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The Monkey That Would Not Kill by Louis Wain - 1898

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The Monkey That Would Not Kill by Louis Wain - 1898

The Monkey That Would Not Kill

by Louis Wain

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/no dust jacket. Louis Wain. The Monkey That Would Not Kill Louis Wain book for sale. Louis Wain The Monkey That Would Not Kill has its original blue cloth bevelled binding with a Louis Wain illustration of the monkey and a cockatiel bird to the front board and gilt lettering for the title and author’s name. The boards are in Good condition being complete but with corner knocks; marks; wear to the edges and top and bottom of the spine; and fading to the spine. Louis Wain The Monkey That Would Not Kill has 115 numbered pages, all edges gilt, that contain two chapters as listed on the Contents Page which are The Monkey That Would Not Kill and Gum; and 16 wonderful Louis Wain illustrations which are complete as per the List of Illustrations to the front of the book. Louis Wain The Monkey That Would Not Kill frontispiece features the monkey sitting on a chair, which is followed by the Title Page again illustrated by the monkey. The frontispiece and the Title Page are separated by the tissue guard (browned). The pages are clean with browning to the plain white endpapers, a feint owner’s name to the top of the Half Title Page, and light occasional foxing throughout.

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  • Bookseller The First Edition GB (GB)
  • Illustrator Louis Wain
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition no dust jacket
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1898
  • Keywords The Monkey That Would Not Kill, Louis Wain book for sale, Louis Wain illustrations

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DELLS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER

DELLS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER

by Bennett, H.H.

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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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1921. 1921 Bennett, HH DELLS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER Kilbourn, WI: HH Bennett Studio, c1921 text accompanied by 29 color photographs Rectangular 12mo Stapled binding Near fine softcover with only minimal shelf rubbing on edges of spine.
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MANUAL OF SHIP CONSTRUCTION

MANUAL OF SHIP CONSTRUCTION

by Manning, George

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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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1944. 1944 Manning, George MANUAL OF SHIP CONSTRUCTION NY: D Van Nostrand Company, c1944 Fifth printing with added Appendix Text 351pp, index, black and white photographs and diagrams, fold-out charts 8vo Dark blue covers stamped in gold A couple of faint spots on front cover, fine bright hardcover.
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EVE'S DIARY; TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS

EVE'S DIARY; TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS

by Twain, Mark

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Amereon House, 1992. Hardcover. As new. Lester Ralph. Amereon House, c1992. 109pp., illustrated Lester Ralph. 8vo. This facsimile edition is limited to 100 copies. Red cloth stamped in white in the front cover and spine. Embossed seal of the Mark Twain House Museum Shop lower edge of first page. As new unread hardcover.
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EMERALD AND ERMINE; A TALE OF THE ARGOAT

EMERALD AND ERMINE; A TALE OF THE ARGOAT

by Cunliffe-Owen, Marguerite

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Marguerite Cunliffe-Owen. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1907. "Published October 1907". 329pp., Frontis. and 3 watercolor paintings by the author. 8vo. Green cloth with gold titles on spine, gold and silver stamped title and ornamentation on front cover, upper edge gilt. Slight darkening on spine with minimal shelf-rubbing, else fine bright attractive hardcover.
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The Easter House
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The Easter House

by David Rhodes

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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781571310774 / 1571310770
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Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
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Milkweed Editions, 2009. Soft cover. Fine. Inscribed by Author(s). Beautiful Copy!! Inscribed on title page "To Betty", no other marks or writings, pages bright clean, binding sound. SG2
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Arc d'X.
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Arc d'X.

by ERICKSON, Steve

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As New
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Fine
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First edition / First printing.
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780671742966 / 0671742965
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1993. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth spine, red paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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MANY WATERS

MANY WATERS

by L'Engle, Madeleine

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Used - Fine
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Near fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780374347963 / 0374347964
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Charles Mikolaycak. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1986. First Edition. 310pp. Dust Jacket illustration Charles Mikolaycak. 8vo. Fine bright hardcover in near fine d/j (small closed tear upper fold edge of rear d/j flap).
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Winged Moccasins: A Tale of the Adventurous Mound-Builders

Winged Moccasins: A Tale of the Adventurous Mound-Builders

by Grosvenor, Abbie Johnston

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1933. First edition [1933]. Illustrated with line drawings throughout the text. Green textured hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. A couple of light smudges to the front cover, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is very good with only light edge rubbing, no paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

by Sidney Sheldon

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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Hardcover
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Santa Clarita, California, United States
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Signed by author Sidney Sheldon, to ? on the endpaper. Personalized. Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line in fine / like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has a tiny bit of shelf wear, but no tears. The book is otherwise in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark.
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Liber Brunensis
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Liber Brunensis

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Used - Good-
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Hardcover
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Plano, Texas, United States
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The 1898 yearbook of Brown University. Brown cloth cover with silver stamping on front and spine. Copiously illustrated, with several plates and period advertisements in back. Deckled-edge pages.FON on front endpaper, dated 1898.Cover has serious bumping on top of spine, some wear and fading elsewhere. Pages are age tanned with some missing corners that do not obscure text. Page 165 is loose.
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Monkey That Would Not Kill
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Monkey That Would Not Kill

by Wain, Louis (Illus); Drummond, Henry (Auth)

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Edition
First American Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1898 Cream cloth pictorially stamped in three colors with a design by George Wharton Edwards, covers rubbed, binding slightly shaken, light soil to text and versos of illustrations. The tale of a mischievous monkey and his fate. Illustrated with 16 full page b&w plates by Louis Wain, in a style unlike his famous cats. Dale #150, . First American Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Wain & George Wharton Edwards (Cover only). 12mo.
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