New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Good. (c.1940). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [former rental-library book, well-worn, spine sun-faded, scratched; dj flap glued to front pastedown, stamped on ffep, list of due dates stamped on rear fep, small pocket on rear pastedown]. . ... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [nice-looking book, light shelfwear and minor soiling to bottom edge; jacket shows a trace of wear along bottom edge, slight bumping/scrunching at top front hinge and bottom rear hinge]. Novel about a baseball team formed in response to an advertisement reading "Baseball Players Wanted. Ability Not Necessary. Only Desire Counts." Out of hundreds of applicants, "twenty men, those most dedicated to fulfilli... more information

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New York: The Dial Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1983). First Edition. Hardcover. 0-385-27426-2 . [nice copy, remainder spray (very light) on bottom edge, spine a bit turned, lower rear corner bumped, otherwise just minimal wear, previous seller's price in red grease pencil on ffep (grrrr); jacket a bit soiled, minor edgewear, a couple of small tears at top of rear panel, light browning at edges]. Final novel in the author's "Muskhogean County" trilogy, about African-American ... more information

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New York: The Mysterious Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0-89296-532-0 . [slight bumping at spine ends, faint soiling to fore-edge; jacket a bit rubbed, some surface- scratching, one tiny pull-tear on spine]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page. Comic crime novel set in the world of country music, specifically Branson, Missouri. Signed by Author . ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers. Fair in Fair dj. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. [a pretty beat-up copy, probably an ex-rental library book although NOT stamped or marked as such in any way; the dust jacket, however, is backed with brown paper and thoroughly glued down at the flaps, which was pretty standard practice for such libraries; in any case, the book is heavily worn (but internally clean and with its binding intact), and the jacket is, well, a mess]. The author of this "distinguished and... more information

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San Francisco: Synergistic Press. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.2000). First Edition. Hardcover. 0-912184-13-2 . [book tight and clean; very minor wrinkling to jacket at top edge of rear panel]. Includes promotional postcard, with short note signed by the second author,laid in. "A Novel About Motherhood Reclaimed," arising out of the authors' concern about "the increasing number of news accounts about hidden pregnancies and left-to-die newborns and the then-absence of attempts to underst... more information

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New York: Signet Books (S1385). Very Good. 1957. 1st printing. Softcover. NOISBN . [moderate spine roll, general edgewear]. Mass Market PB (B&W photographs) Screenplay for the 1957 feature film (directed by Delbert Mann), based on Chayefsky's earlier teleplay: "the intense, deeply human story of five restless men who rebel against routine lives at a stag dinner that explodes into an angry, drunken binge, and ends for each in a greater understanding of love." . ... more information

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North Sydney, Australia: Australian Film Commission. (c.1988). Softcover. [nice clean copy, minimal handling wear, slight bumping/bending to top corners affecting first one-quarter or so of the book]. (B&W photographs) Catalog for "the most extensive programme of Australian film and television ever presented ... [offering] a unique opportunity to explore the depth and diversity of Australian drama and documentary production within a thematic context." The program was presented by the Aust... more information

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New York: Stein and Day. (c.1965). First Edition. Hardcover. [good solid copy, moderate shelfwear to bottom edge and top of spine, light soiling to top edge; jacket shows mild wear at edges/corners, a couple of ragged closed tears at top of rear panel near spine]. "This is the story of Professor Baro Finklestone and his manifold disguises: handball player, boy revolutionary, avenging Marine, imaginary Japanese, adopted Indian, pacifist, and, as ever, a jerk, as he pursues a crucifixion that turn... more information

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New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good+. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [solid copy, a couple of light spots on spine, minor soiling to top pages edges; internally clean, binding strong]. (B&W photographs) FDR's Secretary of the Interior tells of the accomplishments of the PWA (Public Works Administration) in its first two years. Part of the first wave of Roosevelt's New Deal programs, its initial two-year budget of $3.3 billion was distributed to more than 15,000 in... more information

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New York: House of Field Inc.. (c.1938). Unstated ed. Hardcover. [soiling and uneven fading to cloth, soiling to page edges, ffep removed with consequent weakening of front hinge; jacket is edgeworn with various small tears, but downgraded to "Poor" due to large piece (about 1/6 of total area) missing from bottom right-hand corner of front panel (taking most of the author's name with it)]. "A love story 'tis true, but unlike any other -- not the love of man for woman, of parent for child... more information

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New York: Roy Publishers. (c.1946). First Edition. Hardcover. [solid copy, minor bumping at several corners, light soiling to page edges, small faint bookseller's stamp at bottom of front pastedown; jacket heavily worn at edges, with numerous small tears, soiling, etc.] "It was just a casual impulse that sent Corporal Blackie backstage to visit his friend Joe -- an impulse which carried him into the life of Eileen, the red-haired strip-teaser. This is their story, and the story of Norman, Eilee... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster. (c.1969). First Edition. Hardcover. [ex-library book, ffep neatly removed, only marking is a blacked-out library stamp and a number stamped (both on the title page); spine a bit turned, moderate soiling to page edges; jacket shows some light soiling, small tear at top front foldover]. The author's first book, "a precisely crafted, deeply affecting novel of what a man owes: to his wife, who has fled from him in despaire; to hs son, a rising young Washington bureaucrat... more information

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New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1967). First Edition. Hardcover. [book clean and solid, minor ink markings on ffep; jacket has a slightly ragged 1-1/2" closed tear at upper right front panel, a copule of small tears & a little wrinkling at top of rear panel]. . ... more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1995). First Edition. Hardcover. 0-399-14017-4 . [nice tight copy, no significant wear but light tanning to page edges due to cheap paper; jacket has faint dampstain at top of rear panel, otherwise bright and clean]. INSCRIBED ("For ______ -- You are my hero! God bless you and keep you always! Love -- ") and SIGNED by the author on the title page. The author's second mystery to feature Joe and Dottie Loudermilk, a retired p... more information

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New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. [nice clean copy, very light edgewear, single reading crease in spine]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) "For over 40 years TV has provided us with some truly awful entertainment. Yet, out of seasons of silly sitcoms and dopey dramas, there have emerged the best of the worst -- 'I can't believe they did this!' television. This is TV that leaves you howling, but not for the reasons the producers intended -- and turns on your nostalg... more information

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New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dj. (c.1939). First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [solid copy, spotting and soiling to top edge, light spotting on and near spine; jacket spine faded and lightly dampstained, small stain on rare panel adjacent to spine, otherwise colorful and attractive, with wrap-around illustration]. (B&W photographs, music scores) The author, a well-known chronicler of the region, here presents the words and music of hundreds of songs that she gathered... more information

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New York: Clarion Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1996). 3rd printing. Hardcover. 0-395-72806-1 . [the book is clean and unworn, but very slightly "bowed"; jacket has just a bit of wrinkling at top of rear panel, "Storyopolis / Autographed" sticker on front panel (removable)]. INSCRIBED (generically) and SIGNED by the author on the title page. Novel about a girl whose family has relocated from Massachusetts to California during the Gold Rush, and who is none too happy about th... more information

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New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good+. (c.1955). First Edition. Softcover. NOISBN . [quite a decent copy, a bit of edgewear to the covers; the binding is intact and the spine uncreased, although about 7/16" of the spine surface has peeled off at the base and there's a one-inch closed tear along the bottom rear hinge]. Mass Market PB (B&W photographs) A paperback original, and a wonderful photo-essay by Sam Shaw of the production of Billy Wilder's THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH. As the cover pro... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dj. (c.1982). First Edition. Hardcover. 0671417967 . [moderate shelfwear, remainder stamp on bottom edge, corners bumped, a couple of bent page corners; jacket has a bit of edgewear, one small tear at top of spine]. . ... more information

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