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New York: Modern Library, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. John Tenniel. 4 7/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 351 PP. Original blue cloth binding with red title boxes to front cover and spine. Modern Library book #79 with back of DJ listing 380 titles. Circa 1950. Discreet PO bookplate to front pastedown (hidden by DJ front flap). Light wear and some minor paper loss and scuffing to edges and folds of DJ. An attractive copy with a bit of character.

New York: The Modern Library, 1920. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 208 PP. Light rubbing to orginal cloth at spine. DJ exhbits a bit of wear to edges and folds. Original price of 95 cents printed on the jacket, with a later $1 stamp on front flap.

New York: Modern Library, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 221 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap.

New York: The Modern Library, 1963. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 362 [8] PP. Circa 1963 edition wirth ML catalog in back and not printed on the reverse of the jacket. DJ price-clipped. Light wear to crown of spine. An attractive copy despite the flaws.

New York: The Modern Library. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches.711 [2] PP. A much nicer copy than typically encountered. Circa 1960's issue with 370 titles listed on rear panel of DJ. Hint of wear and scuffing to DJ edges and spine. Small red sticker to DJ spine that could be easily removed.

New York: The Modern Library, 1944. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 1293 PP. Second Modern Library issue with cover illustration by Cassens. Original cloth extremely clean. Light wear and toning to DJ. A very attractive copy overall.

New York: Modern Library, 1944. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 256 [6] PP. DJ lists 388 titles on back. Book has a bit of surface wear. DJ a bit worn at crown and foot of spine and has one small stain to lower edge of rear panel. A nice copy despite the issues.

New York: The Modern Library, 1950. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 615 PP. Original price of $1.95 intact on front flap. 393 titles listed on back of DJ. This book #80 on the list. PO name on the page facing the title-page.

New York: The Modern Library, 1936. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 Inches. 615 PP. Stated "First Modern Library Edition" on the copyright page. Original "limp" cloth boards clean and tight. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds with a few shallow chips. First state jacket with correct listing of 245 titles on rear panel.

New York: The Modern Library, 1992. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 1260 PP. The first Modern Library Giant edition with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.00 intact on front flap. Hint of sunning to boards edges, else a fine copy in like jacket.

New York: The Modern Library. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 559 PP. Circa 1960 reprint with original price of $1.95 intact on front flap. Black pencil price on the FFEP. Light wear to DJ edges. A very attractive copy overall. Dust jacket artwork by Fritz Kredel.

New York: The Modern Library, 1994. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 799 PP. First Modern Library printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.00 intact on front flap. SCARCE original review slip from The Modern Library laid-in. Introduction by the Booker Prize Winner A.S. Byatt (Possession). Companion edition to the Mobil Masterpiece Theatre presentation.

New York: Modern Library, 2005. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 388 PP. First printing of the Modern Library edition with the complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author (he added "Savannah") directly on the title-page. First appearance of the new foreword by the author. A very scarce Modern Library edition to find signed by the author.

New York: The Modern Library, 1929. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 3/8 X 6 5/8 Inches. 383 PP. Original (rare) blue cloth boards near perfect. Gilt work to cover and spine bright and clean. DJ a bit worn at edges with a few shallow chips. Price of 95 cents on front flap. Stated "First Modern Library Edition" on the copyright page. The rear DJ panel states the 169 titles as is called for on this edition.

New York: The Modern Library, 1995. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 184 PP. First Thus edition with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $13.50 intact on front flap. A sharp copy.

New York: Modern Library, 2012. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 1109 PP. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. First printing of the Modern Library edition with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Massie Nashville Public Library Foundation bookplate. Basis for the NBC miniseries starring Lawrence Olivier. A sharp copy.

New York: Modern Library, 1961. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 1223 [2] PP. Blue cloth boards with Kent torchbearer in gilt on front cover. Original price of $3.95 on front flap. G17 in the Giant series. Light wear and scuffing to DJ edges and folds, especially at crown of spine. PO blindstamp to FFEP. A very attractive copy for use.

New York: The Modern Library, 2001. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 605 [5] PP. First printing (thus) with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 intact on front flap. Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize for fiction. This is the first edition with the movie cover art featuring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow.

New York: The Modern Library, 1967. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 315 PP. Stated "First Modern Library Edition" on the copyright page. Price-clipped. Two-page catalog of the Modern Library Giant's at back. A few scuffs to DJ, but a very attractive copy overall.

New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4 3/8 X 6 5/8 Inches. 380 PP + 7 PP Catalog. Original "flexible" modern library binding. Early ML edition with original price of 95 cents and 268 books listed on rear panel. Hint of wear to DJ edges. A very attractive copy.