Beyond This Place
by A. J. Cronin
London: Gollancz Ltd, 1953. Very Good/Very Good. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1953. First British Edition. Octavo (19.3 cm), 304pp. Intact yellow dust jacket with red and black printing. Red cloth bound boards with gilt stamped spine. Dust jacket slightly soiled on front and back with most discoloration on the spine. Tears on the joints of the spine at... Read More
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Death of a Bullionaire
by A. B. Cunningham
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1947. Very Good/Very Good. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1947. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 226 pp. Pictorial dust jacket. Red cloth binding with illustration and text stamped in dark blue/black on cover and spine. Deckled edges. Price-clipped dust jacket is bright but rubbed along edges and spine... Read More
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The Great Yant Mystery
by A. B. Cunningham
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1943. Very Good. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1943. Stated First Edition. Octavo; publisher's grey cloth lettered in red; 252pp. Library stamp ("Property of Frears Loan Library") on top and bottom edges and rear pastedown. Some offsetting from tape on endpapers, but no other library markings. Pages are otherwise clean... Read More
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Illustrated History of the U.S. Mint
by [A.M. Smith]
Philadelphia: A.M. Smith, 1881. Good +. Philadelphia: A.M. Smith, 1881. Fourth Revised Edition. Slim 12mo (19cm); 120pp. Illus. throughout with seven (7) full size plates. Thin boards with pink pictorial paper pasted to covers and leather spine. Front cover printed in black. Boards worn at extremities with minor loss to spine ends. Generally soiled and scuffed. First free... Read More
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A Dictionary of Biography. Comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations and professions
by R.A. Davenport
London: Thomas Tegg, 1831. Very Good. London: Thomas Tegg, 1831. First Edition. 12mo; full contemporary black blind-tooled morocco, gilt spine, all edges gilt; [4],584pp.; pictorial title page, illus. throughout. Moderate scuffing to leather extremities, faint surface scratches to spine, light soil to rear cover, else a Very Good copy in attractive contemporary binding.
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Story of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
by T.A. Turner
Minneapolis: Lessard Printing Co, 1899. Very Good. Minneapolis: Lessard Printing Co., [1899]. 12mo (18cm.); publisher's maroon gilt-lettered cloth; 170,[27]pp. Some shelf wear to cloth, chiefly at spine ends, light soil, else Very Good, internally sound.
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A Year in Spain [Two Volume Set]
by A Young American" [Alexander Slidell Mackenzie]
London: John Murray, 1831. Very Good. London: John Murray, 1831. First U.K. Edition. Two volumes; 12mos; contemporary navy blue calf over marbled boards; xi,[1],413,[3]; vii,[1],377pp. Minor rubbing to leather and boards, brief occasional foxing to textblocks, else a Very Good, quite attractive set. "If, by accident, this work should find favor among his countrymen, some apology for... Read More
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Artists and Artifacts [wrapper title: A.A. & A. Inc]
by A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc
New York: A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc. / Stellar Press Inc. NYC, 1963. Very Good. New York: A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc. / Stellar Press Inc. NYC, 1963. First Edition. Small quarto. [20] pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated stapled wraps. Light rubbing and moderate toning to edges. ... Read More
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Secession: AA Bronson 1969-2000 [Signed Letter]
by AA Bronson; Friedrich Tietjen [ed.]
Vienna: Wiener Secession, 2000. Very Good. Vienna: Wiener Secession, 2000. First Edition. Laid-in note signed and inscribed: "Dear Brenda-I wanted you to have the catalogue of my new (solo!) work. Best regards, AA Bronson." Quarto (30x21cm); 40pp. Photographs throughout. All text in parallel German and English. Black card covers over sewn gatherings. Title and author's name printed... Read More
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A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski
by Aaron Krumhansl
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. Very Good/Very Good. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. Octavo (23.6cm); publisher's acetate jacket; printed boards with black cloth spine and mounted title card; 204pp. Acetate jacket clean with no tears or chips. Boards sturdy and square. Opens easily between gatherings, but binding is holding soundly. Pages unmarked. ... Read More
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Album Des Voyages Anciens et Modernes: Edition Illustree de Portraits des Differents Peuples de la Terre
by Abbé Paul Jouhanneaud
Limoges & Paris: Librairie des Bons Livres, 1857. Very Good. Limoges & Paris: Librairie des Bons Livres, 1857. Quarto. 208 pp. 64 hand-colored engraved plates with tissue guard, complete; includes additional engraved title page and 63 plates of fashions and dress of the peoples of the world. Dark brown embossed cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, green, blue, and... Read More
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The Funeral
by George Abbe
New York: The Smith / Horizon Press, 1967. Near Fine/Very Good. [New York]: The Smith by arrangement with Horizon Press, [1967]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($4.95); 191pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, glue residue to rear pastedown; Very Good overall. From the upper jacket flap: "This book... Read More
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Fire on the Mountain
by Edward Abbey
New York: The Dial Press, 1962. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: The Dial Press, 1962. First Edition. Octavo. 211pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.95 price present; red and yellow cloth stamped in black. General rubbing, minor scuffing, and a few short tears to dust jacket. Patchy soiling and mild shelfwear to boards; binding sound; dust soiling... Read More
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Steal This Book
by Abbie Hoffman; Izak Haber; Bert Cohen
New York: Grove Press Inc. / Pirate Editions, 1971. Very Good. New York: Grove Press Inc. / Pirate Editions, 1971. First Grove Press Edition, following the original Pirate Editions publication, with no additional printings listed. Mass market paperback; 318pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Printed wraps. Two-inch chip to bottom front corner near spine (separated piece retained),... Read More
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El arte de conocer a los hombres y maximas para la sociedad civil
by Abbot of Bellegarde [pseud. of Marin Cureau de La Chambre]
Amberes [Antwerp]: Andres Perisse, 1755. Good. Amberes [Antwerp]: Andres Perisse, 1755. 12mo (16 cm); [xvi], 318pp. Full bound in contemporary dark brown roan, gilt spine. Edges red speckled. Boards worn at edges and corners with some loss to spine ends. Generally scuffed and scratched with minor staining. Boards lifting at fore edge but binding tight. Pages foxed and... Read More
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Dare Me: A Novel
by Megan Abbott
New York: Reagan Arthur / Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Reagan Arthur / Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Stated First Edition: July 2012, with full numberline. Octavo; [viii], 290pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $24.99 price intact; book in blush cloth with copper foil lettering to spine. As new except for very faint bumps... Read More
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Three Men on a Horse: A Comedy in Three Acts
by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott
New York: Samuel French, 1936. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Samuel French, 1936. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in orange printed dust jacket; [10],141pp.; photographic frontispiece. Light wear to jacket margins, the whole rather dust-soiled, spine panel toned, cloth edges faintly spotted, else Very Good and sound. Tipped in announcement on p. 3: "As performances of... Read More
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Broadway: A Play
by Philip Dunning; George Abbott
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Very Good/Very Good. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. First Edition with publisher's device to title page and "A" to copyright page. Octavo. 236pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black cloth spine over orange paper-covered boards with paper title labels. Chips to and a couple tears to edges of dust jacket with... Read More
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Five Eyes: Stories [Limited Edition, Signed by Bowles, Choukri, Layachi, & Mrabet]
by Abdeslam Boulaich, Mohamed Choukri, Larbi Layachi, Mohammed Mrabet, & Ahmed Yacoubi [contribs.] Paul Bowles [ed. & trans.]
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. Very Good/Very Good. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. Limited Edition of 200 copies signed / numbered hardcovers and 26 signed / lettered, of which this is number 164. Octavo (23.6cm); publisher's clear acetate jacket over illustrated paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine and paper title card; 145pp. Acetate jacket crisp, with... Read More
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Woman in Her Various Relations: Containing Practical Rules for American Females
by Mrs. L.G. Abell
New York: William Holdredge, 1851. Very Good. New York: William Holdredge, 1851. First Edition. Small octavo (17cm.); publisher's red decorative gilt-embossed cloth, all edges gilt; viii,[9]-319,[1]pp.; engraved frontispiece and added chromolithographed pictorial title page. Moderate wear and soil to boards, spine rather faded, two gatherings proud, occasional soil to textblock, contemporary gift inscription to front flyleaf, else a... Read More
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A Sermon, Preached at Haddam, December 16, 1818, at the Ordination of the Rev. John Marsh, Jr.
by Abel M'Ewen [a.k.a. McEwen] et al.
Middletown, CT: Clark & Lyman, 1818. Very Good +. Middletown, CT: Clark & Lyman, 1818. First Edition. Octavo; modern blue wrappers; 27,[1]pp. Light toning to textblock, else a Very Good to Near Fine example. Uncommon ordination sermon by the Connecticut Congregationalist minister, followed by three shorter sermons from the same event: "The Charge to the Pastor, by... Read More
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Deep Gossip [Signed and Inscribed]
by Henry Abelove
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. Very Good/Very Good. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author with brief inscription on full title. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75"); xviii, 104p. Photo-illustrated dustjacket over gray paper-covered boards with black lettering to spine. Jacket is clean and crisp with no chips, tears, or marks.... Read More
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![Sketches & Incidents; or, A Budget from the Saddle-Bags of a Superannuated Itinerant [Two volumes in One]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/003/784/1358784003.0.m.jpg)
Sketches & Incidents; or, A Budget from the Saddle-Bags of a Superannuated Itinerant [Two volumes in One]
by [Abel Stevens]; George Peck [ed.]
Cincinnati: Swormstedt & Poe, 1855. Very Good. Cincinnati: Swormstedt & Poe, 1855. Later edition. 16mo. 166, [2[, 197 p. Original blue-green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. First published in 1844-1845, the memoirs of a retired itinerant Methodist minister. Boards worn with exposure. Hinges starting but binding holding. Foxing to pages but overall text legible.... Read More
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The Garden Vade Mecum, or Compendium of General Gardening; and Descriptive Display of the Plants, Flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Fruits, and General Culture: Comprising a systematic display and description of the several districts of gardening and plantations, under separate heads; giving intimations of the utility, general or particular plans, dimensions, soil and situation, &c. and the various respective plants, flowers, shrubs, trees and fruits, proper for, and arranged in each district; with general descriptions of their nature of growth, temperature, principal and particular uses, methods of propagation and general culture, in their respective garden departments: consisting of the flower garden, pleasure ground, shrubbery and plantations, fruit-garden and kitchen-garden, green-house and hot-house
by John Abercrombie
Dublin: J. Jones, 1790. Very Good. Dublin: J. Jones, 1790. Second Edition. 12mo; recent full brown morocco retaining original tree calf boards, red gilt spine label, renewed endpapers; vi,[3],429pp.; [A]6 B-T12. Ex-Maryland Historical Society with their occasional rubberstamps throughout, dampstaining to textblock, rather crude but serviceable new binding, else a Very Good, sturdy copy. First published in London... Read More
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The Religious Duties of Islam as Taught and Explained by Abu Bakr Effendi: A Translation from the Original Arabic and Afrikaans
by Abi Bakr Effendi; Mia Brandel-Syrier [trans., ed., intro.]
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971. Very Good. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971. Octavo; xlix, 196pp. Blue-gray boards with gilt lettering and emblem. Ex-Lancaster Theological Seminary with their bookplate to front pastedown and usual markings. Boards are sturdy and square with some light smudging to cloth and nudging at spine ends. Surface abrasion from removed card pocket on rear pastedown. A... Read More
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