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Hand of a Stranger, The (Journal D'un Inconnu) by: Cocteau, Jean
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Hand of a Stranger, The (Journal D'un Inconnu) by: Cocteau, Jean

Hardcover. London, Elek Books, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 187 pages. Authorized transl. by Alec Brown. Ex-lib with erased label on spine, stamping to front endpaper, title-page. Fade to spine and top portions of front & back cloth binding. Record # 502350
Price: $12.00 

Hand to Mouth - A Chronicle of Early Failure by: Auster, Paul
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Hand to Mouth - A Chronicle of Early Failure by: Auster, Paul

Hardcover. NY, H.Holt, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Light remainder line to top edge Record # 52955
Price: $12.00 

Happiest Man Alive, The : A Biography of Henry Miller by: Dearborn, Mary V.
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Happiest Man Alive, The : A Biography of Henry Miller by: Dearborn, Mary V.

Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1991-04-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461789
Price: $12.00 

Hawthorne's Secret: An Untold Tale by: Young, Philip
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Hawthorne's Secret: An Untold Tale by: Young, Philip

Hardcover. US, David R Godine, 1st, 1984-07-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 183 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462348
Price: $12.00 

Headed for the Blues by: Skvorecky, Josef
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Headed for the Blues by: Skvorecky, Josef

Hardcover. NY, Ecco, 1st US, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Transl. from Czech by Kaca Polackova Henley Record # 53128
Price: $12.00 

Henry James at Home by: Hyde, H. Montgomery
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Henry James at Home by: Hyde, H. Montgomery

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 322 pages, b&w illustrations. No dust jacket. Light fade to spine, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 54093
Price: $12.00 

Home Before Dark by: Cheever, Susan
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Home Before Dark by: Cheever, Susan

Hardcover. US, Houghton Mifflin (T), 2nd printing, 1984-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 243 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461873
Price: $12.00 

House of Trees: Memoirs of an Australian GIrlhood by: Colebrook, Joan
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House of Trees: Memoirs of an Australian GIrlhood by: Colebrook, Joan

Softcover. New York, Penguin Books, reprint, 1988, Dust Jacket: None, 256 pages, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT FLYLEAF, color photograph on cover. Light wear to cover; a tight, clean copy. Record # 802993
Price: $12.00 

Interior Castle, The - The Art & Life of Jean Stafford by: Hulbert, Ann
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Interior Castle, The - The Art & Life of Jean Stafford by: Hulbert, Ann

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st , 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 430 pages, unmarked and bright copy. Record # 52919
Price: $12.00 

Inventions of Mark Twain, The  by: Lauber, John
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Inventions of Mark Twain, The by: Lauber, John

Hardcover. US, Hill & Wang Pub, 1st, 1990-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 340 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461824
Price: $12.00 

Invisible Spectator, An : A Biography of Paul Bowles by: Sawyer-Laucanno, Christopher
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Invisible Spectator, An : A Biography of Paul Bowles by: Sawyer-Laucanno, Christopher

Hardcover. US, Grove Pr, 1st, 1989-05-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 501 pages. Faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461838
Price: $12.00 

Invisible Spectator, An: A Biography of Paul Bowles by: Sawyer-Laucanno, Christopher
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Invisible Spectator, An: A Biography of Paul Bowles by: Sawyer-Laucanno, Christopher

Hardcover. NY, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1st, 1989, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 501 pages. black & white photos. Minor sun-fading to dust jacket spine, else a very nice copy in clear mylar sleeve. Record # 11805
Price: $12.00 

Isaac Bashevis Singer - Children's Stories and Childhood Memoirs by: Allison, Alida
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Isaac Bashevis Singer - Children's Stories and Childhood Memoirs by: Allison, Alida

Hardcover. NY, Twayne, 1st , 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Twaynes U.S. Authors Series #661. Record # 57245
Price: $12.00 

James Joyce - The Years of Growth 1882-1915 by: Costello, Peter
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James Joyce - The Years of Growth 1882-1915 by: Costello, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 1st , 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white photos, dust jacket with slight rubbing, otherwise, nice copy. Record # 53357
Price: $12.00 

John Cheever: A Biography by: Donaldson, Scott
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John Cheever: A Biography by: Donaldson, Scott

Hardcover. US, Random House, 1st, 1988-06-12, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 416 pages, b&w photos. Light sun-fade to price clipped dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463766
Price: $12.00 

John Cheever: A Biography by: Donaldson, Scott
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John Cheever: A Biography by: Donaldson, Scott

Hardcover. US, Random House, 1st, 1988-06-12, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 416 pages. Light shelf-wear and sun-fade to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 461831
Price: $12.00 

John Cheever: A Biography by: Donaldson, Scott
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John Cheever: A Biography by: Donaldson, Scott

Hardcover. US, Random House, 1st, 1988-06-12, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 416 pages. Light edgewear and sun-fade to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462505
Price: $12.00 

Journey with Genius: Recollections and Reflections Concerning the D. H. Lawrences by: Bynner, Witter
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Journey with Genius: Recollections and Reflections Concerning the D. H. Lawrences by: Bynner, Witter

Hardcover. NY, The John Day Company, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 361 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to multiple chips and tears, and has been price clipped on the inside front flap. Cloth covers have some minor discoloration but are still in very good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, The first night spent in an American home by D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda was spent in that of Witter Bynner. Soon afterward, they went together to Mexico on a memorable visit, which this book records in rich detail. This memoir is not just about the Lawrences, but is about a whole era in the intellectual and artistic life of the American Southwest. Previous owner's paste-down and markings in blue pen are present on the first front and last rear end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34215
Price: $18.00 

Lenten Lands: My Childhood with Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis by: Gresham, Douglas H.
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Lenten Lands: My Childhood with Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis by: Gresham, Douglas H.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 225 pages, b & w photos, clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 800573
Price: $12.00 

Leslie Stephen: His Thought and Character in Relation to his Time by: Annan, Noel
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Leslie Stephen: His Thought and Character in Relation to his Time by: Annan, Noel

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 2nd US pr., 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 342 pages, b&w illustrations. Black and rust cloth, dust jacket is worn, chipped. Record # 406786
Price: $12.00 

Letters of Aldous Huxley by: Huxley, AldousEditor: Smith, Grover

Letters of Aldous Huxley by: Huxley, Aldous Editor: Smith, Grover

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st thus, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 992 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This compilation of letters written by Aldous Huxley to a variety of recipients demonstrate the man's spirit of self-improvement and inner transformation. Effectively illuminates the fascinating character of the beloved author of Brave New World. Clean copy. Record # 33788
Price: $22.00 

Life of John Keats, The by: Erlande, Albert
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Life of John Keats, The by: Erlande, Albert

Hardcover. New York, NY, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1st, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 244 pages. Cloth spine, gilt decorated end papers. Top edges of pages stained black. Slight discoloration on a few pages, and a few uneven page edges. Record # 604037
Price: $12.00 

Lillian Hellman - The Image; The Woman by: Wright, William
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Lillian Hellman - The Image; The Woman by: Wright, William

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Embossed lib stamp otherwise Record # 6465
Price: $12.00 

Looking For The Klondike Stone by: Arthur, Elizabeth
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Looking For The Klondike Stone by: Arthur, Elizabeth

Hardcover. US, Knopf, 1st, 1993-06-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 321 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462511
Price: $12.00 


  
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