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New York: Pantheon. F/F. 1989. 1st American Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 43, 49, 54, 90. 0394580176 . Fine book (clean, straight, tight; beige decorative boards, cloth backed spine; gilt lettering on spine and embossed design on front board) in a fine, price intact dust jacket (clean, crisp and bright, decorative front panel). This anthology contains substantial portions of some eighty diaries, providing both intriguing portraits of their authors and a witty study of the diarist's art....from dj. ; B&W Illustrations; 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches; 388 pages . more information

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Ohio: the Kent State University Press. F/NONE. 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 49, 54, 90. 6816892 . 1st edition/1st printing. Sub-title: A Checklist. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine; book is clean, straight & tight. A complete bibliography of Raymond Chandler's works. ; 9" x 5 1/2"; 35 pages . more information

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Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest. NF/NONE. 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 54, 90. 0898793076 . 1st edition/1st printing. This near fine book has white, glossy covers and is clean and bright. The pages are clean and tight without marks or tears. No dust jacket and probably has never had one. "How to invent, construct, and animate vivid, credible characters and choose the best eyes through which to view the events of your short story or novel. ; B&W Illustrations; 9 1/4 x 6 inches; 182 pages . more information

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New York: Crown Publishers. F/F. 1995. Hardcover; 2nd Printing. 42, 45, 54, 90. 0517595001 . Fine book (clean, straight & tight) in a fine, price intact, unclipped dust jacket (clean, bright & crisp). A beautiful book for any book lover to own. Special sections include professional advice on organizing, categorizing, and editing your library; caring for your collection; preserving, restoring, and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; with information on furniture, lighing and shelving--from dj. Included are many, many color photographs. Lovely! ; Color Illustrations; 12" x 9"; 248 pages . more information

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Secaucus, NJ: the Citadel Press. VG/VG-. 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 49, 90. 0806502983 . 1st edition/1st printing. Book has black cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine; straight, tight and clean; pages are clean, no marks or tears; light wear and bumping to edges/corners; one small frayed area in binding material at upper back edge. Dust jacket; price intact, illustrated; clean and bright; rubbing at spine area and folds; chipping and wear to edges. A definitive study by this film historian of the changing character of the sleuth from the first Sherlock Holmes in 1903 to Albert Finney's Gumshoe in 1971...from dj. ; B&W Illustrations; 11 x 8.5 inches; 247 pages . more information

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Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. VG+/VG-. 1960. Hardcover; 3rd Printing. 54, 90. 5915074 . Book (blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine; clean, tight and straight; there is slight wear to edges and lower front corner). Dust jacket is price intact; there is wear to the edges, a few small edge tears and spine is faded. Under 35 headings book lists the tools needed for the study of literature in the United States. ; 9 X 6 inches; 102 pages . more information

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New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. VG+/NONE. 1993. 1st PB Edition. Softcover; 1st Printing. 54, 90. 0881849723 . 1st PB edition/1st printing. Sub-title: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion. Large softcover, first by this publisher, clean and tight, there is a scuff with surface color removed at the front lower spine area. There is light pencil underlining all through the book; it is light and can be erased......book comes with eraser. The pages are otherwise clean and there are no tears. From book......The Fine Art of Murder offers the mystery fan a revealing and informative look at the world of mystery fiction as told from the viewpoints of the writer, editor, critic and bookseller. ; B&W Illustrations; 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in; 390 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.. VG/NONE. 1905. Hardcover. 13, 14, 90. Book is bound in dark green cloth with gilt printing. The endpapers are light blue and white illustrated. It is tight & straight; there is some wear to edges, corners are bumped as well as one bump on the back edge. Spine cloth is faded. Illustrations throughout are by Maxfield Parrish. Contents include A Holiday, Sawdust and Sin, The Blue Room and others. Very nice with a good looking binding. ; B&W Illustrations; 8 x 6.5 inches; 252 pages . more information

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New York: Oxford University Press. NF/VG. 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 54, 90. 535549 . 1st edition/1st printing. Near fine book (blue cloth binding with silver lettering on front and spine; clean, straight and tight; pages are clean and tight with no marks or tears) in a very good, price intact dust jacket (clean and bright; there is light rubbing and some wear to edges and corners, one very small tear on lower back panel). Rarely do graceful ease and wisdom blend so happily as in these pages where a man of consummate good taste and charm discourses lightly on important matters -- on interesting, worthwhile books and on the men and women who write them....from dj. ; 8 x 5.5 inches; 277 pages . more information

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New York: C. P. Putnam's Sons. VG+/NONE. 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 54, 90. 1st edition/1st printing. Dark red cloth binding with gilt lettering on fron and spine; this book is clean, straight and tight. The pages are clean and tight without marks or tears. This is slight age darkening of the pages edges, a tiny scuff on the lower back edge and a bit of wear to lower spine edge and corners. A very nice copy of this 1920 book that teaches authors to be authors. ; 8 x 5.5 inches; 305 pages . more information

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London: John Lane: The Bodley Head. VG/NONE. 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 42, 54, 60, 90. 1st edition/1st printing. Sub-title: A Literary Log. Both volumes are bound in dark blue cloth with gilt printing on the spines; they are straight & tight with previous owner's name written on the front endpage. Volume I has 281 pages; pages are rough-cut and clean. The spine ends are a little bumped as are corners, light foxing on endpapers. Volume II has 281 pages also; rough-cut pages are clean also; light bumping of spine ends and corners. A nice two-volume set. ; Vol. 2; 7 3/4" x 5" . more information

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New York: G. P. Putman's Sons. VG+/NONE. 1895. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. 13, 14, 90. Bound in light brown cloth with gilt lettering, the book is straight & tight. The spine is darkened, corners are lightly bumped, as are spine ends. The interior is clean without any marks or tears. Tissue guard is intact between frontis and title page. Stated 3rd Edition with completely new Chapter V. ; 7 3/4" x 5 1/2"; 173 pages . more information

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New York: Knopf. F/F. 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 49, 53, 54, 90. 0394583124 . Straight, clean & very tight (unread) book in price intact dustjacket with no faults--crisp & clean. 1st edition/1st printing. Fine book in fine dustjacket. From dj: ...delves into the always uneasy, sometimes tragic relationship that exists between journalist and subject." . more information

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Chicago: the Argus Book Shop, Inc.. VG/NONE. 1935. Hardcover. 42, 49, 90. Dark blue cloth, stamped with black and silver. Book is straight & tight; clean without any marks or tears. Both spine ends have some wear. There are 10 pages of black and white period photographs of Chicago in the back of the book. Nice copy! ; B&W Photographs; 9 1/4" x 6'; 16 pages . more information

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New York: Clarkson N. Potter. F/NF. 1976. 1st US Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 49, 54, 90. 0517525607 . Fine book (olive-green, cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine; clean, straight and tight; pages are clean and tight), in a near fine dust jacket (price intact, clean, crisp and bright, only slight wear to edges). From dj: The many personae of Sherlock Holmes on stage, in film, and in advertising. The book is illustrated with 175 illustrations. ; B/W photos & illustrations; 10 in x 7.5 in; 168 pages . more information

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New York: Ballantine Books. NF/NF. 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 25, 90. 0345379225 . 1st edition/1st printing. Sub-title: The Official Guide To Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. Near fine book is clean, straight & tight; bound in black with gilt lettering on the spine. A few, very faint, small, discolorations are seen on the lower page edges and spine ends are a little bumped from shelving. Dust jacket is unclipped & price intact. It is clean, bright & crisp with only slight wear from shelving. 'Written with the full cooperation of Anne Rice, The Vampire Companion offers an insightful exploration, appreciation, and interpretation of all the characters and events, names and places, symbols and themes in the four volumes of the Vampire Chronicles.' ; B&W Illustrations; 9 1/2" x 7 1/2"; 507 pages . more information

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New York: Overlook Press. F/F. 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 49, 53, 54, 90. 1st edition/1st printing. Compiled by Otto Penzler, Chris Steinbrunner, Charles Shibuk, Marvin Lachman, Francis M. Nevins, Jr. Conceived and produced by Mill Roseman. From dj: ...an invaluable reference work guaranteed to enlighten, entertain, and make its owner an expert in the fine arts of murder, mayhem, homicide, and assorted illegal shenanigans." Fine, unread book in fine dustjacket. . more information

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New York: Overlook Press. VG+/NONE. 1977. Softcover; 2nd Printing. 90, 49, 53, 54. 0879511141 . Compiled by Otto Penzler, Chris Steinbrunner, Charles Shibuk, Marvin Lachman, Francis M. Nevins, Jr. Conceived and produced by Mill Roseman. The book is softcover, clean and tight. The text block is tight without marks or tears. There is a sticker shadow on the inside of the front cover and a tiny bit of wear to corners. Biographies of leading characters expecially villains and sleuths from the literature of mystery and detection, from book. ; B&W Illustrations; 9" x 6"; 299 pages . more information

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New York: Harper & Row. VG+/NONE. 1980. Softcover. 54, 90. 0060457619 . Oversized, soft cover; it is tight and clean with unmarked text. Cover is bright and intact with only slight wear to edges and corners. Patterns in Popular Culture is a reader which reproduces material not ordinarily studied in composition courses. ; B&W Illustrations; 10 x 7 inches; 478 pages . more information

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Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher. NF/NONE. Oct. 1917. 1st Thus US Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 11, 13, 14, 20, 43, 90. 1 of 450 Limited Edition copies. Bound in green & white decorative paper-covered boards with a green paper-covered spine with dark green printing. Title page has red logo. Straight, clean with just a bit of darkening to edges and spine and a tiny ding to upper spine edge. Previous owner's 1917 name. Lovely! ; 4-1/2" x 7-1/8"; 52 pages . more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. NF/VG. 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 43, 49, 54, 90. 0394558758 . 1st edition/1st printing. Near fine book (clean, crisp and tight; remainder mark on upper page edges), in a very good, price intact dust jacket (clean and crisp; some wear to edges, corners and folds; there is a rubbed spot on back panel near top edge). These are essays on literature, politics and poetry. ; Remainder; 9.5 x 5.5 inches; 264 pages . more information

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Boston: the Apellicon Press. NF/NONE. 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 11, 42, 49, 90. Book is near fine; a Limited Edition of 275 copies, of which 250 are for sale. The binding is clean, straight & tight; half-cloth with decorated paper boards, gilt-stamped pastedown title on spine. Page edges are rough-cut. Spine is lightly faded. "People may talk of Homer and Shakespeare and whom they please of that class, someone has written, but Mother Goose may hold up her head with the best of them". ; 8 1/2" x 6"; 40 pages . more information

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Chicago: Black Cat Press. NF/NONE. 1939. 1st Edition. Self-wraps; 1st Printing. 13, 14, 20, 90. 1st edition/1st printing. 1 of 250 copies. Cream colored paper wraps with red printing and gold cord tie with text sewn in, and pages uncut on the top. A trace of edge wear, with no other damage. Starrett's opinions on limited editions. Quite scarce.; 9-1/8" x 6-1/8"; 12 pages . more information

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Chicago: the Caxton Club. NF/NONE. 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 42, 49, 90. 1st edition/1st printing, 1 of 350 limited edition copies. Near fine book (bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the front & spine). It is very clean, straight & tight, with just a touch of rubbing at the lower spine end. It was designed by Greer Allen and 350 copies were printed at The University Of Chicago Press for The Caxton Club. There are over 100 reprints of articles and essays in this near fine plus book, including The Greatest Sea Mystery, Dicken's Christmas Carol, Shakespeare's Women and others. A very nice copy! ; 7" x 4 1/2"; 242 pages . more information

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