SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BOOKS
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A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. Hardback first edition in jacket published by Harper & Row in 1981. Condition is very good in very good jacket: light sunning to jacket, rear panel is lightly creased; book has a slight spine slant, top board is slightly bowed, light sunning and staining to binding edges. $75
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The Classical Guitar Book: A Complete History by Russell Cleveland, Colin Cooper, et al. First edition paperback published by Backbeat Books in 2002. Condition is very good, with light sunning and wear to wraps, and very slightly bent corners. $100
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History of Western Philosophy and Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bertrand Russell. Published by The Folio Society in 2004. In slipcase. Condition is near fine, with just light soiling and wear to case. $75
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Iliad's 2022 Halloween Shirt, art by Daryl Earnest. Hand-silkscreened by Sam McCanna onto all-cotton tees. Still available in sizes S, M. Ladies M, XL, and XXL. $24-$26.50 (includes domestic shipping)
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Have you ever noticed the big safe full of books behind Iliad's front counter? We get asked about it frequently. "Is it really old?" is a common question (the answer: no, we bought it new just a few years ago). But most customers want to know what kind of books merit storage in a safe (we think of these as the rarest of our rare books), so in this column we'll pick one book every month and tell you about it. This month's book is...
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre. Published by Victor Gollancz in London in 1963. Uncorrected proof of Le Carre's third (and break-out) novel, bound in simple wraps and presented in a custom leather clamshell case (minor wear to case); wraps creased on spine, light staining and yellowing to wraps, corners very slightly bent. $7,500
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Check out our current ebay sales! We've got some rare science fiction, some manga, a few fun non-book items, and more.
Zeus and Apollo were just featured in an article on bookstore cats in the November/December 2022 of Catster magazine (see below)!
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Yes, Apollo really DOES fall sound asleep draped over the register like this.
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We'd love to include your photos in our newsletter! Feel free to send to info@iliadbooks.com , let us know that it's okay to use the photo, and we'll include it in a future newsletter.
If you need more photos/videos of Zeus and Apollo please visit our Instagram page or our Pet Gallery (where you can also see photos of our earlier felines).
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