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Very scarce, important, First American Edition, Limited Edition number 144 of 300 signed by both Roald Dahl and illustrator Quentin Blake. Sky blue boards without flaws. Red foil title stamping on spine, red foil mouse on cover. The spine on the top edge is barely cocked (see photo). Sunshine yellow original slipcase with 1" slight soiling (black scuff). Foot of slipcase has a tiny wear spot. Otherwise fine. Black and white illustrations throughout. Octavo. No dustjacket as issued. Winner of the Whitbread Book Award (1983). One of the most frequently challenged books on the ALA banned books list. The book was adapted into an unabridged audio reading by Lynn Redgrave, a stage play and a two part radio dramatization for the BBC, a 1990 film directed by Nicolas Roeg which starred Angelica Huston and Rowan Atkinson, a 2008 opera by Marcus Paus and Ole Paus, and a 2020 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.FIND ANOTHER ONE!
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The Witches
by Dahl, Roald
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First American Edition
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- Hardcover
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A Parody on Patience: respectfully dedicated to the Conductors of the Chicago & Alton Railroad
by Dalziel, D.
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- good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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In poor condition but appears to be complete. Tape repair to spine and some pages. No date found. A parody of a play with beautiful illustrations. Many pages of advertisements many related to railroad equipment.
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Belvedere
by Davenport, Gwen
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- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- stated First Edition on copyright page
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Blue covers with attractive gold lettering on fron and spine. DJ has some wear and small chips at top and bottom of spine and corners. Stamped on FFE "Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Library Culver City - Calif."
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A Journey Through Old Holland
by De Gelder, J. J.
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback
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Wraps worn and stained but all present. Interior Clean.
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Le Chevalier Delibere
by De La Marche, Olivier
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Fine
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- Facsimile Edition
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- Hardcover
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This is copy number 137 of an edition of 200 copies published in December 1946 by the Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress. The book has white covers and is wrapped in blue covers with red label with gold lettering and the entire fits into a slipcase. The slipcase shows slight shelf wear. This a reprint of a book published in 1488 with an introduction by Elizabeth Morgan of the National Gallery of Art. Charming original illustrations. A real gem.
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The Sinister Ray
by Dent, Lester
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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- limited to 500 copies
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780936071046 / 0936071044
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Reprint of several stories by Black Mask author Lester Dent featuring scientific detective Lynn Lash. Dent also famous for penning 182 Doc Savage novvels. Introduction by Will Murray. 175 pages. Title page loose at top.
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Mother Mary of St. Bernard
by Dunne, Peter M. S. J.
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- no additional printings noted
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- Hardcover
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The biography of Marie-Antoinette De Cherge born in France in 1850. Preface by Edward J. Hanna, Archbishop of San Francisco.
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Voices of My Peers
by Dunning, Eugene J.
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- near fine
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- Signed
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Paperback
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Large format 290 pages of memories of the famed China Clipper operated by Pan American World Airways. The author was a Flight Steward aboard the Clipper in 1942. Lots of photos. Signed by the author on the title page.
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The Charwoman's Shadow
by Dunsany, Lord
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Stated Second Printing October, 1926
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- Hardcover
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Blue covers with dark blue lettering and decorations. Top front corners bumped, previous owner name in ink on FFE. Bottom front of DJ missing 1/4 by 1 inch piece and Y in Dunsany is faded.
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