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The Adventures of Robin Hood and His Merry Menby Howard PyleISBN 089865601X (0-89865-601-X)
Hardcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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Alice's Adventures Under Groundby Lewis Carroll, British LibraryISBN 0907516947 (0-907516-94-7)
Hardcover, Pavilion
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Antic Hayby Aldous HuxleyISBN 0881845353 (0-88184-535-3)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Around the World in 80 Daysby Jules VerneISBN 0893756083 (0-89375-608-3)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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Ashendenby W. Somerset MaughamISBN 0891902139 (0-89190-213-9)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ashenden'Book summary:Fact is a poor story-teller as Maugham reminds us. Fact starts a story at random, rambles on inconsequently and tails off , leaving loose ends, without a conclusion. It works up to an interesting situation, has no sense of climax and whittles away its dramatic effects in irrelevance. While some novelists believe this is a proper model for fiction, Maugham believes that fiction should not seek to copy life, but instead choose from life what is curious, telling, and dramatic, but keep to it closely enough not to shock the reader into disbelief. In short, fiction should excite, interest, and absorb the reader. Ashenden: The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written. For a period of time after it was first published the book became official required reading for persons entering the secret service. The plot follows the imaginary John Ashenden who during World War I is a spy for British Intelligence. He is sent first to Geneva and later to Russia. Instead of one story from start to finish, the chapters contain individual stories involving many different characters. All of the people whom Ashenden meet during his travels have their own reason for being involved in the spy game, and each are more complex than they first look. [via]
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Before Lunchby Angela ThirkellISBN 0881843970 (0-88184-397-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Black Arrowby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0893757810 (0-89375-781-0)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Black Arrow'Book summary:The Black Arrow is a book written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Black Arrow is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Robert Louis Stevenson is highly recommended. Published by Quill Pen Classics and beautifully produced, The Black Arrow would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library. [via]
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Black Beautyby Anna Sewell, Kathryn Ann Lindskoog, Barbara ChitourasISBN 0875527280 (0-87552-728-0)
Softcover, Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Softcover, Ags Pub - Black Beauty: ISBN 0883632004 (0-88363-200-4)
Hardcover, Hugh Lauter Levin Assc - Black Beauty: ISBN 0894341235 (0-89434-123-5)
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Softcover, Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co
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The Black Bookby Lawrence DurrellISBN 0881846007 (0-88184-600-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Black Plumesby Margery AllinghamISBN 0891901914 (0-89190-191-4)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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Blott on the Landscapeby Tom SharpeISBN 0879519274 (0-87951-927-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Brandonsby Angela ThirkellISBN 088184361X (0-88184-361-X)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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Brave New World:a Novel: [and], Brave New World Revisitedby Aldous HuxleyISBN 0900948434 (0-900948-43-4)
Hardcover, Heron
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British Folktalesby Katharine Mary BriggsISBN 0880292881 (0-88029-288-1)
Hardcover, Dorset Publishing Company
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Brother Cadfael's Penanceby Ellis PetersISBN 0892965991 (0-89296-599-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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A Coffin for Dimitriosby Eric AmblerISBN 0881846198 (0-88184-619-8)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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Complete Poems and Major Proseby John Milton, Merritt Yerkes HughesISBN 0872206785 (0-87220-678-5)
Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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De Profundisby Oscar Wilde, Rupert Hart-Davis, W. H. AudenISBN 0879518707 (0-87951-870-7)
Softcover, Overlook Press, The
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Death at the Priory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian Englandby James RuddickISBN 0871138328 (0-87113-832-8)
Hardcover, Atlantic Monthly Pr
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The Deer Leap: A Richard Jury Novelby Martha GrimesISBN 0896217132 (0-89621-713-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Dirty Duckby Martha GrimesISBN 0896215725 (0-89621-572-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Discovering Britain & Irelandby National Geographic Book ServiceISBN 0870445995 (0-87044-599-5)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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Discovering Britain and Irelandby National Geographic StaffISBN 0870445987 (0-87044-598-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Enter a Murdererby Ngaio MarshISBN 088411483X (0-88411-483-X)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Enter a Murderer'Book summary:A classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued in B-format. The Crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the Victim was Arthur Surbonadier, an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the Suspects included two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases... [via]
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An Essay Concerning Human Understandingby John Locke, Kenneth P. WrinklerISBN 087220216X (0-87220-216-X)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: ISBN 087220216X (0-87220-216-X)
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Essay of Eliaby Charles Lamb, Phillip LopateISBN 0877458510 (0-87745-851-0)
Softcover, Univ of Iowa Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Essay of Elia'Book summary:[via]Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing his unforgettable, entertaining Elia essays in the London Magazine in 1820; they were so immediately popular that a book-length collection was published in 1823. Inventing the persona of Elia allowed Lamb to be shockingly honest and to gain a playful distance for self-examination. The resulting essays touch upon a wide range of compelling subjects from the deliciously humorous Dissertation upon Roast Pig to the poignantly reflective New Year's Eve. Yet collectively they also comprise a fascinating personal memoir, veiled under the pseudonymous disguise of Elia. Now back in print with a new foreword by the distinguished personal essayist Phillip Lopate and with useful annotations, Essays of Elia will provide a delicious stylistic treat for all readers.
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The Eye of Osirisby R. Austin FreemanISBN 0881842680 (0-88184-268-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Fable of the Beesby Bernard MandevilleISBN 0865970750 (0-86597-075-0)
Softcover, Liberty Fund
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fable of the Bees'Book summary:It used to be that everyone read the "notorious" Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733). He was a great satirist and come to have a profound impact on economics, ethics and social philosophy. "The Fable of the Bees" begins with a poem and continues with a number of essays and dialogues. It is all tied together by the startling and original idea that "private vices" (self-interest) lead to "public benefits" (the development and operation of society). [via]
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The Four Feathersby A. E. W. Mason, Frank KramerISBN 0884111768 (0-88411-176-8)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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George Orwell Complete & UnabridgedISBN 0905712048 (0-905712-04-8)
Hardcover, Brill Academic Pub
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Gerard Manley Hopkins: New Essays on His Life, Writing, and Place in English Literatureby Michael E. Allsopp, Michael W. SundermeierISBN 0889469288 (0-88946-928-8)
Hardcover, Edwin Mellen Pr
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The Gift of Stonesby Jim CraceISBN 0880014504 (0-88001-450-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Hermit of Eyton Forestby Ellis PetersISBN 0892962909 (0-89296-290-9)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hermit of Eyton Forest'Book summary:After the death of Lord Ludel, his son Richard, a student at the Benedictine Abbey, becomes the new lord of Eaton. Meanwhile, a hermit has taken up residence in Eyton Forest, a holy man's arrival causes confusion among the Monks, Richard disappears, and a corpse is found in the forest. It is time for Brother Cadfael to leave his peaceful herb garden and track down a ruthless murderer. Unabridged. September '98 publication date. [via]
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High Riseby J.G. BallardISBN 0881844004 (0-88184-400-4)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The History of Henry Esmondby William Makepeace ThackerayISBN 0898759331 (0-89875-933-1)
Softcover, Univ Pr of the Pacific
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History of the English Speaking Peoplesby Winston ChurchillISBN 0880294272 (0-88029-427-2)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of the English Speaking Peoples'Book summary:Title: Winston S. Churchill A History of the English Speaking Peoples Author: Winston S Churchill Publisher: Dorset Press 1956 4 volume complete set by WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: The Birth of Britain - The New World - The Age of Revolution - The Great Democracies [via]
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Hopeful Monstersby Nicholas MosleyISBN 0916583856 (0-916583-85-6)
Hardcover, Dalkey Archive Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hopeful Monsters'Book summary:Like Sartre, Camus, and Kundera before him, Nicholas Mosley has put forth a supremely challenging work that relies as much on philosophical and political themes as pure storytelling. Max Ackerman and Eleanor Anders are ambitious intellectuals--British and German, respectively--whose fascination with the scientific trends and political upheaval of the 20th century take them around the world and, eventually, into each other's arms. Intensifying, perhaps complicating the narrative of this 1990 Whitbread Prize winner is Mosley's use as a metaphor the Talmudic myth of the Lamed-Vov, a tale of 36 upstanding people for whom God sustains life on Earth. Left unanswered is whether Ackerman and Anders are among them. [via]
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The Horse's Mouthby Joyce CaryISBN 0884113116 (0-88411-311-6)
Hardcover, Amereon LTD.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Horse's Mouth'Book summary:Joyce Cary wrote two trilogies, or triptychs as he later preferred to call them. The first comprises: Herself Surprised, To Be a Pilgrim and The Horse's Mouth. The Horse's Mouth is a portrait of an artistic temperament. Its principal character, Gulley Gimson, is an impoverished painter who scorns conventional good behaviour. He may be a bad citizen, but he is a good artist, so wholly preoccupied with his art that he is willing to endure any privation for its sake. Such is his contempt for orthodox mores, he takes a delight in cocking a snook at them. For him there is only one morality: to be a painter. 'Mr Joyce Cary is an important and exciting writer; there's no doubt about that. To use Tennyson's phrase, he is a Lord of Language ... if you like rich writing full of gusto and accurate original character drawing, you will get it from The Horse's Mouth.' John Betjeman, Daily Herald [via]
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The Hunting of the Snarkby Lewis CarrollISBN 0886802733 (0-88680-273-3)
Softcover, I E Clark
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The Hunting of the Snarkby Ralph Steadman, Lewis CarrollISBN 0904518086 (0-904518-08-6)
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Kissing the Gunner's Daughterby Ruth RendellISBN 0892963905 (0-89296-390-5)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Last Days of Pompeiiby E.G. Bulwer-LyttonISBN 0899663095 (0-89966-309-5)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Letters of J.R.R. Tolkienby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0890112797 (0-89011-279-7)
Hardcover, Horizon Book Promotions
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Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snarkby Martin Gardner, Lewis Carroll, Charles Mitchell, Henry Holiday, James Tanis, Selwyn Hugh Goodacre, John DooleyISBN 091323236X (0-913232-36-X)
Hardcover, William Kaufmann, in cooperation with Bryn Mawr College Library
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Little Lord Fauntleroyby Frances H. Burnett, Graham RustISBN 0879239581 (0-87923-958-1)
Hardcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Lord Fauntleroy'Book summary:The first novel by the author of The Secret Garden and The Little Princess tells the story of a poor waif from New York City who learns he is the sole heir to a British earldom. [via]
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The Lodgerby Belloc LowndesISBN 0897332997 (0-89733-299-7)
Softcover, Academy Chicago Pub
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Lost Horizonby James HiltonISBN 0895773619 (0-89577-361-9)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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Lost Worldby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0897333314 (0-89733-331-4)
Softcover, Academy Chicago Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost World'Book summary:Forget the Michael Crichton book (and Spielberg movie) that copied the title. This is the original: the terror-adventure tale of The Lost World. Writing not long after dinosaurs first invaded the popular imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spins a yarn about an expedition of two scientists, a big-game hunter, and a journalist (the narrator) to a volcanic plateau high over the vast Amazon rain forest. The bickering of the professors (a type Doyle knew well from his medical training) serves as witty contrast to the wonders of flora and fauna they encounter, building toward a dramatic moonlit chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And the character of Professor George E. Challenger is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the outrageous force of his personality: he's a big man with an even bigger ego, and if you can grit your teeth through his racist behavior toward Native Americans, he's a lot of fun. [via]
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The Man Born to Be Kingby Dorothy L. SayersISBN 0898703077 (0-89870-307-7)
Softcover, Ignatius Press
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The Man With a Load of Mischiefby Martha GrimesISBN 0896215148 (0-89621-514-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Press
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Marling Hallby Angela ThirkellISBN 0881846767 (0-88184-676-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Masqueradersby Georgette HeyerISBN 0891907823 (0-89190-782-3)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Master of Ballantraeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0895776294 (0-89577-629-4)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Master of Ballantrae'Book summary:Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising, The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided. James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion - leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But he is to return years later, embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas, to demand his inheritance. Turning the people against the Lord, he begins a savage feud with his brother that will lead the pair from the Scottish Highlands to the American Wilderness. Satanic and seductive, the Master was regarded by Stevenson as 'all I know of the devil'; his darkly manipulative schemes dominate this subtle and compelling tragedy.This edition takes as its text the Edinburgh Edition of the novel, the last approved by the author. The introduction considers the novel's inspiration and its place as one of Stevenson's greatest studies in cruelty. [via]
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0891040242 (0-89104-024-2)
Hardcover, A & W Visual Library
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But every mystery reader already knows this. I'm pointing out this marvelous book because it has been extensively annotated by a fine Sherlockian scholar, Les Klinger, who has brought to all serious students of the Holmesian canon a level of erudition seldom encountered. In addition to the expected illustrations from The Strand magazine and meticulous scrutiny of chronological evidence of various events, there are references to primary sources and a staggering helping of information from the thousands of works about Sherlock Holmes by others.
More than 30 years ago, another great Sherlockian scholar, William S. Baring-Gould, produced a ground-breaking volume that enjoyed more than 35 printings in its original two-volume format and probably sold just as many copies in a slightly less elaborate one-volume size. The Annotated Sherlock Holmes became the single most essential volume in the library of any true Sherlockian, of which the world has far more than you think.
Les Klinger has acknowledged Baring-Gould in every way imaginable, and it was an act of extraordinary courage to attempt to supercede that monumental work. But that is exactly what he appears to be doing. The first volume, his annotated edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, was introduced by the same publisher last year. There are seven yet to come.
If you want to master just about everything there is to know about The Great Detective and The Good Doctor, to understand what Holmes meant when he referred to "a comet vintage" of wine, and to know what discrepancies there are between the English and American editions of the works, plus a thousand other things relating to Holmes, Watson, and the England of the Victorian era, you must have this volume, as well as all the others in the series as they become available over the next few years. --Otto Penzler [via]
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hoodby Howard Pyle, Deborah KestelISBN 0866119647 (0-86611-964-7)
Hardcover, Abdo Pub Co
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, of Great Renown, in Nottinghamshireby Howard Pyle, Mike GrellISBN 0898656028 (0-89865-602-8)
Softcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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The Midwich Cuckoosby John WyndhamISBN 0899683878 (0-89968-387-8)
Hardcover, Lightyear Pr
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A Murder of Qualityby John Le CarreISBN 0896218643 (0-89621-864-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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My Idea of Funby Will SelfISBN 0871135655 (0-87113-565-5)
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Mythago Woodby Robert HoldstockISBN 0877957614 (0-87795-761-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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No More Dying Thenby Ruth RendellISBN 0891903739 (0-89190-373-9)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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On the Black Hillby Bruce ChatwinISBN 0893406171 (0-89340-617-1)
Softcover, J. Curley
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Overture to Deathby Ngaio MarshISBN 0884114929 (0-88411-492-9)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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Pearls Before Swineby Margery AllinghamISBN 0891901965 (0-89190-196-5)
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Peter Duckby Arthur RansomeISBN 0879236604 (0-87923-660-4)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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The Prince and the Pauperby Mark TwainISBN 0893756091 (0-89375-609-1)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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The Princess and the Goblinby George MacDonald, Linda Hill GriffithISBN 0891915575 (0-89191-557-5)
Hardcover, David C Cook
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The Professor Challenger Adventures: The Lost World and The Poison Beltby Arthur Conan Doyle, William GibsonISBN 0877016208 (0-87701-620-8)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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Reflections on the Revolution in Franceby Edmund Burke, J. G. A. PocockISBN 0872200205 (0-87220-020-5)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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Rendezvous with Ramaby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0899684491 (0-89968-449-1)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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The Scapegoatby Daphne Du MaurierISBN 0881844098 (0-88184-409-8)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Select Works of Edmund Burke: A New Imprint of the Payne Edition Thoughts on the Present Discontents ; The Two Speeches on Americaby Edmund Burke, Francis Canavan, Edward John PayneISBN 086597165X (0-86597-165-X)
Softcover, Liberty Fund
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Volume 2 consists of Burke's most renowned work, Reflections on the Revolution in France. In it, he excoriates French revolutionary leaders for recklessly destroying France's venerable institutions and way of life. He attempts not only to explain the events of the new revolution to his readers but also to persuade them that the revolution menaces the civilization of Europe in general and that of Britain in particular. In addition, he articulates a coherent political countertheory that organizes his own beliefs about God, humanity, and society.
This is Burke's most famous work, for over two centuries read, discussed, and pondered by thousands of students and general readers as well as by professional scholars.Francis Canavan (1917-2009) was Professor of Political Science at Fordham University from 1966 until his retirement in 1988.
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Selected Writingsby Karl Marx, Lawrence H. SimonISBN 0872202186 (0-87220-218-6)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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The Spanish Tragedyby Thomas Kyd, Charles T. ProutyISBN 0882950517 (0-88295-051-7)
Softcover, Davidson Incorporated, Harlan
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Spinsters in Jeopardyby Ngaio MarshISBN 0884114953 (0-88411-495-3)
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Summer Halfby Angela ThirkellISBN 0881847844 (0-88184-784-4)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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To Marry an English Lordby Carol McD Wallace, Gail Maccoll, Gail Maccoll JarrettISBN 0894809393 (0-89480-939-3)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To Marry an English Lord'Book summary:In 1895, nine American girls, including a Vanderbilt (railroads), LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), Rogers (oil) and Whitney (New York trolleys), married peers of the British new money, among them, a duke, an earl, three barons and a knight. It was the peak year of a social phenomenon that began when the entrenched members of old New York snubbed these "new money" families after the Civil War, sending them off to England in quest of class and bequeathing to us Anglomania, Preppy, the Jet Set, and even Princess Di.
Here is the American Heiress's story. Filled with tales of wealth and marriage, sex and snobbery -- and 100-year-old gossip that's still scorching -- To Marry an English Lord is a heavily illustrated and energetically presented popular history. A rich tapestry of essays, sidebars, fact-filled boxes, and lively anecdotesoXcombined with wealth of portraits, drawings, photographs, and other rare Victoriana -- it chronicles the era of Mrs. Astor, Edith Wharton, King Edward VII, and the Marlborough House Set. Over 100 heiresses swapped dollars for titles. To Marry an English Lord is the only book to tell how they did it. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. [via]More editions of To Marry an English Lord:
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The Unabridged Mark Twainby Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Lawrence TeacherISBN 0914294547 (0-914294-54-7)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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An Unkindness of Ravensby Ruth RendellISBN 0896216845 (0-89621-684-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Press
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The Unquiet Graveby Cyril ConnollyISBN 0892550589 (0-89255-058-9)
Softcover, Persea Books, Incorporated
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Cyril Connolly (1903-1974) was one of the most influential book reviewers and critics in England, contributing regularly to The New Statesmen, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. His essays have been collected in book form and published to wide acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. The Unquiet Grave is considered by many to be his most enduring work. It is a highly personal journal written during the devastation of World War II, filled with reflective passages that deal with aging, the break-up of a long term relationship, and the horrors of the war around him. It is also a wonderfully varied intellectual feast: a collection of aphorisms, epigrams, and quotations from such masters of European literature as Horace, Baudelaire, Sainte-Beuve, Flaubert, and Goethe. Dazzlingly original in both form and content, The Unquiet Grave has continued to influence generations of writers. [via]More editions of The Unquiet Grave:
Volpone Or, the Foxby Ben Jonson, Jonas A. BarishISBN 0882950495 (0-88295-049-5)
Softcover, Harlan Davidson
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