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SCENES OF CHILDHOOD

SCENES OF CHILDHOOD

by Warner, Sylvia Townsend

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Used - Very Good in unclipped and slightly worn dust jacket
Published
[1982]
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Hardcover
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9780670620432
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New York: The Viking Press, [1982]. Hardcover. Very Good in unclipped and slightly worn dust jacket. 8.75 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches. A compilation of reminiscences from the New Yorker by the once-celebrated English writer; published posthumously; 177 pages
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INVENTING WONDERLAND: THE LIVES AND FANTASIES OF LEWIS CARROLL, EDWARD LEAR, J.M. BARRIE, KENNETH GRAHAME AND A.A. MILNE

INVENTING WONDERLAND: THE LIVES AND FANTASIES OF LEWIS CARROLL, EDWARD LEAR, J.M. BARRIE, KENNETH GRAHAME AND A.A. MILNE

by Wullschlager, Jackie

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Used - Near Fine in dust jacket
Published
[1996]
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780684822860
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New York: The Free Press, [1996]. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket. 6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches. First American Edition; First Printing The story of five boys who didn’t grow up and the literary revolution they created: Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barre, Kenneth Grahame, and A.A. Milne; includes notes, bibliography, and an index in its 228… Read more about this item
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FAMOUS LONG AGO: MY LIFE AND HARD TIMES WITH LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE

FAMOUS LONG AGO: MY LIFE AND HARD TIMES WITH LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE

by Raymond Mungo

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[2012]
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Paperback
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9781558499478
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Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts Press, [2012]. Paperback. Better than Very Good in wrappers; previous owner name on first free endpaper. 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.51 inches. New Paperback Edition Originally published in 1970 this edition has a new introduction by John McMillian and a new epilogue by the author; it remains one of the few enduring memoirs… Read more about this item
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FROM PARLOR TO PRISON: FIVE AMERICAN SUFFRAGISTS TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES

FROM PARLOR TO PRISON: FIVE AMERICAN SUFFRAGISTS TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES

by Gluck, Sherna B. (editor)

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Used - About Very Good in wrappers
Published
1976
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Paperback
ISBN
9780394716428
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New York: Vintage Books / Random House, 1976. Paperback. About Very Good in wrappers. 8 x 5.25 x .8 inches. First Edition Stated Five Suffragists (Sylvie Thygeson, Jessie Haver Butler, Miriam Allen deFord, Laura Ellsworth Seiler and Ernestine Hara Kettler) tell their stories; 285 pages including chronology and selected bibliography
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SLEEPING WHERE I FALL: A CHRONICLE

SLEEPING WHERE I FALL: A CHRONICLE

by Coyote, Peter

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Used - Very Good in dust jacket; a bit edgeworn; dogear on page 88; sticker on rear of dj; a few pencil marks on bottom of text block
Published
[1998]
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781887178679
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Washington D.C.: Counterpoint, [1998]. Hardcover. Very Good in dust jacket; a bit edgeworn; dogear on page 88; sticker on rear of dj; a few pencil marks on bottom of text block. 6.75 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. Second Printing Coyote’s record of the tribes of free people he lived and interacted with; 367 pages including index
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STIEG LARSSON: THE REAL STORY OF THE MAN WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

STIEG LARSSON: THE REAL STORY OF THE MAN WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

by Pettersson, Jan-Erik

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Used - Very Good in dust jacket; ex-library with the usual labels, markings but no pocket.
Published
2011
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781402789403
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New York: Sterling Publishing, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good in dust jacket; ex-library with the usual labels, markings but no pocket.. 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches. First American Edition Stieg Larsson's former publisher reveals the real man behind the bestselling Millennium Trilogy.
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THEY HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY

THEY HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY

by Graves, Robert

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Used - Very Good in wrappers; text block edges a bit dirty.
Published
[1980]
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Paperback
ISBN
9780897330299
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Chicago: Academy Chicago Limited, [1980]. Paperback. Very Good in wrappers; text block edges a bit dirty.. 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.5 inches. Robert Graves recounts the life of William Palmer: surgeon, racehorse owner...a confessed forger who got girls into trouble, doped horses, robbed a few people...but was he a poisoner?
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LAWRENCE AND THE ARABS

LAWRENCE AND THE ARABS

by Graves, Robert

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Used - Very Good in wrappers; top edge a bit dirty.
Published
1991
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Paperback
ISBN
9781557783387
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New York: Paragon House, 1991. Paperback. Very Good in wrappers; top edge a bit dirty.. 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches. First Paperback Edition A close friend, Graves had Lawrence's permission and cooperation in this biography written in 1927; includes an index; 454 pages.
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ROBERT GRAVES: THE ASSAULT HEROIC 1895-1926

ROBERT GRAVES: THE ASSAULT HEROIC 1895-1926

by Graves, Richard Perceval

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Used - Very Good in dust jacket; top of dj frayed and dirty.
Published
1986
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780297789437
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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good in dust jacket; top of dj frayed and dirty.. 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches.
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QUERIDA UAKAMALA
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QUERIDA UAKAMALA

by Hopkins, Elena

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Used - Near Fine in wrappers
Published
2010
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Paperback
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LaVergne TN: Self Published, 2010. Paperback. Near Fine in wrappers. 8.5 x 5.5 x .2 inches. Author's second chapbook on the subject following My Panama
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A BOOK OF REASONS

by Vernon, John

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Used - Fine
Published
1999
Binding
PB
ISBN
9780395944776
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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. PB. Fine. small 8vo. Advance Reading Copy
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44: DUBLIN MADE ME

by Sheridan, Peter

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Used - Near Fine in wrappers; corners worn
Published
[1999]
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Paperback
ISBN
9780670885145
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New York: Viking, [1999]. Paperback. Near Fine in wrappers; corners worn. Trade Paperback. Advance Uncorrected Proofs Coming of age in the 1960s in Dublin; this advance copy by the famous theatre director documents a time gone by
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THE JOURNEY TO STELLA: A.D. 1710-1713

THE JOURNEY TO STELLA: A.D. 1710-1713

by Swift, Jonathan

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Used - Very Good in red cloth; spine faded; text clean and unmarked; a very few pages with bent bottom corners.
Published
1924
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Hardcover
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London: G. Bell and Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good in red cloth; spine faded; text clean and unmarked; a very few pages with bent bottom corners.. 6.6 x 4.3 x .8 inches. Part of Bohn's Popular Library; Dean Swift's correspondence with his friend, Esther Johnson, whom he called Stella and whom he may have secretly married.
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BORN ON BROADWAY

BORN ON BROADWAY

by Osborne, Richard

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Used - Very Good in chipped and edgeworn dust jacket; price stickers on spine and first free endpaper.
Published
[1980]
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Hardcover
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Burlingame CA: Bock Publishing, [1980]. Hardcover. Very Good in chipped and edgeworn dust jacket; price stickers on spine and first free endpaper.. 9.25 x 6.25 x .75 inches. Memoir of a life in show business; signed by the author on the front free endpaper with an inscription: Jan 1985 To Dan With all best wishes.
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AMAZING GRACE: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SURVIVOR

AMAZING GRACE: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SURVIVOR

by Halloran, Grace

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Used - Almost Very Good in wrappers; edges dirty; small stain on top edge; front wrap wrinkled at top corner; text clean and unmarked.
Published
1993
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Paperback
ISBN
9781880823057
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Georgetown MA: North Star Publications (MA), 1993. Paperback. Almost Very Good in wrappers; edges dirty; small stain on top edge; front wrap wrinkled at top corner; text clean and unmarked.. 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches. First Printing A pioneer in helping those, like herself and her son, who are afflicted with the incurable, degenerative eye disease Retinitis… Read more about this item
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ZAPATA OF MEXICO

ZAPATA OF MEXICO

by Newell, Peter E.

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Used - About Very Good in worn wrappers
Published
[1979]
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Paperback
ISBN
9780904564242
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Orkney UK: Cienfuegos Press, [1979]. Paperback. About Very Good in worn wrappers. 9.5 x 6 x .5 inches. Cover illustration by Flavio Costantini; an anarchist view of the revolutionary whose influence continues to this day
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GETTING TO KNOW THE GENERAL: THE STORY OF AN INVOLVEMENT

GETTING TO KNOW THE GENERAL: THE STORY OF AN INVOLVEMENT

by Greene, Graham

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Published
1984
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780671541606
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket. 9.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches. First American Edition Vintage Greene as he recounts his relationship with General Torrijos of Panama
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LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF ENGLISH AUTHORS: ROBERT SOUTHEY

LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF ENGLISH AUTHORS: ROBERT SOUTHEY

by Hubbard, Elbert

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Used - Very Good in slightly worn, faded, yapped suede; top edge gilt with deckled fore and bottom edges; detached silk ribbon bookmar
Published
1900
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Leather
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East Aurora NY: Roycrofters, 1900. Leather. Very Good in slightly worn, faded, yapped suede; top edge gilt with deckled fore and bottom edges; detached silk ribbon bookmark; some transference from illuminated letters on to facing page throughout.. 6 X 8 X .35 inches. Limited Edition numbered 578 of 940 copies Signed by Hubbard; frontpiece protrait of Southey… Read more about this item
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LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF ENGLISH AUTHORS (NEW SERIES; VOL. VI, BOOK 1)

LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF ENGLISH AUTHORS (NEW SERIES; VOL. VI, BOOK 1)

by Hubbard, Elbert

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Published
1900
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East Aurora NY: Roycrofters, 1900. Leather. Very Good in worn, faded, yapped green suede; top edge gilt with deckled fore and bottom edges; silk ribbon bookmark. 6 X 8 X 1 inches. Limited Edition numbered 661 of 947 copies Signed by Hubbard and illuminator Maud Baker; contains Hubbard's take on William Morris, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Burns,… Read more about this item
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GARCIA LORCA

GARCIA LORCA

by Honig, Edwin

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[1944]
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Hardcover
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Norfolk CT: New Directions Books, [1944]. Hardcover. Very Good in edgeworn and chipped dust jacket. 7.25 x 5 x .8 inches. This study of Spain's great modern poet is the fourth volume in the Makers of Moder Literature series; includes selected bibliography and index
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