Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott
First Edition, second issue points on pages 54 and 387. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, stamped in orange. Classic satirical novel set in 1910s Minnesota. Good, front hinge cracked, moderate shelf wear, some slight discolorations to cloth, fading to spine, previous owner's signature on front facing endpaper.
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A Historical Discourse, Delivered Before the Citizens of Concord, 12th September, 1835
Reprint Edition, no date, but circa 1875. 12mo, softcover, original maroon canvas cover, gilt lettering on front cover, 48 pages. Address delivered by writer Ralph Waldo Emerson on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of Concord, MA. Very Good, light shelf wear, fading to spine. A Woodland Party
First Edition. Small quarto, dark green cloth over boards, color illustration pasted to front cover, color plate frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, color plates throughout. Children's book, illustrations by Loretta Low. Very Good, light shelf wear, wear to corners and spine ends, no dust jacket. Gerard Manley Hopkins: Priest and Poet
First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine, dust jacket. Study of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins through the lens of his identity as a Jesuit priest. Near Fine, boards slightly bowed, edges foxed, in Near Fine dust jacket, minor edgewear, price-clipped. West Side Story
Later Printing, with $3.95 price on front flap. Octavo, one quarter black cloth over brown paper covered boards, blindstamped, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated dust jacket, black and white plate frontispiece and title page, two additional black and white plates. Published form of the 1957 musical. Very Good, light shelf wear, in Near Fine dust jacket, slight edgewear, spine lightly faded. The Fifth Mystery Book
First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth over boards, black lettering on spine, color dust jacket. Anthology of four short mystery stories by various authors; scarce title. Very Good, light shelf wear, in Very Good dust jacket, light chipping, edgewear, slightly soiled, fading to spine. Biography for Traman
First Edition. Octavo, original gray cloth over boards, black lettering on spine, stained top edge, color illustrated dust jacket. "Biography for Traman is a sequence of poems about a group of young men in their middle twenties." Near Fine, boards slightly bowed, in Near Fine dust jacket, some darkening to spine and flap folds. The White Father
MITCHELL, Julian First Edition. Octavo, original black and white patterned paper over boards, stamped in black and gilt on spine, color illustrated dust jacket. Novel about an English officer in an African colony who returns to London. Near Fine, previous owner's signature at front facing endpaper, in Near Fine dust jacket.- $30
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The Traveller
DE LA MARE, Walter First Edition. Octavo, original gray paper over boards, stamped in gilt and red on spine, stained top edge, red and gray dust jacket, four lithographs. "A long philosophical poem;" illustrated by John Piper. Very Good, light shelf wear, in Very Good dust jacket, wear at spine, a few small chips and closed tears, slight darkening to spine.- $40
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South Pacific
RODGERS, Richard; HAMMERSTEIN, Oscar; LOGAN, Joshua First Edition, Second Issue with no mention of Joshua Logan on copyright page. Octavo, original tan cloth over boards, stamped in green and brown, stained top edge, color illustrated dust jacket, black and white plate frontispiece, two additional black and white plates. Published version of the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Very Good, boards slightly bowed, light foxing to cloth, previous owner's contemporary gift inscription, in Very Good dust jacket, light shelf wear, a few scuffs, spine faded.- $150
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Chantons, dansons: Rondes et chansons avec accompagnements
VAN DE VELDE, Ernest 1949 Edition. Oblong quarto, one quarter red cloth over color illustrated paper boards, color illustrations throughout. Collection of songs for children. Very Good, moderate shelf wear, wear to corners, pencil marks to front cover, some discolorations to covers, previous owner's contemporary gift inscription.- $30
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The Grand Piano or, The Almanac of Alienation
GOODMAN, Paul First Edition. Square octavo, original gray cloth over boards, paper label on spine, color illustrated dust jacket. Novel featuring "two heroes, one a prodigiously alert and distrustful prodigy named Horatio, and the other a spiritual capitalist whose system is so rigorous that it forms a complete and perfect metaphysic. Near Fine, very light shelf wear, in Very Good dust jacket, a few small chips, shelf wear, some fading to spine.- $40
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The Man Coming Toward You
WILLIAMS, Oscar First Edition Stated. Octavo, original gray cloth over boards, gilt lettering, deckle edge, color dust jacket. Poetry collection. Very Good, light shelf wear, fading to spine, in Very Good dust jacket, chipping to spine ends, a few closed tears, some discolorations to cloth.- $30
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The Married Life of Helen and Warren
URNER, Mabel Herbert First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth over boards, gilt lettering, illustrated dust jacket. Collected stories of a married couple, originally syndicated in a newspaper. Very Good, light dampstain at bottom not affecting text, some slight discoloration to cloth, bookplate at front pastedown, in Near Fine dust jacket, light dampstain, light shelf wear.- $65
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When Mr. Pickwick Went Fishing
LAMBERT, Samuel First Edition Stated. Octavo, one quarter white cloth over green paper covered boards, with paper spine label, deckled fore edge. Comedic novel about a fishing trip in the English countryside. With 11 black and white illustrations throughout. Very good to near fine with light shelf wear.- $35
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American Beauty
FERBER, Edna First Edition Stated, "after the printing of one hundred and fifty de luxe copies." Octavo, original red cloth over boards, stamped in gilt, stained top edge, illustrated dust jacket, illustrated endpapers. Set in the Housatonic region of Connecticut, the story, spanning the years 1700 to 1930, relates the steady decline of the Oakes family and their property, as well as their tense relations with Polish immigrants. Very Good, slightly cocked, light shelf wear, in Very Good dust jacket, light foxing, edgewear, darkening to spine.- $35
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