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1937rif. 018407Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. Spines somewhat darkened. Near Fine in an intact Very Good slipcase. Edward Wilson. Three octavo 6-1/2" x 10" volumes bound in orange linen. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #540 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 9 striking lithographs drawn on the stone by Edward Wilson and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1927rif. 626795New York: George H. Doran 1927. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Two volumes. Tall octavos. 932pp total. Illustrated. Gilt-stamped burgundy cloth topedges gilt. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bumped else a very good set lacking the slipcase. George H. Doran hardcover books
1943rif. 76242New York: Farrar and Rinehart 1943. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Owner name on the verso of the front fly else fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear and a touch of rubbing. An unusually fine copy of the first novel in Allen's Disinherited series. Farrar and Rinehart hardcover books
1937rif. 1408147Mount Vernon: The Limited Editions Club 1937. Limited Edition #386/1500. Hardcover. Octavos 3 Volumes. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's heavily worn green paper slip case. Bound in publisher's brick red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spines. Minor shelf wear. Top edges of textblock dyed dark green. Light foxing to endpapers. Signed by Wilson and enumerated on limitation page in rear of Volume III. Shelved in LECs. 1408147. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1938rif. 1388226New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo 369 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is illustrated brown print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners tears to bottom edge with small portion torn away. Price unclipped: “$2.50”. Boards in blue cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners and rear bottom edge. Text block has blue tinted top edge. Tanning to endpapers lightly shaken binding. Signed note from author tipped in at front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1388226. FP New Rockville Stock. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1916rif. h46341El Paso: McMath Printing Co 1916. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Author's first book. 6.75 x 5.25 inches softcover good copy with some foxing/spottiness to covers light surface soil small divot to fore-edge of text block light foxing to outermost pages. 43 pp. Provenance: University of Pittsburgh deaccession of duplicates from Hervey Allen Collection ca. 2014. Allen was born in Pittsburgh in 1889 graduated from Pitt in 1915 and served as a 2nd lieutenant in the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry on the Mexican border in 1916 during the Pancho Villa Expedition. That year he published a collection of poems Ballads of the Border. He also served as a lieutenant and later a company commander of Company "B" of the 1st Battalion 111th Infantry Regiment of the 28th keystone Division United States Army during World War I and fought in the Aisne-Marne offensive July-August 1918. After that he taught English at the University of Pittsburgh spent some time teaching in South Carolina where he met Dubose Heyward who became a close friend and collaborator. He published widely both poety and novels including a poetry collection that won the Yale Younger Poets award; his novel "Anthony Adverse" 1933 is probably his best known and most accomplished work considered one of the great examples of the modern historical novel. McMath Printing Co unknown
1916rif. h46343El Paso: McMath Printing Co 1916. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Author's first book. 6.75 x 5.25 inches softcover good with some extensive uneven tanning to front cover less so to rear cover general light surface soil to binding else nice clean copy. 43 pp. Provenance: University of Pittsburgh deaccession of duplicates from Hervey Allen Collection ca. 2014. Allen was born in Pittsburgh in 1889 graduated from Pitt in 1915 and served as a 2nd lieutenant in the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry on the Mexican border in 1916 during the Pancho Villa Expedition. That year he published a collection of poems Ballads of the Border. He also served as a lieutenant and later a company commander of Company "B" of the 1st Battalion 111th Infantry Regiment of the 28th keystone Division United States Army during World War I and fought in the Aisne-Marne offensive July-August 1918. After that he taught English at the University of Pittsburgh spent some time teaching in South Carolina where he met Dubose Heyward who became a close friend and collaborator. He published widely both poety and novels including a poetry collection that won the Yale Younger Poets award; his novel "Anthony Adverse" 1933 is probably his best known and most accomplished work considered one of the great examples of the modern historical novel. McMath Printing Co unknown
1921rif. 22266Yale University Press New Haven 1921. PBO Bound STIFF blue Paper Wrappers 1921 1st LTD EDITION 500 COPIES VG-/G- AS-IS SOFTCOVER MUCH Chipping & Loss of some Lettering Pictorial Cover EDGES Chips extremities Cover Interior relative nice tight clean but with some Tape repairs Inner Hinges Few Pencil marks interior & tiny chips Extremities light FoXing 69 pages Tape Repair OUTER HINGES COVER . iNCLUDES When Shady Avenue was Shady Lane Dragons Breath ETC Very Rare. First Edition. Printer Wrapper. Yale University Press, New Haven paperback
1979rif. 24769Midland TX: Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 184 pages; Signed by J. Evetts Haley on half-title page. Price clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. ; Signed by Associated . Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library hardcover
rif. 004555Higginson Book Company. Hardcover. Near Fine. Recollections of the Early Settlement of Carrol County Indiana by Dr James Hervey Stewart. Hardcover reprint of 1872 edition published by Higginson Book Company. No jacket as issued. 372 pages. Higginson Book Company hardcover
1908rif. 14818London: T. N. Foulis. Fine. 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 246 pages . T. N. Foulis hardcover
1937rif. 502874Limited Editions Club 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 6.25 x 9.75 inches each 3 volumes. Illustrations by Edward A Wilson. 1500 copies printed of this limited edition signed by Edward A Wilson of which this #683. Very good condition scuffing on covers and faded spines but interiors in fine condition with striking illustrations. This is a heavy set and may require additional shipping costs. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1925rif. cfe14153New York : George A. Nelson 1925. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. From the recently auctioned collection of Caroline Riesor Rau and David Wallerstein--a very good plus copy in red paper covered boards with a white paper label to the front board with black title. This copy is signed and inscribed for Caroline Riesor Rau by Allen. Only 250 copies were made for George A. Nelson. A short unpaginated title with 8 pp. printed on rectos in black lettering trimmed in red. Designed by Bruce Rogers. A presentation copy to Caroline Riesor Rau--a Chicago socialite and prolific book collector and wife of David Wallerstein-David Wallerstein would become President of the Balaban & Katz Midwest movie theaters as well as friends with Ray Kroc and Walt Disney and later served on the Board of Directors of Disney ABC and McDonalds. It was Wallerstein who introduced the world to "Supersize" drinks and fries. A great collectible copy with solid provenance. George A. Nelson hardcover
1926rif. rbr2-004Some glue stains on bastard title page. Collector's condition. Foxing on edge. no dj. Author's first book; signed copy scarce. George H Doran Company hardcover
1941rif. 551922the C. V. Mosby Co. January 1941. First Edition. Hardcover . Used - Acceptable/No Jacket. Cloth of cover chipped at shoulder of spine. Moderate to heavy moisture damage to bottom 1.5 inches of all pages. Last endsheet previously adhered to back board. Moderate edge and cover wear with unmarked pages. Domestic orders shipped with USPS tracking numbers. the C. V. Mosby Co. hardcover
1924rif. 56360New York: Grosset & Dunlap c. 1924. Thick 8vo. 8 349 1 pp. Frontisp. numerous plates illust. endpapers. Green tweed cloth red lettering slight shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art of Chinese Junk sailing into the sunset minor chipping head of spine wear to corners still NF/VG copy. Reprint edition of this mystery/adventure authors memoir of his voyage from Hawaii through Japan China Singapore Java and Burma. Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover
1815rif. 14548Liverpool: A New and Correct Edition 1815. Printed by Nuttall Fisher and Dixon. Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 446pp. Original calf with gilt border and gilt decorated spine. Some rubbing scuffing and discoloration to boards. Ex libris. Inscribed in pencil by previous owner. Three small pieces of cello tape to inside of front and rear board. Two frontispiece engravings. Illustrated with full-page engravings by W.M. Craig. Binding in good interior in very good condition. A New and Correct Edition hardcover
1815rif. 14548Liverpool: A New and Correct Edition 1815. Printed by Nuttall Fisher and Dixon. Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 446pp. Original calf with gilt border and gilt decorated spine. Some rubbing scuffing and discoloration to boards. Ex libris. Inscribed in pencil by previous owner. Three small pieces of cello tape to inside of front and rear board. Two frontispiece engravings. Illustrated with full-page engravings by W.M. Craig. Binding in good interior in very good condition. A New and Correct Edition hardcover books
1939rif. 007834Sagamore Press 1939. Hardcover. Good to Very Good. Photographs summaries and lineages of all the top horses of the day including the legend of the racetrack Seabiscuit. The year that Seabiscuit was disabled but still more than two dozen references to the great horse including photos; 223 pp. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Sagamore Press hardcover
1884rif. 1374542London: Bickers & Son 1884. Hardcover. Octavo Three volumes. In Fair condition. Spines are brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth with gold and black print. Spine caps worn or torn away corners exposed first volume has bent front corner. Text blocks have owner label on front pastedown first volume has tanning to title page all volumes have cracked hinges and intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece in first two volumes. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. lxiv 350 pages - Vol. 2. viii 389 pages - Vol. 3. viii 436 pages 16-page publisher catalog. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-Volume Area ND-MV. 1374542. FP New Rockville Stock. Bickers & Son hardcover
1884rif. 1374542London: Bickers & Son 1884. Hardcover. Octavo Three volumes. In Fair condition. Spines are brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth with gold and black print. Spine caps worn or torn away corners exposed first volume has bent front corner. Text blocks have owner label on front pastedown first volume has tanning to title page all volumes have cracked hinges and intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece in first two volumes. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. lxiv 350 pages - Vol. 2. viii 389 pages - Vol. 3. viii 436 pages 16-page publisher catalog. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-Volume Area ND-MV. 1374542. FP New Rockville Stock. Bickers & Son hardcover books
1975rif. 021046Australia: Hampton Press 1975. White boards with gold gilt lettering. Spine has darkened somewhat. Corners lightly bumped. Tear at the bottom right hand side of spine; has separated only slightly. Ffep has inscription and signature of author unverified. Text is clean save for page 3 that has some underlining and notations. Dust jacket is a bright purpley fuschia colour. Quite scuffed. Tears at folds and here and there around the edges. Unclipped. Could be repaired with some tape. Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at a time. With Inscription By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair. Hampton Press Hardcover
1976rif. 065962ST. MARTIN'S PRESS INC. 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Price-clipped dust jacket in protective mylar. 224pp. ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC. Hardcover
1852rif. 0721311Boston: James Munroe and Co. Good/No Jacket. 1852. First Thus. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Used Spine strip missing general wear foxing to pages 8vo 320pp. A scarse history of Washington and his communications with Lafayette. Keywords: The Memory of Washington with Biographical Sketches of His Mother and Wife Relations of Lafayette to Washington with Incidents and Anecdotes in the Lives of the Two Patriots. James Munroe and Co. hardcover
1866rif. 281585London: Printed for private circulation 1866. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. Self-wrappers. 8pp. The Chamberlain Pedigree compiled by William Hervey Norroy King of Arms. Copied from the original roll in the possession of Joseph Chamberlayne-Chamberlayne includes coats of arms and royal descents of the Chamberlain family. Presumably prepared for the family. Horizontal and diagonal creases small ink stains on front wrap bottom left corner very good. OCLC locates no copies. [Printed for private circulation] unknown
