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188247334Philadelphia PA: J. A. Wagenseller 1882 . First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Philadelphia PA: J. A. Wagenseller 1882 . First edition. Illustrated with 54 full-page chromolithos. 300 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Black 1/2 leather over pebbled cloth. Rebind with plain morocco spine and corners over original boards; rear board bears two strips of insect damage.Former ownerÕs name to front flyleaf; interior very good. Very good/No jacket issued. Insurance required to ship this item. J. A. Wagenseller hardcover books
19701331850New York: Holt Reinhart Winston 1970. First Edition first printing. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/G; 375 pages; Pale blue jacket spine with white lettering; Book has been SIGNED by Francis Gary Powers on the ffep; Jacket has some small tears at the edges none more than 1" and some chipping at the lower edges and the spine Jacket is toned at the spine; Boards are straight with some bumping to the corners toning to the top edge; Some pages dog-eared toned no markings to text. Shelved Case 5. Powers 1927-1977 was a CIA pilot whose U-2 plane was shot down by the Soviets on May 1 1960. 1331850. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Holt Reinhart Winston hardcover books
029719octavo single sheet inscribed in ink written in the hand of one Wesley Gilham and signed by him as well as two other witnesses very good condition.The document reads: “State of N.C. Alleghany County Oct the 6th 1865 We certify that Absalem Gentry has been a good and faithful servant at Rebecca Gentrys in Alleghaney Co since the surrender of Gen Lee and has managed well and made all the grain he could we think his wages is worth as mutch as any black man in the county we have not heard of him running a bout mutch he has been thare till a short time ago.sic Wesley Gilham Thos Edwards John Atwood” unknown books
18762308933Philadelphia: Published by the Author 1876. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by author. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed but not signed by the author on volume one front flyleaf 'With compliments of author'. The recipient was William D. Doan author of Birds of West Virginia 1858. One page corner repaired with clear tape now yellowed Doan's ink owner stamp and small bookseller plate on endpapers volume one boards rubbed with corners slightly exposed. 1876 Hard Cover. xiv 2 399; . A two-volume natural history of Pennsylvanian birds compiled by an enthusiastic advocate of the advancement of ornithological science. Thomas Gentry was also the author of 'Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States' and 'The House Sparrow' and a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences the Nuttall Ornithological Club the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences the Franklin Scientific Society of the University of Pennsylvania etc. Published by the Author unknown books
1970264965New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1970. hardcover. very good/good. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 375 pages 8vo gray and blue cloth dust wrapper torn and chipped. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1970. Fourth printing. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Lloyd Gross a pleasure meeting you. Best wishes & continued success. Francis Gary Powers Aug. 12 1971." Note: Gary Powers was a "mystery guest" on "What's My Line" on August 12 1971 -- the date of the taping. Lloyd Gross was the director of the show.<br/><br/> Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
197057031NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1970. First Edition fifth printing. Signed by Powers on the front endpaper. On February 10 1962 Powers was exchanged along with U.S. student Frederic Pryor in a well-publicized spy swap at the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin. The exchange was for Soviet KGB Colonel William Fisher known as "Rudolf Abel" who had been caught by the FBI and tried and jailed for espionage. This book contains much heretofore secret information. 8vo. gray & blue cloth in dust jacket; 375 pages. Illustrated. Very Good minor wear covers; contents clean & tight with little dimpling lower edge of first few pages; little edgewear tiny tears & minor creasing d/j. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1938165622Minneapolis: Burgess 1938. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with a few diagrams. 4 203 single-sided pages typed on thin letter-sized paper. 4to flexible green textured boards with rounded corners neatly backed in cloth. Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing 1938. Scarce.<br/><br/> Neatly inked signature at top of title; rear cover partially cracked otherwise a near fine copy of this scarce scholarly tract.<br/><br/> Burgess unknown books
1916856081916. Gentry North Todd. THE BENCH AND BAR OF BOONE COUNTY MISSOURI. Columbia MO: Published by the author 1916. 296pp. index illustrated with black and white photographs of these pioneer lawyers of Boone County Missouri. Sm. 4to. Brown cloth gold titles on the spine. Previous onwer's name on front and rear pastedown pages. The edges of the spine are frayed minor fraying on the spine as well as the lower edge of the back cover the corner tips are rubbed; there is a short tear up from the lower edge of the paper on the frontis. portrait of North Todd Gentry. Very Good hardcover; scarce title hardcover books
1972RBROJOH01efDoubleday 1972. Fine. Browning John M. John M. Browning American Gunmaker: An Illustrated Biography of the Man and His Guns. Gentry Curt. Garden City New York: Doubleday 1972. 2nd printing. 323pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Green cloth with painted label and gilt lettering. Book condition: Near fine with gently rubbed and bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbed bumped and slightly creased edges. Triangular closed tear in foot of front panel and short closed tear in head of rear. Preserved in a Brodart by former owner legendary bookseller Sam Weller. Ex-libris Sam Weller. Doubleday hardcover books
1952300746New York: Gentry 1952. paperback. near fine. Profusely illustrated with photographs fabric swatches inserts & a pop-up. Slim 4to stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Gentry Fall 1952.<br/><br/> A lavishly illustrated and produced monthly magazine that lasted for 7 years in the 50's. Graphic designer Alvin Lustig was on the editorial board.<br/><br/> Gentry unknown books
19911333388New York Toronto London: Bantam Books 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 441; VG/VG-; blue/black pictorial spine with light blue and white text; dust jacket has light rubbing wear to exterior; slight toning to flaps; mylar wrap; cloth edges lightly sunned; otherwise clean; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; interior clean; good binding; signed by Gentry Lee. 1333388. FP New Rockville Stock. Bantam Books hardcover books
19411338900New York: William Morrow & Company 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo; G/G; black/gray pictorial spine with yellow and white text; first edition; dust jacket protected in mylar wrap; dust jacket exterior shows moderate overall wear; some minor chipping to edges; slight soiling smudges to rear; flap corners clipped; text block exterior edges have modest toning; deckled fore edge; endpapers slightly foxed; few interior pages have slight foxing; minor crease or chip to some pages to edge; small black stains to gutter to pp 64-65 and 134-135; slight staining to pp 210-211; other minor interior wear otherwise; tape remnant to fore edge to rear endpaper; pp 272<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. 1338900. FP New Rockville Stock. William Morrow & Company hardcover books
1984271624New York. : Society of Mining Engineers. 1984. Maroon cloth gilt titles. . Very good blacked-out name on ffep otherwise a near fine copy with no dust jacket. 23.5x15.5 . weight: 2.2 lb. Society of Mining Engineers. hardcover books
185326309Washington: Congressional Globe Office 1853. 30 2 blanks pp. Disbound with the original printed front wrapper inner margin wear. Else Very Good. <br/><br/> This Tennessee Whig who retired from Congress at the end of his 1850 term explains his support for the Democrat Franklin Pierce. He argues that his national Party has been taken over by anti-slavery forces; he stands four-square for the Compromise of 1850 which would have been subverted by the election of the Whig Scott. He thus responds to partisan attacks made upon him by his Tennessee political rival Governor Jones. Gentry later served in the First and Second Confederate Congresses. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin Eberstadt. Congressional Globe Office unknown books
198250870Tucson: University of Arizona Press 1982. Very good/Very good. Tucson: University of Arizona Press 1982. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. xiv 670 pp. . Small Folio. Yellow cloth. Green gilt lettering on spine and image on front board. Small discoloration near heel of spine. Light bumping to head and heel. Pages clean and bright. Dust jacket in very good condition but has some wear to edge. Very good/Very good. University of Arizona Press hardcover books
196213109San Antonio Texas The Naylor Company 1962. 1962. First edition. 8vo. Introductory letter by O.P. Weyland. 1 page foreword by Gentry. Dust jacket designed by Donald M. Yena unclipped. Very good. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Gentry on title page: "Dec. 25 1971 with best wishes to my good friend Ted Elwell. Byron Gentry.". Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. San Antonio, Texas, The Naylor Company [1962]. hardcover books
2007012085Binghamton NY: Hawroth Press 2007. Octavo. 387p. index An integrated interdisciplinary methodological approach for evaluating market opportunities for watershed services carbon sequestration and biodiversity protection. "A must for those who are planning to get involved in any asepct of the system of Payment for Environmental Services PES at the governmental local or field levels.as well as professors and students in forestry environmental and rural development subjects. Bound in pictorial paper covered boards A fine copy. Hawroth Press unknown books
1978108117Folio. San Francisco: Amaranth Press 1978. Folio 10 1/2 x 16 1/2†color printed calendar loosely bound at the top-edge with string. § Limited edition. “The material in this calendar has been adapted from original Egyptian antiquities as identified in their captions.†Amaranth Press unknown books
1986183694Univ Pr of Mississippi 1986-05-01. Hardcover. New. New in shrink wrap. Univ Pr of Mississippi hardcover books
1986134002Jackson MS: University Press of Mississippi 1986. First Edition. First Edition. A penetrating book on O'Connor's "grotesque" characters and the path toward redemption that is the main focus of the author's fiction. <br/><br/>Foxing to the page edges else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. University Press of Mississippi unknown books
193622152New York: Macmillan 1936. Revised edition 12mo pp. viii 2 186; original taupe cloth dust-jacket; small bookplate on front pastedown else fine in very good jacket with light edge wear and some stains to front panel. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
2002218245Placentia CA: Poetry Masters Creative Continuum 2002. Oversized Paperback. viii 119p. Unknown printing. stated "First edition" but with number line from 10-2. Given the dearth of copies on the resale marketplace we find the likelihood of a second printing to be remote. Very good. Covers a bit rubbed with faint crease to lower right corner of front cover. Unopened envelope containing CD to inside front cover. Poetry from the African American writer. Poetry Masters | Creative Continuum paperback books
198851369San Francisco: Bedford Arts 1988. First edition folio pp. 8 147 1; illustrated throughout; fine in a fine dust jacket. Thirty-five of the best articles in Fine Print on type and typography by James Mosley Walter Tracy Stephen O. Saxe Sumner Stone Fine Print's own editor Sandra Kirshenbaum John Dreyfus and no less than seven articles by Paul Hayden Duensing. <br/><br/> Bedford Arts unknown books
189714394Philadelphia: Burk & McFetridge. Near Fine. 1897. Hardcover. Illustrated. First edition. Tall octavo olive green/brown cloth with gilt lettering and design. Light edge wear to spine ends and corners else near fine. No dust jacket. A clean bright firmly bound and well preserved copy.; 489 pages . Burk & McFetridge hardcover books
197055915NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1970. First Edition. 8vo pp. 375. Illustrated. Tan cloth. Edges darkened o/w a VG tight copy in little chipped and soiled price-clipped dj. There seems to be a question of whether this is a bootleg edition from Hong Kong. Holt , Rinehart and Winston unknown books