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A Summary of Wit and Wisdom
by LEWIS, Fred E.
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- Used - Good +
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- No Jacket - As Published
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- First Edition
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- 1947
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Allentown, PA: Central Distributing Agency, 1947. Bound in gold and black and white wraps, with a photo of Mr. Lewis on the front panel. Unpaginated, but approx. 100 pp. of newspaper columns from 1946-1947 that were printed in the Call-Chronicle in Allentown, PA. Tape repair to bottom of spine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket -… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 47.98
I Feel Bad Abount My Neck (Signed)
by EPHRON, Nora
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 2006
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 404.42
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NY: Knopf, 2006. Bound in orange boards, stamped in white in bright yellow dust jacket. This copy is inscribed and signed by Ms. Ephron on the title page. The first edition (stated). The odd thing about this book is that it is an ex-library book, but it only has two stamps (one at the top edge… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 404.42
A Summary of Wit and Wisdom
by LEWIS, Fred E.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - As Published
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- First Edition
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- 1947
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 75.40
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Allentown, PA: Central Distributing Agency, 1947. Bound in gold and black and white wraps, with a photo of Mr. Lewis on the front panel. Unpaginated, but approx. 100 pp. of newspaper columns from 1946-1947 that were printed in the Call-Chronicle in Allentown, PA. Light wear to bottom of spine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket -… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 75.40
Writing in the Dark
by GROSSMAN, David
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First British Edition
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 28.79
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London: Bloomsbury, 2008. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in illustrated dust jacket. A 131 pp. book on literature and politics by the noted Jewish writer. . First British Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
SGD 28.79
The Islands in Between; Essays on West Indian Literature
by JAMES, Louis; Ed.
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Very Good +
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- First British Edition
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 30.16
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London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1968. Edited & with an introduction by Louis James; contributors include Jean Creary, Mervyn Morris, Bill Carr, Barrie Davies, and John Hearne; black & white plates; minor fading to spine of dust jacket. 166pp.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +. Item Price
SGD 30.16
Irons in the Fire
by MCPHEE, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 23.31
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NY: FSG, 1997. Fine in fine dust jacket. 216 pp. The first edition of this book of eight stories by the noted author of "The Pine Barrens" and "Oranges".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
SGD 23.31
U.S. Journal (Signed)
by TRILLIN, Calvin
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good + - Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 33.59
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NY: Dutton, 1971. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold; in matching dust jacket. A 314 pp. book of essays by the noted author. Book flaps are pasted to endpapers (but this is not a library book -- done by the previous owner). Signed (signature only) on the half title page. . Signed by Author.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 33.59
Killings (Signed)
by TRILLIN, Calvin
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 75.40
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NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1984. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold over tan boards. In matching dust jacket. A 231 pp. book of essays by the noted author. Some minor uniform soiling to back panel of jacket. Signed (signature only) on the half title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 75.40
A Literary Education and Other Essays
by EPSTEIN, Joseph
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2014
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 44.55
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VA: Axios, 2014. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in a illustrated dust jacket depicting a pile of books. A 537 pp. book of essays by one of the best essayist of the past 50 years. Tight, clean, presumably unread copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
SGD 44.55
Stealing History (Signed)
by STERN, Gerald
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- Used - Good +
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 23.31
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TX: Trinity University, 2012. Bound in red boards, stamped in gold, in matching "fiery" dust jacket. The first edition of this book of 84 essays by the National Book Award winning author. Two flaws -- one corner shows chew marks, as does the botton of the spine. (Hence the low price). The book is signed… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 23.31
Hamilton -- Writings
by HAMILTON, Alexander
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- Reprint
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 32.90
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NY: Library of America, 2001. As new copy -- still in shrinkwrap -- so I don't know the edition, nor the number of pages but I would estimate at greater than 350 pp. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
SGD 32.90
Changing My Mind -- Occasional Essays
by SMITH, Zadie
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First American Edition
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 39.76
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NY: Penguin Books, 2009. Bound in turquoise and white boards, stamped in gold. Tight, clean copy of this 306 pp. collection of essays by the prolific writer. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
SGD 39.76
Wallflower at the Orgy
by EPHRON, Nora
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- Used - Very Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 198.78
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NY: Viking, 1970. Bound in black cloth and purple boards. This is the true first edition of this title. Retains original $5.95 on front flap of jacket. The front flap of the dust jacket shows a slight diagonal crease. A well above average copy of Ephron's second book (first hardcover pub.), preceeded by the paperback "Now Here's… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 198.78
A Desert Harvest - New and Selected Essays
by BERGER, Bruce
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2019
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 30.85
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NY: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 2019. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in desert illustrated dust jacket. A collection of 20 essays by noted essays. Known for Desert subjects. 252 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
SGD 30.85
Time Travel and Papa Joe's Pipe
by LIGHTMAN, Alan P.
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- Used - Very Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 37.70
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NY: Scribners, 1984. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silver in matching illustrated dust jacket. The first edition (number line ending in "1") of the author's first book. He is the noted author of Einstein's Dreams. 168 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++. Item Price
SGD 37.70
The Ralph Nader Reader (Signed)
by NADER, Ralph
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- Second Edition
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 30.16
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NY: Seven Stories Press, 2000. Bound in Stiff wraps with a full picture of Ralph Nader on the front panel. A 439 pp. book of Nader's writings. Signed on the half-title page by Mr. Nader. Intro by Barbara Ehrenreich. . Signed By Author. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Item Price
SGD 30.16
Unpopular Opinions
by SAYERS, Dorothy L.
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First American Edition
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 116.53
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1947. Bound in green cloth, stamped in gold, lacking the dust jacket. This is a really scarce first edition of essays by the noted author/mystery writer. Previous owner's neat name to front endpaper. Checkmarks on list of books opposite the title page. 236 pp. Overall, a tight, clean copy.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 116.53
Playing in the Dark
by MORRISON, Toni
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780674673779
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 54.15
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MA: Harvard University, 1992. The first edition/first printing of this rather scarce 92 pp. book subtitled "Whiteness and the Literary Imagination". Part of the William E. Massey, Sr. Lectures in the History of Civilization series. Tight, clean copy with bright dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
SGD 54.15
Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
by Krugman, Paul
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2020
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781324005018
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 26.73
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NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2020. Bound in gray boards, stamped in gold. The first edtiion of this 444 pp. book of the noted Economist's collection of essays. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
SGD 26.73
Three Essays
by MANN, Thomas
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1932
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 239.91
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London: Martin Secker, 1932. Bound in green cloth that shows a tiny tear to top of spine and a bit of mottling to top of front panel. . This is a scarce Mann first edition (only five copies on OCLC/Worldcat. 261 pp. Essays on Goethe and Tolstoy, Frederick the Great and the Occult. A most… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 239.91