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Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Volume 1, Later printing (3) About As New in all respects, unread. A third printing of the first volume of Twain's monumental autobiography embargoed on his instructions for 100 years after his death. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Everest House, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. corners bumped; some wear to jacket tips and corners, bit of creasing, bit of soiling to rear panel. A biography of the playwright. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover.

London: Evergreen Lives, 1983. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Very light wear to the book and jacket. First printing, no additional printings listed. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

London: Heinemann, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. lightest wear to the book and jacket, top edge dusty. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Beacon Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. light wear to the book and jacket, top edge dusty, gift isncription to the front endpaper, price-clipped. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Gotham, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. From HBO: "The book opens with an in-depth profile of Larry David, and the structure that follows is based around in-depth coverage of each of the 50 episodes, including:Anecdotal, behind-the-scene stories from people who were there, including interviews with such stars as Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Jason Alexander, Mel Brooks, Ted Danson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kathy Griffin, Paul Reiser, Richard Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Stiller, and many others.150 photographs, including behind-the-scene photos that fans will devour.First mentions of now legendary phrases. Reproductions of Larry David's original scene outlines (no dialogue) so readers can trace the actual evolution of classic scenes from "real life" to the cutting room.Outtakes, such as show titles and scenes that didn't make… Read More

New York: Harpercollins, 1991. First U.S.. Hardcover. VG/VG. light shelf wear to book and jacket. A trade copy in a priced dust jacket. 1195 pages with index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover.

New York: Random House, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. John McCain's memoir of his family particularly his father and grand-father, admirals in the U.S. Navy. A moving story by a man of great character, honor and honesty. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!.

New York: Random House, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Signed by the senator on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full RH number line. John McCain's memoir of his family, particularly his father and grand-father, admirals in the U.S. Navy. A moving story by a man of great character, honor and honesty. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! .

New York: Random House, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Second printing . John McCain's memoir of his family particularly his father and grand-father, admirals in the U.S. Navy. A moving story by a man of great character, honor and honesty. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!.

New York: Horizon Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Very light wear to the book; more to the tips, corners, and edges of the jacket, which is sunned on the spine and the edges of the front and rear panels. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Louise Bryant and Jack Reed were among the principal American witnesses to the Bolshevik Revolution. Their experiences were recorded in Bryant's books: Six Red Months in Russia[ and Mirrors of Moscow and in Reed's book: Ten Days That Shook the World as well as in the film Reds in which Reed and Bryant were played by Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2003. First U.S.. Hardcover. VG/NF. remainder marked; dj rear panel rubbed, else As New/As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest wear to tips, corners and edges of the book and jacket, very slightly cocked, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. Seems to be signed to a Mosbacher family member by the author. From the flap: "A must-read for Texas, political, business, and energy historians as well as general readers everywhere, Going to Windward is an American success story that will warm the heart and capture the imagination." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Pocket Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. About As New in all respects. First printing, full number line."Brutally honest, utterly riveting, and surprisingly moving, The Heroin Diaries follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom—and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again."--from the flap. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Boston: Little, Brown, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed. Much shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, page edges spotted. Author's inscription to the first white page. First printing/edition stated, no others noted. Nathaniel Benchley was the son of humorist Robert Benchley and the father of Peter Benchley who wrote the novel and the screenplay for Jaws. Nathaniel's 1961 novel The Off-Islanders was made into a motion picture titled The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming for which he received the nomination for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay. He was a close friend of Bogart. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Hulton Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. wear to tips, edges and corners of book and jacket, few short closed tears, loss from small circular label to front panel. Craig, son of the stage actress Ellen Terry and the architect Edward William Godwin and lover of Isadora Duncan with whom he fathered a daughter, was a major figure in the British theater. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1984. First U.S.. Hardcover. VG-/VG. remainder mark to lower page edges; rubbing to dj. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

New York: E P Dutton & Co, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/Good. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, one page roughly opened; dj spine sunned, front panel soiled. Sequel to The Little Madeleine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover.

London: Heinemann, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket, top edge dusty. First printing / published stated. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! .

London: Heinemann , 1978. First printing. Hardcover. Good+/very good. shelf wear to book and jacket, staining to rear cover of book and page edges, previous owner's name to front endpaper. Otherwise clean, tight copy of vol two of Powell's four volume autobiography. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!