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Mother Goose
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London: Fredrick Warne Not a first edition, but early edition with page 38 printed correctly, but upside down G on front and back boards. Early edition, perhaps 1880's. Printed by Edmund Evans, published by Fredrick Warne and Co. with "dedicated to Lily and Eddie" on back of title page, not dated. Signatures are loose but there, cover is soiled but complete, spine is pulled back but all there. May be missing the half-title page. Interior pages are clean with some age wear. 48 pages. Page numbers start at 4. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Kate Greenaway. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 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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The Three Things
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1915 "The Forge in Which the Soul of a Man is Tested." Sert during WWI. Popular author of short stories. Brown cloth spine rubbed at head and tail. Gray-brown boards with brown title. Boards are a bit soiled and slightly sunned. Foxing to page edges. Grift inscription on ffep. written in very neat hand. Text is clean and bright. 58p. . Second. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Anne Boleyn
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1957 Possible first. Jacket shows edgewear, small nicks and chips at head and tail of spine. Slight foxing to jacket. Top edge of pages are blue, some pencil marks. Leading edge is dinged, some foxing. Soiling to bottom edge, crayon mark. 310p.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Young Visiters
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New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919 Preface by J. M. Barrie. The story of a London adventure written by a nine year old girl. Pictorial paper over boards. Paper is heavily foxed, there is a small ding at the bottom of the front board. Endpapers are foxed. Binding is tight, interior is bright but there are some spots of foxing. Frontispiece portrait of author. 105p.. Unknown. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Droll Stories
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Garden City: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1946 Black cloth with gold title over white background, gold decoration on spine. Docorations are heavily rubbed. Head and tail of spine are pulled and rubbed. Cloth is scuffed and soiled, points are bumped. Binding is loose. Pale top-stain to pages. Twenty-four engravings, black and white with a touch of red. Interior is clean. 266p.. Unknown. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Ralph Barton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Tom Dick and Harriet
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New York: The Century Co., 1907 Pale green cloth with black title and tennis racket on spine. Cover has black and orange illustration of three young people. Cloth is soiled and someone has drawn small purple mustaches and goatees on the three faces. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, chip in cloth at head. One bottom corner is soft. Some smudges to interior. Page edges are soiled. Seventeen black and white illustrations. 384p. . Unknown. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by C. M. Relyea. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
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New York: The Viking Press, 1944 From the author best known for his children's series featuring Madeline. This novel is a satire involving an aging Ecuadoran general traveling from his villa in Biarritz to his home in South America. One of Bemelman's more successsful novels. Light yellow green cloth with titles in darker green and brown blocks on front and spine. Spine and edges of boards are sunned. Cloth is somewhat soiled and browning in gutters. Browning to endpaper gutters. Binding is a little loose, interior clean. Nice reading copy. 245p.. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Come slowly, Eden
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1942 A novel about Emily Dickinson. Author was invited to finish this work begun by Winifred Welles. the first two chapters are Welles'. In the forward Benet writes "...It is a fictional account of certain scenes and episodes in herife as I have imagined them..." Pale grey cloth with purple titles on spine and cover. Spine is faded and cloth is somewhat stained. Tail of spine is bumped. Binding is very tight. Some foxing to page edges. 272p.. Unknown. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Ghosts of the Chisos
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San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1950 Poems retelling ghost legends of the Chisos Mountains. Dark illustrated dust jacket is worn at edges and toning. Large chip at top of front panel, some of title is missing. Much smaller chip near spine. Tear at rear flap. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Blue cloth with dark blue titles. Some pencil marks to foreword. Black and white illustrations. 84p.. Unknown. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Dan Esser. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Day Christ Died
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957 Heavy to moderate shelfwear to jacket including some soiling. Small tears and chips to edges. Price clipped. Black cloth spine with orange and gold embossing. Boards covered with gold cloth. Rubbing to rear board and head/tail of spine. Binding tight. Smudges to top edge of pages. Previous owners name in ink on page between half title and title. 336p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Lorna Doone
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New York: Thoma Y. Crowell, 1893 Dark green cloth gold titles and decorations on spine and cover. Illustration of man and woman in gold on cover. Spine is bumped; head and tail of spine are heavily rubbed. Binding cracked at front gutter. Previous owners name on ffep. A few notes in pencil on rear endpaper. Date written in pencil at end of volume two. Black and white illustrations. Drawing of woman in pencil on blank page at rear. Two volumes in one, 295p, 296p. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank T. Merrill. 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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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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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 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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New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915
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E. P. Dutton & Co., 1940 Beige cloth with brown and gold embossing on spine, title is rubbed. Gold embossed device on maroon front board. Heavy foxing in gutters. Some soiling to cloth. Pages are browning, otherwise clean. 557p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Sara Crewe, Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories
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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1909 Collection of short stories from the author of "The Secret Garden". Cream colored cloth with extensive gold, tan and red decoration on both boards and spine. Cloth is a little soiled. Exterior is beautifully decorated. Interior is clean and bright. Eighteen black and white illustrations. 236p. plus several pages of advertisements. . Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Reginald B. Birch. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Burns's Poems
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Andersons, Edinburgh 256 pages, with 10 illustrations. Small, 2.5 x 3.5 -inch silk tartan cloth cover of cushion design with gold title and thistle device. All threads on the cover are there but cover is delicate. Paper title on spine is missing. Some edge wear. Printed around 1900 in Scotland by Andersons, Edinburgh.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. more information
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The Songs of Robert Burns
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London: T.N. Foulis, 1914 Volume One, October, 1914 by T.N. Foulis, Edinburgh. Twenty-one colored plates pasted in throughout, with "kind permission" of various and prominent Scottish and British illustrators, including Sir David Wilkie and J. E. Christie. Gold title on cover and spine, brown cloth. Overall book is very good condition with some sunning to back cover and less to spine. Some soil markings on front cover. 245 numbered pages. NOTE: Index says illustration of Burns's Cottage by Monro S. Orr should be on page 248 but it falls between pages 244 and 245 in the book. An introduction by The Earl of Rosebury (xiii). My Nanie, O on page 3.. The Scottish Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Several, Scottish and British Artists. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Robin Hood of Eldorado
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New York: Coward - McCann, Inc., 1932 The Saga of Joaquin Murrieta, Famous Outlaw of California's Age of Gold. Not a first, still somewhat scarce. Author of The Saga of Billy the Kid and Tombstaone. Tan cloth with red titles on spine and cover. Cloth is moderately worn and soiled. Front board is bowed. Red-top stain. Water stain to top edge of middle pages. FFep is missing. Gift inscription to previous owner on first paste down. 304p.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Blind Raftery and His Wife, Hilaria
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New York: The Century Co., 1924 Irish American author. Looks like a wild tale! Limp black leather with gold title on spine, gold still bright. Small nick in leather above the word 'Blind'. Leather is in pretty good shape. Gilt top edge of pages, foxing to other edges. Four black and white illustrations. Some foxing to illustrations and surrounding pages, otherwise interior clean. 175p.. Unknown. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Richard Flanagan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Gideon's Band
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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1914 Tale of the Mississippi. Cable is often considered to be the first modern southern writer. He was also a social critic. Red cloth with gold titles. Spine is sunned, head and tail of spine bumped. Two small stains to rear board, one to front. Small nick in cloth at spine. Four full color tissued illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Rear board started. 500p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by F. C. Yohn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Look to the Mountain
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New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1942 Gray green cloth with white title on spine and illustration of landscape on front. Cloth is scuffed and soiled. Spine is sunned, title is rubbed. Head and tail of spine are pulled. Corners slightly soft. Blue top-stain. Signature cracked. Toning to page dedges. 547p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Gone to Texas
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Delacorte Press/Eleanor Friede, 1975 Originally published under the title "The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales". Made into a film by Clint Eastwood. Controversy over the identity of the author. Same person also authored The Education of Little Tree. Dust jacket shows moderate edgewear including small chips and tears. Jacket is now protected by clear Mylar cover. Book is bound in simulated brown leather. This particular volume seems to be a bit of an oddity. The printing on the spine is upside down. Endpapers are not green. Previous owners name in ink on front free endpaper. 206p.. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The King's Spurs
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1930 Award winning children's author. Jacket is worn around the edges, including small chips and tears, but it still looks good, jacket is now in Brodart. Jacket corners are clipped, but price was not removed. Maroon cloth with black titles and decorations. Book is exceptionally clean and tight, appears not to have been read. Head and tail of spine are bumped as is bottom front corner. Black and white illustrated endpapers. Seven three color illustrations, including frontispiece. 312p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Leo O'donnell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Romance of the French Chateaux in Two Volumes
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1899 'With 22 photogravures and 94 other illustrations.' Printed by the Knickerbocker Press. Includes three stories: Romance of the Feudal Chateaux, Romance of the Renaissance Chateaux and Romance of the Bourbon Chateaux. Each volume has tissued frontispiece. Blue cloth bindings with lovely gold embossed floral device on spine. Titles are gold embossed on leather labels on spines. One label is chipped but does not interfere with title. Heavy foxing to spine, also foxing elsewhere to cloth. Soiling to cloth. One volume has whitish stain at tail of spine. Points are rubbed. Top edges of pages are gilt. Some foxing and water damage to interior. . First Thus. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The City of Trembling Leaves
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New York: Random House, 1945 Author of The Ox-bow Incident. He only wrote three novels. Ox-bow was the first, Trembling Leaves the second. Light green cloth with gold title printed over green background, on spine. Spine is sunned. Tail of spine is bumped. Some foxing to cloth. Water stain to rear board, all along edge. Green top-stain has bled a little. Interior is not affected. Binding is tight. 690p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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An Infinity of Mirrors
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New York: Random House, 1964 From the author of the "The Manchurian Canidate". The story of a young couple in Germany and France from 1933-1945. Black dust jacket, moderate to heavy wear, including chips and tears. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth with gold title and red decoration. Gold decoration of Eiffel Tower and Swastika on front board. Gold bright, cloth clean. Some foxing to page edges, pages toning. 333p.. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Rover
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923 Light green dust jacket with dark blue titles. Heavily darkened on spine, toning to front and back panels. Wear to edges, small chips to head and tail of spine. Corners of jacket flaps are clipped but price is intact. Dark blue cloth with gold titles on spine and front board, gold still bright. Head of spine slightly bumped, bottom of spine lightly rubbed. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Neat gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1925. Text block is clean and tight. 286p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Almayer's Folly
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915 Dark blue cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. Gold on spine is very dull. Head and tail of spine are bumped and rubbed, points are soft. Some slight staining to top edge of front board. Page edges dust soiled. Pages yellowing, small crack to front gutter. Front free endpaper dogeared. Signature starting. Text block is clean. 276p.. Reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Rover
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923 First American Trade Edition, preceded British edition, followed very limited edition (only 377 volumes). Dark blue cloth with gold titles on front and spine. Gold on spine dull. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Cloth is slightly soiled, including a number of small white spots on front board. Some staining to page edges. Middle signature starting, pages yellowing. Some water staining to page borders. 286p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Suspense
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925 Dust Jacket has black gold and red illustrations of Napoleon in a chair in the background and another male figure in the foreground. Jacket is worn and shows a number of small tears and chips at edges. Small water stain to tail of spine panel. There is a large chip to the head of the spine panel. Some small chips to surface of paper on spine. All corners of both flaps have been clipped, original price missing. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Dark blue cloth with gold title on spine and front board. Gold on spine is lightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine are bumped, points are soft. Cloth is clean, binding is only slightly loose. Middle signature starting. Pages lightly yellowed. 274p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Silver Chalice
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952 Red cloth spine with silver embossed title. Boards covered with illustrated paper. Brodart cover. Maps on endpapers. Foxing to page ends, leading edge is rough-cut. Pages are yellowing but binding is tight. 533p.. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Pictures of Polly
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1912 Lilac cloth cover with paste-down portrait of a young woman. Gold embossed title and faded spine. Edges of rear board are also sunned. A few very small chips, mostly to edges, of paste-down. Some foxing to paste-down. Tissued frontispiece same as cover illustration, tissue is foxed. Five other illustrations, all full page. Foxing to page edges. 107p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Unknown. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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This Pleasant Lea
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Garden City: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1951 Author of Bridie Steen. Gray cloth with maroon titles on spine and cover. Some soiling and foxing to cloth. Three points are slightly bumped. Foxing to top edge of pages. Binding is tight and interior is clean. 317p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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America Travels
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1961 Revised Edition, fifth printing, 1966. The first part of the book is short stories of children traveling in early America. The second section is more descriptive about the history of transportation and more modern methods including helicopters and hydrofoils. The numerous black and white drawings are captivating. Green and blue illustrated dust jacket is worn around the edges, particularly at the top edge. There are two small tears at the top edge of the front panel. Head of spine panel is slightly torn at each edge and there is a 1" open tear at the top of the rear panel. Original price is intact but there is a small clip to the bottom corner of the front and back flaps. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Book is bound in green cloth with blue title on spine. Front board has blue reproduction of illustration from dust jacket. Bottom edges of boards are rubbed and some of the green color is spotty along the bottom. Head and tail of spine are slightly bumped. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on endpaper. Binding is tight and interior is clean and bright. 134p.. Revised. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Hildegard Woodward. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Life with Father
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935 Light tan cloth with brown titles and decorations. Cloth is foxing. Red top-stain. Previous owners name in pencil on ffep. 258p. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Great Short Stories of De Maupassant
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1941 Vintage paperback. Laminate is seperating around all edges of front board. Front cover is also soiled. Laminate is peeling on some areas of rear cover as well. Interior bright, there are a number of pencil notations and markings to text. 384p.. Twelfth Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. more information
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Diary of a Provincial Lady
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931 Green cloth spine with gold paper title. Label is worn around the edges and gold foil is wrinkling. Spine is very faded. Some browning glue stains around label. Red boards show slight shelfwear. Binding is sound. Tail of spine is bumped. Art deco c design endpapers. Previous owners name written in pencil on ffep. Black and white illustrations. 388p.. Fourth Printing. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Watts. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Provincial Lady in London
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1933 Thinly disguised experiences of the author. Dark green cloth spine with paper title, lighter green paper on boards. Spine is very faded, some scuffs to boards. Art deco endpapers. Foxing to page edges. Some foxing to fronitspiece. 19 illustrations. Binding is solid. 302p.. Fourth Printing. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Watts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Susannah, a Little Girl with the Mounties
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1936 This book was made into the Shirley Temple film 'Susannah of the Mounties' in 1939. Red cloth cover, titles printed in black on front and spine. Black and white illustrations. Large spots on cover, spine is faded. Top edges of pages are red. Pictorial end pages. Gift inscription written in ink. 299p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Marguerite Bryan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Street of Kings
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New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1957 Conspiracy and romance in the court of King James. Red dust jacket, considerable edgewear, including chips and tears. Jacket is now in brodart. Black cloth with green and purple title on spine. Cloth is worn at edges. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Corners are a little soft. Book leans slightly. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on ffep. Interior is clean. 436p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Seven Gothic Tales
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New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934 Collection of short stories by the author of Out of Africa, pen name of Karen Blixen. Red cloth spine with gold title. Boards covered with cream parchment, gold device and title, corners in red. Surface of paper is worn through in a number of areas, some soiling. Spine title is rubbed; head and tail of spine are bumped. Red top-stain. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on ffep. Story titles in dark red. 420p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Winter's Tale
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Random House, 1942 Red cloth with green and gold sppiral design on cover. Gold title on green background on spine. Spine is quite faded. Head of spine is slightly pulled, tail is bumped. Points are soft. Green top-stain, some yellowing to pages. Previous owners name written neatly in pencil on ffep. 313 pages. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Price: $10.00
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The Waterworks
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New York: Random House, 1994 Post - Civil War New York. Dust jacket shows a little soiling, now in brodart. Black cloth spine with small gold title, initials on front black board. Only wear is slight bumping to head of spine. 253p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Price: $10.00
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Winterwood
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New York: Coward - McCann, Inc., 1967 Illustrated blue dust jacket with yellow titles. Wear to jacket edges including small chips and tears. Some browning to reverse side of jacket. Jacket is price clipped. Light blue cloth with bright gold titles on spine and front. Bright yellow endpapers, some foxing to page edges. Interior is clean and bright. 320p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Price: $5.00
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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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Price: $15.00
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The Ugly Duchess
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New York: The Viking Press, 1928 Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. Pale gold cloth with orange titles on spine and cover. Spine soiled and rubbed. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Soiling to cloth. Upper board is bowed slightly outward. Some foxing to top edge of pages. Bottom and leading edge of pages are rough-cut. Binding is tight. 335p.. Third. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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