Dumas, Alexandre

The Royal Lifeguard (Life Guard) or The Flight of the Royal Family

Chicago, M.A. Donohue & Co. Soft cover. 209+11-38pp. No date but circa 1890s- 1900. Pictorial stiff wraps. Covers are soiled and chipped and there some splitting along spine but holding, contents are tanned, title page darkened near edges and there is a small chip to one corner. In addition to "The Royal LIfeguard", Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Captain of the "Pole-Star" is bound in at the rear of the book. This is an early cheap printing of both of these stories. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001590

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Health

Keywords: Doyle Charny Barnave "Life-guard"

Frost, Mrs. J. Blakeslee

The Gem of the Mines; A Thrilling Narrative of California Life.

Hartford, Conn, J. Blakeslee Frost, 1866. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 276pp. Brown cloth. Covers edgeworn, spine chipped at head and tail, dampstaining to preliminary pages and last few pages, text is age-toned and there are a few spots and smudges in some margins, the binding is tight. An uncommon book relating the author's observations during her residence of 5 years in California. Fair.

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Book number: 002919

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Health, American West

Keywords: California Travel "San Francisco"

Smith, Harvey

Nine to Five

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 348pp. Blue cloth. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Corners worn, spine moderately faded, contents toned, small hole and abrasion on half-title page and on page 1 , bookseller small label on rear pastedown.0 Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003320

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Health

Keywords: NYC

Twain, Mark

An Unexpected Acquaintance

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1904. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 18pp. Printed wraps. Light wear and light soiling to covers, contents are clean. A later copy of the First Edition with 1904 date on copyright page. An excerpt reprinted from Twain's "A Tramp Abroad", published 19 1880. Very Good.

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Book number: 004312

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Health

Keywords: Switzerland