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The author was Iris Murdoch's husband. This memoir was published in Great Britain shortly before her death and then released a year later in the US under the title Elegy for Iris. A sequel was published by Bayley a year later and is also available in this store. No significant wear, may not have been read. Two sets of photos included.

Very little wear. A couple of slightly bumped corners. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Book shows a little wear, primarily in the bent upper right front corner of the cover and the first few pages. The spine is square and creaseless, and the pages are clean tight and bright. This is the story of the last sailing ship fleet to make the arduous round trip between the markets of Europe and the grain producing lands of Australia (1938). This is the author's own account of that voyage. A scarce book.

Very little wear to the book, other than the covers want to curl a little and the lower rear corner has a crease. The spine is square and uncreased; the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A rare book.

First edition, first printing. Very little wear to book or dust jacket. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

No dust jacket. The fabric covered boards of an indistinct color are a bit soiled and stained, but not badly worn. Two-color print and decoration on the front and spine. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Illustrated. Owner's name inside the front cover. The binding appears solid. This rather rare book gives a young Navy recruit's experiences as a flight trainee in the early 1940s, in a humorous way.

First edition. Book shows just a small amount of wear at the tail of the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The remains of a yellow piece of paper is glued to the front endpaper. The dust jacket is worn at the usual places, crimped over the head and tail of the spine and frayed at three of the four corners.

Very little wear. Signed by the author. A history and examination of a small town in England on the occasion of the author's visit to her hometown on the 40th anniversary of the end of WWII.

Very little wear to book or dust jacket. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A story of a dog.

No dust jacket. Maroon fabric covered boards, worn through at the lower corners (photo #4), with additional wear at the upper corners and the head and tail of the spine. Embossed "Astor Edition" on the front cover and gilt print on the spine. Hinge splits at both endpapers (photo #5). Rear endpaper has some notes. Stamp on the title page from the Russian Library and Bookstore of New York. Translated from the original Russian. Pages appear tight and intact, with scattered underlining and margin notes. Appears to be a rare book.

Book shows very little wear. The spine is square and creaseless and the pages are clean and tight. A promotional release ahead of the movie Julie & Julia.

Book shows a small amount of shelf-wear along the lower edge. The unclipped dust jacket has some crimping and wear along the upper and lower edges. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A rather scarce book.

25 stories of real medical work in places arouond the world. Some names and details are changed for the sake of privacy, but all are true stories.
The book shows very little wear. Spine square and uncreased. Owner's name inside the front cover. Pages are clean, tight and bright.

A rare book. A collection of short essays about the couple's experiences while living in Prague. Originally published in an eZine, then accumulated into this little book. In excellent condition after 20 years.

First edition. No dust jacket. An interesting pattern of fading on the front cover. The spine is also faded, to a pale gray. The rear cover shows the original hue. Other than fading, there is little wear to the covers. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A fairly rare book.

Stated first edition. Very little wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean, tight and bright. This is a memoir of the author and her husband's life in a New Mexico mining ghost town. Some of the accounts herein were originally published in the 'Silver City Enterprise' column, "Nine Miles Up the Road". This is a moderately rare book and my price is near the low end of the spectrum, especially for one with as little wear as this.

First edition. Off-white fabric covered boards with some pink staining due to exposure to a small amount of water (perhaps rain, this is Western Washington). Little other wear. The dust jacket also shows some of that water exposure as well as a collection of chips, tears and crimps. The pages seem to have escaped the water intrusion, other than at the top of the spine on the rear endpaper. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Accompanied with numerous photographs taken by the author's wife. This is the account of their half-million-mile journey taken between 1959 and 1963 across the width of Eurasia. A rare book.

Very little wear. Signed by the author on the title page. Very rare. Spine square and uncreased, pages clean and tight. A collection of essays, often whimsical.

A book as much about jewelry as about politics. Filled with full-color photographs of Albright's extensive collection of pins, along with stories about the messages those pins were meant to transmit. A very small amount of wear along the lower edges of the book and dust jacket. Rather minor. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket unclipped. Original price -- $45.00. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

Signed by author with an inscription. Very little wear. A remembrance of the author's childhood in England after 38 years in America.