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1927ref. 280631New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good with soiling and slight abrading to the spine. Advance Review Copy with slip pasted in. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1960ref. 438219New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Later printing. Drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. Bottom edge of rear board with small dent near fine in a very good dust jacket with spine tanned short tears on edges. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1954ref. 550119Norman Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Nick Eggenhofer and with photographic plates. 296pp. Foredge lightly foxed else near fine in a spine-sunned about very good dust jacket with a dampstain at spine tail slight foxing and modest edgewear. A comprehensive account of the historic trail that runs from South Texas to Kansas. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
1955ref. 431528New York: The Viking Press 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Front hinge a trifle soiled else near fine in near fine dustwrapper with a nick to the top of the spine and small tear to the lower corner of the back panel. First appearance in English of this novel written in the 1930's by the French Nobel Prize winner. Scarce. The Viking Press hardcover books
1955ref. 13234Paris: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade 1955. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 7" X 4 1/4". clxix 1403pp.; 1432pp. Wear to unclipped dust jackets with rubbing toning creasing and chipping to covers corners and edges. Protective plastic covering jacket has large areas of chipped and missing sections. Light rubbing and bumps to corners and edges of over boards. Toning to edges of text block. Slight musty smell to pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Bindings are sound. Rubbing toning and bumps to slipcase. Text is in French. An overall solid set of the complete works of French author and Nobel laureate Roger Martin du Gard 1881-1958. Bibliotheque de la Pleiade hardcover books
1954ref. TB10446Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1954. First Edition. First printing Near fine in gray cloth covered boards with modest shelf wear at the heel of the spine. Without a dust jacket. 296 pages containing an index bibliography with a number of photographs and illustrations and two maps. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
1949ref. TB08130Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1949. First Edition. First printing Fine in burnt orange cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. With a gift inscription on the end paper. In a very good dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends a 1/4" chips to the upper corner of the front panel and a 1" closed tear to the upper left of the front panel. Laid-in is a copy of a review of the book from The Denver Post dated 9/18/49. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
1973ref. 2349755Madison: Wisconsin House Ltd 1973. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 10x8x1. Bohrod Aaron. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. First edition. Signed by artist Aaron Bohrod and author Robert Gard and dated by Gard on front endpaper without inscription. Jacket toned with a few blemishes on rear panel two 1/2 inch closed tears along top edge. 1973 Large Hardcover. 212 pp. A collaboration of sketches and verse designed to evoke the feeling of Wisconsin. Most of the drawings were produced from 1948 to 1954 while the poems were written in 1972-1973. Edited by Mark E. Lefebvre but without any intent to interpret the work though themes of man and nature woman in Wisconsin and the world the condition of the Native American the meaning of the Midwest loneliness memory God and a sense of the primitive emerge. Wisconsin House, Ltd hardcover books
1967ref. 2345519New York: The Seabury Press 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x6x1. First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with small chips. Page ridges lightly foxed. 1967 Hard Cover. viii 152 pp. Black-and-white illustrations. Spans the growth of the American theatre. Highlights the history of the American stage particularly the 19th century; actors actresses and theatre personalities. The Seabury Press hardcover books
1962ref. 45733New York: George Braziller. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; Second Printing. Cloth. A smart first edition/second printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good price clipped dust jacket with light edgewear and chipping upper spine; is a comprehensive guide to the teachings and practices of Buddhism. This book is divided into nine sections: The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Ethics and Moral Precepts meditation and practice the four noble truths and the Eightfold Path. Each section includes introductions to the topic definitions overviews of the main teachings and practices and suggested readings.Buddhism is a comprehensive guide to the teachings and practices of Buddhism. This book is divided into nine sections: The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Ethics and Moral Precepts meditation and practice the four noble truths and the Eightfold Path. Each section includes introductions to the topic definitions overviews of the main teachings and practices and suggested readings.; 8vo; 256 pages; FSA . George Braziller hardcover books
1954ref. 011029Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1954. Dust jacket is price-clipped and spine is sun-faded. Book-plate on front pastedown. Illustrated in black and white two maps of the Chisholm Trail. An excellent account of the cattle trail from the Rio Grande to the railheads of Kansas. See Adams Herd 875 and 6-Guns 797. First Edition. Aqua Cloth. Minor Wear and Soiling./Light Edge Wear. Illus. by Nick Eggenhofer. Octavo. University of Oklahoma Press Hardcover books
1953ref. 155982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Two vintage matte-finish photographs taken on the set of the 1953 film one showing director John Ford and actor Clark Gable enjoying a coffee break and one showing Ford in conversation with actress Ava Gardner. One photograph with a number stamp on the verso noting No. 1616X112. Based on the 1932 play "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1909ref. 1373472New York: G. E. Stechert & Co 1909. Anastatic Reprint of the London Edition 1890. Hardcover. Octavo viii 424 pages. In Very Good minus condition with plastic covering. Spine is black with gilt lettering. Boards have minor shelf wear and some dirt staining from dirt trapped beneath the plastic. Text block has some foxing throughout and minor pencil notation in the margins of some pages. 1373472. Special Collections - Downstairs. G. E. Stechert & Co hardcover books
1953ref. 230360New York: Viking 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Pages very light brown. Corners lightly rubbed. Edges of spine slightly bumped. Shelf rubbing to dust jacket light brown. Minor insignificant tears on edges of dust jacket. Viking hardcover books
1953ref. 230319New York: Viking Press 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Near fine. Hardcover is a nice clean copy almost new. Viking Press hardcover books
1953ref. 160484New York: Viking 1953. First. hardcover. very good-. 134 pages. Small slim 8vo cloth-backed yellow boards dust-soiled and outer edges a bit spotty. New York: Viking 1953. First American edition. A very good- sturdy copy lacking the dust wrapper. Viking unknown books
1955ref. 24969Madison WI: Univ of Wisconsin 1955. First Edition. 8vo pp. 263. Index. Author's presentation on the flyleaf. VG copy in somewhat chipped and rubbed dj. Drama painting poetry in rural or small town America. Univ of Wisconsin unknown books
1953ref. 39565NY: Viking 1953. First American edn. Small 8vo pp. 134. Translated by John Russell. VG in somewhat torn dj. Viking unknown books
1953ref. 33002NY: Viking 1953. First American edn. 8vo pp. 134. Paper over boards cloth spine. VG in chipped and torn dj. The author was a lifetime friend of Gide's and these are entries from his journal that give a truthful and often humorous portrait of that gifted and unusual man. Viking unknown books
1962ref. 40594NY: Braziller 1962. Second printing. 8vo pp. 256. References index. A VG tight copy. Braziller unknown books
1953ref. 165803New York: Viking 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Viking hardcover books
2000ref. 42418NY:: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 067943397X . Translated from the French by Luc Brebion and Timothy Crouse. First American edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
1969ref. 79112London: Victor Gollancz 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine with tiny bumps on the spine and bottom edge of board in a price-clipped near fine dustwrapper with light edgewear and some minor chipping to the spine. Novel set in Roman Britain and based on the tradition that pilgrimages were made to the Scilly Isles off Cornwall to honor the mermaid goddess. Told through events in the life of the girl Astria chosen to be the mortal embodiment of the goddess. Victor Gollancz hardcover books
1926ref. 205085New York: Boni and Liveright 1926. First American edition. One of the last pages in the first volume rumpled either from a binding defect or from an act of carelessness in replacing the book in its slipcase otherwise fine bright fresh copies in brilliant unfaded red dust jackets with a just a few tiny chips; publisher's original slipcase. Two vols. 8vos 319 312pp; cloth. An excellent set of the first part of Du Gard's long multi-part novel to appear in English. He would receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1937. Boni and Liveright unknown books
1976ref. 27048Madison WI: Wisconsin House 1976. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Oblong quarto. XI 1 186 2pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. Illustrated title-page. Fascinating work bringing together for the first time the work of three well-known regional writers August Derleth Jesse Stuart and Robert E. Gard and the wood engravings of Frank Utpatel. Minor rubbing along edges of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket in overall good binding and interior in very good condition. Wisconsin House hardcover books