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The Dead Sea Scrolls 1947-1969 .
by Edmund Wilson.
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- Used
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- First Edition (1969), unstated, but implied: no subsequent print
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- 1969.
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- Hardcover
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- 9780195006650
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£23.67
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London, UK W.H. Allen, 1969. Hardcover First Edition (1969), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with W.H. Allen's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1969), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance… Read more about this item Item Price
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Raleigh: Selected Writings.
by Walter Raleigh.
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus [1986]; First Printing stated.
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- 1986.
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- Paperback
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- 9780140432572
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£28.88
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New York, NY Penguin Classics, 1986. Paperback First Edition Thus [1986]; First Printing stated. First Edition Thus [1986]; First Printing stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of creasing near the upper corner of the front panel; the pages have tanned slightly due to aging; else flawless; the binding remains square and secure; the text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Literary Criticism in the Renaissance.
by Joel E. Spingarn.
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- First Edition Thus (1963), so stated; First published in 1899, t
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- 1963.
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- Paperback
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£2.84
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New York, NY Harcourt Brace and World: Harbinger Books, 1963. Paperback First Edition Thus (1963), so stated; First published in 1899, this from the Second Edition of 1908. Twenty-five pages show UNDERLINING IN INK. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows some very fine stress-creases to the panels; a tiny snag at the outside edge of the front panel;… Read more about this item Item Price
£2.84
Representative Men.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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- Used
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- 1901.
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- Leather Bound
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£23.67
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London, UK J.M. Dent: Aldine House, 1901. Leather Bound BRACKETS AND MARGINALIA in ink. Else, Very Good: shows mild rubbing to the panels; former owner's name and place inside the front pastedown endpaper; some darkening to the front and rear free endpapers; light wear to the extremities; the red sink ribbon marker is somewhat frayed; the binding leans… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions).
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus [1976], so stated.
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- 1976.
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- Paperback
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£15.78
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New York, NY Dell Publishing Company, 1976. Paperback First Edition Thus [1976], so stated. First Edition Thus [1976], so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows ust a hint of wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; a crease along the front "hinge"; the binding… Read more about this item Item Price
£15.78
Art and Order: A Study of E.M. Forster.
by Alan Wilde.
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus (1964), unstated, but implied: no subsequent
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- 1964.
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- Paperback
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£3.94
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New York, NY New York University Press: Gotham Library, 1964. Paperback First Edition Thus (1964), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with New York University Press's customary practice. First Edition Thus (1964), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with New York University Press's customary practice. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of… Read more about this item Item Price
£3.94
The Essays of Francis Bacon.
by Francis Bacon.
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- Used
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- 1900.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£9.86
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New York, NY The Century Company, 1900. Hardcover Very Good-: shows very light wear to the extremities and the faintest toning to the backstrip (the titles thereon remains clearly legible); the former owner's bookplate is at the front pastedown endpaper; the half-title page has cracked and detached about a half-inch from the binding crease; the olive ribbon marker… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sketches.
by Charles Dickens.
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- Used
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- "Copyright Edition" (1843). An Advertisement giving a
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- 1843.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£67.06
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Leipzig, Germany Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1843. Hardcover "Copyright Edition" (1843). An Advertisement giving a brief publication history is dated 1839. Very Good+: shows only the most minute indications of use. Mild rubbing to the black panelled boards; light wear to the extremities; some faint scuffing along the outside edges of the panels; foxing to the outside edges and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Questions of Heaven: The Chinese Journeys of an American Buddhist.
by Gretel Ehrlich .
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- Used
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- First Edition (1997), not directly stated, but First Printing in
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- 1997.
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- Hardcover
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- 9780807073100
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- 1
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£8.05
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Boston, MA Beacon Press, 1997. Hardcover First Edition (1997), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, in accordance with Beacon Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1996), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to 's customary practice at the time of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson: Vailima (Samoa) Letters (Correspondence Addressed to Sidney Colvin, November 1890 to October 1894) .
by Robert Louis Stevenson .
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- Used
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- Copyright 1899.
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- 1907.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£11.83
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New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Hardcover Copyright 1899. Very Good+: shows a hint of sunning to the crimson background field of the backstrip (the gilt titles and designs thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the binding leans slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free… Read more about this item Item Price
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Reperusals and Re-Collections.
by Logan Pearsall Smith.
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- Used
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- First Edition USA [1937], so stated.
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- 1937.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£19.72
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New York, NY Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1937. Hardcover First Edition USA [1937], so stated. First Edition USA [1937], so stated. Very Good+ in Good DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use; light wear to the extremities; former owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free… Read more about this item Item Price
£19.72
Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson: Letters to His Family and Friends (VOLUME I of the Letters and Volume XXIII of the standard set published by CharlesScribner's Sons) .
by Robert Louis Stevenson .
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- Used
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- Copyright 1899.
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- 1907.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£11.83
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New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Hardcover Copyright 1899. Near Fine: shows a bit of superficial scratching to the gilt top edge and a hint of sunning to the crimson background field of the backstrip (the gilt titles and designs thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson: New Letters (XXVII of the standard set published by CharlesScribner's Sons) .
by Robert Louis Stevenson .
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- Used
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- Copyright 1912.
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- 1912.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£11.83
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New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Hardcover Copyright 1912. Near Fine: shows a hint of sunning to the crimson background field of the backstrip (the gilt titles and designs thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
£11.83
Re Joyce.
by Anthony Burgess.
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus [1966]; First Printing Stated.
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- 1966.
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- Paperback
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£19.72
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New York, NY Ballantine Books, 1966. Paperback First Edition Thus [1966]; First Printing Stated. First Edition Thus [1966]; First Printing Stated. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate wear to the extremities, with some faint creases at the lower front corner and a 1/4" x 5/16" chip at the top of the rear panel ;… Read more about this item Item Price
£19.72
Lullaby.
by Chuck Palahniuk .
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus (2003), so stated. First Printing indicated b
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- 2003.
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- Paperback
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- 9780385722193
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- 1
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£35.50
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New York, NY Random House: Anchor Books, 2003. Paperback First Edition Thus (2003), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition Thus (2003), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: the white front panel shows the barest hint of smudging; a couple of… Read more about this item Item Price
£35.50
Beyond Manzanar: Views of Asian-American Womanhood by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston / One Can Think About Life After the Fish is in the Canoe And Other Coastal Sketches by James D. Houston.
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston / James D. Houston.
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- Used
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- First Edition (1985), unstated.
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- 1985.
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- Paperback
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- 9780884962304
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£26.27
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Santa Barbara, CA Capra Press, 1985. Paperback First Edition (1985), unstated. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS and dated by James D. Houston in December 1985 in Santa Cruz. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the faintest sun-toning to the panels (which remain bright); else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases… Read more about this item Item Price
£26.27
Essays in Criticism (Second Series).
by Matthew Arnold.
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- Used
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- Reprint of the 1895 Eversley Edition (1906). First published in
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- 1906.
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£17.52
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New York, NY Macmillan and Company, 1906. Hardcover Reprint of the 1895 Eversley Edition (1906). First published in 1888. Very Good: Shows indications of careful use: moderate wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels;a former owner's name at the upper corner of the front panel; signatures uncut after page 73; the binding is square and remains… Read more about this item Item Price
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Essays.
by Francis Bacon.
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- Used
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- Reprint Edition (1974); Third Printing (1978).
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- 1974.
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780460110105
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£2.62
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Totowa, NJ Rowman & Littlefield: Everyman's University Library, 1974. Paperback Reprint Edition (1974); Third Printing (1978). Two pages show ink underlining and marginalia. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows mild rubbing to the panels; former owner's name inside the front panel; the expected tanning to the text pages, due to aging; a small dampstain to the lower backstrip, but… Read more about this item Item Price
£2.62
Little Masterpieces [Two Boyhoods, Slave Ship, Mountain Gloom, Mountain Glory, Venice, St. Mark’s, Art and Morals, Mystery of Life, Peace].
by John Ruskin.
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- Used
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- First Edition Thus (1898), probable Second Printing (1899).
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- 1898.
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£6.63
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New York, NY Doubleday & McClure, 1898. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1898), probable Second Printing (1899). Very sparse pen underlining and pencil marginalia. Else, Very Good: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; former owner’s name rubber stamped in tiny letters at front free endpaper; the binding is secure. Free of creased… Read more about this item Item Price
£6.63
Legacies A Chinese Mosaic.
by Bette Bao Lord.
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- Used
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- First Edition (1990), so stated.
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- 1990.
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394583259
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£2.37
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New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990), so stated. First Edition (1990), so stated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free… Read more about this item Item Price
£2.37
