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1996ref. 238729New York: Random House 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Random House hardcover books
1996ref. 187819New York: Random 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Later. Fine in fine dust jacket. Random hardcover books
1932ref. 145839New York: Brewer 1932. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover. With 10 cartoons by Cesare. Pages brown clean text. Hinge cracked. Corners slightly rubbed and bent. Spine brown. Spine lean. Edges of spine rubbed. Brewer hardcover books
1921ref. 145785New York: Putnam 1921. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good Hardcover. Book has light fraying to the spine ends and corners of cover spine is lightly faded hinges are cracked name of former owner on the front endpaper. Putnam hardcover books
1960ref. 234406New York: Viking 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Bottom corner/outer edge of inner front panel paper coming loose from board bumping of corners/ends dust jacket shows lightly soiled back panel bumping 1/4 inch Tear on bottom spine end. Viking hardcover books
1931ref. 182232New York: Brewer 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Second edition. Very good in good dust jacket. Book has rub of spine and cover edges light fading spine crease on front endpaper light yellowing pages foxing foredges dust jacket has chipping of spine and panel edges 2" tear bottom front panel two 1" tears top front panel fading and yellowing panels. Brewer hardcover books
1996ref. 217992New York: Random 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Random hardcover books
1912ref. 004466S. l. San Francisco: The Daily News 1912. Good. Small broadside n. d. beginning of the 20th century; 8 1/2 x 5; off-white stock printed in black; a bit of light spotting; a small nick to top edge; in about good condition. "The Daily News" - a progressive four-page "penny paper" - was founded in 1903 by E.W. Scripps. It targeted working-class residents with easy-to-read short two-paragraph stories serving as an alternative to larger more conservative papers. The current broadside in the form of a questionaire with six questions to be answered signed and returned to the paper addressed mostly pressing local as well as environmental issues including the selling of Hetch Hetchy power to PG & E buying the Spring Valley Water Company by the city voting for alternate candidates in the case of the longest-running Mayor of San Francisco James Rolph's resignation and so on. The Daily News unknown books
1926ref. 53101926. Very Good. Pocket notebook 16 x 8cm; 40 leaves. Handwritten notes in ink on each recto. Staple-bound at top edge with black tape covering. Perforated leaves. Cardboard backing with no front cover possibly as issued one stub remains on top from a torn-out sheet; unsure if this was a cover page or a blank but journal begins on first existing page so no loss assumed. First page loose along perforation but still holding with all other pages firmly bound. Journal recounts a three-day trip via train and bus from New York City to Washington DC and Philadelphia Pennsylvania for the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition 1926 World’s Fair. The author's name is never stated but based on content is likely a young man from New York City traveling with his father. Handwriting is legible throughout. Majority of journal describes visiting DC landmarks describes the interior of the Pan American Union building in detail and complains about the DC heat. In Philadelphia he recounts an incident at the hotel: "At 1 o'clock last night or this morning rather the band . came to the hotel their headquarters playing louder than any other bands ever played together and the policemen looked on and laughed. Ha! Ha! What a good joke." A detailed glimpse into one man's travel experience in the mid-1920s. unknown books
1878ref. 58091London/NY: Frederick Warne & Co./Scribner Welford & Co. 1878. First or very early edition. This title was republished but it appears the first edition may be around 1870 A gift inscription on the front endpaper presenting this as a gift from a teacher to a student is dated. "1878." The title page also seems to be similar to the earliest editions. 16mo. embossed green cloth spine stamped in gilt; 48 pages. Color Frontispiece. Very Good little wear covers; contents tight with occasional foxing text. Frederick Warne & Co./Scribner, Welford, & Co. unknown books
1872ref. 58095NY: American Tract Society; 1872. First Edition. 12mo. embossed brown cloth; spine title in gilt; 182 pages. Very Good some fading spine; bookplate on front pastedown& library stamp front blank page contents lean & tight. American Tract Society; unknown books
1915ref. 58138New Castle: The New Castle Board of Trade; 1915. First Edition. Inscription on front pastedown: "June 2nd 1917 compliments of S.S. Deemer. 8vo. green printed cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated plus two fold-out plates. Very Good bit of cracking front hinge; contents clean & tight. The New Castle Board of Trade; unknown books
1879ref. 58143Trenton: Naar Day & Naar; 1879. First Edition. 8vo. embossed black cloth spine stamped in gilt 618 pages. Very Good some wear cover with gilt bright; front hinge lightly cracked; small paper label base of spine; contents clean & tight. Naar, Day & Naar; unknown books
1884ref. 34681884. ANONYMOUS. PRESIDENT J.A. GARFIELD MEMORIAL ALBUM. No publication information but published in 1884. Small hardcover album about 5 by 3.25 inches; red cloth stamped in black. Contains 14 black & white lithographs relating to Garfield death and funeral. Very Good minor wear. $50.00. unknown books
1886ref. 3006London: George Bell And Sons 1886. First Edition. I have been unable to find out anything about this title but it is certainly rare. A collection of stories and tales. The dedication page reads: To My Brother Who Sleeps In The Bayuda Desert. The Bayuda Desert was crossed by the Desert Column of the Gordon Relief Expedition in January 1885 in a failed attempt to relieve the Siege of Khartoum. The Desert Column was led mainly by Major General Sir Herbert Stewart but after he was mortally wounded command passed to Brigadier General Charles Wilson the column's intelligence officer. The Expedition saw the Battle of Abu Klea and the Battle Abu Kru. Small 8vo. decorative green cloth stamped in gilt & black; 88 pages. Very Good contents clean & tight but with one front & rear page somewhat browned; covers minor wear & bright. George Bell And Sons unknown books
1863ref. 2735P. O'Shea 1863. ANONYMOUS. ADVENTURES AND MISFORTUNES OF A SAXON SCHOOLMASTER. NY: P. O'Shea Publisher 1863. 16mo. embossed blue cloth; 79 pages. An early American edition of a humorous English tale. Very Good little wear covers gilt on spine bright. $75.00. P. O'Shea unknown books
1878ref. 233501878. ANONYMOUS. TRUTHS IN RHYME FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. Nearly One Hundred Choice Moral Rhymes Embellished With Fifty Illustrations In Oil Colors. NY: McLoughlin Bros. no date but circa 1878. 16mo. embossed green cloth stamped in black and gilt with an oval color scene in paper on the front cover- children feeding birds. Apparently the first edition. Contains various rhymes for children including "Pilfering Puss" "The Three Little Dogs" "Hinty Minty" and "The Fox And The Crow." Wonderful color illustrations! Good some wear edges & occasional soil text ink presentation dated 1878 on front blank page tears on two pages carefully repaired with archival tape. An uncommon children's book. $185.00. unknown books
2002ref. 46785Magic Carpet 2002. ANONYMOUS. THE WAY OF A MAN WITH A MAID. New Milford Conn.: Magic Carpet 2002. 8vo. boards in dust jacket. Reprint. A Victorian erotic novel. Near fine in d/j. $25.00. Magic Carpet unknown books
1968ref. 34514Royal House Classic 1968. ANONYMOUS. MY DIARY. No place: Royal House Classic 1968. 16mo. printed wraps. First Edition. Adult Fiction. Very Good. $17.50. Royal House Classic unknown books
1872ref. 41761E.P. Dutton & Company 1872. ANONYMOUS. EUNICE SOMERS: AL EARNER IN LIFE'S SCHOOL. NY: E.P. Dutton & Company 1872. 16mo. embossed blue cloth stamped in gilt & black. First Edition. Near fine very bright ink name front blank page. $75.00. E.P. Dutton & Company unknown books
1839ref. 44782William Elgin 1839. ANONYMOUS. THE GABERLUNZIE: A SCOTTISH COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. Edinburgh: William Elgin 1839. 8vo. paper wraps with paper title label on the front cover. Later Edition. Good some general wear with tape reinforcement along spine area; contents pretty clean & tight. $25.00. William Elgin unknown books
1858ref. 7221858. ANONYMOUS. WALTER SEYTON: A STORY OF RURAL LIFE IN VIRGINIA. Boston: Lee & Shepard Publishers copyrighted 1858 but published later. 16mo. pictorial red cloth stamped in black & gilt. Uncommon Edition. Good covers pretty bright but some soil & contents clean & tight with some cracking to the front hinge; several ink names & addresses on the front endpaper. $35.00. unknown books
1848ref. 35048American Sunday-School Union 1848. ANONYMOUS. MY AWKWARD COUSIN; Or Caroline's Visit To Her Great-Aunt's Poultry Yard. Illustrated. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union 1848. 16mo. embossed gray-green cloth. First Edition. An uncommon title. Very Good some wear to extremities & intermittent stains in text; gilt on spine bright. $125.00. American Sunday-School Union unknown books
1862ref. 50958Blakeman & Mason 1862. ANONYMOUS. THE ORPHEUS C. KERR PAPERS. NY: Blakeman & Mason 1862. 12mo. brown cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. With the signature of well-known book collector Grenville Kane on the title page. Very Good some edgewear two signatures lightly pulled. $50.00. Blakeman & Mason unknown books
1860ref. 41369T. Nelson and Sons 1860. ANONYMOUS. LITTLE LILY'S TRAVELS. London: T. Nelson and Sons 1860. 16mo. decorative purple cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good bright; ink inscription front endpaper little scattered foxing text. $75.00. T. Nelson and Sons unknown books
