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Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA: Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress ) by Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal ) - 1950

by Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal )

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Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA:  Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress ) by Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal ) - 1950

Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA: Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress )

by Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal )

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New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Pyramid #23, 1950, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1950. ------------vintage paperback, a solid Very Good copy, tight and square, a very slight hint of age toning to the paper, very faint stress mark along spine, very small nick/short closed tear along fore edge of front cover, small smudge at lower spine tip, a scarce copy of this pseudonymous work by Gore Vidal, this is the 1st issue of this book using this title having been previously released as A Star's Progress, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Harry Bennett Cover Art. 4.25w x 6.25h Inches.
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  • Publisher N.Y. / New York: Pyramid #23, 1950, 1st Edition, First Printing
  • Place of Publication New York, NY
  • Date Published 1950
  • Keywords Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal ), Cry Shame ! ( Aka A Star's Progress )
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The Dark Wind
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The Dark Wind

by Hillerman, Tony

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New York: Harper and Row, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing, with complete number line; SIGNED by Hillerman on title page; 8vo, blue cloth; illustrated dj; vg+ (shelfwear; spine ends bumped and sunned) in vg+ dj (toned; edgeworn; spine sunned; nick to spine head); 214pp.
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Lillabulero: Being a Periodical of Literature and the Arts. Volume 1, Number 2.
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Lillabulero: Being a Periodical of Literature and the Arts. Volume 1, Number 2.

by BANKS, Russell and William Matthews, Editors. Signed by Russell Banks

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Chapel Hill: Lillabulero, Spring 1967. Signed by Russell Banks on title page. First edition / First printing. Stapled blue wrappers. Very good. Sunning and light wear to covers, short tear to top front cover, no loss. Includes Portfolio 2: The Shaker Dove, by Daniel Patterson inserted into a sleeve on inside rear cover. Also includes William Faulkner: a Story and Five Poems. Poetry by Lucius Shepard, Dabney Stuart, etc.
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The Miser's Daughter: An Historical Romance

The Miser's Daughter: An Historical Romance

by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson and Brothers, 1868. Paperback. Good. [2], 396, [2] p.; 25 cm. Original printed wrappers. Woodcut illustration on front wrapper drawn by Henry Anelay and engraved by H. Carter. Date of publication inferred from publisher's advertisement on first page following text: "Get up your clubs for 1869!" Printed wrappers and final leaf contain publisher's advertisements. Some unopened leaves. Very scarce in original illustrated wrappers. In Good Condition: wrapper fore-edges and lower edges chipped; wrapper separating from head of front joint for 3 cm. and from tail of back joint for 10 cm.; wrapper is slightly soiled; fore-edges of front wrapper and pages through p. 116 damaged, without loss of text; occasional light foxing; otherwise clean and tight.
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HISTORY OF TOM JONES A FOUNDLING.  STATED First Modern Library Giant Edition, 1940.   G-54 on Red...
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HISTORY OF TOM JONES A FOUNDLING. STATED First Modern Library Giant Edition, 1940. G-54 on Red dustjacket with Black Oval on front with Man & walking Stick & Tree COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED

by Henry Fielding, 1707-1754, includes a biographical note on the author..Inner DJ Flap PriceClipped, Back Inner Flap mentions 274 Tiles & goes thru G52, Ulysses, Blank Endpapers Lite Fox

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New York: The Modern Library., 1940. HBDJ, STATED First Modern Library Giant Edition, 1940. NF/GOOD+, ML#54. 274 TITLES ON VERSO OF BACK OF DJ with the highest Giant being G54, Tom Jones, A NF copy in blue cloth with light wear FOX, in a bright, unfaded, red, blue and gold dustwrapper GOOD+, with tiny Tears Wear & end chips to Spine DJ. . Very scarce in this condition. Toledano 54.1. 861 pgs NO ADS IN BACK, The book has Toledano G4 cover, A or blank endpapers and a c jacket. These pointers indicate this is a First Modern Library Edition with a fall 1940 jacket. book is in about NF condition with a decent RED top stain. It has no writing, underlining, or missing pages. The jacket has a ¼? per side triangular chip at the top of the spine, crimping at the bottom of the spine, wear at the flap folds and light soil ,Follow Tom from his humble beginnings; experience his forbidden passion for the beautiful Sophie; and ride along with him on his colorful journey to London - where he finally… Read More
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The Confusion. Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle.
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The Confusion. Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle.

by STEPHENSON, Neal.

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New York: William Morrow & Company, 2004. Signed on the half-title page by Neal Stephenson. First edition / First printing. Brown paper spine,ochre paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. This copy has been stored lying flat on a shelf since publication, and has no sagging of the text block, endemic to the majority of copies of this heavy, oversize book. An exceptionally beautiful copy. Note: extra shipping applies to this title. Winner of the 2005 Locus Award.
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Canary In A Cat House, The

Canary In A Cat House, The

by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. SCARCE

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Gold Medal Books #1153, 1961. Paperback, Paperback ORIGINAL, stated 1st Edition, Sept. 1961, water stain back cover & few pgs back book, minor crease Cvr, VG-,AS-IS, SOFTCOVER. First Edition. Soft Cover.
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VOLUMES IN FOLIO

VOLUMES IN FOLIO

by GALLIENNE. RICHARD LE.;

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C. Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head.,1889. LIMITED EDITION, one of only 250 copies. First book to be published under the Bodley Head Imprint. The authors second book. Blue paper covered boards with cream paper spine. Degree of chipping on spine with uniform discolouration. Light foxing to some pages only. Overall a near very good copy.:
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Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll

Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll

by Monette, Paul

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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1978. First edition. Hardcover. fine in Very Good DJ; dj protected by new mylar wrap.. 8 vo; red tweed paper boards with black spine covering & silver spine lettering; 277 pages. illust. dj. author's first novel after publishing a volume of poetry;
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Roadside Songs of Tuscany (Complete in Ten Parts with Twenty Illustrations)
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Roadside Songs of Tuscany (Complete in Ten Parts with Twenty Illustrations)

by Alexander, Francesca (Translator & Illustrator) & John Ruskin (Editor)

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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1885. Hardcover. Good+. 340pp; Half-leather with maroon cloth, raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, wear to corners of boards, front hinge starting, toning to endpapers, foxing to a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Collection of roadside songs of Tuscany translated and illustrated by Francesca Alexander and edited by John Ruskin. In ten parts with 20 illustrations.
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The Last Tycoon, an unfinished novel
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The Last Tycoon, an unfinished novel

by F Scott Fitzgerald

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Scribner - Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1941,1969. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 190 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on blue cloth; lettered in black on the front panel and decorated in gilt on the spine; no dust jacket. no interior markings.Original ¼ black and blue cloth covers, blind stamped, flat spine with gilt title.
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Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA:  Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress ) ( Tipped-In...
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Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA: Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress ) ( Tipped-In Signature )

by Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal - Tipped-In Signature )

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New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Pyramid #23, 1950, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1950. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- vintage paperback, a solid Good copy,, age toning to the paper, spine and cover creases, ink name, overall general wear but still a solid copy, this copy has a nice Gore Vidal signature tipped-in on the blank facing the title page, a scarce copy of this pseudonymous work by Gore Vidal, this is the 1st issue of this book using this title having been previously released as A Star's Progress, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED (tipped-in signature) ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Tipped-In Signature / Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Harry Bennett Cover Art. 4.25w x 6.25h Inches.
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Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA:  Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress )
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Cry Shame ! ---by Katherine Everard (AKA: Gore Vidal )( Aka A Star's Progress )

by Everard, Katherine ( Pseudonym for Gore Vidal )

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New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Pyramid #23, 1950, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1950. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- vintage paperback, a solid Very Good copy, tight and square, a very slight hint of age toning to the paper, very faint stress mark along spine, very small nick/short closed tear along fore edge of front cover, small smudge at lower spine tip, a scarce copy of this pseudonymous work by Gore Vidal, this is the 1st issue of this book using this title having been previously released as A Star's Progress, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Harry Bennett Cover Art. 4.25w x 6.25h Inches.
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CRY SHAME !

CRY SHAME !

by EVERARD, KATHERINE

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New York: Almat Publishing Corporation, [1950]., 1950. First edition. First edition. A paperback original. Pyramid Books 23. E. P. Dutton published this book in 1950 using the title "A Star's Progress." This is the first issue of this book using the title "Cry Shame !" Katherine Everard is a pseudonym of Gore Vidal. The story of young Grace Carter who left New Orleans for the bright lights of Hollywood. A moving and dramatic story of how all the tinseled glamour of the film capital can victimize a young girl blinded by ambition. A fine, bright unread copy. An exceptional copy.
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Kane & Abel
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Kane & Abel

by Jeffrey Archer

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New York, 1979. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Has Jacket. Book is a book club edition. Quite a few closed tears, chips, and other signs of wear to the dust jacket. Some bumping to the boards at corners, edges and ends of the spine. Pages are clean.
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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

by Frazier, Charles

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NY: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good; Light foxing to fore-edges.. 1997. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. 0871136791 . Glossy softcover binding. An advance copy of Frazier's National Book Award-winning first novel, a wonderful Civil War tale about a Confederate soldier who deserts the army after being wounded and hospitalized and tries to make his way back to his North Carolina home and sweetheart. Later made into a great movie directed by Anthony Minghella. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural

by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)

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228 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's stiff boards with quarter brown spine and dark green lettering to spine label and cover. First edition, first issue. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Corners bumped and slightly chipped, spine heal rubbed, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts

by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)

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209 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brow cloth with dark green lettering to spine and cover over green boards. First edition, second state with half-title tipped to stub. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Chip at front edge, spine heal bumped, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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Red Pottage
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Red Pottage

by Cholmondeley, Mary

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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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We Loved Them Once

by Rivers, Ronda

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NY: Vantage Press, 1954. Pages [135] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Tan boards, black lettering, clean, minor shelf wear. PO's name penned to endpaper. Set in 1950's America. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

by Traven, B

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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

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v+321 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. First British edition. St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter as a diversion from his debilitating illness. He alternated dictating St. Ives and The Weir of Hermiston but gradually lost interest in the former. The plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier, after his capture by the British. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, shelf wear, hinges and spine heal moderately rubbed, previous owner's name on front end paper else a very good copy.
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Dobrodruzstvi Toma Sawyera a Huckleberryho Finna.

Dobrodruzstvi Toma Sawyera a Huckleberryho Finna.

by Twain, Mark; Jiri Hejna

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Praha: Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury SNKLHU, 1961, hardcover. Apparent first edition in Czech 1961, with the illustrations by Jiri Hejna, of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Translated into CZECH by Frantisk Gel. 393 pages. -- Hardcover. Good used condition (yellow cloth cover some soil) with very good minus dust jacket (spine sunned).
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