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Babylon Revisited

Babylon Revisited

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scribner, New York. 13th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.Written between 1920 and 1937, when F. Scott Fitzgerald was at the height of his creative powers, these ten lyric tales represent some of the author's finest fiction. In them, Fitzgerald creates vivid, timeless characters -- a dissatisfied southern belle seeking adventure in the north; the tragic hero of the title story who lost more than money in the stock market; giddy and dissipated young men and... Read more about this item
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$7.35
Proteus

Proteus

by West, Morris

Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition. hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 1979. Deluxe Leather Collector Edition. First Edition. Text in English. A Near Fine copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG fresh and bright with mild blemishes. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, -... Read more about this item
Item Price
$24.00
The Lace Makers of Glenmara: A Novel

The Lace Makers of Glenmara: A Novel

by Barbieri, Heather

Harper Large Print, 2009. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition Thus, First Printing (Large Print). Not price-clipped ($24.99 price intact). Published by Harper Luxe, 2009. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. 352 pages. ISBN: 9780061774942. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would... Read more about this item
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$20.00
The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

by John le Carré

First Edition, First Impression (Hodder and Stoughton, 1996). Small bump to head of spine; light toning to edges. Original and unclipped dust jacket has some minimal rubbing and wear to extremities; very small mark to front flap.
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$32.11
Ghosts of the Big Country

Ghosts of the Big Country

by Willey, Keith

Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Limited, 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 504pgs, 243gms, blank endpapers. This is an affectionate and nostalgic tribute to a way of life that is fast disappearing and to a race of people whom - they don't make them like they used to. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page... Read more about this item
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$13.50
Memorials of Prison Life

Memorials of Prison Life

by Finley, Rev. James B

Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1850. 8vo. 7-7/16"x 4-7/8". Blind stamped brick colored cloth covered boards. 354 pp. Frontispiece engraving of the Ohio Penetentiary and several other plates presenting prison life. Some rubbing to extremities and cover. Wrinkled free front endpaper. Light scattered foxing. Tight, very good copy.. The following work, kind reader, was not premeditated, when I accepted the appointment of chaplain to the penitentiary of Ohio; but it came into my mind, at first, as a more... Read more about this item
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$32.40
THE RA EXPEDITIONS

THE RA EXPEDITIONS

by THOR HEYERDAHL

FIRST PRINTING, UNMARKED, WATER STAINS.
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$1.00
HEAVY TIME

HEAVY TIME

by Cherryh, C.J

The Easton Press, 1991. Leather bound. As new. Frank Mamyo. Introduction James Mayo. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, c1991. 330pp. illustrations Frank Mayo. Signed by C.J. Cherryh on half-title page 8vo. full leather stamped in gold, raised bands, silk epages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. As new unread leatherbound hardcover.
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$75.00
The Holy Bible ['Sunday School Teacher's Edition' / King James Version, Nelson Minion 8vo, Reference]

The Holy Bible ['Sunday School Teacher's Edition' / King James Version, Nelson Minion 8vo, Reference]

by KJV

Thomas Nelson, 1905. Leather. GOOD. 8vo, Minion center-column reference. Sunday School Teacher's edition with extensive helps, concordance, and maps in back. 3/4 yapp limp genuine leather cover, art gilt edges. Cover is worn, binding is seaparating in James, some occational pen markings. Owner's inscription d. 1906, printed around that time based on the 18th street location of the publisher (Nelson moved to Fourth Avenue in 1909).
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$49.50
Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until The Fingers Begin To Bleed A Bit

Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until The Fingers Begin To Bleed A Bit

by Charles Bukowski

Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa CA, 1988. 7th trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, very light corner creases, very slight fading on spine, else fine.Bukowski, struggling to mature but mostly failing.
Item Price
$9.56
The Bastard of Istanbul

The Bastard of Istanbul

by Elif Shafak

Center Point Large Print, 2007. Library Binding. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$9.46
18 Stories LIMITED EDITION

18 Stories LIMITED EDITION

by Boll, Heinreich; Vennewitz, Leila (Trans.); Cober, Alan E. (Illust.)

Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1982. Limited Edition. Leather_bound. Good. Limited Edition. Leather_bound. 8 1/2" X 6". 245pp. Bound in full red leather over boards, with decorations stamped in gilt to boards and spine. Raised bands to spine. Moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers, corners, and edges of boards. Rubbing, dust-spotting, and heavy foxing to all-gilt edges of text block. Discoloration to edges of silk moire endpapers. Foxing to endpapers, and occasional faint foxing to pages... Read more about this item
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$20.00
Ariel: Poems

Ariel: Poems

by Plath, Sylvia

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Review copy, with publisher's slip loosely laid in. Near Fine, in a Very Good dust jacket with price intact. Light strip of sunning to to edge of cloth, mainly at spine. The dust jacket shows toning and soiling. The review slip shows a small strip of toning to the top edge and light curve at the left edge. A very lovely copy, rare with publisher's review slip laid in.
Item Price
$850.00
Th right Joyous and Pleasant History of the Feats, Gests, and Prowesses of the Chevalier Bayard, the Good Knight without Fear and without Reproach (First English Editon)

Th right Joyous and Pleasant History of the Feats, Gests, and Prowesses of the Chevalier Bayard, the Good Knight without Fear and without Reproach (First English Editon)

by Loyal Servant

John Murray, 1825-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 0x0x0. John Murray London, 1825. Hardcover. Complete 2 Volume Set. A Very Good, brown cloth boards and half leather binding with gilt lettering and gilt ornate design on spine, 5 raised hubs and 6 compartments, AEG with moderate blemishes, handling and rub marks to boards, rubbed leather along board/spine edges and joints, small abrasions to board corners, small split bottom front joint Volume 1 and front joint Volume 2 mostly split, cracked front... Read more about this item
Item Price
$150.00
Omerta (Random House Large Print)

Omerta (Random House Large Print)

by Puzo, Mario

Random House Large Print, 2000. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition Thus, First Printing (Large Print). Not price-clipped ($25.95 price intact). Published by Random House, 2000. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. A few spots to top of page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear. 431 pages. ISBN: 9780375430589. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back... Read more about this item
Item Price
$20.00
Wildcat Meets Miss Melody

Wildcat Meets Miss Melody

by Jeff Clinton

Large Type Edition. Author is pseudonym of Jack Bickham. Wildcat O'Shea Series #9.
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$15.00
THE WITCH HOUSE OF PERSIMMON POINT

THE WITCH HOUSE OF PERSIMMON POINT

by SUZANNE PALMIERI

FIRST PRINTING. GOOD, UNREAD WITH MINOR SHELF WARE.
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$5.00
The World in Miniature; Spain and Portugal, containing a description of the character, manners, customs, dress, divrsions, and other peculiarities of the inhabitants of those countries.

The World in Miniature; Spain and Portugal, containing a description of the character, manners, customs, dress, divrsions, and other peculiarities of the inhabitants of those countries.

by Frederic Shoberl [editor]

LONDON: R Ackermann, 1825 A good to very good copy of the 1st edition in 2 volumes in contemporary half calf bindings complete with 27 hand coloured plates. Undated but 1825. The bindings are sound and clean. The spines have lost their title labels which were in a section at the top. The remainder of the spines have elaborate gilt decoration. The boards are marbled and there is wear to corners (with leather loss), spine ends and light rubbing to joints. Page edges marbled. Contents: Vol I: frontispiece,... Read more about this item
Item Price
$513.76
THE CASE OF THE SHAPLEY SHADOW

THE CASE OF THE SHAPLEY SHADOW

by Gardner, Erle Stanley

New York: Pocket Books. Fine with no dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 178 pages .
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$10.00
The Beach House, Large Print

The Beach House, Large Print

by Patterson, James; De Jonge, Peter

Doubleday Large Print. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0739426850 . Large Print Edition; Book and DJ have light edgewear, pages toning, small soil spot to bottom page corners; DJ has crease to bottom corner of front flap; 474 pages .
Item Price
$6.95
Contributions to the Pathology and Practice of Surgery

Contributions to the Pathology and Practice of Surgery

by SYME, James

Edinburgh; London: Sutherland and Knox; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1848. First Edition. Leatherbound. Very good. viii, 336 p. 22 cm. Inscribed to ? "from the Author" in top margin of title page. Rebacked with new spine label. Front board reattached. Minor pencil marginalia. At one time the leading consulting surgeon in Scotland, James Syme (1799-1870) gained the nickname "Napoleon of surgery," but whether this was due to his surgical skill or his combative personality is not known. Syme was a popular... Read more about this item
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$500.00
SIRO - 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING

SIRO - 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING

by David Ignatius

US: Franklin Library, 1991. Leather Bound. Fine/No DJ. Beautiful leatherbound edition from Franklin Library. Signed by author. Text tight and clean; no markings from previous owners; full leather over moire silk endpapers. Raised bands on the spine, with gold decorations and titles on spine and cover. Minor wear/rubbing on bottom edge of boards. Text block is clean, all edges gilt. Silk bookmarker. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
Item Price
$65.00
HAPPY BE THY DREAMS, Ballad.

HAPPY BE THY DREAMS, Ballad.

by Thomas, J. R., music and J. E. Carpenter, words

New York: W. M. Hall & Son, 1859. Illustrated by lithograph cover. First edition. Folded sheet music. 4to (34.2cm). pp. 7, [1] Ad. Very Good. Removed from leather bound nonce volume of Hattie M. Smith with stitch holes trimmed and archival spine joints added..
Item Price
$15.00
This is Henry, Henry Miller from Brooklyn: Conversations with the Author from The Henry Miller Odyssey

This is Henry, Henry Miller from Brooklyn: Conversations with the Author from The Henry Miller Odyssey

by SNYDER, Robert

Los Angeles: Nash Publishing, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Fine in very good plus dustwrapper with one longish tear. Inscribed by Miller to his second wife June Mansfield: "For June, Merry Xmas! Henry 1974." Mansfield was perhaps Miller's most important influence, and his muse for most of his earliest and most famous works. In the text of this book Miller relates: "...I was married a few years when I finally ran into 'Mona,' in my books, you know, in the dance hall, and we... Read more about this item
Item Price
$2,250.00
Ted Hughes: The Life of a Poet

Ted Hughes: The Life of a Poet

by Elaine Feinstein

W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2001. First edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear and corner bumps, dust jacket has lights wrinkling at ends.Although Ted Hughes's genius was recognized early and he ended his days as England's Poet Laureate, his life was dogged by tragedy and controversy. His marriage to the poet Sylvia Plath marked his whole life, and he never entirely recovered from her suicide in 1963. Many people have held his adultery responsible for Plath's death; in this insightful... Read more about this item
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$7.35
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