Meditations in the Yucatan; Poems and Drawings
by Barnstone, Willis
Bloomington, IN: Sackett & Milk, 1994. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage 'For Bob, Willis, April '94". "Thirty-two press-numbered copies were printed, each signed by the author. This is copy 32-38". Not sure if this means there were actually 38 copies printed at the time of publication, as no other copies available... Read More
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(Criminal Slang) Let Tomorrow Come
by Barr, A. J.
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1929. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated. Near Fine, top edge light soiling, in a Very Good Minus dust jacket, 1" x 3" hole at spine, spine uniformly sunned leaving title barely legible. A SCARCE autobiographical novel of the author's time spent in jail and prison. A novel rich in criminal slang which is often found cited in slang dictionaries. Great 1920's Art... Read More
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Binding, Fine- Henri Creuzevault ) Un Jardin Sur L'Oronte
by Barres, Maurice
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1922. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, 1922. Rebound in a signed Henri Creuzevault (1905-1971) Art Deco binding, half dark brown morocco, spine in one compartment with lettering stamped in gilt, the compartment bordered by a geometric design, the other half a green morocco resembling snakeskin. top edge gilt, ribbon marker, two-tone brown end pages in crossing lines. Near Fine, two small rubs to morocco at spine..
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An Introduction to the Study of Logic and Metaphysics
by Barrett, Thomas Squire
London: Provost & Co., 1875. Book. Very Good Minus. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the half-title page - " Walter Barrett from his brother the Author", and additionally SIGNED BY AUTHOR on his photograph which is pasted to front pastedown. Very Good Minus in the original green cloth, cloth torn at spine tips and rubbed at the extremities. RARE..
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Bittersweet
by Barr, Nevada
New York: St Martins Press, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Her first book. Faint erasure front endpage. A lovely collector's copy..
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Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741-1747. Volume I: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742. Volume II: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volumes 177 and 181.
by BARR, William, and Glyndwr Williams, editors.
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1995. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volumes, published 1994 and 1995, Fine in Near Fine dust jackets, light edge wear..
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The Taming of the Screw (Publisher's Promotional Poster)
by Barry, Dave; Illustrated by Jerry O'Brien
Rodale Press, 1983. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 24 1/2"h x 22"w. SCARCE Publisher's promotional poster, 24 1/2"h x 22"w, featuring Jerry O'Brien's whimsical illustration. Near Fine, faint creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube..
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Bulletin of the Folk-Song Society of the Northeast , Numbers 1-12, the Complete Issue, 1930-1937
by Edited by Phillips Barry
Cambridge, MA: Folk - Song Society of the Northeast, 1930. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. RARE, Worldcat shows 3 holdings worldwide, all in Europe, and no individual numbers found in any commercial database. The complete 12 issue run of this seminal folksong journal published 1930-1937, from the collection of noted folklorist Frank A. Hoffmann, his folk music-inspired bookplate front paste down. Bound in green cloth with two black leather labels at spine... Read More
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Come Back, Dr. Caligari
by Barthelme, Donald
Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition of his first book. Near Fine, slight fading to cloth at head of spine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, a few small edge chips, bookstore sticker bottom edge rear panel. Includes 14 stories..
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Snow White
by Barthelme, Donald
New York: Atheneum, 1967. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, top corner front flap creased. As white as driven snow- a lovely copy..
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Count to Ten with the Little Red Hen
by Barto, A.
Poughkeepsie, NY: Artists and Writers Guild, Inc., 1938. Book. Illus. by B. Pokrovsky. Very Good Plus. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very Good Plus, light soiling and rubbing to covers. Contents are clean and unmarked. 14 pages, all charmingly illustrated by B. Pokrovsky..
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The Man Nobody Knows
by Barton, Bruce
Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The true First Edition, 1925. While The Crowell Publishing Company is listed first at copyright page, with dates of 1924 and1925, they were merely the copyright holders, and the book was first published by Bobbs Merrill in 1925. Burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt rules/lettering to front and spine. This copy is Very Good in a Very Good... Read More
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Phantoms - Original Screenplay Dated August 4, 1996
by Based on the Novel by Koontz, Dean; Screenplay by Joel Soisson and Matt Greenberg
Los Angeles: Snowfield, Inc., 1996. Book. Near Fine. Loose Leaf. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. White paper printed in black, three holes punched, two with original brads. Cover dated August 8, 1996. Front cover, bottom left : Property Of: Snowfield, Inc. 8111 Beverly Blvd., #201 Los Angeles, CA 90048. 98 pages printed single side rectos only. Near Fine, tiny bottom corner creases. Based on the 1983 Dean Koontz horror novel and adapted by... Read More
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Young Inquirer
by Bass, Althea
Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1937. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. One of 225 copies printed. Fine in Fine ( and SCARCE THUS) original glassine dust wrapper. Cheever 10..
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Charlotte's Row
by Bates, H. E.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1931. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. #11 of 107 copies, 100 of which were for sale and SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Original quarter caramel leather over marbled boards, stamped and lettering in gilt at spine, top edge gilt, Near Fine, small spots of toning top edge front end pages, small bookseller's label bottom edge rear paste down. Altogether a quite lovely... Read More
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Materials for the Study of Variation Treated with Especial Regard to Discontinuity in the Origin of Species.
by Bateson, William
London : Macmillan and Co,, 1894. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Illustrated with over a hundred drawings and tables. Two pages of publisher's ads at the rear. xvi, corrigenda, 598, [2] pp. Very Good, Spine ends and corners are mildly rubbed. Both hinges just starting, Prior owner name to top of front end paper. Bateson's foundational work... Read More
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AMY BONNER Poet and Friend of Poets ( The Headlight on Books at Penn State New Series No.5 )
by Chosen and Edited By Robert V. Bauer
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State Univ. Library, 1958. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in a Near Fine acetate jacket..
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Predicting Adolescent Drug Use: Utility Structure and Marijuana
by Bauman, Karl E.
New York: Praeger Publishers Inc, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. Near Fine, prior owner name stamp front end page and top edge of page block. Contenrts are clean, tight, and unmarked..
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(Publisher's Promotional Poster): The Wizard of OZ
by Baum, L. Frank; Illustrated by Michael Hague
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 22" w x 19 3/4"h.. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster for the Michael Hague illustrated book, printed in limited numbers and distributed at the ABA trade show in 1982. Near Fine, faint creases. 22" w x 19 3/4"h. Wonderfully suited for framing, a delight for lovers of OZ young and old. Will be mailed loosely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube..
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THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES. Little Black Sambo; The Night Before Christmas; the Story of Peter Rabbit; Fairy Tales from Grimm; Fairy Tales from Andersen; Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty
by BAUM, L. FRANK; POTTER, BEATRIX; ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN; BROTHERS GRIMM; BANNERMAN, HELEN
Chicago: Reilly & Britton,, 1911. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printings. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Six Volumes, 32mo, 4" h x 3" w. The Night Before Christmas dated 1905, the rest, 1911. Bound in original red paper covered boards with pictorial paste downs to front covers that are surrounded by a stamped design of holly and berries. White end papers, each book with numerous full-page color and some black and white illustrations throughout, the only credited illustrator... Read More
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A Baxter Family from South Carolina; Scotch Irish Pioneers from Ulster
by Baxter, Lionel Francis and Baxter, John William
St, Petersburg, FL: Genealogy Publ. Service, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine, slight spine lean. Typed letter SIGNED from author John W. Baxter laid in. 514 pp. with "Song of Marion's Men" by Willam Cullen Bryant tipped to rear paste down. Original green cloth with gilt titlea and decorations, a quite handsome copy..
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The Hungarian Letters of Ali Pasha of Buda, 1604-1616
by Gustav Bayerle
Budapest, Hungary: Akademiai Kiado, 1991. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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BAZAINE Galerie Maeght (Lithograph Exhibition Poster)
by Bazaine,
Paris: Galerie Maeght Poster. Very Good. Poster. First Printing. 29"h x 21"w. Original lithograph poster, 29"h x 21"w, for an exhibition at Galerie Maeght in 1974. Very Good, light creasing. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube..
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Son of the Gods
by Beach, Rex
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front endpage - "To General Will H. Hays, with the admiration and regard of the writer Rex Beach". Basis for the 1930 film starring Richard Barthelmess and Constance Bennett. Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position,... Read More
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Poems in English
by Beckett, Samuel
London: John Calder, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine, slight toning to end pages, in a Near Fine dust wrapper, slight creasing at head of spine. The First British Trade Edition preceded by a limited edition of 100 copies, both preceding the American Edition by two years..
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