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Le Roman D'un Brave Homme (the Story Of An Honest Man)

By: About, Edmond (Edmond Franois Valentin About)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Paris, France, Librarie Hachette Et Cie: 1906

Seller ID: A34757

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Illustrations; This book is entirely in FRENCH. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The decorated covers have gilt, black and red embossing. The gilding has dulled a bit, especially on the spine. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper used." Edmond Franois Valentin About (14 February 1828 16 January 1885) was a French novelist, publicist and journalist.... During the next few years, he wrote novels, stories, a play (which failed) , a...
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A Death In The Family

By: Agee, James

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, McDowell, Obolensky: 1957

Seller ID: A40825

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Fifth Printing. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The bottom edge of the spine has a bit of fading. There is one nick to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has some edge wear and rubbing, along with several edge tears with accompanying wrinkling, especially to the spine ends. There are several chips missing and one long tear to the rear spine end starting at the top edge. "During his lifetime, Agee...
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A Kentucky Cardinal

By: Allen, James Lane

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers: 1899

Seller ID: A35928

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light, bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation on the front endpaper. "James Lane Allen (December 21, 1849 February 18, 1925) was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteri...
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Winesburg, Ohio A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life

By: Anderson, Sherwood

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, B. W. Huebsch, Inc.: 1921

Seller ID: A37859

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing, wear and ground-in dirt. The paper spine label is noticeably toned. There are spots of ground-in dirt and spotting to the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The front endpaper has been removed by a former owner. There is a former owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. "Mostly written from late 1915 to early 1916, with a few stories completed closer t...
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The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight

By: Anonymous (Mary Elizabeth Von Armin)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, England, T. Nelson & Sons: 1920

Seller ID: A37474

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

This is a small format book (approx. 6" x 4 1/2") The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine has a light slant. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The covers also have some light ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. This book is part of the Nelson Library of Copyright Fiction. "Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 9 February 1941) , born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an Australian-born...
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Booth And The Spirit Of Lincoln A Story of a Living Dead Man

By: Babcock, Bernie

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1925

Seller ID: A36047

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "After reading a story in Ladies' Home Journal about the love affair of Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge, Babcock corresponded with the Illinois Historical Society and many persons who had known Lincoln personally. She became one of the countrys leading authorities on Lincoln, having conducted numerous personal interviews with his law partners and others, and published of ...
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The Little Minister

By: Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1897

Seller ID: A38122

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a slight slant to the spine. The front cover inlcudes a small oval pastedown photo. The lettering on the spine of the book has mostly rubbed. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy includes numerous black and white photos of the play. "The Little Minister is set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barries birthplace, and concerns Gav...
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Lily Gordon Or the Young Housekeeper

By: Bell, Catherine D.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, England, Frederick Warne and Co.: 1884

Seller ID: A37610

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. There are a couple of tiny nicks to the spine ends and a couple of spots of discoloration. This cover is decorated with black, blue, pink and green.
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Marianne And The Rebels

By: Benzoni, Juliette

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, England, Pan Books / William Heinemann: 1975

Seller ID: A40521

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are several creases to the spine of the book. The text pages are generally clean, but slightly toned. There is an ink marked X on the inside rear cover and a previous owner's inked name and check mark to the front endpaper. "In 1959 she participated in the popular television quiz show Le Gros Lot. The topic was the Italian Renaissance, and the subject was Catherina Sforza. In spite of flounderi...
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The Sisters

By: Booth, Pat

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers, Inc.: 1987

Seller ID: A36609

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has some light fading to the spine, but is in otherwise clean, bright condition. "Pat Booth, Lady Lowe (24 April 1943 11 May 2009) was an English model, photographer and author of romantic fiction. Raised in the East En...
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The Glass Lady

By: Bordages, Asa

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Lion Books, Inc.: 1951

Seller ID: A40537

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Good

This is a mass market paperback book. Lion Book #56. The book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The books covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and the corners. There is rubbing and chipping to the spine of the book. The covers have some fading and spots of discoloration and foxing. The text pages are noticeably toned and have foxing / tidemarking to the edges. "Asa Bordages, a feature writer for the New York World-Telegram and playwright known for the 1941 play Brooklyn USA." (from Video Detective)
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Fool's Goal

By: Bower, B. M.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1930

Seller ID: A35775

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket

This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spne ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and a couple of scratches to the spine. The spine also has noticeable toning and darkening. "Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, ne Muzzy (November 15, 1871 July 23, 1940) , best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an America...
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The Three-way Split

By: Brewer, Gil

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, England, Bridbooks: 0

Seller ID: A40302

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing and ground-in dirt. There is toning / sunning to the white portions of the book covers. There is a chip to the top front corner of the book covers. The text pages are toned. "Gilbert "Gil" Brewer was an American novel and short story author. [1] He was born November 20, 1922 in Canandaigua, New York. After leaving the army at the end of World War II, Brewer joined his family who had settled in St. Petersburg, Florida. There he met Verlaine in 1947 an...
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The King's Rangers

By: Brick, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1954

Seller ID: A40998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

This is a book club edition. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket hsa a 3/4" hole along with some light rubbing and edge wear. The spine ends of the dust jacket have several small edge nicks." John Brick (1922-1973) was an American author of historical novels and children's books. Born in Newburgh, New York he attended Newburgh Free Academy and later studied creative writing at Columbia University. His first published novel was Troubled Spring in 1950; ...
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Let Love Come Last

By: Caldwell, Taylor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York & Cleveland, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1949

Seller ID: A39919

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some edge wear, nicking and chipping to the spine ends and corners. "As a writer Caldwell was praised for her intricately plotted and suspenseful stories, which depicted family tensions and the development of the U. S. From an agrarian society into the leading industrial state of the world. Caldwell's heroes are self...
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To Look And Pass

By: Caldwell, Taylor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Fawcett Gold Medal: 1973

Seller ID: A41035

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

This is a mass market paperback book and first paperback printing. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine of the book has some toning / sunning and some light creasing. The text pages are clean and bright. "If Dan Hendricks had been born thirty or so years later, things would not have happened as they did. In a restless and mobile nation he could have escaped from the past, assumed another identity. But in the close-knit community of South Kenton at the turn of the century, he could not escape. From his earliest years, Dan seemed marked out by fate ...
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Miss Minerva And William Green Hill

By: Calhoun, Frances Boyd

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, The Reilly & Britton Co.: 1910

Seller ID: A37808

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Poor dust jacket

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Poor dust jacket. The book is in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The bottom spine has some light water spotting. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is some red ink spotting (from the book cover) to the foredge. There is a previous owner's inked name. The dust jacket has large chips missing from the spine and a tear to most of the front flap joint. The dust jacket has large spots of discoloration / greasy patches , edge wear, and overal...
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One Of Ours

By: Cather, Willa (Wilella Sibert Cather)

Price: $65.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1922

Seller ID: A36141

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

First Trade Edition (following a Limited Edition) (listed as Second Printing, September 1922). This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a very light slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a patch of foxing to the front endpaper. "Through the 1910s and 1920s, Cather was firmly established as a major American writer, receiving the Pulitzer Prize in 1922 for her novel One of...
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The Paradoxes Of Mr. Pond

By: Chesterton, G. K.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company: 1944

Seller ID: A39166

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The covers have some light spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, a card pocket to the rear pastedown and an ink-stamped date on the rear endpaper. "Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 May 1874 14 June 1936) , was an English writer, [2] philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He ha...
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Nina

By: Clarke, Donald Henderson

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Triangle Books: 1948

Seller ID: A33016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket

This book is in Very Good only condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The book covers have a bit of ground-in dirt and a couple of sports of discoloration. The text pages are clean, but very noticeably toned and darkened due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has several chips missing, and cracking and rubbing to the flap joints. "Donald Henderson Clarke (1887-1958) was an American writer and journalist, known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays." "Clarke's first encounter with Hollywood was w...
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Category: Modern Fiction