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Richmond: Garrett and Massie, 1932. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Quarto. xvi, 206 pp. First edition, signed by Page on the half title. As issued, backed in cloth with cloth-over-boards; spine sunned and covers a bit soiled; contents clean. This copy is from the library of Eppa Hunton IV, grandson of the Confederate General and United States Senator by the same name. Additionally is a letter from Page to Hunton IV about the book and the several mentions of General Hunton in this epic poem. Page remarks about having read some of these passages from the manuscript to Hunton IV's father; a warm note indeed; laid in typed response (unsigned) to Page. Hunton IV has noted in pencil the pages on which his both of his grandfathers appear, General Eppa Hunton and General Willam Payne. There is pencil underlining and brief marginal notes at those pages. A very nice association copy.

Rosewell Page, 1926. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo.[8], 153 pp., frontis, plates. First edition. In publisher's cloth; ten plates including the frontispiece. A fairly bright copy; very subtle moisture exposure to the bottom edge of the front board, quite minor; a very presentable copy; hinges are a trifle loose; contemporary owner names on the front free endpaper; a few pages with pencil marginalia, otherwise clean. Uncommon county history in this the first edition privately published by the author.

London: John Lane, the Body Head, 1907. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 12mo. [6], 200 pp. Second Edition. Green ribbed cloth with title in gold on the spine. Binding a bit toned, particularly at the spine. Corners and spine ends are only a trifle frayed. Offsetting at the endpaper; textblock is evenly toned. Paget was a prolific author and critic. This is a fairly uncommon and early edition of one of her collections of supernatural fiction.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1925. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. [6], 317, [1] pp. First edition. In original cloth, lacking the dust jacket. A bit of edgewear including some fraying at the corners and tail of the spine; contents are generally clean. A fairly nice copy of this Professor Anselm Kreutzemark thriller. Rollyson, Critical Survey 1, pp. 84-7.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1981. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [10], 93, [2], [1 (blank)] pp. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Palmer on the title page. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Light foxing to the spine else a bright, clean copy in a similarly sharp, price-clipped dust jacket.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. x, 400 pp. First American edition. Backed in cloth and paper over boards with dust jacket. Binding is clean and solid; two corners are lightly bumped; a few pages are dog-eared; dust jacket is a trifle shelfworn but presents well enough. A fairly nice copy of Pamuk's second novel.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [10], 241 pp. First edition, first printing. In publisher's decorated cloth with dust jacket, price intact on the front flap. Binding with only very minor wear; an early bookseller's tick on the front free endpaper; contents clean; dust jacket is a bit clipped at the edges but presents quite well. A striking jacket.

Kirkton-Woodham Historical Research Committee, 2002. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Folio. [1], v, 401 pp. As issued, in red imitation leather with title vignette stamped in gold on the front cover. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper, other clean. A wealth of information, profusely illustrated.

Richmond: Wm. Ellis Jones, 1906. Original Wrappers. Good binding. Octavo. 106 pp. First edition, thus. As issued, stapled in printed wrappers. This copy lacking the rear wrapper. Front wrapper worn with chipping to the edges; closed tear in the middle of the cover near the inner margin; front wrapper and last leaf are a bit soiled; some moisture exposure and faint tidelines to the top of the last dozen leaves, and light rippling but no tidelines to the top margin of the last half of the pamphlet--all of this is relegated to the margin. "Much of this unit history consists of the author's own and many experiences, which appeared originally in serial form in the Southern History Society Papers" Nevins I, p. 142. Dornbusch II, 40; Howes P-70.

Richmond: Wm. Ellis Jones, 1906. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo. 106 pp. First edition, thus. Early cloth with title in gold on the front cover, printed wrappers bound in. Light gray cloth shows some soiling and uneven sunning to the both covers; evidence of a bookplate removed from the front pastedown otherwise, contents are clean; VA booksellers ticket on the rear pastedown. "Much of this unit history consists of the author's own and many experiences, which appeared originally in serial form in the Southern History Society Papers" Nevins I, p. 142. Dornbusch II, 40; Howes P-70.

New York: New Directions, 1985. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. xiv, 208 pp. First edition. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. A very bright copy with just a bit of light foxing to the textblock edges; dust jacket is a trifle toned at the extremities, otherwise crisp; price intact on the front flap. An uncommon edition of this collection of work by the Chilean poet and physicist.

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. xviii, 507 pp. First Edition, signed by Parramore on the half title. A bright, fresh copy. Dust jacket has a small scratch on the rear panel.

Boston: Adams & Nourse, 1788. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 46, [2] pp. First edition. As issued, stitched into self-wrappers, untrimmed. Covers toned and contents foxed; one leaf with a long closed tear at the top margin intruding a couple of lines into the text, but generally a very nice copy with a contemporary presentation inscription on the front wrapper. In this election sermon, Parsons describes the qualities of a successful ruler, a topic, one would imagine, at the forefront of people's mind just a few years after the close of the Revolution and the outset of the a new republic. In his estimation, leadership and government are ordained by god and a successful ruler (a term used by Parsons more than one would expect given the new democratic government in which there are no "rulers") "should study to approve themselves to God, to their own consciences, and to the virtuous among their people, if they would be desirous to be useful, and increase the joy of their citizens" (p.… Read More

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1939. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 182 pp. First edition; limited edition, one of 800 copies. As issued in coarse red cloth. Spine is a trifle toned; light rubbing to the spine ends and corners; clean copy, internally. Very Good or better copy of this the second collection of Patchen's poetry.

Broadside. Print. Image is 8" x 6" on and 11" x 7.5" sheet. Printed in black on cream paper, recto only. No date but Patri was active from the 1920s-1970s but this is early- to mid-20th century. A powerful print of a soldier holding a rifle behind a group of men, all looking over their shoulders with anger. One man is holding up the frame of a slumping woman. Near fine. Giacomo Patri was an Italian-born illustrator, painter, instructor who emigrated to San Francisco as a teen. He studied at The California School of Fine Arts. He taught at the California Labor School before it closed, a casualty of McCarthyism. In 1948 he founded his own school, the Patri School for Art Fundamentals which was aimed at teaching adults with no art background. An important artist and educator, today is perhaps most remembered for his 1940 wordless novel, White Collar: A Novel in Linocuts, a story of workers during the Depression.

Broadside. Print. Image is 9" x 5" on and 11" x 7.5" sheet. Printed in black on cream paper, recto only. No date but Patri was active from the 1920s-1970s but this is early- to mid-20th century. A very nice print in keeping with Patri's sympathies with workers. A striking image of the side of a ship with a large cargo net filling the frame. A pallet of boxes dangles from a hoist while men below observe and another on the ship leans over to watch. Near fine. Giacomo Patri was an Italian-born illustrator, painter, instructor who emigrated to San Francisco as a teen. He studied at The California School of Fine Arts. He taught at the California Labor School before it closed, a casualty of McCarthyism. In 1948 he founded his own school, the Patri School for Art Fundamentals which was aimed at teaching adults with no art background. An important artist and educator, today is perhaps most remembered for his 1940 wordless novel, "White Collar: A Novel in Linocuts," a story of workers during the Depression.

Boydell Press, 2002. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo. xxxvi, 147, [1], [32, (plates)] pp. First Edition. As issued in paper over boards binding with printed paper title label on the front cover. Light wear to the binding. Light pencil marginal brackets and occasional notes, otherwise Very Good+.

Lynchburg, VA: J. P. Bell Company, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 12mo. 96 pp., illus. First edition. In publisher's cloth with seal on the front cover. Spine a bit toned; light wear to the spine ends and corners, but largely a clean, bright copy; textblock is a little bit shaken. Illustrations and portraits thoughout. A nice history of this prestigious university. Uncommon in this the first edition. Haynes 13764.

Charlottesville, VA: Michie Company, 1915. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. 12mo. 96, [6 (index, ads)] pp., illus. Second edition. In publisher's blue cloth with title in gold on the front cover. A very nice copy but for the gold stamped title that is tarnishing to copper. A nice history of this prestigious university with many illustrations. Uncommon in this condition. Haynes 13766.

London: Brabazon Aylmer, 1687. Disbound. Good binding. Small quarto. [8], 138, [2 (publisher ads)] pp. An anonymous tract, one from a series of tracts in which Payne, a Church of England clergyman, takes aim at aspects of Catholic doctrine. Throughout his short time in public life, Payne was known for being an excellent preacher but regularly in the middle of controversial topics. Printed in black with printed marginal citations and notes in Latin and Greek. Removed from a binding; sewing loosed in the process and thick textblock is in two pieces. Complete, including preliminary leaf with the license to print as well as the two-page publisher's advertisement at the rear. Uncommon. ESTC R12583; DNB.