Recent Arrivals from Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Recent Arrivals from Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Pancratia
by Kaplan, Edward; Ruth Devine
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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Mass: Swamp Press, 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. This deluxe edition is a hand signed by the poet Edward Kaplan on front endpaper; with five lino and woodcuts and paper-mache by the artist Ruth Devine. Crease on lower right front blank, else tight, bright, and unmarred; fine. Limited edition of 70 numbered copies (this… Read more about this item Item Price
A$227.86
After Death: The Immortality of Man - The World of Spirits, its Location, Extent, Appearance; the Route Thither; Inhabitants; Customs; Societies; Also Sex and its uses there, etc. etc., with much matter pertinent to the question of Human Imortality
by Randolph, Pascal Beverly; new introduction by Emerson Clymer and new preface by "M.A."; Dr. R(euben) Swinburne Clymer, publisher
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- Used - Near Fine
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- [First Edition Thus]
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$379.78
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Quakertown, PA: Philosophical Publishing Co, 1970. [First Edition Thus]. Hardcover. Near Fine. [First Edition Thus]. Hardcover. Randolph addresses death in this study: "After death, the souls travel to a vast and heterogeneous system of spirit realms â some located on belts around the planets, some in a zone that encircles all the galaxies, and others still beyond them… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Translation of Luigi Galvani's De Virbus Electricitatis In Moto Musculari Commentarius / Commentary on the Effect of Electricity on Muscular Motion
by Green, Robert Montraville; Luigi Galvani
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- Used - Very Good
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- First English Language Edition
- Published
- 1953
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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Cambridge, MA: Elizabeth Licht, 1953. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. The first English translation of this seminal work on electricity by the 18th Century great Italian physicist. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver's, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sigmund Freud and Art: His Personal Collection of Antiquities
by Freud Museum (London, England); Gamwell, Lynn and Wells, Richard
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- Used - Near Fine in Wraps
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Original Wraps
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$151.91
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London: Harry N Abrams, 1988. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Introduction by Peter Gay. Contributors include Donald Kuspit, Ellen Handler Spitz, Martin S. Bergmann, and others. Topics include how the collection began, science and art in Freud's life work, texts related to antiquities, and more. Inscribed to Oliver Sacks from the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories ; Steam Plant Operation ; Practical Heat [Three volumes]. (Power Plant Series)
by Croft, Terrell ; Woodruff and Lammers
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition, Later Impressions; Second Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$151.91
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1939. First Edition, Later Impressions; Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition, Later Impressions; Second Edition. Hardcover. Terrell Croft was an American engineer and author of technical books on electrical and mechanical subjects, most or all of which were published by McGraw-Hill. Light shelfwear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt titling, illus.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$151.91
Ulysses
by Joyce, James
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- Used - Very Good- in Good DJ
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- First American Edition, Second Edition
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$911.46
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New York: Random House, 1934. First American Edition, Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good- in Good DJ. First American Edition, Second Edition. Hardcover. DJ designed by Ernst Reichl and shows Reichl's name at bottom right corner. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a presentable copy of the first "legal" publication of this 20th century classic. Bookseller ticket on rear inside boards. Gift… Read more about this item Item Price
A$911.46
The Brandons
by Thirkell, Angela
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$113.93
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. "Altogether as diverting a set of characters as Mrs. Thirkell has yet invented. Her pictures of British society are as instructive as they are amusing." Light toning, else bright, tight, and unmarred. Nominal wear to corners, small chips to crown,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$113.93
Between the Acts; On Being Ill [2 volumes]
by Woolf, Virginia
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Reprint/First Edition
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover/Original wrappers
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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New York/Ashfield, MA: Harcourt Brace/Paris Press, 2002. Reprint/First Edition. Hardcover/Original wrappers. Very Good+. Reprint/First Edition. Hardcover/Original wrappers. 2 volumes total. Classics from Woolf. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex… Read more about this item Item Price
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Oliver Sacks philosophy collection [5 volumes]
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- Used - Very Good
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- Original Wraps/DJ Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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Original Wraps/DJ Hardcover. Very Good. Original Wraps/DJ Hardcover. Books include: Jung and the Story of Our Time, Laurens van der Post, 1977. Wrappers. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver's, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods.
Essay in Philosophy, Pocket, 1959. Loose binding.
Oeuvres d'Historie Naturelle et de Philosophe de Charles Bonnet. In French. Reprint, 2006.
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A$227.86
The Vermont Jeweler illustrated catalogue no. 3
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- Used - Very Good+ in Wraps
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1901
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- Original Wraps
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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White River Junction, VT: Bogle Brothers, 1901. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Original Bogle Brothers of White River Junction, Vermont/the United States Jeweler 1900 - '01 catalogue no. 3. The catalogue features all kinds of jewelry/watches, vanity items, silverware, clocks, tools, etc. Turn of the century, Victorian and pre-Art Deco/Art Nouveau.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$227.86
Ill Seen Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel; Dan Kelm [binding]
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- Used - Fine
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- Limited Edition
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$1,822.92
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Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "This late work from Samuel Beckett is the haunting picture of an old woman alone in a cabin, who watches the evening and the morning star and ventures out chiefly to visit a grave. In prose of great poetic beauty, which the author translated from… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,822.92
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath. Drawings Wallace Smith
by Hecht, Ben; Wallace Smith, illustrator
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- Used - Fine in Near Fine DJ
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- Limited Edition
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- 1922
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$417.75
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Chicago, IL: Covici-McGee, 1922. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Imprint 1922. "Ben Hecht (1894-1964) is a notable Hollywood screenwriter. He won the first screenplay Oscar for Underworld in 1927, wrote the great screwball comedies Nothing Sacred and His Girl Friday (based on his play with Charles MacArthur, The Front Page), and worked… Read more about this item Item Price
A$417.75
History of the Conquest of Peru...[2 volumes]
by Prescott, William H.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Revised and Abridged [Later American edition]
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- 1892
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, 1892. Revised and Abridged [Later American edition]. Hardcover. Very Good+. Revised and Abridged [Later American edition]. Hardcover. Born to a prosperous family, Prescott graduated from Harvard University in 1814 but was prevented by poor health and eyesight from a career in law or business. His friends, including Washington Irving, led him to his life's… Read more about this item Item Price
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AstroSEARCH [Vol. 1- No. 1-5] [5 issues]
by Major, Janet L. and Dale Ubil, editors
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- Used - Very Good+ in Wraps
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- First Edition
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- 1983
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- Staplebound
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$645.62
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Saratoga, CA: AstroSearch, 1983. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound. The first five issues of the journal, merged with Cosmic Search with CQ-ET, to inform, inspire, and encourage direct involvement in the scientific search for extraterrestrial life."
Former owner appears to be engineer employed at MIT, NORAD, and Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The journal… Read more about this item Item Price
A$645.62
Memoirs of My Nervous Illness (translated, edited, with introduction, notes and discussions)
by Schreber, Daniel Paul; Ida MacAlpine; Richard A. Hunter
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- Used - Very Good
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- First English Language Edition
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- 1955
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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London: WM Dawson & Sons Ltd, 1955. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. First edition in English of this classic text in the literature of paranoia, originally published in German in 1903. Schreber, a chief judge of the Saxon Supreme Court, experienced a psychotic break, which he documented in this memoir after… Read more about this item Item Price
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The End of Faith
by Harris, Sam
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- Used - Very Good in Wraps
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- Reprint
- Published
- 2005
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- Original Wraps
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. Reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. Reprint. Original Wraps. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$227.86
The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second [Two volumes]
by Lord Macaulay
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Popular Edition in Two Volumes, New Impression
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- 1899
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$379.78
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London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899. Popular Edition in Two Volumes, New Impression. Hardcover. Very Good+. Popular Edition in Two Volumes, New Impression. Hardcover. From the library of Claud William Mullins....Claud Mullins, 45, (1887-1968) was a reforming North London magistrate and author, bad tempered and often ahead of his time. A founder of the Marriage Guidance Council he… Read more about this item Item Price
A$379.78
Music, Language, and the Brain
by Patel, Aniruddh
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$151.91
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New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. Inscribed to Oliver Sacks on half-title from the author: "For Oliver, with admiration for a fellow explorer of music and the brain - and a superb author--Warmly, Ani Nov 2007, La Jolla, CA. In the… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Dream
by Mailer, Normam
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- Used - Very Good in Chipped and Torn Dustjacket
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- First Edition
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$75.96
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New York: Dial, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Chipped and Torn Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$75.96
The Longest Journey; Maurice: a novel by [2 volumes]
by Forster, E.M.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Reprint
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- 1971
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- Hardcover/Original wrappers
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- 1
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Portland, Maine, USA
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A$227.86
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New York: Vintage Books/WW Norton, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover/Original wrappers. Very Good+. Reprint. Hardcover/Original wrappers. 2 volumes total. Classics from E.M. Forster.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts… Read more about this item Item Price
A$227.86
