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Austin and Mabel:  The Amherst Affair and Love Letters of Austin Dickinson  and Mabel Loomis Todd [signed]

Austin and Mabel: The Amherst Affair and Love Letters of Austin Dickinson and Mabel Loomis Todd [signed]

by Longsworth, Polly

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
(1984)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374107161
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1984). Second Printing. Hardcover. 0374107165 . Book is as new. DJ has store price sticker on back, else fine. Not price clipped. DJ now in Brodart archival sleeve. Not a remainder. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. … Read more about this item
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Great morning:  Being the third volume of Left hand, right hand!; an  autobiography
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Great morning: Being the third volume of Left hand, right hand!; an autobiography

by Sitwell, Osbert

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; Second Printing
Published
1948
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth cover is unworn. Corners sharp. There are two small dull areas on the front cover, probably from water spots. Very small coffee (?) splatter on the fore edge. splaBinding sound and tight with slight tilt.… Read more about this item
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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell; 1914-1944 (Volume II)
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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell; 1914-1944 (Volume II)

by Russell, Bertrand

Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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London: George Allen & Unwin LTD. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth cover is clean and unworn. Lower rear corner lightly bumped. Faint sunning at top edge of boards. Binding sound. No ownership or other marks in text. DJ has wear at edges, a few short… Read more about this item
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The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing but the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel

by Cohen, Charles D.

Condition
Used - Very Good- in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
(2004)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780375822483
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New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. Very Good- in Very Good+ dust jacket. (2004). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375822488 . Yellow cloth cover is clean but has damage to cloth where tape had been used to hold DJ protective sleeve in place. Binding sound. Front board has slight curve. No ownership or other… Read more about this item
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Crabcakes: A Memoir

by McPherson, James Alan

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
(1998)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780684834658
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1998). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684834650 . Book and unclipped DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. DJ in protective sleeve. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .
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Master Storyteller:  An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard

Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard

by Widder, William J. & Frank Kelly Freas

Condition
Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781592120543
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Hollywood, FL: Galaxy Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1592120547 . Book and DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. This appears to be brand new book without any signs of use or shelf wear. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" -… Read more about this item
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Leonard Woolf: A Political Biography

by Wilson, Duncan & J. Eisenberg

Condition
Used - Fine in Good+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780701204440
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London: The Hogarth Press. Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0701204443 . Book is fine condition without ownership or other marks. DJ has two inch tear along spine and wear at bottom edge over spine, otherwise clean and without fading. There is a small price sticker. Not price clipped. DJ … Read more about this item
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Controversial James:  An essay on the life and work of George Wharton James

Controversial James: An essay on the life and work of George Wharton James

by Larson, Roger Keith

Condition
Used - Fine+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine+. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition limited to 400 copies. Red cloth cover with gilt basket on top cover. Book is as new. No ownership or other marks in book. With slipcase in fine condition, maroon paper over boards with paper label on spine. There… Read more about this item
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Cyril Connolly:  Journal and Memoir

Cyril Connolly: Journal and Memoir

by Pryce-Jones, David

Condition
Used - Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1983
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780002165464
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London: Collins. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002165465 . Cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine is clean and unworn. Corners sharp. Spine has tilt. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. Unclipped DJ has minimal wear at edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304… Read more about this item
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H. G. Wells: His Turbulent Life and Times

H. G. Wells: His Turbulent Life and Times

by Dickson, Lovat

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
1st UK edition
Published
(1969)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780333045114
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London: Macmillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1969). 1st UK edition. Hardcover. 0333045114 . Without dust jacket. Dark grey cloth cover with gilt lettering is clean. There is a 1/4 tear at the head of spine, otherwise unworn. Binding sound. No ownership or other writing in text. There are a few splatter… Read more about this item
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The Life of Raymond Chandler

The Life of Raymond Chandler

by MacShane, Frank

Condition
Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
(1976)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780224012546
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London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine with no dust jacket. (1976). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224012541 . Black cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine is clean with only very minor wear at tail of spine. Binding sound. Top edge tinted pink. No ownership or other marks in book. Lacking dust jacket. ; 8vo 8"… Read more about this item
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Letters to Benvenuta

Letters to Benvenuta

by Rilke, Rainer Maria

Condition
Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Published
1953
Binding
Hardcover
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London: The Hogarth Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Orange cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. The book is as new but for darkening of top edge of text block. Lacking DJ ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages .
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The romance of Charles Dickens and Maria Beadnell Winter

The romance of Charles Dickens and Maria Beadnell Winter

by Payne, Edward F. & Henry H. Harper

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: The Bibliophile Society. Very Good. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Limited first edition of 425 copies. Full calf cover with double-ruled gilt borders and gilt lettering has some scuffing at edges and on spine and scratches on front and back. The spine and about one inch along spine on the front and back is faded… Read more about this item
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The Charity of Charles Dickens: His Interest in the Home for Fallen Women  and a History of the Strange Case of Caroline Maynard Thompson

The Charity of Charles Dickens: His Interest in the Home for Fallen Women and a History of the Strange Case of Caroline Maynard Thompson

by Payne, Edward F. & Henry H. Harper

Condition
Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: The Bibliophile Society. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Full calf with gilt lettering on spine and gillt border on top and bottom cover. The leather is a lighter brown on spine and along top inch of boards due to sunning. There is a small amount of scuffing on spine and … Read more about this item
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A Portrait of Jane Austen

A Portrait of Jane Austen

by Cecil, David

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Published
(1979)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780809078110
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New York: Hill and Wang. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1979). Hardcover. 0809078112 . Book has name sticker of previous owner on ffep, else as new. DJ is laminated in document protedtion film. No price on DJ so this is possibly a book club edition, but otherwise same quality as trade edition. ; Drawings,… Read more about this item
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Dagbok 2 1934-1939

by Nin, Anaïs

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Swedish Edition
Published
(1976)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9789171602114
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Stockholm: Trevi. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1976). First Swedish Edition. Hardcover. 9171602119 . Translation into Swedish of Anaïs Nin's Diary book 2. Book is as new with previous owner's name in light pencil on ffep. DJ has some wear at edges and a few very small chips. DJ is laminated in document protection film.… Read more about this item
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Dagbok 7 1966-1974

by Nin, Anaïs

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Swedish Edition
Published
(1983)
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9789171606419
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Stockholm: Trevi. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1983). First Swedish Edition. Hardcover. 9171606416 . Translation into Swedish of Anaïs Nin's Diary book 7. Book is as new with previous owner's name in light pencil on ffep. DJ has light soiling to back and very light rubbing at edges. DJ is laminated in document protection… Read more about this item
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Edward Albee

by Amacher, Richard E.

Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
(1969)
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Twayne Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. (1969). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover is clean, bright gilt lettering and design on front and spine. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked other than previous owner's name opposite title page. Errata sheet laid in. DJ has wear at edges with some… Read more about this item
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The Drama of Ibsen and Strindberg

by Lucas, F. L.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Upper corners bumped. No ownership or other marks. DJ has light wear at edges and light soiling on back, not price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 484 pages .
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T. S. Eliot: A symposium.......

by March, Richard & Tambimuttu

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition
First US Edition; First Printing
Published
[1949]
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. [1949]. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light orange cloth with black lettering on spine is clean and unworn. There is a slight amount of fading from sun on the very edge of the boards and about 1/8 inch at each end of the spine. … Read more about this item
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