Bibliographies and Books on Books
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    Adirondack Mountain Club and Douglas Welch:  Adirondack Bibliographies (Three Volumes).  Utica, New York: Adirondack Mountain Club, Inc., The Adirondack Museum and North Country Books, 1958, 1973 and 1994. All First Editions, First Printings. A three volume set of books providing a complete bibliography dealing with the Adirondack region of upper New York State. These volumes cover books, pamphlets and periodical articles All three are first editions. None of them have dust jackets. Adirondack Bibliography by the Adirondack Mountain Club is a first edition of 1958. It is fine in medium green cloth covered boards with a faint stain to the cloth at the lower fore edge of the front board. 354 pages including an index to 7,539 listed items. Adirondack Bibliography Supplement 1956-1965 by the Adirondack Mountain Club is near fine in light green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and illustrated end sheets. 198 pages including an index. The cloth at lower fore edges of the boards are faded. Adirondack Books: 1966-1992 by Douglas Welch is fine in illustrated paper covered boards with white text on the spine and front board. A quarto containing 145 pages including an index, a list of additional titles, a list of un-located titles and text.
    TB30011  $100.00



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    Albion, Robert Greenhalgh:  Naval & Maritime History An Annotated Bibliography.  Mystic, Conn: Munson Institute of American Maritime History, 1972. Fourth Revised and Expanded Edition. Near fine in heavy paper wraps. Originally published in 1951 this bibliography is considered the primary source for extensive bibliographic information on maritime and naval history. This is the fourth revised and expanded edition containing 370 pages including an index of authors.
    TB17509  $60.00



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    Allen, Douglas:  N. C. Wyeth.  New York: Bonanza Books, 1972. Reprint by Bonanza. Fine in red cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Co-authored with Douglas Allen, Jr. with a forward by Paul Horgan. 335 pages with index.
    TB24817  $40.00



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    Allen, Francis H.:  A Bibliography of Henry David Thoreau.  New York: Johnson Reprint Company, (1908) 1967. Reprint of 1967. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" with very slight fading to the cloth at the head of the spine and front board. Without a dust jacket as issued. 201 pages including and index. A facsimile reprint of the original edition published in 1908.
    TB26221  $25.00



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    Allen, Douglas, and Douglas Allen, Jr:  N. C. Wyeth The Collected paintings, Illustrations, and Murals.  New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972. First Edition. Fine in heavy blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A quarto of 11 7/8 by 9 inches. In a very near fine, price clipped dust jacket.with a small nick to the upper fore corner of the rear panel over the tip of the rear board and with what may be a small red paint mark of rougly a 1/4 inch at the top of the front panel. With a forword by Paul Horgan and an introduction by Richard Layton. 335 pages with an index and a bibliographic index, text and over 300 color and black and white illustrations through-out. A go-to reference source for the art work of N. C. Wyeth.
    TB31611  $100.00



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    Ayling, Ronald, and Michael J. Durkan:  Sean O'Casey A Bibliography.  Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1978). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/4 inches. With the errata slip laid-in at the dedication page. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 411 pages including an index and text.
    TB30008  $15.00



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    Bailyn, Bernard, and Jane N. Garrett:  Pamphlets Of The American Revolution 1750-1776.  Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1965. First Edition. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 inches with very light rubbing to the cloth at the corners of the spine and with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down. In a very good, price clipped dust jacket with minor, shallow chipping at the ends of the spine area and small nicks over the tips of the boards. One of the volumes in the John Harvard Library series. 771 pages including and index.
    TB32948  $160.00



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    Baker, W. S.:  Bibliotheca Washingtoniana. A Descriptive List of the Biographies and Biographical Sketches.  Philadelphia: Robert M. Lindsay, 1889. First Edition, Limited Edition. Very good in its original brown cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spine and bright gilt text on the front board. A small quarto of 10 1/2 by 7 7/8 inches with the cloth rubbed and worn at the head and heel of the spine, the first free end page chipped around its edges and reattached by tipping-in. Although the front hinge has been reinforced the front and rear joints and rear hinge are solid and tight. The contents are clean. There is an embossed seal from the Long Island Historical Society on the title page and the last page of text; and, on the copyright page is a stamped withdrawn stamp from the Brooklyn Historical Society. Without a dust jacket as probably issued. One of only 400 copies printed. The author has signed the verso of the third free end page gifting this copy to the Long Island Historical Society as of "Oct. 8, 1889". 179 pages including an index. This author signed reference source provides 501 listings arranged according to date of publication.
    TB31492  $150.00



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    Barker, Nicolas:  The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Larning 1478-1978.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978. First Edition. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt seal on the front board. A quarto of 11 5/8 by 8 1/4 inches with fain spots of foxing to the top edge of the text block. In a fine, price clipped dust jacket. 332 pages of text illustrated with images from black and white photographs.
    TB32049  $35.00




  • Bennett, Whitman:  A Practical Guide to American Book Collecting (1663-1940).  New York: Bennett Book Studios, 1941. Limited first edition. Very good+ in tan cloth covered boards with an errata slip pasted to the front end paper & light wear to the spine ends. Without a dust jacket. One of only 1,250 copies published. "With all items arranged in sequence as a Chronological Panorama of American Authorship and with each subject considered from Bibliographical, Biographical and Analytical Aspects." 254 pages with index and text.
    TB10062  $50.00




  • Berkman, Brenda:  Index To Maps in the catalogue of The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western America.  Chicago: The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library, 1972. . Fine in heavy orange paper wraps with a double staple binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. 17 pages of text to be used as a supplement to the Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana compiled by Colton Storm.
    TB21026  $22.00



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    Bertholf, Robert J.:  A Descriptive Catalog of the Private Library of Thomas B. Lockwood.  Buffalo, NY: State University of New York, 1983. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. The boards have a number of minor, faint spots. A small quarto measuring 10" by 6 3/4". In a near fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with light minor soiling, but no chips or tears. Signed, inscribed and dated in the year of publication on the first free end page by the author. 400 pages including an index.
    TB28468  $20.00




  • Besterman, Theodore:  Technology Including Patents A Bibliography of Bibliographies (Volumes 1 and 2).  Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, c. 12939, to 1971. . Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. Both volumes are 12mos measuring 7 1/2" by 4 1/2". Without dust jackets. Volume 1 contains 368 pages of text. Volume 2 contains pages 369 to 681. The subjects covered in these two volumes are: Technology, Inventions and Patents, Aeronautics, Automation, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metal and metallurgy, Mineralogy and mining, Photography, Radio, Water and Special Subjects.
    TB26944  $25.00




  • Biscotti, M. L.:  American Sporting Book Series.  Madison, Ohio: Sunrise Publishing Company, 1994. Limited first edition. Fine in dark green buckram covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and on the front board with a small but attractive prior owner's book plate on the first free end paper. In a fine glassine dust jacket and contained within a fine paper covered slip case. One of only 300 limited edition copies printed. This copy is signed by the author on the limitation page and numbered copy 36. 325 pages of text including an index and illustrated with drawings by T. O. Duncan. A unique bibliography of the publications of the Forest and Stream Publishing, Outing Publishing , Macmillan's The American Sportsman's Library, Cincinnati Publishers, A. R. Harding and Hunter-Trader-Trapper, Windward House, A. S. Barnes and Company,The Angler's Club of New York, The Boone and Crockett Club Books and a host of other publishers of sporting books. The unusual aspect of this particular edition is that it has pages from important books actually tipped-in.
    TB20159  $150.00




  • Bliss, Walter:  Twainiana Notes from the Annotations of Walter Bliss.  Hartford: The Hobby Shop, 1930. First Limited Edition. Fine in decorated blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the front board. A small 8vo measuring 7.75" x 5". Without a dust jacket as issued. This is copy number 178 of only 1,000 copies printed. 24 pages of text which contain the annotations and notes of Walter Bliss who was of the firm American Publishing Company, the publisher of many of Twain's early books.
    TB13095  $45.50



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    Bohn, Henry G.:  The Biography And Bibliography Of Shakespeare.  New York: AMS Press Inc., 1972. First AMS Press Edition. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A 16mo measuring 7 by 5 inches. Without a dust jacket. A reprint of the 1863 London edition. 366 pages including an index followed by A Bibliographical Account of the Works of Shakespeare, Including Every Known Edition, Translation, and Commentary by Henry G. Bohn.
    TB28063  $75.00



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    Bolitho, Hector:  A Batsford Century The Record of a Hundred Year of Publishing and Bookselling 1843-1943.  London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., (1944). Second Impression with corrections. Very good+ in light blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. The top edge of the text block is gilt. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches with mild foxing to the end sheets. Without a dust jacket. 148 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and a section of images from black and white photographs.
    TB31665  $10.00



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    Borst, Raymond R.:  Henry David Thoreau A Descriptive Bibliography.  Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1982. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. Without a dust jacket as issued. 232 pages including an index, appendix, text and illustratedfrom photographs of many of Therou's first edition titles.
    TB32383  $40.00




  • Bradley, Van Allen:  The Book Collector's Handbook of Values.  New York: G. P. Putnam, 1978. 2nd Edition. Very Good - x-library In a very good dust jacket.
    TB00985  $7.00



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    Brigham, Clarence S.:  Paul Revere's Engravings.  Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1954. First Edition. Near fine in navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front cover with with minor fading to the cloth at the head of the spine. A quarto measuring 12 1/4 by 9 1/4.inches. In a very good+ dust jacket with chipping to the upper edge of the spine and several closed tear to the upper edges of the panels. 181 pages with index containing 77 plates of the engravings done by Paul Revere.
    TB32396  $85.00



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    Browning, D. C.:  Everyman's Dictionary Of Literary Biography English & American.  New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc., (1960). Revised Edition of 1960. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches. In near fine, unclipped dust jacket. 769 pages including over 2,300 literary biographies of English and American authors.
    TB31658  $10.00



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    Campbell (Stanley Vestal), Walter S.:  The Book Lover's Southwest A Guide to Good Reading.  Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, (1955). First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with white text on the spine and front board. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches with light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and on the lower edges of the boards. The previous owner was the U.S. Airforce with red, rubber stamps on the rear paste down and on the rear jacket flap. In a very good, price clipped dust jacket with rubbing and light wear and flecking of the colors at the ends of the spine area and to the upper edge of the front panel. The red color of the title block on the spine area is faded. Signed by the author on the front paste down. 287 pages including an index of authors and editors.
    TB31394  $60.00



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    Caslon, William:  Caslon Old Face Roman & Italic.  London: H. W. Caslon & Co., Ltd., (1924). First Edition. An ex-library copy in very good in heavy, printed wraps over sewn binding. A quarto of 12 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches with heavy wear around the outside edges of the covers, a call number pasted to the lower edge of the spine and a library pocket and inserted card glued to the rear paste down. Without a dust jacket. 63 pages to include a large fold-out, facsimile of the first Specimen Sheet issued by William Caslon as well as many laid-in examples of ads, broadsides, etc all printed using Caslon type.
    TB32001  $225.00



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    Churchill, W. A. (Winston A.):  Watermarks In Paper in Holland, England, France, Ect., In The XVII and XVIII Centuries And Their Interconnection.  Rijswijk, The Netherlands: Krips Reprint Company, 1965 c. 1965. Reprint of 1965. Near fine in tan cloth covered boards with dark blue text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A Quarto measuring 11 3/4" by 8 1/2". Without a dust jacket. 94 pages of text followed by 578 reproductions of full-size watermarks on 432 plates. A facsimile reprint of the original 1935 edition. An exceptional, and very uncommon, reference source.
    TB26722  $200.00



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    Clark, Robert A. and Patrick J. Brunet:  The Arthur H. Clark Company A Bibliography and History 1902-1992.  Spokane, Wash.: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1993. First Edition. Fine in dark red buckram cloth covered boards with gold text stamping on the spine and gilt decorations on the front board. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" ny 6", containing 244 pages of text including an appendix and index. It is protected within a clear acetate jacket. One of only 500 copies printed. This is copy number 150 as noted at the rear of the text. This valuable resource provides bibliographic information on 282 titles published by The Arthur H. Clark Company up to 1992.
    TB18450  $160.00



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    Coulter, E. Merton:  Travels in the Confederate States.  Wendell, N.C.: Broadfoot's Bookmark, n.d. (circa 1980). Reprint. Near fine in light gray cloth covered boards with a silver on blue title block on the spine. The cloth at the heel of the spine is rubbed at the corners. A bibliography dealing with the collection of books written between 1861 to 1865 about travels in the southern states during the War Between the States. A facsimile reprint of the 1948 first edition by the University of Oklahoma Press. 289 pages including an index.
    TB22391  $40.00



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    Cumming, William P.:  The Southeast in Early Maps With An Annotated Check List Of Printed And Manuscript Regional And Local Maps Of Southeastern North America During The Colonial Period.  Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1958. First Edition. Near fine in burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 7/8 by 8 3/8 inches with a gift inscription on the first free end page and light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with 1/8" deep chips across the upper edge of the spine area and a 1/4" deep chip at the upper edge of the front panel. 275 pages including several indexes and text listing 450 pages. Illustrated with collotype reproductions of numerous (67) maps.
    TB29843  $150.00



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    Dalziel, Margaret:  Popular Fiction 100 Years Ago An Unexplored Tract Of Literary History.  Philadelphia: Dufour Editions, 1958. First Edition. Fine in bright red cloth covered boards with lightly tarnished gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. In a very good, price clipped dust jacket with several small chips from the upper edge of the spine area. A review copy which was sent to Time Magazine with a letter (enclosed within this copy) typed and signed by Paul J. Dufour and dated "11/19/56". 188 pages including an index.
    TB31659  $10.00



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    Davis, Paul Preston:  Howard Pyle His Life - His Work.  New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spines. Each is a quarto of 12 by 9 inches. Both are in fine dust jackets without price clipped flap corners (no prices anyway). Volume I contains 400 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait from a photograph of Pyle. Volume II contains pages 401 to 872 and is illustrated throughout with small images of Pyle's huge collection of over 3,300 works of art. The title continues with: "A Comprehensive Bibliography and Pictorial Record of Howard Pyle: Illustrator, Author, Teacher. Father of American Illustration America's Foremost Illustrator." The preface is by Stephen T. Bruni, Executive Director, Delaware Art Museum and there is a foreword by Howard Pyle Brokaw.
    TB30927  $160.00



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    Doro, Marion E.:  Rhodesia/Zimbabwe A Bibliographic Guide to the Nationalist Period .  Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., (1984). First Edition. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket. 247 pages including an index, appendices and text. A reference publication in African Studies.
    TB28906  $25.00



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    Dowie, William:  Peter Matthiessen.  Boston: Twayne Publisher, (1991). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/2 inches. in a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket Signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title page without an inscription. 154 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece black and white photograph of Peter Matthiessen. One of the volumes in the Twayne's United States Authors Series.
    TB29592  $175.00



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    Dunbar, Maurice:  Books and Collectors.  Los Altos: The Book Nest, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in light beige cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches with dust staining to the top edge of the text block and light foxing to the other edges of the text block. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with a long closed tear to the front panel, rubbing to the folds and light soiling to both panels. Signed, dated in 1980 and inscribed by the author on the fly title page. 189 pages including an index
    TB31666  $15.00




  • Ebisch, Walter, and Levin L. Schucking:  A Shakespeare Bibliography.  New York: Benjamin Blom, 1969. Reprint. Fine in gray cloth covered boards with a gilt on red title block on the spine. Without a dust jacket. First printed by Oxford University Press in 1930. 294 pages including an index. A bibliographic resource for all publications dealing with Shakespeare, his life, his work and his influence through the ages.
    TB25526  $25.00



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    Farmer, David:  Flannery O'Connor A Descriptive Bibliography.  New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1981. First Edition. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches with faint whitish speckling to the upper and lower edges of the front board. Without a dust jacket. 132 pages including an index. Illustrated from photographs of covers and dust jackets.
    TB31663  $60.00



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    Fitzgerald, Carol:  The Rivers of America A Descriptive Bibliography.  New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spines. Both are octavos measuring 9 by 6 inches with decorative end sheets. Both volumes are in fine unclipped dust jackets. Extensive research and years of searching for every variant copy for all of the titles in the Rivers of America series have allowed the author to compile an extremely detailed and highly authoritative bibliography of this series. Volume 1 contains 434 pages while volume 2 contains pages 435 to 899 which includes an index for both volumes. I am of the opinion that this is one of the best bibliographies ever published as it goes into extreme detail of each volume and every variant, provides a biography of each author and each illustrator. I know of no other bibliography that covers as much material or as thoroughly. An invaluable resource for any serious collector of this series. An extremely handsome set and now that it is out of print sure to grow in value.
    TB33142  $150.00



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    Freeman, John E. and Murphy D. Smith (Consultant:  A Guide To Manuscripts Relating To The American Indian in the Library of The American Philosophical Society.  Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and rules on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" by 7" with a bump to the upper fore corner of the front board and to the lower inside corner of the same and a prior owner's stamped name on the first free end page. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with minor light wear to the ends of the spine area, but with no chipping or closed tears. 491 pages including an extensive index and text listing the manuscripts within the collection of the American Philosophical Society relating to the American Indian.
    TB27053  $15.00



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    Frenkel, Francoise:  A Bookshop in Belrin.  New York: Atria Books, (2015). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 black and gray paper boards with silver colored text on the spine. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/2 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 269 pages of text. "The rediscovered memoir of one woman's harrowing escape from the Nazis". (from dust jacket)
    TB31201  $30.00



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    Fullerton, B. M.:  Selective Bibliography of American Literature 1775-1900.  Woodbridge, Conn.: Ox Bow Press, c1932, (1989). Reprint of 1989. Fine in off-white linen cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and metallic purple text stamping on the front board. A small quarto measuring 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 327 pages including an index. With an iIntroduction by Carl Van Doren. From the title page: "A brief estimate of the more important American authors and a description of their representative works."
    TB32381  $20.00




  • Gaer, Joseph:  Bibliography of California Literature Fiction, Drama and Poetry of the Gold-Rush Period.  New York: Burt Franklin, (1970) c.1935. 1970 Reprint. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket. 123 pages. A facsimile reprint of the original edition published in 1935.
    TB29860  $15.00



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    Goldschmidt, Lucien, and Weston J. Naef:  The Truthful Lens A survey of the photographically illustrated book 1844-1914.  New York: The Grolier Club, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in black cloth covered boards with a gilt on red leather label on the spine and a gilt seal on front board. A small quarto measuring 11 by 8 1/2 inches with dark gray end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with a printed paper label on the closed end and front side. One of only 1,000 copies printed. 241 pages including an index and illustrated with 172 black and white photographs
    TB32627  $375.00



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    Goldstone, Adrian H. and John R. Payne:  John Steinbeck A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Adrian H. Goldstone Collection.  Austin: The University of Texas at Austin, 1974. First Edition. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued, but contained within a clear acetate cover. One of only 1,200 copies printed. 240 pages including an index. The most extensive and best bibliography of John Steinbeck's books and contributions.
    TB33254  $150.00



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    Greene, Douglas G. and Peter E. Hanff:  Bibliographia Oziana A Concise Bibliographical Checklist of the Oz Books by L. Frank Baum and His Successors.  Demorest, Georgia: The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1976. First Edtion, First Printing. Very good in illustrated heavy paper wraps over an adhesive binding. A first printing of which only approximately 2,000 copies were printed. 103 pages of text illustrated with a section of photographic plates showing book covers.
    TB26130  $40.00



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    Hanff, Helene:  84, Charing Cross Road.  New York: Grossman Publishing, 1975. De Luxe Gift Edition. Fine in a leather like cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/8 by 5 1/2 inches with minor rubbing to the end of the spine. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with light wear at the upper edge of the front panel and a 1/4 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel. 95 pages of text followed by an epilogue dated October, 1969. A lovely collection of letters exchanged by the author to Frank Doel and other staff members of the booksellers,Marks & Company of London. The play by the same name is based on the story which evolves from these funny, evocative letters.
    TB33215  $40.00



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    Harbeck, Charles T.:  A Contribution To The Bibliography Of The History Of The United States Navy.  Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, 1906. Limited First Edition. Good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with a printed paper label on the spine. The paper label has tanned but there is no chipping and is only rubbed at its edges. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is worn and rubbed and just beginning to fray at the head of the spine. Without its issued dust jacket. This copy is identified as number 256 out of only 350 copies printed. 247 pages including an index. Many of the pages remain unopened. The book is organized according to historical events.
    TB21141  $50.00



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    Harvard College Library:  The Houghton Library 1942-1967: A Selection of Books and Manuscripts in Harvard Collections.  Cambridge, Mass.: The Harvard College Library, 1967. First Edtion. Near fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and printed end sheets. The top edge of the text block is gilt and there is a blind embossed seal on the front board. A folio measuring 14 1/2" by 10 1/4". Without a dust jacket. 255 pages including an index. Illustrated throughout with photographs of illustrations, paintings, portraits, manuscripts, title pages and letters.
    TB26321  $20.00




  • Harwell, Richard:  The Confederate Hundred A Bibliophilic Selection of Confederate Books.  Wendell, North Carolina: Broadfoot's Bookmark, 1982. Second Edition. Fine in tan linen covered boards with gold text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" tall by 6 3/16" deep overall, containing 58 pages of text. This is copy number 289 of only 500 copies printed. The original first edition of this title was produced in Urban, Illinois in 1964 by Beta Phi Mu. An exceptionally bright, clean and crisp copy.
    TB22389  $50.00



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    Harwell, Richard Barksdale:  Cornerstones of Confederate Collecting.  Wendell, North Carolina: Broadfoot's Bookmark, 1982. Third Edition. Fine in tan linen covered boards with gold text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" tall by 6 3/16" deep overall, containing 58 pages of text. This is copy number 231 of only 500 copies printed. The original first edition of this title was produced by the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia in 1952 with the second edition released in May of 1953. An exceptionally bright, clean and crisp copy.
    TB22390  $40.00



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    Holzenberg, Eric (Editor):  Lasting Impressions The Grolier Club Library.  New York: The Grolier Club, 2004. First Edition, Winterhouse Edition. Fine in 1/2 green and blue cloth covered boards with black and white text stamped on the spine. A small quarto of 10 1/2 by 8 1/8 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. One of only 2,000 copies printed. 205 pages including an index and text. Illustrated throughout from photographs in both black and white and color. A catalogue of books on bibliography devoted to the fields of typography, book illustration, writing, bookbinding,
    TB30164  $35.00



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    Howes, Wright:  U.S.Iana (1650-1950).  New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1963. Reprint of 1963, Revised and Enlarged Edition. Very near fine in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 by 6 1/2 inches with the cloth rubbed through over the tips of the boards. The last free end page is marked with two columns of figures in pencil. Without a dust jacket. 652 pages of text. From the title page: "A Selective Bibliography In Which Are Described 11,620 Uncommon And Significant Books Relating To The Continental Portion Of The United States".
    TB32828  $20.00



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    Hudson, Derek:  Arthur Rackham His Life and Work.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1960, 1974. Reprint of 1973. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with a black title block with gilt text on the spine. A quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches with printed end sheets with a purple ink mark on the lower edge of the text block. (This is not a remainder mark.) In a very near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/4 inch chip from the upper rear corner of the front panel at the fold to the spine area. 181 pages of text including a bibliography, appendices and a listing of "Books illustrated wholly by Arthur Rackham". Illustrated with a color, tipped on frontispiece of Rackham and 33 color tipped-on plates and numerous black and white illustrations throughout.
    TB32405  $25.00



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    Hunt, Peter, Editor:  Children's Literature An Illustrated History.  Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text and logo stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 9 3/4 by 7 3/8 inches with illustrated end sheets. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 378 pages including an index, a list of illustration sources, bibliography, chronology and text. Illustrated throughout from earlier works of art and images from photographs. A splendid copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32385  $30.00



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    Ipsen, Ludvig Sandoe:  The Book Plates Of Ludvig Sandoe Ipsen.  Boston: The Troutsdale Press, 1904. First Edition, Limited Printing. Very near fine in 1/4 vellum and light gray paper covered boards with a printed paper label on the front board. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with minor bumping to the fore corners of the front board and with a prior owner's bookplate on the front paste down. Without a dust jacket. Unpaginated, but containing 7 pages of text followed by 29 plates of example bookplates. With a foreword by Winfred Porter Truesdell.
    TB28835  $125.00



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    Johnson, Merle:  American First Editions.  New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1929. First limited edition. Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with light rubbing to the spine ends and corners with top edge gilt. Without a dust jacket. One of only 1,000 limited edition copies produced with an eight page addenda laid-in in the rear. A "Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of One Hundred and Five American Authors." Edited by Merle Johnson. 242 pages of text.
    TB10059  $45.50



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    Johnson, Merle:  Merle Johnson's American First Editions.  New York: R. R. Bowker Company, c1942, 1949. Fourth Edition Pocket Size Edition, Third Printing. Fine in red-brown, full, pebbled, leather like cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A 16mo of 7 by 4 1/2 inches with no flaws with a prior owner's name written in pencil on the first free end page. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. Laid-in at the front of the book is a prospectus advertising this title. 553 pages of text. Revised and enlarge by Jacob Blanck. Containing check lists for 188 American authors with over 10,000 descriptive entries all printed on "bible-thin" paper in a pocket sized format.
    TB32386  $25.00



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    Kelly, William W.:  Ellen Glasgow A Bibliography.  Charlottsville: The Bibliographic Society of the University of Virginia, (1964). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in maroon cloth covered boards with printed, paper labels on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches. Without a dust jacket. 330 pages including an index. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Glasgow.
    TB29849  $15.00



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    Kent, Rockwell:  Later Bookplates & Marks of Rockwell Kent.  New York: Pynson Printers, 1937. First Edition, Signed Limited Edition. Fine in orange cloth covered boards with two gilt starts and "RK" on the spine and the title and illustration of a fist on top of an open book on the front board all in gilt. A12mo of 7 by 5 inches with a prior owner's name neatly written at the top of the first free end page. In a very near fine dust jacket with a black stain (printer's ink?) on half of the rear fold to the rear panel (see photo) which did not bleed through to the rear board; and, with the limitation number handwritten at the base of the spine. One of only 1,250 signed and numbered copies printed with this copy numbered 889 and signed by Kent on the second to last page of the text. The prospectus for this printing of four doubled pages is laid-in at the front of this copy. 83 doubled pages followed by the limitation page. Illustrated throughout by 85 examples of bookplates and marks by Rockwell Kent printed in multiple colors. An eight page preface (v-xii) written by Kent precedes the illustrations.
    TB33204  $325.00



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    Kirkpatrick, B. J.:  A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf.  Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1980. Third Edition. Fine in maroon cloth covered boards with with gilt text stamped on the spine. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with two short closed tears at the base of the spine area and one at the upper edge of the same. 268 pages including an index and text.
    TB32437  $40.00



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    Kirme, Kaalu:  Eesti Nahkehistoo.  Tallinn, Kunst, Estonia: Kirjastus, 1973. . Fine in tan cloth covered boards with red text embossed on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto measuring 10" by 8" with an insignificant bump to the lower, fore corner of the front board. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with several small chips from the ends of the spine area and from the fore corners of the panels. 180 pages of text in Estonian. Illustrated with 151 black and white photographs and 6 color plates.
    TB26620  $65.00



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    Kraus, Joe W.:  Copeland & Day 69 Cornhill, Boston 1893-1899.  Philadelphia: George S. MacManus Co., 1979. First Edition. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 7 3/8 inches with a gift inscription on the first free end page. Without a dust jacket. One of only 500 copies issued. 179 pages including an index and text listing and describing 108 titles published by Copeland & Day. Illustrated with black and white images of publisher's devices and images of front covers of books.
    TB29727  $25.00



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    Kurutz, Gary F.:  The California Gold Rush: A descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853..  San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First Edition. Fine in royal blue buckram cloth with a large gilt on black title label on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10 3/8 by 6 3/4 inches containing 771 pages including an index, a list of references consulted with 705 titles. Without its issued plain white dust jacket. One of only 1,000 copies printed.
    TB27350  $150.00



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    Larned, J. N. , Editor:  The Literature of American History A Bibliographical Guide.  New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., c1902, 1966. Reprint of 1966. Near fine in blue-gray cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 by 6 5/8 inches. In a very good+ dust jacket with light wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area and with that spine area faded. A bibliographical guide "in which the scope, character, and comparative worth of books in selected lists are set forth in brief notes by critics of authority." 588 pages of text including an index.
    TB32401  $60.00



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    Lazare, Edward J., Compiler:  The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed By The Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter (Index).  New York: Parke-Bernett Galleries, Inc, 1970. First Editions. An exlibrary copy in near fine condition in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and on the front board and with a book plate from the Rhode Island Historical Society on the front paste down. A small quarto of 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches with the spine slightly faded due to exposure to the sun and with a library call label on the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. A Dictionary Check-List Of The Seven Sale Catalogues October 1966 - October 1969. Containing 336 pages followed by the prices realized for all lots in the 20 sessions. Although this is an ex-library copy it is evident that few patrons ever consulted this volume as it is in such nice condition.
    TB30402  $40.00




  • Leab, Daniel J. Leab, et al, Katharine Kyes:  American Book Prices Current 1992 Volume 98.  Washington, Conn.: Bancroft-Parkman, Inc., 1993. . Fine in dark red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. Without a dust jacket as issued. 1084 pages of text containing the auction records for books, autographs and manuscripts for the 1992 season.
    TB15923  $17.50



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    Lee, Brian North:  Early Printed Book Labels.  Manchester, England: Private Libraries Association and the Bookplate Society, (1976). First Edition. Very good in purple cloth covered boards with gilt text and borders on the spine with light gray end papers. A small quarto measuring 9 3/4 by 6 inches with a minor dampness stain at the top edge of the text block near the spine which has had no impact on the pages or binding. Without its original glassine jacket. One of only 2,200 copies of which only 700 were printed for sale. 185 pages of text including an index. Illustrated throughout with facsimile reproductions of original bookplates. From the title page: "A catalogue of dated personal labels printed in Britain to the year 1760".
    TB28924  $20.00



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    Lewis, Daniel:  The Feathery Tribe Robert Ridgway and the Modern Study of Birds.  New Haven: Yale University Press, (2012). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in purple paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author on the title page. 346 including an index, bibliography, chapter notes, a list of Ridgway's books and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Ridgeway from a photograph, other black and white images from photographs and reproductions of earlier works of art. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) is best known for his seminal book: Color Standards and Color Nomenclature which played a crucial role in the development of modern ornithology.
    TB33400  $40.00



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    Lunny, Robert M.:  Early Maps Of North America.  Newark, NJ: The New Jersey Historical Society, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in gray-brown cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt on black title block on the front board. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches. In the remnants of the original glassine dust jacket which is torn through completely at the spine area. Signed by the author on the title page and a second time with a warm inscription at the upper fore corner of the first free end page. 48 pages of text including a check list of the maps in an exhibition. Illustrated with 26 plates of early maps from photographs.
    TB30705  $50.00



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    Mazer, Ben:  Rockwell Kent's Bookplate For John Whiting Friel.  Boston: Boss Fine Books, 2002. First Edition, Limited Printing. Fine in heavy, brown paper wraps over a sewn binding with one of the four sizes of bookplates created by Rockwell Kent for John Whiting Friel on the front panel. A small quarto measuring 9 3/4 by 7 inches One of only 250 copies printed. 15 pages of text. Tipped in are four bookplates by Rockwell Kent all made for John Whiting Friel. The author describes the genesis of the commission given to Kent by Friel to create not only a large format bookplate, but also one which was created in four sizes.
    TB28836  $125.00



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    McBride, William M.:  Mark Twain A Bibliography of the Collections of the Mark Twain Memorial.  Hartford: McBride Publishers, 1984. First Limited Edition. Fine in simulated leather covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the lower corner of the front flap. 497 pages of text and photographs. A remarkably comprehensive bibliography of Mark Twian. A must have for every Twain collector.
    TB24881  $40.00



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    McCracken, Harold:  Frederic Remington Artist of the Old West.  Philadelphia: J. B. Lioppincott Company, (1947). First Edition. Very good+ in black cloth covered boards with a gilt on red title block on the spine. A quarto of 12 by 9 inches with a Christmas, 1950 gift inscription on the first free end page and with wrinkling and dampness staining to the upper fore corners to the bulk of the plates in the rear of the book. Without its issued dust jacket. 157 pages including an index, bibliographic check list of Remington's work and text all followed by 48 black and white and colored plates.
    TB31805  $35.00



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    McMurtrie, Douglas:  New York Printing MDCXCIII.  Chicago: The John Calhoun Club, 1928. First Edition 1/240 copies. Good+ with the spine area tanned and cloth at the ends of the spine torn about 1/2" from the head and heel & rubbed at the corners. A folio of 19 by 13 1/2 inches. Without a dust jacket. This is copy 199 of only 240 numbered copies produced. 30 pages of text followed by 78 plates of facsimiles of all known New York imprints for the year 1693.
    TB13048  $50.00



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    Meriton, John, and Carlo Dumontet:  Small Books For The Common Man A Descriptive Bibliography.  London: The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a sew binding of black, illustrated paper covered boards with white text on the spine. A thick, heavy quarto measuring 10" by 7" with purple end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued. 1008 pages including several indexes, list of sources, glossary, appendices, bibliographic analysis, bibliographic method and text. Containing listings and bibliographical data for 761 children's ephemeral titles published between 1736 to 1850.
    TB26890  $100.00



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    Mitham, Peter:  Robert W. Service A Bibliography.  New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A quarto measuring 11" by 8 1/2". In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 416 pages of text. A remarkable bibliography of Robert Service's works.
    TB27773  $40.00




  • Mondlin, Marvin, and Roy Meador:  Book Row An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade.  New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004. Second Printing. Near fine in brown and tan paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and pictorial end papers with a black remainder mark on the lower edge of the text block. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 405 pages including an index, appendix, a list of references and text. Illustrated with photographs.
    TB23490  $20.00




  • Moran, USMCR (Ret.), Capt. John B.:  Creating A Legend The Complete Record of Writing about the United States Marine Corps.  Chicago: Moran/Andrews, Inc., 1973. First Edition, First printing. Fine in olive green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. A descriptive catalog and bibliography of the writing about the U. S. Marine Corps covering more than 1,000 books, 6,500 magazine articles all completely annotated and presented in a directory, subject-organized fashion. 681 pages including an index.
    TB16920  $31.50



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    Moring, Thomas:  One Hundred Book Plates Engraved On Wood.  Toronto: The Musson Book Company, [1900]. First Edition. An ex-library copy in very good condition in 3/4 light brown cloth and paper covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. An octavo measuring 8 1/4 by 6 3/4 inches with a 1/3 inch long hole in the cloth of the rear gutter, the two lower tips of the boards are bumped and the cloth on the spine is slightly faded and there is a library book plate on the front fixed end sheet. (xxv) pages of introduction followed by 100 plates.
    TB28995  $125.00




  • Muir, Percy:  English Childrens's Books.  New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1954. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations stamped on the spine with light rubbing to the heel of the spine and with light shelf wear to the board edges. In a good+ dust jacket with a price clipped front flap and with 1/4" deep chips across the upper edge of the spine area with a 1/3" deep by 2" long chip at the lower edge of the front panel and a 2" closed tear to the rear panel. 256 pages including an index, text and with over 100 illustrations through-out.
    TB15346  $28.00



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    Nachod, Oskar:  Bibliography Of The Japanese Empire 1906-1926 (Volumes I and II).  Mansfield Centre, Conn.: Martino Publishing, 2002. Facsimile Reprint. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 7". Without a dust jacket as issued. 832 pages including indexes for both volumes which contain at total of 9,575 titles. "Being a classified list of the literature issued in European languages since the publication of Fr. von Wenckstern's Bibliography of the Japanese Empire, up to the year 1926." A facsimile reprint of the author's 1928 printing by Edward Goldston of London.
    TB27403  $45.00



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    New York Public Library Staff:  List of Works in the New York Public Library Relating to Arabia and the Arabs - Bulletin of the New York Public Library Volume XV January to December 1911.  Mansfield Centre, Conn.: Martino Publishing, n.d. [2001]. Facsimile Reprint. Near fine in light gray cloth covered boards with dark green text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 6" with a very faint dampness stain to the spine side of the boards. The pages of the text block are only slightly wrinkled from exposure to dampness. Without a dust jacket as issued. 198 pages of text. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1911 printing by the New York Public Library.
    TB27394  $35.00



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    Newgass, Edgar:  An Outline of Anglo-American Bible HIstory.  London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., (1958). First Edition. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 3/4 by 7 1/4 inches. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch deep chip from the upper edge of the spine area and small chips from the fore corners of the panels. 56 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 16 images from photographs of title pages.
    TB31664  $10.00



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    O'Brian, Patrick:  Patrick O'Brian: Critical Essays and a Bibliography.  New York: W. W. Norton, 1994. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with minor dust staining to the top edge of the text block. An octavo measuring 9" by 6" with the "erratum" slip laid-in at the front of the book. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Edited by A. E. Cunningham. Numerous essays by critics, historians and admirers including Charlton Heston as well as a thorough bibliography.
    TB29225  $20.00




  • Ousby, Ian:  The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Reprint of 2002. Fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. In a fine dust jacket. A new edition with a forward by Doris Lessing. 1,054 pages of text and illustrations.
    TB17961  $10.00



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    Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc:  The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed By The Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter (Volume IIi).  New York: Parke-Bernett Galleries, Inc, 1967. First Editions. An exlibrary copy in near fine condition in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and on the front board and with a book plate from the Rhode Island Historical Society on the front paste down. A small quarto of 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches with the spine slightly faded due to exposure to the sun and with a library call label on the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. Laid-in at the front of the book are the prices realized from the sale in October of 1967. Pages 1296 to 1471 containing items 1300 to 1982 listings followed by an index. Although this is an ex-library copy it is evident that few patrons ever consulted this volume as it is in such nice condition.
    TB30399  $40.00



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    Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc:  The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed By The Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter (Volume VI).  New York: Parke-Bernett Galleries, Inc, 1969. First Editions. An exlibrary copy in near fine condition in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and on the front board and with a book plate from the Rhode Island Historical Society on the front paste down. A small quarto of 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches with the spine slightly faded due to exposure to the sun and with a library call label on the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. Laid-in at the front of the book are the prices realized from the sale in April of 1969. Pages 2284 to 2766 containing items 3323 to 3958 listings followed by an index. Although this is an ex-library copy it is evident that few patrons ever consulted this volume as it is in such nice condition.
    TB30401  $40.00



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    Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc:  The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed By The Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter (Volume II).  New York: Parke-Bernett Galleries, Inc, 1966. First Editions. An exlibrary copy in very near fine condition in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and on the front board and with a book plate from the Rhode Island Historical Society on the front paste down. A small quarto of 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches with the spine and upper edges of the boards slightly faded due to exposure to the sun and with a library call label on the spine. There is a 1" closed tear to the paper over the lower edge of the front joint which has been professionally repaired. Without a dust jacket as issued. Laid-in at the front of the book are the prices realized from the sale in April of 1967. 984 pages containing 1295 listings followed by an index. Although this is an ex-library copy it is evident that few patrons ever consulted this volume as it is in such nice condition.
    TB30398  $35.00



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    Penzer, Norman M.:  An Annotated Bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton.  Mansfield, Conn.: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d.. Reprint of only 225 copies. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket as issued. A facsimile reprint of the original volume of 1922. Limited to only 225 copies. 351 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated with facsimile photographs of pages from many of Burton's personal volumes. The definitive bibliography of the the great explorer, linguist and author.
    TB28169  $50.00



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    Phillips, John C.:  A Bibliography Of American Sporting Books.  Boston: Edward Morrill And Son, (1930). . Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches with the book plate of bookseller, Cedric L. Robinson on the front paste down. Published with the approval of the Boone & CrockettClub. Without a dust jacket. 639 pages describing books covering sport, natural history, hunting, dogs, trapping, shooting, early American travel, fishing, sporting periodicals, guide books, forestry and conservation from the period of 1582 to 1925.
    TB28608  $150.00



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    Pilling, James Constantine:  Proof-Sheets Of A Bibliography Of The Languages Of The North American Indians.  Mansfield Centre, Conn.: Martino Publishing, 2005. Facsimile Reprint. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with brown text and borders on the spine. A thick octavo measuring 9" by 7" with what may be soot marks on the edges of the text block and with wrinkling of the last 130 +/- pages due to exposure to high humidity. Without a dust jacket as issued. 1135 pages including an index. This reference source lists 4303 titles. A facsimile reprint of the authors 1885 publication by the US Government Printing Office.
    TB27396  $70.00




  • Potter, John K.:  Samuel L. Clemens First Editions and Values.  Chicago: The Black Archer Press, 1932. First Limited Edition. Fine in gilt decorated blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small 12mo8vo measuring 7.25" x 5.125". Without a dust jacket as issued. This is copy number 114 of only 500 copies printed. 82 pages containing an index, text and illustrations.
    TB13096  $42.00



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    Prideaux, S. T.:  A Catalogue Of Books Bound By S. T. Prideaux Between MDCCCXC and MDCCCC With Twenty-Six Illustrations.  Bronxville, NY: Nicholas T. Smith, 1979. Reprint of 1979. Fine in 1/4 green leather (morocco) and marbled paper covered boards with leather board tips, gilt borders and gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2". The binding is by Gray Parrott of Maine. Without a dust jacket as issued. This copy is out of series and is one of only 300 copies printed. 20 pages of text followed by 26 black and white photographic plates of bindings created by Sarah T. Prideaux of England. A facsimile reprinting of the original 1900 publication.
    TB26617  $35.00



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    Quaife, Milo M. and edited by Joe L. Norris:  Forty-six Years: The Published Writings of Milo M. Quaife 1910-1955.  Detroit: Algonquin Club, 1956. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 8 1/2 by5 1/2 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 49 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Quaife from a black and white photograph. All of this great historian's contributions are arranged in date order.
    TB31708  $30.00



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    Rader, Jesse L.:  South Of Forty, from the Mississippi to the Rio Grande: A Bibliography.  Mansfield Centre, Conn.: Martino Publishing, n.d. [2001]. Facsimile Reprint. Fine in light gray buckram with black text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" by 7 1/2". Without a dust jacket as issued. 336 pages including an index and text. Listing nearly 4,000 individual titles associated with the American Southwest. This is a facsimile reprint edition of the original book published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1947.
    TB27392  $75.00




  • Ranson, Will:  Selective Check Lists of Press Books, A Compilation of All Important & Significant Private Presses, or Press Books Which are Collected Parts One through Nine.  New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1945-1948. All first editions. All seven volumes are in very good condition in heavy paper wraps with stapled bindings. Each volume is stamped with a entry number on the front panel just above "New York" and all but Part Nine is stamped with "Order Dept." at the upper edge of the front panel with a small rubber stamp. The set contains Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Parts Five and Six, Parts Seven and Eight and Part Nine.
    TB18300  $60.00



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    Ridgway, Gertrude M.:  Famous Fiction. A Catalogue of One Hundred First Editions. American, English, French. Number XCI.  New York: Ernest Dressel North, 1928. First Edition. Near fine in light brown cloth covered boards with a paper label on the front board. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with a small, attractive prior owner's book plate on the front paste down, numerous pencil notations throughout the text. Unpaginated, but containing 100 entries with each entry occupying an entire page.
    TB30800  $20.00



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    Rostenberg, Leona, and Madeleine Stern:  Books Have Their Fates.  New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. 199 pages including an index, a short title list and text. Illustrated with facsimiles of title pages. A collection of thirty stories which trace and reanimate the fate of as many books.
    TB28781  $25.00



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    Saunders, Ruth Thomson:  The Book Of Artists' Own Bookplates.  Claremont, Calif.: Saunders Studio Press, 1933. First Edition, Limited Printing. Very good- in 1/4 black cloth and checkered paper covered boards with a printed, paper title block pasted to the spine. A 12mo measuring 7 3/8 by 5 1/8 inches with the bookplate of a previous owner on the front paste, the cloth at the head of the spine is worn down to the edge of the text block, the cloth at the heel of the spine is worn and rubbed as are the tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. One of only 360 copies printed and signed by the author. This copy is identified as number 282 and is signed by the author on the limitation page. 87 pages of text including an index. Illustrated with 32 bookplate examples.
    TB28834  $200.00



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    Shapiro, Adrian M. Jackson R. Bryer and Kathleen Field:  Carson McCullers A Descriptive Listing and Annotated Bibliography of Criticism.  New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 3/8 inches. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine are slightly rubbed and the top edge of the text block is dust stained. Without a dust jacket. 315 pages including an index and text. A bibliographic source listing books, contributions, periodicals and books about the author.
    TB30006  $20.00



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    Skelton, R. A. and R. V. Tooley:  The Marine Surveys Of James Cook In North America 1758-1768 particularly the Survey of Newfoundland A bibliography of printed charts and sailing-directions.  London: The Map Collector's Circle, 1967. First Edition. Near fine in heavy paper printed wraps over an adhesive binding. A small quarto measuring 10 3/4" by 7 1/4" with slight staining to the front panel and a handwritten title on the narrow spine. Without a dust jacket. Laid-in at the front of this copy is the small, single page of errata. Number 37 as part of the fourth volume (1966/1967) of the Map Collector's Series. 32 pages of text followed by followed by 22 plates of photographic reproductions one of which folds-out. A bright clean copy with no prior ownership markings.
    TB27644  $125.00



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    Smith, Walter E.:  Charles Dickens In The Original Cloth Part II: The Christmas Book and Selected Secondary Works.  Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1983. First Edition. Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 11 3/4" tall by 8" deep containing 95 pages of text. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with several small scuff marks near the lower fore corner of the front panel. Illustrated with photographs of the bindings and title pages of Dicken's first editions. A bibliographical catalogue of the first appearance of his writings in book form in England with photographs of the bindings, title pages, and other relevant data.
    TB32404  $60.00



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    Smith, Keith A.:  Structure Of The Visual Book.  Rochester, NY: Keith A. Smith Books, c. 1984 1995. Third Edition, Second Printing of 1995. Fine in heavy paper, printed wraps over an adhesive binding. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 238 pages of text. Book 95. Illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs. A fine, clean copy with no markings of any kind.
    TB29748  $15.00



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    Spawn, William, and Thomas E. Kinsella:  Ticketed Bookbindings from Nineteenth-Century Britain.  New Castle, Del.: Bryn Mawr College Library and Oak Knoll Press, 1999. First Edition. Fine in printed, pictorial heavy paper wraps. A small quarto measuring 11" by 8 1/2". Without a dust jacket as issued. 206 pages including a list of references, index and text listing 704 binders. Illustrated with a section of black and white photographs and a section of color photographs as well as facsimiles of binder's tickets. With an essay by Bernard C. Middleton.
    TB27547  $45.00



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    Spiller, Robert E. and Philip C. Blackburn:  A Descriptive Bibliography of the Writings of James Fenimore Cooper.  New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1934. First Edition, First printing. Very good+ in burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" by 6" with two small closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine and one short closed tear to the heel of the spine. Without its issued dust jacket. One of only 500 copies printed. 260 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Cooper and a number of photographs of title pages.
    TB26113  $65.00



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    Tanner, Terence A.:  Frank Waters A Bibliography With Relevant Selections From His Correspondence.  Glenwood, Ill.: Meyerbooks, (1983). First Edition. Fine in yellow cloth covered boards with a large gilt on black title block on the spine and a gilt on black image of a feather on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed on the first free end page by the author/compiler With a foreword by Frank Waters. 356 pages including an index.
    TB29851  $50.00



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    Tattersfield, Nigel:  Thomas Bewick The Complete Illustrative Work (Three Volumes).  New Castle, Del.: The British Library, The Bibliographical Society and Oak Knoll Press, 2011. First Edition. All three volumes of this complete set are in near fine and fine conditions. All are bound in dark green cloth covered boards with black title blocks on the spines with gilt text. Each volume is a small quarto measuring 10 5/8 by 7 3/8 inches. The cloth at the tips of the front board of volume I is rubbed through to the underlying board and the title blocks on the spines are slightly rubbed. Otherwise, volumes II and III are without any issues or problems. Without dust jackets as issued and lacking the original slip case. Due to the size and weight of this set we are not able to ship this set for our standard shipping charge. If you wish to purchase this set please contact Town's End Books for a quote to ship to your address. Thank you.
    TB28491  $160.00



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    Temple, Rust Z.:  Twentieth Century British Literature: A Reference Guide and Bibliography.  New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., (1968). First Edition. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 1/8 inches with modest foxing to the fore edge of the text block. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with light rubbing around the edges. 261 pages including an index covering some 400 British authors.
    TB31662  $10.00



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    The Grolier Club:  One Hundred Books Famous In English Literature With Facsimiles Of The Title Pages.  New York: The Grolier Club Of The City of New York, 1902. First Edition, Limited Edition. Near fine in 1/4 vellum and blue-gray paper covered boards with vellum tips and gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 3/4 by 7 inches with light soiling to the vellum spineback. Without a dust jacket and lacking the plain, paper covered slipcase. One of only 350 copies printed. 201 pages of text and facsimiles of title pages. With an introduction by George E.Woodberry. Very clean and tight with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32947  $150.00



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    The Guild of Book Workers:  Bound To Vary .  New York: The Guild of Book Workers, Inc., 1988. First Edition. Near fine in printed, heavy tan paper wraps. A quarto measuring 11" by 7 3/4". 63 pages of text with both black and white and color photographs. The subtitle reads: " A Guild of Book Workers | Exhibition of Unique Fine Bindings on | the Married Mettle Press Limited Edition of | Billy Budd, Sailor".
    TB26013  $25.00



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    The Newberry Library:  Narratives of Captivity Among The Indians of North America.  Chicago: Newberry Library, 1912. First Edition. Very good in brown, heavy printed paper wraps with a long crease across the front panel and with rubbing to the edges of the panels and spine area which has a one inch deep chip at its upper edge. Volume number 3 of Publications Of The Newberry Library. A list of books and manuscripts on this subject in the Edward E. Ayer Collection of The Newberry Library. 120 pages including an index.
    TB21275  $60.00



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    The Regents of the University of California:  The Hill Collection Of Pacific Voyages at the University of California, San Diego.  New Haven and Sydney: William Reese Company and Hordern House, 2004. Second Revised and Enlarged Edition. Fine in royal blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" by 7" with yellow end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued. 792 pages including a general index, a chronological index and text containing 1,937 titles.
    TB29840  $125.00



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    Thompson, Edmund:  Thompson's Maps of Connecticut Two Volumes in one.  Norwich, VT: G. B. Manasek, Inc., 1995. Reprint edition of 1995. Fine in royal blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the front board and spine. A small quarto of 10 1/2 by 7 1/8 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. A facsimile reprint of Thompson's original two volume set on the maps of Connecticut. The first volume titled Maps of Connecticut Before The Year 1800 containing 66 pages and the second volume titled Maps of Connecticut For The Years Of Industrial Revolution 1801-1860 containing 111 pages. Both volumes have their own indexes. A fine, bright and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32140  $45.00



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    Topjon, Ann J.:  Carl Larsson An Annotated Bibliography.  New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, (2008). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a sewn binding of black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A thick quarto measuring 11" by 8 1/2". In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 444 pages including an extensive index and text listing individual publications, book illustrations, miscellaneous periodical writings and illustrations, monographs, incidental works, encyclopedia entries, exhibition catalogs, journal and yearbook articles, and newspaper articles in all covering approximately 5,900 items by or about Carl Larsson. Illustrated with 16 color plates. A tight, clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB26891  $100.00



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    Turner, John R.:  A Bibliography of Unauthorised American Editions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 1904-1980.  Glos., England: Ian HOdgkins & Co. Ltd., 2012. . Fine in dark green paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 5 7/8 inches. Without a dust jacket. One of only 600 copies printed. 220 pages containing various indexes for titles, authors, illustrators and further reading. A thorough bibliography of the subject containing 308 items.
    TB30009  $60.00



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    Various Authors:  Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.  New York: Random House, (2000). Second Edition. Fine in full bright red bonded leather, covered boards with bold, gilt text on the spine. A thick and heavy small quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches with seven thumb notches on the fore edge of the text block and the end sheets are printed with references to foreign alphabets, pronunciation key, etymology key and weights and measures. Without at dust jacket as issued. 2,230 pages of text with small illustrations and maps throughout. A very clean and handsome copy with no spine lean, damage or prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB33151  $75.00



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    White, David A.:  News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803-1865 plus Plains and Rockies 1800-1865; One hundred twenty proposed additions to the Wagner-Camp and Becker bibliography of Western Americana A Supplemental Volume.  Spokane, Wash.: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2001. . All five volumes of the News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803-1865 are in fine condition in tan cloth covered boards with gilt on red title blocks on the spines and front boards. All five volumes remain contained within their original shrink wrapped covers. The bibliographic supplement is also in fine condition in dark red cloth covered board with gilt text on the spine and front cover. Without dust jackets as issued. (Clark/Brunet, 302)
    TB31116  $150.00



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    Winterich, John T. and David A. Randall:  A Primer Of Book Collecting.  New York: Bell Publishing Company, (1966). Third Revised Edition, First Printing. Very good+ in red paper covered boards with black text on the spine. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with the spine slightly cocked. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with small chips from the corners of the spine area and nicks to the fore corners of the front panel over the tips of the boards. 228 of text including an index. Illustrated with facsimile images of title pages.
    TB31701  $10.00



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    Zempel, Edward N. and Linda A. Verkler:  First Editions: A Guide to Identification.  Peoria: The Spoon River Press, 1995. Third Edition, First Printing. Fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the front boards and on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches.. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. The definitive source for determining publisher's methods of designating first editions. Containing nearly 4,200 trade and academic publishers. 515 pages of text. A handsome, clean and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32436  $75.00






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