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    Bliss, William Root:  Quaint Nantucket.  Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. First Edition. Very near fine in the publisher's original light green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and black text and the sketch of a windmill on the front board. A small octavo of 7 5/8 by 5 inches with very modest rubbing to the cloth at the head of the spine, the cloth over the spine is very slightly faded and there is a prior owner's name stamped on the front fixed end page. Without its issued dust jacket if it ever had one. 225 pages of text. The author's preface states: "This book relates to the quaint Nantucket which existed for two hundred years before the island was discovered by 'the summer boarder'." (Crosby, Nantucket in Print, p.161)
    TB33693  $50.00



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    Browne, J. Ross:  Etchings Of A Whaling Cruise, With Notes Of a Sojourn On The Island Of Zanzibar To Which Is Appended A Brief History Of The Whale Fishery, Its Past And Present Condition.  New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1846. First Edition. Very good+ in its original blind embossed, black, ribbed cloth covered boards which has been professionally rebacked preserving the original spineback with its gilt text and decorations of a sailing ship. The original end sheets are retained. A small quarto of 9 by 5 3/4 inches with moderate foxing to the preliminaries and to the end sheets restricted primarily to the publisher's catalog at the rear. Elsewhere, within the text, foxing is scattered throughout. There is a 2 1/2 by 1 inch stain on pages 13 to 21. A prior owner named only "John" wrote his name rather faintly on the first free end page. The binder's label at the rear of this copy (Green Dragon Bindery) identifies the artist who performed this excellent rebacking. Laid-in at the front of this copy is a cutout of 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches of an image of the author. 580 pages including appendices and followed by the publisher's catalog of 8 pages. On the concluding page of this catalog a prior owner has written: "Please return this Book | to JT late of near (or new?) Bedford". Illustrated with a frontispiece from an engraving and 12 plates plus 20 vignettes all by A. A. von Schmidt. Herman Melville is said to have used Browne's narrative as a reference source when writing Moby Dick. Melville was also responsible for writing a review of Browne's book for the New York Literary World, published March 6, 1847. The crux of Melville's review can be reduced to: "Enough has been said to convince the uninitiated what sort of a vocation whaling in truth is. If further information is desired, Mr. Browne’s book is purchasable, in which they will find the whole matter described in all its interesting details." Howes in his bibliography, U.S.Iana considers this title to be "quite scarce". (Howes, B-877; Forster, 11; Sabin, 8656; Hill, 197)
    TB33686  $1400.00



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    By A Gentleman Of The Bar:  Trial of Robert M. Goodwin In The Court of Sessions, For The City and County of New-York, March Term, 1820, On An Indictment of Manslaugher, For Killing James Stoughton, Esq In Broadway, In The City of New-York December 21, 1819..  New York: Printed by John Low, 1820. First Edition. A pamphlet in printed wraps in very good condition removed from a larger book with sewn pages with the first signature loose. This copy is contained within a heavy, blue paper chemise and a blue paper covered slipcase with a printed paper label on the spine end. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/4 inches with creasing to the first couple of pages at the corners. On the verso of the front flap of the chemise there is a prior owner's book plate by Rockwell Kent. 53 pages of text. A detailed summary of the four day trial culminating in the jury foreman announcing a verdict of guilty, but when the jury was polled individually the third juror said "not guilty". The judge instructed the jury to return to deliberate, but they were not able to come to a complete agreement. The court then discharged the jury whereupon Goodwin's counsel sought bail on a writ of habeas corpus. Bail was denied by the sitting judge, but after hearing arguments from counsel the matter was referred by certiorari to be taken up by one of the judges in the New York Supreme Court. Council for the defense "also stated it to be their intention to insist before that court, that the prisoner could not be tried again for the same offense, the jury having been discharged without their consent". That New York Supreme Court judge subsequently ruled in favor of bail which released Goodwin from custody. This writer has not been able to determine if Goodwin was brought to trial a second time or if he was free under the idea that one can not be tried twice for the same crime.
    TB33720  $150.00



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    Conrad, Joseph:  Last Essays.  New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. First Edition. Very good in its original dark blue cloth covered boards with very faded gilt text on the spine and bright gilt text and decorations on the front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 inches with light wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine Without a dust jacket. A review copy with a laid-in typed, orange paper of 5 1/2 by 4 inches indicating that the publishing date of this title was March 26th. 171 pages of text containing an introduction by Richard Curle and 20 essays last written by Joseph Conrad prior to his passing. Illustrated with a frontispiece facsimile of Conrad's last words.
    TB33722  $65.00



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    [Hart, Joseph C.]:  Miriam Coffin, Or The Whale-Fishermen: A Tale.  New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1834. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume, unmatched set are in good and very good condition in their original brown cloth covered boards with leather labels with gilt text on the spines. Both are small octavos of 7 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches. Volume I is in good condition with the cloth at the end of the spine worn and with wear and rubbing to the black leather label on the spine which has a severe lean. There is a 2 inch stain to the front board, light foxing throughout the text and with an early prior owner's name boldly written on the first and last free end pages. Volume II is in better shape and is in very good condition. Wear to its red leather title label on the spine is minimal allowing the gilt text to be clearly read. There is a green book plate on the front paste down and an early prior owner's name (Cyreuis Penney) on the first free end page. The rear free end page has numerous numbers written on both recto and verso sides in pencil. There is a faint dampness stain to the front paste down and the first 30 pages of the text in the lower margins. Volume I contains 209 pages and volume II contains 206 pages. This is the first American whaling novel, which was written to promote legislation favorable to the Nantucket whaling industry, and was the best tale of whaling life until Melville's Moby-Dick was published 17 years later. Extremely uncommon in its first edition. OCLC reports only 48 institutions world wide hold this title. (Crosby, Nantucket in Print, p.173; Fullerton, p.128; Wright, I-1133; Forster, 360)
    TB33695  $900.00




  • Heller, Joseph:  Catch-22.  New York: Simon And Schuster, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with white text on the spine and with a slightly faded, pink top stain to the upper edge of the text block. An octavo measuring 8 3/8 by 5 1/2 inches with very slight fading around the edges of the boards and spine. In a very good+, full color, dust jacket with the $5.95 price on the front flap and the full photo of the author on the rear panel with tiny chips or small open tears at the corners of the panels and with some spots of foxing to the verso of the jacket. Signed by the author on the first free end page as: "Joseph Heller | East Hampton" without a date or any inscription. 443 pages of text. This was Heller's first book which took him eight years to complete. The book was based on his years in the Army Air Force during World War II as a bombardier in B-25s over southern Italy. The hard bound version went through four printings and was nominated for a National Book Award (which it did not win). It wasn't until it was published in a paperback format that it began really gathering the public's interest eventually developing a cult following of teenagers and college students of the 1960's." Most recently, Wikipedia stated Heller's Catch-22: "is seen as one of the most significant American novels of the 20th century. An extremely collectible first edition, first printing copy bearing the author's signature and Long Island town he resided in for years.
    TB33701  $5000.00



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    Hemingway, Ernest:  In Our Time.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Edition. Very good+ in its original black cloth covered boards with gold, printed paper labels on the spine and front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 1/8 inches with a number of heavy scratches to the paper label on the spine and three small scuffs to the paper label on the front board. Without its issued dust jacket. 212 pages of text. Only 3,240 copies of the first printing were produced in October of 1930. (Grissom, A.3.1.e
    TB33727  $550.00




  • Hoagland, Edward:  The Tugman's Passage.  New York: Random House, 1982. First Edition, First printing. Fine In a fine dust jacket.
    TB00777  $15.00



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    Macy, William F.:  The Story Of Old Nantucket.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. First Edition. Very good+ in its original light gray cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and the same on the front board with an image of men in small boats in pursuit of a whale. A 12mo of 7 1/2 by 4 1/4 inches with very light rubbing to the cloth at the head of the spine and light foxing to the preliminaries. Without a dust jacket. 108 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece of a map of the Island and eight images from earlier works of art and from black and white photographs. (Crosby, Nantucket in Print, p.178)
    TB33691  $85.00



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    Macy, William F.:  The Nantucket Scrap Basket.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. Second Edition Revised and Expanded. Near fine in its original tan buckram cloth covered boards with a printed, green paper label on the spine A 16mo of 6 1/2 by 4 1/4 inches with an inked notation at the upper fore corner of the first free end page. The last four pages of the book show minor dampness stains in the margins. In a good dust jacket with the price clipped from the front flap, 1/4 inch deep chipping across the top edge of the spine area and with the rear panel and rear flap marked by a water stain which fortunately did not impact on the rear cover or rear board, but did leak on to the rear last four pages as noted above. 163 pages of text. Originally published in 1916. This is a "new, enlarged, and revised editon of a famous collection of Nantucket stories and anecdotes." (from the dust jacket). (Crosby, Nantucket in Print, p.177)
    TB33692  $60.00



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    Malaparte, Curzio:  Coup d'Etat The Technique of Revolution.  New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1932. First Edition. Very good+ in its original blue cloth covered boards with orange text embossed on the spine and on the front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 1/8 inches with cloth at the very top edge of the front board nibbled away by insects or rodents and with nibbling to the orange stain to the top edge of the text block. In a very good, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with numerous shallow closed tears around the edge of the panels and spine area, but with no severe chipping. The contents are clean and without damage and there are no prior ownership markings of any kind. 251 pages of text. Originally printed in Paris under the title: Technique du coup d'Etat in 1931. This printing is the first US edition translated from the French by Sylvia Saunders. The author Curzio Malaparte (1898-1957) was an "Italian writer, filmmaker and war correspondent and one of the intellectuals who, during the 1920's, supported the rise of Italian fascism and Benito Mussolni. His real name was Kurt Erich Suckert" (International Autograph Auctions & RareBookHub). Malaparte argues that the 19th century method of government overthrow, coup d'Etat, is no longer viable and has been replaced by Marxian technique, first employed by Trotsky during the 1917 Russian Revolution. He goes on to examine the techniques used by the dictators: Trotsky, Mussolini, Pilsudski, Primo de Rivera and their methods for coming to power. In concluding the book, the author makes an analysis of Hitler's efforts at the time to come to power.
    TB33680  $1500.00




  • Morse, Jedidiah:  Annals Of The American Revolution: Or A Record Of The Causes And Events Which Produced, And Terminated In The Establishment And Idependence Of The American Republic.  Hartford, Conn.: Oliver D. Cooke & Sons, 1825. First Edition. Good in contemporary, full leather covered boards with a gilt stamped, red leather title label on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 3/8 inches with heavy wear to the leather over the joints with the rear joint and hinge parted, but still holding due to the sewing cords bound into the boards. The front joint has also parted by one inch at its upper end. There is a prior owner's book plate by Rockwell attached to the front paste down. The contents are bound-in well and show mild spots of foxing throughout. This is the only first edition copy listed on the Internet as of Aug, 2025. 400 pages of text followed by an appendix of 50 pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece from an engraving of the "Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor" and a badly damaged, fold-out engraving of an art work of a "Battle of ......" and four plates. (Howes, M-840a; Sabin, 50927; Gephart, 1014; Larned, 1440)
    TB33728  $600.00



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    Mr. Cooper [William Cooper]:  The History Of North America Containing A review of the Customs and Manners of the original Inhabitants; the First Settlement of the British colonies and Their Rise and Progress.  Hartford, Conn.: W. S. Marsh, 1814. Reprint of 1814. Good in a contemporary full leather covered boards with a red leather title label with gilt text on the spine. A 16mo of 6 3/4 by 4 inches with the front joint cracked, but apparently re-glued and holding. The front paste down has a former owner's book plate by Norman Rockwell pasted to it and two early prior owner's names written on the first free end page with foxing and tanning throughout the text. 336 pages including an extensive appendix and text followed by 8 pages of a list of subscribers. Originally printed in a smaller edition (184 pages) in London in 1780 and not printed in the US until 1793 in Bennington, Vermont. This printing is not listed in Howes. (Sabin, 16583)
    TB33724  $150.00




  • Pelham, Camden:  The Chronicles Of Crime or, The New Newgate Calendar Being A Series of Memoirs And Anecdotes of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged The Laws of Great Britain From the Earliest Period To 1841.  London: T. Miles & Co., 1887. Reprint of 1887. Both volumes of this complete set are in very good+ condition in 3/4 blue morocco with gilt edging and marbled paper covered boards with five gilt highlighted raised bnads with gilt titles and gilt tool work in the compartments and bound by Root and Son. Both volumes are octavos of 8 5/8 by 5 1/2 inches wear to the leather over the joints and over the tips of the boards. There is a recent prior owner's book plate by Rockwell Kent on the front paste downs. Volume I contains an engraved frontispiece and an engraved title page by "Phiz" as well as a printed title page followed by 8 pages of preliminaries and 592 pages and illustrated with 23 plates from engravings by "Phiz" Volume II contains a frontispiece by "Phiz", a printed title page followed by 636 pages of text illustrated by 23 plates by "Phiz". The title page notes 52 engraved plates; however our count shows only 49 plates. Unfortunately, there is no page listing the illustrations in these two volumes.
    TB33725  $225.00



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    Piddington, Henry:  The Sailor's Horn-Book Being A Practical Exposition of the Theory Of The Law Of Storms, And It's Uses To Mariners Of All Classes, In All Parts Of The World Shewn by Transparent Storm Cards and Useful Lessons.  London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1851. Second Edition With Additions. Near fine in a more recent, full leather binding with two black title blocks with gilt text on the spine and with an inlay in gilt duplicating the chart shown on page 109 for ships caught in a cyclone. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/4 inches with marbled end sheets. The leather over the spine is faded to a soft brown from the much darker brown on the boards. 360 pages of text followed by four, large fold-out charts and 16 pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated by occasional line drawings and the charts above mentioned. Tucked in at the front and rear of this copy are two transparent storm cards and a small ad for another book by the author. Henry Piddington (1797-1858) was a ship's captain, geologist and meteorologist. He was intrigued by circular storms. In fact, with his first book, and the first edition of this title, in 1848 he coined the word "cyclone" for circular storms with a calm center. "As a practical manual, it had a great and deserved success, ran through six editions, and continued to be, within its limitations, the recognized textbook on the subject for over thirty years." (D.N.B. p.257) An uncommon title in an unusual, but attractive full leather binding.
    TB33681  $350.00



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    Powell, Evanell K.:  WPA Writers' Publications.  Palm Beach, Fla.: Self-published, n.d.. First Edition. Very good+ in printed wraps over a stapled binding with the spine and outer edges of the wraps slightly tanned. The contents remain completely intact and are clean. Without a dust jacket as issued. 78 pages of text listing the 1,777 WPA publications known by the author and listed by state. Very uncommon.
    TB33698  $150.00



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    Rathbun, John B.:  Aeroplane Construction And Operation Including Notes on Aeroplane Design and Aerodynamic Calculation, Materials, Etc..  Chicago: Stanton and Van Vliet Co., 1919. Fourth Edition. Very good+ in its original black cloth covered boards with slightly faded gilt text on the spine, but with bright gilt text on the front board. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with a bit of rubbing to the cloth at the corners of the spine and a 1 inch closed tear to the lower edge of the frontispiece which has been professionally repaired. 415 pages of text followed by a 21 (xxi) page glossary. Illustrated throughout with tables, line drawing and black and white images from photographs, 28 plates and four, fold-out drawings planes.
    TB33697  $65.00



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    Shakespeare, William:  Much Ado About Nothing and Love's Labour's Lost.  London: [Printed by Tho. Cotes for Richard Hawkins], 1632. Removed from the Second Folio Edition. Two comedic plays by William Shakespeare removed from the Second Folio of 1632 bound together in a near fine small quarto of 1/4 polished, brown leather and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. The only flaw being a small, 3/8 by 3/4 inch piece of the marbled paper near the upper center of the rear board is missing. The flaw is easily overlooked and can only be found rubbing one's fingers over the rear board. Much Ado About Nothing is contained within pages 101 to 121 and is said to have been written in 1599 and was first printed on August 23, 1600. Love's Labour's Lost is on pages 122 to 144 and is said to have been written in 1592 and first printed in 1598. Both plays are printed in double columns with borders surrounding each column. (Jaggard, p.378 & p.418; Bohn, p.274, p.277, p.2256)
    TB33702  $12000.00



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    Smith, Uriah:  The Marvel Of Nations. Our Country Its Past, Present, And Future, And What The Scriptures Say Of It..  Battle Creek, Mich.: Review & Herald, Publishers, 1887. Reprint of One Hundred Thousand. Very good in its original green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board together with a map of the US in gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine worn and rubbed and with a 3 inch closed tear to the second frontispiece which has been professionally repaired and the rear hinge is tender. 296 pages containing an index, appendix and text followed by 22 pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with two frontispieces, one of the author from an engraving and a second titled "Our National Emblem", a map of the country printed in red and black, and numerous vignettes and full page illustrations from engravings.
    TB33716  $90.00



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    Sonn, Albert H.:  Early American Wrought Iron.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. First Edition. This three volume, complete set is in very near fine condition in dark green cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spines and a blind embossed image of a lock escutcheon on the front boards. Each is a quarto measuring 12 9/16 by 9 5/8 inches the cloth over the spines is a bit faded and there is a prior owner's name neatly written on the front paste downs. The hinges and joints for all three volumes and right and strong. The contents are clean and without damage. Without dust jackets. Volume I contains 263 pages of text and 115 plates dealing mostly with early American door hardware. Volume II contains 205 pages of text and 95 plates dealing mostly with early American hinges, hasps, bolts and doors. Volume III contains 263 pages including an index to all three volumes and with 79 plates centering on balconies, braces, railing, newels, gates, grilles, weather-vanes, wall anchors, gutter-supports, foot-scrapers, shutter-fasteners, fireplace accessories, kitchen and household accessories, lighting equipment and miscellaneous articles such as bells, hooks and even the Hudson River chains. In total these volumes contain "320 plates from drawings by the author" including three frontispieces. An extremely handsome, tight, and clean set with no prior owner markings of any kind. (Roos, 167)
    TB33677  $350.00



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    Soule, Gardner:  The Long Trail.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in red and blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6" with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine shows very minor rubbing and with two faint coffee stains to the fore edge of the text block. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with shallow "v" shaped, narrow chips from the ends of the spine area and nicks to the fore corners of the panels. The 14th volume in The American Trails Series and the most difficult title in the series to locate. 341 pages with index and bibliography. A very tight, crisp and clean copy with no marks, dates or prior owner's names or book plates.
    TB27246  $95.00



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    Stanley, Henry M.:  In Darkest Africa Or The Quest, Rescue, And Retreat Of Emin Governor of Equatoria.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume set are in very good condition in 1/2 brown leather and marbled paper covered boards with matching marbled end sheets. with gilt decorations and text on the spines. Each is an octavo of 8 5/8 by 5 3/4 inches with all edges of the text block gilt. The leather on both volumes is chipped at the heads and heels of the spine to a depth of about 1/4 inch and the leather at the tips of the boards has worn through. The leather over the joints are well rubbed and worn. The leather on both volumes has suffered a case of red rot, but has been professionally ameliorated. Volume I contains 547 pages including an appendix and is illustrated with a portrait of Stanley from a photograph, 16 plates from engravings and many vignettes. Two fold-out, maps are contained within the rear pocket of volume I. Volume II contains 540 pages including an index for both volumes, appendices and is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Stanley from a photograph and 26 plates and numerous vignettes. One large, fold-out map is contained within the rear pocket of volume II.
    TB33721  $500.00



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    Swinburne, Algernon Charles:  Atalanta In Calydon.  London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1865. First Edition. Near fine in a stunningly beautiful, full leather binding by Zaehnsdorf bookbinders of London (1841-1983) of brown morocco, gilt stamped on both boards with a floral, Art Nouveau style with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text in two compartments and the floral gilt tooling in four compartments. The top edge of the text block is gilt. The insides of the boards are covered in leather and gilt stamped with the same floral designs. The first and last free end pages are covered in leather with a double ruled border around the edges. The binder's name is stamped in tiny font at the lower edge of the verso side of the front board. The book is contained within a fine, double walled, clamshell box with 1/4 brown morocco and light brown cloth covered boards with the title of the book and the author's last name in gilt with the date 1865 on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches. The only flaw appears to be the front joint has been strengthened with a complementary material and a touch of foxing to the title page and a minor 1/2 inch long scratch to the fore edge of the front board. 109 pages of text followed by the original front cover of the book bound-in. "Atalanta In Calydon was Swinburne's second published work and brought him instant fame. It set the atmosphere for all his future works and was certainly a result of the contemporary Pre-Raphaelite influence. This is considered by most to be Swinburne's masterpiece." (Brentano's Fine and Rare Books, 1979)
    TB33703  $4000.00



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    Tolstoy, Leo N.:  Stories & Dramas.  New York: E. P. Duttaon & Company, (1926). First Edition, Review Copy. Very good+ in black cloth covered boards with red text and rules on the spine and red text and borders on the front board. A small octavo os 7 1/2 by 5 1/8 inches with a prior owner's name on the first free end page and a review slip (described below) pasted to that page. The red text on the spine is slightly faded. Without a dust jacket. Translated fromThe Russian by Mrs. Lydia Turin, Mrs. H. M. Lucas and C. J. Hogarth. A 3 1/2 by 2 inch, printed, green slip by the publisher, announces the publication date of this title as Nov. 5, 1926 and asks reviewers on to release their review prior to that date. 378 pages of text containing 13 short stories collected here to span the life of this great writer.
    TB33726  $275.00



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    WPA:  Idaho A Guide in Word and Picture.  Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Very good+ in its original dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and designs on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with rubbing and light wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine, the cloth is worn over the tips of the boards and the front and rear hinges have been repaired. Unfortunately, a prior owner removed the title page from this copy. A reasonable, color facsimile is its replacement. Without its very scarce dust jacket. This was the first state guide published appearing in January, 1937. It sold out within weeks with sales reaching 1,800 copies within its first few months. (Penkower) A fire in the publisher's plant destroyed much of the second printing and the plates for the first edition. 431 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated from black and white photographs and with 15 maps. Jeff Dykes, in his American Guide Series catalog and bibliography, states that this volume is "very scarce". The majority of this title was written by Vardis Fisher, who at the time was the director of the Writers' Project in Idaho. It wasn't until the second printing of this title that Fisher's name appeared on the title page. The second printing also contained a folded, printed map contained in a rear pocket of the book. The first printing did not contain a rear pocket with such a map. (Dykes, 68; Penkower, p.126-127; Scharf/Schoyer, 163; Howes, F-153)
    TB33700  $550.00



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    WPA:  The Angler's Guide For Washington [DC] and Vicinity.  Northport, NY: Bacon, Perry & Daggett, 1941. First Edition. Very good+ in its original printed, light orange, cloth covered boards with black text and an illustration of a fish and a worm on a hook on the front board. An octavo of 8 3/4 by 6 inches with soiling in the gutters of the boards and very light hand soiling to the fore edge of the front board. The hinge areas are both foxed due to a reaction with the glues used in binding. There is a book plate of William C. Siebert, Jr. on the front paste down who was a well-known angling book collector. 61 pages of text and humorous illustrations by Rafael Cesar and Bob Williams. "A guide, directory, and compendium of useful information, showing where to fish, how to get there, what to hook for, where to stay or eat, together with hints on equipment and bait." (from the title page) Jeff Dykes in his catalog/bibliography: American Guide Series stated that this title was "now scarce" (as of 1966). OCLC shows only 14 institutions holding this title. Although not part of the American Guide Series this title may occasionally appear in catalogs and bibliographies on the subject. It was only printed once in both hard bound and soft bound format. (Dykes, 388; Scharf & Schoyer, 691; Powell 155; WPA Writers' Program Publicatons (reprint), p. 7; Bruns, p.508 #172)
    TB33699  $450.00



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    WPA:  Arkansas A Guide to the State.  New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1941. First Edition. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board with map end papers. The end sheets show faint foxing near the hinges due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with very shallow chipping at the upper and lower edges of the spine area and rubbing to the corners of the front panel. One of the volumes in the American Guide Series which was originally scheduled to be released in January of 1938 but was delayed until September, 1941. (Schoyer- 41) The book was not issued with a fold-out map. Instead there are sectional maps at the end of the text of the book with transportation maps on the front and rear end papers. 447 pages including an index, maps as stated above, a list of consultants, bibliography, chronology, text and 8 sections of black and white photographs. A very scarce volume in jacket.
    TB33717  $180.00



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    WPA:  Delaware A Guide to the First State.  New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with blue text on the spine and front board. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 1/4 inches with the rear map pocket excised. In a very good-, price clipped dust jacket with a 1/4 inch chipping across the upper edge of the spine area and 1 1/4 inch "V: shaped chip at the upper rear corner of the front panel. Reportedly the first printing of the book was restricted to only 10,000 copies. 549 pages with index, bibliography, chronology, text, maps and photographs throughout with the fold-out map of the state missing as is the pocket as noted above. Despite the problems, this is still a handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB33718  $100.00



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    Wright, Helen:  Sweeper in the Sky The Life of Maria Mitchell First Woman Astronomer In America.  New York: The Macmillan Company, 1949. First Editon, First Printing. Very good+ in its original dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small octavo of 8 by 5 1/4 inches with two closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine and with rubbing to the upper and lower fore corners of the spine and a prior owner's name on the first free end page. In a good, price clipped dust jacket with spots of foxing on the verso of the jacket and on the rear panel and with multiple shallow chips to the ends of the spine area and with creasing and rubbing and wear to the edges of the panels. 253 pages including an index, biographical note and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Mitchell from an earlier work of art. Difficult to find in dust jacket.
    TB33683  $100.00






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