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Near Fine. 1840-1844. Royal Octavo Edition. Print. From the first Royal Octavo edition of Birds of America published from 1840 to 1844. Octavo (approximately 10.25 x 6.5 inches). Drawn from nature by JJ Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. One edge unevenly trimmed as a result of removal from binding. Please examine the provided photo's for personal inspection of condition. Provenance - From the A. D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History. Near fine print. .
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Gadwell Duck - Plate 388
by John James Audubon
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Galactic Cluster
by James Blish
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London: Faber & Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First English Edition. Hardcover. First UK and first hardcover edition. VG+ or better book. Square with clean board, small dealer sticker on inside and price 20c written in pen. Otherwise internally in fine condition. VG+ or better dust jacket, very minor edgewear and completely intact. Few damp spots on spine. Now in a protective acetate cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 233 pages .
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A Game in the Sun and Other Stories
by John Coyne
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Baltimore: Cemetery Dance. Fine in Fine+ dust jacket. 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #366 of 750 copies signed by the author. A fine book, unopened and unread, only issue being some ink transfer on last page, probably during printing. Jacket is very fine to as new now with a clear protective cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author .
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The Gangster (#9 Isaac Bell Adventure) - Double-Signed UK 1st Edition
by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
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London: Michael Joseph. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2016. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. #9 Isaac Bell Adventure. A very fine copy in a like DJ, signed by both authors. "It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special Black Hand Squad, but the gangsters appear to be everywhereso much so that Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last, and as Bell discovers, to his dismay, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all." ; Signed by All Authors .
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The Gangster (#9 Isaac Bell Adventure) - Double-Signed Lettered Ltd Edition
by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
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Tualatin: Norwood Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2016. Lettered Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. #9 Isaac Bell Adventure. A fine copy in matching slipcase, signed by both authors on the limitation page. Lettered editions are lettered A-ZZ and come in a fully marbled slip-case with custom boards and end papers. "It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special Black Hand Squad, but the gangsters appear to be everywhereso much so that Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last, and as Bell discovers, to his dismay, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all." .
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The Gangster (#9 Isaac Bell Adventure) - Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition
by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
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Tualatin: Norwood Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2016. Numbered; First Printing. Hardcover. #9 Isaac Bell Adventure. A fine copy in matching slipcase, signed by both authors on the limitation page. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case. "It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special Black Hand Squad, but the gangsters appear to be everywhereso much so that Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last, and as Bell discovers, to his dismay, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all." .
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Gatefather (Mither Mages #3)
by Orson Scott Card
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New York: Tor. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Mither Mages #3, a fine copy in a like DJ, signed by Card. ; Signed by Author .
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The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath (July 2021 Goldsboro GSFF) Book 1 the Rotstorm
by Ian Green
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London: Head of Zeus. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2021. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book on of the Rotstorm and the Goldsboro GSFF selection for July 2021. #722 of 1500 copies, signed by the author. Sprayed Edges. A very fine book in very fine dust jacket, DJ with archival protection. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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Generally Speaking: all 33 Columns, Plus a Few Philatelic Words from Keller
by Lawrence Block
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Lawrence Block. Fine+. 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. An uncommon signed copy, signed on a special tipped in page. A very fine book with pictorial boards and no DJ as released. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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The Genius and the Goddess
by Aldous Huxley
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London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1955. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The first UK edition. VG+ book, slight lean, owner name in pen on front endpaper with a dealer note in pencil. VG+ or better DJ, some minor edgewear, price-clipped. DJ now with a clear removable archival cover. Collectable copy ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Gentleman from Cracow and the Mirror
by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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New York: The Limited Editions Club. Fine. 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1527 of 2000 copies, signed by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Raphael Soyer. 514th publication of the LEC and the 3rd in the 45th Series. Book is in very fine condition with no defects and pristine and unmarked internally. Housed in a fine slipcase with only minor shelfwear and slight wear at corners. Illustrated by Raphael Soyer with pencil sketches and water-colors reproduced by Princeton Polychrome Press and designed Bruce Campbell. Printed by Hampshire Typothetae and set in monotype Centaur and Arrighi. Natural-tone Curtis wove rag paper and bound by Tapley-Rutter Company. Back strip of hray natural finish buckram, gold-stamped. Sides in black-streaked gray Elephant Hide paper. 71/2 x 101/4 inches. Collectible copy; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 124 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator .
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The Gentleman from Indiana - 2 Books - One Inscribed
by Booth Tarkington
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New York: Doubleday & McClure Company. Very Good. 1899. Hardcover. Two first edition copies, one of them signed and inscribed. The first copy is 1st edition, 1st issue with a first state binding. It has both mistakes on page 245, with line 12 ending in "eye" and line 16 reading "so pretty". Pictorial cloth boards with top stain. Ear of the corn pointing up as per first state binding. Book is about VG with owner name and stamp in the front dated November 1899. The 2nd copy Is a first edition, 3rd state with both mistakes on page 245 corrected. Also with 2nd state binding with ear of the corn pointing down. Signed and with a wonderful inscription by Booth Tarkington, in which he quotes from Lewis Carroll's; "The Walrus and the carpenter", which is also the title of chapter IV of the novel. Inscription dated Febr 21st 1900. 2nd copy maybe Good+ , shows some loses to the spine. Inside front hinge showing some separation with the front free endpaper lose…
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The Geometry of Holding Hands - an Isabel Dalhouse Novel
by Alexander McCall Smith
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New York: Pantheon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2020. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ, signed by Smith ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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Gertrude and Claudius - Including Uncorrected Proof Very Rare Signed Set
by John Updike
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New York: Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A rare double signed set of first printing and uncorrected proof. Updike's 19th novel tells the story of the King and Queen of Denmark before the events in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The book is as new with no defects, inscribed on the first free end paper to notable bibliophile and Updike collector Albert Raman; "For Albert J Raman Best Wishes John Updike". Dust jacket also in as new condition now with archival protection, unclipped. Also included is a as new uncorrected proof signed by updike. A very collectable set of this lovely Updike novel. Provenance, from the Library of notable bibliophile and Updike collector Albert J Raman ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages; Signed by Author .
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Gertrude and Claudius
by John Updike
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New York: Knopf. As New with no dust jacket. 2000. Uncorrected Proof. 2178. Updike's 19th novel tells the story of the King and Queen of Denmark before the events in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The somewhat rare uncorrected proof. An as new copy with archival protection. Provenance, from the Library of notable bibliophile and Updike collector Albert J Raman ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages .
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Getting Off: a Novel of Sex and Violence
by Lawrence Block
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Hard Case Crime. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very fine copy in a like DJ signed by Block on a special tipped in page. ; Signed by Author .
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The Ghost Book
by Colin De La Mare (editor)
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London: Faber & Faber. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1934. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An uncommon collection of Ghost Stories. This is the first printing of the 2nd edition, with the first edition coming out in 1931. A 2nd printing of the 2nd edition came in 1937. Edited by Colin De La Mare and introduction by Walter De La Mare. It include stories by many of the greats including, Le Fanu, Blackwood, MR James, Bierce, Dunsany, Hartley and more for 19 total stories. A fine book with light gray boards and red stamping on the spine. VG+ DJ with some minor edgewear and chipping. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Ghost Gleams
by W. J. Wintle
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Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Original published in 1921, the original being one of the most elusive titles in the genre. Limited to 500 copies, this copy as new in a like DJ, jacket with an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Ghost Gleams
by W. J. Wintle
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Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Original published in 1921, the original being one of the most elusive titles in the genre. Limited to 500 copies, this copy as new in a like DJ, jacket with an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Ghost Realm
by Paul Finch
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Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2008. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 400 copies, book and jacket both in as new condition, jacket now with an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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