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Through the Year with Browning
by Browning, Mrs. (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
- Condition
- Used - Contents are Near Fine with tight binding & bright gilt but boards are Poor, detached w leather spine crumbling
- Edition
- Presumed 1st
- Published
- nd [circa 1900]
- Binding
- Flexible tan & green suede leather boards stamped w black deco design & backed w white paper, with black & gilt title box, gilt
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Boston: DeWolfe, Fisk & Co, nd [circa 1900]. Presumed 1st. Flexible tan & green suede leather boards stamped w black deco design & backed w white paper, with black & gilt title box, gilt edges. Contents are Near Fine with tight binding & bright gilt but boards are Poor, detached w leather spine crumbling. A daybook with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Songs of Democracy
by Whitman, Walt
- Condition
- Used - Very Good w fep torn out, slight wear to corners, owner signature on 1st page of Introduction, else clean & tight w bright spine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1919
- Binding
- Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt spine print
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 68.54
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New York: David McKay Publ, 1919. First edition. Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt spine print. Very Good w fep torn out, slight wear to corners, owner signature on 1st page of Introduction, else clean & tight w bright spine print. Rare compilation of poems on Whitman*s favorite themes.
5-1/4 x 7-3/4, 187 pp Item Price
SGD 68.54
POEMS of HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW: New Revised Edition--
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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- Used - Good overall w owner stamp on fep (dated 4/26/1890), first signature (pp i-xiv) detached but binding is otherwise tight, light e
- Published
- 1886
- Binding
- Hardcover in pale green pictorial boards (dogwood flowers & decorative borders), stamped in black & gilt, all edges gilt
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 54.84
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1886. Hardcover in pale green pictorial boards (dogwood flowers & decorative borders), stamped in black & gilt, all edges gilt. Good overall w owner stamp on fep (dated 4/26/1890), first signature (pp i-xiv) detached but binding is otherwise tight, light edgewear and soiling, spine faded. A deluxe edition of Longfellow*s poems with numerous… Read more about this item Item Price
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The LADY OF THE LAKE: A Poem in Six Cantos
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Condition
- Used - Fair-Good w detached Scotch-taped boards, owner signature (dated 03) on fep else unmarked, edges of boards fraying, bright gilt
- Published
- nd {Introduction is dated 1830]
- Binding
- Small Hardcover in flexible padded leather light brown boards w gilt medallion in front, gilt titling & decorations on spine, se
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 171.36
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell Co Publ, nd {Introduction is dated 1830]. Small Hardcover in flexible padded leather light brown boards w gilt medallion in front, gilt titling & decorations on spine, sewn binding, detached red ribbon place-marker, top edge gilt. Fair-Good w detached Scotch-taped boards, owner signature (dated 03) on fep else unmarked, edges of boards fraying, bright… Read more about this item Item Price
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SIMONE, a Novel.
by Feuchtwanger, Lion; translated by G.A. Hermann
- Condition
- Used - Very Good tight unmarked.
- Edition
- Probable BCE.
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover in blue embossed boards w gilt spine print, no jascket.
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- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 13.71
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New York: Viking Press, 1944. Probable BCE.. Hardcover in blue embossed boards w gilt spine print, no jascket.. Very Good tight unmarked.. WW2-era novel set in France, by a master of psychological analysis. Nice clean HB copy.
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The Richard Erdoes Illustrated Treasury of Classic UNLAUNDERED LIMERICKS
by Erdoes, Richard; introduction by Isaac Asimov
- Condition
- Used - Very Good unmarked
- Edition
- Presumed 1st
- Published
- c1975
- Binding
- Trade Paperback in color pictorial wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 47.98
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New York: Balsam Press, c1975. Presumed 1st. Trade Paperback in color pictorial wraps. Very Good unmarked. [Since a limerick*s limits are close, The text cannot dare get verbose. Combined with the lyrical Drawings satirical-- A winner, this book by Erdoes!]
6 x 9, 160 pp, b/w dwgs. Nice clean copy of scarce title. Item Price
SGD 47.98
Lasher
by Rice, Anne
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- Used - HC, dj; Fine.
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Published
- 1993
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- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 24.68
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NY: Knopf, 1993. 1st ed. HC, dj; Fine.. Rice brings us again � even more magically � into the midst of the dynasty of witches she introduced in The Witching Hour.
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The POEMS and SONGS of ROBERT BURNS--
by Burns, Robert; edited by Andrew Lang and W.A. Craige
- Condition
- Used - Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover in red cloth boards, white paste-on title box, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 24.68
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NY: Dood Mead & Co, 1899. 2nd edition. Hardcover in red cloth boards, white paste-on title box, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled. Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but binding otherwise tight. Burns to the max, in a good clean tight copy.
6-1/4… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tales from Shakespeare
by Lamb, Charles & Mary
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- Used - HC, dj; Fine in dj worn at edges.
- Edition
- 14th prntg
- Published
- 1942
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 16.45
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NY: Crowell Co, 1942. 14th prntg. HC, dj; Fine in dj worn at edges.. a series of stories which has served to introduce the works of the great playwright to new generations ... of young people. With full-page illustrations by Elinore Blaisdell.
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SGD 16.45
She (retold)
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Condition
- Used - PB; Fair w worn wraps; title & credits pages missing, others intact.
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Published
- 1949
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- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 20.56
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NY: Dell, 1949. 1st ed. PB; Fair w worn wraps; title & credits pages missing, others intact.. One of Haggard*s most famous novels, set in the ancient ruins of Kor.
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No Strange Tongue, And Other Stories
by Nye, Helena May
- Condition
- Used - Good Plus unmarked, front wrap & 1st two sheets detached, edgewear, contents unmarked
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- Christmas 1922
- Binding
- Paperback in plain blue wraps w black titling, sewn binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 68.54
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Cedar Rapids IA: The Bookfellows, Christmas 1922. First edition. Paperback in plain blue wraps w black titling, sewn binding. Good Plus unmarked, front wrap & 1st two sheets detached, edgewear, contents unmarked. Three stories: No Strange Tongue, The Little House of Annie Lees, and In the Presence of the Hills. Taped to fep is an envelope containing… Read more about this item Item Price
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JANICE MEREDITH
by Ford, Paul Leicester
- Condition
- Used - Very Good overall, nice bright cover inset, contents unmarked & tight., light dampstains on the edge of first 80 pages, slightly
- Edition
- First Canadian printing
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover in tan cloth boards w woman*s color portrait oval pasted on and ringed w decorative silver print.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 54.84
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Toronto: Copp Clark Co Ltd, 1899. First Canadian printing. Hardcover in tan cloth boards w woman*s color portrait oval pasted on and ringed w decorative silver print.. Very Good overall, nice bright cover inset, contents unmarked & tight., light dampstains on the edge of first 80 pages, slightly darkened spine. A turn of the century historical novel about… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Condition
- Used - HB, no dj; Good, inside cover hinge torn.
- Published
- 1937
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 13.71
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Spencer Press: Reading PA, 1937. HB, no dj; Good, inside cover hinge torn.. Part of Immortal Masterpieces of Literature series. Kidnapped: Being the memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751.
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SGD 13.71
Fisherman of the Inland Sea
by Le Guin, Ursula K.
- Condition
- HC, no dj; As New.
- Published
- 1994
- Quantity Available
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 47.98
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NY: HarperPrism, 1994. HC, no dj; As New.. Prepublication edition of 1500 copies.
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SGD 47.98
POEMS and TWO MEN OF SANDY BAR, A Drama--
by Harte, Bret
- Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked, slight wear at spine ends else perfect
- Edition
- Riverside Edition
- Published
- 1904
- Binding
- Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt signature & border, gilt print on spine, top edge gilt
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 27.42
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NY: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1904. Riverside Edition. Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt signature & border, gilt print on spine, top edge gilt. Fine unmarked, slight wear at spine ends else perfect. Over 100 poems plus his 4-act play. Exceptionally nice condition for its age, clean bright & crisp, a real find.
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SGD 27.42