THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. An Illustrated History
by [BASEBALL] HONIG, Donald
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. Small snag at bottom margin of text and dampstain slightly affecting first part of the book. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards (8-1/2" x 11"). Illustrated with b&w photographs of Phillies baseball legends complementing a narrative history of the club that dates back to the 1870s.... Read More
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SIGNED INDUCTION DAY POSTER PHOTOGRAPH
by [BASEBALL] CARLTON, Steve
Yonkers: Photo File Inc., 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Small rubbed spot, about the size of a dime, in the right blank margin with some paper loss. Very Good. Photograph (10" x 8") with statistics commemorating Carlton's induction into the Hall of Fame on 31 July 1994. SIGNED by the left-handed legend.
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PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES. A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage. Volume I, Nos. 1 - 26
by [BASEBALL] PORTER, William T
New York: [Wm. Porter & George Wilkes], 1856-1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing, some pages browned, some unopened, lacking pages 69-72 and 81-84 (there is no baseball information on those pages). Binding quite nice. Overall Near Fine. Folio (10-3/4" x 16") in the original cloth rebacked with a recent brown morocco leather spine, lettered in gilt, and corners;... Read More
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THE NINEMILE WOLVES
by BASS, Rick
(Livingston, MT): (Clark City Press), (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Rick Bass has written an inspired essay advocating wolf reintroduction and recolonization, in the context of one small pack's fate." Attractively printed and illustrated with photographs and drawings. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Laid in is a photocopy of a 3-page... Read More
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PLATTE RIVER
by BASS, Rick
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A collection of three novellas. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
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WATERFALL (Signed Broadside)
by BASS, Rick
(Salt Lake City): Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2003. First Edition. Broadside. Fine. Issued on the occasion of the opening of the new Salt Lake City Public Library, this attractive 12" x 18" broadside was printed letterpress on heavy white paper and illustrated in color by R. P. Bissland. One of 100 copies SIGNED by the author.
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LES FLEURS DU MAL and FLOWERS OF EVIL
by BAUDELAIRE, Charles
Paris: Limited Editions Club, 1940. Hardcover. Tape-repaired tear to one page of the notes at the rear of the English volume. The French volume is shaken and has tape repairs to the spine. Each volume is internally Fine. Very Good in a Fine example of the scarce slipcase. Auguste Rodin and Jacob Epstein. Two volumes, one in the... Read More
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REAL PRESENCE
by BAUSCH, Richard
New York: The Dial Press, (1980). First Edition. Hardcover. Foxing to the bulked text edges. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Bausch's first book INSCRIBED and SIGNED by him on the half-title page to the noted author of many sports books, Al Silverman: "with gratitude for his/considerable advocacy/and with warm/wishes for his future/life & work." Dated 10 June... Read More
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REBEL POWERS
by BAUSCH, Richard
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, (1993). First Edition. Wraps. Slight foxing to bulked text edges. Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy marked Uncorrected proof on the title page in glossy red wraps. The story of Connie Boudreaux, wife of a Vietnam War hero who is sent to prison for a petty crime, and her struggle to care... Read More
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MR. FIELD'S DAUGHTER
by BAUSCH, Richard
New York: The Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, (1989). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "For Dick,/this hardest one I've/tried-- 1993."
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THE FIREMAN'S WIFE AND OTHER STORIES
by BAUSCH, Richard
New York: Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, (1990). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A collection of stories from the twin brother of writer Robert Bausch. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page to Brian in 1994. Advance Review Copy with a photograph of the author laid in.
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MR. FIELD'S DAUGHTER
by BAUSCH, Richard
New York: The Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1989. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Uncorrected proof in green wraps.
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MR. FIELD'S DAUGHTER
by BAUSCH, Richard
New York: The Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1989. First Edition. Wraps. Date of 5 May 1989 in ink on the front cover and further information in ink on the rear cover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof in green wraps.
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MOUNTAINS
by (BAWDEN, Edward) AUDEN, W. H
London: Faber & Faber, (1954). First Edition. wraps. Fine in original envelope. Edward Bawden. Bloomfield and Mendelson A34. Stitched yellow wraps, 5 pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece and two black-and-white drawings by Edward Bawden.
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THE PREVALENCE OF WITCHES
by (BAWDEN, Edward) MENEN, Aubrey
London: Chatto & Windus, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor chips at spine tips. Second impression of author's first book with dustwrapper art by Edward Bawden.
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THE WALLED CITY
by (BAWDEN, Edward) HUXLEY, Elspeth
London: Chatto & Windus/Book Society, (1948). First Edition. cloth. Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper art by Edward Bawden.
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THROUGH THE SAFETY NET
by BAXTER, Charles
New York: Viking, (1985). First Edition. Hardcover. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Critically acclaimed author's second book, a collection of stories, SIGNED by him on the title page.
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FIRST LIGHT
by BAXTER, Charles
(New York): Viking, (1987). First Edition. Softcover. Slight sunning to the top edge, about Fine. Uncorrected Proof in tall brown wraps of acclaimed short story writer's first novel.
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FIRST LIGHT
by BAXTER, Charles
(New York): Viking, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light wrinkling at the top of the spine. Baxter's first novel, SIGNED by him on the title page.
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FIRST LIGHT
by BAXTER, Charles
(New York): Viking, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Acclaimed short story writer's first novel.
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BELIEVERS
by BAXTER, Charles
New York: Pantheon Books, (1997). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A novella and stories by this critically acclaimed author.
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FIRST LIGHT
by BAXTER, Charles
(New York): Viking, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Baxter's first novel, SIGNED by him on the title page.
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HARMONY OF THE WORLD
by BAXTER, Charles
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Paperback Original in pictorial wraps of his first collection of stories. Baxter had previously published two books of poetry.
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SHADOW PLAY
by BAXTER, Charles
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1993). First Edition. Hardcover. Slightly bumped front corner. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Only 1500 copies of this book were printed due to an error by the printer. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
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A RELATIVE STRANGER
by BAXTER, Charles
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1990). First Edition. Softcover. Slight foxing to top bulked edge of text. About Fine. Advance Reading Copy in pictorial wraps of his third collection of stories with the cover reproducing the dustwrapper art.
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