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1920138731920. As Chosen by Franklin K. Mathiews Chief Scout Librarian Boy Scouts of America. New York: The Macmillan Company 1920. Original light green-grey cloth. First Edition of this selection of a dozen earlier-published Jack London tales published four years after his death -- chosen for their appropriateness for reading by boy scouts. This rather uncommon 1920 first edition was published by London's usual publisher Macmillan; it was later also published by Grosset & Dunlap. Fine condition. Blanck 12009. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1913004315New York: The Century Club 1913. First Edition. Octavo. 343pp. illustrated by H.T. Dunn. A sobering first-hand classic of a knock-around life and the effects of alcohol the White Logic and the Long Sickness associated with drinking. Bound in dark green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Scattered foxing to title page and frontispiece internally clean. A very good copy. The Century Club unknown books
1906140937712London: William Heinemann 1906. First British Edition. About Very Good. First British edition. Made with American sheets tipped in prelims. v 273 pp. Original blue cloth with gray green and gilt stamping. About Very Good with light wear nick in fore edge of front board wear along head slightly shaken binding former owner's name stamped on paste down vintage French bookstore sticker beneath that former owner's name written in pencil on front free endpaper. An uncommon British printing of a short story collection by the famous American author. William Heinemann unknown books
19398993New York: Macmillan Company 1939. First edition paperback. Editions for Armed Services Inc. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. Light shelf/edge wear light even toning small hole punch and notch in upper right of text block else tight and unmarred. Printed wraps. Small oblong 8vo. 319pp. <br/><br/>H-221 published by Charmian K. London by arrangement with Macmillan Company. The distinctive cover bears the description "Armed Services Edition: This is the Complete Book—Not a Digest." Includes dedication to Charmian London wife of Jack London the mate of the Snark on title page. Scarce copy not found in this solid condition nor available. <br />Editions for the Armed Services Inc. was a non-profit established by the Council on Books in Wartime. The small reprints were handpicked by American publishers of General Trade Books librarians and booksellers specifically for American soldiers abroad during World War 2. The compact size was specifically designed and printed for soldiers because they fit easily into a cargo pocket of a uniform. Easy to carry easy to read. Normally the paperbacks were passed around and shared between individuals and units so much so they commonly were tattered ripped in half or destroyed. The Council on Books in Wartime even deemed the books ‘propaganda-like’ stating “books are weapons in the war of ideas.” Macmillan Company paperback books
191295361Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company Co-operative 1912. Octavo pp. 1-3 4-32 original cream pictorial wrappers printed in blue photograph of Debs on front panel. First edition first or early printing without "price" on front panel and with advertisement for "History of the Supreme Court of the United States by Gustavus Myers" on rear panel. Short story first published in INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST REVIEW January 1909 later collected in THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG 1914. ". a fine science fiction story as well as revolutionary tract in which for once London used an orthodox Marxist analysis to draw a picture of the future -- a future that is not merely a projection of tendencies already present in his day but is instead the outcome of as-yet-invisible forces that are the dialectical antithesis of the ones determining the reader's familiar existence. It is excellent science fiction that explores the social and human impact of a great scientific innovation the development of proletarian class consciousness. As a work of propaganda it is one the socialist propagandists have never tired of reading for it describes the future as the outcome of that very transformation of consciousness that is the goal of the revolutionary agitator" - Richard Gid Powers. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1357a. Lewis Utopian Literature pp. 113-14. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 Additions. BAL 11941 printing A. See Bleiler 1978 p. 126. See Reginald 09154. Text block printed on pulp paper stock which is age-darkened very fragile wrappers separated along spine fold with just a bit of shallow chipping along the spine edges a very good copy. Early printings of this booklet are uncommon. #95361 Charles H. Kerr & Company Co-operative unknown books
1905TB21713New York: The Macmillan Company 1905. First Edition second issue. Very near fine in light blue-gray ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt and light blue text and decorations on the spine and with red text and a light blue illustration on the front board and a gilt top edge to the text block. The cloth at the extreme corners of the head and heel of the spine are slightly rubbed and there is a prior owner's name neatly written on the fly title page. Without its issued dust jacket. 182 pages followed by six pages of ads by the publisher for other novels by Jack London. This is a second issue copy with the rubber stamped "Copyright 1905 By the Metorpolitan Magazine Co." on the copyright page. Sisson p 24 The Macmillan Company hardcover books
1905WRCLIT38148New York: Macmillan 1905. Grey-green cloth stamped in red and white. Frontis plates and decorations by H. Hutt and T.C. Lawrence. First edition this copy with the copyright rubber-stamp in taller type no sequence. Small private ownership label in pastedown corner toe of spine a bit soiled extremities rubbed small rub to lower board but a good sound copy. BAL 11886. Macmillan hardcover books
1905104576New York: The Macmillan Company. London: Macmillan & Co. 1905. Octavo pp. 1-14 15-182 183-188: ads note: inserted plates are reckoned in printed pagination six inserted plates and other illustrations in the text by Henry Hutt and T. C. Lawrence printed throughout in brown and black original pictorial blue-gray cloth front panel stamped in red brown and white spine panel stamped in white and gold t.e.g. fore and bottom edges rough trimmed pictorial endpapers. First edition. This copy has the rubber-stamped copyright notice on the copyright page. Novel about boxing. Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 L-439. BAL 11886. Baird and Greenwood An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 1537. Owner's signature and 1906 date in ink on blind side of frontispiece. Slight spine lean cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips some foxing to verso of half title leaf and recto of title leaf an about very good copy. #104576 The Macmillan Company. London: Macmillan & Co. unknown books
1916RLONLIT00HMRMacMillan 1916. Very Good. London Jack. The Little Lady of the Big House. New York: MacMillan 1916. 1st edition. 392pp. Petite 8vo. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges. In acetate book protector. Charming color frontispiece. MacMillan unknown books
1911138711911. With an Introduction by Jack London. Boston: L.C. Page & Company 1911. 12 pp undated ads. Original tan cloth decorated in red and black. First Edition first impression so stated. "The Black Cat" was a periodical headed by Umbstaetter to which unknown writers were invited to submit anonymous stories. To quote from Jack London's Introduction: He H.D. Umbstaetter made me possible. He saved my literary life if he did not save my literal life. And I think he was guilty of the second crime too. I had been attempting to write something marketable. Everything I possessed was in pawn and I did not have enough to eat. I was sick mentally and physically from lack of nourishment. I was at the end of my tether beaten out starved ready to go back to coal-shoveling or ahead to suicide. This is an attractive near-fine copy a few marks at the upper edge of the front cover. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1928D12696New York: Vanguard Press 1928. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Cloth; dust jacket; 12mo; pp. 6 115. Ownership signature of Bessie "Becky" London Jack's second daughter from his first marriage born 1902 on half-title page. Cloth lightly rubbed; spine tips and corners bumped. Dust jacket heavily chipped along the edges affecting some lettering but not legibility heavily tape-repaired against reinforcing backing. Uncommon in any edition and especially with such a close personal association. <br/><br/> Vanguard Press hardcover books
1964D12712London: Bodley Head 1964-1966. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Green cloth gilt-stamped lettering on spine; complete set of 4 volumes 8vo. All volumes with the ownership signature of Bessie "Becky" London the author's second daughter from his first marriage born 1902. All volumes in near fine condition with faint water-stain along fore-edge of text block nowhere infringing into the margins or text itself. Dust jackets faintly rubbed and dust-smudged; a bit sunned along spine and edges; VG in plastic covering. <br/><br/> Bodley Head hardcover books
1835MB42714Good. 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 inches engraved self-wrappers light soiling flap detached 12 pages. This format is double the width and half the thickness of the normal size. Two months are side-by-side in this format as opposed to being the recto and verso of a leaf in the normal size. Entirely engraved. Includes a view of the New National Gallery. Spielmann page 108 describes this as the "double-size." Spielmann 336 smaller format. Welsh 4643. Company of Stationers books
1963452London Transport Board 1963. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A handsome copy of the 1963 1st edition. Fine in a VG to Near Fine dustjacket and with its rare original wraparound band that has printed on it Special Price 1 Pound. In addition this copy has 2 of the original London Transport Poster catalogues laid-in. 8vo. 124 color plates. <br/><br/> London Transport Board hardcover books
183522052London: C. Motte 1835. Original Wraps. Orig. laid paper. Fine. 16.5 x 27 cm. Color engraving during the First Carlist War 1833-1840 during which the British volunteered to assist Isabella II of Spain against her rival uncle the late king's brother Carlos de Borbón or Carlos V. The Carlists supported return to an absolute monarchy. The priest says "Cheer up my son recollect as fast as they compel you to make promises I can absolve you from them. C. Motte unknown books
176822513London: John Evans 1768. First edition. Wraps. Orig. printed buff wrappers. Very good. 8 pages. 11 x 6.9 cm. John Evans whose publishing history included a good number of Christian religious tracts. Signed on behalf of the Brethren by Robert Hall. Printed by T. Luckman. John Evans unknown books
179622516London: John Evans and Sons 1796. First edition. Wraps. Orig. printed buff wrappers. Very good. 8 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 cm. Unopened. Blind ex-library stamp front cover of Nottingham Public Library. John Evans whose publishing history included a good number of Christian religious tracts. Woodcut illustrations page 4 and 8. John Evans and Sons unknown books
1815402064London: Longman Hurst et al. 1815. Third edition. Spine tape repaired; some intermittent foxing/From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner M.D. 8vo. xxiv 420 pp. 8 engraved plates at end. Contemporary half leather. Includes important papers by Astley Cooper who litigated the common carotid artery and two rare papers by Edward Jenner one on smallpox the other on distemper. See Garrison-Morton-Norman 2929 Cooper. <br/><br/> Longman, Hurst, et al. hardcover books
1985243875London: Lefevre & Partners Auctioneers Ltd 1985. Paperback. Twenty-six catalogs from the London based Oriental rug auctioneers spanning the period from May 1977 to March 1985. Various pagination 8.25 x 11 inches stapled glossy wraps illus. with black and white photos of rugs some wear else generally very good condition most with prices realized lists laid in. Catalogs present are "Caucasian Carpets Friday 20th May 1977" "Friday 26th May 1978" "Friday 15th February 1980" "Friday 25th April 1980" "The Sarre Mamluk and 12 other Classical Rugs from the Same Private Collection Friday 23rd May 1980" "Friday 4th July 1980 at 2.30 p.m." "A Sale of Rare and Important Oriental Carpets Kilims and Textiles Friday 31st October 1980 at 2.30 p.m." "Oriental Textiles Kilims Village & Nomadic Carpets Friday 20th February 1981 at 2.30 p.m." "Wednesday 15th April 1981 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 29th May at 2.30p.m." "Friday 17th July 1981 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 16th October 1981 at 2.30 p.m." "Oriental Carpets Kilims and Textiles Friday 27th November 1981 at 2.30 p.m." "Rare Oriental Carpets & Rugs Important Books Related to the Subject Friday 26th February 1982 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 23rd April 1982 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 18th June 1982 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 1st October 1982 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 26th November 1982 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 17th June 1983 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 15th July 1983 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 21st October 1983 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday November 25th 1983 at 2.30pm" "Friday 17th February 1984 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 25th May 1984 at 2.30 p.m." "Friday 23rd November 1984 at 2.30 p.m." and "Friday 8th march 1985 at 8 Sedley Place London W.1 at 2.30 p.m. Lefevre & Partners (Auctioneers) Ltd paperback books
1757263153London: The London Magazine 1757. unbound. Miniature map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 4.75" x 6.75".<br/><br/> This unusual plan of Prague was published by The London Magazine just a few months following the 1757 Battle of Prague. Oriented with north facing left it depicts the position of the two armies with a key in the bottom margin locating the positions of the artillery reserves batteries and mortars of the Prussian Army on the map. The Battle of Prague part of the Seven Years' War was fought between the Prussians and the Austrians for control of Prague and its surroundings. Although Frederick The Great from Prussia eventually succeeded in forcing the Austrians to retreat he was unable to take the city due to the heavy losses. A beautiful title cartouche adorns the bottom right corner. Most likely engraved by Thomas Kitchin. The map is in very good condition with narrow bottom margin. "The London Magazine or Gentleman%u2019s Monthly Intelligencer" was founded in 1732 as a rival to the popular Gentleman's Magazine. It is England's oldest cultural and literary journal. The magazine has published a wide range of writers from Wordsworth Shelley Keats T.S. Eliot W. H. Auden Evelyn Waugh among others. The first two installments of Thomas De Quincey's "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" appeared in the 1820 edition of the journal. Today after nearly three centuries The London Magazine continues to publish some of the best writings from London and beyond.<br/><br/> The London Magazine unknown books
189133025London: George Edward Wright & George Routledge 1891. 8vo. xx 196 pp. <br><br>Interesting account of the disruption and dissension during the last years of Parnell's life. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 0571660. Publisher's olive green cloth stamped in gold and black. Front hinge inside cracked but board holding nicely. Ex-library with call number label on spine bookplate rubber-stamp on verso of front free endpaper label and rubber-stamps on rear pastedown label on rear free endpaper; no stamps in text. Library name stamped on both edge of closed volume. George Edward Wright & George Routledge hardcover books
CA06A-00575Dilly. Collectible - Acceptable. London: Dilly 1792. Volume 1. 1st Edition. xxiv4968pp. Disbound. Moderately foxed title-page chipped and detached a binding copy. Very scarce. Weight: 1 pound 4.0 ounces = 569 grams. Size: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches = 20.5 x 13.5 x 3.5cm. With the signature to the title-page of Joseph Parrish 1779-1840 scotch-taped over but clearly visible. Inquire if you need further information. Gach. Dilly unknown books
191316884NY: The Century Co 1913. First edition first printing with a single blank leaf in the rear. 8vo pp. 343. Dark blue cloth with a little rippling to the cloth a VG copy. BAL 11946. The Century Co unknown books
191216885NY: The Century Co 1912. First Edition. 8vo Pp. 385. A couple of nicks but a very nice copy in original cloth. BAL 11939. Sisson/Martens 66. The Century Co unknown books
1905W0720JLNew York: The Macmillan Company 1905. Original teal cloth with red and gilt lettering and white and brown vignette. TEG other edges untrimmed. Book canted and covers soiled and indented on edges. 6 full color illustrations by Hutt. 6 pgs. of adverts at the rear. First Edition Second Issue. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. The Macmillan Company Hardcover books
