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Stories of War Told by Soldiers 1st Edition
by Edward E. Hale
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879. 12mo, 11.5 x 17 cm, 264pp. plus 4 pages of ads at rear. 1st edition. Original blue cloth decorated in gilt and black; patterned endpapers. Cloth is worn, particularly at the corners and spine ends, and lightly soiled... (read more)
Your price: $150.00
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History of Cass County Iowa
by Continental Historical Company
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Springfield: Continental Historical Company 1884. Half calf with gilt title on front cloth gilt title & decoration to leather spine. Cloth separating from leather at bottom right front corner corners bumped with some rubbing and wear. Front hinge... (read more)
Your price: $125.00
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Le Japon Fleuri
by Walter Tyndale
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Paris: Pierre Roger et Cie Editeurs no date. Octavo 16.5 x 23cm 257pp. Translated from English to French by Achille Laurent and L. Martin-Dupont. Bound in a three-quarter green morocco binding by Flammarion Vaillant with decorative inlay to spine marbled... (read more)
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Silver Wings
by Raoul Whitfield
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1941. Reprint blue cloth stamped in navy blue & white decorated endpapers 13 x 19cm. red topstain; 234pp. Illustrated in black & white by Frank Dobias. Lightly sunned spine mild bumping to corners soiling to front board. A good... (read more)
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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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Infinite Jest 1st Edition
by David Foster Wallace
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A new collection of stories from David Foster Wallace is occasion to celebrate. These stories -- which have been prominently serialized in Harper's, Esquire, the Paris Review, and elsewhere -- explore intensely immediate states of mind, with the... (read more)
Your price: $250.00
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Interview with the Vampire Signed 1st Edition
by Anne Rice
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The time is now. We are in a small room with the vampire, face to face, as he speaks--as he pours out the hypnotic, shocking, moving, and erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead. . . He speaks quietly... (read more)
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Aliens: Tribes Signed Edition
by Stephen R Bissette
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The first of a new series, this hardcover book features full-color illustrations. The text involves an Alien stowaway aboard a space station orbiting earth, and a crack extermination team with the assignment of destroying the bug! Graphic novel format.... (read more)
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Contributors | December 15, 2010
By Kirsten Berg
"It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner." —...
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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.
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