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Oliver St. John Gogarty, The Man of Many Talents
by Lyons, J.B.
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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- 9780905471129
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$34.52
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Dublin: Blackwater, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First (Irish) printing. Fine in a very good dustjacket that has a 2" scratch on the front panel,
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The Worlds of John Aubrey, Being a further selection of Brief Lives, together with excerpts fromhis writings on antiquities, science and folklore
by Aubrey, John; Barber, Richard (ed.)
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- As New
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$16.57
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London: The Folio Society, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New. First printing. As new in a fine slipcase. (box 69)
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Jack Yeats
by Arnold, Bruce
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- As New
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- As New
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780300075496
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$38.66
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing of this massive, critically acclaimed biography of the Irish painter, brother of William Butler Yeats. AS new in an as new dustjacket. (top shelf)
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Hermit in Paris, Autobiographical writings
by Calvino, Italo
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- As New
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- As New
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- First US Edition. 1st Printing
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- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780375421846
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: Pantheon Books, 2003. First US Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First (US) printing. As new in an as new dustjacket, perfect (shelf)
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Sean O'Casey: Politics and Art
by Greaves, C. Desmond
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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CA$30.37
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London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First (UK) printing of this literary and political biography of the Irish writer.Very good in a very good dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 67)
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John Aubrey, My Own Life
by Scurr, Ruth
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 2015
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- Hardcover
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- 9780701179076
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$27.61
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London: Chatto & Windus, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First (UK) printing of this biography drawn from Aubrey's own diaries. Near fine in a near fie dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 38)
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Chronicles, Volume One
by Dylan, Bob
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780743228152
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, fifth printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Charlott Mew and Her Friends, with a Selection of Her Poems
by Fitzgerald, Penelope
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First US Edition. 1st Printing
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780201088953
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$48.32
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Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1988. First US Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First (US) printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 152)
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Alan Paton, A Biography
by Alexander, Peter F
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9780198112372
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$9.66
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 46)
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Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters, the Early Years
by Goodall, Jane; Edited by Dale Peterson
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 2000
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780395854044
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$24.16
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second printing. SIGNED by the editor, Dale Peterson, who was Jane Goodall's long time friend and collaborator. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Hazardous Duty: An American Soldier in the Twentieth Century (Signed)
by Singlaub, Major John K, US Army (Ret.); With Malcolm McConnell
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780671705169
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$43.49
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NY: Summit Books, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by Singlaub (To Bob Kovalchik with best wishes.20 Nov '91). Kovalchik is a docent at the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 76)
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Palimpsesr , A Memoir
by Vidal.Gore
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679440383
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$91.81
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NY: Random House , 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. A presentation copy, inscribed "Sean Abbott Who manned the phones & made it all possible - Best and SIGNED by Vidal on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Horn of PLenty, The Story of Louis Armstrong
by Goffin, Louis
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$120.80
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NY: Allen, Towne & Heath, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Small, neat previous owner signature on flyleaf, otherwise near fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. A lovely copy.
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Sketches From A Life
by Kennan, George F
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394575049
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: Pantheon Books, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fourth printing. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute wear. Not priceclippedand no markings. A former Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Kennan played a key role in US-Soviet relations from the 1920s through the Cold War. These "sketches" are drawn from his personal… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mozart, A Life
by Solomon, Maynard
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition 4th Printing
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060190460
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- 1
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: HarperCollins, 1995. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fourth printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 23)
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Theodore Rex
by Morris, Edmund
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- As New
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- As New
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394555096
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$19.33
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NY: Random House , 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing of the author's second volume of his monumental trilogy on the life of TR. As new in an as new dustjacket.
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Benjamin Franklin, An American Life
by Isaacson, Walter
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- As New
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- As New
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- 2003
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- Hardcover
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- 9780684807614
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover. As New/As New. Book club edition (identical to the publisher's first edition except there's no flap price). Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 28)
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Elanor, The years Alone
by Lash, Joseph
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Book Club Edition
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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- 9780393073614
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NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1972. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition of this biography of Eleanor Roosevelt in the years following the death of her husband. Dustjacket spine is faded otherwise very good in a very good dustjacket. No markings. (box 114)
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The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin, A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal
by Werth, Barry
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385494687
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Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: Doubleday, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 131)
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Thomas Jefferson: Writings: Autobiography; A Summary View of the Rights of British America; Notes on the State of Virginia; Public Papers; Addresses, Messages and Replies; Miscellany; Letters
by Jefferson, THomas
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- As New
- Edition
- Special Edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780940450165
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Library of America, 1984. Special Edition . Hardcover. As New. Sixth printing of the Library of America edition. As new, perfect condition in the publisher's slipcase that has just a touch of wear. Ribbon bookmark. Beautiful. (box 123)
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