Category: Literature & Fiction

Saint and Mr. Teal, the : Simon Templar Involved in 3 Exciting Exploits !

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Fiction Publishing Company : 1966

Seller ID: 21226

Condition: Near Fine

175 pages; 12mo (7.25") 1 cm; Pale greenish yellow paperback, 175 pages, all edges red, b/w photo on front featuring Roger Moore and Wanda Ventham (? ). ; Copyright 1933. No other dates. This edition presumably published 1966 as tie-in to The Saint being syndicated in US. ; Contents: The Gold Standard; the Man from St. Louis; the Death Penalty. ; Book is crisp and clean with no marks, no rips, no tears, no wrinkles, no creases. However, pages are slightly yellowed from age. Sold as is. ; Saint Novel K Series; Vol. 114
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About the Old Curiosity Shop : A Short Account of the Quaint Old Shop Immortalised by Charles Dickens As the Home of Little Nell and Her Grandfather

By: Lewis, Bernard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Old Curiosity Shop : 1957

Seller ID: 22669

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

36 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Small purple softcover booklet, 36 glossy pages, 2 small maps, 21 b/w drawings and facsimiles, 6 b/w photos. ; Owner name penned on last page. Main defect: small scar to upper front, small area of discoloration to upper margins, not affecting any text.
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Struggles of Petroleum V. Nasby, the : Abridged Edition

By: Locke, David Ross, with Joseph Jones; Illustrated by Thomas Nast

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Beacon Press : 1963

Seller ID: 23436

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

246 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, red cloth, [xxvi] + 246 pages, bibliography, chronology, 8 b/w illustrations from old sources. ; Originally published serially from 1861 to 1867, and in book form 1872 as "The Struggles (Social, Financial and Political) of Petroleum V. Nasby, Embracing his Trials and Troubles, Ups and Downs, Rejoicings and Wailings," etc. This is a new Abridged Edition, 1963, selected, edited and with an introduction by Joseph Jones, notes by Gunther Barth, and illustrations by Thomas Nast. ; Under the pseudonym Rev. Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby, journalist and new...
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Voices from the Fields : A Book of Country Songs by Farming People

By: Lord, Russell

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 2690

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

166 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, black cloth, 166 pages, title in gilt over red cloth label on front. Spine has black lettering on black, including Dewey decimal number. ; Introduction by Carl Van Doren. 'A collection of 150 poems by 53 authors, selected from Farm and Fireside and its successor The Country Home Magazine.' ; Pages yellowed from age. Pencil checkmarks next to several poems. Title on front and spine nearly unreadable. Library marks in all the usual places. Binding tight.
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Survivor, and Others, the : The Last Rare Stories of a Master Craftsman in Horror

By: Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) and August Derleth; Illustrated by Richard Powers

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Ballantine Books : 1957

Seller ID: 13610

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

142 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Paperback, 142 pages, bizarre cover art by Richard Powers in purple and black, all edges orange. ; Ballantine BB 629. Copyright 1954, 1957. ; Among the papers of the late R. H. Barlow were found Lovecraft's notes and the beginnings for two novelettes and five short stories, all now completed by horror master August Derleth. Titles are: The Survivor. Wentworth's Day. The Peabody Heritage. The Gable Window. The Ancestor. The Shadow Out of Space. The Lamp of Alhazred. ; Pages slightly yellowed from age, as usual. Otherwise crisp and tight, appears unread. ; Ballantine ...
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That Old Studebaker : A Novel

By: Lynch, Lee

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Naiad Press : 1991

Seller ID: 20898

ISBN-13: 9780941483827

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

251 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, umber-gray illustrated covers, [xii] + 251 + 8 pages ; Lusty lesbian novel encompassing both the heroine's journey and road trip genres. ; Light edgewear. Small sticker on heel. No other defects.
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Poetical Works of Owen Meredith, the : Lucile ; the Apple of Life ; the Wanderer ; Clytemnestra ; Tannhauser ; Minor Poems

By: Lytton, Robert Lord (Owen Meredith)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: R. Worthington : 1889

Seller ID: 14892

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

408 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, decorative olive green cloth, gilt lettering and ornate designs in black and red on front and spine, all edges gilt, tan floral endpapers, 6 b/w illustrated plates including b/w portrait frontispiece of Meredith, index, text in 2 columns in fairly small type. Title on front and spine is simply Meredith. ; Copyright 1889. This is a lovely early reprint, about 1895. ; Yes, this volume includes the famously dreadful novel Lucile, written entirely in rhyming anapestic tetrameter (example: In the silence that followed the last word she said, / In the heave ...
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Son of the Day and the Daughter of the Night, The

By: Macdonald, George; Illustrated by Lyn Teeple

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Green Tiger Press : 1980

Seller ID: 18426

ISBN-13: 9780914676454

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

40 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Tall softcover, [vi] + 40 + 2 pages, stiff textured ivory-toned paper throughout, 15 stunning full-color illustrations tipped in on glossy plates. ; Story was originally published 1879. This newly illustrated edition is from 1980. Fantasy classic with the air of ancient mythology. Illustrated by Lyn Teeple. ; Moderate wear. Initials penned on front cover, in black on dark blue so not too distracting. Main defect is a small area of discoloration affecting lower margin throughout, not affecting any text or illustrations. ; Star and Elephant Book Series
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Angus Macintyre's Ceilidh Collection : Poems of Highland Life

By: Macintyre, Angus, with Iain Crichton Smith

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Famedram Publishers : 1980

Seller ID: 18935

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

48 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Small yellow softcover booklet, 48 pages, brief bio of Angus Macintyre. ; 14 original ballad-style poems by Angus Macintyre with rhyme, meter, great humor and insightful truth. Foreword by Iain Crichton Smith. ; Angus Macintyre was a Highland games champion, noted speaker at ceilidhs (informal parties and dances) and hightly-sought-after local poet. ; No visible defects. ; Laid in: 1) slip of paper with typed pronunciations and definitions of several Gaelic words. 2) article on new corrected edition of Ivanhoe, much closer to its Scottish author's intent. 3) slip of ...
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Le Siege de La Rochelle : The Siege of La Rochelle, French Edition

By: Madame de Genlis and Stephanie Felicite Genlis

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Roe Lockwood & Son : 1861

Seller ID: 22791

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

307 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; FRENCH language throughout. Hardcover, black leather over spine, brown textured boards, speckled edges, 307 pages + 24-page publishercatalog in rear, in French and English. ; Published in New York by Roe Lockwood & Son, also in Paris by Didier, 1861. ; Written by prollific French author Stephanie Felicite Genlis (1746-1830) aka Madame de Genlis. Originally published as "Le siege de la Rochelle ou le Malheur de la conscience" 1807. This is New Edition, reviewed and corrected, 1861, stated. ; Historical novel placed at time of siege of La Rochelle (1627-1628) in whi...
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Reveries of a Bachelor : Or, a Book of the Heart

By: Marvel, Ik (Donald Grant Mitchell)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Henry Altemus Company : 1894

Seller ID: 21162

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

309 pages; 16mo (6") 16 cm; Small hardcover, brown cloth, silver lettering and decor, 309 pages. ; Originally published 1850. This edition 1894. Altemus Edition stated. ; One of the most popular books of its era, this collection of essays or 'reveries' discusses American life, boyhood, manhood, tobacco, country life, marriage, doubt and other homespun topics. ; Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) (pen name Ik Marvel) was a Universalist and edited the 'Easy Chair' column in Harper's Magazine for eight years. ; Light wear to tips. Small antique b/w booklabel on front endpaper. Old clipping with po...
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Tankard of Ale, a : An Anthology of Drinking Songs

By: Maynard, Theodore

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Company : 1920

Seller ID: 22593

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

205 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark green cloth, decorative endpapers, 205 pages, index, 100 poems. English throughout, except three poems in Latin. ; NOT a book of songs. These are convivial poems by the great poets (and some not so great) all about beer, ale, barley, hops, liquor, booze, wine, port, drinking, tippling, and so on. They are rhymical and probably singable but this book has no tunes. Poets include: William Blake, G. K. Chesterton, Abraham Cowley, Thomas Dekker, Walter Mapes, Thomas Moore, Anonymous and more. ; We have graded this item Fair. Everything readable, pages have...
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PostScript : Lot of 2 Issues, 1964 (Post Script)

By: McLellan, Gerald F.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: McLellan Offset Printing : 1964

Seller ID: 12032

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Lot of 2 softcover issues. Small format, 4.6 x 6.4 inches, 117 x 162 mm, 16 pages per issue, short jokes, b/w cartoons, and some inspirational quotations for small businesses. ; Promotional item published by printing company in Highland Park, Michigan, a city inside Detroit. Issues dated October and November 1964.; Almost no wear. One issue has a few very small spots. Both bindings (of two staples) tight.
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The Hard Stuff, Love : Confessions of a Love Addict

By: McWilliams, Peter

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Versemonger Press : 1970

Seller ID: 22630

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

64 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; White softcover, 64 pages. ; Copyright 1970. This is 3rd printing, 1970. Gender-neutral free-verse love poems by the bestselling author of Life 101. Startling and exceptional. ; Exterior shows foxing on front cover and spine. Front flyleaf stamped "An E. S. Moyer Production." small pieces of book tape at heel and crown. Interior clean, binding tight. ; With this item you will also get, by same author, in uniform bindings, similar condition: 2) Come Live With Me and Be My Life, 1970, 8th printing. 3) Surviving the Loss of a Love, 1971. 4) For Lovers and No Others, 19...
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Lucile : (Limp Leather Binding)

By: Meredith, Owen (Robert, Lord Lytton)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hurst & Company : 1895

Seller ID: 2302

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

334 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover with limp leather binding, yapp edges, floral decorations on front, top edge gilt, green patterned endpapers, b/w frontispiece of author, preface. ; Published by Hurst & Co. No date but about 1895. ; Your chance to own a copy of the worst novel ever written! Entirely in anapestic rhyming meter. Loosely based on previous novel by George Sand. ; Covers worn and lightly spotted. Both endpapers chipped, as normal for this type of binding. No marks or foxing. Binding intact.
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Inner City Mother Goose, The, 1e : (1st Edition, 1969)

By: Merriam, Eve; Illustrated by Lawrence Ratzkin

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : 1969

Seller ID: 16620

ISBN-13: 9780671202903

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

72 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; White softcover, 72 creatively illustrated pages. Graphic design and photos by Lawrence Ratzkin. ; Softcover edition. 1st printing stated. Isbn 0671202901. ; Eve Merriam's poignant African American and inner city versions of well known nursery rhymes. Example: 'Solomon Grundy, born on slumday, this is the end of Solomon Grundy.' ; Corners a bit curled, as usual. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce in this condition.
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Tales from the Igloo

By: Metayer, Maurice; Illustrated by Agnes Nanogak

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Hurtig Publishers : 1972

Seller ID: 23310

ISBN-13: 9780888300621

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

127 pages; 16mo (6.25") 16 cm; Oblong hardcover, 127 pages, gray illustrated endpapers, 29 full-page full-color illustrations, 22 authentic tales from that group of Inuit people known as the Kitlinermiut or Copper Eskimos. English text. ; Translated and edited by Father Maurice Metayer OMI. Foreword by Paul Robinson. Wonderful illustrations by Inuit artist Agnes Nanogak Goose. ; Bound in white cloth which now shows light rubbing and a few small spots. Upper front cover has two indentations from removed paperclip. Binding tight. Interior clean. Sold as is.
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Sayonara : Roman (A Novel)

By: Michener, James A.

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Lothar Blanvalet Verlag : 1954

Seller ID: 23698

ISBN-13: 9783875858907

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

318 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; GERMAN text. Hardcover, pale yellow cloth, 318 pages. ; Originally published in English in 1954. This is first German edition, September, 1954. ; Famous novel of interracial marriage, military racism, and cross-cultural relations (Americans and Japanese) ; Book shows only light wear. Small bumps to heel and upper front tip. Two leaves lightly creased at upper tip. (Jacket art credited to Paquita Kowalski Tannert but this unit has no jacket)
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Pan Tadeusz : Czyli Ostatni Zajazd Na Litwie, Historia Szlachecka Z Roku 1811-1812 We Dwunastu Ksiegach Wiersem

By: Mickiewicz, Adam; Illustrated by Tadeusza Gronowskiego

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Ksiazka & Wiedza : 1950

Seller ID: 22065

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

405 pages; Folio (13.25") 34 cm; POLISH language throughout. Very large hardcover (9.75 x 13.25 inches) 25 x 34 cm, ivory-white buckram cloth, gold lettering, profile head embossed on front, orange patterned endpapers, 405 pages, endnotes, text illustrated throughout with b/w and monochrome illustrations, plus 6 spectacular full-color fold-outs. ; Originally published 1834. This edition 1950. (Translation of title: Sir Thaddeus, or the Last Lithuanian Foray, A Nobleman's Tale from 1811-1812, in Twelve Books of Verse) This is a beautiful edition of the national epic poem of Poland. ; Tips light...
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Listening Walls, the :

By: Millar, Margaret; Illustrated by Tom Daly

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Dell Publishing Company : 1964

Seller ID: 20259

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

224 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Paperback, 224 pages, all edges inked blue. ; Dell 4863. Copyright 1959. This is first Dell printing, 1964. 'A brilliant novel of suspense.' ; Only a faint touch of wear. Scarce in any condition. ; Dell Great Mystery Library Series; Vol. 4863
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Category: Literature & Fiction