Alice's Adventures Underground
by Carroll, Lewis
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. 12mo, 91(1) pages; publisher's red cloth, spine printed in gilt; original pictorial dust jacket, lower front flap clipped, price of $1.00 on upper front flap. Front panel of dust jacket chipped on upper edge; light off-setting on ffep.
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
by Carroll, Lewis
London: Macmillan and Co, 1893. First Edition. Good+. Harry Furniss. octavo, 423 pages; publisher's red cloth printed in gilt. First issue with Chapter VIII mispaginated in Contents. All edges gilt, black coated end papers. "With forty-six illustrations" in black and white. Chipped at head of spine, front inner hinge cracked, spine darkened.
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For the Train. Five Poems and a Tale
by Carroll, Lewis
London: Denis Archer, 1932. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. 12mo, 76 pages; "second impression, Feb. 1932" same year as the first. Publisher's red cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Pictorial dust jacket, with small loss at head of spine, stain and closed tear along foot of spine. internally clean and bright.
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THE SOMBRERO. (The Fear That Walks By Noonday)
by Cather, Willa
Lincoln, NE: By the Junior Class of the University of Nebraska, 1894. Hard Cover. Very Good. Quarto. Quarter-Centennial Number, red and white cloth decorated in gilt, x, pp. illust. ads, 274pp.; xi-xxv, pp. illust. ads, Printed as the year book for 1895, for the University of Nebraska. Ms. Cather has two contributions; the poem "Anacreon" page 222, and the "prize winning" short story "The Fear that Walks by Noonday" (pages 224-231) by Willa Cather and Dorothy Canfield. Ms.... Read More
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
by Cather, Willa
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Very Good. first printing, with misprints on page 20, line 16 "happned" and on page 57, line 15, "suppper" - publisher's green cloth with paper labels on front panel and spine. Author Paul Horgan's copy, with his bookplates on front pastedown and signed by him on ffep with a small drawing. No dust jacket. Internally clean and bright, 1/8" closed tear at head of spine.
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The Professor's House
by Cather, Willa
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Octavo. Blue cloth spine, orange boards; top edges stained red. Housed in cloth and paper covered slipcase. A fine copy. 283 pp.
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The Psychological Review. Six Bi-monthly Parts in One Volume, Complete for 1894
by Cattell, J. McKeen & Baldwin, J. Mark
New York & London: Macmillan and Co, 1894. First Edition. Very Good. Large octavo, 659 pages, plus Index of Names and Subjects; 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards. Contains papers by such luminaries as William James, John Dewey and Francis Galton. Six bi-monthly parts, bound together: volume I, No. 1, January; volume I, No. 2, March; volume I, No. 3, May; volume I, No. 4, July; volume I, No. 5, September; volume I, No. 6, November. Internally, quite... Read More
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![Toytime Record and Picture Book [In Original Box] William Tell; Jack and the Beanstalk; Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/092/086/1631086092.0.l.jpg)
Toytime Record and Picture Book [In Original Box] William Tell; Jack and the Beanstalk; Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
by Centra, Hilda La
Los Angeles. Very Good+. Read the story! Hear the story! Three booklets, illustrated in color, with a record in each. Illustrated by Gus Ljunglof. Octavo, in original box. Originally presented by Post Raisin Bran. All in very good+ condition.
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Never So Few (Movie Source)
by Chamales, Tom T.
London: Allan Wingate, 1958. First British Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. 351 pp. Source of the movie starring Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and others.
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JOHNNY GUITAR
by Chanslor, Roy
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/About Fine. The source of the acclaimed movie starring Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge, both competing for the affections of the incomparable Sterling Hayden. 242pp., bound in 1/4 red over black paper covered boards lettered in gilt; text slightly age-toned, as we have seen in other copies. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
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![Dombey and Son. The 4 Portraits of Edith, Florence, Alice & Little Paul [Together with] Eight Full-length Portraits](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/088/086/1631086088.0.l.jpg)
Dombey and Son. The 4 Portraits of Edith, Florence, Alice & Little Paul [Together with] Eight Full-length Portraits
by [Charles Dickens] Browne, Hablot K., Illustrator
London: Chapman & Hall, 1848. First Edition. Fine. octavo, two items, each bound in green printed wrappers. The 8 portraits are Dombey & Carker, Miss Tox, Mrs. Skewton, Mrs. Pipchin, Old Sol & Capt. Cuttle, Major Magstock, Miss Nipper and Polly. The Kenyon Starling - William Self copy with their bookplates. Bookplate of Francis Kettaneh. Fine; both items housed in a red folding case, spine lettered in gilt. Fine.
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The British Army and Jewish Insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47
by Charters, David A.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First Edition. Very Good. octavo, 267 pages; publisher's gray cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Pictorial dust jacket. A very good copy, with some underlining and a few marginal notes. Author, lecturer and scholar on South Africa, Richard Dale's copy, with his bookplate on front pastedown.
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COUNT ON THE SAINT. The Pastor's Problem and The Unsaintly Santa . Doubleday Crime Club
by Charteris, Leslie
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fine. Octavo. Original Outlines by Donne Avenell. Developed by Graham Weaver. $8.95 price on front Dust Jacket flap. A near fine copy with previous owner name ffep. In a fine dust jacket. 181 pp.
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SALVAGE FOR THE SAINT
by Charteris, Leslie. Original Teleplay By John Kuse. Adapted By Peter Bloxsom
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Beautiful copy. 191 pp. + Ad. The 50th Saint novel.
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THE SAINT AND THE FICTION MAKERS.Doubleday Crime Club
by Charteris, Leslie. Adapted By Fleming Lee
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Near Fine. Octavo. Original Teleplay by John Kruse, Additional Scenes by Harry W. Junkin. Stated First Edition. $4.50 price on dust jacket front flap. A very good+ copy with previous owner name ffep, mild cover edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with minimal edge wear. 211 pp.
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The Goddess. A Screenplay
by Chayefsky, Paddy
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo. A fine copy in an about fine dust jacket. This screenplay was made into the 1958 film starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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The Day the Pig Fell Into the Well
by Cheever, John (SIGNED)
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. SIGNED BY JOHN CHEEVER ON COLOPHON without personalization. LIMITED EDITION OF 275 SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES. THIS IS No. 258. Issued without dust jacket. Small quarto; gold cloth spine, with paper label, over decorated tan boards.
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Murder in Three Acts
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1934. First Edition. Fine. first printing of the true first edition, preceeding the UK edition by one year. Octavo, 279 pages; publisher's orange cloth, Red Badge Detective end papers, top edges stained orange. A spectacular copy, Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Bookplate. No dust jacket.
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Poirot Loses a Client
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1937. First American Edition. Very Good+. first printing, octavo, 302 pages; publisher's orange cloth, top edges stained orange. Red Badge Detective end papers, small owner address label on ffep. No dust jacket. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. light wear at extremities.
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Dead Man's Mirror
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1937. First American Edition. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12MO, 290 pages, plus 2 pages of "Cards on the Table" at end; publisher's blue cloth, printed in black. Printed on two different paper stocks, some signatures lightly age-toned, as we have seen in other first edition copies. Front flap of dust jacket laid in. Outer rear hinge partly worn through. Internally clean, with no marking of any kind.
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The Secret Adversary
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1922. First American Edition. Very Good. first printing, with no other printings on copyright page. Small octavo, 330 pages; publisher's tan cloth, cream end papers. Bookplate, inner hinges cracked. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. No dust jacket.
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Easy to Kill
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1939. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. octavo, 248 pages; publisher's blue cloth, printed in black; red and yellow Red Badge Detective end papers. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Light wear at spine ends.
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Murder in the Calais Coach
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1934. First American Edition. Very Good. first printing, with no other printings on copyright. Octavo, 302 pages. Publisher's yellow cloth, pictorial end papers, front pastedown with small abrasion; rear inner hinge cracked and partially glued down. Binding shows light wear at extremities and some soiling. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. No dust jacket.
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Murder for Christmas. A Poirot Story
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Books, Inc, 1944. Fine/Very Good+. 12mo, 272 pages; publisher's black cloth printed in gilt. First Books, Inc. edition, stated. Pictorial dust jacket, with price on front flap. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Dust jacket with small stain at foot of front panel.
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The A. B. C. Murders
by Christie, Agatha
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. small octavo, 306 pages; publisher's maroon cloth, spine printed in silver-gray. Forward "by Captain Arthur Hastings, O.B.E." Text lightly age-toned; internally clean, with no markings of any kind. Early American Edition, no date.
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