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Tan linen cloth hardback with black embossed designs and lettering on front, back and spine; tight binding, clean, bright pages for 1901 (pale, pale yellow); signature of previous owner and date 1908 on first inside page; first blank page of book has been torn out. All other pages in tact and in good condition. 3/4" edging and wear on the top and bottom of spine.
Preface and notes in English. This book edited by G. Castegner for school use with a French vocabulary in appendix. Text of play in French.

FIRST EDITION stated. No printing number evident. In Publisher's original Hardback, black quarter cloth with red boards, faded gold lettering on spine. Clean, unmarked pages. Binding tight. Corners bumped, edges with wear, crown/heel of spine. Providence: prev. owned by Danny Royce (deceased) hotelier in Rancho Santa Fe and Pasadena, CA. Edition includes A Note from the Authors dated 1958, Oahu Hawaii, short narratives set in an imaginary country, plus A Factual Epilogue. Missing dust jacket. Additional photos upon (email) request. For shipping, book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a clean box. We ship internationally.
[Attributes: First Edition; First Printing; Hard Cover; In Dust Jacket]

Stated first publication, September 1944.
Yellow cloth hardback with black lettering on spine, with unclipped dust jacket (mylar cover). Pages clean, good condition. Light tan stain spots on front and back of hardback cover. (Please email seller for more photos of book.)

New. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing July 2014. With dust jacket and unclipped price $26.00. Minor to no shelfwear. Tightly bound, unmarked, clean pages, unread edition. Very good condition. Signed by author on title page. Please email seller if you would like more photos. Shipped with care, bubble wrapping and clean box.

1980 First edition (later edition in 1982); Very good condition hardback, navy cloth with silver embossed lettering on spine; tight spine, pages clean, unmarked, bright; 146 pages plus epilogue. Seemingly unread. Dust jacket unclipped, good condition; edging on tops and bottoms of dj, protected from more wear in mylar.

FIRST edition stated, hardback with green/grey cloth boards with white block on spine and black lettering, illustrated cover of king; dust jacket in mylar; clipped price. Clean pages, unmarked pages, except stain on pg 12. Good condition with dust jacket.

SCARCE biograpy of first U.S. President George Washington. 1894 limited printing edition, this book numbered 1377. In two volumes -- this is volume II, includes chapters: "Starting the Government," and "Foreign Affairs." Gold gilt top edge, clean, untanned pages. Blue cloth hardback, tight binding, edging on crown and heel of spine. In this biography, General George Washington was the idol of the country and his soldiers. The army was unpaid, and the troops were eager to have him take control of the disordered country. Some wanted to make him a king. Others thought to make him a dictator. Ex-Libris with stamp on copyright page "released from library" and "W 92" on spine; ink dot marks on pp 146-150, 186-187. Library card on last endpaper with cut in page above it. Please email seller if you would like additional photos. Books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a clean box. We ship internationally.

Deckle edge pages; clean, unmarked, bright. B/W photos of play's cast throughout, including Helen Hayes in 1950.
Hardback near fine except for inside front cover has pencilled signature of previous owner. Very good.
First edition, first printing thus; copyright notes this edition was unpublished and by the author. Brown cloth hardback with gold embossed lettering against green background on spine.
Dust Jacket with some edging on top and bottom and clipped at 4 corners.

Joshua Logan, author/co-author of Wisteria Trees, South Pacific; cast of play includes Florence Henderson.
Dust jacket, good with clipped price corner, minor edge wear, price sticker added and some tanning on edges and dj spine.
B/W photos of play; clean, unmarked pages, seemingly unread; on pages opposite photos, some yellowing and also on pg v.
Hardback tan cloth with green/blue embossed lettering on spine, good condition except for bumping on bottom edges.

Marbled hardcover, green and brown and cream marbled boards, half brown leather; Good condition. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrations. Little toning, unmarked, clean pages; tight cloth binding, bookplate pastedown of previous owner on end paper. Small tear at crown of spine; some edgewear and bumps. Please email seller if you would like additonal photos. Shipped with bubble wrapping and clean box.

Story copyright 1893, this is the 1935 edition. Illustrated paste down on black cloth cover with beige embossed lettering on spine. Deckled pages. Illustrated endpapers. Beautiful four color full page illustrations throughout. Not issued with dj. Previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper.

Blue cloth hardback with dark blue embosed lettering on cover and spine. Beautifully illustrated with color plates and illustrations on every page. Complete Edition with Biographical Sketch of Author and Index of First Lines. Tight binding. Minor fadding on spine, minor bumps/edgewear. Bright yellow end pages, p.o. signature and stamp. Stain on the copyright, title, and contents pages. All other pages are clean and crisp with no marks or writing. Please email seller if you would like additional photos. Books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a clean box. We ship internationally.

LIMITED PRINTING of less than 50 copies in 1913. Edward V. Lucas (1868 – 1938) was an London bookseller essayist, playwright, novelist and publisher. The story in this edition is about booksellers. First Edition Hardback PRIVATE PRINTING with beautiful thick, deckled pages. Very good copy in the original cloth spine, blue/grey cloth boards, paper-backed; Binding is tight, pages are bright, clean and strong; 2 p. L. , 7-25 pp. 24cm. Shipped Weight: < 1 kg. Additional photos upon (email) request. For shipping, book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a clean box. We ship internationally. [Attributes: First Edition; First Printing; Hard Cover]

Novel of Romance escaping the volcanic erruption in Pompeii. In Publisher's original Hardback, blue cloth with black lettering and design on front cover and on spine. Clean, unmarked pages. Binding tight. Minor bumping/edging on corners and crown/heel of spine. Faded spine, foxing on end papers; otherwise, very good+ condition. Missing dust jacket. Author: London's Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. Additional photos upon (email) request. For shipping, book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a clean box. We ship internationally.