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Abdullah Ansari and Other Sufis of Afghanistan
Abdullah Ansari and Other Sufis of Afghanistan

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Book Description: Ministry of Information and Culture, Historical Society of Afghanistan, Afghanistan, 1976. Soft Cover. Book Condition: . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Afghanistan Journal (special Issue) published on the Occasion of the Millennium of Abdullah Ansari of Herat. Silver soft cover with black titling on spine and front, black and white frontispiece, illustrated with black and white plates. Cover has edgewear and shelfwear, upper spine end has closed one-inch tear, lower corner of both back and front covers have a crease which continues to subsequent pages, page 57 has a stanza that has been circled in ink, otherwise book is generally clean and tight. 114 pages
Price: $16.00

 
Abinger Harvest

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Forster, E.M.
Book Description: Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of essays, reviews, poems and other writings of E.M. Forster. Brown cloth with gilt titling on spine, small bookseller's plate at back of book. Edges and corners have light wear, text block edges and end papers darkened, otherwise book is in great shape. Dust jacket, which is clipped (but not price-clipped), is sunned and has edgewear with chipping, 2" by 3" open tear at top of spine, 1" closed tear at top edge, colour on front is still bright. 363 pages
Price: $33.00

 
Barchester Towers

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Trollope, Anthony
Book Description: Collins Clear-Type Press, London, . Leather. Book Condition: Very Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book is a "Library of Classics" edition. Blue leather with gilt titling and decoration on spine, blue top textblock edge, illustrated blue end papers, black and white frontispiece. Textblock edges slightly darkened, light crease at top corner inside back cover, otherwise this handsome little book is in great shape. 575 pages
Price: $16.00

Bibelot, The  - 21 Volumes
Bibelot, The - 21 Volumes

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Mosher, Thomas B.
Book Description: Wm. H. Wise & Co., Portland, Maine, 1925. Hard Cover. Book Condition: . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Subtitled: "A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, chosen in part from scarce editions and sources not generally known." Testimonial Edition of "The Bibelot" plus Vol. 21 containing the index .Reprinted by William H. Wise & Company in 1925. No.1470/4500. Pale blue boards, off-white cloth spines with red and black titling on spines, pale blue end papers, red and black titling on title pages, textblock edges are untrimmed. Covers have light wear to corners, edges and spines, but are generally clean and tight. This is a very handsome collection. This set will be overweight - extra postage will likely apply.
Price: $125.00

Black Tulip, The
Black Tulip, The

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Dumas, Alexandre
Book Description: British Books Ltd., London, . Leather. Book Condition: Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Introduction by Deirdre Brereton. Blue leather with gilt titling and decoration on spine, gilt top textblock edge, decorated blue end papers, sepia frontispiece, black and white illustrated title page, illustrated with attractive sepia plates. Corners and edges have light wear, light crease runs the length of spine, textblock edges slightly darkened, one inch closed tear to bottom edge of front fixed end paper, light crease on back cover, otherwise this handsome little book is in great shape. 332 pages
Price: $14.00

Bonnie Prince Charlie - A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
Bonnie Prince Charlie - A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden

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Henty, G. A.
Book Description: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd., London, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Circa 1950. "This book has been carefully edited and slightly abridged to meet the reading tastes of the Modern Boy." Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, colour frontispiece. Top edge of spine end sunned, otherwise book appears to be without flaws. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edgewear, chipping to spine ends, but is bright and clean. This handsome book has 220 pages.
Price: $19.75

Bonnie Prince Charlie - A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
Bonnie Prince Charlie - A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden

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Henty, G. A.
Book Description: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd., London, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Circa 1950. "This book has been carefully edited and slightly abridged to meet the reading tastes of the Modern Boy." Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, colour frontispiece. Text block edges darkened, ink inscription and small pale stain on front end paper, foxing spots on last end paper, otherwisethis book is in great shape. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edgewear and chipping, but is bright and clean. This handsome book has 220 pages.
Price: $18.75

Books and Bipeds
Books and Bipeds

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Starrett, Vincent
Book Description: Argus Books, New York, 1947. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of the author's columns for the Chicago Sunday Tribune, addressed to those who love books. Red cloth with brown titling on beige spine label. Spine and edges sunned, spine label rubbed through first word, bottom corners slightly bumped, endpapers very lightly foxed, otherwise book is in great shape - clean and tight. 268 pages
Price: $18.00

 
Botteghe Oscure - Quaderno X

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Book Description: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Rome, 1952. Soft Cover. Book Condition: . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A semi-annual literary publication of new and unpublished works of both established and new writers. Stories written in various languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish. Soft off-white cover, brown titling on spine and front. Cover has wear to edges and corners, overall light soiling, sunned spine, text block edges darkened. Pages clean, binding tight. 479 pages. Posted shipping quotes may not be correct for this item.
Price: $25.00

 
Botteghe Oscure - Quaderno XI

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Book Description: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Rome, 1953. Soft Cover. Book Condition: . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A semi-annual literary publication of new and unpublished works of both established and new writers. Stories written in various languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish. Soft off-white cover, brown titling on spine and front. Cover has wear to bottom edges and lower spine end, overall light soiling, sunned spine, text block edges darkened. Pages clean, binding tight. 540 pages. Posted shipping quotes may not be correct for this item.
Price: $25.00

Brick -  Fall 2000 Number 65/66 - A Literary Journal
Brick - Fall 2000 Number 65/66 - A Literary Journal

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Book Description: Brick, Toronto, Ontario, 2000. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published twice yearly, this publication is devoted to literary essays on culture, literature and the arts with representation from Canadian and international writers. Colourful illustrated soft cover, advertising on last pages, black and white illustrations. Text block edges have some pale stains, yellow highlight pen has been used on pages 128 to 140, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. 169+ pages
Price: $7.75

Brick -  Fall 2001 Number 68- A Literary Journal
Brick - Fall 2001 Number 68- A Literary Journal

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Book Description: Brick, Toronto, Ontario, 2001. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published twice yearly, this publication is devoted to literary essays on culture, literature and the arts with representation from Canadian and international writers. Colourful illustrated soft cover, publisher's advertising on last page, black and white illustrations. Text block edge has a few pale stains, various small creases on front cover, one at the right edge that continues to several pages, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. 174 pages
Price: $8.75

Brick -  Spring 2001 Number 67- A Literary Journal
Brick - Spring 2001 Number 67- A Literary Journal

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Book Description: Brick, Toronto, Ontario, 2001. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published twice yearly, this publication is devoted to literary essays on culture, literature and the arts with representation from Canadian and international writers. Colourful illustrated soft cover, advertising on last pages, black and white illustrations. This handsome book is in great shape. 167 pages
Price: $7.75

Brick -  Summer 2003 Number 71- A Literary Journal
Brick - Summer 2003 Number 71- A Literary Journal

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Book Description: Brick, Toronto, Ontario, 2003. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published twice yearly, this publication is devoted to literary essays on culture, literature and the arts with representation from Canadian and international writers. Colourful illustrated soft cover, advertising on last several pages, black and white illustrations. Several tiny spots on bottom text block edge, small pale stain on leading text block edge, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. 197 pages
Price: $12.75

Brick -  Winter 2002 Number 70- A Literary Journal
Brick - Winter 2002 Number 70- A Literary Journal

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Book Description: Brick, Toronto, Ontario, 2002. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published twice yearly, this publication is devoted to literary essays on culture, literature and the arts with representation from Canadian and international writers. Colourful illustrated soft cover, advertising on last several pages, black and white illustrations. Text block edge has a few pale stains, small light crease at leading edge of front, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. 163 pages
Price: $7.75

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