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VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear along top and bottom edges of panels, spine and outside corners at folds. Age toning to reverse. Residue from sticker on lower back panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. Rubbing/slight discoloration to front. BOOK: Very good condition. Couple of small stains to textblock foot. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions? Please don't hesitate to ask.Here on offer is a very nice copy of Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Lonesome Dove, the 3rd installment chronologically in the Lonesome Dove series. This is a true 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1985. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve.****************************************************************************************************************************" 'Lonesome Dove' is a 1985 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the 'Lonesome… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of panels, spine and folds. Chipping to top of spine, left to right.. Minor chipping to bottom of spine, left & top and bottom outside corners at folds. Price clipped. Tears mended on reverse with archival tape. In first 2 pics, paper inserts placed inside for improved appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. Bottom outside corners scuffed. BOOK: Very good condition. Ink markings on top of FFEP and LFEP. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If unsure, please ask.Here on offer is a very nice copy of Henry Miller's controversial 1930s novel, Tropic of Cancer, originally banned in the United States on obscenity claims. This a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Grove Press in 1961. The authentic dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve.****************************************************************************************************************************"… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- Firm binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTE: Minor blemishes to textblock gilded page ends, head and foot; very minor scratches to foredge Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If any questions? Please don't hesitate to ask.This text was featured in the Easton Press series "Great Books of the 20th Century". Published in 1996, and bound in handsome Grey leather, the book is beautifully illustrated by John Groth.Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:* Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.* 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.* Heavy duty binding boards... .* Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .* Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.* ...moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.* Gilded page ends.Included with the book is an insert of Collector's Notes published by Easton… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- Tight binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTE: Very minor scratches to textblock gilded page ends, primarily head. Very slight fraying of bookmarker tail. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions? Please ask.This title was included by Easton Press in "The Leather-Bound Library of American History" series. Published in 1986, bound in handsome Brown leather, and with photo illustrations, the book is a 1st edition thus.Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:* Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.* 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.* Heavy duty binding boards...* Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .* Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.* ...moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.* Gilded page ends.Included with the book is an insert of Notes from History published by Easton… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Very minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels and flaps. BOARDS: Very good condition. Minor scuff to bottom outside corner, front. BOOK: Very good condition. Minor foxing to textblock page edges, primarily foredge. Pencil markings top right corner FFEP. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions? Please feel free to ask.Here on offer is a very nice copy of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Beloved", an historical fiction work inspired by actual events. This copy is a true 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the book published by Alfred Knopf in 1987. The dustjacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.****************************************************************************************************************************" 'Beloved' is a 1987 novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War, it tells the story of a family of formerly enslaved people whose… Read More