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  • All Over the Town. THE CAST, R. F DELDERFIELD.
    [SIGNED BY THE CAST]. DELDERFIELD, R.F

    All Over the Town

    London: Geoffrey Bles, 1947. First Edition. A very good copy. Inscribed by some cast members of the 1949 film, including Cyril Cusak, Sarah Churchill and Bryan Forbes. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Rodney Stone. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    Rodney Stone

    London: Smith, Elder, 1896. First Edition. Hinges cracking; minor cloth chipping; very good. Inscribed by the author a day before publication, “With A Conan Doyle’s kind regards/ Nov 12/96.” All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Average Jones. SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS.
    ADAMS, SAMUEL HOPKINS

    Average Jones

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1911. First Editon. Very good; presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in 1911. Queen's Quorum. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Familiar Quotations. FINE BINDINGS, JOHN BARTLETT.
    [FINE BINDINGS]. BARTLETT, JOHN

    Familiar Quotations

    Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Twelfth edition; 1955 printing. Edited by Christopher Morley. Bound for Lauriat’s in 3/4 red morocco; top edge, decorations and lettering in gilt; back cover a little faded; close to fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • A Woman Intervenes. ROBERT BARR.
    BARR, ROBERT

    A Woman Intervenes

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1895. First Edition. Some foxing; very good plus. Presentation copy; with the author’s lengthy inscription on the half-title, “Dear Edith [Watson. likely a cousin]; I intended you to have my new book ‘Over the Border’ to take with you to America, but it will not be.....

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  • To The Bright and Shining Sun. JAMES LEE BURKE.
    BURKE, JAMES LEE

    To The Bright and Shining Sun

    New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1970. First Edition of this early work. Bookplate removed from inside the front cover; nearly fine in a price-clipped dust jacket; inscribed by the author. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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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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  • Efficiency: A Play in One Act. With an Appreciation by Theodore Roosevelt. ROBERT H. AND PERLEY POORE SHEEHAN DAVIS.
    DAVIS, ROBERT H. AND PERLEY POORE SHEEHAN

    Efficiency: A Play in One Act. With an Appreciation by Theodore Roosevelt

    New York: George H. Doran, 1917. First Edition. An anti-war, science fiction play in which a horribly wounded soldier is turned into a cyborg with the intention of returning him to the trenches. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket. All books described as first editions are.....

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  • Gleanings by Gaslight. SHERLOCKIANA, JAY FINLEY CHRIST.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. CHRIST, JAY FINLEY

    Gleanings by Gaslight

    Chicago: Fanlight Press, 1947. First Edition. Limited to 250 copies; this example is not numbered. Fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Green Flag & Other Stories of War & Sport. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    The Green Flag & Other Stories of War & Sport

    London: Smith, Elder, 1900. First Edition. Minor cloth staining; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles. ANTHONY BERKELEY.
    BERKELEY, ANTHONY

    Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles

    London: Gollancz, 1931. First Edition. Publisher’s printed wrappers; browned; owner’s signature; spine tape mended; fair to good. A pseudonym of Anthony Berkeley Cox. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • My Antonia. WILLA CATHER.
    CATHER, WILLA

    My Antonia

    Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1918. First Edition of the author’s widely acknowledged masterpiece. The plates are in the first state; front hinge cracked; rear hinge mended, but overall very nearly fine; in a custom, brown quarter-morocco slipcase and chemise. The first printing comprised 3500 copies, of which about 2500 were issued.....

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