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The Degradation of the Democratic Dogma

By: Adams, Henry

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1919

Seller ID: 004120

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. The American historian Henry (Brooks) Adams (1838-1918), a presidential decendant, became a prominent "public intellectual." He was influenced by John Stuart Mill. The first trade edition of his autobiography, "The Education of Henry Adams" became a posthumous hit and has made it on to the Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction Books (as #1). This posthumous collection of essays has an introduction by his brother Brooks Adams. A Very Good copy of the First Edition, published one year after Henry's death. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt let...
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Henry Adams

By: Adams, James Truslow

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Albert & Charles Boni: 1933

Seller ID: 001068

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1933. James Truslow Adams (1878-1949) was not related to the famous namesake political family he chronicled in two books. Although not an academic, he was well-regarded for his popular histories, and won a Pulitzer in 1929. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Dark brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean and bright text. Evidence of sticker removal on FFEP. No dustjacket. Size: 64mo - up to 3" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition.
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Thee. A Poem By Conrad Aiken. Drawings By Leonard Baskin

By: Aiken, Conrad

Price: $250.00

Publisher: New York, George Braziller: 1967

Seller ID: 005198

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: George Braziller, 1967. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing) which is LIMITED to 200 copies. Gray-green paper-covered boards with titling in black on the spine and front cover. Clean text; not paginated (14); six black-and-white drawings. SIGNED on the half-title by Aiken and on the delimiation page by Baskin. Hints only of spine bumps, else a Fine copy. There is no dustjacket; it comes with a black slipcase featuring another drawing by Baskin; tiny bits of chipping on the rear side of the spine. A lovely production in remarkable condition.. Limited....
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Imagist Anthology 1930. Poems By Richard Aldington, John Cournos, H.D., John Gould Fletcher. Ford Maddox Ford, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, William Carlos Williams

By: Aldington, Richard & Others

Price: $60.00

Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus: 1930

Seller ID: 002322

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition, an uncommon title; this one lacking the dustwrapper. Yellow cloth binding with green lettering on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 154 pages, including a Bibliography of the poets in the volume. Forwards by Ford Madox Ford and Glenn Hughes. The spine has darkened, and there is some spotting to the covers. The paste-downs have tape residue (thankfully, no longer sticky) from where the flaps of the missing dustwrapper were attached. Faint previous-owner inscription on the FFEP. In an archival plastic prot...
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The Hand

By: Aleshkovsky, Yuz

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux: 1990

Seller ID: 000039

ISBN: 0374167702

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1990. Russian author. Introduction by Joseph Brodsky. In plastic cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Toughest Indian in the World

By: Alexie, Sherman

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Atlantic Monthly: 2000

Seller ID: 000435

ISBN: 0871138018

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2000. Stories by the highly-regarded Native American author and film director. Fine copy in unclipped DJ. INSCRIBED by Alexie on Title Page. Archival cover. Size: 64mo - up to 3" tall. Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Reign of Law. A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields

By: Allen, James Lane

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York/London, The Macmillan Company: 1900

Seller ID: 005491

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York/London: The Macmillan Company, 1900. James Lane Allen (1849-1925) was an American regional author who wrote "local color" stories and novels set in Kentucky. This is a Near Fine copy of his tenth published work. Red decorative cloth binding with floral decorations in green and white, titling in gilt, on both spine and front cover. Clean text; 385 pages, with a five-page publisher's catalog in the rear (last leaf unopened). Frontis illustration and seven others within. Slight bumps, some scuffs on the rear cover; small stain at pages 56-57; slight fade to the spine. An attracti...
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Home is the Sailor

By: Amado, Jorge

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Knopf: 1964

Seller ID: 000431

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Knopf, 1964. Light bumping, else fine copy - dark blue cloth & gold embossing still very bright. Minor nics & tiny chips to the very attractive and unclipped DJ. In plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Anti-Death League

By: Amis, Kingsley

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace & World: 1966

Seller ID: 000712

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. An espionage novel with Kingsley's signature wit. One of his major works, a Burgess 99 selection. First American Edition (stated). Green cloth binding is bright & clean. There is a marked-out price on FFEP, else VG+ to Near Fine. Unclipped DJ (design by Ellen Raskin) shows some edgewear, has a closed tear at the bottom of the front panel. In a plastic protective cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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I Want It Now

By: Amis, Kingsley

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace & World: 1969

Seller ID: 000706

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969. The English curmudgeon's seventh novel, a typically witty romp. First American Edition (stated). Red cloth binding with blue and silver lettering is bright and fresh. DJ is unclipped; two small closed tears and a bit of a wrinkle on rear panel, else Fine. Jacket design is by Lawrence Ratzkin. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Girl, 20

By: Amis, Kingsley

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1972

Seller ID: 000713

ISBN: 0151356904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. Witty, sardonic commentary on the May-December sort of artistic romance by the great English curmudgeon. Near Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated). Bright and clean text, lightest of corner bumps, else Fine. Unclipped DJ has some light edgewear, small chip at head of the spine, else Fine. In a protective plastic cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Anatomist

By: Andahazi, Federico

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday: 1998

Seller ID: 000219

ISBN: 0385491328

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Doubleday, 1998. Historical novel of the Renaissance, translated from the Italian. Fine in Fine DJ. In plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Innocents From Abroad. By the Author of "Tom's Wife."

By: Anonymous (George Douglas Tallman)

Price: $475.00

Publisher: New York & London, G.W. Carleton & Company; S. Low & Co.: 1878

Seller ID: 002070

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus

New York & London: G.W. Carleton & Company; S. Low & Co., 1878. This is an interesting (and scarce) parody of Mark Twain's "The Innocents Abroad," which had come out in 1869. Published anonymously; per WorlCat, the author is identified asGeorge Douglas Tallman, who wrote at least two other humorous books. He seems to have vanished from the pages of literary history, as Twain has not. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition; held by twelve libraries worldwide but unusual in the trade. Brown pebbled cloth binding with decorative stamping on the covers; gilt lettering on the sp...
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The Millionaire

By: Artzibashef, Michael

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, B.W. Huebsch: 1915

Seller ID: 002579

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1915. Mikhail Artzibashef (1878-1927) a naturalistic, and anti-Bolshevik, novelist, was the father of noted illustrator Boris. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, which is uncommon. Black ribbed cloth binding, ruled, with the titles in bright red. Clean text; 244 pages, with an uneven cut. Like many of Huebsch's American publications, this was printed in England. Lacking a dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition.
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Alias Grace

By: Atwood, Margaret

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: 1996

Seller ID: 004870

ISBN: 0385475713

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1996. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated "First Edition in the United States of America"). Attractive paper-covered boards, illustrated with Rosetti's "Head of a Girl in a Green Dress." The spine is also decorative, with a close-up view of the painting; black and yellow titling over a gold tone. Clean text; 468 pages. Small bump to the top corner of rear cover, else Fine. The dustjacket is Near Fine, with just some tiny hints at edgewear. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Half-Leather. Ne...
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Good Bones and Simple Murders

By: Atwood, Margaret

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: 1994

Seller ID: 005257

ISBN: 0385471106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1994. Thirty-five short pieces, with illustrations by the author. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated FE, "December 1994," and full number line). Orange paper-covered boards with a red cloth spine titled in gilt. Clean text; 164 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped; in a plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Margaret Atwood. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Oracle Night

By: Auster, Paul

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Henry Holt and Company: 2003

Seller ID: 004282

ISBN: 0805073205

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2003. Auster's eleventh novel, following the success of "The Book of Illusions." This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Gray paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine with silver lettering. Clean text; 243 pages. The dustjacket is also Fine and unclipped; in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Under Dogs.A Novel of the Mexican Revolution. Translated By E.Munguia, Jr. Illustrated By J.C. Orozco. Preface By Carleton Beals

By: Azuela, Mariano

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, Brentano's: 1929

Seller ID: 004845

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good (Minus)

New York: Brentano's, 1929. Mariano Azuela (1873-1952) first published this novel about the Mexican Revolution in 1915. Based upon his service with Pancho Villa, it became one of his most famous works. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First American Edition. An uncommon to scarce title. Translated from the original Spanish by E. Munguia, Jr. (although there is some controversy here, with suggestions that it actually had been done by Anita Brenner; there have been subsequent editions with different translators). Gray cloth binding with gilt titling on the front cover. The spine has faded...
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The Underdogs. A Novel of the Mexican Revolution

By: Azuela, Mariano

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, Brentano's: 1929

Seller ID: 004916

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good (Plus)

New York: Brentano's, 1929. Mariano Azuela (1873-1952) first published this novel in 1915. Based upon his service with Pancho Villa, it became one of his most famous works. This is a Very Good [Plus] copy of the First American Edition. An uncommon to scarce title. Translated from the original Spanish by E. Munguia, Jr. (although there is some controversy here, with suggestions that it actually had been done by Anita Brenner; there have been subsequent editions with different translators). Variant red cloth binding, ruled and titled in black on the spine and front cover. Clean text; xviii, 225 ...
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The Sari Shop

By: Bajwa, Rupa

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, Norton: 2004

Seller ID: 000700

ISBN: 0393059227

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Norton, 2004. Author's first novel, nominated for an Orange Prize. Fine in a Fine, unclipped DJ. Plastic protective cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Category: Modern Literature