FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN

Poor Richard's Almanack

Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, 1988. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780880889186. A Fine pictorial Hardcover, a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. An Ex-libris name plate attached to the front paste down. The DJ is Very Good, light corner wear and a small tear to the back cover bottom edge. "A faithful reproduction of the original Peter Pauper Press edition of Poor Richard's Almanack, circa 1950, the current version contains the same colorful woodcuts and 18th century design of the original." ; Gift Editions; 6.02 X 0.79 X 9.1 inches; 80 pages. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27326

Catalogue: Proverbs, Classics, Philosophy, Reference, Humor, Politics & Government

Keywords: 9780880889186 Reference History Philosophy Politics & Government Politics Government United States Philosophy Reference

GALSWORTHY JOHN

Forsyte Saga, the

Garden City , New York: International Collectors Library, N.D.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Green hard boards, Louis VI replica binding, title and designs in pannelled form on spine, a matching ribbon marker. Some rubbing on the botton corner edge. Insert with book review included, also has an author biography. Comprises three voumes: The Man of Property, In Chancery, and To Let. They tell the story of the rise, flourishing and decline of a virile and proud British family of the upper middle class during the Edwardian and Victorian periods, up to the end of World War 1.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 715 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1251

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Saga

Keywords: World War I, Sagas Fiction Classics Family & Relationships England

GOLDING, WILLIAM

Paper Men

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0571132065. Orange / blue Hardcovers in Very Good condition. A sound binding with unmarked pages. An ex-library book with tape residue from the pocket, on the back end paper. One stamp to the top edge. The DJ is unclipped, Very Good and is protected by a clear, plastic covering. "Fame, success, fortune, a drink problem slipping over the edge into alcoholism, a dead marriage, the incurable itches of middle-aged lust. For Wilfred Barclay, novelist, the final unbearable irritation is Professor Rick L. Tucker, implacable in his determination to become The Barclay Man." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27621

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, British Literature, Authors

Keywords: 0571132065 Fiction > Classics British Literature Authors Classics Literature Authors

GOLDSMITH, OLIVER

Vicar of Wakefield, the

Colonge: Airmont Pub Co, 1964. Mass Market. ISBN: 0804900523. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condiiton. Squared, tightlybound with an unmarked interior, light tanning to the interior page edges. "It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain." ; 0.4 x 7.1 x 4.1 Inches; 192 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 12310

Catalogue: Ficiton, Classics

Keywords: 0804900523 Masculine Fiction Classics

GREENE GRAHAM

Confidential Agent

Bantam Books, # A1773, 1958. Paperback. A Mass Market in Very Good condition. A sound binding with an unmarked text. Cover edgewear and rubbing. "In a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. " ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 153 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27612

Catalogue: Fiction, Murder, Mystery, England, Classics

Keywords: Fiction > Murder Mystery & Detective England Spy Classics Fiction Mystery & Detective Classics Spy Stories & Espionage England

GREENE GRAHAM

In Search of a Character: Two African Journals.

The Bodley Head, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Olive green boards, red quarter binding. Gilt titles to the spine. Very Good+, with a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Decorative endpapers. The DJ is unclipped and in Good+ condition. A small sticker scar to the front cover, spine browning. "In Search of A Character is a vivid portrait of Greene's Africa and provides a wonderful glimpse of the novelist responding to the raw material of his art. Two African notebooks record his travels in 1959, and his stay at the Yonda leper colony in the jungle which inspired the story for A Burnt-Out Case. Convoy to West Africa describes his voyage in a cargo boat during WW2, from Liverpool to Freetown, Sierra Leone, the setting for The Heart of the Matter." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 123 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26249

Catalogue: Africa, Travel, Classics, Autobiogrpahy

Keywords: Travel > Africa Classics Autobiography Autobiography & Memoirs Travel Classics Literature Africa

GREY, ZANE

Call of the Canyon, the

New York: The Musson Book Company, 1924. Hardcover. Green cloth covers with black imprint of a girl on a horse on the front cover. Heavy wear to the spine ends and corners with cover scuffing. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper, an unmarked text with a frontispiece of man and woman. Pages are tightly bound except for the frontispiece. ; 1.2 x 7.4 x 5.5 Inches; 291 pages; Box 16. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 9563

Catalogue: Western Classics, Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Classics Collectibles

GREY ZANE

Spirit of the Border, Volume 2, Ohio River Trilogy

Triangle Books, 1939. Hardcover. Orange Hardcovers with black titles to the cover and spine. The pages are unmarked, with age tannng to them, tightly bound, the second front end paper has been removed. The DJ is Good+, intact with a tear to the bottom spine hinge, and spine end chipping. ""He was known as Deathwind to the Ohio Valley Indians, and now Lewis Wetzel must single-handedly save Fort Henry. Armed only with his long rifle and knife, he heads out on a one-man rampage to stop the bloody border wars, to face down Chief Wingenund, and to avenge the brutal missionary massacre at Village of Peace"; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 274 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 24168

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Western

Keywords: Fiction > Westerns Classics Fiction Classics Westerns

GROUP, DISNEY BOOK

World of Reading Disney Classic Characters Level 1 Boxed Set

Disney Press, 2017. Paperback. ISBN: 1484799216. All 6 glossy Paperbacks are New and the carrying case is in As New condition. "Young readers will love this collection of six Disney World of Reading Level 1 titles featuring Dumbo, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Jungle Book, The Lion King, and 101 Dalmatians." ; 9.5 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 192 pages. New in As New dust jacket .

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Book number: 26305

Catalogue: Children's Fiction, Disney Classics

Keywords: 1484799216 Children's Fiction Disney Classics Fiction Classics Children

GROVE, FREDERICK PHILIP

Fruits of the Earth

New Canadian Library / McClelland, 1965. Mass_Market. ISBN: 0771091494. In Very Good+ condition. Tightly bound, a name plate to the inside of the front cover, a name on the half title page. The text is clean & unmarked with age tanning to the pages. Moderate cover edgewear. "An unparalleled depiction of the ordeals endured by the early pioneers of the western prairies. Grove captures the essence of the pioneering its single-minded strength, its nobility, and ultimately, its tragedy. "; Vol. 49; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 267 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26838

Catalogue: Canada, Fiction, Literature, Classics

Keywords: 0771091494 Canada > Fiction Literature Classics Frontier & Pioneer Life Canada Classics Literature Frontier & Pioneer Life

HARDY, THOMAS

A Pair of Blue Eyes

MacMillan, 1983. Mass Market. ISBN: 0333334043. Mass Market Paperback in very good condition, tightly bound with an unmarked interior, light browning to the page edges. Light rubbing and edgewear. ; 1.42 x 7.01 x 4.41 Inches; 427 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 9739

Catalogue: Ficiton, Classics

Keywords: 0333334043 Literary Collections Social Life & Customs Fiction Classics England

HEMINGWAY, ERNEST

The Garden of Eden

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0684186934. First Edition, Second Edition. Brown hardcovers with white cloth spine covering. In Fine condition with a sound binding, bright & unmarked pages. The DJ is in Very good++ condition, light cover edgewear and rubbing. "An uncompleted final novel of Ernest Hemingway, which he worked on intermittently from 1946 until his death in 1961. Set on the Co^te d'Azur in the 1920s, it is the story of a young American writer, David Bourne, his glamorous wife, Catherine, and the dangerous, erotic game they play when they fall in love with the same woman." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 27504

Catalogue: Classics, Fiction, Literature, France, Romance

Keywords: 0684186934 Fiction > Classics Literature France Romance American Romance Classics Literature France

HEMON, LOUIS

Maria Chapdelaine. Recit Du Canada Francais. 29 Bois Originaux de Jean Lebedeff

Garden City , New York: Le Livre De Demain, Artheme Fayard & Cie, Editeurs, 1939. Paperback. Light orange covers with black titles to the cover & spine. The pages are tightly bound & unmarked. 20 Woodcuttings thorugh the book. One name, in pencil, to the front end paper. Spine end and corner bumping. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 126 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27343

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, French Canada, Literature

Keywords: Historical Fiction Fiction > Classics French Canada Literature Canada Culture Historical Fiction Classics Literature French Books

HENRY O.

Tales of o. Henry

Garden City , New York: International Collectors Library, 1969. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. A 24K gold-stamped design on this volume is a combination of two old bindings. One by Rafael Palacios and bookbinder T. J. Cobden-Sanderson. A fine copy that has a protective plastic covering on it. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 565 pages. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1247

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics

Keywords: Fiction Classics

HUGO VICTOR

Morceaux Choisis de Victor Hugo. Poesie.

Librairie Delagrave, 1917. Softcover. Wine colored leather covers in Fine+ condition. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Light rubbing to the spine ends. Contents: Odes et ballades, Les Orientales, Les feuilles d'automne, Les chants du cre´puscule, Les voix inte´rieures, Les rayons et les ombres, Les Chatiments, Les contemplations, La le´gende des sie´cles, L'Anne´e terrible, Les chansons des rues et des bois, L'art d'etre Grande-Pe`re, Divers. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 504 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26462

Catalogue: French, Classics, Poetry

Keywords: French > Poesie Poetry Poetry Classics French Books