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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/Very good-. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, with 2 signed typed letters laid-in. Numerous b/w photographs. 510 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. Bumped and worn at head, heel and corners; heavy silverfish pitting to cover, spine and rear board; light foxing to edges of text block and preliminaries; tipped-in newspaper clipping to rear pastedown; otherwise, pages clean, bright and tight. Dustjacket worn and chipped at head, heel and corners; useworn and chipped at hinges and fore-edges. Very good-/Very good-. (Insurance required to ship this item).

New York: Random House, (1990 ). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Signed by the author. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 494 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth backed, paper covered boards. A tight, clean copy in a very good dust jacket. Very good+/Very good+. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1932. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket.

London: J. Bell, 1785. Third edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. London: J. Bell, 1785. 5 vols. Third edition. 200; 215; 199; 212, 4; 195 + index pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown calf, over marbled paper covered boards. General wear to bindings, corners worn through; moderate, scattered foxing. Very good-/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

New York, NY: Literary Guild, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. New York, NY: Literary Guild, 1933. First edition. Numerous b/w photographs. 310 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Slight lean. Gilt lettering on spine slightly faded. Small bump on top edge of front cover. Corners lightly worn, two partially worn through. Owner plate and inscription on front endpage. Pages clean, but show light tanning towards edges. A good copy overall. Very good-/No dust jacket.

New York: The Century Co, 1890. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. New York: The Century Co, 1890. Signed and inscribed by the author. Numerous b/w illustrations. 501 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Off white paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine, elaborate blind stamping to spine and boards, top edge gilt. Cover age darkened & edge worn, spine sunned & slightly cocked, several small punctures to spine, corners & head/heel of spine bumped; edges & end papers toned; few scattered damp stains to pages; else clean & sound. Very good-/No dust jacket.

Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1934. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1934. Inscribed and signed by the author. 24 b/w plates and one fold-out color woodblock print. xviii, 370 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Light wear to covers, else very good. Very good+/No dust jacket.

PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1915. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1915. Two b/w facsimiles. 180+ ad pp. Text in English & German. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pea green cloth. Extremities lightly bumped and rubbed. Head & heel joints slightly worn; corners starting. Boards faintly scuffed and soiled. Top edge dust soiled. Edges and pages lightly toned with minimal scattered staining. Rear hinge completely cracked. Still quite good, text bright, text block tight. Good+/No dust jacket.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. Inscribed and signed by the author on authorÕs note card, and flatsigned on half title. 351 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth backed, light gray paper covered boards. Bumped to head, heel and corners; bookplate to front free endpaper; else, interior tight, clean and bright; a very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good/Very good.

[Np]: The Stinehour Press, 1965. One of an edition limited to 750 copies. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Discoverer of Planet Pluto. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991. Inscribed by the author. Several b/w photographs. xii, 211 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. Silver lettering to spine. Head and heel very lightly bumped and rubbed; corners very lightly rubbed; top rear extremity bumped with small tear to cloth. Housed in a minimally soiled and lightly edge rubbed dustjacket. Interior very clean and sound. Very good/Very good.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1938. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1938. Illustrated with several b/w full page photographs including a frontispiece. 583 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Black cloth. Head, heel and corners mildly to moderately bumped and frayed; corners more so. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine quite dulled. Boards minimally soiled. Edges and pages toned in varying shades with light scattered foxing. Front hinge pulled. Various signatures shaken; first signature quite loose. Still quite good. Text block relatively clean and tight. Good+/No dust jacket.

A Sequel to George 1905-1927. London: The Bodley Head (1973). Signed and inscribed by the author. 424 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Bright blue paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Extremities very lightly rubbed; spine and boards very lightly soiled to small areas; edges and endpapers lightly foxed and toned. Dust jacket lightly edge-worn, foxed, toned and soiled to small areas with a nickel-sized surface tear to spine near heel. Interior clean and bright; quite sound. Very good+/Very good-.

Tallahassee, FL: ( South Pass Press ), 1972. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. HER JOURNALS AND UNPUBLISHED LETTERS. Tallahassee, FL: ( South Pass Press ), 1972. Illustrated with several b/w photographs. 227 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Blue cloth. Page edges very lightly foxed, else v.g. in lightly worn d.j. Very good/Very good-.

NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1924. One of an edition limited to 500 copies. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1989. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. London: Macmillan, 1989. Numerous b/w photographs. 573 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Cover in very good condition with minimal signs of wear. Pages bright and clean, but show slight bleed-through. Dust jacket also in very good condition. Very good+/Very good+.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966 . First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. FRANK L. BOYDEN, OF DEERFIELD. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1966 . First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green paper covered boards. Light to moderate foxing present along the top block as well as a very small discolored spot near the edge of the spine on the top block. Very good+/Very good+.

Anderson, SC: Droke House, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. Anderson, SC: Droke House, 1968. First edition. 158 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth. Some very light foxing to edges. Overall, a tight, clean copy. In spine faded d.j. Very good/Very good-.

Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, [ 1969 ]. # 657 of an edition limited to 950 copies signed by HemingwayÕs son, second printing. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, [ 1969 ]. # 657 of an edition limited to 950 copies signed by HemingwayÕs son, second printing. Signed by John Hemingway . Numerous b/w photographs. 343 pp. Hardcover. Large 4to. Beige buckram, with large pictorial leather label. Gift inscription on front fly, else without flaw, in like slipcase. Very good+/No jacket issued.

The Adventures of a WWII Hero and NFL Legend. (Np: privately published for the author by Xlibris Corp., 2002). Signed by the author and the subject. Few b/w photographic illustrations. 536 pp. Softcover. 8vo size. B/w illustrative paper wrappers. Head and heel quite bumped. Corners heavily splayed and split. Spine moderately creased. Wrappers lightly rubbed. Light scattered staining on edges and interior of wrappers. Ffep torn away. Still good. Interior clean, tight and bright. Good/No jacket issued.