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Arthur Miller · first published 1945

Fog Magic

Julia Sauer · first published 1943

1st Viking1943 Hardback I own Fog Magic, Viking 1943 Log in to want this

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway · first published 1940

Worth£341 to £685

1st Scribner1940 Hardback £341 to £685Sold £37 · Oct 2026 I own For Whom the Bell Tolls, Scribner 1940 Log in to want this
Jonathan Cape1941 Hardback Sold £71 · Sep 2026 I own For Whom the Bell Tolls, Jonathan Cape 1941 Log in to want this

Forever Amber

Kathleen Winsor · first published 1944

Foundations of Economic Analysis

Paul Samuelson · first published 1947

1st Harvard University Press1947 Hardback I own Foundations of Economic Analysis, Harvard University Press 1947 Log in to want this

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Four Quartets

T. S. Eliot · first published 1943

France, 1814-1940

John Patrick Tuer Bury · first published 1949

1st Methuen1949 Hardback I own France, 1814-1940, Methuen 1949 Log in to want this

Franz Kafka

Max Brod · first published 1947

1st Schocken Books1947 Hardback I own Franz Kafka, Schocken Books 1947 Log in to want this

Friday's Child

Georgette Heyer · first published 1944

1st Heinemann1944 Hardback I own Friday's Child, Heinemann 1944 Log in to want this

From Slavery to Freedom

John Hope Franklin, Alfred A. Moss Jr. · first published 1947

1st Knopf1947 Hardback I own From Slavery to Freedom, Knopf 1947 Log in to want this

From the Stone Age to Christianity

William F. Albright · first published 1940

1st Johns Hopkins Press1940 Hardback I own From the Stone Age to Christianity, Johns Hopkins Press 1940 Log in to want this

Full Moon

P. G. Wodehouse · first published 1948

1st H. Jenkins1948 Hardback I own Full Moon, H. Jenkins 1948 Log in to want this

Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education

J. P. Guilford · first published 1942

1st McGraw-Hill1942 Hardback I own Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education, McGraw-Hill 1942 Log in to want this

General Endocrinology

C. Donnell Turner · first published 1948

1st Saunders1948 Hardback I own General Endocrinology, Saunders 1948 Log in to want this

General Zoology

Tracy Irwin Storer · first published 1943

1st McGraw-Hill1943 Hardback I own General Zoology, McGraw-Hill 1943 Log in to want this

General and Industrial Management

Henri Fayol · first published 1949

1st Pitman1949 Hardback I own General and Industrial Management, Pitman 1949 Log in to want this

Gentian Hill

Elizabeth Goudge · first published 1949

1st Hodder & Stoughton1949 Hardback I own Gentian Hill, Hodder & Stoughton 1949 Log in to want this

George MacDonald

C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald · first published 1946

1st G. Bles1946 Hardback I own George MacDonald, G. Bles 1946 Log in to want this

George Washington Carver

Rackham Holt · first published 1943

George Washington's World

Genevieve Foster · first published 1941

1st Scribner1941 Hardback I own George Washington's World, Scribner 1941 Log in to want this