Troilus and Cressida: A Love Poem in Five Books, Englished Anew
by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Krapp, George Philip
New York: Random House, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Gill, Eric (Wood Engravings). 1 inch open tear along top corner other corners slightly exposed. 1932 Hard Cover. xviii, 309 pp. Wood engravings by Eric Gill. 'Englished anew' (i.e., translated into modern English) by George Philip Krapp. Troilus and Criseyde, tragic verse romance by Geoffrey... Read More
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Chbosky, Stephen
New York: MTV Books, 1999. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x7. Reprint of 20th anniversary edition, with a new letter from Charlie. 1999 Trade Paperback. 218 pp., plus reader's guide following text. Read the cult-favorite coming-of-age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion... Read More
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Chbosky, Stephen
New York: MTV Books, 2019. 6th Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 5x0x8. New. Reprint of 20th anniversary edition. 2019 Hard Cover. 218 pp. Read the cult-favorite coming-of-age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks... Read More
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![John Checkley; or the Evolution of Religious Tolerance in Massachusetts Bay. Including Mr. Checkley's Controversial Writings; His Letters and Other Papers; His Presentment on the Charge of a Libel for Publishing a Book; His Speech at His Trial; the Hon. John Read's Plea in Arrest of Judgment; and a Bibliography of the Great Controversy on Episcopacy by the Ministers of The Standing Order and the Clergy of the Church of England. 1719-1774., with Historical Illustrations and a Memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, in Two Volumes [Publications of the Prince Society]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/273/571/1464571273.0.m.jpg)
John Checkley; or the Evolution of Religious Tolerance in Massachusetts Bay. Including Mr. Checkley's Controversial Writings; His Letters and Other Papers; His Presentment on the Charge of a Libel for Publishing a Book; His Speech at His Trial; the Hon. John Read's Plea in Arrest of Judgment; and a Bibliography of the Great Controversy on Episcopacy by the Ministers of The Standing Order and the Clergy of the Church of England. 1719-1774., with Historical Illustrations and a Memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, in Two Volumes [Publications of the Prince Society]
by Checkley, John; Slafter, Edmund F
Boston: The Prince Society, 1897. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Good. One of 250 copies. Spines creased, some loss from corners, wrappers toned. 1897 Soft Cover. 287; 320 pp. Two volume set. CHECKLEY, John, clergyman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1680; died in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1753. He published in London, in 1723, a reprint of Leslie's "Short... Read More
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The Missionary's Christmas-Box
by Cheesboro, Caroline
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1878. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Scarce - 2 in OCLC, none in trade, no auction records. Corners slightly exposed, scattered foxing, pencil gift note on front flyleaf. 1878 Hard Cover. 58 pp. Green cloth, black titles and decorations, color illustration mounted on front board, engraved illustrations throughout. A holiday work on... Read More
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The Wapshot Scandal
by Cheever, John
New York/Evanston/London: Harper & Row, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. First edition. Faint edge wear. 1964 Hard Cover. 309 pp. "In this simultaneously hilarious and poignant companion volume to The Wapshot Chronicle, the members of the Wapshot family of St. Botolphs drift far from their New England village into the demented caprices of the... Read More
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The Beggar and Other Stories of Anton Chekhov
by Chekhov, Anton; Garnett, Constance; Fluck, Edward J
Emmaus, Pennsylvania: The Story Classics, 1949. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Rickey, George W. Includes publisher's slipcase and original clear acetate jacket. Minor cosmetic wear. 1949 Hard Cover. 209 pp. A combination of translations by Constance Garnett and anonymous translators, with notes following text by Edward J. Fluck and George W. Rickey, illustrations by George W.... Read More
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The Complete Short Novels [of Anton Chekhov] (Everyman's Library 277)
by Chekhov, Anton; Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa
New York: Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 5x1x8. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. 2004 Hard Cover. xli, 548 pp. Translated into English from the original Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, with an introduction by Pevear, select bibliography, a chronology, and notes. Five novellas in one volume, including: The Steppe; The... Read More
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About Love (Little Clothbound Classics)
by Chekhov, Anton; Wilks, Ronald
New York: Penguin Classics, 2002. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4x0x6. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2002 Hard Cover. 190 pp. Translated into English by Ronald Wilks. From a writer widely considered to be one of greatest ever of the form, Anton Chekhov's short stories offer unforgettable character, crystalline expression, and deep, powerful mystery. Collected here are... Read More
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The Life and Letters of Anton Tchekhov [Chekhov]
by [Chekhov, Anton]; Tchekhov, Anton; Koteliansky, S.S.; Tomlinson, Philip
New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. No publisher date (circa 1920s). Lacks jacket. Edges, endpapers, and boards lighty foxed. 1925 Hard Cover. 314 pp. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and physician who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of... Read More
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Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
by Chekhov, Anton; Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa
New York: Modern Library / Random House, 2009. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x1x8. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2009 Trade Paperback. xxv, 467 pp. Translated into English from the original Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, with introduction and notes. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor... Read More
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Grant [Ulysses S.]
by Chernow, Ron
New York: Penguin Press, 2017. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. Reprint. Minimal wear to corners. 2017 Hard Cover. xxiii, [8], 1074 pp. 8vo. "Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often... Read More
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Alexander Hamilton
by Chernow, Ron
New York: Penguin Books, 2005. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9x5x1. First printing. Light stain on top corner of front cover, rear cover creased, pages lightly toned. 2005 Trade Paperback. 818 pp. In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame... Read More
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Alexander Hamilton
by Chernow, Ron
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Reprint. Minor scuff on front board, minimal wear to corners. 2004 Hard Cover. 818 pp. 8vo. In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape,... Read More
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Mary Chesnut's Civil War
by Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller; Vann Woodward, C
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First thus. Edges slightly faded, portion of jacket a bit toned on reverse. 1981 Hard Cover. lviii, 886 pp. The 1982 Pulitzer Prize winner in history, Mary Chesnut's Civil War is a heavily footnoted look at the social and political climate in South Carolina... Read More
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Emily Goes to Exeter: A Novel of Regency England (The Travelling Matchmaker Book 1)
by Chesney, Marion
New York: St. Martin's, 1990. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. First American edition. Top edge a bit foxed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1990 Hard Cover. 151 pp. When her employer dies, leaving her a tidy legacy, middle-aged spinster and housekeeper Miss Hannah Sym takes to the roads of Regency... Read More
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The Zinoviev Letter: A Political Intrigue
by Chester, Lewis; Fay, Stephen; Young, Hugo
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition. Small tear along bottom edge of front jacket panel. 1968 Hard Cover. xix, 218 pp. "How the letter was forged by a group of reckless Russian emigres in Berlin. How it was planted in the European intelligence network. How it... Read More
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![On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold: The Commercial and Social Consequences which May Ensue, and the Measures which it Invites. [with] 1859 ALS from Author](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/239/748/1465748239.0.m.jpg)
On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold: The Commercial and Social Consequences which May Ensue, and the Measures which it Invites. [with] 1859 ALS from Author
by Chevalier, Michel; Cobden, Richard
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1859. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed by author. First American edition. 1859 autograph letter signed by author laid in, explaining to a friend how an illness and other eventualities prevented social visits. Rebacked with original backstrip laid down, minimal pencil marginalia. 211, [4] pp. Translated from the... Read More
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The Lady and the Unicorn
by Chevalier, Tracy
London: HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x5x1. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author on title page without inscription. Pages toned. 2003 Hard Cover. 278 pp. "The new novel from the author of the much-loved Girl with a Pearl Earring and Falling Angels. The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries are a set of... Read More
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The Virgin Blue
by Chevalier, Tracy
London: Penguin Books, 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x7. Signed by author. First edition - a paperback original. Signed by author without inscription on title page. An excellent copy. 1997 Trade Paperback. 255, [7] pp. Author's first novel. "Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin--two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy.... Read More
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Lady, Beware: A Red Badge Mystery Story
by Cheyney, Peter
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 0x0x0. First edition. Very good in fair jacket. Ink U.S. Navy stamp and small dealer plate on front endpapers, jacket stained and rubbed with a few small tears. 1950 Hard Cover. 241 pp. When a rival detective fails to show up for a meeting due to... Read More
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The Sugar Camp Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts, Book 7)
by Chiaverini, Jennifer
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Book club edition. Front jacket flap creased. Ink name on front endpaper. 2005 Hard Cover. 306 pp. Set in Creek’s Crossing, Pennsylvania, in the years leading up to the Civil War, the novel follows Dorothea Granger’s passage from innocence to wisdom against the... Read More
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Painted Fans of Japan: 15 Noh Drama Masterpieces
by Chiba, Reiko
Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1981. Reprint. Small Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 5x0x5. Pages lightly toned. 1981 Small Hard Cover. 41 pp. 5" x 4 3/4" fan shaped hardcover. Red background with yellow, green, white and gold stitching. "Noh Fans are an essential element element of Japanese theater and this collection of fans is a rare example of... Read More
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The Flaming Island: A Novel of the Cuban Revolution (D-394)
by Chidsey, Donald Barr
New York: Ace, 1959. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x0. 1st printing. Pages toned. 1959 Mass Market Paperback. 192 pp. From the moment George Heritage entered Cuban waters he was in trouble. First the Spanish coast guard shelled his vessel, then he learned his shipmates had deceived him, and finally he found himself standing against a... Read More
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The Wars in Barbary: Arab Piracy and the Birth of the United States Navy
by Chidsey, Donald Barr
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. Top edge foxed, minor wrinkle to jacket laminate. 1971 Hard Cover. 165 pp. Illustrated with maps and engravings. Notes, selected bibliography, and index follow text. Beginning with Barbarossa in the sixteenth century, the book traces the history of Arab piracy which culminates in the... Read More
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