness of feeling in these charming and witty tales of the loves of Virginia gentlemen and gentlewomen of two generations ago..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . SIGNED. First… Read More

New York: Blakiston / Knopf, 1944. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Pebbled red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front panel in blind. Octavo. Red topstain. [xv] + 327pps. There is mild rubbing and bumping to the tips and the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a small abrasion at the top of the front panel and modest general edgewear. A very nice copy of this early omnibus edition. Includes <i>'Career In C Major,' 'The Embezzler,'</i> and <i>'Double Indemnity.'</i><br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...Like his great successes, <i>'The Postman Always Rings Twice'</i> and <i>'Serenade'</i> -- like almost everything he has written -- these stories deal with violent deeds and violent emotions. Passion and murder… Read More

Copenhagen: Baltiska Forlaget Aktiebolag, 1929. Volume 2. In Near Fine condition. Half-bound in marbled brown calf with colorfully marbled paper over boards. Raised bands and gilt tooling on the spine. Small octavo. Decorative endpapers. 317pps. There is mild rubbing to the tips and the spine-ends, otherwise overall clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. An excellent, vintage, leatherbound copy of this Manx author's work. Bemyndigad oversattning fran Engelskan av M. Drangel; translated from the English by M. Drangel. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . HALL CAINE DEN VITE PROFETEN THE PROPHET LITERATURE FICTION LEATHERBOUND BOOKS DANISH LANGUAGE. Catalogs: Leatherbound/Franklin/Easton, Literature & Fiction, World.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Dial Press, 2004. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Cream-colored boards with a beige backstrip stamped in metallic red. Octavo. 372pps. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a very slight crinkle at the heel of the spine, otherwise as new. The original price is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the five-hundred-year-old Hypnerotomachia may finally reveal its secrets -- to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. As the deadline looms, research has stalled -- until an ancient diary surfaces. What Tom and Paul discover inside shocks even them: proof that the location of a… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Dial Press, 2004. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Cream-colored boards with a beige backstrip stamped in metallic red. Octavo. 372pps. There is very mild bumping to the extremities, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed; the original price is intact. SIGNED by both authors -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. ".Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the five-hundred-year-old Hypnerotomachia may finally reveal its secrets -- to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. As the deadline looms, research has stalled -- until an ancient diary surfaces. What Tom and Paul discover inside shocks even them:… Read More

Near Fine in black wraps. ix + 124pages. First Printing. There is very light rubbing to the wraps and a previous owner's neatly-penned gift inscription is on the half-title page. Otherwise Fine: clean, bright and soundly bound. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of Cooper's first book. Includes a forword by Alice Walker. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books. 41-A.

San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Maroon boards quarterbound in maroon cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. 290pps. First Printing. The only flaw is a remainder mark on the bottom of the textblock. It is, otherwise, clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a touch of crinkling at the head of the spine; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...Who but Italo Calvino could blend realism and illusion to capture so precisely and so elegantly these moments in the lives of ordinary people? A theft in a pastry shop, a frenzied evening in a tavern, a young soldier caught up in a private fantasy of seduction, a middle-class woman who discovers while swimming that she has lost the lower part of her bikini -- all are transformed by… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 2000. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Orange and black paper-covered boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Map-endpapers. 352pps. First American Edition. A beautiful, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. Winner of the 2001 Booker Prize (the author's second such prize). "...Out of nineteenth-century Australia rides a hero of his people and a man for all nations. This is Ned Kelly's true confession, in his own words and written on the run for an infant daughter he has never seen. To the authorities, this son of dirt-poor Irish immigrants was a born thief and, ultimately, a cold-blooded murderer; to most other Australians, he was a scapegoat and a patriot persecuted by 'English' landlords and their agents..." Purchase… Read More

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 2000. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Brown boards. The spine is stamped in beige. Beige endpapers. 352pps. There is slight rounding to the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket is equally fine; the original price is intact. The scarce map is not laid in. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. An excellent, collector's-quality copy. Winner of the Booker Prize (Carey's second such award).<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "This is Ned Kelly's true confession, in his own words and written on the run for an infant daughter he has never seen. To the authorities, this son of dirt-poor Irish immigrants was a born thief and, ultimately, a cold-blooded murderer; to most other Australians, he was a scapegoat and patriot persecuted by 'English' landlords and their agents. With his brothers and two friends, Kelly eluded a… Read More

London: Faber & Faber, 1988. [1988]. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in white. Octavo. 512pps. First printing. The pages are slightly tanned (as is ever the case with this edition due to the acid content of the stock), and there is a small soil-mark, faint, near the margin of the rear free endpage. Otherwise clean, tight, and square. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has touches of crinkling at the extremities; the original price (10.95) is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of this Booker Award winner (Carey's first such award). ".This sweeping, irrepressibly inventive novel, is a romance, but a romance of the sort that could only take place in nineteenth-century Australia. For only on that sprawling continent -- a haven for misfits of both the animal and human kingdoms -- could a nervous Anglican minister who gambles on the instructions of the Divine become allied with a teenaged… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, 1954. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Map-endpapers (Petersburg). 438pps. The pages are faintly yellowed and there is very mild rubbing to the tips and spine-ends, otherwise clean, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is a bit sundarkened and has light wear at the folds; the original price (5.00) is intact. A very nice copy of this classic. <br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.45-C.. Cloth.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956. In Good+ condition. Gray cloth quarterbound in teal blue leatherette. The spine is stamped in gilt and black; the front panel in gilt. Quarto. Blue topstain. Map-endpapers. ix + 437pps. No dustjacket (as issued). There are touches of soiling to the cloth and the leatherette has been cracked (though repaired) along the front joint. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. This copy is of the Presentation Edition (as stated on the copyright page) and has been SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on a preliminary page. Part of the Mainstream of America series.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "This fascinating book tells the story of the Civil War as seen from the Union side. Through his brilliant and stirring narrative, Bruce Catton conveys the human aspect of history and translates meticulously researched historical fact into an absorbing chronicle of the war. 'This… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1953. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards with blue stamping on the spine. 256pp. There is a bump to one tip and a tidy "Merry Christmas" gift inscription from 1956 is on the ffep. The volume is, otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. The dustjacket has light rubbing wear at the spine-ends and several small specks of soiling to the rear panel. Altogether a colorful jacket, glossy in mylar, with no chips or tears. The original price (3.00) is intact on the front flap.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover.

New York: Knopf, 1942. Fine in a new facsimile dustjacket. Bound in full brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in dark brown. Octavo. 240pps. The heel of the spine is very mildly bumped and the endpages are slightly tanned, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. A colorful facsimile dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has been added for shelf-presence. An excellent, collector's-quality copy, scarce in the first edition. Chandler's third Philip Marlowe novel.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. 41-A. First Edition. Cloth.

Pierre, South Dakota: Lawrence K. Fox, 1932. Very Good in publisher's original red cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. 458pps., plus three black and white plates. No dustjacket. Mild rubbing and bumping to the tips and the spine-ends. Touches of flecking to the gilt, though still quite readable. Both hinges are tender, though the binding is still sound and square. The pages are in excellent condition: clean and bright. Overall, a nice copy of a scarce and interesting title. "...Descriptive of Life on the Upper Missouri; of a Fur Trader's Experiences Among the Mandans, Gros Ventres, and Their Neighbors; of the Ravages of the Small-Pox Epidemic of 1837..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. AMERICAN HISTORY WESTERN UPPER MISSOURI 1800S FUR TRADING AMERICAN INDIANS MANDANS… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full light blue cloth. The spine is stamped in black and gilt. Gold endpapers. 309pps. This is likely a second or third printing (date code E-0, May of 1964, on the copyright page). There are a couple of small rubs to the front board, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear or previous owner's markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has mild rubbing at the head of the spine, a couple of very short closed tears at the top of the rear panel and an indentation, unobtrusive (no ink loss), on the front panel; no chipping or soiling. The original price (4.95) is intact on the front flap. An excellent copy.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>T</big>he Wapshot family settled in the little village of St. Botolphs in the 17th century. Mr. Cheever rings up his curtain on St. Botolphs on a snowy Christmas Eve in the… Read More

New York: Random House, 1991. Fine in Fine dustjacket. Gray boards quarterbound in a gray cloth spine. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in metallic red. 337pp. This volume is flawless except for fading, barely perceptible, along the edges of the boards. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. "...Seventy-year-old cult figure Charles Bukowski, author of Post Office , Barfly: The Movie and Septuagenarian Stew , is notorious for living the hard-drinking, womanizing, sordid L.A. life depicted in his prose and poetry. In this sympathetic biography, Cherkovski ( Whitman's Wild Children ) plays down the unsavory elements of Bukowski's reputation, including an antagonistic nature brought on by alcohol, instead portraying him as the social ousider's friend and hero..." -- Publisher's Weekly Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1994. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. 271pps. The heel of the spine is miildly bumped and, as ever, the pages are faintly yellowed (due to the acid content of the stock). Otherwise, excellent: clean, square, and soundly bound. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a touch of crinkling at the head of the spine; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price of 16.99 (U.K) is intact on the front flap. ".In the year 1592, Sir Robert Carey, a handsome courtier, comes north to Carlisle to take up his new post as Deputy Warden of the West March. He has wangled his appointment to be nearer his true love, a married woman, and farther from the still eye of his Queen and the disapproving eye of his father. And of course, there's the money. Sir Robert is quick to realize he won't see a profit from the perks if he fails to keep the peace. Alas, he is… Read More

London: Collins Crime Club, 1962. Very Good in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Red boards. The spine is stamped in black. 256pp. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends and light dustspotting to the page-edges. Also, a previous owner's name is neatly penned on the ffep. The binding is slightly shaken, though sound, with all pages intact. Otherwise clean and bright. All tips are sharp. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light fox-marks to the white rear panel; also, there is a 1" closed tear at the top of the front panel. The original price is intact. A nice copy, all in all. "...In this full-length Agatha Christie novel Miss Marple, whose house in St. Mary Mead is close to the scene of a murder, finds a perfect opportunity to indulge in the particular kind of 'unravelling' at which she is adept. Agatha Christie's millions of fans will enjoy trying to anticipate Miss Marple, as they will enjoy the humor and characterisation of this ingenious and exciting story..." Purchase with… Read More