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196828204Ibadan n.d. but 1968. First Edition. Slim folio 32.5cm.; original red pictorial card wrappers; 2iv43pp.; mimeographed text. Fine. Play originally composed and produced while the author was a student at the International Secondary School University of Ibadan in 1963. Amali later described as the only writer in his native language of Idoma is best known for his poetry both English and Idoman see Albert S. Gérard European-Language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa 1986 p. 782n providing the date for this mimeographed edition. unknown books
196799213Ibadan: the author 1967. xi56p. 8x13 inches foreword by R. G. Armstrong author bio poem essay footnotes very good in original pictorial wraps. Tribal strife and the military coup considered with references to the persecution of the Jews. [the author] unknown books
1913238650New York: Privately printed 1913. First edition #96 of 200 copies initialed and numbered on the half-title. With frontispiece 19 plates including 2 group portraits double map of Lake George around Bolton Landing at back. 65 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth titled in gilt on upper board. Bixby bookplate of Mohican Point house on front pastedown. Fine. First edition #96 of 200 copies initialed and numbered on the half-title. With frontispiece 19 plates including 2 group portraits double map of Lake George around Bolton Landing at back. 65 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on flyleaf "Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Payne names partly effaced with sincere regards of Mr. & Mrs. W.K. Bixby St. L. 5/18/14"<br/>"Includes 12 pages of text on fishing for smallmouth bass lake trout and land-locked salmon. one of the few early books to contain as much material on fishing in Lake George" Heller.<br/>An important and rare book. Plum Adirondack Bibliography 568; Bruns S27; Heller 1:716 Privately printed unknown books
1950S8569No place:: Biological Bulletin 1950. 1950. 8vo. 331-332 pp. Single leaf; extremities a bit worn. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz. A FINE GROUP. Gross was associated with the Rockefeller Institute New York. All of the papers bear the rubber stamp or signature of pioneer Caltech geneticist Norman Horowitz. WITH: GROSS. "Heterokaryosis Between Opposite Mating Types of Neurospora Crassa." Offprint from: American Journal of Botany vol. 39 no. 8 1952. 8vo. 574-577 pp. Printed wrappers; water stained. Full list available on request. Biological Bulletin, 1950. unknown books
196456242n.p. 1964. Hardcover. Good. 257p. Somewhat worn original boards. 33cm. Printed on one side. Inked notes on endpaper and some underlinings by Professor Leonard Thompson to whom this copy was INSCRIBED by Guma. Dissertation in the Department of Bantu Languages in the University of South Africa. <br/><br/> hardcover books
193552764New York: Samuel French 1935. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; vertically-ribbed green cloth boards and black cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; red topstain; deckle edges; dustjacket; xiv89-223pp. Spine ends gently pushed light rubbing to the gilt titles with a few faint partial ring marks on front cover; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 edgeworn gently sunned and dust-soiled with a 1" loss at crown affecting two words in the title and several smaller losses at heel and corners; just Very Good. <br/><br/>Author of The Jazz Singer. Accent on Youth was the basis for three films: the first directed by Wesley Ruggles 1935 starring Astrid Allwyn and Lon Chaney Jr.; Mr. Music 1950 directed by Richard Haydn starring Bing Crosby Nancy Olson and Charles Coburn; and But Not for Me 1959 directed by Walter Lang starring Clark Gable Carroll Baker Lilli Palmer and Lee J. Cobb. Samuel French unknown books
195136047NY: Random House 1951. Book club edition. 8vo pp. 152. Illustrated with photographs from the production. VG in worn dj. Random House unknown books
19425691New York Random House 1942. 1942. First edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. F. Hardcover. New York, Random House [1942]. hardcover books
194224195NY: Random House 1942. First printing. 8vo pp. 172. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Vg in some chipped and torn dj. A play. Random House unknown books
194224364New York: Dramatists Play Service. Very Good. c.1942. Acting Edition. Softcover. slight discoloration to covers short diagonal bend at lower right corner of front cover also affecting first couple of pages tiny tear in bottom edge of front cover; one-time owner's signature on ffep. frontispiece photo of stage setting Comedy about a snooty drama critic who is brought down to earth and taught the facts of life by a free-spirited playwright somewhat modeled after William Saroyan at least in the opinion of Brooks Atkinson in the NY Times. The original 1942 Broadway production starred Alexander Knox and Nicholas Conte who changed his name to Richard Conte when he became a full-time movie actor after World War II and ran for a respectable 125 performances. . Dramatists Play Service paperback books
1925140940956New York: Brentano's 1925. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing of the dramatic version of a play which entered history when filmed becoming the first "talkie." Bound in publisher's patterned paper cover boards over green spine cloth with paper title label on spine. Fine pages lightly toned. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing light fading and light edge wear. A lovely copy scarce in the dust jacket. Brentano's unknown books
192812656ENew York: Brentano’s 1928. First Edition. Signed by the author. Presentation copy from Samson Raphaelson rather scandalously inscribed: “For Dorothy Speare A lady in Hollywood a slut from Boston with love Samuel Raphaelson. Hollywood unfortunately 1932.†A used and worn copy with some dark spotting to the boards and fading and rubbing to the spine and edges in a chipped and torn price-clipped dust jacket. Brentano’s hardcover books
192810450ENew York: Brentano’s 1928. First Edition. Signed by the lead actress in the play Dorothy Gish Lillian Gish’s sister and the book’s dedicatee signed by the author Samson Raphaelson and inscribed by the play’s producer: “Compliments of Sidney Ross May 1 1929.†Very good copy with some fading at the spine in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with a small 1†x 1/2†chip at the top edge of the front panel and some internal tape repairs. Brentano’s unknown books
1903226746London Alexander Moring The De La More Press 1903. 1903. First edition. 12mo. Frontispiece. Edited and with a 27 page foreword by Sir Ernest Clarke. Original 1/2 vellum over blue/gray cloth t.e.g. uncut. Very good. Bookplate of Vincent Lloyd Russell on the front pastedown. 285 pages. Signed and inscribed: "To Sydney Cockerell Esq. With the Editor's kind regards Oct. 1903." Printed by Butler & Tanner. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Alexander Moring The De La More Press, 1903. hardcover books
19691619Garden City: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. B0006BYM66 . Illustrated by the author. First edition. Near fine in a near fine minor edge wear dust jacket. . Doubleday hardcover books
194792933Paris: Millieu Du Monde 1947. paperback. very good. Illustrated. 277pp. 8vo original printed wrappers; unopened pages browned. Paris: Millieu Du Monde 1947. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Millieu Du Monde unknown books
198160117Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1981. First edition 1/1000 copies signed by the author illustrator and the publisher Jim Rikhoff. 8vo. xii 304 pp. Illustrated from line drawings plates color frontispiece. Contributors to this anthology of grizzly bear hunting include Annabel Frank Hibben Jack O'Connor Elmer Keith Hornaday and Saxton Pope. Very good. Gilt-stamped decorated red bonded leather publisher's slipcase. 7261. <br/><br/> Amwell Press hardcover books
197960116Clinton NJ: Amwell Press 1979. First edition 1/1000 copies signed by the author illustrator and the publisher Jim Rikhoff. 8vo. xvi 250 pp. Line drawings color frontispiece. Contributors to this anthology include Teddy Roosevelt William Faulkner Elmer Keith Fred Bear and Jack O'Connor among others. Very good. Gilt-stamped decorated black leatherette slipcase. 6858. <br/><br/> Amwell Press hardcover books
1991Embry 192532Stackpole Books 1991. Later printing. Bookplate near fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Stackpole Books, 1991. Later printing. unknown books
198261070bdClinton NJ: The Amwell Press 1982. Second Printing. Octavo brown illustrated cloth hardcover gilt illus. of bear to upper cover gilt letters and illus. to spine xvi 238 pp. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; The White bears of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806; Wahb-Seton’s Grizzly; Ben Lilly’s Bears; Faulkner’s Bear; Ben East’s Bears; Phil Moore’s Grizzly; Frank Dufresne’s Bears; Elmer Keith’s Bears; The Glacier Bear; Grizzly Adams and His Bears; Warren Page’s Grizzly; O’Connor’s Bears; Monarch; Of Grizzlies and the River; Bears that Make my Memory Sweat; The Day the Bears Come Out; Polar Bears; Brown Bears the Hard Way; Grizzly Bears; Plenty of Bear. The Amwell Press, (1982). Second Printing. hardcover books
1976271793New York: Knopf 1976. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Ernest Seton Thompson. Illustrations from 57 paintings; 36 in color plus & 71 drawings. Slim oblong 4to two-toned cloth d.w. New York: Knopf 1976. First edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
1997031917London: Rubicon Press 1997. Revised Edition Reprinted. xvii 150p. b/w illus. original stiff wrappers. Rubicon Press unknown books
1961291691961. SAMSON P. HAH-FI! Cedar Falls Iowa: L.T. Slaughter & Company 1961. 16mo. printed wraps. Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies. Volume One. Near fine. $15.00. <br/><br/> paperback books
196741747New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1967. 8vo pp. 186; illustrations; original cloth in white price-clipped dust jacket a bit soiled shelf wear to jacket edges small loss to front bottom edge not affecting text; previous bookseller's ticket on ffep; interior fine. A collection of 75 word puzzles showing "how the study of the many senses of ordinary words can improve your ability to solve problems create analyse" - upper jacket cover. <br/><br/> E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover books
1939123942New York: Random House 1939. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1941 screwball comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland. <br/><br/>Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Small owner stamp at the front endpaper else about Fine. Jacket extremities moderately toned else about Fine. An attractive copy. Random House unknown books
