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by Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal is the author of twenty-two novels, five plays, many screenplays and short stories, more than two hundred essays, and a memoir. His most recent novel is The Golden Age, and his new essay collection, The Last Empire: Essays 1993?2000, has just been published.
Belles Lettres Books & Ephemera
Cruel monde
by Amedee Pasquier
La Pensee Universelle, 1988. Couverture souple. Très bon. Mild scuffing of wraps, spine cocked: still a nice copy.
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SGD 11.78
Le livre d'amour
by Raoul Follereau
Fondation Raoul Follereau, 1997. Staplebound. Good. Presque TBE, 9 x 13 cm., 94 pages
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SGD 11.78
Nos Actes Nous Suivent: L'idee de l'ethnie et la philosophie nietzscheenne dans le roman historique de Saint Loup
by Myron Kok
Comfybadger Publications, 2011. Soft cover. Near Fine. Minor edge wear, still looks new.
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SGD 51.54
Manuel de philosophie thomiste Tome II Critériologie Méthodologie Morale Théologie naturelle Tables générales
by Collin, Henri
Téqui & Fils, 1940. Soft cover. Fair. Interior in fine condition as are paper wraps, the binding however is has two stress lines in the spine and chipping at the tips as well.
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SGD 32.40
Play It As It Lays
by Didion, Joan
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990. Soft cover. Good. POS, mild general wear especially on corners.
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SGD 38.29
Handbook of Jungian Psychology: Theory, Practice and Applications
by Papadopoulos, Renos K
Routledge, 2006. Soft cover. Near Fine. Light shelf wear to covers, still almost new. 394 pages
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SGD 58.90
Modern Drama, Volume 39 (Fall 1996) Number 3
by Graduate Center for Study of Drama
University of Toronto Press, 1996. Soft cover. Good. Fine interior, solid binding, scuffed covers and bumped tail.
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SGD 14.73
Les Civilises
by Claude Farrère
FLAMMARION, 1921. Half-Leather. Good. Superbe reilure demi-cuir: rebound in half leather and half marbled boards, spine has 4 raised bands, gilt title/author & anchor emblem. Original paperback wraps not retained. Yellowed text and light shelf wear. Later printing, circa 1930.
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SGD 29.45
Oeuvres Complètes Ilustrées de Anatole France. Clio. Histoire Comique. Sur la Pierre Blanche. Tome XIII
by France, Anatole
Calmann-Lévy, 1927. Soft cover. Good. Excellent interior, both text and illustrations in fine condition. Binding is solid but there are several stress lines on the spine which is also somewhat sunned. Includes jacket, small chips at both ends of spine, mild wear overall.
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SGD 44.18
Ninth Wave
by Eugene Burdick
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascinating period novel with great detail on Southern California. Mild rounding of spine with separation gap, opens readily to pastedowns, otherwise binding is fine. Foxing to top edge, yellowing edges, generally very well conserved with fine interior. BCE missing dust jacket.
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SGD 29.45
![13: After [An anthology published by the 2007 MFA class of the Writing and Consciousness program of the New College of California]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/342/704/1448704342.0.b.jpg)
13: After [An anthology published by the 2007 MFA class of the Writing and Consciousness program of the New College of California]
San Francisco: New College of California, 2007. Soft cover. Good. 152 x 277mm; fine interior with moderately scuffed wraps, a few rub marks, one creased corner. Anthology of poetry, short stories, 136 pages.
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SGD 29.45
![La Tulipe Noire [complet] edition francaise](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/798/912/1294912798.0.b.jpg)
La Tulipe Noire [complet] edition francaise
by Alexandre Dumas
Famot, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ as Issued. Minimal wear, bel exemplaire. Roman intégral complet (en 1 volume).
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SGD 14.73
Pensées (Folio Classique)
by Blaise Pascal
Gallimard, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Worn creased covers, one spine crease, slightly yellowed text.
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SGD 22.09
Chefs'd'oeuvre de Corneille : Rodogune - Le Menteur
by Corneille
Librairie de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 1913. 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Fair. POS. Tattered deckle edges and paper wraps, yellowed but perfectly legible text, 9.8 x 14.3 cm., binding is intact but weak due to multiple cracks with corresponding stress lines in spine which also has chipped tips. Though title page clearly states 1913 the 3 page publisher catalog printed on the paper wraps dates from 1908. Number 201 in the series Collection des meilleurs auteurs anciens et modernes...
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SGD 8.84
Les Sept Sacrements
by Larrouy, Maurice
Les Editions De France, 1930. Half-Leather. Good. Superbe reilure demi-cuir: rebound in half leather and half marbled boards, spine has 4 raised bands, gilt title/author & anchor emblem. Original plain paperback front cover retained. Yellowed text and POS otherwise minimal wear.
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SGD 22.09
Les immortels chefs d'oeuvre: les enfants terribles - opium - colette
by Jean Cocteau
Editions Rombaldi, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Jean Cocteau. Très Bon Etat. Tire sur velin creme. Dorure en couverture. Collection Les Immortels Chefs D' Oeuvre. Cet ouvrage est le tome IV des oeuvres de Jean Cocteau. No apparent defects, minimal wear.
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SGD 22.09
![Une Certaine Mulâtresse [French edition of Mulata de Tal]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/473/057/1167057473.0.b.jpg)
Une Certaine Mulâtresse [French edition of Mulata de Tal]
by Miguel Angel Asturias; Claude Couffon
Albatross, 1974. Soft cover. Good.
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SGD 14.73
NEW ENGLISH SHORT STORIES
by Edward J. O'Brien, editor
Jonathan Cape, 1937. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. POS ex-libris Roger Perrineau; some fading of the boards; separation gap; discreet pen marks in page margins hard to see at first glance. Florin Books Series.
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SGD 22.09
RIKKI-TIKKI -TAVI / THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD
by Rudyard Kipling ; Marc L. Rocher
Didier, 1961. Staplebound. Good. 1961. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage. 35 pages VO + 2 exemplaires de le FASICULE de 27 pages contenant des notes et exercices en anglais et introduction en francais de Marc L. Rocher. Minor wear to covers, rubbed spine, the 2 copies of the exercise booklets are mildly yellowed.
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SGD 22.09
Choses vues _ souvenirs, journaux, cahiers 1830-1885
by Hugo, Victor
Paris: Quarto Gallimard, 2002. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps, 1416 pp text in French Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
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SGD 29.45
Histoire de La Litterature Francaise Depuis Ses Origines Jusqu'en 1830
by J Demogeot (Jacques) 1808-1894
Hachette, 1852. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Rare first edition that is not POD. Green leather spine with 6 raised bands, filets dores, gilt title and author in very good condition with mild wear overall and no obvious defects. The green marbled boards however are considerably worn with large rub marks and rubbed through on edges and corners. Text is in fair condition. Complete and easily readable but unattractive due to extensive foxing throughout. Writing on less than ten pages (one of which is...
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SGD 73.63
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Tales
by Ashley Bryan (Retold and illustrated by)
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Gift inscription by author on FFEP as well as signed on title page. Two large stains on illustrated cloth boards, missing the dust jacket, otherwise in fine condition. Publisher's note: Four traditional African tales--"The Foolish Boy," Lion and the Ostrich Chicks," "Jackal and Hare," and "The Son of the Wind" represent the diverse cultures of four African peoples, including the Hausa,...
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SGD 44.18
