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BOOKS OF THE MONTH May 1931 Traver's Book Store
by Knight, Dorothy R. (compiler)
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1931
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- Very Good
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£14.78
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R. R. Bowker. Very Good. 1931. Stapled wraps. Pages browned. Order form on inside rear cover filled out in pencil. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 34 pages .
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SELECCIONES DEL READER'S DIGEST Articulos De Interes Permanente Febrero De 1942 Tomo 3 No. 15
by The Reader's Digest Association
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1942
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- Very Good
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£18.88
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The Reader's Digest Association. Very Good. 1942. Magazine. Owner's writing in pencil on inside front cover and first page. Pages browned. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 124 pages .
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THE STORY OF JULIA PAGE Publisher's Promotional Pamphlet
by Norris, Kathleen
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- ca. 1915
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- Very Good
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£18.88
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Garden City: Doubleday Page & Co.. Very Good. ca. 1915. Pamphlet. Printed both sides, folded once vertically. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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A TREASURY OF HOURS Selections from Illuminated Prayer Books
by Faÿ-Sallois, Fanny
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2005
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780892368198
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£29.56
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J. Paul Getty Museum. As New. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 134 pages .
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GETTING STARTED IN HAND PRINTING AND BINDING
by Waterford, Van
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780830612925
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£8.21
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Tab Books. Very Good. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages .
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WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT? 70 University of Virginia Professors Recommend Readings in History, Politics, Literature, Math, Science, Technology, the Arts, and More
by Feldman, Jessica & Robert Stilling
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2008
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780813927367
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£11.49
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University of Virginia Press. Near Fine. 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed and signed by one author on half title-page: "Best wishes , Jessica R. Feldman". Short gift inscription above. Like New otherwise. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages; Signed by One Author .
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AN OPEN BOOK Coming of Age in the Heartland
by Dirda, Michael
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2003
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780393057560
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£18.88
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W W Norton & Co Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by author on title-page: "For Faye, From one reader to another. All good wishes, Michael Dirda 3/26/04".; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; Signed by Author .
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ILLUMINATED BOOKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
by Calkins, Robert G.
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1983
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780801415067
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£19.70
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Cornell University Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Some edgewear to the DJ, light soiling to the rear. Owner's name on endpaper. Half title page foxed. Outside edges foxed. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 341 pages .
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ROBERT BURNS The Man and His Work
by Hecht, Hans
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1989
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN
- 9780907526513
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£11.49
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Alloway Publishing Ltd. Very Good. 1989. Reprint. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .
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PATHWAYS FOR COMMUNICATION Books and Libraries in the Information Age
by Foskett, D. J
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780851573564
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£22.17
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London: Clive Bingley. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140 pages .
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GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 A Literary Analysis of the Novel
by Schnabel, William
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2017
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781975645328
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£18.88
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Very Good. 2017. First Edition. Softcover. Some bending to the book from binder error. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 192 pages .
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WILD THINGS! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature
by Bird, Betsy & Julie Danielson & Peter Sieruta
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780763651503
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£29.56
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Candlewick. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by two authors on title-page: "Lex! So good to meet & talk - thanks for the dinner conversation! Julie Danielson For Lex - Great chatting with you! ~ Betsy Bird". Bottom fron of the DJ waterstained. Large corner indentation to rear cover and… Read more
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SHORT STORIES BY STEPHEN KING: The Body, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Short Fiction by Stephen King, Riding the Bullet
by Books LLC
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781156604533
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£36.95
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Books LLC. Very Good. 2010. Softcover. This is a list of short fiction by Stephen King. This includes short stories, novelettes, and novellas, as well as poems. It is arranged chronologically by first publication. Major revisions of previously published pieces are also noted. In all, 166 works are listed: 113 short stories, 11 novelettes, 17 novellas,… Read more
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BOOK COLLECTING The Book of First Books
by Ahearn, Allen
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition; 350 copies
- ISBN
- 9780961049461
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£36.95
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Quill & Brush. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1986. Fourth Edition; 350 copies. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by author on half title-page: "For Sarah with the hope she enjoys this book anew and sees us after all my best wishes Allen Ahearn 3/10/87". Foxing to the inside of the DJ. Faint waterstaining to the top half inch… Read more
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COLLECTOR'S PROGRESS The Collector's Own Story of the Formation of the World's Greatest Collection of Books and Manuscripts by and about Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill, and the Strawberry Hill Press
by Lewis, Wilmarth
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1951
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
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£11.49
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Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Some foxing to the outside edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 253 pages .
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The Publishers' Weekly The American Book Trade Journal Volume LXXXVI, Number 4
by R. R. Bowker Co.
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- Published
- 1914
- Condition
- Good+
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£11.49
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R. R. Bowker Co.. Good+. 1914. Hardcover. Wear to the covers. Writing in pencil on last endpaper and inside rear cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 175 pages .
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THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES
by Bradley, Van Allen
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- ISBN
- 9780399126291
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£18.88
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G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by author on endpaper: "To Jane D. [R] Best to you! Van Allen Bradley". Not sure what the last name is. Worn and soiled DJ in mylar. Damage to the gutter of pages 564-566, looks like the pages got stuck together… Read more
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THE AMERICAN PORTION OF THE HISTORICAL LIBRARY OF VICTOR MORIN Comprising American Voyages and Explorations; Canadiana; Indian Manuscripts by Jesuit ... Public Sale Tuesday, March Tenth At 2: 15 P. M
by Morin, Victor
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 1931
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- Very Good
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£18.88
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American Art Association, Anderson Galleries. Very Good. 1931. Softcover. Priced catalog of the sale number 3829 held on March 10, 1931. Prices neatly written in red to the left of each entry. Covered in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages .
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A SINGOLAR TENZONE: The Battle of the Books
by Philobiblon Libreria Antiquaria/ Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco
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- The Avocado Pit
- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
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£12.32
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New York: Philobiblon Libreria Antiquaria/ Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco. Very Good. 2007. Stapled wraps. Touch of wear to the spine tips. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 48 pages .
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