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  • The October Country. RAY BRADBURY.
    BRADBURY, RAY

    The October Country

    New York: Ballantine Books, 1956. First Edition; binding b (no priority known); first state. Near fine in a very good, lightly used dust jacket with slight spine fading and a small interior tape mend. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Lorgnette 1886. JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
    BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK

    The Lorgnette 1886

    New York: George J. Coombes, 1886. First Edition of his first regularly published book. Bangs’s name appears in the copyright notice and his initials are on the front cover; publisher’s cloth; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Valley Of Fear. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    The Valley Of Fear

    New York: George H. Doran, 1914. First Edition; preceding the English publication by some months. Aside from very light foxing; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. LEWIS CARROLL.
    CARROLL, LEWIS

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Jamaica, New York: Minia Press, n.d. (1940s). Miniature book; publisher’s gilt stamped cloth; spine a little rubbed; very good. Welsh/Weber 2506. Evidently the first miniature edition, including Tenniel’s illustrations. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Naked Lunch. WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS.
    BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S

    The Naked Lunch

    Paris: The Olympia Press, 1959. First Edition; publisher’s wrappers. A few small stains; very good in a like dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Quare Fellow. BRENDAN BEHAN.
    BEHAN, BRENDAN

    The Quare Fellow

    London: Methuen, 1956. First Edition of the author’s first book. Fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • An Irregular Guide to Sherlock Holmes. SHERLOCKIANA, J. FINLEY CHRIST.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. CHRIST, J. FINLEY

    An Irregular Guide to Sherlock Holmes

    Chicago and Summit, New Jersey: Argus Books/ Pamphlet House, 1948. First Edition. Binding mended; penciled notes in the text; good. Both supplements are laid in. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Stronghand or the Noble Revenge. GUSTAVE AIMARD, PSEUD. OF OLIVIER GLOUX.
    AIMARD, GUSTAVE (PSEUD. OF OLIVIER GLOUX)

    Stronghand or the Noble Revenge

    London: John Maxwell, 1863. First English Edition; presumably the first edition in English. Original cloth; two volumes; slight spine cocking; very good. A novel of Mexico and the Indians. Most of the author’s books were set in the American west. All books described as first editions are first printings unless.....

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  • Little Caesar. W. R BURNETT.
    BURNETT, W.R

    Little Caesar

    New York: Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929. First Edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a chipped spine, losing lettering at the crown. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective. SHERLOCKIANA, THEODORE C. AND E. W. MCDIARMID BLEGEN.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. BLEGEN, THEODORE C. AND E.W. MCDIARMID (EDS.)

    Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective

    LaCrosse/Minneapolis/St. Paul: Sumac Press/ Norwegian Exploers, 1952. First Edition of this anthology. Publisher’s full red leather, likely bound so in a small number for contributors and supporters. Back hinge just started; endpaper edges a bit offset from the glue or the leather. About fine. All books described as first editions.....

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  • poems: mcmxlii. WILLIAM EVERSON.
    EVERSON, WILLIAM

    poems: mcmxlii

    Waldport, Oregon: Unitide Press, 1945. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed in 1945 to fellow poet Bill Shank, also interned at a camp for conscientious objectors near Waldport. Publisher’s wrappers; wrinkling and wear; good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Perlycross. A Tale of the Western Hills. R. D BLACKMORE.
    BLACKMORE, R.D

    Perlycross. A Tale of the Western Hills

    London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1894. First Edition; three volumes; publisher’s cloth. Very minor rubbing; Blairholme bookplates onside the cover of each volume; some hinges weak; in a custom cloth slipcase. This copy is in the blue cloth noted by Sadleir, who also reported two other colors. This was the author’s.....

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