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London; (1924): Jonathan Cape. First Edition. Octavo. 253pp. The story about a man shattered mentally and physically by war and despairing of life. Nature brings him back step by step to health and vigor. It is the fight of nature against the evil of civilization. Bound in black cloth, paper spine label, some off setting to label, light wear to corners, in decorative unclipped dust jacket lettered and illustrated in black and green, chipping to spine ends and corners, spine darkened, with some toning to edges. A very good copy.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Together with the Rare Publishers Salesmans Sample by Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) - 1885
by Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Together with the Rare Publishers Salesmans Sample
by Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens)
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New York: Charles Webster, 1885. First American Edition. Octavo. First American Edition after the first British edition. Frontispiece of Huckleberry Finn and portrait (a cancel) in first state with table cloth showing, title page a cancel, 366pp., illustrated, pg. 13 with "him and another" as listed as at p. 88, pg. 57 reads "with the was", final five in 155 is lower. [together with] The original green pictorial gilt cloth prospectus, with the copyright and title page dated 1885, blank order sheets at rear, morocco and calf binding samples at front. Clean bright copies in original green pictorial gilt cloth, pale pink endpapers. Two small news clippings tipped in, one refers to the $200,000 sale of a signed copy of Twains work, the other relates to his estate and his daughter, old booksellers description mounted to upper front free endpaper, and laid in is a short typed description to the present volume by the firm Hamill and Barker of Chicago. Francis Hamill and Margery Barker were two very well known women booksellers of Chicago. They sold a rare copy of the 15th century Gutenberg Bible to the Lilly Library. They introduced Virginia Woolf to the Americans and over a thirteen year span, they also purchased manuscripts, twenty-five diaries and various letters belonging to Virginia Woolf. Francis Hamill was also the first woman president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. Both books show very minor wear to spine ends and corners. The inner hinges of the Huckleberry Finn have been repaired. A handsome set with the very uncommon prospectus. A superb set housed together within a custom leather backed clamshell. [BAL 3415]. First American Edition. Octavo.
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The Black Soul
by O'Flaherty, Liam
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Vanderbilt Miscellany 1919-1944
by Beatty, Richmond Croom
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Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1944. First Edition. Octavo. 397pp. which contains Robert Penn Warren's "When the Light Gets Green" . Vanderbilt University was his alma mata and where he became associated with the group of poets there known as the Fugitives. illustrated by Marion Junkins of the Department of Fine Arts, bound in light brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A fine bright copy in nearly fine pictorial dust jacket showing only minute edge wear.
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All That Fall: a Play for Radio
by Beckett, Samuel
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London:(1957): Faber and Faber. First Edition. Small Octavo. 36(1)pp., bound in unclipped, self jacketed stiff paper wraps designed by Peter Snow, lettered and decorated in pink, black and light blues pine lettering black, minor light toning to edges, some off-setting to front endpapers otherwise near fine. "This title, established as a radio classic, will take its place as a piece of permanent literature
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The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni
by Waters, W.G. (translator)
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London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Limited Edition. Octavo. In three volumes limited to only 100 copies, this is copy #3, and is the first translation into English, illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates by E.R. Hughes, printed on Japanese vellum, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers, spine stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, spine ends chipped, short split to leather on upper joint of vol. I but not cracked through binding. The color plates are quite striking. A collection of Shakespearian romance novels.
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Somebody in Boots (signed)
by Algren, Nelson
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New York; (1935): The Vanguard Press. First Edition. Octavo. Author's first book inscribed and signed by him on the front free endpaper "For Harry Schwartz/May Allah be kind/God be good, his/business prosper/and his brandy/ cheep/Nelson/Algren/'58". 322pp., bound in rust cloth, spine lettering black, top edge red, very light bumping to corners, spine fading. Based on Algren's personal experiences of living in Texas and wandering throughout America during the Great Depression. A very good copy.
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New Poems (signed By the Author)
by Ford, Ford Madox
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New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1927. First Edition. Limited to 325 copies.Signed by author. 38pp A sound copy with chipping at top of spine. Leather label on front cover. Textured covers, spine slightly faded.
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The Black Soul
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London; (1924): Jonathan Cape. First Edition. Octavo. 253pp. The story about a man shattered mentally and physically by war and despairing of life. Nature brings him back step by step to health and vigor. It is the fight of nature against the evil of civilization. Bound in black cloth, paper spine label, some off setting to label, light wear to corners, in decorative unclipped dust jacket lettered and illustrated in black and green, chipping to spine ends and corners, spine darkened, with some toning to edges. A very good copy.
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Thou and You in Early Modern English Dialogues
by Walker, Terry
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Philadelphia; (2002): John Benjamins Publishing Co. Octavo. 339p. appendices; index. The You-Thou usage is examined in three speech-related genres from 1560-1760. Besides examining usages in drama and comedy, the quantitative and qualitative analysis usage in Trials and Depositions provides many important insights. Bound in paper covered boards lettered in black and white. A fine copy.
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The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni
by Waters, W.G. (translator)
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London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Limited Edition. Octavo. In three volumes limited to only 100 copies, this is copy #3, and is the first translation into English, illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates by E.R. Hughes, printed on Japanese vellum, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers, spine stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, spine ends chipped, short split to leather on upper joint of vol. I but not cracked through binding. The color plates are quite striking. A collection of Shakespearian romance novels.
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Somebody in Boots (signed)
by Algren, Nelson
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New York; (1935): The Vanguard Press. First Edition. Octavo. Author's first book inscribed and signed by him on the front free endpaper "For Harry Schwartz/May Allah be kind/God be good, his/business prosper/and his brandy/ cheep/Nelson/Algren/'58". 322pp., bound in rust cloth, spine lettering black, top edge red, very light bumping to corners, spine fading. Based on Algren's personal experiences of living in Texas and wandering throughout America during the Great Depression. A very good copy.
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Gypsies
by Greenfeld, Howard
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New York: Crown Publishers. An account of the Gypsy way of life, including its origins, history, traditions, customs, occupations, and the changes that modern living has occasioned. EX LIBRARY/USUAL MARKINGS. Profusely & WONDERFULLY illustrated w/photos, Introduction, Bibliography, Index, 111 clean, crisp & solid pp. Excellent Personal cpy/Reference! . Good. Hardcover. 1977.
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Kane & Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
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New York, 1979. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Has Jacket. Book is a book club edition. Quite a few closed tears, chips, and other signs of wear to the dust jacket. Some bumping to the boards at corners, edges and ends of the spine. Pages are clean.
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Cold Mountain
by Frazier, Charles
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NY: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good; Light foxing to fore-edges.. 1997. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. 0871136791 . Glossy softcover binding. An advance copy of Frazier's National Book Award-winning first novel, a wonderful Civil War tale about a Confederate soldier who deserts the army after being wounded and hospitalized and tries to make his way back to his North Carolina home and sweetheart. Later made into a great movie directed by Anthony Minghella. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts
by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)
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209 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brow cloth with dark green lettering to spine and cover over green boards. First edition, second state with half-title tipped to stub. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Chip at front edge, spine heal bumped, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural
by Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert (1871-1945)
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228 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's stiff boards with quarter brown spine and dark green lettering to spine label and cover. First edition, first issue. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Corners bumped and slightly chipped, spine heal rubbed, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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Red Pottage
by Cholmondeley, Mary
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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We Loved Them Once
by Rivers, Ronda
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NY: Vantage Press, 1954. Pages [135] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Tan boards, black lettering, clean, minor shelf wear. PO's name penned to endpaper. Set in 1950's America. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
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v+321 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. First British edition. St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter as a diversion from his debilitating illness. He alternated dictating St. Ives and The Weir of Hermiston but gradually lost interest in the former. The plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier, after his capture by the British. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, shelf wear, hinges and spine heal moderately rubbed, previous owner's name on front end paper else a very good copy.
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