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New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1933. Very Good condition. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Bright and shiny. Minor flaking of gilt lettering on the spine, as usual. Sharp corners. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hinges are PERFECT.… Read more about this item

South Bend, Indiana: Quill Communications Services, 1998. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Dog ear to one page. Pages are otherwise crisp, clean and unmarked. Subtitle: "671 Questions and Answers Based on Patrick O'Brian's Best-Selling Novels of a British Naval Officer in the Napoleonic Wars.. Diagrams… Read more about this item

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2001. NEW in near PERFECT condition. NO chips, tears or fading. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are clean and unmarked. Contributions to the Study of American Literature, Number 8. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in bright gold. From the publisher: "The works of Louisiana… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956. An interesting variant that appears to be unread. Very Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is only very lightly rubbed with mild sunning to red and blue parts on the spine. NO chips, tears, or creases. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate.… Read more about this item

Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2004. NEW and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Only a little shelfwear to the jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and… Read more about this item

Privately Published, 2017. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "In celebration of their 30th Anniversary, the San Fernando… Read more about this item

London: Forgotten Books, 2017. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT… Read more about this item

Laguna Beach, California: The Improbable Press, 1995. Fine condition but for previous owner's name. Pages are otherwise crisp, clean and unmarked. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. The colophon states "This book is one of a signed, limited edition designed & typeset by the author...Printed by Darryl Blaisdell on Mohawk Superfine… Read more about this item

Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2012. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "Jhumpa Lahiri is among the few contemporary… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. Near Fine EX-LIBRARY in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. Historical Essay and Explanatory Notes by Richard C. Harris. Textual Essay and Editing by Frederick M. Link with Karl A.… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (only light edgewear). NOT price clipped ($5.95). NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Inadvertent dog ear to two leaves. Pages are otherwise crisp, clean and unmarked. Selected and Translated, with an Introduction by Curt Leviant. Glossary.… Read more about this item

Stanford, California: Stanford General Books, 2008. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. Shows just a bit of mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. List… Read more about this item

Buffalo, New York: Desmond & Stapleton, 1947. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition in a Good only dust jacket (several chips/tears). NOT price clipped ($2.50). NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO stains. Illustrated by Seamus MacNeill. 1947 U.S. edition, published same year as the Irish edition… Read more about this item

University Park. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998. Very Good condition. Front and rear flaps from the dust jacket are laid-in. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Pages very slightly wavy in the top margin only -- NO STAIN… Read more about this item

Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2008. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket shows just a bit of mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears or fading. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press, 1962. Near Fine condition in a Very Good slipcase. Brief gilt note on the front free endpaper. All other pages are crisp, clean and unmarked with NO foxing. Sharp corners. Special Introduction (16 pages) by Mr. Seldes and numerous illustrations by Pablo Picasso. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall.… Read more about this item

Binghamton, New York: State University of New York, Department of English, 1987. With the small signature of Gary L. Jones at the top corner of the front free endpaper. Professor Jones [Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School] taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969-2002. Laid in some of his books is a note… Read more about this item

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1974. With the small signature of Gary L. Jones at the top corner of the front free endpaper. Professor Jones [Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School] taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969-2002. Laid in some of his books is a note from CHOICE, CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC… Read more about this item

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1985. NOT a library discard. With the small signature of Gary L. Jones at the top corner of the front free endpaper. Professor Jones [Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School] taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969-2002. Laid in some of his books is a note from CHOICE,… Read more about this item

Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 1980. With the small signature of Gary L. Jones at the top corner of the front free endpaper. Professor Jones [Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School] taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969-2002. Laid in some of his books is a note from CHOICE, CURRENT REVIEWS… Read more about this item