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This text, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, was featured by The Franklin Library in the Pulitzer Prize Classics series. Published in 1978, the work is a 1st Edition thus.All Franklin Library genuine full-leather editions feature:• Full genuine leather binding.• 22k. gold lettering and stampings on the spine and covers.• Attached silk page marker.• High quality paper.• Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding.• Gold gilded page edges on all three sides.• Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look.Included with the book is an insert of historical/background notes on the work, compiled by seller.

VERY GOOD+ — SLIPCASE: Very good condition. No issues. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very fine example of Richard Dawkin's controversial book on evolution, The Selfish Gene, published by The Folio Society, London in 2019. This is a 1st edition, 3rd printing of the work by C & C Offset Printing Ltd, China, on Yu Long Pure paper and bound by them in cloth, blocked with a design by Neil Gower. The book is protected from wear by a hardshell slipcase.
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The Folio Society is a privately owned London-based publisher, founded by Charles Ede in 1947 and incorporated in 1971. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and children's titles. Folio editions feature specially designed bindings and include artist-commissioned illustrations (most often in fiction titles) or researched artworks… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top left and right corners of spine, and top right corner of front panel at fold. Small open tear to lower foredge, front panel, and a couple of closed tears top edge of same. BOARDS: Very small spot on upper foredge, front. Horizontal flaw (wrinkle?) across front. Two small bumps to top edge, front. Spine cap somewhat soft. BOOK: Minor foxing to text block head and foredge, primarily former. Minor foxing front from FFEP thru Contents page, and from page 379 thru LFEP. Very slight lean to spine. PLEASE INSPECT PHOTOS CLOSELY FOR CONDITION DETAILS. Any questions, please ask.



Here on offer is a very nice copy of Paul Bowles political thriller, The Spider's House, his 3rd novel and a deeper look at the conflict between Eastern and Western cultures. This copy is a 1st U K edition, 1st printing of the work, published by Macdonald & Company in 1957. The dust jacket… Read More

VERY GOOD+ condition — Tight binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This text is featured in the Easton Press series Collector's Edition. Published in 1971, bound in handsome Navy Blue leather, and strikingly illustrated by Daniel Maffia, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collecibles library.
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.
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"With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. . . . Behind the subterfuge, Camus… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — Straight binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTE: Small bump to lower left edge, back board. Minor scratches to textblock page edges. Separation to top of textblock/spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions, please ask.
This text is featured in the Easton Press series Masterpieces of Science Fiction. Published in 1995, bound in handsome Chocolate leather, and beautifully illustrated by Kent Bash. This edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectible books library.
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.

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" 'Stranger in a Strange Land', winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Cracks to laminate face, top and bottom of spine. Very minor chipping to all outside corners. A couple of small chips to bottom edge, front panel. Very minor stressing to folds. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a very nice copy of Peter Taylor's Putlitzer Prize-winning novel, A Summons to Memphis, his second work set in the urban South and populated by memorable characters. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Alfred Knopf in 1986 and INSCRIBED by the author on the first free endpaper. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"One of the most celebrated novels of its time, the Pulitzer Prize winner A Summons to Memphis introduces the Carver… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — COVERS: Minor scratches and stress rubbings to face and hinges, respectively. Minor soiling, front and back. Top right front, and bottom left back corners slightly dogeared. BOOK: Age toning to text pages. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a very nice copy of Roy DeCarava's and Langston Hughes' The Sweet Flypaper of Life, a photographic essay of life in Harlem in the 1940s and 50s. The story is narrated by the fictional character Sister Mary Bradley. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1955. It is bound in softcovers.
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"The people in these photographs had no walls up. They just accepted me and permitted me to take their photographs without any self-consciousness." —Roy DeCarava
The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small scuff to laminate face, upper front script. BOARDS: Very good condition. Small indent across bottom outside corner, front. Couple of very small bumps to top and bottom edges, front and back respectively. BOOK: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Jimmy Buffett's comic novel, Swine Not?, his last published book and a hoot to boot. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Little, Brown & Company in 2008.
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"When Southern belle Ellie McBride moves her twins from Vertigo, Tennessee to New York City, they wouldn't dream of leaving behind the family pig Rumpy. But the posh hotel where Ellie has found work (and living space) has No Pets writ large on its portal. So hiding Rumpy from the hotel staff---especially the… Read More