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1951réf. 109006Chicago: Wilcox and Follet Company 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine with some offsetting on the rear endpapers from a laid in newspaper article in near fine lightly soiled dust jacket. Includes chapters written by Chad Walsh Nels F. Ferre Robert E. Cushman and David J. Maitland. Wilcox and Follet Company hardcover books
1969réf. 275111Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine lightly soiled dustwrapper. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover books
1970réf. 102234New York: Hill & Wang 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Completed by Stephen Varble. Fine in near fine lightly bumped dust jacket. Hill & Wang hardcover books
1927réf. 76151New York: Garden City Publishing 1927. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. 238pp. Black and white photographic plates. Near fine with portions of the dust jacket laid in. Hopper best known for performing Casey at the Bat was an actor singer and comedian in the days of vaudeville. Garden City Publishing hardcover books
1979réf. 51419Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University 1979. Softcover. Fine. Magazine. 16mo. String bound illustrated stiff paper wrappers. Touch of wear at two corners else fine. Poetry anthology with Sheila Nickerson Doyle Wesley Walls Peter Wild William Jay Smith John Druska Jared Carter Leonard Nathan Jim Handlin Robley Wilson Jr. Red Saner Merry Speece Albert Goldbarth Scott Simmer John Fandel Dennis Trudell Jean Balderson Frank Short William Hoagland Sonia Gernes and Joseph Bruchac. Case Western Reserve University) unknown books
1927réf. 67849Boston: Little Brown and Company 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 238pp. Black and white photographic plates. Spine darkened worn corners very good lacking the dustwrapper. Owner name and charming bookplate designed by Winifred Bromhall. Hopper best known for performing Casey at the Bat was an actor singer and comedian in the days of vaudeville. Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1934réf. 83087New York: Alfred H. King 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Just a touch of wear very near fine in near fine dustwrapper with slight soiling and uniform age-toning. "Mournful Martin the sad-faced philosophic cowman faces the greatest problem of his colorful career when a mysterious girl is found lying unconscious near the ranch of the land-greedy Thatcher." Scarce. Alfred H. King hardcover books
1994réf. 7789Salt Lake City: Smith Research Associates Signature Books 1994. First Edition. 244pp. Octavo 23.5 cm Dark brown cloth with the titles gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Fine/Fine. Signed by Marquardt on the title page. For more than 150 years the story of Mormon origins has been rewritten to a point where only fragments remain of the original. This book restores much of the human drama and detail. Moving from village to village the Joseph Smith Sr. family lived in constant poverty. When in 1825 Joseph Sr. a cooper defaulted on the family's final mortgage payment he and his nineteen-year-old son Joseph Jr. traveled one hundred miles south to Pennsylvania to join a band of money diggers on a desperate hunt for buried Spanish treasure. Following this ill-fated quest father and son returned near-penniless to New York to face eviction. They resettled in a small Manchester cabin where young Joseph later saw angels-not unlike his father and other contemporaries-and eventually found hieroglyph-inscribed sheets of gold which his former money-digging associates repeatedly tried to steal. During this turbulent time Joseph Smith was brought to court three times for crystal gazing eloped with a former landlord's daughter watched as his mother and siblings were excommunicated from the Presbyterian church published his translation of the hieroglyphs founded the Church of Christ saw a potential convert forcibly abducted by her minister and eventually sought refuge in Ohio where he changed the name of his church and its place of origin. Smith Research Associates [Signature Books] unknown books
1944réf. 596925Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1944. Unbound. Fine. WWII propaganda poster. Approximately 19" x 28". Neat folds as issued just a touch of rubbing else fine. Sad puppy dog morns a sailor. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
1970réf. 592148New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Small quarto. xvii 257pp. Illustrated with maps. Fine in a lightly rubbed very good dust jacket with modest bumping along the edges a few chips and small tears lightly sunned spine lettering and a bit of interior foxing. The authors advocate for "lightning-war techniques" quick to strike swift to contain and to resolve as a means of avoiding long drawn-out wars. Rutgers University Press hardcover books
1951réf. 010094New York: Viking Press 1951 143 pgs. Green & yellow cloth boards pictorially stamped in green light soil a few spots at edge of text block; color pictorial dust jacket with light wear and edge tears original price intact $2.50. Stories about the animals of Summerfield Farm as passed down through the family. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis throughout. The author and Dennis owned neighboring farms in Virginia. Scarce title. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Wesley Dennis. 8vo. Viking Press hardcover books
1907réf. 71824Hancock Michigan: Työmiehen Kustannusyhtiön Kirjapainossa 1907. Finnish translation by Lund of Mangold's The Four Orphans. 12mo pp. 272; text a bit toned else a good sound copy in original tan cloth-backed pictorial boards stamped in maroon. Hancock is situated on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in close proximity to Lake Superior. It has a strong Finnish heritage the result of many immigrant Finns who had come to work in the copper mines in the 19th century. Työmiehen Kustannusyhtiön Kirjapainossa unknown books
1955réf. 53032New York: A. S. Barnes & Co 1955. First American edition British sheets with a new title page 8vo pp. xiii 1 178; 57 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Ostensibly the first book published on air weapons. A. S. Barnes & Co unknown books
1977réf. 24400Athens OH: Ohio University Press 1977. First edition 8vo pp. xi 1 196; a fine crisp copy in very good dust jacket with minor fading to spine panel and a few minor rubs. Ohio University Press unknown books
1977réf. 623989Washington D.C. and Philadelphia: The United Supreme Council Southern Jurisdiction Prince Hall Affiliation and The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 237pp. Illustrated. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Neat owner name on the front fly else a fine copy with no dust jacket as issued. Biography of the founder of Black Freemasonry a very uncommon title in the trade. The United Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliation [and] The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museu hardcover books
2000réf. CNJL2133Newtown Pennsylvania: Bird & Bull Press 2000. Limited Edition. Folio. Fine. Bates Wesley W. First printing limited to 150 copies 14 pp. Wesley W. Bates b. 1952 is an artist whose work is held in private collections in Canada the United States England Ireland Australia Spain Japan and China. Known as one of Canada's most accomplished wood engravers Bates has since ventured into book illustration. William Morris of Bird & Bull when planning for the book "The Foresters" a poem descriptive of a 1300 mile trek from philadelphia to niagara falls in 1804 had originally intended for Gaylord Schenilac to provide the engravings; however he was so pleased with Bates' work that he obtained permission to print and offer them as an independent set n.b. from Wesley Bates' online CV and Biodiversity Heritage library. Scarce: as of this writing there are no other sets nor any copy of the book itself published in an edition of only 150 copies available online. ___DESCRIPTION: Thirteen complete wood engravings plus engraved title sheet encased in a plain paper wallet; sheets measure 8 1/2" x 11" images range in length from 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" to 7" x 4" including caption/title issued in an edition of 150 copies unnumbered. ___CONDITION: Leaves are fine overall clean and without noticeable wear; the versos of plates show very minor offsetting from etching behind which is not visible on rectos minor unintended crease on single plate minor sunning and edgewear on paper wallet. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Bird & Bull Press unknown books
1994réf. 132188Erin ON Canada: The Porcupine's Quill 1994. stiff paper wrappers. Porcupine's Quill. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction by William Rueter. Illustrations including bookplates by the author. Biographical sketch and portrait of Bates follows text. The Porcupine's Quill unknown books
2004réf. 71979Monterey Kentucky: Larkspur Press 2004. Limited edition. Broadside. Fine. SIGNED. Broadside 18 cm x 31 cm / 7" x 12.25". Housed in the publisher's gray folding envelope printed with the title "The Kentucky River at Lanes Landing." Signed dated and hand-numbered "59/100" by the artist Wesley Bates. The poet novelist and environmentalist Wendell Berry lives in Port Royal Kentucky where he has maintained a farm for over 40 years. Berry is known for his mistrust of technology and his deep reverence for the land. He is a staunch defender of agrarian values. "Wesley Bates studied painting and printmaking at Mount Allison University in Sackville New Brunswick. He works full time as a printmaker and letterpress printer under his own imprint at West Meadow Press in Clifford Ontario. His wood engraved prints have been exhibited widely and are held in public and private collections in Canada the United States England Ireland Australia Spain Japan and China." from the artist's website. Larkspur Press unknown books
1949réf. 010365New York: Novel Library 1949. 1st Paperback Edition Thus. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback Novel Library #15. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Printing No month 1949. No Cover Price Square tight and clean throughout with little or no toning. A touch of rubbing to spine ends but quite minor. Fresh and bright with no chipping creases or tears. Remarkably well-preserved. A gorgeous collectable copy and quite scarce in this condition. Novel Library unknown books
1844réf. 008615New York: G. Lane & C. B. Tippett / J. Collord Printer 1844. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 3 1/4" x 2 1/8". Nearly miniature hymnal 3 1/4" h x 2 1/8" w. Embossed calf with gilt title at spine. Very Good soiling and staining to end papers early owner names and inscriptions front and rear end pages. Internally clean a few pages with corner creases. 623 pages. G. Lane & C. B. Tippett / J. Collord, Printer Hardcover books
1983réf. 000965Boston: Little Brown & Co 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. 216pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of bumping to the crown but minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $29.95is fresh and bright with no chipping creases or tears. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "February 23. 1990. For my friend Lewis all best wishes WES W. Wesley Marans". A gorgeous collectable copy. Little, Brown & Co hardcover books
1939réf. 002247No Place: Journal of Negro Education 1939. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. Reprint. Issued as an offprint of the Journal of Negro Education July 1939. 16 pages in stapled blue stiff wrappers. Near Fine slight corner crease top corner. Journal of Negro Education Paperback books
1934réf. TB22548Salem Mass.: Marine Research Society 1934. First Edition. First printing Very good in blue pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt text and rules on the spine. There is a prior owner's book plate on the first free end page and the cloth on the spine is a bit faded with the head and heel rubbed and very slightly worn. Without a dust jacket. 323 pages including an index and illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs. One of the volumes in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society. Per Albion this title is a "Good firsthand description of methods." Albion p. 207 Marine Research Society hardcover books
1908réf. 1364859Berkeley: The University Press 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo; xv 627 pages; VG; full black publisher's cloth binding with silver titling to spine; mild shelfwear to covers; some foxing to the head of textblock all edges deckled; all 12 fold-out graphs present and intact; shelved case 5. Wesley Clair Mitchell 1874-1948 was an American economist best known for founding the New School for Social Research in 1919 and the National Bureau of Economic Research in 1920 the latter of which he served as director of until 1945. "Gold Prices and Wages under the Greenback Standard" is the follow-up to his thesis "A History of the Greenbacks." After completing his PhD at the University of Chicago he taught there then at the University of California Berkeley Harvard and Columbia. He served in a number of influential positions including as president of the American Economic Association. His wife Lucy Sprague Mitchell founded the Bank Street College of Education. 1364859. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The University Press hardcover books
1978réf. 628374New York: Random House 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 169pp. Spine gilt dull and a thin line of sunning at the topedge near fine in near fine dust jacket spine sunned and hint of wear at the crown. Inscribed by historian Graham Hodges: "To Graham with thanks for your interest in support. Wesley 10/23/81." Laid in is an envelope addressed to Hodges in Wesley hand that contains a flyer for a reading of his play Boogie Woogie and Booker T held at The New Federal Theatre in New York City in May 1984. A nice signed copy of the author's first novel with an uncommon flyer for a reading. Random House hardcover books
