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Twice a Year Press, NY, 1942. Double issue: Spring/Summer & Fall/Winter of 1942 (issues XIII and IX bound as one). Contains, among other things, Andre Malraux, "Two Fragments from an Unfinished Novel"; Letters between George Sand and Flaubert and between Rilke and Lisa Heise; a special Alfred Steiglitz Section incl. two Steiglitz pieces plus Henry Miller on Steiglitz; poems by Rilke, Irwin Stark. Bound in stiff boards. Cover slightly soiled, spine has 1/2" tear at bottom. Otherwise vg condition. Binding tight. 357 pp. more information

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Iowa State University Press, Ames, 1981. Prose and poetry by 22 recognized & diverse authors, incl. Edna Ferber, Langston Hughes, Garrison Keillor, Gwendolyn Brooks. Op. Near fine condition, incl. dj. 215 pp. Illus. w/ numerous b&w photos. more information

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Random House, NY, 1952. Signed 1st edition. 8vo, hardcover, grey cloth (no dj). Prev. owner's stamp on ffep, upper & lower spine bumped, rice-sized stain to fore-edge, otherwise vg+ condition. 342 pp. more information

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Editions Alpina, Paris, 1962. 8vo, hardcover, grey cloth w/ b&w front paste-down portrait, in transparent plastic protective dj. Spine very faintly faded, else about fine condition, incl. dj. 287 pp. more information

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Farrar Straus Cudahy, 1957. First Printing. Cloth, out of print, 293 pages; very good condition in very good dust jacket. more information

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Stamperia Blanchon, Parma. , 1812 - 1813. 6 volumes bound as 3. Incl's historical introductions and a biography of Boccaccio by Girolamo Tiraboschi. 8vo, hardcover, black qtr leather & corners w/ marbled paper-covered boards, marbled ep's, a.e.g. All vols., prev. owner's bookplate, exteriors moderately rubbed w/ leather edges showing through to underlying brown as expected, papered edges w/ small nicks at bottom edge; light foxing to flyleaves & very occasionally, faintly within; Vol. I/II, pale 1" brown stain to inner margin of 2 pgs., not affecting text, Vol. V/VI has 1/4" nick to rear board. Overall solid vg condition for their age, bindings & hinges quite tight, contents clean, gilt edges bright. 242 & 335 pp.; 299 & 248 pp.; 244 & 346 pp. more information

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Coward-McCann, NY, 1968. Signed. 8vo, hardcover, op. Minor pea-sized stain to front endpaper, exterior edges slightly faded, otherwise near fine condition. Dj price-clipped, lightly edge-worn, else about vg+. 377 pp. more information

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Appleton-Century Company, New York, 1935. 8vo, green cloth, no dj.;binding slightly soiled, otherwise vg cond. 294 pp., 9 illus. Autobiography, beginning: "English boys, born in beautiful houses and growing up with old pictures and furniture about them, cannot realize the sensations of a New Zealander in his twenties, coming to Enland for the first time from the raw countries of the South.". more information

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Peter Owen, London, 1966. Trans. from the Dutch. 8vo, hardcover, blue cloth, op. Prev. owner's inscr. on front endpaper, sm notes on last pg. & rear endpaper, underlining to 3 pgs. Otherwise good condition, board extremities lightly bumped & pale 1/2" stain at lower spine, binding tight. 286 pp. more information

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Harrison Smith, NY, 1932. 1st edition. Sm 8vo, hardcover. Prev. owner's bookplate. Upper & lower spine lightly bumped/rubbed, 4 dime-sized stains to front cover. Otherwise very good; dj moderately soiled, lightly edge worn w/ several 1/4" chips to upper spine. 373 pp. more information

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Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1961. Advance reading copy of author's 1st and only book, winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award. 8vo, wraps. Exterior moderately worn: soiled, scuffing to spine and edges, crease-lines at lower corners of front & rear covers. Rear endpapers and rear cover sunned. Otherwise vg: contents clean & crisp, binding tight. 526 pp. more information

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Verlag Allert de Lange, Amsterdam. , 1934. . Novel based on Dreigroschenoper. 1st. Edition. 8vo, hardcover, no dj. Prev. owner's bookplate & Lib of Congress stamp on front ep's. Spine mildly soiled & slightly cocked, lower pg. corners faintly crinkled, not very noticeable, else near vg condition, contents clean & exterior minimally worn given age. 492 pp. more information

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Eridanos Press, Hygiene, CO, distrib. Rizzoli International, NY, 1988. 8vo, hardcover. Near fine condition in vg dj. Single ex-lib stamp on 1 early pg (only marking), contents bright, crisp & clean; dj has 2-inch closed tear at corner. xv, 186 p. Translation of: Diceria dell'untore. more information

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The Limited Editions Club, NY, 1981. Limited edition no. 778 of 2000. Signed by photographer. Near fine condition. Lacks slipcase. 70 pp. more information

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Rinehart & Co., NY, 1951. First edition. Prev. owner's bookplate on fep, spine bumped top and bottom. Dj moderately soiled, scuffed around edges. Otherwise very good condition. 336 pp. more information

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Sheldon and Company, NY, 1871. 1st edition. 8vo, hardcover, maroon cloth. Upper & lower spine bumped, 1/4" tears in lower spine cloth, exterior mildly scuffed. Overall vg+ for its age, contents clean & tight. 209 pp. more information

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1972. 1st edition. 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition in good dj. Faint foxing to edge of text-block & endpapers, spine ends mildly rubbed, else contents bright & clean, binding tight; dj likewise lightly foxed. viii, 238 p. more information

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Harper & Brothers, NY, 1895. W/ illustrations by the author. Ltd. edition: no. 247 of 600. Lg. 8vo, hardcover, t.e.g. Exterior well-soiled, 1/2" tear in lower spine, rear lower corner lightly bumped. Occasional mild foxing. Otherwise vg: text & illus. bright & sharp, binding tight. 464 pp., untrimmed. Richly illus. w/ red-printed woodcuts. more information

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New Directions, NY, 1957. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, blue-green cloth. Good condition. Moderate outer rubbing, tiny nicks at spine ends, lower board corners rubbed through; old price-stamp & trace of sticker on front endpaper, brown stain on top edge of text-block, interior clean & tight. 146 pp. more information

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Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY, 1949. 8vo, salmon paper-cavered boards, hardbound. no dj. covers lightly soiled and age-toned, prev owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise abt vg cond. 191 pp. Introductory, and seven other essays, various authors. more information

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Continuum, New York, 1982. 8vo, paperback. Vg+ condition. Faintest outer smudging, contents bright & clean, binding tight. xvi, 336 p. Contents: Introduction -- A man of honor -- Jenny Treibel -- The eighteenth of March. more information

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John Cape, London, 1977. 1st edition. Sm 8vo, hardcover, brown cloth. Diagonal crease in cloth across boards & spine due to binding defect. Prev. owner's label removed from ffep, residue remaining. Otherwise vg+ condition, incl. dj. 704 pp. more information

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Librairie Ancienne Honore Champion, Paris, 1922. 16mo., red cloth and decrative paper boards, hardbound, later binding- originally wraps. corners bumped, else overall vg condition. In old French. 100 pp. Text of 14th. C mystery play, plus critical notes, and glossary of archaic French words. more information

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North American Association of Venezuela, Caracas, 1984. 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in vg dj. Prev. owner's inscr., few tiny spots on text-block edge, not affecting interior, contents bright & clean, binding tight; dj lightly rubbed. 317 pp., illus. Publ. in translation for the centennial of Gallegos' birth. more information

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Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, 1994. 8vo, paperback. Vg condition. Rear cover once cleanly detached down rear spine edge, now reattached, no loosening; contents bright & clean, binding tight. 329 p. more information

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Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 1984. 2a ed. 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition in vg dj. Ex-lib copy, light markings to opening pgs, pocket in rear; otherwise contents clean, binding tight, dj very slightly edge-worn. 477 p. more information

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Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1973. Advance Reading Copy. 8vo, paperback. Plain white covers w/ publisher's blurb on front. Good condition. Exterior lightly foxed, contents clean, binding quite tight. 355 pp. more information

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Harcourt Brace & Company, New York, 1960. Presentation copy, signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in vg dj, contents bright & clean, binding tight; dj mildly rubbed w/ small nick at edge of rear. 313 pp. more information

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Paul Elder and Co., San Francisco, 1907. 1st thus edition, ltd. to 1000; Fabriano handmade paper. Sm 8vo in grey paper-covered boards, white spine, t.e.g. Moderate soiling to spine; upper & lower front corners mildly rubbed. One 1/2" scrape on front board near spine. Otherwise vg+ condition. 38 pp. + 14 pp. Intro., untrimmed. more information

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Farrar,Straus and Young, NY, 1951. 1st. Edition. 8vo, hardcover. Upper & lower spine and 1" length of lower cover lightly rubbed, faint upper-corner browning to final pg., else vg condition, contents clean & tight; dj lightly rubbed w/ 1/4" chip across upper spine & 3 smaller edge-chips, rear moderately foxed, otherwise good. 280 pp. more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1917. First edition. Cover, spine faded, lightly soiled. Otherwise vg. 119 pp. more information

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Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1951. 6e edition. Small 8vo, paperback. Vg condition. Mild creasing around cover edges & very slight spine lean, small price-sticker at lower spine, contents clean, binding firm. 193 pp. more information

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Harper & Brothers. New York, 1850. First American Edition. Blue cloth with gold lettering, 371 pages plus ads; moderate foxing throughout as well as residue of an old water stain; hinges tight, cloth binding in very good condition. Kingsley's first novel. more information

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Phaidon, Verlag, Wein, 1929. Cloth in Oriental style tied binding, decorative cover, illustrated with color plates in Oriental style; 103 pages, German language text, very good condition. more information

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Random House, NY, 1974. 1st edition (so stated). Prev. owner's stamp on ffep. Lower spine bumped. Dj front mildly scuffed at upper right. Overall very good. 166 pp. more information

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NY: Privately printed for Scott-Thaw Co, 1903. Ltd. edition: no. 34 of 210 printed (200 for sale). The Chiswick Library of Noble Authors. 4to, hardcover, flexible boards in green cloth. Prev. owner's inscr. Exterior well-scuffed w/ 1/4" tears in upper & lower spine cloth, board edges & corners moderately bumped; faint foxing to endpapers. Otherwise contents clean, binding tight. 235 pp., untrimmed. Incl's an index of first lines of the lyrics & appendix of author's notes. more information

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The Dial Press, NY, 1931. 1st American Edition. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, orange cloth. Vg+ condition. Covers and spine very slightly faded; binding tight, contents clean; no interior markings. 566 pp. more information

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Harvill Press, London, 1948. Op. Overall vg condition. 157 pp. Illus. more information

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Editora Record, Rio de Janeiro, 2003. 8vo, paperback. As new condition. 156 p. more information

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Boston: Lamson, Wolffe, and Co, 1896. Sm 8vo, hardcover, brown cloth. Upper & lower spine and corners lightly rubbed/bumped, pgs. age-stiffened, otherwise vg+ for its age. 126 pp. 6 plates + frontis. more information

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Columbia University Press, NY, 1941. 8vo, hardcover. About vg condition in good dj. Very occasional, mild foxing, chiefly confined to margins, contents otherwise clean & tight; boards slightly abraded around edges (under jacket); dj lightly soiled & edge-worn, 2 closed 1-inch tears, pin-hole near upper spine. 219 pp. more information

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The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, May, 1903. Signed, ltd. edition: no. 14 of 250. Advance copy of the 1st ptg, bound in grey cloak cloth. Very good condition. Grey cloth wrapper is oversized, so a bit wrinkled around edges as expected, w/ a few tiny holes; gilt title lettering nearly rubbed away at spine, but visible on front; cloth & contents quite clean, binding firm. 463 p., color frontis., 5 plates, publisher's list in rear. more information

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Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, NY, 1934. Op. Vg condition. No dj. 309 pp. more information

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Circulo de Lectores, Barcelona, 1994. 1st edition. 8vo, hardcover. Fine condition in near fine dj, contents bright & clean; dj very slightly smudged in a few small spots. 186 pp. more information

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London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 3 volumes, sm. 8vo, qtr leather, marbled boards. Exteriors moderately scuffed & edge-worn; top 1" of leather peeling away from spine, vol. 1 (easily repairable). Very little internal foxing. Vol. 3 has 1" water-stain at internal hinge beginning at front endpaper and fading out by p. 3; old dime-sized sticker on vol. 1 front endpaper. Overall about vg given age, boards and bindings tight. 324 & 325 & 327 pp. more information

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Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, 1996. Near fine condition in vg+ dj. 591 pp. more information

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Farrar Straus & Young, N Y, 1954. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, blue cloth. Vg condition. Endpapers foxed; binding tight, contents clean. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. 291 pp. more information

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Boni and Liveright. New York, 1926. Limited Signed Edition. 676/1250. Cloth, 235 pages; with dust jacket; book is in fine condition, jacket has chips out of top and botttom spine, and two areas of old water damage; book was not effected. more information

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De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., Boston, 1890. First edition. T.e.g. Exterior slightly scuffed, spine bumped top and bottom, edges very mildly foxed. Otherwise vg+ for its age, contents clean and tight. 204 pp. more information

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Henry Holt and Co., NY, 1922. Op. Prev. owner's nameplate on ffep. Vg in mildly worn dj. 268 pp. more information

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