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    Dylan Thomas and Vernon Watkins: Portrait of a Friendship

    Watkins, Gwen

    A look at the lifelong friendship between Dylan Thomas and poet Vernon Watkins, written by Watkins' widow. First U.S. printing, fine in a fine jack...

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    A Hard Road to Glory

    Ashe, Arthur

    Third and final volume of Ashe's examination of African American athletes. A little foxing, but overall, a near fine first printing in a fine (but ...

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    A Fish in the Water

    Vargas Llosa, Mario

    Uncommon UNCORRECTED PROOF. Very good, some soil to cover, small tear upper corner. Soft cover, Advance Reader's Copy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1...

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    Knocking Down Barriers: My Fight For Black America

    Gibson Jr, Truman K.; Huntley, Robert S.; Gibson, Truman K.; Huntley, Steve

    First printing. A nice copy of this memoir from a fascinating civil rights activist and lawyer. Covers the beginnings of his career in the War Depa...

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    Family

    Frazier, Ian

    Very nice copy (albeit very likely a book club edition) of Frazier's history of his family down through many generations. Touches on the towns his ...

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    The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon

    Marnham, Patrick

    Fascinating biography of Georges Simeon, the creator of Maigret. A near fine copy in a fine jacket--two page corners bent. First American Edition s...

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    A Day of Pleasure

    Singer, Isaac Bashevis

    A near fine first edition of this 1970 National Book award winner by beloved storyteller Singer. Jacket only fair, with large tear at bottom of spi...

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    Young Brontes - Charlotte And Emily, Branwell And Anne

    Jarden, Mary Louise

    Illustrated by Sewell, Helen. A respectable copy of this story driven collective biography of the young members of the Bronte family. This is a sev...

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    Man of Action : The Life of Teddy Roosevelt

    Mothner, Ira

    Young adult biography of Teddy Roosevelt, large format hardcover with many B&W photos. Book near fine, a bit of browning to pages. Jacket has l...

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    Pocahontas and Her World

    Carpenter, Frances

    Illustrated by Kihn, W. Langdon. A picture cover binding with a Random House Reading Program" card pocket affixed to the front pastedown. Despite c...

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    Zlata's Diary: A Childs Life in Sarajevo

    Filipovic, Zlata

    First printing of this remarkable war diary from, at the time of writing, an eleven year old Croatian girl livng in Sarajevo in the midst of war. N...

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