Columbus Oh 1953. 601pp. Large thick octavo. Publisher's tan cloth backstrip and marbled paper-covered boards. Minor edge wear corners worn. Small bookplate on front pastedown hinges tender. Very good in slipcase. Jay Snider's copy of one of seventy-five specially bound and slipcased deluxe edition copies of the third edition of Wagner's classic bibliography revised by Charles L. Camp. "The Third Edition considerably enlarged and with the addition of many more plates." This copy is designated #51 of seventy-five copies on the laid-in limitation slip. Despite the excellent newer edition the third is still useful since many of the descriptions of routes and notes in it were excluded from the fourth. RITTENHOUSE 610 ref. hardcover
New York: Harper 1959. Cloth and boards. Endsheet maps. First edition. Near fine in pictorial dust jacket with nicks to crown and toe and a damp shadow on spine panel not affecting binding. Harper hardcover
New York: New Directions 1979. Printed wrappers. Substantial errata slip. Fine. First edition a paperback original issued as INSIGHTS II. According to the publisher a disagreement between Levertov and the editor forced withdrawal of the book from distribution. It includes interviews with Levertov poems by her and essays by others. The ND bibliographers denote it a "Suppressed Edition" although the suppression seems to have been only marginally successful. HARRISON NEWTH & CANDIDO P.99. New Directions paperback
New Haven: Yale University Press 1957. Large octavo. Cloth. First edition. Expansive ownership signature of poet William Burford on front free endsheet otherwise very good or better in moderately rubbed dust jacket with tiny chips at corners. Yale University Press hardcover
San Francisco 1982. 745pp. Illus. Cloth. Fine. Fourth edition. Revised enlarged and edited by Robert H. Becker. The long awaited revision of the premier reference book of Western Americana. The significance of this new edition lies in its thorough bibliographic treatment of each known issue and edition of each title giving line-by-line transcriptions of every page and every map full collations references and confirmed locations of copies together with brief editorial comments and an index of authors titles and subjects. RITTENHOUSE 610 ref. hardcover
Columbus 1953. 601pp. plus facsimiles. Thick octavo. Original grey cloth. Spine slightly rubbed and bumped corners lightly worn. Internally clean. Very good. The third edition of Wagner-Camp the standard bibliography of the early travel literature of the West in the edition still most useful for describing where travellers went. RITTENHOUSE 610. STREETER SALE 4407. hardcover
San Francisco: John Howell 1921. 4193pp. Large octavo. Cloth backed boards printed paper label. Edgeworn. Ex-library with spine label removed; bookplate on front pastedown and embossed stamp on titlepage. Corners heavily worn. Light wear to text some contemporary notations. About good. First "available" edition after the rare suppressed first edition of the previous year. AXE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 8. FLAKE 9500. RITTENHOUSE 610 note. John Howell hardcover
Albuquerque: The Quivira Society 1937. Two volumes. 7-270; 275-553pp. plus illustrations and map. Frontis. Quarto. Original white quarter cloth gilt- stamped cover and spine. Minor soiling on covers. Overall very good second volume untrimmed. A classic work on the literature of the Spanish Southwest. AXE THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 87. The Quivira Society hardcover
San Francisco 1941. 295pp. Color frontis. Original cloth backed decorative boards paper spine label. Bookplate adhered to front pastedown. Very good. From an edition limited to 750 copies. Treats of the first European to arrive at the Pacific coast of North America. Cabrillo landed at San Diego in 1542. HOWES W8 "aa." AXE THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 107. hardcover
San Francisco 1926. 12543pp. plus plates and frontis. Quarto. Cloth. Neat unobtrusive institutional bookplate. Call numbers on spine. Else free of markings and very good. The first trade edition of the standard work on the subject featuring the first printing of many documents and first translations of many others. HOWES W9. PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 35. hardcover
New Haven: William Reese Company 1988. 73pp. Portrait. Cloth. As new. A bibliography of the works of Henry R. Wagner one of the greatest collectors and bibliographers in Western Americana. The bibliography of Wagner's many writings has been prepared by his long-time secretary Ruth Frey Axe and lists 193 items the last being issued in 1987. Each entry is annotated with relevant information including many trenchant quotes from Wagner himself. In addition Mrs. Axe has prepared a list of 34 items relating to Wagner also annotated. Stephen A. Colston of the University of California at San Diego who has studied Wagner extensively has written an introduction tracing his history as a bibliographer. Published in an edition of 300 copies printed by the Shagbark Press and designed by Thomas Whitridge. William Reese Company hardcover
Chicago: the Newberry Library 1962. 617pp. Illus. Original stiff printed wrappers. Faint spotting on front wrapper. Else fine. A nice selection of rarities chosen from Wagner's SPANISH SOUTHWEST THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES and CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS bibliographies. With annotations. the Newberry Library unknown
N.p. 1952. 33pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good. From an edition of 100 copies. A scarce offprint issued by Frederick R. Goff taken from the book ESSAYS HONORING LAWRENCE C. WROTH 1951. AXE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 154. unknown
1987. Wagner Richard. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. NY: Pagoda Books c1987. Unpaginated illustrated in color Kevin Maddison. Rectangular 4to. Fine hardcover in near fine d/j hardcover
Death Crater CA: Molly Moon Press 1969. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 500 copies. Wrappers a bit tanned at edges very good. Molly Moon Press, unknown
Niagara Falls NY: Press : Niagara : Today 1966. Plain stapled wrappers. First edition. One of 200 copies printed. Wrappers a trifle marked small adhesion from wrapper to title very good. Press : Niagara : Today unknown
Death Crater CA: Molly Moon Press 1969. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of 500 copies. Wrappers a bit tanned at edges very good. Molly Moon Press, unknown
Niagara Falls: Press : Today : Niagara 1966. Quarto. Mimeographed text stapled in plain yellow wrappers. First edition. Very good or better. A second edition with an introduction by D.A. Levy appeared shortly after this uncommon edition. Press : Today : Niagara unknown
New York: T. Y. Crowell & Co. 1905. Decorated cloth lettered in gilt t.e.g. others rough-trimmed. Frontis and plates. First edition of this translation/adaptation with Huckel's signed presentation inscription in the year of publication. Very near fine. T. Y. Crowell & Co. hardcover
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1944. Two volumes each foliated in reel/page format as: 11097101110108 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Second item stapled at left margin first formerly stapled. Some corner creases "Master File Copy" and production number stamps on title leaf of first item pencil annotations name and ink file number on title leaf of second. Very good. Two late production states of the script for the 1945 film based on a story idea by Jack Wagner cowritten with John Steinbeck and adapted as a screenplay by Frank Butler. The release dialogue script records a print totaling 51 more feet than the censorship script. Irving Pichel directed and Dorothy Lamour J. Carrol Naish and Arturo de Cordova led the cast. Obviously little apart from Steinbeck's treatment for the film the Valentine collection included a carbon typescript may be easily identified as purely Steinbeck's work; however nothing relating to the script saw lifetime publication so even continuity scripts such as these take on some significance for Steinbeck scholars. Paramount Pictures unknown
Fort Smith: South and West 1967. Printed wrappers. First edition of these early poems by the poetry editor and critic inscribed and signed by her. Near fine. South and West unknown
New York: Simon & Schuster 1953. Cloth. First edition of this novel of Mexico inscribed by the poet/novelist/translator to "J ames Laughlin" for whom he prepared the Baudelaire translations for the New Classic series. A very good copy in lightly soiled dust jacket with small nick and several rubs. Simon & Schuster hardcover
San Diego: Greenleaf Classics Inc. 1968. Pictorial wrappers. First edition of this paperback original erotic novel by the poet/translator. Near fine. Greenleaf Classics, Inc. paperback
London: Robert Hale 1978. Cloth. First edition. Inscribed by the poet/novelist/translator "for the kindest J ames Laughlin in the alphabet & outside it who stimulated my interest in CB." Wagner prepared the Baudelaire translations for the New Classic series. A fine copy in dust jacket with the author's compliments card laid in. Robert Hale hardcover
New York: Charles Boni Paperbooks 1930. Pictorial cloth designed by Rockwell Kent paper spine label. Faint smudging to cloth and label small discoloration at top of fore- edge otherwise a very good or better copy without dust jacket as issued. First edition in this format clothbound issue. Introduction by Mark Van Doren. A chronological presentation of the poems awarded prize-status by significant periodicals including THE DIAL POETRY THE NATION etc. ranging from Sandburg's suite of "Chicago Poems" through "The Waste Land" to "Paterson" and on. Charles Boni Paperbooks hardcover
NY: Fred Rullman. Metropolitan Opera. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight age tanned clean except for a kiss mark with lipstick on the title page. Metropolitan Opera House Grand Opera Libretto: The Original Italian French or German Libretto with a correct English Translation. German/English. Musical themes of: "Felice sia l'elleta" "Cavatina of Elsa" & "Sommo Dio". Original price: 30 cents. Rear cover photos of: Martinelli Fisher Panizza Martini & Bovy. Staple-bound. 48 pages. 10x6-3/4". Probably 1935 season. Fred Rullman paperback
NY: Fred Rullman. Metropolitan Opera. Paperback. VERY GOOD. As new except for age tanning and slight corner bump. Metropolitan Opera House Grand Opera Libretto: The Original Italian French or German Libretto with a correct English Translation. German/English. Musical themes of: "Felice sia l'elleta" "Cavatina of Elsa" & "Sommo Dio".Original price: 30 cents. Rear cover photos of: Flagstad Melchior Bodanzky Branzell & Schorr. Staple-bound. 48 pages. 10x6-3/4".Probably 1938 season. Fred Rullman paperback
New York: New Directions 1979. Printed wrappers. Errata slip. A few spots to lower wrapper else fine. First edition a paperback original issued as INSIGHTS II. According to the publisher a disagreement between Levertov and the editor forced withdrawal of the book from distribution. It includes interviews with Levertov poems by her and essays by others. New Directions paperback
San Francisco: Two Windows Press 1968. Printed wrappers. First edition ordinary issue after twenty signed copies. Wrapper sunned otherwise near fine. Two Windows Press unknown
New York: New Directions 1976. Cloth. First edition clothbound issue. About fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket with a small closed tear at top edge of lower panel. New Directions hardcover
Univ of Chicago Pr. Used - Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Cloth dj. Sunning to spine. Some shelf-wear. Very Good. Subject: Sociology. Univ of Chicago Pr hardcover
N.Y.: Sol Lewis 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 256 pages illustrations Limited edition of 500 copies reprint of the original 1934 edition with an introduction by John Carroll. Old Neutriment so named for his raids on the kitchen at Fort Lincoln served as Custer's orderly for nine years and probably knew the general better than anyone else except Libby. He relates his memories of the Custer's and important events. Luther 74. Sol Lewis Hardcover
The Free Press 1964. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. 550grams ISBN: The Free Press hardcover
European Science Foundation 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. 200grams ISBN:290314835X European Science Foundation paperback
Routledge 1991. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings In good all round condition. No dust jacket. 500grams ISBN:0415064635 Routledge hardcover
London: Ward Lock & Co. 1958. Very Good. Cloth. First EditionFirst Printing. 8vo up to 9�" tall. Black cloth gilt titles topstain deep red. The usual moderate edge wear Previous owner's name to front fly in ink. Ward, Lock & Co. Hardcover
Penguin Books. Good. 1969. Paperback. B000EPSRII . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Light tanning to text. Edgewear. ; 8.42913384967 X 5.85039369482 X 0.72834645595 inches; 308 pages . Penguin Books paperback
Newman 1111. Hardcover. Good. 217 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Boards are mildly rub worn with some light shelf wear to spine edges and corners corners are bumped. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Newman hardcover
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