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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. First Printing. An Uncorrected Proof Copy, precedes all other editions. Softcover format with printed wrappers, the front cover featuring a photograph-portrait of the author. Presents as an unread copy with no reading creases to the spine, tight and square. Trivial creases to the corners but a Fine copy indeed and SIGNED directly to the title page by the author. Scarce thus.
TROLLKARLENS HATT (Finn Family Moomintroll) - Signed by Jansson, Tove - 1957
by Jansson, Tove
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TROLLKARLENS HATT (Finn Family Moomintroll) - Signed
by Jansson, Tove
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Gebers, 1957. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Printed in the Swedish language. A very pretty example of the third (Swedish) edition of the Moomins book, Trollkarlen's Hatt, 1957. Published in English as Finn Family Moomintroll, this particular title remains the most enduringly popular and sought-after title in the series. Printed by Jacob Simelii of Helsinki. Original pictorial boards with (just about) 1/4 cloth, pp. 163, illustrated by the author with vignettes and including the map at the title. Price in Swedish kroner at the lower cover.The boards are bright and clean, corners lightly bumped/rubbed. Binding firm and square. The block is fresh, free from owner names and scribbles etc. At page 76 there are two tiny marks/stains at the inner margin and there is a tiny spot at the rear endpaper. Otherwise very clean. An attractive copy and signed in blue ink directly to the front endpaper by Tove Jansson.
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- Keywords MOOMINS, MUMIT, MOOMINPAPPA, MOOMINMAMMA, SNIFF, SNUFKIN, TOO-TICKY, THE SNORK MAIDEN, MOOMINVALLEY, Finn Family Moomintroll, HATTIFATTENERS, THE GROKE, FILLYJONK, STINKY. HEMUL, THE HEMULEN
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OUR GAME - Proof Copy, Signed
by Le Carre, John
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Pappan Och Havet (Moominpapa At Sea) - Signed By Tove Jansson
by Jansson, Tove
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Sastamala, Finland
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Helsinki: Schildts, 1991. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 5th Edition. Printed in the original Swedish language. Original laminated pictorial boards (no dustjacket issued), 202 (203) pp., illustrated. Minor bump to the foot of the spine, otherwise a Fine clean copy, appears unread. Beautifully signed (with soft-coloured highlighting) by Tove Jansson at the half-title.
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SOLSTADEN (Sun City) - - First Printing, Signed
by Jansson, Tove
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Sastamala, Finland
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Helsinki: Schildts, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Printing, the true first edition of Tove Jansson's first full-length novel for adults. Publshed in Helsinki by Schildts, the author's Swedish-language publisher in her native Finland. Set in a Florida retirement centre, Solstaden is, in the author's own words, "a book about what it's like to get old and I have described the love of two very young and beautiful people in the city of the elderly.". Hardcover in dustjacket, pp.171. The dustjacket illustration by the author. Printed in the Swedish language. A Fine, tight, square copy, appears unread. The dustjacket has minor rubbing/wear to the extremities otherwise VG. SIGNED in black ink at the title page by the author, extremely rare thus.
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Den Ärliga Bedragaren (THE TRUE DECEIVER) - First Printing, Signed by Tove Jansson
by Jansson, Tove
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Helsinki: Schildts, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. pp. 191 (192). Printed in the Swedish language, the original first edition of her novel, The True Deceiver. A stunning copy in superb condition which has been signed (with provenance) by Tove Jannson at the half-title. Fine in Fine dustjacket with minor shelf creasing to the crown.
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Trollkarlens hatt
by Jansson, Tove
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Umea, Sweden
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Cloth-bound / Cloth spine. Publisher: Förlaget M | 2016 | Cloth-bound / Cloth spine | 152 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Svenska | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery.
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Trollkarlens hatt (finn family moomintroll) 1949 good+ condition Tove Jansson Tove Jansson
by Tove Jansson
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Uppsala, Sweden
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Some forward-lean and a stamped name twice on front-free endpaper along with a number 4 in one place there. Also has a name stamped up high above text on one of the other pages. The pages has some small stains and some foxing. :) sought after. In true swedish language.
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TROLLKARLENS HATT (Finn Family Moomintroll) - Hand-Signed by Tove Jansson
by Jansson, Tove
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Gebers, 1957. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Printed in the Swedish language. A very pretty example of the third (Swedish) edition of the Moomins book, Trollkarlen's Hatt, 1957. Published in English as Finn Family Moomintroll, this particular title remains the most enduringly popular and sought-after title in the series. Printed by Jacob Simelii of Helsinki. Original pictorial boards with (just about) 1/4 cloth, pp. 163, illustrated by the author with vignettes and including the map at the title. Price in Swedish kroner at the lower cover.The boards are bright and clean, corners lightly bumped/rubbed. Binding firm and square. The block is fresh, free from owner names and scribbles etc. At page 76 there are two tiny marks/stains at the inner margin and there is a tiny spot at the rear endpaper. Otherwise very clean. An attractive copy and signed in blue ink directly to the front endpaper by Tove Jansson.
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Under Fire: An American Story
by North, Oliver L
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Harpercollins, 1991. First edition, as stated, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/near fine. r. 446 pp. This is a rare first edition copy signed by both Oliver North and William Novak. North's inscription, "Margo and Sam, all the best," appears in blue ink on the half title page with North's signature and the date "3 Nov 91" and Novak's signature in black ink. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled at top of spine. Free USPS tracking with every US order. Ships from MA.
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A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film
by Standish, Isolde
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Continuum, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated cover; 414 pages From back: "Cinema, which first arrived in Japan in 1896 with the Kinetoscope prototype, came at the very time that Japan was transforming its economic base and society into that of a major international power. The first cinema, the Asakusa Denikikan, was opened in Tokyo in 1903 and within 13 years 300 cinemas had sprung up throughout the country... (The author) focuses on the historical development of Japanese film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation." Edgewear, creases to bottom and bottom and top corners of front cover, soil on bottom and light soil to outside pages. We note pencilled underlining on at least 29 pages and pencilled marginalia on at least three pages and four creased page corners. Quotes…
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Old Bones
by Elkins, Aaron J
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Ellensburg, Washington, United States
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Fine in Near Fine jacket Signed by Author A Gideon Oliver Mystery, SIGNED on title pg. Edgar Award winner best mystery npc 197pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition
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Starting With Flags : Forty-Three Drawings
by Parker, Kingsley
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New York: Private Printing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Signed Edition. Softcover. The artist's abstract and quite varied series of 43 drawings of flags, all printed monochrome on the recto of pages. Kingsley Parker has been exhibiting and represented by galleries since the mid-1970s and has a work in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, NY. The artist is quite active with new works. Signed in ink "K. Parker/1976 ©" in the front matter where Parker explains his motivation for drawing the series of abstract flags. Copy 158 of a limited edition of 600, numbered in the colophon. Approximately 44 pages, unpaginated. Printed on fine, machine-made paper in brown wraps. The title and a flag drawing are framed on the front cover. In absolutely clean, Fine condition. ; Drawings; Square 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Signed by Artist .
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Dead in Dixie
by Charlaine Harris
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New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
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Songs From Appledore
by Oscar Laighton
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RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"
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The Last Season (SIGNED) (FIRST EDITION): A Team In Search of Its Soul
by Phil Jackson
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION One of the most successful coaches in the history of professional basketball offers his own take on his turbulent 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, the Kobe Bryant rape trial, contract disputes, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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Maybe Tomorrow
by Roberta Fleetwood O'Keefe
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1978. CL5 - A hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper in very good condition that is cocked, some scattered light scratches and rubbing, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Brown covered boards with gilt lettering. 8.5"x5.5", 84 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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