Recent Arrivals from Crooked House Books & Paper
Recent Arrivals from Crooked House Books & Paper
Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert
by Langewiesche, William
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679429821
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€18.68
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Pantheon, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 5x1x8. Signed by Author(s). First edition stated & with full number line. Signed (name only) on half title page. DJ with "autographed copy" sticker on front panel, store price sticker on rear; minor bump to head of spine. Item Price
€18.68
The Atlas Six & The Atlas Paradox
by Blacke, Olivie
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€32.68
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Tor, 2022. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Two first trade editions, each with complete number lines, page edges undecorated, not signed. Just very nice & clean copies of the first two books in this popular series. Item Price
€32.68
Bocuse a la Carte
by Bocuse, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394562674
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€93.38
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Pantheon, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x7x0. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by Bocuse on half-title page, dated 2000. White glossy boards under white dust jacket, 87 pp., well illustrated with color photos. Small blemish to rear panel of jacket. Known as "the pope of gastronomy", Paul Bocuse was one of the most prominent chefs of the nouvelle cuisine… Read more about this item Item Price
€93.38
Thunder Over the Ochoco, complete five volume set. Gathering Storm, Distant Thunder, Lightning Strikes, Rain of Tears, And the Juniper Trees Bore Fruit
by Ontko, Gale
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€70.04
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Seven Locks Press, 2007. Soft cover. Near Fine. Five trade paperbacks, near fine condition. A matching set of the popular history of Oregon from the Native American perspective. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping. Item Price
€70.04
Frog Model Aircraft 1932-1976: The Complete History of the Flying Aircraft & the Plastic Kits
by Richard Lines; Lief Hellstrom
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780904568639
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€46.69
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New Cavendish, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x1x12. Blue illustrated boards under pictorial dust jacket. Near fine copy with just slight wear. A fantastic resource for these model kits, including reproductions of their original advertising material. Appendices & index for easy reference. Additional postage required for international shipping; 4 pounds packed. Item Price
€46.69
Classic Plastic Model Kits: Identification & Value Guide
by Polizzi, Rick
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780891457015
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€32.68
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Collector Books, 1996. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8x0x11. Trade paperback, illustrated wraps, 4to. An impressive compilation of model kits & their original packaging, includes index for easy finding. Slight wear to edges of cover. Item Price
€32.68
Thunder Gods Gold: The Amazing True Story of America's Lost Gold Mines, Epitome of Western Traditions
by Storm, Barry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€56.03
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Southwest Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Brown cloth boards lettered in black. Inscribed "Regards" by author on front endpaper. A classic of lost mine literature. Light wear to edges of boards, bump to bottom of spine, but clean & solid. Item Price
€56.03
The Book of Moxie
by Potter, Frank N
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780891453482
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€42.02
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Collector Books, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x1. Red boards under pictorial dust jacket. Near fine copy with one small tear to edge of front flap of DJ. Now owned by Coca-Cola, Moxie was one of America's first mass-produced sodas. This is an exhaustive history of the drink & the company, profusely illustrated. Extra postage required for international… Read more about this item Item Price
€42.02
Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper
by Henderson, Donald
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€140.07
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Random House, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/Fine. First edition stated. Blue cloth boards under brown illustrated (by Curtin) dust jacket. Owner's small stamp to front endpaper else fine in fine jacket. A darkly comic mystery, on the verge of being a bibliomystery. Mr. Bowling is a killer who buys newspapers after he murders in order to stay up… Read more about this item Item Price
€140.07
The Music from Behind the Moon
by Cabell, James Branch
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1926
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€46.69
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The John Day Company, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Underwood, Leon. Hardcover, full black cloth with paper label to spine, housed in original slipcase. Toning to front endpaper from former newsprint being laid in; small smudge near colophon; Slipcase good only with wear to all edges. This was the first book published by John Day Co.; printed… Read more about this item Item Price
€46.69
Mid-Georgian London: A Topographical and Social Survey of Central And Western London About 1750
by Phillips, Hugh
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€23.34
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Collins, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Full red cloth binding under white pictorial dust jacket. Crease to bottom corner of front endpaper. A well-illustrated overview of the period; delightful to browse through. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping. Item Price
€23.34
Recipes of Guam
by Maxwell, Alice
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€93.38
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Hong Kong: Local Printing Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Pictorial tan cloth, 4to, 111 pages, black and white illustrations; faint wear to extremities, ownership inscription in front free endpaper. A very nice copy. This has "Fandango Fiesta Legend" & ox decoration to rear cover--I feel like the last time we had this, the rear board… Read more about this item Item Price
€93.38
Money, Prices, and Civilization in the Mediterranean World, Fifth to Seventeenth Century
by Cipolla, Carlo M
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€233.45
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University of Cincinnati by Princeton University Press, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Full blue cloth boards with silver lettering. No flaws to note. Five lectures from the Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund: Primitive Money in Primitive Europe; The Dollars of the Middle Ages; The Big Problem of the Petty Coins; Ghost Moneys; Prices and Civilization. Item Price
€233.45
The Naughty Boy
by Keats, John; Keats, Ezra Jack (illus.)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€23.34
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Viking Press, 1965. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Grey cloth boards under white & pink illustrated dust jacket, 6-3/4" x 5". Promotional letter from publisher laid in; presumably a review copy though not marked as such. Bottom of front flap clipped, but price intact at top. Item Price
€23.34
Ten Years in Nevada; or, Life on the Pacific Coast (Bison Book)
by Mathews, Mary McNair
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780803281240
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€6.54
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University of Nebraska Press, 1985. Soft cover. New. 5x0x8. Overstock from the warehouse of a former book distributor. Multiple copies available at time of entry. Fine unused copy. Item Price
€6.54
A Gift for Sula Sula
by Ness, Evaline
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€37.35
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Ness, Evaline. Blue buckram binding with pictorial front board, under white & pink pictorial dust jacket. Oddly, the publisher's name at the bottom of the jacket just reads "Scribn" -- the rest is cut off. Reinforced library binding but not ex-library. Tear to foot of DJ spine panel, price-clipped,… Read more about this item Item Price
€37.35
The Passenger Pigeon
by Mershon, W. B
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1907
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€140.07
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The Outing Publishing Company, 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full red cloth boards with gilt lettering, page edges untrimmed, color frontispiece, photographic plates. Previous owner has made one marginal note in pencil about their own pigeon & a note on the front endpaper "A fascinating & beautiful book"; no other pencil markings found but they might be… Read more about this item Item Price
€140.07
Haven's End
by Marquand, John P.; Lawson, Robert (illus.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€23.34
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Little, Brown and Company, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lawson, Robert. Early printing in same year as the first edition. Grey cloth under yellow & green dust jacket. Slight wear to edges of DJ, price-clipped. Lawson's illustrations have a different tone than much of his children's illustrations; for example, his image of the slave for the "Slave Catcher"… Read more about this item Item Price
€23.34
Pierino and the Bell
by Cassedy, Sylvia; Evaline Ness (illus.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€16.81
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Doubleday & Company, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ness, Evaline. Clean and solid copy, moderate wear but nothing drastic. Pictorial boards under matching illustrated dust jacket, 10-1/2" x 7-1/2". Item Price
€16.81
Big Store, Funny Door
by Russell, Betty; Gehr, Mary
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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€46.69
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Albert Whitman & Company, 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Red cloth boards with paper onlay, under matching dust jacket. 8-1/4" x 6-1/4". Signed by Betty Russell opposite title page. Rubbing to spine panel of DJ, closed tear to bottom of front panel; good to very good. Oh, the innocence! Not many parents today would send their children to do… Read more about this item Item Price
€46.69