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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1944. Near Fine in a Very Good- dustjacket. Bound in full green cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in brown and black. Pale green endpapers. 210pps. First Edition Stated. There is mild bumping and rubbing to the extremities and the pages, though vaguely yellowed, are immaculate: no apparent reading wear and no previous owner's markings. The binding is clean, square, and sound. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a loss of 1/4" - 1/2" at either spine-end. Smaller chips at the tips (and one amid the spine), rubbing wear along the gutters, and modest general edgewear with some creases and closed tears. A few of these flaws are tape-repaired from the inside. The original price is intact. Overall, an excellent copy of this difficult title in a flawed, though colorful dustjacket. The original price (2.00) is intact. ".In these six stories William Irish stresses the almost unbearable horror of man's inhumanity to man, the sheer awfulness of fate's… Read More

Nordlingen, Germany: Franz Greno, 1988. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full green cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in black. Quarto. 99pps., plus six double-page photos (including the endpapers) by Thomas Becker. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a small closed tear at the top of the front panel. A long poem in three sections. Sebald's first book-length, literary publication -- issued at a time when he had little public profile, with only a couple of academic pieces to his credit along with poems in various periodicals. ".Der Text, der dank seiner besonderen sprachlichen Qualitat, wenn gleich ohne Metrik und Reim, den Charakter eines langen Gedichts hat, beschreibt in der Form weitgespannter Denkbilder jene schmerzhaften Stellen, an denen die Koordinaten von Natur, Kunst… Read More

As New in an As New dust jacket in an As New cloth portfolio box (housing all materials). Bound in full red cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Folio. Pictorial endpapers. 176 pages, lushly illustrated. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. This copy is #1208 of 1500 copies SIGNED by Froud on a special limitation page. This well-produced item includes an original art print signed by Brian Froud (laid in); two additional booklets; an original poster featuring a poem by Neil Gaiman with artwork by Brian Froud; a 64 page bonus book, "The Secret Sketchbooks of Brian Froud;" a model of The Green Man inspired by First Forest Drawings; and a DVD featuring an artist interview, a video by Brian Froud, and a gallery of Froud's art. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile.… Read More

Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Beige boards quarterbound in beige cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Red endpapers. 429pps. First Printing. There is foxing to the closed edges of the textblock and some mild bumping to the tips and spine-ends. Otherwise clean and soundly bound -- if a bit out of square. The price-clipped dust jacket, glossy in an archival sleeve, has touches of soiling, hints of sunning, and modest wear at the spine-ends and tips. SIGNED by the author to no one in particular on the title-page: "Yours sincerely, Richard George Adams, 2nd September 2008, Whitchurch, England". Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.

Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Beige boards quarterbound in brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Beige endpapers. 560 pages. First Printing. There is a faint soilmark on the top edge of the textblock, otherwise Fine: clean, bright and soundly bound. All tips are sharp. The dust jacket, glossy in an archival sleeve, is mildly rubbed and has a small,closed nick at the head of the spine panel; the original price (18.95) is intact. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page along with a lengthy,penned passage from the novel. For the purposes of provenance, the original owner pencilled a brief notation at the bottom of the final page. The Cider House Rules was made into a highly-acclaimed film which won multiple Acadamy Awards in 2000. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books.… Read More

Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. 351pps. First Printing. This is an excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in an archival sleeve, is as new; the original price (7.95 net) is intact. This is the first book of the long-acclaimed Redwall series, and you are not apt to find a nicer copy. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books. Images can be emailed upon request. 41-C.