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Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1985 Originally published in 1937. An intimate view of the difficulties of homesteading in Africa in the early 1900's. A memoir of the Out of Africa frontier experience of colonial British women in Kenya, No writing, underlining, or highlighting. G/NDJ Book has been bent so that it no longer lies flat and has very slight edge yellowing, otherwise in very excellent, readable condition.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 1969 Reprint (Simon & Schuster, N.Y.) When her parents die in a plane crash, 15-year old Melanie, her younger brother and toddler sister go to live with her cruel uncle. a master toymaker and his sinister toyshop. Add a frightened aunt, an Irish apprentice and their Irish musician brother for a macabre but enjoyable adult fiction tale. One of those hard to put down books. VG- pink on white softcover with man standing on his head, girl dressed in white and pink rose on cover. Green-dyed edges. Minor rubbing, scuffing and edge wear. Slight agetoning of 189 pages. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. Photo may not reflect condition of book. First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Indianapolis & New York : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1943 Seminal work by famed author Ayn Rand using architectural themes to develop her ideas on the importance of selfishness as a way of life. Precursor to later Libertarian Movements. Binding has black boards in fine condition. Side pages are deckle edged. Pages tight and clean of markings. Detraction is the age yellowing of page edges and end pages. DJ shows edge, fold and spine yellowing plus some edge wear. All pieces intact. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Moody Press, 1961 FIRST EDITION. Moody Youth Library Nr. 78. Christian girl-detective mystery series chronicling the growing pains of Felicia, popular student at Wellington School for Girsl and her happy-go-lucky room-mate Joan Bailey. In this book they get involved with strange events on vacation at the Ranch. Only Joy's faith and understanding brings triumph to the mystery at a troubled Colorado ranch. G/ No DJ blue softcover with two girls in doorway with barrel in foreground on front cover. Cover has minor edge wear, moderate scuffing and dampstaining on covers. Spine straight, binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting nor underlining, though they are age yellowed. 126 pp.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Moody Press, 1965 FIRST EDITION. Moody adult selection. Christian fiction novel of love and soul-seeking by a prolific Indiana writer. Set in the Philippine jungles. Only their faith and understanding brings triumph to the romantic adventure. NF/VG blue cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. Slight shelf and corner wear. Top page edges have 2-inch line marking. Spine straight, binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting, underlining, nor age yellowing. DJ has some scuffing, edge wear and tattering; small chips at spine edges. Man with terminal and plane in orange background on front cover. Spine sun-faded. 158 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Time, Incorporated, 1963 Special Edition of Time Reading Program. Intro by Phyllis McGinley. Letters from the Infernal One to his dear nephew, Wormwood. G condition. white softcover with red Burning Man-like figure with flames shooting from his hands above crowd and rock scene. Light scuffing edge wear and soiling. spine edges, Spine straight, some underling on several pages. Red inside covers. Binding tight although, backstrip and freepages taped with 2" wide clear tape, possibly to correct prior cover separation. . First Publisher's Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jacob Landau; Edward A. Hamilton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: Harper Colophon Books, 1974 Authoress postulates that our future salvation lies in a movement away from gender polarization towards an andogynous state where gender roles and personal behaviour are individually chosen rather than imposed by societal expectations. Book is an examination of English-language literature from Puritan and Victorian times to the present searching for a trend in this direction. Evaluates vaious popular works to measure the ratio of patriarchal to andogynous content. NF- white softcover with two fused heads in a grey half-circle. NF- Book has minor edge-wear and soiling. Binding tight, spine straight and pages unmarked. 187 pp.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: The New American Library, Inc., 1961 Description of the fictional Gradgrind model day school. An indictment against the callous greed of the Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian society. G- yellow and orange softcover Book with grouping of long-haired girl and two balding older men, winged horse in background. Minor edge wear and surface rubbing and scuffing. Folded corners. Moderate agetoning and embrittlement of pages. Else pages clean and unmarked. Owner inscription on inside cover. Binding tight and spine straight. Reprint. Originally published in weekly installments in the UK. . Seventeenth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978 Stated FIRST EDITON. More adventures of America's most popular comic strip, Peanuts. A quick,, lazy Sunday afternoon read. VG + Book has slight edge wear and moderate age toning of pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942 Every young rich teen American girl on her first trip abroad in the 1930's. To paraphrase the DJ blurb, Longing to be worldly yet not of the world but on top of it. Clean peach cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, gilt illustration on front cover. Deckled fore-edge. Binding sound with some age toning of pages, no markings. Owner presentation on inside fly page dated 1943. Dust jacket is intact, but yellowed, minor taping, yellowed, edge tattered and some tears at hinges. Spine darkening. One inch strip of masking tape on front with inscription. Smudge on back flap.. Third Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Alajalov. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Moody Press, 1963 FIRST EDITION. Moody Youth Library Nr. 108. Four Christian Sunday School boys who like to do things together, a retired sea captain and his houseboat lead to surprising Gospel-filled thrills and entertainment for every reader.. In this book they get involved with strange events with the Angry Fat Man at Thunderhead Mountain. Only their faith and understanding brings triumph to the mystery. G+/ No DJ blue softcover with plane and boat with lake and mountain in background on front cover. Cover has minor edge wear, scuffing on covers. Spine straight, binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting nor underlining, though they are age yellowed. 128 pp.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: Iraya Publications, 1997 FIRST EDITION. Musings on Life, Love and Death. Amore magnified view of life hand in hand with Death. Death as confidant, friend and advisor. 93 pages total. Book in As New conditon black paper with leather-like texture.. Red metallic on Black stamped-in lettering on front, spine, and rear with illustration on front cover of skull with rose in teeth. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Alechzandrea Ravenna. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. more information

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Don Mill, Ontario, Canada: Mira Books , 1997 FIRST EDITION. This romance authoress's first hardcover book. Molly wants to move her kids back to the family ranch, and grandpa's sick anyway. But, who is the attractive, mysterious ranch hand with the past? And why is grandpa trying to match her up with him? F/F All-paper Quarter-bound hardcover. DJ has embossed gilt lettering on front cover. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Avenel Books, 1981 All the short stories including Fall of the House of Usher, Tell Tale Heart, The Black Cat, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Cask of Amontillado and complete novel Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. G/G Age browning of pages and dust jacket, Spine is seperating at front cover. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Panevezys, Lithuania: Magile, 2004 LIMITED EDITION. One of only 6000 copies. In Lithuanian/ Lietuviskai. Using available historical sources author writes of the 16th Century Passionate but Tragic Love Story between Lithuanian High-Queen Barbora Gostautiene, nee Radvila and King of Poland-Lithuania, Zygimantas Augustas (Sigismund Augustus). Sigismund was the last of the Lithuanian Jogailian dynasty, who had intermarried with most of the major European Royal Families during 14th to 16th centuries. Barbora was one of the great Beauties of her Age. Details of political intrigue and family life of Mikalojus Radvila the Black, Mikalojus Radvila the Red, Queen Mother Bona Sforza and others. The once powerful Radvila family are ancestors to Lee Radziwill who became famous during the President and Jackie Kennedy era at the White House. Many vivid hunting scenes of the time, including details of period hunting weapons and techniques. Includes portraits and illustrations. Booklet in NF conditon. Black glossy paper cover with gilt lettering on front cover shows minor edge wear and slight corner bumping. Inside pages clean and unmarked. Very readable condition. Published without dust jacket.. Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Marija Matusakaite . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943 !2th book in authors Lone Ranger series. Rousing Novels of the West for the juvenile at heart. Illustrated tan cloth cover with corner and edge wear. Front board is taped to spine. End pages illustrated with cowboy scene but hinge is taped in front with owner presentation and one lone library mark. The only other library mark is on the spine. No pockets or other glue-ins. Bindings at rear end page are weak, taped on exterior only with black and red tape. Spine edges worn away 1/8 inch off top and 1/4 inch off bottom edges. Very slight foxing of pages. Text intact. Good Reading copy. . Unlisted. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971 Life and death at St. Lukes Hospital. Medical fiction as only Slaughter could write it. G+ Cover, No DJ ; corners bumped slightly. book has pages dampstained at spine. One staple mark through first 20 pages. No markings. Deckle edged side. . Unlisted. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Family Bookshelf, 1996 Sweeping generational story of the Wakefield and Morgan families during the English civil war during the time of Charles I and Cromwell. Adventure, romance, and a quest for religious freedom. NF/NF+ Black Bloomcraft fabric hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Bookplate on flyleaf. DJ has slight surface scuffing. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Morgan Weistling. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin, USA: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1992 Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, Tyrranousarus, Mamenchisaurus, and many more. Intended for the Juvenile market. Colored Illustrations. Softcover in G condition with two green Barapasauri on front. A Golded Little Look-Look Book. Price tags on front and back covers. 23 pp. Unlisted. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Christopher Santoro. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1997 Adapted by Frank McGuinness. Not just a copy of the original play, this includes all the information needed by a director to put on an amateur or professional production of this famous play of the modern theatre. Includes Preface, Stage Directions, lists of Props and Sound Effects. Even tells you where to send the required Royalties and legal requirements on how to print the program. Yellow paper wrapper in G+ condition. Has some surface scuffing and labels on spine and rear cover, else text is unmarked, no underlining, etc. . Unlisted. Pictorial Wrapper. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Private Press. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Dodd, Mead & Company A 19th century sailor's experiences living among the Typess of the South Pacific Marquesas Island group. Includes afterword correcting political history in Tahiti and Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). Illustrated with eight color plates. Book is in Good Plus condition, some yellowing of pages. Black cloth cover with silver stampeg-in publishers logo design on front cover. Gilt lettering onspine, both somewhat faded. Cover edges intact though corners bumped. Page edges show some soiling and yellowing. Sides deckle-edged. Pencil marks on front endpage. Library glue-in on rear free page, the only library marking of any kind. Rear cover slightly spotted and slightly curved. Front fly-page taped; hinge weak at p. 4. Else Pages clean with slight agetoning; spine straight. Slight edge yellowing and soiling. 289 pp Excellent reading copy.. Unlisted. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Mead Schaeffer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Bantam Books, 1978 USA reprint. Intro by Thomas Mann. Author's famous masterpiece of youthful rebellion and involvement in the secret and dangerous world of petty crime. VG-white paperback cover with illustration of 3 figures with eagle. Slight scuffing and soiling of page edges and surfaces. Some agetoning of pages. A few underlined pages. Binding tight, spine straight. 142 pp. Translated by Michael Roloff & Michael Lebeck. . Twenty-seventh Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Ives Washburn, Publisher, 1928 FIRST EDITION. Personal account of adventure and smuggling on the high seas. Black cloth boards with orange lettering in very, very good condition for its age. Deckle edged side pages. Red dyed top edges. Slight rubbing on front, fading of spine. Pages have minor age toning. Fancy wallpapered end pages. VG+. No DJ. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tallx. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Avon Books, 1969 A Far Memory "self"-channeled historical period book. The worldly and Other Worldly life of a young priestess during the Classic Age of Greece and Rome. Life as it might have been. Softcover in VG- condition: minor scuffing, rubbing, and wear and tear of covers and edges. Edges red-dyed. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked, though age-toned. Cover is black with green female face superimposed ona a classic Greek-style temple.. Reprint (1947, Methuen & Co., Gr. Brit) 303 pp.. First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Lida Moser. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Freedom, California, USA: The Crossing Press, 1985 FIRST EDITION. Myths and legends of the Iroquoian nations of northeastern North America, including Lenape, Abenaki, etc. Short Glossary of terms and The Wallum Ollum or Red Score translated from the Lenape language. Also rendered in the original pictographs. Trade paperback in AN condition. No soiling of cover and agetoning of pages. Many Illustrations. 210 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Daniel Burgevin; Betsy Bayley. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Freedom, California, USA: The Crossing Press, 1994 Myths and legends of the Iroquoian and the Algonquian nations of northeastern North America, including Lenape, Abenaki, etc. Short Glossary of terms and The Wallum Ollum or Red Score translated from the Lenape language. Also rendered in the original pictographs. Trade paperback in AN condition. No soiling of cover and agetoning of pages. Many Illustrations. 210 pp.. Sixth Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Gary Carpenter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: The Berkley Publishing Group True FIRST EDITION. Modern new fantasy tale based on the classic Greek legendary romance of Euryale. Our heroine goes to Rome searching for the secret magic needed to free her lover who has been turned to stone. VG- paperback slight scuffing and edgewear. Whole punched into front upper corner of cover page.. First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Mel Odom. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Middletown, Connecticut, USA: Xerox Education Publications , 1974 Reprint (Garrard Pub. Co. Champaign, Ill). Short historical fiction account of encounter between the Algonquian tribe of Powhatans and the English colonists of Jamestown. Intended for the Juvenile market. Trade paperback in G condition. Soiling of cover and agetoning of pages. . Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Hutchinson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Triangle Books, 1944 Reprint (1934) Victoria Herrendeen grew up distrusting love and passion, even married the same way, then one day Serena showed up and set out to win her husband away.... VG green cloth hardcover. Moderate browning of pages. Binding tight, pages unmarked, not brittle. Owner signature on front freepage. . Third Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1994 FIRST EDITION. A coffee table book. Magnificent Photos of world-famous cathedrals by world-famous photographer combined with a novel by world-famous author. Challenge and heartache of builiding the Kingsbridge Cathedral amid hardship of life in 12th century England. Intro by Simon Verity, Master sculptor of Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. AN/F White cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Silver endpapers, black free page. Plastic DJ has stained glass male figure illustration. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. As New/Fine. Illus. by f-stop Fitzgerald. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1992 US Edition translated by Carol and Thomas Christensen. #1 bestseller in Mexico in 1990, later made into a Hollywood motion picture. Fun ficiton of aristocratic family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico. Each chapter begins with a recipe including one for cardboard table matches. Book ends with quite a climax. AN (As New) Quater-bound light brown cover with brown cloth back strip is sound with cupric printing on front and spine. DJ NF+ with hint of edge shelf wear.. Twenty-fifth Printing. Quarter-bound. As New/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Cathleen Tolke. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Crown Publishers, 1949 FIRST EDITION presumed. "On the 18th of March, 1756, London was agog with excitement. From the Court of St. James to the dives of Whitefriars, two portentous events were under discussion -- the inevitability of war with France and the hanging of Lord Johnnie on the morrow". for Johhnie the Rogue was the idol of the lowly. From Ch, 1. Green cloth hardcover has stamped in title with armand sword illustration in black ink on front. Covers have slight edge and corner wear; spine has edge onlywrinkling. Top page red-dyed, side deckle-edged. Owner inscription on free page. Slight toning and wear of endpages. Else no other page markings. 2-inch split at top front hinge. Good condition, very clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Triangle Books, 1942 Reprint (1932, Macrae-Smith Co.) Life, love and romance in the country-club set of Robin Hill for the ex-well-to-do on a budget. VG+ condition: green fabric binding cover is sound with very slight scuffing, soiling and corner and edge rubbing. Considerable browning of pages. Binding tight, pages unmarked, not brittle. Owner signature on front and rear freepages. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949 A reprint (ca. 1886) of The Beautiful Illustrated Junior Library Editions illustrated by Louis Jambor. Many drawings, some in full color, including front cover picture of 10 figures at a party under tree bough, 2-page color frontispiece and rear fly pages. Full-page illustraton opposite title page. A continuation of authoress's classic Little Women series, ten years later in Plumfield. G condition cloth hardcover with moderate edge wear and bumped corners; moderate scuffing of boards. Minor soiling and agetoning of page edges. Usual library markings (Baugo Township) and glued in pocket on rear endpage. Binding tight and spine straight. Pages clean with no underlining, writing or highlighting. 358 pp Excellent reading copy.. First Thus. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Jambor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Penguin Books Inc., 1979 Wonderful account by the chronicler of the Lost Generation of American writers. Joyce, Eliot, Dos Passos, Hemingway, Ezra Pound, e.e. cummings, Firzgerals, Matthew Josephson, Hart Crane. VG- softcover. Pages clean though yellowed and binding tight. No highlighting or underlining. 328 pp. Cover has abstract blue and yellow on black illustration on peach background. Minor soiling, rubbing and scuffing. Sun-fading of spine. Price tag on rear cover. Photo may nor reflect from actual condition of book.. Second Edition 18th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Neil Stuart. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Chicago & Toronto: Peoples Book Club, 1952 Reprint (Houghton Mifflin Co.) One family's spiritual journey in the early 20th century circa WW I. Authoress's eighth book. G+ black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Some edge and corner wear. Two 1/2 " rips at top spine edge. Minor soiling on contents page; a few small spots on several other pages. light page edge toning. Small spot on booton page edges. 373 pp.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Bloomington, Indiana USA: Indiana University Press, 1987 Translated by Jon Erickson. The traditional fairy tale examined from the perspective of aesthetics and anthropology. Includes index of tale types and tales, including, the sick lion, frog king and the louse-skin.. NF red softcover with two seated figures in a dark blue half-circle. Book has only very minor edge-wear and soiling. 207 pp.. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Barnes & Noble Books, 2001 Reprint (Salem, Mass. 1850) Classic literature class book. Story of adultery, social mores, judgement, shame and aredemption. Glossy black cover with maroon letter A and illustration of woman in cloak knocking on heavy door on front. Mionor edge wear and scuffing. Rear top spine corner moderately bumped and edge curled. Else binding tight and spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. . Eigth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by George H. Boughton; Lynn J. Binder. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Delacorte Press Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1995. Authors first novel of a tragic accident involving her daughter and her horse. Girl loses a leg, horse loses his nerve. Realizing that one will not heal without the other, they move to Montana to seek help from the Horse Whisperer, Tom Booker. Also a Love Story. F/NF+ Quarter-bound dark blue paper with navy cloth backstrip. Gilt lettering on front and spine. Slight wrinkling of paper boards and scuffing of cloth. Made into movie with Robert Redford (who played both parts: the Horse and the Whisperer).. Fourteenth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: The Lyons Press , 1999 Reprint of the 1821 narrative of the sinking of a whaleship by a whale that inspired Moby Dick. Includes the account of 93 days at sea and survival by drawing lots for cannibalism. Includes accounts by two other survivors, one the Captain's. Includes facsimiles of Herman Mellvilles handwritten notes on his book and Memoranda on Owen Chase. Forward by Tim Cahill and intro by Paul Lyons. Book is in Very Good Plus condition, some yellowing of pages. Maps & bibliography included. Pages and covers clean; spine straight. Slight edge yellowing and soiling. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1942 Sugar Creek Gang Series Nr.4. Christian Juvenile fiction for the 8 -14 year old range. Dragonfly and Little Jim and Poetry find the creek has flooded. Only their faith and understanding brings triumph. Fr+/ No DJ brown cloth hardcover with yellow lettering on front cover. Covers have edge wear, scuffing ,and bumped corners. Spine straight, though spine cover is split at front edge and taped; bottom half is missing, including all title lettering. Binding split and taped at endpages. Pages have no markings, highlighting, nor underlining, except for usual library markings on spine and front endpages, including glued-in pocket. Slight age yellowing of pages. Small smucge spot at bottom of pp. 6-16. Total 95 pp. Book Nr. 3 also available in this series. Fair reading copy.. Second Edition. Cloth. Fair Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1942 Sugar Creek Gangr Series Nr. 3. Christian Juvenile fiction for the 8 -14 year old range. Dragonfly and Little Jim find their dog Triangle has been stolen. Only their faith and understanding brings triumph. Fr+/ No DJ black hardcover with yellow lettering on front cover. Covers have edge wear, scuffing , rubbing and bumped corners. Spine straight, though spine cover is split at front edge and taped. Binding split and taped at endpage and p. 12. Pages have no markings, highlighting, nor underlining, except for usual library markings on spine and front endpages, including glued-in pocket. Slight age yellowing of pages. 88 pp. Book nr, 4 also available in this series. Adequate reading copy.. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Fair Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1968 SIGNED; FIRST EDITION. Biographical novel of Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea; attempts to recreate the man and his times to gain insight into the Trial of Jesus. G/ Fr + Red cloth cover with black cloth backstrip and gilt lettering on spine. Minor edge wear and corner bumping. Moderate dampstaining of lower covers and endpapers. Rear endpage show some wrinkkling. Quarter-sized pink stainspotting of pages near bottom spine area. Binding and hinges tight. Pages clean and otherwise unmarked. Owner signature on front freepage. DJ shows moderate edge wear, scuffing and tattering, particularly on front panel and spine edges with tiny chips and minor edge toning. Bottom of rear panel has some pink dampstaining and 1" x 3" area missing that includes some text. Else intact. Illustrated with two hands over green bowl on red background. Excellent reading copy. Inscribed by Author on half-title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarter-bound. Good/Fair Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1955 SCARCE in this American Edition. Originally published by The Paternoster Press, London. Jungle Doctor Series Nr. 11. Copyright page indicates "Second Impression . October 1954" but also that it was printed in Ann Arbor in 1955. Possible third printing?? Medical Missionary Dr. Paul White recounts his daily experiences in Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania), Africa, In this book they get involved with strange events in the village of the Witch Doctor after getting word that Simba has been stabbed. Only their faith and understanding brings triumph. G/ No DJ yellow cloth hardcover with vulture flying over truck with dead tree in background on front cover. Cover has minor edge wear, scuffing on backcover, bumped front corners. Spine straight, though edges are worn. Bottom half torn at center and front edge and taped. Binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting nor underlining, nor age yellowing. Endpages illustrated with map. 27 Illustrations inside. 121 pp. Books nr, 12, 13, 15 also available in this series.. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Graham Wade. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1957 SCARCE in this American Edition. Originally published by The Paternoster Press, London. Jungle Doctor Series Nr. 15. Medical Missionary Dr. Paul White recounts his daily experiences in Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania), Africa, In this book an invitation to a Great Feast on Panya (Rat) turn out to be even less good news than you might expect. Only his faith and understanding brings triumph. G-/ No DJ yellow hardcover with two figures talking to boy and dog with thatched hut in background on front cover. Cover has edge wear, scuffing , bumped corners. Title letters colored in with blue pen. Spine straight, though spine cover is missing, including all title lettering. Binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting nor underlining, nor age yellowing. Small brown spot on about 10 pages starting on p. 12. Endpages illustrated with map. 45 Illustrations inside. 121 pp. Books nr, 11, 12, 13 also available in this series.. First USA Edition. Hard Cover. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Graham Wade. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1956 SCARCE in this American Edition. Originally published by The Paternoster Press, London. Jungle Doctor Series Nr. 13. Copyright page indicates "First Published . September 1955" but also that it was printed in Ann Arbor in 1956. Possible second printing?? Medical Missionary Dr. Paul White recounts his daily experiences in Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania), Africa, In this book the Chief's daughter gets a nose bleed from sneezing. Add mumps, diphtheria and scorpions to make things intresting. Only his faith and understanding brings triumph. G/ No DJ yellow green and blue cloth hardcover with figure waving arms with mountains in background on front cover. Cover has minor edge wear, scuffing , bumped corners. Spine straight, though edges are worn. Top one-inch torn off from spine including first three letters of title. Binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting nor underlining, nor age yellowing. Small brown spot on about 10 pages starting on p. 12. Endpages illustrated with map. 20 Illustrations inside. 121 pp. Books nr, 11, 12, 15 also available in this series.. First Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Graham Wade. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1955 SCARCE in this American Edition. Originally published by The Paternoster Press, London. Jungle Doctor Series Nr. 12. Copyright page indicates "First Published . August 1954" but also that it was printed in Ann Arbor in 1955. Possible second printing?? Medical Missionary Dr. Paul White recounts his daily experiences in Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania), Africa, In this book Jungle Dr. gets malaria and goes on a Hippo Hunt. Only his faith and understanding brings triumph. G+/ No DJ yellow cloth hardcover with three figures in tree with hippo charging them on front cover. Cover has minor edge wear, scuffing , bumped corners. Spine straight, though edges are worn. Bottom torn at front edge. Binding tight, pages have no markings, highlighting nor underlining, nor age yellowing. Endpages illustrated with map. 36 Illustrations inside. 120 pp. Books nr, 11, 13, 15 also available in this series.. First Printing. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Graham Wade. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Francisco, California, USA: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1994 Myths and legends of the Piegan Nation of the Great Plains North America, including Blackfeet, Kainais, etc. Includes tales of Earth's Beginnings, Napi Tales, Kut-toe-yis or Bloodclot Tales and HOnoring Creator Sun. Trade paperback in VG condition. Front cover design of blue sprocket and wheel design with yellow spots and red sun. Many Illustrations. Minor cover wear and soiling of cover . No agetoning or markingof pages. Page edges have minor soiling and black remainder stripe on bott0m. 390 pp. Photo may not reflect actual condition of book.. Sixth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Brad Greene; Percy Bullchild . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1981 FIRST EDITION. Anthology of 10 fun, whimsical short stories depicting cats in their many guises. The Fat Cat by Q. Patrick, The Ninth Life by Mazo de la Roche, also Joan Aiken and others. Illustrated. NF+/VG - light blue cloth library bound hardcover with black ink stamped in figure of a cat's head on front cover. Lower front corner bumped. Medium blue endpapers. Binding tight and pages clean with no markings. DJ has some scuffing at corners and two labels: one at bottom front corner and one at lower spine. Price corner clipped. Note: while book was library bound, it is Not an ex-library copy; it has No library markings. . First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Minus. Illus. by George Gershinowitz. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: DaScribe Literary Marketing Services , 1998 FIRST EDITION. A Council of Ancients (Extraterrestrial Beings-Spiritual Guides) channeled book. Possibly Fictional. Possibly a guide to living in and adjusting to the coming New Age. Includes inlaid pamphlet "The Twelve Truths". F/F condition black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. DJ is black with gold wedge-shaped cross floating in space. Book of the Year Finalist label on front. 663 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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