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UNDER THE DEODARS; THE PHANTOM 'RICKSHAW; WEE WILLIE WINKIE
by Kipling, Rudyard
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Green boards with debossed gilt titles and black line drawing. Spine titles have darkened, boards sho
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- Later Printing
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- 1900
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- Hardcover
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New York: Doubleday, Page. Good with no dust jacket; Green boards with debossed gilt titles and black . line drawing. Spine titles have darkened, boards show wear, especially to . spine head, hinge cracked at half-title page but still holding. Prior . owner bookplate to front pastedown.. 1900. Later Printing. Hardcover. Collection of three Kipling stories. ; 8.25 x 5.5… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SHORT STORIES OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY The First Forty-Nine Stories and the Play the Fifth Column
by Hemingway, Ernest
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- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket; Modern Library Giant with blue and black boards and gilt titles. Toledano (59.1 pg 124) lists da
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- 1955
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- Hardcover
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New York: Modern Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket; Modern Library Giant with blue and black . boards and gilt titles. Toledano (59.1 pg 124) lists date of publication . between 1942 - 1955. I have taken the latest year since no date is . printed. Some spotting to the blue topstain and minor wear to boards.. 1955. Hardcover.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WOMAN AND THE PUPPET
by Louys, Pierre
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; 1936 edition of the 1898 French ediiton. Translated and with Introduction by Arthur Symons. Tan,
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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New York: Macaulay Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; 1936 edition of the 1898 French ediiton. . Translated and with Introduction by Arthur Symons. Tan, undecorated boards . with brown topstain. Book is cocked to some degree, with prior owner . bookplate to front pastedown, spine darkening, and edge foxing, mainly to . bottom edge.. 1936. First Edition Thus.… Read more about this item Item Price
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DREAM DAYS
by Grahame, Kenneth
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Book with gift inscription front endpaper, flaking spine titles, and light edge foxing. Jacket w
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- Later Printing
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Book with gift inscription front endpaper, . flaking spine titles, and light edge foxing. Jacket with large chips with . loss, and soiling.. 1953. Later Printing. Hardcover. A continuation of The Golden Days, stories of childhood days brimming with adventure. ; 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches;… Read more about this item Item Price
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HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK
by McMillan, Terry
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Minor wear to board edges; jacket with light edge wrinkling.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670869909
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New York: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Minor wear to board edges; jacket with . light edge wrinkling.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. When Stella takes a spur-of-the-moment vacation to Jamaica, her world gets rocked to the core? Not just by the relaxing effects of the sun and sea and an island full of attractive men,… Read more about this item Item Price
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FELLOW PASSENGERS A Novel in Portraits
by Auchincloss, Louis
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book with slight lean and light foxing top edge.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1989
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780395498538
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New York: Houghton and Mifflin. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book with slight lean and light foxing . top edge.. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Dan Ruggles is a man well-ensconced in the moneyed, mannered world of high society in the 1930s, trying to discern the dreams, doubts, and loyalties of his friends, as well as his… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE JUDGE HUNTER
by Buckley, Christopher
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Top corner of back pasetdown was glued to back endpaper, and tear to back pastedown was cre
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2018
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781501192517
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Top corner of back pasetdown was glued . to back endpaper, and tear to back pastedown was created when separated.. 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. A hapless Englishman embarks on a dangerous mission to the New World in pursuit of two judges who helped murder a king. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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THEY EAT PUPPIES DON'T THEY?
by Buckley, Christopher
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read.
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- First Edition
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 9780446540971
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New York: Twelve. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read.. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic… Read more about this item Item Price
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A MAGGOT
by Fowles, John
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Book with faint foxing to edges. Jacket a bit age-toned with small hole to spine edge affec
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316289948
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Boston: Little Brown & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Book with faint foxing to edges. . Jacket a bit age-toned with small hole to spine edge affecting the first . "G" in Maggot.. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. The mysterious events surrounding a journey undertaken by five unrelated but interconnected individuals are investigated when one of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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MAKING MONEY A Novel of Discworld
by Pratchett, Terry
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book leans a bit.
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- First Edition
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- 2007
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780061161643
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New York: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book leans a bit.. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like a well-oiled machine and Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations. So it's somewhat disconcerting when Lord Vetinari summons Moist to the palace and asks,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS
by Roy, Arundhati.
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Fist Canadian Edition of the Booker Prize winning debut novel.
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679308508
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£40.42
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Toronto: Random House Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Fist Canadian Edition of the Booker . Prize winning debut novel.. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and how. And how much. ; 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.2 inches; 321… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
by Mann, Thomas
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- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued; Franklin Library edition in brown leatherette with gilt decorations and spine titles.
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- Reprint
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781125148167
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£16.17
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued; Franklin Library edition in brown . leatherette with gilt decorations and spine titles. Some wear to boards . with loss of gilt to front board. , however, appears unread.. 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. The story of a young engineer, Hans Castorp, who travels to Davos to visit his… Read more about this item Item Price
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PARADISE
by Morrison, Toni
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Second printing before publication. Minor edge wrinkling jacket.
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- Second Printing
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780676770421
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New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Second printing before publication. . Minor edge wrinkling jacket.. 1997. Second Printing. Hardcover. In Oklahoma early one morning in 1976, nine men from Ruby (pop. 360) , in defense of the "one all-black town worth the pain", assault the nearby Convent and the women in it. ; 9.6… Read more about this item Item Price
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FLUSH
by Hiaasen, Carl
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Author's second juvenile novel and 2005 Agatha Award winner. Has been gently read; mino
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9780375821820
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New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Author's second juvenile novel and . 2005 Agatha Award winner. Has been gently read; minor edge wrinkling . jacket.. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Noah's dad has a little problem with anger control. He tried to stop the Coral Queen casino boat's illegal dumping...by sinking the boat. But his … Read more about this item Item Price
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SKIN TRADE
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read; light edge wrinkling jacket.
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- First Edition
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 9780425227725
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New York: Berkley. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read; light edge . wrinkling jacket.. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. When a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a head from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City's local authorities what they're dealing with. Only it's worse than she thought. Police officers and one… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE THURBER CARNIVAL
by Thurber, James
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Light top edge soil; jacket spine a bit faded.
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- Book Club Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Light top edge soil; jacket spine a . bit faded.. 1985. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. A collection of James Thurber's best writings and drawings from his many published books. ; 8.4 X 5.5 X 1.2 inches; 369 pages . Item Price
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THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL
by Adams, Douglas
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Small spot of soil bottom edge. Kind of an "aged" look to the book and jacket bac
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780671625832
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Small spot of soil bottom edge. Kind . of an "aged" look to the book and jacket back panel.. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. When a passenger check-in desk at Terminal Two, Heathrow Airport, shoots up through the roof engulfed in a ball of flame, the usual suspects… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE EARTH TREMBLED
by Roe, Edward P.
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Title page loosening at bottom; light corner and edge wear.
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- First Edition (?)
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- 1887
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- Hardcover
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Title page loosening at bottom; light corner and . edge wear.. 1887. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Review from the Boston Evening Traveller: "The latest novel by E. P. Roe, who is the most popular American novelist, is one combining all his best characteristics. The story involves much… Read more about this item Item Price
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LAUGHING BOY
by La Farge, Oliver
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- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued; Burgundy full leather decorated boards, raised bands, red silk moire endpapers, with r
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- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued; Burgundy full leather decorated . boards, raised bands, red silk moire endpapers, with ribbon marker in . place. Slight fade to spine.. 1977. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition of the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winner. ; 9 x 6 x 1.5 inches; 296 pages . Item Price
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KILLING MISTER WATSON
by Matthiessen, Peter
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Light creases to pages 13 - 32; jacket with water damage and staining to bottom edge blind
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394554006
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New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Light creases to pages 13 - 32; jacket . with water damage and staining to bottom edge blind side, small tear top . spine edge.. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. First book in the Watson trilogy, based on the "legend of the Watson killing." One hundred years ago, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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