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Carroll O'Donoghue: A Tale of the Irish Struggles of 1866, and of Recent Times

Carroll O'Donoghue: A Tale of the Irish Struggles of 1866, and of Recent Times

by Faber, Christine

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New York: P.J. Kennedy, 1881. Faber is the pen name of Mary E. Smith (1849-1918). This is a Very Good copy of her first book. Brown cloth binding, with decorative stamping and two figures in gilt on the front cover. Titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 501 pages. Rubbed at the head and foot of the spine, mild bumps. The front hinge has cracked but is holding.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Sean O'Casey, the Man I Knew

by Fallon, Gabriel

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First American Edition.
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Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown, 1965. Gabriel Fallon was the Director of Dublin's famed Abbey Theatre and a personal friend of O'Casey, both important figures in the history of twentieth-century theatre. This copy in Near Fine condition. DJ is price-clipped, but only shows the slightest of edge-wear. In plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Reini Kugel: Lover of the Earth

by Falstaff, Jake

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. "Jake Falstaff" is the pseudonym of Herman Fetzer (1899-1935), Ohio newspaper columnist who also wrote for the major magazines. He wrote two novels with the named Reini as the protagonist. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition (stated). Tan cloth binding with titling in brown on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 283 pages; decorated endpapers. Signature on the front paste-down. The spine has darkened, as have the page-ends; moderate soiling. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

by Farmer, Phillip Jose

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Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
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Hardcover
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New York: Berkley Medallion, 1971. The first volume of Farmer's acclaimed "Riverworld " series; somewhat uncommon in decent condition This is a Fine copy of the Book Club Edition, which can serve as a reasonable place-holder until one can afford the First Edition. Red paper-covered boards with black lettering on the spine. Clean and fresh text; 217 pages. The dustjacket is Very Good (Plus): unclipped, with light edgewear, some creasing and a closed tear. In an archival plastic protector.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Gods of Riverworld
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Gods of Riverworld

by Farmer, Phillip Jose

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780399128431
ISBN 10
0399128433
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Lavender paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine, titling in gilt. Clean text; 331 pages. A bit of light sun to the top of cover, else Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped; in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Life of Francis Parkman

by Farnham, Charles Haight

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First Edition
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. Farnham (1841-1929) wrote this biography of the great American historian as part of the "New Library Edition" of Parkman's works. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Olive green cloth binding, with decorative gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; xv, 394 pages, with two pages of publisher adverts in the rear. Internally this is a Fine copy with an exceptionally bright an fresh textblock. Gilt on the spine somewhat dulled, and some spots at the lower edges of the covers. A nice copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Letters to Florence Farr. Edited By Clifford Bax

by Farr, Florence & Bernard Shaw & W.B. Yeats

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Used - Near Fine
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First UK Edition
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Hardcover
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London: Home & Van Thal Ltd., 1946. Not much more can be said about Yeats and Shaw; but the fascinating actress/feminist Florence Farr (1860-1917) is less-known today. Among other attributes, she was a Muse for Yeats and the first actress to perform Ibsen in England. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First English Edition, which followed a Limited issue by the Cuala press. Not a common title. Edited by the dramatist Clifford Bax (1886-1962). Green cloth binding with titling in gilt on the front cover. Clean text; x, 67 pages. Slight rub to the lower spine, else a Fine copy, The white dustwrapper with green titling is complete and unclipped; surface soiling and a small closed tear. In an archival plastic protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Letters to Florence Farr

by Farr, Florence; Shaw, Bernard; Yeats, W.B.

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Limited
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Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1941. Correspondence by three giants of the Irish literary theatre. Not much can be said about Yeats and Shaw; but the fascinating actress/feminist Florence Farr (1860-1917) is less-known today. Among other attributes, she was a Muse for Yeats and the first actress to perform Ibsen in England. This is a Very Good copy of the True First Edition, which was LIMITED to 500 copies. Not common today. Edited by the English dramatist Clifford Bax (1886-1962). Blue-gray paper-covered boards with a linen spine; paper label on the spine, titling in black on the front cover. Clean text; unpaginated for eight pages, then 85 pages. Printed by Esther Ryan and Maire Gill on Irish paper. Bumped, with some creasing to the front cover; erasures to the FFEP. Lacking the glassine wrapper; in an archival plastic protector.. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Letters to Florence Farr. Edited By Clifford Bax

by Farr, Florence; Shaw, Bernard; Yeats, W.B.

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First American Edition.
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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1942. Correspondence by three giants of the Irish literary theatre. Not much more can be said about Yeats and Shaw; but the fascinating actress/feminist Florence Farr (1860-1917) is less-known today. Among other attributes, she was a Muse for Yeats and the first actress to perform Ibsen in England. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First American Edition, from a year after the Limited from Cuala Press [Wade, 328]. Not a common title. Edited by the English dramatist Clifford Bax (1886-1962). Red paper-covered boards with a dark blue cloth spine; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; xii, 96 pages, with two pages in the rear unopened. Gilt on the spine slightly dulled; two small pen strikes on the covers; faint spots to edge of front cover. Exceptionally bright textblock. A solid copy, lacking a dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Bernard Clare

by Farrell, James T.

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First Edition.
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New York: Vanguard, 1946. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Original bookshop price sticker on Rear Endpaper. Wartime paper stock still good. DJ has light creases, tanning, old tape repairs inside. Very presentable. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Gas-House McGinty

Gas-House McGinty

by Farrell, James T.

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Used - Very Good
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Reprint
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Hardcover
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Cleveland: World Publishing, 1944. ".a novel of extraordinary power.Rough and tough and hard as nails!" (from the dustjacket flap). Originally published in 1933, this is a wartime reprint (the Fifth Printing) under the Tower Books label. (Since it has a new introduction by Farrell, it could also be stretched to call in a "First Edition Thus.") Dark blue cloth binding, with light blue lettering on the spine. Clean text; 250 pages. POS on theFFEP; price label on rear paste-down. A bit rubbed. The attraction of this book is the tremendously evocative dustjacket art, which is now in an archival plastic protector; a couple of chips, but still with atmosphere! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Gas-House McGinty

by Farrell, James T.

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First Thus.
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Cleveland & New York: World Publishing, 1942. Originally published by Vanguard in 1933; this is a Very Good (minus) copy of the "Tower Books Edition" (stated First Printing). Dark blue cloth binding , lettered in red on the spine and with the Tower Books logo on the front cover. Clean text; 364 pages. Bumped and with some smudges; this would be a good Reading Copy, not for the advanced collector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Me and Gallagher. A Novel

Me and Gallagher. A Novel

by Farris, Jack

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780671456979
ISBN 10
0671456970
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982. Author's second book, a Western tale set in Virginia City in the 1860s. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Light green paper-covered boards with a red cloth spine; titling in gilt. Clean text; 143 pages. Tiny bit of sunfade around margins, else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is complete; unclipped; touch of rub to the corners, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector. {PLEASE NOTE: due to a computer crash, this book may show up with a different inventory number; please contact for clarification.]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Spartacus

by Fast, Howard

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Used - Near Fine
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Later Printing.
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Hardcover
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New York: Self (Howard Fast), 1952. A Later Printing (4th) of the First Trade Edition of this famous novel, basis of Stanley Kubrick's film (screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, and starring Kirk Douglas) - not only a great film, but historically important because it broke the Blacklist. Self-published by Fast. This is a Near Fine copy. Orange cloth binding with black lettering; slight bump to one corner; minor offsetting to the endpapers, and a previous-owner signature to the front paste-down. The striking dustjacket features a drawing by the great African-American artist Charles White, and is in Very Good condition. There are some small chips (head & foot of spine, corners of panels). The jacket is darkened on the spine and starting to tan. True to his convictions, the rear panel bears a union printing label; now in an archival plastic protector. Withal, a very presentable copy of this great and scarce work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Near… Read More
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Thirty Pieces of Silver

Thirty Pieces of Silver

by Fast, Howard

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition.
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Hardcover
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New York: Blue Heron, 1954. Three-act play by the author of "Spartacus." This a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Decorative paper-covered boards with a black spine; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 96 pages; SIGNED by the author on the FFEP. Some fading the spine, slight bump. Lacking a dustjacket (as issued?); in an archival plastic protector.. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Geronimo Campaign

by Faulk, Odie B.

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Used - Fine
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First Edition.
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Hardcover
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. "From this account few people emerge with any dignity and stature: only the heroic and impressive Geronimo." This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Endpapers illustrated with maps of the campaign areas. Clean text; 245 pages, indexed. The dustjacket has been clipped. Shows some minor wear; perhaps somewhat tanned. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Go Down, Moses and Other Stories

Go Down, Moses and Other Stories

by Faulkner, William

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Used - Near Fine
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First Thus.
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Hardcover
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1960. Seven related stories by the winner of the Nobel Prize. The original Chatto edition was in 1942; this is a Near Fine copy of a new edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 269 pages. Light fading around the margins; else a Fine copy. The striking dustwrapper (design by John Woodcock) is unclipped. Very Good (Plus) condition; lightly faded and with two small chips on the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Doctor Martino and Other Stories

Doctor Martino and Other Stories

by Faulkner, William

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Used - Very Good (Minus)
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First Edition
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New York: Harrison Smith and Rebert Haas, 1934. An early anthology of fourteen stories. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt titling on the front cover, dark blue on the spine Clean text; 371 pages. Exceptionally nice text, but rubbed at the margins, as is the gilt on the cover. Bumped, and the spine has faded to an even tan. Presents better than it sounds. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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New Orleans Sketches

by Faulkner, William

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Used - Near Fine
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First American Edition.
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Hardcover
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New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1958. These stories and sketches, some of the earliest of Faulkner's fiction, opposed to his early concentration on poetry. Published in the New Orleans "Times-Picayune" newspaper.This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Some of the stories had been published piecemeal, and there was an edition printed in Japan two years prior. Stated First Printing. Gray paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Introduction by Carvel Collins. Clean text; 223 pages. Review copy, with a laid-in slip from the publisher. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP. The dustjacket is unclipped; tanned on the reverse and along the edges (which is only noticeable on the top of the flaps when opened. Tiny (1/8") loss to head of spine and some stains visible on the rear panel. Withal, an attractive copy of an important Faulkner title. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First American… Read More
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The Snopes Trilogy

by Faulkner, William

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
Third Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Random House, 1964. With this collected edition of the Snopes saga Random House corrected and collated Faulkner's typescript with previous printings from 1940 and 1956. Three volumes in dark gray bindings, titling on the spine and front cover in red and gilt; front cover has the author's signature in gilt. Clean texts, very bright and clear. "The Hamlet" (stated First Printing) is 366 pages; "The Town" (stated Fourth Printing) is 371 pages; and "The Mansion" (stated Third Printing) is 236 pages. Books are fresh and unbumped. Volume One has lightly faded on the spine and the gilt is a bit dull. Otherwise, a Fine set. The slipcase is present and is basically sound, but has suffered quite a bit of edgewear, and some bumping. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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