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Droll Stories : Thirty Tales by Honoré de Balzac all now especially translated into modern English by Jacques Le Clercq, and printed with illustrations by Boris Artzybasheff
by Honoré de Balzac; Jacques Le Clercq (trans)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1939
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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$19.95
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New York: The Heritage Press, 1939. Hardcover. Maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering and gold knight drawing on spine. Illustrated with dozens of semi-erotic black and white illustrations. Heritage Club notes (Sandglass Number 2K) laid-in. A Very Good book with no dust jacket or slipcase. Impression seal with prior owner's name to FFEP, no other markings observed. Spine straight,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
by Karen Abbott
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Published
- June 2008
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780812975994
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$9.95
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New York: Random House, June 2008. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Near Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light tanning and slight reading wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 400 pages.
Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lady Chatterley's Lover : The Unexpurgated 1928 Orioli Edition
by D. H. Lawrence; Lawrence Durrell (preface); Ronald Friedland (intro)
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- January 1983
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- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780553212624
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- 1
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$7.45
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New York: Bantam Classics, January 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine lightly creased. Covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxiv + 360 pages.
Lady Chatterly's Lover became notorious for its story of the physical and emotional relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
by Xiaolu Guo
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- March 2007
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780701180386
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$11.95
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London: Chatto & Windus, March 2007. Trade Paperback. Full number line. Very Good. Not from a library. 354 pages.
From one of our most important contemporary Chinese authors: a novel of language and love that tells one young Chinese woman's story of her journey to the West—and her attempts to understand the language, and the man, she adores. Zhuang—or… Read more about this item Item Price
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As Time Goes By, Series 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9 [DVD]
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2005
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- DVD
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$14.95
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BBC Video, 2002-2005. Four DVD Sets. Five Discs total. 17 hours, 46 minutes runtime. Fine DVDs in Near Fine cases. No scratches, no cracks. From a private collections. Not from a library or rental. Item Price
$14.95
The Book of Salt: A Novel
by Monique Truong
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- June 2004
- Binding
- Trade Paperbac
- ISBN
- 9780618446889
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- 1
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$8.95
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Boston: Houghton Mufflin / Mariner Books, June 2004. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with slight corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 261 pages.
A novel of Paris in the 1930s from the eyes of the Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Viewing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Chocolate: A Global History (Edible)
by Sarah Moss; Alexander Badenoch
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- September 2009
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781861895240
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- 1
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$16.95
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London: Reaktion Books, September 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 136 pages.
The authors recount the history of chocolate, which from ancient times has been associated with sexuality, sin, blood, and sacrifice. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Ventriloquist's Tale
by Pauline Melville
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- April 1997
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780747531500
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- 1
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$19.95
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London: Bloomsbury, April 1997. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine and bound-in black ribbon bookmark. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight reading wear to edges and corners. No tears. Not from a library.… Read more about this item Item Price
$19.95
Kaywana Stock (Kaywana, 3)
by Edgar Mittelholzer
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1986
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- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780586064931
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- 1
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$27.95
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Rare! London: Collier / Grafton Books, February 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. No ownership markings. Text clean. Spine creased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 304 pages.
Originally published in 1954 under the title The Harrowing of Hubertus. Featuring quick-to-strip heroines, magic, and insanity on a colonial British Guiana sugar plantation. Item Price
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Shadows Move Among Them
by Edgar Mittelholzer
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardcover
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$34.95
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Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1951. Hardcover. First Edition (no additional printings listed). Blue and red cloth over boards with black decoration on front cover and black lettering to spine. Top edge died red. Very Good+ book in a Very Good jacket. Old price penciled to FFEP, otherwise unmarked. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Jacket clean with… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.95
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The Brainfever Bird
by I. Allan Sealy
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780330412056
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- 1
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$29.95
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London: Picador, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and very tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 360 pages.
Lev is a man who has come down in the world. Formerly a Russian biological weapons scientist, he is now a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Pearls of Coromandel
by Keron Bhattacharya
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Published
- June 1996
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312143893
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New York: St. Martin's Press, June 1996. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 254 pages.
Hoping to begin a career in the British government, John Sugden joins the Indian Civil Service during the final days of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cleopatra: A Life
by Stacy Schiff
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, fourth printing
- Published
- November 2010
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316001922
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- 1
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New York: Little, Brown and Company, November 2010. First Edition, fourth printing. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Unmarked. Top front corner bumped. Two dog-eared pages. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 368 pages.
The life of the most intriguing woman in the history of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roxana, the Fortunate Mistress, by Daniel Defoe ; Illustrations by John Alan Maxwell; Introduction by R. Brimley Johnson
by Daniel Defoe
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Published
- 1931
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- Hardcover
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New York: The Bibliophilist Society, 1931. Hardcover. Illustrated end papers. Frontis and several plates. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight. Moderate wear and soiling to covers. Not from a library. xii + 322 pages. front. plates. Item Price
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Muse of the Department, A Prince of Bohemia, and other stories (Novels of Balzac, Centenary Edition)
by Honoré de Balzac; Honore de Balzac; James Waring (trans); Jno. Rudd (trans); George Saintsbury (preface)
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Centenary Edition
- Published
- 1899
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- Hardback
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- 1
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$34.95
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Philadelphia: Gebbie Publishing Co., 1899. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards, spine faded to a handsome beige. Crimson leather title band with gold lettering and border design; gilded top edge. Frontis and eight B&W plates. Very Good book / no jacket. No markings. Corners and spine ends bumped. Not from a library. Very handsome on the shelf. Two volumes in one.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Father Goriot, Ursule Mirouët, and other stories (Novels of Balzac, Centenary Edition)
by Honoré de Balzac; Honore de Balzac; Ellen Marriage (trans); Clara Bell (trans)
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Centenary Edition
- Published
- 1899
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- Hardback
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Philadelphia: Gebbie Publishing Co., 1899. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards, spine faded to a handsome beige. Crimson leather title band with gold lettering and border design; gilded top edge. Frontis and eight B&W plates. Very Good+ book / no jacket. No markings. Spine ends bumped. Not from a library. Very handsome on the shelf. Two volumes in one. Contents: Volume… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.95
We the Living
by Ayn Rand; Ayn Rand O'Connor
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- May 1960
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- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780451096470
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New York: New American Library / Signet, May 1960. Mass Market Paperback. 26th printing. Signet 451-E9647. $2.95. Very Good+. Interior tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight and tight with slight crease to lower half. Covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 446 pages.
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The Consul's Wife
by W. T. Tyler
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Published
- January 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780805044256
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- 1
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, January 1998. Hardcover. First Edition (stated), second printing. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Light rubbing and edgewear to jacket. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 216 pages. A novel of Cold War geopolitics and romance involves a young… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.95
A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Published
- April 1994
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780060925000
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- 1
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New York: HarperPerennial, April 1994. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine lightly curved but uncreased. Edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 1474 pages. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (1994). Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find—through love or through… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Accidental Tourist
by Anne Tyler
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780762102501
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$15.95
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Pleasantville, New York: ImPress, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Unmarked. Half-title page has a small wrinkle. Spine straight and tight. Light wear to jacket at spine ends. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 360 pages. How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope… Read more about this item Item Price
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