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ref. 9413Boston: 1868. 6th edn. 8vo Pp. 141. Bookplate. VG copy. Interesting drama of the new woman. 1868 unknown books
ref. 7808Boston: 1868. 3rd edn. 8vo Pp. 141. VG copy. Interesting drama of the new woman. 1868 unknown books
1945ref. 582640New York: Pocket Books Inc 1945. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Slightly cocked wrappers moderately worn spine lightly sunned very good. Pocket Books #305. Pocket Books, Inc unknown books
1970ref. 565852Mount Horeb Wisconsin: The Perishable Press Limited 1970. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 27pp. Quarter blue morocco gilt and marbled paper-covered boards. Text hand-set by Mary Hamady and bound by Douglas Cockerell & Son. Spine has evenly faded with two tiny spots of light wear on leather tips of corners rubbed few small ink spots to second blank front flyleaf else a near fine copy with the text fresh and clean. One of 200 numbered copies. Snodgrass wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons an anagram of Snodgrass. A Prefatory Note on the Author states "S. S. Gardons lived most of his life in and near Red Creek Texas. he worked as a gas station attendant. and later became an owner of a cycle shop. and played lead guitar in the well-known rock group Chicken Gumbo. This sequence of poems was collected by his friends after his disappearance on a hunting trip in the mountains. At present his case is listed as unsolved. November 1969." Nicely printed in black and orange text on handmade paper. The Perishable Press Limited hardcover books
1970ref. 575978Mount Horeb Wisconsin: The Perishable Press Limited 1970. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 27pp. Quarter blue morocco gilt and marbled paper-covered boards. Text hand-set by Mary Hamady and bound by Douglas Cockerell & Son. Fine copy with the text fresh and clean. One of 200 press numbered copies. Snodgrass wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons an anagram of Snodgrass. A Prefatory Note on the Author states "S. S. Gardons lived most of his life in and near Red Creek Texas. he worked as a gas station attendant. and later became an owner of a cycle shop. and played lead guitar in the well-known rock group Chicken Gumbo. This sequence of poems was collected by his friends after his disappearance on a hunting trip in the mountains. At present his case is listed as unsolved. November 1969." Nicely printed in black and orange text on handmade paper. The Perishable Press Limited hardcover books
1970ref. 520471Mount Horeb Wisconsin: The Perishable Press Limited 1970. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 27pp. Quarter blue morocco gilt and marbled paper-covered boards. Text hand-set by Mary Hamady and bound by Douglas Cockerell & Son. Spine has evenly faded with two tiny spots of light wear on leather tips of corners rubbed few small ink spots to second blank front flyleaf else a near fine copy with the text fresh and clean. One of 200 numbered copies. Snodgrass wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons an anagram of Snodgrass. A Prefatory Note on the Author states "S. S. Gardons lived most of his life in and near Red Creek Texas. he worked as a gas station attendant. and later became an owner of a cycle shop. and played lead guitar in the well-known rock group Chicken Gumbo. This sequence of poems was collected by his friends after his disappearance on a hunting trip in the mountains. At present his case is listed as unsolved. November 1969." Nicely printed in black and orange text on handmade paper. The Perishable Press Limited hardcover books
1914ref. 502673Valparaiso Indiana / New York: Published for the Inspiration of the Field Secretaries of Lewis E. Myers & Company / Magazine Publishers Inc 1914. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition by this publisher stated Special Edition. Octavo. 266pp. Illustrated with 31 plates including frontispiece photograph of S.S. McClure. Deep red cloth stamped in gilt. Ghost written by Willa Cather. Spine is slightly faded else a near fine copy with binding tight text fresh and clean issued without dust jacket. An elusive edition with this imprint. The text was written entirely by Willa Cather. Published for the Inspiration of the Field Secretaries of Lewis E. Myers & Company / Magazine Publishers, Inc hardcover books
1930ref. 539922New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Heavy chipping along the joints of both boards owner label on front pastedown with owner blindstamp on title page tiny hole in one leaf not affecting text good only in a rubbed and soiled very good dust jacket with an interior dampstain on the spine and several interior tape repairs. Basis for the 1936 British film with Wilfred Hyde-White playing detective Philo Vance and with a script by Selwyn Jepson. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1928ref. 538850New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition second issue. Two faint stains on front board else near fine lacking the dust jacket. The third Philo Vance novel filmed in 1929 by Frank Tuttle with William Powell as Vance Eugene Pallette as Inspector Heath and Jean Arthur as Ada Greene. Two sisters shot mysteriously in the night. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1930ref. 294234New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Slight soiling on the front fly very near fine in a rubbed very good dustwrapper with small nicks and tears. A nice copy. Basis for the 1936 British film with Wilfred Hyde-White playing detective Philo Vance and with a script by Selwyn Jepson. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1858ref. 394859New York: D. Appleton & Company 1858. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 72pp. including ads. Illustrated maps in color. Quarter cloth and printed paper over boards. Early penciled owner's name "Bertie L. Westcott April 1869" heavy foxing and some staining in text tear on one leaf a good copy that has been sewn into contemporary calico over the boards which exhibits modest staining but that is sound and intact. A charming homemade jacket on a standard children's geography. D. Appleton & Company hardcover books
1968ref. 581731New York: Burt Franklin 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Spine ends lightly bumped with spine mildly cocked near fine without dust jacket as issued. Burt Franklin hardcover books
1871ref. 1041848vo blue cloth with gilt title on top cover and spine illustrated 239 pp. Spine sunned and faded a little extremity and binding wear slight aging pencil signature on front end paper; otherwise very good plus. This attractive little guidebook tells the tourist everything they may want to know about traveling along the Hudson in the 1870s. In various chapters Colt takes the reader from New York City to Irvington West Point Albany Cooperstown Troy and Lake George. She also dedicates a chapter to Buffalo and Niagara. The author also includes a short chapter on "Hints for Travelers." that includes remedies for seasickness dealing with mosquitoes the benefits of a waterproof cloak and the use of cologne to help you stay cool. Mrs. S.S. Colt, books
1892ref. 7989London: Wm. Milburn & Co 1892. Bi-fold menu 15 x 10.5 cm. 4 pages. Printed in red gold and blue with menu handwritten. Menu for the voyage of the S.S. Port Chalmers dated in ink on the front panel "16/10/92". The internal page-spread includes the handwritten menu items including "Giblet Soup Boiled Turbot … Sheep Head and Brains Roast Turkey & Breast… Boiled Beef & Carrots Baked and Boiled Potatoes French Beans and Turnip Plum Pudding & Sweet … Lemon Jelly Gorgonzola & Cheddar Almonds & Raisins”. Lightly soiled but still very attractive. ~ The Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co. was formed in 1883 to operate direct UK – Australia services via Antwerp and the line was to later adopt the name "Milburn Line". There were two ships that plied the Milburn Line commissioned with the name Port Chalmers. This menu hails from the first built in 1891 so it was a nice shiny new ship when the passengers on board had this meal. The ship was sold on in 1896 and lasted until 1956. A second ship with the name was built in 1905 but was seized by the Germans in 1914. Lightly soiled but still very attractive. Wm. Milburn & Co unknown books
1882ref. 3286Cincinnati OH 1882. Two-sided advertising broadside 29.8 x 22.2 cm. Illustrated advertisement printed on both sides. For Cincinnati Ohio purveyor S.S. Kingery. On one side Kingery promotes a combined peanut roaster and warmer. Includes description capacity ordering options and testimonials. The other side advertises two types of ice cream makers the "Giant Freezer" and the "Peerless Freezer". Some very slight edge wear and fold creases fine condition. OCLC locates no copies; not in Romaine. unknown books
1953ref. 470210Nashville: A.M.E. Sunday School Union Press 1953. Softcover. Near Fine. Second edition revised and enlarged. Foreword by Bishop George Wilbur Baber. 12mo. 68pp. Yellow wrappers printed in green. Faint soiling on the wrappers else a near fine. A beginner’s guide to the A.M.E. Church. Text includes historical highlights basic beliefs guide to church membership and local and general church organization. OCLC locates a single copy of this edition. OCLC also locates two later editions. (A.M.E. Sunday School Union Press unknown books
1927ref. 428901New York: E.W. Traver 1927. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 54pp. Original gray printed wrappers. Corners lightly rubbed and creased near fine. New York Central Railroad Company; Valuation Dockets Nos. 1022 264 547 564 600 620 909 910 919 922 945 951 965 978 983 988 990 1012 1047 1049. Scarce OCLC locates only 1 copy. E.W. Traver unknown books
1887ref. 417304Fitchburg Mass. 1887. Unbound. Very Good. Approximately 9" x 14.5". Old folds with neat professional reinforcement on the verso small chips and tears in the margins mostly at the corners a sound and very good example. Interesting political broadside from a little-known and relatively short-lived progressive party that was interested in printing money in order to buy land for poor people between the towns of Fitchburg and Leominster in order to make it a single city. The dating of the broadside is a little confusing: dated in 1885 but then mentions meetings in 1886 and 1887 the one in 1887 seemingly anticipates a meeting in October of 1887. One statement notes: "Our party point and plan is to improve strengthen and build up the government and remove the burden of taxes from the people and ever stand ready to receive any good move come before them and have women a chance to vote." OCLC locates no copies. unknown books
1927ref. 572271New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Photoplay edition. Frontispiece and three stills from the film. Owner name spine with a ¾" abrasion affecting the title boards lightly worn about very good lacking the dust jacket. The second Philo Vance mystery a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Book features stills from the memorable film featuring William Powell as Vance and Louise Brooks as "The Canary. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1914ref. 34265New York: Frederick Stokes. Near Fine. 1914. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Near fine with slight wear on edges and spine edges. Second edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pp . Frederick Stokes hardcover books
ref. B45401-7Moskva/Leningrad Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR 1960. 271 1pp. 77 plates. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. Moskva/Leningrad (Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR), 1960. hardcover books
ref. B45401-8Moskva/Leningrad Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR 1960. 271 1pp. 77 plates. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. Moskva/Leningrad (Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR), 1960. hardcover books
1917ref. 036183NY: Boni and Liveright. 1917. An early work by Van Dine using his given name. An anthology of stories by French writers with a 30-page introduction by Van Dine/Wright. Rubbing to boards; a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boni and Liveright hardcover books
ref. 21294New York: Beadle & Adams Publishers Nd. Wraps. Orig. illustrated stapled wrappers. Fine. 28 pages. 28 x 21 .5 cm. Beadle's Dime New York Library. Vol. I. No.3. Illustrated. Clean fresh copy. 20th century facsimile. Beadle & Adams, Publishers unknown books
1853ref. 31074Boston: Cyrus Stone 1853. Very Good. Boston: Cyrus Stone 1853. First Edition. Two parts in one volume; octavo 22.5cm.; publisher's red pictorial cloth embossed in blind and gilt; 203; 4-204pp. complete despite pagination; double frontispiece of two engravings one of them hand-colored; ten leaves of plates throughout half of them hand-colored plant specimens myriad text illus. throughout. Cloth a bit scuffed at margins with exposure at corners tiny chips at spine ends plates foxed else a Very Good and sound example. Attractive annual comprised of poetry morality tales and advice on parenting. Missed by Faxon. Cyrus Stone unknown books
