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1925020336N.Y.: Chelsea House 1925. 1st edition. Spine edges rubbed light soiling else a very good copy in dust jacket missing piece at foot of spine and small piece at head 3 inch x 1 inch piece out at rear jacket with pencil markings at rear. Stock market swindler is found dead in his office and Sergeant Sam Haynes had his work cut out for him. Scarce. McCulley was the author of hundreds of stories for the pulps fifty novels numerous screenplays for film and television and the creator of the character Zorro. McCulley's Zorro character reminiscent of Baroness Orczy's Scarlet Pimpernel became his most enduring character. Aside from Zorro McCulley created many other pulp characters including Black Star The Spider The Mongoose and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's characters -- The Green Ghost The Thunderbolt and The Crimson Clown -- were inspirations for the masked heroes that have appeared in popular culture from McCulley's time to the present day. From the George Cloos collection of detective fiction. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book. Chelsea House
200346921Georgia Museum of Art. VG/NONE. 2003. Paperback. 0915977478 . Crisp bright copy with cover rubbing indentations; pages tight clean. 139 pages; the first Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts. A study of the decorative arts of Georgia and South Carolina within "the context of the history of American art and its European influences." Illustrated. ; . Georgia Museum of Art, paperback
192738206Chicago:: Military Training Camps Association of the United States. 1927. Hardcover. Gilt-decorated black cloth covers with moderate wear including silverfishing spotting. Hinges sound uncracked; pages tight clean unmarked. Internal foxing and slight waviness to some pages. 70 numbered pages two pages of ads. According to the foreword: "This book recounts the story of the first Citizens' Military Training Camp held at historic Fort Moultrie. The training month has been a great success and the CMTC men of 1927 hereby express their gratitude ." Many photos including full-page image of Chrles A. Lindbergh and another of Leonard Wood founder of the training camps. ; . Military Training Camps Association of the United States, hardcover
1976222538Ann Arbor MI: Edwards Brothers 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author on title page. Oversize hardcover 152 pp. w/ b&w photos illustrations and maps throughout. Subtitled : Two hundred years of life on the West Shore of the Susquehanna in Central Pennsylvania 1776-1976. Issued in conjunction with U.S. Bicentennial and the dedication of the Benjamin House Library & Museum in New Cumberland. Documents. Estates and homesteads are used to help illustrate Central Pennsylvania history. Book Condition : Very Good; slight bump to bottom spine end; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; creasing and tearing along edges with several small pieces missing; price unclipped. Edwards Brothers Hardcover
192658396Cadet Corps of Randolph-Macon Academy. Good. 1926. Hardcover. Heavy wear to the spine tips and corners. Spotting to the covers. Stains to the rear cover. All pages are foxed about one inch in from the edges all three sides with smudges scattered throughout. No writing in the book. Several signature cracks. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 147 pages . Cadet Corps of Randolph-Macon Academy hardcover
190929979N Y N Y And Baltimore: Broadway Publishing Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 4 pages; Bound in red cloth with black lettering and embossed decorative designs a scarce adventure novel by Edwin Alberton. This work features José Gaspar known by his nickname Gasparilla supposedly lived c. 1756 1821 was a purported Spanish pirate the "last of the Buccaneers" who is claimed to have raided the west coast of Florida during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The volume shows light external age/wear and is solidly bound with clean pages. The book measures approximately 5 1/2" x 7 3/4" and contains 311 pages plus 3 pages of publisher's advertisements. Author may have been A E Phillips a druggist and bookseller. . Broadway Publishing Co. hardcover
1958009330Plainfield New Jersey: Howard E. Johnston 1958. 6" wide by 9" tall. Light foxing to cover. Previous owner's name else Very Good condition. Photo illustrated. Map of the Rockaway Valley Railroad. A history of this railroad that operated in the New Jersey counties of Morris Hunterdon and Somerset from 1888 until the 1920s. Includes sections on organization equipment the freight business right-of-way passenger traffic of human interest Public Utility Commission report of 1910 etc. . 1st ed No additional printings listed. Soft Cover. Very Good condition. 16pp. Howard E. Johnston Paperback
1936302877Rochester N.Y.: The Rochester Historical Society 1936. Volumes 1 2 4 5 7 9 14 and 15 of The Rochester Historical Society Publication Fund Series. Books are in good condition with light cover and foredge soil and light wear. About 400 indexed pages each 6 x 9.5. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Yes. 6 x 9.5. The Rochester Historical Society Hardcover
1939303032Rochester NY: The Rochester Historical Society 1939. The Rochester Historical Society Publications Volumes XVII and XVIII a look at the history of education in Rochester selected articles on Rochester history foreign travelers' notes on Rochester and Genesee County before 1840 and Nurseries Farm papers and selected Rochester episodes. Book is in good condition with tight hinges clean pages and light cover soil. about 350 indexed pages each 9.5 x 6. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Yes. The Rochester Historical Society Hardcover
1889057415New York and Albany NY: Banks & Brothers Law Publishers for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1889. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy pebbled cloth lettered in gilt decorated in blind beveled edges author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on lower front cover. A notably well-preserved copy virtually as issued showing minor foxing along text block edges and to the three frontis. portrait plates. iii100 pp. Scarce virtually unimprovable. Banks & Brothers, Law Publishers, for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Hardcover
18285943Philadelphia: W. F. Geddes. Very Good. 1828. Hardcover. Clean brown leather red spine label with gilt lettering. Spine ends neatly reinforced: covers firmly attached. Light corner wear & light endpaper foxing. Text tight clean & intact. Devoted to the preservation of facts documents & useful information. Dams Canals Elections Philadelphia Pittsburg etc. Pennsylvania; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 386 pages . W. F. Geddes hardcover
195646490Hampden-Sydney VA: Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association. Very Good. 1956-1961. Hardcover. Bound in dark green buckram with titles in gilt on spine. Scattered foxing with a few wrinkled pages. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Extra postage required for priority and international shipping. . Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association hardcover
1906070459Philadelphia PA: American Philosophical Society Printed by New Era Printing Co. Lancaster 1906. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in six 6 volumes uniformly bound in dark green cloth spine panels lettered in gilt untrimmed text block edges with top edges in gilt issued 1906-08. 1st ed. Nicely preserved nearly as issued with several spine crowns showing a short 1/8" closed tear all hinges intact except for front hinge of Vol. I which shows neat repair. Several volumes show a few minor surface marks and/or slight rubbing to cover cloth. Vol. I concerns itself with the commemoration itself 1906 and Vols. II-V are comprised by the Calendar of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society edited by I. Minis Hays. xix321 xx573 ix526 ix560 ix510 ix325 pp. Exceptional and quite scarce. American Philosophical Society [Printed by New Era Printing Co., Lancaster] Hardcover
197645993Foundation for Historic Restoration in Pendleton Area. VG/NONE. 1976. Hardcover. 0912462078 . Oblong hardback limited edition in black-decorated yellow cloth covers that remain clean bright. Illustrated with interesting photos and line drawings. Pages tight clean with a few pages showing creased corners minor ; hinges sound uncracked. Name index bibliography. Mary Esther Huger was the daughter of Francis Kinloch Huger of Long House near Pendleton South Carolina 1826-1848. DJ. Not library discard. ; . Foundation for Historic Restoration in Pendleton Area, hardcover
200156519<p>Self Published. Very Good; Covers lightly worn. 2001. Softcover. Well-documented geneaology of the Frost family of Kingston and New York City. Many photos including some in color. Black cloth spine with clear plastic front cover and black paper rear cover. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .</p> Self Published paperback
1989057604Laury's Station PA: Garrigues House Publishers 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. INSCRIBED. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in black leatherette lettered in gold foil. A nicely preserved set. Vol. 1 shows slight binding lean slight foxing on top text block edge near binding former owner's book plate mounted on half-title otherwise as issued; Vol. 2 shows slight foxing to half-title slight crease along a portion of top front edge otherwise as issued. Vol. 1 inscribed by author on main title full signature personalized dated July 1991 Vol. 2 unsigned. Vol. 1 errata sheet with some foxing laid in. xvi356 xii440 pp. illus. folding maps/charts as called for in rear pocket of both volumes. Vol. 1 dust jacket shows a few short 1/4" closed tears and slight crease along top edge small chip at head of rear joint; Vol. 2 dust jacket as issued both now in mylar. Garrigues House, Publishers Hardcover
1979009147no place but New Jersey: Privately Published 1979. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Bound in the original white pictorial wrappers with a couple small brown spots on the cover. The spine is square and flat. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. A history of early radio telephone and the men who made it work. The author was a first-hand participant. He includes his recollections of the events and the people involved. Illustrated with numerous old photographs. Includes sections on Bell Laboratories Deal Beach station where the first commercial use of short wave radio telephone communication was developed; Lawrenceville New Jersey AT&T's facility; Rocky Point Radio Central of RCA Long Island NY; Houlton Maine Long Wave Receiving Station; New York Overseas Control Bell System just off Canal St. in Manhattan; Netcong New Jersey Radiotelephone Receiving Station; Manahawkin New Jersey Receiving Station; Transpacific Radio Receiving Station in Point Reyes California; Florida stations; Oceans Gate Transmitting Station Toms River New Jersey; etc. Roster of the early radiomen in overseas service who the author knew 1930 through WW2. . Signed by the Author signature only. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good condition. ii 64pp. Privately Published Paperback
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