New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. This is a reprint of the First Edition (originally published by Dutton), part of the "Madison Square Books" series, with a movie tie-in. Translation by W.A. Gillespie. No publication date, but presumed by Quercus to be 1941, the year of the motion picture. Bright orange binding with black lettering; pages starting to tan but still supple. Previous-owner name onFFEP. The DJ is Near Fine. It has been clipped, and shows fading on the spine, but the front panel, f... more information

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New York: Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005. Indridason is one of those hot Icelandic mystery writers who so wowed us BEFORE the financial meltdown. An excellent police procedural, winner of the Glass Key Award. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated First Edition). Translated by Bernard Scudder. Black paper boards with gilt lettering. The dustjacket is unclipped; in an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&fr... more information

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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1888. Ingelow (1820-1897) was more known as an extremely popular poet than a novelist. "Skelligs" is set off the Irish Coast, and aAlthough it has good moments a 19th-Century reviewer admitted that "the story drags fearfully." This is a Very Good Plus copy of a later printing of the "Author's Edition." Tan decorative binding with bright gilt lettering. Clean text; 666 pages with a page of adverts by the publisher offering her other writings. Inked... more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1843. Ingoldsby, the pseudonym of Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), first appeared in 1837, published in a periodical as a series of mythical sketches and stories. They were immensely popular and went to many editions (this edition, however, does not appear in WorldCat). No date, but presumed to be 1843, due to inclusion of the Preface to the Second Edition. A previous-owner signature on the FFEP is dated 1858. This is a Very Good copy. Brown cloth with fancy blindstam... more information

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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1898. "Being a Series of Letters of Adina, a Jewess of Alexandria, supposed to be sojourning in Jerusalem in the days of Herod, addressed to her father, a wealthy Jew in Egypt; and relating, as if by an eye-witness, All the Scenes and Wonderful Incidents in the Life of Jesus of Nazareth." This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition Thus, a new edition with corrections and editions by the author (an Episcopal minister, 1809-1860). Green cloth binding with maroon le... more information

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New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1949. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering. Clean text; 439 pages, indexed. Tiny spot foot of spine, else a Fine copy. The wonderfully illustrated dustjacket is unclipped; some slight nicks and edgewear, small chip to foot of spine. In a plastic protector. Large octavo (heavy book).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ... more information

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New York, Toronto, London, & Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Irving's fifth published book, a highly-readable account of the "greatest" art forger. Illustrate; jacket design by Milton Glaser. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Black cloth binding stamped in the blind; silver lettering. Clean text; 243 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is actually from the Book Club Edition; Quercus remains uncertain if this is a mis-match or if the volume itself also a BCE. There is no rear-panel s... more information

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