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Conversions: Literature and the Modernist Deviation
by Elliott, George P.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0525085750
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$25.00
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New York, NY: Dutton, 1971. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Small tear at the foot of the spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. Mylared. Item Price
$25.00

Now in November
by Johnson, Josephine
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Collectible
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$50.00
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1976. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. Ribbon bookmark and gilt edges. Sun fading on the endpages.. Collectible. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Isom, Joseph. Item Price
$50.00

Peregrine Pickle
by Smollett, Tobias
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$22.00
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean but age toned. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Jacket is aged and worn. Small tears ate the jacket edges. Small stain on front page edge. . First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00

The Edge of Sadness
by Edwin O'Connor
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$85.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 459pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of THE EDGE… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00

Age of Innocence
by Edith Warton
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- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$85.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. 408pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of AGE OF… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00

The Irish R.M Complete: All the Stories in One Volume
by Edith Somerville, Martin Ross
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$33.00
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London: Faber and Faber, 1948. 437pp. Original boards. Pages are clean (unmarked) but age-toned. Text block is pulling away from boards when opened but pages are still secure. Boards have bumping to head/heel of spine, rubbing to extremities. Outer page edges are dust soiled/scuffed. Dust Jacket is clipped at lower front flap. DJ is sunned/finger soiled/age-tined (darkened) with chipping/farying/nicking to… Read more about this item Item Price
$33.00

Journey in the Dark (Franklin Library)
by Martin Flavin
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$132.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 456pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of JOURNEY IN… Read more about this item Item Price
$132.00

Alice Adams (Franklin Library)
by Booth Tarkington
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- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$44.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 308pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of Alice Adams… Read more about this item Item Price
$44.00

Gone With The Wind (Franklin Library)
by Margaret Mitchell
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- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$335.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. 1038pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of GONE WITH… Read more about this item Item Price
$335.00

Beauty and Love: An MLA Translation (MLA Texts and Translations)
by Seyh Galip
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Published
- 2016
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0873529340
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$25.00
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Modern Language Association of America, 2016. 216pp. Index. Original stiff wraps. Translated by Voctoria Rowe Holbrook. Pages are clean (unmarked). Binding is tight and secure. Covers have slight rubbing to corners. Nice copy. . Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
$25.00

Collected Stories (Franklin Library)
by Jean Stafford
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- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$61.50
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. 414pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of THE COLLECTED… Read more about this item Item Price
$61.50

The Daffodil Sky
by H.E. Bates
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$33.00
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Little, Brown and Company An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. Previou sowner's name on front flyleaf. Small red checkmark on author previous book page as well as contents page. Inner text block is clean (unmarked).Front hinge is slightly creased but still secure. Inner text block is tight and sound. Cloth to covers is age-toned/sunned/darkened. Denting to head/heel of spine, corners… Read more about this item Item Price
$33.00

The Town (Franklin Library)
by Conrad Richter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$48.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 362pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of THE TOWN… Read more about this item Item Price
$48.00

The Unfortunate Traveler, or The Life of Jack Wilton (The Rogues' Bookshelf:)
by Thomas Nasge
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- Used - Fair -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1926
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$27.50
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Greenberg Publisher, 1926. With an Introduction by Samuel C. Chew. Reprint for the The Rogues' Bookshelf series (Ernest Brennecke, Jr. Editor). The text is that of the first editions of 1594, word for work. The spelling and puncyuation, however, have been modernized as far as possible. A few neccessary explanatory footnotes have been added, and the work has been divided… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.50

Dan Russell The Fox An Episode in the Life of Miss Rowan
by Edith Somerville, Martin Ross
- Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1911
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$38.50
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1911. 340pp. Original boards. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased (and webbing is showing to front hinge). Binding is cracked (webbing is showing at page 340) and text block is pulling away from boards but pages are secure. Covers are scuffed/sunned/ink-rubbed/soiled & stained with denting/fraying to head/heel of spine… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.50

Mount Music
by Edith Somerville, Martin Ross
- Condition
- Used - Fair -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1919
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$72.00
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Longmans, Green & Co, 1919. Signed by Edith Somerville to title-page in pencil; no inscription. 309 pages. Original green cloth covered boards. Previous owners name plate to inside front cover. Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased (and webbing is showing to front hinge). Inner text block is cracked and pulling away from boards but… Read more about this item Item Price
$72.00

Arrowsmith (Franklin Library)
by Sinclair Lewis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$140.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1975. 525pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of ARROWMITH is… Read more about this item Item Price
$140.00

Guard of Honor (Franklin Library)
by James Gould Cozzens
- Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$60.00
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 575pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of GUARD OF… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00

The Yearling (Franklin Library)
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$82.50
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. 431pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of THE YEARLING… Read more about this item Item Price
$82.50

One of Ours (Franklin Library)
by Willa Carther
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$82.50
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. 408pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of ONE OF… Read more about this item Item Price
$82.50