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KONIG DAME BUBE. (KING QUEEN KNAVE).Signed by Nabokov, Vladimir - 1930

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KONIG DAME BUBE. (KING QUEEN KNAVE).Signed by Nabokov, Vladimir - 1930

KONIG DAME BUBE. (KING QUEEN KNAVE).Signed

by Nabokov, Vladimir

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Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Inscribed Rarity. Nabokov, Vladimir. KONIG DAME BUBE [King Queen and Knave]. Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, [1930]., Extraordinary Presentation Copy of the.....
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  • Date Published 1930
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Cannery Row.
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Cannery Row.

by Steinbeck, John.

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n.p. (NY), n.p. (The Viking Press), n.d. (1944), first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Advance copy, an uncorrected galley proof, bound in plain, unprinted tannish wrappers, printed on rectos only, a very scarce advanced state of this minor, or not so minor, Steinbeck masterpiece whose themes of death and loneliness are masked by its surface layer of humor, all the more rare in that this is an Author Presentation Copy, Inscribed by Steinbeck to the best man at his second marriage, Howard O. Hunter, who was the Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissioner in the early 1940s under the FDR administration, Steinbeck and his second wife, Gwen Conger, were married March 29, 1943, just 11 days after receiving his final divorce decree from his first wife, Carol, Steinbeck has Inscribed the first preliminary as follows, "For Howard/who really/belongs in/Cannery Row/John Steinbeck/last night in New York 1944," this galley lacks all the preliminaries found in the 1945 published version such as half titles,… Read More
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Доктор Живаго (Doctor Zhivago): Mouton Published First Edition In Russian. First...
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Доктор Живаго (Doctor Zhivago): Mouton Published First Edition In Russian. First Printing, 1958.

by Boris PASTERNAK

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Original exceedingly rare Russian Language 1st (Pirate) Edition of Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. Meets all the issue points for the true 1st Edition - "Roman" to title page, 634 pages, publishers imprint in cyrillic, and 2 page introduction (lacking from later Russian editions). Unusually tight, bright, Very Good condition, with no inscriptions and only light toning to closed page edges. Several gatherings are unevenly browned as usual, due to differing paper stocks used in printing. Issued without a dust-jacket.The publication of the Russian text of Doctor Zhivago was attended by odd circumstances. It first appeared in a 'pirated' (or possibly semi-authorised) edition, a short time before Feltrinelli's official edition came out in Milan. The 'pirated' version, however, bore Feltrinelli's imprint and were produced by Mouton, the reputable firm of Dutch printers with whom he was negotiating, and to whom he had sent the manuscript. Declassified documents reveal that the CIA sought to embarrass the… Read More
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The Glass 5 (Autumn 1950) - Open City by Jean Paris

The Glass 5 (Autumn 1950) - Open City by Jean Paris

by Borrow, Antony (ed.), Jean Paris (translated by Iain Cuthbertson)

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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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Le Roy Soleil
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Le Roy Soleil

by TOUDOUZE, Gustave

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1931 EXQUISITE Le Roy Soleil Louis XIV Sun King France Art Illustrated Toudouze
Gustave Toudouze was a 19th-century French novelist whose book 'The Sun King' is a fine, early 20th-century account of the life and reign of Louis XIV of France. This work provides a beautifully illustrated portrayal of 'the Sun King' himself, glimpses of Versailles, and 17th-century royal French customs.
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Le Roy Soleil
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· Language: French
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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· Size: ~14.75in X 12in (37cm x 30.5cm)
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From Russia with Love (Slipcase)
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From Russia with Love (Slipcase)

by Ian Fleming

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Gray boards with silver and gold writing on spine; book is in Fine condition.Book does not come with dust jacket since it is in slipcase. Image of train surrounded by steam on front of slipcase; publisher's logo and author's logo on back on slipcase.Presumed Folio Society First Edition; First Printing since book and slipcase are still shrink-wrapped, meaning book has never been opened. Interior has full-color illustrations by Fay Dalton; exterior of slipcase looks to be in Fine condition.Often called Fleming's best James Bond novel, the super-spy battles SMERSH.Book and slipcase still shrink-wrapped, so unable to put Mylar cover on book. Last 2 pictures are provided courtesy of Folio Society website.
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Cannery Row.
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Cannery Row.

by Steinbeck, John.

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n.p. (NY), n.p. (The Viking Press), n.d. (1944), first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Advance copy, an uncorrected galley proof, bound in plain, unprinted tannish wrappers, printed on rectos only, a very scarce advanced state of this minor, or not so minor, Steinbeck masterpiece whose themes of death and loneliness are masked by its surface layer of humor, all the more rare in that this is an Author Presentation Copy, Inscribed by Steinbeck to the best man at his second marriage, Howard O. Hunter, who was the Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissioner in the early 1940s under the FDR administration, Steinbeck and his second wife, Gwen Conger, were married March 29, 1943, just 11 days after receiving his final divorce decree from his first wife, Carol, Steinbeck has Inscribed the first preliminary as follows, "For Howard/who really/belongs in/Cannery Row/John Steinbeck/last night in New York 1944," this galley lacks all the preliminaries found in the 1945 published version such as half titles,… Read More
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Доктор Живаго (Doctor Zhivago): Mouton Published First Edition In Russian. First...
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Доктор Живаго (Doctor Zhivago): Mouton Published First Edition In Russian. First Printing, 1958.

by Boris PASTERNAK

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Original exceedingly rare Russian Language 1st (Pirate) Edition of Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. Meets all the issue points for the true 1st Edition - "Roman" to title page, 634 pages, publishers imprint in cyrillic, and 2 page introduction (lacking from later Russian editions). Unusually tight, bright, Very Good condition, with no inscriptions and only light toning to closed page edges. Several gatherings are unevenly browned as usual, due to differing paper stocks used in printing. Issued without a dust-jacket.The publication of the Russian text of Doctor Zhivago was attended by odd circumstances. It first appeared in a 'pirated' (or possibly semi-authorised) edition, a short time before Feltrinelli's official edition came out in Milan. The 'pirated' version, however, bore Feltrinelli's imprint and were produced by Mouton, the reputable firm of Dutch printers with whom he was negotiating, and to whom he had sent the manuscript. Declassified documents reveal that the CIA sought to embarrass the… Read More
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The Glass 5 (Autumn 1950) - Open City by Jean Paris

The Glass 5 (Autumn 1950) - Open City by Jean Paris

by Borrow, Antony (ed.), Jean Paris (translated by Iain Cuthbertson)

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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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Le Roy Soleil
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Le Roy Soleil

by TOUDOUZE, Gustave

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1931 EXQUISITE Le Roy Soleil Louis XIV Sun King France Art Illustrated Toudouze
Gustave Toudouze was a 19th-century French novelist whose book 'The Sun King' is a fine, early 20th-century account of the life and reign of Louis XIV of France. This work provides a beautifully illustrated portrayal of 'the Sun King' himself, glimpses of Versailles, and 17th-century royal French customs.
Item number: #17809
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TOUDOUZE, Gustave
Le Roy Soleil
Paris : Boivin & Cie, 1931.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], IV, 92
o 40 color plates
· Language: French
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative cloth
· Size: ~14.75in X 12in (37cm x 30.5cm)
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From Russia with Love (Slipcase)
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From Russia with Love (Slipcase)

by Ian Fleming

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Gray boards with silver and gold writing on spine; book is in Fine condition.Book does not come with dust jacket since it is in slipcase. Image of train surrounded by steam on front of slipcase; publisher's logo and author's logo on back on slipcase.Presumed Folio Society First Edition; First Printing since book and slipcase are still shrink-wrapped, meaning book has never been opened. Interior has full-color illustrations by Fay Dalton; exterior of slipcase looks to be in Fine condition.Often called Fleming's best James Bond novel, the super-spy battles SMERSH.Book and slipcase still shrink-wrapped, so unable to put Mylar cover on book. Last 2 pictures are provided courtesy of Folio Society website.
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KONIG DAME BUBE. (KING QUEEN KNAVE).Signed

KONIG DAME BUBE. (KING QUEEN KNAVE).Signed

by Nabokov, Vladimir

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Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Inscribed Rarity. Nabokov, Vladimir. KONIG DAME BUBE [King Queen and Knave]. Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, [1930]., Extraordinary Presentation Copy of the First German Edition published two years after the first edition in Russian which was also issued i n Berlin [Juliar A9.1]. 8vo. 266 pp. Original publisher's oatmeal cloth covered boards showing modest use. An excellent, very good tight copy. Nabokov has inscribed the book to: " L. and B. Thompson / with the author's best love / Berlin VIII. 30 " [Lisbeth and Bertram were very close friends of the Nabokov's for over 40 years.] Included is a further five line inscription by Nabokov about the figures illustrated on the dustwrapper [not present] & their relationship to the characters in the book, as well as a holograph comment on the title page regarding the origins of the subtitle. In all, a unique presentation indeed indicating some of… Read More
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MONKEY AND THE THREE WIZARDS.
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MONKEY AND THE THREE WIZARDS.

by Harris, Peter

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0878881107
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New York: Bradbury Press., 1977. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Michael Foreman. Pictures by Michael Foreman. Translated by Peter Harris. Scarsdale, New York: Bradbury Press, (1977). First U.S. edition. Hardcover, dust jacket. Clothbound. The book is very good with a number on the front free endpaper. The jacket is good only with wear on the edges and missing a few small pieces and a few tears. ISBN: 0878881107.
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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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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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WAR STORIES. Poems about Long Ago and Now.

by Nemerov, Howard

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London: University of Chicago Press., 1987. Proof.. Softcover. Near fine. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, 1987. Uncorrected proof. Near fine. This copy has the title page for another publication bound in, which is not unusual for this proof. The rest of the book is the proof for this Howard Nemerov title. Softcover.
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And Four To Go
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And Four To Go: A Nero Wolfe Foursome

by Rex Stout

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This book is in very good condition except for the dust jacket. It is in acceptable condition THe dust Jacket is worn, torn and fading. The previous owner's name is written at the top of the first page.Four Nero Wolfe novels in miniature, published in book form for the first time. Christmas Party, Easter Parade, Fourth of July Picnic and Murder is no Joke. There is a marking on the first page.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

by Engle, Joanna

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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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The Mudlark

The Mudlark

by Bonnett, Theodore

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Doubleday & Co., 1949. Used-very good. Hard Bound
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Shadow of Night: A Novel
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Shadow of Night: A Novel

by Deborah Harkness

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9780670023486
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Black boards with gold writing on spine; author's initials embossed in gold on front board. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; illustrations on inside of front and back board. Very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine; pages and binding still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $28.95 and 0712 on front dust jacket flap. Viking First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page.
The second book in the All Souls trilogy, Harkness' novel "weaves a rich and splendid tapestry of alchemy, magic, and history." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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The Plays Of Eugene O'Neill (Three Volume Set)
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The Plays Of Eugene O'Neill (Three Volume Set): Volume I: Strange Interlude, Desire Under The Elms, Lazarus Laughed, The Fountain, The Moon Of The Caribees, Bound East For Cardiff, The Long Voyage Home, In The Zone, Ile, Where The Cross Is Made, The Rope, The Dreamy Kid, Before Breakfast, Volume II: Mo

by Eugene O'Neill

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The books in this multi-volume set are in very good condition. There is almost no wear on all three books in this set. The front, back, spine and cover boards are in very good condition as well as the edges. There is minor bumping on the corners of all three books. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover boards of all three books. The pages of all three books are tanned and yellowed but clear of any markings. This multi-volume set contains the complete plays of Eugene O'Neill.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

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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Aurora Dawn or, The True History of Andrew Reale
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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… Read More
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