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Franklin Library, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Near Fine. 1978 Franklin Library. Limited Edition. Published as part of the 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. Hardcover is full-bound in red leather with gold spine lettering and decorations. Spine has four raised bands. Covers have gold stylized floral borders. Brown silk moire endpapers. All edges gilt. Brwon satin index ribbon. Black and white illustrations by Reginald Marsh. 489 pages. Binding tight. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Appears to be unread. Endpapers are lightly faded from contact with the leather at the edges. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. "Notes from the Editor" pamphlet is not present. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Bantam, 1966. Paperback. Good. Good. 1966 Bantam. Paperback. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine creased. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 214 pages. First published in 1949 under the title "Nineteen Stories". Published in 1962 as "21 Stories" with three stories added and one omitted. A Bantam Seventy-Five Book, # S3263.

Thomas Seltzer, 1922. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1922 Thomas Seltzer, New York. First Edition. First printing. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. Publisher's colophon on title page. Precedes British edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has slate blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and a blind-stamped cross design on the front cover. 347 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Spine ends bumped. Spine slightly darkened, lettering a bit faded. Name in ink on front endpaper and again at the top of the title page; "First Edition" written in ink on front free endpaper. Light foxing on endpapers. Text pages clean and unmarked. One page has a wrinkle at the bottom corner; this is a flaw in the paper, rather than later damage, and the page protrudes slightly from the text block at that corner. Page edges lightly soiled. Pages lightly tanned, more so at… Read More

Lee-Howard Company, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1975 Lee-Howard Company. A Lillibridge Book. First printing, January, 1975. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. 225 pages. Includes original publisher's bookmark with image of the book on it.

Bantam Books, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Near Fine. 1991 Bantam Books. A Gregor Demarkian Holiday Mystery. Book 3. Paperback. 262 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. A Bantam Crime Line Book.

A. L. Burt. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. A. L. Burt. No date in book. Circa 1900. NOT ex-library. Hardcover is half-bound in tan leather with blue-green, cream, and gold marbled paper-covered boards. Spine has five raised bands; four spine panels have gilt floral device. The other two panels have dark brown leather labels with gilt lettering: Upper label title: Geo. Eliot's Works, lower label title: Adam Bede. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissued frontispiece; six additional black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Leather is in good condition, with some crackle and rubbing to edges and corners. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 544 pages. Title page has series name "Burt's Library of the World's Best Books" in a small illustrated medallion. No dust jacket. See our listings for other George Eliot volumes with matching bindings. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1934 The Bobbs-Merrill Company. First Edition, stated. SIGNED by author on tipped in blank page before title page; signature only, no inscription. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped rectilinear design and gold spine and cover lettering. Simulated deckle fore edges. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Spine sunned; lettering still clear. Top edges of back cover also sunned. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Tipped in signature page is loose from bottom about one inch. Approximately 15 pages at the beginning of the book have a wrinkle at bottom corner of page. Approximately 5 pages following those have a chip at top edge. Pages clean and unmarked. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

William Morrow, 2017. Trade Paperback. Fine. Fine. 2017 William Morrow - HarperCollins. Softcover with folded-in flaps. Deckle fore edges. 501 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Appears to be unread. Spine NOT creased. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

P. F. Collier & Son Corporation, 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1944 P. F. Collier & Son Corporation. Reprint, no other date in book. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has orange textured paper-covered boards with dark green spine and cover lettering and decorations. Spine lettering is on gold panel, and publisher's name is in gold. Front cover has a dark green border on the left with design of a moon, stars, a mask and dagger, and a rope with tassels; author's name in a star outline. 261 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers lightly soiled. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. A few pages are dog-eared. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Leslie Ford is a pseudonym of Zenith Jones Brown, who also published as David Frome. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1908. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1908 Thomas Nelson & Sons. Small hardcover, 4.25 x 6.25 inches, has flexible boards bound in full brown morocco leather with gold spine lettering and gold spine and cover decorations. Green and gold marbled endpapers. Red satin index ribbon. All page edges gilt over red. Half-title page has black illustrated border and red lettering. Black & white frontispiece with tissue guard. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Leather worn at tips and spine ends, with a small insipient exterior split starting near the head of the spine. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers lightly curled. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. First and last pages have light foxing at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. 485 pages. No dust jacket. Bottom inside edge of front cover has "Genuine Morocco - Royal India Paper" stamped in gold. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Vantage Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good+ Jacket. 1990 Vantage Press. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 156 pages. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the top edge and a half inch tear at the bottom edge of the front panel. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Bantam Books, 1969. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1969 Bantam Books. A Bantam Critical Edition. NOT ex-library. A Comprehensive study supplement, edited by Alfred Kazin. Paperback. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. 555 pages.

Picador, 2009. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2009 Picador - Henry Holt. Trade paperback. 318 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. About 9 pages are lightly dog eared. Maisie Dobbs Book 6.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. Doubleday & Company First edition, 1952. Light brown hardcover has linen-texture paper-covered boards and green spine lettering. Spine ends and corners bumped and rubbed. Edges also rubbed, with a few small dents and nicks. Spine edges also rubbed. Binding firm and uncracked. Some light foxing on endpapers. Endpapers and pages lightly tanned on edges. One page has a quarter-inch tear at top edge. Pages clean. Rear of title page states 'First Edition'. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Near Fine jacket. 1999 Four Walls Eight Windows First edition, first printing stated. Signed by author on front free endpaper with personalized inscription. Black hardcover book has paper-covered boards and silver spine lettering. Bottom spine end lightly bumped. A small dent on top edge of front cover. 443 pages. Matte-finish illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear.

David McKay Company, Inc., 1960. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Good ; Fair Jacket. 1960 David McKay Company, Inc. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has orange cloth-covered boards with dark blue spine lettering. 596 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Spine has one small puncture. Name in ink on front free endpaper, which also has some small punctures near the fore edge. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, fading, chipped and nicked edges, small to two-inch tears, and creases. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped, showing original price of $5.95. Jacket spine is sunned. Jo Sinclair was the pen name of Ruth Seid. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Kensington Publishing Corporation, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1999 Kensington Publishing Corporation - Zebra Books. Paperback. 381 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine has only a trace of a crease. Pages clean and unmarked.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1938 Longmans, Green and Co. First Edition, stated. First printing. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Coward-McCann, Inc., 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1967 Coward-McCann, Inc. First American Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Spine moderately faded and rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Michael Joseph, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1979 Michael Joseph, Londo. First Edition. First printing. "First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph Limited ... 1979" on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends and bottom corners bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 256 pages. Color illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.