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Hemingway's Paris
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Hemingway's Paris

by Robert E. Gajdusek

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780684157993
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$30.00

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684157993 . Light wear to dustjacket, some age spotting on closed book top edge, interior pages fine. ; Black faux leather hardcovers, gold lettering, illustrated endpaper, 200 black and white photos plus informative text. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo … Read more about this item
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$30.00
Saints Who They Are and How They Help You
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Saints Who They Are and How They Help You

by Elizabeth Hallam

Condition
Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; Third Printing
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780671882532
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$14.00

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0671882538 . Faint rubbing to dust jacket; Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated. More than 150 saints profiled. Interesting text on the stories behind each one. ; B&W and color Photographs and Illustrations; 7.5 X 0.75 X 9.5 inches; 192 pages… Read more about this item
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$14.00
A House in Sicily
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A House in Sicily

by Daphne Phelps & Denis Mack Smith

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; Third Printing
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786706563
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1
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$15.00

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New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0786706562 . Faint rubbing to jacket. ; Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated with photos. A delightful memoir of an inherited home in Sicily which the new owner felll in love with and turned it into a guest house and… Read more about this item
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$15.00
Breaking the Surface
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Breaking the Surface

by Greg Louganis

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; Second Printing
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780679437031
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$12.00

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New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0679437037 . Faint rubbing to dust jacket; Illustrated with black and white photos. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Biography , Olympic diver, overcoming adversity in his life and living with HIV. ; B&W Photographs; 6.75 X 1.25 X 9.75 inches; 290… Read more about this item
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$12.00
As Thousands Cheer The Life of Irving Berlin
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As Thousands Cheer The Life of Irving Berlin

by Laurence Bergreen

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670818747
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$14.00

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Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670818747 . Faint rubbing to jacket ; 1st edition, 1st printing. Illustrated with black and white photos. The first full biography of the king of American song writers, ; B&W Photographs; 1 X 1 X 1 inches; 658 pages .
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$14.00
My Lucky Stars A Hollywood Memoir
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My Lucky Stars A Hollywood Memoir

by Shirley MacLaine

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780553097177
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1
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$12.00

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New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553097172 . Faint rubbing to jacket ; B&W Photographs; 6.75 X 1.5 X 9.25 inches; 381 pages .
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$12.00
The Greater Journey Americans in Paris
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The Greater Journey Americans in Paris

by David McCullough

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Published
2011
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781416571766
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$15.00

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 9781416571766 . Faint rubbing to jacket, one bumped corner on cover. ; Illustrated endpapers. Photos and illustrations In color and black and white. Inspiring stories of American artists, writers, and others of high inspirations who set off for Paris in the years 1830-1900.… Read more about this item
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$15.00
Florence Nightingale The Making of an Icon
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Florence Nightingale The Making of an Icon

by Mark Bostridge

Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First American Edition; First Printing
Published
2008
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374156657
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$15.00

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2008. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374156654 . A few pages have a sentence neatly underlined. Light rubbing to jacket. Light wear on cover edges. ; 1st American edition, 1st printing. Illustrated endpapers, Contains a wealh of unpublished material and family papers, ; B&W Illustrations;… Read more about this item
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$15.00
The Last Marlin The Story of a Family At Sea
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The Last Marlin The Story of a Family At Sea

by Fred Waitzkin

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
2000
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670882618
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$18.00

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New York: Viking Adult. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670882615 . Dust jacket has wear on edges, light rubbing, is price clipped. Book has some foxing on the closed top of book. ; Signed by the author with a personal inscription to someone ( can't make out the hand written… Read more about this item
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$18.00
At Mother's Request A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal
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At Mother's Request A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal

by Jonathan Coleman

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; Fourth Printing
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780689115479
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$18.00

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Atheneum. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 9780689115479 . Dust jacket has wear on edges, gift inscription written in book. ; Hardcover with dust jacket, 1st edition, 4th printing. Illustrated with black and white photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 624 pages .
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$18.00
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Lilly Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman

by Peter S. Feibelman

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1988
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780688061883
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$24.00

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New York: William Morrow & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688061885 . Light wear on dust jacket edges, crease in spine covering ; Signed by the author with just signature and date, dated August 20, 1988. 1st edition, 1st printing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 364 pages;… Read more about this item
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$24.00
Forty Whacks New Evidence in the Life and Legend of Lizzie Borden
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Forty Whacks New Evidence in the Life and Legend of Lizzie Borden

by David Kent

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780899093512
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$35.00

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Emmaus, Pa.: Yankee Books. Near Fine. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0899093515 . No dust jacket; Hardcover, brillant gold lettering on spine, 1st edition, 1st printing. ; B&W Illustrations and photographs; 6.25 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 231 pages .
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$35.00
Airwaves A Collection of Radio Editorials from the Golden Apple
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Airwaves A Collection of Radio Editorials from the Golden Apple

by William O'Shaughnessy

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780823219049
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$24.00

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Fordham University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0823219046 . Light rubbing to dust jacket. ; Signed by the author with a personal inscription. 1st edition, 1st printing. A brillant collection of interviews and anecdotes ; Communications And Media Studies; B&W Photographs; 9.4 X 6.3 X 1.2 inches; 391… Read more about this item
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$24.00
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Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years and the War Years

by Carl Sandburg

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$24.00

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Pleasantville New York: Reader's Digest. Very Good+. 1970. Hardcover. Light foxing on closed top of book pages, no jacket. ; Dark blue faux leather covers with wine colored spine covering and gold lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with black and white illustrations and photos. A handsome edition by Reader's Digest. Large book. ; B&W Illustrations and photographs;… Read more about this item
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$24.00
A Small Country Living Goes On
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A Small Country Living Goes On

by Jeanine McMullen

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First American Edition; First Printing
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780393030396
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$15.00

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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393030393 . Light rubbing to dustjacket and cover edges. Previous owner's name written in book. ; 1st American edition, 1st printing. An enchanting account of her life living on a farm and Wales and her travels… Read more about this item
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$15.00
Last Chance to Eat Finding Taste in an Era of Fast Food
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Last Chance to Eat Finding Taste in an Era of Fast Food

by Gina Mallet

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
2004
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780393058413
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1
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$8.00

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393058417 . Light spot on top of book closed pages top edge , inside back cover library markings removed. ; 1st edition, 1st printing. Part explanation, part memoir, part manifesto, an enjoyable excursion through our changing world… Read more about this item
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$8.00
In Maremma Life and a House in Southern Tuscany
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In Maremma Life and a House in Southern Tuscany

by David Leavitt & Mark Mitchell

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
2001
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781582430614
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$12.00

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Counterpoint. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1582430616 . Faint rubbing to dust jacket , has a publisher's remainder mark ; 1st edition, 1st printing. 2 American move to Italy and buy a run down house in Southern Tuscany. A look at life, people and customs in a poor Tuscany … Read more about this item
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The Heritage of Bob Hardwick (Signed) A Personal Narrative of Colorful Events and Human Experiences

by Henry Howard Harper

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1933
Binding
Hardcover
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$700.00

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Cedar Rapids , Iowa: The Torch Press. Near Fine. 1933. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Outer slipcase has light rubbing and soil, and is starting to pull apart at a seam, inner slipcase is fine, book cover has tiny slight bumped corner. ; 1st edition , 1st printing of the revised 1933 edition. Brown boards with paste… Read more about this item
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$700.00
Letters to Jackie Condolences from a Grieving Nation
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Letters to Jackie Condolences from a Grieving Nation

by Ellen Fitzpatrick

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
2011
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780061969829
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$12.00

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Ecco. Very Good. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0061969826 . Faint rubbing to covers ; 1st edition, 1st printing , 250 important letters of condolence to 1st Lady Jackie Kennedy chosen out of 1.5 million letters. ; 7.8 X 5.3 X 1.0 inches; 384 pages .
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$12.00
A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel My Journey in Photographs
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A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel My Journey in Photographs

by Annie Griffiths Belt

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition (?)
Published
2008
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781426202452
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Harwinton, Connecticut, USA
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$22.00

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National Geographic. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 1426202458 . Faint rubbing to dustjacket; Beautiful oversize coffeetable book, Brown cloth covered hardcovers with a mauve floral design paper overlay on covers, wallpaper endpapers, stunning full color photos. For 3 decades award-winning photographer has circled the globe capturing stunning images with… Read more about this item
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$22.00