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The Sense of Place
by Stegner, Wallace
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Humanities Committee / Silver Buckle Press, 1986. Essay on the idea of Place in life and literature. Pamphlet bound in heavy grey paper with a printed wrap of the same paper, as pictured, number 147 of 200 copies. Finely printed at the University of Wisconsin's typographical museum shortly after Stegner's receipt of an honorary degree. Bump/ crease to base of spine, spine and edges lightly faded. Text clean; [4], 22 pages; title page printed in three colors. . First...
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A$157.61
The Curse of Four (Black London)
by Caitlin Kittredge
Subterranean press, Burton MI, First edition, signed and numbered. Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. Very slight edge creases. Signed and limited edition, number 179 of 250. Comes with a chapbook by Kittredge called The Names of Hell. More pictures available upon request.Jack Winter used to be a bad man, but he left black magic and wickedness behind him for a simpler life exorcising ghosts in London. Then Fiona Hannigan, the girl he abandoned to a life of depraved sorcery, turns up murdered and...
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A$55.92
White
by Dekker, Ted
Nashville: WestBow Press, 2004. The Circle Trilogy, Book 3: The Great Pursuit. Final volume of this trilogy of two linked universes. First edition (first printing) with full number string. Light wear to book & jacket; near fine; pages lightly tanned.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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A$31.52
The Hour Of Disguise
by HILLMAN, Robert
Sydney: Simon Schuster. 1990. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little faded. 266 pages. Novel set in Melbourne, Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$15.00
Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography
by Schweitzer, Albert
New York : Henry Holt & Company Inc., 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing hardcover book. Beige cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear; light soiling. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. A few small spots to endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Pages and edges are clean; illustrated with photographs. Translated by C. T. Campion. 288 pages with Index..
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A$39.40
CRUISES IN THE BERING SEA
by Niedieck, Paul (Translated From The Original German by R. A. Ploetz, M. A
Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches) London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1909. First Edition. xv, 252 + [4] pages of Publisher's Advertisements, "With 73 Full-Page Plates (on unnumbered leaves), a Map, and 56 Illustrations in the Text, Reproduced From Original Photographs."
The colored map is folded into a pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Original gray cloth binding with title and author on upper cover, and in gilt on spine; patterned end papers, appendix, and index. Very good condition (small blemish... Read more about this item
The colored map is folded into a pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Original gray cloth binding with title and author on upper cover, and in gilt on spine; patterned end papers, appendix, and index. Very good condition (small blemish... Read more about this item
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A$275.82
Dogland
by Shetterly, Will
New York: Tor, 1997. Semi-memoir with fantasy elements, set in rural Florida in 1959, involving dogs, racism, and unusual family friends. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "For Bill and Dot with love, Will" [drawing of cloaked figure in wide-brimmed hat]. Black hardcover, purple titling. Light wear to book & jacket, faint ink mark on free endsheet. Text clean; 445 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large Octavo.
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A$47.28
Dashiel and the Night
by Callen, Larry
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1981. Afraid of the dark, a boy decides to solve his problem with fireflies, discovers the music of the night. Stated first edition (first printing) with full number string. Hardcover, full grey cloth, black titling. Light wear to book & jacket. Text clean; 32 pages, b/w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Leslie Morrill. 6½" by 8½".
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A$31.52
All You Could Ask For
by Greenberg, Mike
New York: William Morrow, 2013. Three women become friends under difficult circumstances; the author, who has SIGNED the book on the title page, is a popular television journalist. Stated first edition (first printing) with full number string. Hardcover, white spine over teal boards, blue titling. Light wear to book & jacket, near fine. Text clean; [8], 264 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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A$47.28
Any Old Iron
by Anthony Burgess
Random, New York, 1989. First hardcover edition. Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Slight edge nicks. 2nd printing.From the publisher: There is no other writer like him, says Gore Vidal of Anthony Burgess, and there is no other novel like Any Old Iron - his first major novel since the publication of Earthly Powers in 1980. Wildly original, in the celebrated Burgess tradition, Any Old Iron is a broad, multilayered historical portrait of our cataclysmic century from the sinking of the Titanic...
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A$10.21
Tesla's Attic
by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman
New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2014. DOUBLE SIGNED. 1st/1st. Like New. Stated First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending with 1. Signed by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman with Electrify! and dated 2014 on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($16.99) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar...
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A$66.20
Where I'm Calling From
by Carver, Raymond
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. First trade edition of this collection of new (seven of 'em) and 30 selected older stories, some of them revised for this collection; first published as one of those contrived 'Franklin Library' collectibles. Stated first printing, nonetheless. Hardcover, full brick cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book, jacket shows light edgewear, hint of spine fade; name on free endsheet; first four leaves lightly creased. Text clean; xviii, 393 pages; 37...
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A$31.52
To Alaska on a Tractor : 9500 Miles in 126 Days!
by Martin, Glen; Martin, Betty
Dalton, OH, U.S.A.: Jericho Press, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second printing. Cover has edge wear, scratches, minor creases, small bent/rubbed cover/page corners, rubbed spine. No writing. Very good! Rare book!.
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A$78.80
The Planetarium
by Sarraute, Nathalie; translated by Maria Jolas
New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1960. Psychological novel of social status & the subconscious; an exploration of the 'fake universes' we construct to our own measure by this French 'New Novelist'. First American edition, stated first printing. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, some light pencil underlining & marginal notes; jacket shows light tanning, edgewear, chipping to head of spine, $4.00 price present. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good....
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A$94.57
Just for the Bride
by Clark, Dorothy Park
Garden City: Doubleday & Co. for the Crime Club, 1950. Naive new bride, hectored by husband, flees New York for her native Tennessee, where she finds more trouble. Clark wrote this & several other mysteries, but is better-remembered for a series of Kentucky novels written with Isabel McMeekin, published under the name Clark McMeekin. Hardcover, as pictured; the stated first edition (first printing). Light wear to book, pages tanned; jacket shows some edgewear. light chipping, short tears,...
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A$102.45
ARTIST BEWARE
by MICHAEL MCCANN
FIRST EDITION, CLEAN, TIGHT COPY. SOME NATURAL AGING FROM TIME ON SHELF.
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A$12.61
Bombay Marines: An Adam Horne Adventure
by Porter Hill
New York: Walker and Company, 1988. Novel of action in the Seven Years' War; in 1761, Captain Horne must train convicts to complete a prison raid in Madras. First American edition (first printing) with full number string. Hardcover. Light wear to book & jacket, a few faint spots to page edges. Text clean & unmarked.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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A$15.76
Rimrunners - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Cherryh, C. J
New York: Warner. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0446515140 . First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with slight lean to spine in alike dust-jacket; Cherryh's Rimrunners is the first novel in the Chanur series. It tells the story of Chanur, a mercenary captain in the employ of the Chakobsa, a ruthless alien race that trades in human slaves. Chanur is a skilled raider and explorer, and his adventures take him to the farthest...
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A$78.80
Still is the Summer Night
by Derleth, August
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First of Derleth's Sac Prairie Saga, an interlinked series of novels, short stories, essays and poems detailing life in southwest Wisconsin, taken as a microcosm of the human experience. INSCRIBED on the free endsheet: "Sincerely, August Derleth". First edition (first printing) with 'A' on copyright page. Hardcover, full black cloth, gilt lines, green titling. Light wear to book, couple of faint scuffs; later issue jacket mentioning later...
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A$157.61
The Outrageous Mark Twain: Some Lesser-known But Extraordinary Works: With "Reflections on Religion"
by Twain, Mark; edited by Charles Neider
New York: Doubleday, 1987. Scatalogical, sexual, religious & otherwise controversial essays from the master, including the first book publication of Reflections on Religion. Stated first edition (first printing). Hardcover, burgundy cloth spine over burgundy boards, silver titling. Light wear to book & jacket; minor bumping to base of spine. Text clean; [10], 348 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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A$31.52
The Client
by John Grisham
New York: Doubleday, 1993. NF/F. Stated First Edition. First Printing with full number line starting with 1. Signed on the half-title page. The book is tight with solid hinges and dark gray boards. Light bump to the front bottom corner. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($23.50) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 422 Pages. 6½ x 9½ tall. Grisham's fourth novel.
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A$236.42
The Forgers
by Bradford Morrow
Morrow's, The Forger, is "A must-read for anyone enthralled by the value and integrity of books'...This is the true story of unlikely friends coming together to expose the literary crime of the century, and of a maverick bibliophile who forged not only books but an entire life, erasing his past along the way." ---Goodreads
Book and dust jacket are in pristine condition. Stated first edition with number line 10 - 1. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes a First Editions Club Member letter from... Read more about this item
Book and dust jacket are in pristine condition. Stated first edition with number line 10 - 1. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes a First Editions Club Member letter from... Read more about this item
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A$44.13
Collected Poems
by Cronin, Anthony
Dublin: New Island, 2004. Collects the Irish poet's work from 1957 through 1999, with some previously unpublished material added. SIGNED by the author on the half-title. Paperback, color illustrations, white cover. Light wear, minor bumping to corners. Text clean; [8], 333 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 5½" by 8½".
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A$39.32
William Carries On. William No. 24. 1942
by Crompton, Richmal; Henry, Thomas [illus.]
London: George Newnes Ltd. G: Good - Without dust jacket. Crack to rear hinge. Illustrations coloured in on p36, p37, p159 & p174. Slight wear and bumps to cover. 1942. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 140mm (7" x 6"). 252pp. .
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A$82.46