Louisa May Alcott

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Little Women has long been one of the most enduringly beloved classics of children's literature, as popular with adults as it is with young readers. Generations have been entranced by the adventures of the four March sisters, each with their distinct and realistic virtues and flaws: tomboyish, ambitious Jo; frail and sweet Beth; beautiful, confident Meg; and artistic, willful Amy. With their patient mother, Marmee, they survive the hardships of the Civil War and the dramas and tragedies of family life. First published in 1868, and based on Louisa May Alcott's own unusual family, the novel brought to life some of American literature's most vibrant female characters.

Little Women

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Johann D. Wyss

Jon Scieszka

Abridged Edition

Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a Swiss minister, his wife, and their four sons struggle to survive until they can be rescued.

The Swiss Family Robinson (Abridged Edition)

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The pages and spine are tight and lightly read. 

New Hampshire

Dracula

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George Orwell

Erich Fromm

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

1984

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson face a mystery on the moors in this classic caper from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A country doctor has come to 221B Baker Street, the lodgings of famed detective Sherlock Holmes, with the eerie tale of the Hound of the Baskervilles. The legend warns the descendants of the Baskerville family never to venture out on the moors that surround their ancestral home, for fear that they will meet the devil-beast that lurks there. Such a story sounds preposterous to any man of reason, but now Sir Charles Baskerville is dead—and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John Watson agree to investigate the truth of the matter. They will soon learn that in this case, nothing is quite as it seems.... The most famous of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic of masterful detection and hair-raising suspense. Includes an Afterword by Anne Perry

The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Wisconsin

A Novel

A totalitarian regime has ordered all books to be destroyed, but one of the book burners, Guy Montag, suddenly realizes their merit.

Fahrenheit 451

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George. Orwell

Winston Smith is a worker at the Ministry of Truth, where he falsifies records for the party. Secretly subversive, he and his colleague Julia try to free themselves from political slavery but the price of freedom is betrayal.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

David McDuff

A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue

Translated with an Introduction by David McDuff.

The Brothers Karamazov

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Minnesota

The Complete Essays of Mark Twain

Utah

The New Kid on the Block

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

Scott O'Dell's Newbery Medal-winning classic is a gripping tale of survival, strength, and courage. Based on the true story of a Nicoleño Indian girl living alone on an island off the coast of California, Island of the Blue Dolphins has captivated readers for generations.

On San Nicolas Island, dolphins flash in the surrounding blue waters, sea otter play in the vast kelp beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, a girl named Karana spent eighteen years alone.

Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that killed her younger brother, constantly guard against Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. Her courage, self-reliance, and grit has inspired millions of readers in this breathtaking adventure.

As Smithsonian magazine put it: "For kids all over the country, reading the book in language arts classes, Karana is a powerful symbol of their growing independence. Through her, they can imagine themselves making their way in the world alone--and thriving."

Island of the Blue Dolphins (21st Printing, 1960)

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A world war scenario in the early 1930's among a murder a great read

Texas

In 1935 England, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses an event involving her sister Cecilia and her childhood friend Robbie Turner, and she becomes the victim of her own imagination, which leads her on a lifelong search for truth and absolution.

Atonement

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New Jersey

The Only Authorized Edition

The Great Gatsby

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Florida

Dorian Gray pays a hefty price for years of sin and vice in this completely unabridged edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Chartwell Classi

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Dorothy L. Sayers

Second Avon printing paperback in good condition - just light fading on spine and page edges.

Maine

The grotesquely grinning corpse in the Devonshire shack had been an expert on fungi. His body contained enough muscarine to kill 30 people. Why would he feast on such a large quantity of this poisonous species? A clue was hidden in a series of letters and documents that no one seemed to care about--except the dead man's son.

The Documents in the Case

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Robert E. Howard

This book has been read but remains in good condition. The cover and all pages are intact. The spine shows signs of wear.

Conan the Conqueror

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John Steinbeck

(Centennial Edition)

A pair of itinerant farm hands dream of someday having their own ranch, but in the meantime toil for uncaring ranch owners.

Of Mice and Men

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Hans Christian Anderson

A new selection of 30 tales. At a time when children’s stories were formal, moral and didactic, Hans Christian Andersen revolutionized the genre, giving an anarchic twist to traditional folklore and creating a huge number of utterly original stories that sprang directly from his imagination. From the exuberant early stories such as ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, though poignant masterpieces such as ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’, to the darker, more subversive later tales written for adults, the stories included here are endlessly experimental, both humorous and irreverent, sorrowful and strange. This book – beautifully illustrated with a selection of Andersen’s amazing paper cut-outs - will bring these magical tales to life for readers of any age.

Fairy Tales

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Thomas Hobbes

Massachusetts

He that is to govern a whole nation, must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but mankind.Leviathan is both a magnificent literary achievement and the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language. Permanently challenging, it has found new applications and new refutations in every generation. Hobbes argues that human beings are first and foremost concerned with their ownindividual desires and fears. He shows that a conflict of each against every man can only be avoided by the adoption of a compact to enforce peace. The compact involves giving up some of our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the laws of peace on all citizens. Hobbes alsoanalyses the subversive forces - religion, ambition, private conscience - that threaten to destroy the body politic, Leviathan itself, and return us to the state of war.This new edition reproduces the first printed text, retaining the original punctuation but modernizing the spelling. It offers exceptionally thorough and useful annotation, an introduction that guides the reader through the complexities of Hobbes's arguments, and a substantial index.

Leviathan

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Set of three fully illustrated paperback revised classics for children!

Virginia

Set of 3 paperbacks

Dr. Dolittle, Oliver Twist, Huckleberry Finn

Like new, some very minor corner bending of just a few pages. Has never been read. Includes illustrations from the early 1900s.  #hardcover #fiction #anneofgreengables #lmmontgomery #classics #juvenilefiction #childrensfiction #illustrated #threeinone #collection 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Iowa

Volumes 1-3

Anne (with an ‘e’ of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead?Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.Anne’s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Butler MacDonald, one of L. M. Montgomery’s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this “kindred spirit” for the first time.

Anne of Green Gables Vol. 1-3 (w/ illustrations from early 1900s)

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Mark Twain

Arizona

Uncensored Writings

"The most impressive contribution to books by Mark Twain since The Mysterious Stranger of 1916...The attitude is that of Swift, the intellectual contempt is that of Voltaire, and the imagination is that of one of the great masters of American writing."--New York Times Book Review

Virtually none of the material in Letters from the Earth was published in Twain's lifetime and the manuscript was only approved by his executors in 1962. This is vintage Twain--sharp, witty, imaginative, wildly funny. His voice is as vigorous and blistering as ever, capable of surprising truth and provoking laughter in the most unlikely places. 

In this collection, he presents himself as the Father of History, reviewing and interpreting events from the garden of Eden through the Fall and the Flood, translating the papers of Adam and his descendants down through the generations. There are comments on James Fenimore Cooper, English architecture, and the civilization of the French, as well as proposals for a simplified alphabet and a parody of books on etiquette. Letters from the Earth an exuberantly eclectic collection.

Letters from the Earth

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Facsimile edition of the original manuscript! This is the Dover Thrift edition from 1965. As such, it is not fancy, but a simple paperback, with stiff covers. It includes reproductions of all of Carroll's original drawings, 37 in all. Each page is a scan of the original 1886 manuscript. See photos. A neat addition to any Alice collection!

This book has some slight shelf wear and there is a crease on the front cover. Binding is tight. Original price 4 shillings!

Facsimile of the author's manuscript book with additional material from the facsimile edition of 1886

Alice's Adventures Under Ground

Mitch Albom

Killed in a tragic accident, Eddie, an elderly man who believes that he had an uninspired life, awakens in the afterlife, where he discovers that heaven consists of having five people explain the meaning of one's life.

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Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Johann D. Wyss; Jon Scieszka

The Swiss Family Robinson (Abridged Edition)

Bram Stoker

Dracula

George Orwell

1984

Anne Perry (Afterword by); Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

George. Orwell; Erich Fromm

1984

Fyodor Dostoyevsky; David McDuff

The Brothers Karamazov

Charles Neider

The Complete Essays of Mark Twain

Jack Prelutsky

The New Kid on the Block

Scott O'Dell

Island of the Blue Dolphins (21st Printing, 1960)

Ian McEwan

Atonement

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Chartwell Classi

Dorothy L. Sayers

The Documents in the Case

Robert E. Howard

Conan the Conqueror

John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

Hans Christian Anderson

Fairy Tales

Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

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Dr. Dolittle, Oliver Twist, Huckleberry Finn

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Anne of Green Gables Vol. 1-3 (w/ illustrations from early 1900s)

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Letters from the Earth

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Alice's Adventures Under Ground

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven