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Austin Jenkins: Washington, DC, 1920. hardcover. Illus, 8 x 6", pict cloth, vp, covers rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, one page detached, pp with edge-tears and soiling. Salesman Sample (prospectus) book, with sample pages, sample spine affixed inside front cover; not the entire book. Floyd's short stories are..... More
Simon and Schuster: NY, 1953. hardcover. 8 x 5.5", glossy pict boards, 240pp, covers a bit rubbed and soiled, ink inscription from former owner (somewhat erased) inside front cover, pp heavily toned (as ususal), still a decent copy of the FIRST EDITION. May have been a review copy, since it..... More
Lindberg Engineering Co.: (Chicago), nd (1940s?). Hardcover. Frontis by Paul Hazelrigg, 10 x 7", red cloth with paper title label on front cover, 121pp, extremities a little worn, pp a little edge-toned, but still a nice copy of this SCARCE edition. "Printed by Lindberg Engineering Company for their Friends at..... More
Barricade Books: NY, (2000). Hardcover. Photos, 8.75 x 5.75", boards, 214pp with index, minor extremity bumping and wear, full page inscription from former owner on front fly, but still a nice copy in a lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED "For Ken, Good luck on your Book writing..... More
Polemic Press: San Francisco, 1985. Hardcover. 9 x 6", boards, 361pp, very minor extremity bumping and wear else a nice, clean copy in a lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. "The True Story of Detroit's Purple-Licavoli Gangs' Take-Over of an Ohio City" More
Orange Frazer Press: Wilmington, OH, (2009). Paperback. 9 x 6", glossy pict wraps, 329pp with index, very lightly edge-worn but still a nice, clean, fresh copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JOSH KATZOWITZ, AND ONE OF THE PLAYERS FROM THE 2007/2008 TEAMS, PUNTER KEVIN HUBER (2..... More
The Mosher Press: Portland, ME, 1931. Hardcover. 9 x 6", yellow cloth backed boards, 346pp, covers rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped and worn, former owner's bookplate inside front cover and ink name/address on front blank, textblock edges a bit toned; a well used book. FIRST EDITION, WITH FULL PAGE BOLD..... More
The Erudite Press: Concord, MA, 1902. Hardcover. Frontis photo + three other illus., 9.5 x 6.5", cloth backed boards with front cover and spine title labels, 142pp, covers heavily worn, extremities bumped and fraying/chipping, inner hinges cracked, spine label quite worn, textblock edges toned with some toning and scattered finger..... More
Privately Printed: Detroit, 1924. Hardcover. Tipped-in photo frontis, 9.5 x 6", two-tone gilt-lettered cloth, 53pp on laid paper, minor dust soiling to front cover else a nice, clean, fresh copy. Chapters include: "Services And Experiences In The Spanish-American War", "An Adventure In Newspaper Ownership" (Detroit Free Press), "Business Activities". LIMITED..... More
Carey, Lea & Blanchard: Philadelphia, 1837. Hardcover. 7.75 x 4.5", purple cloth with paper spine label, 270pp + ads, covers rubbed, extremities bumped, spine sunned and worn (especially spine label, which is also chipped), eps toned, scattered spotting. FIRST EDITION but volume one only. With errata slip bound in. More
Monarch Book Co.: Chicago, (1902). Hardcover. Illus., 9.5 x 7", gilt-lettered and gilt-pict green cloth with inset photo of Talmage on front cover; sample spine design on rear cover, vp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, eps toned, finger soiling, with blank sales sheets in rear and "Special..... More
Dodd, Mead and Co., 1899. Hardcover. Illus., 7 x 5", gilt-ruled brown cloth backed boards, 113pp + facsimiles, extremities a bit worn, spine a little cocked, textblock a smidge edge-toned but still a nice copy. Second Edition (after the First Limited Edition), INSCRIBED "E.G. Keen, Esq. with the regards of..."..... More
Duffield & Co.: NY, 1911. Hardcover. With eight full page color plates "...reproduced from paintings..." by Maxfield Parrish, 9.5 x 7.5", later 3/4 black leather; marbled boards, teg, 373pp with index to first lined, beautiful covers with gilt-lettered and gilt-dec spine, contents a little toned at edges else a nice..... More
Percival & Holt: Chicago, IL, nd. Hardcover. Illus., 10 x 7", red cloth backed gilt-lettered leather, vp, covers rubbed and darkened, extremities bumped and chipping, front inner hinge cracking, some toning and finger soiling to text, with sample leather spine label inside front cover, with red cloth spine sample and..... More
Marlow & Co.: (NY), (1996). Hardcover. Photos, 9.25 x 6", textured boards, 272pp with index, spine ends and top fore-corner of front cover bumped, in a lightly rubbed and corner-bumped dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "Best Wishes to Dan P___...7/14/03" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, STANTON T. FRIEDMAN. With "Autographed by..... More
Doubleday & Co.: Garden City, NY, 1930. Hardcover. Illus. by Salvador Dali, 10 x 7", red cloth, 127pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities lightly worn, spine ends bumped else a good copy in a rubbed, edge-torn/worn, spine darkened dustjacket with large abrasion on front cover and some abrasions and staining on..... More
The Torch Press: Cedar Rapids, 1924. Hardcover. 9 x 6.5", cream colored boards, 84pp, covers unevenly toned, paper spine label starting to chip, endpapers toned, but still a nice, unopened (uncut) copy, in a rubbed and toned slipcase...FROM THE LIBRARY OF FORMER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND U.S. SENATOR (from..... More
Harvey House: Irvington-On-Hudson, 1966. Hardcover. Illus., 10.25 x 7", brown cloth, gilt lettering, 223pp, pict dustjacket. Very good condition, dustjacket is price-clipped with edge tears and archival repairs else good to very good condition. Foredge painting, which came to popularity in the 18th century involved painting scenes or images on..... More
Nisbet: London, 1865. Hardcover. Fore-edge painting, text illus., 8 x 6", full black leather with decorative blindstamping, raised bands, gilt gauffered edges, marbled endpapers, 256pp. Covers have light wear and rubbing, spine repaired including a small area of cover next to spine, inner hinges cracked, ink inscription from 1869, scattered..... More
American Bible Society: NY, 1858. Hardcover. 9.5 x 6.5", full brown leather, gilt lettering on front cover, aeg, 212pp. Covers worn/shelfworn, light staining, spine sunned, endpapers/blank pages soiled with water staining, contents toned with occasional light soiling. Large print. More
Thompson & Thomas: Chicago, (1900). Hardcover. 8.5 x 6.5", gilt-lettered pebbled cloth, 669pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn (especially corners), inner hinges cracked, pp quite toned; a well-used copy of this standard alternative medical text. "Revised and Enlarged in 1900" More
Arsenal Pulp Press: Vancouver, (2002). Paperback. Illus., 9.5 x 8", pict wraps, 296pp with index, a nice copy except the former owner (a retired librarian) taped a numbered label to bottom of spine. More
John Lane Bodley Head: London, (1929). Hardcover. Illus. by John Austin, 10 x 6.5", gilt-lettered and gilt-pict black cloth, 333pp, extremities bumped and a bit worn, some finger prints to front covers, endpapers unevenly toned, textblock edges toned else a very nice copy in a rubbed and lightly edgeworn dustjacket..... More
Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies: (Norman, OK), 1979. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict wraps, 478pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities a bit worn, contents still nice. SCARCE. More
Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans: London, 1850. Hardcover. Fore-edge painting, frontis, 9.5 x 6", full dark red leather, highly gilt dec blindstamping, raised bands with gilt lettering. Floral pattern in the panels, inner dentelles gilt, aeg, marbled endpapers, 691pp. Shelfworn, replacement spine, leather has some scuffing/scraping, corners bumped and worn..... More