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Eakin Press, Austin, TX, 1995. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Fine. Book . Fine HB in Fine DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. 238 p., 16 p. of plates: ill., ports.; 24 cm. First American Edition. Red cloth over boards with bright gold title on spine in "as new" condition. Blurb from Walter Cronkite: "... takes you right into the Spitfire cockpit, the briefing room, the ward room, the barracks in a manner that few novels and fewer histories have ever done." This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 238 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Military / World War II; Military & Warfare. . ISBN: 1571680462. ISBN/EAN: 9781571680464. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 236. . 9781571680464

Idaho State Historical Society, n.p, No date. Edition Unstated. Other. Very Good - Used/None as Issued. Book . VG undated collection of 24 8 1/2-by-11" historic photographs and a two page index with descriptions of the images (repeated, in brief, as captions). 2 p.; 24 b & w plates on uncoated paper. Complete set contained in an orange Amfile leatherette twin-pocket portfolio with an illustrated cover. Among those pictured are Kul Kul Tami and Pio Pio Tolekt. "These pictures show how the Indian way of life changed with the coming of White settlement to the Nez Perce country." Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Native American; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 370. .

[Chok Anarkli], [Lahore, Pakistan], 1957. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Lynd Ward. Book For the Lynd Ward completist, as was the previous owner -- Dan Burne Jones who sought to collect all editions of books written and illustrated by Ward. This is his copy of the Pakistani printing of Ward's 1953 Caldecott Metal award-winning book, published through Franklin Publications in New York. WorldCat shows only two holdings: The Library of Congress and the New York Public Library. According to the Library of Congress' description of its Franklin Book Program Collection, "Franklin assisted developing countries in the creation, production, distribution, and use of books and other educational materials. Its efforts were based on the premise that through wider and improved education, underdeveloped nations could better utilize their human resources to help eliminate hunger, poverty, overpopulation, and economic paralysis." As an indication of the effort to… Read More

John Perkins, Boston, 1773. 27th Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fair Condition. Book An attractive part of this book is the quaint poems the original owner has written on the verso of the title page: "Dont Stele this Book | For fear of Shame for | Underneth her lies my | name | Abigail Tucker | Hur Book Bought | May the 21st 1776 | Abigail Tucker -- | Hur Book May god | Give her grase therein | To look and when the | Bells for ^her^ Doth tole -- | ay the god of heaven | Reseive hur Sole --" The imprint reads "Printed for and sold by John Perkins." Not in Evans. Bristol's Supplement #B3526 (cf. Shipton & Mooney #42536) lists a book with the same pagination as "Boston: Printed and sold by William M'Alpine, 1773," but he does not list this variant which appears to have been printed by M'Alpine for Perkins. Size: 6"-7" - Sextodecimo (16mo). 312 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is almost completely detached from the cover and the… Read More

Holbrook and Fessenden, Brattleborough, VT, 1827. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Poor Condition. Book Skeel 220. The revised impression, with the latest corrections. The title page lacks a date, but she dates it as 1827? based upon Table LII, Of Numbers, which provides examples of Roman numerals, the last being for 1827 (p. 144). She describes this printing as, "Undated, and different in make-up from other Holbrook and Fessenden editions. ... This edition resembles most closely that of Middletown, 1829." OCLC shows no holdings for this particular printing, though Skeel in 1958 reported seven copies at Yale, Harvard, the Henry Ford Museum, NYPL, Columbia University, Western Reserve Historical Society and Middlebury College. Size: 5"-6" - Vigesimo-quarto (24mo). 168 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight. The first few pages are are folded at the bottom corner. A few internal pages (87-92) are folded at the upper corner. The illustrations for the fables… Read More

Quarterly Review of Literature, Princeton, NJ, 1989. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book . Fine HB in Fine DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. 45th Anniversary edition. Dark blue cloth over boards, quarter bound in black cloth with bright gold title on spine. Contents are tight, bright and unmarked. Combines four issues: Reg Saner, Red Letters; Jeanne McGahey, Homecoming with Reflections; Jarold Ramsey, Hand-Shadows; Craig Powell, The Ocean Remembers It Is Visible. In "as new" condition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 268 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; Anthologies (multiple authors); United States; 1980s; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 727. .

Rinehart & Company, New York, 1952. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Bernard Safran (dust jacket). Book VG HB in VG- DJ, now protected by archival Mylar cover. 249 p.; 20 cm. Dark grey textured paper over boards with gilt and black title on spine. Novel of the conflict between large landowners and small ranchers in the Wyoming Powder River country during the blizzard of 1888. Presumed first edition. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages are slightly tanned from age. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but the paper is worn through at the tips of the corners and is flaking off at the bottom of the spine. VG- unclipped DJ has some chipping at the tops and bottoms of the folds and spine. The top corner of the free front end paper is torn out (c. 1" x 1"). Illustrator: Bernard Safran (dust jacket). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Westerns; United… Read More

William Edwin Rudge, New York, 1932. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Jacket . Illustrator: Whistler, James McNeill. Book . 12 p., 12 leaves of plates: ill.; 25 x 32 cm. Introductory text is letterpress on heavy stock. The 12 plates are printed on coated stock, tipped onto page and protected by tissue page with description of the work. Ex-Lib with "Withdrawn" label on FEP, which has a 2 1/2" L x 1/2" W chip from removal of card pocket. Library stamps on bottom of title p. and top of verso; bottom of last p. Cover is green paper over boards. Spine has 1/2" loss at top, reinforced with clear tape; call no. sticker. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 24 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Whistler, James McNeill. Quantity Available: 1. Category: ART; Individual Artist; United States; 1930s; Art & Design. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 756. .

Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1973. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . VG HB in VG DJ. x, 262 p. 23 cm. Blue cloth over boards with bright gold title on spine. Clipped DJ has Yale price sticker on front flap; light foxing. "Based on state records and corporation minutes of the four colleges, this history of the shifting alliances between colleges and their state legislatures is an important contriution to an understanding of the development of higher education in America." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 262 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Education; Philosophy & Social Aspects; . ISBN: 0300016069. ISBN/EAN: 9780300016062. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 382. . 9780300016062

William Morrow & Company, New York, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good- Condition. Book Signed by Author. An inscribed copy of a novel by Quaker author Janet Whitney. Based upon the WorldCat listings, it appears this was her first book. It is inscribed "To Caroline Jacob -- | with warm love from her friend | Janet Whitney --." This copy must have been from the first printing, since she has dated it December 1940, though it has a publication date of 1941. Whitney went on to write four more novels and four biographies, usually dealing with Quakers. In this novel she tells the tale of a Quaker girl named Jennifer Carey, born in 1807 to a frail mother and distant father, who sent her off to be cared for by a wet nurse and reared by her her Nurse Biddy. She is pursued by a cad who poisons her father in order to marry her. Jennifer is convicted of the murder of her father and sent to Australia where she tries to clear her name. The book was popular at the time,… Read More

Abelard-Schuman Ltd�, London & New York, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Good. Book This is a rare hardcover for Whittington, who was known as the “King of the Paperbacks,” writing over 200 novels under several different names, most in the crime, hardboiled detective and noir genres, as in this case. According to the blurb on the rear fold, he had written over 50 books by 1957. Not only was this novel published as a hardback, the blurb reports, "With Play for Keeps he is for the first time published simultaneously in the United States and Great Britain." Size: Small Octavo (7 1/2-8"). 170 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked. The pages are clean although they have browned from edge. Fine copy of a well taken care of hardback covered in deep burgundy cloth over boards with the title in bright silver on the spine. No sun-fading to the cloth; tips are sharp. Head and foot of the spine show… Read More

Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, [1938]. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. Pamphlet Promotional pamphlet about Roberts, his work and sources, with an emphasis on how a study of his use of sources can be used in education. Contents: A biographical sketch of Kenneth Roberts; Kenneth Roberts, by B. A. Williams; Literary detective work in Kenneth Roberts' novels, by Clara Claasen; Kenneth Roberts in the schools, by W. J. Graham; The class finds a Northwest passage, by A. T. Hill; Books by Kenneth Roberts; Recent critical opinions; Bibliography (pp. 39-40). Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). 40 pages. Item Type: Pamphlet. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, except for an address label a previous owner has applied to the center of the title page. Wrapper, which is a reproduction of… Read More

Knopf, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good. From the blurb on the front flap: "Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends." Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 383 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Quarter bound in dark wine paper with bright gilt title on spine and black paper over boards. Corners sharp; minimal shelf wear at the foot of the spine. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips, although it appears someone set a mug on the book, leaving a light ring on the front panel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; American Presidents - Abraham Lincoln; United States; Modern; ISBN: 067940788X. ISBN/EAN: 9780679407881. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1130. . 9780679407881

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/Fair. Book This appears to be the First Edition printing of #9 in the Dana Girls series, though it could be a 1941 printing. Even Axe only provides general information on the formats for the books in the series. This has the purple cloth over heavy boards with the silhouette of the girls in a circle on the front cover, which fits Axe's Format I. He calls for the end papers to show the girls reading a letter printed in burgundy; here they are in green. However, he calls for burgundy in Format II (1942-1944), as well, so the green seems to be an alternate color for some bindings. This has a plain frontis, but it is on better paper than the WWII acidic paper of Format II. The dust jacket has the early 50 cent pricing (5050 at the top of the front flap) and lists the series to this title. The the list of Nancy Drew books on the rear flap only goes to "The Clue of the Tapping Heels," which was published… Read More

Cupples & Leon Company, New York, 1942. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/Fair. Book The Cupples & Leon printings are cheaper than those of Grosset & Dunlap from the same era and suffer from amateurish drawings and plots and characters that are more set in the WWII era than other series. In spite of that, as Axe notes, "The Penny Parker Books are eagerly collected today, especially because they are the work of Mildred A. Wit, and are more valuable as collectors' items than other series books that are better mysteries." In addition, he writes, they "are rather difficult to locate today with dust jackets, or even without dust jackets for that matter . . ." (p. 122). The list of Penny Parker books on the front flap lists to #15, "Whispering Walls," indicating a 1946 printing, which matches the poor paper quality. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 206 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight, though the front end papers… Read More

The Macmillan Company, New York, 1930. 6th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG HB in G+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. Sixth printing, Aug. 1930. v, 372 p.: illus., [15] p. of plates, ports., facsim; 25 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gold title on spine; front bottom corner slightly bumped. Gift inscription dated 1930 on FEP. Text block is tight and unmarked with some toning from age. Unclipped DJ is a bit dirty and yellowed from age with 1/2" chip at top and bottom of spine. Intimate biography of Teddy Roosevelt from his long-time friend. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 372 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Presidents & Heads of State; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 626. .

The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, 1966-78. Mixed set. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good-. Book A mixed set of the three volume reference set. Vol. 1 (1774-1850) is the Second Revised Edition, published in 1969. Bound in blue cloth in Fine condition with bright gilt title on the spine. Corners are sharp. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Page edges clean, though the top page edges are browned. Unclipped ($10.00) dust jacket has a slightly darkened spine with a 1/2 by 1/4" indentation and some shallow chipping at the foot. Vol. 2 (1851-1875) is the 1978 printing, labeled "Additions and Corrections Appended." Bound in red cloth in VG+ condition with bright gilt title on the spine. Corners are sharp. There is a small (1/8") darkened dot toward the bottom of the front cover Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Page edges and bright and clean. A bookseller has made some annotations in pencil at the top corner of the free front end paper. Dust jacket has a… Read More