First Books from Charles Agvent
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AMERICAN MEDICAL BOTANY, BEING A COLLECTION OF THE NATIVE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES
by BIGELOW, Jacob
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- Used - Scattered toning, some offsetting and mild foxing, wormhole to upper margin at the front few pages of the first volume; small li
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1817 - 1820
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$5,000.00
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Boston: R. Bowyer, 1817 - 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Scattered toning, some offsetting and mild foxing, wormhole to upper margin at the front few pages of the first volume; small library blind-stamps to titles and to all plates; mild rubbing and repairs to the binding. Very Good. Three octavo (6-5/8" x 9-7/8") volumes bound in 19th century black… Read more about this item Item Price
$5,000.00
SETTING FREE THE BEARS
by IRVING, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1968)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,000.00
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New York: Random House, (1968). First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Irving's scarce first book, this the issue in red cloth-backed boards. There was also an issue in full red cloth with the text bulking slightly smaller. No priority has been proven, though the number of cloth-backed copies seems to outnumber greatly the number… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,000.00
EDWIN MULLHOUSE
by MILLHAUSER, Steven
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- Used - Owner signature under front flap; spotting to top edge of bulked text. Very minor edgewear to dustwrapper with light soiling. Ne
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$93.80
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Owner signature under front flap; spotting to top edge of bulked text. Very minor edgewear to dustwrapper with light soiling. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. First book by the winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize.
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$93.80
EDWIN MULLHOUSE
by MILLHAUSER, Steven
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor wear to heel and light soiling to rear
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$125.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor wear to heel and light soiling to rear. First book by the winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize.
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$125.00
CANAAN
by SMITH, Charlie
- Condition
- Used - Remainder mark on the bottom edge of the bulked text. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1984)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$31.30
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New York: Simon & Schuster, (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. Remainder mark on the bottom edge of the bulked text. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Acclaimed Southern author's first book.
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$31.30
THE INK TRUCK
by KENNEDY, William
- Condition
- Used - A small fleck of white paint is at the base of the front cover and at the rear which also has a small creased area at the fore-e
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$2,500.00
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New York: Dial, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. A small fleck of white paint is at the base of the front cover and at the rear which also has a small creased area at the fore-edge. The last five pages have minor damage at the very outside margin at the bottom from the paint stain. Near Fine and very scarce.… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
CANAAN
by SMITH, Charlie
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1984)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$43.80
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New York: Simon & Schuster, (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Acclaimed Southern author's first book. Without the usual remainder mark.
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$43.80
THE INK TRUCK
by KENNEDY, William
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor rubbing and a faint paperclip impression to the front panel
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$250.00
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New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor rubbing and a faint paperclip impression to the front panel. First book by the author of IRONWEED.
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$250.00
EDWIN MULLHOUSE
by MILLHAUSER, Steven
- Condition
- Used - Remainder mark on the bottom edge otherwise a nice, tight copy. Dustwrapper is also attractive with a 3/4" closed tear on the fr
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$106.30
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Remainder mark on the bottom edge otherwise a nice, tight copy. Dustwrapper is also attractive with a 3/4" closed tear on the front panel, some general soiling, and a small paper defect on the rear panel. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. First book by the winner of… Read more about this item Item Price
$106.30
RACE ROCK
by MATTHIESSEN, Peter
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- Used - Very minor chipping to spine tips and short tear to top front panel of dustwrapper over the "ss" in Matthiessen. Near Fine in a
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1954)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$375.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, (1954). First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor chipping to spine tips and short tear to top front panel of dustwrapper over the "ss" in Matthiessen. Near Fine in a Very Good, attractive dustwrapper. Author's first book, the issue bound in full green cloth, no priority known.
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$375.00
GOLDEN STATES
by CUNNINGHAM, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Very small stain at the base of the rear panel of the dustwrapper. Fine in a price-clipped, Near Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1984)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$93.80
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. Very small stain at the base of the rear panel of the dustwrapper. Fine in a price-clipped, Near Fine dustwrapper. Pulitzer Prize winner's first book.
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$93.80
CONCURRING BEASTS
by DOBYNS, Stephen
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with very minor wear
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$62.50
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New York: Atheneum, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with very minor wear. First book, a collection of poems that won the Lamont Poetry Selection for 1971, by a writer now known for his mysteries. Lamont Prize card and errata slip laid in.
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$62.50
THE JOKE
by KUNDERA, Milan
- Condition
- Used - Slight rubbing of gilt on the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a one-inch closed tear and a faint sticker remnan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1969)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$93.80
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New York: Coward-McCann Inc., (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight rubbing of gilt on the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a one-inch closed tear and a faint sticker remnant on the front. The true First American Edition of Kundera's first novel and his first book translated into English.
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$93.80
