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1888Best.-Nr. 302877Troy N.Y.: Nims and Knight 1888. First edition. 10 Chromolithographic plates by Isaac Sprague. 1 vols. 4to. Original yellow cloth a.e.g. head of spine chipped else VG plates fine. Sprague Isaac. First edition. 10 Chromolithographic plates by Isaac Sprague. 1 vols. 4to. Nims and Knight unknown books
1936Best.-Nr. 40848Bermuda: Published by the Bermuda Trade Development Board 1936. First edition no. 1391 of 2000 numbered copies. Designed and produced by James Albert Wales and Lorraine Follett. Printed in the U.S.A. by Edward Stern & Company Inc. Philadelphia. Illustrated with photos by David Knudsen Walter Rutherford Thurman Rotan and F.S. Lincoln and watercolors by Adolph Treidler. 94 pp. 1 vols. Imperial 4to 12-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches. Silver and turquoise cloth. Fine in slipcase. First edition no. 1391 of 2000 numbered copies. Designed and produced by James Albert Wales and Lorraine Follett. Printed in the U.S.A. by Edward Stern & Company Inc. Philadelphia. Illustrated with photos by David Knudsen Walter Rutherford Thurman Rotan and F.S. Lincoln and watercolors by Adolph Treidler. 94 pp. 1 vols. Imperial 4to 12-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches. "Our remoteness from the rest of the world is a wholesome and helpful infuence" Elegant large format brochure for prospective expatriates with a preface by Hervey Allen and chapters on the legal system requirements for residency the tax structure and costs of houses and servants with An Architect's View of Bermuda by Ralph Adams Cram and "A Landscape Architect Looks at Bermuda by Frederick Law Olmsted. With finely reproduced watercolors by Adolph Treidler celebrated for his posters for the Bermuda Tourist Board. "Also in Bermuda the law is the law . once on the statute books the act is enforced and obeyed. This goes for whites and blacks of all conditions and classes. Hence the slick mentality is in the wrong place in Bermuda" - from the preface. Published by the Bermuda Trade Development Board] unknown books
1922Best.-Nr. 39626New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. First Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Original cloth-backed boards paper label on front cover. Minor discoloration to boards spine gilt faded else fine. First Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Heyward's first book it was Allen's fourth. He and Allen were among the founders of the Poetry Society of South Carolina "which had a strong influence on the rebirth of literature in the South." Kunitz & Haycraft. Heyward would later write a novel Porgy which became a play and then an opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin. Bruccoli First Printings of American Authors v.3 p.153; Seven Gables First Books 136 The Macmillan Company unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 226777New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc 1933. First Edition earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Decorations by Allan McNab. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Some light rubbing. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf. Very good plus in worn dust jacket back flap perished. A later jacket 165th Thousand has been added. First Edition earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Decorations by Allan McNab. 1 vols. 8vo. "Inscribed for Miss R.B. McIntosh with the cordial regards of the author Hervey Allen December 19 35". Merle Johnson p. 27 Farrar and Rinehart, Inc unknown books
1955Best.-Nr. acs243St. Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company 1955. Third Edition. Octavo navy blue cloth hardcover silver letters and illustration to upper cover 596 pp. Near Fine with darkened endpapers. From Preface: Since the last edition of this book was prepared many additional psychopaths have been observed pursuing their vivd patterns of maladjustment. A few encouraging reports of successful therapeutic measures have emerged. The number of patients concerned is however too small to furnish substantial evidence that a regularly effective means of dealing with the psychopath’s disorder has been discovered. It is my increasingly strong belief that the immediate and practical goal of all concerned with this problem should be to promote a general understanding that these people have a social disability that is real and extremely serious. Adequate means must be provided to control legally these severely disordered patients like those long ago provided and available today for far less incompetent patients of other types. Even if a truly curative therapy is never devised perhaps half the damage crime waste useless disorder and sorrow caused now by psychopaths could be eliminated by a reasonably wise use of such legal measures for control. The C. V. Mosby Company, 1955. Third Edition. hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 1250331937. Mount Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937. 3 vols. 8vo xiii 431; 685 pp. 9 lithograph plates and numerous in-text illustrations signed by Wilson on the colophon. Rust colored cloth. A fine set with slight shelf wear to slipcase. § Limited to 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. With a new introduction by the author. Printed by Peter Beilenson and the Walpole Printing Office. unknown books
2008Best.-Nr. 74508London: BFI 2008. First edition. 128 pp w/notes. Fine in illustrated wrappers. London: BFI unknown books
1927Best.-Nr. 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
1850Best.-Nr. 62375Washington D.C.: Senate 31st Congress 1st Session Doc. No. 12 1850. Disbound pamphlet. 8vo. 25 pp. Four folding maps at rear. Very good. A descriptive account of the route pursued by US troops from Fort Smith Arkansas to Santa Fe New Mexico via the south side of the Canadian river in 1849 while escorting a party of Californian emigrants. GRAFF 3790 HOWES S-500 WAGNER- CAMP 192 WHEAT TRANSMISSISSIPPI 640. Senate, 31st Congress, 1st Session, Doc. No. 12 unknown books
1878Best.-Nr. 59495New York: Wheat & Cornett Printers 1878. First ed. 12mo. 63 pp. Mohawk River Valley New York romantic fiction. Wright III 3082a. Fine. Orig. illus. red wrappers. #6923. Wheat & Cornett, Printers unknown books
Best.-Nr. 05781New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc. 1933. Publishers Weekly best-selling novel in the US for 1933 & 1934 ALLEN Hervey. Anthony Adverse. Decorations by Allan McNab. New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc. 1933. First edition first printing. Octavo 8 1/2 x 6 inches; 216 x 152 mm. xii 1-1224 pp. Title-page printed in blue & black. Publisher's blue cloth front cover bordered and titled in gilt spine lettered in gilt. Original printed dust jacket with $3.00 on front flap spine slightly darkened extremities of inside fold neatly strengthened. A good copy. The novel contains three volumes: The Roots of the Tree The Other Bronze Boy and The Lonely Twin and each volume contains three "books" making for nine books in total. The story follows the eponymous protagonist Anthony Adverse through several adventures around the world. This includes slave trading in Africa his business dealings as a plantation owner in New Orleans and his incarceration and eventual death in Mexico. The novel was the Publishers Weekly best-selling novel in the United States for two consecutive years: 1933 and 1934. New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc., 1933 unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 555899New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint. Illustrated by Lyle Justis. 153pp. Edges with some fading else very good in a spine-sunned heavily worn good only dust jacket with splitting at the front folds. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1948Best.-Nr. 463381New York: Rinehart & Company 1948. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with a frontispiece plate reproducing a painting by Andrew Wyeth. Publisher's beige cloth over boards. Front hinge is tender holding firm modest toning an attractive good or better copy. Rinehart & Company hardcover books
1929Best.-Nr. 410231New York: Farrar and Rinehart 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. First regular edition. Gilt lettering on black cloth. Modest edgewear very good lacking the dust jacket. Farrar and Rinehart hardcover books
1924Best.-Nr. 337918New York: The Century Company 1924. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Rockwell Kent-illustrated bookplate else fine in near fine dustwrapper with some shallow chipping. Author's account of his search for romantic adventure mostly in the Orient. Many of the author's stories were made into successful movies including Shanghai Express. Lengthily Inscribed by the author in 1925. The Century Company hardcover books
1866Best.-Nr. 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 books
1929Best.-Nr. 34045New York: Farrar and Rinehart 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper with some light overall soiling and a small chip to the rear panel. Farrar and Rinehart hardcover books
1876Best.-Nr. 10861Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1876. First Edition. 518pp. Quarto 30.5 cm In the original 3/4 leather over matching dark brown boards with gilt stamped title on the backstrip. Marbled pastedowns and endsheets. Complete with all plates and the large map. Good only. Front hinge split. Bookplates on the front pastedown. Shelving number faded on the backstrip. In 1859 U.S. Army topographical engineer Captain James H. Simpson explored the Great Basin of Utah mapping a direct300-mile wagon route from Camp Floyd to Genoa Nevada. This faster route which avoided the older southern paths was crucial for the Pony Express the Overland Mail the telegraph line and later the Lincoln Highway. The report was submitted in 1861 but publication had to be deferred because of the Civil War. Portions however appeared in the author's 'The Shortest Route to California.' Flake/Draper 7724. Fales & Flake 170. Graff 3791. Howes S501. Moffat 57-59. Paher 1802. Sabin 8135. Wheat 999-1000. Government Printing Office unknown books
1878Best.-Nr. 57528New York: Wheat & Cornett printers no. 8 Spruce St 1878. 16mo pp. 63 1; original pictorial red wrappers printed in black; near fine. Seems like there are too many fine copies currently being offered which makes me suspect this was once a remainder. Wright III 3082a noting only the Huntington copy. Quite a few in OCLC however. Wheat & Cornett, printers, no. 8 Spruce St unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 41575Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press 1979. First edition 8vo pp. xxvii 1 313; text diagrams; original cloth in white dust jacket printed in black and red; damage to top 1 1/2 inches of spine affecting both jacket and cloth light edge wear the rest very good. Second half of this study devoted to applying the theory to Mandarin Chinese. Scottish Academic Press unknown books
1930Best.-Nr. 6001881930. Softcover. Very Good. An early treatment script of the film Shanghai Express. Measuring 8½" x 11". 22 mimeographed pages printed rectos only stapled along the spine. Front page detached from staples front page and a bit of the second page with scattered ink markings moderate chipping toning and bumping along the edges thus about very good the text largely clean throughout. An early 22-page treatment script for the famed film Shanghai Express written by Harry Hervey who is generally only credited with writing the short story from which the film was based. The second page includes a list of characters which differs slightly from the film most notably a character named Laura Mason who seems to be the film's character Shanghai Lily played by Marlene Dietrich. Also different is the character Captain Esme Simpson who appears to be the film's character Captain Donald Harvey played by Clive Brook. The film directed by Josef von Sternberg and released in February of 1932 also featured noted Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong as Hui Fei. An interesting piece of Pre-Code Era Hollywood likely printed in very small numbers for a select group of people. unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 1400932New York: Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club 1937. 1480/1500. Hardcover. Octavo three volumes. In Very Good condition. Gray and brown slipcase has slight wear including tape mended edges with few small chips to the fore edges. Paper label to the back panel. Bound in the publisher's maroon cloth bearing gilt lettering to the pictorial spines. Boards have slight wear including mild sunning to the spines and faint scuffs. Text blocks have slight wear including mild age toning to the fore/tail edges with head edges colored black. Frontispiece. Minimal wear including slight age toning and few slight marks to the interiors. Illustrated. Number 1480 of 1500 copies. Limited numbered and signed copies. Signed by Edward Wilson. CONTENTS: Vol. One "The Roots of the Tree" xiii 431 pages -- Vol. Two "The Other Bronze Boy" 493 pages -- Vol. Three "The Lonely Twin" 685 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire about rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Multi-Volume Area. . 1400932. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 014938New York CIty: Farrar & Rinehart 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large thick 8vo. 1244pp. Beautiful First Edition with Rinehart's logo on the copyright page as called for. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over flexible boards with borders and titles in gilt on front board and spine. . Square tight and clean throughout with no foxing and barely a hint of toning Mild surface and edge-wear. Spine gilt mildly dulled. Very well-preserved for such a large book. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket $3.00 has a couple of chips to the spine ends and a few closed edge-tears. Spine and edges toning. Still solid and complete. Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase with leather spine labels titled in gilt which is mildly rubbed. Inscribed signed and dated by Allen on the front end-paper in the year of publication "Inscribed to G. Selmer Fougner with the cordial best regards and best wishes of his ever Hervey Allen September 16 1933". Gustav Selmer Fougner 1884-1941 was an author and journalist who wrote for the New York Herald and the New York Sun where he was the chief European correspondent during WWI. He was probably best known however for his wine critic column in the Sun "Along the Wine Trail" as well as his 1941 book "Dining Out In New York". Laid in is publisher's review slip. Also the chemise has a built-in pouch which contains some ephemera about the book news articles etc. including a TLS from the author's secretary regarding a book from another author. A very pretty collectable copy and a great presentation. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. TB19905New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1938. First Edition. First printing Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text block on the spine and embossed likeness of author's signature on the front board. In a very good- price clippped dust jacket with 1/3" chips from the corners of the front panel and from the corners of the spine area. A novel of the Civil War written with the historical accuracy for which Hervey Allen was noted. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 002745New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1932. Book. Fine in Wraps as Issued. Stapled Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered First Edition. #619/1000 copies printed " for presentation to friends of the author and the publishers". SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on verso of front wrapper "Autograph for Eugene L. Delafield Esq. by Hervey Allen". Delafield was a noted New York book collector 1907-2001 the bulk of whose collection now resides in the Yale Collection of American Literature at the Beinecke Library. Laid in is a 1 page letter signed with the initials "H.A." that reads- "One of the few remaining copies of my first book- newspaper reviews with the exception of the "Weakling" which was printed in El Paso and sold to the troops along the Mexican Border in 1916. As you remember I told you I destroyed perhaps foolishly a few copies that remained in my possession and have been able to get ahold of only one or two since then that turned up in an old trunk. I am not anxious to have this book known as it contains verse written when I was very immature." On the back of this letter in a different hand presumably Delafield's is "written circa 1925". Indeed very few copies of Allen's 1st book survive today and after a promising start as a poet Allen turned to fiction and became best known for his novel "Anthony Adverse" which became a huge best-seller and was made into a memorable movie winning 4 Oscars. Farrar & Rinehart Paperback books
