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Look Homeward, Angel
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Look Homeward, Angel

by Thomas Wolfe

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1st Edition
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New York: Scribner's, 1929 Book. Near Fine, no dust jacket. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Same date, 1929, on title and copyright pages with Scribner's seal on copyright page. ("scarce"). Interior of book is in near fine condition. Clean, tight, no marks. Navy cloth with gilt titles.Tiny nicks along spine. No DJ. Pg 308, line 26 lower "g" in greek. Pg. 506, line 23 missing "t" in stationed. .
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Main Street
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Main Street

by Sinclair Lewis

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1st Edition
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New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1920 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1920, same date to copyright and title pages. No additonal printings listed. First issue, perfect page numbers on page 49 and 54. Page 387, line 42, the word "may" has perfect type (ref: Lee, Mcbride). Considered Author Lewis's most significant work and a classic novel for the 20th century with a strong female lead character, Carol Kennicott. Dark blue hard boards with orange border around title and author. Light spots on a few interior pages, though overall an excellent copy. Cover is in excellent condition, no spotting to boards, spine ends slightly bumped. Classic tale of small town America, with - repeating for effect - the portrayal of a strong female protagonist. .
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Our Mutual Friend
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Our Mutual Friend

by Charles Dickens

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co., Book. Illus. by Marcus Stone. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Dated 1902 by Previous Owner. Otherwise, no date. Also no copyright page, which appears was standard for this edition. Beautiful copy of a rare edition. Gilted titles on front cover and spine. Gilt American Presidential seal on front cover with a raised royal blue map behind the eagle. Frontispiece and plates throughout in fine condition. Illustrated by Marcus Stone And was the first serialized Dickens novel to use woodcuts instead of steel plates for illustrations.In Four Books, 2 Volumes. No jacket (does not appear to have been issued for this edition.) Binding is loose at front board, through page 27 which is detached and has become torn along the edges as if out of the book for a period of time. Spine has small spots where cloth has worn away. Otherwise this copy is in very good condition, especially considering it is over 100 years old, and is more than 800 pages thick! Charles… Read More
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Kilmeny of the Orchard
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Kilmeny of the Orchard

by L.M. Montgomery

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1st Edition 7th impression
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Boston: Page, 1911 Book. VG +Hardcover. 1st Edition. Gorgeous, collectible copy. Blue /grey boards with a cameo of a beautiful young brunette with long locks, "Kilmeny". Gilt titles in gold on front cover and spine. Stated seventh impression. By the author of Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. Illustrations and color inset..Kilmeny, unable to speak, was never taken to church or school because of it. The story tells how Kilmeny learned to express herself beyond words in a most beautiful way with her violin.
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Of Mice And Men

Of Mice And Men

by John Steinbeck

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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New York~Covici Friede Publishers,1937. Very Good+/none. Hardcover. First Edition, second state. April 1937. With the word loosely on page 9. pps 186. Solid, collectible copy. VG++/none. Binding tight. Spine straight, corners sharp. Pages are clean. Appears unopened, unread. .
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Peyton Place
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Peyton Place: The extraordinary new novel that lifts the lid off a small New England town

by Grace Metalious

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Used - NF
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24 th printing
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Hardcover
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Messner, New York
NF Boards, VG Dust jacket
Not price clipped. Price of $3.50
NF dark grayish green boards. No dings, no bumping, clean, no marks, no p o's, no book plates, no stickers. Tight bindings.
DJ is in very good condition. Shelf wear, tiny tears along all edges.
Great B&W photo of the author on back sitting at a table in jeans and tennies with her feet propped up. "Grace Metalious is the most surprising new novelist of the year. In Peyton Place this Pandora in blue jeans lifts the lid off a small New England village, in the most explosive novel since Kings Row.Made into a motion picture and became a cult classic t.v. series.
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Imperial Woman

Imperial Woman: A historical novel about the last Empress of China

by Pearl S. Buck

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Used - Very Good+
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John Day, New York 1956 . No other dates. VG+/VG- Rare edition in Rare DJ. Collectible copy of hard to find book in early printing. Burnt orange hardcover in VG + condition . Slight bumping to spines. Light shelf wear to edges and corners. Tight, clean copy. A few tiny spots on first fly leaf, otherwise no marks , no book plate, no P O, no stickers, no foxing, no smells. DJ shows wear. Tears at top and bottom of spine as well corners and edges. Statement by Sterling North on the back of DJ, "In Defense of the Novel".Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriquing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi - Empress of China, in youth a beautiful concubine, in middle life a brilliant strategist, in old age a goddess. Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to modern way.
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The Wreck of Mary Deare
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The Wreck of Mary Deare

by Daphne Du Maurier

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Used - Vg
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First
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Hardcover
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Doubleday New York, 1954 Stated First Edition. Same date. VG green hard boards with black titles to front and spine. Edge wear to spine, corners bumped . No dj. First fly leaf torn, otherwise no damage to inside. No marks, no names, no stickers.Author Daphne du Maurier reconstructs from museum and personal notes, the life of her great great grand mother Mary Anne Clarke who lived for a year or two under the protection of H.R.H. The Duke of York Commander in Chief of the Army.
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

by Dee Brown

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Used - VG
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Tenth Printing
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Holt, Rinehart Winston 1971, RARE Copy. VG/Good+ Orange hard boards with light blue titles to black spine. First Edition, Stated Tenth Printing. In VG condition. Clean, tight edition no marks, no stickers, no PO name, etc. Corners bumped slightly , fading to edges. One page folded over at the bottom during printing - appears to be a unique printing mistake to this printing.
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The History of England from the Accension of James II
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The History of England from the Accension of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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First U.S.
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First U.S. Edition, SET OF FIVE BOOKS. Each numbered in hand writing. Fine collectibles. From the Estes Park Colorado Library. VG condition, no djs. GORGEOUS! Half brown calf leather with marbled paper boards. 5 Books in the set, as pictured. Each approximately 550 pages.Classic, Rare, Highly Collectible!Begins with the Anglo saxons and proceeds to the English Civil War. Though primarily devoted to the reign of James the Second. Critiques gleaned from the internet~Thor Albro,"Deep character analysis does not hold back on pointing out flawed historical figures. FUN, enlightening and exciting reading! As good as history gets."Samuel Romelly, "This is simply one of the greatest works of history ever written and one of the greatest works of English Literature."." Along with Gibbon he has long been revered as our foremost historian. He writes with freshness and verve , his narrative is taut and detailed , his analysis of people and events compelling and memorable.It is simply unforgettable!"
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Voices of the Night
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Voices of the Night: Ballads and other Poems

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Used - NF
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First
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Near Fine, Beautiful Collectible Copyno dj as issued. Gold edged pages. Illustrated cloth cover with gold gilt Harp in center front. Rare, Highly Collectible. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's first edition of first book published. 1839Published by Hurst and Co. New YorkOne of the 5 members of the group Fireside Poets.His debut book of poetry. The bulk of it is translations though he also included 9 original poems and 7 poems he wrote as a teenager. Voices of the Night, Hymn to the night, A psalm of life, The reaper and the flowers, The light of stars, Footsteps of Angels, Flowers, The Beleagured City, Midnight mass for the dying year.Earlier Poems,: An April Day, Autumn, Woods in Winter, Hymn of the Moravian Nuns of Bethlehem, Sunrise on the Hills, The Spirit of Poetry, Burial of the Minnisink
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The Golden Fleece
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The Golden Fleece: and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

by Padraic Colum

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Used - NF
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First
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First Edition, Macmillan, seventh printing.NF with NF Original DJIllustrated by Willy Pogany
RARE DJ!Pictoral map end pages depicting Greece and the surrounding nations of the Mediterranean Sea.Greek Mythology cycling around Jason and the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece. The Golden Fleece is the fleece of the golden haired winged ram procured in Colchins. Also included is tales of the creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Thesus,the Minotaur and more rousing adventures!
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The Razor’s Edge
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The Razor’s Edge

by Maugham W. Somerset

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Used - Very Good
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First
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True First Edition1944, same date on title pageVG/VGDoubleday Rare, Collectible First Edition with ORIGINAL Dust JacketStated in Book, "True, First Edition after the Printing of a limited printing of 750."
Price of 2.75 on dust jacket. Dedication on Valentine's Day 1944. PO's signature.
This is the story of Larry Darell, an American pilot traumatized by WWI who sets off on a search of some transcendent meaning of his life. Concerned in a large part with the search for the meaning of life with the dichotomy between spirituality and materialism.
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Our America,
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Our America,: Set includes posters, books etc

by Forbes, Coca cola

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First
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Collectible Teaching Unit from 1940's.FORBESCOCA COLA Includes 16 LARGE Posters on thick poster paper3 smaller, 9" by 11" posters
Teaching Manuals, student books, and more!excellent , near fine condition for 13 of the 16 posters. Remaining 3 are very good condition. A few are pictured. More photos by requestGorgeous. Units: Steel, Electric, Oil, TransportationI have seen individual posters sell for $350.00 on average.
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The Day of the Jackal
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The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth

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Used - VG
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First American
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VG/VG, pub 1971 by the Viking Press.
Made into a film in 1973 starring Edward Fox as the Jackal. Remade in 1997 starring Bruce Willis. The original storyline was about The Jackal , contracted by the OAS French Terroist group of the early 1960's to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. It became an instant best seller in 1973 after de Gaulle died.
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