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20055541fdAthens: University of Georgia Press 2005. First Edition. Octavo green boards hardcover xiv 266 pp. Photos. Near-Fine; dust jacket has one-inch tear near head of spine; in protective mylar wrapper. University of Georgia Press, (2005). First Edition. hardcover books
19360682New York: The Viking Press 1936. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fine. Octavo. MILTON MERLIN'S copy with his name and date in pencil 421pp. bound in red and black pictorial cloth depicting a guitar flag and flower in gilt black and red spine lettering gilt top edge stained black. Nearly fine in unclipped fine dust jacket. Milton Merlin 1905-1996 was a screenwriter during the 1930s and 1940s. In the early 1950s he was blacklist after he refused to tesitfy before the House Un-American Activites Committee. Merlin returned to writing in the early 1960s focusing on television where he penned scripts for such shows as The Millionaire which he also produced and episodes of Bonanza and I Spy. <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover books
76169Washington and London: M. Walter Dunne n.d. early 20th century. cloth pages bound with rivits. folio. cloth pages bound with rivits. 155 pages with 75 facsimiles. Abridged one volume edition. Contains 75 of the 150 facsimiles issued in the 2 v. edition published in 1901 which was an unauthorized reproduction of the "Facsimiles of royal historical literary and other autographs in the Department of manuscripts British Museum" London 1895-99. cf. Library Journal 1901 v. 26 p. 376. "Special introduction" not included in this edition. Loose in binding with rear hinge torn. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. M. Walter Dunne unknown books
2008164454San Jose: Maple Press 2008. vi 78p. creased front cover otherwise very good vanity press first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Personal inscription signed by the educator/author. Maple Press unknown books
18642304200New York: Robert Carter & Brothers 1864. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No jacket. Spine slightly cocked ink name on front free endpaper. 1864 Hard Cover. 308 10 pp. "Father Christmas' gift to a poor boy is that each of his parent's Christmas presents to him 3 apples 1 red cent a purse shoes a pine cone a hymn book a cork boat and a stocking has the power of speech and they tell him the stories of their lives. Robert Carter & Brothers hardcover books
185323721853. WARNER Anna Bartlett. MR. RUTHERFORD'S CHILDREN. With Vignettes. Boston: Shepard Clark & Brown 1853. 16mo. dark-blue cloth stamped in gilt. Later Edition. Good small chip edge of one rear page foxing to text hinges tight. $25.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
185423711854. WARNER Anna Bartlett. MR. RUTHERFORD'S CHILDREN: SECOND VOLUME. Boston: Shepard Clark & Brown 1854. 16mo. blue cloth stamped in gilt. Later Edition. Good covers bright foxing text. $45.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
185610234NY: Appleton 1856. First US edn. 8vo Pp. 516 adv. A nice tight copy. Wright II. 2646 BAL 21263 BAL printing C no sequence established; Binding 1 no sequence established. Appleton unknown books
185611326NY: Appleton 1856. First US edn. 8vo Pp. 516 adv. A nice tight copy with some minor external wear. Wright II. 2646 BAL 21263 BAL printing C no sequence established; Binding 1 no sequence established. Appleton unknown books
185610301NY: Appleton 1856. First US edn. 8vo Pp. 516 adv. A nice tight copy. Wright II. 2646 BAL 21263 BAL printing A no sequence established; Binding 2 no sequence established. Appleton unknown books
188345741New York: Robert Carter & Brothers 1883. First edition 8vo pp. 695; original mustard decorative cloth stamped in black some soil spots spine lettered in black and gilt; general shelf wear textblock fine. BAL 21305. <br/><br/> Robert Carter & Brothers hardcover books
1883113021New York: Robert Carter & Brothers 1883. Octavo cloth. First edition. Susan Bogert Warner 1819-1885 probably best known today as the author of the hymn "Jesus Loves Me" was a popular writer mostly of books for children which included the classics THE WIDE WIDE WORLD 1851 an instant success with at least thirteen U.S. editions and several British editions within two years of publication and QUEECHY 1852. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips a tight clean very good copy. #113021 Robert Carter & Brothers unknown books
186428477New York: Robert Carter and Brothers 1864. 1st edition BAL 21275; Wright II 2648. Original publisher's brown cloth with gilt spine lettering professionally recased with new eps. Old pos to preliminary blank dated December 1864. General binding wear. Some staining & browing to paper especially lower corner/margin of Vol I's last 18 leaves. Withal a VG set. 2 volumes 328; 363 1 pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/> Robert Carter and Brothers hardcover books
185635484New York: D. Appleton and Company 1856. 1st edition BAL 21263; Wright II 2646. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind BAL Binding Style #1. Spine a bit dull. Period pos to ffep & preliminary blank. Some foxing. A VG copy. 516 8 pp. With state B of the adverts no priority established. 12mo. 7-7/8" x 5" <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
7551LONDON CAPE 1967. VERY GOOD. LONDON, CAPE, 1967 unknown books
1958D14546London: Monotype Corp. Ltd. 1958. Limited Edition. 8vo. Boards stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Monotype Corp. Ltd. hardcover books
1930299982London: Cresset Press 1930. Limited. hardcover. near fine. J.R. Hodgkins. Illustrations in dry point by J.R. Hodgkins. 107 pages. Short slim 4to vellum-backed marbled boards top edge gilt. London: Cresset Press 1930. Limited First Edition. Board edges lightly rubbed as usual still a near fine copy.<br/><br/> Number 102 of 350 copies signed by Warner.<br/><br/> Cresset Press unknown books
1930044864London: Cresset Press 1930. With illustrations in dry point by I. R. Hodgkins. vii 107p. 4 b/w dry point illus. original half-vellum with marbled boards engraved front. t.e.g. deckle edges. "This edition is limited to 350 copies on mould-made paper numbered 1-350. This copy is number 149" SIGNED by the author. Cresset Press unknown books
1930119591London: The Cresset Press Limited 1930. Large octavo illustrations in dry point by I. R. Hodgkins original marbled boards with Japan vellum shelf back spine stamped in gold t.e.g. other edges untrimmed. First edition. Limited to 380 copies of which this is one of 350 numbered copies on mould-made paper signed by Warner. A short story about a woman who murders her husband. Later collected in THE SALUTATION. A fine copy in worn publisher's paper slipcase. #119591 The Cresset Press Limited unknown books
1930220118London: Cresset Press 1930. Limited. hardcover. very good. J.R. Hodgkins. Illustrations in dry point by J.R. Hodgkins. 4to beautiful and unusual full pictorial vellum; somewhat yellowed covers slightly bowed. London: Cresset Press 1930. Limited First Edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Number V of only 30 copies signed in full by Warner. With an extra suite of 7 plates each signed by Hodgkins. Previous owner's armorial bookplate on front attached endpaper.<br/><br/> Cresset Press unknown books
1983298200New York: The Viking Press 1983. hardcover. very good/very good. Ed. by William Maxwell 311 pages. 8vo blue cloth worn d.w. New York: The Viking Press 1983. Very neat but frequent underlining in the text else a very good copy.<br/><br/> The Viking Press unknown books
196611420ENew York: Viking 1966. First Edition. One of 600 unnumbered advance copies of the 40th Anniversary Edition of Lolly Willowes & Mr. Fortune’s Maggot specially designed as a Christmas presentation for friends of the author and the publishers with the publisher’s printed seasonal greeting laid in. The printed dedication to this special one-volume edition reads: “This edition is dedicated by the publishers to the memories of Heywood Brown Henry Seidel Canby Dorothy Canfield Fisher Christopher Morley and William Allen White the original judges of the Book-of-the-Month Club who chose Lolly Willowes as the Club’s first selection and to the memory of Carl Van Doren who chose Mr. Fortune’s Maggot as one of the early selections of the Literary Guild.†Illustrated with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. Near fine copy with a touch of darkening around the edges without dust jacket as issued. Viking unknown books
192753852New York: Viking Press 1927. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; blue cloth covered backstrip over marble decorated paper-covered boards; dustjacket; 241pp. Foxing to the upper textblock; spine ends gently pushed; Very Good. The dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 with nicks and short tears mostly to upper edge; sunning to spine; small bookseller's ticket inside rear cover. Mabel Ulrich's Book Shop Very Good.<br/><br/>Mr Fortune is a good and humble Christian wishing only to share the joy of his faith with those poor souls he considers to be the heathen. "The wise and whimsical story of a missionary and his single convert." from the dustjacket. Viking Press unknown books
1927299583London: Chatto & Windus 1927. First. hardcover. near fine. 8vo mottled blue & black cloth; sine sunned. London: Chatto & Windus 1927. First Edition.<br/><br/> Her second book.<br/><br/> Chatto & Windus unknown books
192723756London: Chatto & Windus 1927. First edition. Mottled blue cloth gilt. Edges very slightly foxed as usual otherwise fine in slightly darkened dust jacket. First edition. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books