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$16.50
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Evening's Empire


FLANAGAN, BILL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2010

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Bill Flanagan

$35.00
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator


DAHL, ROALD & JAQUES, FAITH (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, FOURTH IMP., super octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978

KEYWORDS: children's literature modern first editions (4th impression) novels fiction Charlie Willie Wonka Roald Dahl illustrated Faith Jaques

$15.00
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Fight Night


TOEWS, MIRIAM

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2022

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Miriam Toews

$30.00
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Performance and Literature in the Commedia Dell'Arte


HENKE, ROBERT

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: theatre literature criticism performance

$20.00
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Making Movies


TURNER, PHILLIP

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Prospero Books 1997

KEYWORDS: movies film studies films travel literature writing US America Phillip Turner

$17.50
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Witness Against the Beast


THOMPSON, E P

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1994

KEYWORDS: William Blake art literature literary criticism

$14.00
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The Fraud


SMITH, ZADIE

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 2023

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Zadie Smith

$15.00
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Film Forum: Essays in Film Theory


EISENSTEIN, SERGEI & LEYDA, JAY (Ed & Trans)

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Harcourt, Brace and Company 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions prose literature essays film studies movies theory

$8.50
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The Acupuncture Murders


STEWARD, DWIGHT

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1977

KEYWORDS: crime fiction thrillers novels literature Dwight Steward

$8.50
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The Whipping Boys


CULLINGFORD, GUY

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1964

KEYWORDS: crime fiction thrillers novels literature Guy Cullingford

$8.50
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The Imposter


COCTEAU, JEAN

Paperback (G+) scruffy copy; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Brown, Watson N/D (c.1950s?)

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Jean Cocteau

$8.50
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The Wapshot Chronicle


CHEEVER, JOHN & TSAO, ALEX (Decorations by)

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1964

KEYWORDS: historical novels fiction literature John Cheever

$45.00
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Walking in Circles


LONG, RICHARD

Oblong quarto, brown cloth boards, white lettering to spine, blind stamp arrow illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 262pp, illus/photos, VG (sl fading & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling/rubbing to illus pgs, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning/fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Anthony d'Offay Gallery 1994

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature art photos photography Richard Long walking hobbies

$40.00
2f13b/8

Lermontov: A Study in Literary-Historical Evaluation


EIKHENBAUM, B M & PARROTT, RAY (Trans) & WEBER, HARRY (Trans)

Octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning, chafing & soiling, moderate foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Ardis / Ann Arbor 1981

KEYWORDS: literature literary criticism Lermontov Russian

$40.00
2f13b/12

Passenger to Teheran


SACKVILLE-WEST, V & NICOLSON, NIGEL (New Intro)

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontipsiece, 155pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to front gutter) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, prev. booksellers' labels to front flap & rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Cockbird Press 1990

KEYWORDS: Vita Sackville-West travel writing literature Persia history

$50.00
2f13b/14

Lady Wu: A True Story


YUTANG, LIN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 245pp, VG (sl rubbing to extrems, light foxing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims & to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning to spine, moderate staining & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1957

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels Lin Yutang

$50.00
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


DAHL, ROALD & JAQUES, FAITH (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, SEVENTH IMP., super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 127pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate peeling to spine & boards, moderate chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl loosening to binding but still very sound)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (7th impression) children's literature novels fiction Roald Dahl illustrated Faith Jaques Willy Wonka

$90.00
2f13b/27

James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story


DAHL, ROALD & SIMEON, MICHEL (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, SIXTH IMP., super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 111pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems- esp. at spine, moderate chafing & light peeling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first editions (6th impression) children's literature novels fiction Roald Dahl illustrated Michel Simeon

$45.00
2f13b/34

Russia Under Khrushchev: An Anthology from Problems of Communism


BRUMBERG, ABRAHAM (Ed)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 660pp, VG+ (light rubbing to corners, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1962

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian anthologies collection articles literature prose Problems of Communism

$185.00
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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Sixth Edition, with Additions and Corrections to 1872)


DARWIN, CHARLES

LACKS FFEP, PAGES 87-90, & FOLD-OUT DIAGRAM TO THE SAME, possibly due to binder's error; octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind rule to boards, xxi + 458pp, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising & scuffing to spine & board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ffep missing, minor cracking to front & rear gutters, light to moderate soiling & foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray, Albemarle Street 1886

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin natural selection origin of species history historical literature science biology

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