Stated First Reprint Edition, SIGNED by author. Very clean blue-gray cloth boars with red lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper: "With cordial regards - Barbara S. Yambura". Brief previous owner inscription below author's signature. 361 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has shallow edge chipping, 3" closed tear along spine fold (tape... more information

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First Edition. Clean green-gold and blue green cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean black endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Clean photo-illustrated dustjacket with gold lettering is unchipped, has hint of edge wear at spine corners, a few tiny closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 7-1/2" x 10-1/4&qu... more information

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Beige cloth boards with brown title box on cover and spine. Clean, with a few faint small spots. No fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 456 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and charts. 8vo. Agriculture. ... more information

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First American Edition. Clean unfaded dark green cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 313 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has a few tiny edge chips at top and bottom spine edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. By the author of Jonah & Co., Berry & Co., Blood Royal and An Eye for a Tooth. A humorou... more information

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First Edition in original dustjacket. Stated "First Published 1956" on tipped in copyright page (with printed explanation: "Not until this book and its dust-cover had been printed was it discovered that another novel was shortly to appear bearing the title, LADY-IN-WAITING, which I had chosen. In these days of expensive paper and high production costs, to "scrap" one whole edition was unthinkable. So we have done the best we can, and I must beg for the indulgence of my customers... more information

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Clean red cloth boards with black stamped lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. 174 pgs. Illustrated with photographs. Clean dustjacket is still bright, not price clipped, but has closed tears (some of which have been taped), slight chipping at top and bottom of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Canada. ... more information

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Clean blue smooth flexible boards with gold lettering and line border on cover, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Ribbon page marker. 366 pgs. Complete with disk in pocket at rear of book. 12mo. China. ... more information

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Clean orange and black plaid cloth boards with clean unchipped paper title label on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Browning to endpapers from manufacturer's glue. No names, writing or bookplates. 132 pgs. with comical illustrations by John Reynolds. Clean dustjacket has slight fading to spine, price clip to upper corner of front inside flap, very tiny spine corner chips and a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable ... more information

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Clean green leather boards with gold decoration on cover and spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean, with gilt page edges, with green ribbon page marker. Clean green silk endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Selected, edited and introduced by William York Tindall; illustrated with drawings by Robin Jacques. 135 pp. ... more information

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Very clean beige cloth boards with brown lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 299 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket tiny chip at one corner tip, a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A very nice clean copy of this book. 8vo. Fiction. ... more information

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Orange cloth boards are quite clean with light soiling to spine. Silver lance on cover with lavender lettering, silver lettering on spine. No fraying, hint of wear to one corner tip. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Tasteful previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper. 299 pgs. " Copyright 1930 by the Viking Press, Inc." on copyright page, 1930 on title page. 8vo. Fiction. ... more information

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Very clean color illustrated cloth boards with yellow title lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Color illustrated endpapers. "Christmas 79" written in blue ink on front fly leaf. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has mere hint of edgewear at top and bottom of spine and one corner tip. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Art. ... more information

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408 pgs. VG+ Clean red cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square. Very little wear, no bumped corners. Small P/O name on front free endpaper, small spot on front fixed endpaper.First Edition. ... more information

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First Edition. Clean unfaded green & black boards with clean bright yellow cloth spine, black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 346 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, with very slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A novel set in Alabama during the tumultuous days of the industrial revolution. 8vo. Fiction. ... more information

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Second Printing: October, 1957. Clean blue/silver boards with clean gray spine, black lettering on spine. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 405 pgs. Clean color illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has a few very small shallow edge chips, short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The story of a southern U.S. aristocrat who, without knowing it, lived a lie so g... more information

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First Edition in clean unclipped jacket. Clean gray boards with unfaded red cloth spine, yellow lettering on spine. Very light bumping or corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean; clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 377 pp. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (3.95 on front inside flap), has 1/4" chipping at top spine edge, fading to spine, two short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. ... more information

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First Edition, First Printing, with "A" on copyright page. Unfaded red cloth boards with small horse illustration on cover, black cloth spine (slightest hint of fading to spine) with white lettering. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Very slight offset (shadow of browning) with reviewer's name and date of review neatly penned on front free endpaper. Extensive reviewer's notes on blank rear endpapers in pencil. Lovely black... more information

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Very clean and bright hardcover book with color illustrated boards. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 440 pgs. clearly illustrated with photographs and diagrams. 8vo. Woodcraft. ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Kenkichi Sugimoto, illustrator. First Edition" stated on copyright page, in clean unclipped original jacket. Clean beige cloth boards with small black illustration on cover, bright orange cloth on spine and 1/3 of boards with gold lettering on spine, blind-stamped Japanese characters on left front board edge. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean ... more information

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Clean beige cloth boards with gold author's initials on cover, brown title box with gold lettering no spine. Slight bump to upper edge of front board. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square. Endpapers intact, no names or bookplates; faint tape marks to endpapers. Clean bright DUSTJACKET is unfaded, not price clipped, has very slight loss at spine edges (under 1/4"), a few very short closed edge tears, faint tape marks to rear inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cove... more information

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