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THE COLLECTOR by Fowles, John - 1963

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THE COLLECTOR by Fowles, John - 1963

THE COLLECTOR

by Fowles, John

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Boston: Little, Brown. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Yellow top edge stain has faded . somewhat. Light flattening and slight fading to spine ends. Jacket has . minimal wear, light back panel soiling, and is protected in mylar.. 1963. First American Edition. Hardcover. Frederick Clegg, an obscure little clerk and a collector of butterflies becomes enamored with Miranda Grey. When he wins a fortune in a football pool, he kidnaps Miranda and takes her to a seclluded country house. The novel concerns the two months Miranda is held captive, and is revealed first as Frederick tells it, and then through Miranda's secret diary. ; 8.25 x 5.5 x 1.25; 305 pages .
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  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Yellow top edge stain has faded somewhat. Light flattening and slight fading to spine ends.
  • Edition First American Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0316290963
  • ISBN 13 9780316290968
  • Publisher Little, Brown
  • Place of Publication Boston
  • Date Published 1963
  • Keywords FICTION, SUSPENSE, MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

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A MOST WANTED MAN
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A MOST WANTED MAN

by Le CARRE. JOHN.

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Hodder & Stoughton. London.,2008. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY Le Carre on the title page. Fine, unread copy in fine dustwrapper. Still with the removable bookshop "Signed First Edition" sticker on front panel.:
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Thomas Hardy: Selected Letters

Thomas Hardy: Selected Letters

by Hardy, Thomas

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London: Oxford Univ Pr, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy in a jacket with a trace of sunning to spine.. Like new. Scarce..
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The Devil Drives

The Devil Drives

by Chance, John Newton

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London: Gollancz. Covers dusty and faded; a few biro marks on the front free endpaper, otherwise no inscriptions. Some wear at the extremities. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1936.
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Storm in the Village
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Storm in the Village

by Miss Read

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Book in very, very good condition with bright, clean, tight text block. Dust cover in very good condition with some little shelf wear to top and tail. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. 247 pages. Illustrated by J S Goodall. This is the true first edition of 1958, Michael Joseph published an American edition one year later in 1959 with the same dust jacket design. A scarce book as a first edition and a rare book with dust jacket. 'Storm in the Village' is the third of Miss Read's Fairacre books. Please view photographs for additional information regarding condition.
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Casa con dos puertas
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Casa con dos puertas

by FUENTES, Carlos

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México, Joaquín Mortiz, 1970.8º. 292 pp. Encuadernación rústica original. Ejemplar dedicado y firmado por el autor: "A Daniel Flores de su amigo [firma]".Ejemplar no. 3,104 (de 7,000).
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SEVEN MEN

SEVEN MEN

by BEERBOHM. MAX.;

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Heinemann. London.,1919. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.8 inches). A fine and bright copy in publishers dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Rear board with blindstamped publishers logo. Previous owners neat name and street, written in ink on front free endpaper. A lovely copy.:
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Burial Rites (Signed 1st Printing)
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Burial Rites (Signed 1st Printing)

by Kent, Hannah

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SIGNED BY HANNAH KENT! True 1st printing with full numberline in Like-New condition inside and out. Basis for the film now in development! Includes a new mylar cover for your dust jacket. Signed by author.
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The Rules of Inheritance (SIGNED 1st Ed)
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The Rules of Inheritance (SIGNED 1st Ed)

by Smith, Claire Bidwell

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SIGNED BY CLAIRE BIDWELL SMITH and includes PHOTOS from the booksigning event! True first printing in gorgeous gift-quality condition. Basis for the upcoming film produced by Jennifer Lawrence! Includes a new mylar cover to keep your dust jacket looking terrific. Expedited shipping is welcome. Signed by author.
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Rock Springs

Rock Springs

by Richard Ford

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First edition, fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author on title page.
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Happy To Be Here
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Happy To Be Here

by Garrison Keillor

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First edition with small remainder mark on bottom edge. Boards are bright, page edges show some slight discoloring; dust jacket is bright, clean and has original price of 11.95 intact. Signed by author and dated by author on title page "Garrison Keillor, 6/6/82".
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The Collector
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The Collector

by Fowles, John

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Little Brown, 1963-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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The Collector
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The Collector

by Fowles, John

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New York: New York: Little Brown & Company, 1989, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). A Book of the Month Club facsimile of the first American edition. Laid in is a new 12-page introduction pamphlet by Stephen King. Quite uncommon..
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The Collector
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The Collector

by John Fowles

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Stated First American Edition/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings (first state point at the time, number lines included starting in 1988); A Near Fine book in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. Flat SIGNED by the author on the title page. A beautiful copy of this extraordinary novel by the award winning and critically acclaimed author of "The Magus"; scarce in this condition, particularly signed. This copy is in near fine condition with only very light shelf wear, else fine; housed in a near fine clean and bright dust jacket that shows only light rubbing to the spine ends and corners, else fine. But for the jacket being price clipped and the light rubbing, a pristine copy indeed. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in archival protection and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Bloody Sunrise
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Bloody Sunrise

by Spillane, Mickey

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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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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
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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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Gold
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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
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories

by Cohen, Leonard

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9780802160478 / 0802160476
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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.

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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Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach

by Jennifer Egan

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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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Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients

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… Read More
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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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Christopher Blake

by Hart, Moss

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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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Men Die
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Men Die

by Humes, H.L. (Harold Louis)

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New York: Random House, 1959. Book. Illus. by Sam March (dust jacket design). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. Humes's second novel, following 'The Underground City,' both of which led to his being considered by Esquire magazine as having the same promise as two obscure guys named Updike and Styron (whoever they are). Anyway, he met a guy named Leary who introduced him to a little substance known as LSD, and after seriously indulging his fondness for the hallucinogen he became a trifle paranoid and a bit delusional, which pretty much ended his writing career. Humes was co-founder (with Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton) of The Paris Review. He died of prostate cancer in 1992. Black cloth w/gilt lettering, 184 pages. Mildly cocked, light general wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/light rubbing, light edgewear, creases to fore-edges of both flaps..
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