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  • THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. by Moore, Clement Clarke; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.
    Moore, Clement Clarke; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.
    THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (1998). The classic Christmas poem, with colorful new illustrations by Bruce Whatley. This advance issue consists of loose unbound page laid into the dust jacket. Oblong format, unpaginated.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 78513
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  • More, Thomas
    UTOPIA

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Northbrook, IL: AHM, >1949.

    Condition: NF (slight edge wear)

    Book ID: 10806
    Keywords: Classics
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  • THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. by Orczy, Baroness (1865-1947)
    Orczy, Baroness (1865-1947)
    THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.

    Edition: Reprint.

    Pleasantville, New York: Impress Mystery, (2007.). Hardcover - Classic novel of espionage, bravery and romance set in 1792 during the French Revolution and originally published in 1905. A title in the Best Mysteries of All Time series. 277 pp. Brochure laid in.

    Condition: Fine in red boards with silver lettering on spine and front cover.

    Book ID: 79722
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  • Plato.
    EUTHYPHRO, APOLOGY, CRITO.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1956.). Translated by F. J. Church. Translation revised, with an introduction, by Robert D. Cumming. 70 pp

    Condition: Good condition. (light soiling to covers.)

    Book ID: 30677
    Keywords: Classics, philosophy
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  • EUTHYPHRO, APOLOGY, CRITO: Phaedo the Death Scene. by Plato.
    Plato.
    EUTHYPHRO, APOLOGY, CRITO: Phaedo the Death Scene.

    Edition: Trade paperback, 2nd edition, later printing.

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1979. Translated by F. J. Church; translation revised, with an introduction, by Robert D. Cumming. a title in The Library of Liberal Arts series. 70 pp. ISBN: 0-672601664.

    Condition: Good overall in violet and turquoise stapled wrappers. (prev owner's name blacked out, short tear at bottom of spine)

    Book ID: 83708
    Keywords: Classics, philosophy
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  • Plato.
    FIVE DIALOGUES: Euthyphro; The Apology; Crito; Meno; Phaedo.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Co., 1986. Translated by G. M. A. Grube. Bbiliography. 162 pp. ISBN: 0-915145-227.

    Condition: Very good..

    Book ID: 26488
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  • THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE and Other Stories. by Poe, Edgar Allan.
    Poe, Edgar Allan.
    THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE and Other Stories.

    Edition: Reprint - first thus.

    Koln: Konemann, 1995. dj. Hardcover - An attractively produced edition of this collection of 14 classic stories of horror and detection, including - in addition to the title story - The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Purloined Letter and more. Includes a section of notes at the end. A compact format, measuring just 6 3/4 inches by 5 inches, and well printed on good quality paper, and bound in teal cloth. 310 pp. ISBN: 3-89508090x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84930
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  • Scott, Sir Walter.
    OLD MORTALITY.

    Edition: Reprint - first thus.

    Koln: Konemann, 1999. dj. Hardcover - An attractively produced edition of this novel set during the covenanting era in 17th century Scotland. Included is an appendix with Scott's introduction to the 1830 edition, a glossary of Scottish words and an extensive section of notes at the end. A compact format, measuring just 6 3/4 inches by 5 inches, but nicely printed on good quality paper, and bound in blue cloth. ISBN: 3-8290-09003.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 20352
    Keywords: Classics
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  • EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M. by Somerville, E.E. and Martin Ross.
    Somerville, E.E. and Martin Ross.
    EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.

    Edition: First printing of this edition.

    London: The Folio Society, 1984. Hardcover first edition - A selection of 18 stories from the three original volumes of the Irish R.M. (resident magistrate) tales, originally published in 1899, 1908 and 1915, by these two women writers whose collaboration continued after the death of Violet Martin ("Martin Ross"") through the use of a medium. Selected and with an introduction by John O'Donovan. Over 32 illustrations by Paul Cox. pp. xvii 267 pp.

    Condition: Fine in green illustrated cloth in a fine slipcase.

    Book ID: 86031
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  • THE GRAPES OF WRATH. by Steinbeck, John.
    Steinbeck, John.
    THE GRAPES OF WRATH.

    Edition: Trade paperback, 12th printing stated.

    New York: Compass Books / Viking Press, (1962). An attractive vintage trade paperback of Steinbeck's most important novel, set during the Great Depression and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award winning novel of the Dust Bowl in the Great Depression, and the basis for the 1940 film starring Henry Fonda. Compass books, C 33. Cover price of $1.95. 619 pp.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (a tight, clean and straight copy)

    Book ID: 89149
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  • TREASURE ISLAND. by Stevenson, Robert Louis (illustrated by David Stone).
    Stevenson, Robert Louis (illustrated by David Stone).
    TREASURE ISLAND.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1971.). Hardcover - An unabridged reprint of Stevenson's classic novel, illustrated with full page mauve and white drawings by David Stone, but of interest primarily as an advertising piece for Folger's Coffee (with a circle on the cover stating "Free when you buy a 2 lb can." 212 pp.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated boards (peeled spot on front cover.)

    Book ID: 43104
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  • DRACULA - THE SHADE AND THE SHADOW: A Critical Anthology. by [Stoker, Bram] Miller, Elizabeth, editor.
    [Stoker, Bram] Miller, Elizabeth, editor.
    DRACULA - THE SHADE AND THE SHADOW: A Critical Anthology.

    Edition: First printing.

    Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex: Desert Island Books, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collects twenty papers presented by leading scholars of Bram Stoker and Dracula, including Nina Auerbach to Kellie Donovan Wilson, at the Dracula Centenary Celebration in Los Angeles in 1997. The papers present "new theories about Stoker's possible sources, explorations of Dracula in the Victorian context, commentaries on the historical Dracula, and fresh interpretations of the novel." Edited and with an introduction by Elizabeth Miller. INSCRIBED by Miller on the title page. Works cited and notes at the end of each selection. 256 pp. ISBN: 1-874287104.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87149
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  • OLDTOWN FOLKS. by Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
    Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
    OLDTOWN FOLKS.

    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: Fields, Osgood, 1869. Hardcover first edition - Although none of her later novels even began to approach "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in popularity, this novel, which was partially based upon Stowe's husband's childhood memories and the residents of his native village of Natick, Massachusetts, is considered one of her best works. In the "preface" the supposed narrator of the story, Horace Holyoke, declares it his object to interpret to the world the New England life and character in its seminal period, desiring the reader to see the characteristic persons of those times and hear them talk, while he himself maintains the part of a sympathetic spectator. The language ranges from homespun dialect and sometimes broad humor to lovely and…

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    Boston: Fields, Osgood, 1869. Hardcover first edition - Although none of her later novels even began to approach "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in popularity, this novel, which was partially based upon Stowe's husband's childhood memories and the residents of his native village of Natick, Massachusetts, is considered one of her best works. In the "preface" the supposed narrator of the story, Horace Holyoke, declares it his object to interpret to the world the New England life and character in its seminal period, desiring the reader to see the characteristic persons of those times and hear them talk, while he himself maintains the part of a sympathetic spectator. The language ranges from homespun dialect and sometimes broad humor to lovely and poignant sentences which sum up a life in a few words: "ours was a household clouded by suppressed regrets, as well as embarrassed by real wants." (p 12.) xvii, 608 pp.

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    Condition: Good overall in embossed terra cotta cloth - some general wear and fraying to the edges, hinges starting, previous owner's name, but still a sturdy and very readable copy.

    Book ID: 43704
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  • UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. by Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
    Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
    UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York: R. F. Fenno and Company, n.d. (ca 1940.). Hardcover - Attractive edition of this important novel, one of several by Fenno in different bindings. Illustrated with a frontispiece and six Byron photos, courtesy of W. A. Brady, presumably taken from a stage show by Brady in the early 1900s. 448 pp.

    Condition: Very good in brown cloth with an illustrated front cover, reproducing the photo used as a frontispiece, lettering in gilt - spine lettering rubbed, some wear to the ends of the spine and the corners, but a tight, straight and sturdy copy.

    Book ID: 88017
    Keywords: Classics, slavery
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  • MY WIFE AND I: or, Harry Henderson's History. by Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896)
    Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896)
    MY WIFE AND I: or, Harry Henderson's History.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: J. B. Ford and Company, 1873. Hardcover - The story of Harry Henderson, the narrator, who comes to New York to work in publishing, and Eva Van Arsdale, the daughter of a wealthy Wall Street financier. In addition to the love story - and commentary on life in New York city after the Civil War - this is an expression of nostalgia for the loss of family centered rural communities as Stowe had known in New England. Despite the fact that the preface claims that the characters in this novel do not represent any real person. this contains a thinly veiled attack and mockery of suffragist and free love advocate Victoria Woodhull in the character of Audacia…

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    New York: J. B. Ford and Company, 1873. Hardcover - The story of Harry Henderson, the narrator, who comes to New York to work in publishing, and Eva Van Arsdale, the daughter of a wealthy Wall Street financier. In addition to the love story - and commentary on life in New York city after the Civil War - this is an expression of nostalgia for the loss of family centered rural communities as Stowe had known in New England. Despite the fact that the preface claims that the characters in this novel do not represent any real person. this contains a thinly veiled attack and mockery of suffragist and free love advocate Victoria Woodhull in the character of Audacia Dangereyes. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard and seven internal engraved plates, . vii, 474 pp plus seven page publisher's catalogue at the rear.

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    Condition: Good overall in decorated dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, and in black on the front cover, dark brown endpapers. (previous owners' name, some fraying to the ends of the spine and the corners of the boards. usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 85563
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  • THE ANNOTATED GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. by Swift, Jonathan; Isaac Asimov, editor.
    Swift, Jonathan; Isaac Asimov, editor.
    THE ANNOTATED GULLIVER'S TRAVELS.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Clarkson Potter, (1980) dj. Hardcover - An introduction to Swift's classic satire, originally published in 1726 (this book is based on the 1734 edition with Swift's corrections) edited by Asimov, with a biographical introduction and extensive notes on the politics, geography, medicine at the times - and even addressing the science fiction aspects of the book. Includes 200 illustrations from over three centuries of different editions. Bibliography, index. Large format. xxi, 296 pp. ISBN: 0-517539497.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (several chips and creasing to the upper edge of the back cover of the dj)

    Book ID: 84790
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  • Thackeray, William. Makepeace.
    THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND ESQUIRE.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, 1945. dj. Hardcover - A title in the 'Great Illustrated Classics' series. With an introductory sketch of the author and with illustrations of characters and scenes belonging to the novel. A well-produced series, and rather uncommon in dust jacket.

    Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (dustjacket is missing about 1 inch at the top of the spine and 1/4 inch at the bottom.)

    Book ID: 26286
    Keywords: Classics
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  • THE IV GEORGES: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court and Town Life. by Thackeray, William Makepeace.
    Thackeray, William Makepeace.
    THE IV GEORGES: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court and Town Life.

    Edition: First thus.

    Meadville, PA: The Chautauqua-Century Press / Flood & Vincent, 1892. Hardcover first edition - A lovely edition of this humorous work - to quote a small sample - in writing of George the III's household, Thackeray comments "It was a model of an English gentleman's house. . it was kindly, it was charitable, it was frugal, it was orderly, it must have been stupid to a degree which I shudder now to contemplate." Illustrated with a frontispiece of King George I, and other drawings and decorations by George Wharton Edwards. Top edge gilt. 211 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in tan cloth with gilt lettering and gilt and white decorations on front cover - some wear to the ends of the spine and the bottom edges of the boards, gift inscription dated Christmas 1891.

    Book ID: 82730
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  • Thackeray, William Makepeace (Melville, Lewis, editor.)
    STRAY PAPERS: Being Stories, Reviews, Verses and Sketches (1821-1847)

    Edition: First American edition.

    Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., nd [1901.]. Hardcover first edition - Early, and previously uncollected articles and short humorous pieces from, among others, The Snob and The Gownsman (both undergraduate publications at Cambridge University), The National Standard, The Times, The Pictorial Times, and Fraser's Magazine. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Melville. Includes an appendix with the short novel 'Elizabeth Brownrigge: A Tale .'16 illustrations taken from the original publications. 492 pp.

    Condition: Very good- in red cloth gilt lettering on the spine, small decoration on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Dulling and rubbing to the spine, front endpaper missing, binding tight and contents clean (a few pages still unopened..

    Book ID: 29651
    Keywords: Classics
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  • TOLSTOY'S TALES OF COURAGE AND CONFLICT. by Tolstoy, Count Leo N. ; edited by Charles Neider
    Tolstoy, Count Leo N. ; edited by Charles Neider
    TOLSTOY'S TALES OF COURAGE AND CONFLICT.

    Edition: First edition.

    Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1958. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first major one-volume collection of Tolstoy's stories, edited and with an introduction by Charles Neider. Includes 46 stories from all stages of his life, ranging in length from short stories to novellas. Most were translated by Nathan Haskell Dole; the three Sevastapol stories were translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. 574 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a fair only dust jacket (chipping, tears and discoloration to the dust jacket, now protected by an archival cover.)

    Book ID: 54972
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  • PHINEAS FINN. by Trollope, Anthony; Preface by Sir Shane Leslie.
    Trollope, Anthony; Preface by Sir Shane Leslie.
    PHINEAS FINN.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York & London: Oxford University Press, (1977) dj. Hardcover - Originally published as a monthly serial from October 1867 to May 1868 in St Paul's Magazine, and in book form in 1869, this is the second of the "Palliser" series of novels, here reissued in a uniform format. This deals with "both British parliamentary politics of the 1860s, including voting reform (secret ballot and eliminating rotten boroughs and Irish tenant-right) and Finn's romances with women of fortune, which would secure his financial future." Preface by Sir Shane Leslie, illustrations by T. L. B. Huskinson . Notes and a "who's who." 367 pp. ISBN: 0-192546120.

    Condition: Fine in brown cloth in a very good dust jacket (chip to top edge, some other edgewear).

    Book ID: 81377
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  • HUCKLEBERRY FINN. by Twain, Mark.
    Twain, Mark.
    HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Danbury, CT: Grolier Enterprises Corp, n.d. (ca 1978). Hardcover - A title in The World's Great Classic series. Includes a critical and biographical profile of Twain by James M. Cox. xx. 387pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in beige cloth with terra cotta panels with silver and copper illustrations and lettering, all edges gilt.

    Book ID: 60367
    Keywords: Classics
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  • ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: Retold for Boys and Girls. by [Twain, Mark] Clemens, Samuel L.
    [Twain, Mark] Clemens, Samuel L.
    ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: Retold for Boys and Girls.

    Edition: First thus.

    Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. (1940.). Hardcover first edition - A title in the 'Little Big Classics' series. Illustrated by A. Rusk. Small format - 17cm tall by 13 cm. 92 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated boards (remnants of prev owner's name on back cover, spine starting to tear, usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 80312
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  • THE BIRDS AND BEASTS OF MARK TWAIN. by [Twain, Mark] [Editor]; Rodney, Robert M. and Minnie M. Brashear, editors.
    [Twain, Mark] [Editor]; Rodney, Robert M. and Minnie M. Brashear, editors.
    THE BIRDS AND BEASTS OF MARK TWAIN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - Excerpts from Mark Twain's writing showing his humorous and touching treatment of animals, from domestics to Western to exotics. Illustrated with a full color frontispiece and drawings by Robert Roche. xiv, 117 pp plus colophon.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped, sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 85684
    Keywords: Classics
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  • THE WAR PRAYER. by Twain, Mark; illustrated John Groth.
    Twain, Mark; illustrated John Groth.
    THE WAR PRAYER.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Harper & Row / Harper Colophon Books, (1970). Originally written around 1905 but not published until 1916, after the death of Twain, this scathing indictment of war and blind patriotic fever should be read by everyone - "O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; . . help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, broken in spirit, worn with travail,…

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    New York: Harper & Row / Harper Colophon Books, (1970). Originally written around 1905 but not published until 1916, after the death of Twain, this scathing indictment of war and blind patriotic fever should be read by everyone - "O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; . . help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it. For our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet!" Illustrated with drawings by John Groth. Unpaginated.

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    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88167
    Keywords: anti-war, Classics
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  • Verne, Jules.
    LE SECRET DE L'ILE. (L'”le mystŽrieuse. Troisime partie).

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Paris: Hachette. (1930.). Hardcover - Frontispice, illustrations noir et blanche de Henri Faivre. Texte en francais. Part 3 of The Mysterious Island, illustrated with black and white drawings, Text in French. 251 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in light green cloth with gilt lettering (spine slightly sunned.)

    Book ID: 32486
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  • AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. by Verne, Jules; illustrated by Barry Moser.
    Verne, Jules; illustrated by Barry Moser.
    AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Books of Wonder / William Morrow & Company, Inc., (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - Verne's classic adventure novel, originally published in 1873, in an edition beautifully illustrated by Barry Moser with 16 full page watercolor paintings. Translated from the French by George Makepeace Towle; afterword by Peter Glassman. xii, 242 pp. Endpaper maps of the world. ISBN: 0-688075088.

    Condition: Very near fine in green cloth, with a blind stamped sailing ship scene and ruled borders, gilt lettering on the spine in a fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88462
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  • BEN-HUR. by Wallace, Lew; edited, annotated and abridged by Robin S. Wright; illustrated by Harold King.
    Wallace, Lew; edited, annotated and abridged by Robin S. Wright; illustrated by Harold King.
    BEN-HUR.

    Edition: First thus.

    New York: David McKay Company, (c 1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - A new edition of a classic adventure novel set in the early Christian era, and originally published in 1880. Well researched and beautifully presented. Illustrated by Harold King with text drawings and several double page spreads. Glossary, books for further reading. 120 pp. Slightly over-sized format. ISBN: 0-679203923.

    Condition: Fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and gilt decoration on front cover in a fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86332
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  • Waugh, Evelyn.
    THE LOVED ONE.

    Edition: Paperback.

    New York: Dell, (1965.). A very funny satire on "certain aspects of Hollywood life" - and death. Movie tie-in edition. Vintage paperback with cover price of 50c. 191 pp.

    Condition: Very good (prev owner's name inside front cover.)

    Book ID: 48237
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  • THE CHILDREN. by Wharton, Edith (1862-1937)
    Wharton, Edith (1862-1937)
    THE CHILDREN.

    Edition: First thus- reprint..

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1971) dj. Hardcover - A new edition of one of Wharton's later novels, originally published in 1928. 282 pp. ISBN: 0-684106469.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (price-clipped, some edgewear and chipping to dj).

    Book ID: 84473
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