BURGESS, ANTHONY

On Going to Bed

NY, Abbeville Pr. 1982, 1st. (ISBN: 0896592804). Hard, 8vo. First U.S. edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abbeville Press, 1982, first printing. 8vo. 96pp. 129 illustrations, 121 in full color. Brown cloth with brown spine titles. Minor bump to to upper rear tip. Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

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Book number: 010181

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BYRON, LORD (GEORGE GORDON)

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: and other Poems (Cantos I - III). [bound with] The Giaour. [bound with] The Bride of Abydos. [bound with] The Siege of Corinth. [bound with] Parisina

London, John Murray. 1812, 1st. Disbound, 8vo. Five original Byron titles, bound together, 2 are first editions. Published London: John Murray, 1812 - 1816. Includes: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: and other poems. Fourth Edition, 1812, xii+300pp. fold-out facsimilie letter in Greek bound in; Canto the Third. First edition, 1816, 79pp. plus 1pp. publisher's ad - List of the Poems half-title present; The Giaour. Third Edition with Considerable Additions, 1813, 53pp.+ 1pp. publisher's ad - "Books Lately published"; The Bride of Abydos. Third Edition 1813, 72pp.; The Siege of Corinth. Parisina. First edition 1816, 89pp. 2pp. Advertisment inserted between pp. 6 and 7. All titles bound as one volume, disbound from boards with covers lacking, leather backing chipped and worn. Title page of Childe Harold age toned with chipping at corners and edge. Some toning/soiling along edges of page block, else pages clean and bright with ocassional soil/creasing but no foxing. Text sharp, unmarked. Suitable for rebinding, good or better internally. Fair.

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Book number: 007532

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CAMP, CANDACE

Suddenly

New York, Mira Books. 1996, 1st. (ISBN: 1551660350). Soft Cover, 12mo. Galley/Proof, First edition. Uncorrected Proofs. Published NY: Mira, 1996. 12mo. wrappers. A fine copy. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000427

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CAREY, PETER

My Life As A Fake

NY, Knopf. 2003, 1st. (ISBN: 0375414983). Soft Cover, 8vo. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC), Advance Reader's Edition of the First American Edition. Softcover 8 vo. wrappers, with publisher's comment postcard laid in. Published NY: Knopf, 2003. Near very fine. Near Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000190

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CASE, JOHN

The Genesis Code

NY, Fawcett Books. 1997, 1st. (ISBN: 0449911012). Soft Cover, 8vo. Galley/Proof, First Edition. ADVANCE PROOFS. Published NY: Fawcett, 1997. 8vo. wrappers. Covers bit creased, 2 small closed tears. Stain spot on back. Tight, straight. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000486

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CATHER, WILLA

Death Comes for the Archbishop

NY, Knopf. 1927, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition, first issue. Hard cover. Published NY: Knopf, 1927, first printing, with typos "happned" on p. 20 and "suppper" on p. 57. 8vo. green cloth with publisher's printed labels. A modernist novel of missionaries in New Mexico, it is considered Catha's best work and remains a classic of modern American literature. On the Modern Library's list of 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. An attractive, very good plus copy - clean, pages bright, binding tight. Minor darkening/fade to publisher's paper spine label, else very good plus. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010252

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CATHER, WILLA

My Mortal Enemy

NY, Knopf. 1926, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First and second printings before publication. Hard cover in dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Published NY: Knopf, 1926. 8vo. Very good in good dust jacket split at the front fold with old tape repair along spine. In fair, incomplete slipcase with tape repair and loss. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 007482

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CHALMERS, PATRICK R.

Kenneth Grahame: Life, Letters and Unpublished Works

London, Methuen. 1933, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover. Published London: Methuen, 1933, first printing. 8vo. xvii+321pp. illustrated with plates. Outer spine cloth splitting at the joints, covers strong, name and inscription of flyleaf. Internally very good. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009052

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CHEEVER, JOHN

The Wapshot Scandal

London, Gollancz. 1964, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. First British edition of author's third book - his first novel. Published London: Gollancz, 1964. Gilt stamped brown cloth. Spine slightly turned, name in ink on front end paper. Near fine in near fine dj, which is price clipped and has a 1/4 inch hole on the spine touching the "G" in Gollancz. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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CHRISTOPHER, NICHOLAS

Franklin Flyer

New York, New York, U.S.A. Dial Press. 2002, 1st. (ISBN: 0385335458). Soft Cover, 8vo. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC), First Edition. Advance Reading Copy. Published NY: Dial, 2002. 8vo. wrappers. As new. As New/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000557

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CLARKE, ARTHUR CHARLES

1984, Spring: A Choice of Futures

NY, Ballantyne Books. 1984, 1st. (ISBN: 0345313577). Hard, 8vo. Ex-Library, First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published NY: Ballantyne, 1984. Ex-library copy with pocket and small bar code label on rear pastedown, rubber stamp top edge, dj glued on. No writing or markings to text. Very good copy in dj. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000636

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C.

2061: Odyssey Three

NY, Del Rey. 1988, 1st. (ISBN: 0345351738). Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Del Ray, 1988. Near very fine in dj. Near Very Fine/Near Very Fine.

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Book number: 000257

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C.; LEE, GENTRY

Cradle: A Novel

NY, Warner Books Inc. 1988, 1st. (ISBN: 0446513792). Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Warner, 1988, first printing. As new copy in as new dj. As New/As New.

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Book number: 000496

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C.

Songs of Distant Earth

NY, Ballantine Books. 1986, 1st. (ISBN: 0345332199). Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Ballantine, 1986. Remainder stripe on bottom edge, else very fine in near very fine dj. Very Fine/Near Very Fine.

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Book number: 000380

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CLINE, EDWARD

Sparrowhawk Book 1: Jack Frake

San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Macadam Cage Pub. 2001, 1st. (ISBN: 1931561001). Soft Cover, 8vo. First Edition. Review copy. Published San Francisco: Macadam Cage, 2001. 8vo. wrappers. Fine. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000551

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