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New York, New York, USA: Arcade Publishing, Incorporated, 1994. BX3 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in orange paper with metallic green lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus some soiling of the bottom board edges plus the usual library stamps on the half-title page and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus the front endpaper has has a 1.5"x4" section cut out as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine that wraps around onto the back plus the endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A novel about a man who graduates from Harvard in 1956 with a Ph.D. in…
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And All Our Wounds Forgiven
by Lester, Julius
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Allende: A Novel
by Alegria, Fernando
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Stanford, California, USA: Stanford University Press, 1993. BX2 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with metallic red lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the title page, the last page, and the back free endpaper. This edition has been revised by the author. Translated from the Spanish by Frank Janney. Foreword by Frederick M. Nunn. With a new preface and postscript by the author. A biographical novel of Chilean President Salvador Allende that portrays his life up to his presidential election victory in 1970, Chilean 20th century culture and history, and the background and events of the military coup of September 11, 1973.…
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Citizen of New Salem
by Horgan, Paul
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New York, New York, USA: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1961. BZ6 - A tight, clean, sound copy in gray paper covered boards quarter bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine plus a brown and gold graphic on the front with minor overall shelf wear plus some light overall soiling and sunning aroung the board edges plus some light sunning of the spine plus some light yellowing of the paper edges. A novelization of Abraham's young adulthood in Salem, Illinois. Heavily illustrated with fine black and white illustrations by Douglas Gorsline. By the author of "The Fault of Angels," "No Quarter Given," "Main Line West," "A Lamp on the Plains," "Far from Cibola," "The Habit of Empire," "The Common Heart," "Give Me Possession," and "A Distant Trumpet." Acknowledgments, 93p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gorsline, Douglas. 6.5"x9.5".
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I Was Amelia Earhart
by Mendelsohn, Jane
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New York, New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. CH4 - A hard cover 7th printing withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library marks and stamps blacked out with black magic marker on the front and back endpapers and title page plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A novel in which Amelia Earhart tells what happened after she and her navigator disappeared off the coast of New Guinea in 1937. There are her memories of the past, the flight itself, and life on an island where she ended up. This is the author's first novel. 156p.. 7th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over…
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The Justification of Johann Gutenberg: A Novel
by Morrison, Blake
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New York, New York, USA: William Morrow & Co., 2002. CA4 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first American editioni with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards quarter bound in textured tan paper covered boards with metallic red lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and a label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel about the life and work of Johann Gensfleisch, otherwise known as Gutenberg, as a master printer, charmer, con man, and visionary. It is in the form of Gutenberg's final testament which he uses as a justification and pologia and…
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The Kings of San Carlos
by Haley, James L.
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1987. AB3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some tears on the cover edges, corners and some sides, lightly water soiled, discoloration, and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, water soiled patch on the top of some inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Double D Western. The Kings of San Carlos is Mr. Haley's first Double D Western. 8.5"x5.75", 183 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Mama was a Ballerina
by Moon, Ilanon with Graham, Shad E.
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Houston, Texas: The Fletcher Young Publishing Co., 1971. AX2 - Dust jacket mylar protected, significant wear and tears on the edges, sides, and corners, rubbing, discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has some stains, discoloration, and light shelf wear. First Edition-Limited.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Moon Rising: A Novel Set in Whitby
by Roberts, Victoria A.
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- 9780312272944 / 0312272944
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New York, New York, USA: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 2001. BC1 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the front endpaper and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the front and back boards plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine wrapping around onto the back. A novel about Bram Stocker's 1886 escape from the pressures of theater life in London to the seaside town of Whitby. During a violent storm he meets a young woman who has lost both her parents and the two begin a passionate affair. By the author of "Louisa Elliott" and "Morning's Gate." 360p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Mutual Friend
by Busch, Frederick
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA: David R. Godine Publisher, Incorporated, 1983. BC3 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated tan wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. This is a title in the publisher's Nonpareil Books series. A novel of the life and times of Charles Dickens. By the author of "Domestic Particulars," "Manual Labor," "Breathing Trouble," "I Wanted a Year Without Fall," "Take This Man," and "Rounds." 220p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Playing the Game
by Buruma, Ian
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. AQ3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author on the title page. Witty, suggestive, and reverberating, pepered with wickedly entertaining cameos of Gandhi, Disraeli, Oscar Wilde, and many others, Playing the Game is not just about Ranji, India, and England, about dandyism, sportsmanship, and nationalism, but about the narrator's-and ultimately the reader's-own sense of self.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Playing the Game
by Buruma, Ian
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. AQ3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author on the title page. Witty, suggestive, and reverberating, pepered with wickedly entertaining cameos of Gandhi, Disraeli, Oscar Wilde, and many others, Playing the Game is not just about Ranji, India, and England, about dandyism, sportsmanship, and nationalism, but about the narrator's-and ultimately the reader's-own sense of self.. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Playing the Game
by Buruma, Ian
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. AP4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has 1.5" tear on the front top right corner, wrinkling on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some rubbing on the cover edges, remainder mark on the bottom page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author on the title page. Witty, suggestive, and reverberating, pepered with wickedly entertaining cameos of Gandhi, Disraeli, Oscar Wilde, and many others, Playing the Game is not just about Ranji, India, and England, about dandyism, sportsmanship, and nationalism, but about the narrator's-and ultimately the reader's-own sense of self.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.
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Playing the Game
by Buruma, Ian
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. AP4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has remainder mark on the top and bottom page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author on the title page. Witty, suggestive, and reverberating, pepered with wickedly entertaining cameos of Gandhi, Disraeli, Oscar Wilde, and many others, Playing the Game is not just about Ranji, India, and England, about dandyism, sportsmanship, and nationalism, but about the narrator's-and ultimately the reader's-own sense of self.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.
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Still Waters in Niger
by Hill, Kathleen
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Evanston, Ilinois, USA: TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, 1999. BG1 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, the title page, and the back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. An autobiographical about an Irish-American woman who had lived in the West African country of Niger as the wife of an academic and the mother of three small children. After seventeen years she returns to Niger to visit her eldest daughter who is workingin a village clinic there during a drought. The author is a winner of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Notes on Hausa orthography, acknowledgments, 206p. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Ten Thousand Texas Daughters
by Montgomery, Marg-Riette
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San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1950. CX1 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in fair dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears, and open tears, taped label on the spine, inside flaps taped to the fixed endpapers, foxing and stains, discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some cover edgewear, foxing on the page edges and some inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Biographical Novel based on The Intimate Life Story of Mrs. Elli Moore Townsend. 8.75"x6", 185 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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They Hanged My Saintly Billy
by Graves, Robert
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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1997. BG6 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in illustrated black wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very, very light edge wear around the cover edges plus there is some light creasing on the spine plus there is some very, very light foxing on the right outside paper edges. A novel that recounts the life of the surgeon William Palmer who was also a racehorse owner, a confessed forger who got girls into trouble, doped horses, and robbed a few people. The novel is based on an actual trial that took place in 1856 and it tells of the life of that time, examines the question of whether or not Palmer was guilty of the poisioning he was accused of. By the author of "Wife To Mr. Milton." 312p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Wilder Rose
by Susan Wittig Albert
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Bertram, Texas: Persevero Press, 2013. BX5 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in as new condition with no dust jacket. Based on Rose Wilder Lane's unpublished diaries and letters, A Wilder Rose tells the surprising true story of the often troubled collaboration that produced eight beloved novels of pioneer life - a collaboration that rose and her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, concealed from their agent, editors, reviewers, and readers. 9"x6", 289 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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