Recent Arrivals from Abstract Books

NY: HarperCollins, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 483 pp, light smudge fore edge, very good+; blue green boards/black cloth, gilt letters spine, spine ends slightly bumped, near fine; priced color illustrated dust jacket, near fine. Novel spans WWII-2008 presidential campaign of Quinn Patrick O'Connell..

Worldcom, 2002. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Intro page IMS Media Personnel list, contents, official starting lineup, numerical "500" lineup, "500" facts & statistics (pp 1-9), day-by-day trackside reports, Sunday, May 5, 2002 thru Race Day; post race quotes, winner's transcript, historical notes. "57th anniversary of the Hulman Family's restoration of its historic tradition"; b/w Indianapolis 500 & IRL logos… Read more about this item

NY: Random House (simultaneously publ in Canda by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto), 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Full-page color illustrations throughout incl endpapers. Light glue shadow top of endpapers; contents near fine as though unread. 4to, teal boards/gold cloth, Dr. Seuss blind stamp cover, green titles spine, near fine; priced color illustrated dust jacket lightly tanned… Read more about this item

NY: American Book Co, 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 298 pp, preface, appendices incl Suggestions to Teachers & What this Book Contains; b/w captioned photos, drawings in-text, Englewood School stamp front endpaper, page edges lightly tanned, very good+; square 8vo; tan cloth cover w/red embossed drawings, title lightly soiled, bumped corners, good+.

NY: Harper & Row, 1975. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Editi. Weekly Reader Book; 32 pp, half-page color illustrations throughout; owner blind stamp front endpaper, small 8vo, contents near fine; color illustrated cover edges worn, very good+. Story of a very entertaining dog!.

1966. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 145 pp, introduction, epilogue; small 8vo, page edges & back cover lightly tanned, very good+. Inscribed by author title page, "Best regards, Charles F. Fleming Candidate for State Senator". Author Charles Francis ("Chuck") Fleming was a close friend of Governor Schricker. Author lived most of his life in Indiana, graduated from Indiana University, held… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martin's (orig publ Toronto Macmillan Co of Canda Ltd), 1966. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 189 pp, light glue shadow endpapers, St. Paul Episcopal Church Library stamp front endpaper, glued on paper w/same stamp back endpaper, pencil initials H.W. endpapers; small 8vo, yellow/orange cloth; contents very good+; color illustrated, priced dust jacket in taped glassine cover, slightly wavy front,… Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Book. Illus. by Ames, Lee. Very Good. Hardcover. (xvi) 306 pp, acknowledgments + index (xiii); book divided into 5 parts: b/w drawings full-page & in text, few pencil markings, ink checkmark corner front endpaper; laid in newspaper clipping Honestly, Abe... column by Russ Metz (no date); 8vo, rough cut page edges, lightly toned endpapers, top… Read more about this item

NY: Little, Brown, div of Hachette Book Group, 2013. Book. Illus. by Davenier, Christine. Near Fine. Hardcover. Unpaginated, full-page & in text ink & color pencil drawings Davenier, decorated endpapers; square 4to, color illustrated boards, near fine; no dust jacket. Next in series after The Very Fairy Princess and The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage! Little girl follows her… Read more about this item

NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art & Harry N. Abrams, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 40 card stock pp, introduction, solutions to finding details in works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, J. Paul Getty Museum in LA, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in NY and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. as well as from 7… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 279 pp, acknowledgments, bibliography, index. Blue boards, 8vo; b/w photos in text. Fine; near fine dust jacket.

Meredith Publishing (Stated First Edition, 8th printing), 1953. Book. Illus. by Harper, Lee. Very Good+. Clip Binder. 416 pp, index; Numbered tabs for sections including meal planning & nutrition, special helps, jiffy cooking, outdoor cooking, table settings & entertainment, more; b/w & color photos, drawings full-page & in text; every recipe triple-tested, lightly tanned, clean; very good+; 5-ring binder with… Read more about this item

NY: Abbeville Press, 1988. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (xv) 487 pp, foreword authors, acknowledgments, introduction, selected bibliography, letter collections concerning Remington, illustration credits, index, about author; b/w ink drawings primarily in text, few full-page including frontis, small red dot bottom edge, very good+; 8vo, brown cloth w/gold design cover, spine titles, very good; illustrated dust jacket top has… Read more about this item

Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society Press, 2019. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (xvii) 175 pp, foreword, preface, acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, index, b/w captioned photos, few pp yellow highlighting, very good; 8vo, color illustrated cover near fine; no dust jacket. Boniface lived most of his life in Indiana, including attending St. Meinrad where he was one of the first students of color.… Read more about this item

NY: Random House, 1954. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 181 pp + about author, very good+; small 8vo, black cloth. gold lettering spine, near fine; dust jacket in clear plastic sleeve, edge wear, priced crossed out flap, very good. Runyon's father was a sports writer and later wrote about Broadway personalities..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. (xxvi) 690 pp, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, preface, notes & sources, bibliography; b/w maps, drawings, captioned photos, full-page decorated chapter heads w/quotes; fine large 8vo, red boards/tan cloth, red gilt titles spine. near fine; priced dust jacket edge wear, very good. Seven mountains: Canigou, The Calvaire, Brooke Hill, The Pasture, Mount Purgatory,… Read more about this item

NY: Paulist Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Ex-lib, 237 pp, notes on contributors which include Patrick Ryan, O.C.S.O., Therese Lentfoehr, S.D.S., John Moffitt, many more; library stamps, markings front endpaper, title & copyright pp; faint library stamps top & bottom edges, tape residue endpapers, pasted down pocket back endpaper, very good; 8vo, black boards, very good+; color photo priced… Read more about this item

Front Royal, VA: Christendom Press, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. (xiv) 316 pp, foreword, preface, introduction, conclusion, note on archival materials, bibliography, index, fine; 8vo, turquoise cloth, silver titles spine, fine; b/w photo dust jacket near fine..

Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Commission, 1922. Book. Good. Hardcover. 103 pp, announcement John W. Oliver, Director Indiana Historical Commission, State House, Indianapolis, December 15, 1921; list of illustrations, biographical sketch; b/w captioned photos. several pp appear to have been stuck together at one time, but still legible; endpapers lightly tanned, good; small 8vo, navy cloth, gold titles cover, spine slightly… Read more about this item

NY`: Little, Brown Spark, 2021. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. (xvii) 285 pp, author's note, acknowledgments, bibliography, index, about author; b/w captioned photos; marked out what was likely previous owner's info & small number in ink front endpapers; very good+; 8vo, orange boards, spine titles/black cloth, near fine; color illustrated, priced near fine dust jacket..