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The New Revelation
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New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918 Non-fiction work. Doyles investigations and experiences with Spiritualism. Doran colophon is on title page not on copyright page. Tan cloth with black titles on spine and cover. Cloth is foxing around board edges and browned on spine. Some damage to cloth along edges (minute holes). Binding is sound and interior is clean. 122. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Robet E. Lee: A Play
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Boston: houghton Mifflin & Co., 1923 Printed by Riverside Press Cambridge, Ma. Tight binding, dark blue cloth spine with paper title. Light blue boards with some sunning on edges. Minor foxing on edges. 128p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Scapegoat
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957 Look-alikes switch places. Dust jacket shows edgewear including some very small chips and a small tear at head of spine. Jacket is now in Brodart. Beige cloth spine with silver title over black. Black boards are undecorated. Cloth and boards are clean but head and tail of spine are bumped. Red top-stain. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on ffep. . First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Devil's Brood
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New York: Coward - McCann, Inc., 1957 "The whole pageant and pattern of medieval life unfolds in this history of Henry II and his sons particularly Richard Coeur de Lion and John of Magna Carte fame born of the beautiful and turbulent Eleanor of Aquitaine." Blue dust jacket with illustration of jousting knights. Moderate edgewear to jacket with bumping to tail of spine, but no chips or tears. Blue cloth with gold title on spine and coat of arms on cover. Some foxing to cloth. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Jacket is now in Brodart. Map endpapers. Previous owners name written in pencil on ffep. Illustration at beginning of each chapter. 308p. including bibliography.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Georg Hartman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Skyline Camps
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U. S. A.: W. A. Wilde Company, 1922 Subtitled 'A Notebook of a Wanderer in our Northwestern Mountains, Cascade Mountains and Crater Lake'. Brown cloth, sepia tone photo pasted on cover. Gold embossed titles on spine and cover. Photo illustrations, sepia tone. Edges of spine worn. Foxing on edges of pages. Boards slightly bowed. 245p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fred H. Kiser. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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My Dark Places
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc., 1996 Signed by the Author. Dust jacket is bright and clean, fine except for crease at top and some minor shelfwear. Black cloth spine with silver title. Gray boards with author's initials embossed in glossy black. Reverse of dust jacket shows reprints of newspaper articles. 353p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The American Dream
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Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1944 Signed by the Author, who was Governor of Massachusetts from 1930 to 1934. Critic of the New Deal. Jacket is heavily worn. Large chips to head and tail of spine, smaller chips and tears across edges. Large stain on front. Stain on rear, some writing in pencil. Heavily textured blue cloth with bright gold title on spine and capitol dome on cover. Rubbing and pulling to head and tail of spine. There is also some rubbing to corners and edges. Some foxing and staining to page edges. A couple of pages are dog-eared. Signed by author on ffep. 240p. including index. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Night Shadows
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994 Mystery set in Santa Barbara featuring former anti-terrorist specialist. Penned by actor best known fro portraying Tarzan. This is his first novel. Book is unread. Jacket is in Brodart. Black cloth spine with bright silver title, blue boards. 319p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Bleeding Heart and Rue
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Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1937 Signed by the Author. "The poems in this volume and in' Velvet Shadow', published in 1934, have been read over the major radio networks of NBC and CBS.' Black cloth spine and red boards with black title and floral design. Boards are scratched and there is pulling to head and tail of spine. Corners are also slightly rubbed. Binding is very firm. Signed by author and dated May 9, 1946. A card printed with a poem entitled Optimist's Song is inlaid. The poem is dedicated to Louisiana's Law Makers of 1946 and signed by Emma Wilson Emery, Your poet laureate. Page edges are foxing and interior is toning. There are some stray spots of foxing to pages. 79p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Tarzan of the Movies A Pictorial History of More Than Fifty Years of Edgar Rice burroughs' Legendary Hero
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New York: The Citadel Press, 1968 Title says it all, lots of black and white photos depicting Hollywood's version of Tarzan. Jacket shows several small tears and chips at edges, some light soiling. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth with orange title on spine. Rubbing to head and tail of spine and points. Covers show a few fingerprints. Interior is clean and bright. 208p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Ten Big Ones
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004 Signed by the Author. Collection of short stories. Jacket has no visible flaws, protected by clear Mylar cover. Navy blue cloth with gold title on spine. Author's signature on title page. This is a clean and tight copy. 312p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Horse Whisperer
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1995 Author's first book, made into movie by Robert Redford. Signed by author on title page. Illustrated dust jacket is protected by clear mylar cover. Navy blue cloth with gold title on spine, gold reproduction of author's signature on front board. Boards show some shelfwear, tail of spine is bruised. Boards leaning slightly. Bubble in front paste-down endpaper. 404p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Loop
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1998 By the author of The Horse Whisperer. Signed by author on title page. Illustrated dust jacket now protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth spine and black boards. Gold title on spine and reproduction of author's signature on front board. Tail of spine is bruised. Book is clean and tight. 434p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Troublesome Times in Texas
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San Antonio, Texas: The Clegg Company, 1957 Signed by the Author. History of Texas between 1859 - 1883. Includes footnotes and bibliography. Textured, yellow softcover binding. Titles in brown on spine and cover. Some very small stains and foxing on rear. Foxing to title page. Signed by author on title page. Foxing to page edges. Black and white photos. 78p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information
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On the Meanings of Cleave
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Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1979 Winner of the Fifth Annual Nortex Press Book Award sponsored by The Poetry Society of Texas. Poems of love and grief. Ding in leading edge of front board, otherwise clean and tight. 51p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Requiem for a Nun
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New York: Random House, 1951 Signed by Faulkner on title page. From the estate of Charles Edison, former Secretary of the Navy and Governor of New Jersey. Requiem for a Nun is the sequel to Sanctuary, featuring Temple Drake. This was Faulkner's only published play. This is not one of the signed limited editions. Faulkner's signature on a trade edition is rare. Top edge of pages dyed grey. Dust jacket is a little age worn. There is a very small tear and two small chips at the head of the spine panel. Original price of $3.00 on inside flap. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Black cloth spine with bright gold title. Boards are covered with green cloth. Small faded area at tail of spine. Edges of boards mildly darkened. Page edges slightly yellowed. 286p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Asian - Pacific Folktales and Legends
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995 Signed by the Author. Color illustrations on white soft cover. Near fine except for some slight soiling. Inscribed by author on first page and dated 12-3-95. Interior is clean. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. more information
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Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan A Biography of the Author and His Creation
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Jefferson, North Corolina: Macfarland & Company, Inc., 2003 This a republication of 'The Big Swingers' published by Prentice-Hall. This new edition includes new photographs as well as a new foreword by George T. McWhorter. This copy is a stated first printing. Pictorial hardcover has portrait of ERB with a wrap around jungle background, as well as one the Tarzan's from the big screen. Includes sixty-six black and white photos. Bright, clean, tight copy. 212p.. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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The Well of Lost Plots
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New York: Viking, 2003 Third of the Thursday Next novels which started with The Eyre Affair. Jacket is near fine except for some light wear, now protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth spine with red metallic title, light grey boards. Head and tail of spine are bruised. Clean and tight. One full color illustration by Maggy Roberts. Also includes three black and white reproductions of Jurisfiction posters. 375p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Maggy Roberts, Jasper Fforde. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Chimes of Mission Bells
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San Francisco: Philopolis Press Signed by the Author. A historical sketch of California and her missions. Inscribed by author. Book is dedicated to Fr. Junipero Serra and there is a tissued portrait of him opposite title page. No publication date is given. There is also a paste in photo illustration as well as some black and white drawings. Bound in textured brown paper with gold embossed titles. Crack in cover, 2 in., at spine, with much smaller one at top. Bottom corner bumped and rubbed. Binding is still intact and very firm. Rough cut edges with some foxing.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Tree of Life
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1918 Collection of poetry. Beige paper on spine with gold embossed title. Brown paper covering boards. Paper chipping above title on head of spine. Pulling to tail of spine. Spine is darkened. One point is slightly bumped. Clean and tight. Printed on specialty paper. Printed by Billing and Sons, LTD., Guilford, England. 127p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Lie Down with Lions
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986 Dust jacket in brodart. White jacket shows some edgewear and soiling, two small tears at lower front. Soiling to spine. Red cloth spine with gold embossed title. Ivory boards, clean but corners are bumped. Interior is clean and bright. . First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A Dangerous Fortune
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1993 Dust jacket in Brodart, only shows some very minor edgewear. Black cloth spine with gold title, appears to be some rubbing to title. Cover has reproduction of authors signature in gold. Clean and tight. 533p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Paul Revere & the World he Lived in
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942 Red cloth wiwth dark blue title on spine. Emblem with lion on front board. spine is severely sunned. Cloth lightly soiled. Map endpapers, different front and rear. Some foxing to page edges. Pages age toning. Thirty-two black and white illustrations including frontis portrait of Revere. 498p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Bird Biographies of John James Audubon
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1957 Selection of eighty of the most 'interesting and characteristic' of the bird biographies written by John James Audubon. Gray dust jacket with illustration of Kingfisher on front. Small chips and tiny tears at corners and head and tail of spine. One and a half inch tear near top of spine panel. Some small light spots on spine panel. Very small hole at bottom of spine panel. Jacket is now in clear protective cover. Black cloth spine with silver title, boards covered with green cloth. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Edges of boards are slightly faded. A few spots of foxing and a small water stain to top page edge. Does not affect interior. Includes 12, including frontis, of Audubon's bird paintings. 282p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. Illus. by John James Audubon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Tarzan in Color (1932-1933)
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New York: Flying Buttress Classics Library, 1993 Reproductions of color Sunday Tarzan strip from 1932-1933, drawn by Hal Foster. Foreword by Ray Bradbury, Introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Book is bound in bright green leatherette with silver titles on spine and front cover. Green dust jacket with color illustration of Tarzan on the front panel. There is one small crease in laminate on the back panel, printing error. Jacket is protected by clear mylar cover. Unpaginated.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hal Foster. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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Flashing Wings
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Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1941 Black and silver birds on dust jacket, black title. Blue cloth with gold embossed titles on cover and spine. Dust jacket is enitirely intact with some sunning and minor foxing. Foxing on edges of pages. Binding is very firm. 94p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Edge
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989 Bright blue dj shows some shelfwear. Slightly creased at corner, some soiling but no chips or tears. Brown cloth spine with gold embossed title and blind embossed horse and rider on cover. 324p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Longshot
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990 Glossy yellow dust jacket shows a little soiling. No chips or tears, but a slight crease at head of spine. Green cloth spine with gold embossed title. Green boards with blind embossed horse and rider. Book has never been read. May have remainder mark, red dot on bottom edge of pages. Not price clipped. 320p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Straight
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989 Silver dust jacket with some pulling to head of spine and a few other small areas of edgewear. Black cloth spine with silver embossed title. Gray boards with blind embossed horse and rider. First signature is bumped otherwise very good. 323p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Proof
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985 Bright pink dj shows a little wear at corners. Half inch closed tear at bottom of front cover. Dark blue cloth with gold embossed title on spine. Dj design blind embossed on blue front board. Very small spot on front of dj. Price clipped. 334p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Comeback
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991 Gold dust jacket has some scratches on front and small tear at head of spine. Some scratches and a little soiling on back. Some soiling on front flap. Green cloth spine with silver embossed title. Spine is bumped. Gray boards with blind embossed horse and rider design. 320p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Danger
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1984 Glossy red dust jacket, scratched and some soiling. Several small tears to head of spine. There are also several other tears around the edge. Rubbing at corners. Gold cloth spine with gold embossed title. Blind embossed reproduction of author's signature on gold boards. 320p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Edge
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989 Bright blue dust jacket with illustration of jumping horse on front. Jacket is yellowing on edges of flaps. Dj is now protected by clear mylar cover. Orange-brown cloth on spine with gold title. Boards are covered in a lighter shade of same color with blind debossed horse on front board. There is some light mottling to the areas at the head and tail of the spine. Book is unread, interior is clean and bright. 324p.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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To the Hilt
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996 Dust jacket has ghosted map background to typical Francis horse and rider design. As new except for tiny tear at head of spine. Green cloth spine with purple embossed tile. Author's initials and horse design are blind embossed on purple boards. There are some indentations to the upper board and the spine is slightly bumped. Rubbing to tail of spine. 322p.. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Mr. Pinkerton Goes to Scotland Yard
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1941 Vintage paperback. Bright, clean, solid copy. Perma-Gloss cover, a few small areas of peeling laminate. Red page edges and endpapers. Book is unread, clean and bright interior. 242p.+. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. more information
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Songs of Men
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Boston: houghton Mifflin & Co., 1918 An anthology of poetry "selected and arranged by Robert Frothingham". Printed by The Riverside Press Cambridge, Ma. Decorative yellow paper on covers slightly soiled. Black printed title and emblem of pipe on cover. Paper label on black cloth spine. Includes table of contents and index of authors. Tight binding, some rubbing. Companion volume 'Songs of Dogs' also available.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information
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Peak and Prairie
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1894 Maroon cloth, lovely gold embossed title and design on cover, still bright. Gold title on spine a little dulled but still nice. Tissued frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Binding and points firm. A few small spots on cover, a spot of gold is missing. Pale white spot on spine above title. Top edge gilt. Some foxing to page edges and endpapers. Advertisements for several other books on last pages. 391p. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Emma G. Moore. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Johny Weissmuller, Twice the Hero
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Minneapolis: Artist's Press, 2000 The biography of Johnny Weissmuller; record setting Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, and Hollywood actor. Warmly inscribed by the author to a collector at the Dum-Dum convention of 2000. The book is numbered 150 of a Limited Special Edition of 500 books. A laid in certificate of authenticity, again signed, is also included. Foreword by Johnny Sheffield, the actor who played 'Boy' in eight Tarzan movies with Weissmuller. Black glossy dust jacket with portrait of Johnny on front and some more photos on rear panel. Jacket is now in clear mylar cover. Black & silver metallic endpapers, signed in gold pen on front free endpaper. Binding is tight, pages are clean and bright. Black cloth with bright gold titles on spine and front board. Very slight bruise to tail of spine. 360p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Cowboy Boots
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New York: Abingdon-cokesbury Press, 1946 Beautiful color illustrated dust jacket, boy on horse against western landscape. Some small chips and tears at edges. Jacket is not price clipped, but the price is nearly covered by remnants of sticker. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Blue cloth with dark red title on spine and illustration of cowboy boots on front board. Head and tail of spine are slightly bumped. Very edges of boards are discolored. There is a small bubble in cloth on front board. Page edges are dust soiled. Illustrated endpapers. Dark smudges to bottom of pages15-30. Black and white line drawings, some full page. 191p. including glossary of cowboy words and parts of saddle labeled illustration. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good, Fragile. Illus. by Charles Hargens. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Conqueror's Wife
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957 Historical romance of William the Conqueror and his Queen, Mathilda. Bright pictorial dust jacket. Sunning to back, shelfwear, scuffs, small tear. Head and tail of dj spine are bumped, also front corners. Jacket is now in brodart. Brown cloth with gold title on spine. Corners are slightly bumped as are head and tail of spine. Top edge of pages dyed red, leading edge is roughcut. Faint foxing to leading edge. Map endpapers. Previous owners name written in pencil on ffep. Interior is clean. 285p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Jade Brings Luck
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London: Longmans Green, 1936 Signed by the Illustrator. Green cloth with black titles on spine and cover. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Some rubbing to spine edge and points. Binding is tight, pages are clean. 217p.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Clara Hart Van Lennep. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Child from the Sea
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New York: Coward - McCann, Inc., 1970 Historical novel about Lucy Walter, the secret wife of Charles II. Illustrated dust jacket is moderately to heavily worn. There are chips at corners and folds. Small open tear to front panel, rear panel is scuffed. Jacket is now protected by clear cover. Black cloth with broght gold title onhead and tail of spine are bumped, binding is slightly loose. Mustard yellow endpapers. 736p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Spyder Web
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New York: Warner Books, 1998 Stated first printing January 1999. Author's first novel, first in a series featuring Nolan Kilkenny former SEAL, current technology expert. Globe trotting industrial espionage. Signed by author on title page. Silver dust jacket with red titles and black spider web. Jacket shows some shelfwear, scuffing, otherwise near fine. Black spine with red metallic title, black boards. Book shows some mild shelfwear. Clean and tight. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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I is for Innocent
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New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1992 Glossy dj shows some light shelfwear, some creasing at head and tail of spine. Jacket now in protective cover. Black cloth spine with orange metalic title, orange boards. Small spot on back strap. Edges of boards a little worn. Notes in ink on rear endpaper. 286p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Those of the Forest
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Babcock, Wisconsin: Flambeau Publishing, 1953 Green paper dust jacket, foxing, a couple of chips and tears, dj spine is faded. Green cloth with gold embossed title on spine. Rubbing to tail of spine, one point bent. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to page edges. 314p.. Possible First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Olaus J. Murie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Little Orphan Annie in the Movies
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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1937 Never been read. A little wear to the edges. Slight tear at head of spine. Tail of spine has been badly bumped and has two open tears. Pages yellowed. Three pages of advertisements at rear. Cover illustrations are in great condition. 425p.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Harold Gray. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Big Little Book. more information
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Price: $30.00
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Language of Flowers
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New York: Gramercy Publishing, 1978 Reprint of the 1884 edition published by G. Routledge, London, omitting the section, "Poetry on flowers." List of over five hundred plants and flowers and their traditional meanings. The charm is in the numerous illustrations and decorations. White dust jacket with same illustration, two women and trellis, on both front and back panels. Jacket is yellowing and shows some minor shelfwear, otherwise near fine. Jacket is now in lear protective mylar cover. Book has matching white pictorial cover. Binding is tight and interior is clean and bright. 63p.. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Kate Greenaway. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Lighthearted Journey
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New York: The Century Co., 1930 Stated first printing. Purple cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. There is also a gold illustration of a castle with a blue sky on both spine and cover. Spine is heavily faded. Some staining to rear board. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on ffep. Some light foxing to page edges. Interior is clean. Thirty-three black and white photographs. 450p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Name of Action
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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931 Second of Graham's novels. This book was never reprinted and Graham disowned it and his third book because they did not meet his standards. Black cloth with gold title on spine, gold is somewhat dulled. Blind embossed lion on front board. Spine is lightly sun faded. Cloth is mildly dusty with a couple of minor scuffs and a few very small white spots on rear board. Tail of spine is slightly bruised. Top of pages dyed red, endpapers are also red. Page edges slightly browning, but text block is clean. Binding is tight. 312p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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