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Men Like Gods
by H. G. Wells
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1923
- Condition
- Fair
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$55.00
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. 327pp. Original red cloth covered boards. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age.Pages feel a bit stiff possibly from moisture but no evident signs of damage. Hinges are creased but still secure. Text block is cracked and pulling away from boards but pages are still secure. Outer page edges are scuffed/dirty.… Read more
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The Last September
by Elizabeth Bowen
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1952
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Borzoi Edition
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$55.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. 3033pp. Original cloth covered boards. Stated First Borzoi Edition. Previous owners name and date on FEP as well as small bookship sticker. Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Oute rpage edges are scuffed/dust soiled. Hinges are creaded and text block is pulling away from boards but pages are still secure. Covers… Read more
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The Soul of A Bishop
by H. G. Wells
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1917
- Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Early Printing
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$55.00
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New York: The Macmillian Company, 1917. 341pp. Original boards. Frontispiece by G. Allan Gilbert. Published November 1917. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased but still secure. Text block is cracked and pulling away from boards but pages are still secure.Boards are darkened/soiled with a few black streaks to front panel, a few chips to… Read more
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Paul Clifford
by Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton)
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1848
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Ex-library
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$110.00
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Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1848. 392pp. Original maroon cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-Library: "Library of Sinai Temple" in ink to title-page; neat and rather unobtrusive. Pocket with library card to inner rear cover. No other library markings. Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased but still secure. … Read more
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$110.00

Miss Pringle
by Miss Read
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1990
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
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$13.50
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Black and white illustrations scattered throughout.. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. Mylared.
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Corridors of Power
by Snow, C. P.
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1964
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
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$20.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Book and jacket are faded with some water marks and staining. Chipped on the corners.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fair/Fair -. Mylared.
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Men At Arms
by Evelyn Waugh
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1952
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
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$165.00
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Boston: Little, Brown And Company, 1952. 342pp. Original red cloth covered boards. Stated "First Edition". Previous owner's name/address on FEP. Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased and text block is pulling away from boards but pages are still secure. Book is cocked. Covers are scuffed & finger soiled, spine sunned/darkened, bumping to… Read more
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Precious Bane
by Mary Webb, Stanley Baldwin (introduction by)
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1926
- Condition
- Fair
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$38.50
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New York, NY: The Modern Library, 1926. 356pp. Original green cloth covered boards. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Frotn hinge is creased and slightly pulling away from boards (a bit delicate). Inner text block is tight and sound. Covers are scuffed with several stains, bumpign to head/heel of spine, fraying to all… Read more
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Novels 1957-1962
by Faulkner, William
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9781883011697
- Item Price
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$39.00
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New York: Library of America, 1999. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and slipcase show some shelfwear. Red cloth boards with ribbon bookmark. Includes: The Town, the Mansion, the Reivers. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased. Very Good -.
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Folklore and Literature
by Manuel Da Costa Fontes
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- ISBN
- 9780791444924
- Item Price
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$22.00
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New York, NY: State University of New York, 2000. pages clean, yellowed. binding tight, hinges creased/cracked. edge wear with dents. corners dented, creased slightly and starting to split. covers worn, dented, scratched, scuffed, ink rubbed/chipped, dulled, aged, back cover starting to yellow, ect. general shelf wear. . 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good.
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Collected Stories: A Friend of Kafka to Passions
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, 1st Printing
- ISBN
- 9781931082624
- Item Price
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$27.50
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New York: Library of America, 2004. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Green cloth boards with gold stamping on the spine. Ribbon bookmark. Slipcase in good condition. . First Edition Thus, 1st Printing. Slipcased. Very Good -.
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Complete Stories 1864-1874
by James, Henry
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
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$44.00
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New York: Library of America, 1999. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book has tan cloth boards and ribbon bookmark. Slipcase is in good condition.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased. Very Good -.
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Literary Criticism French Writers; Other European Writers; The Prefaces to the New York Edition
by James, Henry
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9780940450233
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$55.00
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New York: Library of America, 1984. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book has tan cloth boards and ribbon bookmark. Slipcase is in good condition. James brings his critical zest, exhilaration, and independence of judgment to bear on writers as diverse as Alphonse Daudet, George Sand, Victor Hugo, Guy de… Read more
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Novels 1875-1886
by Howells, William Dean
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9780940450042
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$39.00
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New York: Library of America, 1982. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Slipcase shows some shelfwear. Red cloth baords and ribbon bookmark. Includes: A Foregone Conclusion, A Modern Instance, Indian Summer, The Rise of Silas Lapham.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased Hard Cover. Very Good -.
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Literary Criticism Volume 1 Essays English and American Writers
by James, Henry
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9780940450226
- Item Price
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$50.00
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New York: Library of America, 1984. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book has tan cloth boards and ribbon bookmark. Slipcase is in good condition. This first volume focuses especially on his responses to American and English writers; the second volume contains his essays on European literature and the Prefaces… Read more
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Collected Early Stories
by Updike, John
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9781598532517
- Item Price
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$36.00
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New York: Library of America, 2013. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Slipcase shows some shelfwear. Blue cloth baords and ribbon bookmark. Here are 102 classic stories that chart Updikes emergence as Americas foremost practitioner of the short story, "our second Hawthorne," as Philip Roth described him. Based on new… Read more
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Writings
by Johnson, James Weldon
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, 1st Printing
- ISBN
- 9781931082525
- Item Price
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$33.00
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New York: Library of America, 2004. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Red cloth boards with gold stamping on the spine. Slipcase in good condition.. Ribbon bookmark. Includes: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Along This Way, and a selection of shorter prose. Johnsons poetry is represented by… Read more
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Work: Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom
by Alcott, Louisa May
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9781598533064
- Item Price
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$33.00
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New York: Library of America, 2014. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Slipcase shows some shelfwear. Blue cloth baords and ribbon bookmark. Includes: Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Stories & Other Writings.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased Hard Cover. Very Good -.
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Novels and Other Writings
by West, Nathanael
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9781883011284
- Item Price
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$36.00
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New York: Library of America, 1997. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Tan cloth boards with ribbon bookmark. Very slight wear on the slipcase. Inludes: The Dream Life of Balso Snell, Miss Lonelyhearts, A Cool Million, The Day of the Locust, Letters.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased. Very Good… Read more
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The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings 1936-1941
by Steinbeck, John
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- after-words bookstore
- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st printing
- ISBN
- 9781883011154
- Item Price
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$44.00
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New York: Library of America, 1996. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Tan cloth boards with ribbon bookmark. Very slight wear on the slipcase. Inludes: The Grapes of Wrath, The Harvest Gypsies, The Long Valley, The Log from the Sea of Cortez.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased. Very Good… Read more
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