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New York: Dial Books, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dillon, Leo & Diane. A lovely copy of this now-classic Caldecott winning title. NF with minimal fading to board edges in a VG jacket. Small closed tear top left, some shelfwear and a small spot on front cover. Internally near perfect. Fifth printing. Not remainder marked.

New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very nice copy of this lookat turn of the century "vice" in Chicago. First printing, fine in a NF jacket with minimal shelfwear.

Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Cloth. Good/Poor. Book has inscription on FFEand minor spine separation. Stated first printing, NOT ex-lib. I have pieces of the dust jacket which I will include but it is not fully intact. Still could be made displayable in Brodart. Price-clipped.

New York: Doubleday, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First American edition of a colletion of essays and critical pieces from the Nigerian novelist, author of Things Fall Apart, among many others. A fine copy in a fine jacket--very nice.

New York: Broadway, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Advance reader's copy of comic coming of age novel. A fine copy in colorful wraps.

New York: Broadway Books, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Advance reader's copy of comic coming of age novel. Very good condition (slight roll to foredge, light crease to top of back cover).

New York: Grove Press, 1987. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First American edition in illustrated wraps. Near fine in a near fine jacket. One page corner bent, small spot to top page ends. Some noticeable sunning to spine and 1/3 of rear jacket panel.

Grove Press, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. As new copy, fine in fine jacket. First printing.

New York: St Martins Pr, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First printing of U.S. edition, noted author of young adult/intermediate fiction completes an unfinished Jane Austen novel. Fine in a NF jacket (crease to lower portion of rear flap).

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom's book on the vastly talented Michigan teams that went to the NCAA finals in 1992 and 93, but couldn't get it done in the end. Well predates the author's Tuesdays with Morrie fame. Fine in a near fine jacket. 3rd printing.

Whitman, 1940. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hess, Erwin J.. A nice older copy. Jacket is chipped and rubbed, but largely intact. Included is a small oddity, a slip of paper with which to apply for war ration book #4. Binding is intact, but would probably crack fairly easily. Pages browned, but no markings.

Houghton Mifflin, 1911. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Ex-library and w/bookplate to front endpaper. Some wear to boards, spine lettering faded. Pages yellowing, but binding strong, internally clean and tight.

New York: Viking Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this James Dean biography. Near fine in a VG jacket--jacket has some wear to top and bottom rear edges, a bit of bowing to top front--no tears.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Alexie's second novel centers on a Seattle serial killer who scalps his white victims. Various well-drawn characters cope with the brutal murders in their own ways. First printing, near fine in like jacket.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Story collection from noted Native American author. First printing, fine in fine jacket.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very nice clean first printing of this acclaimed novel. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket, with New Yorker sticker (best authors under 40).

Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A very decent copy of this reprint from the author of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, Pale green boards are sharp and clean, pages yellowing but not brittle. Probably not really from 1912, looks like an early 1930's era Grosset & Dunlap binding. Jacket is completely intact but a bit wrinkled, as if from dampness, but book beneath does NOT show any signs that the book was ever actually damp. Jacket has some chipping at the top of the spine and some very small chips from bottom of soine, colors are bright but starting to fade a bit. Totally presentable, would look great in Brodart. Jacket is NOT cliped but no price is present. Back flap advertises SANDY by the same author, back of jacket has a list of "BOOKS FOR EVERYONE!" That starts with Lost Horizon and ends with The Puritan Strain. OK, maybe not for everyone!!

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A fairly nice copy of this first Connie Blair title. Fairly early printing, lists to Yellow Warning. Rear flap lists 13 Cherry Ames titles to Clinic Nurse. Rear jacket panel advertises Vicki Barr books. By Betty Cavanna, written under the Betsy Allen pseudonym. Front flap has tear to surface (not extending through the paper) obscuring the names of the first couple of titles in the list, checkmarks next to some titles.. Jacket priced 9595. Previous owner's bookplate present. Binding very solid, no internal markings. Jacket a little rough, with tear to top rear, tiny chips to corners, slightly larger chips to spine ends, creasing to rear.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948. Cloth. Good+. Tan solid cover (not tweed), solid maroon EPs, cover has some dings and scratches. No DJ. No internal list, but no wartime paper notice, so probably not a first.

New York: HarperCollins, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A departure from her fiction, this is a look at the sensuality of food--essay/memoir with a wonderful collection of illustrated recipes at the rear of the book. Near fine in a VG jacket, some soil to rear, a little overall wear.