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Sex, Literature and Censorship
by Lawrence, D.H.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Published
- 1953
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is a collection of profound essays by D.H. Lawrence. Item Price
$10.00
A Blake Bibliography: Annotated Lists of Works, Studies, and Blakeana
by Bentley, G.E. and Nurmi, Martin K.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good dustjacket
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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A comprehensive source for any fan or student of Blake. Item Price
$20.00
The Road to Oz
by Baum, L. Frank
- Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Published
- 1909
- Binding
- Bound in faded cloth covers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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This old edition of "The Road To Oz' has some cover and spine wear and soiling. It is an ex-library copy. The binding is tight and all pages are intact. Item Price
$15.00
The Space Between: Literature and Politics
by Cantor, Jay
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Vound in black cloth covers with dustjacket
- ISBN
- 9780801826726
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This book contains a series of linked essays through the 1960'sm and 1970's. Item Price
$10.00
San Francisco's Literary Frontier
by Walker, Franklin
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Bound in dark cloth covers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$12.50
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This book examines the literary frontier of San Francisco between the years 1848 to 1875. There is a former owner's name on the front endsheet. Item Price
$12.50
The Vanished Library
by Canfora, Luciano
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Edition
- 5th Printing
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- ISBN
- 9780520072558
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is an excellent history of the lost Library of Alexandria. Item Price
$10.00
Grumbles From the Grave
by Heinlein, Robert A.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Bound in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is a collection of the letters of Robert A. Heinlein edited by his wife, Virginia, and published following his death. The book and the dustjacket are in very good condition. There is a former owner's embossment on the title page. Item Price
$10.00
Patience & Fortitude
by Basbanes, Nicholas A.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Bound in orange and black cloth with gold lettering o9n the spine
- ISBN
- 9780060196950
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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An excellent and entertaining study into why so many of us become so passionate about books.
There is a former owner's embossment on the front endsheet, else the book is in fine condition. Item Price
$15.00
Books: The Culture and Commerce of Publishing
by Coser, Lewis A. et al
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine
- ISBN
- 9780465007455
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is a story about how books come into being; about who decides what people can and can not read. Item Price
$10.00
The Anatomy iof Bibliomania
by Jackson, Holbrook
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is an excellent study into the personality of those who seek out the company of books and delight in their acquisition. It is Volume One only of a two volume set, and there is a former owner.s bookplate inside the cover. Item Price
$10.00
Sleuthing in the Stacks
by Altrocchi, Rudolph
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Bound in blue pictorial cloth with a paste on label, and with gold lettering on a red spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$12.50
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In this book the author shares the excitement he feels in the search for and the discovery of old books and the secrets they wait to reveal. There is a former owner' bookplate inside the cover. Item Price
$12.50
Bookman's Guide to Americana
by Heard, J. Norman
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition with some wear
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Bound in green cloth with silver lettering on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This book is a good reference for calculating prices for out of print books dealing with American history. It is an ex-library copy with the usual interior markings. Item Price
$10.00
Books and Collectors
by Dunbar, Maurice
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Bound in beige cloth with gold lettering on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This book provides an excellent overview of all aspects involved in accumulating your own private library of fine volumes. Item Price
$10.00
American First Editions
by Johnson, Merle
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition with slight wear
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition, Second Printing
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Bound in dark red cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$25.00
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This is an early edition of an excellent guide to identifying first editions. Item Price
$25.00
From My Library Walls: A Kaleidoscope of Memories
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Bound in black cloth with gold lettering on the cover and spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is the memoirs of book collector William Orcutt and of his travels around the world. There is a former owner's bookplate inside the front cover. Item Price
$10.00
First Editions: A Guide To Identification
by Zempel, Edward N. and Verkler, Linda A.; editors
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Bound in maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine and cover
- ISBN
- 9780930358082
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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This is a comprehensive guide to identifying First Editions and First Printings, and details the methods used by publishers around the world for identifying their books as such. Item Price
$15.00
A Primer of Book Collecting
by Winterich, John T.
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1926
- Binding
- Bound in blue cloth with paste-on label on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$12.50
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Divided into two parts - The Quarry and The Chase - this book first helps the reader to identify what they desire, and then guides them on how to find it. Item Price
$12.50