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  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Chronology of Their Adventures. SHERLOCKIANA, H. W BELL.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. BELL, H.W

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Chronology of Their Adventures

    London: Constable, 1932. First Edition. Some cover soiling; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Sign of Four. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    The Sign of Four

    New York: P.F. Collier, 1891. First American Edition; publisher's printed wrappers; Green & Gibson A7b; some staining to the wrappers and loss of lettering from tape removal along the edges of the front and back wrappers where they meet the spine; considerable archival restoration to those areas; very good; in.....

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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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  • 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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  • High Sierra. W. R BURNETT.
    BURNETT, W.R

    High Sierra

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition; advance copy in printed wrappers; aside from tape mending on the spine and front wrappers, a good copy. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Someone Like You. ROALD DAHL.
    DAHL, ROALD

    Someone Like You

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “For our Friend Jean from Patricia/ Olivia/ Tessa* and Roald Feb. 1958 *She wrote the book.” Queen’s Quorum. Cloth a bit spotted; very good or a little better in a price-clipped dust jacket. All books described.....

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  • Sonnets to an Imaginary Madonna. VARDIS FISHER.
    FISHER, VARDIS

    Sonnets to an Imaginary Madonna

    New York: Harold Vinal, 1927. First Edition of the author’s first book. Signed presentation copy inscribed; “To Col. Nathan N. Wallach. With warm regards, Vardis Fisher.” Very good to fine in a dust jacket with some splitting, small tears and a few tiny chips. All books described as first editions.....

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  • The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare. FINE BINDINGS, MRS. COWDEN CLARE.
    [FINE BINDINGS]. CLARE, MRS. COWDEN

    The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare

    Boston: Little, Brown, 1872. Bound by Riviere in full tan calf with gilt decoration. Neat ownership inscription; minor fading and wear; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • The Pretty Alphabet for Good Children. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, ANONYMOUS.
    [CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. ANONYMOUS

    The Pretty Alphabet for Good Children

    Boston: Phillips and Sampson, n.d. [c. 1846]. Edition undetermined, but the publication year is an estimate based on both the appearance of the book and a dated pencil gift inscription; publisher’s printed and illustrated wrappers; no. 4 in Aunt Mary’s Library for Little Folks; minor spotting and wear; very good.....

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  • Jennie Baxter - Journalist. ROBERT BARR.
    BARR, ROBERT

    Jennie Baxter - Journalist

    London: Methuen, 1899. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; pages yellowed as is inevitable in such a cheaply produced book; overall very good, and very uncommon. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Miss Zilphia Gant. WILLIAM FAULKNER.
    FAULKNER, WILLIAM

    Miss Zilphia Gant

    Dallas: The Book Club of Texas, 1932. First Edition. One of 300 numbered copies. Fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Bleak House. CHARLES DICKENS.
    DICKENS, CHARLES

    Bleak House

    London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853. First Edition; original cloth. Front hinge weak; back hinge split; some cloth fraying and a little chipping at the extremities; some foxing; overall a very good copy. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Dickens’ complex novel of the law. If any lawyer hasn’t referred to it themselves (or the.....

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