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Wait and hope
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Wait and hope: A Plucky Boy's Luck

by Horatio Alger

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About this Item: Hurst and Company, New York. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in Very Good condition for a book well over one hundred years old. The front cover is bright and the spine lettering is gilt. There is a period Christmas inscription dated 1910 on the first free paper. Book is about boys at the turn of the 20th century, when everything was swell and everyone did great if you grew up in imaginary town USA. Very Collectible.
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The Wall

The Wall

by John Hersey

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New York: The Limited Editions Club , 1957. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Publishers Origianl Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. William Sharp. This beautiful Limited Editions Club edition of a book which many have read and which assuredly none who did so have forgotten. A man privileged to write some words of prefatory comment on it might begin by saying that here is a novel which ought to be read, but there are better reasons than any sort of obligation. Are not all of us troubled by the time in which we live (1957 or 2013) - the mystery of the dark tyrannies which have held it in their grip, as well as of the awesome, startling flashes of love for liberty and nobility which so often stag through the darkness.John Hersey has spread for us a canvas on which our whole modern human scene is drawn in symbolic outline and firm detail, so that looking at it we can see where we are and what we have to do. Those lines are paraphrased from the wonderful introduction by George N. Shuster.… Read More
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The Walnut Door
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The Walnut Door

by John Hersey

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About this Item: Franklin Library, Franklin Center Pennsylvania, 1977. Hardcover. Condition: New. Jim Sharpe (illustrator). 1st Edition. Beautifully bound NEW first edition book is bound in brown top grain leather with fine gilt blind stamps and gilt edges and a fine silk page holder tipped in. Also included are notes form the editors detailing, activist and humanitarian John Hersey. Throughout his life, the author has been active in politics, writers organizations and particularly in educational matters. At the time, he was the youngest writer to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The Walnut Door is more than a compelling suspense story. It is, as are most of John Hersey's novels, a contemporary history. In The Walnut Door, Hersey has given us an entertaining suspense story an experience of current history and a tale of survival, all skillfully woven around the converging lives of two central characters, Elaine Quinlan, educated, and motivated and inquisitive, and… Read More
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The Wapshot Chronicle
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The Wapshot Chronicle

by John Cheever

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New York: Harper and Brothers Publishing, 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is in near fine condition with slight bumping to spine ends. jacket is very good with slight wear to extremities and a trivial shallow scratch along half of the center of the slightly faded spine. jacket is unclipped ($3.50). First Edition stated and with the B-G code. "The book centers around St. Botolphs , an inland port, which once held fine fleets of sailing ships and is now left with a few small industries, a fine show of houses and the Wapshots.
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The Ward Ritchie Press and Anderson, Ritchie & Simon

The Ward Ritchie Press and Anderson, Ritchie & Simon

by Anderson Ritchie and Simon

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Limited Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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Los Angles : Ward Ritchie press, 1961. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very fine limited edition of 1300 copies of which 300 are signed by Ritchie and Simon. Book is fine with slightly soiled paper label on spine. Beautiful shiny emerald design on title page. Front of cover has nice blind stamp and spine has 6 smaLL blind stamps. A wonderful collectible for collectors of fine pressmen. Book is limited to 300 signed copies. Signed by Ward Ritchie and Joe Simon.
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We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures

We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures

by Maurice Sendak

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780062050144
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0062050141
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HarperCollins, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. We are all in the dumps, for diamonds and TRUMPS" ain't it the truth. All politics aside, this marvelous book by Maurice Sendak is not only clever by wonderfully illustrated, (one of his best) by the master of surprisingly relevant and timeless books. Book would be listed as new but for a penciled price on the half title page. Priced jacket is new and protected in mylar. Book is unmarked except where noted and unread. This is a fine collectible for the library of fans of Maurice Sendak.
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We Are The Weather
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We Are The Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast

by Jonathan Safran Foer

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About this Item: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2019. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition/first printing in As New condition in a priced (25.00) As new dust jacket. " Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a surprisingly, deeply personal and urgent new way. We have , he reveals, turned our planet into a farm for growing animal products, and the consequences are catastrophic. Only collective action will save or home, And it all starts with what we eat and don't ear for breakfast. After reading this book several months ago, I took the central theses very seriously and have not bought or eaten any beef products. I am not a vegetarian and I am not on a soapbox, but facts are facts. This is a fine well thought out book in As new condition, a great thought provoking read.
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We bombed in New Haven

We bombed in New Haven

by Joseph Heller

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New York, New York: knopf, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near perfect copy of author's second book. Jacket near perfect. Copy unread.
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The Weapon Makers
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The Weapon Makers

by A. E. vanVogt

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About this Item: Hadley Publishing Co., Providence, R.I., 1947. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Weapon Makers A.E. vanVogt (1912-2000) very scarce second novel was originally copyrighted in 1943 by Street and Smith Publications and not published until 1947 when it was copyrighted by the author. vanVogt was a Canadian science fiction writer who was very influential in the development of many well know practitioner of the genre. vanVogt was an early practitioner of Dianetics which was a precursor to what is now called Scientology and worked closely with its founder and fellow science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Book is bound in blue cloth over boards with gold spine lettering. This is a very scarce and desirable book for fine science fiction libraries.
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What Has Ten Legs And Eats Corn Flakes
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What Has Ten Legs And Eats Corn Flakes: A pet Book by Ron Roy

by Ron Roy

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9780899191195
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0899191193
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 1982. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lynne Cherry (illustrator). 1st Edition. Illustrator SIGNED book is new with very good priced (10.50) jacket that is modestly rubbed. No rips or tears or repairs. Book seems unopened. Does an animal that has ten legs and eats corn flakes sound strange? Would you like to own a pet with hands kike a squirrel and a tail like a lion? Or how about a creature that walks up walls and changes color? This book will tell you how to care for these pets. It will also show uou what fun they can be. wonderful children's book, SIGNED by the illustrator Lynne Cherry. Signed by Illustrator
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What If?: The World's Foremost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
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What If?: The World's Foremost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been: The World's Formost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

by Robert Cowley

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781101948132
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1101948132
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About this Item: Penguin, New York, 2015. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Book is very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Book is quarter bound in black cloth over tan boards.Book is unmarked and unopened. In this New York Times best selling collection of essays, some of today's most renowned historians look at how our lives would have changed if events had gone differently during some of the great turning points in world history. These counter factual pieces can read like science fiction, but they are, in fact, factually based investigations of alternate historical scenarios. The essays include those by David McCullough, Stephen Ambrose, Alistair Horne and others. Book is very fine and in the words of Entertainment Weekly, " Great fun" Stick this one in with your Turtledove collection.
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What I'm Going to Do, I Think

What I'm Going to Do, I Think

by Larry Woiwode

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is in very fine condition This astonishing young author( at he time) first novel, he talks about love, hate, jealousy, revenge with a sureness that is rare even with more mature (at the time) authors. Jacket is near fine and unclipped( $5.95), with very minor wear to spine ends, and 1/2" closed tear at recto by spine, 3 small tape repairs to verso. Internally flawless, and unread. A very fine collectible.
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Where the Blue Begins

Where the Blue Begins

by Christopher Morley

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company , 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 7.25x4.75. Very fine book with two historic bookplates on front paste-down, Walter Chrysler and Frank J Hogan. Small discoloration at base of spine, which is slightly faded, otherwise an extremely fine copy in a fine jacket( one small chip at bottom of front panel, spine slightly stained and faded otherwise very solid and appealing). An especially well preserved copy, with a most distinguished provenance, of Morley's best-known work. Book in mylar protection and a later slipcase.
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Where the Blue Begins

Where the Blue Begins

by Christopher Morley

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Philadelphia, Pa: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1922. First Illustrated Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Arthur Rackham. Four Charming Color Plates and several line drawings in text by ARTHUR RACKHAM. Spine just slightly rumpled. Otherwise a very fine copy in an excellent jacket( reinforced in three places on verso, back panel a bit dusty, tiny chips at spine ends and corners, but quite attractive nevertheless ). Jacket is price clipped and the book has a very nice book-plate of John Riley Brant. This is the FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. This is a delightful tale that only morley could write and only Rackham could illustrate. Whimsical and collectible. Protected in Mylar
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White Houses: A Novel
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White Houses: A Novel

by Amy Bloom

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ISBN 13
9780812995664
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081299566X
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Random House, New York, 2018. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition:cket. As New. 1st Edition/First printing. Book is AS NEW in a like priced(27.00) ja Book is quarter bound in white cloth over white boards. Book is unmarked and probably unread. A very fine copy of a beautiful, unexpected, and forbidden affair against a turning point in American history. It is a romantic novel by New York Times bestselling authorAmy Bloom.Lorena Hickok met Eleanor Roosevelt in 1932 while reporting on Franklin Roosevelt's first presidential campaign, Having grown up poor in South Dakota she reinvented herself as the most prominent woman reporter in America. Hick as she[s known connects with the future first lady which becomes intimate and passionate long and lasting love. She moves into the White house where her status as " first friend" is an open secret, as are FDR's own lovers. Amy Bloom's novel moves elegantly through fascinating places and times, written in compelling prose and with… Read More
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White Mane
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White Mane

by Albert Lamorisse

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About this Item: E. P Dutton & Co., New York, 1954. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. White Mane by Albert Lamorisse and d. Daunant is a beautiful book, taken from the film of the same name. Book and priced (2.75) jacket are very good, with minor wear at the books extremities and a 1/2" loss at the top of the jacket spine.The book is about a beautiful white stallion and a little boy and a deathless friendship between them. White Mane, leader of a herd of wild horses living off the coast of France, are hounded by rough horse herders.We last see them swimming together on and on to a land where children and animals are friends. This sugary yet heartwarming story could explain the gift inscription on the first free paper. " To Tony- from two flower children--Folco and white Mane. The hip drop outs to the sea. Love Lillian and Herb. Brings me back to the sixties, which I don't remember. Nice story to tell the grandchildren. Lots of action… Read More
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The White Robe: A Saint's Summary
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The White Robe: A Saint's Summary

by James Branch Cabell

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Limited Edition
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Hardcover
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About this Item: Robert M. McBride and Company, New York, 1928. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Robert E. Locher (illustrator). Limited Edition. This LIMITED EDITION one of 3290 copies is in as very fine condition. This copy has never been read and probably never opened.The cover is a modern adaptation of the Medieval leather and oaken bord binding. Book os quarter bound in fine brown leather which is slightly sun faded. The gilt lettering is fine.The bottom of the rear board shows slight wear at the bottom edge. The top edge is trimmed and the fore and bottom edges are un-trimmed. The Paper is Italian hand made, and made of pure linen and hempen rags, beaten in pieces by dint of wood, and made stiff with glue got from boiled hides. The volume was designed by William Dana Orcutt (1870-1953), an important book and type face designer. The Typography, press work, and binding are by Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts, under his personal supervision. Publishers slipcase is in fair condition… Read More
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Whites

Whites

by Norman Rush

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780394544717
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0394544714
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New York: Knopf-Borzoi Books, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The relationship between whites and blacks in Africa is examined in these six wonderful stories by Norman Rush.Book and jacket are in as new condition. jacket is prices ($14.95) and book is unopened. " Nadine Gordimer says " That Norman Rush is the best writer about Americans in Africa since Paul Theroux's ground breaking book jungle Lovers, years ago. A fine collectible.
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The Whites: A Novel
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The Whites: A Novel

by Richard; Brandt, Harry Price

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9780805093995
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0805093990
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About this Item: Henry Holt and Co., New York, 2015. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is AS NEW in a priced (28.00) dust jacket. This book is an electrifying tale of a New York City police detective under siege by an unsolved murder, by his own dark past, and by a violent stalker seeking revenge. Razor sharp and propulsively written, The Whites introduces Harry Brandt ( Richard Price) , a new master of American crime fiction. " The Whited is the crime novel of the year (2015), grim, gutsy and impossible to put down. Call him Brandt or Price, he knows everything about police life, and plenty about friendship; what your friends do for you and what they sometimes do to you.Stephen king. like King, i couldn't put it down.
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Whoo-Oo Is It? (Signed)
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Whoo-Oo Is It? (Signed)

by Megan McDonald

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ISBN 13
9780531059746
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053105974X
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Orchard Books, New York, 1992. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITON/FIRST PRINTING is very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Both would be new except for a bump on the front bottom tip of the front cover. Book is signed by both the author and the illustrator on the half title page. A barn owl's ears are tuned to the tiniest sound. So it is not surprising that, one night from her nest in the barn, Mother Owl hers a whhh, whhh, whhh, " like a tickle of wind in the trees." Megan McDonald is a librarian and noted storyteller in Pennsylvania. S.D. Schindler has illustrated an impressive range of books: Ursula K. Leguin's two " Catwings" tales; This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald, winner of the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Wonderful book SIGNED by both the author and the illustrator. Signed by author and illustrator..
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