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JIANA DUOLOGY. 1. HEROING: OR, HOW HE WOUND DOWN THE WORLD. 2. WARRIORWARDS. 2 VOLUME SET
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(Baen, New York, 1987, 1990, Ist printings.). 346 pp., 344 pp, PB - 2 volumes. Cover art by Larry Elmore. "In the first tale (a female mercenary named Jiana) aids (and later thwarts) a prince in his Quest for the wish-granting 'World's Dream', while herself examining the nature of heroism; in. the second she becomes (willingly) a slave in order ultimately to free a young woman, and subsequently to train her as a swordswoman." Interiors - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior -. l i g h t edgewear, small area of scuffing at bottom of rear cover of book 2, spines flat with faint creasing to book 2. VG. more information
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THE COCKATRICE BOYS
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Tor, New York, (1997), Ist printing.. 221 pp, Trade paperback. B&w illus. by Jason Van Hollander. "Humor and grotesque imagination in 'The Cockatrice Boys'...wicked, whimsical fantasy...who can resist a novel based on the concept of serpents with deadly gazes that hatch from a rooster. 's egg?" Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright, spine flat and uncreased. NF. more information
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ENCHANTMENT'S END. PART THE FOURTH OF THE WELLS OF YTHAN
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Headline, London, 1992, first printing.. 434 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0747238340 "A small group of ill-assorted questers have reached the end of the Pilgrim Path - the resting place of the enchanted Princess Livia, rightful heir to the Empty Throne. But before she can be woken fr. om her hundred years' slumber they must carry her to the fabled Wells of Ythan to bathe in the magical waters which will restore her to consciousness. Also travelling to the Wells is the Regent who rules in her stead - a mercilessly ambitious man. i nfected with a great evil - the poisoned bite of a homunculus threatens his life and sanity. His only hope of a cure for the creeping decay which afflicts his flesh lies in the very same Well water which, when it wakens Livia, will threaten his . h ar dwon position of power. The Wells will accept all who come with faith in their efficacy - good and evil alike. And Livia's fight for Ythan begins in earnest once the ancient Mage Ysldon has dispensed his mythical panacea...." Interior - slig. ht cu rl at top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, slight curl at top corners of covers. Very Good-. more information
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ALTERNATE WORLDS DUOLOGY. 1. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS. 2. A MIDSUMMER TEMPEST. 2 VOLUMES
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Baen, (New York, 1993, reprint), Del Rey, New York, 1978, 2nd printing).. 238 pp, 229 pp, mass market paperbacks - 2 volumes. "Holger Carlsen was a skeptical engineer with no interest in fairy tales. So it seemed very unfair that a near-miss in a firefight had somehow transported him into a world of knights, dragons, wi. tches and fairy-folk, and even more unfair that he had arrived just as the forces of Chaos were preparing to march forth. Both sides of the looming battle thought Holger was the key figure in the conflict, and able to throw back the powers of C. h a o s ; Holger had no idea how he was supposed to do that..." Interiors - light browning to pages of book two, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - very light edge wear to book 1, light to moderate edge wear to. b oo k 2, light rubbing to book two, spines flat and uncreased. VG & VG-. more information
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DUNGEON OF FEAR. ENDLESS QUEST BOOKS
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TSR, (lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 1994, Ist). 187 pp, PB. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - store stamp on top of text block, minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information
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DUNGEON OF FEAR. ENDLESS QUEST BOOKS
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TSR, (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 1994), Ist printing.. 187 pp, PB. B&w illus. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information
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THE JIGSAW WOMAN
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Roc, (New York, 1997, 2nd printing).. 352 pp, PB. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, reading crease to front cover at hinge, spine flat with one crease (still very legible). VG. more information
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DZURLORD. A CROSSROADS ADVENTURE IN THE WORLD OF STEVEN BRUST'S JHEREG
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TOR, (New York, 1987), Ist printing.. Unpaginated, paperback. Introduction by Steven Brust. "What you are holding is both a game and an adventure. Have you ever read a book and then told yourself you would have been able to think more clearly or seen a way out of the hero's dilemma? . In a Crossroads adventure you have the opportunity to do just that. You make the key decisions. By means of a few easily followed steps you are able to see the results of your choices..." A self-directed adventure story based on Steven Brust's Jh. ereg. Interior - Pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, crease at bottom corner of front cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information
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THE STALLION QUEEN. BOOK THREE OF THE HORSE GIRL SAGA
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Ace, New York, 1992, first printing.. 250 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0441779271 "Abandoning their corrupt homeland, Glennys and her followers have found refuge in the Saquave Wilderness - thanks to her gift of empathic union with the creatures of the wild. In Hometown, Glennys r. eigns as the Stallion Queen....Now, ten winters have aged the settlement - and its freedom is in peril. A strange and unexpected visitor has darkened Hometown's portals. Even Glennys cannot be sure whether Prince Leon the Pretender brings good f. o r tune - or doom...." Interior - browning to inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear - mainly at top/bottom of spine, one light crease on spine, tiny scuff on rear edge of spi. ne . Very Good. more information
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VISIONS OF FANTASY: TALES FROM THE MASTERS
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Doubleday, New York, (1989), Ist edition.. 182 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illus. "In this new illustrated collection, the reader will find distinctly different 'visions of fantasy' from the most popular authors of the genre." - Anne McCaffrey, William Lee, Jane Yolen, Ho. ward Goldsmith, Bruce Coville, Ray Bradbury, Madeleine L'Engle, Isaac Asimov, Al Sarrantonio, Lewis Shiner, Edith Shiner, and Elizabeth S. Helfman. Small shallow bump to bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkles and light rubb. i n g . VG+/VG+. more information
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SWEET MYTH-TERY OF LIFE
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Ace, New York, (1995), 5th printing.. 226 pp, PB. Cover art by Walter Velez. "When it reigns, it pours all over well-meaning magician Skeeve. Romance, that is. He's a drowning man, fending off a relentless array of suitors. What to do? Should he hop away with Bunny, his beautiful . assistant? Drink all night with Cassandra, the nubile vampire? Or give in and marry Queen Hemlock - the sensible thing that will assure his future, and maybe keep him alive..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterio. r - very minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. NF. more information
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ANOTHER FINE MYTH / MYTH CONCEPTIONS / MYTH DIRECTIONS / HIT OR MYTH / MYTHING PERSONS / LITTLE MYTH MARKER / M.Y.T.H. INC. LINK / MYTH-NOMERS AND IM-PERVECTIONS / M.Y.T.H. INC. IN ACTION / SWEET MYTH-TERY OF LIFE / MYTH-ION IMPROBABLE - 11 VOLUME S
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Ace, New York, (1985-2002, Ist printings and reprints).. 200 pp, 217 pp, 202 pp, 170 pp, 172 pp, 167 pp, 159 pp, 200 pp, 245 pp, 226 pp, 198 pp, paperbacks - 11 volumes. "Skeeve was a magician's apprentice, until an assassin hired by an ancient enemy struck and his master was dead. Skeeve suddenly found. himself alone with Aahz, a purple-tongued demon the old magician had summoned from another dimension as a practical joke just before he was killed. Aahz had lost his powers, Skeeve had lost his job. So together, they set out through a universe . p o pulated by Deveels (or devils), Imps, dragons, unicorns and more, looking for a way to get even..." Interiors - some volumes with light browning to pages, heavy browning to inside of covers of vol. 4, small light waterstain at top corner of las. t fe w pages and also on inside of rear cover with some foxing of vol. 9, date stamp on first page of vol. 10, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exteriors - very light edge wear, one small corner crease, browning to edges of . te xtb lock of vol. 9, spines flat with light crease on vol. 2 and faint crease on vols. 3, 5, 7, & 9. Very Good. more information
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THE WOLF AND THE CROWN
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HarperPrism, (New York, 1998), Ist printing.. 326 pp, large 8vo, soft cover. "Arthor, Eagle of Thor, must lead his people not only against their own ancient sorceries, but against the worldly empire that would make Britain's destiny a footnote to its own. Already rolling on the roads from Tin. tagel to Camelot is the great wheel that will become the Round Table. But the perilous order promised by Arthor's victory is threatened by forces beyond human ken. For Merlin has descenede into Hell, to feud with the Fire Lords who gave the U. n i v e r se its shimmering form. And for the young king himself, there is a sacred Graal, and an Earthy love, to seek..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, two tiny marks to front cov. er . V G. more information
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THE LAKE OF FIRE. PHILIP JOSE FARMER'S DUNGEON - BOOK 4. (VOLUME 4)
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Bantam, New York, 1989, 2nd printing.. 281 pp + 10 pp, b&w illustrations by Robert Gould, mass market paperback. ISBN 0553281852 "Reunited at last with his twin brother Neville, Clive Folliot and his troop escape to the next level of the Dungeon - a place straight out of Dante's Infern. o! They must cross boiling rivers and bottomless chasms, passing the terrors of the Lake of Fire to reach their goal, the forbidding Palace of the Morning Star. What horrors await them there? Now that they have seen how the Dungeonmasters play. w i th clones, can they believe anything they see? Reality itself seems to be slipping away as they continue their quest for a way out of the prison...." Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership mar. k s. Exterior - light browning to edges of textblock, minor edge wear, two very light creases on spine. Very Good.. more information
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THE HIDDEN WORLD
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Puffin, (Toronto, 2000), 3rd printing.. 335 pp, PB. Cover art by Brian Deines. B&w map. "Maeve is none too happy when she is sent by her parents to spend the summer in Newfoundland with her aunt. But Maeve is quickly won over by Newfoundland's charm, and her curiosity is piqued when s. he discovers her grandmother's diary and a beautiful Celtic brooch that was hidden long ago with it. Maeve's grandmother was the author of a book about the secret world of Annwn, a world that Maeve discovers for herself when she is mysteriousl. y t r a nsported into it. In the 'Hidden World', Maeve joins her new-found friends in their struggle with a dark, malevolent force that is sweeping their quiet isle. She finds herself immersed in a world of legend whre Celtic myths, tales of the . se a a nd t he secrets of Avalon come together in a fantastic and horrifying way..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. NF. more information
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THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF KIAN THE MARINER
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Windwalker/TSR, (Lake Geneva,WI, 1987), Ist printing.. 202 pp, paperback. "Happy-go-lucky Kian and his lunkhead friend Tom set sail on a trading voyage across the vast and mysterious Enchanted Sea. With the companionship of a stowaway princess, they encounter merfolk, tritons and imps, serpents and se. a hags, raggedy men and wingless angels - an though they'd rather just have fun, they lead an onslaught against an island inhabited by ghastly fiends who have stolen the souls of ordinary people..." Interior - inside of covers browned, page br. o w n i ng lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light/moderate edgewear, light rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. VG-. more information
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NO EARTHLY SUNNE
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Baen, (New York, 1994).. 343 pp, mass market paperback. "Long ago, in an English country mansion next to a deep, dark wood, Wicked Kit Arundel devised a masque, a musical 'entertainment' to be performed on the eve of Midsummer's Night 1594. It was supposed to be a quest f. or the perfect music, a mystic bridge to ultimate knowledge. What actually crossed the bridge was the Queen of Faerie. Entranced by his music, she has him taken away, leaving Kit's true love Eleanor bereft and mad with grief. In 1994 lives one. E l len Ainsley...Ellen has given up singing the music of the 16th century, given up music altogether - it makes her dizzy, makes her lose contact with the real world, makes her feel like a different person...Then one day she is approached by a str. a ng el y beautiful young man who, almost against her will, persuades her to fly to England and there perform a masque composed by the infamous 'Wicked Kit'. Every four hundred years the spheres of Earth and Faery join together - and once again the. Q uee n o f Faerie is about to rob Eleanor of all that gives life meaning..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior -light edge wear, small bump to top of front hinge, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information
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THE THIEF OF ALWAYS
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HarperPrism, (New York, 1977), 2nd printing.. 226 pp, Trade paperback. Boldly inscribed by author on title page, 'To Chris, Best Wishes Clive Barker'. When Harvey finds life almost too boring to bear, he meets a goblin-like stranger who offers him an escape. Holiday House is magical and seem. s to provide neverending fun, however..."when darkness falls at Holiday House, every night is Halloween - filled with deadly terror. And Harvey discovers the final horrifying secret...Dozens of children have gone into Holiday House, but not o. n e h a s ever come out." Interior - clean and tight. Exterior - minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information
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THE WORLD OF DARKNESS. MAGE: SUCH PAIN. (BASED ON 'THE ASCENSION'.)
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HarperPrism, (New York, 1995), Ist printing.. 325 pp, paperback. "Yesterday Aaron Barry was an international playboy. Today, with his father's death, he assumes control of a giant financial empire. Step One - fire all his father's advisers. Men he hated anway. Step Two - establish relation. s with the press. Particularly the sexy young reporter from KKBA. Step Three - go home. Literally. To the mansion he has been terrified to enter for more than a decade. Where something waits for him in a dark hallway. Something small, dark, . f e tid; a childhood friend summoned from the darkness that never went away..." Interior - two soft creases to top corner of pages 153-172, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - minor edgewear, soft crease to front cover at top near spine, spine . fl at and uncreased. Very Good. more information
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GOSSAMER AXE
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ROC, (New York, 1990), 2nd ROC printing.. 351 pp, PB. "A doorway between worlds opened, releasing Christa, her harp - and her quest. Imprisoned for centuries, she had escaped from the faery Sidh and the musician Orfide, weavers of spells and schemes. But the doorway had shut too quickly,. leaving her lover behind in the endless captivity of a timeless world. Now, in contemporary Denver, Christa discovers the way to her loved one's freedom - stunning and powerful electric music that can break down the walls of time. So this C. e l t i c maiden turns rocker, her harp transfigures into an electric guitar, and her newly formed band of heavy metal warriors, called Gossamer Axe, become her most effective weapon..." Interior - pages browning very lightly, approx last 30 pages. h av e so ft crease at top corner, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, crease across top corner of back cover, spine has very light creases (not affecting legiblity). VG. more information
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MOJO AND THE PICKLE JAR
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Tor, New York, (1991), Ist printing.. 250 pp, PB. "A demon in a pickle jar? That's what Juanita claimed, but to Mojo the thing in the jar looked more like a diseased crab apple...Mojo will discover what's in the jar...and along the way he'll learn what the secret of Hell really is, ho. w to preach down an archdevil by belittling his genitalia...and why you must always have a statue of Elvis on the dashboard of your car..." Interior - pages browning very lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Ex. t e r i o r - light edgewear, tiny area of surface paper loss at top of spine, small soft crease to rear cover, faint crease to spine. VG. more information
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AMARANTH
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Avon, (New York, 1984).. 172 pp, paperback. "They came into the world at the same moment - identical in everyway the eye could perceive, different in ways that were beyond understanding. Keridwen was the wild and sensuous temptress whose beauty and recklessness had taken . her far from secluded Amaranth Abbey, and far from her sweet, unspoiled sister. Freya was shyly withdrawn and seldom spoke. But her powers went far beyond the spoken word. Beneath her pale beauty lay a sould that captivated those who had love in . their hearts...and threatened those who were filled with evil." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, flat spine with one light crease. VG. more information
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DRAGONLORD DUOLOGY. 1. THE LAST DRAGONLORD. 2. DRAGON AND PHOENIX. 2 VOLUME SET
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Tor, New York, (1999, 2000).. 500 pp, 695 pp, - mass market paperbacks - 2 volumes. "Dragonlord Linden Rathan, last-born of a race of immortal weredragons, has spent six hundred years alone, searching for his soultwin while his fellow Dragonlords watch over humanity's Five King. doms. When the Queen of Cassori dies mysteriously, Linden and the other Dragonlords are called upon to prevent civil war as two human claimants vie for the regency. As the battle for Cassori rule escalates, Linden becomes the target of the Fell. o w s hip, a secret society of true-humans who could actually destroy his immoral life. Then he meets a beautiful young ship captain named Maurynna who may be the only one who can help Linden bring Cassori back from the brink of chaos..." Interior. s - cl ean and tight with no previous ownership marks, Exteriors - minor edge wear, faint creases on spine of book 1. VG+. more information
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WINTER TIDES
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Ace, New York, (1998), Ist mass market printing.. 346 pp, mass market paperback. "Fifteen years ago, on a deserted California beach, Dave Quinn swam out into the winter ocean to save two drowning girls - identical twin sisters. He was only able to save one. Now, years later, he meets Anne, a str. uggling artist from Canada. He has no idea that she is the child he saved so long ago. And he has no idea that Elinor, the long-dead sister he couldn't save, has come with her..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. E. x t e rior - clean and bright. NF. more information
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THE LAST COIN
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Ace, New York, 1989, first paperback printing.. 328 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0441470750 "Thirty pieces of silver - the price paid Judas to betray Jesus. Twenty-nine coins - are already in the handn of a very unpleasant individual who calls himself Pennyman. 'The Last Coin' - all that s. tands between the world and doom. And this coin now belongs to an ordinary man named Andrew Vanbergen, owner of an extraordinary inn, where dark magic and bizarre heroism are about to intertwine...." Interior - clean and tight with no previous o. w n ership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, small bump to bottom of front hinge, faint creases on spine, small corner crease on rear cover. Very Good. more information
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THE ROSE AND THE BEAST: FAIRY TALES RETOLD. (SNOW / TINY / GLASS / CHARM / WOLF / ROSE / BONES / BEAST / ICE)
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Joanna Cotler / HarperCollins, New York, 2000, 2nd printing.. 229 pp,7 1/4" H, hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0060281294 "With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out. Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find. the truth of love in an unexpected place. - A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse. - And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men. - Within these singular. , timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself." Minor wrinkle at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket. h as very minor edge wrinkling. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information
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THE BLACK LYNX
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Del Rey / Ballantine, New York, 1993, first printing.. 315 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0345375939 " 'Master, I have failed....' Illmuri, the apprentice wizard gave his report. The Skylding clan had been destroyed, their treasure lost forever. Only Skyla, the witch-girl, was left alive - at the . mercy of her own rampant magic and a clan of vengeful enemies. The Dark Elves had triumphed. Old Eyjarr took the discouraging news calmly. Hadn't he seen defeat before, in other lives, in strand after strand of the Web of Life? But he knew that . if he could thwart the curse of the Dark Elves even once, the infernal curse would finally disappear from all the strands, for all time. The trick, Eyjarr assured his astonished pupil, would be to learn from their mistakes - and to search again for. the one, improbable strand where a couple of clever wizards could cheat an implacable fate...." Interior - very light browning to pages and inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear. . Very Good. more information
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AHMED AND THE OBLIVION MACHINES: A FABLE
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Avon, New York, (1998), Ist edition.. Unpaginated, (approx. 54 pp.), 8vo, HC. Full page b&w illus. by Chris Lane. "...an enchanting fable about a lost boy who makes the acquaintance of a long-forgotten, though very powerful, ancient god...A wondrous fable for children of all ages, (th. is) is yet another glorious testament to the remarkable gifts of master story-teller Ray Bradbury." Decorated eps. Tiny bumps at top and bottom of boards. Dj has minor edgewear, small sticker removal mark to rear panel causing color loss. . V G / V G. more information
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ATLANTEAN CHRONICLES. 2 VOLUME SET. 1. WEB OF LIGHT. 2. WEB OF DARKNESS
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Timescape/Pocket, New York, (1983), Ist printing, Baen, (New York, 1984), Ist printing.. 208 pp, 303 pp, PBs - 2 volumes. "Domaris, disciple of the Temple of Light, was wrenched from her peaceful life by the arrival of Micon, the Atlantean prince, whose powers over wind and sun, earth and fire, are coveted by the sorcerers of the dark . who would harness his gifts for their own evil ends...Soon, out of a tender, earthly passion, would rise forces that might decide the final victory. For soon Domaris would bear Micon a son - but Deoris, her sister, would be enthralled by the forces. of darkness..." Interiors - pages and inside of covers browning, one dog-ear in book 1 and the bottom corner of the first 45 pages slightly curled in book 2. Exteriors - light edgewear/rubbing, remainder mark on bottom of book 1, spines flat. w i t h one crease on book 1 and faint crease on book 2. G+. more information
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THE BEST OF MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY'S FANTASY MAGAZINE. VOL. II
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Warner, (New York, 1995), Ist printing.. 248 pp, mass market paperback. "...a captivating new collection by the best writers of fantasy, both newcomers and top names alike. These fifteen tales of wizards and wonders, magic and mystery, include: Mercedes Lackey's 'Satanic, Versus'; Janet . Kagan's 'What a Wizard Does'; Jo Clayton's 'Arakney's Web'; Deborah Wheeler's 'Under the Skin'; Jennifer Roberson's 'Never Look at a Gift Sword in the Horse's Mouth'...and ten more tales of enchantment. Interior - clean and tight with no previous. ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear. VG+. more information
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GREYHAVEN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FANTASY
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Daw, New York, (1983), 2nd printing.. 240 pp, mass market paperback. "Somewhere in Northern California there is a house where all the dimensions of time and space and distant worlds come together: This house, whose exact location is known to a very special few, is called Greyhaven...it. is the spiritual home of an ever-growing 'family' of imaginative writers. Diana Paxson, Paul Edwin Zimmer, Susan Schwartz, Elisabeth Waters, Randall Garrett, Patricia Mathews, and a host of others are part of this high-fantasy circle. Let Mari. o n Bradley guide you through its rooms, help you join in spirit the amazing group of world-builders, and feed your appetite on the stunning products of their Darkover-born imaginations. 'Greyhaven' is a fantasy anthology unlike any other!" Inter. io r - Christmas inscription on first page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, a few tiny scuffs, light crease on spine, minor rubbing. VG-. more information
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THE LADY IN GIL SERIES. 1. LADY IN GIL. 2. SCION'S LADY. 3. LADY PAIN. 3 VOLUMES
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Victor Gollancz, London, (1996, 1997, 1998), Ist editions.. 288 pp, 320 pp, 336 pp, 8vo, HCs in dust jackets. BOOKS 1 AND 2 ARE SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE. "For more than seventy years the magical statue of the Lady in Gil has lain hidden as the island kingdom groans under the barbed heel of the accursed Sherank. ..." Tigrallef, a memorian more at home with manuscripts than swords, finds he must become a hero to rescue his people. With the aid of the 'Lady in Gil' he succeeds, but there is a price to pay for the Lady's help...The Pain...it "protects . T i g a g ainst sickness, danger and the ravages of time, (but) it wages a constant war of attrition against his mind and soul..." Tiny bumps to top corners and bottom of spine of Book 2. Dust jackets have minor edgewear/rubbing, two tiny imperfe. ct io ns in laminate of front cover of Book 2, some light impressions (no color loss) to Book 3. VG+/VG+. more information
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THE HOB'S BARGAIN
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Ace, New York, (2001), Ist printing.. 281 pp, paperback. Cover art by Duane O. Myers. "Hated and feared, magic was banished from the land. But now, freed from the spells of the wicked bloodmages, magic - both good and evil - returns. And Aren of Fallbrook feels her own power of sigh. t strengthen and grow...Overcome by visions of mayhem and murder, Aren vows to save her village from the ruthless raiders who have descended upon it - and killed her family. With the return of the wildlings to the hills and forests, she strikes . a b argain with the Hob, a magical, humanlike creature imbued with the power of the mountains. But the Hob is the last of his kind. And he will exact a heavy price to defend the village - a price Aren herself must pay..." Interior - clean and ti. gh t w ith no previous ownership marks. Exterior - spine flat and uncreased - looks new. NF. more information
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GREEN RIDER
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Daw, New York, (2000), 3rd printing.. 471 pp, PB. "...Pursued by unknown assassins, following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the silent spectre of the original messenger, (Karigan) herself becomes a legendary Green Rider. Caught up in a world of deadly danger . and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, Karigan is hounded by dark beings bent on seeing that the message, and its reluctant carrier, never reach their destination..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership mark. s. Exterior - very minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information
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VOIMA
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Baen, (Riverdale, New York, 1995).. 408 pp, mass market paperback. "VOIMA: Magic, strength, the force of life and renewal. Earth and sky are ruled by the Wanderers, the lords of voima. But an upheaval is coming, a time when even the powers of the immortals are fated to end. The Wa. nderers enlist the help of three young mortals...Together and separately, the three are swept into the conflict between the Wanderers and those who would overthrow them, not even always sure if they are on the right side. The conflict also becom. e s a struggle between kingdoms, between the generations, between the sexes, and between the demands of love and honor..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, small wrinkle on spine. VG+. more information
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THE SWORD AND SORCERERS SERIES. 3 VOLUMES IN SLIPCASE. BOOK 1. THE SWORD OF SHANNARA. BOOK 2. THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA. BOOK 3. THE WISHSONG OF SHANNARA. 3 VOLUMES IN SLIPCASE
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Del Rey, New York, (1989 - 24th prtg, 1988 - 13th prtg, 1988 - Ist MM).. 726 pp, 564 pp, 504 pp, PB - 3 volumes in slipcase. "Long ago, the wars of ancient Evil had ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races - gnomes, trolls, dwarfs, and elves. But in peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsf. ord knew little of such troubles..." Interiors - pages browning lightly in book 1, otherwise all volumes are clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - light edgewear, minor rubbing/scuffing, a small bump to the bottom corn. e r o f the front cover with some light migration into first 70 pages of book 3, spines are flat with no reading creases. Slipcase has light edgewear/rubbing and one bottom rear corner is bumped. VG overall. more information
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THE MAGIC KINGDOM OF LANDOVER TRILOGY. BOOK 1. MAGIC KINGDOM FOR SALE - SOLD! BOOK 2. THE BLACK UNICORN. BOOK 3. WIZARD AT LARGE. 3 VOLUMES
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Dell, New York, (1989 - 10th printing, 1988 - 1st printing, 1989 - 1st printing).. 373 pp, 307 pp, 303 pp, mass market paperbacks - 3 volumes. "Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisement had promised. But after he purchased it, Ben Holiday learned that there were a few details t. he ad had failed to mention..." Interiors - pages starting to browm otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - light to moderate edgewear, books 2 & 3 have very light reading creases on spines, all spines are flat. , c r ease at bottom corne r of front cover of book 1, and soft creases on rear cover of book 3. VG. more information
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THE SWORD AND SORCERERS SERIES. 3 VOLUMES. BOOK 1. THE SWORD OF SHANNARA. BOOK 2. THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA. BOOK 3. THE WISHSONG OF SHANNARA. 3 VOLUMES
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Del Rey, New York, (1989 - 24th prtg, 1984 - 1st MM prtg, 1988 - Ist MM).. 726 pp, 564 pp, 504 pp, PB - 3 volumes. "Long ago, the wars of ancient Evil had ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races - gnomes, trolls, dwarfs, and elves. But in peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knew lit. tle of such troubles..." Interiors - pages browning lightly, otherwise all volumes are clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - light/moderate edgewear, light rubbing/scuffing, a few small creases to covers mainly at corn. e r s , very faint creases to spine of book 1, spine on book 3 is slightly concave - others are flat. Good sound set.. more information
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THE HERITAGE OF SHANNARA SERIES. BOOK 1. THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA. BOOK 2. THE DRUIDS OF SHANNARA. BOOK 3. THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA. BOOK 4. THE TALISMANS OF SHANNARA. 4 VOLUMES
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Del Rey/Ballantine, New York, (1990/1st, 1991/1st, 1992/2nd, 1993/1st).. 465 pp, 423 pp, 403 pp, 453 pp, hard covers with dust jackets "Three hundred years have passed since the death of Allanon, and the Four Lands are sadly changed. The Elves have vanished and the Dwarves are enslaved. The Southland is now under the . totalitarian rule of the Federation, and magic is strictly forbidden..." Minor edge wear to boards, a few faint foxing marks on free rear endpaper and on fore-edge of textblock of book 2, a few small faint marks to cloth on spine of book 4. Dust j. ackets are bright and clean with minimal rubbing, they have minor to very light edge wear, book 1 is price-clipped, book 2 has very faint tiny foxing marks on inside surface, book 3 has a small crease on front hinge and tiny scuff on front flap-f. o l d , book 4 has small crease at top of rear flap. Very Good+ set. more information
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UNEXPECTED DRAGON TRILOGY. 1. PIGS DON'T FLY. 2. MASTER OF MANY TREASURES. 3. DRAGONNE'S EG. THREE VOLUME SET
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Baen, (Riverdale, 1994, 1995, 1999), Ist printings.. 370 pp, 373 pp, 339 pp, mass market paperbacks - 3 volumes. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet (Books 1 & 2) and Bob Eggleton (Book 3). "Left an orphan with a small dowry and a magic ring, all Summer wanted was to find a husband and settle down. But s. he hadn't reckoned on the raggle-tail assortment of creatures who needed her help...the blaspheming dog, broken-down horse, crippled pigeon, half-dead tortoise and flying pig had ideas of their own, and Summer was to find her journey's end - and . l o v e - very different from what she expected..." (Books 1 & 2). "Life was hard for Sophie: tragically orphaned not so long ago, she eked out a living as a teacher in a poor-house school in a Dickensian London slum. Then her life was turned upsi. de d ow n when she was informed that a previously unsuspected uncle, now deceased, had left her a handsome legacy - which she could redeem only after fulfilling a Last Request: to return a dragon's egg to its rightful place in the uncharted wastes . of Cen tra l Asia..." (Book 3). Interiors - very light browning in books 1 & 2, bookstore stamp in book 3, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - very light edge wear, edges of textblock of books 1 & 2 lightly brow. ned . V G. more information
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STRANGE DELIVERANCE
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Baen, Riverdale, NY, 1997, Ist printing.. 374 pp, mass market paperback. "They called the village 'Deliverance', for that was what it seemed to be to the group of refugees who stumbled across it. Mysteriously deserted, untouched by war or pestilence, the village seemed to welcome the surv. ivors of the great Collapse. In their desperation no one thought it odd that the village was both empty and picture-perfect. Or that the nearby forest, 'The Wilderness', was so strangely impenetrable. And anyway, they figured, if they left the. W i lderness strictly alone it would return the favor. As the village's previous occupants could have told them, they were wrong about that last part..." Interior - slightly cracked a pages 372/373, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ow. n er sh ip marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, flat uncreased spine. VG+. more information
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DARK KNIGHT OF KARAMEIKOS. MYSTARA BOOKS
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TSR, (Lake Geneva, WI, 1995), Ist printing.. 316 pp, mass market paperback. "...evil has descended upon the barony. Sir Grygory must confront the black-armored knight, who, with his orb of deadly power, is ravaging the Traldaran villages. Is the Dark Knight a specter from Sir Grygory's trou. bled past? Can he hope to defeat the powerful orb and an army of orc savages? Perhaps, but not without becoming, for a time, the very enemy he set out to defeat." Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous o. w n e rship marks. Exterior - three tiny dints on front cover, spine has faint creases and is slightly concave. VG. more information
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THE NINE GATES
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TSR, (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 1992), Ist PB printing.. 311 pp, PB. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information
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TO REIGN IN HELL
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Ace, New York, (May 1985) 1st Ace printiing.. 268 pages, PB. Cover art by Steve Hickman. "The time is The Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angels - a war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could destroy the fragile fabric of the universe, plunge it back int. o chaos, from which all thing s come." Inside of covers are browning, otherwise clean and tight. Light edgewear on covers/spine, tiny corner creases, crease at bottom of front hinge. Spine flat and uncreased. VG-. more information
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FREEDOM & NECESSITY
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TOR, New York, (1997), Ist printing.. 590 pp, PB. Cover art by G. Wappers. "On the south coast of England, London man-about-town James Cobham comes to himself in a country inn, with no idea how he got there. Corresponding with his cousin, he discovers himself to have been presumed dr. owned in a boating accident. Together they decide that he should stay put for the moment, while they investigate what may have traspired. For James Cobham is a wanted man - wanted by conspiring factions of the government and the Chartists ali. k e , a nd also the target of a magical conspiracy inside his own family...a profusion of guns, swordfights, family intrigues, women disguised as men, occult societies, philosophical discussions, and of, course, passionate romance..." Interior - c. le an a n d tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, faint creasing to spine. VG+. more information
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WAR FOR THE OAKS
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Ace, New York, (1987), Ist printing.. 309 pp, PB. Cover art by Pamela Patrick. "A terrible beauty walks among us for those with the power to see it: glittering creatures with unearthly eyes, horrid hobgoblins that squat in the shadows. The people of modern Minneapolis go about their. daily buisness unaware that a war is being fought in their midst - an age-old war between the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Only Eddi McCandry can see the battle lines being drawn - for she's been drafted into a fairy war, whether she wants to. f i g h t or not..." Interior - pages browning, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, remainder mark at top of textblock, spine flat with thin cut across width (no paper loss). VG-. more information
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THE SORCERESS
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Manor, (New York, 1977).. 172 pp, PB. "...set in a real Maine town, about people who have lived in other lives and other guises. They are there, threatening our sanity, creating our doubts, stifling our screams and moving inexorably from the edge of disbelief to the shaken. foundation of reality..." Interior - light wrinkling to page edges, interior of covers lightly browned, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - light edgewear/scuffing, spine slightly wrinkled, but not creased. G+. more information
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THE WORKS OF JAMES BRANCH CABELL. THE CREAM OF THE JEST: THE LINEAGE OF LICHFIELD. TWO COMEDIES OF EVASION. THE STORISENDE EDITION. VOLUME XVI
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Robert M. McBride, New York, 1930, number 1077 of an edition of 1590 copies.. 298 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (dark green boards with gold lettering on spine and blind stamp of rearing horse on front board) - no dust jacket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AT BOTTOM OF AUTHOR'S NOTE. Contents: The Cream of the Jes. t (in six parts); The Lineage of Lichfield - The Epistle Dedicatory; The Tribe of Niafer; The Tribe of Freydis; The Tribe of Alianora; Bibliographic Summary; The Epilogue, Which is Called Exit. Interior - pages browning lightly, a few pages unop. e n e d, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - fore-edge and bottom edge of textblock browned, darkening to spine, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light rubbing to bottom of boards and board surfaces. VG-. more information
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THE WORKS OF JAMES BRANCH CABELL. THE CERTAIN HOUR: DIZAIN DES POETES. THE STORISENDE EDITION. VOLUME XI
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Robert M. McBride, New York, 1929, number 1077 of an edition of 1590 copies.. 286 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (dark green boards with gold lettering on spine and blind stamp of rearing horse on front board) - no dust jacket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AT BOTTOM OF AUTHOR'S NOTE. Contents: Ballad of the Double. -Soul; Auctorial Induction; Belhs Cavaliers; Balthazar's Daughter; Judith's Creed; Concerning Corinna; Olivia's Pottage; A Brown Woman; Pro Honoria; The Irresistible Ogle; A Princess of Grub Street; The Lady of Our Dreams; Ballad of Plagiary. In. t e r ior - pages browning lightly, a few pages unopened, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - fore-edge and bottom edge of textblock browned, darkening to spine, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light rubbi. ng t o bottom of boards, minor rubbing/soiling. VG-. more information
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THE WORKS OF JAMES BRANCH CABELL. THE RIVET IN GRANDFATHER'S NECK: A COMEDY OF LIMITATIONS. THE STORISENDE EDITION. VOLUME XIV
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Robert M. McBride, New York, 1929, number 1077 of an edition of 1590 copies.. 319 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (dark green boards with gold lettering on spine and blind stamp of rearing horse on front board) - no dust jacket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AT BOTTOM OF AUTHOR'S NOTE. "...(this) volume of the Biogr. aphy considers Colonel Rudolph Musgrave's life-long pursuit of chivalrous ideals..." Interior - pages browning lightly, a few pages unopened, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - fore-edge and bottom edge of te. x t b lock browned, darkening to spine, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light rubbing to bottom of boards, bump to top of rear hinge area, slight bump to bottom corners, tiny scuff to spine effecting lettering, minor rubbing to boards. G+. more information
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