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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine, unread copy of author’s first mystery. Book has push/bump at top of spine, in a Near Fine jacket with touch of edge wear and several spots of color loss at corners, most significant of which is a 1/16 inch circular spotat lower front corner, a tight unread copy with a publishers promo post card laid-in. Winner of Agatha and Macavity awards.
Setting Free the Bears by Irving, John - 1968
by Irving, John
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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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First edition 1st printing, Fine minus apparently unread book that has slight shelf wear bottom edges and with page block slightly bowed from top of spine; in a Fine minus jacket with touch of rubbing and a small dog-ear crease bottom corner of front flap. A very nice copy of author's scarce first book that has been signed by Irving on the title page.
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- Publisher Random House
- Place of Publication US
- Date Published 1968
- Keywords Fiction
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Zero At the Bone (unread 1st)
by Walker, Mary Willis
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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The Rounders
by Evans, Max
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with the common page yellowing, soft at spine ends, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear, touch of age yellowing and vertical crease to front flap. Front flap has large clips top and bottom corners but with printed price of $3.50 aligned vertically at top, thus appears to be a publisher’s re-pricing. Nice copy with movie tie-in.
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The Wreckage of Agathon
by Gardner, John
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- Signed 1st printing of Gardner's second book
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with mild pushing at sine ends, light shelf wear and touch of soiling bottom edges; in a Fine minus jacket with mild rubbing back panel and slight curling and age yellowing along edges of white portions. A very nice copy of his second book that has been signed by Gardner on the first front end page (flyleaf).
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We Bombed in New Haven - A Play
by Heller, Joseph
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First edition 1st printing, Fine unread book, in a Near Fine jacket with mild rubbing both panels, and light age yellowing along edges. This is a review copy that has also been signed and inscribed "To Emily..." by Heller on the title page.
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Sunset Canyon
by Abbey, Edward
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First UK edition of Abbey’s fourth novel titled Black Sun in the U.S. Very Good to Near Fine book with crimping at bottom of spine, light offsetting to paste downs and facing end pages, two light brown smudges top of back board, and touch of dusting top page edges; in a Near Fine jacket with slight edge wear, pushed with slight color loss bottom of spine and bit of rub and curling top edges of flaps. Abbey’s fifth book, scarce in the UK edition.
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The Year of the Scorpion (UK limited)
by Hartland, Michael
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First UK limited edition Fine minus limited first edition with a hint of page edge yellowing in clear acetate wrapper, marbled boards and quarter leather binding, number 58 of 75 such copies with appreciations by Eric Homberger and Ted Allbeury, signed by author on the limitation page.
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Middle Passage
by Johnson, Charles
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First edition 1st printing, Fine apparently unread book, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear, mild rubbing both panels, fold along spine slightly offset toward front of book. This copy inscribed by Johnson – For Tom, with deepest thanks! – signed Charles Johnson and dated 3/29/98. This title was winner of the National Book Award for fiction in 1990.
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A Hall of Mirrors
by Stone, Robert
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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£203.22
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First edition 1st printing, Very Good to Near Fine book with old price sticker pull/abrasion top corner of front end page, soft at spine ends, boards slightly bowed and lightly rubbed corners and bottom edges with some color loss; in a Very Good jacket with light edge wear, bit of soiling, and rubbing, slight color loss front panel, spine mildly sun faded, 1/2 inch closed tear at front top of spine. This copy of Stone's first book has been signed by the author on the title page.
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The Floating Opera
by Barth, John
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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£406.45
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book pushed or crimped at spine ends, light rubbing bottom edges of boards, some trim problems during production with front end page not cut to correct size (being a bit too long) and part of one gathering cut short and a bit rough – both problems at bottom of page block, previous owner name front end page in ballpoint; in a Very Good jacket with sun fade and yellowing spine and along folds, small spot of whiteout near bottom of spine, edge and corner wear with one small, closed tear back panel. This copy of author's first book has been signed by Barth on the title page. Proper first printing with flap price of $3.95 and (1) following final sentence.
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The Ponder Heart
by Welty, Eudora
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- Near Fine to Fine
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine to Fine book with slight pushing at spine ends, mild rubbing to corners, offsetting to front paste-down and end page, apparently from an article that was laid in at some time; in a similar jacket with very light sun fade to spine and back panel, touch of edge and corner wear, mild rubbing back panel. A very nice copy of Welty's sixth book, a light-hearted novel. Inscribed "For -- and signed on first front end page.
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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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Setting Free the Bears
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Setting Free the Bears
by John Irving
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- 9780671465346
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- 0671465341
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Pocket Books, 1982. 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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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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- 0345367413
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Ballantine Books, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Setting Free the Bears: A Novel
by Irving, John
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- 9780345417985
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Ballantine Books, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minimal wear. Clean and tight. No writing or marking..
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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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£5.10
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Pocket Books. 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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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Corgi Books, 1979. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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- 9780552111911
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Corgi Books, 1979. 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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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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Corgi Books, 1979. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Setting Free the Bears
by Irving, John
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Ballantine Books, 1990. 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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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)
by Townsend, Jacinda
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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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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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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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Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan
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- 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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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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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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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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