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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1952. J5 - Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. 1952. Hardcover. DJ has 3" tear on the front lower right side, some wear and tear on the top and bottom, and some sides, some crease, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise fair. Book of the previous owner's name on the first page, library seal on the second page, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Here for the first time in modern publishing is the grand synthesis. Here at last is.... Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nacogdoches, Texas: S. Malone, Printer, 1983. BA6 - A limited facsimile edition paperback book in very good condition that has a patch (approx. 0.75"x1.5") scuffed on the back lower right side, lightly moisture soiled, light tanning and shelf wear. Captured by Sheriff Milton Mast and Deputy Bill Burrows, near Keatchie, Louisiana, in 1877, and was executed at Giddings, Texas, 1878. 8.5"x5.5", 74 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascimile.

Nacogdoches, Texas: S. Malone, Printer, 1983. BA6 - A limited facsimile edition paperback book in very good condition that has a few scattered stains, lightly moisture soiled, light tanning and shelf wear. Captured by Sheriff Milton Mast and Deputy Bill Burrows, near Keatchie, Louisiana, in 1877, and was executed at Giddings, Texas, 1878. 8.5"x5.5", 74 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascimile.

Nacogdoches, Texas: S. Malone, Printer, 1983. O3 - A limited facsimile edition paperback book in very good condition that has a few scattered stains, lightly moisture soiled, light tanning and shelf wear. Captured by Sheriff Milton Mast and Deputy Bill Burrows, near Keatchie, Louisiana, in 1877, and was executed at Giddings, Texas, 1878. 8.5"x5.5", 74 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascimile.

Nacogdoches, Texas: S. Malone, Printer, 1983. O3 - A limited facsimile edition paperback book in very good condition that has old price written on the upper right corner of the front cover, a few scattered stains, light tanning and shelf wear. Captured by Sheriff Milton Mast and Deputy Bill Burrows, near Keatchie, Louisiana, in 1877, and was executed at Giddings, Texas, 1878. 8.5"x5.5", 74 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimile.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1967. AR3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has bookplate attached on front fixed endpaper, gift inscription written on front loose end paper, some discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Illustrated with photographs throughout. First in vaudeville, then in silent films, the comic art of W. C. Fields was his unique ability to combine a widly antic imagination with masterful pantomine.. 8th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. S6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), wrinkling, chipping, crease, lightly loose hinge, discoloration, and shelf wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Burt Franklin, 1970. BZ1 - A hard cover reprint edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with a patch of heavy rubbing and label staining on the spine plus there is some light scattered rubbing along the edges of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top, bottom and right outside paper edges and the front fixed endpaper. This is a reprint of a book originally published in 1936. This book is a bibliography that developed out of the production of "The Life of Washington Irving" by Stanley T. Williams. It is designed for the student of Washington Irving, both the collector and the literary historian, and contains material on the works of Irving published subsequent to the listings by Langfeld and Blackburn, as well as related critical literature. Title index, 200p.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1990. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in green paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus three pages are dogeared. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear plus some light edge wear on the spine top and bottom edges plus a closed tear (about 0.5") on the spine top right edge plus there are two closed tears (both about 0.25") on the back at the top left corner and bottom left corner plus some light overall rubbing. . 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 6.5"x9.5".

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1979. AR1 - DJ mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, some discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has red stain on the top, remainder mark on the bottom, wrinkling and wear on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Collection of photos, many never printed. Story of the career of film goddess. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Remainder.

New York, New York, USA: Twayne Publishers, 1972. CC6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. No additional printings are indicated on the back of the title page. A tight, clean, sound copy in dark red cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some light yellowing of the paper edges plus there is some very, very light tape staining on the outside board surfaces from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is some tape staining on the front and back endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label and pocket on the title page and back endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the publisher's World Authors Series: A Survey of the World's Literature. A book that examines the life and successes of an Argentine author, journalist, and political… Read More

Marietta, GA, U.S.A.: Longstreet Press, Incorporated, 1995. CC6 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards quarter bound in dark green paper with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. the dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. An anecdotal biography of the notable American humorist Lewis Grizzard by those who knew him best. 289p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6.25"x9.25".

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1999. CM6 - An uncorrected bound galley trade paperback book in very good condition that has some crease, label on the back, light discoloration and shelf wear. The authoritative biography of the senator who is arguably the most influential Kennedy of his time, by a veteran New York Times reporter. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

North Pomfret, Vermont, USA: David & Charles, 1984. CE3 - A tight, clean, sound copy in textured green paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there is a piece (about 1.25"x2.5") torn from the bottom right corner of the front free endpaper plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with a 4.5" cut across the back through both the mylar and the dust jacket plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library labels on the spine and front plus it is sitll inm the original library mylar sleeve. Heavily illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A book about the friendships between Ivor Atkins, organixt of Wrocester Cathedral from 1897 to 1950, and Edward Elgar, the noted… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Fireside Books/Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1987. CE4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very, very minor overall shelf wear with a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. A biogrphy of Ernie Kovacs and a history of his television comedy that includes scripts, diaries, and routines. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 246p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press, 1998. AS3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, crease on the front inside flap, some rubbing, and light shel fwear otherwise very good. Book was bumped on the cover corners opposite the spine with some tears, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book was signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner "Jill Warmest regards for every happiness! Best wishes, Bob Losure Sept. 13, 2004" on the front loose endpaper. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1987. BM2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling, chipping, crease, wear and tears, discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has light discoloration and shelf wear. Signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner on the front loose endpaper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, 2006. AM6 - Book has crease on the lower front and lightly on the next pages and light shelf wear otherwise very good.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Oxford: Oxford Universty Press, 1983. A1 - A first issued as an Oxford University Press paperback book in good condition. Book has some chipping and wera on the sides, edges and corners, crease on the gutters, some stains, light soiling, some dog-eared pages, moderate discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Geoffrey Keynes has, as he put it himself, 'a quite outrageously enjoyable existence'. This is his remarkable account of a long and distinguished life, written only two years before his death in 1982 at the age of ninety-five. 8.075"x5", 428 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Times Books International, 2007. U2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has remainder mark on the top, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis. 8.5"x5.75", 199 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, and he had taken office without having been elected. Most observers gave him little chance of success, especially after he pardoned Richard Nixon just a month into his presidency, an action that outraged many Americans, but which Ford thought was necessary to move the nation forward. Many people today think of… Read More