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Thunder and Roses:  Volume IV: the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

Thunder and Roses: Volume IV: the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

by Sturgeon, Theodore; Williams, Paul (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket very lightly worn.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1997
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781556432521
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Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket very lightly worn.. 1997. First Printing. Hardcover. 1556432526 . White cloth binding, xv, 380pp. Foreword by James Gunn. Volume IV in the collected short stories of Sturgeon, featuring his works from 1946-48. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Selected Short Stories of Sherwood Anderson

Selected Short Stories of Sherwood Anderson

by Anderson, Sherwood

Condition
Used - Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1945
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services. Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.. 1945. Later Printing. Softcover. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (Q-9) of this short story collection. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 256 pages .
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Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories

Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories

by Maupassant, Guy De

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Used - Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services. Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.. Softcover. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (669) of this classic short story collection. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 288 pages .
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Memories of London in the 'Forties

Memories of London in the 'Forties

by Masson, David

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine faded, boards lightly worn, name on half-title page.
Published
1908
Binding
Hardcover
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine faded, boards lightly worn, name on . half-title page.. 1908. Hardcover. Red cloth binding, vi, 256pp + 32pp of publisher catalogue. Edited by Masson's daughter, Flora Masson. David Masson was a Scottish man of letters and this collection includes four essays on Thomas Carlyle, his London… Read more about this item
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Selected Short Stories of Walter D. Edmonds

Selected Short Stories of Walter D. Edmonds

by Edmonds, Walter D.

Condition
Used - Good; Edges rubbed, dampstained, spine faded, pages toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1943
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services. Good; Edges rubbed, dampstained, spine faded, pages toned.. 1943. Later Printing. Softcover. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (677) of this classic short story collection. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 352 pages .
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After-Dinner Story

After-Dinner Story

by Irish, William (Cornell Woolrich)

Condition
Used - Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1945
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services. Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.. 1945. Later Printing. Softcover. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (S-20) of this collection of horror and mystery stories by Cornell Woolrich under his pen name of William Irish. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 320 pages .
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Daisy Miller and Other Stories

Daisy Miller and Other Stories

by James, Henry

Condition
Used - Good; Edges rubbed, spine faded, pages toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1945
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services. Good; Edges rubbed, spine faded, pages toned.. 1945. Later Printing. Softcover. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (T-18) of this classic short story collection. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 288 pages .
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Truly Rural:  Adventures in Getting Back to Earth

Truly Rural: Adventures in Getting Back to Earth

by Wright, Richardson

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, boards worn, date inked on front free endpaper.
Edition
Revised Edition
Published
1935
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, boards worn, date inked on front . free endpaper.. 1935. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial tan cloth. Five color plates by David C. Payne. The author, then editor of House and Garden, relays the pleasures and duties of owning a country house and tending its gardens. ; 219 pages .
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Deep Water Days

Deep Water Days

by Swan, Oliver G. (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: MacRae Smith Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Compilation of prose by many different authors about American ships and sailors. Second volume in the Romance of America's History series. Many color plates and other illustrations by various artists. Navy decorated cloth. Illustrated endpapers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 506 pages… Read more about this item
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Enthusiasms

Enthusiasms

by Girouard, Mark

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Printing
Published
2011
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780711233294
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London: Francis Lincoln Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. First Printing. Hardcover. 0711233292 . Signed by the author on the title page. Red cloth. Essay collection by the noted architectural historian. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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The Great Lakes Reader
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The Great Lakes Reader

by Havighurst, Walter (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, two pieces of clear tape on front jacket panel.
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, two pieces of . clear tape on front jacket panel.. 1966. Second Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Havighurst on the half-title page in blue ink. xvii, 421pp. Blue cloth binding. Map endpapers. Many black and white illustrations and photos. Anthology of writings about the Great Lakes region… Read more about this item
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Wesley and Democracy

Wesley and Democracy

by Bready, J. Wesley

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and worn, edges foxed.
Edition
Revised Edition
Published
1943
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: The Thorn Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and worn, edges foxed.. 1943. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Green cloth binding. Foreword by Very Reverend George C. Pidgeon. Revised version of radio addresses about John Wesley's influence on Western democracy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 74 pages .
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book:  Containing the Inspired and Inspiring  Selections, Gathered During a Lifetime of Discriminating Reading for His  Own Use

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Lifetime of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use

by Hubbard, Elbert

Condition
Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn, foxing to ribbon and frontispiece portrait and surrounding leaves.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1928
Binding
Softcover
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East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters. Very Good; Covers lightly worn, foxing to ribbon and frontispiece portrait . and surrounding leaves.. 1928. Later Printing. Softcover. Printed tan flexible cloth covers string tied with ivory ribbon. Printed in red and black. Photos. A compilation of Hubbard's writings and numerous quotes from other authors published after his tragic death aboard the Lusitania in 1915.… Read more about this item
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My Best Scotch Stories

My Best Scotch Stories

by Lauder, Sir Harry

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket chipped and worn.
Edition
Eighth Edition
Published
1929
Binding
Softcover
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Dundee, Scotland: Valentine and Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket chipped and worn.. 1929. Eighth Edition. Softcover. Laid in is manuscript signed note from the author, a noted musician and comedian, on his letterhead. Brown softcover with dust jacket. Tipped-in author frontispiece photo, black and white illustrations by D. C. Eyles. A collection of humorous Scottish anecdotes and… Read more about this item
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Openings in the Old Trail

Openings in the Old Trail

by Harte, Bret

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, boards soiled, endpapers foxed.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1902
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, boards soiled, endpapers . foxed.. 1902. First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and black decorations and lettering to front boards. viii, 332pp + 2pp publisher ad. BAL 7398. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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The Dreamers: a Club.  Being a More or Less Faithful Account of the  Literary Exercises of the First Regular Meeting of That Organization

The Dreamers: a Club. Being a More or Less Faithful Account of the Literary Exercises of the First Regular Meeting of That Organization

by Bangs, John Kendrick

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, waterstain at top edge of first sixty pages.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover
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New York and London: Harper and Brothers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, waterstain at top edge of . first sixty pages.. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Black and white illustrations by Edward Penfield. Original brown cloth with red, black, and gilt design of a lively lobster on front boards. A collection of twelve stories parodying the literary stylings… Read more about this item
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Fishing for Fish Not in the Pond:  [Fifty-Two Essays]

Fishing for Fish Not in the Pond: [Fifty-Two Essays]

by McLaughlin, Dr. Robert W.

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, spine lettering worn, front hinge cracked.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1930
Binding
Hardcover
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Worcester, MA: The Commonwealth Press. Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, spine lettering worn, front hinge . cracked.. 1930. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth quarter-bound in brown cloth. vi, 156pp. A collection of philosophical and religious essays. Inscribed by the author to his sister on the front free endpaper. Here is another and a splendid example of the author's… Read more about this item
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Passing through Purgatory:  The Sock of Experience

Passing through Purgatory: The Sock of Experience

by Barrett, Leon J.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Published
1940
Binding
Hardcover
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Worcester, MA: Privately Printed. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. Brown cloth. Collection of humorous tales with black and white illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 91 pages .
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Out of My Later Years:  The Scientist, Philosopher and Man Portrayed  through His Own Words

Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher and Man Portrayed through His Own Words

by Einstein, Albert

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket toned and worn.
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket toned and worn.. 1950. Hardcover. Photo of Einstein on rear jacket panel. Index. Writings about a range of scientific and social subjects culled from Einstein's letters, journals and articles. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 282 pages .
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

by Lovecraft, H. P. ; Joshi, S. T. (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
Edition
Twenty-Fourth Printing
Published
1999
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780143106487
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NY: Penguin Books. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1999. Twenty-Fourth Printing. Softcover. 0143106481 . Edited with an introduction and notes by S. T. Joshi. Softcover with French flaps and deckled fore-edge. xxvii, 420pp. Further reading list, notes. Cover art by Travis Louie.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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