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A scarce book. Front cover has a number of creases. There is a small tear (

Well used book, showing wear to the cover with many chips and creases. The spine is creased and skewed. A 3.5 cm tear at the lower rear edge of the spine and a 1 cm one at the top front edge. The pages are tight and unmarked, but the book has been exposed to some water, perhaps one of our… Read more about this item

Some wear. The front cover has a crease across the lower right corner. All corners are slightly bumped. A 1.6 cm tear has developed at the lower rear corner of the spine (see photo #4). The spine is creaseless and square. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Number line starts with 39. … Read more about this item

Little wear. The spine is square and uncreased. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The page edges are dyed yellow, all around. Number line starts with 36, so printed quite a while after the copyright date. A rare book, containing some of the earlier Peanuts comic strips.

Little wear. The spine is square and creaseless. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A few small chips along the lower edge and at the lower corners. A scarce book. Complete number line. Yellow dyed page edges, all sides.

Small amount of wear. The spine has a few shallow creases and is a little skewed. There is a crease on the front cover at the lower right corner. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A rather scarce book.

The only date in the book is the originl copyright date of 1923, but the forward mentions Burroughs' death in 1950, so this copy could be from the 1950s. The 1960s seem more likely to me. The spine is a little skewed, but without creases. The covers have some creases and the upper right front corner is… Read more about this item

This book has suffered much wear, including chips, creases, a badly skewed spine, and a bit of peeling at the top of the spine (see photo #4). The pages themselves are clean and tight, with blue dye on all the edges. The back cover features a map of the area of New York City where the action occurs.… Read more about this item

Standard paperback. Mild chipping along the edges. The spine is square and creaseless. The pages are clean and unmarked. There has been some moisture intrusion at the lower rear corner of the spine, leaving a small water stain on the final pages. The stain first shows up on about page 155 and gets larger going… Read more about this item

This book shows wear at the edges and corners. The spine is creased and a little skewed. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with age-related tanning. First published in 1951. Farley Mowat, a well known Canadian author and environmentalist, passed away in 2014 at the age of 92. This is a rather rare book.

Stated first edition, signed by the author on the title page. No significant wear. Unclipped dust jacket. A collection of "...11 mostly hard-luck stories, with their mean and nutty existential heroes and their punch-drunk visions of hell..." (from the dust jacket).

No dust jacket. Little wear. Pale blue fabric is intact at the corners and a little darkened over the spine. This is a scarce book. A possible first American edition, but was previously published in France and England under the title Marie Antoinette.

No dust jacket. Reddish-brown fabric with black print on the front and spine. Wear at the head and tail of the spine as well as along the spine hinges. Bumped corners. The deckle-edged pages are tight and unmarked, with a few small stains. A split has formed between the frontispiece and the title page, and… Read more about this item

Book shows its age. Leather at the corners and over the spine is significantly worn, with boards showing through at the corners and pieces missing at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with gilt top edges. A few small marks on the endpapers.

No dust jacket. A collection of 18 essays on Christian Theology by a variety of Reverends and Professors. This book has been through the mill and is still together. Exposure to water has left some stains and caused the fabric to come unglued at the top of the spine. The green fabric is worn through at most corners. Splits in… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. The cover shows some soiling, a few small stains and discoloration over the spine. Fabric wear is minor. The pages are tight, with a small amount of scattered underlining and margin notes. Most of the passages used as examples of reading techniques are taken from the Christian Bible. The book comes with… Read more about this item

First edition, first printing. No dust jacket. Tan fabric covered boards with red print on front and spine. Wear at the corners and at the top and bottom of the spine. Four illustrations. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's bookplate on the front free end paper. A rare book. … Read more about this item

What remains of the dust jacket has been glued onto the front free endpaper (photo #3). Blue fabric cover shows very little wear. Gilt print and decoration on the spine. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover. The pages are clean, tight and intact, with mild age-related toning. For a book nearing 90 years old, this copy is in great condition.… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Reddish-brown fabric covered boards show light wear, with gilt print on the front and spine. Spine is a little faded and has a drop of paint. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover. A split after the front endpaper shows the binding fabric (see photo #4.) A scarce book.

No dust jacket. Olive drab fabric with gilt and blue decoration and print on front and spine. For a book that is 75 years old, the wear is minimal. A couple of tiny stains on the cover and a couple more on the pages within. The deckle-edged pages are tight and intact, with the expected age toning. Owner's bookplate inside… Read more about this item