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Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. J. Allen St. John. Red textured paper over boards, title stamped in black onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-1/4 inches tall), pp. v, [vi], 309, Tarzan illustration printed at head of title page. Volume with light wear to bottom edges and toning to text. DJ with white portions toned and what appear to be very unnecessary paper-tape reinforcements to edge corners verso. The Madison Square Edition, the last to use the sensational... Read more about this item
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$74.68
The Case of The Marsden Rubies (First Edition, Crime Club)

The Case of The Marsden Rubies (First Edition, Crime Club)

by Gribble, Leonard

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good plus. Black cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in red onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-3/8 inches tall), stated first edition, pp. 322, [1] ad. Volume with spine ends slightly softened, text block edges toned, p.o. name and date (1931) ffep. Price-intact DJ toned with fading to spine and light wear to top edge. DJ with great blood-red hand artwork, signed "E
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$130.69
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Books into Film)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Books into Film)

by Hegan, Alice Caldwell

New York: The Century Co, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt, red and black onto upper board and spine, 12mo (6-7/8 inches [17.6 cm] tall), pp. 153, illustrated title page. Volume with modest wear, scuffs and bumps, text block with an occasional spot of soil and a thin tide line to top edge of some leaves (aprox. 24) not affecting text, else text unmarked. The first issue, in green cloth with gold sky illustration... Read more about this item
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$56.01
Shadow of My Brother

Shadow of My Brother

by Grubb, Davis Alexander (1919-1980) inscribed

317 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's green cloth with white and shadow black to cover and spine in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed by the author. First Edition.Davis Grubb was an American novelist and short story writer. Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, Grubb wanted to combine his creative skills as a painter with writing and as such attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, his color blindness was a handicap he could not overcome... Read more about this item
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$250.00
[The Sound of Music] A Family on Wheels : Further Adventures of the Trapp Family Singers

[The Sound of Music] A Family on Wheels : Further Adventures of the Trapp Family Singers

by Trapp, Maria Augusta with Ruth T. Murdock

Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Beige cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in blue onto upper board and spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. 222, illustrated with B&W photos. Volume with a few traces of scattered browning to cloth, text edges toned. Price-intact DJ with minor edge wear and nicks to spine ends, a tiny puncture to rear panel near spine fold, spotting and light soil. The famous Trapp family story... Read more about this item
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$56.01
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service

Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service

by Hancock, H. Irving

New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1919. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Olive brown cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in black onto upper board and spine, 12mo, pp. 255. Text toned - esp. at edges - with some spotting, gift insc. ffep, water stain to board fore-edge. DJ slightly toned with matching water stain to fore-edge of back flap.
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$26.14
Sun and Moon

Sun and Moon

by Gowen, Vincent H

Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Co, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. des Rosiers dustjacket artwork. Bright blue cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in orange onto upper cover and spine, 8vo (7-7/16 inches tall), pp. 340, top edge stained orange. Volume w. spine ends slightly softened. Price intact DJ very slightly, and evenly rippled around center (matching perhaps an original publisher's belly band), lightly soiled back panel, light edge wear and a few small... Read more about this item
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$112.02
Flying With Amelia (Signed First Edition)

Flying With Amelia (Signed First Edition)

by Degrace, Anne

Toronto: McArthur & Company, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Gray patterned paper over boards, title stamped in red onto spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. 313. Signed by the author on the title page. Great period jacket artwork by Ingrid Paulson. From the front flap "In 1847 a famine ship arrives in Canada from Ireland, and here, the tale begins, weaving through generations and time. From the heady days of the FLQ crisis to the dawning evidence of climate change in... Read more about this item
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$26.14
Montessori Examined

Montessori Examined

by Kilpatrick (Ph.D.), William Heard

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1915. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. At Least Very Good. Volume V in Constable's 'Handbooks in the Art of Teaching' series. "Montessori education had spread to the United States by 1912 and became widely known in educational and popular publications. However, conflict between Montessori and the American educational establishment, and especially the publication in 1914 of a critical booklet, 'The Montessori System Examined' by influential education... Read more about this item
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$149.36
to Paris Never Again : New Poems (Signed First Edition)

to Paris Never Again : New Poems (Signed First Edition)

by Purdy, Al (Edited by Sam Solecki)

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine. An association copy and one of the last books to be published in Purdy's lifetime, signed on the pre-title page in black ink by Purdy to David Herreshoff, the Poet Laureate of Kaslo, BC "For Jessie & David & vise versa / with cordial good wishes / Al Purdy". Printed glossy wraps, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. [1]-131, [132 - blank]. Front cover with an image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. From the back cover "A... Read more about this item
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$56.01
The Scam

The Scam

by Kalberer, Roderick

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1995. First edition of this thiller novel 265 pages in overall bright clean condition just slight browning to edges of pages as usual due to quality of paper used. INSCRIBED by RODERICK KALBERER on title page To --- with best wishes and hope you enjoy Roderick Kalberer, where ---- is I cannot decipher name. Dustwrapper is bright and clean just light creasing to edges, a nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Boards.... Read more about this item
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$35.85
FAME

FAME

by Sinclair, May

London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929. Paper decorated boards. First edition, limited to 530 numbered copies, this being No. 391, and number thirteen of the Woburn Books. Some little loss at very crown of spine, offsetting to endpapers, else good in a fairly good dust jacket with a few chips and a fragile spine, enclosed in a mylar outer jacket.  "May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair (24 August 1863 - 14 November 1946), a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels,... Read more about this item
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$70.00
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts.

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts.

by De BERNIERES, Louis. [Louis DeBernieres]

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1991. Signed on the title page by the author. First U.S. edition / First printing. Navy cloth spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Author's brilliant first novel and Winner of England's 1991 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the best first book.
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$100.00
Easy the Hard Way (Signed Association Copy)

Easy the Hard Way (Signed Association Copy)

by Pasternak, Joe; as told to David Chandler

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Very Good. Gray cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in black onto top board and spine, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. viii, 301, illustrated with B&W photos. Volume with text slightly toned, light taps to heel of spine and bottom corners, provenance note in pencil to rear pastedown. Price-intact DJ with toning to edges and spine, closed tears and shallow chipping to spine ends and corners. Inscribed and... Read more about this item
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$112.02
Stone Angel (Signed First Edition)

Stone Angel (Signed First Edition)

by O'Connell, Carol

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good minus. DJ is rubbed with an 1-1/2" narrow abrasion to upper front cover. 8vo, pp. 341. Signed by author on title page.
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$18.67
Jungle Gods (Africa, Religious Rites, Photography)

Jungle Gods (Africa, Religious Rites, Photography)

by Von Hoffman, Carl; edited by Eugene Löhrke

New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1929. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. illustrated by Baroness Katharina Dombrowski and with photographs by the author. Blue cloth over boards, title stamped and decorations stamped orange and black onto upper board and spine, 8vo (8-1/2 inches tall), pp. xxiv, frontis, Appendix, illustrated with B&W photographic plates, illustrated endpapers. Volume with light edge wear, traces of soil to text block edges, a few minor spots of discoloration to cloth at spine -... Read more about this item
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$56.01
Hard Candy : A Book of Stories (Limited Edition)

Hard Candy : A Book of Stories (Limited Edition)

by Williams, Tennessee [1911-1983]

New York: New Directions, 1954. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Green and white striped paper over boards, quarter mustard yellow cloth spine with title stamped in blue, top edge stained blue, pp. 220. Royal blue cardboard slipcase with paste-on limitation label to front. Volume with 1cm crack to top hinge. Slipcase near very good with general rubbing and a crack at spine, paste-on label intact with price of $8.50.
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$104.55
Undelivered Letters from an American Girl to her English Husband (Edwardian Fiction, First Edition)

Undelivered Letters from an American Girl to her English Husband (Edwardian Fiction, First Edition)

by Hamilton, Cosmo (b. Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs)

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Red cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 8vo (7-3/8 inches tall), pp. 287, (288). Volume with only minimal wear, foxing to ffep and terminal text leaf. Hamilton was a prolific writer who published works almost every year from 1896-1943. This 1927 first printing of Undelivered Letters is quite uncommon, with only 2 copies located in OCLC, one held at the British Library... Read more about this item
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$63.48
Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

by Waugh, Alec [1898-1981]

London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1956. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Biro (Dust Jacket Art). Blue cloth hardcover with title stamped in gilt onto spine. "First Published 1956" (stated), 8vo, 7-7/8" tall, pp. 552. Volume with a few minor bumps - one to top edge of front board and one to top of rear board, p. o. last name in ink on ffep, soft age-toning to unmarked text, p. 31 with fold marks. DJ with small scattered stains, minor chipping to edges and darkening to spine. DJ with... Read more about this item
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$52.28
The Siamese Twin Mystery

The Siamese Twin Mystery

by Queen, Ellery

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Red cloth, illustrated boards, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. 325, top edge stained black. Volume text toned with tiny chip from bottom corner of one leaf; DJ soiled, chipped and worn.
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$22.40
Suicide Blonde ("Bad Girl" Cover)

Suicide Blonde ("Bad Girl" Cover)

by Steinke, Darcey

New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Michael Hornburg (DJ photo). Black paper over boards with quarter cloth spine, title stamped in blue onto spine, 8vo (8-1/4 inches tall), pp. 191, stated "FIRST EDITION" and "First printing" on copyright page. Volume with light rubbing to edges, corners bumped and toning to text block edges. DJ with rubs and wear, damp stain verso. The story of a young woman's sexual and psychological odyssey in San... Read more about this item
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$22.40
Victorian Wallflowers

Victorian Wallflowers

by Elwin, Malcolm (Wilkie Collins, R. H. Barham - 'Thomas Ingoldsby', Mrs Henry Wood, Harrison Ainsworth, John Gibson Lockhart, John Forster, Blackwood's Magazine - 'J. Wilson')

London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Red cloth with title in gilt to spine, top edge stained red, stated first, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall) pp. 324, index, illustrated with 7 B&W plates and a frontis. Volume with some toning and foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, slight tilt to spine, spotting to top edge stain, circular sticker ghost and small abrasion to title page, else very good throughout. Price-intact DJ is toned with wear, tears and three old... Read more about this item
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$33.61
The Red Pony (Books into Film)

The Red Pony (Books into Film)

by Steinbeck, John (1902-1968)

New York: Viking Press, 1945. First Illustrated Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Beige cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, color illustrated paste-down onto upper board, large 8vo (9-5/16 inches tall), pp. 131, ads, all edges trimmed and stained blue, colour illustrated end papers, Volume about fine with spine ends softened and lightest tap to one corner. Slipcase showing some wear with small cracks, bumps to corners and a small abrasion to paste-down. With the colour... Read more about this item
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$59.00
The Polar Passion : The Quest for the North Pole with Selections from Arctic Journals (First Edition w. Slipcase)

The Polar Passion : The Quest for the North Pole with Selections from Arctic Journals (First Edition w. Slipcase)

by Mowat, Farley

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Blue cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, decorative compass rose blind-stamped onto upper board, large 4to (12 inches [30.4 cm] tall), brown endpapers, pp. 303, illustrated throughout, index. Includes the original lightly worn, beige card slipcase. Volume with solid bump to top edge of upper board, else unmarked. Unclipped DJ with a few small edge tears and creases.
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$41.07
BEFORE ADAM

BEFORE ADAM

by London, Jack

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. 242pp., (4)pp. ads, with 8 full page color plates and with numerous other illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull. Bound in light brown pictorial cloth depicting animal tracks in brown and gray, lettering red outlined in white. Neat previous owner's name dated 1907. A just about fine copy.
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$100.00