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The French And Italian Notebooks. The Centenary Edition Of The Works Of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Vol. 14

The French And Italian Notebooks. The Centenary Edition Of The Works Of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Vol. 14

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Edited By Thomas Woodson Etc.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780814202562
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Ohio State University Press, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Xi, 1045 Pp. Gray Cloth, Spine Gilt. First Edition, 1980. Fine.
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Joe's Luck, Or, A Boy's Adventures In California

Joe's Luck, Or, A Boy's Adventures In California

by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

Condition
Used - Good +Book
Jacket Condition
No DJ
Edition
Early Edition
Published
1900
Binding
Gray Cloth
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New York [1900 - 1912]: A L Burt, 1900. Early Edition . Gray Cloth. Good +Book/No DJ. Frontispiece and Plates. 286 pp + 31 pp ads. Blue-green, covers; red lettering with design and illustrration printed in red, orange and black; gilt title and author's name on spine with red publisher's name. Circa 1900-1912 as last page shows Duane… Read more about this item
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Sancho, Or, The Proverbialist

Sancho, Or, The Proverbialist

by (Cunningham, John William)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First English Edition 1st Printing
Published
1816
Binding
Hardcover
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London: T. Cadell And W. Davies And J. Hatchard, 1816. First English Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 181 Pp. Lacking Half Title. First English Edition, Following The 1815 American Edition. Modern Grey Boards With Printed Paper Spine Label. Covers Fine. Contents Near Fine, Lean And Square, A Few Institutional Blindstamps.
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Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol

by Nabokov, Vladimir

Condition
Used - Near Fine Book
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition, First Issue
Published
1944
Binding
Tan Cloth
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Norfolk, Connecticutt: New Directions, 1944. First Edition, First Issue . Tan Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good. 7 1/4" Tall. Plates. 172 Pp. Beige Cloth Stamped In Black. Nabokov's Extensive And Important Essay On Gogol. The First State Book (With Five Masters Of Modern Literature Titles Listed On Verso Of Half-Title) Has Virtually No Wear, No Marks,… Read more about this item
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Treasure Island

Treasure Island

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Early Reprint
Published
1937
Binding
Illustrated Cloth
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New York [1911]: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Early Reprint . Illustrated Cloth. Very Good. 9 Color Plates, Illustrated Title Page And Illustrated Front Cover By N. C. Wyeth. Xiii, 273 Pp + 1 Pp Ad At Rear. Black Cloth With Mounted Illustration, Spine Gilt, Illustrated Endpapers. Date 1937 On Title Page. A Bright, Solid Copy. Spine Gilt Present,… Read more about this item
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade]

by Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens) [ownership Signature of Arnold Beckman]

Condition
Used - Very Good Book
Jacket Condition
Good Dustjacket
Edition
Reprint
Published
1948
Binding
Illustrated Cloth
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New York [1923]: Harper & Brothers, 1948. Reprint . Illustrated Cloth. Very Good Book/Good Dustjacket. Illustrated By Worth Brehm. 312 pp. Lightly used, two small abrasions through cloth at top center of edge of each cover. ownership signature of industrialist and financier Dr. Arnold O Beckman. DJ with wear at edges, small losses at corners, 2" long by… Read more about this item
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A Bibliography Of The Periodical Works Of Charles Dickens: Bibliographical, Analytical, And Statistical. : With 31 Illustrations And Facsimiles.

by Hatton, Thomas & Arthur H Cleaver

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
Reprint
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge Ma: Martino, 1992. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine. A Few Illustrations. Xix, 384 Pp. Maroon Cloth, Gilt On Black. Modern Reprint Of The 1933 Bibliography. Fine, No Wear, No Marks.
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The Prose Of Oscar Wilde [Two Books, Different Issues, One With De Profundis Etc. Added]

The Prose Of Oscar Wilde [Two Books, Different Issues, One With De Profundis Etc. Added]

by Wilde, Oscar; Decorations And Type By Frederic W. Goudy

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
First Edition Thus, 1st & 2nd Issues
Published
1916
Binding
Full Leather, Gilt
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New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1916. First Edition Thus, 1st & 2nd Issues . Full Leather, Gilt. Near Fine/Fair. Ix, 706, + 3 Pp Catalogue Of Wilde's Works At End; Ix, 806 Pp. Two Volumes, Both With Top Edge Gilt. 1: Shorter Volume Is 706 Pp., Red Leather With Heavy Gilt Design By Goudy, Purple Endpapers, Half Title,… Read more about this item
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Manuscript Notebooks and Bibliography of Edmund Mitchell (1861- 1917)

Manuscript Notebooks and Bibliography of Edmund Mitchell (1861- 1917)

by Mitchell, Edmund

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
Original Manuscript
Published
1886
Binding
Hardcover
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Lansdowne, Paignton, Devon Circa 1886 -1898: Unpublished, 1886. Original Manuscript . Hardcover. Good. Two Handwritten Notebooks Kept By Nineteenth Century Writer Edmund Mitchell, Novelist, Journalist, Etc. With Logs Of His Numerous Magazine Publications, Aphorisms, Notes To Himself, Sketches For Stories, Etc. Mitchell Was A Prolific English Writer Who, After A Prolonged Stay In British India, Settled In Los… Read more about this item
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Life On The Mississippi (First State, Intermediate

Life On The Mississippi (First State, Intermediate "B")

by Twain, Mark

Condition
Used - Very Good +
Edition
First Edition 1st Printing
Published
1883
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. Illustrations Throughout. 624 Pp. Publisher's Original Brown Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Black, Grey Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. B.A.L. L First State, Intermediate "B" Lacking Illustration Of Twain In Flames On P. 441, Incorrectly Showing "St. Louis Hotel" Beneath Illustration On P.443, And… Read more about this item
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The Life And Work Of John Ruskin

The Life And Work Of John Ruskin

by Collingwood, W. G.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Third Edition (Stated)
Published
1894
Binding
Green Cloth
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New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1894. Third Edition (Stated) . Green Cloth. Very Good. 9 " Tall. Portraits (one in color) and Other Illustrations. Two Volumes, Complete. Green Cloth, Gilt, Top Edges Gilt. A Bright, Clean Solid Set With Almost No Wear Except Some Minor Bumping, Rubbing And Small Frays At Top And Bottom Of… Read more about this item
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Two Years in the French West Indies

by Hearn, Lafcadio

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1923
Binding
Cloth
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New York [1890, 1918, 1923]: Harper & Borthers, 1923. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Photographs By Arthur W Rushmore; Drawings By Marie Royle. New Edition Copyright 1923, With 1923 Date On Title Page. Some Wear, With Small Areas Of Light Fraying At Top Of Spine. A Few Very Small Areas Of Very Light Soiling On… Read more about this item
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (The Only Completely Restored And Annotated Edition )

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (The Only Completely Restored And Annotated Edition )

by Verne, Jules; Restored And Annotated By Walter James Miller

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus 1st Printing
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780690011517
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Color Plates. Xxii, 362 Pp. Black Cloth Spine Stamped In Silver, Blue Boards. First Printing Of This Excellently Restored And Annotated Version, Number Line Including "1", With The Original Illustrations. Near Fine, No Marks. Dj Priced $16.95, Fine, No Wear.
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The Last Of The Mohicans ( A Narrative Of 1757)

The Last Of The Mohicans ( A Narrative Of 1757)

by Cooper, James Fenimore; Prtreface By Edward Everett Hale; Color Plates By Edward Wilson

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Ediiton Thus
Published
1932
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. First Ediiton Thus . Hardcover. Good. 377 Pp.Soft Calf Spine, Gilt, Multicolored Boards. #197 Of 1500 Copies Of A Limited Edition Signed By The Illustrator. The Soft Calf Spine Does Not Age Well, This Copy Showing Extensive Discoloration And With Lettering Virtually Obliterated. Small Frays At Tips. Lacking The Glassine Dust… Read more about this item
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Israfel: The Life And Times Of Edgar Allen Poe [Signed Limited Edgar Allan Poe Shrine Edition]

Israfel: The Life And Times Of Edgar Allen Poe [Signed Limited Edgar Allan Poe Shrine Edition]

by Allen, Hervey

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Dustjackets
Edition
First Edition
Published
1926
Binding
Olive Green Cloth
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New York: George H Doran, 1926. First Edition . Olive Green Cloth. Near Fine/No Dustjackets. 9 1/2" Tall. Illustrations Throughout. 932 Pp In Two Volumes. Limited "Edgar Allan Poe Shrine Edition", #101 Of 250 Copies. Reported First State With Wineglass On Table In Portrait Of Longfellow.Very Lightly Used, Slight Rubbing At Corners, Very Slight Fading To Spine Cloth,… Read more about this item
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The Christmas Stories Of Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket On The Hearth, The Battle Of Life, The Haunted Man And The Ghost's Bargain

The Christmas Stories Of Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket On The Hearth, The Battle Of Life, The Haunted Man And The Ghost's Bargain

by Dickens, Charles; Color Plates By Spencer Baird Nichols

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1922
Binding
Hardcover
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Jonathan Cape, 1922. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 422 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt Spine And Front Cover. First Printing Indicated (1922) On Copyright Page. Light Usage, Gilt Brilliant, Some Fading To Spine Cloth, Small Frayed Area At Upper Front Tip (Damage Rather Than Wear), Browning To Free Endpapers But Pages All Free Of Browning Or… Read more about this item
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From The Forrest J Ackerman Archives: G. Ken Chapman Ltd. Catalogue No. 6. The Fantastic...

From The Forrest J Ackerman Archives: G. Ken Chapman Ltd. Catalogue No. 6. The Fantastic...

by G. Ken Chapman

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1957
Binding
No Binding
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London Uk / Los Angeles Ca: G. Ken Chapman, 1957. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 60 Pp. Mimeo. No Photos, But Sufficient Bibliographic Descriptions, Condition, Some Comments. Undated, Circa 1957?
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From The Forrest J Ackerman Archives: G. Ken Chapman Ltd. Catalogue No. 5 The Outre, The Extraordinary And The Macabre...

From The Forrest J Ackerman Archives: G. Ken Chapman Ltd. Catalogue No. 5 The Outre, The Extraordinary And The Macabre...

by G. Ken Chapman

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1957
Binding
No Binding
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London Uk / Los Angeles Ca: G. Ken Chapman, 1957. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 36 Pp. Mimeo. No Photos, But Sufficient Bibliographic Descriptions, Condition, Some Comments. Undated, Circa 1957?
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From The Forrest J Ackerman Archives: G. Ken Chapman Ltd. Catalogue No. 4

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London Uk / Los Angeles Ca: G. Ken Chapman, 1956. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 52 Pp. Mimeo. No Photos, But Sufficient Bibliographic Descriptions, Condition, Some Comments. Frankenstein 1823 And 2Nd Of The Last Man For $7.50 Each. Undated But Circa 1956?
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From The Forrest J Ackerman Archives: G. Ken Chapman Ltd. New Books List No. 2, List No. 3, List No. 5, List No. 6, List No. 7, List No. 8, List No. 9, List No. 10, List No. 11, List No. 12

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London Uk / Los Angeles Ca: G. Ken Chapman, 1957. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 12, 10, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 12, 10, 10, 16, 16 Pp., Undated But Circa 1956-1961. Mimeo. No Photos, But Sufficient Bibliographic Descriptions.
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