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Baum, L. Frank: The Sea Fairies. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., (1911). First Edition, First Printing. Very near fine in light green cloth covered boards with dark green text on the spine and the design of a character in orange on the spine. The front board is covered with a color printed, paper label with very light scuffing and wear. An octavo of 9 by 6 3/4 inches with printed, color end sheets conforming to Binding A as defined in Paul Bienvenue's The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum p.244. The cloth and the head and heel of the spine is a bit rubbed. The ownership page is blank. Without its issued dust jacket. This was Baum's first book in the Trot series which was a departure from the Oz series of books. (240) pages followed by a blank verso. Illustrated with 12 color plates from engravings by John R. Neill and a number of vignettes. . A very attractive and clean copy of this first edition with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Bienvenue, p.243)
TB32487 $650.00

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Bird, Isabella: The Englishwoman In America. Chicago, Ill.: The Lakeside Press, 2012. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. The book remains protected in the publisher's original shrink wrap. 370 pages including an index followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with a two page color map and 42 color plates including the frontispiece. An abridged version of the original 1856 British edition, edited by Thomas Philbrick, of a memoir by Bird of her travels through the United States beginning in 1854. This title is the 110th volume in the longest running collection of series Americana.
TB32513 $25.00

Bradford, Alden: History of Massachusetts For Two Hundred Years From The Year 1620 To 1820. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, And Co., 1835. First Edition. Good+ in its original 1/4 cloth and light brown paper covered boards with a printed paper label on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 5 5/8 inches with heavy rubbing to several areas of the cloth joints, but with the hinges tight and strong. The paper covered boards are marked with water stain spots and heavily rubbed at the tips. The end sheets show spots of foxing as do many of the pages throughout the text. Without a dust jacket and it is doubtful if it ever had one. 480 pages including an extensive appendix and text. The fold-out frontispiece map of Massachusetts is in very good condition with one two inch long closed tear professionally repaired with archival tape. There are no plates in this copy as called for in Howes. (Howes, B-697 Sabin, 7223);
TB32535 $225.00

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Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nunez: Narrative Of The Narvaez Expedition. Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2013. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap protection. 186 pages including an index and followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with maps (some in color) a color frontispiece and numerous engravings and plates from earlier works of art.
TB32515 $20.00

Disney, Walt, and Jean Ayer: Donald Duck And HIs Friends. Boston: D. C. Heath And Company, (1939). First Edition. Very good+ in printed tan cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and colored illustrations on the front and rear board with printed end sheets. An octavo of 8 3/16 by 6 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine turned inward, the front and rear boards are lightly scuffed and the spine is lightly soiled. Without a dust jacket. 102 pages of text "told by Jean Ayer" and illustrated throughout with color images created by The Walt Disney Studio. One of the Walt Disney Story Books. A very clean and collectible copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB32536 $80.00

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Ellis, F. S., Translator: Reynard The Fox. London: David Nutt, 1897. Reprint of 1897. Very near fine in an elegant full, polished calf leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text on black leather in two of the compartments and the gilt image of a fox on the upper compartment. The title is repeated on the front board in gilt and it is accompanied by a gilt outlined fox in a black, religious robe. All edges of the text block are gilt. A 12mo of 7 3/16 by 5 3/8 inches with the front joint repaired using the Etherington Japanese tissue technique and with the front hinge repaired using Japanese tissue to allow the decorated end pages to show through. This copy is contained within a Sangorski & Sutcliffe, paper covered slipcase with animal decorations which match the end pages of the book. At the rear of this copy is a bookseller's ticket of the J. W. Robinson company. 289 pages of text including an index. Illustrated with woodcut devices, chapter headings and vignettes by Walter Crane. Printed by the Chiswick Press of London.
TB32469 $450.00

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Fanning, Nathaniel: Fanning's Narrative. n.p. [Chicago]: LSC Communications, 2018. First Edition Thus. Fine in teal cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders both boards and the Lakeside Classic logo on the front board at the top of which is "LSC Communications" the new publisher of the Lakeside Classic titles. The top edge of the text block is gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book remains in the original, publisher provided, shrink wrap. 346 pages including an index and text. Edited by Thomas Philbrick. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and plates from earlier works of art. Connecticut native, Thomas Fanning, provides this narrative of his life at sea during the American Revolution beginning in May of 1778 and ending with his return to New York in November of 1783 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris which brought the war to its final end. During his time at sea, Fanning served under John Paul Jones and experienced the battle with the HMS Serapis.
TB32519 $65.00

Franchere, Gabriel: A Voyage To The Northwest Coast of America. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1954. First thus. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board with a gilt top edge to the text block. Edited by Milo Milto Quaife. Laid-in is a compliments of the season card from Charles C. Haffner, Jr. of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. The author was one of three clerks employed by John Jacob Astor to work at the mouth of the Columbia River in the American North Pacific from 1810 to 1814. 318 pages including an index followed by a list of previoius titles published in the Lakeside Classic Series. Illustrated with a frontispiece, photographs, etchings and three maps.
TB32540 $25.00

Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay: The Federalist and American State Papers. Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1980. Limited Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are orange silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. The edges of the text block are all gilt. Illustrated by satirical drawings by Geoffrey Moss. This version of The Federalist was researched and edited by Jacob E. Cooke who compared and analyzing the early editions of The Federalist to present the best possible composite of the original paragraphs to include original spellings and corrections. An octavo measuring 91/4 by 61/8 inches containing 687 pages of text. With the apparent failure of the Articles of Confederation to allow the new nation of the United States to effectively govern itself it became apparent in May of 1787 that the Articles would have to be replaced by a more resilient and cohesive document. This gave rise to the creation of what we now know as the Constitution of the United States. Once the document was drafted it was necessary to have it accepted by at least nine states before the new government could take control. Each state in the then Union was permitted to either approve the document or reject it and if rejected go on its way on its own. The state of New York was considered critical to the adoption process. The authors of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay saw the importance of encouraging the voters of the state of New York to approve the new Constitution. To this aim they each created essays, written under a single pseudonym, which were published in various New York newspapers. The resulting assemblage became known as the Federalist and has since been considered one of the three most important documents produced by the United States. Even Thomas Jefferson "acclaimed The Federalist as 'the best commentary on the principles of government ever written,' and it has often been quoted in Supreme Court decisions." (Introduction of this title.) This is one of the Franklin Press's volumes in their series The 100 Great Books of The Western World. Unlike the original document this version attributes each essay to its author. The final 38 pages of this copy are devoted to the American State Papers which are: The Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; and, The Constitution of the United States of America.
TB32543 $165.00

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Hilton, James: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Very near fine in light yellow cloth covered boards with blue text on the spine and on the front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 inches with the top edge of the text block slightly dust stained and cloth on the front board shows faint spots of foxing. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with 1/16 inch deep chipping across the upper edge of the spine area which is tanned and with nicks to the fore corners of the front and rear panels over the tips of the boards. Signed "Sincerely | James Hilton" on the first free end page. James Hilton's classic of which Alexander Woolcott is quoted as saying of it: "A tender and gentle story as warming to the heart and as nourishing to the spirit as nay I can remember." 126 pages of text. A highly collectible copy of a signed and classic first edition.
TB32457 $850.00

James, General Thomas: Three Years Among The Indians and Mexicans. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1953. First thus. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and front board with a gilt top edge to the text block with a bump to the cloth on the spine 3/4 of an inch below the head of the spine and with a prior owner's name and address written at the upper edge of the front paste down. The Lakeside Classic release of 1953. The collective narratives of the author who took part in two major explorative operations. One in 1809-1810 to gain additional knowledge of the Upper Missouri and a second as a trader to Santa Fe in 1821-1823. 297 pages including an index.
TB32537 $25.00

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Jewett, Sarah Orne: The Country Of The Pointed Firs And Other Stories. Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Press, 1979. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A quarto measuring 8 5/8 by 5 1/8 inches containing 425 pages of text. Illustrated with images from black and white photographs by Chansonetta Stanley Emmons and a preface by Willa Cather. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates to mar its appearance.
TB31739 $65.00

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Jones, James: From Here To Eternity. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. First Edition, Presentation Edition. Very near fine in black cloth covered boards with rubbed and worn gilt text stamping on the spine. There is a prior owner's address label on the limitation page. In a very good-, unclipped dust jacket with very heavy wear and rubbing to the folds to the flaps, very shallow chipping across the upper edge of the spine area, a 2 inch closed tear from the upper edge of the spine area running down the fold to the front panel and the rear panel is heavily tanned. A presentation edition signed by the author on the limitation page and with this copy identified as number 954. The author's first book and the winner of the National Book Award. The book was made into a motion picture in 1953 and it won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
TB32467 $400.00

Kelly, Luther S., Edited by Milo M. Quaife: "Yellowstone Kelly" The Memoirs of Luther S. Kelly. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1926. First Edition. Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine are slightly rubbed. In a good+, price clipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch deep chip at the upper edge of the spine area which is tanned. There is rubbing to the upper edge of the front panel and two short closed tears to the edges of the rear panel. 268 pages including an index, text and illustrated with photographs and reproductions of early art works one of which is by Charles Russel. With a forward dated March 1, 1921 by Nelson A. Miles, Lieutenant-General, U.S.A. who employed Yellostone Kelly as his chief scout. With his ability to speak the Sioux language Kelly was an invaluable aid to the Army in its campaigns against the plains Indians. Following his initial discharge from the Army in 1868 Kelly spent many years as a hunter and trapper in the Yellowstone region learning the trails and geography in Wyoming and Montana. Very uncommon in jacket.
TB32533 $200.00

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poetical Works (8 of 11 Vols. ). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1904). Reprint. All 8 volumes of this set of eight are in very good+ to near fine condition in 3/4 dark blue polished Morocco and marbled paper covered boards with five raised bands on the spines with gilt text and gilt tool work in all compartments. The top edges of the text blocks are gilt, the end sheets are marbled paper matching the marbled paper on the covers. Each volume is a small octavo of 7 9/16 by 5 inches. Five of the eight volumes have minor rubbing and wear to the leather at the heads of their spines and all of the volumes have rubbing and wear to the tips of the boards. Without dust jackets as issued. The publisher produced this set as the Craigie Edition of eleven volumes with this set containing volumes I through VIII inclusive. Volume I contains 376 pages of text and the remaining volumes have between 350 to 400 pages. Each of the volumes are illustrated with frontispiece portraits of Longfellow at various times in his life and each volume contains a number of plates by various artists.
TB31605 $350.00

Macy, Obed: The History Of Nantucket; Being A Compendious Account Of The First Settlement Of The Island By The English. Boston: Hilliard, Gray And Co., 1835. First Edition. Very good+ in its near original blue-green, blind embossed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine A 12mo measuring 7 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches with the unfortunate fact that the spine has been stamped up-side-down with gilt text. The cloth over the lower tips of the boards and one small spot on the heel of the spine is worn through. tips of the boards and in a few places on The contents are quite clean and free of foxing; however the end sheets do show mild foxing. 300 pages of text followed by 8 pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with a frontispiece map (with spots of foxing) of the Island and one plate from an engraving. Wright Howes considers this title "mildly rare". (Howes, M-195; Sabin, 43687)
TB32532 $600.00

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McGraw, Eloise Jarvis and Lauren McGraw Wagner: Merry Go Round in Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1963). First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in printed white cloth covered boards with black text and decorations on the spine and with wrap around printed art work on the boards and spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 5/8 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine modestly crimped inward. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with 1/4 inch chips from both ends of the spine area and very small chips to the fore corners of the panels over the tips of the boards and with several spots of very light rubbing to the front panel. This copy conforms to Binding A as per Paul R. Bienvenue's incredibly well document and researched bibliography: The Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum & Oz. Also as pointed out by Bienvenue, it was only Binding A which had a dust jacket. 303 pages of text and illustrated throughout with black and white, line art vignettes by Dick Martin. A very bright and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Bienvenue, p.142)
TB32494 $400.00

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Mitchell, Margaret: Gone With the Wind. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Twenty-fourth Printing. Very good+ in its original gray cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 8 3/8 by 5 3/4 inches with the cloth at the corners of the spine rubbed and worn, the spine has attained a modest concave position and there is a gift inscription on the first free end page. The original text block is clean, unmarked and shows only a hint of age toning. In its original unclipped dust jacket which is in very good- condition with small chips at the corners of the spine area, as well as numerous closed tears at the ends of the spine area and rubbing to the folds to the flaps. This is the 24th printing of this title with the date: "December, 1936" on the copyright page. A classic novel of the Civil War and the author's only book which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. 1037 pages of text.
TB32466 $400.00

Quaife, Milo Milton: The Southwestern Expedition of Zebulon M. Pike. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1925. First thus. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with clean and bright gilt decorations on the front board and the text on the spine is only very slightly tarnished. The cloth at the corners of the spine are lightly rubbed. The fold-out map is in place before page 3 and is in fine condition. The 23rd volume in the Lakeside Classic series for 1925. First published in 1810 by C. & A. Conrad & Co of Philadelphia. Zebulon Pike's narration of the expedition he lead through the southwestern parts of the Louisiana Purchase in 1806-1807. A very bright, tight and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB32544 $150.00

Quaife, Milo Milton: The Commerce of the Prairies by Josiah Gregg. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1926. First thus. Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with gilt decorations to the front board and the top edge of the text block gilt. There is a unobtrusive bump to the upper edge of the front board. The Lakeside Classic release of 1926. Following ten years on the Santa Fe trail, Josiah Gregg first published this book in two volumes in 1844 when it was released in London and New York simultaneously. 343 pages including an index, text and illustrated with a frontispiece and a three color, fold-out map which shows no wear or damage. A narration of the frontier west and a classic in the study of trade taking place along the Santa Fe Trail.
TB32531 $135.00

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Roosevelt, Theodore: Through The Brazilian Wilderness. Chicago, Ill.: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2016. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. Still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap. 342 pages including an index followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with a colored frontispiece, two maps and numerous photographic reproductions throughout the text. This title is the 114th volume in the longest running collection of series Americana. The print run for this title was drastically reduced leading to great difficulty finding this title on the secondary market.
TB32523 $40.00

Schwartz, Evan I: Finding Oz How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 purple and yellow paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 5 7/8 inches with map end sheets of "The Marvelous Land of Oz". In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with a 1/3 inch deep closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel at the fold to the front flap and very light rubbing to the upper edge of the spine area. 374 pages including an index, chapter notes, postscripts, epilogue and text. Illustrated with black and white images from photographs.
TB32541 $30.00

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Slocum, Joshua: Sailing Alone Around The World. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2017. First Edition Thus. Fine in teal cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders both boards and the Lakeside Classic logo on the front board at the top of which is "LSC Communications" the new publisher of the Lakeside Classic titles. The top edge of the text block is gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued. Still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap. 324 pages including an index, glossary of nautical terms, appendices and text. Edited by Thomas Philbrick. Illustrated with line drawings of the deck plans of the Spray, a frontispiece photograph of the author on board the Spray, maps and several color images and line art vignettes.
TB32520 $50.00

Smith, Thorne: Topper Takes A Trip. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. First Edition. Very near fine in its original maroon, cloth covered boards with slightly tarnished gilt text on the spine. A small octavo of 7 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches with an area of 1/2 inch from the top of the spine where the cloth is faded. I n a good+, unclipped dust jacket with a 3/4 to 1/2 inch deep chip from the upper edge of the spine area which is heavily tanned and with the outer limits of the panels slightly tanned. 325 pages of text. Illustrated with chapter headings by Herbert Roese..
TB32471 $200.00

Starbuck, Alexander: The History of Nantucket County, Island, And Town Including Genealogies Of First Settlers. Boston: C. E. Goodspeed & Co., 1924. First Edition. Very good+ in its original, dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and borders on the spine. A thick octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with a prior owner's name and date of purchase "at Nantucket Island" on the first free end page. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is rubbed and worn. The contents are clean, unmarked and free of foxing and tanning. 871 pages including an extensive index. Illustrated with four fold-out maps and numerous black and white photographic reproductions. A small errata slip is tipped in at page 703. A very clean and handsome copy which is extremely uncommon in first edition.
TB32534 $400.00

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Stevens, Doris: Jailed For Freedom The Story of the Militant American Suffragist Movement. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2008. First thus. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders on the boards and with decorated end papers and a gilt top edge to the text block. Without a dust jacket as issued. Edited by Marjorie J. Spruill. Still contained within the publisher's shrink wrap. The Lakeside Classic edition for 2008. 404 pages of text including an index and a list of the Lakeside Classics published as of this date which is followed by one page of image credits. Illustrated with 44 reproductions of engravings, lithographs and photographs some of which are in color.
TB32524 $20.00

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Thompson, Ruth Plumly: The Giant Horse of Oz. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, circa 1941. Later reprint. Fine in its original decorated orange cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with a printed paper label on the front board which has only a tiny bit of rubbing to its upper edge. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches with a 1/3 inch closed tear to the cloth at the heel of the spine and very light rubbing to the cloth at the upper corners of the spine and over the tips of the boards. In a very good+, unclipped ($1.75 price is lined out) dust jacket with small chips and rubbing to the ends of the spine area, a one inch closed tear to the lower edge of the front panel, minor rubbing to the edges of the front panel and light rubbing to the fold to the front flap. 283 pages of text and illustrated with black and white, line art full pages and numerous black and white vignettes by John R. Neill. With 34 Oz Books listed on the rear flap of the dust jacket, ending with Scalawagons of Oz,which was first printed in 1941. A very bright and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Bienvenue, p.110)
TB32489 $100.00

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Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton: The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. London: Chatto and Windus, 1887. 1887 Printing, A New Edition. Very good+ in its original, decorated brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and black bands on the spine and black rules and a gilt design with gilt text in its center. A small octavo of 7 3/4 by 5 inches with very light rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and over the tips of the boards. There are two dated gift inscriptions of "1910" on the recto of the frontispiece and on the dedication page. Without a dust jacket. The complete title reads: "The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation Being A Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing Written By Izaak Walton and Instructions How to Angle for A Trout Or Grayling In A Clear Stream By Charles Cotton With Original Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G. And Sixty Illustrations from Designs by Stothard and Inskipp." 320 pages including an index, text and illustrated with steel engravings followed by 31 pages of ads by the publisher. There is an additional engraved title page and frontispiece of Walton.
TB32472 $125.00

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