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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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Odense, Denmark: Flensted Forlag, 1958 "This edition is being issued from Hans Christian Andersen's native town in a new translation made direct from the Danish text and accompanied by the original illustrations." Light dust jacket with color portrait of author on front panel. Chipping and tearing to top edge of jacket. Heavy foxing to front panel of jacket. Dark blue cloth with white title on spine and white decoration on front board. Head and tail of spine are lightly rubbed. Top edge of pages dyed light blue. Binding is tight, interior is clean and bright. 368p.. World Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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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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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company "The only authorized American edition", printed on front panel of dust jacket. Color illustration of Sambo holding umbrella on front panel of dj. One very small closed tear at top of front panel and another very small closed tear at top of rear panel. Jacket is lightly soiled. Bottom inside corner of front flap is clipped, Price of $2.00 is had written at top. A couple of light stains to reverse of dust jacket. Red cloth with black titles on spine and front, black line illustration of tiger holding umbrella with tail on front board. Cloth is clean and bright, very mild rubbing at head and tail of spine and points. Interior has a few minor smudges. Lovely color illustrations. 56p.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Helen Bannerman. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information

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New York: Bramhall House, 1962 Chapter decorations by E. M. Simon. 'Nursery Rhymes Old and New, Arranged and Explained by William S. Baring-Gould & Ceil Baring-Gould.' Red dust jacket with black and white titles and small black and white illustration on front panel. Jacket is moderately shelfworn: scuffed, with small chips and tears. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Yellow cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Boards very slightly bowed. Decorative endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on ffep, ragged bottom edge where someone tried to remove it. Top edge of pages dyed red. Binding is tight, interior is clean. 350p.. Seventh Printing. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish and Early Historical Woodcuts. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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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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New York: The Heritage Press, 1960 Lovely gift edition of one of the greatest romances, Tristan and Isuelt. This edition is adorned with eleven full page color illustrations. The illustrator signed this book on the half-title page, denoting the location as Paris. There is no jacket but there is a matching slipcase. Maroon cloth spine with paper label, gold title on black background. Spine is faded. Boards are covered with maroon paper with allover design of cream shields and crowns. Points are rubbed, as are head and tail of spine. Pages have decorative speckled edge. Text is printed on heavy weight cream paper. Illustrations are on matte paper with green border. Reverse of each illustration page has same pattern as boards but with green background. 173p. Maroon slipcase is faded at edges, particularly at one side. A few stray pencil marks but no cracks or breaks. . Signed by Illustrator. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Serge Ivanoff. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1944 Twenty-sixth annual O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories. Collection of award winning short stories. Authors include: Irwin Shaw, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Marjorie Hope, Wendell Wilcox. Blue cloth with gold title on spine. Cloth is heavily worn with some dark stains, points bumped. Bleached spots at tail of spine. Includes short bibliographies of each author and a list of past prize winners. 268p.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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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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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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Garden City: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1938 Deluxe edition, one volume containing: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and The Legends of Charlemagne. Jacket is heavily worn with chips and tears along all edges. Some soiling to jacket. Dj is now protected by clear mylar cover. Beige cloth with gold title on red background, gold decoration on spine. Head and tail of spine are bruised. Light soil to boards. Binding is tight. Top edge of pages dyed red. Pages slightly yellowed. Small address label from previous owner on front free endpaper. Fourteen black and white illustrations taken from famous works of art. 778p.. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1915 No printing date is given but interior ad lists ERB books through The Mucker, published in 1921. Small chapter heading illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Jacket illustration by N. C. Wyeth, Tarzan in a tree. Jacket is in poor condition, chips and tears along edges. Most of the rear flap is missing and about one quarter of the rear panel is also gone. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Red cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are bruised; there are a few very small dings to the board edges. Points are lightly rubbed. Two small pale spots on rear board, probably water spots. A few light smudges to front board. Pages are yellowing but otherwise clean. 365p. +ads. Reprint. Cloth. Good/Poor. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923 Madison Square edition dust jacket. J. Allen St. John dust jacket illustration, black line drawing Tarzan with yellow lion. Red title on front panel, black title on spine. Rear panel lists other Madison square editions. Jacket is moderately soiled, with some edgewear, a few tiny tears and small chips. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Black and white frontispiece on glossy paper. Contains 7 internal black and white illustrations on glossary paper, several of which are given incorrect page numbers. The book seems to be 1924 reprint, making the book and jacket a mismatch. Red cloth with black titles, title on front board has black border. Cloth is worn at edges. Head and tail of spine are beginning to fray. Cloth is lightly soiled, a few light spots on rear board. Interior is lightly yellowed, otherwise clean. 333p. + ads.. Madison Square. Cloth. Good/Very Good. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1918 Original McClurg copyright is 1917. J. Allen St. John illustration on front panel of dust jacket. Rear panel is advertisement for other available from A.L. Burt. Fourth in the Tarzan series. Jacket is heavily worn with wrinkles tears and chips, the jacket is complete though. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Green cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are bruised and rubbed. Light rubbing to all edges. Spine is slightly darkened. Previous owners name stamped in black ink on endpaper. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Some dust staining to page edges. Pages moderately yellowed but otherwise clean. 394p. +ads & blanks. . Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Penguin Books, 1990 Trade paperback with introduction by John Seelye, Graduate Research Professor of American Literature at the University of Florida and general editor of the Penguin American Library. Also offers suggestions for further reading and notes. This is an excellent edition for scholarly study. Front cover is black and white version of original cover art. Book is clean and unread. 286p.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1952 Hardcover Whitman #2307. Wrap around jacket illustration by Don McLoughlin, Tarzan with bow and arrow, city of gold in background. Jacket has only a small amount of edgewear, including a couple of small chips at top of front and back panels. Colors bright. Now protected by clear mylar cover. Orange-brown cloth with blue title on spine, front board has blue and yellow title with illustration of city. Cloth is clean with only minor rubbing at head and tail of spine and points. All page edges dyed red, illustrated endpapers. Previous owners name and address written in black ink opposite title page. Binding is tight. Black line drawings by comic artist Jesse Marsh. Pages yellowed but otherwise clean. 250p.+ ads.. Authorized Abridged Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jesse Marsh. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1915 Early reprint. Full color dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and soiled. Water stain to leading edge and front flap. Some small chips to edges. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Green cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are bruised, points are soft. Water stains to leading edges of both boards. Page edges dust stained, light foxing. Pages lightly toned, otherwise clean. 365p. + ads.. Reprint. Cloth. Fair/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920 1950's reprint. Cover art by C. E. Monroe, Tarzan holding knife standing next to lion who are both glaring at a leopard. Jacket is worn at edges with some small chips and tears, particularly at head of spine. Back panel has ad for Adventure stories for Boys by Zane Grey. Front flap bears the number 100100. Colors on jacket are bright, dj protected by clear mylar cover. Red boards with black graphic of Tarzan on elephant in jungle. Black title on spine. Some rubbing to edges. Brown endpapers with map of Africa. Publishers black top stain. Small illustration on title page, otherwise no internal illustrations. Pages only lightly yellowed, very clean. 309p.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920 No printing date is given. Dust jacket has Madison Square printed at top of front flap and Wartime Printing statement at bottom. Rear panel has list of other Madison Square Books. Rear flap has review of The Return of Tarzan. No interior ads. Jacket illustration by J. Allen St. John, no interior illustrations. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Wine colored cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are bruised and rubbed. Points are slightly rubbed, bottom front point is bumped. Cloth is clean. Pages are heavily yellowed but otherwise clean. 309p.. Madison Square. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923 1950's reprint. Jacket has C. E. Monroe illustration, lion attacking native with Tarzan holding knife in background. Jacket has substantial wear to front flap fold. A few chips and tears to head and tail of spine. Some soiling to rear panel. Yellow rear panel has ads for Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy books. Price clipped. Brown paper tape has been applied to the top and bottom edges on the reverse of the jacket, probably to stabilize the edges. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Book is covered with textured tan paper. Black graphic of Tarzan on elephant in Jungle on front board. Black title and decoration on spine. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, as are bottom points. Cloth is clean. Brown endpapers with map of Africa. One small line drawing on title page, no other internal illustrations. Interior is clean and bright. 332p.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1952 Whitman hardcover #2306. Wrap around jacket illustration by Don McLoughlin, Tarzan with bow and arrow being followed by gorillas. Jacket is worn at edges with small chips and tears. Colors are bright. Jacket now protected by clear mylar cover. Aqua colored cloth with brown title on spine. Brown and yellow title and gorilla on front board. Head and tail of spine are lightly rubbed. Binding is tight. All page edges dyed red. Illustrated endpapers. Seventeen full page line drawings. Pages yellowed but otherwise clean. 250p. +ads.. Authorized Abridged Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jesse Marsh. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917 No printing date is given, only original copyright. Notes in pencil on front endpaper give the following info: fifth edition, 1927, 394p. frontispiece. Back panel of jacket lists ERB titles through Tarzan and the Ant Men published in 1922. Jacket illustration by J. Allen St. John. Jacket is heavily worn with chips tears and creases. Cellophane tape repair to bottom half of front panel. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Red cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are bruised and rubbed, points are also rubbed. Very small light spot on rear board. Some stains to page edges, a couple of small coffee stains to front endpapers. Black and white frontispiece on glossy paper. Black line drawings throughout. Pages yellowing but otherwise clean. 394p.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928 1929 reprint. J. Allen St. John jacket illustration, Tarzan and ape being constricted by large snake. Rear panel has rectangular portrait of ERB and lists 28 ERB titles, red border. Jacket is heavily worn; about a third of the spine is missing, mostly from the bottom. The top part of the word Tarzan is missing as is part of the 'J'. The front panel is creased and has a large closed tear that is tape repaired on the reverse. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Red cloth with red Tarzan on black background, the remainder of title is in black. Cloth is moderately worn and has a few small insect holes. Points are rubbed. Previous owners name written in pencil on ffep. Page edges are dust stained. There are also some dark stains to the leading edge of pages. There is some carry over into the interior. Extent of stains varies, for most of the pages it is confined to the margin, some it extends across the page. These are not typical water stains; they are more contained, but darker. Pictures can be provided. Some foxing to page edges and interior. 377p.. Reprint. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924 1950's reprint. Front panel of jacket has full illustration of Tarzan with bow and arrow surrounded by tiny men. Rear panel has ad for adventure books fro boys by Zane Grey. Front flap bears the number 100100. Very top of spine panel is missing, extending along the very top edge of the front panel. Title on spine is unaffected. Small chips and creases to tail of spine panel. Small area of damage mid spine. Some wrinkling to lower corner of front panel. Colors are very bright. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Bright green cloth with dark green graphic of Tarzan riding elephant through jungle. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Cloth is clean. Top edge of pages dyed green. Brown endpapers with map of Africa. Pages are lightly yellowed but otherwise clean. 346p.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929 1932, first of the Grosset & Dunlap reprints. Dust jacket has wrap around J. Allen St. John illustration of Tarzan battling ape-man. Colors are bright. Jacket has small amount of edgewear. The top color layer is missing to small areas at the head and tail of spine area. There are also some similar small spots on the spine and along the front fold. It is a very good looking jacket. Rear flap lists thirty ERB titles. Dj is now protected by clear mylar cover. Red cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Cloth is bright and clean. Head and tail of spine are lightly bruised. Minimal rubbing to points. Top edges of pages dyed green. Previous owners name and address written in green ink on ffep. Frontis illustration by J. Allen St. John, no other illustrations. Pages lightly yellowed otherwise clean. 301p. + ads.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928 Probable 1930's reprint. J. Allen St. John dust jacket illustration, Tarzan and ape being constricted by large snake. Rear panel is yellow with sketch of ERB and lists 37 titles. No internal illustrations except for small illustration on title page. McClurg second printing statement still on copyright page. Jacket has some creases, chips and tears around the edges. Chip at bottom of front panel takes away about half the s in Burroughs. There is a light red stain on the bottom half of the spine panel; this is a bleed through from a water stain to the cloth. Original price $0.75. Jacket is now in clear protective mylar cover. Red cloth with Tarzan in red on black background, remainder of titles in black. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Cloth is clean except for water stain to spine and light stain to bottom front corner. Previous owner wrote some small collector notes on ffep, in pencil. Pages are lightly yellowed but otherwise clean. 377p. + ads. . Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916 No printing date is given. Ads in back of book list Tarzan titles through Tarzan and the Ant Men. Wrap around J. Allen St. John illustration on dust jacket, Tarzan with lioness and gorilla. Jacket is worn; chips and tears around edges and folds, but colors are bright. The spine panel is scuffed and titles are unreadable. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Red cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are bruised. Cloth is clean. Page edges are a little dust stained. Black and white frontispiece on glossy paper, black line drawings throughout. Pages lightly yellowed but otherwise clean. 337p. + ads. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921 1950's reprint. Jacket illustration by C. E. Monroe, Tarzan battling a furry, tailed humanoid. Jacket is worn at the edges with some small chips and tears, mostly at the spine and points. Front flap bears the number 100100. Rear panel has ad fro Zane Grey's adventure books for boys. Bright green boards with dark green graphic of Tarzan on elephant in jungle. Dark green title and decoration on spine. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Front top corner is bumped. Small spots of brown debris stuck to small are of rear board. Brown endpapers with map of Africa. One small black line drawing on title page, no other internal illustrations. Pages only mildly yellowed, otherwise clean. Includes glossary. 305p.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1918 No printing date is given, but research points to 1950. Dust jacket illustration by C. Edmund Monroe, Jr. Jacket is worn at edges with small chips and tears. Rear panel has ad for Adventure stories for boys by Zane Grey. Front flap bears the no. 12125. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Book is covered with blue green textured paper with black illustration of Tarzan on elephant in jungle. Black title and decoration on spine. Top and bottom edges of boards are lightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine are bruised. Brown endpapers with map of Africa. Previous owners name written neatly in black ink on top of title page. Small illustration of Tarzan on elephant on title page, no other internal illustrations. 350p.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: MacMillan Company, 1926 Modern Readers' Series. Introduction by Frances Theresa Russell. Green textured leather spine, green cloth covers. Color on spine faded, rubbed on edges of spine. Decorative endpapers. List of other books in series in back. Gilt top edge. 449p.. Unknown. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Random House, 1965 Signed by the Author. Dust jacket has the fist edition points: 1/66 on front flap, "Publishers of the American College Dictionary and the Modern Library", original price of $5.95. Book has dark top stained pages, first printing on copyright page. There is also a circular blind stamp on the rear board, which would indicate it is a book club edition. Signed by Capote on the title page. Dust jacket has moderate wear, mostly small chips around the edges. There is a slightly larger chip on the top edge of rear panel, just at spine. The rear edge of the spine panel is heavily worn. There are small chips at flaps and a chip in the color at the leading edge of the front panel. Jacket is now in clear mylar cover. Maroon cloth with gold and silver titles on spine, gold initials on front board. Head and tail of spine are only slightly bruised. Cloth is clean, binding is a little soft, though not cracked. The name 'Munson' is neatly written on the first blank. Maroon endpapers. Pages are yellowed but otherwise clean. 343p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1941 No laminate on front cover. Red page edges. Worn at front edge of spine. Some laminate and top layer of paper missing on rear cover. Some soiling and moderate wear to covers. Crease to lowere portion of front cover. Large part of lower corner of title page is missing. 250p.. Fifth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946 Bright clean copy. Fine except for some minor wear to head and tail of spine and some slight bumpiness to spine (but suspect that's original). spine is a rose pink with title in green and cream colored decorations including white rabbit. Front board has oval full color pasted on illustration of Alice in garden. Bright illustrated endpapers with Alice and numerous other characters. Small card with gift inscription pasted onto half title page. Ten, including frontis, full page color illustrations. Numerous black and white illustrations. Bright red glossy slipcase, good condition. Shows moderate to light wear at edges. Grey paper paste-on, on one side. Title in black with color illustration of Alice meeting the Dodo. 307p. plus a list of titles from the Illustrated Junior Library. . Illustrated Junior Library. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by John Tenniel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press Sixteen hundred and fifty copies were printed on Buckeye text paper. Sage green cloth on spine with paper title. Paper is yellowed and slightly chipped at edges. Boards covered with lovely floral paper in red, green and cream. There is a wrinkle in the paper on the front board. Slight wear at head and tail of spine and at corners. Front free endpaper has some small notations in pencil. Otherwise interior is clean and bright. Contains fifty illustrations in green and white. Chapter headings and page numbers also in green. Green slipcase is worn in several places and has a small crack at the bottom edge of the opening, good condition. 211p. plus page with Alice Pleasance Liddell poem. . Limited. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Tenniel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Red cloth, soiled. Blind embossed on front cover. Gold embossed title on spine, rubbed. Some foxing. Binding loose. Previous owners name, address, where purchased inside. Boards slightly bowed. Includes descriptive list of first twelve volumes of Nelson's library. 281p.. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1941 Hercule Poirot. Vintage paperback. Solid copy but laminate is beginning to peel and separate from edges. Interior is clean. 276p.. Eighth Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996 Jacket is in brodart. Book is near fine except for some edgewear. Navy blue cloth spine with gold title, blind embosed hornet on front light blue board. Dark blue endpapers. 377p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1994 Black cloth spine with orange metallic title, beige boards. Rubbing to head and tail of spine. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Gift subscription on ffep. Clean and tight interior. 387p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1995 Dust jacket shows some shelfwear on rear. Jacket is now in brodart. Gray cloth spine with copper titles and gray boards. Slight pulling to head of spine, some minor bumping to bottom of boards. Dar blue endpapers with first name written in pencil. Interior is clean and tight. 412p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1993 Dust jacket has price sticker on front. Jacket is now in brodart. Black cloth spine with red metalic title, blind embossed title on front gray board. Interior clean and tight. 356p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1992 Bookclub. Dust jacket shows light to moderate wear. Small tear at front flap. Black cloth spine with gold title, slightly rubbed. Front orange board has gold rising sun. Rubbing to all edges. Some stains on endpapers. Address label of previous owners. 355p. including bibliography.. First Trade. Cloth and Board. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc., 1993 Dust jacket shows some minor wear on edges. Jacket is now in brodart. Black cloth with black boards. Gold title on spine sticking on inside of dj. Faint scuff on rear board, one corner with minor bumped. 3635 numbered pages.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Borzoi Book. more information

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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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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1941 Vintage paperback. "The absorbing stories of the adventures of twelve explorers in the scientific world - that world unseen by the naked eye." Paul Henry De Kruif was an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. This book was a long time bestseller. Perma-gloss cover, laminate seperating at bottom edge and corner of front cover. Several arced creases to bottom corner of rear board, mostly superficial. Book is clean and solid, interior is bright. 400p.. Tenth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946 Illustrated Junior Library. Black slipcase with large illustrated paste-on on one side. Case is worn with a few chips, no cracks, some scuffing. Book has green spine black title and tan decoration of palm trees and footprints. Tan boards, front has paste-on illustration of Crusoe and natives. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, cloth is soiled from handling. Beautiful color illustrated endpapers. Ten full page color illustrations printed on heavier paper. Numerous black and white illustrations. Bottom corner of many pages are bumped. Top of pages are dyed brown. Pages are clean. 378p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lyn Ward. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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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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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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New York: B. W. Dodge, 1907 Signed by the Author. Second Edition of Dreiser's first novel written more than twenty years earlier than An American Tragedy. Dark red cloth with gold title on spine and light orange titles on front board. Front also has golden illustration of broken bowl. Cloth is worn, some fraying at head and tail of spine. Nick in cloth at top edge of front board. Points are soft and beginning to fray. Spine is faded and boards are soiled around edges. Binding is loose but not broken or cracked. Pages yellowing. Unaccredited color frontispiece. Author's signature in black fountain pen on half-title page reads, "Regards- Theodore Dreiser". Page edges dust soiled. 557p.. Signed by Author. Second. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1961 Authorised translation by Robert W. Lawson. "A clear explanation of the famous theory that brought about the atomic age. Withonly a high school education the reader can understand Albert Einstein's explanation of his epoch-making theory." Blue and black dust jacket show lights wear,some yellowing to rear panel. No price on dust jacket, possible book club. jacke tis now protected by clear mylar cover. Light blue cloth with black titel on spine. Clean and tight, very mild rubbing to board edges. 164p.. Fifteenth. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1913 Limp green leather, with gold embossing on spine. Appears to be vol. 4 in a series. Green and gold decorative end papers. Tissued illustration across from title page, tissue yellowed. Border of page discolored. Color on spine faded, leather slightly soiled and worn. Top points rubbed. Top edge gilt. Some foxing on page edges, otherwise pages are bright. 891p. . Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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