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Lord Reading the Life of Rufus isaacs, First Marquees of Reading.
by H. Montgomery Hyde
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- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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London: Heinemann, 1967. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. sunning to spine else very good indeed. [our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. fair.]. Item Price
£8.05
The Collected Letters, New Edition
by Ferris, Paul; Thomas Dylan
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
- Published
- 2000
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- Hardcover
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£20.12
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London: Dent, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Very near fine, now in mylar.. Item Price
£20.12
Max Jacob
by Lachgar, Lina
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- Used - Near Fine / Tres Bon
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- 1981
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- Paperback
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£16.10
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Paris: Henri Veyrier, 1981. Book. Near Fine / Tres Bon. Soft cover. Item Price
£16.10
The Life of Samuel Johnson; Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Volume 1 Only - of 2)
by Boswell, James
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- Used - Good (Book Condition)
- Published
- 1855
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- Hardcover
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£40.25
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New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1855. Book. Good (Book Condition). Full Leather. 8vo. A decent copy of this deluxe edition, having all edges marbled, marbled feps and pastedowns, gilt dentelles, five panels along spine with two title-labels. Split joints (hinges holding). Dentelles rubbed. Some rubbing and one short, horizontal tear to spine. First blank missing. Some mild spotting to… Read more about this item Item Price
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VIRGINIA Woolf - A Biography - TWO VOLUMES (Vol. I: 1882-1912) (Vol. II: 1912-1941)
by Bell, Quentin
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- Used - Near Fine (Book Condition)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ (Jacket Condition)
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
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£32.20
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London: Hogarth Press, 1972. Book. Near Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. Third Impression. Price is for both volumes. Both volumes in very nice condition. Text clean, binding strong. Discreet owner's name in Vol. I. Minor shelfwear to jackets.. Item Price
£32.20
Arthur Rimbaud
by Musso, Frederic
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- Used - Very Good / Très Bonne Cond.
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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£12.08
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Editions Pierre Charron, 1972. Book. Very Good / Très Bonne Cond.. Hard Cover in Dustjacket. En tres bon etat. Texte propre, reliure solide. In very good condition. Light shelfwear. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.] Texte en francais.. Item Price
£12.08
The Man who Loved China
by Winchester, Simon
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- Used - Near Fine (Book Condition)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine ( Jacket Condition)
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
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New York: Harper Collins, 2008. Book. Near Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. First Edition. Signed First Edition in very good condition. Shelfwear to dust jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
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James Joyce: A Sketch
by Joyce, James; Scarfe, Alan
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- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Published
- 1974
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- Paperback
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Quebec: Centaur Thearte, 1974. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Soft cover. A decent copy, but with sunning, slight soiling and crease to cover. Text is clean. Picture of James Joyce in 1888 with his mother, father and maternal grandfather on front cover. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke
by Burke, Peter
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- Used - Fair (Book Condition)
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- 1845
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- Hardcover
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London: Edward Moxon, 1845. Book. Fair (Book Condition). Hardcover. Fair. Hinges started, signatures exposed, but intact, some untidy and unsuccessful tape repair by previous owner of first 4 pages, chipping to edges of self-same 4 pages, repair to spine in brown cloth to match boards, previous owners bookplate and pages lightly tanned. Text repairable. Text clean. [Our rating system:… Read more about this item Item Price
£16.10
Byron in Italy
by Quennell, Peter
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- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Published
- 1941
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- Hardcover
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London: Collins, 1941. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. A nice copy with pages lightly tanned and head and foot of spine bumped. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£8.05
FAULKNER
by MINTER, David
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- Used - Bon Etat (condition livre)
- Published
- 1984
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- Paperback
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- 9782715804708
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Balland, 1984. Book. Bon Etat (condition livre). Soft cover. A decent copy with sunning to cover, tanning to edges and ffep. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£12.08
Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen
by Nadel, Ira Bruce;Nadel, Ira B.
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- Used - Fine (Book Condition)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine- (Jacket Condition)
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679442356
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1996. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. An excellent copy, but with shelfwear to acetate dust jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£16.10
Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature
by Dabney, Lewis
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- Used - Fine (Book Condition)
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- Near Fine ( Jacket Condition)
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9780374113124
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£11.27
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. An excellent copy, but for 1 small closed tear and shelfwear to dust jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£11.27
NAKASH
by Guernsey, Betty;Nakash, George
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- Used - Near Fine (Book Condition)
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- Very Good (Jacket Condition)
- Published
- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9782762111415
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Montreal: Fides, 1981. Book. Near Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. A very nice copy signed by the author. Sunning and shelfwear to cover. Beautiful portraits. Text in French and English. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
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English Men of Letters
by Trollope, Anthony
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- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Published
- 1892
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- Hardcover
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London: Macmillan, 1892. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. A decent copy with previous owner's name on front paste down crossed out with black marker. Sunning to cover and wear to head and foot of spine. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
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Johnson's Lives of the Poets: From Cowley to Dryden Vol.1
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- Hardcover
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£24.15
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London Book. Good (Book Condition). Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Good only. Lacking title page, wear to extremities and cracking to leather spine, causing title to be barely visible, slight chipping to head of spine, previous owner's signature and date (1834), tanning to edges and marbled covers rubbed. No dat, possibly 1781 second edition. Text clean,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith Being Selections from His Writings and Passages of His Letters And Table Talk with a Biographical Memoir and Notes
by Duyckinck, Evert A.
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- Used - Good (Book Condition)
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- 1856
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- Hardcover
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New York: Redfield, 1856. Book. Good (Book Condition). Hardcover. Good only. Head and foot of spine bumped, occasional foxing and previous owner's signature. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£16.10
Finding the Jewish Shakespeare: The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin
by Kaplan, BETH
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- Used - Fine (Book Condition)
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- Fine (Jacket Condition)
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- 2007
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- Hardcover
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£9.66
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New York: Syracuse Univ Pr, 2007. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. An excellent copy, signed and inscribed by the author. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£9.66
A Reader's Guide to Writers' Britain
by Varlow, Sally
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- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
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- 1996
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- Paperback
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- 9781853752018
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United Kingdom: Prion Books, 1996. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Quality Paperback. A nice copy, fully illustrated. Sunning to spine. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£9.66
Mark Twain; Man and Legend
by Ferguson, De Lancey
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- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. First Edition. A nice copy in red cloth, lettering gilt. Spine sunned, presentation bookplate on front paste down. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Item Price
£8.05