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Shrovetide in Old New Orleans

Shrovetide in Old New Orleans

by Reed, Ishmael

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Remainder spray on page bottoms, jacket tattered and soiled.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780385056885
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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US$15.00

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Remainder spray on page bottoms, jacket . tattered and soiled.. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385056885 . A collection of essays on such subjects as Patty Hearst, Chester Himes, Muhammad Ali, Mardi Gras, John Coltrane, and many others. Author photo on rear jacket flap. Cloth-backed boards. ;… Read more about this item
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The Goose Woman and Other Stories

The Goose Woman and Other Stories

by Beach, Rex

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine faded.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1925
Binding
Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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US$25.00

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NY: Harper and Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine faded.. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with decorative titles on front boards and spine. Contains the following stories: The Goose Woman, The Michigan Kid, Cave Stuff, Cool Waters, and Powder. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages .
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The Old Beauty and Others

The Old Beauty and Others

by Cather, Willa

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.
Edition
1st UK Edition
Published
1956
Binding
Hardcover
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US$20.00

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London: Cassell. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.. 1956. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Jacket art by Biro. Contains three stories: The Old Beauty, The Best Years, and Before Breakfast. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages .
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The Atlantic Monthly:  Volume 167 Number 5 May 1941

The Atlantic Monthly: Volume 167 Number 5 May 1941

by Weeks, Edward A. (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good; Edges rubbed.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1941
Binding
Softcover
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Boston: Atlantic Monthly Company. Very Good; Edges rubbed.. 1941. First Printing. Softcover. 54 pages of ads, subscriber letters, and editorials, 131 pages of articles. Black and white and color photos and illustrations. Articles by Archibald Macleish, Donald Culross Peattie, Jean Burton, etc, and an installment in a serial by Rebecca West. With the scarce wrap-around band … Read more about this item
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Thy Neighbor's Wife:  Twelve Original Variations on the Theme of Adultery

Thy Neighbor's Wife: Twelve Original Variations on the Theme of Adultery

by Turner, James (editor) ; Lessing, Doris; Stubbs, Jean; Baker, Denys Val

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Endpapers foxed, pages toned, jacket tattered.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Stein and Day. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Endpapers foxed, pages toned, jacket . tattered.. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. A short story anthology on the theme of adultery, with contributions by Doris Lessing, Denys Val Baker, Ronald Blyte, John Bratby, Jean Stubbs, John Pudney, Edward Hyams, Fred Urquhart, William Woods, Ronald Duncan, Frederic Raphael, and… Read more about this item
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Wall of Words:  A Short Story from the Flesh Artist

Wall of Words: A Short Story from the Flesh Artist

by Taylor, Lucy

Condition
Used - Very Good; Covers faintly rubbed.
Published
1994
Binding
Softcover
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Silver Salamander Press. Very Good; Covers faintly rubbed.. 1994. Softcover. Photo-illustrated stapled black card covers. A promotional short story published in advance of Taylor's horror short story collection, The Flesh Artist. 12 pages devoted to author's and publisher's books. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 28 pages .
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Fables de la Fontaine

Fables de la Fontaine

by Fontaine, Jean de la

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, hinges cracked, foxing.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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US$35.00

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Tours, France: Maison Alfred Mame Et Fils. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, hinges cracked, foxing.. 1929. Later Printing. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards with tan cloth spine. 16 color plates and numerous other black and white illustrations by R. De la Neziere. Text in French. La Fontaine's fables with de la Neziere's dramatic color illustrations of… Read more about this item
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The Finishing Touch:  Stories from the 1991 Nadine Gordimer Short Story  Award

The Finishing Touch: Stories from the 1991 Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award

by Oliphant, Andries Walter (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good; Edges lightly rubbed.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1992
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9781874879152
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US$10.00

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Johannesburg, South Africa: COSAW Publishing. Very Good; Edges lightly rubbed.. 1992. First Printing. Softcover. 187487915X . A collection of 10 short stories presented by the Congress of South African Writers. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 159 pages .
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US$10.00
Essays from the London Times, Second Series

Essays from the London Times, Second Series

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily soiled and worn, rear hinge cracked, foxing, some dog-eared pages.
Published
1852
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: D. Appleton & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily soiled and worn, rear hinge . cracked, foxing, some dog-eared pages.. 1852. Hardcover. Red printed cloth. 261, [2]pp of publisher's ads. Contains of an early review of Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, as well as accounts of travels to the Nubian Desert and… Read more about this item
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The Best of Motive:  50th Anniversary Limited Edition

The Best of Motive: 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

by Bigler, Vernon (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good; Covers lightly scuffed.
Published
1990
Binding
Softcover
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Nashville, TN: United Methodist Publishing House. Very Good; Covers lightly scuffed.. 1990. Softcover. The best writing and illustration culled from Motive Magazine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages .
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Something Childish and Other Stories

Something Childish and Other Stories

by Mansfield, Katherine

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages toned.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1924
Binding
Hardcover
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US$30.00

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London: Constable and Company , Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages toned.. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth binding. "First published, 1924" on copyright page. A posthumously published collection of Mansfield's early short stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 259 pages .
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US$30.00