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Sam, the Ceiling Needs Painting

By: Gelman, Woody, with Sy Goodstadt and Mel Poretz

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Kanrom: 1964

Seller ID: 17925

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

48 pages; 16mo (6") 15 cm; Square softcover, fold-and-staple binding, 48 unnumbered pages, dark purple covers, dark purple and black pages throughout, illustrated in white with cartoons illustrating mainly just the soles of the feet of characters involved, with humorous racy captions. ; Very light edgewear only. No marks. Binding tight. ; With this item you will also get: 1) More Sam, the Ceiling Needs Painting, 1965, 48 pgs, bright green and teal, quite worn but intact. 2) Around the World with Sam: Further Adventures of Sam, the Ceiling Needs Painting, 1966, 48 pgs, bright red and deep purpl...
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Edda, Die, die Lieder der Sogenannten Alteren Edda : Nebst einem Anhang, die Mythischen und Heroischen Erzahlungen der Snorra Edda

By: Gering, Hugo

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Bibliographisches Institut: 1900

Seller ID: 9631

ISBN: 3743376318

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

398 pages; 12mo (7.25") 19 cm; GERMAN text in old Fraktur script. Hardcover, dark brown cloth, gilt lettering and black decor in six spine compartments, 398 pages, all edges marbled, decorative endpapers, index of names, copious footnotes throughout. ; Medieval Icelandic epic poems translated into German by Hugo Gering. ; Very little wear. Cloth worn at heel and crown. Pages a bit yellowed from age. No marks. Binding tight. ; Amazonbuyers please note: this is an actual hardcover from the year 1900. We apologize that we are forced to list it as a modern book) ; Meyers Klassiker Ausgaben Series
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Man Who Folded Himself, The, 1e : (1st Edition, Signed)

By: Gerrold, David

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Random House: 1973

Seller ID: 15850

ISBN: 039447922X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

148 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, black and orange boards, 148 pages. Front endpaper inscribed 'for Joyce luck from' and SIGNED by David Gerrold. ; 1st edition stated. Originalprice on jacket flap. No dimple. ; The classic time travel novel of the 20th century. ; Jacket shows a touch of sunning on white areas. Very light crease to rear jacket flap. No other defects.
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Good Man to Know, a : A Semi-Documentary Fictional Memoir

By: Gifford, Barry

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Clark City Press: 1992

Seller ID: 15165

ISBN: 0944439365

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

164 pages; 8vo (8.75") 23 cm; Hardcover, tan cloth, gold spine lettering, endpaper map of Chicago Near North Side, 18 b/w photos in text, with captions. Laid in: Press release from publisher about this book, dated 1992, creased once, with one edge sunned and wrinkled. ; Fictional tale of Rudy Winston, small-time gangster who runs all-night liquor store in Chicago during 1940s-1950s when mob ruled the city. By famous author of Wild at Heart. ; This book was acquired from the personal library of author Elmore Leonard, where the estate seller affixed a sticker to the front jacket panel stating 'T...
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Faust : With Illustrations by Harry Clarke, Translated Into English in the Original Meters by Bayard Taylor

By: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von, with Bayard Taylor; Illustrated by Harry Clarke

Price: $16.00

Publisher: De Luxe Editions: 1931

Seller ID: 16618

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

252 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Red cloth, gold spine lettering, 252 glossy pages, English text throughout, with rhyme and meter, with striking b/w Art Nouveau illustrations throughout. ; Translated by Bayard Taylor. Handsomely illustrated by Henry Clarke. Edition of Goethe's famous story-poem of the German legend about a fanatic who sells his soul to the devil. ; Spine is tanned and dull but title still readable. Cloth shows light wear, mainly at crown. Pages slightly yellowed from age. Owner name in fountain pen in a fine hand on front endpaper in very faded ink. No other defects. (Amazonbuyer...
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Poems, Plays, and Essays by Oliver Goldsmith : With a Critical Dissertation on His Poetry by John Aiken and an Introductory Essay by Henry T. Tuckerman

By: Goldsmith, Oliver, with John Aikin and Henry T. Tuckerman

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company: 1889

Seller ID: 15720

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

565 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, beautiful red cloth, ornate decor in black and gilt on front and spine, gilt lettering, [xxvii] + 530 + 8 pages, all edges gilt, pale yellow endpapers, 6 b/w illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, 31 poems, 2 plays, 31 essays. ; This edition undated, but we believe it to be 1884 edition, this printing probably 1889. ; Very minor wear to heel and crown. Gift note penned on front flyleaf, in very faded ink, dated Christmas 1889. Gilt is sparkling. Book appears unread.
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Gashlycrumb Tinies, the : Or, After the Outing

By: Gorey, Edward; Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company: 1997

Seller ID: 20096

ISBN: 0151003084

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

64 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Small hardcover, 64 unnumbered pages, 26 b/w full-page illustrations showing how each unfortunate orphan died, with grim poetical descriptions of same. ; Copyright 1963. This edition 1991. This is 2nd printing, 1997. 'M is for Maud who was swept out to sea. N is for Neville who died of ennui.'
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Headless Bust, the : A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millenium

By: Gorey, Edward; Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Company: 1999

Seller ID: 8862

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Square 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, pale blue illustrated boards, 64 unnumbered pages, 2-color illustrations throughout. ; Reprint. Blurb: 'The inhabitants of the ever-so-popular Haunted Tea-Cozy return in a new holiday tale'. Isbn 0151005141.; Book shows no defects. Minor winkle to lower edge of jacket. No other flaws.
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Horse Heaven Hill

By: Grey, Zane

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Walter J. Black: 1959

Seller ID: 18616

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

216 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, 216 pages, ivory-white cloth over spine, red cloth over boards, blue and red bands and gilt lettering on spine. ; Dated 1959, published by Walter J. Black. ; Very light shelfwear only. Top edge blue is somewhat faded but still blue. No marks. Binding tight. ; Walter Black Zane Grey Series; Vol. 60
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Ranger, the : And Other Stories

By: Grey, Zane

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Walter J. Black: 1960

Seller ID: 18617

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

210 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, 210 pages, ivory-white cloth, red cloth over boards, blue and red bands and gilt lettering on spine. ; Reprints of stories published 1926-1960. Dated 1960, published by Walter J. Black. ; Very light shelfwear only. Top edge blue is somewhat faded but still blue. No marks. Binding tight. ; Walter Black Zane Grey Series; Vol. 61
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Boulder Dam

By: Grey, Zane

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Walter J. Black: 1963

Seller ID: 18618

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

234 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, 234 pages, ivory-white cloth, red cloth over boards, blue and red bands and gilt lettering on spine. ; Dated 1963, published by Walter J. Black. ; Book shows almost no wear, however, dampstain affects margins of front 15 and rear 60 leaves. No text affected. Everything readable. Spine is unaffected. Scarce. Sold as is. ; Walter Black Zane Grey Series; Vol. 63
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Female Poets of America, the : With Portraits on Steel from Original Pictures ; Carefully Revised, Much Enlarged, and Continued to the Present Time

By: Griswold, Rufus Wilmot, with R. H. Stoddard

Price: $25.00

Publisher: P. F. Collier, Publisher: 1873

Seller ID: 9912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

486 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, ornate decorative gilt on front and spine, ornaments blindstamped on rear, all edges red, 486 pages, text in two columns, footnotes, index, hundreds of complete poems by 114 poets, with brief biographical sketches of most, 5 high-quality b/w portrait engravings including frontispiece. ; Revised from 1848 original. No date but 1873 implied. This is an actual antique book, not a flimsy modern reprint. ; Portraits of: Amelia B. Welby, Maria Brooks, Sarah Helen Whitman, Frances Sargent Osgood, Edith May. ; Superb poems by: Susannah Rowson, Caro...
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Palatinus Huszarok, a : The Palatine Hussars

By: Grof Vay Sandor; Illustrated by Gergely Imre, Udvary Geza

Price: $84.00

Publisher: Orszagos Monografia Tarsasag: 1909

Seller ID: 22011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

198 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Hungarian text throughout. Hardcover, pale pink moire cloth, gilt lettering, 198 pages, top edge gilt, white moire endpapers, 14 b/w illustrations tipped in on pale gray plates with tissue guards, captions in red. ; Illustrated by Gergely Imre and Udvary Geza. ; This novel focuses on heroes of the Palatine Hussars, a Hungarian regiment of light cavalry who fought famous battles in the early 1800s. ; Known as "the George Sand of Hungary," author Grof (Count) Sandor Vay lived as a man and inspired countless writers who came after her. ; We have graded this item Fai...
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Passing Throng, The

By: Guest, Edgar A.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Reilly & Lee Company: 1923

Seller ID: 4194

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

190 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering, top edge gilt, blue endpapers, index, 116 poems. ; No additional printings. Amazonbuyers please note: image does not match this edition. ; A touch of wear to ends of spine. Rear blank page has small closed tear. No other flaws.
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When Day is Done

By: Guest, Edgar A.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Reilly & Lee Company: 1921

Seller ID: 7796

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

191 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering, top edge gilt, 191 glossy pages, blue endpapers, index, about 120 poems. ; 1st edition, 1921, NAP. ; Light wear to heel and upper tips. Pages yellowed from age. Initials and date (1930) on dedication page in fountain pen. Otherwise interior clean. No other flaws.
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Breakfast Table Chat : (1e, 1st Edition, 1914)

By: Guest, Edgar A.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Edgar A. Guest: 1914

Seller ID: 17535

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

191 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Small hardcover, black cloth, gold lettering, 191 pages, about 150 original poems with rhyme and meter. ; Book shows only minor shelfwear. Rear endpaper tanned from clipping laid in. No other defects. ; Items laid in: 1) old clipping of another poem by Edgar Guest 'AD 1918.' 2) Glossy card with anonymous poem 'Wrought Into Gold.'
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Over Here : War Time Rhymes

By: Guest, Edgar A.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Reilly & Britton: 1918

Seller ID: 21185

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

192 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Small hardcover, red buckram cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering, tan marbled endpapers, 192 pages, 112 original poems with rhyme and meter. ; Copyright 1918. No additional printings listed. ; Edgar Guest (1881-1959) was one of the most popular poets of his era. His light verse appeared regularly in the Detroit Free Press beginning in 1898. ; Minor edgewear only. No marks, no major defects. Lacks jacket.
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Haec Sancta Ars : Incunabula in the Detroit Public Library

By: Gulewich, Peter John

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Friends of the Detroit Public Library: 1993

Seller ID: 21706

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

36 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, tan laid covers, 36 unnumbered pages, printed throughout in black with red highlights, select bibliography, 47 specimens of incunabula listed and described in detail. ; Forewords by Janet Whitson and Samuel Gatteno. ; Bibles, liturgies, histories, literature, etc, printed in first 100 years after invention of printing in Europe. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. No marks or major defects. ; Holiday Keepsake Series; Vol. 40
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How to Live with a Calculating Cat

By: Gurney, Eric, with William Nettleton; Illustrated by Eric Gurney

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Essandess Special Editions/Simon & Schuster: 1962

Seller ID: 22420

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

124 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; White softcover, profusely illustrated with humorous cartoon cats (and some silly dogs and humans) ; 10220.; We have graded this item Fair. Exterior quite worn, spotted, with small closed tears to both covers from thumbing. Interior clean apart from a few foxmarks here and there. Binding tight.
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Man Without a Country, the : Caldwell Edition

By: Hale, Edward Everett

Price: $16.00

Publisher: H. M. Caldwell Company: 1897

Seller ID: 21163

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

79 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Small hardcover, olive green cloth, gilt lettering; decor in gilt, orange and green; [xx] + 59 pages, 79 total pages, b/w frontispiece illustration on glossy plate. ; Originally published to great acclaim in 1863. This edition 1896, 2nd printing, 1897, with new preface by author. ; The Rev. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an author, poet, staunch abolitionist, and longtime pastor of Old South Unitarian Church, Boston. ; Almost no sign of wear. Gilt on spine dull but readable. Front and rear look almost new. Owner name penned on front endpaper, very tiny. No oth...
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Category: Literature & Fiction