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The Good Earth
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The Good Earth

by Pearl S. Buck

Condition
Used - Good-
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
First Edition, 22nd Printing
Published
April, 1932
Binding
Hardcover lacking dust jacket.
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Page 100 has the corrected version of fleas. Water stain at bottom, one page bottom also creased. No writing. End papers illustrated with about an inch or so tear in the back ripped. Untrimmed leaves. Top edge dyed green but faded. Backstrip bent with water stain. Stains on boards. End caps very worn. Book is complete.
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Prisoner at the Bar
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Prisoner at the Bar

by Roderic Jeffries as by Jeffrey Ashford

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First
Published
1969
Binding
5 3/4" x 8 1/4" beige hardcover with dust jacket.
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States First Published in the United States of America in 1969 by Walker and Co..... Printed in the United States of America from type set in Great Britain. Jeffrey Ashford is a pen name of Roderic Jeffries b. 1926. Slight spine curl and soiling to dust jacket and book. Tiny tear above $4.50 price on flap. No writing or remainder… Read more about this item
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Lalla Rookh
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Lalla Rookh

by Thomas Moore

Condition
Used - Good-
Jacket Condition
none
Edition
Fourth Edition
Published
1817
Binding
Decorative leather strip with cloth boards and leather corners
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Appears to be the original binding. The backstrip is very worn with pieces missing. The cloth is chipped and stained. The leather corners are worn. The date on the dedication page is May 19, 1817. The hinges are intact. There is a paper bookplate. Amor Vincit Omnia means Love Conquers All Things. Damp staining and very foxed. No bad smells.… Read more about this item
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When the Stars Come Out
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When the Stars Come Out

by Rob Byrnes

Condition
Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
(C)
Published
2006
Binding
Smaller trade size hardcover.
ISBN
9780758213242
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Book is clean. Boards and lettering are bright. No writing. Several page ends got damaged from improper storage with some page tips bent. NOT an x-libris. Dust jacket near fine. Bumped top and bottom end caps, slightly on corners. Crinkle inside back flap, indent type scratch on back cover. 2006 (C) edition. Lambda Literary Foundation award for Best Gay Romance.… Read more about this item
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The Bandit And The Priest
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The Bandit And The Priest

by Audrey Erskine Lindop

Condition
Used - Good -
Jacket Condition
none
Edition
Literary Guild Selection, First Cardinal Printing July, 1954
Published
1954
Binding
Pocket size paperback.
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First Thus. This book was published as The Singer Not the Song in Great Britain in 1953 and then by Apple-Century-Crofts twice. This is a Literary Guild Selection under this title. States Literary Guild Edition pub. 1953. Cardinal Edition published September 1954. 1st printing July, 1954. Scarce under this title. The complete book. A 1961 movie titled The Singer… Read more about this item
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The Nine Lives of Alphonse
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The Nine Lives of Alphonse

by James L. Johnson

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
First Edition, so stated
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover lacking dust jacket.
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First edition lacking dust jacket. Very Good condition. Previous owner's address stamp on ffep. "Evangelical Literature Overseas, Box 725, Wheaton, IL 60187". (This is Wheaton College) No other markings present. See photos. Front board bends forward slightly. Historical fiction regarding Cuban refugees with a reprinted epitaph by John F. Kennedy. Book is dedicated "To Those Christian Colleagues in Whom… Read more about this item
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Deerslayer or The First War-Path
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Deerslayer or The First War-Path

by J. Fenimore Cooper

Condition
Used - Good-
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
1875 Appleton
Published
1875
Binding
Illustrated Boards
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Hinges are cracked but yellow end papers intact. Book is complete. Name in pencil. Boards are rubbed, edges, corners and spine edges worn. Some pages were printed with a crinkle. Some page corners creased, a couple of stains. Good-
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Commitment
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Commitment

by Julie Ellis

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover with Dust Jacket
ISBN
9780821744222
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States First Printing: January 1994. Very slight wear to top and bottom edge of jacket. Top edge and bottom corner is a little bit dirty from dust.
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The Island
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The Island

by Heather Graham

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2006
Binding
Hardcover with Dust Jacket
ISBN
9780778322832
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€8.47

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Stated First Printing 2006. Book is Like New.
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Victorian Erotic Tales
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Victorian Erotic Tales

by Sir Richard Burton, Bram Stoker, Various Others

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
States First Published in Great Britain in 1995
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover with Dust Jacket
ISBN
9781854797513
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First British Edition. No price on dust jacket. Dustwrapper has wear along edges, corners and spine with some scratches. Cover illustration is nice. Inside Like New. HC Near Fine with edges of spine bumped. Located near Chicago, IL.
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The Betrayal
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The Betrayal

by Kathleen and Michael Gear

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Hardcover Edition so Stated
Published
June, 2008, First Printing Line
Binding
Hardcover with Dust Jacket
ISBN
9780765315465
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€6.60

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Near Fine condition. Old stock inventory with tight binding, slight shelf wear to dust jacket. A new unread book. States First Hardcover Edition, First Edition, June 2008, 10 - 1 Printing Line.
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Rabbit Redux
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Rabbit Redux

by John Updike

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine/Very Good+
Edition
So stated. No printing line. Date on dj 11/71 price 7.95
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
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Book and dust jacket in Near Fine condition. Ownership info in pencil was erased from flyleaf. Small bend in the bottom spine as shown otherwise red HC looks new. Top edges are dyed blue. Dust jacket has small corner tears and some minor wear to top & bottom edges. White backside has some discoloration and is slightly soiled. Creased corner… Read more about this item
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An Old Sweetheart of Mine 1902 WITH DUST WRAPPER
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An Old Sweetheart of Mine 1902 WITH DUST WRAPPER

by James Whitcomb Riley

Condition
Used - Cracked Hinges
Jacket Condition
Good-/Fair+
Edition
First THUS
Published
1902
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Dust wrapper has multiple creases and tears with small pieces missing at corners, edges and spine. Now protected in a mylar book cover. Please see photos. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. The Christy-Riley Books. Copyright 1888-1899-1902, Copyright 1902 The Bowen-Merill Co., published by Grosset & Dunlap NY. This is the expanded edition. Preface states "Inscribed to GEORGE C. HITT The… Read more about this item
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The Sapbucket Genius
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The Sapbucket Genius

by Sichel, Pierre

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
States First Edition
Published
1960
Binding
Hardcover, No Dust Jacket.
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Signed by the author on front end page. No dust jacket. Book in near fine condition. Top corners and along the top foredge is rubbed. With uncut leaves. Top edge of spine is bent under, bottom edge of spine is worn. Stated First Edition.
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The Wind in the Willows
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The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

Condition
Used - Fair
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
83th Edition
Published
1947
Binding
Hardcover, no dust jacket.
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No dust jacket. Scotch tape at top & bottom edges of spine for reinforcement. Spine bends forward a lot, worn corners, some of the coloring has worn off the green HC. Name on half title page. Book lays flat open at page 200/cracked spine? One dog eared/creased page corner. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Frome and London.
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The Black Arrow
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The Black Arrow

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
No date listed but date rec'd inside book November, 1942.
Published
No Date, circa 1940
Binding
Hardcover no dust jacket.
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€14.13

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Near Fine Inside with the exception of small amount of wear. Corners are rubbed at top & bottom, edges are bent under & worn. Slight bend in the spine. Some fading to gilt lettering & decoration on spine. Book is GREEN and top pages of book are green also.
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Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Travels with a Donkey
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Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Travels with a Donkey

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
Date received written inside cover, January, 1943.
Published
no date
Binding
Blue hardcover, no dust jacket.
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No Dj. Royal blue cover, top of pages are blue. Has a slight bend in the spine, gilt lettering and decoration on spine in nice condition. Not much wear to cover but soiled with a scratch and some tiny white dot marks. Spine is split more than 1/3rd of the way inside cover.
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Rass
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Rass

by Berneice Rabe

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
States First edition, Second Printing, December 1973.
Published
Dec., 1973
Binding
Hardcover with dust jacket.
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Signed on front end page, "With All Good Wishes - Berniece Rabb. The Rabb family was from Elgin, IL. Ships from the local area. Hardcover with Dust Jacket protected with a homemade plastic book cover in Fine/Near Fine condition.
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The Hound of The Baskervilles A Gateway Edition #6050 (NOT Dell)

The Hound of The Baskervilles A Gateway Edition #6050 (NOT Dell)

by A. Conan Doyle

Condition
Used - VG
Edition
First Edition THUS (no other printing listed)
Published
1959
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This is NOT the Dell edition. Purple wrapper with brown figure, #6050, Hat & Pipe in Circle where Dell is inserted later. Paper is discolored from age. Bottom wrapper corner has several creases. The first chapter has a bottom corner crease beneath. Rubbed corners, chipped edges of spine, edgewear, crase along front edge of spine. Stamp on front end page… Read more about this item
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A Jaunt Through Java
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A Jaunt Through Java

by Ellis, Edward S.

Condition
Used - Near Fine/Very Good
Jacket Condition
Illus. cover No Dj.
Edition
1888 no other printing listed. assumed first
Published
1888
Binding
Hardcover, no dust jacket.
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Book is in Very Good/Near Fine condition. Edges of spine are bent under, end pages have yellowed. Crinkle in paper attached to inside cover, propably assembled that way. Old price written in cover. Nice condition with pages at the end containing A. L. Burt's Book For Young People in case you collect them.
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