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London: Putnam, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First British edition, first printing. (Apparently published simultaneously with the American edition.) 705, (2) p. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. Foxing to fore edge, corners lightly bumped. Small tear in cloth at head. Dust jacket flap price intact, chips missing at extremities, especially at head. Closed tear through back panel that has been mended with archival, ph-neutral mending tissue on verso. Includes gray publisher's promotional card. British writer and playwright Lionel Britton's only novel, a long out-of-print classic of experimental Depression-era proletarian literature narrated in the second person. It was hailed by George Orwell and Bertrand Russell among other critics. Quite uncommon in its dust jacket.
Native Son by Wright, Richard - 1940
by Wright, Richard
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Native Son
by Wright, Richard
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with titles blocked in red and off-white. Pages toned, previous owner name to front paste down and foxing to endsheets, still Fine. In a Very Good unclipped first issue dust jacket a bit edge-worn and soiled.
An African-American novel set in Chicago and centered around the main character Bigger Thomas, of whom James Baldwin once wrote, "No American Negro exists who does not have his private Bigger Thomas living in his skull.
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- Publisher Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1940
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Hunger and Love
by Britton, Lionel
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- Hardcover
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Mash
by Hooker, Richard [Pseudonym of Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.]
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by author as Richard Hooker on the title page with quote marks around his name; Richard Hooker is the pseudonym of Dr. Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. Near Fine, with light edge wear, toning to spine ends, small evidence of tape removal to recto of half-title page, hinge at title page over-opened. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, with light shelf wear and toning. A laid-in note in a former owner's hand reads, "Dr. Hornberger autographed this book as "Richard Hooker" while still employed as a doctor at Thayer Hospital in Waterville, Maine." Signed copies are scarce.
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Honey in the Horn
by Davis, H. L.
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- Used - Fine
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in dark blue. Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and toning to blank verso. A stunning copy. One would be hard-pressed to find a nicer example of this notoriously fragile dust jacket.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Smith, Betty
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1943. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition stated, first printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth with title label to spine. Very Good+ with fading to spine, light softening to spine ends, pages toned. In a Very Good first issue dust jacket with a blank verso and publisher's original price of $2.75 intact; Rubbing and wear mainly at extremities, light chipping at spine ends. A nice example of the wartime production.
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I Am Legend
by Matheson, Richard
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- First Hardcover Edition
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- Unknown
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: Walker and Company, 1970. First Hardcover Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First hardcover edition. Signed twice by the author; Signed in black marker on the front free endpaper and inscribed in blue ink on the half-title page to a former owner. Review copy with publisher's photocopied letter laid in. Very Good with toning to edges and bumping at corners and spine ends. Pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with the spine toned and bumped at the edges, rubbing and light creasing to the top edge of the front panel.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
by Lee, Harper
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New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. Reprint. Fine/Near Fine. Reprint of the 35th-anniversary edition. Signed by Harper Lee on the half-title page, inscribed to a former owner. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket with a small tear to the bottom of the front flap fold. A lovely copy, signed by the author.
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Mash
by Hooker, Richard [Pseudonym of Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.]
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by author as Richard Hooker on the title page with quote marks around his name; Richard Hooker is the pseudonym of Dr. Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. Near Fine, with light edge wear, toning to spine ends, small evidence of tape removal to recto of half-title page, hinge at title page over-opened. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, with light shelf wear and toning. A laid-in note in a former owner's hand reads, "Dr. Hornberger autographed this book as "Richard Hooker" while still employed as a doctor at Thayer Hospital in Waterville, Maine." Signed copies are scarce.
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Honey in the Horn
by Davis, H. L.
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in dark blue. Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and toning to blank verso. A stunning copy. One would be hard-pressed to find a nicer example of this notoriously fragile dust jacket.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Smith, Betty
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1943. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition stated, first printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth with title label to spine. Very Good+ with fading to spine, light softening to spine ends, pages toned. In a Very Good first issue dust jacket with a blank verso and publisher's original price of $2.75 intact; Rubbing and wear mainly at extremities, light chipping at spine ends. A nice example of the wartime production.
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I Am Legend
by Matheson, Richard
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: Walker and Company, 1970. First Hardcover Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First hardcover edition. Signed twice by the author; Signed in black marker on the front free endpaper and inscribed in blue ink on the half-title page to a former owner. Review copy with publisher's photocopied letter laid in. Very Good with toning to edges and bumping at corners and spine ends. Pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with the spine toned and bumped at the edges, rubbing and light creasing to the top edge of the front panel.
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Native Son
by Richard Wright
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- 0606345159
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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Demco Media. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
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Native Son
by Richard Wright
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HarpPeren. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.
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Native Son
by Richard Wright
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Native Son
by Richard Wright
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Native Son
by Wright, Richard
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- 9780060929800
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- 0060929804
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Native Son
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Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 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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Native Son (Perennial Classics)
by Wright, Richard
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- 9780060837563
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Native Son (Abridged)
by Wright, Richard
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- 9780060533489
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- 006053348X
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Native Son (Perennial Classics)
by Wright, Richard
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Native Son
by Wright, Richard
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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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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Townsend, Jacinda
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 9780393080049
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- 0393080048
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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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Poet and Peasant: A Literary Cultural Approach To The Parables In Luke
by Kenneth Ewing Bailey
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- 9780802834768
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This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and there is no wear on the edges of the cover boards.There is some bumping on the cover boards. The previous owners name is written on the front end page. The pages are white, crisp and claen of any markings. "William Thomson, famous nineteenth century missionary, traveler, and author, described twenty-five years of surface study of Palestine as it relates to the Bible in his two-volume work, The Land and the Book. When he comes to describe Jerusalem he makes this remarkable statement; Do not set out...resolved to make discoveries. There is not a foot of ground that has not been already scrutinized by a thousand eyes as keen as yours, and the old adage, "If new not true," may be applied to Jerusalem and her monuments with more propriety than to any other place on earth...." - Introduction from Poet and Peasant: A…
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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- 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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The Merry Month of May: A Novel
by Jones, James
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Ex-Lib w/ Usual Markings and Expected Imperfections. dj protected by new Mylar wrap.. 8 vo; black boards; 361 pgs.; illust. dj. From the Critically Acclaimed Author of From Here to Eternity. a very clean copy of this classic.
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The Authentic Life Of William McKinley: Our Third Martyr President; Together With A Life Sketch Of Theodore Roosevelt The 26th President Of The United States
by Alexander K. McClure & Charles Morris, LL.D
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Lubbock, Texas, United States
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This book is an antique and is in fair condition. The binding is loose and cracked on the inside of the front board. Dark green cloth covered boards that have significant wear on the edges, spine and corners. The previous owners signature is written on the inside of the front board. The pages are tanned and yellowed, but are still readable.Also a Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt and "memorial tributes by statesmen, ministers, orators and rulers of all countries"; profusely illustrated with photos, drawings and "special pictures of the Family by Express Permission from the Owners"
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Cottonwood; A Novel
by Phillips, Scott
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- fine
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- First edition. First Printing
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- 9780345461001
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- 0345461002
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New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 292pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on half-title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10 and is a stated First Edition: February 2004. Book is straight, bright, unmarked, unclipped, unread, and has a Brodart jacket protector. Author also wrote "The Ice Harvest" and "The Walkaway.
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Quelques Optimistes.
by Sempe
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- 9782207238615
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- 220723861X
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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
by Jennifer Egan
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- ISBN 13
- 9781501184321
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- 1501184326
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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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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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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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