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John Dee: The World of the Elizabethan Magus
by Peter J. French
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Reprint edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780744800791
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- 1
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CA$61.10
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New York, NY: Routledge & Kegan Paul: Ark Paperbacks. Very Good+. 1987. Reprint edition; First Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; faint creases near the lower front corner tip; faint foxing or 'mottling' to the white background field of the rear panel of the wrapper cover; the pages … Read more about this item Item Price
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Patty Hearst
by Patricia Campbell Hearst with Alvin Moscow
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1988
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780380706518
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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CA$61.10
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New York, NY: Avon Books. 1988. 1st Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1988) , First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good- in Wraps: shows numerous stress creases to the backstrip; a very faint crease near the upper corner tip; a single page leaf is dog-eared; a small scuff to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood At the Edge of the World
by Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 2004
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780316735490
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company: Back Bay Books. Very Good+. 2004. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1994) ; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows a crease near the upper front corner; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; a page has… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pushkin: A Biography
by David Magarshack
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1969
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- Paperback
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CA$27.16
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New York, NY: Grove Press: Evergreen Books. Very Good+. 1969. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1969) , so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows sparse, faint foxing at outside edges of page block and endpapers; the mildest wear to the extremities; a very light crease at the backstrip; a price has been neatly… Read more about this item Item Price
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The War's Long Shadow: China, Russia, Britain, America: the Second World War and its Aftermath
by Bradley F. Smith
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780671524340
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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1986) . First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows mild shelf-rubbing to the bottom edges of the tan boards; a hint of crimp to the crimson … Read more about this item Item Price
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Autobiography: Including in One Volume: 'A Small Boy & Others', Notes of a Son & Brother', and 'the Middle Years'
by Henry James
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780691014081
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- 1
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CA$22.54
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good+. 1983. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows a couple of fine creases to the backstrip; mild wear to the extremities; the faintest creases to a couple of the corners: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or… Read more about this item Item Price
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My Life As an Author and Editor
by H. L. Mencken
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Paperback.
- ISBN
- 9780679741022
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CA$21.72
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New York, NY: Random House: Vintage. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback.. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows the expected tanning to the text pages due to aging; a faint crease at the top of the front 'hinge'; the binding is very slightly cocked but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Florence Sabin: Colorado Woman of the Century
by Elinor Bluemel
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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CA$74.68
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Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition (1959) , unstated. Very Good in Very Good- DJ: Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; the binding leans slightly and is somewhat cocked but remains secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: A Gift for Life
by Dorothy Herrmann
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; Second Printing
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140232387
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- 1
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New York, NY: Penguin Books. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition Thus; Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; a crease to the rear panel and a much fainter, smaller crease near the lower front corner; a barely discernible dampstain to the upper corner tips of a few pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Beginning: A Memoir
by Irina Ratushinskaya
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition USA (1991), so stated; First Printing
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394571416
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition USA (1991), so stated; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition USA (1991) , so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Suffering God: Selected Letters to Galatea and to Papastephanou
by Nilos Kazantzakis
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780892410880
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- 1
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CA$88.26
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New Rochelle, NY: Caratzas Brothers, Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1979) unstated in accordance with Caratzas Brothers' customary, but to universally employed practice. No subsequent printings noted. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows very mild wear to the extremities with a hint… Read more about this item Item Price
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K.
by Roberto Calasso
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition USA; First Printing
- Published
- 2006
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781400076123
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- 1
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CA$20.37
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New York, NY: Random House: Vintage International. Near Fine. 2006. 1st Edition USA; First Printing. Paperback. First Editon Thus Uin the USA (2006). First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows two pages creased in the "Sources" section at the end of the book; else flawless; the binding is square and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Francis Dana: A Puritan Diplomat at the Court of Catherine the Great.
by W.P. Cresson.
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- Used
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- First Edition (1930), unstated, but implied: no subsequent print
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- 1930.
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- Hardcover
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New York, NY The Dial Press: Lincoln Mac Veagh , 1930. Hardcover First Edition (1930), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with The Dial Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1930), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings and same date at the title and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter.
by Adeline Yen Mah .
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complet
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- 1999.
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780767904186
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- 1
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CA$10.86
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New York, NY Broadway Books, 1999. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps with an easily removeable vinyl protective cover in Very Good+ condition, showing a couple of nicks and snags: The Book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia.
by Mark Salzman.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a c
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- 1995.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679767787
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- 1
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CA$8.96
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New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest lean to the spine; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the… Read more about this item Item Price
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I Refuse: Memories of a Vietnam War Objector.
by Donald L. Simons.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1992), unstated.
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- 1992.
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780962002434
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- 1
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CA$13.86
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Trenton, NJ Broken Rifle Press, 1992. Paperback First Edition (1992), unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Palimpsest: A Memoir.
by Gore Vidal .
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a c
- Published
- 1995.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679440383
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- 1
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CA$33.94
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New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, beginning with the numeral '2' in accordance with Random House's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of rubbing to the front corner tips; a touch… Read more about this item Item Price
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Benjamin Disraeli.
by Adam Kirsch.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete num
- Published
- 2008.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780805242492
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- 1
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CA$27.16
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New York, NY Schocken, 2008. Hardcover First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2008); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Memoirs of Elias Canetti (The Tongue Set Free, The Torch in My Ear, and The Play of the Eyes).
by Elias Canetti.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition (1999); so stated.
- Published
- 1999.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374199500
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CA$196.88
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New York, NY Farrar Staus Giroux:, 1999. Hardcover First Edition (1999); so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The book shows a hint of wear to the heel of the backstrip; a small coffee-like stain to the lower fore-edge and a small faint smudge nearby it; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Torch in My Ear.
by Elias Canetti.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1983); Second Printing (1983).
- Published
- 1983.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374518042
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- 1
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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CA$20.37
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New York, NY Farrar Staus Giroux: Noonday Press , 1983. Paperback First Edition Thus (1983); Second Printing (1983). Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of wear to the outer edges of the front panel and a touch of toning to the outside edges of the inside of the rear cover; else flawless; the binding is square and… Read more about this item Item Price
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