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George Braziller, 1970. Leatherbound slipcase illustrated manuscript. Slipcase rubbed, faint waterstain to pasted plate. Book near fine but for tiny scratch to gilded top edge. Unpaginated.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Heritage Press, 1944. Introduction by Arthur Livingston. Black-stamped red cloth in a patterned design, black/gilt titles block at spine. Illustrated endpapers by Blake (engraving) and 32 monochrome full-page illustrations thoughout the text. Black topstain and slipcase. Book near fine, little wear. Slipcase very good with slight wear at corners/edges. 492 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by William Blake. more information

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Heritage Press, 1967. Rust cloth spine, parchement boards, gilt titles, decoration to boards. Line drawings throughout by Picasso, many full-page. Book very good with slight warping to front board, a couple of tiny spots at foreedge. No DJ as issued. Black slipcase very good with a few minor scuffs.. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pablo Picasso. more information

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Franklin Library. Black leather binding with four raised bands to spine, gilt titles & decoration, gilded edges, marble endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Color frontispiece illustration. Unread, as new with pub's "Letter to Collector" laid in. 215 pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Jeffrey Smith. more information

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First Edition Society (Franklin Library), 1983. Red leather binding with two raised bands at spine, gilt titles and decoration to boards, red/gold marbled endpapers, gilded edges. B&W illustrations by Istvan Ventilla. Signed on tipped-in page. Fine. 169 pp.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Istvan Ventilla. more information

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Folio Society, 2002. Cream parchment binding with black titles and red decoration. Red/black matching pattern to slipcase & endpapers. B&W engravings by Harry Brockway. Extensive notes. Slight hint of darkening at spine; else near new. 258 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry Brockway. more information

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First Edition Library, 1981. Hardcover with DJ in slipcase. Facsimile of the original first edition with orange/brown cloth binding, gilt titles, black topstain. Grey slipcase with pasted plates. Book unread, fine in like slilpcase with very-so-slight shelfwear. 303 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Heritage Club, 1939. Maroon cloth binding, black/grey/gilt titles, maroon topstain. Slipcase a lighter shade of maroon. Translated by Jacques Le Clercq. Satirical, slightly rude line drawings by Artzbasheff are a perfect complement to these stories by the master of cheek. Book fine with little wear, slight fading to topstain at spine. Slipcase also near fine with some scuffs at bottom edge. Sandglass laid in. 507 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Boris Artzybasheff. more information

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Folio Society, 2001. Three volume set: Arthur, Tristan, The Holy Grail. Dark green box, gilt titles. Dark green cloth bindings, black/green/gilt pictorial boards, black/green marbled endpapers.No DJ as issued. B&W illustrations by Pisarev. Unread, as new. 726 total pages.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Roman Pisarev. more information

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Franklin Library, 1983. Dark green cloth w/gold decoration, front, back & spine. Three raised bands at spine. Gilt edges, green patterned endpapers. B&W illustrations by Barry Shapiro. Unread, as new. 461 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Barry Shapiro. more information

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Folio Society, 2000. Dark blue buckram binding, gilt decoration & titles, blue endpapers. Blue slipcase with pasted title plate. Period illustrations in color & B&W. No DJ as issued. Unread, as new with some slight rubbing to slipcase. 499 pp.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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E.P. Dutton, 1940. Sequel to The Flowering of New England, including writings on the New England literary and social scenes. Beige half-cloth with red titles on pasted plate at spine over marbled boards with beveled edges. Gilt topstain, ribbon bookmark. Signed and numbered 112 (of 997). Near fine, seemingly-unread copy. 557 pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Easton Press, 1981. Black leather binding, three raised bands to spine, gilt titles & decoration, gilded edges, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Oversized. No DJ as issued. Beautiful color plate illustrations. One of the "100 Greatest Books" series. Near fine with two tiny marks to gilt edges and a blank Easton Press bookplate on rear pastedown. 674 pp + extensive tale-by-tale notes.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Szyk. more information

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Random House, 1967. First printing. Beige boards, red cloth binding with gilt decoration. Stated first printing. Dark green slipcase with pasted plate. Book near fine; no DJ as issued. Slipcase also very good + with minor soil and a bit of sunning to top edge. 63 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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First Edition Library, 1977. First Edition Library reproduction of original edition, in slipcase. Brown cloth binding, mauve titles. Brown/salmon DJ, linen-covered box with pasted plates. DJ has slight sunning to spine; book unread, all else near fine. 419 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Westvaco Corp., 2000. Green cloth binding, gilt titles, pictorial endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Limited edition designed by Karen M. Elder with a Foreword by William P. Fuller III. Illustrated with one-color drawings with a floral theme with a decorative slipcase in two shades of green. No DJ as issued. Near fine in like slipcase. 262 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Franklin Library, 1981. Green cloth binding, gilt titles and figurations to boards, gilded edges, green-patterned endsheets. Four raised bands to spine. Woodcut illustrations by Caxton (1422?-1491) are from his second edition of the Tales. Book very good with a couple light scratches to gilt, a few pages look thumbed, especially at foreedge. 618 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by William Caxton. more information

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First Edition Library, 1985. Green cloth boards, black cloth binding, gilt titles in grey slipcase with pasted plate. Beautiful unread, as-new copy with FEL information bookmark laid in. 307 pp.. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Easton Press, 1977. Translated by Constance Garnett and with an inrtoduction by John Gielgud. Reddish-brown leather binding, four raised bands to spine, gilt titles & decoration, gilt edges, ribbon bookmark, silk moire endpapers. No DJ as issued. Line drawings & color illustrations. One of "100 Greatest Books" series. Unread, as new. 153 pp.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Lajos Szalay. more information

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Limited Editions Club, 1973. First thus. Limited edition for members of hte LE Club. Signed and numbered 408/2000 by illustrator on rear colophon. Floral cloth binding, pasted titles plate to spine. Slipcase, no DJ as issued. Ten plates in color and numerous line drawings. Szalay also illustrated the Easton Press edition of Chekhov. Twenty-one stories included, selected and introduced by Helen Muchnic. Book near fine with very faint edge spotting. Slipcase also near fine with slight corner wear. 315 pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lajos Szalay. more information

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Folio Society, 1991. Selections from his notebooks, letters and poems. Pictorial 4-color cloth binding, light green slipcase.Selected and edited by Roger Hudson, and illustrated in color with the poet's landscape paintings and watercolors. Entire book printed on coated paper. Book unread, near fine. Slipcase faded slightly on one side. A beautiful edition. 256 pp.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Heritage Press, 1972. Pictorial boards, blue cloth binding, blue endpapers & slipcase. No DJ as issued. Three 2-page spreads and 5 one-page full color paintings by Shore. Book very good with sunning to spine. Slipcase intact with no tears but sunned/faded a bit at edges. Sandglass laid in.251 pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Shore. more information

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The Folio Society, 2003. Two-color gilt-stamped blue cloth binding, woodcut style illustrations in one color. In blue slipcase with gilt facsimile signature to one side. No DJ as issued. With an introduction by Richard Woodman. Book and slipcase fine. 313 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Francis Mosley. more information

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Easton Press, 1987. Navy leather binding, gilt titles and decoration. Three raised bands to spine, gilded edges, silk moire endsheets, ribbon bookmark. Color and B&W lithographs by Lynd Ward; one, the Frontispiece, done for this edition. Introduction by Nicholas Monsarrat. No DJ as issued. Near fine. One Easton Press' 100 Greatest Books series. 407 pp.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Lynd Ward. more information

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The Folio Society, 2002. First Folio printing. Introduction by Jeremy Fletcher. Navy cloth stamped in gilt and black with titles and illustration to front board. Full-page woodcut illustrations in one color. No DJ as issued. In blue slipcase with gilt-stamped author signature. Book and slipcase fine. 243 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Francis Mosley. more information

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Heritage Press, 1965. Memorable 4-color illustrations by Richard M. Powers in an "earth-tone palette," according to the precis from the Heritage Club (laid in). Book has some aging to cloth on spine, all else fine. Box has a 1" split to top seam & a tiny bit of shelfwear. 474 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richard M. Powers. more information

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Folio Society, 1996. Gold cloth binding with black stamped decorations by the illustrator. Preface by Graham Payn and Sheridan Morley. In slipcase, no DJ as issued. Contains Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Private Lives I and II, Cavalcade, Bad Boy and various other lyrics and occasional prose. Arch period illustrations in one color (black). Near fine in like slipcase. A handsome volume. 277 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Helen Smithson. more information

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New York Book Society, 1950. Beige/maroon cloth binding, maroon/gilt titles. No DJ as issued. Book near fine, does not look read. Slipcase very good with no splits, faded at edges. 756 pp.. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Easton Press, 1980. Quarto with large (14 pt) type. Red leather binding, three raised bands to spine, gilt tiles & illustration, gilded edges, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Two-color illustrations by Curry, some 2-page spreads. One of the "100 Greatest Books" series. Fine. 170 pp.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by John Steuart Curry. more information

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Folio Society, 1998. Edited with an introduction by John T. Winterich. Bound in grey cloth printed in navy with a drum, rifle and flag design. Titles to spine in red & gilt. Red endpapers, navy slipcase. No DJ as issued. Illustrated with period Civil War photographs. Book and slipcase near fine. 159 pp.. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Franklin Library, 1979. Gilt-decorated green cloth three raised bands to spine, gilded edges, patterned endpapers. Color woodcuts by Pierre Falke full-page. Printed on acid-free paper. Unread and near fine with a couple of scratches to top gilded edge. 355 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Pierre Falke. more information

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Easton Press, 1979. Reddish-brown leather binding, gilt titles & decoration, gilded edges, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Illustrated with B&W drawings. One of "100 Greatest Books" series. Unread, as new. 821 pp. Note to collector: all the Dickens titles from Easton Press have matching bindings & design.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by John Austen. more information

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Easton Press, 1979. Reddish-brown leather binding, gilt titles & decoration, gilded edges, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark. One of "100 Greatest Books" series. Illustrated with B&W line drawings and a few full-page color plate illustrations. Unread, as new. 457 pp. Collector's note: all the Dickens titles from Easton Press have matching bindings & design.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone. more information

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The Folio Society, 1994. Maroon-stamped pictorial beige cloth, maroon endpapers. In maroon slipcase with gilt facsimile signature to side. No DJ as issued. One-color line drawings by Keeping (who also illus. Hard Times). Book and slipcase near fine with slight bump to foreedge at bottom corner slight shelfwear to slipcase. 819 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Keeping. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Library of America, 2003. First printing thus. Red cloth binding, red/gilt titles to spine, ribbon bookmark. No DJ as issued. In tan slipcase. Book and slipcase both fine. With Library of America precis laid in. 879 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Heritage Press, 1949. Translated by Constance Garnett. Quarter cloth with green titles & decoration, decorated black and green boards, green topstain & slipcase. No DJ as issued. Full-page lithographs by Eichenberg. Book near fine, slipcase has light fading & shelfwear. 604 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fritz Eichenberg. more information

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Heritage Press, 1939. Red and white tweed cloth binding, illustration to front board, black titles to spine. In black slipcase. With monochrome illustrations by Marsh in brown ink. No DJ as issued. Book near fine; slipcase has shelfwear, no splits but a couple of small gouges at binding edge. 387 pp.. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Reginald Marsh. more information

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Collins Clear-Type Press. No pub date given. MMPB-sized book (ca 5") bound in burgundy leather, gilt titles, burgundy endpapers, gilded top edge. Illustrated with full-page plates & captions. Very good copy with some fraying of leather at head & heel of spine and wear to corners. 363 pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by R.W. Matthews. more information

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Heritage Club, 1967. Clothbound in slipcase, no DJ as issued. Brown/tan patterned cloth binding, black/gilt titles, black slipcase. One and two-color illustrations by Lamb. Book very good with light spotting to endpapers, fading of topstain at spine. DJ worn at open edge, else very good. Sandglass laid in. 246 pp. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lynton Lamb. more information

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Easton Press, 1978. Translated by J. Lewis May. Dark blue leather binding, four raised bands to spine, gilt titles & decoration, gilded edges, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Illustrations by Brissaud engraved in wood by Theo Schmied. One of "100 Greatest Books" series. Unread, as new. 348 pp. . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Pierre Brissaud. more information

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Heritage Press, 1949. Brown cloth spine, marbled burgundy paper boards, all edges stained burgundy. In burgundy slipcase. Quarto, with large type and monochrome illustrations. Introduction by Jacques LeClercq. Book near fine; slipcase very good with shelfwear. 70 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bernard Lamotte. more information

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The Century Company, 1926. Dark blue linen binding, pasted title plates to front board & spine. Contains some facsimile pages of 1733 edition. This edition originally published in 1898. A miniature book (3 x 5). Very nice copy with small waterstain to front board near bottom, slight chipping to corners of pasted plate at spine. 222 pp. + appendices. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Heritage Press, 1964. Oversized hardcover with moderately large print; one and two-color line drawings by Charles Mozley. Decorated buckram cloth binding with brown/maroon titles and topstain. Book near fine with some small scratches to titles at binding. Slipcase also very good with some light scuffing and a slight dent to one seam. 285 pp.. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Mozley. more information

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Folio Society, 2002. Green cloth binding, red/black titles and illustration, red endpapers, green slipcase. Re-issue of 1997 Folio edition with a new binding and beautiful stylized B&W illustrations and book design by Geoff Grandfield, who also illustrated the Greene six-volume Complete Entertainments). In slipcase. Decorated cloth binding, no DJ as issued. Unread and near new. 289 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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The Folio Society, 1980. A collection of 12 medieval folktales in translation. Bound in green textured cloth, tangerine/gilt titles and decoration, tangerine topstain. With two-color map endsheets and B&W woodcut illustrations. No DJ as issued. In light grey slipcase. Book unread, near fine. Slipcase also near fine. 268 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Joan Freeman. more information

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The Folio Society, 1986. Olive cloth binding, dark green gilt titles/decoration. Two-color map endsheets, olive topstain. Spot illustration woodcuts throughout text in B&W. In light green slipcase, no DJ as issued. Book unread, near fine. Slipcase very good plus with slight sunning to one edge. Folio Soc ad/bookmark laid in. 413 pp.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Peter Reddick. more information

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Heritage Club, 1966. Yellow cloth binding, gilt/purple titles and illustration. Three-color woodblock-style illustrations by Angelo. Book near fine with owner's stamp to title page. No DJ as issued. Matching slipcase very good plus with very slight shelfwear. 411 pp.. Hardcover in Slipcase. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Valenti Angelo. more information

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Folio Society, 1992. Black cloth binding,, gilt titles to spine, red topstain red/gold stamped design by the artist to front board. Illustrated with B&W woodcuts. Introduction by Russell Banks. In black slipcase with no DJ as issued. Book unread and as new with binding flaw causing rippling of back pages & endmatter at top edge. Slipcase rubbed in one place; else fine. 252 pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by David Frampton. more information

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Heritage Club, 1963. Green cloth, black titles & decoration. Matching green slipcase. Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks. One color (green) illustrations Book unread, near fine with very faint discoloration to cloth, faint sunning to spine. Slipcase lightly faded, else near fine. Sandglass laid in. 413 pp.. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Valenti Angelo. more information

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Westvaco Corp., 1983. Brown cloth binding, gilt titles, gilded top edge. No DJ; in slipcase as issued. Commemorative stamp with portrait of Hawthorne pasted to front board. Illustrated endpapers, with 19th century engravings and stamp-motif separation pages. Slipcase also covered in stamp-patterned paper. Fine in fine slipcase. 341 pp.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. more information

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