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NY: Doubleday, Doran and Co, 1928. 1st Am. ed. Hardcover. VG+/G+. 8vo. 320pp. Pict. dj (by Nadejon) over blue cloth; paper label and paper cover pasted on. Boards replicate wrap-around jacket. Dust jacket is marred by heavy chipping w. some loss at extremities; tear at fore-edge of upper cover; 1'' tear (closed but ragged) along rear joint at top & bottom edges; separated rear inner flap. And last but not least the corners of the inner flaps are shallowly clipped; price missing. However, all this is for the sake of accuracy and the fact remains that the dj. is attractive and presentable. Boards: moderate edgewear; bumping to spine; cracking of upper hinge starting from the middle but not touching head nor tail. In archival plastic.

Beirut: Almassar, 2000. No additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 4to. 224pp. Black cloth covered boards. TEXT IN FRENCH. B&W photos throughout. Pictorial Dj. covered in protective mylar.

London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo (7"x5.5"). 253 + 239pp, +publisher's ads. Brown cloth-covered boards with black/red decoration & giltstamped title to spine. Heavy shelfwear: corners rubbed/soft, joints rubbed, lightly soiled, small discolored areas; sun darkened spine, spine slant (vols 1&2). Previous owner's name in pen to half title, pages toned (vols 1&2). Cloth rippling to upper cover (vol1). Crack to upper hinge & lower hinge starting (vol1). Crack to lower hinge & extensive notes to rear fep (vol2). Covered in seller's protective mylar.

Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Kewaunee Manufacturing Company, 1935. No add'tl ptg. Hardcover. G/No dustjacket as issued. 4to. 391pp. Shelfwear and rubbing along edges and spine. Blue Cloth covering boards with gold lettering. Sightly speckled with what appears to be white paint. Previous owner's name inscribed inside of upper cover. Contains pictures, illustrations, and descriptions of various items from Kewaunee Manufacturing company in Wisconsin.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. Uncorrected proof. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo. 247pp. Red and yellow illustrated warps. Very small blemish on fore-edge of text block. Signed by author on title page.

Newton, NJ: Rock Chapel Press, 1988. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo (8.5"x5.5"). 341pp. Illustrated paper covers (Robert Crumb). Light shelfwear: light scuffs, laminate starting to wrinkle at fore-edge, corners rubbed. Lightly soiled textblock edges. Erased pencil marks to ffep. B&W frontis, B&W plates.

NY, NY: Vantage Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 8vo. 97pp. Red cloth covered boards. Edge of text block lightly foxed. Illustrated Dj. soiled and rubbed. One inch closed tear on upper joint. Dj. covered in protective mylar. Inscription by auhor on ffep. A memoir about an architect's experience in the Asheville area.

Dehli, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to (11"x9"). 151pp. + plates. Hot pink cloth-covered boards with giltstamped title to spine. Very light scuffs. Pages toned. B&W plates to rear. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar: light edgewear.