Category: Fiction

BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT: A Plain and Literal Translation of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments {with} SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS: to the Book of the Thousand and One nights with Notes, Anthropological and Explanatory (16 Volumes)

Price: $300.00

Publisher: The Burton Club

Seller ID: 838

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

N/D Later printing ca 1960. 10 volume set with 6 volume supplement. All volumes have former owner's name penned on front pastedown, in some volumes this has been marked out with black felt pen. All volumes also have former owner's stamp on shelf edge of block near spine. Books are in generally very good condition though some have minor surface rubbing, bumping at corners, and/or scuffing. All volumes appear unread or very lightly read. Extra shipping will be required.
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Stories from the Chap-Book: Being a Miscellany of Curious and Interesting Tales, Histories, Etc. ; Newly Composed by Many Celebrated Writers and Very Delightful to Read

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company : 1896

Seller ID: 6433

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Top edge gilded and others remain un-cut; Pictorical cloth covers are moderately soiled, though images and lettering remain good; Ex-Library, with small number sticker at foot of spine, Circulation plate on front paste down, Rules and regulations on tipped in on blank front end page, and one inch circular "Traveling Library" stamp at bottom of title page, just overlaping with the date; There are no further library markings; A few small smudges internally, though volume remains tight and otherwise intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages
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The Paris Review 22

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Paris, The Paris Review : 1960

Seller ID: 633

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Autumn-Winter, 1960 issue Light rubbing and light bumping at corners.
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The Works of Victor Hugo Vol. 18 Hernani, The King's Diversion, Ruy Blas

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Peter Fenelon Collier

Seller ID: 1601

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

N/D. 3/4 leather with buckram cloth board covers. Book shows light edge wear with heavier wear at spine edges. Missing 1/4" at top and bottom of spine. Hinges tight, binding slightly loose. Former owner's stamp on paste downs. Text remains clean.
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The Works of Victor Hugo Vol. 22 The Burgraves Torquemada

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Peter Fenelon Collier

Seller ID: 1600

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

N/D. 3/4 leather with buckram cloth board covers. Book shows light edge wear with heavier wear at spine edges. Missing 1/4" at top and bottom of spine. Hinges tight, binding slightly loose. Former owner's stamp on paste downs. Text remains clean.
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The World's Great Classics: Oriental Literature, Volumes I, II, III and IV

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, The Colonial Press : 1900

Seller ID: 6786

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Complete in 4 volumes: Literature of Persia, parts 1 and 2, Literature of India, and Literature of China. All volumes have slightly mottled covers with wear at corners and spine ends as well as toned paper spine labels. Internally, all 4 volumes are unmarked and remain tightly bound. Extra postage may be required. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Home Movie

By: Akins, Ellen

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : 1988

Seller ID: 5942

ISBN-13: 9780671661359

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Remainder stamp on the text block's bottom at spine. Light soiling. Jacket has light creasing and soiling at folds and edges. Signed with location by the author on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
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Little Women

By: Alcott, Louisa M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ward, Lock & Company , Limited : N.D.

Seller ID: 4029

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket

Ex-library copy with light markings; Library stamp and penned call number appear on title page and rear pastedown. Rear pastedown also shows marks from removal of card envelope. Otherwise free of library marks and clean internally. Covers show edge wear appropriate to the grade with slightly more wear at spine ends. Jacket shows wear at all edges and a light bit of chipping to the spine ends. ; Ex Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages
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Home Town

By: Amory, Cleveland

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers : 1950

Seller ID: 7133

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket

Signed by the author on the ffep. Light wear to volume. Clean and unmarked. Jacket is worn at all edges with several tears and a 1" x 1/2" piece missing from the rear cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages; Signed by Author
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Seven Moves

By: Anshaw, Carol

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin : 1996

Seller ID: 3329

ISBN-13: 9780395691311

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Flat signed by the author on the title page. Jacket shows very light edgewear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages; Signed by Author
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Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There

By: Arthur, T. S.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Porter & Coates : 1882

Seller ID: 2658

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Covers show light edge wear and some light soiling to surfaces. Binding is slightly loose with block cracks at the frontis and rear hinge. Former owner's name penned near the front, text is otherwise clean though toned and slightly brittle.; This novel of temperance was the second most popular book of the Victorian Era, following Uncle Tom's Cabin. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 353 pages
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The Mammoth Hunters

By: Auel, Jean M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Westminster, MD, U.S.A., Crown Publishing Group : 1985

Seller ID: 1320

ISBN-13: 9780517556276

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Inscription on title page reads, "To Cathy- Always, Jean M. Auel" Very light general wear.; Signed by Author(s)
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The Restlessness of Shanti Andia and Other Writings

By: Baroja, Pio

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Press : 1959

Seller ID: 3464

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Dust jacket crisp with very minor corner & edge rubs. Translated and with an Introduction by Anthony Herrigan. ""One of the classics of modern European literature. Very tight, clean copy. Appears unread. Not price clipped. Original price $6.50. - From the jacket: "A number of stories and sketches -- humor, horror, pen portraits, Baroja's views of the writer's craft -- complete this selection. " ; "8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" t; 415 pages
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As the Light Led

By: Baskett, James Newton

Price: $22.50

Publisher: New York, The MacMillan Company : 1900

Seller ID: 3020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Covers show light to moderate rubbing with a small chip missing from the top of the spine and a glue stain on the front cover. Binding is slightly loose though hinges remain sound. Text block shows a few spots of foxing but remains very clean for the grade. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 392 pages
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The Iron Trail

By: Beach, Rex

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers : 1913

Seller ID: 1295

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Light soiling to covers with a few small chips to edges. Corners square. Binding tight. Former owner's name penciled on front paste down. Text remains clean.
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Dearest Idol

By: Beckett, Walter (Martin Boyd)

Price: $425.00

Publisher: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill : 1929

Seller ID: 4631

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in New dust jacket

Fair to Good condition. Covers show moderate wear at edges with moderate rubbing to corners and curling of spine ends. Small dots of foxing/staining to bottom edges of front & back covers. Mild surface scratches and scuffing to cover fields. Page edges & end papers are age tanned & show several bumps. Front hinge is connected only with the binding gauze, rear hinge has a 3/4" crack at the bottom of the hinge. Pages 251 through 264 have been corner creased (about 1/2 way across the tops of the pages) , which also has caused some corosponding soiling & light foxing to opposing pages. Facsimile ...
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson The Chronology of Their Adventures

By: Bell, H.W.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Magico Magazine : 1984

Seller ID: 1514

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Covers show very light surface wear.
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Naked Justice

By: Bernhardt, William

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Ballantine Books : 1997

Seller ID: 3544

ISBN-13: 9780345386854

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

" to + book condition/FINE dust jacket. Grey hardcover with red quarter spine with gilt lettering on spine. Tiny red dot on top of pages. Colorful dust jacket with minimal shelf bending to head of spine & top edge. Extremely close to fine. 406pp. Appears unread. Not price clipped. Original price $ 22.00; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 406 pages
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The Decameron or Ten Days' Entertainment From the Itallian of Boccaccio

By: Boccaccio, Giovanni

Price: $65.00

Publisher: London, Charles Daly : N.D.

Seller ID: 2950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Ca 1850. Covers show light wear at spine ends and along external hinges but remains very clean. A single spot of dampstaining is seen in the back cover cloth. Internally, the book is also very clean but shows a very small amount of damp staining to the top of the block, well above the text in most cases, scattered on the first 90 pages. Otherwise, the text shows only lightly scattered spots of foxing with some toning at page edges. ; Period fine bound in 3/4 blood red leather with raised bands and heavy, ornate gilt decoration on the spine. Cloth covered boards with gilding at edges and gilded...
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

By: Brand, Max

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1942

Seller ID: 6115

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ in Good+ dust jacket

Cover corners and spine ends show light wear. Binding tight. Text unmarked though toned. Jacket is complete though worn at all edges and folds with heavier creasing and rubbing along top edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages
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