Bowles, Paul

Collected Stories & Later Writings

New York, The Library of America, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Slipcased edition. Cloth. The Library of America leaflet laid in. A fine copy in fine slipcase.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 30208

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: Literature

Bradley, Mary E.

Birds of a Feather

Boston, Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. First in the Proverb Series. 233pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece, engraved title, and two inserted plates with illustrations. Collects twelve short stories. Owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, title page partially split at hinge, light wear to edges. A very good copy. ; 12mo. .

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Book number: 31916

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, SHORT STORIES, FICTION, Young Adults, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, JUVENILE, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS Biography Children and Young Adults Antiquarian

Brancati, Vitaliano

Bell'Antonio

New York, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1978. First US Edition. Hardcover. Spine head bruised, mildly foxed edges. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a touch of wear to spine panel. Translated from the Italian by Stanley Hochman. Basis for the 1960 Mauro Bolognini movie starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 12321

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, Italy, SICILY

Brand, Max (Frederick Faust)

The Flaming Finish in the Blue Book Magazine August 1938

Dayton, OH, Mc Call Corporation, 1938. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are toned, spine roll, wear to covers, small stain to upper corner. A good+ copy. Contributions by H. Bedford-Jones, Frederick R. Bechdolt, and others. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 30932

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: MAGAZINES, PULP FICTION, FICTION Magazines

Brand, Max (Frederick Faust)

The Return of the Man Who Was Killed in the Blue Book Magazine October 1938

Dayton, OH, Mc Call Corporation, 1938. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are toned, spine roll, wear to covers, chip to upper corner of back cover. A good+ copy. Contributions by H. Bedford-Jones, Frederick R. Bechdolt, and others. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 30933

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: MAGAZINES, PULP FICTION, FICTION Magazines

Brand, Max (Frederick Faust)

True Steel in the Blue Book Magazine February 1939

Dayton, OH, Mc Call Corporation, 1939. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are toned, small chip to front cover. A very good copy. Contributions by H. Bedford-Jones, Rafael Sabatini, and others. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 30934

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: MAGAZINES, PULP FICTION, FICTION Magazines

Brent, Loring (George F. Worts)

Chinese for Racket Part II in Argosy June 6, 1931

New York, The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1931. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Contributions by Garret Smith, Theodore Roscoe, and others. Cover art by Paul Stahr. Toning to pages, small chips to edges. A very good copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 37458

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FANTASY, MAGAZINES, CLASSICS, ADVENTURE, PULP FICTION, PULP MAGAZINES Magazines

Brewster, Elliot

Body for Sale

Chicago, Century Publications, 1948. Paperback. Light wear to covers, small tear to spine. A very good copy. Cover art by Malcolm Smith. ; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 33258

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, VINTAGE PAPERBACKS

Brewster, Elliot

Smooth

New York, Phoenix, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth, top edge stained blue (which partially affected the rear flap and rear free endpaper). Slightly bruised spine ends and lower right corner. A very good copy in very good- dustjacket with wear along the edges, two creases on the front panel and minor paper loss to the spine panel. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 5456

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: Romance, FICTION

Brewster, Marian

Under the Water-Oaks

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1892. Hardcover. 319pp. Original blue cloth decorated and lettered in black on the front panel and the spine panel. Frontispiece and three inserted plates with illustrations by J. F. Goodridge. A story for young adults set in Florida featuring two white boys and a black boy. Light wear to edges, spine panel toned, some pencil markings on the front free endpaper, small spot to lower corner of front cover. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo. Ill.: Illustrated by Goodridge, J. F.

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Book number: 24368

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, FICTION, YOUNG ADULTS, SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, FLORIDA Children and Young Adults Antiquarian

Briggs, S. R.; Elliott, John H.

Notes and Suggestions for Bible Readings

Chicago, F. H. Revell, 1879. Hardcover. 262pp + 9pp of publisher's advertisements. Brown decorated cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel, decorated endpapers. Contemporary inscription on flyleaf and last blank. Light wear to extremities. A very good copy.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 37086

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, non-fiction, RELIGION, BIBLE STUDIES Poetry Antiquarian

Brinkley, William

Don't Go Near the Water

New York, Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 373pp. Blue cloth stamped in white on the front and black and white on the spine, top edge stained blue. A bright, fine copy in fine dustjacket with a touch of wear to the spine panel. Basis for the 1957 Charles Walters movie featuring Glenn Ford and Gia Scala. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 23487

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, HUMOR, World War II, US NAVY, SOUTH PACIFIC

Brocchi, Virgilio

I Gonfaloni Di Lucifero

Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1933. Pictorial wrappers. 407pp. Original wrappers. Light edge wear and mild chipping to spine. A near fine copy. Signed and inscribed by Virgilio Brocchi on the flyleaf. Cover illustration by Cisari. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 24543

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN BOOK

Bromfield, Louis

Twenty-Four Hours

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Originally published serially as Shattered Glass. 463pp. Orange cloth stamped in blue on the front and the spine, top edge stained green, yellow decorated endpapers. Basis for the 1931 Marion Gering movie featuring Clive Brook and Kay Francis. Small bookstore label on the rear pastedown endpaper. Two tiny tears and light fading to spine. A very good+ copy in good dustjacket with a few chips along the edges, a closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel, toning and two old tape mends to the verso. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 26461

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, MANHATTAN

Bromfield, Louis

The World We Live in

New York, Editions for the Armed Services, Inc, 1945. First Edition. Paperback. Armed Services Edition T-32. Oblong format. Mild wear to covers, light fading to spine. A very good copy. ; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 35143

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, WORLD WAR II, VINTAGE PAPERBACKS