Roycrofters: East Aurora, 1910. Hardcover. Frontis, title page, decorated initials and tailpieces by Dard Hunter. 7 x 5", 1/4 blindstamped brown leather, brown boards, teg, ribbon, 132pp. Covers have light rubbing, spine sunned, leather scuffed/scraped, ribbon fraying else very good condition. "Anybody can order, but to serve with grace, tact..... More
Roycrofters: East Aurora, 1907. Paperback. Cover design, title page, initial letters and decorations by Dard Hunter. 7.5 x 5", green suede, green satin pastedowns, ribbon, 161pp. Covers sunned, front inner hinge cracked, ribbon detached and frayed, offsetting from a newspaper clipping else good. "So here then endeth White Hyacinths, being..... More
Detroit, nd (c. 1906-1911). Hardcover. 5 x 2.25", brown leather over boards, black lettering on front cover, small piece of leather attached to hold a pencil (not present), black pastedowns/stiff pages, unpaginated (6)pp. Covers worn and rubbed, spine torn and missing spine tips, extremities worn, contents have pencil notes and..... More
Scribner's: NY, 1954-1963. Hardcover. 3 vols. Photos, 9.25 x 6.5", 688pp, 714pp; 508pp with indexes, extremities bumped and worn, ink names of former owner, contents a bit used, in worn, extremity-worn/chipped dustjackets (vol. 2 dustjacket is creased and torn with tape repair). More
Scott, Foresman and Company: Chicago, (1953). Hardcover. Written by John A. O'Brien, William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot. Illus., 8 x 6", pict green cloth, 159pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, crayon scribbles and an ink inscription from former owner ("please do not write in this..... More
Scott, Foresman and Company: Chicago, (1946). Hardcover. Illus. by Keith Ward, 8 x 5.5", pict cloth, 191pp, a fairly rough copy with cover wear and soil, ink, crayon and pencil writing, finger soiling; but, a complete copy of the 1946-47 edition. More
Scott, Foresman and Company: Chicago, (1953). Hardcover. Written by John A. O'Brien, William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot. Illus., 8 x 6", pict green cloth, 159pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, ink inscription from former owner inside front cover (with remnants of old price sticker), front..... More
Hurst & Co.: NY, nd (c. 1890s). Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", pict cloth, 262pp + publ. ads, covers with extremity wear/fraying, some dark spotting to spine and back cover, ink inscription from former owner on front fly otherwise pretty nice, in a worn, darkened, edge-chipped, torn and incomplete (missing most..... More
vp, 1965-1967. Paperback. Sent to a young sports fan in the mid 1960s, in postally used (and some roughly opened) manila envelopes, mostly programs, some team photos. Includes (1965 unless noted): Williamsport Mets, Quad City Angels, Gastonia Pirates, Indianapolis Indians, Seattle Angels, Charlotte Hornets, York White Roses (packed with Oklahoma..... More
vp, 1966. Paperback. Sent to a young man in the mid 1960s, most in postally used (and roughly opened) manila envelopes, mostly programs, some pocket schedules included, too. Includes: Fort Wayne Comets, San Diego Gulls, Dayton Gems, Portland Buckaroos, Muskegon Mohawks, Port Huron Flags, Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Totems, and Memphis..... More
Auto Owners Insurance Co.: Lansing, MI, 1930. Paperback. 27 x 20" (folds down to 9 x 4"), nicely preserved copy, with 12 inset maps of major cities, mileage table, etc. Nice. More
Johnston and Bacon: London, nd. Paperback. 24 two-sided cards: recipe on one side, tartan on other, nice condition, in worn, torn and incomplete box. SCARCE. More
Frederick Warne and Co.: London, nd (c. 1880). Paperback. 12 color plates by Kate Greenaway plus other text illus., 4 x 3.5", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec limp morocco; aeg, unpaginated, front cover detached and very worn with cello tape holding it on, old cello tape staining on front flys; rear cover..... More
South Manchuria Railway Co.: Dairen, 1916. Paperback. Color illus.; folding map, 7.25 x 5", pict stapled wraps, 59pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities a little worn, contents are nice, and folding map looks perfect. Lots of ads. More
Film Weekly: London, 1933. Paperback. Photos; ads, 12.5 x 9.5", pict wraps, 35pp, covers a little worn, pp loose (staples gone) else a nice copy of this British gossipy movie magazine. Cover photo of Maureen O'Sullivan, beginning of Galsworthy's LOYALTIES, "The Eternal Bachelor" (William Powell), "The Star Whom Joan Crawford..... More
Liberty Magazine: np, 1933. Paperback. Illus., photos; ads, 11.5 x 9.5", pict stapled wraps, covers worn a bit with edge-chips and tears, contents toned and fragile, still an interesting issue; also "Roosevelt's Place in History" by H.G. Wells, Part Five of "Tarzan and the Lion Men" by Edgar Rice Burroughs..... More
Associated Publications Inc.: Kansas City, MO, 1932. Paperback. Ads, 12 x 9.25", wraps, 18pp, very minor edge wear, loose (staples removed) but an unusually well preserved copy of this movie distributor journal. Also "Sales Methods and the New Season", "'Miracle Man' Gets Extra Week in Kaycee", "Exhibitor Commends Editorial Against..... More
San Francisco Black Exposition Inc.: San Francisco, CA, 1972. Paperback. Photos; ads, 11 x 8.5", stapled wraps, 22pp, covers worn and finger soiled, corners bumped and creased, contents a bit used. Guests included Ray Charles, B.B. King, Earth Wind and Fire, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Taj Mahal, Dudley Randall..... More
Afro-American Research Institute: NY, 1971. Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 23pp, covers rubbed and darkened, contents good. "Early Black Education" by Leo McGee, "Sonny" [Liston] by Clayton Riley, "The Second Future", a poem about Angela Davis by Robert T. Bowen, etc. Cover has drawing of Angela Davis..... More
Tamalpais Union High School: Marin, CA, nd (1970). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, (48)pp, cover rubbed and darkened with green ink X on front cover, contents with some scattered light spotting; still, a good used copy of this SCARCE book of photos, poems and essays by young..... More
The Twenty-Thirtian: Sacramento, CA, 1931. Paperback. Photos; ads, 11.25 x 8.25", pict wraps, 20pp, covers rubbed and toned, whole issue creased vertically, staples rusty; a good, used copy of this SCARCE newsletter from the 20-30 Club. Inside the rear cover is the Club Directory, listing clubs in California, Nevada and..... More
np, 1968. Paperback. Photos, illus.; ads, 17 x 11.5", newsprint self wraps, (28)pp, edge-tears, browned, folds, old paper address label (partly removed) on front cover but still a nicely preserved piece of counter culture. Articles on Jerry Rubin, "A Black Writer Comes Home to Black Power" by Ted Joans, Scientology..... More
Da Boom: Cleveland, OH, 1972. Paperback. Photos; ads, 17 x 11", newsprint, 24pp, browned and worn, some wear and edge-tears, some mis-folds, but still a nicely preserved copy, with much on George McGovern, Cleveland politics, etc. More
Lily Mills Co.: Shelby, NC, 1956-1958. Paperback. Each 10.5 x 7.5", pict stapled wraps, unpaginated, some wear and bent corners else still nice copies of this SCARCE publication. Includes issues 1-56, 2-56, 3-56 (two fabric samples), 1-57, 3-57, 1-58 (three fabric samples), 4-58. The lot. More
Creative Crafts: Heartland, MI, 1941-1944. Paperback. 14 issues. Ads, each 11 x 8.5" (though a few pp are 8 x 14"), stapled mimeographed self-wraps printed on rectos only (mostly), vp, pp with folds, worn and toned, last issue with folds and edge-chipping/tears; still a remarkably well-preserved, SCARCE collection. Includes: April..... More