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London: Herbert Press, 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. HB/ DJ, Both VG+ to Near Fine condition. SIGNED & inscribed by author on 1st blank page. Also signed on errata slip, formerly taped inside front cover. Stated First (UK) Edition (""First published in GB 1981""), no note of further printings. DJ bright & glossy w/ only v. light rubbing & edge wear, sm. UK retail price label on back. NO chips or scuffs- DJ shows well. Red cloth binding square, crisp, clean & unmarred. Gold spine lettering are crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & unmarked. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Well preserved copy.

New York: McGraw- Hill, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $4.95; both Near Fine to Fine condition. Stated First Edition; 1st printing- no note of further ones. INCLUDES: publisher's request card for review prior to publication; laid-in, as found. DJ w/ mylar protective sleeve, is glossy, bright & clean w/ only trace of rubbing & edge wear. NO chips, tears or sun fade. DJ displays very well. Tan board binding w/ light brown cloth spine is tight, clean & square w/ trace of rubbing- otherwise unmarred. Gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean, unmarked w/ trace of toning. NO hinge splits, owner name, etc.: NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy. Reliable, fast! (6)

Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1988. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $24.95); Fine+/ VG condition. DJ is VG; bright, clean & glossy w/ light rubbing & edge wear, 1 v. small closed tear bottom rear panel. NO chips or sun discolor. Book is Fine to New. Black cloth binding is tight, square, clean, & bright w/ NO flaws. Silver spine lettering crisp & intact. Text & endpapers tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits, owner names or remainder mark; NOT ex library. Very handsome, well preserved copy. ***Reliable, fast! (31ah)

George Braziller, 1973. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Good+ to VG condition trade paperback; would be VG to Fine, except for taped corner crease (1.5) on front cover- NOT torn. Stated First (paperback) Printing. Binding tight, bright, clean & square w/ light rubbing & edge curl. NO spine crease or remainder mark, NOT ex library. Text is tight, clean & UNmarked. Very nice copy.

New York / Washington, D. C. ( Speech ): Frederick A. Stokes Co. / Government Printing Office (speech), 1910. First Edition. Hard Cover / Staple Bound (Sp). Good/No Jacket. TWO items included: 1) The North Pole"": Hardcover/ no DJ; both Good+ to VG condition. First Edition, 1st printing- ""September, 1910"" boxed w/ publisher's FAS logo on copyright page, same year on title page. 373 pages, 9.75"" x 7"", frontis w/ tissue protector, numerous color & b/w photos, 6 panel color fold-out map at back, top edge of text block bright gold gilt. Blue cloth binding tight & square w/ some rubbing, soil, light fraying at ends of spine- none severe. Gold title on front crisp & bright w/ sm. scuff obscuring part of O & L in ""POLE""- pretty minor (about 20% of O, 10% of L). Gold spine lettering tarnished or a little rubbed but totally legible. Copy displays well. Beautiful old owner bookplate dated 1914 inside front cover, neatly pencilled sm. gift note dated 1910 in corner of half title page. Front pastedown… Read More

McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?); Near Fine+ to Fine condition. First Edition, 1st printing per full no. line. Oversize 11 x 8.75"". Glossy color pictorial board binding is tight, square & clean w/ little use- trace of rubbing & 4 miniscule bumps to top edge of covers (very minor). Sharp corners. NO frays, scuffs or spine discolor. All lettering & decoration crisp & intact. Endpapers & text are tight, clean & UNmarked. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Very handsome, well preserved copy.

Philadelphia: William H. Pile's Sons / Jacob Smedley, 1884. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Appears to be true First Edition. William H. Pile, printer. Title page states For Sale by Jacob Smedley/ 304 Arch Street/ Philadelphia/ 1884"". Very neatly done pen inscription dated 1885 on 1st blank page. Approx. 7"" x 5"", green cloth binding, bevelled board edges, 132 pages. VG to VG+, esp. for age. Binding shows light rubbing & soil, couple minor scuffs on front. Minor wear at edges & along spine. Just a bit of fray at spine base & corners (no bumps). Gold gilt title & decoration on front cover crisp & intact. Gold edge bands on spine almost all intact. No sun. Back cover has blindstamped title. Dark purple floral decorated endpapers. Text only faintly toned, mostly at edges. Tight, unmarked copy- NO hinge splits or cracks, NOT ex library. Handsome copy- well- preserved & displays well.

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1903. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. VG condition, esp. for age & genre. Hardcover, no DJ, 342 pages, illus. w/ glossy frontis & 3 plates in text. Assume First Edition & 1st printing- copyright page states only c. 1903 by Saalfield, same date on title page. MUCH better quality & production standards than many Saalfield's. Maroon cloth binding w/ deeply embossed, multicolor, front cover hunting scene (in swamp). Front cover particularly vibrant & intact; deep colors & minimal wear/ soil- sharp, crisp & clean. Spine & back cover show some lightening from sun (mostly on spine) & rubbing, light soil- but not bad, in my opinion. Gold spine lettering intact & totally legible. Minor frays at top & bottom of spine, NO corner bumps, though hint of fray- again, minor. Book displays extremely well. 2 small ink letters on top right corner of 1st blank page; text otherwise tight, clean, unmarked. A hint of toning to text. Tight copy, w/ slight spine… Read More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. First Edition. Cloth. New/New. Hardcover/ DJ; both New condition. First Edition, 1st printing per no. line. DJ is glossy, bright & clean; maybe a trace of shelf wear- basically unmarred. NO frays, rubs, scuffs, tears or sun. Maroon cloth binding is tight, bright, clean & square. NO bumps, rubs, scuffs or sun. All gold spine lettering & decoration crisp & intact. Text & endpapers tight, clean, UNmarked. NO remainder mark, bookplates, etc.; NOT ex library or book club. Very handsome, well preserved copy- both DJ & book display extremely well. ***Reliable, fast! (7ah)

London: UPSO, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?); both Fine condition. Stated First Edition & 1st printing- no note of furthher ones. Glossy white pictorial (map) board binding is clean, square & bright- trace of shelf wear, 1 very minor dent (almost missed it) top front cover. All lettering & decoration is crisp & intact. Text is tight, white, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Very handsome, well preserved copy. NOTE: heavy, ooversize 12 x 8.5"" volume. Excellent copy. ***Reliable & fast! (117)""

London: Dobson Books Ltd / Dennis Dobson, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover/ DJ (has UK price 4.95 Pounds); both VG condition. Stated First Edition (""First Published in Great Britain in 1978""), 1st printing- no note of further ones. DJ is bright & glossy w/ light rubbing, 2"" tear incorporating 1""triangular chip at top of back panel. Blue board binding is tight, square & clean w/ v. narrow strip of partial sunfade along top edge. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Owner last name & short inscription on 1st blank page. Text is tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- both DJ & book display very well.

Den Haag, Netherlands: CIP Data Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Assume First Edition. 252 pages. Date of publication is estimated- probably newer. Thesis for University of Utrecht, bound as trade paperback. Includes 7 chapters, some previously published between 1992 & 1994 & co- authored. Size 9 1/2 x 6 3/4"". Text in English, summary & curriculum vitae in Dutch. Illus. with photos, diagrams & charts. **Condition: VG+, overall. Glossy blue covers w/ photo of author & a macaque on front, show light wear- still glossy. Curl to front cover (straightening), small white scuff on back tear approx. 1/2"", at top of spine- not major. Saw only a few underlines, highlights (neatly done), all in 1st chapter. By far, most of book is unmarked. Text shows little use. Tight, white, clean.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2010. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Hardcover/ DJ; both As New condition. First Edition & 1st printing per no. line. DJ bright, clean, glossy & unmarred. Dark gray board binding has no wear or flaws. Silver spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Excellent copy. ***Reliable, fast! (98ah)

New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 2012. Trade Paperback. Fine. Fine+ to New condition trade paperback. Binding is clean, glossy & tight w/ little to no use. Text is tight, clean & unmarked. NO spine crease or remainder mark, NOT ex library. Great copy. ***Reliable, fast. (5)

London: Intype, 1994. Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ no DJ; Near Fine to Fine condition. SIGNED & inscribed by author, w/ date 1994, on 1st blank page. NO publisher- printed by Intype, London; copyright page states ""Revised & Reprinted 1994""- POSSIBLY a limited edition. Color frontis, color & b/w text photos, map, 179 pages. Blue cloth binding is clean, square & bright- trace of shelf wear (NO bumps, sun, soil, etc.). All gold cover & spine lettering is crisp & intact. Copy displays very well. Minor light brown age speckling on top edge of text block. Text is tight, white, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Very handsome copy- I don't think you'll be disappointed.