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193790703London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited 1937. Octavo pp. 1-8 9-224 three inserted plates signed "B" original decorated blue cloth front and spine panels stamped in white and black. First edition. The correct first printing with "First issued 1937" on copyright page. Boys' interplanetary adventure novel; a journey to the red planet inhabited by hostile Martians. The author's first SF novel first published as "Space" in SCOOPS in 1934. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-682. Bleiler 1978 p. 127. Reginald 09271. Touch of rubbing to cloth mostly along bottom edges edges of text block foxed a bright very good copy in good four-color pictorial dust jacket with light shelf wear mainly head and tail of spine panel some chipping at head and tail of spine panel several closed tears at edges and some staining to rear panel. #90703 Blackie & Son Limited unknown books
1966WN29112New York: The Viking Press 1966. Blue cloth spine slightly sunned. Some slight shelfwear on bottom edges. Stain on top edge not affecting text. Book is clean and tight. Furniture pictured is from the Winterthur Museum whose founder Henry Francis du Pont authored the foreword. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gilbert Ask. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. The Viking Press Hardcover books
1966104956New York: Viking 1966. First. hardcover. very good/very good. 491 illustrations many in color. 497pp. Thick 4to blue cloth d.w. N.Y.: Viking 1966. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
197046870New York: Viking 1970 . First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York: Viking 1970 . First edition. Copious b/w illustrations with a few in color. 379 pp. Hardcover. Large 4to. Coral cloth. A production mistake has resulted in the frontispiece being laid-down as the front pastedown else a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper with a touch of wear to the head of the spine. Very good/Very good. Oversized - extra shipping charges apply Viking hardcover books
1905156309New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company 1905. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A charming book from the author of the Billy Whiskers series. Includes 90 black and white images by La Marche & Shaw Everett L. Shaw M.J. Steffens Bernard La Marche Henshel Johns Bros G.W. Varney Gardiner R. Bitterlich The Matzene Co. Jameson Fred A. Elliott T.W. Hamil and Ellsworth Gross. A near fine copy in decorated and illustrated boards that are very lightly soiled but internally a clean copy. No dust jacket. A very nice copy. The Saalfield Publishing Company unknown books
70481hardcover. 160pp. tall 16mo cl.-backed orig. bds. inner hinge strengthened slight dampstain on first 3pp. London 1818.<br/><br/> "Written to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade. The title piece sketches the history of the islands the misery of the blacks the work of the missionaries and abolitionists and the ending of the slave traffic." Ragatz p. 530.<br/><br/> unknown books
1970005618Fresno: Giligia Press 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 200 clothbound copies of this memoir by a friend of Jack Kerouac who appeared in several of his books including Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels. As new condition. Giligia Press hardcover books
1923123187Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited 1923. The Cavendish Library edition of Montgomery's children's classic. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley focuses on Anne Shirley's six children and their interactions with the children of Anne's new neighbor Presbyterian minister John Meredith. The work draws heavily on Montgomery's own life in the Leaskdale Manse where she wrote a large number of books. McClelland and Stewart, Limited hardcover books
189830089Chicago: Montgomery Ward & Co 1898. 8vo. 96 pp. illustrated from engravings. Decorative paper wrappers. The wrappers are worn spine cover lacking; old tape has been applied to the spine to secure the detached wrappers. This comprehensive well-illustrated priced catalog has detailed descriptions. At the time this catalogue was issued Montgomery Ward was marketing an Aristotype paper. <br/><br/> Montgomery Ward & Co unknown books
19382391New York: The Ronald Press Company 1938. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A nice copy of the 1938 1st edition. Clean and VG in its original green cloth with bright gilt-lettering alomg the spine. Thick octavo 511 pgs. <br/><br/> The Ronald Press Company hardcover books
18646015baONew York: James G. Gregory 1864. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Civil War; slavery; U. S. constitutional history; 315p.; 19.4cm; embossed brown cloth water damaged; owner marks; not in Broadfoot Seagrave. James G. Gregory Hardcover books
185139629Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1851. original cloth. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xii 7-367 pages. B1-488. First edition. History of the settlement of Wilmington followed by the author's recollections of the town. With a lengthy section on the Gilpins and their papermill and some notes on printers and booksellers. Illustrated. This copy has been recased with original spine laid down on new cloth; new enedpapers. Old ink inscription on first blank leaf followed by two other inscriptions. Foxed with spotting along top edge of pages. T.K. Collins, Jr. unknown books
25349poster. Poster depicts a grave and humble Uncle Sam sans top hat asks us to help stop inflation. A list of 7 keys to hold down prices includes buying war bonds paying are share of taxes follow rationing rules and others. Printed in full color. 22 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches. One vertical and one horizontal fold otherwise fine. <br/><br/> unknown books
2007012888New York: Norton Museum of Art 2007. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 412p. index. The major cloths identified with original documents to note changes commerical and artisitc aspects; merchants papers shopkeepers advertisements and pattern books. Profusely illustrated. Norton Museum of Art unknown books
185165777Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1851. original cloth. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xii 7-367 pages. B1-488. First edition. History of the settlement of Wilmington followed by the author's recollections of the town. With a lengthy section on the Gilpins and their papermill and some notes on printers and booksellers. With a bookseller's ticket mounted on front pastedown "J.T. Heald Bookseller Stationer & Binder 127 Market St. Wilmington Del." Covers faded along spine. Foxed. T.K. Collins, Jr. unknown books
1926292913London: Duckworth 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. First Edition copy of this vinous book with frontispiece and all 50 additional plates present. This copy signed with a personal inscription to literary gadfly Montgomery Evans II by the author wine connoisseur and writer Andre Simon. Mr. Evans' striking bookplate by S. H. Sime is on the pastedown. There is a different owners blindstamp on the title page.~~In the publisher's orange cloth binding lacking the dustjacket. There is some minor foxing and toning to the first 20 or so pages. Very Good binding. Duckworth unknown books
1896TB31842Danbury Conn.: Burr Printing House and Danbury Relief Society 1896. First Edition. Very good in its original blind embossed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto of 10 by 6 3/4 inches with rubbing and light wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the tips of the boards. The first 15 pages has minor chips to the margin of the lower edges of the pages. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 583 pages including an index chronology and text. Illustrated from facsimiles of historical documents and images from black and white photographs. There is a significant section of the text devoted to the British raid on Danbury which occurred in April of 1777 during the American Revolution. Burr Printing House and Danbury Relief Society hardcover books
1896TB31322Danbury Conn.: Danbury Relief Society 1896. First Edition. Very good in its original blind embossed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto of 10 by 6 3/4 inches with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the tips of the boards. There is a former owner's name pasted on a strip of paper on the first free end page. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 583 pages including an index chronology and text. Illustrated from facsimiles of historical documents and images from black and white photographs. There is a significant section of the text devoted to the British raid on Danbury which occured in April of 1777 during the American Revolution. Danbury Relief Society hardcover books
183468523Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1834. original brown cloth paper spine label. 8vo. original brown cloth paper spine label. xxviii 29-278 2 12 pages. Volume 1 of two volumes. First edition of author's first book. BAL 1152. With a 12 page publisher's catalogue at the end of each volume - being state B in the first volume "Just Published . Private Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte". No priority assigned by BAL. Robert Montgomery Bird was a well-known Delaware author that resided in New Castle. "Fun fact: my parents bought Robert Montgomery Bird's home in New Castle DE at 212 Delaware Street. My mother actually still lives there today!" -Rob Fleck Director Oak Knoll Books. <br /> <br /> Label chipped. Spine faded. Boards rubbed. Carey, Lea & Blanchard unknown books
1947WRCLIT27398Phila. & New York: Lippincott 1947. Cloth. First U.S. edition of SWAN SONG. Fine in very nice price clipped dust jacket with minor chip at crown of spine. Lippincott hardcover books
1904WRCLIT60358New York: Life Publishing Company 1904. Small octavo. Pictorial boards printed in red and black. Illustrations by the author. Crown of spine very slightly worn otherwise near fine without dust jacket in later glassine wrapper. First edition. A relatively early collection in book form of Flagg's cartoon work accompanied by humorous verse. Life Publishing Company hardcover books
1986WRCLIT62278London: Constable 1986. Large octavo. Cloth. Plates. First edition. Warmly inscribed by the author to novelist/bookseller George Sims and his wife with Sims's bookplate. About fine in dust jacket. Constable hardcover books
1970WRCLIT44871London: Hamish Hamilton 1970. Gilt cloth boards. Frontis and illustrations. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author in the year of publication to George & Beryl Sims: ".Souvenir of a happy visit to Peacocks With the author's nicest wishes Harford Montgomery Hyde & Robbie the book's dedicatee." Top edge a bit darkened some dust marks on edges of text block else very good or better in dust jacket. Booklabel of George Sims. Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
1969WRCLIT80666London: Methuen & Co. 1969. Large octavo. Gilt-lettered cloth-textured boards. Photos and plates. Offset from now absent clipping to front endsheets small spot on fore-edge otherwise near fine in like dust jacket with short creased tear at toe of front panel. First edition. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endsheet in the area affected by the offset: "To Lew and Sally. With the author's nicest wishes and friendly memories of their visits to Rye and Tenterden from Harford 24th April 1969." The recipients bookseller Lew David Feldman and his wife were likely visiting to lay the groundwork for the sale of a segment of Hyde's papers to the HRC including the dead matter for this book. Methuen & Co. hardcover books
194608561Germany: Printing and Stationary Services British Army of the Rhine 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Published for private circulation in the British Army of the Rhine. This book was presented to Colonel J S. Ross. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. Near fine copy in a very good color illustrated dust jacket with chips to spine tips minimal edge wear. 158 pp. All foldout maps present. <br/><br/> Printing and Stationary Services, British Army of the Rhine hardcover books
