NOTES ON LIFE AND LETTERS
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. First edition, first issue. Second state with the "S" and the "E" in Tales of the Sea misprint on the Contents page corrected by hand-stamping by the publisher. Bound in original dark green cloth with gilt lettering spine. Near fine copy with owner... Read More
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'TWIXT LAND AND SEA. A Smile of Fortune, The Secret Sharer, Freya of the Seven Isles
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1912. First Edition. Near Fine. Octavo. First edition, in third issue binding with corrected title on front cover. A so near fine copy, bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine, black lettering front cover. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. No dust jacket - quite... Read More
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Chance
by Conrad, Joseph
London: Methuen & Co. LTD, 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. The spurious first edition, actually the 4th edition; title page is a cancel, ads are dated Autumn 1913, and with no quote mark after Narcissus on the verso of half-title. A very good copy, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any... Read More
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TALES OF HEARSAY
by Conrad, Joseph
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Foreword by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. Bound in dark green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt; near fine in a very good pictorial dust jacket with small loss at spine ends; jacket spine slightly age-toned. 288 pp. Internally clean and bright, with... Read More
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THE RESCUE a Romance of the Shallows
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. Octavo. 416pp. Bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt; a very nice copy in dust jacket with two small chips at head of spine.
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The Inheritors. An Extravagant Story
by Conrad, Joseph & Hueffer, Ford M.
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1901. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo, 324 pages; second issue with dedication "To Borys & Christina" - tan pictorial cloth, decorated in red, green, black and gilt. "Largely Hueffer's work" according to Conrad. New end papers, page 321/2 with short closed tear repaired. Internally clean and bright.
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THE RESCUE a Romance of the Shallows
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/About Fine. Octavo. 416pp. Bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt; a very nice copy in dust jacket with light age-toning at spine. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind.
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Chance. A Tale in Two Parts
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Small Octavo. Second issue, with 1914 corrected on title page, title page without double rule border, half-title without ship device. (Cagel p. 77) Bound in original dark blue cloth, stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Neat owner's name on FEP;... Read More
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Lord Jim
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co, 1900. First American Edition. Very Good. 12mo, 342 pages; second issue with title page a cancel. Publisher's pictorial light green cloth, printed in dark green. closed tear repaired on rear fep; off-setting from newsprint on front pastedown and ffep. Wear at spine ends. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any... Read More
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Report from the Secretary of War, Communicating, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of the 21st February, 1849, a Copy of the Official Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, from Santa Fe to San Diego, Etc.
by Cooke, Philip St. George
N.p.: Senate, Special Session, 1849. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 85 pages, lacking the map; bound in c.1910 green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A report on the Mormon Battalion which marched 2000 miles from Missouri to California. Text is slightly tanned; map is not present; overall, very good.
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Cook's International Travelling Tickets (String-tied Wallet Style Holder, with Pocket Containing Tickets, Vouchers, Coupons, Etc. For One Professor William T. Runzler)
by Cook, Thomas
London (c. 1910): Thomas Cook & Son. Very Good. 16mo, green cloth printed in gilt. End papers and pocket printed with telegraph address, phone number, Provincial Offices and disclaimer. Pocket contains tickets, vouchers and coupons for one Professor William T. Runzler of New York; one is a ticket for the S.S. Pretorian, departing Quebec on Aug. 27, 1910,... Read More
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In Good Time
by Corman, Cid (SIGNED)
Kyoto (1964): Origin Press, 1964. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY CID CORMAN. 1 of 300 copies in original wrappers in gray printed dust jacket; internally clean. A very good copy.
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The Body Farm (Signed)
by Cornwell, Patricia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY PATRICIA CORNWELL on the title page; a lovely, fine copy, in a fine dust jacket.
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Packard Clipper Owner's Manual 1956, with Supplement for the Packard Executive
by Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Detroit: Studebaker-Packard Corporation, 1955. First Ediiton Thus. Original Wraps. Very Good. Octavo, 52 pages. Owner's Manual for the 1956 Packard Clipper, with the 4 page supplement, "Your New 156 Packard Executive." The removable Owner Identification Card not present. Very good+.
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Your 1957 Packard Clipper (Owner's Manual, with Packard Clipper Supplement)
by Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Detroit: Studebaker-Packard Corporation, 1957. First Ediiton. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, 32 pages, Owner's Manual, with the 4 page supplement "Packard Clipper Accessories." A lovely copy.
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Your 1958 Packard, Owner's Manual
by Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Detroit: Studebaker-Packard Corporation, 1958. First Ediiton. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, 36 pages; original printed wrappers; owner's manual for the 1958 Packard. A lovely copy.
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The Whispering Buddha
by Cowles, John Clifford (SIGNED)
Los Angeles, CA: Hollyway Publishers, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY JOHN CLIFFORD COWLES. 460 pp. Original pink cloth, decorated in gilt; pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket is worn at extremities, with small loss at spine ends.
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The Black Riders and Other Lines
by Crane, Stephen
Boston: Copeland and Day, 1895. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo, 76 pages; original printed boards. Author's first trade publication, one of 500 copies printed. Very light, occasional foxing on some leaves. Bookplate, neat owner name on front end paper, news article affixed to front free end paper. Housed in a handsome quarter-leather slipcase, with chemise.
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GEORGE'S MOTHER
by Crane, Stephen
New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Small Octavo. 177pp., (8)pp.ads. Bound in tan cloth lettered and decorated in black, previous owner's bookplate, internally clean and bright, binding sharp. In all, a very nice copy.
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentn
by Crayon, Geoffrey [Irving, Washington]
New York: George P. Putnam, 1849. O. C. Darley. Octavo, two volumes in 3/4 leather, marbled end papers. Author's Revised Edition. Bookplate. Illustrated. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Top edges gilt. tips worn, but a very good, straight copy.
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The Royal Progress of King Pepito
by Cresswell, Beatrice F. & Greenaway, Kate
London (1889): Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good++. Greenaway, Kate. Octavo, 48 pages; original pictorial boards, paper covered spine is intact. Internally clean and bright; very light wear at extremities. A lovely, Very Good++ copy, with a few small spots on front board.
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THE ROYAL PROGRESS OF KING PEPITO
by Cresswell, Beatrice F., Greenaway, Kate
London [1889]: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 48pp, Illustrated by Kate Greenaway, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans; bound in pictorial paper over boards lettered in black; a fine copy, housed in a custom morocco backed clamshell box.
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The Lost World (Signed)
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Octavo, 393 pages; first trade edition, Signed by the author on the title page. A lovely copy, and a sequel to Jurassic Park. Price of $25.95 on front flap of dust jacket.
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Jurassic Park (SIGNED)
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First printing of the first trade edition (stated). SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. Octavo, 400 pages; publisher's pictorial dust jacket, with price of $19.95 on front flap. As new, a lovely copy.
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Five Patients. The Hospital Explained
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. The basis of the popular TV series "E. R." and the author's second book, under his own name. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 231 pp.
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