68 / 146
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GRAFTON, SUE.
“C” is for
Corpse * “D” is for Deadbeat.
Together,
2 volumes. 8vo, publisher’s boards; dust
jackets.
FIRST EDITIONS
,
EACH SIGNED BY
THE AUTHOR
. Fine copies.
NewYork: Henry Holt, (1986), (1987)
[400/600]
WITH
-
”C” is for Corpse. 8vo, publisher’s
wrappers. Uncorrected proof, Signed by the
author. NY, 1986.
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HAGGARD, H. RIDER.
She. A
History of Adventure.
Dual chromolitho-
graphed plates at front, 2 pages publisher’s
advertisements at rear. 8vo, original dark
blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt,
beveled edges, cocked, few light stains;
front hinge tender.
FIRST ENGLISH EDI
-
TION
,
FIRST ISSUE
, with uncorrected text.
McKay 5a; Sadleir 1092;Wolff 2881.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1887
[400/600]
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HAMMETT, DASHIELL.
The
Thin Man.
8vo, publisher’s green cloth,
front cover with central design of blue
mask within red border, blue and red geo-
metrical design on spine, rear cover with
“Borzoi” device, pronounced mottling;
dust jacket restored; endpapers discolored.
NewYork:Alfred A. Knopf, 1934
[1,000/2,000]
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST ISSUE OF HAMMETT
’
S
FINAL NOVEL
with “seep” for “sleep” on p.
209. Layman A6.1.a.
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