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Through the Year with Browning

by Browning, Mrs. (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

Condition
Used - Contents are Near Fine with tight binding & bright gilt but boards are Poor, detached w leather spine crumbling
Edition
Presumed 1st
Published
nd [circa 1900]
Binding
Flexible tan & green suede leather boards stamped w black deco design & backed w white paper, with black & gilt title box, gilt
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Boston: DeWolfe, Fisk & Co, nd [circa 1900]. Presumed 1st. Flexible tan & green suede leather boards stamped w black deco design & backed w white paper, with black & gilt title box, gilt edges. Contents are Near Fine with tight binding & bright gilt but boards are Poor, detached w leather spine crumbling. A daybook with a… Read more about this item
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Songs of Democracy

by Whitman, Walt

Condition
Used - Very Good w fep torn out, slight wear to corners, owner signature on 1st page of Introduction, else clean & tight w bright spine
Edition
First edition
Published
1919
Binding
Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt spine print
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New York: David McKay Publ, 1919. First edition. Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt spine print. Very Good w fep torn out, slight wear to corners, owner signature on 1st page of Introduction, else clean & tight w bright spine print. Rare compilation of poems on Whitman*s favorite themes. 5-1/4 x 7-3/4, 187 pp
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POEMS of HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW: New Revised Edition--

by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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Used - Good overall w owner stamp on fep (dated 4/26/1890), first signature (pp i-xiv) detached but binding is otherwise tight, light e
Published
1886
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Hardcover in pale green pictorial boards (dogwood flowers & decorative borders), stamped in black & gilt, all edges gilt
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1886. Hardcover in pale green pictorial boards (dogwood flowers & decorative borders), stamped in black & gilt, all edges gilt. Good overall w owner stamp on fep (dated 4/26/1890), first signature (pp i-xiv) detached but binding is otherwise tight, light edgewear and soiling, spine faded. A deluxe edition of Longfellow*s poems with numerous… Read more about this item
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The LADY OF THE LAKE: A Poem in Six Cantos

by Scott, Sir Walter

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Used - Fair-Good w detached Scotch-taped boards, owner signature (dated 03) on fep else unmarked, edges of boards fraying, bright gilt
Published
nd {Introduction is dated 1830]
Binding
Small Hardcover in flexible padded leather light brown boards w gilt medallion in front, gilt titling & decorations on spine, se
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell Co Publ, nd {Introduction is dated 1830]. Small Hardcover in flexible padded leather light brown boards w gilt medallion in front, gilt titling & decorations on spine, sewn binding, detached red ribbon place-marker, top edge gilt. Fair-Good w detached Scotch-taped boards, owner signature (dated 03) on fep else unmarked, edges of boards fraying, bright… Read more about this item
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SIMONE, a Novel.

by Feuchtwanger, Lion; translated by G.A. Hermann

Condition
Used - Very Good tight unmarked.
Edition
Probable BCE.
Published
1944
Binding
Hardcover in blue embossed boards w gilt spine print, no jascket.
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New York: Viking Press, 1944. Probable BCE.. Hardcover in blue embossed boards w gilt spine print, no jascket.. Very Good tight unmarked.. WW2-era novel set in France, by a master of psychological analysis. Nice clean HB copy.
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The Richard Erdoes Illustrated Treasury of Classic UNLAUNDERED LIMERICKS

by Erdoes, Richard; introduction by Isaac Asimov

Condition
Used - Very Good unmarked
Edition
Presumed 1st
Published
c1975
Binding
Trade Paperback in color pictorial wraps
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New York: Balsam Press, c1975. Presumed 1st. Trade Paperback in color pictorial wraps. Very Good unmarked. [Since a limerick*s limits are close, The text cannot dare get verbose. Combined with the lyrical Drawings satirical-- A winner, this book by Erdoes!] 6 x 9, 160 pp, b/w dwgs. Nice clean copy of scarce title.
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Lasher

by Rice, Anne

Condition
Used - HC, dj; Fine.
Edition
1st ed
Published
1993
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NY: Knopf, 1993. 1st ed. HC, dj; Fine.. Rice brings us again � even more magically � into the midst of the dynasty of witches she introduced in The Witching Hour.
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The POEMS and SONGS of ROBERT BURNS--

by Burns, Robert; edited by Andrew Lang and W.A. Craige

Condition
Used - Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but
Edition
2nd edition
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover in red cloth boards, white paste-on title box, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled
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NY: Dood Mead & Co, 1899. 2nd edition. Hardcover in red cloth boards, white paste-on title box, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled. Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but binding otherwise tight. Burns to the max, in a good clean tight copy. 6-1/4… Read more about this item
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Tales from Shakespeare

by Lamb, Charles & Mary

Condition
Used - HC, dj; Fine in dj worn at edges.
Edition
14th prntg
Published
1942
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NY: Crowell Co, 1942. 14th prntg. HC, dj; Fine in dj worn at edges.. a series of stories which has served to introduce the works of the great playwright to new generations ... of young people. With full-page illustrations by Elinore Blaisdell.
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She (retold)

by Haggard, H. Rider

Condition
Used - PB; Fair w worn wraps; title & credits pages missing, others intact.
Edition
1st ed
Published
1949
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NY: Dell, 1949. 1st ed. PB; Fair w worn wraps; title & credits pages missing, others intact.. One of Haggard*s most famous novels, set in the ancient ruins of Kor.
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No Strange Tongue, And Other Stories

by Nye, Helena May

Condition
Used - Good Plus unmarked, front wrap & 1st two sheets detached, edgewear, contents unmarked
Edition
First edition
Published
Christmas 1922
Binding
Paperback in plain blue wraps w black titling, sewn binding
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Cedar Rapids IA: The Bookfellows, Christmas 1922. First edition. Paperback in plain blue wraps w black titling, sewn binding. Good Plus unmarked, front wrap & 1st two sheets detached, edgewear, contents unmarked. Three stories: No Strange Tongue, The Little House of Annie Lees, and In the Presence of the Hills. Taped to fep is an envelope containing… Read more about this item
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JANICE MEREDITH

by Ford, Paul Leicester

Condition
Used - Very Good overall, nice bright cover inset, contents unmarked & tight., light dampstains on the edge of first 80 pages, slightly
Edition
First Canadian printing
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover in tan cloth boards w woman*s color portrait oval pasted on and ringed w decorative silver print.
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Toronto: Copp Clark Co Ltd, 1899. First Canadian printing. Hardcover in tan cloth boards w woman*s color portrait oval pasted on and ringed w decorative silver print.. Very Good overall, nice bright cover inset, contents unmarked & tight., light dampstains on the edge of first 80 pages, slightly darkened spine. A turn of the century historical novel about… Read more about this item
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Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition
Used - HB, no dj; Good, inside cover hinge torn.
Published
1937
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Spencer Press: Reading PA, 1937. HB, no dj; Good, inside cover hinge torn.. Part of Immortal Masterpieces of Literature series. Kidnapped: Being the memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751.
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Fisherman of the Inland Sea

by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Condition
HC, no dj; As New.
Published
1994
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NY: HarperPrism, 1994. HC, no dj; As New.. Prepublication edition of 1500 copies.
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POEMS and TWO MEN OF SANDY BAR, A Drama--

by Harte, Bret

Condition
Used - Fine unmarked, slight wear at spine ends else perfect
Edition
Riverside Edition
Published
1904
Binding
Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt signature & border, gilt print on spine, top edge gilt
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NY: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1904. Riverside Edition. Hardcover in dark green cloth boards w gilt signature & border, gilt print on spine, top edge gilt. Fine unmarked, slight wear at spine ends else perfect. Over 100 poems plus his 4-act play. Exceptionally nice condition for its age, clean bright & crisp, a real find.
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