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Doyle, Arthur Conan - $1,750.00
...a
highly collectible early edition of one of Doyle's most well-known
titles in remarkable condition. Originally serialized in the Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound. Some elements of the story were inspired by a stay at the Royal Links Hotel in West Runton,
where Conan Doyle first heard the story of Black Shuck, the ghost dog
from the Cromer area, which is said to run between Overstrand in the
east and East Runton in the West. It is authoritatively noted that Baskerville Hall as first seen by
Watson closely resembles the view of Stonyhurst College from its
driveway during its first century (founded 1794).
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Edwards, Bill - $475.00
...a highly collectible vintage cocktail book, published in 1936.
"[When one is c]onfronted with a fascinating array of bottles - tall, short, square or round, varying color from whit and transparent to richest amber, gold capped and glinting with light - containing whiskeys, rums, gins, wines liuers, bitters and fruit syrups, the question arises, WHAT shall we Mix - and HOW?
For your guidance this little volume should be hung in a convenient closeness to that place which you or your servant (if you can trust his skill and integrity) have set aside for the mixing of liquid hospitality."
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Salinger, J. D. - $250.00
...Russian bootleg edition of three of Salinger's best known works, published in Moscow in 1982 by Progress Publishers.The text is in English, but it includes a cyrillic glossary in the rear that defines American cultural phenomena to the Russian reader.
Salinger was known to be reclusive, and refrained from publishing new work frequently after his success with his magnum opus Catcher in the Rye. Nine Stories, a collection of a novella and a short story was published in 1953; Franny and Zooey was published in 1961; and his novella Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenter was published in 1963. Salinger died of natural causes on January 27, 2010, at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire.
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Welcome!
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...to Book Alley, Pasadena's premier independent new and used bookstore, since 1992.
Store Hours:
Mon-Sat: 10AM - 9PM
Sun: 11AM - 7PM
Telephone:
626-683-8083
Email:
bookalley@bookalley.com
We are located at 1252 E. Colorado Blvd (at Chester), and we have plenty of free parking on Chester and in the lot behind the store. We receive hundreds of new titles every week in many different subject areas, and we update are web database daily. Our stock of rare, signed, and collectible books is continuing to grow at a steady pace. Check out our online inventory, and please come in and browse our beautiful store!
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