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A 'De Luxe Edition' limited to 500 numbered copies (no.24) signed by the author and illustrator. The frontispiece is an original etching by Michael Ayrton. A fine copy in the original chipped and slightly torn tissue wrapper as issued. Overall size c.10 x 7.1/2 inches. c.25.5 x 19 cm. Printed on Abbey Mills Antique laid paper.
"Fire And Iron" by Richard F. Allen - 1971
by Richard F. Allen
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"Fire And Iron"
by Richard F. Allen
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Weighing 1lb. 2oz., this book has 254 pages and was signed by the Author while on board "The World Discover" Sept.11, 1987.
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- Format/Binding Orange cloth with silver gilt on spine
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- Jacket Condition Very Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First
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- Publisher University Of Pittsburgh Press
- Place of Publication United States
- Date Published 1971
- Keywords Literary Criticism
- Size 8vo.
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Not to Disturb
by Muriel Spark
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southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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£90.00
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Summer Time Ends (signed)
by Hargrave, John (White Fox)
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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United States of America: Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1935. Signed by author on title page. (The words have been run together but appear to read: "yoursmostsincerely"). Red boards, stated first edition, 877 pages. Spine faded, front and rear mottled as from uneven fading, smudged on bottom edge, two tears (1/2 inch and 1/16 inch) at head of spine, backstrip pulled away at head of spine, previous owner's name and address in pencil on ffep, price in pencil and two 1/8 inch holes (as though something once attached) on ffep, pages darkened, thumbing on reverse of fly title page and following 3 pages, else pages clean. Overall, very good minus. Rare signed copy. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne
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Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
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Limited edition, number 91 of 1500. Signed by book designer Eric Gill and illustrator Denis Tegetmeier. Small spot to front cover left side, otherwise near fine. Bookplate to front flyleaf "Charles Lind" and pencil inscription to John. Blue moire slipcase with label. Hardcover in very good condition, first edition.
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Independence Day.
by FORD, Richard.
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- 9780679492658 / 0679492658
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Signed on the title page by the author. Additionally inscribed: For Wes, with the pleasure of meeting you. Richard Ford 2006. First edition / First printing. First issue jacket with author photo on rear panel, on later issues the photo was replaced by reviews. Some sellers have noted typesetting errors on pages 281 and 289. These errata are also present on later printings, so they are not actually an issue point. Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards. Fine in very fine dust jacket. Selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review for their 10 Best Books of 1995 List. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen Faulkner Award. Highly praised and much anticipated sequel to The Sportswriter.
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The Odessa File
by Frederick Forsyth
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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£106.09
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The Easton Press, 1990 (1972). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift copy!
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A FAN'S NOTES: A Fictional Memoir
by Exley, Frederick
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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£69.39
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New York: Harper & Row, 1968. First edition. paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Red-orange paper covers with black title and promotional statement on cover. 385 pages. The Advance Reading Copy of Exley's first book. Spine and corners worn. No names or marks.
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King Dog and Dostoevsky: A Screenplay
by Ursula Le Guin, Raymond Carver & Tess Gallagher
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Portland , Oregon, United States
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First edition. Illustrated perfect-bound wraps as issued, with French fold flaps; very minor rubbing to exterior wraps, in near fine condition. Signed by Le Guin on the title page of King Dog, signed by Tess Gallagher on title page of Dostoevsky.
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The Glass 5 (Autumn 1950) - Open City by Jean Paris
by Borrow, Antony (ed.), Jean Paris (translated by Iain Cuthbertson)
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Lowestoft, England: The Glass, 1950. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 20pp, stapled wrappers. Rare postwar literary journal published and edited by eccentric English Fortean Antony Borrow. This issue entirely devoted to Open City by Jean Paris. Unmarked copy, light wear and dusting to lap wrappers.
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The Harvard Advocate, Volume 97, Number 3 (Volume XCVII, Spring 1963)
by Goldfarb, Sidney, et al. (eds.), William Burroughs, Norman Mailer, Brother Antoninus (William Everson), Robert Grenier, Kenneth Irby, et al
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard Advocate, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Rare Beat-era literary journal, includes Who Him? Dont Let Him Out Here by William Burroughs (Schottlaender C56; Shoaf III-45), plus work by Mailer, Everson, Irby, et al. Unmarked copy, light stain to covers (mainly back), back cover has some lamination-type residue (as if something was so treated on top of it).
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Sibs
by F. Paul Wilson
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- 9780913165614 / 0913165611
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Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States
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£118.38
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"Sibs" by F. Paul Wilson. Published in 1991 by Dark Harvest. First Edition. Illustrated by Phil Parks.LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#259/400). SIGNED by Author & Illustrator!
Dustjacket has been covered in an archival protective BrodArt covering.
"Kara Wade arrives in New York City to claim the body of her twin sister Kelly - and find out how she died. No secret as to the cause of death - a nearly nude, twelve-story plunge from a room in the Plaza Hotel. Kara is determined to learn what led to that plunge. And why Kelly was dressed like a whore when she died."
Book and Slipcase are in Great condition! Slight scuffing on the top of the slipcase (very minor). Book is like New! Binding is super tight. Probably has never been read.
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Fire and Iron; Critical Approaches to Njals Saga
by Allen, Richard F
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Press. 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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Fire and Iron; Critical Approaches to Njals Saga
by Allen, Richard F
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Fire And Iron
by Allen, Richard F
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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1971 - 1st ed - "Written in Iceland by an unknown author about 1280, N jals saga belongs in the forefront of Western epic and heroic literature." - book: like new - dj: like new - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Fire and Iron; Critical Approaches to Njáls Saga
by Allen, Richard F
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El Cerrito, California, United States
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Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971. xvi, 254p., dj.
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THE TIE MANS MIRACLE.
by Schnur, Steven
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- 9780688134648 / 0688134645
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Loomis, California, United States
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New York: Morrow Junior Books., 1995. First edition.. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Stephen T. Johnson. Illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson. New York: Morrow Junior Books, (1995). First edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. faint rumpling to the jacket, otherwise near fine. ISBN: 0688134645
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Gold
by Eugene O'Neill
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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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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- 9780802160478 / 0802160476
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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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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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Samuel The Seeker
by Sinclair, Upton
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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The Mudlark
by Bonnett, Theodore
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Doubleday & Co., 1949. Used-very good. Hard Bound
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
by William R. Gillis
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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