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I LOVE YOU HONEY, BUT THE SEASONÕS OVER

By Clausen, Connie

New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1961. First edition. Good+/Very good-. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1961. First edition. 240 pp. . Small 8vo. Deep pink cloth. Yellow and Blue Lettering to Spine. Soiling to spine. Edges and spine lightly sunned. Owner signature on free front endpage. Discoloration along edge of first sixteen pages, showing red on the block but transparent on page. Smaller brown discoloration on block edge. Pages otherwise clean with light toning towards edges. Dust jacket shows moderate edge wear. Light foxing to spine of dust jacket. A sound copy overall. Good+/Very good-.

PAUL MCCARTNEY

By Wane, Paul

Chorley, Lancashire: TRACKS Ltd., ND. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket.

ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD; GOVERNOR OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA 1710-1722

By Dodson, Leonidas

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1932. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket.

SEVEN STORY MOUNTAIN

By Merton, Thomas

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First edition. 429 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. First Edition, Second State. Light edge wear to head and heel. Top corners bumped. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean and bright. Top corners of pages partially creased. Dust jacket shows moderate edge wear. Scuffing to back of dust jacket. A very nice copy. Very good/Very good-.

GORING: A BIOGRAPHY

By Irving, David

London: Macmillan, 1989. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. London: Macmillan, 1989. Numerous b/w photographs. 573 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Cover in very good condition with minimal signs of wear. Pages bright and clean, but show slight bleed-through. Dust jacket also in very good condition. Very good+/Very good+.

JUNKIE

By Burroughs, William

New York, NY: Ace Books, 1953. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York, NY: Ace Books, 1953. Foreword by Carl Solomon. 126 pp. Softcover. 16mo. Brown mass market paperback. Minor edge wear to head, heel, and corners. Pages toned, but are otherwise clean. A very nice copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS

By Toklas, Alice B

New York, NY: Literary Guild, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. New York, NY: Literary Guild, 1933. First edition. Numerous b/w photographs. 310 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Slight lean. Gilt lettering on spine slightly faded. Small bump on top edge of front cover. Corners lightly worn, two partially worn through. Owner plate and inscription on front endpage. Pages clean, but show light tanning towards edges. A good copy overall. Very good-/No dust jacket.

JOHN LOCKE SCRIPPSÕ 1860 CAMPAIGN LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN (ANNOTATED)

By Scripps, John L

Peoria, IL: Edward J. Jacob, 1931. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Peoria, IL: Edward J. Jacob, 1931. Houser, M.L.. 72 pp. Softcover. Large 8vo. Beige pamphlet. General bumping and wear to edges of cover. Head and heel torn. Light foxing to cover. Pages clean and bright, but untrimmed. Very good/No dust jacket.

TOLKIEN FAMILY ALBUM

By Tolkien, John and Priscilla

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. First edition. Numerous b/w photographs. 90 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Pages clean and bright. Very good condition overall. Very good+/Very good+.

NIGHT

By Wiesel, Elie

Geneva: Bibliophile Library, 1985. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Podwal, Mark. Geneva: Bibliophile Library, 1985. Rodway, Stella and Mauriac, Francois. Signed by the author. Numerous b/w illustrations. Illustrated by Podwal, Mark. 199 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark red leatherette. Gilt lettering and decorative stamp to spine and front board. Very good condition. Minor wear on heel and bottom corners. Pages are clean and clear. Very good+/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

THE HEADMASTER

By John McPhee

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966 . First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. FRANK L. BOYDEN, OF DEERFIELD. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966 . First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green paper covered boards. Light to moderate foxing present along the top block as well as a very small discolored spot near the edge of the spine on the top block. Very good+/Very good+.

APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY, LATE COVENT-GARDENS THEATRE

By Bellamy, George Anne

London: J. Bell, 1785. Third edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. London: J. Bell, 1785. 5 vols. Third edition. 200; 215; 199; 212, 4; 195 + index pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown calf, over marbled paper covered boards. General wear to bindings, corners worn through; moderate, scattered foxing. Very good-/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

MY FRIENDSHIP WITH OSCAR WILDE: Being the Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas

By Douglas, Lord Alfred

New York: Coventry House, 1932. One of an edition limited to 1,000 copies. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: Coventry House, 1932. One of an edition limited to 1,000 copies. Illustrated with several b/w photographs. 307 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Spine faded, covers lightly worn, some browning to endpapers, else a clean, tight copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

FREEWHEELIN FRANK - SECRETARY OF THE ANGELS

By Reynolds, Frank, as told to Michael McCluer

New York: Grove Press, [ 1967 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York: Grove Press, [ 1967 ]. First edition. 160 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark gray cloth. Very nice, clean, tight, square copy in a crisp, un-price-clipped dust wrapper. Very good+/Very good+.

OTHER SIDE OF EDEN, THE; LIFE WITH JOHN STEINBECK

By Steinbeck, IV, John and Nancy Steinbeck

Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2001. Inscribed and signed by the author. Illustrated title page. 360 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Head and heel lightly bumped. Else, a very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF YUKICHI FUKUZAWA

By Yukichi Fukuzawa

Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1934. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1934. Inscribed and signed by the author. 24 b/w plates and one fold-out color woodblock print. xviii, 370 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Light wear to covers, else very good. Very good+/No dust jacket.

HIGH ON THE WILD WITH HEMINGWAY. Deluxe limited edition

By Arnold, Lloyd R

Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, [ 1969 ]. # 657 of an edition limited to 950 copies signed by HemingwayÕs son, second printing. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, [ 1969 ]. # 657 of an edition limited to 950 copies signed by HemingwayÕs son, second printing. Signed by John Hemingway . Numerous b/w photographs. 343 pp. Hardcover. Large 4to. Beige buckram, with large pictorial leather label. Gift inscription on front fly, else without flaw, in like slipcase. Very good+/No jacket issued.

INSIDE THE DREAM: THE PERSONAL STORY OF WALT DISNEY

By Greene, Katherine and Richard

New York: Disney Editions, [ 2001 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York: Disney Editions, [ 2001 ]. First edition. Signed by both authors. Numerous b/w and full color illustrations. 191 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Black cloth. Book and dust wrapper without noticeable flaw. Very good+/Very good+.

LIFE OF CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTON, WHEN DEMOCRACY DAWNED

By Leonard, Lewis A

New York: Moffat, Yard, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. New York: Moffat, Yard, 1918. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Frontisportrait. 313 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Head and heel bumped,; corners rubbed; former owner notation to front free endpaper underneath author inscription; interior toned. A nice copy. Very good+/No dust jacket.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND GERMANY

By Victory, Beatrice Marguerite

PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1915. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1915. Two b/w facsimiles. 180+ ad pp. Text in English & German. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pea green cloth. Extremities lightly bumped and rubbed. Head & heel joints slightly worn; corners starting. Boards faintly scuffed and soiled. Top edge dust soiled. Edges and pages lightly toned with minimal scattered staining. Rear hinge completely cracked. Still quite good, text bright, text block tight. Good+/No dust jacket.