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1931006570York PA: Privately Printed 1931. Hand set in Italian Old Style designed and printed at The Maple Press York PA. Near Fine minor toning to end pages in the original Very Good Minus fragile acetate dust jacket chips and tears at spine 1" x 2 " chip bottom edge and a Near Fine SCARCE slipcase dampstain early reinforcement of edges with linen tape. "An Account and Particular Relation of how that Master Logger so wrought with Babe the Blue Ox and his Companions that many Notable Things were done to change the face of these United States". . First Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Helen Finger. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. Privately Printed Hardcover books
1939004753New York: E.P. Dutton 1939. Fine prior owner name front end page in a Very Good dustjacket small edge chips and two small holes along spine folds front flap bottom corner price-clipped. SCARCE First Edition in dustjacket. "A true story of a little girl who went pioneering with her family in Northern Michigan and spent six years of her life living in the woods eighteen miles from Petoskey the nearest town.". First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Marion Downer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E.P. Dutton Hardcover books
2002biblio19<p>SIGNED. Limited Edition. Very Rare. Copy # 42 of just 100 hardcovers signed on the signature sheets by all 15 contributors. In addition this copy is inscribed to the original owner Sam by 5 of the contributors. As New condition; if read it was done so with care. The Fine dust jacket has been enclosed in a new archival cover. We will pack this very carefully in a box and ship with insurance & delivery confirmation by the next business day. </p> Bedlam Press hardcover
1948004826Philadelphia: David McKay 1948. Fine prior owner name in ink verso of front endpage in a Near Fine dust jacket jacket a bit faded at spine and front panel tiny bit of edgewear. Quite SCARCE in collectible condition especially so in dust jacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David McKay Hardcover books
1987007297New York: Pantheon Books 1987. Promotional poster for the 1987 cartoon book sub-titled "MORE HELL FROM. .THE MAN WHO BROUGHT YOU Love Is Hell Work Is Hell". Near Fine faint creasing. 20 "w x 26"h. Uncommon ephemeral item well suited for framing. Poster will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 20 ' x 26". Pantheon Books books
1930004626New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. A medieval anthology edited and illuminated by Dorothy Hartley. With an introduction by George Saintsbury. Beautifully rebound in forest green cloth with gilt titles and decorative endpages. Near Fine endpages a bit soiled prior owner name front endpage. Wonderful Dorothy Hartley illustrations ! Copy # 155 of a total edition of 1350 printed on Japon De Luxe paper. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
009918London and New York: Fredrick Warne and Co. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Later Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No date circa 1910-1920. With the Rose Place address for the printer and engraver Edmund Evans on p. 53. Very Good rubbing to boards and corners rubbed darkening to gutters internally clean bright and unmarked. A quite charming little book. Fredrick Warne and Co. Hardcover
1994007286New York: William Morrow & Co 1994. Uncommon publishing house poster featuring endearing illustration by James Ransome of three African-American children sitting in a wagon reading a book. A poster distributed by William Morrow & Co. at an ABA trade show to promote their children's book divisions: Greenwillow Books - Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books - Morrow Junior Books - Tambourine Books - Mulberry Books - Beech Tree Books - Tupelo Books. Fine as issued 18" w x 24" h. Well suited for framing will be mailed loosely rolled in sturdy tube. . First Printing. Poster. Fine. 18" x 24". William Morrow & Co books
1917004217New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1917. Book. Illus. by Arthur W. Brown. Very Good Minus. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front endpage - "To Billy Hays Jr - because the author likes the way his father talks about him this book is inscribed by William Johnston". From the collection of Will H. Hays 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. This book the basis for the 1932 film "When a Fellow Needs a Friend" starring Jackie Cooper. A SCARCE book in any edition RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR and a great Hollywood ASSOCIATION. Very Good Minus lacking the dustjacket cloth at spine faded and title rubbed but still legible page block a bit loose illustration at page 276 loose. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover
198211808Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Novel of fantasy and the 1919 baseball Black Sox scandal; basis for Kevin Costner film "Field of Dreams". Dust jacket has a half-inch closed tear on front and very light edgewear. Housed in a fine custom slipcase. <br/><br/>First printing. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1953004210New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co. 1953. First Printing of this Newberry Award Winner. Near Fine prior owner name front endpage marvelous illustrated endpages! prior owner inscription verso of front end page in a Very Good dustjacket rubbed at the tips and folds shallow 1/4" x 2" chip top edge rear panel. First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Jean Charlot. Thomas Y Crowell & Co. Hardcover books
1988002203New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1988. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the title page and SCARCE thus. The second book in the "Time Quartet" series. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 16th Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Farrar Straus & Giroux Hardcover books
1945005441New York: E. P. Dutton 1945. Book. Illus. by Roberta Paflin. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page. Near Fine top edge dusty in a Very Good dust jacket worn at the tips tears at the flap folds with old internal tape mends. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1957009964New York: E. P. Dutton 1957. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated. Near Fine faint toning front end papers and one small white spot each at front and rear boards. In a Very Good Plus dust jacket light wear st spine ends and corners. Susan Jordon at is now 18 and facing a crucial point in her life. Indiana author. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1948010533New York : Viking Press 1948. Book. Near Fine. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Edition. First published August 1948 stated. Pictorial paper covered boards with tan cloth spine. This copy is Near Fine in a Very Good dust wrapper.Tips are bumped; edges have mild rubbing;small stain bottom of spine; small prior owner name in ink on front end paper. Charming illustrated end papers. Dust jacket edges and spine ends have moderate chipping and creasing. Dust jacket spine is sunned and rubbed. . Viking Press Hardcover
007224San Francisco: Chronicle Books Llc Original promotional poster 18 w" x 24 h" featuring.Woodleigh Hubbard's wonderful illustration of a "Hip Cat" from the story about a group of jazz cats. An uncommon poster printed for distribution at the ABA trade show in 1993. Near Fine3 small staple holes top left cornet which could be covered by a frame. A great gift for a cat-loving jazz musician well suited for framing. All posters will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" x 24". Chronicle Books Llc books
201411810NY: Bantam 2014. First edition. first prnt. Signed by Martin on the title page. Adapted by Daniel Abraham. Art by Tommy Patterson. Color illustrations. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bantam Hardcover books
1932005227Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1932. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page - "To Elizabeth and Franklin with Christmas greetings from Florence Crannell Means". Very Good lacking the dust jacket cloth rubbed and small stain on spine. Illustrated end pages. Her 2nd book SCARCE especially so SIGNED. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Henry J. Peck. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
1948140943179Saginaw MI: Michigan Science Fantasy Society 1948. First Edition. Very Good. Marion Zimmer Bradley's copy with her address on the rear cover. Front cover states this issue as Volume 2 Number 1 but contents page states this as Volume 1 Number 3. An early scifi fanzine published by the Michigan Science Fantasy Society. Bound in publisher's stapled wraps. Very Good with a vertical crease down the center toning and light general wear. Michigan Science Fantasy Society unknown
007220Weston CT: CC Studios Inc. SCARCE publicity poster for the first release of the 1993 videocassette 18" w x 24" h. Near Fine faint crease top left corner. A great and quite uncommon piece for the Sendak completist. Well suited for framing all posters will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" x 24". CC Studios, Inc. books
20037155NY: HarperCollins 2003. Uncorrected proof for the First US combined edition. Perfect-bound illustrated wraps. Signed by Pratchett on the title page. Cover art differs from the eventual trade edition's dustjacket art. Some corners just touched; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. Contains the complete text of the trilogy. Unusual as such. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. HarperCollins Paperback books
199121129<p>NY: Delacorte 1991. First US edition first prnt. <em>Signed</em> by Pratchett on the title page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Third book in Pratchett's Bromeliad Trilogy. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p> Delacorte hardcover
1930006827New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1930. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine small shelf rub bottom edge in a Near Fine dust jacket light wear at spine ends. Frontispiece by Manning deV. Lee illustrated end pages. "A magnificent swashbuckling yarn for men and boys for all those indeed who 'would go adventuring'.". Farrar & Rinehart Hardcover
199743084British: Bloomsbury 1997. Solid with a light spine roll a small corner crease on the front cover and the covers show light wear. Has a 4.99 pounds price on the back cover. States that the book is printed in Canada by Webcom on the copyright page. Mentions that The Chamber of Secrets is available on the page facing the title page so probably printed in 1998 or 99. 'Joanne Rowling' is on the copyright page. The first line on page 8 has 'highchair' instead of 'high chair'. On page 53 in the Hogwarts' equipment list 1 wand" appears twice. Young Dumbledore is pictured on the spine and back cover. Sunday Telegraph blurb on the bottom oof the front cover and the Wendy Cooling blurb on the back cover. The orange star on the front cover near the spine is superimposed on the red title mast and green band. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bloomsbury paperback
199743083British: Bloomsbury 1997. Solid with a small bump on the bottom right corner of the front cover two thin dents on the bottom of the front cover a little of the plastic lamination is peeling and the bottom edge of the front cover and otherwise the covers show light wear. Has a 4.99 pounds price on the back cover. States that the book is printed in Canada by Webcom on the copyright page. Mentions that The Chamber of Secrets is available on the page facing the title page so probably printed in 1998 or 99. 'Joanne Rowling' is on the copyright page. The first line on page 8 has 'highchair' instead of 'high chair'. On page 53 in the Hogwarts' equipment list 1 wand" appears twice. Young Dumbledore is pictured on the spine and back cover. Sunday Telegraph blurb on the bottom oof the front cover and the Wendy Cooling blurb on the back cover. The orange star on the front cover near the spine is superimposed on the red title mast and green band. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bloomsbury paperback
