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Nothing So
Strange
by
James Hilton
1947
First Edition
Book is in VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT condition.
* 1947 FIRST EDITION
* Published by Little, Brown, and Company, 308 pages
* Hardback, no Dust Jacket
* Book has tight binding and spine
* Nice clean pages inside, edges of the pages are
worn and yellowed, owner's name/address in pencil
* Cover has a couple of stray marks
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$18.95
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In
Cold Blood
By
Truman Capote
Book is in GOOD condition in FAIR- Dust Jacket
- Capote referred to this as a "non-fiction novel"
- A true account of a multiple murder in 1959, where two men
savagely killed four members of a family for no apparent reasons.
This is the story of the lives of these six people.
- 1965 Random House, Book of the Month Club edition. 343 pages
- Stated First Printing.
- Very clean pages and tight binding, except at dedication page,
where webbing shows.
- Spine has slight role with weak front hinge. Prior owner's
bookplate inside front cover. Cover is clean with corner
bumps.
- Dust jacket has intact front and back, but is taped and there is a
lot of wear.
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The Complete
Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain
* 1961 Doubleday
edition, 720 pages
* Ex Library edition. Tight binding and clean
pages
* Cover is a little worn, as it is
an ex library book , but the insides are exceptionally clean. A
wonderful edition for your reading pleasure.
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$9.95
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Odds
Against
by
Dick Francis
Book is in EXCELLENT condition in
VERY GOOD DJ
- Book Club Edition of this early Dick Francis work
- Sid Halley, an injured jockey, becomes a private eye and carries out
some work for his father-in-law, who believes a man is trying to
financially ruin Seabury racecourse, so that it can be sold to
property developers.
- Harper & Row 1965, 186 pages.
- All pages clean, tightly bound. Prior owner's name written on fly in
pencil. Otherwise unmarked. Dust Jacket is just starting to yellow,
and has some minor smudges and edge wear. DJ still in very good
condition for the age of the book
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$24.95
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Nerve
By
Dick Francis
Book is in NEAR MINT condition in
EXCELLENT Dust Jacket
- Rob Finn is beginning to make his mark as an up-and-coming
steeplechase rider. After an accident, he rides from one loss to
another, and people think Finn has lost his nerve. But Rob thinks his
horses have been drugged to make him look bad. A thrilling,
suspenseful story from the master writer of horse racing novels.
- Published by Harper & Row, 1964, 187 pages. Book Club
Edition.
- Clean pages and tightly bound. Dust Jacket has minor wear along
edges.
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$199.95
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The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell
1958 Stated First American Edition
Very Good Condition
HC with Mylar wrapped DJ
- Ex Library with usual markings
- Straight spine, very clean pages, tightly bound
- A HTF work in hardcover first edition
- Published by Harcourt, Brace
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$74.95
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The Clergyman's Daughter
George Orwell
1960, First American Edition
Very Good Condition
No DJ
- Ex Library with usual markings
- Very clean pages, tightly bound, spine straight
- A HTF work in HC first edition
- Published by Harcourt, Brace
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$84.95
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Breakfast
of Champions
by
Kurt Vonnegut
Book is in Excellent condition in Good+ DJ
* Book Club Edition, 1973 Delacourt Press
* DJ is sunned on the spine, otherwise, very little
wear to DJ
* Book is very clean, tightly bound
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$19.95
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West Side Story
Story
by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim
1958
5th Printing of 1st Edition
GOOD++ Condition overall. Cover is in GOOD condition, insides in VERY
GOOD condition, DJ is in VERY GOOD condition
* The classic musical story that brings the
Romeo/Juliet story to life on the West Side of New York.
* This is the entire script of the original Broadway
Play
* Ex-Library copy, DJ well preserved in mylar,
* Pages clean with a little bit of pencil markings
and some pages have a little staining, but still insides are in VERY
GOOD condition
* Published by Random House, 1958 5th printing of
1st edition, 143 pages
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