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19290064471929. NA. Very Good. Delightful silhouette illustrations of a slave a Chinese man a sailboat children a dog pulling a sleigh etc. 4to. 30.5 by 24 cm. Homemade folder cover with title "An Anthology" handwritten beneath an original drawing of a bird. Inside 21 leaves. All leaves but two one being the table of contents have a handwritten poem and an original drawn illustrations. The poems are all by published poets a few still famous or known -- Shelley Edwin A. Robinson Francis Scott Key Whittier Bret Harte -- others possibly popular when this homemade book was made but obscure to us -- Arthur D. Ficke John McCrae James Oppenheim David Morton etc. Of many of the poets there is a mounted sheet with a handwritten short biography on the facing page. We assume all the transcribing and artwork was done by Ruth Horner based on an inscription near the front. She was in 1929 in her third year of high school at Notre Dame of Maryland. <br/><br/> unknown books
195890034NY: W.W.Norton 1958. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Jhabvala on the title page. Shelfwear mostly at corners; dustjacket with small closed tears and extremity wear mostly at spine ends and corners. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Jhabvala's third novel. Not commonly available signed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W.W.Norton Hardcover books
198630763NY: Wm. Morrow 1986. Uncorrected proofs for the first edition. Signed by Jhabvala as "Ruth Jhabvala". Printed wraps with publisher's label affixed to inside front wrap as issued. Partial paper-clip oxidation mark of rear wrap topedge and front wrap topedge with tiny creases. Unread copy in Very Good condition. Availablity of signed and/or inscribed copies of this title has become uncommon. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Galley/Proof. Wm. Morrow Paperback books
195530766London: George Allen and Unwin 1955. First edition first prnt. Dustjacket designed by A. Breeze. Spine ends lightly wrinkled; dustjacket with chipped corners and spine ends wrinkle and thin chip along front panel topedge and front flap topedge two inch closed tear on front panel not immediately apparent and toned white background on the front and rear panels. Near Fine condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Jhabvala's first book. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. George Allen and Unwin Hardcover books
192834426New York: Viking Press 1928. First Thus. 12mo 17.75cm.; publisher's cloth in light tan decorative dust jacket printed in brown and orange; 6187pp.; frontispiece and decorations throughout. Jacket extremities gently rubbed small chip at spine crown spine a bit toned else Near Fine in Very Good or better jacket. "A New York Theatre Guild Production" - upper jacket panel. Viking Press unknown books
1952174303New York: Harper & Row 1952. First edition but second issue. Small hardcover. A charming children's book that features text by Ruth Krauss. Illustrations by Maurice Sendak. This issue includes the "Grr-r-r" on the bottom of page 23. A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with teal cloth spine in a very near fine dust jacket with $1.50 on the front flap. A fresh copy. Harper & Row unknown books
1955Embry 143443Harper & Brothers 1955. First edition first printing. The faintest of soiling to boards else fine in near fine moderatley toned dust jacket with a short closed tear to upper rear panel three rubbed spot to front flap fold and a tiny chip to upper front corner in mylar cover. Color illus. by Maurice Sendak. $2.00 jacket price present. Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
192051342Pasadena CA: Upton Sinclair 1920. Introduction by Upton Sinclair. First edition. Small 8vo. 99 pp. Inscribed on the front pastedown in the year of publication "From the author." Introduction: "The contributors have been moved to indignation by the treatment of Eugene V. Debs and they have expressed their indignation" in poems and letters printed here; among those represented are Charlotte Gilman Perkins Helen Keller Max Eastman James Whitcomb Riley Carl Sandburg Siegfried Sassoon George Bernard Shaw H.G. Wells and Israel Zangwill. Original gilt-stamped burgundy cloth. Very good. <br/><br/> Upton Sinclair hardcover books
1338573New York: Communications Distribution Inc. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Large Octavo; VG-; blue spines with gilt text; no jackets; HB newsletters; 4 volumes in 3 bound books: vol. 1 Combat: Sept. 1 1968-Dec. 15 1969; vol. 2 Combat: Jan. 1 1970-Dec. 15 1970; vols. 3 and 4 Combat: Jan. 1 1971-June 1 1972; cloths show some marks and scratches to exteriors; ex-library sticker to spines and rears; strong boards; text block edges show mild wear; ex-library markings to copyright pages; interiors clean; illustrated; white sticker to rear pastedowns; tight bindings; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1338573. FP New Rockville Stock. Communications Distribution Inc hardcover books
197316400Houston: Harvest 1973. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wide 8vo. The fourth issue of this small press literary journal. This issue notable for the inclusion of poems and other writings by both Mark and Ruth Doty. A very good copy in stapled illustrated wrappers. Some of the earliest poems we have found by the Doty couple. <br/><br/> Harvest paperback books
192730875London: Ernest Benn 1927. First edition. Cloth backed boards fine in slightly darkened dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the poet. <br/><br/> Ernest Benn hardcover books
19551002749London: Collins 1955. School Edition" of this midcentury photobook first published in 1947 number 7 in the Collins Colour Books series for children. The narrative follows two children in a traveling circus troupe over the course of a year as they take the show on the road through the English countryside. The vivid color photographs feature several real-life provincial troupes: Reco Brothers Circus and Zoo Don Ross Royal Imperial Circus and Chessington Zoo and Circus. They depict the challenges of "tenting" the training of the animals and the routines of the clowns and acrobats: "Have you ever wondered how circus riders learn to do such wonderful tricks without breaking their necks whilst they are learning" A fine copy of an uncommon book. Single volume measuring 6.75 x 7 inches: 52. Original pale gold wrappers printed in red. Title page printed in color illustrated with line drawings and color photographs throughout text. Collins unknown books
193511308ENew York: Appleton-Century 1935. First Edition. Signed and inscribed copy inscribed by the author Ruth Comfort Mitchell: “Happy Landings! Ruth Comfort Mitchell.†Very good plus copy with a slight bit of wear to the extremities in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some slight darkening to the spine and a couple of tiny chips. A romantic adventure novel of an independent young American woman who developed a passion for flying travels to Europe to pursue her love of aviation and there finds the man of her dreams. Appleton-Century unknown books
1961248191Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1961. hardcover. very good. 24 black & white plates. 280 pages 4to grey cloth. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1961. First Edition. Scarce. Very good .<br/><br/> Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie 2.<br/><br/> Walter de Gruyter unknown books
197820693New York: Harper and Row 1978. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/very good. Wide clothbound quarto. 119 pp. A collection of color photographs taken by Orkin out of her window. A near fine clothbound copy in very good pictorial dustwrapper. Small damage to jacket laminate at base of front panel. This copy has been SIGNED by Orkin and dated in year of publication. Uncommon thus. Harper and Row unknown books
18097Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Two small original snapshots of the American actor later president with fellow actor Ruth Roman ca. 1950. Reagan was between his first marriage to Jane Wyman 1940–1949 and his second marriage to Nancy Davis 1952 during which time he went out several times with Roman. Fine. 2.5 x 3.5 inches 6.4 x 8.8 cm. unknown books
1968RRENWOL00MEL1968. Very Good. Rendell Ruth. Wolf to the Slaughter. Garden City NY: NP 1968. 215pp. 8vo. Red cloth. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed corners and spine rolled with ends gently bumped. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently rubbed and bumped edges a small abrasion to foot of spine light soiling to rear panel and front flap price clipped. hardcover books
1965140938548Berkeley: Parnassus Press 1965. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Signed by both author and illustrator on copyright page. Gray cloth with black cloth. Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with wear along top edge dulling to spine panel. A very nice copy signed by the 1961 Caldecott-winning illustrator Nicolas Sidjakov. Parnassus Press unknown books
195419200New York: Harper & Brothers 1954. Pictorial boards. Very Good /Very Good. Crockett Johnson. The 1954 1st edition. Solid and VG light offsetting at the inner hinges very mild soiling to the rear panel in a crisp price-intact and price-clipped VG dustjacket with chipping at the front tips and the spine ends light blotching along the rear panel and mild soiling to the flap-folds. Still though a presentable clopy. Octavo wonderfully illustrated throughout by Ruth Krauss's husband the great Crockett Johnson of "Harold and the Purple Crayon" fame. <br/><br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover books
19833882Magic Circle Press 1983. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1983 reprint WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RUTH KRAUSS on the front free endpaper. Clean and VG in its decorative boards without dustjacket as issued. Very light scuffing at the bottom of the front panel minor offsetting to rear panel. Tall octavo 43 pgs. Wonderfully illustrated by the great Sendak. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Magic Circle Press hardcover books
19463245Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1946. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. An unusually bright well-preserved copy of this early reprint. Published c. 1946 when "Magical Mimes in Oz" the last title listed on dustjacket flap was issued. Clean and VG in a bright price-intact VG pictorial dustjacket. Octavo 298 pgs. <br/><br/> Reilly & Lee hardcover books
000232William Morrow 1986 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New. First American. Galley/Proof. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Morrow, 1986 Paperback books
19235426New York: The Grolier Club 1923. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1923 1st edition limited to 350 copies. "Based on a Memorial Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club from April 20 to May 20 1922" and compiled by Ruth Granniss the Grolier Club's librarian. Clean and G in its blue boards with beige paper spine label. Octavo 133 pgs. <br/><br/> The Grolier Club hardcover books
1910748New York: Century Co 1910. First edition. First edition. Light green wove cloth with cover design of acorns and leaves stamped in olive green black and gold gold lettering cover and spine. Eleven full-page black and white plates two illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. TEG. Very fine. Nudelman A31. Century Co unknown books
2004163975Florence Italy: Gli Ori and by D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers Inc 2004. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 279 pages. Features an introductory interview of Sonfist by Robert Rosenblum. Essays by Wolfgang Becker Jonathan Carpenter Lawrence Alloway Michael Danoff John Grande and Uwe Ruth. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Sonfist on the front free endpaper to a long time New York Times art critic and editor. Scarce signed. Gli Ori and by D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers Inc unknown books
