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Pandora Lifts the Lid

By: Marquis, Don, and Christopher Morley

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Co.: 1924

Seller ID: 035960

Binding: Cloth Bound

Condition: VG+

Blue cloth, lettered in orange. Lightly rubbed corners and spine extremities, text block edges a bit dulled by age. Firm binding, clean interior beyond former owner's signature on front blank after flyleaf. 299 pp. Doran colophon on copyright page.
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Off the Deep End

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran & Co.: 1928

Seller ID: 004356

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

358 pp., illus. paper over boards. Bumped top corners, light edge/shelf wear. Light dampstaining evident through portion of interior on bottom/fore-edge margins, a minor distraction.
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History of an Autumn

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippincott Co.: 1938

Seller ID: 004357

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

1st in book form. Orange cloth, frontis. of No. 10 Downing Street. 81 pp. Lightly rubbed corners and extremities.
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Human Being [SIGNED]

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Doran & Co.: 1932

Seller ID: 004361

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Unstated edition, thus early reprint. Reddish-tan cloth. Surface loss to cloth along a portion of both cover fore-edges, either rubbing or nibbling, otherwise nearly as issued. SIGNED by author on FFEP. 350 pp.
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The Ballad of New York, New York and Other Poems, 1930-1950

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Co.: 1950

Seller ID: 004365

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+

93 pp. Black cloth back strip, gray paper over boards. Lightly toned toward edges, slight shelf wear, corners slightly exposed.
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Mince Pie

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Co.: 1926

Seller ID: 004367

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

296 pp. Grey back strip, grey paper over boards. Rubbed at spine extremities, rounded/exposed corners. Former owner book plate on FEP.
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Parsons' Pleasure

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran: 1923

Seller ID: 004369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair-Good

GDH colophon on copyright pg. 137 pp. Significantly sunned portions of front panel, with rubbed edges, rounded/exposed corners, some surface abrasions. Reading copy. Clean interior, firm binding.
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Plum Pudding, Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended and Seasoned

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1921

Seller ID: 016987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Brown 1/4 cloth, putty paper covered boards, paper spine label mounted on front cover. viii,242 pp., publisher's ads at rear. Stated 1st edition. Modestly soiled with mild shelf wear, minor exposure at a few corners. Clean interior, firm binding.
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Plum Pudding, Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended and Seasoned

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.25

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1921

Seller ID: 016988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+

Brown 1/4 cloth, putty paper covered boards, paper spine label mounted on front cover. viii,242 pp., publisher's ads at rear. Stated 1st edition. Slight lean, modest shelf wear, a bit exposed at several corners. Firm binding, clean interior.
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The Powder of Sympathy

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1923

Seller ID: 020859

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+

Brown 1/4 cloth, peach paper covered boards, paper title label on front cover. A bit age toned along fore-edges, covers lightly soiled. Text block edges somewhat dulled by age. Minor exposure at bottom corners. Dust jacket is faded, with mild dampstaining, chipped at spine extremities and minor edge chipping, with price clipped front flap, now in archival mylar.
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Translations from the Chinese

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Co.: 1922

Seller ID: 020860

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG-

1st edition, with publisher's colophon on title page. Black 1/4 cloth, patterned paper covered boards (appears hand-painted), illus. paper title label mounted on upper front cover, paper title label mounted on upper spine. Modest shelf wear, some rubbing along edges, exposure at corners. Former owner's book plate mounted on front pastedown. xvi,87 pp. Interior slightly toned but otherwise intact.
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The Middle Kingdom: Poems, 1929-1944

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co.: 1944

Seller ID: 021143

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Dark blue cloth, lettered in orange. Mildly rubbed corners and spine extremities. x,118 pp. Clean interior, firm binding.
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Ex Libris

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, New York Times/National Association of Book Publishers: 1936

Seller ID: 021906

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Firm binding, clean interior. Mildly toned along joints and endpaper gutters, mild dampstaining to approx. 40% of rear cover along fore-edge that does not extend to text block, merely a cosmetic blemish.
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Kathleen

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1920

Seller ID: 033537

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+

Brown 1/4 cloth, light brown paper covered boards, lettered in black on front cover and spine panel. Mild shelf wear, corners nicely intact, slight binding lean. Firm binding, clean interior. [v],175 pp. First edition, matching dates.
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The Romany Stain

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1926

Seller ID: 033541

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Black 1/4 cloth, dark brown-gray paper covered boards, black on orange title labels mounted on upper front cover and upper spine panel. Very nicely preserved copy showing approx. 3/4" narrow oval of loss in upper front joint (likely silverfishing), otherwise only slight shelf wear. Firm, square binding, clean interior beyond vintage gift inscription on front flyleaf. Dated 1927 on lower main title, thus early printing.
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Spirit Level and Other Poems

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press: 1946

Seller ID: 033772

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf wear, but some paper adhesion, apparently from verso of dust jacket, to cloth near joints on both covers as well as along top and bottom edges. Former owner's book plate mounted on front pastedown. Firm binding, clean interior. Dust jacket rubbed along edges with several small chips of loss, 1/2" loss at head of spine, price clipped front flap, rubbed joints, now in mylar.
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Gentlemen's Relish

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, W. W. Norton and Co.: 1954

Seller ID: 033774

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Black and red cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Slight shelf wear, nearly as issued. Dust jacket mildly chipped with minor loss at head of spine, minor rubbing at corners, now in mylar. Former owner's signature and date on front flyleaf. 101 pp. No statement of edition/printing, but clearly early, with $3.00 publisher's price on DJ flap.
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One Act Plays

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1924

Seller ID: 033776

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Black 1/4 cloth, magenta paper covered boards, paper title label mounted on upper spine. Matching dates but no explicit "First Edition" statement. Both covers show modest surface rubbing, with rubbing and some exposure at corners. Ex-library, lightly marked/stamped. Toned title label. Firm binding. 174 pp. Unusual title, fairly scarce.
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The Rocking Horse

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Co.: 1919

Seller ID: 033778

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good-VG

Tan paper covered boards, paper title labels mounted on upper front cover and upper spine panel. Covers mildly toned/soiled, spine panel darkened. Rubbed with minor exposure at corners. Firm binding, clean interior. 128 pp. 1st edition w/ GHD colophon on main title.
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The Powder of Sympathy

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Co.: 1923

Seller ID: 033779

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Variant black 1/4 cloth, orange paper covered boards, light green title label mounted on upper front cover. Minor soiling and shelf wear, mild exposure at corners. Firm, square binding, clean interior. xii,304 pp. Stated "First Edition."
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The Trojan Horse

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, J. B. Lippincott Co.: 1937

Seller ID: 033780

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Light brown cloth, lettered in white on dark blue spine panel. Slight shelf wear, text block edges typically toned by age. Color illus. dust jacket shows faded spine panel with modest loss to extremities, closed 1" tear with associated creasing along top rear edge, now in mylar. xii,249 pp.
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The Middle Kingdom: Poems 1929-1944

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co.: 1944

Seller ID: 033786

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Black cloth, lettered in red. Slight shelf wear. Former owner's signature and date on front flyleaf. x,118 pp. Dust jacket lightly soiled on front panel and mildly toned on rear, slightly chipped at head of spine and top corners, now in mylar. Dust jacket is correct first issue printed on thicker, uncoated paper.
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Fifth Avenue Bus: An Excursion Among the Books of Christopher Morley With a Note by The Conductor [INSCRIBED]

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc.: 1934

Seller ID: 049625

ISBN: B000856V6Y

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

INSCRIBED. Light green cloth, lettered in black. No statement of edition/ptg., 1934 date on lower main title (first issued 1933). Anthology of some of Morley's best work, each selection separately paginated (printed from original plates), 600+ pp. total. Spine panel toned, both covers tanning toward edges, binding somewhat bowed but firm and fully intact. Text block edges typically toned. Inscribed by Morley on front flyleaf, full signature, "Signed for Gertrude Weiss / with best wishes / Because she is a friend / of Bec Wise," dated Cincinnati, April 24, 1934. A difficult title to find...
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John Mistletoe

By: Morley, Christopher

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc.: 1931

Seller ID: 049647

ISBN: B004ZXLVE2

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Light green cloth, lettered in gilt. Covers mildly tanned toward edges and along spine panel, otherwise as issued. Dust jacket rubbed along top edge, with 1" triangle of loss to bottom front panel corner, some surface soiling, now in mylar. 455 pp. Stated 1st ed.
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The Bowling Green: An Anthology of Verse

By: Morley, Christopher (editor)

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Co.: 1924

Seller ID: 010302

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Matching states but no explicit "First Edition" statement, probable vintage reprint edition. Blue 1/4 cloth, paper over boards. Moderately soiled, with some exposure at corners. xxv,182 pp.
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