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Crossfire Trail 
Author is Louis L'Amour Paperback. Cover price is 60 cents
Copyright 1954 by Ace Books...
Fair condition.. I have about 30 of his paperbacks on westerns,...

Poems of Rudyard Kipling 
Published 1899 New York by
Thomas Y Crowell & Company
with biographical introduction by Nathan Haskell Dole

The Power of Positive Thinking 
This book was printed in 1952. Author was Norman Vincent Peale. Published by Prentice Hall,Inc. New York.

Dark blue hardcover.Pages are tight and ...

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 
I have recently purchased both the UK edtions and the American editions.

The book is one of those 'un-put-downables" as a read. What makes it special ...

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
I was with my family on a holiday trip to the Santa Fe area. My normal mode is to visit several used book stores wherever I am, so I hit some bookstores ...

Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith 
I've been on the lookout for this book since I saw it on Jim & Bob's 2008 list of collected books.

It's the US First Edition. The dustjacket just has ...

Term Limits by Vince Flynn 
This is Vince Flynn's first book and because of www.book-collecting-tips.com's tips and inspiration I was walking through a flea market and saw the book ...

The Harp of a Thousand Strings - an antique book compiled by Samual P. Avery 
The book, published in 1858, is a compilation of humorous stories without any credit given to the original authors. The compiler and engraver, Samual ...

Mason and Dixon - Thomas Pynchon 
Thomas Pynchon

I am just starting building a collection, mostly by going to thrift stores, where I found this.

Hound by Vincent McCaffrey 
This is the first novel by an long time Boston book seller named Vincent McCaffrey. I first read it in an uncorrected proof version (which I have and ...

Adventure of Baron Munchausen 
Baron Munchausen is author

Christianity in the Light of Modern Knowledge 
This dark blue hardcover was printed in 1929.

Published by Harcourt,Brace & Company,New York.No author,just a collective work.

In very good shape,...

Call Of the Wild 
OK. Need assistance. I am at a flea market and I see an old edition of Jack Londons "Call of the Wild". I could not tell if it was a first/first.

I ...

Ben Hur 
This paperback book written by Lew Wallace. Publisher is Bantam Pathfinder Edition.

I have not read too much of this book ever since I bought in the ...

The century dictionary  Not rated yet
My mother gave us a dictionary. the cover says it is Revised and Enlarged Edition, The Century Dictionary, published by the Century Company, NY, Copyrights ...

Black Lace omnabous collection   Not rated yet
set of four 3 in one hard cover books published in 1988 erotic fiction for women vol 1 has the tutor by portia da costa vol 2 has the stallion by georgina ...

Indian Summer  Not rated yet
first edition 1881 by L.Clarkson

The Popular Encyclopedia  Not rated yet
Encyclopedia

Edited by Charles Annandale

Short French Grammar  Not rated yet
C.H Grandgent
copyright 1804
published 1905 D.C. Heath and Co.
Found this book outside while walking the dog. Book in nearly perfect condition. signed ...

First Edition Hellas I & II   Not rated yet
I have both band I and II, Band I was published in 1873 and II in 1877. These are in good condition with all pages in tact. The publisher is Liepzig Otto ...

allthe readers digest condensed books from about 1950-1983  Not rated yet
there is about 50-50 books here so the first one saysis pink design on the outside but then spine is white with a green list on the side then at the bottom ...

Hours of Idleness: A Series of Poems, Original and Translated  Not rated yet
by Lord Byron

Not sure how old this copy is, somewhere between 1857 and 1894 (the owner's name is written in pencil, a X-mas gift to Johnnie from Mildred,...

Pudd'nhead Wilson and those extraordinary twins  Not rated yet
Mark Twain. Published 1899 by Harper & Brothers
First page lists Authors National Edition The writings of Mark Twain Volume XIV

Behind that page is ...

The Power of Positive Thinking  Not rated yet
Norman Vincent Peale - 1st Edition - Library copy
Stamped "Chicago Public Library OCT 3 1952" Green hardback, no DJ

Bambi's Children  Not rated yet
This book is by Felix Salten (1939). I had it in a trunk in my mother's attic for 35 years. I moved to Ca. in 1976.

The Story of America  Not rated yet
Elia w. Peattie 1889

Little Folks Wonders  Not rated yet
the author is fannie a deane ad the book was printed in 1888 by D. LOTHROP CPMPANY

The Pocket R.L.S.  Not rated yet
It is the favourite passages from the works of Stevenson. This particular book is a 1909 from Charles Scribner's Sons Publishing in New York. It has ...

The History of Egypt  Not rated yet
14 volumes; Maspero, 1906 set #226
leathers /intact and fragile; no significant damage or stains; brief spine art deco motifs.

I am in search of value ...

Three books of works of Shakespeare  Not rated yet
There in no copyright on this set . Or a date of print . Only that they were printed in Edenberg . They are about 6" by 4" and have rice pages with a picture ...

Treasure Island  Not rated yet
I got this book from a woman I took care of until her death it was written by Robert Louis Stevenson and it has hard cover and was published by Hurst ...

The Power of Positive Thinking  Not rated yet
Norman Vincent Peale

The Power of Positive Thinking  Not rated yet
Norman Vincent Peale

!st Men Without women Hemingway  Not rated yet
I have a 1st ed. 1927 later print of Hemingway's Men Without Women. I hear it is rare and is the heavier paper weight over 15oz., I believe.
Can anyone ...

The Boston cooking school cook book  Not rated yet
Fannie Merritt Farmer. Printed in the U.S.

Webster's Pocket Dictionary  Not rated yet
My dictionary is approximately 41/2x3 inches. It is brown w/black designs. It was published in 1898 and is in good condition.

Cathedrals and Abbeys in Great Britain and Ireland with descriptive text by Richard Wheatley,D.D. copyrite 1889   Not rated yet
The book is very large, the covers are seperated and the pages are frail, but from the research I have done these things should not bring down the value ...

ALICE IN WONDERLAND  Not rated yet
BY LEWIS CAROL 1933
PRINTED BY R CLAY&SONS
ghard cover illustrations are wonderfull
humphrey milford
oxford university's

Ebony Edition Martin Luther King Photo Biography -1967  Not rated yet
The book is in mint condition belonging to my friend's grandmother who died two years ago and it has beautiful,historic pictures with captions.How much ...

"Complete Poems "   Not rated yet
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1911 edition

THE VOLUME LIBRARY 1911 - 1936  Not rated yet
what is the value of this book ?

family altar brief daily devotion 1922  Not rated yet
author is F W HERZBERGER

the geographical webster's dictionary   Not rated yet
revised 1929 edition , high school and collegiate edition, compiled and edited by e.t. roe, ll. b., with assistance of prominent specialists, 1,282 text ...

KIPLING PUBLISHED BY T.Y. CROWELL & CO 1899  Not rated yet
GIFTED TO ME FROM A GROUP OF MARGINAL CONDITION BOOKS, WHILE ON A BUYING TRIP TO ENGLAND, ITALY & FRANCE IN THE LATE 70S. I WAS AN ASSOCIATE BUYER OF ...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  Not rated yet
Mark Twain The Pocket library published in 1918 it has the number of PL-42 it was prices at 35 cents at the time soft cover in pretty good condition it ...

Christ on the Mount  Not rated yet
This book is dark brown hardcover. Gold lettering on front cover & spine. Printed in 1931.

Publisher is Abingdon Press,New York. Author was E.EliStanley ...

Murder In Mykonos by Jeffrey Siger  Not rated yet
Jeffrey Siger has launched a new mystery series with his first book "Murder In Mykonos" featuring the character Andreas Kaldis. The book was published ...

the cat in the hat by dr seuss 1958 c1957  Not rated yet
Dr. Seuss wrote this book as he easily from then on transformed the way children's books were formatted.

Dr. Seuss also wrote books in a pen name Theo....

The Volume Library  Not rated yet
Cloth bound copyright 1911 Author Educators Association

The Rosetta Key  Not rated yet
This book was written by William Dietrich was published by HarperCollins, New York in 2008.

It also has the author's autograph on the title page. That ...

Midwives by Chris Bohjalian  Not rated yet
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian is a gripping story from the opening line until the last page! I was literally mesmerized by the story... and I have to ...

The Works of John Locke in ten volumes  Not rated yet
They are the 1801 edition. I bought them at a garage sale for $12. However, I only have nine of the ten.

Treasures of Life  Not rated yet
This set of 6 books was written by Ellen G.White.

Printed from 1940-1958.Although one book ''Acts of the Apostles'' printed in 1911.

Dark black hardcover....

The Greatest Faith Ever Known  Not rated yet
This book was printed in 1953.

Author was Fulton Oursler. Published by Doubleday & Company,New York.

Light gray hardcover. Pages are clean and tight....

Half of a Yellow Sun  Not rated yet
Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi - This book is destined to be a classic. Tragic, real, a second Gone With the Wind.

The Greatest Story Ever Told  Not rated yet
This dark greenish-black hardcover book written by Fulton Oursler in 1949 and published by Doubleday & Company. Garden City,New York.

Has a gold cross ...

Road to Olivet  Not rated yet
This book is a second edition, printed in 1946. Author was Edward F.Murphy.

Published by Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee. Dark green hardcover ...

The Book of Mary  Not rated yet
This book is a first edition,printed in 1960. Author was Henri Daniel-Rops. Published by Hawthorn Books,New York. Greenish-blue hardcover,pages are clean ...

Boston Its Highways and Byways  Not rated yet
The author of the book is John Albert Seaford it is a rare edition written in the 1700's. It has pictures of the Mass Ave Tower Bridge to the historic ...

Angelology By Danielle Trussoni  Not rated yet
I read about the book on the front page of the NY Times Book Review. I was intrigued when I heard it compared favorably to Dan Brown's "Davinci Code".

I ...

The Seas of God; Great Stories of the Human Spirit  Not rated yet
This book was printed in 1944. Edited by Whit Burnett. Published by J.B.Lippincott Company ,Philadelphia & New York.

Dark green hardcover, with dark ...

Tales of Marco Polo  Not rated yet
This book was printed in 1948.
Translated and edited by William Marsden.

Publishing house is American Headquarters,Garden City,New York.

It's from ...

Poetry of South Africa - Selected Papers from Poetry `74  Not rated yet
The "Poetry '74" conference which formed part of the University of Cape Town's 1974 Summer School programme, brought into focus the many divisions in approach ...

Collected Works of Josephus  Not rated yet
This book is a rare find for me.It's not the only rare find I have in my private library.

I have many others. I found this book at the bargain shop ...

I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle  Not rated yet
This is the first novel by Larry Doyle published in 2007 by Ecco Press.

I found a copy in fine condition at my local book exchange for $3.00. Besides ...

Killing Floor by Lee Child  Not rated yet
The other day I went to the Goodwill to hunt for books as I always do in my spare time. It's amazing what you can find there if you know what to look for....

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro  Not rated yet
The true 1st is the U.K. edition published by Faber & Faber 2005. I purchased a signed U.K. 1st on eBay from the estate of a U.S. book collector.

Kazuo ...

All the Colours of Darkness by Peter Robinson  Not rated yet
I picked up this First Edition book today at a nearby fleamarket for $4 . It is from the Inspector Banks series by author Peter Robinson. Robinson is ...

Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned  Not rated yet
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned is the first book by Wells Tower, a 36 year old writer.

It made it on one of the New York Times best ten ...

Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks  Not rated yet
I heard about this new mystery by first-time author Brad Parks, a former reporter, in your newsletter.

I had received some BN.com gift cards for Christmas,...

Trash to Treasure  Not rated yet
I've been picking up a few first editions at garage and library sales to sell on the internet. After visiting your website and reading your monthly newsletters,...

Under the Dome, Special Edition, Signed by the Author  Not rated yet
I received an e-mail from Scribner in October saying they had some signed copies for sale, so I snagged one.

It was one of the more expensive books ...

Sut Lovingood's Yarns by Geoge W. Harris  Not rated yet
I live in a mid-size city in Eastern Tennessee.

I have long collected books set in my town which includes a Pulitzer Prize winner, "A Death in the Family,...

The Berliner Ensemble Thanks You by Marcel Dzama  Not rated yet
Another print portfolio set from the acclaimed Marcel Dzama. Intriguing prints that are worth framing and hanging up.

Eclectic sketch journal that ...

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi  Not rated yet
2009 Night Shade Books. Flat signed by author, new and unread in mylar jacket. Stated first edition.

I bought this book on Abebooks after reading ...

The Time Traveler's Wife Deluxe Edition  Not rated yet
By Audrey Niffenegger.

I ran across a first deluxe edition at a Hastings bookstore. I was familiar with this debut novel and how it had gone up in ...

The Infinities by John Banville  Not rated yet
Found a signed (UK) copy for market price. Getting a lot of publicity (Publisher's Weekly).

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin  Not rated yet
Has any recent TV show generated more online excitement -- when it's not even a TV show yet?

HBO starts shooting its adaptation of George R.R. Martin'...