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1928004205Rochester New York: Rochester Press 1928. 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. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Presentation Copy. Rochester Press Hardcover books
1983007485Scholastic Inc. 1983. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster 20"w x 14"h SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR Shari Lewis - "To Ron- Love Shari Lewis June 4 1983" along with her drawing of Lambchop. Near Fine faint creases. Lovable actress puppeteer and writer Shari Lewis had a TV and film career that ran from 1960 to her death in 1998. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 20"w x 14"h. Scholastic, Inc. books
1988007238Home Vision 1988. UNCOMMON poster featuring Maurice Sendak's "Wild Things" and three videos "Where the Wild Things Are" "Higglety Pigglety Pop !" and "L'Enfant et les Sirtiliges" librettos and designs by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the U.S.A. Near Fine faint creases. A wonderful poster for the Sendak completist well suited for framing. All posters will be sent loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 12" x 25". Home Vision books
1948004810Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton Printers 1948. 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. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by E. Joseph Dreany . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Caxton Printers Hardcover books
008614Paris: Payot & Cie/ Impr. Delachaux & Niestle Neuchatel # 16 in Payot's Bibliotheque Miniature Series. No Date 1914. In original floral cloth boards all edges gilt marbled end papers 126 2 pages. Very Good Plus text block starting to separate at bottom edge rear gutter. Text in French. SCARCE. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus. 3 7/8" x 2 3/4". Payot & Cie/ Impr. Delachaux & Niestle, Neuchatel Hardcover books
1937006037New York: Boy Scouts of America 1937. 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. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boy Scouts of America Hardcover books
1927004619New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1927. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on first blank endpage by Will H. Hays -" To my son and partner Will Hays Jr. on his 12th birthday Some of these days we will together cover this same country. Affectionately Will H. Hays Dec. 12th 1927". Will 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. Book is Very Good lacking the dustjacket cloth lightly soiled. Illustrated and with decorative endpages. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. 5th Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Presentation Copy. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover books
1948004811Austin Texas: The Steck Company 1948. 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. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Steck Company Hardcover books
1953005423Indianapolis Indiana: Bobbs-Merrill 1953. Near Fine small corner crease bottom corner front end page in a Very Good dust jacket spine a bit faded small chips at spine ends stain rear panel near spine. SCARCE in dust jacket especially in collectible condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Eric Tansley . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover books
1958007762New York: The Macmillan Co 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Printing. Tall 8vo. SCARCE early printing in dust jacket Fifth Printing 1958 originally published in 1949. Near Fine small rubs at spine ends and corners in a Very Good Plus dust jacket small chips at bottom edge rear panel and spine ends. Wonderfully illustrated. The Macmillan Co, Hardcover
1948004819New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1948. 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. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Coward-McCann Inc. Hardcover books
20001002135Westminister Maryland U.S.A.: Knopf 2000. True first edition. Unread. This U.S. edition precedes the UK by about three weeks. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. This is the scarce third novel in Phillip Pullman's acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy that began with the Golden Compass. As war rages Lyra and Will must journet to the dank world where no living person has ever returned. The astonishing conclusion to one of the best fantasy series period. Light wear to tail of spine and one corner small circular impression to front wrapper otherwise a beautiful unread copy. Light creasing to top edge of front flap small closed tear/crease to edge of circular cot-out on front flap. First Edition First Printing. Fine/Fine. Knopf unknown
198744390United States: Zebra 1987. Solid with with a small crease on the back cover and the covers otherwise show minor wear. Ransom is Ed Gorman and he has signed on the title page. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good - Fine. Zebra paperback
1980007258No Place: Tomorrow Entertainment 1980. UNCOMMON TV Advertising Poster 18"w x 24"H based on the book GNOMES published by Harry N. Abrams. Fine as issued a poster well suited for framing and a joy to gnome lovers anywhere ! All posters will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Fine. 18" x 24". Tomorrow Entertainment books
19992090202120809264Not Available 1999. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
1994008862Berkshire House Publishers Inc./ The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge 1994. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster 26 "h x 20"w featuring Norman Rockwell's illustration for the book. Near Fine faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 26 "h x 20"w. Berkshire House Publishers Inc./ The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge books
1948004916Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1948. 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. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
1910006519New York: The Crowell Publishing Co. 1910. Very Good marginal stains the first few pages rubbing to rear cover at spine prior owner name in ink top edge rear cover. chip at bottom corner rear cover. Features "Dotty Darling and the Kewpies; The First of a Series of Delightsome Kewpie Stories with Verses and Pictures by Rose Cecil O'Neill". Rose Cecil O'Neill was the first published female cartoonist in the United States her Kewpie cartoons having made their debut appearance a year earlier in an issue of Ladies' Home Journal Also features a full-page color illustration of a charming Jessie Willcox Smith painting titled " Little drops of water". . First Edition. Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. The Crowell Publishing Co. Paperback books
199743106British: Bloomsbury 1997. Solid with a light spine roll a 1.5 inch corner crease on the back cover a bend mark down the center of the back cover and some wrinkling and lifting of the plastic lamination on the edges of the covers. The worst of the wrinkling is on the bottom of the front cover. 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. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bloomsbury paperback
20162080202102703381Chiku ma shobo 2016. Soft Cover. Fine. Page size: 441 pages Size: Bunko size Chiku ma shobo paperback
1999001829New York: HarperTrophy a Division of HarperCollins 1999. 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. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Helquist Brett. HarperTrophy, a Division of HarperCollins Hardcover books
19792090502113709368Not Available 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19732090502113715287Not Available 1973. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1987008797Doubleday 1987. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ARTIST and AUTHOR Peter Spiel - "for the gang at Mills Bookstore - with warmest wishes Peter Spiel Oct. 9 '87". SCARCE publisher's promotional poster for the 1987 book publication printed in limited supply for distribution at the 1987 ABA trade show. Near Fine faint creases. Peter Spier has won both the Caldecott Medal and the National Book Award. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ARTIST. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" h x 14"w . Doubleday books
1912005495New York: David McKay 1912. 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. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Harriet MacY. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. David McKay Hardcover books
