Search Results: Titles starting with S from Boojum and Snark Books

Harmony Books, New York, 1986 An excellent copy of the first edition/first printing: book fine, dustcover near fine (in mylar cover). Red cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, gilt front board lettering and decoration, 12 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches, 271 pp., index, extensively illustrated in color. Heavy book; shipping at cost. (K071). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Desert Publications; El Dorado, Arkansas, 1992 First edition. Soft cover, glossy covers, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 118 pp., numerous b/w illustrations. As new. (3214044). 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.

The Workingmans Press, Berkeley, 1975 An excellent copy of the first edition, inscribed and SIGNED by Ginsberg on the title page (with his full signature as well as his characteristic "AH" in a circle). In addition, Ginsberg has altered the second part of the title as follows: "poems WRITTEN during work summer 1974 in SIERRA woods". Stapled green wraps, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 27 pp. Near fine (modest sunning, most noticeable on the rear cover; 3/4 inch diameter red and black circle on the verso of the front cover, with the letters F, M, L, K at the periphery, presumably a previous owner's addition; otherwise, clean and tight). (1722RO090). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Safari Club International; Tucson, Arizona; 1986. Color illustrated wraps, 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches, 104 pp. Fine. (3214012). F. Soft cover.

Johnson Publishing Company; Boulder, Colorado, 1973 First edition. Yellow printed/illustrated wraps, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 42 pp., b/w photo illustrations. Very good plus. (3214027). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Vintage Books, New York, 1988 Glossy illustrated wraps, 8 x 5 1/4 inches, 229 pp. Fine. "A superb premier novel, a story brimming with life's wonder and chance. Filled with sharp and canny, kindly wit." (Larry Heinemann) "You can call me Holder. It's one of your basic names like Gold, Paper, and Anxious. Most of us belong to the Church of Peace, which is German Protestant -- Midwestern and rural. We refuse to kill anyone with a gun, or with anything else except good intentions." (1722RO069). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

The Queen's Work; St. Louis; 1942/1944. Sixth printing, February 1944. Printed/decorated wraps, stapled, 6 x 3 3/8 inches, 40 pp. Very good (moderate edge wear). Scarce. "Special Edition for the NCCS Branch of USO for Free Distribution". "NCCS" is National Catholic Community Service. The author was a Jesuit (S.J.). (3214026). F. Soft cover.

Julie Stapley & Suzanne Wiese; Bellevue, Washington, 1975 SIGNED by Wiese on the title page: "Suzy (Duce) Wiese". Spiral bound, card covers, printed/illustrated front cover, 11 x 5 inches, 101 pp. Contents: Introduction to Breadmaking; White Breads; Whole Wheat Breads; Breads from A-Z; Bread Crafts. About good (covers starting from the spiral binding, but not loose). Scarce, especially signed. (K012). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good.

San Francisco Review, San Francisco, 1958 Wraps, 9 x 6 inches, 88 pp. Very near fine (slight edge wear). Contributions by e. e. cummings, Bertrand Russell, Charles Bukowski, William Carlos Williams and many others. (1722RO007). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine.

Lamar Book Store, Houston, 1930 First edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, black spine and front board lettering, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches, 138 pp., numerous plates. Laid in is a clipping from the Houston Post Dispatch from Sunday, December 14, 1930, with a lengthy book review written by Louise Chilton Bryan. Book good (sunning, spine; modest edgewear; some insect damage to sizing of cloth, mostly on rear board; offsetting, endpapers; otherwise, binding tight and pages clean). Previous owner's signature in pencil, front free endpaper, Houston, Texas, December 1930. (1722RO069). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Rodale Press; Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1972 First printing (September 1972). Green paper-covered boards with an attractive gilt decoration (plant with roots) on front board, black cloth-covered spine with gilt lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 270 pp., index. Book fine. Dustcover near fine (small chip, lower spine, 1/8 inch; small stain, lower spine). "Robert Rodale, America's foremost exponent of the organic idea, shows us the way out of our machine-made wilderness --- the organic way. From his own distinctive heritage --- the theories and ideas first set forth by his father, the late J. I. Rodale --- he has evolved a sensible, logical guide for action based on the concept of total organic living." (K074). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Ramborn, New York, no date (? 1935 according to an OCLC record). A beautiful, rare children's book. Color illustrated card-stock boards, stapled, 12 x 8 7/8 inches, unpaginated (7 leaves, 14 pages); 7 beautiful, color, full-page illustrations (plus the one on the front/back board) by Ann Justina. Very good (colors bright; modest browning, recto of first page and verso of last page; mild offsetting from the illustrations; binding intact, but a little loose --- previously discreetly repaired, i.e., sewn). Adapted from a Swedish folk tale. The story is entertaining, but the illustrations are stunning. "From a cave in the mountain side, comes the sound of laughing and singing. This cave is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and their three little Elfen children. The Santa family is preparing for its big Christmas party, the biggest party of the year. All the people, who live in the forest, are to be invited. Santa has just finished writing the invitations and he says to the Elf twins, Jontie… Read More

New York Pharmacal Assoc'n., Arlington Chemical Co., Palisade Manufacturing Co.; Yonkers, New York; (circa 1920s)., 1920 "Historical Series, Fourth Supplement". Stapled pinkish tan wraps, printed front and rear covers, 8 3/16 x 5 1/4 inches, 23 pp., b/w illustrations (Hopfer, Han Holbein, Goltzius, Brandoin, Chodowieki, Gilray, Rowlandson, Geyger, etc.). Text ends mentioning "the recent influenza epidemic" ("Some of us may recall that during the recent influenza epidemic some people actually wore masks or insufflators though it is probable that these did more harm than good."). Ads for Liquid Peptonoids with Creosote, Cultol ("Self-poisoning due to delay in the 'onward and outward' passage of the bowel content, is effectively reduced or overcome by Cultol which empties the bowel and destroys putrefactive bacteria."), Borolyptol, Hemaboloids Arseniated with Strychnia, Lactopeptine. Very good minus. Scarce. (3214030). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Cynicus Publishing, London, 1892 The 1892 reprint (first edition in 1890). Aqua cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and decorations on front board, beveled edges, all edges gilt, 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches, unpaginated, b/w drawings accompanied by satirical verse on every page. Good (spine darkened; spine gilt dulled; moderate edgewear with erosion of cloth over the anterior-inferior fore-edge corner; binding moderately shaken, but book block still attached and no signatures loose). "'Tis madness---yet how often we, / To gain the fruit, cut down the tree." (1722RO002). Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Macmillan, New York, 1973 First edition. An exceptional copy, fine in a fine dustcover. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, 270 pp. Texas football, Rice University. (1722RO069). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Targ Editions, 1982 One of 250 copies, SIGNED by the author. Beautiful paper and letterpress printing. Hardcover, photo-illustrated front board (b/w photo of Wakoski), maroon cloth-covered spine, gilt spine lettering, 66 pp. Book fine. Plain glassine dustcover has browning at the edges, but no tears. (1722RO081). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Montgomery Ward, Chicago Stapled wraps, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 16 pp., b/w illustrations. Fair (substantial damp staining/rippling, with very focal and small loss of text and illustrations). No date. Rare in any condition. (K007). Soft cover. Fair.

Salem House; Topsfield, Massachusetts; 1988. First American edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, red spine lettering, 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches, unpaginated, numerous Steadman illustrations. Book and dustcover fine (PRISTINE). ISBN 0881623148 (3214012x6). F. Hardcover.

Harrap, London, 1987. First British edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, red spine lettering, 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches, unpaginated, numerous Steadman illustrations. Book very good (bump to right upper corner of front board and book block; binding very slightly shaken). Dustcover very good plus (minor edgewear, top edge of front panel, else fine). ISBN 0245544208 (3214012). F. Hardcover.

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1986 An excellent copy of the first edition, inscribed/signed by the author on a front free endpaper, book fine, dustcover near fine (mild rubbing). Red cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 12 x 9 3/4 inches, unpaginated, heavily illustrated. No markings except for the author's inscription and signature. Not price-clipped. (1722RO071). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.