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Alain-Rene Le Sage and Tobias Smollett
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Shirley E. Woods and Tom Hennessey
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The Spirit of Military Institutions
by Auguste Marmont and Frank Schaller
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Westport: Greenwood Press, Publishers, (1974). Octavo, 14 x 22 cm, 278pp. Reprint of 1864 edition. Grey cloth over boards decorated in gilt and black. Boards have light soiling to the surface and are slightly bowed. No dust jacket, as issued. Very good... (read more)
Your price: $150.00
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Sport in Abyssinnia, or, The Mareb and Tackazzee, Signed 1st Edition
by Dermot Robert Wyndham Mayo, Earl of
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London: John Murray, 1876. 8vo, burgundy cloth, gilt medallion decorations on front & rear cover, gilt title on spine., 252pp, 32pp catalogue, frontis and 4 illustrated plates. Inscribed: "With Lord Mayo's compliments, Feb 15/76", on front paste down... (read more)
Your price: $1500.00
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Uncorrected Proof
by J. K. Rowling
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New York: Scholastic Press, (1998). Octavo, 15 x 22.5 cm, 309pp. Uncorrected proof, softcover. Paper wrappers are a bit rubbed on the surface. Additionally, there is water damage to the top of the text block. While not outwardly visible, and confined to... (read more)
Your price: $750.00
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The Long Night
by Martin Caidin
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1956. Second Printing. Hardcover with black boards and yellow and red titles, pp.242. Pictorial dustjacket. Good/Good. CG... (read more)
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The Coast of Utopia, 1st US Edition
by Tom Stoppard
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New York: Grove Press, (2002). 3 volumes, slipcased. Octavo, 14.5 x 21.5 cm. First US edition. Original cloth, spines gilt. Issued without dust jackets; housed in the original pictorial paper-covered slipcase. Fine condition. In 2007, Stoppard's Coast of... (read more)
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The Red Book
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The years, of which I have spoken to you, when I pursued the inner images, were the most important time of my life. Everything else is to be derived from this. It began at that time, and the later details hardly matter anymore. My entire life consisted... (read more)
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The Ingmar Bergman Archives with DVD
by Paul Duncan
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The complete works of Ingmar Bergman: an homage to one of the most esteemed film and theater artists of all time, began in cooperation with Bergman himself and made with full access to his archives Since 1957, when he released The Seventh Seal and Wild... (read more)
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Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey Signed Limited Edition
by Chuck Palahniuk
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The Rant Limited Edition is specially packaged in a one-piece preprinted case, printed black, with the title created in spot gloss; a 4-color slipcase that matches the original jacket of the trade book; a 1/8" ribbon marker; a signed tip-in sheet... (read more)
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H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, 1966-1976. An Illustrated Review of the Growth and Development of the Maritime Industry from 1965 . . . Through 1975, with Sketches & Portraits.
by Gordon Newell
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Seattle, WA, Superior Publishing Co., 1977, founder/subscriber ed. #642 of (?), signed by Newell. 4to, lvii 36-255 [ii], brown leather-grained paper covered boards in similar slipcase. Modestly decorated spine. Technically, vol.2 supplementing the same... (read more)
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Rare Books | December 16, 2009
By Kirsten Berg
The first translator of Anna Karenina into English, Nathan Haskell Dole, was raised in a strict Puritan home in Massachusetts. In his introduction...
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The original Powell's Books was born in a former used car dealership and to this day the store maintains a no-nonsense, industrial feel. One place, though, has been reserved for comfort and elegance. Dark wood shelving, decorative lighting, antique tables, and our most valuable — and beautiful — books, all make the Rare Book Room one of the most pleasant destinations in the store.
Rare Books | December 2, 2009
By Kirsten Berg
There is a particular marriage between writers and the sport of boxing. A. J. Liebling, in the introduction to The Sweet Science, states that "a...
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Rare Books | November 18, 2009
By Kirsten Berg
If stunning photography and stylish book design rock your world, you probably already own a selection of Taschen publications. Taschen is bold,...
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Ahmet Ertug and Oleg Grabar
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