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Ediciones Castilla, S.A., 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1966 Ediciones Castilla, S.A. No date in book. Text in Spanish. NOT ex-library. Edicion IV Centenario. Hardcover has full green leather binding with gold spine lettering. Spine has embossed diamond pattern with blind-stamped illustration of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Green and white illustrated endpapers. Two silk index ribbons, one yellow and one green; ribbons are faded at ends. Black and white frontispiece. Very thin paper (bible paper - papel biblia). Page edges are dyed yellow. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Lower part of front cover has some tiny white specks. Pages clean and unmarked. A few pages are wrinkled. cxi + 1986 pages. Includes publisher's original advertisement slip. No dust jacket. 356 illustrations by Gustavo Dore; fully annotated by Clemencin; preceded by a critical study by Astrana Luis Marin;… Read More

Bantam Books, 1945. Paperback. Good. Good. 1945 Bantam Books. A Bantam Book, No. 5. First Bantam edition, November, 1945. Page edges are red. NOT ex-library. Paperback. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers and spine a little wavy, as often happens to these editions over time. Cellophane surface covering has only slight hint of peeling at corners. Slightly pulled at table of contents page. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. A few very small stains on page edges. Top page edges sunned. Pages clean and unmarked. 416 pages.

Valley Publishers, 1979. Softcover. Good. Good. 1979 Valley Publishers, Fresno, California. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. Black and white photographs. Binding tight. Spine lightly creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear, and a few soft creases. Top rear corner bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 165 pages.

Three Rivers Press, 2004. Trade Paperback. Fine. Fine. 2004 Three Rivers Press. Revised edition. Trade paperback. Color plate. 246 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

D. Appleton and Company, 1893. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1893 D. Appleton and Company. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black and gold floral patterned cream-colored paper-covered boards, and blue cloth-covered spine; cloth covering extends halfway across covers (half-bound). Cloth has gold spine and cover lettering and decorations; front cover has silver castle illustration on cloth. Brown coated endpapers. Top page edges gilt. Black and white frontispiece, plates, and illustrations by J. F. Gueldry. High-quality glossy paper. Binding cracked in the advertisement section at the rear but still strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Boards exposed at tips. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Gold in floral print is faded, and paper on covers is tanned. Names in pencil on front endpapers. Pages clean and unmarked. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Asahi Shimbun Newspaper Publishing Company, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good ; Good case. 1958 Asahi Shimbun Newspaper Publishing Company, Tokyo, Japan. Annual. Softcover. Oversized, 10.25 x 13 inches. In decorated wooden slip case. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only slight wear to the edges from removing from and replacing it in the slipcase. Pages clean and unmarked. 388 pages. Text in English. Contains many well-illustrated articles on Japanese culture, customs, food, art, and locations. Also includes many contemporary advertisements. Solidly constructed finished wood slipcase has decorative Japanese paper protecting the open ends; f5326ront and back have colored paper labels with issue information. Front panel of the slipcase has title burned into the wood. The case has some wear and the closed end is chipped and damaged by being slightly pushed out from the inside; still intact and… Read More

Philosophical Library, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1963 Philosophical Library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Top page edges are orange. 284 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Top edges of covers a little faded. Address label on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends. Some of the lettering on the jacket spine is faded. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Gente, 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1991 Gente. Trade paperback. Text in Italian. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Spine surface lightly wrinkled. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 221 pages. "Edizione integrale" (unabridged edition)

Little, Brown, and Company, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1938 Little, Brown, and Company. Copyright 1935, 1938 printing. Hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with yellow spine and cover lettering and decorations. Color frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed; tips frayed. Top front corner has several dents. Covers lightly rubbed. Faint, erased pencil markings on front free endpaper. Small moisture stain on top corner of first 30 pages. Pages clean and unmarked. 396 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Barnes and Noble, Inc., 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. Ex-Library. 1967 Barnes and Noble, Inc. Series: Introductions to German Literature, Volume I. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Spine ends lightly bumped. Binding tight. Covers have rectangular stains at top and bottom edges where library tape was removed. Endpapers have stains left by tape and some glue residue. Rear free endpaper has library sticker and card pocket. Some library stamps and markings on first few pages. Stamped "Cancelled - Sale Authorized" on bottom page edges. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. 284 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Jacket has a light rectangular area of transparent label residue at bottom of spine. Small crease at bottom of rear jacket flap.

New World Library, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1995 New World Library, San Rafael, California. Classic Wisdom Collection. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Samll hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers. Deckle fore edges. 103 pages. Selected and with an introduction by Dale Salwak. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1953 Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition, stated. SIGNED by author with a personal inscription on front free endpaper. Hardcover has blue-green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Head of spine has gold decoration of an urn with flowers on either side. Front cover has blind-stamped author's name. Back cover has blind-stamped publisher's logo. Binding tight. Spine ends lightly bumped. Tail of spine has small lump. Title page has decorative border. Pages clean and unmarked. 'A Borzoi Book'. 303 pages + index. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Jacket spine sunned. Small stain on jacket front at spine.

Kent State University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1994 Kent State University Press. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First Edition. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has mauve cloth-covered boards with metallic green spine lettering. Black and white photographs. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 99 pages. Dust jacket has very light surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

The World Publishing Company, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1970 The World Publishing Company. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. Signed letter from the author, to subject of book inscription, with an additional typed poem, laid in. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover decorations. Decorative endpapers. Black and white photographs. 79 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends; the back panel has some vertical wrinkles in the palstic surface. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1989. Trade Paperback. Good. Good+. 1989 Donald I. Fine, Inc. SIGNED by author on half-title page, with a quotation. Trade paperback. First printing. Black and white photographs. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine has a single crease. Pages clean and unmarked. 368 pages.

Quill, 1985. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1985 Quill. Softcover with fold-in flaps. Black and white illustrations by Dennis B. Meehan. 128 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased; spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1975 Barrie & Jenkins, London. Second edition. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription, at Worcester, dated 1977. Oversize hardcover, 7.2 x 10 inches, has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Top page edges are light blue. Color frontispiece. Black & white and color plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 265 pages. Photographs by John and Joan Beckerley. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to one-inch tears, and creases; a two-inch tear on the front has been repaired with archival document repair tape on the interior of the jacket. There is also a 2 x 0.5 inch piece missing from bottom of rear panel. Dust jacket is price clipped, but still has small publisher label with original price in British Pounds. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler &… Read More

Savannah House Publishers, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1997 Savannah House Publishers, Savannah, Georgia. Oblong hardcover, 12 x 9.25 inches, has red textured paper-covered boards. Color and black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 172 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Book is in excellent condition with only light shelf wear at the spine ends and mild fading to top and bottom edges of covers. Pages clean and unmarked. Appears to be unread. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Penguin Books, 2009. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2009 Penguin Books. Trade Paperback. 537 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Bottom rear corner very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked.

Doubleday Anchor, 1938. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. Doubleday & Company, Inc. A Doubleday Anchor Book, A 17. Copyright renewed 1938. Later printing, not stated. Paperback. 191 pages. Green cover version. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Pages edges have light foxing. Pages clean and unmarked.