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Cultivated Pleasures : The Art of Romantic Gardening
New YorkNew York: Viking Studio, 1989 Cloth. Fine/Fine. First American Edition. Quarto. "The creation of a beautiful garden is issentially a romantic endeavor involving imagination and whimsy, horticultural knowledge and fervor, and, above all, faith.". ... (more information)
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A HISTORY OF CRITICISM AND LITERARY TASTE IN EUROPE. 3 Vols
EdinburghEdinburgh: Willilam Blackwood & Sons, 1949 Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Sixth Printing Reissued. Octavos. From the earliest texts to the present day.. ... (more information)
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"Just Before the War with the Eskimos," in PRIZE STORIES OF 1949
Garden CityGarden City: Doubleday, 1949 Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First Edition. Octavo. Faulkner's "A Courtship" story won first place in these O.Henry Awards. Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" appears here, but did not place. Nor did Salinger, Paul Bowles, Evan S. Connell, Jean Stafford, Jessamyn West and others.. ... (more information)
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LOVE, ZENA BETH
(Tallahassee, FL)(Tallahassee, FL): Naiad, 1992 Cloth. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. Octavo. Author's second novel, after her acclaimed BENEDICTION.. ... (more information)
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IRON & SILK
NYNY: Random House, 1986 Boards and Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Later Printing. Octavo. While teaching English to Chinese, Salzman became the one individual disciple of a foremost kung fu master. En route, he learned much about recent Chinese culture and peoples. Highly acclaimed.. ... (more information)
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Prairie Years and The War Years
Pleasantville, NYPleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest, 1970 Boards and Cloth. Very Good/Nicked Dj. Illustrated Edition. Quarto. Enhanced edition, with over 200 authentic photographs, oil paintings, cartoons and original maps added for appreciation.. ... (more information)
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WOMAN AND THE NEW RACE
NYNY: Truth Publishing, 1921 Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Fourth Printing. Duodecimo. Preface by Havelock Ellis.. ... (more information)
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THE GENTEEL TRADITION AT BAY
NYNY: Scribner's, 1931 Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. Duodecimo.. ... (more information)
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PEOPLE OF THE VALLEY
NYNY: Random House, 1974 Clothbacked Boards. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Octavo. The author was banished from Indonesia for her work on this book, a study of the Baliem Valley peoples.. ... (more information)
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OLD ENGLISH LIBRARIES The Making, Collection, and Use of Books During the Middle Ages
ChicagoChicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. 1912 Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. First American Edition. Octavo. Noteworthy and fundamental book. Covers monastic and academic libraries. Appendix A is "Prices of Books and Materials for bookmaking".. ... (more information)
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LOS GUSANOS
NYNY: HarperCollins, 1991 Cloth. Very Good/Fine. First Edition. Octavo. Novel about a family in Cuba after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, and how it affected all of them.. ... (more information)
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LIFE AND TIMES OF HENRY CLAY
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia: John E. Potter And Company, 1860 Embossed Cloth. Good. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. Includes the death of Henry Clay, and four of his major speeches in the Appendix. Fore-edge, title and frontispiece waterstained, otherwise pretty nice.. ... (more information)
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OONA Living in the Shadows
NYNY: Warner Books, 1998 Clothbacked Boards. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Octavo. Account of Eugene O'Neill's daughter, Oona, who became the last Mrs. Charles Chaplin.. ... (more information)
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JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A Biography
BostonBoston: Houghton Mifflin, 1901 Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. Octavos. The Appendices include a genealogy, and a bibliography of his writings. Unopened.. ... (more information)
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND EXPRESSIONISM
NYNY: Geroge Braziller, 1966 Cloth. Very Good/Short Tears in Dj. First American Edition. Octavo. The first detailed study of the Expressionist phast in modern architecture. It examines the visionaries: Bruno Taut, Herman Finsterlin, Hans Scharoun, Erich Mendelsohn, the Amsterdam School and Rudolf Steiner. With full bibliography, a chronology of events from 1910 to 1930, and a number of source documents which have not appeared before in English.. ... (more information)
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Adventures of the Pea Pod Kids
New York, NY, U.S.A.New York, NY, U.S.A.: Playland Books, 1988 Pictorial Cover. Fine. 1st Edition. Pop-up. Quarto. Pea Pod Kids in Uncle Peasley's Shortcut. Paper engineering by Linda Costello.. ... (more information)
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THE LAST KENNEDY
NYNY: Dial Press, 1976 Cloth. Good/Good. First Edition. Octavo. Argues that Chappaquiddick 'made' Teddy Kennedy rather than destroying him. Detailed examination of the episode.. ... (more information)
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COLLECTING RICHARD BRAUTIGAN
Minneapolis, MNMinneapolis, MN: Kumquat Pressworks, 2001 Wrappers. As New. First, Limited Edition. Signed by Author. Duodecimo. One of only 100 copies, each numbered and signed by the author. Describes in detail his personal collection, which substantially supplements Barber's 1990 bibliography of Brautigan.. ... (more information)
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BOYS' CLUB
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939 Cloth. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Signed by Author. Octavo. 16 year-old Jack starts The Club for good-natured comradeship, but a local politician tries to turn it to his own advantage. Lengthy contemporary inscription by the author on the ffep. Howard Browne assisted in the creation of this work. . ... (more information)
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THE STAGE IS SET
NYNY: Dover Publications, 1946 Cloth. Good/Chipped. Reprint Edition. Signed by Author. Octavo. Among the better treatments of stage design in English.. ... (more information)
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