Biographies
Format
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Title
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Author
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Publisher
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Date
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Condition
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Price
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HC/DJ
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W.C. Fields by Himself
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[Fields, W. C. ] Fields, Ronald J.
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Prentice-Hall
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1973
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Very Good book, slightly bumped/Good DJ, one tear. Illus. 4th edition. His Intended Autobiography. Commentary by Ronald J. Fields.
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7.50
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HC/DJ/1st
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Jean Cocteau and the French Scene
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Alexandra Anderson And Carol Status [Edited By]
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Abbeville Press, NY
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1984
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Fine book/G DJ has some splits and upper edge wear. Profusely illustrated with reproduction of nearly 100 period photos, paintings and drawings many previously unpublished.
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10.00
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HC
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The Unknowable Gurdjieff.
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Anderson, Margaret
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New York: Samuel Weiser, Inc
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1970
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G+/ no DJ. Slight spine bumps. 212 pp., 7 illus. Illustrated by illus.
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15.00
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HC
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Anne Boleyn
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Anthony, Evelyn
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Cromwell, NY
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1957
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10.00
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HC
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Memoirs of an Assasin
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Avner
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Anthony Blond, London
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1959
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No DJ. Nice copy G+. During the days of British rule in Palestine, the Stern Gang performed their missions of terror and murder in a most proficient fashion. This is the story told by one of their coolest and most merciless killers who exposes all the cloak and dagger methods regarding the killings, dynamiting, bank raids for cash and the ill-fated attempt to blow up the House of Commons.
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50.00
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HC/1st
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No Man Stands Alone
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Barney Ross and Martin Abramson
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Lippincott, NY
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1957
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G+/ no DJ. Slight soil. This is an advance Copy of 1st edition, REVIEW COPY. (Slip on paperclip laid-in, that has caused slight rust stain in place. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. 256 pp. Autobiography of the boxer. Nice little handled copy.
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45.00
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HC
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MOLLY AND ME
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Berg, Gertrude with Cherney Berg
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McGraw-Hill, NY
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1961
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VG/No dj. 1st Edition. Binding is hardback 8X5 278 pages illustrated.
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15.00
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HC/DJ
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The Bridge And The Abyss
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Bertram D. Wolfe
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Frederick A. Praeger, NY
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1967
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Fine/Good, Frayed At Top, Light Scuffing All Over, Tears On Back, Edition not stated.
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18.00
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HC/DJ
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Bulls Balls Bicyles & Actors
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Bickford, Charles
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Eriksson, NY
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1965
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DJ slightly split. Book fine. 2nd edition. Autobiography of Broadway and Hollywood actor Charles Bickford.
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12.00
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HC/1st
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Life of Robert Burns
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Blackie, John Stuart.
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Walter Scott, London
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1888
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Good, spine damaged, gilt edged. Ex-Libras
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15.00
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HC
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Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763
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Boswell, James
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McGraw-Hill, NY
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1950
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G+, Prepared by Frederick A. Pottle and preface by Christopher Morley. ., blue cloth-backed paper- covered boards. 8vo. 370pp. Has an index. First published from the original Manuscript. Endpaper's map of London 1761.
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5.00
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HC/DJ
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Yankee From Olympus: Justice Holmes and His Family
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Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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Boston: Little Brown and Company
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1945
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Near Fine/G+, some chips DJ. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall ISBN:0899666361
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5.00
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PB/1st
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Marcel Ayme
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Brodin, Dorothy R.
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Columbia University Press, NY
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1968
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Good copy.
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5.00
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PB
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Dark Hazard: The Story of a Gambler
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Burnett, W.R.
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New York: Hillman Books
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1949
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G+, yellowing, price-cut, solid and square, very light wear. Scarce.
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12.00
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PB
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Sylvia Plath
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Butscher, Ed
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Kangaroo, NY
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1977
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G-. Reading copy
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2.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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The World of Colin Wilson
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Campion, Sidney
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Muller, London
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1962
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Fine/VG+, edge foxing DJ. Price cut. Biography of British author Colin Wilson (who rose from obscurity to literary stardom at age 24 with his book The Outsider) up to age 30. Illustrated with photos. Rare.
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65.00
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HC/1st
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Caught Short! : a Saga of Wailing Wall Street
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Cantor, Eddie
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Simon and Schuster, NY
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1929
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VG, corners and spine minor bumped, fore-page missing. no dj Illustrations by Sid L. Hydeman; A. C. * means after crash; 4 1/2 x 6 1/4; 47 pages Cantor describes himself as Comedian, Author, Statistician and Victim; funny material appropriate for 21st century.
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7.50
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HC/DJ/1st
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Carpentier By Himself
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Carpentier, Georges.
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Hutchinson, London
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1955
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Near Fine copy in g+ dj. Octavo. 208pp. , index, illus.
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28.00
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HC
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Freud
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Clark, Ronald W.
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Hawthorn, NY
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1980
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No DJ very good copy
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5.00
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HC/1st
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The Roar of the Crowd
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Corbett, James J.
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G.P. Putnam's Son's, NY
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1925
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Very Good and tight signed second printing of Gentleman Jim's autobiography. The Inscription reads 'To Jamie from Jimmie Salsies just palsies (and my sweetest critic)' Corbett had beautiful handwriting an excellent personal example. Rare in my research. No Jacket. Good 8vo-over 7¾-9¾ tall 329 Pages.
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550.00
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HC/DJ
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Eye on the World
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Cronkite, Walter
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Cowles, NY
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1971
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G, some scratches/DJ water damaged
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20.00
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PB
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Life with Fiorello
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Cuneo, Ernest
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Avon, NY
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1955
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G+, some edge chipping not in text.
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3.00
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PB
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Legs Diamond
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Curzon, Sam
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Monarch, CN
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1962
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Very good to fine
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25.00
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PB
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Rolling Stones. An unauthorized biography in words, photographs, and music.
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Dalton, David
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Amsco,NY
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1972
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352 pp. 1st edition. Fully illustrated. One of the best books on the Stones. Dalton's introductory essay captures the history, aura & flavor of the Stones better than any words ever written on the boys. Great photos. Good to G+
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25.00
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Hc/Dj/1St
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Stormy Petrel: The Life And Work Of Maxim Gorky
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Dan Levin
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Appleton-Century, NY
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1965
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Fine,/Good, Tears At Top, Spine, Scuffing Along Edges, Price cut. A life and analysis of work of Gorky by a novelist, poet, teacher and critic. Highlights Gorky's influence on modern Russian idealism and literature, and reflects on origins of Russian revolutionary movement.
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30.00
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HC/1st
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Between Sittings. An Informal Autobiography of Jo Davidson
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Davidson, Jo
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The Dial Press, NY
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1951
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G/NoDJ bumped a bit soiled. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. Textured black cloth with gilt stamped facsimile signature of author to front and gilt stamped lettering to spine. Illustrated, photos of busts of FDR, Woodrow Wilson, Einstein, J D Rockefeller. DJ. 64 illustrations of Davidson's work + Frontis portrait of Davidson.
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4.00
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HC/DJ
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The Confessions of an Opium-Eater
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De Quincey, Thomas
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E. P. Dutton
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1967
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Fine/Fair DJ, split and chipped and taped.
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5.00
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HC
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The Greek of Toledo
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de Trevino, Elizebeth B.
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Crowell, NY
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1959
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NO DJ Signed first edition. Bio of El Greco Very Good copy.
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50.00
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hc/dj/1st
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Last Flight
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Earhart, Amelia
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harcourt, brace and company, ny
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1937
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Fine/VG+,mild wear to spine DJ. Stated First Edition. 8vo. 250pp. This book was to be entitled World Flight. But Amelia Earhart's great flight ended tragically in mid Pacific; on July 2, 1937, she left New Guinea on the longest and most difficult stage of her journey - and was never seen again. (Blurb).
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125.00
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PB
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And So it Goes
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Ellerbee, Linda
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Berkely, Ny
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1987
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G+ read general wear. Adventures in TV
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4.00
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HC/DJ
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The World of Dylan Thomas
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Emery, Clark
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University of Miami Press
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1963
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Fine book/Good DJ, soiled, small tears. 2nd printing. 319pp. 8vo, cloth. Solid book with clean, tight text in green cloth cover, contains analysis & criticism of Thomas' poetry. Attempts to meet Thomas on a human and humane level.
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8.00
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HC/DJ
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Bardot
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Evans, Peter
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Drake, NY
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1973
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DJ torn, chipped. illus with photos. DJ only fair book very good
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45.00
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PB
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me
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Farina, Richard
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Dell, NY
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1970
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Fair
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2.00
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PB
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Rainbow: Story Life of Judy Garland
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Finch, Christopher
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Ballantine, NY
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1976
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First Ballantine edition. Full of candid and famous Judy shots. Best bio.
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5.00
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PB
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Killer: Autobiography of a Mafia Hit Man By Joey
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Fisher, Dave, With Joey
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Pocket, NY
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1974
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Fine copy. 4th printing.
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10.00
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HC/DJ
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Minutes of the Last Meeting (Biography of Sadakichi Hartmann)
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Fowler, Gene.
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Viking, NY
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1954
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DJ scuffed/ book fine. 1st edition, Photographs; 277 pages
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35.00
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Hc/Dj/1St
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Cocteau
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Francis Steegmuller
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Little, Brown And Company, Boston
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1970
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G/Vg+ Lamination peeling Near Spine, Light Scuffing Near Edge, Top Right Corners Slightly bumped. 597pp., illus. The definitive biography of Cocteau in any language. Highly readable, exhaustive in scope.. Brooks
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45.00
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HC
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Autobiography
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Franklin, Benjamin
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J.M. Dent, London
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1948
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VG+ copy no DJ. Really nice 11cm x 17cm
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10.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Killer: A Journal of Murder
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Gaddis,Thomas E. & James O.Long.
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Macmillan, NY
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1970
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FINE/FINE, 1st edition. Illus. Scarce.
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145.00
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HC/DJ
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To Life
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Gertz, Elmer
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McGraw Hill, NY
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1974
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DJ one spine tear 1/4 VG/Fine. Chicago Lawyer, for more than 40 yrs. a defender of personal rights & civil liberties), 252 pp. w.d.j., OP.
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25.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Meetings with Pasternak
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Gladkov, Alexander
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Harcourt, Brace, Janovich, NY
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1973
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Fine/G+. Nice copy of memoirs. Stated First American Edition. 8vo - over 7_ - 9_ tall. ISBN:0-15-158590-3. Translated and edited with notes and introduction by Max Hayward. 223 pages; light blue boards/navy cloth. Near fine condition; dust jacket very
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10.00
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PB
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The Divine Sarah -- a Life of Sarah Bernhardt
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Gold, Arthur and Robert Fizdale
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Vintage, NY
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1991
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Fine-NM. Illus.
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5.00
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PB
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I, Paid my Dues: Good Times.. No Bread A Story of Jazz
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Gonzales, Babs
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East Orange, NJ Expubidence Publishing Corp
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1967
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VG+, as new yellowing. First edition. Autobiographical account by the New Jersey- born African American bop poet. Scarce.
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35.00
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PB
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Gorky
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Gourfinkel, Nina
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Grove Press, NY
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1960
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illus. book fine
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5.00
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PB
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Wife to Mr. Milton: The Story of Marie Powell
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Graves, Robert
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Penguin, NY
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1968
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G+, solid read copy.
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4.00
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HC
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Letters from Famous People
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Green, Sharpless D.
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NY: Gregg Publ. Co.
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1925
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VG+/no DJ, 12mo.Gift letter very nice penmanship, owners name in cover
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12.00
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HC/DJ
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COVERSATIONS WITH CAPOTE
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Grobel, Lawrence
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New American Library, NY
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1985
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Fine, 244 pp. Foreword by James Michener Illustrated by Photos
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20.00
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HC/DJ
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The Ghouls
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Haining, Peter, editor
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Stein and Day, New York
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1971
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Fine Copy/Fine DJ. 383 p. illus. The Devil in a convent, by F. O. Mann. --The lunatics, by E. A. Poe. --Puritan passions, by N. Hawthorne. --Phantom of the opera, by G. Leroux. --The magician, by S. Maugham. --Freaks, by T. Robbins. --Most dangerous game, by R. Connell. --Dracula's daughter, by B. Stoker. --All that money can buy, by S. V. Benét. --The body snatcher, by R. L. Stevenson. --The beast with five fingers, by W. F. Harvey. --The beast from 20,...more. INTRO BY VINCENT PRICE. AFTERWARD BY CHRISTOPHER LEE
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15.00
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HC
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Oscer Wilde His Life and Confessions
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Harris, Frank
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Covici, Friede, NY
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1930
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Well read copy of this friends book. No DJ fair but solid copy
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15.00
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HC
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Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions
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Harris, Frank
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Garden City
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1930
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G+ no DJ
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15.00
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HC/DJ
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Ralph Richardson
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Hobson, Harold
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Macmillan New York
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1958
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DJ chipped G/Book Fine. 1st edition Theatre World Monograph #11 An illustrated Study of His work With A List Of His Appearances on Stage and Screen
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25.00
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EP
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Benjamin Franklin
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Hornberger
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U.of Minnisota
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ND
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G+
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2.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Lena: A Personal and Professional Biography of Lena Horne
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Horne, Lena and Schickel, Richard
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Doubleday & Company, NY
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1965
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Fine/Fair DJ, split and chipped.
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35.00
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PB
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Kilgallen
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Israel, Lee
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Dell, NY
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1980
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good copy of Dory bio.
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5.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Brendan Behan: Man and Showman
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Jeffs, Rea
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World Pub. Co. Cleveland, OH
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1968
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NF/VG+, some minor scuffing DJ. First edition thus. 8vo, 256 pp with index. A Chronology of the Main Events in Brendan Behan's life.
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24.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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THOMAS WOLFE / A CRITICAL STUDY
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Johnson, Pamela Hansford
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Heinemann, London
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1947
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First edition 7 1/4 x 5 138pp. Fine/Fine
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35.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Thomas Wolfe: A Critical Study
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Johnson, Pamela Hansford
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William Heinemann, London
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1947
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VG/VG. Browning at edges, Dj minor wear but splitting at front fold over.
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15.00
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HC/DJ
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Ernest Hemingway and the Little Magazines: The Paris Years
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Joost, Nicholas.
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Barre, MA
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1968
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Fine in solid DJ w/one center closed tear
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40.00
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HC
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Zola and His Time
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Josephson, Matthew
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Star, Garden City
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1928
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G+ some cover wear and stain. 8vo - over 73/4 - 93/4 tall. 558 pages + plates. The history of his martial career in letters; with an account of his circle of friends, his remarkable enemies, cyclopean labors, public campaigns, trials, and ultimate glorification (title page); includes a 5-section appendix (with selected bibliography and index).
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5.00
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HC
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When the Lights Go Down
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Kael, Pauline
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Holt, Rinehart, Winston, NY
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1980
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Ex Libras reading copy
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5.00
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HC/DJ
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Mother: A Collective Portrait
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Kalergis, Mary Motley
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Dutton, NY
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1987
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G+ Large format folio10X13
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5.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Howard Hughes
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Keats, John
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New York: Random House
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1966
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Near Fine/VG+ minor scuffs DJ. w/photographs
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30.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Charles Chaplin: My Life in Pictures
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King, David
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Bodley Head Limited (England)
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1974
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Fine/ VG dj with 1/2 strip missing off top back and a couple of cracks. 21.5 x 30 cm. Stress marks on cover. Mylar wrapped.
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65.00
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HC
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My Last Fifty Years
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Klein, Henry H.
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Isaac Goldmann, NY
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1935
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NO DJ good book. signed.
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35.00
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HC
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Dylan Thomas
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Korg, Jacob
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Twayne Publishers
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1965
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Fine copy no DJ, 205pp. 12mo, fabricoid, d. w. N. Y. , (1965). Twayne's English Authors Series #20. Sylvia E. Bowman, series editor.
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7.50
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PB
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Kings and Desperate Men
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Kronenberger, Louis
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Vintage, NY
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1959
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good, price cut
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5.00
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PB
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Genghis Khan
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Lamb, Harold
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Bantam, NY
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1965
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Fair, well read
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5.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll
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Larson, Orvin
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New York Citadel Press
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1962
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VG/G+ DJ, owners name in cover. First Edition stated. Index, notes, bibliography, 4 glossy b/w halftone photos. ; 8vo; 316 pp. Biography of the great 19th century agnostic, orator and freethinker.
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45.00
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PB
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D.H. Lawrence
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Leavis, F.R.
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Clarion. NY
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1969
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Fine, owner name in cover
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5.00
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PB
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A Small Personal Voice
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Lessing, Doris
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Doubleday, NY
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1974
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Fine
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5.00
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HC
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Marjorie Dean- High School Sophomore
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Lester, Pauline
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A.L. Burt, NY
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1917
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Some loose pages, bright cover
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20.00
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HC/DJ
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Conversations with Eldridge Cleaver
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Lockwood. Lee
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McGraw Hill, NY
|
1970
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G+. pc
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15.00
|
PB
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Mister Jelly Roll
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Lomax, Alan
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Pan, London
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1959
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VG+ save price cut, edge water stain, no warp, minor bumped corner. Illus.
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25.00
|
HC
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Genius and Character
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Ludwig, Emil
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Harcourt Brace, NY
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1927
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Good copy, spine frayed/ no DJ. 8 Illus. 8vo, cloth. photographic plates, frontispiece of Da Vinci. Interesting accounts of many famous men. Bismarck, Wilson, Lenin, da Vinci, Voltaire, Byron, Goethe, others.
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10.00
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HC/1st
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Toulouse Latrec
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Mack, Gerstle
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Knopf,NY
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1938
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G+, some bumping. illus. color& B/w.
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20.00
|
HC/DJ
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Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart
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Martin, Robert Bernard
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Oxford University Press Oxford
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1980
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VG+/VG, come soil, one spine chip DJ. Edition not stated. ISBN:0198120729. Frontispiece is wonderful pen and ink drawing of Tennyson by Richard Doyle. 24 additional illustrations throughout include ing many black and white photos. ISBN:0-19-812072-9.
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22.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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The House of Elrig: An Autobiography of Childhood
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Maxwell, Gavin
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Dutton, NY
|
1965
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G+/G+. illus.+ photos. Story of childhood on moors of Scotland.
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10.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Portrait of Dylan : A Photographer's Memoir
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McKenna, Rollie
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Stemmer House, MD
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1982
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G+/VG+. First Edition. Introduction by John Malcolm Brinnin. Large quarto. 111 pp. B/w illustrated endpapers. Green cloth with gilt titles. Illustrated DJ. Light wear along the edges. ISBN:0916144917
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20.00
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HC/DJ
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Chester Himes
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Millikan, Stephan
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U of Missori
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1976
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Fine
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30.00
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PB/1st
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Sun and Steel / His Personal Testament on Art, Action, and Ritual Death
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Mishima, Yukio; John Bester, Translator
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Grove
|
1970
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Fine copy 1st thus. Review copy.
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15.00
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HC
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Memoirs of my Dead Life
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Moore, George
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Heinmann, NY
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1915
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Well read copy, very well illustrated, solid. Excellent reading copy of this artistic and literary genius. The second of his three progressive autobiographies.
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25.00
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PB
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Confessions of a Disloyal European
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Myrdal, Jan
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Vintage, NY
|
1968
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very good
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5.00
|
PB
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Lawrence of Arabia
|
Nutting, Anthony
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Signet, NY
|
1961
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G+, some cover soiling.
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2.00
|
PB
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Are You Somebody?
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O'Faolain, Nuala
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Henry Holt, New York
|
1999
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Fine. Amazingly clear and poignant memoir of a sweet, honest and sensitive contemporary working single woman. a rich, fierce memoir. The New Yorker, well put.
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3.00
|
HC
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Mary Magdalen
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Oliver, Edith
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Appleton-Century
|
1932
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NO DJ good copy
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10.00
|
HC/DJ
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
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Oscar Zeta Acosta
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Straight Arrow, SF
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1972
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Hard Cover. Fine/DJ taped at upper spine.. Not Stated. A beautiful copy of this autobiography. If you've read Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas, then you have to read this, by Dr. Gonzo himself. A must for all readers into the outlaw cultures of the sixties.
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50.00
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PB
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James Joyce Par Lui-Meme
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Paris, Jean
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Ecrivains de Toujour, Paris
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1957
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VG, in French
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15.00
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HC
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Fugitives: the story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker
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Parker, Emma and Cowan, Nell Barrow and Fortune, Jan (editor)
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The Ranger Press, Inc, Dallas, TX.
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1934
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Good copy/no DJ. 1st prtg. 12mo, 255, cloth covering. Story about Bonnie & Clyde slightly distorted as it was told to editor by Mrs. Emma Parker (Bonnie's Mother) and Nell Barrow Cowan (Clyde's Sister). ,Illustrated, frontispiece.
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125.00
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HC
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Sir Roger De Coverley Papers
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Paul, H.G.
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D.C. Heath & Co., US
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1930
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G/no DJ. Spine stained. Illus.
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10.00
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HC/DJ
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Mailer: His Life and Times
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Peter Manso
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Simon & Schuster, NY
|
1985
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Fine/G, yellowing
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25.00
|
HC
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Against the Law
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Peter Wildeblood
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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1955
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A Fair copy, reading copy. 2nd edition/no DJ. Spine damaged and separating, overall condition delicate but complete . 8. 6 x 5. 8. vi pp. + 190 pp. Peter Wildeblood, a London journalist, was one of five men charged with homosexual acts in the notorious Montague Case and was sentenced to 18 months.. Written in 1955, he gives a first hand account of what it was like to be a homosexual and one of the central figures in a 'cause celebre'. In 1954. This is a harrowing story written with candor and detachment.
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5.00
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PB
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Wilhelm Reich: A Personal History
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Reich, Ilse Ollendorff
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Avon, NY
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1970
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Fine copy. Illus.
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12.00
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HC/DJ
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Soapy Smith
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Robertson, Frank G. and Harris, Beth Kay
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Hatings, NY
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1961
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PC. illus/ Good DJ/ Fine book
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25.00
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HC/1st
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We Were Interrupted
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Roscoe, Burton
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Doubleday, NY
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1947
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VG solid clean copy/ no DJ. 8vo, 338 pp. Memoirs of the author and editor of A Bookman's Daybook and The Joys of Reading.
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8.00
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HC/1st
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Wine Women and Words
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Rose, Billy Illus.Salvador Dali
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Simon & Schuster
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1948
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Good book, solid cover a bit scuffed face and edge.8vo 5. 75 X 8. 5 NO DJ 295 Pages. B/W drawings. Numerous illustrations by Dali.
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35.00
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PB
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Bogey: The Man, The Actor, The Legend
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Ruddy, Johnah and Hill, Jonathan
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Tower, NY
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1965
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Tape tear damage on back. Reading copy.
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15.00
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PB/1st
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Reich
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Rycroft, Charles
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London: Fontana
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1971
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Near Fine, unread First edition thus. 16mo, 104pp. Summaries of Reich's controversial views on human sexuality. Cover art by Oliver Bevan. Edited by Frank Kermode. Series: Fontana Modern Masters.
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12.00
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PB
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How I Made a Million
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Sarlat, Noah, editor
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New York: Lion Books
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1955
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Fair, solid but browning and spine chip. Stories from 22 millionaires and how they did it.
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2.00
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HC
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Bone of Contention: life story and confessions.
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SCOTT, Cyril.
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Arco Publishing Company New York
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1969
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Book fine, no DJ
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15.00
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HC/DJ
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T.S. Eliot: A Memoir
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Sencourt, Robert; Adamson, Donald (ed.)
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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company
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1971
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NF/NF illus.8vo, 191pp. 27 b/w illus.471g. T.S. Eliot's work is famous throughout the English-speaking world, yet surprisingly little is known about his life. This memoir, the first to be published, sheds much new light on one of the supreme poets and playwrights of the twentieth century ISBN:0396063470
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18.00
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PB/1st
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Ghandi: a Memoir
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Shirer William L
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Washington Square Pres, NY
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1982
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Fair copy.
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5.00
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PB
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Clifford Odets
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Shuman, R. Baird
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Twayne, NY
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1962
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Reading copy. Complete.
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5.00
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HC/DJ
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George Berkeley
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Sillem, Edward A.
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Longmans, Green and Co
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1957
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Fair copy, soiled. Good reading copy And The Proofs For The Existence Of God
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10.00
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HC
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BUBBLES: A SELF PORTRAIT
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Sills, Beverly
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Bobbs-Merril
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1976
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Fine/ no DJ. Inscribed by author to her coach Tim Jenkins. illus. b/w & color
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30.00
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PB
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Alexander Pope
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Sitwell, Edith
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Penguin, UK
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1958
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G, some soiling and browning
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2.00
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HC/DJ
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Taken Care Of: The Autobiography of Edith Sitwell
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Sitwell, Edith
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Antheneum, NY
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1965
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Dust Jacket price cut. G+/G+. A fine work by the sharpest of minds.
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50.00
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HC/DJ
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THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF GENE FOWLER.
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Smith, H. Allen
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William Morrow and Company, Inc., NY
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1977
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G+/G, bumped edges. pc. illus.
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40.00
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PB
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And I Don't Want to Live this Life
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Spungen, Deborah
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Fawcett Books
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1990
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G, some wear
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3.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Edie: An American Biography
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Stein, Jean
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NY Alfred A. Knopf
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1982
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VG+/VG. Minor wear to DJ. 1st edition. Edie Sedgwick and the 'Factory'. An American tragedy.
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5.00
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HC
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Lust For Life: A Novel of Vincent Van Gogh
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Stone, Irving
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HERITAGE PRESS, NY
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1936
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P-F. No DJ Spine face missing. 150 illus. [by Van Gogh], 506 p
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10.00
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HC/DJ
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A Long Row of Candles
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Sulzberger, C.L.
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MacMillan, NY (Book Club Ed.)
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1969
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G/VG. DJ slightly soiled
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40.00
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PB
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Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek
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Thackrey, Ted Jr.
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Pocket, NY
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1970
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Good, but worn. Introduction by Groucho Marx. The most successful gambler of all time gives you his advice on: Fundamentals..Winners..Casinos..Craps..Blackjack... ISBN:0-671-77172-8
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8.00
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HC/2nd
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Marie Antoinette
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Tschudi, Clara translated by E.M. Cope
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E.P. Dutton, NY
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1902
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Fine save for fore page cut away. Bright red cloth 16cm x 23cm 8vo. Gilt lettering on spine.
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20.00
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HC
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Chaim Soutine
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Tuchman, Maurice
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NYGS, NY
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1968
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G+ LA County Museum of Art
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10.00
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HC/1st
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Some of These Days
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Tucker, Sophie
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Garden City, NY
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1946
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Reprint. First thus. VG, solid though fragile, browning and slightly chipped on edge of lead sheets. Signed by the author to Nick and Anne Paradise, 1947. This gal signed a lot of these.
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15.00
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HC
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Byrons Daughter a Biography of Elizabeth Medora Leigh.
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Turney, Catherine
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Readers Union
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1975
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VG, written on inside cover./no DJ
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5.00
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PB
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Choices
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Ullmann, Liv
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books
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1985
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G+
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1.00
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HC/1st
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Personal Recollections of Vincent Van Gogh
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Van Gogh, Elizabeth-Duquesne
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Houghton Mifflin, Boston
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1913
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VG copy minor corner bumping and spine end bumps. Edge wear. Two reproductions glued to end sheet, errata slip and advertisement for Houghton Mifflin tipped in.8vo, cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illus. b/w 58 pp.
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85.00
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HC/DJ
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Not Without Tears
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VARICK, MARY M.
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Our Lady of the Cape
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1963
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Fine/VG+ DJ. Signed edition not stated, likely first. B&W Photographs; 8vo Scarce.
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45.00
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HC
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Little Masterpieces of Autobiography Vol III: Men of Science
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Various
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Doubleday, NY
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1908
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Fine. Darwin, Huxley, Edison, Curie and more
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5.00
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HC
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John Barrymore: The Legend and the Man
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Waters, Alma Powers
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Julien Meisner, NY
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1941
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NO DJ . Very good shape, Photos. Foreword: J. Brooks Atkinson. Thick 8vo. Cloth. First Edition.
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25.00
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HC
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Conversations with Marilyn
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Weatherby, W. J.
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Mason/Charter Pub., ny
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1976
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Conversations with Marilyn Monroe G+ book, few bumps and soiled cover/no DJ.
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10.00
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HC/1st
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Sappho of Lesbos: Her Life and Times
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Weigall, Arthur
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Fredrick Stokes Co., NY
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1932
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VG, some soiling to cover and fore page, hinges wearing, owners plate. Thirteen reproductions from sketches and photographs. 328 pp.
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12.00
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PB
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Ivan P. Pavlov Toward a Scientific Psychology & Psychiatry
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Wells, Harry K.
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International Publishers
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1956
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G+ softcover. Edition not stated. 224pp,
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12.00
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HC/DJ
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God's Gambler
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West, Dr. R. Frederick
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Prentis Hall, NJ
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1964
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VG+/VG, some soiling DJ. P.c. edition not stated. Conversations Between Bruce Garner and his Pastor. An important point worthy of notice: This analysis of a gambler wrestling to achieve a mature philosophy of life in the face of death, shows that both in his life and in that of his associates, many of the moral qualities so much praised by the church members are practiced in a higher degree by the gambler, the prostitute, and by persons outside the law.
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28.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Bernard Shaw
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Wilson, Colin
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Atheneum, NY
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1969
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Fine/Fine
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65.00
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HC
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The Human Side of Science
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Wilson, Grove
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Cosmopolitan, NY
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1929
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fair, binding failing. Science biographies. 397p. A look at the personalities who have shaped western science and civilization. A fine perspective for the general reader who finds science daunting and scientists intimidating. This reading puts it all into
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10.00
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HC
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Poor Splendid Wings
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Winnar, Francis
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Blue Ribbon, NY
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1933
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NO DJ. Bio Rossettis and their circle. Soiled cover, wear. Reading copy
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15.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Royalty, Religion and Rats
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Wood, Georgie
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Private Limited Edition, UK
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ND
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Fine/VG+ DJ Private Limited First Edition, no date (1960s). 8vo. 256 pp. Limited Edition of 2,000 copies. hardback. Signed by the author at the front. Illustrated. Scattered recollections after a life in Music Hall and Variety performance around the globe, where he was known as Wee Georgie Wood.
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35.00
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HC/1st
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Tom Paine: America's Godfather 1737-1809
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Woodward, W.E.
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NY: Dutton
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1945
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G+, some soiling to cover/no DJ.
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5.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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The Letters of Alexander Woollcott
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Woollcott, Alexander
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Viking, NY
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1944
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VG+/VG DJ, one spine chip, minor edge wear. Price cut. xxiv, 410 p. illus. (incl. plan) port, facsimiles. 22 cm. Letters to such worthies as Dorothy Parker, Noel Coward, Archibald MacLeish, Rebecca West, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Eckstein, Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Thornton Wilder, et al.. The Algonquin round table at their personal witty best.
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7.50
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PB
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The Persian Expedition
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Xenophon
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penguin, UK
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1952
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G+, browning, solid and strong. Rex Warner translation. Map showing the March of the Ten Thousand
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4.00
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HC/DJ
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Ben Franklin: A Biography in His Own Words
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Newsweek, NY
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1972
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Fine
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10.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Stieglitz: A Memoir/ Biography
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Lowe, Sue Davidsin
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New York, NY, : Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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1983
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VG+/VG+ near fine copy. Stated First edition Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. 455 pp. A lavishly detailed story of novelistic richness and pace.
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18.00
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HC/DJ
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Olympio
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Maurois, Andre
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New York: Harper & Brothers
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1956
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G+/G+, exlibris in mylar wraps, usual marks pocket removed. Biography of Victor Hugo.
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5.00
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HC
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G.B.S. : A Full Length Portrait (George Bernard Shaw)
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Pearson, Hesketh
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Harper & Brothers, NY
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1942
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G+
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5.00
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HC/DJ/3rd
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George Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait
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Teichman, Howard
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N.Y.: Atheneum
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1972
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VG/VG price-cut 8vo A comprehensive biography of the man who shaped comedy and collaborated with the Marx Brothers and others, in the American theater for more than 40 years. Illustrated by 16 pages b&w photos.
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5.00
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