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["The Hang of It," in] The Kit Book for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines [with mailing carton] by SALINGER, J[erome]. D[avid]., 1919-2010 - 1943

by SALINGER, J[erome]. D[avid]., 1919-2010

["The Hang of It," in] The Kit Book for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines [with mailing carton] by SALINGER, J[erome]. D[avid]., 1919-2010 - 1943

["The Hang of It," in] The Kit Book for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines [with mailing carton]

by SALINGER, J[erome]. D[avid]., 1919-2010

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Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers [through 1942], 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine-/Very Good+. First Edition, second issue (with 1943 copyright), of this World War II-era collection of "favorite stories, verse and cartoons for the entertainment of servicemen," including Salinger's first appearance in book form. Small 8vo: 336pp, with numerous color and black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Publisher's red, white, and blue pictorial boards (issued without dust jacket), in original pictorial shipping carton. About Near Fine, rubbed with minor loss of color to corners and tips and browning to wartime paper; Very Good or better shipping box (unused), reproducing book's cover image, rubbed along all edges. Not uncommon, except in the shipping carton (as here), very few of which have survived. Slawenski, p. 38. Originally published in the July 12, 1942, issue of Collier's. Salinger's story, "The Hang of It," begins on p. 332, and was carried into battle by countless soldiers." (Slawenski) Also featuring contributions from, among others, Elbert Hubbard, Ellery Queen, O' Henry, Rudyard Kipling, Damon Runyan, and Ernest Thayer ("Casey at the Bat.") N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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  • Place of Publication Chicago
  • Date Published 1943
PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN

by Burns, George and Gracie Allen

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n.p.: Unpublished, 1935. Circa 1930s photograph of George Burns and Gracie Allen that is SIGNED and inscribed "Best Wishes Sincerely Gracie Allen [all in Gracie's handwriting] George Burns" [in George's handwriting]. The signatures are guaranteed to be original and authentic. Autographs are slightly faded, but still bright; tthe photograph is in in excellent condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. 7" X 5". Photo.
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Portefeuille de Mil Huit Cent Treize, ou Tableau Politique et Militaire Renfermant, avec le Recit...
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Portefeuille de Mil Huit Cent Treize, ou Tableau Politique et Militaire Renfermant, avec le Recit des Evenements de Cette Epoque, Un Choix de Correspondence Inedite de l'Empereur Napoleon, et de Celle de Plusieurs Personnages Distingues ... 2 VOLUMES

by Norvins, M. de

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Paris: Librairie Universelle de P. Mongie Aine, 1825. Full tree calf, leather spine labels, gilt tooled spines, marbled edges & endpapers. Top of spine of volume 1 chipped, light holes, tears in rear cover of volume 1 near spine joint, some foxing; overall a very nice attractive set. 8vo. First edition. 1e edition. TEXT IN FRENCH. TEXTE EN FRANCAIS.
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THE BAT MAGAZINE, TRICKSTER MONTHLY, UNCONVENTIONAL REPORT
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THE BAT MAGAZINE, TRICKSTER MONTHLY, UNCONVENTIONAL REPORT

by Jones, Lloyd

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Oakland, California: Magic Limited, 1946. Two 3-ring binders containing all 86 original issues of The Bat, all 10 issues of Trickster Monthly and the July 1946 Unconventional Report. The Bat was a magic magazine, published from 1943 through 1951, containing close-up and stage effects of every kind. It contained contributions from many prominent magicians of the area including Charlie Miller, Dr. Jaks, Bert Allerton, Charles Jordan, Frank Chapman and T. Page Wright,. Trickster monthly, first published in 1946, was also produced by Lloyd James for the magic community to keep fellow magicians up to date with current events in the magic world. Pages have some toning and the binders have some sunning to the spine as well as some shelfwear. Second volume binder has some soiling on the front cover. Many pages have fold marks across the middle as they were originally mailed folded in half from the publisher.. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible- Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.
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Maya' Amaq' Mundo Maya

Maya' Amaq' Mundo Maya

by Eva y Arne Eggebrecht, Wilfried Seipel

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NEW ~ Translation of the beautifully-illustrated exhibition catalogue DIE WELT DER MAYA, Museo de Hildesheim, Germany. 1st Spanish Edition. 654pp. Edition of 3000. Very Fine. In original plastic wrapper.
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In the Night Kitchen. (Signed).

In the Night Kitchen. (Signed).

by Sendak, Maurice.

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New York.: Harper and Row. , 1970 . 1st Edition.. Ivory cloth, round label with title and illustration on cover, no spine title. . Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to spine ends. . 28.5x22.2 cm. . Signed by the author on the ffep with no names or inscription. Dust jacket has Caldecott sticker on cover, 1070 on front flap and seven titles on rear flap, price has been clipped. Illustrated with Sendak’s fantastic illustrations.
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PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY RAY BOLGER, GEORGE BURNS, AND KEYE LUKE
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PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY RAY BOLGER, GEORGE BURNS, AND KEYE LUKE

by Burns, George, Ray Bolger, and Keye Luke

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Hollywood, California: Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1979. Photograph (publicity still) showing Bolger, Burns, Luke, Leon Ames and Carl Ballantine in the comedy, "Just You and Me, Kid.". Signed boldly "Ray Bolger," "Best, George Burns," and "Sincerely, Keye Luke." All three autographs are clear and bright and are guaranteed to be original and authentic. Photograph is in excellent condition, mounted on matboard. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine-. 7 1/2" X 10". Photo.
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PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FRED ASTAIRE AND GEORGE MURPHY

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FRED ASTAIRE AND GEORGE MURPHY

by Astaire, Fred and George Murphy

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Hollywood, California: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940. Photograph showing Astaire, Murphy and Eleanor Powell dancing in the film "Broadway Melody of 1940." Signed boldly "Fred Astaire " and inscribed "To Bill best wishes, George Murphy". Both signatures bright & unfaded and are guaranteed to be original and authentic. Photograph is in excellent condition, mounted on matboard.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. 8 3/4" X 6 3/4". Photo.
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Elegies de Tibulle: Vol. I: Elegies de Tibulle; Vol II: Elegies de Tibulle, Suivies des Baisers...

Elegies de Tibulle: Vol. I: Elegies de Tibulle; Vol II: Elegies de Tibulle, Suivies des Baisers de Jean Second; Vol III: Contes et Nouvelles EN TROIS (THREE(3) VOLUMES

by Tibullus [Albius] (Mirabeau; translator)

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Paris: rue S. Andre-des-Arts, No. 46, An 6 = 1798. Full leather, marbled endpapers. Ex-Library, light foxing and occasional small marginal stains, spine tops of volumes 1 & 2 chipped (1 is light), all hinges intact, but leather is somewhat weak in many with some resultant cracking, some rubbing of extremities, esp. corners: VG. 8vo. Frontispiece engravings in each volume + 12 additional engravings. There are 3 more engravings than described in the preliminary text.. TEXT IN FRENCH. TEXTE EN FRANCAIS. Cette edition contient 3 estamples plus que celles demandees par le texte preliminaire.
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Historiarum Ab Urbe Condita Libri Qui Supersunt XXXV: Recensuit, et Notis ad Usum Scholarum...
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Historiarum Ab Urbe Condita Libri Qui Supersunt XXXV: Recensuit, et Notis ad Usum Scholarum Accommodatis Illustravit J.-B.-L. Crevier ... IN SIX (6) VOLUMES

by Livii, Titi Patavini [Livy] [Edited by J.B.L. Crevier]

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Parisiis/Portu: Ex Typis Cosson/ Apud Costa Paiva et Fratrem, 1820. Full mottled calf with gilt tooled spines, marbled endpapers. Light cover rubbing, some pencil markings on front and rear blanks of volume 2, else clean tight set: VG+. 8vo. TEXT IN LATIN. Edited with scholarly notes and apparatus by Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier.
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In Tall Cotton: The 200 (Two Hundred) Most Important Confederate Books for the Reader, Researcher...

In Tall Cotton: The 200 (Two Hundred) Most Important Confederate Books for the Reader, Researcher & Collector

by Harwell, Richard Barksdale

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Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company & Frontier America Corporation, 1978.. Pictorial beige boards. Spine & cover borders lightly sunned, covers & text clean/tight: Near Fine. Large 8vo.. 9 full page facsimiles in black & white.. Preface by E. Merton Coulter
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The Catcher in the Rye
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The Catcher in the Rye

by Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David 1919 – 2010)

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Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1958. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. age browning of the edges of the pages, some trivial handling marks including slight loss of colour to the right of the penguin on the front cover. Internally clean, free of annotation. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 224 pages. A very clean secondhand copy, with no damage to report.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0275263. .
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The catcher in the rye / J.D. Salinger

The catcher in the rye / J.D. Salinger

by Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David) (1919-2010)

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London : Penguin, 1994. Reprint. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Classic Penguin/Allen Lane design. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 192 pages; 20cm. Subjects; Romance norte americano. Fiction in English. American writers, 1945- - Texts. Caulfield, Holden (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Runaway teenagers United States ; Fiction. American literature 20th century. Psychiatry ; Fiction. Medicine in Literature.
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The catcher in the rye / J.D. Salinger

The catcher in the rye / J.D. Salinger

by Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David) (1919-2010)

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London : Penguin, 1994. Reprint. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Classic Penguin/Allen Lane design. Cover partially damaged. Particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 192 pages; 20cm. Subjects; Romance norte americano. Fiction in English. American writers, 1945- - Texts. Caulfield, Holden (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Runaway teenagers United States ; Fiction. American literature 20th century. Psychiatry ; Fiction. Medicine in Literature.
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The catcher in the rye

The catcher in the rye

by Salinger, J.D. (Jerome David) (1919-2010)

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London : Penguin Books, 1970. Reprint. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Some staining to the front cover. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series: Penguin modern classics. Physical description: 218p. ; 18cm. Subjects: Caulfield, Holden (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. American fiction -- 20th century.
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FRANNY AND ZOOEY

by Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. First eidtion. Hardcover. Octavo, 201 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is green with black print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, peripheral toning, smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$4.00. Boards grey. Light wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, light peripheral toning. Text block has name in ink on front pastedown. 1371105. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Alzate l'architrave, carpentieri e Seymour. Introduzione

Alzate l'architrave, carpentieri e Seymour. Introduzione

by SALINGER Jerome David (New York 1919 - Cornish 2010),

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Torino: Einaudi, Supercoralli, 1965. Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Molto buono (Very Good). Traduzione di Romano Carlo Cerrone. 8vo. pp. 184. Molto buono (Very Good). Sovracoperta sciupata (Worn, soiled and chipped dust jacket). Prima edizione italiana (First Italian Edition).
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour—An Introduction

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour—An Introduction

by SALINGER, J.D. [Jerome David] (1919-2010)

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London: Heinemann, 1963. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6] 248 [2]. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket, priced at 21s. A black ink ownership to fly-leaf. Heavy spotting to edges, and moderate spotting to first and final few leaves. Jacket shows moderate wear and spotting, with sunning also to spine. Good. Two long short-stories concerning Seymour Glass.
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RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS ; AND, SEYMOUR : AN INTRODUCTION
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RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS ; AND, SEYMOUR : AN INTRODUCTION

by Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition, third state. Hardcover. Octavo, 248 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket in mylar covering. Spine is mustard with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, ink note on rear panel, whiteout applied to front flap, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Price unclipped: "$4.00". Boards in grey cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has name in ink on front pastedown, small surface tear on front flyleaf, slight spotting to rear endpapers. First edition, third state, with the dedication page tipped in after the title page and with "Seymore" instead of "Seymour" on page 173. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1375753. FP New Rockville Stock.
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[RARE FIRST TURKISH EDITION OF THE CATCHER IN THE RYE] Gönül-çelen. [i.e. The catcher in the rye]. Translated by Adnan Benk, (1922-1998).

by JEROME DAVID SALINGER, (1919-2010)

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Istanbul: Cem Yayinevi / Hüsnütabiat Matbaasi, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 231, [4] p. Very rare first Turkish edition of "the catcher in the rye" by Salinger, one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, translated by Adnan Benk (1922-1998) to Turkish, sixteen years after it was first published in America in 1951 in a book form. The Turkish title of the translation is a free translation, means "delilah". Only one institutional copy in Koç University Library in Turkey in OCLC: 1030092602.
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour—An Introduction

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour—An Introduction

by SALINGER, J.D. [Jerome David] (1919-2010)

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London: Heinemann, 1963. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6] 248 [2]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket, orange to spine. Price-clipped jacket lightly handled, with a few minor creases and rub marks. Near fine. Two long short-stories concerning Seymour Glass.
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