Bindings & Editions

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Bindings & Editions Books & Ephemera

AMERICA VIA THE NEIGHBORHOOD

AMERICA VIA THE NEIGHBORHOOD

by [Jane Addams] John Daniels

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1920. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Original blue cloth, worn at crown of spine, front hinge neatly reinforced with archival paper tape, else a hardcover book in very good condition. SIGNED BY JANE ADDAMS ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The signature is in pencil. On the front pastedown opposite is a rubber ownership stamp of the Immigrant's Service League in Chicago, an organization Addams helped start. Addams (1860-1935) was the founder of Hull House,... Read more about this item
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A$1,001.84
Timebends. A Life. The Signed First Edition Society Series

Timebends. A Life. The Signed First Edition Society Series

by Arthur Miller

The Franklin Library, 1987. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 1987. Deluxe Leather Collector Edition. First Edition. Signed by author directly on prelim. A Very Good copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG is fresh and bright with some blemishes. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$77.06
The Greville Memoirs

The Greville Memoirs

by Charles C.F. Greville

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1887. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Leather Bound. H: 8 1/2", D: 6", W: 1 1/2" 8 Volumes. Charles C.F. Greville, The Greville Memoirs. Bound by Bayntun in full navy morocco with the covers displaying gilt and open-tooling. The spines display raised bands, bordering, and label lettering, all gilt-tooled. all of the edges are gilded with gilt-tooled bordered dentelles and marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout. Published by Longmans, Green & Co. in London, 1887.
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A$5,394.55
THE ASYLUM WORLD

THE ASYLUM WORLD

by Jakes, John

New York: Paperback Library, 1969. First edition. first printing . Paperback. Fine. Paperback Library book number 63-236 with 60¢ cover price. Cover artist unknown. A fine and bright, unread copy.
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A$38.53
Now in November

Now in November

by Johnson, Josephine

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934. Brown cloth, printed paper title labels to spine and front board, top edge blue, in mylar protected dust-jacket, (7.75 x 5.75 inches). First Edition/First Printing in First Issue dust-jacket. 1934 date on both title page and copyright page with no indication of further printings, first issue jacket, priced at $2.00, with long blurbs on the flaps and back cover but no excerpts from reviews and no Pulitzer sticker. 231 pages with a page of publisher's... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$6,935.85
Bryson City Seasons: More Tales of a Doctor's Practice in the Smoky Mountains

Bryson City Seasons: More Tales of a Doctor's Practice in the Smoky Mountains

by M.D. Walt Larimore

Zondervan / Doubleday Large Print, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$9.23
Life in the Spirit Study Bible: King James Version, Green Leather, Black Top

Life in the Spirit Study Bible: King James Version, Green Leather, Black Top

by Zondervan

Zondervan, 2003. Leather Bound. New. revised edition. 2272 pages. 10.00x7.00x2.00 inches.
Item Price
A$138.17
Galileo's Dream

Galileo's Dream

by Robinson, Kim Stanley

London: Harper Voyager. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fiine dust jacket, and signed by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 578 pp .
Item Price
A$269.73
American Poetry 1965 Critical Quarterly Poetry Supplement Number 6

American Poetry 1965 Critical Quarterly Poetry Supplement Number 6

by PLATH, Sylvia; LOWELL, Robert; RICH, Adrienne (et al); LOSSY, Rella (ed.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Side-stapled pamphlet, pp. 24. Illustrated front wrapper in red, black and white, designed by T. E. Burrill. Toned and a little shelf-soiled, edgewear, nick to heel. Else, clean and tight. Very good Featuring two poems by Plath, originally published (in the same year) in Ariel: 'The Bee Meeting' and Lady Lazarus', plus Anne Sexton's 'Sylvia's Death'.
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A$35.38
The Night the Old Nostalgia Burned Down

The Night the Old Nostalgia Burned Down

by SULLIVAN, Frank

Boston: Little, Brown, 1948. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a lightly rubbed, near fine dustwrapper with a small, shallow chip at the crown. Full-page Inscription by the author to Goddard and Brigitta Lieberson. Goddard Lieberson was President of CBS Records. Brigitta was a ballet dancer once married to George Balanchine, and later to Lieberson. A nice association copy.
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A$385.32
Considérations sur les causes de l'ancienne Foiblesse de l'Empire de Russie, et de sa nouvelle Puissance. Avec un Discours Oratoire contenant l'éloge de Catherine II aujourd'hui régnante.

Considérations sur les causes de l'ancienne Foiblesse de l'Empire de Russie, et de sa nouvelle Puissance. Avec un Discours Oratoire contenant l'éloge de Catherine II aujourd'hui régnante.

by [ GOUDAR (Ange) ]

Amsterdam, aux dépens de l'Auteur, 1772. 8vo. 4 leaves. 195 pages. LXXVI pages. (1 blank leaf). Half-calf, ornamented flat spine (later binding circa 1840). First Edition. Despite his unorthodox life the French adventurer Ange Goudar (1720-1791) was one of the most notable figures in French Enlightenment thought. "Origine des Russes, grandeur de l'Empire, première cause de sa foiblesse", "Que les premiers Russes n'avoient point de forme de gouvernement", "Dépopulation", "Des Czars", "Du Despotisme... Read more about this item
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A$3,021.84
Saint Ronan's Well & The Surgeon's Daughter

Saint Ronan's Well & The Surgeon's Daughter

by Scott. Sir Walter

London : Oxford University Press, 1912. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original full limp red leather hardcover with spine lettered in gilt, top page edges gilt, illustrated, 471 & 173 pages, minor rubbing to extremities, small chip to outer hinge otherwise a very good bright copy. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom.
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A$15.73
UNDINE. A ROMANCE, TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN. FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION

UNDINE. A ROMANCE, TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN. FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION

by GEORGE SOANE

W. SIMPKIN & R. MARSHALL, LONDON, 1818 FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION. HARDBACK BOUND IN A 19TH CENTURY FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH AN UNUSUAL EFFECT TO LEATHER BOARDS THAT IS POSSIBLY THE RESULT OF BEING ACID ETCHED IN THE 19th CENTURY [SEE IMAGES] MARBLED ENDPAPERS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7 x 5 INCHES WITH 205 PAGES. AS MENTIONED BOARDS HAVE AN UNUSUAL EFFECT TO LEATHER, SOME RUBBING TO EDGES OF SPINE, COUPLE OF MINOR SPLITS TO LEATHER ON OUTER HINGES WITH BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED, CORNERS BUMPED WITH SOME... Read more about this item
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A$4,914.25
Star Wars: the Phantom Menace

Star Wars: the Phantom Menace

by Terry Brooks

New York: Ballantine Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ, jacket with a brodart cover. Signed by Brooks on the title page ; Signed by Author .
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A$115.60
Earth Abides

Earth Abides

by Stewart, George

New York: Random House, 1949. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The early dystopian classic available in the original edition. Stated First Printing. Scarce with author's signature to half-title page. In light blue debossed cloth boards with darker blue cloth spine and silver type. top page ends tinted light blue. Unfortunately, to combat pigment/paper loss common to boards of this edition, a previous owner painted boards blue(but not spine). Some light loss still visible to board... Read more about this item
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A$770.65
The Every- Day Book and Table Book (Three Volumes) and the Year Book (Four  Volumes Total)

The Every- Day Book and Table Book (Three Volumes) and the Year Book (Four Volumes Total)

by Hone, William

London: Thomas Tegg. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1832. Hardcover. Four volume set. Half calf with marbled boards, gilt titles/decor, marbled endpages/edges. Gentle rubbing/soil to boards. Very slight foxing. Number inkstamped to each 2nd ffep. Sound and square. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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A$770.63
K 1-mu maia. Proletarskomu prazdniku borby i pobedy (To May, 1. A Celebration of the Proletarian Struggle and Victory)

K 1-mu maia. Proletarskomu prazdniku borby i pobedy (To May, 1. A Celebration of the Proletarian Struggle and Victory)

by Various

Riga: Ts. K. K. P. L. (Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia), 1919. Softcover. Very good. Large printed document; 15 3/4 x 10; single sheet, pp. [2]; newspaper stock, ruled with an intricate border; 1 1/2" loss of paper to upper right corner; crease line through middle; a bit of age-toning; overall in very good condition. Possibly one of the earliest publications of the newly-renamed Communist party of Latvia, it was an exuberant call to all working men and women to celebrate for... Read more about this item
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A$539.45
A Monograph of the Meropidae, or Family of the Bee-Eaters

A Monograph of the Meropidae, or Family of the Bee-Eaters

by Dresser, H [Henry] E

London: Published By the Author Published from 1884-1886. 144 pages, plus 34 plates. Pages are approx. 11 x 15 inches. Half bound in burgundy leather over spine and corners, and matching burgundy cloth over boards. Raised spine bands, and gilt stamped lettering/decoration on spine. Top edge is gilded. Covers are rubbed and scuffed, though gilt on spine remains bright. Book plate on front paste down. Front free end leaf is detached, though laid in place. End leaves show a few chips and small... Read more about this item
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A$7,706.50
The Complaisant Lover: A Comedy.

The Complaisant Lover: A Comedy.

by GREENE, Graham

London, Heinemann, 1959. . First edition, first impression, inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author; small 8vo; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine gilt; dust jacket, a single short tear repaired with tissue to verso. greene Author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'For Ragnar & Greta (my collaborator) with love from Graham, Capri: July 1, 1959'. An intriguing and crucial association copy. The Complaisant Lover contains a suicide scene which, as was noted in... Read more about this item
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A$6,388.52
Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security (Large Print Edition)

Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security (Large Print Edition)

by Kotlikoff, Laurence J.; Moeller, Philip; Solman, Paul

Simon & Schuster, 2015. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
A$26.11
Reports and Realities from the Sketch Book of a Manager of the Rosine Association (Association Copy)

Reports and Realities from the Sketch Book of a Manager of the Rosine Association (Association Copy)

by [Sex Workers] [Activism and Reform] [Townsend, Mira Sharpless]

Philadelphia: John Duross, 1855. First edition. Near Fine. Original publisher's cloth binding embossed in blind with gilt to spine. A tight, square copy with sunning to the spine. Scattered foxing to preliminaries, with remainder of text block surprisingly clean and bright. Early ownership inscription to the front endpaper reveals this to be a family-owned copy, passed down from the author Mira Sharpless Townsend: "The poetry and full contents of this book was written by my great grandmother Mira... Read more about this item
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A$1,541.30
A Group of Noble Dames.

A Group of Noble Dames.

by Hardy, Thomas

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1891. First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panel, illustrated. In near fine condition. The stories are contained by a frame narrative in which ten members of a club each tell one story about a noble dame in the 17th or 18th century. Hardy included this work with his Romances and Fantasies.
Item Price
A$269.73
THE DEMON OF THE ORIENT

THE DEMON OF THE ORIENT

by Williams, Allen S

Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 3/8 inches) New York: Published by the Author, 1883. Original First Edition. 140 pages, frontispiece, original green hardcover cloth binding, good condition (normal, mild shelf wear, printed on paper that is now aged and brittle, but intact, with no loss; and not affecting contents which are complete).

An early expose on opium and its affect on people who use it, with details of the author's experiences while visiting Chinatown, and its opium dens; with his commentary on the... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$423.86