Charles Scribner's Sons: NY, 1937. Hardcover. Illus. by author, 11 x 8.5", cloth backed pit boards, unpaginated, cover rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, top of spine sunned, pp toned, margins of eps browned, in a worn, torn and chipped (but SCARCE) dustjacket. FIRST EDITION ("A").
Renown Books: Los Angeles, CA, 1974. Paperback. Ads, 7.5 x 5", pict wraps, 128pp in double columns, minor edge wear, light staining to rear cover else a nice, clean copy.
The City of Detroit: Detroit, 1922. Paperback. 9 x 6", stapled wraps, 77pp, covers worn, darkened and detached with ragged left edges, contents a little worn with some darkening to foredge of page 3. SCARCE little book. The Mayor was James Couzens. SWAF.
(U.S. 66 Highway Assn.: Clinton, OK), 1968. Paperback. Illus., 9 x 8", stapled self-wraps, (12)pp, covers a little rubbed, spine taped with yellowing cello tape, some creasing, but still a nice brochure merging the US Interstate Highway system with the old Route 66. With photos of the sites to see...
Mid-Century Book Society: NY, 1961. Paperback. 7.5 x 5", stapled wraps, 28pp, covers a little toned and used, some bumping to upper forecorner of textblock else a nice copy.
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1940. Paperback. 8.5 x 6", wraps with paper title label on front cover, 54pp, covers a bit rubbed and soiled, yapped edges wrinkled, covers unevenly sunned, couple of small spots on front endpapers else a nice unopened ADVANCE COPY with printed sheet from the publisher (with...
Elliot Stock: London, 1895. Hardcover. "With numerous portraits and illustrations", 9.5 x 6", gilt-dec pict green cloth with beveled edges, 333pp + ad for "The Book-Hunter in Paris", covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, spine quite dull, little paint spots on front cover, pp edges toned; a rather well worn and well used copy.
Galcit, California Institute of Technology for the Air Technical Service Command: np (US Army), 1946. Hardcover. Illus; photos, 11.5 x 9.5", cloth binder, 799pp + folding charts, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped, metal ring inside front cover rusting, bookplate and ink name on cover of former owner, musty smell...
James Duffy: Dublin, 1844. Hardcover. Frontis, engraved title and one other full page engraved plate, 10 x 6.5", full gilt-ruled straight grained leather; aeg, 622pp with index, covers heavily worn, extremities bumped, front cover detached (but present), leather spine label missing, ink name of former owner (dated 1940) on front...
New Directions: (NY), (1945). Hardcover. 9 x 5.5", black cloth, 242pp, minor edge wear else a nice copy in a rubbed, edge-worn purple dustjacket with wear and short tears to hinges and minor chipping at spine. INSCRIBED "For H.G. Salsinger with all good wishes..." AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Frederick A. Stokes: NY, 1939. Hardcover. Illus. by Robert Lawson, 10.25 x 7.5", gilt-lettered and gilt-pict red cloth, 120pp, covers rubbed, extremities fraying, spine ends bumped, spine badly sunned, inkspot on foredge of textblock else a nice copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP, SD), INSCRIBED "to Veronica Hutchinson with my...
(A.B.A. Enterprises) np, 1971. Paperback. Illus. by T.E. Ford, 8 x 5.5", pict wraps, 95pp, covers rubbed and soiled/spotted, pp edge-toned and a little worn.
T. Fisher Unwin: London, 1912. Paperback. 7.5 x 5", pict wraps, 128pp, spine browned, minor extremity wear (especially to bottom of spine) else a nice copy of the Seventh Edition (revised). INSCRIBED "Annie with love from her old friend..." AND SIGNED BY LILY YEATS, SISTER OF THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM BUTLER...
The Macmillan Co.: NY, 1920. Hardcover. 16 full page color plates by Arthur Rackham, 8 x 6", gilt-dec green cloth, 318pp, covers heavily worn, spine creased, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned at edges, heavy finger soiling and use. Still, with 16 full page color plates by Arthur Rackham.
Summit University Press: Livingston, MT, 1984. Hardcover. 2 vols. Illus., 9 x 6", pict boards, vp, covers with a hint of minor shelfwear else a couple of nice copies in spine-sunned but otherwise nice dustjackets. Pearls of Wisdom Vol. 27. FIRST PRINTINGS.
Publ. by Author: Detroit, MI, nd (c. 1920). Hardcover. Frontis photo of author, 7 x 4.5", gilt-ruled full red morocco, SIGNED BINDING BY CUNEO; aeg, 380pp, covers nice, pp with some finger soiling and wear, in a lightly rubbed slipcase. Fourth Edition, Twentieth Thousand. INSCRIBED "To my good caddy friend...
Publ. by Author: Detroit, MI, 1920. Hardcover. 7 x 4.5", full gilt-ruled red morocco, SIGNED BINDING BY CUNEO; aeg, 328pp + ad, covers very nice, contents with some finger soiling and light wear, in a recent cloth slipcase. Seventh Edition, Fortieth Thousand. Author's copy. Hawkins was a convicted embezzler, accountant...
Lee and Shepard: Boston, 1888. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 5", gilt-dec brown cloth, 598pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and lightly worn, top corner of front cover pretty badly bumped, pp toned, small spot on bottom edge of textblock, still a decent copy of this fairly SCARCE book. Order of the...
Gallimard: Paris, 1952. Paperback. 7 x 4.5", wraps, 189pp, covers rubbed and soiled with large blue number written at top of front cover, textblock disbound, pp worn and toned, with some pencil notes in rear. Poor copy, but still an interesting one. The Old Man and the Sea in French. Vingt-cenquieme edition. SWAF.
Mercury Press: Shanghai, (1942). Hardcover. Frontis + 16 plates, 9.25 x 6", blue cloth, pict dustjacket, 114pp, back of last page is stamped "522." Covers warped, spine cocked, shelfworn, lacks a spine tip, ink name and date, textblock cracked, last plate has a 1" horizontal tear else contents good to...
Publ. by Author: np, 1917. Paperback. Illus., 8 x 6", pict stapled wraps, 16pp, covers with minor rubbing and wear else a nice copy.
American Book Co.: NY, (1898). Paperback. 8.5 x 6", stapled wraps, 24pp, covers quite worn with an ink name on top of front cover. 24 examples of sentences to copy; former owner has copied the phrases below (some up to 5 times). Included is another number with 24 more sentences...
D.M. Pickering: London, 1875. Paperback. 8.5 x 5.5", printed wraps, 131pp, detached front cover worn and soiled/stained with creased and torn edges, rear cover missing, contents well-worn with a bit of spotting and wear. SWAF.
Hoi Polloi Inc.: NY, 1972. Paperback. 9.5 x 5", dec cardboard cover with slide cover and 10 cards to insert, minor wear else a nice copy.
Popular Fiction Publ. Co.: Indianapolis, IN, 1933. Paperback. Illus.; ads, 10 x 6.5", pict wraps, pp145-272, covers worn, soiled and damped, edges chipped and creased, spine with old tape reinforcing, pp waterstained, browned and worn; a fairly poor copy, but complete nonetheless. Also contains August Derleth ("The Vanishing of Simmons")...
