Collins: London, 1958. Hardcover. 8 x 5.25", blue cloth, 677pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities bumped, flys toned, ink name and address from former owner on front fly else a good copy in a rubbed, stained, creased and price clipped (torn) dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (NAP). More about THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING
Little, Brown & Co.: Boston, (1962). Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.5", cloth-like boards, covers rubbed and soiled, spine ends bumped, foredge of textblock a bit soiled, in a rubbed and edge-worn dustjacket with ink numbers on front flap. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. More about KING RAT, A Novel by
Tnag Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation: Springfield, NJ, 1978. Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 7.5", gilt-lettered boards, 425pp + pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped, rear inner hinge cracked, light staining to foredge else a good copy in an edge-worn/torn, rubbed and creased dustjacket. "First Printing in English". SCARCE. More about TAN SOO DO (Soo Bahk Do
Charles Scribner's Sons: NY, 1942. Hardcover. Illus. by author, 8.5 x 5.75", red cloth, 273pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped, pp (especially endpapers) toned, couple pp roughly opened; a good copy in a well worn, toned, creased, torn and chipped dustjacket. FIRST EDITION ("A"). More about THE AMERICAN COWBOY
American Publishing Co.: Hartford, CT, 1874. Hardcover. Author's portrait frontis; "Profusely Illustrated by Thomas Nast and Other Artists...", 9 x 5.5", old calf, 617pp, covers very worn, spine cover gone, hinges broken and barely holding, two front blanks detached (but present), ink stamp and ink names of former owners (including... More about EVERYBODY'S FRIEND, Or Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor
University of Detroit Press: Detroit, MI, 1986. Hardcover. Photos, oblong 8.75 x 10.5", gilt-dec leatherette, 241pp with index, very minor shelf wear, first few pp with light creasing else a nice copy in a lightly edge-worn dustjacket. "Limited Edition of 1500 Copies", this copy INSCRIBED "To Kathleen and Ralph- with... More about LEONARD B. WILLEKE, Excellence in Architecture and Design
Thos. Cook & Son: London, 1921. Hardcover. Photos, illus; folding maps, 7 x 4.5", gilt-lettered limp red cloth, 956pp, covers rubbed and darkened, ink name of former owner on front blank, pp toned, textblock cracked near end, but still a good, usable copy with the folding map in back pocket... More about COOK'S HANDBOOK FOR EGYPT AND THE EGYPTIAN SUDAN, With Chapters on Egyptian Archaeology [fourth...
Laureate Press: Bangor, ME, (2002). Paperback. Photos including author's portrait, 11 x 8.5", glossy pict wraps, 206pp with index, covers a little rubbed and soiled, rear cover with creased corner, contents nice. SCARCE book. More about THE TOMB OF LARS PORSENNA AT CLUSIUM, And Its Religious and Political Implications
Published by Author: Hudson, MI, nd. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 49pp, covers lightly rubbed and darkened, extremities worn, top forecorner of front cover torn, inner hinges cracking, former owner's address label inside front cover else a nice copy of this SCARCE collection of poems by this Michigan author. More about MOTHERS- Yours and Mine
Stanford University/Grabhorn Press, 1940. Hardcover. Illus. by Pauline Vinson, oblong 8.25 x 11.25", cloth backed printed boards, 112pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped, cloth spine spotted; contents good. Foreword by Louis Acamic. One of 500 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Country by country and their influence on San Francisco. More about AROUND THE WORLD IN SAN FRANCISCO
Benzinger Brothers: NY, 1955. Hardcover. 7 x 4.5", leather-like cloth, 628pp + lxxvi Index and Contents, corners a little bumped, a little rubbed, former owner's address label on front fly else a nice, clean copy of this SCARCE item. Authors are Joseph P. Christopher, Charles E. Spence, and John F. Rowan. More about THE RACCOLTA Or A Manual of Indulgences, Prayers and Devotions Enriched with Indulgences
Lotus Press: Detroit, 1980. Paperback. Illus. by author, 8.5 x 5.25", pict wraps, 104pp + index, covers a little rubbed and unevenly toned, EX-LIBRARY with usual markings otherwise a nice, clean copy of this SCARCE title. Anthology including works by Etheridge Knight, Naomi Long Madgett, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, etc. More about DEAR DARK FACES: Portraits of a People, Selected and Illustrated by
Press of the Star-News: Pasadena, CA, (1938). Hardcover. Photos, 9.25 x 6", gilt-lettered green cloth, 351pp with index, covers rubbed, corners bumped, some wear to bottom of rear cover's foredge, prelims yellowed, but still a good copy of this SCARCE book. More about ALTADENA, Compiled for the Altadena Historical and Beautification Society
(Greenfield Review Press: Greenfield Center, NY), (1976). Paperback. 9 x 6", wraps, 63pp, covers a bit rubbed and unevenly toned, edges of textblock a bit yellowed else a nice copy with the errata slip. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR; photo of author behind bars is on rear cover, along with a.... More about GOLGOTHA: Letters From Prison, Poems by
(Max Stein: Chicago), nd. Paperback. 7 x 4.5", pict wraps, 75pp + ads, covers worn, soiled and edge-torn/chipped; foredge of textblock abraded, pp very toned and brittle; cheap printing; #44 of the "Atlantic Library". SCARCE, though. More about A CASE OF IDENTITY Or Sherlock Holmes Detective
(Max Stein: Chicago), nd. Paperback. 7 x 4.5", pict wraps, 75pp + ads, covers worn, soiled and edge-torn/chipped, foredge of textblock abraded, pp very toned and brittle; cheap printing; #49 of the "Atlantic Library." SCARCE, though. More about THE LOST RING
Garden City Publishing: Garden City, NY, 1946. Hardcover. Illus., 13 x 10", pict boards, 125pp with index, covers a bit rubbed and yellowed, extremities bumped and fraying, in a rubbed, torn, darkened and edge-worn dustjacket. SCARCE in dustjacket. More about CAROLYN WELLS EDITION OF MOTHER GOOSE, Illustrated by Margie, Emmons, Janet Robson, Sharon...
Tiger's Eye Publishing: Westport, CT, 1947-1949. Paperback. Nine issues. Each illus., 10.25 x 7.25", pict wraps, vp, quite rubbed, covers creased and edge-worn; a rather well read set. Thomas Merton, Kenneth Rexroth, Theodore Roethke, Stephen Spender, Conrad Aiken, Kenneth Patchen, John Cage, William Carlos Williams, Jean Genet, etc. The lot. More about THE TIGER'S EYE [literary and art magazine, full run Vol 1, 1-9
Robert Smith & Co. State Printers: Lansing, 1892. Hardcover. 9 x 6.5", blindstamped black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 732pp. EX-LIBRARY, covers worn, sunned, spine torn, etc., inner hinges/textblock cracked, pages toned else contents good. Some of the topics covered in the article: snow shoeing, squatters, perilous navigation, exploring in... More about SOME INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, a fourteen page article in the...
Western Book Concern: Cincinnati, 1862. Hardcover. Printed for the author. Frontis, 3 plates, 8 x 5", blindstamped dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, aeg, 431pp + ads. Covers poor, lacks free endpapers, ink name, contents have staining, soiling. Reading copy. Some of the Michigan locations: Sault Ste. Marie, Keweenaw, Eagle... More about LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MISSIONARY LIFE: Containing Travel, Sketches, Incidents...During Nine Years...
Edwards Brothers: Ann Arbor, 1946. Hardcover. Illus., 9.25 x 6", blue cloth, yellow lettering on cover, 77pp + folding chart. Spine sunned, covers have light staining else very good condition. Comes with a printed advertisement with glowing reviews of Pewabic Pottery and Mary Chase Stratton from various newspapers and the Detroit Museum of Art. More about CERAMIC PROCESSES
Greenwillow Books: NY, (1979). Hardcover. Illus., oblong 8 x 10", cloth backed embossed boards, unpaginated, extremities a bit rubbed, covers unevenly sunned else a rubbed, creased and edge-torn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. More about BEN'S TRUMPET
(The Kresge Foundation: Troy, MI), nd. Paperback. 10.25 x 7.75", pict wraps, 60pp, a nice, clean, fresh copy. McGee is a Detroit area African-American artist. More about "Charles McGee, 2008 Kresge Eminent Artist" [cover title
Harry N. Abrams: NY, (1989). Paperback. Illus., oblong 9.75 x 10", glossy pict wraps, 113pp, spine sunned else a nice, clean copy of this FIRST EDITION (NAP), SIGNED BY HELEN FRANKENTHALER NEXT TO HER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT opposite the Acknowledgements page. More about HELEN FRANKENTHALER, A Paintings Retrospective
Western Book Concern: Cincinnati, 1862. Hardcover. Printed for the author. Frontis, 4 plates, 8 x 5", blindstamped brown cloth, 431pp + ads. Covers fair, inner hinges/textblock cracked, front cover loose, ink name/blindstamp (George D. Tramp), pencil notes, frontis detached, staining, sunning, pressed flowers, offsetting from newspaper clippings. Reading copy. Some... More about LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MISSIONARY LIFE: Containing Travel, Sketches, Incidents...During Nine Years...