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The Poorhouse Fair by John Updike - 1959
by John Updike
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The Poorhouse Fair
by John Updike
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1959. First Edition / First Printing / First Issue. Stated First Edition, no additional printings. First issue jacket with only one paragraph at the rear flap, priced at $3.50. Signed by John Updike in ink on an unattached bookplate. The Signature is Guaranteed Authentic. Book Condition: Very Good, clean pages, tight spine, light shelf wear. Age toning at the endpaper. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, shelf wear, chipping, biopredation. Wrapped in a new removable mylar cover.
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Don't Bet against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in Life (Association copy signed by Deanna Favre): Inscription by Deanna Favre
by Deanna Favre; Angela Elwell Hunt
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Philippe Petit Signed Why Knot? at Bryant Park w/ Event Photos
by Petit, Philippe
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SIGNED IN PERSON BY PHILIPPE PETIT at Bryant Park in NYC! Includes event PHOTOS. Brand new 1st printing in gorgeous gift quality condition. Philippe is the subject of the film THE WALK starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Expedited shipping is welcome. Signed by author.
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THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU
by Lummis, Charles F. (Inscribed by Lummis, and dated "Oct. 17, '96" on front fly leaf)
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18 mo. (6 5/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Boston and New York: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. First American Edition. Hardcover, cloth. 126 pages, with black and white illustrations by Henry Sandham, R.C.A. based on photographs made by Lummis; very good condition, decorative cloth binding, title and author in gilt on upper front cover next to a representation of a South American idol. Title and author in gilt on spine; top edge gilt. One very small 1/8 inch area of minor wear to lower spine, not affecting contents.Stories about adventures in Peru, and " . . . attempts to frustrate archaeological investigations . . . . "
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English Creek.
by DOIG, Ivan.
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Atheneum, 1984. Signed by Ivan Doig on the title page. First edition / First printing. Rust cloth spine, gold paper covered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Face the Music (Signed by Paul on Title Page)
by Stanley, Paul
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SIGNED BY PAUL STANLEY DIRECTLY TO THE TITLE PAGE, and NOT inscribed to anyone. A lovely 5th printing in as new unread condition. Price-intact dust jacket looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.
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Don't Bet against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in Life (Association copy signed by Deanna Favre): Inscription by Deanna Favre
by Deanna Favre; Angela Elwell Hunt
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Budding Prospects
by T.Coraghessan. Boyle
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Rock Springs
by Richard Ford
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Happy To Be Here
by Garrison Keillor
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First edition with near fine dust jacket with price of 11.95 intact. Small mark on rear panel of dust jacket. Signed by author on title page, "Happy Trails, Garrison Keillor". This copy will include a rare Lake Woebegon bumper sticker. See photo.
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First edition with small remainder mark on bottom edge. Boards are bright, page edges show some slight discoloring; dust jacket is bright, clean and has original price of 11.95 intact. Signed by author and dated by author on title page "Garrison Keillor, 6/6/82".
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The poorhouse fair (Crest book)
by John Updike
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The Poorhouse Fair : A Novel
by Updike, John
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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The Poorhouse Fair
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Random House Trade, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Poorhouse Fair : A Novel
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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The poorhouse fair (Crest book)
by John Updike
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Foley, Alabama, United States
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Crest, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x0x6. Slight edge wear. Name inscribed inside front cover. Pages are toned.
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THE POORHOUSE FAIR
by Updike, John
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Greenwich, CT: Crest Books - Fawcett, 1964. 2nd printing, June 1964; #d677. Cover art is uncredited. Creasing; tanning; spine heel chipped; minor bumps and dings.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
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Under Fire: An American Story
by North, Oliver L
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Millbury, Massachusetts, United States
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Harpercollins, 1991. First edition, as stated, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/near fine. r. 446 pp. This is a rare first edition copy signed by both Oliver North and William Novak. North's inscription, "Margo and Sam, all the best," appears in blue ink on the half title page with North's signature and the date "3 Nov 91" and Novak's signature in black ink. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled at top of spine. Free USPS tracking with every US order. Ships from MA.
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A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film
by Standish, Isolde
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New York: Continuum, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated cover; 414 pages From back: "Cinema, which first arrived in Japan in 1896 with the Kinetoscope prototype, came at the very time that Japan was transforming its economic base and society into that of a major international power. The first cinema, the Asakusa Denikikan, was opened in Tokyo in 1903 and within 13 years 300 cinemas had sprung up throughout the country... (The author) focuses on the historical development of Japanese film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation." Edgewear, creases to bottom and bottom and top corners of front cover, soil on bottom and light soil to outside pages. We note pencilled underlining on at least 29 pages and pencilled marginalia on at least three pages and four creased page corners. Quotes…
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Old Bones
by Elkins, Aaron J
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Fine in Near Fine jacket Signed by Author A Gideon Oliver Mystery, SIGNED on title pg. Edgar Award winner best mystery npc 197pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition
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Starting With Flags : Forty-Three Drawings
by Parker, Kingsley
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New York: Private Printing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Signed Edition. Softcover. The artist's abstract and quite varied series of 43 drawings of flags, all printed monochrome on the recto of pages. Kingsley Parker has been exhibiting and represented by galleries since the mid-1970s and has a work in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, NY. The artist is quite active with new works. Signed in ink "K. Parker/1976 ©" in the front matter where Parker explains his motivation for drawing the series of abstract flags. Copy 158 of a limited edition of 600, numbered in the colophon. Approximately 44 pages, unpaginated. Printed on fine, machine-made paper in brown wraps. The title and a flag drawing are framed on the front cover. In absolutely clean, Fine condition. ; Drawings; Square 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Signed by Artist .
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Dead in Dixie
by Charlaine Harris
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New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
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Songs From Appledore
by Oscar Laighton
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RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"
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The Last Season (SIGNED) (FIRST EDITION): A Team In Search of Its Soul
by Phil Jackson
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION One of the most successful coaches in the history of professional basketball offers his own take on his turbulent 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, the Kobe Bryant rape trial, contract disputes, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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The Lace Reader
by Barry, Brunonia
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True FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated). "Flap Jacket Press trade paperback edition / First Printing July 2007" on copyright page. This small run printing precedes the hardback edition. NEW. Cover Clean, no wear, no tears, no spine creases, protected in Brodart cover. Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Books are Carefully Packed in a Box and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed. B103
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I Curse the River of Time (Signed, Limited UK Edition)
by Petterson, Per
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SIGNED, FIRST UK LIMITED EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated, complete number line to 1) Harvill Secker, London, 2010. NEW, Unread. Author's Signature, no inscription, on a bookplate attached to the first chapter page. Note on bookplate reads "This edition of I Curse the River of Time, signed by the author, is limited to 1,000 copies". Dust Jacket Bright in Brodart protective cover, Clean, no wear, no tears, not price clipped (£12.99). Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Not book club. Fast shipping from Dry, Smoke-Free home. Email Confirmation with Tracking Number. International ships Air Mail.
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