Slick: My Life in and Around Baseball
by Ford, Whitey; Pepe, Phil
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 256pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch of softness to spine ends but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($16.95), Is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. Inscribed and signed by Ford on the front end-paper, " To ___, All the best - Whitey Ford".... Read More
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Lord Hornblower
by Forester, C.S.
London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1946. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/Good/Very Good. 12mo, 224pp. Original brown cloth with titles on spine in silver. Sharp First Edition, square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to the heel. Attractive unclipped, (9/6), wrapper has some edge-wear with a few short closed tears and a shallow crease on the bottom front panel. Short tears at the heel and some soiling to the bottom of the spine and a small portion... Read More
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Randall and the River of Time
by Forester, C.S.
London: Michael Joseph, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 204pp. Beautiful First British Edition published the year following the US first. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of bumping to the heel. A bit of off-setting to end-papers. Neat ownership signature on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (10s. 6d. net), has a touch of wear to crown and tips and a couple of tiny closed tears. Still fresh and... Read More
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Letters from a New World: Amerigo Vespucci's Discovery of America
by Formisano, Luciano; Editior
London: Marsilio, 1992. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 214pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of an uncommon title.
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The Odessa File (Advance Reading Copy)
by Forsyth, Frederick
New York: Viking Adult, 1972. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo., Wraps 337 pp.. Solid Advance Reading Copy. Square, tight and clean throughout. Small dog-ears and edge-wear. Covers toned and soiled. No chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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The Day of The Jackal (Advance Reading Copy)
by Forsyth, Frederick
New York: Virago Press, 1971. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Good. 8vo., Wraps 379 pp.. Solid Advance Reading Copy. Tight and clean throughout, 2" split along the bottom of the front hinge. Mild edge-wear. Spine slant. Made into the 1973 film starring Edward Fox. Not perfect but still a presentable collectable copy at a great price.
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
by Fowles, John
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Solid Stated "First Edition", tight, solid and clean throughout. A bit of shelf-wear, particularly to spine ends but very light. Edges toning. Unclipped wrapper, ($7.95), has chipping to tips, top edge and spine ends. A couple of short closed tears and a tear in the rear hinge. Still complete and nothing to impact the cover image. Protected with an archival-quality... Read More
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The Collector (Advance Advance Reading Copy)
by Fowles, John
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1963. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo., Wraps 305 pp.. Solid Advance Reading Copy of Fowles masterpiece and first book. Made into the 1965 film starring Terrance Stamp. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild wear to spine ends and edges. Spin convex with bindery crinkles as is typical. Edges and spine toned. No chipping, creases or tears. A presentable collectable copy at a great price.
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Islands
by Fowles, John
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1978. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 108pp. Beautiful First Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($10.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Photographs by Fay Godwin A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
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Beginning Right: How to Succeed
by Fowler, Nathaniel C., Jr.
New York: George Sully & Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo., 218pp, Beautiful First Edition of this compilation of inspirational articles originally serialized in the newspapers. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of edge-wear and very gently bumped spine ends. Edges quite mildly toned. Ownership info lightly written front end-paper and signature on rear. Very well-preserved. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has a couple of chips to the crown. Some rubbing and... Read More
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A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second; with an Introductory Chapter
by Fox, Charles James
London: Printed for William Miller by William Savage, 1808. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. 4to., lixxxix(5)277(3)clvii.. Beautiful First Edition, Gorgeously bound, in contemporary tree calf, expertly re-backed with later morocco with 5 raised bands, gilt floral decorations in five compartments; title in gilt upon brown, gilt-bordered leather label in second compartment. Date in gilt in sixth. Frontis illustration of the bust of the author. Square, tight and generally clean throughout with little if any toning and strong joints,... Read More
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Woman of Kali
by Fox, Gardner F.
New York: Gold Medal, 1954. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal #438. Beautiful First Printing of this Paperback Original. October, 1954. $.25 cover price. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear and just a hint of toning. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of a scarce title particularly in such high-grade condition.
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Break In (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Francis, Dick
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 317 pp.. Solid Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a faint dog-ear on the rear cover. Light soiling. . Fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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Bolt (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Francis, Dick
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 301 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy of an uncommon item.
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The Fringe Of The Moslem World - Being The Tale Of A Random Journey By Land From Cairo To Constantinople, With Enough Of Present Conditions To Suggest The Growingly Antagonistic Attitude Of The Followers Of Mohammed Toward Those Who Profess Christianity
by Franck, Harry A.
New York: The Century Co, 1928. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo., xiv(2)426pp. Solid First Edition. Bound in green cloth with titles and decorations in black and green on front board and spine. Mapped end-papers. 96 photos by the author. Wear to edges and tips. Rear hinge cracked but holding firm. Rubbing to surface. Some scattered spotting n prelims and some page edges. Not perfect but a presentable collectable copy of an uncommon title and at a great... Read More
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1976. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to., 233pp. Beautiful Unread First "Collector's Edition", one of Easton's "100 Greatest Books Ever Written". Bound in full leather with titles and decoration stamped in gilt on both boards and spine. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Lonely Man
by Frankau, Gilbert
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A "Romance of Love and The Secret Service". 8vo., 318pp. plus Hutchinson's Autumn 1932 48 page catalog in the rear. Beautiful First Edition bound in black cloth with titles and borders in yellow on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with perhaps just a hint of wear and off-setting to endpapers but remarkably well-preserved. Very attractive and quite uncommon unclipped dust-jacket, (correct 7'6 net on... Read More
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Experiments in Crime
by Frankau, Gilbert
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 287pp. plus Hutchinson's Spring,1937 40 page catalog in the rear. Beautiful First Edition bound in black cloth with titles in yellow on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with perhaps with little or no wear and gently bumped spine ends. Remarkably well-preserved. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (correct 7'6 net on spine panel), has some rubbing to hinges and wear to spine ends and tips.... Read More
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The Corrections (Signed First Edition)
by Franzen, Jonathan
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 568pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First issue with errata slip noting the reversed text on pages 430 & 431. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Feels unread. Equally attractive unclipped first state dust-jacket, ($26.00, no Oprah logo), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author, in the year... Read More
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A Splash of Red
by Fraser, Antonia
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 229pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£5.95 net), has some toned edges and light shelf-wear but fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Uncommonly inscribed by the Author on the title page, "For ____, with love, from Antonia Fraser'. A pretty colectable copy... Read More
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Frank Frazetta Book Two
by Frazetta, Frank
New York: Peacock Press / Bantam Books, 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Tall, slim 4to., unpaginated. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing, June 1977. Square, tight and clean throughout with perhaps a hint of edge-toning but barely. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Appears unread. Laid in is a couple of pieces of ephemera, promotional pieces for a limited edition print of "Golden Girl" which is featured in the book. A gorgeous collectable copy. ... Read More
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Thirteen Moons (Signed Limited Edition)
by Frazier, Charles
New York: Random House, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Slipcase. 8vo., 240pp. Beautiful First Edition, one of 1600 numbered copies specially bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine and signed by the author on the limitation. No dust-jacket as issued. Publisher's illustrated slipcase. Square, tight, and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Still in original shrink-wrap. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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Thirteen Moons (Signed First Edition)
by Frazier, Charles
New York: Random House, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 422pp. Beautiful Stated First Trade Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Frazier's follow up to "Cold Mountain". Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($26.95), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping, toning or tears. Signed the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Dr. Thorndyke's Crime File
by Freeman, R. Austin
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. Thick 8vo. Individual pagination for each story. Beautiful First Edition of this anthology of Freeman's stories and novels containing "Meet Dr. Thorndyke", Mr. Pottermack's Oversight" and other works including a never before published essay on Austin's approach to writing the mystery. Bound in green cloth with titles in black on spine and "Red Badge" logo on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout save... Read More
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The Stoneware Monkey
by Freeman, R. Austin
New York: Popular Library, 1943. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback Popular Library #11. Solid First Paperback Printing. No month, 1943. No Cover Price. Originally published by the Hodder & Stoughton in 1938. Square and tight with moderate page toning. A bit of edge-wear and rubbing. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy.
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