The Gentle Grafter
by Henry, O
O. Henry's short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Contents: The Octopus Marooned; Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet; Modern Rural Sports; The Chair of Philanthromathematics; The Hand That Riles the World; The Exact Science of Matrimony; A Midsummer Masquerade; Shearing the Wolf; Innocents of Broadway; Conscience in Art; The Man Higher Up; A Tempered Wind; Hostages to Momus; The Ethics of Pig.
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The Gentle Grafter
by O. Henry
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- Used - fragile
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- 1920
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Chico, California, USA
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Naive Americana at its best.
A collection of 14 stories by the author known as O. Henry (real name William Sydney Porter), originally published in 1908, seven years after completing a prison sentence for embezzling $854.
Illustrations are uncredited, but thought to be by the author.
Fragile but holding together. Inside front and back covers have been repaired by a librarian. Item Price
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The Gentle Grafter (Authorized Edition)
by HENRY, O.
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- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1919. Hardcover. A collection of 14 loosely-related humorous stories featuring the author's Jeff Peters character, a person who knows about graft. With black & white illustrations scattered throughout. --- In full olive cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The gentle grafter
by Henry, O
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- 1919 Edition
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- 1919
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Galway, IRL
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(New York): Doubleday, Page & Company, 1919. 1919 Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 237 pages; Physical desc.: 237 p. 21 cm. Subject: Fiction -- Fictional Characters --… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentle Grafter, The
by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA
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New York: McClure Co., 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Appears to be a very early reprint. Matches 1st edition points with "of" on pg. 226 and McClure at the bottom of the spine. No "1" present on half title page. Red boards with Gilt lettering are in beautiful condition with very minor wear at the base of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gentle Grafter.
by O Henry
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Penguin, Tasmania, AUS
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Hodder & Stoughton London c 1908. Red cloth, 252pp. Pages edges browned o/w just good. Jacket- small pieces missing, edgeworn. Item Price
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The Gentle Grafter
by O. Henry
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- Used - Good
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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The McClure Company, 1908. Hardcover. Good. 1908. First Edition. 235 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt. Book is ex-library with expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is weak. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GENTLE GRAFTER
by O. Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- c. 1920
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- Hardcover
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Blue Hill, Maine, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., c. 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 x 8 in. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine tirles. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends have mild wear, covers very clean. Binding tight and text unmarked. Fiction. Stax. Item Price
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The Gentle Grafter
by Henry, O
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Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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HB 12mo G+/-- Illustrated. 237 pages. Maroon cloth boards with dark letters (once gilt?). Owner's bp and name/date on feps; tight. Item Price
$3.50
The Gentle Grafter.
by Henry, O.
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- Used - Good.
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- Dust Jacket condition poor.
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- 1920
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- Red cloth boards.
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Miller Place, New York, USA
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$4.00
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920. Red cloth boards.. Good./Dust Jacket condition poor.. 237 pages, Jeff Peters stories, whimsical humor reminds one of Mark Twain, designed to please a wide audience. Book is in good readable condition, whole and complete; dust jacket has numerous tears and losses but could be backed and preserved. Item Price
$4.00
The Gentle GrafTER
by HENRY, O. (William Sydney Porter)
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- Used - Good
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: The McClure Company, 1908. Hardcover. Good. Second printing. Original gilt-stamped red cloth. Good only with spine cocked, hinge cracked, sticker inside rear board, cloth stained. BAL 16276, binding B. Item Price
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The Gentle Grafter
by O. Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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$90.00
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NY: The McClure Company, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1908 The McClure Company FIRST/First in VG condition. With minor wear along the spine ends and bumps at the corners, a very clean tight copy of this early O Henry compilation. With the error at Line 2, page 226.
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The Gentle Grafter
by O. Henry
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- 1908
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Suwanee, Georgia, USA
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The Gentle Grafter by O. Henry
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The McClure Company, 1908
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THE GENTLE GRAFTER
by HENRY, O
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1908
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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$150.00
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NEW YORK NY: THE MCCLURE COMPANY. NF/NONE. PUB 1908. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: QUEEN'S QUORUM # 40/BAL 16276 FIRST ISSUE WITH "OF" ON LINE 2 ON PAGE 226. THE BOOK HAS SLIGHT RUB TO THE CORNERS, A TINY DAMP SPOT ON THE FRONTCOVER THAT IS BARELY VISIBLE, VERY SLIGHT DARKENING OF THE RED COLOREDCLOTH SPINE, AND A SMALL TEAR AT THE… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GENTLE GRAFTER
by O. Henry
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- Used - Good
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Blue Hill, Maine, USA
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New York: McClure Co., 1908. Hardcover. Good. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is GOOD ; corrners and spine ends worn, a tear to spine head. Covers have marks and water stains, spine very toned. Binding tight and text unmarked, x by one item on table of contents. Fiction. Stax. Item Price
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The Gentle Grafter
by Henry, O
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- Used - G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Pages browning. Ex-lib. Inner hinge cracking
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- Reprint
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- 1919
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- Red half-cloth cover with marbled boards
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Alnwick, Northumberland, GBR
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London: Doubleday, Page & Co. / Review of Reviews. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Pages browning. Ex-lib. Inner hinge cracking. 1919. Reprint. Red half-cloth cover with marbled boards. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 252pp. b&w plates. . Item Price
$7.03
The Gentle Grafter
by Henry, O.
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Cooperstown, New York, USA
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$7.50
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New York: McClure Company. Good. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers have very slight water staining to the lower edges. Book is very slightly cocked. Page edges are very slightly browned. . Item Price
$7.50
The Gentle Grafter
by O. Henry
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- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$5.59
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Hodder & Stoughton, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1940. Reprint. 288 pages. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with blind stamping. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GENTLE GRAFTER
by Henry, O. ( Porter, William Sydney )
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1908
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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$50.40
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THE GENTLE GRAFTER, McClure, 1908, first edition (first issue) spine a bit faded, else a vg copy. Illustrated. A Queen's Quorum title Item Price
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THE GENTLE GRAFTER
by O. Henry
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- Used
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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Pomona, New York, USA
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$49.95
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1919. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Edge wear. Front panel lightly bowed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$49.95
The Gentle Grafter
by O. Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1918
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- Softcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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$50.00
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Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good. 1918. Softcover. A Very Good edition with some general wear and tear ; The Gentle Grafter is a story of a man who has a talent for making people happy. He uses this talent to help people in their time of need, and in the end, they all appreciate him.; 8vo;… Read more about this item Item Price
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