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NY: Harper and Brothers, 1849. Later Printing, Revised . Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the title page, " Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin and scripture proper names. Revised and enalrged by Chauncey A. Goodrich." 2 notable "flaws" affect the leather binding, a separation at the front hinging of the spines top of nearly 2" and the spine itself has what seems to be a largely superficial cracking at its center, will attempt to show both in foto. The hard leather covers have other age appropriate scarring and abrasion all of a relatively minor nature. Upper tips have abrasion thru leather and lower back tip is notably bumped. The original owner has lightly penciled his name/date (1850) and so forth on the first endsheet and at the top of the title page. While the text has full edge marbling 2 issues are worth mention, top is age or dust darkened and the fore-edge may have had a few unopened… Read More

Detroit: Visible Ink, 1991. 1st Paperback . Large Paper Bound/ Stiff Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Good copy, but for bit of cover scuff I'd have put it at Near Fine. Spine totally flat no opening creasing. No names, no marking of any kind, crisp bright, solid text. From the cover,"Say it with a simile, more than 8,000 ways. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Cambridge: MiT Press, 1990. Fourth Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good-/None. Decent trade paperback, unmarked. Back cover has lots of scuff/scar. Spine not creased. Binding solid. Handsome, lightly handled copy no stains or wear to speak of. Full page gift inscription inside front cover (first paste down) unmarked, unbumped. Jacket has wear, bit of abrasion, in new mylar wrapper.

NY: Random House, 2007. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Sub-title, "The impact of the highly improbable." Owners embossing title page, this is only flaw otherwise quite newish. Jacket is bright white and also very sharp. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Menlo Park: Crisp, 1990. 2nd Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. This listing is for 4 crisp, newish trade paperbacks sold as a group at the listed price with one book priced media mail shipping. Above info for the Judd. The others are MLA handbook, 4th, 1995-The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual'1997-The Elements of Copywriyng (hardcover w/ jkt.) 1997 " the essential guide to writing copy that gets the results you want." 4 like new books at the listed price with one book priced domestic media mail shipping. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Madison: Wisconson, 1994. Later Printing . Trade Paperback. Fair/None. From The cover,"Society and Cultural poetics in Mexican-American South Texas." Sturdy, seviceable copy, but much cover edgewear and large amounts of marking, neon pen in text, binding good. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Ives Washburn, 1943. Presume 1st, No Addl. Printings . Hardcover. Good/Poor. From the cover, "Admissions of a free lance writer."Sturdy unmarked copy with typical aged charm. Bit of bumping, boards clean but with trace wear at extremities. Jacket rough as possible, chip outs, tears, edgewear, still adds to the book in it's mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Chicago: University of Chcago, 1993. Later Printing . Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. Decent enough trade paperback reading/study copy. Much cover and text tip wear, text unmarked, binding sound. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Lisse, The Netherlands: Rebo, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. This slick covered, hardcover appears to be an encyclopedic cataloging of modern knives. Unpriced jacket in great shape, no tears. Product of The Netherlands, in English. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Austin: CMAS Books U. Texas Austin, 1995. 1st Paperback . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. This listing is for 2 sold as a pair at the listed price, with one book priced mediamail shipping.FCTMB is very nice, straight Trade paperback copy. The obvious defect is a significant amount of very neat pencilled underling and some pale green hilite. Spine and covers uncreased, text clean. GWG is decent but worn trade paper back, various scars, no marking. " We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Philadelphia: The General Alumni Society, 1917. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. A hardcover, 1332 page directory of the alumni of this institution and it's various schools (Wharton, Towne, Medical, Dental and so forth), lavishly indexed by school/year/geography. While the book shows it's age a good bit, text darkening, some aging of the expected type, yet sound and as near as I can tell unmarked. There seem to be more than one mild, ancient, moisture stain on the books foredge, and on the spines cloth, fairly minor. Seems to be a slightly more casual look at the alumni than the 1922 version. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Barnes & Noble, 2006. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. From the cover,"How magicians invented the impossible and learned to disappear." Hardcover not quite flawless, but very close, clean, bright, tight. Jacket in its mylar wrapper could pass for new. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc,, 1982. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Straight decent hardcover, whose sole real flaw is 4 or 5 small, neat yellow hilitings around the 88th page. A facsimile reprint, apparently, of the 1889 original from Cincinnati. Overall tight handsome copy.From the title page " with special reference to derivation from the Valley Of Virginia.

Hove, Sussex UK: Hove Foto Books, 1992. 3rd Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Trade paperback in great shape, unmarked no creasing. From the cover "illustrated guide with prices for classic and collectable cameras". introduction in English/Deutsch/French, body of text in English. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Lanham: University Press of America, 1997. 1st Paperback-US . Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. From the cover," An inquiry into prisons and Academe." Very sharp copy, sole flaw being a good deal of neat, light pencilled underlining and marginal noting. Covers and spine quite decent. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Attractive, clean and straight hard cover. Jacket approaches Near Fine. Jacket has 2 minor flap creases and just a trace of shelf scuff, newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 1942. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Solid old hardcover with much battered charm. Spine a bit frayed. 2 xlibris plates and scars from removal of taped in material, title page. Binding sound, text unmarked. Blue cloth boards worn but clean and spine gilt lettered. A revision of the 1941 original. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Phila PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1980. 1st Edition No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Very sharp, unmarked copy, bright and tight. Jacket has edge wear and the odd very short tear, looking good in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

S.L.C.: Deseret, 1956. Presume 1st, No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. This listing is for two genealogoy titles sold as a pair at list price. The Kirkham book's sole flaw is gift insc. first endsheet, otherwise bright, straight copy, text unmarked. The other title is hardcover with dustjacket of Greenwood's "The Reasercher's Guide to American Geneaology." In near fine/very good- condition. Book is clean and bright, seemingly unused. No marking. Jacket has the odd nick and scuff. Clean and decent in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Genealogical Society Of Utah, 1928. Presume 1st, No Addl. Printings . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Attractive with a battered charm, navy cover has white fleck, abrasion and bumping. Text is slightly wavy, suspect the character of the paper, aged darkened a bit, no marking noted excepting one small "X". *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*