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Poor Things
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Poor Things

by Gray, Alasdair

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First US Edition/First Printing
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780151730766
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 392.49

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New York and San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The book that inspired the much acclaimed film. First United States edition stated with full letter sequence ABCDE denoting First Printing. In blue decorative cloth with silver foil to type and design motif. Very light ding to bottom of front board. Sharp corners,… Read more about this item
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The Man in the Queue
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The Man in the Queue

by Daviot, Gordon(Josephine Tey)

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
First US Edition/First Printing
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 523.32

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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1929. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. The first of the author's 'Alan Grant' novels published under her pseudonym. Statement on copyright page dated 1929 with no other printings mentioned. In lavender cloth with yellow type. Bump to bottom front corner with lesser ding to bottom rear. Small sticker shadow to front board and… Read more about this item
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The Acid House

The Acid House

by Welsh, Irvine

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
First US Edition/First Printing
Published
1995
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780393312805
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 26.17

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New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1995. First US Edition/First Printing. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. Full number line 1-10. True first edition and printing as paperback in the US. Nice square spine with light edgewear to covers and some corner wear. Some light scuffing. Flapped trade paperback.
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The Book of Ballads

The Book of Ballads

by Gaultier, Bon(Martin, Sir Theodore); Doyle, Leech and Crowquill (Illustrators)

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
Fourteenth Edition
Published
1884
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 26.17

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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. Fourteenth Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In green pictorial cloth with gilt and black to illustrations and type. Beveled boards with rubbing through at corners. Some wear at spine ends. Tinted top page ends faded and some smudges to bottom page ends. Short gift inscription to ffep and name to verso with… Read more about this item
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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

by Welsh, Irvine

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
First US Edition/First Printing
Published
1996
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780393314809
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 26.17

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New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1996. First US Edition/First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. Full number line 1-10. True first edition and printing as paperback in the US which predated the first hardcover edition by 6 years. Nice square spine with light edgewear to covers.
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SGD 26.17
Lanark

Lanark

by Gray, Alasdair

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
First US Edition Thus/1st Printings
Published
1981
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780060908621
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 52.33

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New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First US Edition Thus/1st Printings. Paperback. Good/N/A. First Trade Paperback Edition with First U.S. Edition stated and full number line 10-1. Small 'Silver Star' stamped towards top of front cover - remainder stamp? One 3/4 inch tear to top of rear cover. Light wear to spine ends corners. Some staining/discoloration to tops… Read more about this item
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

by Smith, Adam and John M. Lothian

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First UK Edition Thus/First Printing
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 32.71

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London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1963. First UK Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Delivered in the University of Glasgow by Adam Smith and reported by a student 1762-1763. Assumed first printing with no further printings mentioned. In navy blue cloth with gilt to type on spine and blue tinted top page ends.Light ding to bottom… Read more about this item
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The Lay of The Last Minstrel, With Notes and a Chronological Summary of His Life and Index

The Lay of The Last Minstrel, With Notes and a Chronological Summary of His Life and Index

by Scott, Sir Walter

Condition
Used - Fair
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
Reprint Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 78.50

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Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. Small hardcover circa 1900 covered in tartan cloth and with bright gilt to type and page ends. Fraying to fabric on spine and a lesser extent corners and adjacent. Front hinge split at endpapers, but still just holding. Tipped in photo as frontispiece and throughout book.
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Kidnapped - Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751

Kidnapped - Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
Reprint Edition
Published
1909
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. A nice early reprint edition from the uniform set in green cloth and gilt. Only some light wear with tiny spots of fray to corners of spine ends. Top page ends gilt. Deckle edge to front and bottom page ends and frontispiece. Clean with tight binding. Illustrated.
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El Senor de Ballantrae(The Master of Ballantrae)

El Senor de Ballantrae(The Master of Ballantrae)

by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Manuel Barbera and Cristobal Arteche(Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Poor
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
Reprint Ediiton
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 39.25

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Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1958. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Poor/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Wear/rubbing to edges, spine ends and corners Some fading to spine. Front spine crease was split and has been reglued. Text block is also mostly split 30 pages in. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive used and tanning to… Read more about this item
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La Isla de la Aventura(The Ebb-Tide)

La Isla de la Aventura(The Ebb-Tide)

by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Isidoro Gelstein and Ernesto Garcia (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
Reprint Ediiton
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 45.79

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Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1974. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Good/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Light wear to spine ends and fading to spine. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive used and tanning to pages due to poor quality of materials used. Some foxing to page ends. #59 In Spanish.
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Greyhound for Breakfast

Greyhound for Breakfast

by Kelman, James

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First US Edition/First Printing
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374166878
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1
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Albany, California, USA
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SGD 13.08

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Booker Prize winning author. Unread and unclipped.
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SGD 13.08