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Flood [Special Advance Reader's Edition, Not For Sale]

Vachss, Andrew H. [Jacket Design by John Sposato]

(Book #ID 67645)

Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc., 128 East 36th Street, New York, USA First Edition 1985. USA 1985.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original buttermilk cloth covers with midnight blue cloth spine, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. [Special Advance Reader's Edition, Not For Sale]. Contains 341 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0917657438

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Blood Lure [Signed]

Barr, Nevada

(Book #ID 54909)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York First Edition 2001. New York 2001.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0399147020. Contains 320 printed pages of text. Fine condition book, in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. From the private library and estate of Mary Kintore [1943-2006], The Dowager Countess of Kintore and widow of Michael Canning [1939-2004], 13th Earl of Kintore and chief of Clan Keith, and mother of Jamie, 14th earl and present clan chief, American born Mary Plum was the daughter of Gaddis Plum, an American citizen who volunteered for service under the British flag in both world wars. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to the title page 'To The Earl of Kintore, Nevada Barr.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other titles from this library. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hoare and the Matter of Treason

Perkins, Wilder

(Book #ID 93566)

Published by Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, USA First Edition April 2001. 2001.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy paper covered boards, metallic title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 215 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 031227291X

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Long, Long Ago (Literary Classics Edition)

Woollcott, Alexander [Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 - January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart].

(Book #ID 95600)

Published by The Viking Press, New York, U.S.A., First Edition 1943. 1943.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, dulled title and author lettering to the spine, monogram relief to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Publisher's Literary Classics edition with date November 1943 on copyright page. Contains 280 printed pages of text. Ink message to the front free end paper 'Marion Lion Basil - From one overfed exile to another on Xmas Day 1943'. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Moon is Down

Steinbeck, John

(Book #ID 108680)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1942. 1942.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered white back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 120 pp. War economy standard paper, frayed upper spine end and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Of Mice and Men

Steinbeck, John [1902-1968]

(Book #ID 57567)

Published by Penguin Books, 27 Wrights Lane, London 1994. London 1994.

Brand new large format paperback. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 106 printed pages of text. Unmarked copy in Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0141185104

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The Gold Slippers

Keyes, Frances Parkinson [Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 - July 3, 1970) was an American author who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator and novels set in New England, Louisiana, and Europe].

(Book #ID 58646)

Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode 15 Bedford Street, London First UK Edition 1958. London 1958.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 285 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with just a hint of sun fading to the spine, not price clipped 15s. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 10 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation

Reagan, Ronald [Afterwords by C. Everett Koop and Malcolm Muggeridge]

(Book #ID 53612)

Published by Thomas Nelson, New York First Edition 1984. New York 1984.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark blue paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and gilt signature of the author to the bottom of the front panel. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. ISBN 0840741162. Contains 96 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Minimal rubs to the spine ends. Near Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 30 mm closed tear and related creasing to the bottom of the front panel and small rubs to the top edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The White Dawn

Houston, James [Drawings by the Author]

(Book #ID 59522)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1971. London 1971.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [vii] 275 printed pages of text with small monochrome illustrations throughout, maps to the end papers. Spine ends turned in, a few tan age spots to the closed fore edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with 20 mm closed tear with related crease to the upper front gutter, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 434348708

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The Fun House

Brinkley, William

(Book #ID 59800)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First UK Edition 1962. London 1962.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark brown paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 373 printed pages of text. A little wear to the spine ends and corners, slight age darkening to the closed upper edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Where The Clocks Strike Twice

Waugh, Alec

(Book #ID 78621)

Published by Farrar, Straus & Young, 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, USA First Edition 1951. USA 1951.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, pink title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 311 printed pages of text. Spine ends scuffed, light ghosting to the free end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks and chips to the spine tips and upper corners, shallow rubs to the gutters, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Morning Noon and Night

Gould Cozzens, James [James Gould Cozzens (August 19, 1903 - August 9, 1978) was a Pulitzer prize-winning American author whose work enjoyed an unusual degree of popular success and critical acclaim for more than three decades].

(Book #ID 105970)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First UK Edition 1968. 1968.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original qua blue cloth covered boards, gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains 408 pp. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with minor rubs, not price clipped, 30/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Yank In The R.A.F.

Thomas, Harlan

(Book #ID 60031)

Published by Nicholson & Watson, Number One, Craven House, Kingsway, London First UK Edition circa 1942. London circa 1942.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, black title to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Surface staining to the red covers, red dye from the covers to the margins of the front and rear end papers, ink marking dated 1942 to the front free end paper and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Soldier; A Poem [Signed]

Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83443)

Published by Editions Poetry London / Nicholson & Watson, First English Edition 1946. London 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains 40 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the spine tips. Very near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with one small tear to the top of the spine, not price clipped 4/6. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Bobby and Margaret from Conrad, Christmas 1946.' Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author.

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£150.00
           
The Lost Virgin

Jordan, Gail [Peggy Gaddis]

(Book #ID 61008)

Published by Phoenix Press, 419 Fourth Avenue, New York First Edition 1945. New York 1945.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvi] 255 printed pages of text. Rubbing of the paper covered boards to the edges, corners and spine ends, cheap paper browning to the end papers and margins, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Money Trail

Jovanovich, William

(Book #ID 98286)

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, Orlando, Florida, USA First Edition 1990. 1990.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards with black cloth spine, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 178 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0151620504

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The Circus Master's Mission

Brinkley, Joel

(Book #ID 62273)

Published by Random House, New York First Edition 1989. New York 1989.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the black cloth spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Author's first novel. Contains 403 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with only minor rolled over paper to the spine ends, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0394575709

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The Hostage

Griffin, W. E. B.

(Book #ID 61434)

Published by G. B. Putnam's, New York First Edition 2005. New York 2005.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, metallic red title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 465 printed pages of text, number string to copyright page 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper with thin laminate line to the front cover, not price clipped, red and yellow spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Trading Secrets; Seduction and Scandal at The Wall Street Journal

Winans, R. Foster

(Book #ID 62103)

Published by Macmillan London Limited, 4 Little Essex Street, London First UK Edition 1987. London 1987.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 260 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0333445058

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Duel in the Sun

Busch, Niven [Niven Busch (April 26, 1903 - August 25, 1991) was an American novelist and screenwriter of movies such as the acclaimed The Postman Always Rings Twice].

(Book #ID 97002)

Published by W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd., 43 Essex Street, London First UK Edition 1947. 1947.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Duel in the Sun was made into a 1946 American Technicolor epic Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, which tells the story of a Mestiza (half-Native American) girl who goes to live with her white relatives, becoming involved in prejudice and forbidden love. The film stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, and Lionel Barrymore. Contains 256 printed pages of text. Age tanning and foxing to the end papers and page edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear to the top front gutter, light rubbing to the corners, not price clipped, 9/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Valley in Arms; A Novel of the Settlement of Connecticut

Miers, Earl Schenck

(Book #ID 76104)

Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd., 37 Essex Street, London First Edition UK 1946. 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, scarlet title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 228 printed pages of text. A little soiling to the covers and edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tomorrow's Another Day (Forum Books Edition)

Burnett, W. R. [William Riley 'W. R.' Burnett (November 25, 1899 - April 25, 1982) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel Little Caesar]. Starring: John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson, George Coulouris and George Tobias. Directed by Jean Negulesco.

(Book #ID 103403)

Published by The World Publishing Company | Forum Books, 2231 West 110th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, USA First Edition Thus 1947. 1947.

First Forum Books edition hard back binding in publisher's original chestnut brown buckram cloth covers, light blue stamped title and author lettering to the spine, device to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 224 pp. Spine slight faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Covered Wagon

Hough, Emerson [1857-1923] Frontispiece by W. H. D. Koerner

(Book #ID 75468)

Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York Eleventh Printing 1923. 1923.

Hard back binding in publisher's original vivid scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel, front end paper map. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 379 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Eleventh printing with '11' at the bottom of the text of the last page. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the corners of the spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Poems of Pleasure

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler [1850-1919]

(Book #ID 64026)

Published by Collins Clear-Type Press London and Glasgow circa 1910 edition not stated. London circa 1910.

Publisher's original soft violet leather covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel, royal blue end papers, top edge gilt. 5½'' x 4''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with colour cherry design frame illustration to every page, tipped-in colour frontispiece and title page. Front cover and spine sun faded, a little rubbing to the edges of the soft leather and in Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock 4 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Fairy Tale of New York

Donleavy, J. P.

(Book #ID 98506)

Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd., 11 New Fetter Lane, London First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 410 printed pages of text. Light moisture damage to the boards. Near Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks and rubs to the edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 413450309

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Whimsical Tales of Douglas Jerrold

Jerrold, Douglas [Illustrations by Lewis Daniel]

(Book #ID 65761)

Published First Story Classics Edition 1948, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania 1948.

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated sage green and brick red cloth covers, gilt and black title and author block lettering to the spine, page edges sage green. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 168 [i] printed pages of text with one colour plate and splendid full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Heart for the Gods of Mexico [Signed]

Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.' [John Austen Illustrated Dust Wrapper].

(Book #ID 83444)

Published by Martin Secker Publisher to The Richards Press, 8 Charles Street, St. James's Square, London First Edition 1939. London 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg cloth covers, navy title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¼'' x 6''. Contains [xvi] 157 printed pages of text. Two small fox spots to the fore edge. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny nicks to the top rear cover, not price clipped 6s. Only 1000 copies were printed and no other edition was produced until the 1964 collected edition of Aiken's novels. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Bobby and Margaret from Conrad, January 1939'. Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author.

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£650.00
           
The White Dawn; An Eskimo Saga

Houston, James [Drawings by the Author]

(Book #ID 71316)

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Co. New York First Edition 1971. New York 1971.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt and silver title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 275 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs across the spine ends and corners, not price clipped $6.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0151961158

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Nice Guys Finish Last

Durocher, Leo with Ed Linn

(Book #ID 68445)

Published by Simon and Schuster, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, USA circa 1976 [Book Club Edition]. USA circa 1976.

Hard back binding in publisher's original nut brown paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, fore edges uncut. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 375 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Rubs to the spine ends, edges and corners. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the yellow of the spine, wear to the spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Wayward Bus [The Heron Collected Works of John Steinbeck]

Steinbeck, John [1902-1968] Illustrated by Bruce Drysdale

(Book #ID 68484)

Published by Edito-Service., Geneva 1971. Geneva 1971.

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated biscuit leatherette covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt tooled designs to the spine and the upper panel, attractive gilt patterned and embellished end papers, silk book mark. 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Contains 254 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. In Very Good condition with minor foxing to the closed page edges and a small area of rough paper to the foot of the fore edge, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Poetic Mind

Prescott, Frederick Clarke

(Book #ID 106293)

Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, First Edition 1922. 1922.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xx), 308 pp. Surface marks to the covers, dusty end sheets and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The White Rose

Westcott, Jan

(Book #ID 93572)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, USA Book Club Edition 1999. 1999.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, powder blue title and author lettering to the spine and front cover, front edges not guillotined. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 480 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the corners. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The New Industrial Revolution and Wages; A Survey of the Radical Changes in American Theory and Practise which have Come in Since the World War and Created the Present Era of Prosperity [Signed]

Lauck, W. Jett

(Book #ID 72461)

Published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, USA First Edition February 1929. USA 1929.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original racing green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 308 printed pages of text with fold-out chart. Minimal wear to the covers, tan age spots to the closed page edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'With the Compliments of W. Jett Lauck'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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N Is for Noose

Grafton, Sue

(Book #ID 70796)

Published by Henry Holt and Company Inc., 115 West 18th Street, New York First USA Edition 1998. New York 1998.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark plum paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the black spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 289 printed pages of text. Fine clean condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small rubs and creases to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0805036504

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