Recent Arrivals from Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Recent Arrivals from Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
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2 vols. bound together - 1) Rita: An Autobiography, and 2) Nina Balatka
by (Charles Hamilton Aide), Anthony Trollope
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Tauchnitz edtions
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- 1867
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- Hardcover
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£27.76
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Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1867. First Tauchnitz edtions. Hardcover. Very Good. These are the European copyright editions of these two classic works, bound together into one volume. Tauchnitz was a German publisher who published several thousand English and American titles from the early Victorian days until WWII. Its publications were produced to establish authors' copyrights for the books before there… Read more about this item Item Price
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Doctor Thorne (Tauchnitz edition-2 vols. bound as 1)
by Anthony Trollope
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 1858
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- Hardcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£51.55
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Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1858. First. Hardcover. Very Good. This is the European copyright edition of this classic work by Trollope. Tauchnitz was a German publisher who published several thousand English and American titles from the early Victorian days until WWII. Its publications were produced to establish authors' copyrights for the works before there were international copyright agreements in place.… Read more about this item Item Price
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South Africa
by Anthony Trollope (Tauchnitz Edition) - 2 vols
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- Used - Good+
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- Tauchnitz copyright edition
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- 1927
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- Softcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£27.76
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Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1927. Tauchnitz copyright edition. Softcover. Good+. This is the European copyright edition of this classic work by Trollope. Tauchnitz was a German publisher who published several thousand English and American titles from the early Victorian days until WWII. Its publications were produced to establish authors' copyrights for the works before there were international copyright agreements in… Read more about this item Item Price
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British Sports and Pastimes
by Anthony Trollope. Editor
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 1868
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- Hardcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£99.14
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London: Virtue & Co, 1868. First. Hardcover. Very Good. British Sports and Pastimes is a comprehensive account of the various sports and pastimes that were popular in Victorian Britain. Trollope covers a wide range of topics, cricket, horse racing, hunting, fishing. rowing, yachting and Alpine sports. He provides historical background and context for each activity, as well as… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Eye for an Eye (2 vols.) 1st Edition
by Anthony Trollope
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 1879
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- Hardcover-2 vols
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£257.76
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1879. First. Hardcover-2 vols. Very Good. From Wikipedia:
An Eye for an Eye is a novel by Anthony Trollope written between 13 September and 10 October 1870, but held back from publication until August 1878 when serialization began in the Whitehall Review. Publication in the form of a two volume novel was timed to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Khaki Parish - Our War...Our Love 1940-1946 (Double Signed)
by Helen and Bill Cook
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9781850930976
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- 1
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£11.86
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Worthing, UK: Churchman Publishing, 1988. First. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A charming story of love and perseverance in the face of World War II. Bill Cook was a newly ordained Anglican priest who became a chaplain attached to a British Armored Division that fought in North Africa and Italy. Just before he left for his assignment, he became engaged to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Grunt, The Curious Science of Humans at War
by Mary Roach
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First
- Published
- 2016
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- Hardcover
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- 9780393245448
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- 1
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£7.89
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New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Inc, 2016. First. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the publisher:
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.
Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries, panic, exhaustion, heat,… Read more about this item Item Price
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2 vols. of poetry 1) Year of the Bastard and 2) Verbal Diarrhoea
by Tom Priestley
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- Used - Fine
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- First
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- 2018
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- Softcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£8.68
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Leeds, UK: Privately Published, 2018. First. Softcover. Fine. Tom Priestley is a well-known local poet and comedian from Leeds, Yorkshire.
Both copies are fine in photo illustrated wrappers. No marks or damage at all.
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The Soviet Paradise Lost
by Ivan Solonevich
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fair
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- First
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- 1938
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- Hardcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£51.55
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New York: Paisley Press Inc, 1938. First. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. This is a fascinating tale from a Russian who was imprisoned, along with his brother and son, in Stalin's 1930's gulag. They all survived and managed to escape to England, where they published this harrowing account. It was years before Solzhenitsyn's work and might be considered a forerunner… Read more about this item Item Price
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2 vols- Biography of Charles Darwin.-1) Voyaging, and 2) Charles Darwin, The Power of Place
by Janet Browne
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1. First US paperback, 2. 2nd Printing
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- 2002
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- 1. Softcover, 2. Hardcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£15.82
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New york: 1. Princeton University Press, 2. Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 1. First US paperback, 2. 2nd Printing. 1. Softcover, 2. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1. Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995):
This first volume delves into Darwin's youth and the transformative years he spent aboard the HMS Beagle. It paints a vivid picture of his experiences during the voyage,… Read more about this item Item Price
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New Lives For Old
by [Anonymous, but C. P. Snow]
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First [only]
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- 1933
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£551.20
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1933. First [only]. Very Good+. The English physical chemist C. P. Snow is most renowned for The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution in which he lamented the intellectual divide between the sciences and the humanities His work as a prolific writer of fiction, however, is less well-known, though he wrote seventeen novels over… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Born Again Skeptic's Guide to the Bible
by Ruth Harmence Green
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 4th Printing
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- 1999
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- Softcover
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- 9781877733017
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- 1
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£8.68
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Madison, WI: Freedom From Religion Foundation, 1999. 4th Printing. Softcover. Fine. In this thought-provoking book, Ruth Hurmence Green takes a freethought perspective on the Bible. She combines rigorous analysis with wit and insight, making her critique both engaging and enlightening. Here are the key highlights:
1. Freethought Exploration: Green fearlessly examines the Bible, questioning its narratives, contradictions, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Good Book, A Humanist Bible
by A.C. Grayling
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First US Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9780802717375
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£11.86
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New York: Walker & Co, 2011. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The Good Book is an extraordinary work of audacity, drawing inspiration from the wisdom and humanity found in the world's great literature. Written by the philosopher A. C. Grayling, this book serves as a secular bible, offering insight, solace, and commentary on the human condition. It draws… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bookman - Special Christmas Number 1927
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- Used - Fair
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- First
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- 1927
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- Softcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£15.82
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1927. First. Softcover. Fair. The Bookman was a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934 by Hodder & Stoughton. It was a catalogue of the current publications that also contained reviews, advertising and illustrations. William Robertson Nicoll, Arthur St. John Adcock and Hugh Ross Williamson were editors. Contributors included G. K. Chesterton,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Battle of Britain (multi-signed!)
by Derek Wood
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9781851704446
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£79.31
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London: Bracken Books, 1990. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. As Churchill famously stated "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few..."
The large (9.5" x 11.5") impressively illustrated volume describes those few who helped to save Britain against the German air attacks, during the summer of 1940 and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Reply to the Author of the Remarks, or A Letter to the Lae Petitions to Parliament for the Safety and Preservation of His Majesty's Person, and for the More Effectually Preventing Sedtiious Meetings and Assemblies
by The Author of the Letter
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First
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- 1796
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- Hardcover
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£198.28
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London: G. C. and J. Robinson, 1796. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. This pamphlet was part of a public debate on some proposed laws to strengthen government security measures to protect King George III. including expansion of the definition and penalties for sedition. The discussion was in the context at the time that the king of France had been… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Reader's Guide to Everyman's Library, Being a Catalogue of the First 888 Volumes
by R. Farquarson Sharp
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1932. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. The Everyman's Library, started in 1906, is a popular series of classic books, published in inexpensive hardcover editions for the "masses". This volume is the first effort to publish a catalogue of all of the titles available at the time.
It is near fine in maroon cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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Leaves Without a Tree (Signed)
by G. S. Fraser
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£15.82
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Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1953. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. George Sutherland Fraser (1915 - 1980) was a Scottish poet, literary critic and academic.
This is a volume apparently published only in Japan. It is near fine in yellow cloth with blue titles on the spine and a red leaf embossed on the front cover. Minor soiling and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Stopped Landscape (Signed)
by Alan Riddell
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
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- First
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 9780090882304
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- 1
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Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
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£15.82
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London: Hutchinson of London, 1968. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The poet's first book.
Near fine in black cloth with just bumping at the corners. No other marks or damage. The unclipped DJ has just slight shelf wear. Inscribed by the author on the ffep. CH. Item Price
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Collecting Himself, James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself
by James Thurber, Michael J. Rosen (Editor)
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First
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- Hardcover
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- 9780060161354
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£8.68
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Harper & Row. First. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the publisher:
"James Thurber spent most of his career at the New Yorker magazine, drawing cartoons and writing essays and stories. Collecting Himself is a one-of-a-kind compilation of James Thurber's vintage writings, featuring previously unanthologized articles, essays, interviews, reviews, cartoons, parodies, as well as Thurber's reflections on his work in theater… Read more about this item Item Price
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