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The Mill on the Floss
by George Elliot
- Condition
- Used - Near Mint condition. Green boards with lavish giltwork to spine and covers; 2 raised bands.
- Jacket Condition
- No dj as issued
- Edition
- Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania 1981.
- Published
- (1981)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$55.00
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The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York.
The novel spans a period of 10 to 15 years and details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, siblings growing up at Dorlcote… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
by Francois Rabelais
- Condition
- Used - Book in very good condition, square and clean. Text and boards vibrant. No writing no soiling.
- Jacket Condition
- No dj as issued
- Edition
- Franklin Library Edition 1982. Illustrator Frank C. Pape.
- Published
- (1982)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$80.00
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The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel is one volume which contains five books. It is to say the least, bizarre writing, interesting, but very different.
(Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel Study Guide)
Although the five books of Gargantua and Pantragruel are often presented chronologically, François Rabelais actually wrote the second book first, which is the story of Pantagruel. Research by Donald M.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mistery of Edwin Drood
by Charles dickens
- Condition
- Used - In Near Fine condition, only one very small nick on front gilt.
- Jacket Condition
- No dj as issued
- Edition
- Franklin Library Edition, Mystery Masterpiece, 1988.
- Published
- (1988)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$60.00
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was unfinished at the time of Dickens's death (9 June 1870) and his ending for it is unknown. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, the story focuses on Drood's uncle, precentor, choirmaster and opium addict, John Jasper, who is in love… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
- Condition
- Used - Near fine condition, Quarter Bound leather, High quality paper.
- Jacket Condition
- No dj as issued
- Edition
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania/for The Oxford Library Of The Worl
- Published
- (1980)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$55.00
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Quarter bound leather spine with traditional cloth covered boards. Like the full leather editions these books also contain a silk page marker, however all have end papers that are decorative paper not silk moiré. The question of which is more attractive or hold a higher value between these books and the imitation leather editions is a matter of taste… Read more about this item Item Price
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Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
- Condition
- Used - Book and slip case in fine condition, Very clean,no writing.
- Jacket Condition
- Slip case
- Edition
- Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1967 Heritage Club Edition
- Published
- (1967)
- Binding
- Binding beautiful blue cloth over boards Gold design on front and gold lettering.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$65.00
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On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother Georgiana, father Philip Pirrip and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive elder sister… Read more about this item Item Price
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Of Time And The River - A Legend of Man's Hunger In His Youth
by Thomas Wolfe
- Condition
- Used - The book is in very good condition with a fine dust jacket. It is solid, the text is clear and bright, no yellowing, tan board
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Scriner's and Sons. New York 1935. Library of congress has
- Published
- 1935
- ISBN
- 9780684106809
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$75.00
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It is a fictionalized autobiography, using the name Eugene Gant for Wolfe's, detailing the protagonist's early and mid-twenties, during which time the character attends Harvard University, moves to New York City and teaches English at a university there, and travels overseas with the character Francis Starwick. Francis Starwick was based on Wolfe's friend, playwright Kenneth Raisbeck. The novel was published… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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Cass Timberlane
by Sinclair Lewis
- Condition
- Used - 1945 First edition, very good condition. Grey cloth stamped in gold on cover and blue and gold on spine. clean in and out. Unf
- Edition
- 1945 First edition,
- Published
- (1945)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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$30.00
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Former Congressman and now Judge Cass Timberlane is a middle-aged, incorruptible, highly respected man who enjoys good books and playing the flute. He falls for Jinny, a much younger girl from a lower class in his small Minnesota town. At first, the marriage is happy, but Jinny becomes bored with the small town and with the judge's friends. She leaves… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00