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New York, New York, USA: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1979 FIRST EDITION. Carefully crafted book with interpretative essays by editor and Preface by Germain Bree. Divided into three sections under the aegis of 3 mythical figures who embody the governing myths that guide Camus' work: Sisyphus, Prometheus, and Nemesis. VG softcover with minor edge wear; hand stamped on bottom page edges. 2 small wrinkles on spine. Moderate age-toning of pages, else unmarked. . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gloria Adelson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Richmond, Virginia, USA : John Knox Press , 1965 Forword by Nathan Scott, Professor at The Divinity School of University of Chicago. Or WWChBD. What Would Charlie Brown Do? The book that paid for the authors college education. VG - Book has slight edge wear and moderate soiling of covers. . Tenth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, USA: Bantam Books, 1959 Reprint (1952 Liveright Pub.) "Sardonic comments on the timeless frailties of human nature in [6] sotries which mirror the splendor and horror of medieval Japan. Translated by Takashi Kojima and intro by Osamu Shimizu with excellent and concise explanation of historical and classical Japanese literary contex for stories. Book is VG+ gold colored softcover with samurai warrior on front. Slight edge wear, scufffing and soiling. Pages have minor agetoning.. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Gillian Chesney . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London, England, UK: Penguin Books Inc., 1985 Reprint (2nd Ed. of 1759, 2 vols.) Edited and intro by D. J. Enright. Flying machines, poetry, marriage and madness: a tale of ancient Abissinia and Egypt. Telling how Prince Rasselas and companions escape from the pleasures of their happy valley to go to Egypt to see how peoplw live. VG- red illustrated softcover with Oriental market scene with men in turbans and 2 children. Minor scuffing, edge and corner wear. Very slight edgetoning of pages. Book has much ink underlining on pages, and some short margin notes. Binding tight, spine straight. 157 pp. Photo may not relect condition of book copy. . Eigth Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by John Frederick Lewis. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Columbus, Ohio, USA: Newfield Publications, Inc. And HarperCollins Publishers , 1989 I Can Read Book Club presentation for Children. Zack soaks his alligator keychain in water and it grows into a full-sized but fun-loving alligator. (Kids. don't try this at home!!) Illustrated in color. Red Linson hardcover in Fine Condition. 64 pp. (Was $14.00 new) . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by James Watts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. more information

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Burbank, California, USA: Walt Disney Records, 1995 Includes the lyrics to the major songs of the Pocahontas movie. Intended for the Juvenile market. G+ Plastic ring-bound paperback in G condition. Edgewear of cover plus som folded corner. Illustrated. 21 pp.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Greg Drulette. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1946 Fun historical ficiton. Young English lordling travels to Cathay (China) for eminent scholar Sir Francis Bacon and to escape the ire of Edward the First whom he has insulted. Meets Mongol General Bayan of the Hundred Eyes and falls for half-Greek beauty. They honeymoon as Guests of Chinese Empress, are seperated in China and she follows him back to England even though she knows only 2 words of English. Map in covers. G+ Black cloth cover is sound with gold printing on front and spine. Corner wear; slight edge rubbing and spotting. Hint of foxing on pages. . Unlisted. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949 Historical fiction of the Le Moyn brothers who carried the flag for France in the New World. Among their achievenents were the conquering of Hudson's Bay, settling of Louisiana and founding of New Orleans (one Le Moyne was a Governor ), development of Montreal, 2 other brothers were Governors, of Rochefort and French Guiana. All died in the service of their Motherland. Map in covers of Montreal and New Orleans. Red hardcover is sound with gold printing on front and spine. Minor corner and edge wear. Top page edges dyes blue, side pages deckle-edged. Front endpaper cracked at hinge. . First Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cleveland & New York, USA: The World Publishing Company, 1943 Life and love in the war years of a California artist that "should be told by a reformed mind-reader and Rosicrucian named Conti". G+ condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Owner-inscription on front endpage (Sgt. Mills who was stationed at Mitchel Field, New York). Moderate yellowing of pages. Orange-dyed top page ends. Glass watermarks on front cover. Hinge taped at title page. Board edges and corners have remarkably very little wear considering age of book. 314 text pages. . Third Printing. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: P. F. Collier, 1887 Possible First Edition. Vol. 1. of Victor Hugo's Novels Illustrated series. Works include Notre-Dame; The History of a Crime: The Testimony of an Eye-Witness. No date or Edition indicated, but Vol. V of this series was published on or about October 1887 and there is a quotation from Louis Bonaparte dated 1 Sept 1870 in this book. Includes several wood engravings. Pages show tanning but no markings, a few smal tears. Cover is brown cloth with some edge and corner rubbing. Gold leaf lettering has partlyf rubbed off. Rosette pattern either blind stamped on back cover or gold leaf has entrely rubbed off it. Rip in first fly leaf. Joint between 1st and 2nd flyleaf pages weak in front, threads showing in back. . Unlisted. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: P. F. Collier, 1887 Possible First Edition. Vol. 5. of Victor Hugo's Novels Illustrated series. Works include Hernani; The Kings Diversion; and Ruy Blas No date or Edition indicated, but Editor's Prefacr by Mrs. Crosland has a date of October 1887. Includes several wood engravings. Pages show tanning but no markings, a few smal tears. Cover is brown cloth with some edge and corner rubbing. Gold leaf lettering has partly rubbed off. Rosette pattern either blind stamped on back cover or gold leaf has entrely rubbed off it. Rip in first fly leaf. Joint between 1st and 2nd flyleaf pages weak in front, threads showing in back. . Unlisted. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Granada, Spain: Ediciones Miguel Sanchez, 1985 Reprint (1832) Edited by Miguel Sanchez. Intro and notes by Ricardo Villa-Real. Romanatic stories of Spain and her Arabian rulers inspired by the remnant Moorish Palace in Granada in which author then resided: written by the then American ambassador, Washington Irving. Book gave impetus to preservation of this architectural monument. Illustrated by many contemporary (1800's) engravings. NF+ Plastic covered illustrated stiff paper boards with Moorish archway opeining onto courtyard with fountain. Slight soiling of paper ends. . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Offo-Madrid. . more information

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New York, New York, USA: Coward-McCann, Inc. , 1968 An upclose view of the hazards of elephant poaching in German-occupied East Africa in the early 1900's. Hoping to make a quick strike, our hero, Flynn O'Flynn, run into his old enemy, Herman Fleischer. A private feud escalates into an international situation as WWI breaks out. No agetoning, writing, underlining, or highlighting. NF/VG+ brown cloth hardcover with gilt publisher's emblem stamping on front cover. Slight shelf wear. Orange endpapers. DJ has some edge wear and tiny chipping at spine edge. Tiny chip at front fold. Minor scuffing otherwise in very excellent, readable condition.. First USA Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Paul Castell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, USA: The Atlantic Monthly Press , 1989 FIRST EDITION. An insiders account of heart transplantation procedures, with all the moral and medical controversy. Written by a noted surgical practitioner in the field. Later went into national politics and innovated the practice of making medical diagnoses of dying women sight-unseen to gain conservative political points. Family owns one of the major hospital-mill chains in the country. F/F Quarter-bound black cloth with grey paper backstrip. Blue metallic lettering on spine. . First Edition First Printing. Half-Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Jon Valk & Sam Forencich . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York & Chicago, USA: Riverhead Books a Member of Penguin Putnam, Inc, 2000 FIRST EDITION. Comedy full of literary spoofs. An eccentric band of misfits find themselves marooned by a nor'easter in a New England bed and breakfast inn with a view of the lighthouse. Printed with acid free paper. F/F Hardcover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Tokyo, New York, and San Francisco: Kodansha Internationall, Ltd., 1982 Three superb stories by the Nobel Laurate of Japan dwelling on the twin themes of sexuality and death. Besides title story includes "One Arm" and "Of Birds and Beasts" Translated by Edward Seidensticker and intro by Yukio Mishima with excellent and concise explanation of literary context for stories. Book is NF green-bordered softcover with charcoal sketch of butterflies swarming around a sleeping woman on front. Slight edge and surface wear and edge soiling. Pages have very minor agetoning.. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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