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Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) ? 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-670-61671-0. Lower corners lightly bumped, front one curves in, rear one has a crease line on it. D/j does not have a price printed on it, 1" tear on edge of top rear corner, 1/4" triangle chip on bottom front corner, other small tears and edgewear. 388 pages.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Acceptable. EXTERIOR PAGE EDGES HAVE MAJOR STAINING AND/OR SMUDGING ON THEM.BOOK HAS SOME MINOR WARPING FROM STORAGE AND SHOULD FLATTEN OUT BUT BOOK REMAINS IN ACCEPTABLE READING CONDITION. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.

Decorative Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Milo G Shoop (illustrator). This is a nice rare collection of poetry called Scent of Lilac, copyright 1984, hard cover, no dust jacket, written by Ada Greiner Marks, with an introduction by Dorothy Greenlee, a biography of the poet by Edward R. Brandt and illustrations by Milo G. Shoop. The book has minor wear and in very good condition with tight binding, clean and 110 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Carroll & Graf/Richard Gallin Ed. Soft Cover. Near Fine. First Carroll & Graf/Richard Gallin Ed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-7867-0013-0. (Very slight edgewear). 339 pages.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). 1st Printing. gently sunned spine, otherwise very clean and tight, free of pervious owner's mischief; 496p., including notes, bibliography, and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paper Back.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good+ to Very Good. Illustrated with Drawings By James Thurber and Photographs (illustrator). First Ballantine Bks Edition. Crease lines down spine, crease on lower front corner about 1" from tip, crease on lower rear corner about 2+" from tip, gift inscription of former owner on other books by page, page margins lightly browned, cover edges rubbed. 739 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Buckram. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Maroon cloth binding. Clean pages with the normal library markings and attachments. The cover has some light scuffing and a light fade strip across the back top. The spine is faded and has end wear. Volume XVI (16) only. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 3 other plates.

Buckram. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Maroon cloth binding. Gilt on the top page edging. In addition to the normal library markings and attachments, the tanned pages have a few light scattered soil spots. The cover has some light scuffing and fading on the top and side edge of the back. The spine is faded and has end wear plus a couple of white paint drips. Volume XV (15) only of the series which is The Dramatic Works of Voltaire Volume I. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 3 other plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Old Portrait OF ROGET near biography (illustrator). 4th Revised Ed. VERY GOOD CONDITION in VERY GOOD CLIPT (NO PR ICE) DUST JACKET.Clean,Solid Bright copy.; FRONT COVER HAS GOLD TITLES ON BLACK CLOTH SPINE STRIP.Dark red hard covers. .interesting book to read if interested in sound of language.BIOGRAPHY,PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION;SYNOPSIS OF CATEGORIES; .INDEXED.foredge finger indented for ease of alpha search. INCLUDES ROGET'S PREFACE TO HIS 1852 FIRST EDITION. ; 1317pg heavy pages; ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.,.GOLD titles on BLACK SPINE CLOTH.RED CLOTH HARD COVERS.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: G. Illus. By Chas. E. Stedman (illustrator). Book: some rubbing & edgewear; light crease to endpage; some yellowing; overall clean & tight. DJ present w/ rubbing, scuffs, edgewear, chips, creases, closed tears, yellowing, scratches, etc. 218 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Slender paperback with light wear, small chip to rear cover else well bound with no spine crease; clean and unmarked. 63 pages.

The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley. As new and bright pictorial stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text. Gift quality. Illustrated.

Lg trade pb, illustrated. Condition: Fine+. 1st Trade BP edition; First Printing. Book Very Fine. No defects. Square, tight, clean. No notes. Remainder slash at bottom edge else NO other markings. Bright and glossy. ; Small 4to; 304 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hard Cover - Good - No dust jacket if issued - Book is caste upside down other wise tight with light wear to tips - 342 pages.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 93 pp. Good copy, well bound with clean text. Pages are tanned and previous owner's name is inscribed on half title page and fore edge of book. minor external wear save for top edge of front cover, which is rubed and frayed, and has a couple of small nicks. headband of spinestrip in chipped. Overall a great copy.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. VG. Mass market paperback. 1950. Light edgewear. Mass market paperback. light chipping to foot of spine and wear to front corners. Nice solid copy.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Classiques Larousse. 104 pp. Excellent copy with tight binding and crisp pages. Some occasional pen/pencil markings in text and previous owner's name and small inscription on the half title page. Very minor external wear.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copyright 1964. 126 pp. Text in French. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external and internal wear and use. Previous owner's notes on half title page. Some very light tanning on page edges, not affecting text.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bottom edges lightly rubbed, little black figure remainder stamp on bottom page edges. D/j is edgeworn with one 1/4" tear on bottom edge of front panel. Written in cooperation with John McEnroe. White cloth spine and edges with dark blue lettering on spine, lightly blue boards. 192 pages. Remainder.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Mai 1965/May 1965. 126 pp. Text in French. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Small tear on bottom of spine. Top right corner of front cover is creased. Ink stamp on fore edge. Ink mark on back cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Front cover has a dent near the center, has cracked the front endpaper. Covers have slight wear to the outer corners. Page margins are slightly browned. ; Volume One only, out of Two.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. There are a few marginal marks in pencil. Spine has slight wear to the ends and is slightly faded. Covers have slight wear to the outer corners. Page margins are lightly browned. ; Volume One only, out of Two.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. First edition. CLEAN PAGES-COVER WEAR SC 44.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Copyright 1968. 157 pp. Text in French. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Trade pb with very minor wear, clean, no spine crease, spine not sunned, lays flat, unnmarked with bright/clean paper.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Paperback Edition. VG, Wear, Crease, Browning. "Championship Tennis by a Great Champion". Panther #668. 159 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean, tight, unmarked, fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. 218 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. Clean, no writing, no marks.