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  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood. CHARLES DICKENS.
    DICKENS, CHARLES

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    London: Chapman & Hall, 1870. First Edition; first binding. Bookplate removed; front hinge cracking; slight foxing; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Essays of the Year: 1929-1930. SHERLOCKIANA, J. HARVEY DARTON.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. DARTON, J. HARVEY (ED.)

    Essays of the Year: 1929-1930

    London: Argonaut Press, 1930. First Edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Some soiling and foxing; good to very good. With S.C. Roberts’ “Prolegomena to the Life of Dr. Watson.” All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Crowborough Edition. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    The Crowborough Edition

    Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First Edition. Twenty-four volumes. Original cloth and boards with paper spine labels. One of 750 numbered sets signed by Doyle. Very good. Gibson and Green A61. Compiled and published at the end of his life, Doyle was unable to provide revisions and prefaces as he.....

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  • The Quests of Paul Beck. M. MCDONNELL BODKIN.
    BODKIN, M. MCDONNELL

    The Quests of Paul Beck

    London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. First Edition. A very good copy of this short story collection, the preceding volume was a selection in Queen’s Quorum. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • David Dubinsky: A Pictorial Biography. JOHN DEWEY.
    DEWEY, JOHN

    David Dubinsky: A Pictorial Biography

    New York: Inter-Allied Publications, 1951. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed in 1952 from Dubinsky to columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Murray Kempton in 1952, and subsequently inscribed by Kempton, once to his fiance, and again under her married name. Very good in a dust jacket with a large chip in.....

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  • Finch's Final Fling. SHERLOCKIANA, JAY FINLEY CHRIST.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. CHRIST, JAY FINLEY

    Finch's Final Fling

    New York: Candlelight Press, 1963. First Edition. Very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • "The Disappearance of Lady Carfax" in The American Magazine, December, 1911. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    "The Disappearance of Lady Carfax" in The American Magazine, December, 1911

    Illustrated by Steele. Small tape mend on the back cover, extending slightly onto the bottom of the spine; some rubbing; a very good copy in original wrappers. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Mudlark. THE CAST, THEODORE BONNET.
    [SIGNED BY THE CAST]. BONNET, THEODORE

    The Mudlark

    London: W.H. Allen, n.d [1950]. First Edition. Very good to fine. Inscribed by members of the cast, including Irene Dunne, Alec Guiness, Jean Negulesco, and Finlay Currie All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Potted Fiction. SHERLOCKIANA, JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK

    Potted Fiction

    New York: Doubleday, Page, 1908. First Edition. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers; Goldstone bookplate; good to very good. “A Pragmatic Enigma.” All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Loot of Cities. ARNOLD BENNETT.
    BENNETT, ARNOLD

    The Loot of Cities

    London: Alston Rivers, 1904. First Edition. Queen’s Quorum. Publisher’s cloth; ownership signature; some cloth spots; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Ben Gurion Looks Back in Talks with Moshe Pearlman. DAVID BEN-GURION.
    BEN-GURION, DAVID

    Ben Gurion Looks Back in Talks with Moshe Pearlman

    London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1965. First English Edition. Inscribed in Hebrew on the title page by Ben Gurion. Fine in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Letters and Social Aims. RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
    EMERSON, RALPH WALDO

    Letters and Social Aims

    Boston: James R. Osgood, 1876. First Edition; BAL’s probable earliest state of page 209. Front hinge cracked; some cloth wear; very good. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author near publication day, “Miss Jerusha A. Gardner/ With respects of/ R. Waldo Emerson/ January, 1876.” In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. All.....

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