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The Story of the 390th Bombardment Group (H)
by 390th Bombardment Group
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Paducah: Turner Publishing Company, no date [1997]. Folio, 34 x 27 cm. 472pp. Reprint edition issued 50 years after the first edition. Original black cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt. In an unclipped dust jacket. Four-page photocopied errata... (read more)
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Through Kamchatka by Dog-Sled and Skis
by Sten Bergman
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London: Seeley, Service & Co., Ltd., 1927. Octavo, 14 x 22 cm, 284pp. with 12pp. ads at rear. 1st edition. Original yellow cloth stamped in gilt. Boards are worn, soiled, and faded. Text block a bit shaken. Complete with all plates included, although the... (read more)
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
by Beatrix Potter
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New York: Frederick Warne & Co., (1906). Sextodecimo, 10.5 x 14 cm. 85pp. An early reprint, from between 1908 (the date of the 1st US edition) and 1910, since the publisher's address is still listed as "36 East 22nd Street" on the title page. Pictorial... (read more)
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Cuts Signed Limited Edition
by Richard Laymon
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Brown cloth-covered boards w/title,etc. in black on spine. Fine/Good(Book is in As New condition;Signed on limitation page. DJ-Few shallow scratches in front panel;Very tiny creases across very tips of top outer corners;Else bright & fully intact.)ISBN... (read more)
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Book of Ruth 1st Edition Signed
by Jane Hamilton
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new york: ticknor & fields, 1988. 1ED 328pp. Quarter bound in black cloth over gray boards; Hamilton's first novel which presents an exquisitely written and modern analogue for the biblicaal story which pertains to the great great grandmother of King... (read more)
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Robert Crumbs Sex Obsessions
by Robert Crumb
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In dieser signierten und limitierten Edition von 1.000 Exemplaren ist jeder Teil des Buches - Schuber, Einband, Buchrücken und Einleitung - ein Kunstwerk, das von Robert Crumb eigens für dieses Projekt geschaffen wurde. Jeder Ausgabe liegt ein... (read more)
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Rare Books | November 4, 2009
By Kirsten Berg
On the evening of March 18, 1986, I jumped into bed pulling the covers over my stark naked body, shotgun on my chest. So begins Roger Wendlick's...
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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 | October 21, 2009
By Kirsten Berg
Elizabeth Hamilton's early years read like a Brontë novel: the death of the father leaves his three young children at the mercy of distant...
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Rare Books | October 7, 2009
By Kirsten Berg
There is a proverb that reads: "A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect." This 1595 printing of Giovanni Botero's Delle...
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