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The Audubon Nature Encyclopedia Vol. 3
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Philadelphia: Curtis Books, 1965 Covers CA - Ea, animals, plants, habitats. Cream cloth with brown title on spine, Audubon seal on front board. Cloth is somewhat soiled and sunned. Corners are heavily worn and chipped. Ding to leading edge of front board. Interior is clean and bright. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs, color and black and white drawings and paintings. 592p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Naked Came the Manatee
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996 Comic intrigue written by 13 of Florida's most famous writers; Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Dave Barry. Each one took a chapter. Dust jacket has a bit of edgewear, jacket is now in brodart. Black paper binding with gold title on spine. Paper is soiled, edgewear. Interior is clean and tight. 201p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Pop-up Magic Castle Fairytale Book with Punch Out Fairytale Characters
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New York: Random House, 1978 Paper engineering by Ib Penick. Unusual pop-up book. Apparently meant to be used as a play set. The text pages are to the left, a pop up castle is to the right. Castle in very good++ condition. A few of the points are a little bent but there are no tears. Unfortunately the punch out pieces are missing. There is wrinkle in the top corner of the first half of the text block. Red stain to very bottom edge of book. Small amount of soiling to upper corner of front board. Unpaginated.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dale Payson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Memorial Services in the Congress of the United States and Tributes in Eulogy of Harry S. Truman Late a President of the United States
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Washington, D. C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1973 " A compilation of addresses and tributes as given in the United States Senate and House of Representatives plus additional materials including the texts of eulogies, messages, prayers, and scriptural selections delivered at the funeral services held in Independence, Mo. and in Washington, D. C., on the life, character, and public service of the late President Harry S. Truman." Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. Black cloth with gold titles. Spine is bumped and corners slightly soft. FFEP is stamped 'From the office of Stuart Symington U. S. Senator Missouri'. Interior is clean and bright. 196p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Erich Segal
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New York: Bantam Books, 1992 "Spanning more than a quarter of a century, moving with immediacy from the tough streets of Brooklyn to ultramodern Brasilia, from Montreal's famous "Main" to an Israeli kibbutz, and radiating with the splendor of two holy cities, Rome and Jerusalem, Erich Segal's Acts of Faith is a towering novel of piety, passion, and politics that explores the mysteries of religious faith to penetrate the ultimate mystery of the human heart." Blue dust jacket shows some shelfwear, mostly on back. Some yellowing on inner flaps. Jacket is now in Brodart. Purple cloth spine with gold title, slightly rubbed, grey boards. Tail of spine is bumped as is one corner. Slight ding to bottom edge of boards. 529p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Much Ado About Me
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956 Dust jacket is worn, especially at edges. There are two small tears at top of front and a 1" tear at spine. Jacket is now in Brodart. Blue cloth with gold title on spine, gold is dulled. Reproduction of Allen's signature on cover. Cloth has some minor shelfwear, head and tail of spine are bumped. Previous owner's name written neatly in ink on ffep. Binding is very tight, pages are clean. Eight pages of black and white photos. 380p. including . First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Bedford Village
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944 Novel about American frontier settlement in 1764. Jacket illustration and frontispiece by Andrew Wyeth. Wear to all edges in cluding small chips anad tears, especially at head of spine. Imprint of writting on front. Jacket is now in brodart. Pale sage cloth with blue titles on spine and front. Blind embossed tree on front. Head and tail of spine are bumped as is top front corner. 305p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A Coffin for Dimitrios
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1943 Vintage paperback. Unlaminated covers. Colors are bright, some light shelfwear. Clean, tight, unread. Red endpapers and page edges.225p. +7. First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. more information
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Lost Hill
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Manhattan Beach, California: Child Focus Company, 1975 Signed by the Author. White soft cover with black line drawing on cover. Moderately soiled and foxed. Bottom front corner is dog-eared. Page edges are foxed, some foxing to interior pages. Signed by author on copyright page. "Lost Hill is an interesting story of a family who moves from the city to the country. The story describes the problems and successes shared with a mysterious stranger who comes to the door." 87p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Dorothy Love Evans. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Tar A Midwest Childhood
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926 Influential American writer recounts his own childhood in Ohio. Anderson was never quite as successful as those he influenced; Hemingway, Stienbeck, Faulkner, Wolfe. Brown cloth with gold title over blue background on spine. Gold title on cover, docoration of farmhouse with blue sky. Gold on spine is very dull. Dark top-stain. Leading edge of pages is roughcut, this edge is heavily foxed. Foreward by author stating that they story is entirely 'accurate'. Text is clean. 346p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Let Rocks Their Silence Break
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Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1982 Inscribed by author, note card from author is pasted in on fep. Winner of the Eighth Annual Nortex Press Book Award, sponsored by The Poetry Society of Texas. Jacket is in brodart, shows some shelfwear and a little foxing. Silver cloth has black title on spine. Fine except for small ding in bottom end of boards. 56p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Honor Among Thieves
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New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993 Dust jacket is very good, no chips or tears, edges show a little wear. Some shelf wear on back. dark blue cloth and boards. Title embossed in silver on spine. Author's initials blind embossed on cover. Very nice clean tight copy. 381p. Includes reprduction of Declaration of Independence.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Scholars and Statesmen
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San Francisco: Jossey - Bass Inc. , 1972 Signed by the Author. Explanation of federal funding to colleges and universities and the strings that are attached. Jacket shows some edgewear, several small chips. There is a 1/2" inch tear at head of spine, and two smaller tears on back. There is a bit of soiling to the front and spine. Price clipped. The jacket is now in Brodart. Light grey cloth with blue title on spine and device on front. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Foxing to bottom of boards. Interior is clean. Inscribed by author and dated April 1972. 160p. including index.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Soldier in the West The Civil War Letters of Alfred Lacey Hough
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1957 "Written by an educated, literate soldier, these letters are at once a valuable primary source for the historian and an exciting recreation of the events and moods of war. Hough served in the Western theater of operations, and his accounts of such battles as Corinth and Chickamauga, of the incidents along the route of Sherman's march on Atlanta, contain all the color and impact of eyewitness description." Grey paper dust jacket with grey illustration. Rear panel has portrait of Hough. Some small chips to edges of jacket, particularly at head of spine. Some light red staining to front panel. Spine panel is sunned. Jacket is now in brodart. Black cloth with silver title on spine. Cloth is clean. Head and tail of spine slightly soft. Nine black and white illustrations, from photographs, printed on glossy paper. Interior is clean and bright. 250 p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Mythology in Verse or The "Why" in Myths
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Chicago: Adams Press, 1980 Signed by the Author. White soft cover with black titles and design. Some scuffing to cover. Illustrated frontispiece by author. Signed by author on title page. Interior is clean. 61p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Texas Country Editor
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1966 H. M. Baggarly, editor of The Tulia Herald, takes a grass-roots look at national politics. Jacket has small chip at bottom of spine and tiny tear at top of spine and another on front. There is another tiny tear on the back. The paper has darkened. There is a long scuff mark through the black on the back of the jacket. Jacket is now in brodart. Beige cloth with blue titles on spine and front. Slightly bumped at head and tail of spine. Cloth is very clean. Near fine except for a few spots on page edges. 341p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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National Velvet
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935 Black cloth spine with silver titles and decorations on spine and cover. Half of boards covered with red cloth. Spine is quite faded and has some circular light spots. White scuff mark on black cloth at bottom of rear board. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Red top-stain, foxing to page edges. Board edges are rubbed and foxing. Simple line drawings at head of each chapter. Illustrated endpapers. 303p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Laurian Jones. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Journey to Jerusalem
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Quanah, Texas: Nortex Press, 1975 Signed by the Author. Poems were inspired by trip to Jerusalem and passages from the Old Testament. Black and white photographs taken by author on pilgramage. Jacket is in brodart. Small amount of chipping to edges, particularly head/tail of spine and corners. Some shelfwer and pencil marks on rear. Inscribed by author and dated 1976. Gold cloth with gold embossed titles. Front board is slightly soiled. 58p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Nova Schubert Bair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Cabal
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1988 Jacket in brodart. Both book and jacket show only minor wear, has been read. Black cloth spine with gold title, red boards. Barcode sticker on rear of jacket. 377p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Long Gone to Texas
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Austin: Nortex Press, 1986 Beige dust jacket, small amount of shelfwear. One inch tear on rear at top. Jacket is now in Brodart. Poetry Society of Texas Award presentation sticker on first paste-down. Interior is clean and bright. 58p.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Long Gone to Texas
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Austin: Nortex Press, 1986 Collection of poetry. Beige dust jacket with brown cover illustrations. Some soiling, faint red smudges. Tear (<1") at bottom front, very small chip at front flap. Jacket is now in brodart. Brown faux leather cloth with gold title on spine. Poetry Society of Texas Award presentation sticker on ffep. Note to award winner laid in. Front flap is dog-eared. Interior is clean and tight. 58p.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Long Gone to Texas
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Austin: Nortex Press, 1986 Barney was Poet Laureate of Texas 1982 - 1983. Winner of the Twelfth Annual Nortex Press Book Award, sponsored by The Poetry Society of Texas. Beige dust jacket with cover illustration. Small tear at top of front. Two tears on back. Some soiling, crease in front flap. Jacket is now in brodart. Poetry Society of Texas Award presentation sticker on ffep. Faux brown leather cloth with gold title on spine. 58p.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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High Country
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004 'The preeminent writer of outdoor musteries"-Booklist. Glossy dust jacket in clear protective cover. Black cloth dust jacket with blue boards. Blue metalic titles on spine and front board. Tail of spine slightly rubbed. Excellenet condition. Interior clean and bright. Map of Yosemite on endpapers. 323p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Two Against One
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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988 Portrait of a modern marraige gone awry set against the suburban modern south. Pictorial dust jacket shows some shelfwear and a little soiling. Slightly bumped at head and tail of spine. Jacket is now in brodart. Gray cloth spine with silver title, blue gray boards. A little sunning to edges, bumped tail of spine. Interior is clean, binding is tight. 264p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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When Clay Sings
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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1972 Signed by the Author. Children's story of early Native American life in the southwest, inspired by clay pots. Illustrations are in the same style as the traditional designs on the pottery. Jacket is quite worn. There are chips and tears around the edges as well as insect damage. Head and tail of spine are reinforced with cello tape on reverse. Jacket is now in Brodart. Brown cloth brown title on spine and designs on cover. There is significant insect damage to the top layer of the cloth. Inscribed by author on half-title. Interior is clean. Unpaginated.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Tom Bahti. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Trout
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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1938 Brown cloth with gold titles, small gold fly on front. Cloth is heavily worn. Water stains to rear board, a few water spots on front board. Green illustrated endpapers. Color photographs of fly tying by Charles S. Krug and line drawings by Ivin Sickles. Black and white frontis portrait of author with reproduction of signature. Binding is slightly loose. Light water stains to last twenty-five pages. Interior is a little dusty in gutters. 251p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles S. Krug and Ivin Sickles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Golden Treasury of Modern Lyrics
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1924 Anthology of poetry selected and arranged by Laurence Binyon. Very good + condition. Gold embossed title on spine, gold embossed design on cover. Index of first lines. Binding is tight, slightly soiled on cover. Foxing to top edge of pages. 370p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Against Oblivion the Life of Joseph Severn
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1944 Illustrated with black and white prints. Novelization from writings, letters and other documents. Severn was most well known as being John Keats' companion during his last few months. This book endeavors to tell the rest of his story and that of his family. Written by the daughter-in-law of Severn's granddaughter. Brown cloth with gold title on spine. Title is rubbed and very faint. Cover has some very faint foxing and a few tiny stains. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Foxing to page edges, mostly top. 324p. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan in Color Volume 6 (1936-1937)
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New York: Flying Buttress Classics Library, 1994 Reproductions of color Sunday Tarzan comic strip. That year Hal Foster handed off the pen to Burne Hogarth. Contains 'A Visit with Hal Foster' written by James Van Hise. Includes black and white photos of Foster, a color strip from Foster's Prince Valient, and a couple of black and white and color illustrations by John Held, Jr. Bright green leatherette with silver titles on spine and front board. Green dust jacket with illustration of Tarzan on front panel. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Bright, clean, tight copy. Unpaginated.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hal Foster, Burne Hogarth. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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Man of the Hour
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1999 Dust jacket is bright and clean except for some minor shelfwear to rear and some adhesive residue on front. Black binding with gold title on spine and blind embossed publisher's logo on front. Leading edge of pages is rough-cut. 424p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Christmas Tree
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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1949 Dj is worn at edges with a few tiny tears. Some foxing to front. Price clipped. Bright green cloth with gold embossed titles to spine and cover. Points are soft, some foxing to cloth. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Foxing to top edge of pages. Leading edge is roughcut. 212p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Cauldron
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New York: Warner Books, 1993 Author of Red phoenix. Collapse of European market leads to world war. Silver dust jacket, bumping to head and tail of spine. Adhesive residue on front. Jacket is now in brodart. Book is near fine except for slight bump to head of spine, very light edgewear. Interior clean and tight, may not have been read. 569p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Escape Clause
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2006 Signed by author on title page. Author is a special agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, former member of FDLe Special Operations Team and former U. S. Deputy Marshall. This is Born's third novel. His novels feature a Florida lawman and dark comic suspense. Signed by author on half-title page. Bright yellow jacket is protected by clear mylar cover. Red boards and spine with silver titles. Head and tail of spine are slightly bruised. Book is clean and tight. 324p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Eight Dogs Named Jack and Fourteen Other Stories from the Detroit Streets and Michigan Wilderness
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Troy, Michigan: Momentum Books, 2007 Inscribed by author on title page, dated 12/08/07. Collection of short stories centered on a fictional eastside Detroit neighborhood. Of course the denizens of this Italian American neighborhood vacation 'up north'. "Ernest Hemingway, meet the Sopranos." Black glossy dust jacket with scene of lone man hunting under the northern lights. Jacket is protected by clear mylar cover. Boards and spine are covered with black paper, copper title on spine. The book is unread, clean and bright inside. 305p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Joe Borri. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Twilight of the Dragon
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954 A novel of the Boxer Rebellion. Pictorial dust jacket shows some shelfwear and edgewear, several small chips at top of spine, a small tear at bottom front. Three corners are clipped but the original price remains. Jacket is now protected by brodart. Black cloth spine with red titles, Chinese symbols on front. Boards are beige, a little rubbing at corners and head and tail of spine. Map endpapers printed in red, two tiny stains to fronts. Inteior is clean. 371p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The House in Paris
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936 A novel depicting the happenings at a home in Paris for one day, and how those events and persons involved connect to the past. Red cloth with gold title and blind stamped decoration on spine, blind stamped symbol on front board. Tilte is rubbed, cloth is dust soiled. Spine is sunned. Head and tail of spine lightly bruised. Pages yellowing, binding is tight. 269p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Hotel
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New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh - The Dial Press , 1928 Black cloth with orange paper title on spine. Blind embossed lion device on cover. A few tiny chips to paper title. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Cloth is worn and scuffed. Binding is slightly cocked. Beautiful embossed iridescent lilac endpapers. Foxing to page edges. Previous owners name written in pencil opposite title page. Signature starting. 294p.. Fifth. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Marching On
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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1927 Dark green cloth with gold embossed titles on spine and cover. Dime size black stain on spine. Foxing to front and rear covers. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Points slightly rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Binding tight. 426p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Book of Modern British Verse
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Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1919 Presumed first edition. Printed University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A. Anthology of poetry from various British authors. Includes index of poems and index of first lines. Introduction by Braithwaite. Dark blue cloth with some spotting to cover. Gold embossed title on spine and cover also border on cover. Binding is tight, top edge of pages gilt. Horizontal tear in cloth at bottom of spine. Tiny tear in top of spine. Minor foxing to page edges and back endpapers. 270p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information
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The Outward Room
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1937 By the author of The Snake Pit. A woman escapes from an insane asylum. Green cloth with gold title on spine. Spine is slightly faded and cloth is mildly scuffed. Red top stain on pages, tail is slightly bumped. Binding is tight. Pages lightly toned, otherwise clean. 309p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Great Gunfighters of the West
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London: John Long, 1961 U. K. Edition before American. Researched portraits of gunfighters such as: Wild Bill Hickock, Bat Masterson, Clay Allison and Frank Leslie. Dust jacket is heavily worn with moderate to large chips, mostly on rear panel. jacket is now in clear protective cover. Rust colored cloth with white title on spine. Tail of spine is bumped as are lower points. Upper points are slightly soft. Some light soiling to front board. Interior is clean. Line drawing of different guns at beginning of each chapter. 176p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Tamarack Tree
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New York: Whittlesey House, 1947 Beige cloth with gold title on green background on spine. Illustration of Tamarack tree on front board. Cloth is heavily soiled. Binding is loose. Good reading copy. 378p.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The 6th Lamentation
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New York: Viking, 2003 This is the author's first novel. Brodrick is a former Augustinian friar and the heroine's story is based loosely on his Mother's experiences during WWII. The story involves a former Nazi officer, who sold out the heroine, seeking sanctuary in modern Britain. Signed by author on title page. Illustrated dust jacket is protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth spine with silver title, boards covered in mauve. Tail of spine is bruised. Small ding in leading edge of pages. Interior is clean. 387p. includes author's note and bibliography.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Pleasant Valley
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945 "An appealing and delightful account of this noted writer's happy experiences as an Ohio farmer." Dust jacket is heavily worn at edges, chips and tears at head and tail of spine and corners. Open tear at mid-fold on front flap. Spine panel is browning. Black cloth with gold title on red block on spine. Small red publisher logo on front. Cloth is slightly worn at edges and soiled. Foxing to endpapers, illustrated endpapers. Numerous black and white drawings. 302p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Kate Lord. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Sex and the Office
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New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1964 Follow up to the hugely successful 'Sex and the Single Girl'. Stated first printing. Pink dust jacket with green and fuchsia titles on spine and front panel. Rear panel has portrait of author. Upper point on front panel has open tear. Shelfwear to head of spine and part of upper edge of front panel. Scratches across small portrait of author and the word office on front panel. Sticker remains on inside front flap but original price is not affected. Jacket is now in clear mylar cover. Dark green cloth spine and light green boards. Title in light green on spine and authors name in brown on front board. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped and rubbed. Very edges of boards lightly faded. Top edge of pages dyed green, brown endpapers. Interior is clean and bright. 309p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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I Think I Don't Remember
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1987 Jacket in brodart. Price clipped. Head of spine is slightly bumped with one very small tear. Jacket is moderately soiled. Blue cloth spine with gold title. Gray boards, front has ghost of printing on dj. Slight sunning to edges. Corner bumped. Interior is tight and clean. 350p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Steve Mendelson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Exile
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New York: The John Day Company, 1936 Third printing. Light brown cloth with gold title on spine, most of the gold is rubbed off. There is a blind embossed design on both spine and cover. The spine is heavily soiled and there is a depression in the cloth at the design. Head and tail of spine are bumped, cloth is worn through at points. Cloth is dusty. Binding is cracked at front board. Price written on ffep. Foxing to endpapers. 315p.. Third. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Our Bird Friends
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New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1908 Dark green cloth with gold titles on front and spine. Cover title is framed by black border of leaves. Cloth is scratched on front. Corners rubbed, bottom front rubbed through to board. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Very small address label to ffep. Binding is loose. Marks throughout where leaves and flowers were pressed between pages. Frontispiece loose but laid in. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Color Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Cimarron Rose
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New York: Hyperion, 1997 Signed by author on title page. Former Texas Ranger turned lawyer, Billy Bob Hollan must defend his secret illegitimate son against a murder charge. Glossy blue dust jacket with large silver title and illustration of a small town square. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Blue cloth spine with silver title, matching blue boards. Book is unread, interior is clean and bright. 288p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Tarzan of the Apes
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939 # 2638 Illustrated front board, dark blue-green spine and rear board. Head of spine is moderately rubbed, tail of spine is lightly rubbed. Points are lightly rubbed, some edgewear, very small chip to color on rear edge of spine near top. Binding is tight, interior is clean and bright. Top edge of pages dyed green. Small $1.95 price sticker on rear board. 314p.. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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