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Marijampole, Lithuania: Dirvos spaustuve, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Kazio Simonio. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, rectangular binding measuring 6.75 inches tall and almost 9.75 inches wide. Cloth exterior is quite worn, particularly on the edges. Spine has chips and splits. The internal binding is good but, because of the biting style, the page block is a bit wiggly. Decorated end pages in front and rear are free of any handwriting and bookplates, no library markings, no signatures. The bottom of the front end page is stamped "Printed in Lithuania". Pages are toned due to age and there is quite a bit of foxing on the end pages as well as the text pages. There are 14 pages of introduction, followed by 47 pages of artwork which is on gloss type paper. At the end of the book is an additional six pages which appears to be descriptions and history. Book is in Lithuanian.

Chicago, IL: Spauda "Lietuvos" / Jonas Naujokas, 1912. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards with gilt on front. Boards are quite clean for their age with only minor spotting present. The book would normally grade as near fine to fine but there is a pretty hard bump on the lower outside corner, which goes to the entire book. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. The original owner's info is stamped on the front pastedown as well as the preface (Rev. Lewis J. Mendelis of Baltimore Md.) and his signature is lightly written in pencil on the opposite end page. No other handwriting or other markings noted. The last text page has a small chip in the upper inside corner and there are a few light smudges on the backside which is blank. The main pages have no noticeable issues other than the slight creasing from the corner bump mentioned earlier. Upton Sinclair attended a… Read More