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What is God?

What is God?

by Jacob Needleman

Tarcher, New York, 2010. First trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light corner wear and slight nicks at spine.In his most deeply personal work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today's clamorous debates over the existence of God, illuminating an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power.
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A$9.11
Magic for Mary M

Magic for Mary M

by Baker, Charlotte

New York: David McKay, 1953. Pre-teen girls have adventures in oil-field Texas. First edition, first printing. Hardcover, full orange cloth, navy titling & decoration. Light wear to book; page edges spotted/foxed; jacket rubbed & tanned with minor spine fade, a few short tears, chips. Text clean; [10], 148 pages, line drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Charlotte Baker. Octavo.
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A$86.53
The Daughters of Mars

The Daughters of Mars

by KENEALLY, Thomas

London: Sceptre, 2012. Hardback. Very Good. FIRST UK EDITION. Large 8vo. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Pushing to heel of spine, a few light stains to top and bottom edges, else, clean, tight and bright. In the original dust jacket: light edgewear, fore-edge of front flap rubbed. A pleasing copy of Keneally's novel about two Australian sisters nursing on the Western front.
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A$29.06
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 73 June to November 1886 ( 1886)[Leather Bound]

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 73 June to November 1886 ( 1886)[Leather Bound]

by Harper's Monthly Magazine

Harper & Brothers. leather bound. Very Good. ***please read*** 972 pages - name inside cover with light pencil - no marks on text - cover has some chipping around the edge - - binding is tight - pages are still light tan - my shelf location 27-g
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A$55.06
Guide Des Catacombes Romaines

Guide Des Catacombes Romaines

by Marucchi, Horace

Paris: DesclEe, Lefebvre & Cie, 1903. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Text in French. Ex-library. Second edition. Half-leather boards. Leather banded spine. Fold-out map at front. Boards are marked. Abrasions and minor tears on worn leading corners, edges and spine. Stickers on front board and front pastedown. Page block and pages are lightly tanned and marked. Stamp on second blank page. Light creases throughout pages. Binding is slightly exposed between one or two pages but remains intact.... Read more about this item
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A$52.31
GLASGOW KISS LARGE PRINT

GLASGOW KISS LARGE PRINT

by ALEX GRAY

Paperback. Good.
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A$1.53
THE MEMORIAL HALL MURDER.

THE MEMORIAL HALL MURDER.

by Langton, Jane

Gollancz. 1990 stated 1st edition.. No inscriptions. top corners lightly bumped else a Fine copy in dustwrapper (not clipped, slight crush at head of spine, no chips, loss, or tears).. Black cloth boards. 223pp 8vo.
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A$29.06
The Unconsoled.

The Unconsoled.

by ISHIGURO, Kazuo

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Signed by Kazuo Ishiguro on the title page. First U. S. edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Kazuo Ishiguro is the 2017 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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A$173.05
Good-bye, Mr. Chippendale

Good-bye, Mr. Chippendale

by Robsjohn-Gibbings, T. H

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Classic diss of 'Early English' antiques and absurdities of American Nouveau Riche morés, and a breezy history of interior design and the antiques trade; the author, then one of America's leading interior designers, was partly pro-classical antiquity, partly pro-modernity. Stated first edition (first printing). Hardcover, full greenish-tan cloth blocked in raspberry; gilt titling. Covers lightly discolored, minor bumps to corners; jacket lightly tanned... Read more about this item
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A$117.99
THE SHADOW: May 1945 ("Tear-Drops of Buddha")

THE SHADOW: May 1945 ("Tear-Drops of Buddha")

by Shadow (Stanley C. Vickers; Peter Reed; John P. Reilly; Maxwell Grant)

NY: Street & Smith, 1945. Vol. XLIX, No. 3. Digest-sized. Cover art by Modest Stein for "Tear-Drops of Buddha" (novel) by Maxwell Grant. Includes "The Peculiar Blood" (novelette) by Stanley C. Vickers; "The Non-Murder" by Peter Reed; "Death gets Married" by John P. Reilly. Departments: "My Strangest Experience". Illustrations by Kramer and others. Tanning; stress, or glue-shrink; edge chipping; creasing; a few small stains; . Cover stamped... Read more about this item
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A$70.79
Lord Jim

Lord Jim

by Joseph Conrad

An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past.
Franklin Library books were designed and bound by the Sloves Organization, which was an affiliate of the Franklin Mint. The Sloves Organization was one of the few binderies that focused solely on leather book bindings, and they produced exceptionally high quality leather... Read more about this item
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A$125.86
A Law Grammer; or Rudiments of the Law: Compiled from the grounds, Principles, Maxims, Terms, Words of Art, Rules, and Moot-Points of Our Law, in a New, Easy and Very Concise Method

A Law Grammer; or Rudiments of the Law: Compiled from the grounds, Principles, Maxims, Terms, Words of Art, Rules, and Moot-Points of Our Law, in a New, Easy and Very Concise Method

by Jacob, Giles

London: H. Woodfall , 1767. Hardback, full-calf. Pp. iv, 202, [6]. Fourth edition 1767. Binding is slighlty rubbed and worn, with some cracking to outer joint, binding remains firm. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper. A pleasing copy. (bs16). Hard Cover. Good.
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A$193.75
An Introduction to the Procedure of the House of Commons

An Introduction to the Procedure of the House of Commons

by CAMPION, G.F.M

Philip Allan & Co. Ltd, 1929. Good. First edition. Association copy. Large 8vo, pp. xix, (1), 308. Green cloth with gilt lettering and bands to spine; blind-ruled single border to upper board. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Lightly rubbed and soiled, spine ends and corners bruised. Tanned edges. POI to ffep: 'F. Seymour Cocks/ 1929'. Spine starting at rear hinge, but binding holding firm. Scant foxing to beginning and end, occasional pencil scoring, else, clean. Empty, torn envelope addressed to... Read more about this item
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A$58.12
Murder on the Salsette (Thorndike Press Large Print Mystery Series)

Murder on the Salsette (Thorndike Press Large Print Mystery Series)

by Allen, Conrad

Paperback. Like New.
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A$38.73
The History And Antiquities Of The City Of Bristol Compiled from the Original Records and authentic Manuscripts, in public offices or private hands. Illustrated with Copper-Plate Prints.

The History And Antiquities Of The City Of Bristol Compiled from the Original Records and authentic Manuscripts, in public offices or private hands. Illustrated with Copper-Plate Prints.

by BARRETT, William:

Bristol, William Pine, 1789 1st. Large hardback, 11 x 8.5 inches. Original Tree-Calf leather boards with decorative gilt borders, later leather to spine with raised banding and gilt lettered maroon leather spine label. Marbled endpapers, speckled page edges. In very good condition. Boards quite heavily rubbed, especially on rear, leading corners bumped and chipped. Later Professional repair and leather to spine. Bookplate to front endpaper “Chalfont House.” With later label below... Read more about this item
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A$298.38
The Secret History of the Calves-Head Club; or, the Republican Unmask'd

The Secret History of the Calves-Head Club; or, the Republican Unmask'd

by Bragge

London: B. Bragge, 1702. Seventh Printing. Leather . Poor. POOR. full leather boards, bagged for protection, broken and detached boards, no known missing pages, very loose pages, worn through corners and covers, heavy handling wear, stains, some contemporary ink annotations to beginning pages..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.
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A$322.11
World Light

World Light

by Laxness, Halldor; translated by Magnus Magnusson

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First edition in English of this Icelandic author's satiric look at his homeland, inspired by the life of alienated poet Magnus Hjaltason Magnusson, the last of his "epic" novels, not well-received in Iceland because of its "harshly ironic portrayal of a backward Iceland during the rise of capitalism"; Laxness won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. Stout hardcover, full blue cloth, silver titling. Light wear to book, rear corners... Read more about this item
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A$369.70
The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

New York: Sandy Creek, 1987. 12th ptg . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Art by Leonard Weisgard. 11000 PB shelf. Oversized. Glossy pictorial bds, red spine. No names, clean text. Unblemished dust jacket. Classic edition 1st published by Grosset & Dunlap 1949. Nice large type. Giftworthy!
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A$28.32
Reference Hand-Book for Nurses

Reference Hand-Book for Nurses

by Amanda K. Beck, R. N

W. R. Saunders Company, 1940. Leather Bound. Good. Leather Bound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing and creases. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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A$24.01
The Russia House

The Russia House

by John Le Carre

Penguin, Toronto, 1990. First paperback printing. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, slight scuffing towards bottom of front page, spine creasing, slight bowing.John le Carre's bestselling classic is a timeless spy thriller about the Iron Curtain and the tense relationship between Great Britain and Russia.John le Carré has earned worldwide acclaim with extraordinary spy novels, including The Russia House, an unequivocal classic. Navigating readers through the shadow worlds of international espionage... Read more about this item
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A$2.87
The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz

by Mordecai Richler

Penguin, Toronto, 1987. 21st paperback printing. Condition: Good, edge wear and creasing, corner creases, spine creasing, a well read book.From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books.Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting... Read more about this item
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A$3.38
Ashes of Foreverland (Large Print Edition): A Science Fiction Thriller

Ashes of Foreverland (Large Print Edition): A Science Fiction Thriller

by Bertauski Tony

Paperback / softback. New.
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A$55.57
shadows on the road

shadows on the road

by mercedes gallgher parks

An account of ramblings round Europe in which the author's chief object was to see the places in which her favourite authors, artists and composers, lived and died.

8 full page plates.

Light browning to closed block edge. Neat insc. on fep.

In dustwrapper with loss.
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A$58.11
THE RED AND THE BLACK

THE RED AND THE BLACK

by Stendhal

Fully bound in genuine leather.22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.
Printed on acid-neutral paper.
Sewn pages - Satin-ribbon page marker.- Gilded page ends.
- Printed and bound in the USA.
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A$346.10
THE MIDNIGHT LOVE FEAST

THE MIDNIGHT LOVE FEAST

by TOURNIER , Michael , Award Winning Author , WRIGHT , Barbara , Winner of Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize

London : WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO LTD, 1991 Fine H/b in near fine Dust jacket.First edition.1st print. An " Arabian Nights " from this most distinguished French Author- richly entwined with overlapping stories.Translated by Barbara Wright. The author has been described " as the most gifted and original novelist to emerge in France since the war". Further author information to D/j rear inner flap.[Book fine- black cloth gilt titles, no inscsp ] Dust Jacket not price clipped small... Read more about this item
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A$13.56
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