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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald; Illustration from the Paintings of H. Shakina; Calligraphy by Y. Khanlarzadeh ; In Five Languages: Persian, English, German, French and Arabic
by Omar Khayyám
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789649282763
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 265.94
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Tehran: Gooya Art House, 2002. Hardcover in jacket and slipcase. Second printing, Fall 2002 (5000 copies). Beige silk over boards with gilt lettering in an illustrated jacket and an illustrated slipcase. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket and Near Fine slipcase. Unmarked. Jacket and slipcase both show light wear to corners and edges. Not from a library. 280 pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 265.94
Iliad and the Odyssey
by Homer; Michael Dirda (intro); Samuel Butler (preface)
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Published
- 2014
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781435152991
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 19.03
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New York: Fall River Press, 2014. Hardcover. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi + 731 pages.
Two of the greatest adventure stories of all time, these timeless epics of war, duty, honor, and revenge are filled with magic, mystery, and an assortment of gods and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.03
Slave Song
by David Dabydeen
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- As New
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1984
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9788788213089
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 32.66
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Mundelstrup, Denmark: Dangaroo Press, 1984. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 72 pages. Winner of the 1984 Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Songs of frustration and defiance from African slaves and indentured Indian laborers are expressed in a lyrical Guyanese Creole in these provocative poems. An insightful critical apparatus of English translations surrounds these… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 32.66
Rented Rooms
by David Dabydeen; Alison Brackenbury; David Dabydeen; Clive Bush; Linton Kwesi Johnson; Rolf Lass; Pauline Melville
- Condition
- As New
- Published
- 2001
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781871049404
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 19.03
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Coventry, UK: Dangaroo Press, 2001. Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Unread. Undamaged. 53 pages. Item Price
SGD 19.03
Outlaw Odes
by Garrett Phelan
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2015
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- Staple-Bound Pamphlet
- ISBN
- 9781943826001
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 16.30
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Simsbury, Connecticut: Antrim House, October 2015. Staple-bound pamphlet. First Edition. Near Fine. Gift inscription from author, otherwise as new. 48 pages. The poems in Outlaw Odes balance deftly on a high wire stretched between life within and without the law, between distrust of the establishment and a passionate defense of all those treated unfairly by circumstance. Item Price
SGD 16.30
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Omar Khayyam; Omar Khayyám; Edward FitzGerald (trans)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Published
- 1938
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 109.04
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New York: Illustrated Editions, [c. 1938]. Hardcover in illustrated slipcase. Black textured leather over boards with red, green and gilt title and illustrations to front and spine. Very thick paper. Nine magnificent mounted color lithographs. Top edge died deep red. Deckled fore-edge. Near Fine book in a Fair slipcase. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Title and illustrations to cover… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 109.04
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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes (Signed, Limited Edition in Slipcase)
by Faith Jaques; Zena Sutherland
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Published
- September 1990
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- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781852132736
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 149.95
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London: Orchard Books, September 1990. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter-bound in dark grey cloth with dove grey sides. Silver titles and top edge. Silver silk ribbon marker. Illustrated endpapers. Dove grey slipcase. Presentation copy of a Limited Edition of 250 copies. Flat-signed by illustrator Faith Jaques, the noted children's book author, illustrator, artist, and advocate. Fine book in a Near… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 149.95
Paradise Lost, edited by Merritt Y. Hughes (Odyssey Series in Literature)
by John Milton; Merritt Y. Hughes (ed)
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- Used - Good
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 21.75
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New York: The Odyssey Press, n.d. [c. 1935]. Hardcover. Tenth printing. Good. Discarded school textbook. Spine cracked. Notes and underlining in pencil. lvi + 422 pages. Item Price
SGD 21.75
Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes
by Isaac Taylor Headland
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1900
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 177.29
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Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1900. Hardcover. No additional printings listed. Illustrated boards backed in yellow cloth. Good+ book / no jacket. No prior ownership marking. Spine straight and sound. Edges and corners worn to boards. Not from a library. 160 pages; frontis, profusely illustrated. Item Price
SGD 177.29
Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire
by Diane Ackerman
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Published
- October 2003
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780060555290
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 14.18
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New York: Harper Perennial, October 2003. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full numberline. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light wear to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 147 pages.
At the heart of Origami Bridges is the delicate relationship of trust between analyst and patient, a relationship… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 14.18
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Teen-Age Blues
by Nancy Pepper
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition, second printing
- Published
- March 1948
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 34.03
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New York: Julian Messner. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing, March 1948. Inscribed and signed by author on FFEP. Very Good book / No jacket. Text block pristine. Spine tight, with a slight tilt, ends bumped and frayed. Cover clean and bright. Not from a library. 72 pages. B&W illustrations by Abbi Damerow. Contents: Good Times; Telephone Topics; What Price Glamour;… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.03
Jokes and More Jokes
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1955
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 13.57
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New York: Scholastic, 1955. Paperback. T-32. 20th printing, April 1974. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No tears, folds, or creases. vi + 122 pages. "Better than a double dose of laughing gas"....122 pages of zany puns, tall stories, cartoons and wisecracks. You'll relish… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 13.57
New England Legends and Folklore
by Samuel Adams Drake; Harry Hansen (ed)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- November 1967
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780803849983
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 23.12
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New York: Hastings House, November 1967. Hardcover. Third printing, October 1972. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Text block pristine. Gift inscription to FFEP. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows age toning and light edgewear with two quarter-inch tears at spine head. Nor from a library. No remainder mark. 192 pages. Numerous black & white photos. Full title:… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 23.12
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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete. Edited by His Sister Lady Trevelyan. In Eight Volumes.
by Thomas Babington Macaulay; Lord Macaulay; Hannah More Macaulay Trevelyan; Lady Trevelyan
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1875
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 1,220.60
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London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. 8vo (9 x 6 x 15 inches). Three-quarter bound in black morocco-grain cloth with marbled-paper sides. Spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. First vol. has frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Armoral bookplate of Howell Wharton Bickley… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,220.60
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Poems I Remember
by John Kieran (ed)
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Published
- 1945
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 12.21
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Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing, 1942. Hardcover. 1945 reprint. Reddish-brown cloth on boards. Good book / no jacket. Prior owner's name and bookplate on inside cover, otherwise interior is clean. Pages tanned. Shelf wear to cover. Spine cracked. 8vo. 565 pages.
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SGD 12.21
