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Chicago: Rand, McNally and Co., 1896. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. W. W. Denslow; Ike Morgan . 315p. in decorative publishers cloth binding, shing cotton crops with log cabin in background, title and name in gilt, similarly designed spine. Cover, illustrated frontis, line drawings throughout by W. W. Denslow and Ike Morgan. Inscribed/signed by the author: Dr. Q. S. McNair, I have a fondness for one of the characters in this book - old Gia. He is full of weakness, and I like weaknesses - they are so human. Opie Read Private library stamp of Dr. Q. McNair. Gilt top, uncut text block. Read published a total of 54 separate books, of which 31 were novels, 18 were book-length compilations of short fiction such as that published in the Arkansas Traveler, the magazine he founded. He edited five newspapers of the U.S. South: Statesville Argus, Bowling Green Pantograph, Louisville Courier Journal based in Kentucky, and The Evening Post and Gazette of Little Rock, Arkansa, which was a… Read More

New York: Atheneum, 1/1/1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed. Atheneum, 1961. Small 8vo, hardcover signed, in matte black/blue dustjacket, not priceclipped. Dustjacket shows sunfade, rubbing and wear along rims. Inscribed by Author on title page.

Pittsfield: Caxton Society, 1910. Pictorial cover. Good. A deluxe edition, 12pp., sewn two on with silk cord, printed on handmade paper with pictorial borders and defining typeface for the Caxton Society. Illustrated wrappers and tipped in frontis byRaymond Nott (1888 - 1948), the Missouri born artist who studied at the Chicago school of art before working with the Roycroft Studios. The Dreamers is the most noted essay of optimist Herbert Kaufman, who lent his verse for the Caxton Society publication with his blessings. It was lauded as a typographical high point for the society. None found in OCLC to date.

Salamanca : Sergio A. Mendez-Penate , 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. 84pp + index, petite softcover in cream paper wrappers. Subtlest wear, trim and bright. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quijoe.