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Welcome to Book Alley, Pasadena's premier independent new and used bookstore!
We are located at 1252 E. Colorado Blvd. (at Chester).
There is plenty of free parking on Chester and in the lot behind the store.
We receive hundreds of different titles every week. Please come in and browse our beautiful store!
Featured Selections
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Bleak House, 1st edition [complete in 20 parts] - $3,500.00
Dickens, Charles
...comes in its original illustrated blue paper wrappers; 20 parts in 19 volumes housed in a custom made gilt-stamped green cloth case. Includes 40 illustrations by H. K. Browne. Nearly all of the original advertisements are present. Part X has the 3 plates and Part 9 has the explanation slip for the missing plate.
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The Hounds of Baskerville - $1,750.00
Doyle, Arthur Conan
...a highly collectible early edition of one of Doyle's most well-known titles in remarkable condition. It tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome hound.
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The Tin Woodman of Oz, 1st Edition - $300.00
Baum, Frank L.
...Originally
an ordinary man by the name of Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman used to
make his living chopping down trees in the forests of Oz, as his father
had before him. The Wicked Witch of the east enchanted his axe to
prevent him from marrying the girl that he loved. The enchanted axe
chopped off his limbs, one by one. Each time he lost a limb, Nick
Chopper replaced it with a prosthetic limb made of tin. Finally, nothing was left of him but tin. Book is in
very good condition, illustrated throughout by John R. Neill and
includes all twelve full color illustrated plates.
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Crusade for Airpower, signed by Jimmy Doolittle - call to inquire
Straubel, James H.
...an engaging report on how the attitude of the American people proivded the crusade for airpower that has prevented global war for the last four decades. It is inscribed on the front loose endpaper by WWII brigadier general, major general and lieutenant general Jimmy Doolittle to Joan Orr, the wife of Reagan's Air Force Secretary Verne Orr.
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Blood Meridian - call to inquire
McCarthy, Cormac
...a very scarce first edition of this American classic, originally priced at $17.95. The novel recounts the adventures of a young runaway, the kid, who stumbles
into the company of the Glanton Gang, outlaws and scalp-hunters who cleared
Indians from the Texas-Mexico borderlands during the late 1840's under contract
to territorial governors.
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A Universal History of Infamy, signed by Jorge Luis Borges - call to inquire
Borges, Jorge Luis
...a series of factual accounts about the lives of noted scoundrels, the book marks the debut of Borges as a storyteller, using that unique blend of fact, fiction and pseudo-scholarship that is a trademark of Borges' later short stories. The book is in very good condition; Borges' signature appears on the title page.
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Better Than Sex, signed 1st Edition - $575.00
Thompson, Hunter S.
...Volume IV of the Gonzo Papers, signed by Thompson with his initials "HST" on the title page; lavishly illustrated with photographs and facsilimie memos and letters. The book contains a number of magazine articles and other essays Thompson wrote about the Clinton election and consists largely of faxes Thompson sent to various celebrities, politicians and journalists about the subject.
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