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  • Ken Kesey Signed Kesey's Garage Sale 1st ed HC 1973 counterculture essays, art

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  • Signed L Sprague de Camp, The Honorable Barbarian, 1st ed 1989 leather syfy VG

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  • Signed by Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern, 1st ed HC/DJ fantasy dragons

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  • Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 1997 HC WWII POW firebomb satire

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  • Superman #274 DC Comics 1974 good condition

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  • Shield SIGNED by Poul Anderson 1970 PB science fiction super weapon

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  • Get first Earth Day 1975 and 3 other original all-photo SF News issues nostalgia

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  • Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea, Scribner's Ed 1963 HC DJ epic drama

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  • Sailor On Horseback, bio Jack London by Irving Stone, 1938 HC-DJ signed bookcard

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  • 16 First Day of Issue stamped envelopes in mint condition US historic postmarks

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  • The Runaway Jury, John Grisham, 1st edition 1995 HC-DJ legal thriller

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  • Erica Jong SIGNED Fear of Fifty 1994 HarperCollins 1st/1st HC-DJ Midlife Memoir

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  • Signed by Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern, 1st ed HC/DJ fantasy dragons

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Fear of Fly-Fishing: Do Trout Exist? Other Facts of Reel Life, Jack Ohman humor

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Shield SIGNED by Poul Anderson 1970 PB science fiction super weapon

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Mercury Dimes combo, 1917 and 1918, Good dates circulated coins 90% Silver

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Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser 2001 PB Burma war memoirs

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Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea, Scribner's Ed 1963 HC DJ epic drama

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Stephen King THE TOMMYKNOCKERS 1st Putnam Edition HC-DJ 1987 horror suspense

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Davos Man: How Billionaires Devoured the World by Peter Goodman 1st ed 2022 HC

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Robert Silverberg SIGNED To The Land of the Living 1990 1st leather Easton scifi

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Handbook of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Second Edition HC VG

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Literary Essays of T.B. Macaulay 1900 Hardcover edition rare historical

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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 1997 HC WWII POW firebomb satire

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The Way It Wasn't: Great Science Fiction Stories of Alternate History PB VG

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Signed by Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern, 1st ed HC/DJ fantasy dragons

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The Siege of Faltara by Arsen Darnay 1978 Ace Science Fiction Paperback VG

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Morgan Silver Dollar 1879-S, bright circulated rare U.S. coin

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Robert Glenn Ketchum SIGNED Cibachrome Print, La Couleur de mon Amour 1982

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Nana by Emile Zola, De Luxe Editions Club HC vintage romance novel

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Get first Earth Day 1975 and 3 other original all-photo SF News issues nostalgia

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The World of Herb Caen: San Francisco, 1938-1997 by Barnaby Conrad HC-DJ Photos

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Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, illustrated HC wi DJ 1986 VG

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In Bolivia: Adventurous Odyssey 1977 & The Italians 1989, travel-lifestyle PBs

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Summer That Bled by Anthony Masters, 1st ed 1972 PB bio of Hannah Senesh drama

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1944 Walking Liberty Half Dollar 90% Silver 50c Circulated VG

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 2004 Scribner PB classic novel

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Erica Jong SIGNED Fear of Fifty 1994 HarperCollins 1st/1st HC-DJ Midlife Memoir

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1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar near uncirculated fine condition vintage U.S. coin

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Our Gang, Phillip Roth; St. George, Norman Mailer; Fear Loathing Hunter Thompson

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The Pelican Brief SIGNED by John Grisham 1992 First Edition HC-DJ suspense VG

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Graceland by Christopher Abani, 2004 PB on life in Nigerian slum drama-humor VG

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1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar & 1937S Liberty Dime, 90% Silver Nice combo

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SIGNED Robert Silverberg Conquerors From Darkness 1968 1st ed PB sci-fi space

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Superman #274 DC Comics 1974 good condition

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The Difficult Art: Critical Discourse on Psychotherapy by Aldo Carotenuto 1992

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Divine Secrets of Ya-Ya Sisterhood & Sisterhood of Travelling Pants PBs teen VG

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Tess Gerritsen: The Sinner & Bone Garden, 1st editions HC-DJ suspense mysteries

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The Little Book of Laughter, 1910 HC edited by Wallace & Frances Rice rare

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16 First Day of Issue stamped envelopes in mint condition US historic postmarks

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Tales Of The Gold Rush by Bret Harte, 1944 HC Illustrated by Fletcher Martin VG

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First Contact, 1978 scifi PB edited by Damon Knight, aliens arrive anthology VG

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Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein 1984 HC-DJ 1st Ed. VG

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Sailor On Horseback, bio Jack London by Irving Stone, 1938 HC-DJ signed bookcard

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Wild Cards II: Aces High edited by George R. R. Martin, Sci-Fiction Anthology

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Isabel Allende: The Sum of Our Days & Ines Of The Soul, 2 first editions HC-DJ

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Two science texts: Magic Universe and The Web of Life explore new realms-ideas

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1637: No Peace Beyond the Line by Eric Flint 1st ed 2002 HC-DJ alternate history

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C.P. Snow, A Coat of Varnish, 1979 Scribner's mystery crime novel HC-DJ rare

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Whitechapel Conspiracy & Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry 1st ed HCs

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Signed L Sprague de Camp, The Honorable Barbarian, 1st ed 1989 leather syfy VG

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John "Boomer" Leighty is a writer/editor, dog lover, and beachcomber who is selling a unique collection of signed first edition books, mostly from the 1970s and early 80s when he interviewed a wide range of authors as a national features writer for UPI news. In addition, there are first printings, hard-to-find titles, vintage and rare books regularly being added to his popular eBay store (www.ebay.com/usr/johnsrarebooks). As a journalist in San Francisco's psychedelic days, John also accumulated numerous nostalgic items that are now for sale, many tied to news events - such as a "Cable Cars Are Back," photo and pamphlet heralding the system's renovation. Enjoy browsing through this treasure trove of great books and memorabilia - if you find something you love, make an offer! JohnsRareBooksandCollectibles is continually listing great deals on boomer-era items and current hot trends. Read a book!
Location: United StatesMember since: Jul 18, 2012Seller: johnsrarebooks

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