Missisippi West
by Charles Wilson Turner
Richmond, VA: Garrett & Massie, Incorporated, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 438 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Auld Acquaintances: Famous Music from the James Fuld Collection
by J. Rigbie Turner
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1995. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1995 catalogue of the exhibition at The Morgan Library. Bright and Fine in its original stapled wrappers. Octavo, 48 pgs.
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The Gospel According to Philip: The Sources and Coherence of an Early Christian Collection
by Martha Lee Turner
Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1996. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, tight copy of the 1996 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (with unflecked gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 283 pgs. Vol. XXXVIII in Brill's wonderful "Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies" series.
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Story of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
by T.A. Turner
Minneapolis: Lessard Printing Co, 1899. Cloth. Very Good -. The 1899 1st edition of this regimental history. Solid and VG- in its light-green cloth, with mild soiling along the front board and spine. The blank front free endpaper loose but neatly laid-in. Otherwise, clean as could be internally, with no writing or marks of any kind.
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Canyon of No Sunset
by Annette Turngren
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1942. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. William B. Hamaker. A solid copy of the 1942 1st edition, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the pastedowns and inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the flap-folds, tips and spine ends. Still though, very presentable. Thick octavo, illustrated by William Hamaker.
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Portland Works 1976
by Richard Tuttle
Boston: Thomas Segal Gallery, 1988. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue for the April-May 1988 exhibition at Boston's Thomas Segal Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its string-tied, handmade wrappers.
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The Dancing Socrates and Other Poems
by Julian Tuwim
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. INSCRIBED ON THE HALF-TITLE BY ADAM GILLON, WHO SELECTED AND TRANSLATED THESE POEMS (FROM POLISH INTO ENGLISH). A very solid copy to boot of the 1968 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting and offsetting at thge front panel. Julian Tuwim (1894-1953) "is generally considered one of Poland's greatest modern poets
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. E.W. Kemble. A bright, very solid copy of the 1885 1st edition, 1st issue, with its 3 all-but-universally agreed upon issue points establishing it as such: the heading for Chapter 6 on the front Contents page (pg. 9) reads "Huck Decided to Leave" instead of "Huck Decides to Leave"; on pg. 13 (the Illustrations list) "Him and Another Man" is incorrectly listed at pg. 88;... Read More
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The Letters of Quintus Curtius Snodgrass
by Mark Twain
University Press in Dallas/Southern Methodist University, 1946. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1946 1st edition in book form. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, 76 pgs. Edited and with an Introduction by Ernest E.Leisy.
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The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages
by Mark Twain
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. 1st. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1892 1st American edition (with the imprint of the Franklin Press on the coyright page). In the Publisher's Deluxe binding (half-morocco over marbled boards). Clean, solid and well-preserved. VG, with light wear at the tips and along the outer hinges. Small abrading to the author spine label and light rubbing to the rear panel. Internally, very clean, with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo, 411... Read More
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Modern Radio (In the Publisher's Wraparound Band)
by Kingdon S. Tyler
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. James Mac Donald. The 1944 stated 1st edition, in a crisp example of the wondeful pictorial dustjacket AND the uncommon printed wraparound band. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 238 pgs. Charming early study of radio, including dozens of black-and-white photos.
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A Short Review of Connecticut Telephony 1878 to 1907
by Victor Morris Tyler
New Haven, CT: Self-published, 1957. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a front blank endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 1957 1st edition. Tight and Fine n its leather-backed gray paterned boards. Octavo, 125 pgs. Also includes matching patterned slipcase. Signed by Author.
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Electric Annihilation #1
by Tynan Krakoff, Ed
Newspaper. Very Good. The uncommon April 2009 maiden issue of "Electric Annihilation", an interesting underground newspaper/'zine published out of San Francisco. This first issue features interviews with Henry Rollins of Black Flag and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. Light wear and creasing along the edges, several small closed tears to the fragile magazine. Still though, solid and well-preserved. "This publication is here to document the underground experimental music that is taking place right now across the globe. Music... Read More
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Irish Love-Songs
by Selected by Katharine Tynan
New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1892. Boards. Very Good. The 1892 1st American edition. Tight and VG, with light offsetting at the endsheets and mild darkening along the front panel's lower fore-edge. 12mo, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges. Lovely collection-in-verse of Irish love songs. Part of the "Cameo" series.
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The Cruise of the Celtic Around the Mediterranean 1902 (Souvenir Edition)
by R.H. McCready and H.M. Tyndal
New York: The Winthrop Press, 1902. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1902 1st edition. Tight and VG in its lavishly gilt-decorated off-white cloth. Light soiling to the panels and along the spine, rear inner hinge tender (but still sturdy). Still though firm and very presentable. Quarto, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white photos supplementing McCready and Tyndal's text.
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The Red River in Southwestern History
by Carl Newton Tyson
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 222 pgs. Signed by Author.
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English Music Publishers Plate Numbers in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
by O.W. Neighbour and Alan Tyson
Faber and Faber, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. 6/Dust Jacket Included. A lovely copy of the 1965 1st edition. Fine in a Fine, price-intact dustjacket. Thin octavo, 48 pgs.
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Vingt-Cinq-et-Un Poemes
by Tristan Tzara
Paris: Editions de la Revue Fontaine, 1946. Original wraps. Very Good. Hans Arp. The 1946 1st edition, #658 of 750 copies published. Clean and VG in its printed, off-white wrappers, with very light offsetting along the front panel's fore-edge and light wear at the spine ends. 12mo, nicely illustrated in woodcut by the great Hans Arp.
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Tao Te Ching (In Dustjacket)
by Lao Tzu
Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1982. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of this 1982 edition, translated by D.C. Lau. In its less common hardback and also including the publisher's dustjacket. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with fading along the spine. Octavo, part of the Chinese University Press's "Chinese Classics" series.
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The Sunflower Garden
by Janice May Udry
Harvey House, 1969. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1969 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, oblong, 37 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Beatrice Darwin. NOT A LIBRARY COPY.
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Hamamatsu (Kite) Festival
by Hide Uehara
Japan: I.K.E. / Toskiyuki "Ike"do, 1981. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The uncommon 1981 1st edition of this fascinating look at the Japanese kite festival. Solid and VG+ in its dark pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light wear at the spine ends. Tall quarto, vivid color and black-and-white photos throughout.
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The Romance of Coffee: An Outline History of Coffee and Coffee-Drinking Through a Thousand Years
by William H. Ukers
New York: The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Co, 1948. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1948 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (a bit of light offsetting at the front inner hinge) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light staining and scuffing along the spine, and a bit of light wear at the upper tips and the spine ends. Octavo, generous black-and-white photos throughout.
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Karloff: The Life of Boris Karloff (Review Copy -- With Ephemera)
by Peter Underwood
Drake Publishers, New York. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. An impressive copy of the 1972 1swt edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white plates complementing Peter Underwood's text. A Review Copy to boot, with the Drake Publishers Review Slip laid-in. Also, an uncommon bound catalogue of Karloff memorabilia issued by his daughter Sara Karloff laid-in as well.
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The Kariye Djami (Vol. 1)
by Paul A. Underwood
New York: Pantheon Books, 1966. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A clean copy of Vol. 1 only of Bollingen Series LXX, the Kariye Djami. "The publication of an archaeological project of the Byzantine Institute, Inc., of the United States", in 3 vols. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Small former price sticker to front free endpaper, otherwise immaculate internally. Tall quarto, 315 pgs. plus Iconographic Index and Plans and Sections. Vol. 1 consists... Read More
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Rufus
by Tomi Ungerer
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Near Fine/Very Good. Tomi Ungerer. The 1961 correct 1st edition (with the "$2.95" price and the "40/80" and "0961" codes along the front dustjacket flap) of this beloved Tomi Ungerer tale of Rufus the bat. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the panel edges and light chipping at the spine ends. Still though, a very presentable copy. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout in... Read More
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