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Jungle Peace
BEEBE, William
New York: The Modern Library, (1925). Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. 16mo. Limp leatherette binding. xi, 297 p . 1st Modern Library edition. A few creases on the cover; else very good.

Price: $30.00

A laid in slip reads: "The Modern Library presents in Mr. William Beebe's Jungle Peace, on September 25, 1925, the first addition to the series since the new ownership went into effect. The Modern Library now consists of one hundred and twelve volumes, and the publishers propose to add a new title on the twenty-fifth day of each month. The price of the series will remain, as ever, ninety-five cents a volume"

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The Arabian Nights' Entertainment; or, The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night: A Selection of the Most Famous and Representative of These Tales from the Plain and Literal Translations by Richard F. Burton
BURTON, Richard
New York: The Modern Library, (1932). Chosen & arranged by Bennett A. Cerf. Introductory essay by Ben Ray Redman. 16mo. Brick red limp cloth, stamped in gilt. xiv, 823 p . 1st Modern Library edition. Toledano p. 56. Vertical crease on title page & next several leaves; else about fine in d.w. with minor edgewear & a small chip at top edge of rear panel.

Price: $45.00

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God's Little Acre
CALDWELL, Erskine
New York: The Modern Library, (1934). New intro. for this edition by Caldwell. 16mo. Limp blue cloth, stamped in gilt. ix, 303 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Pencilled notes on two blank pages at rear; else about fine in lightly soiled d.w. with a short tear at top of front spine fold & one at bottom of front fold.

Price: $50.00

The dust wrapper lists 236 titles (preceded by an earlier issue listing 225 titles)

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A History of the Borgias
CORVO, Frederick Baron
New York: The Modern Library, (1931). Intro. by Shane Leslie. 16mo. Limp blue cloth, stamped in gilt. xxxi, 408 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Previous owner's name on front free endpaper; else fine in d.w. with darkened spine & a few short edge tears & small chips.

Price: $35.00

The dust wrapper lists 200 titles

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Sanctuary
FAULKNER, William
New York: The Modern Library, (1932). New intro. for this edition by Faulkner. 16mo. Limp brown cloth, stamped in gilt. vi, 380 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Previous owner's name on front paste-down; else fine in d.w. with check marks by some of the titles listed on the verso, darkened spine & a tear at top of front spine fold.

Price: $125.00

The dust wrapper lists 200 titles

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A Farewell to Arms
HEMINGWAY, Ernest
New York: The Modern Library, (1932). Intro. by Ford Madox Ford. 16mo. Limp blue cloth, stamped in gilt. xx, 355 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Bookplate on front paste-down; else fine in somewhat soiled d.w. with a small spot on front panel & chipping at edges & an internally mended tear at front spine fold.

Price: $150.00

The dust wrapper lists 200 titles

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Confessions of a Young Man
MOORE, George
New York: The Modern Library, (© 1925). Intro. by Floyd Dell. 16mo. Limp cloth. xii, 227 p . Very good in d.w. with a few tiny chips at edges of rear panel.

Price: $17.50

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Thus Spake Zarathustra
NIETZSCHE, Friedrich
New York: The Modern Library, n.d. Trans. by Thomas Common. 16mo. Limp brown leatherette, stamped in gilt. 325 p . Fine in d.w. which is fine save for tiny chips & tears at extremities.

Price: $45.00

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The Cloister and the Hearth
READE, Charles
New York: The Modern Library, (1937). 16mo. Limp brown cloth, stamped in gilt. 913 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Inscription on verso of front free endpaper, a bit of foxing at fore edge; else about fine in d.w. with light soiling & a few tiny chips at edges.

Price: $37.50

The dust wrapper lists 246 titles

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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
SMOLLETT, Tobias
New York: The Modern Library, (1929). Intro. by Arthur Machen. 16mo. Limp blue cloth, stamped in gilt. xvi, 433 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Spine faded; else very good in d.w. with a few short edge tears & tiny chips.

Price: $35.00

The dust wrapper lists 159 titles

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Nana
ZOLA, Emile
New York: The Modern Library, (1928). Intro. by Ernest Boyd. 16mo. Blue leatherette, stamped in gilt. xii, 517 p . "First Modern Library Edition". Minor wear at extremities; else about fine in d.w. with chipping at top & bottom edges, especially at base of rear spine fold.

Price: $45.00

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