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Ludwig II and his Dream Castles: The Fantasy World of a Storybook King
by Merkle, Ludwig
- Condition
- Used - FINE
- Edition
- (2nd edition)
- Published
- 1996
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- Oversize Hardbound
- ISBN
- 9783765427695
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$33.95
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Munich, Germany: Bruckmann, 1996. (2nd edition). Oversize Hardbound. FINE. As new - gift quality! 112 pages with beautiful, full color photos throughout. Biography of the King of Bavaria known for the castles he built. Text in English. 9.5x11.25x.63 2.2 Item Price
$33.95
Hammarskjold
by Kelen, Emery
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- Used - VERY GOOD-
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardbound
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$7.95
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NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. Hardbound. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean and square but has slightly softened and faded spine ends. Clipped dust jacket is present but age-soiled, scratched and with small chips on spine ends. Biography of the former Secretary General of the United Nations. Item Price
$7.95
Hammarskjold: The Political Man
by Kelen, Emery (ed.)
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- Used - NEAR FINE / Poor dj
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardbound
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$29.95
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NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Hardbound. NEAR FINE / Poor dj. Book is tight, bright, clean and square. Clipped dust jacket is present but age soiled, with tanned spine and chipped edges. "Emery Kelen, a colleague and aide to Mr. Hammerskjold at the U.N., has selected his most important, original, and provocative writings on the political, economic,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mary Elizabeth Hawley
by Cruson, Daniel
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- Used - VERY GOOD-
- Published
- 1992
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- Trade Paperback
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$23.95
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Newtown, CT: Newtown Historical Society, 1992. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean interior, faintest soil to exterior. 20 page staple-bound booklet reprinted from 1992 issue of "Rooster's Crow", the newsletter of the Newtown (CT) Historical Society. 8 photos and family tree from Judge William Edmund (1755-1838) to Mary Hawley (1857 - 1930) Item Price
$23.95
Aneurin Bevan: A Biography - Volume Two: 1945-1960
by Foot, Michael
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- Used - GOOD-
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardbound
- ISBN
- 9780689105876
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$39.95
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NY: Atheneum, 1974. Hardbound. GOOD-. Ex-library. Near Fine except for all the expected markings of a "withdrawn" library book. Dust jacket in protective plastic cover taped to book. " Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Minister for Health in the post-war Attlee government from 1945 to 1951...chief spokesmen for the Labour party's left wing...as Minister of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Journals of Andre Gide - Volume III 1928-1939
by Gide, Andre (Justin O'Brien, trans.)
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- Used - GOOD- / Fair dj
- Edition
- (1st American edition)
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardbound
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$11.95
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NY: Knopf, 1949. (1st American edition). Hardbound. GOOD- / Fair dj. Tight, bright, clean and square. Blue cloth with gilt, but gilt on spine is mostly worn away. Gift inscription on first free page. Faint age soil to exterior page edges. Unclipped dust jacket is present but age soiled, tattered along edged and folds and tape repaired on… Read more about this item Item Price
$11.95
Hans Christian Andersen: The Man and His Work
by Spink, Reginald
- Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE
- Edition
- (2nd edition, 1978)
- Published
- 1972
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9788714278823
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$7.50
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Copenhagen, Denmark: Host & Son, 1972. (2nd edition, 1978). Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for light shelfwear to spine ends. Illustrated in a lovely cover with French flaps. "A short biography (64 pages) of the man who wrote all those wonderful fairy tales. Includes an extensive "Further Reading" list on his stories and his life. ISBN:… Read more about this item Item Price
$7.50
Portraits de Famille
by Alain (Emile Chartier
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- Used - VERY GOOD-
- Published
- 1961
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- Paperback
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$13.95
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France: Mercure de France, 1961. Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, faint age tanning of pages, clean interior, light age soil to covers, square. Rough-cut page edges. Protective cover. Text in French "On connaît les traits des parents et grands-parents d'apres un album de portraits de famille, que l'auteur de la biographie a sous les yeux…" Item Price
$13.95
King of the Beggars: A Life of Daniel O'Connell
by O'Faolain, Sean
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- Used - VERY GOOD-
- Edition
- (1st thus)
- Published
- 1970
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$24.95
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Dublin, Ireland: Riverrun / Allen Figgis Limited, 1970. (1st thus). Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, faint age tanning of pages, clean and square. Owner's name and date of first title pages, 1/2" rip on bottom edge of back cover (tape repair on inside). 338 pages Item Price
$24.95
Autoportrait d'une psychanalyste 19334-1988
by Dolto, Francoise
- Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE
- Published
- 1989
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9782020109345
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$12.95
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Paris, France: Seuil, 1989. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for 2 folded pages corners, faint wear to covers, and a few tiny number on first free page. "A quelques semaines de sa mort, Francoise Dolto evoque avec un entrain peu commun les traits saillants de son histoire personnelle. Et ce qui est capital ici, c'est qu'il… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.95
Hernando de Soto: El Amadis de la Florida
by Albornoz, Miguel (Jaime Torres Bodet, Prologue)
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- Used - NEAR FINE
- Edition
- (Signed)
- Published
- 1971
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- Trade Paperback
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$59.95
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Madrid, Spain: Ediciones de la Revista de Occidente, 1971. (Signed). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. Signed by author. As new except for slight foxing to exterior, top page edges and light rubbing to top and bottom cover edges. "La figura de De Soto es trancendente para les tres Americas, tanto en su periplo centroamericano de Panama y Nicaragua, como… Read more about this item Item Price
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Les Trois Dumas
by Maurois, Andre
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- Used - GOOD+
- Published
- 1957
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- Trade Paperback
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$16.95
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Paris, France: Hachette, 1957. Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, age soiled exterior with sunned spine, clean interior, slight tilt. 1/2" split on top edge of spine hinge. Biography and literary criticism of 3 generations of the Dumas family - Les trois Dumas : le général Dumas, Alexandre Dumas, père, Alexandre Dumas, fils. 499 pages, Text in French. … Read more about this item Item Price
$16.95
Lelia ou la Vie de George Sand
by Maurois, Andre
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- Used
- Edition
- (reprint, 1957)
- Published
- 1952
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- Trade Paperback
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$16.95
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Paris, France: Hachette, 1952. (reprint, 1957). Trade Paperback. Tight, clean interior, covers age soiled, slight tilt. Sunned spine. Stitched binding, rough cut page edges. Text in French. 563 pages Item Price
$16.95
Den Fordums Pomp Og Pragt Som Svandt: En Engelsk Diplomats Erindringer (Original title: The Vanished Pomps of Yesteryear, being some Random Reminiscences of a British Diplomat)
by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer
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- Used - VERY GOOD+
- Published
- 1923
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- Hardbound
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$21.95
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Kristiania (Oslo), Norway: Forlagt AV H. Aschehoug & Co, 1923. Hardbound. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean and square. Slight softening to spine ends and slight inward curl of cover corners. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering and design on spine and front. Text block with marbled edges. Colored insert of title page which appears to duplicate… Read more about this item Item Price
$21.95
Jack London Echoes, Vol. IV, December, 1984
by Bates, D. Michael (ed.)
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- Used - VERY GOOD-
- Published
- 1984
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- Trade paperback
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$12.50
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Chester, SC: Ponderosa Press, 1984. Trade paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean interior, soiled exterior, faint curl to outside edge. Light bump to bottom, outside corner. The final issue of this journal devoted to everything about Jack London. 124 illustrated pages. Item Price
$12.50
Police Secours ou les nouveaux mysteres de Paris
by Simenon
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- Used - FINE
- Published
- 1998
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- Paperback
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- 9780842053525
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$49.95
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Mille et Une Nuits (no. 210), 1998. Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! Text in French. 93 Pages including "Sentir les hommes" (Jose-Louis Bocquet) +"Vie de Georges Simenon" + "Resperes bibliographiques" ISBN: 0842053524. Item Price
$49.95
One Lady, Two Cats
by Lockridge, Richard
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- Used - VERY GOOD+ / Very Good
- Edition
- (1st edition)
- Published
- c1967
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- Hardbound
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$26.95
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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, c1967. (1st edition). Hardbound. VERY GOOD+ / Very Good. Tight, bright, clean, slight tilt. Owner's bookplate on first free page. Unclipped dust jacket is clean and intact with slight sunning to spine and faint edgewear. "A couple of years ago a writer named Richard Lockridge meet - and soon decided he'd very much… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Street Lamp and the Stars: The Autobiography of Don Borrelli of Naples
by Borelli, Father Mario (Anthony Thorne)
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- Used - GOOD+
- Edition
- (1st thus)
- Published
- 1968
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- Trade Paperback
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$14.95
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Tadworth, England: Cedar (#143) / World's Weok, 1968. (1st thus). Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean, slight tilt. Underlining of nicknames (and English translation) which have also been written in a list on the free page at the back. Occasional marks in margins. Owner's name stamp inside cover and on first title page. Includes a postcard (unused) from… Read more about this item Item Price
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La Fontaine par lui -meme
by Clarac, Pierre
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- Used - VERY GOOD-
- Published
- 1961
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- Paperback
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$12.95
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Paris, France: Ecrivans de Toujours (#55) / editions du seuil, 1961. Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean, slight tilt. Initials and date on first free page. Reading crease on spine, light shelfwear to covers. 191 pages including chronologie, bibliographie, illustrations en noir. Item Price
$12.95
Tolv pa det trettonde en berattelse
by Myrdal, Jan
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- Used - GOOD+
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789118937828
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- 1
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Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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$17.95
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Uppsala, Sweden: Norstedts, 1990. Hardcover. GOOD+. As new except for faint curl and tilt but has English words written in pencil, neatly between lines. Pictorial hardcover, no dust jacket. "en pojkskildring med rackvidd langt utanfor honom sjalv...(a boy's story with ranges far beyond himself ...)" Autobiographical work by the son of Gunnar Myrdal. 237 pages. Text in… Read more about this item Item Price
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