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Now
A frank, funny autobiography in which two-time Tony Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall shares the details of her life as a movie star, the wife of Humphrey Bogart, a mother, a friend to the likes of Laurence Olivier, Slim Keith, John Huston, and Leonard Bernstein, and a grandmother. Candid thoughts on romance, possessions and other subjects. 25 photographs.
NY: Knopf, 1994. Apart from minor shelf wear, the book and jacket are in outstanding condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$4.00
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Im Vaterland
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1910. An early German text with photo of Kaiser Wilhelm II on frontispiece. Other photos throughout book. Text includes stories, songs, and poetry. Vocabulary at end. Written in old German. Black cover is faded and gold lettering for book title nearly gone on spine and quite faded on front. Cover worn and chipped, corners bumped. Binding is loose at front. Owner name written in ink in several places and there are pencil notes at places throughout text.. First Edition. Hard C... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$7.00
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The Blood on My Sleeve
NY: St. Martin's Press, 1978. The dust jacket shows very slight wear. The pages are clean and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$6.95
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A Box of Matches
In Nicholson Baker's novel, Emmett gets up every morning for 33 mornings--one for each match with which he lights the fire in the fireplace--and drinks his coffee, eats his breakfast, and writes his daily chapter about his life. In the course of his ruminations, what comes through is his appreciation for the mundane and the forgotten, and his sadness at the ephemeral beauty of the world. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
NY: Random House, 2003. The book is unread and is in fine condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$8.00
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The Good Times
NY: Morrow, 1989. The dust jacket and boards are slightly shelf worn and the jacket is lightly sunned along the edges. The book is not marked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$3.00
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My First Murder
NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989. The dust jacket shows wear, especially along the edges. There is a 1/2" U-shaped piece missing from the bottom front corner and there are two 1/4" closed tears on the rear, one on the top near the spine and the other on the bottom near the fore edge. There is a 1 1/2" crease extending diagonally down from the top of the tear on the bottom rear to the bottom edge. The pages are a bit yellowed and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$6.00
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Hope House
Chicago: Moody Press, 1939. Presumed first edition, although no edition is stated. The dust jacket is worn and slightly yellowed. The corners are worn away with two of the corners having associated 1/2" closed tears and a third having a 2" jagged closed tear (this is on the bottom, rear). The bottom of the spine is worn away to a depth of about 1/4". A 1/4" closed tear on the bottom front at the spine has caused a 1 1/2" by 1/4" flap that has been folded back. The top of t... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$20.00
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Shadow Hunter
New York: Pocket Books, 1993. Other than minor shelf wear, the book and jacket are in excellent condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$4.00
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The Moon's Our Home
NY: P. F. Collier & Son, 1936. Red boards with gold lettering on spine are worn on the corners and on the top and bottom of the spine, which is also a little frayed. The front and rear paste downs and the front and rear free end papers are sunned, and the pages are yellowed. The page edges are sunned. There are also several small stains on the page fore edges. The binding is in good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$7.00
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Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
NY: Dell, 1975. The cover is worn and the spine is creased from reading. The bottom page edges sustained some water damage, although this is minor and did not affect the text. There is a book store stamp on the first interior page. The pages are yellowed but are not marked and the binding is tight.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$2.00
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The Secret Oceans
NY: Bantam, 1994. Inscribed and signed by the author and the illustrator Gilles Malkine on the half-title page. Other than minor shelf wear, the book and jacket are in excellent condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Birmingham, Lloyd; Brennan, Steve; DeVito, Joseph; Henderson, David; Inouye, Carol; Larkin, Robert; Malkine, Gilles; Mangiat, Jeffrey; McNeeley, Thomas; Meltzer, Davis; Passarelli, Charles; Terreson, Jeffrey. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$50.00
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Like a Hole in the Head
In this madcap novel, Jill is working at a bookstore in Southern California when she has a conflict with a dwarf over a signed Jack London first edition. The conflict involves her friend Timmy, who raises ducks on the canals of Venice Beach.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1998. Other than minor shelf wear and a crease across the bottom corner of the rear flap, the book and jacket are in excellent condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$6.00
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The Secret of the Indian
NY: Doubleday, 1989. The dust jacket is a bit shelf worn and is lightly sunned along the edges. The former owner's name is written in ink on the top of the front free end paper. The binding is tight.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Lewin, Ted. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$5.00
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The Head of the Family
Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1961. An extended essay on fatherhood from a Catholic perspective. The dust jacket is worn overall and is slightly sunned. There are several pinpoint stains on the bottom front. Two 1" closed tears are found on the bottom rear. The pages are faintly sunned but are not marked. The binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$30.00
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The Struggle for Democracy
Boston: Little, Brown, 1988. The dust jacket is slightly worn and the plastic coating is coming loose over a 2" area of the top, rear. There is a 1/4" worn closed tear on the top rear corner. The book is not marked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$5.00
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Amedeo
NY: E. P. Dutton, 1958. The dust jacket is worn overall. The corners are rubbed and there is a 1/4" closed tear on the top front corner. Another 1/4" closed tear is found on the top, front near the spine. The top of the spine is slightly chipped. Two closed tears, one of 1/4" and the other of 1/8", are found on the top, rear. The corners of the book covers and the top and bottom of the book spine are rubbed. There is a small green dot on the top page edges. The dust jacket may on... (more information)
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$8.00
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John Wayne: A Novel
A fictionalized account of the remarkable life of John Wayne.
NY: Doubleday, 1997. Apart from minor shelf wear, the book and jacket are in excellent condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... (more information)
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$7.25
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The Book of Fred
A girl who belongs to the "cult of Fred" is adopted by the Cullisons, and fits happily into the suburban mold until violence and mayhem change her life once more.
NY: Washington Square Press, 2001. Signed by the author on the title page. The dust jacket and book are in excellent condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$35.00
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What Happened to Mr. Forster?
NY: Clarion, 1981. The dust jacket is shelf worn and there is a 1/8" closed tear on the top of the spine. The top edge of the front flap is creased. The pages are unmarked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. ... (more information)
Offered by J & S Books (South Carolina, United States) |
$18.00
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Rocks, Rocks Big & Small
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Press, 1990. The color illustrated cover shows slight wear, with bumped corners and rubbing to the top front corner. The book is unmarked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Petach, Heidi. ... (more information)
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$7.00
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