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Aaron's Rodby D. H. LawrenceISBN 1595406182 (1-59540-618-2)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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Alice 19th: Blindnessby Yu WataseISBN 1591162300 (1-59116-230-0)
Softcover, Viz
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All of Usby Raymond CarverISBN 1860463649 (1-86046-364-9)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern Riverby Joseph ConradISBN 1853262978 (1-85326-297-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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The Antiquaryby Walter ScottISBN 1598180452 (1-59818-045-2)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Antiquary'Book summary:In The Antiquary (1816), written by Sir Walter Scott, the character of the title, a collector of antiques, is not the hero, instead he provides the narration and commentaries on the story of a man known as Major Neville, who seeks knowledge of his birth and the love of Isabella Wardour. Like all of Scott's historical fiction, this novel is an accurate and fascinating portrayal of the time in which it was set. From the author's introduction: "The present work completes a series of fictitious narratives, intended to illustrate the manners of Scotland at three different periods. Waverley embraced the age of our fathers, Guy Mannering that of our own youth, and The Antiquary refers to the last ten years of the eighteenth century." [via]
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Behind a Maskby Louisa May Alcott, Doris May LessingISBN 1843910861 (1-84391-086-1)
Softcover, Hesperus Pr
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The Book Of Five Ringsby Miyamoto Musashi, Thomas ClearyISBN 1590302486 (1-59030-248-6)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book Of Five Rings'Book summary:The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction.
The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior. [via]More editions of The Book Of Five Rings:
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The Book Of Five Ringsby Thomas Cleary, Miyamoto Musashi, Munenori YagyuISBN 1590300408 (1-59030-040-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior. [via]More editions of The Book Of Five Rings:
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Book of Margery Kempeby Barry WindeattISBN 1843840103 (1-84384-010-3)
Softcover, Ds Brewer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Book of Margery Kempe'Book summary:The Book of Margery Kempe, the earliest surviving autobiography in English (dated 1436-8), is a unique account of the extraordinary life, travels and revelations of a fifteenth-century Norfolk housewife and mother, pilgrim, prophet and visionary; it is one of the most compelling and significant English texts of the middle ages. This volume presents the original text in accessible form for modern readers, with on-page glossing and a glossary of common words. It is accompanied by on-page annotation of and commentary on the Book, bringing together scholarship on Kempe and setting her life in the social, political and spiritual context of her time. An introduction provides information on and context for the further interpretation of the text, and the volume is completed by a chronology of Kempe's life. (This edition previously published by Longman.) Professor BARRY WINDEATT is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [via]
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Carmenby Prosper Merimee, Andrew BrownISBN 1843910969 (1-84391-096-9)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Carnal Prayer Matby Li YuISBN 1853266086 (1-85326-608-6)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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The Case of Comrade Tulayevby Willard R. Trask, Victor SergeISBN 1851720510 (1-85172-051-0)
Hardcover, Journeyman
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes IIby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1853260703 (1-85326-070-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes II'Book summary:With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. Doctor Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes. The most famous introduction in the history of crime fiction takes place in Arthur Conan Doyle s A Study in Scarlet, bringing together Sherlock Holmes, the master of science detection, and John H. Watson, the great detective s faithful chronicler. This novel not only establishes the magic of the Holmes myth but also provides the reader with a dramatic adventure yarn which ranges from the foggy, gas-lit streets of London to the burning plains of Utah. The Sign of the Four, the second Holmes novel, presents the detective with one of his greatest challenges. The theft of the Agra treasure in India forms a catalyst for treachery, deceit and murder. With these two classic novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, you have the brilliant foundation of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Reading pleasure rarely comes any finer. [via]
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The Cherry Orchardby Anton Chekhov, Stephen MulrineISBN 1854594125 (1-85459-412-5)
Softcover, Hern Books, Limited, Nick
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The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Bensonby E. F. Benson, Richard DalbyISBN 1854871102 (1-85487-110-2)
Hardcover, Robinson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Ghost Stories of E. F. Benson'Book summary:Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was the son of an Archbishop of Canterbury. He wrote over 100 books, including the "Mapp and Lucia" novels, and this book contains all of his stories produced in one volume. [via]
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Coming Up for Airby George OrwellISBN 1595404317 (1-59540-431-7)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eaterby Thomas De QuinceyISBN 1853260967 (1-85326-096-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater'Book summary:In the first part of this famous work, published in 1821 but then revised and expanded in 1856, De Quincey vividly describes a number of experiences during his boyhood which he implies laid the foundations for his later life of helpless drug addiction. The second part consists of his remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of opium, ostensibly offered as a muted apology for the course his life had taken but often reading like a celebration of it. The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is thus both a classic of English autobiographical writing the prose equivalent, in its own time, of Wordsworths The Prelude or Growth of a Poets Mind and at the same time a crucial text in the long history of the Western Worlds ambivalent relationship with hard drugs. Full of psychological insight and colourful descriptive writing, it surprised and fascinated De Quinceys contemporaries and has continued to exert its powerful and eccentric appeal ever since. [via]
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Cult Fictionby Andrew Calcutt, Richard ShephardISBN 1853752797 (1-85375-279-7)
Hardcover, Prion Books
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Day's Workby Rudyard KiplingISBN 1842329413 (1-84232-941-3)
Softcover, House of Stratus Ltd
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The Diary of a Nobodyby George Grossmith, Weedon GrossmithISBN 1853262013 (1-85326-201-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Diary of a Nobody'Book summary:[via]"Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see, because I do not happen to be a "Somebody," why my diary should not be interesting." So wrote the anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter, who has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency. Wonderfully illustrated with Grossmith's line drawings, this very amusing Victorian comedy created in Charles Pooter a cultual icon and English archetype. Both celebration and critique, Diary of a Nobody has often been imitated, but never duplicated. 
Dictionary of Shakespeareby Charles BoyceISBN 1853263729 (1-85326-372-9)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbandsby Jorge AmadoISBN 1852421037 (1-85242-103-7)
Hardcover, Serpent's Tail
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The Duchess of Malfiby John Webster, Trevor R. GriffinsISBN 1854592157 (1-85459-215-7)
Softcover, Consortium Book Sales & Dist
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Emile: Or Treatise on Educationby Jean Jaques Rousseau, William H. PayneISBN 1591021111 (1-59102-111-1)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emile: Or Treatise on Education'Book summary:In his pioneering treatise on education the great French philosopher presented concepts that had a significant influence on the development of pedagogy, and yet many of his ideas still sound radical today. Written in reaction to the stultifying system of rote learning and memorization prevalent throughout Europe in Rousseau's time, Émile is a utopian vision of child-centered education, full of the sentiments of Romanticism, which Rousseau himself inspired.
Imagining a typical boy named Émile, Rousseau creates an ideal model of one-on-one tutelage from infancy to manhood with himself as the child's mentor. "Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Author of Nature; but everything degenerates in the hands of man." This is the first of many provocative statements that characterize this work and are a hallmark of Rousseau's arresting rhetoric. As in so many of his other famous works, here too Rousseau asserts his main thesis that human beings by nature are good; it is only the distorting influences of civilization that have corrupted them.
If this is true, then in educating children one must do nothing to interfere with human nature in its natural course. Far from being the chief means by which society inculcates its rules and principles, education should be the method of helping youths discover the inherent truths of their own human nature. From infancy to young adulthood learning should come purely from personal experience. Rather than imparting facts, teachers should foster self-discovery, so that knowledge is acquired through following innate curiosity, not vicariously through the statements of others.
Educators as well as students of philosophy will find much to admire in Rousseau's original and still radical ideas. [via]More editions of Emile: Or Treatise on Education:
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Equal Ritesby Terry PratchettISBN 1856953874 (1-85695-387-4)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Equal Rites'Book summary:The third Discworld novel.
They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
There are some situations where the correct response is to display the sort of ignorance which happily and wilfully flies in the face of the facts. In this case, the birth of a baby girl, born a wizard -- by mistake. Everybody knows that there's no such thing as a female wizard. But now it's gone and happened, there's nothing much anyone can do about it. Let the battle of the sexes begin. [via]More editions of Equal Rites:
The First Men in the Moonby H. G. WellsISBN 1846375258 (1-84637-525-8)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Gargantuaby Francois Rabelais, Andrew BrownISBN 1843910578 (1-84391-057-8)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gargantua'Book summary:Qui ne connaît pas Gargantua ? Ne vous a-t-on jamais dit que vous aviez un appétit "gargantuesque" ? Si tel est le cas, soyez heureux. Car Gargantua est un personnage mythique de la littérature française du XVIe siècle. Créé par François Rabelais, Gargantua est un géant truculent dont le nom est passé dans le langage courant pour désigner son appétit énorme et insatiable. Rabelais écrit l'ouvrage en mêlant rêve et réalité. Sous forme de chroniques, on découvre avec plaisir les aventures comiques et magnifiques de Gargantua, de guerres en ripailles. Outre son esprit satirique, Rabelais montre ici un talent de conteur et de portraitiste. Ces pirouettes stylistiques lui permettent d'exprimer sa philosophie en toute liberté malgré la censure et les guerres de religion propres à l'époque de François Ier. Une philosophie faite d'épicurisme souriant et modéré. En prose et en vieux français, ce roman comporte tous les éléments propres aux oeuvres indémodables. --Florent Mazzoleni [via]
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Greenmantleby John BuchanISBN 1842327690 (1-84232-769-0)
Softcover, House of Stratus, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Greenmantle'Book summary:Great Edwardian prose, adventure and political intrigue that is stunningly familiar considering the book was written nearly a century ago [via]
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Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skatesby Mary Mapes Dodge, Alice CarseyISBN 1596054158 (1-59605-415-8)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates'Book summary:Gretel looked at her [mother] in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry. -from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood-Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. Author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864). ON FRONT FLAP: Gretel looked at her [mother] in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry. -from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood-Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. ON BACK FLAP: COSIMO CLASSICS was inspired by Cosimo de Medici, the first of the de Medici dynasty, who ignited the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history - the Renaissance. This quest for enrichment is the foundation for COSIMO, an innovative publisher of books that inspire, inform, and engage readers worldwide. COSIMO brings to life unique, out-of-print classics, representing subjects as diverse as Alternative Health, Business & Economics, Eastern & Western Philosophy, Personal Growth, Mythology & Folklore, Science, and Sacred Texts & Spirituality, and much more! [via]
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Indiscretions of Archieby P.G. WodehouseISBN 159540340X (1-59540-340-X)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Indiscretions of Archie'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - It wasn't Archie's fault really. Its true he went to America and fell in love with Lucille, the daughter of a millionaire hotel proprietor and if he did marry her--well, what else was there to do? From his point of view, the whole thing was a thoroughly good egg; but Mr. Brewster, his father-in-law, thought differently, Archie had neither money nor occupation, which was distasteful in the eyes of the industrious Mr. Brewster; but the real bar was the fact that he had once adversely criticised one of his hotels. Archie does his best to heal the breach; but, being something of an ass, genus priceless, he finds it almost beyond his powers to placate "the man-eating fish" whom Providence has given him as a father-in-law [via]
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John Halifax, Gentlemanby Dinah Maria Mulock CraikISBN 1845880277 (1-84588-027-7)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Lady Susanby Jane AustenISBN 1843911302 (1-84391-130-2)
Softcover, Hesperus Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lady Susan'Book summary:Inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and written in a similar epistolary form, Lady Susan is one of Jane Austens earliest finished works. In it, she reveals all the caustic wit and brilliant social satire of her later novellas. The victim of a vicious scandal, the impoverished Lady Susan is obliged to take up residence with her brother-in-law and his family. Refusing to resign herself to the role of placid houseguest, she conspires to baffle her hosts, seducing her sister-in-laws brother in the process by means of her impeccable gentility and some well-judged flirtation. Yet before her victory is complete, she must first contend with the untimely appearance of a former lover. The author of Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen is one of the best-loved novelists of all time.[via]More editions of Lady Susan:
The Last Manby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nora Crook, Jane BlumbergISBN 1851960805 (1-85196-080-5)
Hardcover, Ashgate Pub Co
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The Magnificent Ambersonsby Booth Tarkington, Nahma SandrowISBN 1593082630 (1-59308-263-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magnificent Ambersons'Book summary:[via]The Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Largely overshadowed by Orson Welless famous 1941 screen version, Booth Tarkingtons novel The Magnificent Ambersons was not only a best-seller when it first appeared in 1918it also won the Pulitzer Prize.
Set in the Midwest in the early twentieth centurythe dawn of the automobile agethe novel begins by introducing the richest family in town, the Ambersons. Exemplifying aristocratic excess, the Ambersons have everything money can buyand more. But George Amberson Minaferthe spoiled grandson of the family patriarchis unable to see that great societal changes are taking place, and that business tycoons, industrialists, and real estate developers will soon surpass him in wealth and prestige. Rather than join the new mechanical age, George prefers to remain a gentleman, believing that being things is superior to doing things. But as his town becomes a city, and the family palace is enveloped in a cloud of soot, Georges protectors disappear one by one, and the elegant, cloistered lifestyle of the Ambersons fades from view, and finally vanishes altogether.
A brilliant portrayal of the changing landscape of the American dream, The Magnificent Ambersons is a timeless classic that deserves a wider modern audience.Nahma Sandrow has written extensively about theater and cultural history, including the books Vagabond Stars: A World History of Yiddish Theater and Surrealism: Theater, Arts, Ideas. For many years a professor at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, she has lectured at Oxford University, Harvard University, the Smithsonian, and elsewhere.More editions of The Magnificent Ambersons:
The Man Who Planted Treesby Jean Giono, Barbara BrayISBN 1860461174 (1-86046-117-4)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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The Marriage of Figaroby Pierre Augustin De BeaumarchaisISBN 1854594923 (1-85459-492-3)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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The Memory Keeper's Daughterby Kim EdwardsISBN 159413197X (1-59413-197-X)
Softcover, Large Print Pr
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Michael Strogoffby Jules VerneISBN 1594624321 (1-59462-432-1)
Softcover, Standard Pubns Inc
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Midnight Cowboyby James Leo HerlihyISBN 1596872535 (1-59687-253-5)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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More Pricks Than Kicksby Samuel BeckettISBN 1852900156 (1-85290-015-6)
Hardcover, Isis Large Print Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Pricks Than Kicks'Book summary:Samuel Beckett, the recipient of the 1969 Nobel Prize for Literature and one of the greatest writers of our century, first published these ten short stories in 1934; they originally formed part of an unfinished novel. They trace the career of the first of Becketts antiheroes, Belacqua Shuah.[via]
Belacqua is a student, a philanderer, and a failure, and Beckett portrays the various aspects of his troubled existence: he studies Dante, attempts an ill-fated courtship, witnesses grotesque incidents in the streets of Dublin, attends vapid parties, endures his marriage, and meets his accidental death. These early stories point to the qualities of precision, restraint, satire, and poetry found in Becketts mature works, and reveal the beginning stages of Becketts underlying theme of bewilderment in the face of suffering.More editions of More Pricks Than Kicks:
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Mysterious Stranger: A Romanceby Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Amy Sterling CasilISBN 1598185845 (1-59818-584-5)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mysterious Stranger: A Romance'Book summary:"H.L. Mencken wrote of Mark Twain, 'I believe that he was the true father of our national literature, the first genuinely American artist of the blood royal.' Father, Mark Twain is. And brother, friend, and wise old grandpa. But no offense to Mr. Mencken: Sam'l Clemens is American and there ain't no royalty around here 'ceptin maybe the Duke or some one like that. Unless it's the Prince and the Pauper or King Arthur in Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
"Hank the Yankee asks, 'You know about transmigration of souls; do you know about transposition of epochs -- and bodies?'
"'Wit ye well, I saw it done.' Then, after a pause, added: 'I did it myself.'
"Just like Mark Twain -- Samuel Langhorne Clemens."
-- From Amy Sterling Casil's Introduction
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Nathan The Wiseby LessingISBN 1854597655 (1-85459-765-5)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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The Nibelungenliedby Traditional, Daniel Bussier ShumwayISBN 1598188399 (1-59818-839-9)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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The Night Watchby Sarah WatersISBN 1594482306 (1-59448-230-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Watch'Book summary:Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of four Londoners-three women and a young man with a past-whose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunning surprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in the shadow of a grand historical event. [via]
On the Eveby Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Edward Garnett, Constance Black GarnettISBN 1592243878 (1-59224-387-8)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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Persepolisby Marjane SatrapiISBN 1594970351 (1-59497-035-1)
Softcover, Public Square Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Persepolis'Book summary:Description del libro en espanol: Persepolis ganadora del Premio al Mejor Guion de Angouleme 2002, e una historia autobiografica de Marjane Satrapi que ahonda en los limites de la libertad y analiza, a traves de la mirada fresca e inocente de una nina, la tambaleante situacion politica e ideologica de su pais. En tres volumenes. Book Description in English: Editorial Review. . .Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love. In three volumes. [via]
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The Plays of Oscar Wildeby Oscar WildeISBN 1853261858 (1-85326-185-8)
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The Poems of Wilfred Owenby W. Owen, Douglas KerrISBN 1853264237 (1-85326-423-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Practice of the Wild: Essaysby Gary SnyderISBN 1593760167 (1-59376-016-7)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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The Princess and the Goblinby George MacDonaldISBN 159818234X (1-59818-234-X)
Hardcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Princess and the Goblin'Book summary:As always with George MacDonald, everything here is more than meets the eye: this in fact is MacDonald's grace-filled vision of the world. Said to be one of J.R.R. Tolkien's childhood favorites, The Princess and the Goblin is the story of the young Princess Irene, her good friend Curdie--a minor's son--and Irene's mysterious and beautiful great great grandmother, who lives in a secret room at the top of the castle stairs. Filled with images of dungeons and goblins, mysterious fires, burning roses, and a thread so fine as to be invisible and yet--like prayer--strong enough to lead the Princess back home to her grandmother's arms, this is a story of Curdie's slow realization that sometimes, as the princess tells him, "you must believe without seeing." Simple enough for reading aloud to a child (as I've done myself more than once with my daughter), it's rich enough to repay endless delighted readings for the adult. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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The Professor's Houseby Willa CatherISBN 1844083764 (1-84408-376-4)
Softcover, Virago Pr
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Psmith, Journalistby P.G. WodehouseISBN 1846374529 (1-84637-452-9)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twinsby Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne ClemensISBN 1592241549 (1-59224-154-9)
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A Reading Diaryby Alberto ManguelISBN 1841956384 (1-84195-638-4)
Hardcover, Canongate
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Reading Diary'Book summary:Subtitled "A Year of Favourite Books," this small volume combines ruminations by Alberto Manguel on 12 novels, memories of childhood (when he first read many of these books), shards of poetry, events in the daily news that link to the books, visits of friends and neighbours, and the turn of the seasons in his garden, as well as numerous apt quotes from a variety of sources. Manguel is a voracious, generous, and astute reader and he includes works from across the globe: Don Quixote, Kim, The Pillow Book, Margaret Atwood's Surfacing, novels by H.G. Wells and Goethe. His astonishing literary range is evidenced by the inclusion of works from lesser-known South American writers (Bioy Casares and Machado de Assis), children's literature (The Wind in the Willows), and detective fiction (The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). His comments on the works are always intelligent, insightful, original, and engaging.
Manguel maintains a contemplative tone throughout, as befits a book written for the most part in a medieval presbytery, now his home (after a longtime residence in Canada) in southern France. In this reflective tone, he states: "I, of course, will disappear ... the books will be scattered.... As in the eye of a sculptor chiselling away at a stone, the whole will be all the more beautiful for our absence." Manguel's enthusiasms encourage the reader to visit or re-visit many of these literary worlds, but he is especially convincing in his discussions of Cervantes, Kipling, and Sherlock Holmes. There is no doubt Manguel loves libraries and books: "I explore my library like someone returning to his native land after an absence of decades." His gift is the ability to foster that same love in his readers. --Mark Frutkin [via]
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Rebeldes/the Outsidersby S. E. Hinton, Miguel Martinez-LageISBN 159437807X (1-59437-807-X)
Softcover, Alfaguara Infantil
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rebeldes/the Outsiders'Book summary:This story gives a thrilling account of the events in the lives of two teens from the suburbs of New York are described here that trace their traumatic passage from lawless aggressiveness to manhood.
Description in Spanish: Las peleas callejeras entre bandas rivales desencadenan tal violencia que muchas veces terminan de forma trágica. Los conflictos familiares, la marginación, la ausencia de futuro...llevan a algunos jóvenes a buscar en la calle y en el grupo lo que no encuentran en casa. Pero siempre queda un destello de esperanza. [via]
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes I: The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, and The Adventure of the Three Studentsby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1595404139 (1-59540-413-9)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes I: The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, and The Adventure of the Three Students'Book summary:Once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complex life of London so plentifully presents.' Evil masterminds beware! Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In the first story, 'The Empty House', Holmes returns to Baker Street and his good friend Watson, explaining how he escaped from his watery grave. In creating this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of his cunning or panache, providing Holmes with a sparkling set of mysteries to solve and a challenging set of adversaries to defeat. The potent mixture includes murder, abduction, baffling cryptograms and robbery. We are also introduced to the one of the cruellest villains in the Holmes canon, the despicable Charles Augustus Milverton. As before, Watson is the superb narrator and the magic remains unchanged and undimmed. [via]
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Rilla of Inglesideby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 1594624275 (1-59462-427-5)
Softcover, Standard Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rilla of Ingleside'Book summary:This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. [via]
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Ritualsby Cees NooteboomISBN 1860460488 (1-86046-048-8)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rituals'Book summary:Inni knew that life was chaotic. He knew that there were two ways to live it. As he did, with indolence and lethargy, a dilettante drifting along. Or as Arnold and Philip did, each in his different way creating a personal system of ritual and control to keep the emptiness of the universe at bay. [via]
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Roads to Santiagoby Cees Nooteboom, Ina RilkeISBN 186046162X (1-86046-162-X)
Hardcover, Harvill Press
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The Roverby Aphra BehnISBN 1854591789 (1-85459-178-9)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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Scaramoucheby Rafael Sabatini, John CloyISBN 1593082428 (1-59308-242-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Seven Men and Two Othersby Max BeerbohmISBN 1853754153 (1-85375-415-3)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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Seven Types of Ambiguityby Elliot PerlmanISBN 1594481431 (1-59448-143-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seven Types of Ambiguity'Book summary:[via]Seven Types of Ambiguity is a psychological thriller and a literary adventure of breathtaking scope. Celebrated as a novelist in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Philip Roth, Elliot Perlman writes of impulse and paralysis, empty marriages, lovers, gambling, and the stock market; of adult children and their parents; of poetry and prostitution, psychiatry and the law. Comic, poetic, and full of satiric insight, Seven Types of Ambiguity is, above all, a deeply romantic novel that speaks with unforgettable force about the redemptive power of love.
The story is told in seven parts, by six different narrators, whose lives are entangled in unexpected ways. Following years of unrequited love, an out-of-work schoolteacher decides to take matters into his own hands, triggering a chain of events that neither he nor his psychiatrist could have anticipated. Brimming with emotional, intellectual, and moral dilemmas, this novel-reminiscent of the richest fiction of the nineteenth century in its labyrinthine complexity-unfolds at a rapid-fire pace to reveal the full extent to which these people have been affected by one another and by the insecure and uncertain times in which they live. Our times, now.More editions of Seven Types of Ambiguity:
Seville Communionby Arturo Perez-ReverteISBN 1860462847 (1-86046-284-7)
Hardcover, Harvill Pr
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The Siege of Krishnapurby J.G. FarrellISBN 159017092X (1-59017-092-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Siege of Krishnapur'Book summary:"The first sign of trouble at Krishnapur came with a mysterious distribution of chapatis, made of coarse flour and about the size and thickness of a biscuit; towards the end of February 1857, they swept the countryside like an epidemic."
Students of history will recognize 1857 as the year of the Sepoy rebellion in India--an uprising of native soldiers against the British, brought on by Hindu and Muslim recruits' belief that the rifle cartridges they were provided had been greased with pig or cow fat. This seminal event in Anglo-Indian relations provides the backdrop for J.G. Farrell's Booker Prize-winning exploration of race, culture, and class, The Siege of Krishnapur.
Like the mysteriously appearing chapatis, life in British India seems, on the surface, innocuous enough. Farrell introduces us gradually to a large cast of characters as he paints a vivid portrait of the Victorians' daily routines that are accompanied by heat, boredom, class consciousness, and the pursuit of genteel pastimes intended for cooler climates. Even the siege begins slowly, with disquieting news of massacres in cities far away. When Krishnapur itself is finally attacked, the Europeans withdraw inside the grounds of the Residency where very soon conditions begin to deteriorate: food and water run out, disease is rampant, people begin to go a little mad. Soon the very proper British are reduced to eating insects and consorting across class lines. Farrell's descriptions of life inside the Residency are simultaneously horrifying and blackly humorous. The siege, for example, is conducted under the avid eyes of the local populace, who clearly anticipate an enjoyable massacre and thus arrive every morning laden with picnic lunches (plainly visible to the starving Europeans). By turns witty and compassionate, The Siege of Krishnapur comprises the best of all fictional worlds: unforgettable characters, an epic adventure, and at its heart a cultural clash for the ages. Quite simply, this is a splendid novel. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Six Characters in Search of an Authorby Luigi Pirandello, Stephen MulrineISBN 1854590898 (1-85459-089-8)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day Peopleby Charles DickensISBN 1840224045 (1-84022-404-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Story of Venus and Tannhauserby Aubrey Beardsley, GlassoISBN 1853266140 (1-85326-614-0)
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Sybilby Benjamin DisraeliISBN 185326248X (1-85326-248-X)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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The Talismanby Walter ScottISBN 1592243630 (1-59224-363-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Talisman'Book summary:The Talisman is Sir Walter Scott's tale of the Crusades -- a tale of chivalry, of violence, of virtue, romance, and deceit. In Scott's own words: ". . . the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues, and its no less absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, and Saladin, on the other hand, displayed the deep policy and prudence of a European sovereign, whilst each contended which should excel the other in the knightly qualities of bravery and generosity. This singular contrast afforded, as the author conceived, materials for a work of fiction possessing peculiar interest." [via]
The Time Machine and the Invisible Manby H. G. Wells, Alfred MacAdamISBN 1593080328 (1-59308-032-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Time Machine and the Invisible Man'Book summary:[via]The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.The Time Machine, H. G. Wellss first novel, is a tale of Darwinian evolution taken to its extreme. Its hero, a young scientist, travels 800,000 years into the future and discovers a dying earth populated by two strange humanoid species: the brutal Morlocks and the gentle but nearly helpless Eloi.
The Invisible Man mixes chilling terror, suspense, and acute psychological understanding into a tale of an equally adventurous scientist who discovers the formula for invisibilitya secret that drives him mad.
Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume offers two of Wellss best-loved and most critically acclaimed scientific romances. In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a ripping yarn, but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. The strength of Mr. Wells, wrote Arnold Bennett, lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humour the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemists apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.Alfred Mac Adam teaches literature at Barnard College-Columbia University. He is a translator and art critic.More editions of The Time Machine and the Invisible Man:
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The Trumpet-Majorby Thomas HardyISBN 1595405232 (1-59540-523-2)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Trumpet-major'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Charles P.C. Pettit Thomas Hardy's only historical novel, The Trumpet Major is set in Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars. Hardy skilfully immerses us in the life of the day, making us feel the impact of historical events on the immemorial local way of life - the glamour of the coming of George III and his soldiery, fears of the press-gang and invasion, and the effect of distant but momentous events like the Battle of Trafalgar. He interweaves a compelling, bitter-sweet romantic love story of the rivalry of two brothers for the hand of the heroine Anne Garland, played out against the loves of a lively gallery of other characters. While there are elements of sadness and even tragedy, The Trumpet-Major shows Hardy's skills of story-telling, characterisation and description in a novel of vitality, comedy and warmth. [via]
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The Two Gentlemen of Veronaby William ShakespeareISBN 1853262986 (1-85326-298-6)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-haughby Joseph Sheridan Le FanuISBN 159224324X (1-59224-324-X)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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Venus in Fursby Leopold Von Sacher-MasochISBN 1853266418 (1-85326-641-8)
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W or the Memory of a Childhood Georges Perecby Georges PerecISBN 1860461662 (1-86046-166-2)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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The Water Babiesby Charles KingsleyISBN 1853261483 (1-85326-148-3)
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Whateverby Michel Houellebecq, Paul HammondISBN 1852425849 (1-85242-584-9)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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The Wilde Albumby Merlin HollandISBN 1857027825 (1-85702-782-5)
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The Works of Emily Dickinsonby Emily DickinsonISBN 1853264199 (1-85326-419-9)
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The Works of Walt Whitmanby WhitmanISBN 1853264334 (1-85326-433-4)
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Chekhov : The Cherry Orchardby Anton Chekhov, Donald R. HitchcockISBN 1853992569 (1-85399-256-9)
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