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2011000010554BenBella Books 2011 372 pages a Father/ Son team signed the book on the title page. The two author's began work on this book when Alex was eight struggled with dyslexia and could not read. Now not only can he read at his grade level but he is also an honor student and a starter on his school's nationally recognized football team. Very gentle wear to top of backstrip. BenBella Books paperback
1912010729Boston: George H. Ellis 1912. Bound in red cloth stamped in gold black and white with a handome illustration of an ostrich on the front panel of the book. Three inserted plates. Even though this looks like a non-fiction book -- it is actually an African adventure novel similar to Tarzan. 324 pp. Quite scarce in this protected condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated. George H. Ellis Hardcover
1979DEMO013624IWest Kingston R.I.: Donald M. Grant 1979. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Dean Morrissey. 4to 122 pages two-tone cloth <br/><br/>Illustrated by Dean Morrissey. Donald M. Grant hardcover
20050005806New York: Scholastic 2005. First American Edition children's artwork series in deluxe hardback . Hardcover. Fine/fine. Mary Grandpre. Thick octavo 652 pages gallery of illustrations patterned black cloth; tiny split at top of rear fold of dj; in fine publisher's slipcase <br/><br/>This Deluxe version features Mary Grandpre's different artwork for the slipcase the endpapers the frontispiece the interior and the special cover illustration using pastels on toned printmaking paper. Also includes at the end 32 unnumbered pages.showcasing in full-page size Grandpre's illustrations of the chapter headings. Errington A13aaaa . This was issued simultaneously with A13 a aa aaa. The full double-page versions of the illustrations are unique to this deluxe edition. The colour frontispiece is also unique in this edition. The original list price for this edition was $60. Scholastic hardcover
1965174New York: Harcourt Brace & World Inc. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Gobbato Imero. Yellow cloth hardcover in dustjacket. Signed and personally inscribed by the author to her grandson on the front endpaper "This copy is most especially for my writin' pal and grandson Tick a.k.a. Christopher Kendall Ahearn with heaps of love trooly from Sigzy a.k.a. Carol Kendall." Minor wear at the spine ends and a bit of speckling to the top edge of the text block. Binding and hinges are solid and the text is clean and unmarked. It appears to be an early reprint as Harcourt has used a C.3.67 on the copyright page. Price clipped jacket has seen more wear than the book with short tears at the spine ends and folds and scuffing at the spine panel that obscures most of the author's name. 256 pp. black and white illustrations by Gobbato. A nice copy unique in it's inscription. The second book in Kendall's celebrated Minnipin series. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. hardcover
1928004205Rochester New York: Rochester Press 1928. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage- "Compliments to Will Hays & family from the Author J.J. Leighton". Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Near Fine faint toning to endpages in a Very Good Plus dustjacket small chips at head of spine 3/8" spot of discoloration to spine. Rochester Press Hardcover
1948004810Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton Printers 1948. Book. Illus. by E. Joseph Dreany. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE in the 1948 true First Edition. Near Fine scant rubbing to cloth at the tips prior owner name front endpage under front flap in a Very Good dustjacket a few small chips. 260 pages set in Alaska Jake and Jim must reach Valdez as quickly as possible to register a gold claim for their friend. Great illustrations by E. Joseph Dreany including illustrated endpages and pastedowns. The Caxton Printers Hardcover
195441666United States: Ballantine 72 1954. Solid with a light stain on the front cover only noticable from the inside and otherwise the covers show light wear. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the first page of his story on page 159. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Ballantine 72 paperback
194600750San Francisco: Trover Hall 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. St. Crain. Presentation copy. Inscribed to the publisher/bookseller Roy Squires on ffep dated and signed by author with both pseudonym & actual name. Binding text solid and sharp; DJ has a couple wrinkles nothing major. Would be NF except for the unfortunate "29" written above signatures see photo. The only book published by this specialty press one of a limited edition of 2000. Cover art by St. Crain. First edition 16mo bookseller #00750. <br/><br/> Trover Hall hardcover
1937006037New York: Boy Scouts of America 1937. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine lacking the scarce dust jacket a bit of toning to end pages at spine folds. SCARCE early history of the Boy Scouts unusual in such lovely condition. Boy Scouts of America Hardcover
199838927San Diego California U.S.A.: Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Primavera Elise. 1st 1st Printed in Singapore. Very large thinner book child's format glossy color-illustration of child feeding a baby dragon on front baby dragon on back color-illustration of "Dragon Island" inside covers and adjacent end papers glossy color illustrations throughout. On colorful frontispiece and title page in blue ink: "To the Cohen Kids.because dragons too seldom share in our lives. Jerdine Nolen. 27 March 98." And also "The Cohen Kids All best wishes Elise Primavera." Nearby is a sketch of smiling dragon's head. DJ glossy beneath mylar with same color-illustrations as book covers. DJ has light crease at front right and near top back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book. <br/> <br/> Silver Whistle/Harcourt, Brace hardcover
1948004811Austin Texas: The Steck Company 1948. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in Very Good Plus dust jacket prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap light rubbing and a few small chips at edges of dust jacket. 304 pages profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. SCARCE in such lovely collector's condition. The Steck Company Hardcover
1966100730<p>San Francisco California February 5 1966. 1966. Very good. - Over 90 words typed on a 3-1/4 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide postcard. Emil Pataja thanks Reginald Bretnor "for 'through t and s with FF'. It's a ball and isn't there some way of twisting GB's wrist and getting more more more FASF just isn't the same without him." He goes on to mention having to bodily boot out an "old alcoholic-type friend from L.A." who was crashing in his "practically one room" home. He goes on to say that "I'm getting some work done. Hoping for nice things from my next paperback with is mostly fantasy." Signed "Emil" with a couple of corrections penned in his hand. Addressed and postmarked on the verso. There are lines apparently from the postmark stamped at the top across some of the text of the first paragraph though all of the words are legible. Very good.</p><p>The American science fiction and fantasy author Emil Theodore Petaja 1915-2000 had a career which spanned seven decades. Petaja published 13 novels nearly 150 short stories as well as poems and books and articles on other subjects. An author of science fiction fantasy horror stories detective fiction and poetry he considered his work as part of the older tradition of "weird fiction". The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the first ever Author Emeritus in 1995.</p><p>Born Alfred Reginald Kahn the Russian-American science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor 1911-1992 wrote numerous short stories many of which featured a whimsical story line or ironic plot twist as well as volumes on military theory and public affairs. His collection of short stories titled "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot" published under the pseudonym of Grendel Briarton gave birth to the humorous story pun which came to be called a "Feghoot". The stories were originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction for 1956 through 1973 and in 1973 the magazine ran a contest soliciting "Feghoots" from its readers and writers.</p> San Francisco, California, February 5, 1966. paperback
1948004819New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1948. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Noted Oregon author's first childrens book. SCARCE in collector's condition. Near Fine small spot of soil to front board in a bright Near Fine dust jacket with slight edgewear. Striking jacket illustration by James D. Egleson. Coward-McCann Inc. Hardcover
1948004916Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1948. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Fine prior owner name front pastedown mostly hidden by front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket small chips at head of spine spine ever so lightly faded. 310 pages. SCARCE. Dust jacket illustration by Donald E. Cooke. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover
20111126New York: !tBooks 2011. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Luciano Lima and Dennis Calero. Hardcover 1st thus in dustjacket autographed twice by creator Scott Rosenberg. On the front panel of the dustjacket in black sharpie "To Joe. Best Scott Rosenberg '11." and on the front free endpaper in silver marker "Joe You're great! Let's conquer the world! Scott Rosenberg '11." A near fine copy. Clean tight as if unread and straight with square corners. Unclipped dustjacket is also near fine with just a couple spots of scuffing and a bump at the head of the spine panel. 103 pp. full color artwork - the 2011 reissue of Rosenbergs Cowboys & Aliens. <br/><br/> !tBooks hardcover
1999001829New York: HarperTrophy a Division of HarperCollins 1999. Book. Illus. by Helquist Brett. Near Fine. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. First Edition. First Printing of the First Trade Edition with complete number row 1-10. Near Fine crease to bottom edge of rear boards. Without dustjacket as issued. The 2nd book in this modern classic children's series. HarperTrophy, a Division of HarperCollins Hardcover
1912005495New York: David McKay 1912. Book. Illus. by Harriet MacY. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The author's SCARCE 2nd book particularly in such lovely condition. Near Fine tiny rubs to cloth at the tips. Tissue guard frontispiece illustration one of 10 full page illustrations by Harriet Macy. Great illustrated front cover and spine. A handsome addition to any collection of fine bindings. David McKay Hardcover
1943010651Chicago: At the Sign of the Gargoyle 1943. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY PUBLISHER. Limited Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. SIGNED BY PUBLISHER Norman W. Forgue on the colophon page. N Limited Edition. " This book THE FIRST PUBLICATION from At the Sign of the Gargoyle was composed entirely by hand in eleven point Scotch Roman and its italic by Aud Wilkerson from a design by Norman W. Forgue. Printed in a limited edition on Strathmore Wayside text plate finish by Stanley Mihalik at the Norman Press. Cover paper and press mark by Mathias Noheimer of Cincinnati Ohio. Project completed during the month of September 1943. " Translated from The Arabian Nights. Foreword by Lloyd Siberell with decorations by Calvin Brazelton. Decorative paper covered boards with brown cloth spine and gilt lettering and design to the spine. Fine NO Jacket As Issued. Norman W. Forgue was an African- American bookmaker typographer and founder of several private presses including At the Sign of the Gargoyle The Black Cat Press The Norman Press and Normandie House. . At the Sign of the Gargoyle Hardcover
1948004838New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1948. Book. Illus. by Robert Doremus. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket front flap price-clipped slight edgewear. A RARE book especially so in dust jacket and collectible condition. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover
1948004813Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill 1948. Book. Illus. by Margaret Ayer. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine one small corner bump prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket light edgewear. 230 pages with illustrations by Margaret Ayer. RARE in collector's condition. Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover
1939004755New York: Viking Press 1939. Book. Illus. by Harry Daugherty. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Near Fine cloth rubbed at bottom corners in a Very Good dustjacket 1" triangular chip bottom corner front panel 1/2" chips at spine ends jacket rubbed and a bit age-darkened. "The story of a boy who lived 20000 years ago and became the greatest artist of his times.". Viking Press Hardcover
1901044250<p>New York: Zimmerman's / Press of C. J. O'Brien 1901. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Small quarto. Unpaginated. Hardcover bound in black cloth with cover designs and lettering in red. The binding is rather worn and soiled. There is a tear in the cloth at the top of the front hinge near the headcap of the spine. Glass ring on the front cover. Some white spotting rubbing on the rear cover. TEXT IS MUSTY. There is heavy foxing and some smudging to the endpapers. Early owner's name on the front flyleaf. The text is toned and has occasional finger smudging stains etc. A few pages show some damping. A reading or reference copy only. <br /><br /></p> Zimmerman's / Press of C. J. O'Brien hardcover
DADAX1589948009Fantasy Flight Games 0000-00-00. Toy. New. 8.25x0.50x11.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Fantasy Flight Games unknown
1985289HM21N_bedaea1c-fd5f-4Schocken 1985-09-12 . Hardcover. New. Schocken hardcover
