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A Farewell To Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
Set during World War 1, Ernest Hemingway’s A
Farewell to Arms is the story of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, an American serving
as an ambulance driver in the Italian army, and his love affair with an English
nurse named Catherine Barkley. The novel is semi-autobiographical, based on
Hemingway's own experiences serving in the Italian campaigns during the war.
While some assume the title of the work to be taken from a poem by 16th century
English dramatist George Peele, others believe it to be a simple pun... Read more about this item
Farewell to Arms is the story of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, an American serving
as an ambulance driver in the Italian army, and his love affair with an English
nurse named Catherine Barkley. The novel is semi-autobiographical, based on
Hemingway's own experiences serving in the Italian campaigns during the war.
While some assume the title of the work to be taken from a poem by 16th century
English dramatist George Peele, others believe it to be a simple pun... Read more about this item
Birthright
by Nora Roberts
When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance. While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating—but irresistible—ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a...
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Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is William Thackeray's celebrated satirical novel of 19th century British society. Vanity Fair follows the rags-to-riches tale of the captivating and ruthless Becky Sharpe as she navigates her way through London society with fearsome determination and ambition.
The Summer Of the Swans
by Betsy Byars
Summer of the Swans is a novel by Betsy Byars that won the Newbery Medal in 1971 about fourteen-year-old Sara Godfrey's search for her missing, mentally retarded brother Charlie. Summer of the Swans was filmed as Sara's Summer of the Swans for an ABC Afterschool Special.
Antic Hay
by Aldous Huxley
Antic Hay is a comic novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1923. The story takes place in London, and depicts the aimless or self-absorbed cultural elite in the sad and turbulent times following the end of World War I. The book follows the lives of a diverse cast of characters in bohemian, artistic and intellectual circles. It clearly demonstrates Huxley's ability to dramatise intellectual debates in fiction and has been called a "novel of ideas" rather than people.
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World is a novel by Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Set in the London of AD 2540 (632 A.F. in the book), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of futurism. Huxley answered this book with a reassessment in an essay, Brave New World Revisited (1958), and with his final work, a novel titled Island (1962), both summarized below. In...
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Novellas Books & Ephemera
Satan Sanderson
by Rives, Hallie Erminie
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1907. Red cloth hard cover w/paste down on cover, black lettering on spine, 399 pgs. +3 tipped in color illustrations. Binding is firm, interior pgs are clean w/previous owner script/1909 fep, pg edge soil spot to shelf pg edge. Covers have light spine edge/cover rub. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A. B. Wenzell.
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A$23.24
Night Journey
by Guerard, Albert J
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Stated FIrst Edn. Yellow cloth hard cover w/deco spine, 357 pgs. Solid binding dust soiled around edges, Pgs are clean >no names or marks, Priced intact DJ has dust soil, top spine wear, now in protective mylar sleeve. '.tense novel of suspense and psychological mystery.' Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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A$18.59
The Lamp in the Desert
by Dell, Ethel M
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1919. Blue hard cover has gilt spine & cover lettering, with blind stamp heart deco on cover, 537 pgs w/frontis illustration (same as DJ). Strong Binding, Clean Copy w/previous owner dedication/date fep. Dust jacket has dust soil, light edge wear now in protective sleeve. By the Author of "Greatheart", a romance novel set in India, made into a silent film in the 1920's Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover....
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A$193.68
The Complete Stories (Signed and Inscribed by Author)
by Malouf, David
Sydney: Knopf. 2007. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Inscribed & signed by the author on title page. viii, 508 pages. A comprehensive compilation of Malouf's shorter works. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$50.00
The Soul of China
by Miln, Louise Jordan
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1925. Yellow cloth hard cover w/black spine & cover lettering, blind stamp border on cover, 311 pgs. Clean Tight Copy >no names or marks. Stories include: The No-Number Wife, Flower of Luck, Weeping Willow, Gratitude, etc. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A$23.24
Mary Roberts Rinehart Crime Book
by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1925. Red hard cover has black spine & cover lettering, 379 pgs w/yellow tpe. Clean copy >no names or foxing. Ding on back cover top edge, mild shelf rub, Strong Binding. Contains: The After House, The Buckled Bag, Locked Doors, The Red Lamp, The Window at the White Cat. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A$38.74
The Hucksters
by Wakeman, Frederic
NY/Toronto: Rinehart & Co, 1946. Orange Cloth Hard Cover w/Deco on cover & spine, gilt spine lettering, 307 pgs. Tight Clean Copy w/previous owners blacked out name on endpaper the only flaw. Dust Jacket has heavy spine edge wear wear, small edge tears, now in protective mylar sleeve. '.satire on the radio-advertising-soap business.' Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good in Mylar. Illus. by Arthur Hawkins Jr (DJ).
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A$23.24
The Toilers of the Sea (2 Vol set)
by Hugo, Victor
Philadelphia: The Rittenhouse Press, 1894. Volumes I-II-III-IV in 2 volumes. Blue hard covers have gilt fleur-de-lis deco on cover & spine, 225 +/- pgs w/b&w frontis. Strong bindings, Clean pages. Light spine edge/corner wear, fade to spine. Translated by Mary W. Artois. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A$69.72
Under Drake's Flag
by Henty, G. A
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Red Hard Cover w/silver & black illustrated cover & spine. 358 pgs + Ads, w/12 full page illustrations. Binding is Firm, Interior Pages are clean>no marks or foxing, with previous owners script dated 1898 on inside cover. Covers has slight rub, else Fine. A Tale of the Spanish Main Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gordon Browne.
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A$38.74
The House of Adventure
by Deeping, Warwick
New York: Macmillan, 1922. Black pebble cloth hard cover w/gilt lettering on spine and cover, deco on cover. 343 pgs. Binding is Firm, Interior Pages are Clean >no marks or foxing, w/previous owners name inside cover. Covers have gilt faded on spine and rubbed on covers, btm corner bump. Fiction/France Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A$38.74
Sold for a Song
by Herbert, Elizabeth Hamilton
New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc, 1933. Green Hard Cover w/black spine & cover lettering, 303 pages Binding is Firm, Interior pages are clean, with marked inside cover whre glued jacket was removed, few soil spots on copyright/half title pg. Covers have mild dust edge browning as do endpapers. Priced Intact DJ has spine edge/corner/edge wear, Author photo on back cover, now in protective mylar sleeve. "How is a man to go about bringing up a family? Who's to tell him? What are the...
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A$38.74
Representing Super Doll
by Peck, Richard
New York: Viking Press, 1974. Stated FIrst Edition, also 1st Printing. Buckram Binding w/brown spine lettering, 188 pgs. Binding is Firm, Interior Pages are Clean w/smudge on end paper. Cover and spine are Clean, with tape marks on back cover. Priced Intact wrap around DJ, has Author photo on flap, spine fade, minor corner bump. ".filled with trenchant observations of character and place. Rueful and loving, this novel . will linger in every reader's memory: Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -...
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A$23.24
Aliénor : Chanson de geste
by Desjardins, Richard
Québec: Lux, 2009 Monologue dramatique qui prend la forme d'une chanson de geste irrévérencieuse, ##Aliénor## se présente comme une suite de quatrains rédigés en alexandrins rimés. Un paysan révolté, Gauthier sans Avoir, se tient au chevet d'Aliénor d'Aquitaine mourante, le 31 mars 1204, en l'abbaye de Fontevraud. Il raconte tout à la fois l'injustice qui lui a été faite par la reine et...
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A$15.88
Christmas Over the Centuries
by Various
Cuneo Press, 1957. Red Cloth hard cover w/gilt spine lettering/deco206 rough cut pgs. w/b&w woodcut illustrations, gilt tpe. Clean Tight Copy w/light rub to edges, light color ding to cover. Stories include: The Other Wise Man by Van Dyke, David Swan by Hawthorne, The Real Thing by Henry James, ets.+ Christmas Broadcast of Pope Pius XII Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A$23.24
Ships That pass in the Night
by Harraden, Beatrice
Chicago: Donahue and Henneberry & Co, 1893. Deco Hard Cover has frontis illustration w/tissue guard, 252 pgs w/gilt tpe. Binding is Firm. Pages are Clean w/ribbon marker. Covers have mild edge rub w/small ding to cover cloth, btm corner wear. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A$54.23
The Bedford Incident
by Rascovich, Mark
New York: Atheneum, 1963. Stated First Edition. Crisp Clean Collectible Copy w/blue cloth spine on black cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine, bline stamp deco on cover, yellow map endpapers, 337 pgs.w/yellow tpe. Priced Intact wrap around DJ w/cover art by John O'Hara Cosgrave II has slight spine edge/corner rub now in protective mylar sleeve. Fiction/Movie Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Illus. by Author.
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A$100.71
The Autobiography of a Quack and Other Stories
by Mitchell, S. Weir M.D
New York: Century Co., 1900. Green Cloth Hardcover w/gilt lettering on spine and tpe, 311 rough cut pgs + 3 full pg illustrations. Clean Solid Copy of the title >no names, slight foxing to few pgs. Includes title + The Case of George Dedlow, Hephzibah Guinness, Thee and You, A Draft on the Bank of Spain. Authors Definitive Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A. J. Keller.
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A$32.54
The Dark Wood
by Weston, Christine
New York: Charles Scribner & Sons, 1946. Blue cloth hard cover w/gold spine/cover lettering, illustrated endpapers, 303 pgs. Clean Copy>no names or foxing. Strong binding w/light btm spine edge rub, tiny top edge ding. Priced intact dust jacket has btm spine chip, back cover dust soil, appears trimmed, now in protective mylar sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Walter Kumme (DJ).
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A$38.74
Seed of Mischief
by Gibbs, Willa
New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. Red cloth hard cover has black spine lettering, 248 pgs. with red tpe. Book is Clean and TIght >no names or marks. Priced Intact DJ w/Author photo inside flap, has spine edge chips, now in protective mylar sleeve. "Out of the dungeons and tumbrils of France's bloodiest time comes .(Jeanne) giving you an intimate view of the little known segment of history" Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near...
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A$38.74
Tom Brown's School Days
by Hughes, Thomas
Harper & Brothers, 1911. Red Hardcover w/spine & cover lettering, deco cover, 376 rough cut pgs w/many b&w illustrations by Rhead. Firm Binding, Clean Copy >no names, marks or dings, light rub to red tpe, light spine fade. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Rhead.
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A$54.23
Story of a Labourer's Wife
by American Sunday School Union
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1859. Black cloth hardcover w/blind stamp deco covers, gilt lettering on spine, 57 pgs. Binding is Firm, Cover has 1 small ding along spine gutter, previous owner's script dfd 1862 on fep. Story of family and faith in 1850's America. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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A$38.74
In the days of Poor Richard
by Bacheller, Irving
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1922. Red cloth hard cover has gilt spine & cover lettering, 414 pgs + b&w illustrations. Clean Copy >no names, marks or dings. Priced intact DJ has dust soiling to back cover & spine, now in protective mylar sleeve. Historical novel involving Ben Franklin Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by John Wolcott Adams.
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A$38.74
Prisoners Under the Sun
by Bauer, Norbert
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1931. Blue cloth hard cover w/gold spine & cover lettering, 295 pgs. Clean Tight Copy w/previous owners name fep. Priced Intact DJ has chip on top spine/cover edge/corner, now in protective mylar sleeve. .'a fiction study of the effect of tropical exile.the fascination of power and liberty, the devastating loneliness. the spell of the sun.' Translated from the German by Annie Coath Dixey. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.....
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A$232.41
Bawbee Jack
by McLaren, Amy
London: Everett & Co., 1912. Green cloth binding w/gilt spine lettering & deco, blind stamp deco on cover, illustrated endpapers, 318 pgs. Sound Clean Copy w/previous owner stamp on inside covers. Fiction/Scotland/Vintage Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Malcolm Patterson (frontis).
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A$38.74
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows In really good condition mark on back cover.
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A$30.99
