Classic Literature from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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Of human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - Acceptable
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- No jacket
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- 1915
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$55.00
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Copyright 1915 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Printed at the Country Life Press, Garden City, NY. Unjacketed hardcover as shown with this listing. Black cloth cover is rubbed, bumped and scuffed. Printed endpapers, aged edges. Text is clean and appears unmarked. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR) Item Price
$55.00
Whose Body?
by Dorothy Sayers
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- 1923
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$27.00
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1923 hardcover as pictured. A classic Lord Peter Wimsey mystery. Binding is firm. Gray boards with violet stamping are tanned at edges with dent at top of front and small tears at head and tail of spine. Pencil notation on FFEP. Endpapers lightly tanned. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library.… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
The Scouring of The White Horse
by Thomas Hughes
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- Used - Good
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- 1972
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- 9780856090257
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$27.00
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1972 hardcover as pictured. This is number 260/500 of a limited edtion reprint of the 1859 original novel by the author of Tom Brown's School Days. The story involves the 1857 celebration of "scouring" or tidying up of the famous White Horse figure near Uffington, Berkshire. Binding is firm. Blue embossed boards with gold stamping show minimal shelf wear. Endpapers… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
A Study in Scarlet and A Case of Identity
by A. Conan Doyle
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- ca 1900
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$72.00
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Circa 1900 hardcover as pictured. A handsome book, this is an early but undated American edition of the first tale of Sherlock Holmes and James Watson. Binding is intact. Red cloth boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled and faded at spine with slight fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Owner's name on FEP. Rough cut… Read more about this item Item Price
$72.00
Voices of the NIght
by H. W. Longfellow
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
- Published
- 1899
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$35.00
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1899 hardcover as pictured. This is a handsome small volume that, despite its wear, feels comfortable in the hand and remains very readable. Binding is intact. Full brown leather padded boards with gold stamping are faded over spine and edges with a chip at top of spine. Decorative endpapers. Pencil notation on FFEP. Rear endpapers lightly mottled. Gilt edge of… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
The Prose of Oscar Wilde
by Oscar Wilde
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- 1916
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$30.00
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1916 flexibound volume as pictured. Binding is intact. Maroon leather boards with gold stamping are rubbed and scuffed with pieces missing at head and tail of spine. Hinges are parting. Text has some annotations. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OG2 Item Price
$30.00
The Treasure
by Selma Lagerlof
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- 1925
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$26.00
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1925 hardcover as pictured. This is a novel set in 16th century Sweden. Translation is by Arthur Chater. Binding is firm. Black cloth boards with pictorial paper paste on at fore are rubbed and lightly soiled with some fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Pencil marking on FFEP. Channel Bookshop sticker on rear endpaper. Mottling of… Read more about this item Item Price
$26.00
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Bride of Lammermoor, Guy Mannering, Heart of Midlothian, Kenilworth, Old Mortality, Red Gauntlet, Rob Roy, The Talisman, The Abbot
by Sir Walter Scott
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed as issued
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- The Home Library Edition
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- Udated
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$85.00
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An attractive looking hardover set of nine books written by Sir Walter Scott the titles are: Bride of Lammermoor, Guy Mannering, Heart of Midlothian, Kenilworth, Old Mortality, Red Gauntlet, Rob Roy, The Abbot and The Talisman. Red cloth binding with gilt stamping on the spines, some shelf wear to the spines, see photos. Gilt tops, edges aged, some mottling to… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
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Mythologies
by W B Yeats
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- Used - Acceptable
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1959
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$18.00
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1959 hardcover as pictured. A collection of Irish stories of the supernatural based on country beliefs, traditions and folk tales. Included are The Celtic Twilight, The Secret Rose, Stories Of Red Hanahan, Rosa Alchemica, The Tables Of The Law, The Adoration Of The Magi and Per Amica Silentia Lunae. Binding is firm. Quarter bound in green and black cloth with… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
Thackeray's Works - 10 Volume Set
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- ca 1859
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$225.00
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Undated but circa 1859 10 volume hardcover set as pictured. Titles include Barry Lyndon, Great Hoggarty Etc, The History Of Pendennis Etc, Roundabout Papers, Four Georges Etc, The Virginians, The Adventures Of Philip Etc, Paris, Irish And Eastern Sketches Etc, Henry Esmond, Catherine Denis Duval and Lovel The Widower, Vanity Fair, The Newcomes, and Christmas Books, Book Of Snobs &… Read more about this item Item Price
$225.00
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Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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- Used - Good
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- Unjackected In Slipcase
- Edition
- The Limited Editions Club
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- 1931
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$127.00
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1931 two voume hardcover set in slipcase as pictured. A beautifully made limited edition set, number 1428/1500, signed by the illustrator John Austen with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Includes 20 gorgeous full page tinted pen and ink illustrations by John Austen. Quarter bound in patterned paper and purple cloth with gold stamping on spine. Boards are clean with… Read more about this item Item Price
$127.00
The Miscellaneous Works Of Oliver Goldsmith - Volume II
by James Prior
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- 1855
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$37.00
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1855 three quarter bound hardcover as pictured. This is volume two only of a four volume set of the writings from the well-known Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet noted for his novel The Vicar Of Wakefield. A handsome volume that has seen considerable use but remains very presentable. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is intact. Brown leather and marbled… Read more about this item Item Price
$37.00
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The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
by A. Conan Doyle
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- Used - Acceptable
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- no jacket
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- First Edition, Third Printing
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- 1927
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$55.00
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Published by George H. Doran Company in 1927. This copy is a first edition (GHD colophon on title page), third printing (letter C on copyright page). Unjacketed hardback, cover as shown with this listing is rubbed, bumped and frayed. Binding intact although somewhat loose, back board lift away from guard. Edges aged, text tanned but otherwise appears unmarked. Price refects… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
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Francois Mauriac - Set of 8 Books
by Francois Mauriac (Translated by Gerard Hopkins)
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- Collected English Edition of the novels of Francois Mauriac
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- 1951-1961
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$71.00
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Set of 8 hardcover books by Francois Mauriac. All published by Eyre & Spottiswoode between 1951 and 1961. Set includes The Lamb, The Knot Of Vipers, Young Man In Chains, The River Of Fire, The Loved And Unloved, The Stuff Of Youth, Lines Of Life and Questions Of Precedence. Bindings in all are firm. Tan cloth boards with gold stamping… Read more about this item Item Price
$71.00
Candide and other Romances
by Voltaire
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- 1928
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$28.00
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1928 hardcover as pictured. A nicely made edition that has seen some use. This book includes Candide as well as Cosi-Sancta, Memnon, Bababec and the Fakirs,The Story of Scarmentados Travels, Jeannot and Colon and Lord Chesterfields Ears. The text also includes 12 macabre illustrations by Norman Tealby. Binding is intact. Black cloth boards with gold stamping are rubbed with fraying… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volumes 1 and 2
by Edward Gibbon
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- Used - Acceptable
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- ca 1930s
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$49.00
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Circa 1930s two volume hardcover set as pictured. A well made edition of the Gibbon classic in nice condition given its age. Bindings are firm. Blue cloth boards with gold and red stamping in the typical Modern Library pattern are bright and show only light edge wear. Endpapers and text are age tanned but appear otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
$49.00
Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
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- Doré Edition
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- undated
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$75.00
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Circa 1900 hardcover as pictured. A handsome volume that has seen moderate use but remains very readable. Translation by Charles Jarvis. Binding is intact. Red cloth boards embossed with black and gold stamping are lightly soiled with gently bumped corners. Head and tail bands. Text block with gilt edges. Patterned endpapers. Front hinge is cracked and has been repaired with… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Aligheri - Inferno
by Dante Aligheri with Allen Mandelbaum (Editor)
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
- Edition
- Trade Edition
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- 1980
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- 9780520027121
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$85.00
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1980 hardcover as pictured. A handsome edition of The Inferno. Printed on Mohawk Superfine stock with side by side Italian and English translation. Illustrated with 42 appropriately grotesque drawings by Barry Moser. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with red and gold stamping on spine show light wear. Inscribed and signed by both Allen Mandelbaum and Barry Moser on the… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
Canzoniere
by Francesco Petrarca
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2006
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- 9788804558354
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$32.00
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2006 hardcover in slip case as pictured. Text is in Italian. A beautiful small volume. Binding is firm. Head and tail bands, with blue placemarker ribbons. Blue boards with gold stamping are clean. Inscription in Italian on half title page. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Clear mylar dust jacket. Slip case shows light shelf wear. Your purchase helps support… Read more about this item Item Price
$32.00
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Transformation: Or The Romance of Monte Beni, Volumes 1 and 2
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Unjacketed
- Edition
- Copyright Edition
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- 1860
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$175.00
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1860 two volume hardcover set as pictured. A very handsome edition of The Marble Faun, otherwise known as Transformation: Or The Romance of Monte Beni. Covers have black leather over lays and gilt tooling to fronts and spines. Colored edges, head and tail bands, marbled endpapers. Copyright Edition stated on title page of each volume and Printing Office of the… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
