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Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints

By: Diller, Phyllis; Illustrated by Susan Perl

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Doubleday & Company: 1966

Seller ID: 22419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

121 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, pink boards, 121 pages, appendix of test questions, 56 b/w illustrations. ; Introduction by Bob Hope. ; Comedian Phyllis Diller explains the intricate ins and outs of dusting, cleaning, laundry, cooking, entertaining, disciplining the children, hiding the bodies. ; Owner name penned on rear endpaper and inked out. Very light foxing to fore-edge. Otherwise book shows almost no wear. Jacket rubbed, chipped, original price crossed out and lower price penned in. Scarce with jacket.
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Crime and Punishment : Heritage Press Edition, in Slipcase

By: Dostoevsky, Fyodor; Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Heritage Press: 1938

Seller ID: 14613

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in Near Fine dust jacket

629 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, pale red mottled cloth, 629 pages, gold lettering and decor (beautiful axe and crucifix on front cover) over black bands, edges speckled purple-red, striking b/w illustrations throughout. ; Illustrated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. This is the famous translation by Constance Garnett, with new introduction by Laurence Irving. A classic Russian novel about murder and atonement, was (loosely) inspiration for TV detective Columbo. ; This is the most pristine Heritage Press edition we have ever seen. Appears to have never been taken out of ...
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Annotated Sherlock Holmes, The, Complete in 2 Volumes : The Four Novels and the Fifty-Six Short Stories Complete

By: Doyle, Arthur Conan, with William S. Baring-Gould; Illustrated by Sidney Paget

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter: 1969

Seller ID: 18722

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

1400 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Complete set of 2 heavy (over 9 pounds) hardcovers. Full dark green cloth, gold spine lettering, 688 + 824 pages, endpaper maps and symbols, bibliography, index, appendixes. Main body is in two columns, with inner columns being original text, outer columns notes, commentary, tons of original and additional b/w illustrations, etc. ; Sub-subtitle: 'Edited, with an Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by William S. Baring-Gould, Illustrated with Maps, Diagrams, Coats of Arms, Photographs, and Drawings, by Charles Doyle, Howard K. Elcock, D. H. Friston, A. Gilbert, ...
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Forbidden Laughter : Soviet Underground Jokes

By: Draitser, Emil

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Almanac Press: 1978

Seller ID: 21966

ISBN: 0896260453

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

87 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Red softcover, [viii] + 87 pages, 90 b/w line illustrations, about 70 short to medium-length jokes collected in Soviet Union. Parallel text throughout in Russian (Cyrillic) and English. ; Copyright 1978. This is Revised Edition, 1978. ; Translated by John Pariser. English text edited by Douglas Kouril. ; Spine slightly rolled but intact.
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Trilby : A Novel, with Illustrations by the Author

By: du Maurier, George ; Illustrated by George du Maurier

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers: 1895

Seller ID: 8461

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

464 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, tan cloth decorated in gilt and olive green; front board decorated with roses, ribbons, and other ornaments enclosing gilt heart with eagle's wings, superimposed over spider in spider's web; 464 pages; 100+ b/w line drawings, many full page; 4 pages of publisher ads in rear. ; Very early reprint. Copyright page 1894, title page 1895. This is NOT a flimsy print-on-demand wreck but an actual book from 1895. This is the original gothic novel of the evil hypnotist Svengali, basis of later tale Phantom of the Opera. ; Cloth discolored aon spine and around ed...
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Lyrics from the Old Song Books

By: Duncan, Edmonstoune

Price: $15.00

Publisher: George Routledge & Sons: 1927

Seller ID: 9406

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

611 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, dark blue cloth, [viii] + 611 pages, gilt spine lettering, historical footnotes, 2 indexes, 672 complete song lyrics. No tunes. ; Compiled and edited by Edmonstoune Duncan. A collection of singable English song lyrics from medieval period to mid 19th century, with many Elizabethan-era lyrics. ; Book shows very light wear only. Minimal marks. Old library pocket on rear endpaper. Front endpaper has very subdued tasteful old library bookplate dated 1884. Title page embossed. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce.
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Poems of the Farm

By: Eastman, Alfred C.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Lee & Shepard: 1896

Seller ID: 20785

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

136 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Tall hardcover, tan cloth, gold lettering and brown decor, 136 stiff foliated pages (every other page numbered, up to 67) all edges gilt, dark gray-green endpapers, 26 excellent poems by various authors, 72 beautiful b/w illustrations of rustic scenes. ; Cloth shows moderate edgewear, many small spots. Owner name in fountain pen on halftitle page. Small ding to lower front fore-edge. Otherwise clean and intact. Scarce.
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Robert Burns, Rare Print Collection : Connoisseur Edition, Published for Private Circulation, 35 Plates in Portfolio

By: Eaton, Seymour

Price: $17.00

Publisher: R. G. Kennedy & Company: 1900

Seller ID: 8522

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

35 pages; 4to (11") 29 cm; Hardcover portfolio, red cloth spine, tartan boards, four cord ties, inside are 8 folders, each with 4 or 5 b/w numbered plates printed one side only, with portraits of Burns, family members, dwelling places, facsimile manuscript pages, etc. 35 plates in all. Portfolio and each folder with title label affixed, as issued. ; No. 679 of unknown number. ; Exterior worn, edges heavily chipped. All ties present and functional. Several plates show small edge chips, edgewear or minor creases. No missing plates. Folders and portfolio all intact.
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Romola

By: Eliot, George

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Hurst & Company: 1907

Seller ID: 16211

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

344 pages; 16mo (6") 15 cm; Small hardcover, pale gray-green cloth decorated in pink and dark green with brown lettering, 344 pages, gilt spine title, glossy monochrome title page and portrait of George Eliot, purple page-marker ribbon. ; Originally published 1863. This edition has no date but we estmate 1907. Written in Victorian England, set in Renaissance Italy. ; Author George Eliot (1819-1880) was born Mary Ann Evans and became famous as the translator of Leben Jesu (Life of Jesus) which denied the divinity of Jesus and the truth of miracles. She wrote many famous novels including Silas M...
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Romola : George Eliot's Works

By: Eliot, George

Price: $20.00

Publisher: John W. Lovell Company: 1883

Seller ID: 21167

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

535 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, umber-brown cloth, pale pink endpapers, 535 pages. ; Originally published 1863. This edition 1883. ; Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880) (pen name George Eliot) was an English author and translator whose highly popular novel Romola was based on the life of feminist and social reformer Barbara Bodichon. She was also a Freethinker and nonjoining Unitarian. ; Cloth shows wear at tips, with very small chip at heel. Small antique b/w book label on front endpaper. Gift note on same, in very faded ink, dated 1883. No other interior marks. Fore-edge lightly foxed. Bind...
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

By: Eliot, T. S. ; Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Company: 1982

Seller ID: 20468

ISBN: 0151686564

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

56 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, white cloth, orange boards, copper-toned lettering and decor, [viii] + 56 pages, 15 wonderful poems about cats, illustrated throughout with whimsical line drawings by Edward Gorey. ; Poems by the great T. S. Eliot. Originally published 1939. This edition 1982. This is 34th printing. ; Famously quoted by the Old Man in the film Logan's Run and sung on Broadway in the musical Cats. ; Jacket clipped. No other defects.
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Casque's Lark, the : Or, Victoria, the Mother of the Camps

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1909

Seller ID: 20997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

290 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 290 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul.' ; Volume 5 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. A few spots to bottom and fore-edge. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 5
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Poniard's Hilt, the : Or, Karadeucq and Ronan

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1908

Seller ID: 20998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

281 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 281 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres.' ; Volume 6 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 6
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Abbatial Crosier, the : Or, Boniak and Septimine

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1908

Seller ID: 20999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

160 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 160 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of a Medieval Abbess.' ; Volume 8 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 8
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Carlovingian Coins, the : Or, the Daughters of Charlemagne

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1908

Seller ID: 21001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

160 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 160 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of the Ninth Century.' ; Volume 9 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 9
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Pilgrim's Shell, the : Or, Fergan the Quarryman

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1904

Seller ID: 21002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

280 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 280 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale from the Feudal Times.' ; Volume 12 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 12
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Iron Trevet, the : Or, Jocelyn the Champion

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1906

Seller ID: 21003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

272 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 160 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of the Jacquerie.' ; Volume 14 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. Small spot on fore-edge. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 14
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Pocket Bible, The, Complete in 2 Volumes : Or, Christian the Printer

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $28.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1910

Seller ID: 21004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

640 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Set of 2 vols, hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 346 + 294 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of the Sixteenth Century.' ; Volume 16 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918 in each vol. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 16
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Sword of Honor, The, Complete in 2 Volumes : Or, the Foundation of the French Republic

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $32.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1910

Seller ID: 21005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

652 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Set of 2 vols, hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 324 + 328 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of the French Revolution.' ; Volume 18 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918 in one vol. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Quite scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 18
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Galley Slave's Ring, the : Or, the Family of Lebrenn

By: Eugene, Sue, translated by Daniel De Leon

Price: $32.00

Publisher: New York Labor News Company: 1911

Seller ID: 21006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

223 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, 223 pages. ; Historical fiction. 'A Tale of the French Revolution of 1848.' ; Volume 19 in the Mysteries of the People, or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages Series. ; Gift note in fountain pen on front endpaper dated 1918. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Mysteries of the People Series; Vol. 19
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Category: Literature & Fiction