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Linguistic Society of America, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light wear and aging to covers. Binding is firm. Interior is evenly toned, free of markings. Small spot of soiling on a few pages..

Garden City, New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edition not stated. No indication of later printings in this edition, 1944. c 1941. Blue boards with embossed design of ship; gilt titles on spine. Boards clean with minor shelf wear, corners gently bumped. Spine lettering a bit rubbed; ends bumped. Binding sound. Text block toned with light foxing. Old bookseller sticker at gutter of front paste down, else unmarked. DJ not clipped (100100) age darkened with edges rubbed, some chipping to edges. Spine head and heel chipped with minor loss. Front panel illustration whole and attractive. 'Buy War Bonds' advertisement on rear panel..

New York: Random House, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second printing, stated. Beige cloth with pictorial stamping of young boy working on car on front board. Boards clean and solid, light shelf wear only. Binding sound. Light foxing to front end paper and paste down, else contents clean and unmarked. DJ not clipped (350/350) edges rubbed with some age darkening. Tiny closed tear at lower edge of front panel. Spine with light foxing. Nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1922. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus.. c 1922. First Photoplay edition. Red cloth with black titles. Boards clean and solid, bright and attractive. Spine clean and square, ends with gentle bumping. Binding firm. Text block lightly toned. Contents unmarked, clean and bright. DJ toned, clean and bright illustration. Small section with 2.5" closed tear at upper corner of front panel, only some minor loss at edges. Spine head and heel with tiny chips. Otherwise jacket clean and whole. Beautiful copy. The Complete Novel, Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

New York: The Kelmscott Society, 1903. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾". 1903 copyright, 3/4 bound leather bound. Boards clean, some edges gently rubbed. Abrasion at lower corner of front board; lower corners rubbed. Spine sunned; rubbed with chipping at head, tiny chip at heel. Gilt lettering still quite bright. Binding just beginning to start at title page, else quite solid and tight. Gilt top stain. Contents clean, bright..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Revised edition, 1988. Full number line. Quarter bound in black cloth. Boards clean with a touch of shelf wear. Spine very slightly cocked with heel gently bumped; spine lettering bright and attractive. Binding firm. Contents unmarked and clean. DJ not clipped, clean and whole with trace of shelf wear, very light toning. Spine lightly sunned. Nice copy..

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1927. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E.. Very Good. Hardcover. Printed in Great Britain, stated on copyright page. No additional statement on copyright page. 1927 publication date. Green cloth with red and gold label on front board, gilt titles on spine. Boards clean with sunning at top and bottom edges. Spine ends gently bumped. Binding sound, though illustration at p 78 with minor tears at gutter. Front end paper with upper corner clipped, else contents unmarked and clean. DJ with edges rubbed, 1/4" chip at upper corner of front panel. A few tiny closed tears and minor associated wrinkling. Spine head & heel with shallow chipping. Jacket bright and attractive, now in mylar cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1936. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, stated. No indication of later printings. Red cloth with black and yellow stamping on front board and spine. Boards clean and remarkably bright, tips very gently bumped with light wear from handling. Spine with a bit of lean, head & heel very gently bumped. Binding sound, though very lightly cracked at front hinge and appears to be missing front end paper. Text block toned. Previous owner's name on title page, below title, else contents unmarked. Smudge on page with list of author's other works, pp 13, 14 with light corner crease..

Marcador, 2016. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Large Trade Paperback. First edition, stated. Text in Portuguese. Soft cover with french flaps. Covers clean and solid, crisp edges and corners. Spine square, no creases. Binding tight. Contents clean, unmarked. A solid copy. Photographs available upon request. Scarce..

New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1873. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Indian Red cloth boards with gold gilt title to front board and spine.Bumping and minor wear to top and bottom of spine. Top of spine crushed about 1/6th of an inch with bumping to all corners and some fraying to cloth. Front endpaper rather crumpled with some creasing. Interior clean and bright for age. Images available upon request. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾.

New York: Dodge Publishing Company Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Edition not stated. No date. Red cloth with gilt stamping on front board and spine, embossed decoration of front board. Boards clean, corners gently rubbed, light bumping. Spine just barely sunned, end gently bumped. Binding weak in a few places, though sound with no loose pages. Gift inscription on front end paper, dated 1913. Text block toned. Contents clean and otherwise unmarked..

Edinburgh: Polygon, 1986. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published in this edition, stated. No indication of later printings, c 1986. Covers with minor shelf wear, edges a touch rubbed. Lower and fore edge of rear cover with light staining. Spine with a few reading creases. Binding sound, unaffected. Previous owner's name at top of front end paper, else unmarked and clean..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company / A. L. Burt, 1927. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. Authorized American edition published by Stokes in 1927, stated on copyright page. Spine lettering gives publisher as A. L. Burt Company. Dust jacket spine states A. L. Burt, similarly. Red cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Boards clean and bright with tips gently rubbed, light shelf wear. Spine with a bit of lean, light sunning at spine head. Text block toned, top edge with light discoloration. Binding just starting at title page, else sound with no missing or loose pages. Previous owner's name on front end paper, else unmarked. DJ with edges rubbed, chipping at corners of front panel. 2" closed tear along lower, front spine edge. Lower edge of rear panel with small chip. Spine a bit sunned with light staining. Spine heel chipped, head chipped with minor loss. Titles partially affected at head. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

New York: Greenberg, 1932. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. c 1932. Edition not stated. No indication of later printings. Blue cloth. Boards with some scuffing, edges gently rubbed. Upper corners bumped. Spine with a few light spots of discoloration, ends bumped. Binding firm. Text block toned with foxing. Previous owner's name at top of front end paper, else unmarked. A few pages with some light foxing. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Buffalo, N.Y.: Sewickley Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.. First edition, stated. Soft cover with dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front end paper, "To Nora -- Enjoy! Best wishes, Don Levin 1992." Covers clean with a faint trace of soil from handling on front cover. Spine with faint reading crease, though binding completely firm and unbroken. Contents clean, unmarked. DJ not clipped, lightly toned with light dust soil. Spine ends gently rubbed. Size: Trade Paperback.

London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Red cloth with gilt titles on spine. Boards clean and bright, trace of shelf wear. Spine clean, ends gently bumped. Binding firm. Previous owner's name at top of half title page, else unmarked and clean. DJ not clipped (55s. net) clean and whole with light scuffing, edges gently rubbed. A few tiny closed tears. Spine lightly sunned with edges rubbed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1901. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾. First stated; verse at heading of Chapters VIII and XIII only. Boards clean, well aged. Upper corners gently bumped. Spine age darkened, edges gently rubbed. Spine head with two small cuts at in cloth: 1/2" vertical & 1" horizontal. Cloth intact at head; heel a bit rubbed. Binding cracked at half title page with webbing visible; crease in half title page. Binding lightly cracked at rear hinge. Top edge gilt stained, bright. Contents unmarked and clean..

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Edited by his son Henry James. 1st edition not stated but no indication of other printings. Most of dust jacket in fair condition missing 2/3rd top of spine. . Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾.

Cambridge University Press, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to - 9¾" - 12" Long. Unmarked. Clean, bright and tightly-bound, with some minor wear to front cover from rubbing. Some minor edgewear to top and bottom of spine and lower edge..

Philadelphia, Pa: Eldredge & Brother, 1974. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Top Edge Of Front Endpaper Is Lightly Soiled. Moderate Shelf Wear. Binding Is A Little Loose But Is Holding. Previous Owner's Name Is Written Neatly In Pen On Front Endpaper. Otherwise An Unmarked And Clean Copy. Part Of A Series Of Textbooks. This Title Is The Last On The List Of Published Books In The Series On The Copyright Page..