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War Games. [All 3 issues of the first edition].

War Games. [All 3 issues of the first edition].

by Morris (Wright)

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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1972. First edition. Included are all three issues of the first edition: 1.) Copy 'F' of 26 lettered copies, signed by Morris. Boards, blue cloth spine. Original glasine wrapper. Fine. / 2). Copy 129 of 300 numbered copies, signed by Morris. Boards, cloth spine. Original glasine wrapper. Fine. / 3). Original wrappers lettered in red and blue-grey. Small pencil mark on page edges, but a fine copy. One of 1500 copies. / The three versions of the Black Sparrow first edition, all in fine condition, as one lot.
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California Book of Undergraduate Verse. 1915.

California Book of Undergraduate Verse. 1915.

by Faust (Frederick) ["Max Brand"], Sidney Howard, et al.

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[Berkeley, Calif. : The Associated Student Publications, University of California, Berkeley], 1915.. First edition. Cream wrappers, front cover designed and lettered in brown. Wrappers a bit spotted, a bit of wear to corners, small bookplate and ownership signature, a clean very good copy. This compilation contains contributions by Frederick Schiller Faust [aka "Max Brand"], Sidney Coe Howard, others. Very scarce.
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He Stood There in the Dark. Hungry Midnight Number 7. Letterpress Broadside.

He Stood There in the Dark. Hungry Midnight Number 7. Letterpress Broadside.

by ALEXIE, Sherman

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  • Fine
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Used - Fine
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First edition / First printing. Number 52 0f of 90 copies.
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San Francisco: Hungry Mind / Midnight Paper Sales, 1996. Signed by Sherman Alexie. First edition / First printing. Number 52 0f of 90 copies. Letterpress broadside. 15" x 11 Fine. Excerpt from Indian Killer. This broadside was produced for Sherman Alexie's Reading at the Hungry Mind on November 15, 1996. Uncommon.
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My Face For The World To See (First Ediiton In Dust Jacket)

My Face For The World To See (First Ediiton In Dust Jacket)

by Hayes, Alfred

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 183 Pp. Dark Grey Cloth Spine Stamped In White, Green Boards Stamped In White. Stated First Edition, In Unclipped Dust Jacket Priced $3.00. Hollywood Novel, But Not The Glitzy Side. Book Near Fine, Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Tips, White Chalk Lettering All Complete And Strong, No Names Or Marks. Dj Lightly Worn, Unfaded, Few Short Tears And Some Minute Losses At Corners, Small Very Faint Glass Ring On Rear Panel..
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Tales Of Chinatown ((With Library Bookplate Of Pasadena Art Collector And Book Dealer Grace...

Tales Of Chinatown ((With Library Bookplate Of Pasadena Art Collector And Book Dealer Grace Nicholson

by Rohmer, Sax (Pseudonym Of Arthur Sarsfield Ward) (Bookplate Of Grace Nicholson)

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Used - Very Good
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First American Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 376 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Red. First American Printing, Stated "First Edition" On Copyright Page. Bookplate Of Grace Nicholson 1877 - 1948) Showing Her Huge Custom Home And Shop In Downtown Pasadena, Two Stories, Chinese Courtyard Design, Steep Green Tile Roof, Etc. Nicholson, Was An American Art Collector And Art Dealer, Specializing In Native American And Chinese Handicrafts. Nicholson Acquired Artifacts For Sale, But Also For Major Museums Such As The Smithsonian Institution And The Field Museum In Chicago. She Lectured About "The Indian" To Churches And Civic Groups. In Recognition Of Her Expertise, Nicholson Was Elected To The American Anthropological Association In 1904. In 1924, She Designed A New Building For Her Collections, Which (Reflective Of Changing Fashions) Had Begun To Focus On Asian Art. The Architectural Firm Of Marston, Van Pelt &… Read More
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The Searching Wind
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The Searching Wind

by Hellman, Lillian

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
First Printing Thus.
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Hellman, Lillian: The Searching Wind. PLAY The Viking Press, 1st Ed., First printing Thus, June, 1944. DRAMA. Used. Good/Good unclipped DJ $2.00 price. Protected in a mylar wrap.
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Bohemia in London

Bohemia in London

by Ransome, Arthur

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Fred Taylor. First American edition. Rich ribbed oxblood cloth, with 2- color vignette on front board. Spine is dulled and worn at head and heel, else good. Tiny chip at edge. Front board illustration is very lightly chipped on one side. 16 full page illustrations. Frontispiece has tanned the title page. No dust jacket. No former owner marks. The book is about literary and artistic London in the 1900s, and the area of London covered is Chelsea, Soho, and Hampstead. It is a long discourse and a guide to Bohemian London in the early twentieth century, between the eras of Enoch Soames and Ezra Pound. At 22 Ransome had moved to London, and while living in Chelsea was solicited by a young woman literary agent to write "a book on Bohemia in London, an essayistic al sort of book, putting Bohemia of today against a background of the past", which he promptly did. It was published by Chapman and Hall in late September… Read More
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Science Model Making
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Science Model Making

by Hopwood, Robert R.

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Used - Good-
Edition
First American Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Hopwood, Robert R: Science Model Making. PHYSICS. MODEL-MAKING. Macmillan First American Edition, 1963. EXLIB. Good Condition/ Good- Rare Original Dust Jacket. Front flap states $4.95 original price. No other printings listed. Written by physics master Robert R. Hopwood. These projects are Illustrated with over 100 diagrams on: Astronomical telescope/One transistor radio receiver/ microscope/ steam turbine/ pocket sundial/ electric motor. "Science Model Making is a complete guide to the construction of operating models, and brings together in one volume projects from the various fields of science that hobbyists and amateur scientists like to make. " Ships from Oregon.
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SACRED AND PROFANE MEMORIES [Signed]
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SACRED AND PROFANE MEMORIES [Signed]

by Van Vechten, Carl

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Used
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Limited First Edition #90/2000
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. Limited First Edition #90/2000. Hardcover. Small Octavo, vii, 230 pages; VG/VG; Beige spine with teal pictorial design; Dustjacket shows significant fading along the spine and chipping at the head of the spine and along top of backcover; Boards have minor edgewear and discoloration at the head and tail of the spine; Inscription in green ink from Van Vechten to Joseph Hergesheimer: "For Joseph Hergesheimer / with love from / Carl Van Vechten / March 21 - 1932 / N.B. There is NO tall paper / edition."; Limitation page states that this is no. 90 of 2000 copies printed; CX Consignment; shelved case 6. Inscribed to Van Vechten's friend, author Joseph Hergesheimer [1880 - 1954].;. 1346204. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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MOON-FACE
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MOON-FACE

by London, Jack [Chaney, John Griffith]

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Used
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First Edition, First Printing
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Hardcover
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large 12mo., v, 273 pages; G-; Dark blue cloth spine with abstract graphic and slightly faded white lettering; Moderate soiling to front cover, slight fading to lettering, rubbing along hinges of spine and edgewear to head/tail, moderate edgewear along bottom of covers, and minor bowing to boards; Dampstain on top edge of textblock visible on interior pages and some shelfwear to bottom textblock edge; Previous owner's signature appears on ffep; t.e.g.; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. One of only 8400 copies from first printing. 1346272. FP New Rockville Stock.
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THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE [Signed]
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THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE [Signed]

by Saroyan, William

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Used
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First Thus
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New York: Modern Age Books, Inc, 1937. First Thus. Softcover. 12mo., xvii, 167 pages; VG/VG-; Black spine with age-toned white lettering; Dustjacket has three small chips along the top of the front/back covers and minor age-toning to text on spine; Textblock has moderate-to-dark age-toning throughout, and top-half of titlepage has separated from the binding (but still bound and intact); Saroyan's signature appears on titlepage; Dustjacket is in a protective mylar cover; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1346274. Special Collections.
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PETER WHIFFLE: HIS LIFE AND WORKS
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PETER WHIFFLE: HIS LIFE AND WORKS

by Van Vechten, Carl

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Used
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 247 pages; VG/G+; spine age-toned blue, with navy lettering; blue dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; marked shelf wear and soiling to jacket; mild shelf wear and soiling to volume; small chips missing at corners of flap folds; age-toning to upper edge of jacket front; significant age-toning to jacket spine; crown and tail of jacket spine missing; mild age-toning and soiling to jacket back; spine cocked; price cut; upper edge of textblock dyed dark; back hinge starting; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1346332. Special Collections.
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Evil Under the Sun (A Hercule Poirot Detective Novel)

Evil Under the Sun (A Hercule Poirot Detective Novel)

by Christie, Agatha

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Good-
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First American Edition
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Hardcover
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Agatha Christie. Evil Under The Sun (A Hercule Poirot Detective Novel). Copyright 1940,1941 by Agatha Christie Mallowan. First American Edition. Dodd, Mead. . Used. Good- Condition/ New fax dust jacket. Fabric is split at spine and has been taped. 5 ½ X 8 Inches. 260 pages. "Synopsis. A quiet holiday at a secluded hotel in Devon is all that Hercule Poirot wants, but among his fellow guests is a beautiful and vain woman who, seemingly oblivious to her own husband, revels in the attention of another woman's husband."
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Good-bye, Mr. Chips (1934 Holiday Edition)

Good-bye, Mr. Chips (1934 "Holiday Edition")

by James Hilton

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
Edition
10th Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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James Hilton. Good-bye Mr. Chips. For your Holiday reading. Little, Brown 10th Impression Thus, 1934. USED. VG/Good Condition original white, red and green Holiday motif price-clipped dust jacket. 126 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. Written by James Hilton, author of "Lost Horizon".
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Rising from the Plains.
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Rising from the Plains.

by McPHEE, John.

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Used - Fine
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First edition / First printing.
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Hardcover
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Brown cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The third volume of Annals of the Former World. The combined volume won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction.
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