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John Dee: The World of the Elizabethan Magus
by Peter J. French
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Reprint edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780744800791
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- 1
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SGD 60.58
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New York, NY: Routledge & Kegan Paul: Ark Paperbacks. Very Good+. 1987. Reprint edition; First Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; faint creases near the lower front corner tip; faint foxing or 'mottling' to the white background field of the rear panel of the wrapper cover; the pages … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 60.58
Patty Hearst
by Patricia Campbell Hearst with Alvin Moscow
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780380706518
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 60.58
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New York, NY: Avon Books. 1988. 1st Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1988) , First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good- in Wraps: shows numerous stress creases to the backstrip; a very faint crease near the upper corner tip; a single page leaf is dog-eared; a small scuff to the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 60.58
Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood At the Edge of the World
by Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 2004
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780316735490
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 12.93
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company: Back Bay Books. Very Good+. 2004. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1994) ; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows a crease near the upper front corner; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; a page has… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.93
Pushkin: A Biography
by David Magarshack
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1969
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- Paperback
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 26.92
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New York, NY: Grove Press: Evergreen Books. Very Good+. 1969. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1969) , so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows sparse, faint foxing at outside edges of page block and endpapers; the mildest wear to the extremities; a very light crease at the backstrip; a price has been neatly… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 26.92
The War's Long Shadow: China, Russia, Britain, America: the Second World War and its Aftermath
by Bradley F. Smith
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780671524340
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 26.92
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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1986) . First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows mild shelf-rubbing to the bottom edges of the tan boards; a hint of crimp to the crimson … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 26.92
Autobiography: Including in One Volume: 'A Small Boy & Others', Notes of a Son & Brother', and 'the Middle Years'
by Henry James
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780691014081
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 22.35
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good+. 1983. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows a couple of fine creases to the backstrip; mild wear to the extremities; the faintest creases to a couple of the corners: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 22.35
My Life As an Author and Editor
by H. L. Mencken
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Paperback.
- ISBN
- 9780679741022
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 21.54
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New York, NY: Random House: Vintage. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback.. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows the expected tanning to the text pages due to aging; a faint crease at the top of the front 'hinge'; the binding is very slightly cocked but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 21.54
Florence Sabin: Colorado Woman of the Century
by Elinor Bluemel
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 74.04
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Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition (1959) , unstated. Very Good in Very Good- DJ: Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; the binding leans slightly and is somewhat cocked but remains secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 74.04
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: A Gift for Life
by Dorothy Herrmann
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; Second Printing
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140232387
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 12.93
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New York, NY: Penguin Books. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition Thus; Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; a crease to the rear panel and a much fainter, smaller crease near the lower front corner; a barely discernible dampstain to the upper corner tips of a few pages… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.93
In the Beginning: A Memoir
by Irina Ratushinskaya
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition USA (1991), so stated; First Printing
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394571416
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 29.89
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition USA (1991), so stated; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition USA (1991) , so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 29.89
The Suffering God: Selected Letters to Galatea and to Papastephanou
by Nilos Kazantzakis
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780892410880
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 87.50
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New Rochelle, NY: Caratzas Brothers, Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1979) unstated in accordance with Caratzas Brothers' customary, but to universally employed practice. No subsequent printings noted. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows very mild wear to the extremities with a hint… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 87.50
K.
by Roberto Calasso
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition USA; First Printing
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781400076123
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 20.19
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New York, NY: Random House: Vintage International. Near Fine. 2006. 1st Edition USA; First Printing. Paperback. First Editon Thus Uin the USA (2006). First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows two pages creased in the "Sources" section at the end of the book; else flawless; the binding is square and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.19
Francis Dana: A Puritan Diplomat at the Court of Catherine the Great.
by W.P. Cresson.
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- Used
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- First Edition (1930), unstated, but implied: no subsequent print
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- 1930.
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 87.50
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New York, NY The Dial Press: Lincoln Mac Veagh , 1930. Hardcover First Edition (1930), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with The Dial Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1930), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings and same date at the title and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 87.50
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter.
by Adeline Yen Mah .
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complet
- Published
- 1999.
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780767904186
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 10.77
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New York, NY Broadway Books, 1999. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps with an easily removeable vinyl protective cover in Very Good+ condition, showing a couple of nicks and snags: The Book… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 10.77
Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia.
by Mark Salzman.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a c
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- 1995.
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679767787
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 8.89
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New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest lean to the spine; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 8.89
I Refuse: Memories of a Vietnam War Objector.
by Donald L. Simons.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1992), unstated.
- Published
- 1992.
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780962002434
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 13.74
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Trenton, NJ Broken Rifle Press, 1992. Paperback First Edition (1992), unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 13.74
Palimpsest: A Memoir.
by Gore Vidal .
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a c
- Published
- 1995.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679440383
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 33.66
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New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, beginning with the numeral '2' in accordance with Random House's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of rubbing to the front corner tips; a touch… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 33.66
Benjamin Disraeli.
by Adam Kirsch.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete num
- Published
- 2008.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780805242492
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 26.92
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New York, NY Schocken, 2008. Hardcover First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 26.92
The Memoirs of Elias Canetti (The Tongue Set Free, The Torch in My Ear, and The Play of the Eyes).
by Elias Canetti.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1999); so stated.
- Published
- 1999.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374199500
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 195.20
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New York, NY Farrar Staus Giroux:, 1999. Hardcover First Edition (1999); so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The book shows a hint of wear to the heel of the backstrip; a small coffee-like stain to the lower fore-edge and a small faint smudge nearby it; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 195.20
The Torch in My Ear.
by Elias Canetti.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1983); Second Printing (1983).
- Published
- 1983.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374518042
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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SGD 20.19
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New York, NY Farrar Staus Giroux: Noonday Press , 1983. Paperback First Edition Thus (1983); Second Printing (1983). Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of wear to the outer edges of the front panel and a touch of toning to the outside edges of the inside of the rear cover; else flawless; the binding is square and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.19