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New Zealand: Penguin, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. first edition 2nd printing 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Aurora Dawn or, The True History of Andrew Reale by Herman Wouk - 1947
by Herman Wouk
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Aurora Dawn or, The True History of Andrew Reale
by Herman Wouk
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New York: Venture/Simon and Schuster, 1947. FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the FIRST EDITION of HERMAN WOUK'S very first novel: AURORA DAWN, written during his final year's on a WWII ship in the Pacific fleet. Later on, Wouk would win the Pulitzer Prize for CAINE MUTINY, and his WIND'S OF WAR would become a famous television mini-series. Many other novelists, publishers and historians have called Wouk "an American Tolstoy." The 1947 date on the copyright page matches the 1947 on the title page, making this a FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. 5 1/2" x 8 1/8", 241 pages, with the ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages = FINE: old price on first fep, light staining from glue on front reverse cover and first and last fep's, else very clear, tight, sharp, no additional marks. Cover (blue cloth boards with gold gilt design and "H W" on front, gold gilt particulars on spine) = very good plus: rubbing to all, bumping to lower front corner, else extremely tight, clear and square, with no added marks. ORIGINAL DUST JACKET (grey paper with sketch of a wedding couple front, particulars in pink and white) = Very Good: moderate chipping to outside and top edges, 1/2" tear to top of spine, some rubbing to spine, some type of label removed from back taking off some of the print, else entire, fully readable, colors true. A TRUE COLLECTOR'S EDITION!
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Mister Pip
by Jones Lloyd
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Eight Dramas
by Brown, John Gracen
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Brown, 1991. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. With one page ALS by author and one page copy of note author received from actor Jeremy Irons regarding his work. Plays include: The Judgement, In the Day of Josiah, The Mission, The Vineyard, On Clovis, Brunhilda, Marozia, and Catherine II. Fine in fine dust jacket./Letters very good.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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Hugh Garner's Best Stories
by Garner, Hugh
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1963 Undated Apparent First Edition Of This Scarce 1963 Collection Of Hugh Garner's Short Stories Which Won The Governor General's Award, Ranked By Some As The Best Ever Written. Some Of These Stories Were Read On Cbc Radio On 'Stories With John Drainie." Garner Immigrated From Yorkshire With His Family As A Child. In The 1930'S He Rode The Rails Before Volunteering In The Spanish Civil War. He Apparently Had A Falling Out With Jack Mcclelland And Switched Publishers To Ryerson, Who Were The Publishers Of This Collection. Very Good Butter Yellow Boards With Black Stamped Titles, No Writing Or Marks, Clean And Square. Dust Jacket Is Unclipped But Quite Tattered.
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The Iceman Cometh: A Play Eugene O'Neill
by Eugene O'Neill
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1982. No 222 of an edition limited to 1500. Hardcover in slipcase. very good. Leonard Baskin. VERY GOOD condition The LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, number 202 of an edition limited to 2000 Tall 8vo with lithographs by Leonard Baskin who signature is on the colophon Binding: boards with paper title label on cover; The book is like new, appears never read, only the exposed spine has some fading from exposure to light The board slipcase (that has kept the book like new) has faded on top and on the upper parts of the sides, The spine of the slipcase has some fading and light spotting The paper label is intact.
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Dawn Beloved
by Jean Devanny
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Very Rare First edition 1928 hardcover by a New Zealand authoress, Jean Devanny. She was a pioneer writer and the author of "The Butcher Shop". The spine of the jacket states this book is "a powerful study of a woman's personality in a remote New Zealand bush town". The text has no writing and is in good condition with only lightly faded pages. The jacket is worn with a few tears and crinkles plus rubbing, but still colorful. It is adhering to the cloth covered boards and there is foxing to boards. Hinges are intact. Good binding.
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The Malcontenta
by Maitland, Barry
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Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1995. 348 pages. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Wu Feng, Companion of Head Hunters and Other Stories
by Bittinger, Desmond W.
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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Taiwan: Tunghai University, 1963. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. Covers mostly clean [just a little soiling at back cover only], extremities and covers with only a little wear, edges lightly browning. PO's name penned on title page. The other stories are: Brother's Valley and A City Which Could Not Be Taken. During a sabbatical leave from McPherson College Kansas in 1962-63, the author, an anthropologist, served as a Fulbright Lecturer in Formosa and in Pakistan. While in Formosa he lectured at two universities, did research among the mountain aborigines, and wrote the book, "Wu Feng, Companion of Headhunters". Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First American Editio. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7 3/4 to 9 3/4".
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour
by Salinger, J.D.
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London: Heinemann, 1963. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Londion: Heinemann, 1963. First British Edition. First printing of the scarce first English edition. Some edge foxing, else very good in price clipped, foxed dust jacket with a short, closed tear on the spine.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Good. 8vo..
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Penrod Jashber
by Tarkington, Booth
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Granville, New York, United States
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NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. First Edition, first printing. Hard cover. Published NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. Illus. by Gordon Grant. Blue cloth with yellow lettering and cover illustation. Spine faded, otherwise very good - tight, straight, text clean, pages very bright, no markings.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gordon Grant. 8vo.. Illus.
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Losing Battles
by Welty, Eudora
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Granville, New York, United States
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NY: Random House, 1970. First edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Random House, 1970. 8vo., first printing. 436 pages. Green cloth with gilt lettering and designs. A near fine copy in near fine dust jacket. Minor sun fade to the cloth along top and bottom edges, title and author's name faintly etched onto front cover from dust jacket (light has passed through the dust jacket lettering and "exposed" the lettering on cloth). Otherwise fine, clean, crisp, tight copy in near fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..
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Aurora Dawn
by Wouk, Herman
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Imperial, Missouri, United States
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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Aurora Dawn
by Herman Wouk
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Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
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Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: None ] [ Torn pages: YES ]
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Aurora Dawn
by Herman Wouk
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Little Brown & Company, 1992. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Aurora Dawn
by Herman Wouk
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Aurora Dawn
by Herman Wouk
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, 1983. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Aurora Dawn: Or, The True History of Andrew Reale
by Wouk, Herman
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Simon & Schuster, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Aurora Dawn
by Wouk, Herman
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Aurora Dawn
by Wouk, Herman
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Aurora Dawn
by Wouk, Herman
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Aurora Dawn
by Wouk, Herman
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Dell, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Townsend, Jacinda
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2014 - 1st ed stated ("1" in number line) - INSCRIBED - authors debut book - "Fourteen-year-old Audrey martin, with her Poindexter glasses and her head humming the 3/4 meter of gospel music, knows she'll never get out of Kentucky - but when her fingers touch the pion keys, the whole church trembles." - book: very good (like new) - dj: very good (like new) - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Bloody Sunrise
by Spillane, Mickey
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Gold
by Eugene O'Neill
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First edition. Spine ends lightly rubbed, spine has small nick, small reddish stain to front cover and rear cover, otherwise very good or better. Lacks dust jacket.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quelques Optimistes.
by Sempe
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Paris Editions Denoel, 1992, First Edition. paperback. First edition, Paris 1992, one of 3443 printed. -- Text (the cartoon captions) in FRENCH. -- Softcover, 8.3x10.8 inches, stiff cover with flaps. Condition: near fine (small surface scratch rear cover). -- Nice collectible example of Sempe's classic cartoon work, familiar to New Yorker readers. ISBN 220723861X
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Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients
by POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000)
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New York: Periscope-Holliday, 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine-. First American Edition of two early novels. 8vo: [4],328pp. Publisher's quarter-bound black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slate grey paper-covered boards; dust jacket, priced $4.75, replicating (separately, on front and back panels) Osbert Lancaster's illustrations for the original wrappers. Near Fine (top edge soiled and stained, gilt a bit faded, gift inscription on fly-leaf); about Fine jacket. Lilley A.10. First collected in 1952 by Rinehart for the Periscope Book Shop and Holliday Bookshop in New York; the unsold stock was reissued in 1965 by Little, Brown, Powell's then American publisher (our copy), with publisher's label pasted to jacket's spine panel. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions…
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Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. A pristine copy of this novel from the Pulitzer winning author of "A Visit From the Good Squad". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Christopher Blake
by Hart, Moss
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Temecula, California, United States
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Random House, 1947. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Book has some toning to the edges; one word previous owner's name to the front free endpaper. The unclipped jacket ($2.50) has light wear to the spine ends /corners and toning to the rear panel. A very good or better copy.
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Palmares
by Jones, Gayl
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Beacon Press, 2021. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Galleys. Fine in illustrated wraps. By the author of Corregidora.
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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