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Little House

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Good. First British Edition, First Printing, which was preceded four years earlier by the American edition. In Good condition. Cloth is faded, mottled, spotted, toned and edge worn with some rubbing and fraying at extremities. A few stray marks to cloth. Pages have a light storage odor, and show light toning, thumbing and wear. The letters on the title page appear to have been traced in pencil, then the pencil erased, leaving faint indents. Small closed tear to bottom of title page. Rear hinge ...


Septuagenarian Stew: Stories and Poems used book

Septuagenarian Stew: Stories and Poems

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Edition: Uncorrected Proof Binding: Softcover Publisher: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa Date published: 1990 ISBN-13: 9780876857953 ISBN: 0876857950

Description: Very Good. Wraps. Uncorrected Proof. In Near Fine condition, with light edge wear, and light rubbing. Faint fading to spine. A lovely copy. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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An Essay on the Principle of Population Or, a View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness (Three Volumes) used book

An Essay on the Principle of Population Or, a View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness (Three Volumes)

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$1,250.00

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: John Murray, London Date published: 1817

Description: Very Good. xvi, 496 p; iv, 507 p; 500 p. "The fifth edition with important additions." Complete and unrestored in three volumes. Original boards with orginal paper spines, most of which are, not surprisingly, gone given their fragility. In protective mylar wraps. Very Good condition overall: bindings degraded over time but completely unrestored and text in very nice shape. Clean pages--no marks--generally bright for age. Some foxing throughout text and typical waviness. Bumped corners. Not ex ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Lottery used book

The Lottery

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$850.00

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Company, New York Date published: 1949

Description: Very Good in Good+ jacket. First edition. (First state with the "fs" logo on the copyright page. Jacket has correct first issue price of $2.75 and correct back panel and flap info: "Farrar, Straus Company/ 53 East 34th Street, New York 16, N. Y.") 306 p. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Offsetting to end papers, cloth is bit grubby, worn at tips. Jacket has some chips missing along edges, scratch on front panel, small piece of archival mending tissue on verso near foot, price intact. A nice ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Broken Bubble used book

The Broken Bubble

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$175.00

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Arbor House / William Morrow and Company, New York Date published: 1988 ISBN-13: 9781557100122 ISBN: 1557100128

Description: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing in dust jacket with price of $16.95 intact. Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. In Near Fine condition. Light bumping to corners, light rubbing to edge of page block. The dust jacket shows faint surface wear with a small ding to the surface. A lovely review copy of this first edition, with publisher's review slip laid in. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Revolutionary Road used book

Revolutionary Road

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$400.00

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston Date published: 1961

Description: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. In Very Good condition, in dust jacket with price intact. Faint rubbing to boards, spine ends worn and unevenly sunned. The front panel of the dust jacket shows waviness and light staining, sunning to the spine panel with the title barely legible. Chipping to spine ends, with a few tears with corresponding creasing. Presents well. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Tobacco Road used book

Tobacco Road

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$200.00

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Grossett & Dunlap, New York Date published: 1932

Description: Very Good. Reprint. Signed and inscribed by the author to a previous owner. In Very Good condition. Clean text, though pages toned, with light occasional age-related spotting, and a few reading creases. Cloth shows faint rubbing, bumped corners, rubbing at corners and spine ends. The spine is slightly darkened, shows a light internal reading crease, and a stray red pen mark at the base. A lovely copy. Signed. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Girl, 20 used book

Girl, 20

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$75.00

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Edition: Uncorrected Proof Binding: Paperback Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London Date published: 1971 ISBN-13: 9780151356904 ISBN: 0151356904

Description: Very Good. Advance Uncorrected Proof. In Good+ condition, with signs of age and light use. Previous owner name in red ink on title page, and mark on first page. Toning and leaning to spine. Wraps show wear, with edge wear, toning, wear at corners with a short tear. A nice copy. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Glass Key used book

The Glass Key

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$575.00

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York Date published: 1931

Description: Very Good. First edition, first printing. In Very Good condition. Clean text, though pages age toned and show light wear. Small stain to title page, small bookseller tag to rear paste down. Binding lightly shaken. Bottom edge of boards, and top edges near corners are rubbed through with fraying to the cloth. Spine ends worn. Cloth toned at spine and edged of boards. Rear board shows light staining. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Dying of the Light used book

Dying of the Light

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$250.00

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd, London Date published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780575023956 ISBN: 0575023953

Description: Very Good. Signed first British edition. 365 p. Signed by author on title page, inscribed to former owner, dated "6/9/83". Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. Clean pages and sturdy binding. Corners lightly bumped, toning to pages with age, else fine. Jacket has sunning and fading/fuzziness, probably typical, but not as sharp as is ideal. Small tear near foot, rubbing, chip at back panel tip, price intact. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Burnside Rare Books, OR, USA