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Boston, Massachusetts: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback 1891 Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket, as issued. Kensington Limited Edition, Limited to 1000 copies. This is No. 618. States 'Large Paper'. "Burlesque" is in two Volumes and this is Vol one of the two. Illustrated. Gray cloth binding with beige title pastedown to spine, black titled. Sewn binding tight and solid-in remarkably good condition. Gray cloth has darker smudges such as from fingerprints, just a touch of corner wear, spine ends lightly compressed, title panel on spine worn, intact with chip to top edge, lettering clear. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge rough cut. Frontis tissue protected: "February-Cutting Weather", Original Etching by G Cruichshank. 15 more delightful monotone illustrations by Thackeray who illustrated many of his books. Pages very clean with wide margins, no markings of any kind, lightly… Leer más

USA: Bantam Books, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Sheilah Beckett. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good Condition. Originally published 1759. Translated by Lowell Bair with an Appreciation by Andre Maurois. Illustrations by Sheilah Beckett. Clean, unmarked rappers, tight glued binding, slight wear to edges, no creases. Internals clean, unmarked, untorn, pages toned. The story of a gentle man pummeled by fate who clings to the belief that he lives "in the best of all possible worlds". 122 pages. 7 x 4.25 inches. 1981, Bantam Books, New York, New York, USA

U.S.A: W. W. Norton & Company, 1966. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. A Norton Critical Edition, Translated and Edited by Robert M. Adams. A New Translation , Backgrounds, and Criticism. Clean and bright card cover in orange and white with black lettering with liiustration. Slight wear to cover edges,light crease down hinge, some text red ink underlined up to page 77, doesn't affect easy readability, and on page one, there is text yellow highlighted. Text block edges clean and white. On the first page encountered when opening the cover, there is a type written "Can You Stop Evil" essay on Candide and Frankenstein that is fixed to two pages in front and two pages in back (not on text pages). On the second title page, there is a red ink humorous drawing. Pages are white and text is clear. and clean. Candide was first published in 1759, set out as the work of "Dr. Ralph", not as written by M. de Voltaire, the… Leer más

USA: Signet Classics, 1972. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Translated by Sir. Edmond Gosse. Sixteen pages of b/w illustrations. Bright and clean cover with slight wear to edges. Binding tight and square. Pages toned, clean, no markings, no creasing. Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895. An American romance, from rags to riches story involving a tragic love affair. 1936 film based on the 1848 nove starring Lionel Barrymore, Robert Taylor and Greta Garbo. 254 pages. 4.25 x 7. 1972, Signet Classics, USA

Oxford, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6. Lynton Lamb. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. Introduced by Kate Flint and Edited by Andrew Swarbrick with a Preface by Norman St. John-Stevas. Illustrations by Lynton Lamb. Book is clean and solid, bound in tan half cloth with bright and bold gilt titles, black boards, corners bumped. Page edges and pages clean and white, free from any markings. The black and gray jacket is clean,unmarked, upper front edge of spine scuffed. The first of the six famous Palliser novels which, as a group, provide the most extensive and contradictory expose of British life during the 19th century. Trollope binds together the issues of parliamentary election and marriage, of politics and privacy. The values and aspirations of the governing stratum of Victorian society are ruthlessly examined and none remain unscathed. But it is above all on the predicament of women that Trollope focuses. 449… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: Dover Pubns, 1991. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Unabridged. Translation from the French. Trade Paperback in FINE Condition. Caustic and hilarious, Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759.The story of a gentle man pummeled by fate who clings to the belief that he lives "in the best of all possible worlds". 112 pages. 8.25 x 5 inches. 1991, Dover Pubns, New York, New York, USA

New York and Toronto: Signet Classic/The New Anerican Library, 1961. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Mass Market Paperback in Good Condition. Clean wraps with light wear to extremities, small chip to fore-edge. Translated and with an Introduction by Donald M. Frame. Candide was first published in 1759, set out as the work of "Dr. Ralph", not as written by M. de Voltaire, the well-known poet, tragedian, historian, philosopher, and friend of Frederick the Great. The story of a gentle man pummeled by fate who clings to the belief that he lives "in the best of all possible worlds". The savage contempt with which Voltaire derided the bureaucracies of his day and his gift for creating exotic panoramas find a perfect merger in these satirical stories. These are amusing stories--but also cruel and destructive and funny. Candide's cruelty is not sour, and it remains fun. There's something in it for everyone, and deserves its designation as a… Leer más

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc (Np), 1989. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Edited by V. A. Kolve and Glending Olson. Includes Autoritative Text, Sources and Backgrounds, and Criticism. Clean, unmarked illustrated wraps with a whisper of wear to corners. Cover art: John Lydgate's "Siege of Thebes". Glued binding tight, solid and square. Internals are As New. Marginal definitions of unfamiliar words for ease of reading and understanding. One of the earliest masterpieces of English Literature, with portraits of its storytellers and the stories they tell that reveal much of the social fabric of 14th century England. There are Nine Tales chosen for this selection. 552 pages. 8.25 x 5.2 inches. W W Norton & Co Inc (Np), New York, U.S.A., 1989.

USA: Dover Publications, 1999. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Unabridged replication of a standard edition. . Previous owner name by the publishers name on title page. Bright, colorful clean cover. Tight glued binding. Nice copy of this beloved story of the sea and a spoiled rich boy swept overboard from an ocean liner. 160 pages. 5.3 x 8.25 Inches. Dover Publications, Mineola, Minnesota, 1999.

USA: Reader's Digest Association, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Joseph Ciardiello. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket, as issued. Illustrations by Joseph Ciardiello. Afterword by Edward Wagenknecht. First published 1865. Short stories by the master storyteller, Mark Twain (1835-1910). Handsome binding of green leatherette over spine with bold, bright, gilt titles, brown leatherette boards with green decorated outline panel on front, gilt titles within, with a green and gilt frog. Clean, unmarked, tight, solid and square, sharp corners, no wear to binding. The top edge of the text block is lightly foxed, otherwise the book is as new. Internals as new - very clean, no markings, no creasing. Chapter headings with first letter enlarged and decorated. 230 pages. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. USA, Reader's Digest Assoc. 1992.

Pleasantville, Nerw York, USA: Reader's Digest Association, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Joseph Ciardiello. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition. No jacket, as issued. Complete and unabridged. Illustrations by Joseph Ciardiello. Afterword by Edward Wagenknecht. First published 1865. Short stories by the master storyteller, Mark Twain (1835-1910). Handsome binding of green leatherette over spine with bold, bright, gilt titles, brown leatherette boards with green decorated outline panel on front, gilt titles within, with a green and gilt frog. Turned to the light, there is seen some discoloration on the lower front cover. Lower edge of boards and corners have light wear, and colorless spot to lower edge of text block, otherwise clean, unmarked, tight, solid and square, sharp upper corners. Internals as new - very clean, no markings, no creasing. Chapter headings with first letter enlarged and decorated. 230 pages. 9.25 x 6.25 inches.… Leer más

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jessie Willcox Smith. Type: Hard Back Second printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. Ten colour plates from paintings by Jessica Willcox Smith. This is a collection edited, arranged and explained by Samuel McChord Crothers, of Charles Dickens most beloved child characters, each one featured in one of 24 chapters. You will meet Charles Dickens himself, Pip, David Copperfield, Wilkins Micawber Junior and His Parents, Oliver Twist, The Jellyby Children, Sissy Jupe, The Cratchetts, Little Nell, The Kenwigses, Jenny Wren, The Dombeys--a wonderful cast of Dicken's children. Binding of black cloth with sharp and bright gilt titles on spine, full color plate on almost the entire front of the book, with gilt border, illustration of Tiny Tim on his father's shoulders, entering a house, with background figures. There are a few small scratches and light… Leer más

U.S.A: Cliffs Notes, 1964. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Yellow and black wrappers very clean and unmarked; tight glued binding. Pages completely unmarked, clean, spotless, not toned. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Joyce's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. 49 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1964.

Lincoln, Nebraska: ClIffs Notes Inc, 1980. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Yellow and black wrappers very clean and unmarked; tight glued binding. Pages completely unmarked, clean, spotless, not toned. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Kate Chopin's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. 73 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1980. This is a 1998 printing. .

U.S.A: ClIffs Notes Inc, 1959. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Revised Edition. Yellow and black wrappers very clean and unmarked; tight glued binding. Pages completely unmarked, clean, spotless, not toned. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Hardy's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. 87 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1959.

Lincoln, Nebraska: ClIffs Notes Inc, 1963. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Yellow and black wrappers very clean and unmarked; tight glued binding. Pages completely unmarked, clean, spotless, not toned. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Ernest Hemingway's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. 61pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1963. This is a 1998 printing. .

Lincoln, Nebraska: Cliffs Notes, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Yellow and black cover is clean and unmarked, slight wear to spine head and heel, binding tight. Internals are quite clean and free from any markings. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Mark Twain's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. Review questions at the end. 83 pages. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1997.

Lincoln, Nebraska: ClIffs Notes Inc, 1981. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Yellow and black wrappers very clean and unmarked except for small brownish dot on front; tight glued binding. Pages completely unmarked, clean, spotless, not toned. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of George Orwell's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. First Published 1943. 57 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1981 .

U.S.A: Cliffs Notes/Wiley Publishing, 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. New and Revised Cliffs Notes Title--the best just got better. Yellow and black wrappers very clean and unmarked; tight glued binding. Pages completely unmarked, clean, spotless, not toned. Included in this book is information about the life and background of John Steinbeck; an Introduction to the Novel; exploration of themes, character development and recurring images in Critical Commentaries; in-depth character analyses; Critical essays. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Steinbeck's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. 104 pages with index . 5.25 x 8.25 inches. Cliffs Notes/Wiley Publishing, New York, 2000.

Lincoln, Nebraska: ClIffs Notes Inc, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Yellow and black cover is clean and unmarked, slight wear to spine head and heel, binding tight. Internals are quite clean and free from any markings. Cliffs Notes presents a clear discussion of the action, characters, and thought of Arthur Miller's novel and a concise interpretation of its artistic merits and its significance. Review questions at the end. 73 pages. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1998.