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2013ref. 218712Flesk Publ., 2013.
1948ref. 004825New York: William Morrow & Co 1948. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap front endpage corner crease small stain bottom fore edge of page block. In a Near Fine dust jacket very scant edge wear. RARE in collectible condition as are any of Hinkle's dog stories. A quite lovely copy !. William Morrow & Co Hardcover
1948ref. 004825New York: William Morrow & Co 1948. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap front endpage corner crease small stain bottom fore edge of page block. In a Near Fine dust jacket very scant edge wear. RARE in collectible condition as are any of Hinkle's dog stories. A quite lovely copy !. William Morrow & Co Hardcover books
1955ref. 004929Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1955. Book. Illus. by Alex Schomburg. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Near Fine small mark top edge of page block in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/4" chip top edge at spine smaller chip bottom edge of spine. Jacket and end page illustrations by Alex Schomburg. A lovely copy indeed ! Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Eric North is a pseudonym for author Bernard Charles Cronin. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover
1955ref. 004929Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1955. Book. Illus. by Alex Schomburg. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Near Fine small mark top edge of page block in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/4" chip top edge at spine smaller chip bottom edge of spine. Jacket and end page illustrations by Alex Schomburg. A lovely copy indeed ! Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Eric North is a pseudonym for author Bernard Charles Cronin. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
1941ref. 004224New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1941. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. A RARE book in any edition this copy doubly so for being SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR James E. West the then Chief Scout Executive Boy Scouts of America and Editor "Boys' Life the Boy Scouts Magazine" "To Will H. Hays with esteem and appreciation James E. West". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. It's easy to understand that the Boy Scouts of America would have been a favorite organization of Hays'. The book is Near Fine top corners small bumps in a Very Good Plus dustjacket small chips and tears at the top flap and spine folds. Publisher's promotional poster laid in. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. A great piece of Americana combining Boy Scouting and Hollywood history !. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover
1941ref. 004224New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1941. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. A RARE book in any edition this copy doubly so for being SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR James E. West the then Chief Scout Executive Boy Scouts of America and Editor "Boys' Life the Boy Scouts Magazine" "To Will H. Hays with esteem and appreciation James E. West". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. It's easy to understand that the Boy Scouts of America would have been a favorite organization of Hays'. The book is Near Fine top corners small bumps in a Very Good Plus dustjacket small chips and tears at the top flap and spine folds. Publisher's promotional poster laid in. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. A great piece of Americana combining Boy Scouting and Hollywood history !. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover books
19488vo., First Edition; red cloth, upper board blocked in black, backstrip lettered in black, fore-edges lightly spotted else a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the later creased and frayed at edges, with small chips at top and bottom margins f front panel, and wanting lower fifth of backstrip. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS WARM SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A classic ghost adventure, with dustwrapper artwork by Stein. Extremely scarce in the dustwrapper.
1984ref. 005495New York: DC COMICS 1984. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by BISSETTE STEPHEN R. : TOTLEBEN JOHN : YEATES TOM. New. Comic. 1st Edition. Comic - 1st. Print - Scarce high-grade Canadian Newsstand 95 cent price variant - PGX Graded 9.4 NM White Pages - Swamp Thing No. 21 is a Key of the Modern Age of Comics. This is the second of the Alan Moore Swamp Thing tales and the root of what became DC Comics' Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. - Features the 1st. of a series of stories that updated the origin of The Swamp Thing "The Anatomy Lesson". DC COMICS Paperback
1988In order to save her sick grandmother, Truzjka embarks upon a fanciful journey to find the answer to the question of where the wild geese go. "The imagination, wonder and universality of this original tale are reflected perfectly in the intricate full-color illustrations of Jamichael Henterly. A timeless story, to be shared by all ages." - from dust jacket. Three small spots of soiling to back free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Wonderful copy. Book
2 volumi in-8, legatura cartonata editoriale con sovraccoperta e cofanetto, pp. XX+780(4); VII+790(6); illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Normali tracce del tempo ai dorsi e al cofanetto. Piccola macchia marginale al taglio verticale del volume La leggenda di Conan il Cimmero. Per il resto discreto.
2013ref. 1-1616616571Star Wars 2013. Hardcover. New. 448 pages. 11.00x8.50x1.25 inches. Star Wars hardcover
ref. 004852New York: MacMillan 1942. 152pp/illus. Wonderful book with numerous color illus. Clean and undamaged except for light wear and chipping to dj two tape marks on front and rear dj flaps and previous owner name inside back cover. . 4th Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MacMillan hardcover
1983ref. 012889Garden City NY: Doubleday & Co. 1983. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Roswitha Quadflieg. First Edition" stated. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 396 pages. Dust jacket has a tear to rear panel. The price $15.95 is intact. Contents clean and tight. "Bastian a lonely boy steps through the pages of a book and finds himself caught up in a dangerous quest in a magical kingdom known as Fantastica. Doubleday & Co. hardcover
1951ref. 305351Boston: Bruce Humphries Inc 1951. This is the story of a man's blind infatuation his heartbreak and his slow decline into a living inferno. Rare! Book and jacket are both in good condition with wear to the jacket edges and soil and cover soil and wear to the spine ends of the book. A rare fantasy title with original jacket. 1038 pages 5.5 x 8 inches. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by None. 5.5 x 8. Bruce Humphries, Inc
1972ref. 007027Berkeley CA: RIP OFF PRESS 1972. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by CORBEN RICHARD : METZGER GEORGE : JACKSON JACK. New. Comic. 1st Edition. Underground Comic - 1st. Print - CGC Graded 9.2 NM- Off-White to White Pages - A CORBEN classic!!! - Richard Corben's horror/adventure comic moves to Rip Off Press for its 2nd. issue. "To Spear a Fair Maiden" by Jan Strnad with art by Corben is part of a 16-page color section. Also "Cycle" by George Metzger and "Queen of Darkness" by Jack Jackson. More stories and art by Bob Bliss Lind and Carbonik and Herb Arnold. . RIP OFF PRESS Paperback
1944ref. 009833New York: Simon & Schuster 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine small rub at head of spine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/2" closed tear bottom edge 3/4" closed tear top edge front flap fold small chips at spine ends. An interesting Disney wartime publication the dust jacket front cover and some illustrations utilize a fuzzy cloth decorations. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
1944ref. 009833New York: Simon & Schuster 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine small rub at head of spine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/2" closed tear bottom edge 3/4" closed tear top edge front flap fold small chips at spine ends. An interesting Disney wartime publication the dust jacket front cover and some illustrations utilize a fuzzy cloth decorations. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
1885ref. 010797London : Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh successors to Newbery and Harris 1885. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Scarce. 18 cm. 63 pp. Very Good. Shelf wear to spine ends corners and joints. Some foxing and toning to text. Likely missing front endpaper. From the Tiny Natural History Series a mid-19th-century juvenile book collection aimed at children featuring illustrated stories about animals pets and nature. The text opens with a story about a sneaky cat and continues with other short tales about dogs and hens. The front board features a non-book-specific cover applique the cover title being Artful Pussy regarding the opening story while the applique features a cocker spaniel that does not appear in the text at all. OCLC lists this title in only two libraries. . Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, successors to Newbery and Harris, Hardcover
1885ref. 010797London : Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh successors to Newbery and Harris 1885. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Scarce. 18 cm. 63 pp. Very Good. Shelf wear to spine ends corners and joints. Some foxing and toning to text. Likely missing front endpaper. From the Tiny Natural History Series a mid-19th-century juvenile book collection aimed at children featuring illustrated stories about animals pets and nature. The text opens with a story about a sneaky cat and continues with other short tales about dogs and hens. The front board features a non-book-specific cover applique the cover title being Artful Pussy regarding the opening story while the applique features a cocker spaniel that does not appear in the text at all. OCLC lists this title in only two libraries. . Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, successors to Newbery and Harris, Hardcover books
1982ref. 009953New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 22" w x 19 3/4"h. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster for the Michael Hague illustrated book printed in limited numbers and distributed at the ABA trade show in 1982. Near Fine faint creases. 22" w x 19 3/4"h. Wonderfully suited for framing a delight for lovers of OZ young and old. Will be mailed loosely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown
1982ref. 009953New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 22" w x 19 3/4"h. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster for the Michael Hague illustrated book printed in limited numbers and distributed at the ABA trade show in 1982. Near Fine faint creases. 22" w x 19 3/4"h. Wonderfully suited for framing a delight for lovers of OZ young and old. Will be mailed loosely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1953ref. 31556New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation 1953-1955. A generally fine set. 31556. Small octavo ten issues pictorial wrappers. Digest magazine. This was to be a companion to Galaxy Science Fiction in the tradition of Unknown. Author's include Damon Knight Frank Robinson Richard Matheson Robert Bloch Philip K. Dick Isaac Asimov John Wyndham Algis Budrys Zenna Henderson Jerome Bixby Philip Jose Farmer Fredric Brown and others. It could not duplicate the audience of Campbell's Unknown which failed due to WWII paper shortages. This magazine's content was not broad based fantasy fiction while it did publish quality fiction it stayed away from traditional fantasy and popular sword and sorcery. It also got lost in the SF digest magazine boom. The covers of the first two issues are by Richard Powers. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 137-142. Galaxy Publishing Corporation unknown
1916ref. 010527New York: The Century Company 1916. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Published September 1916 stated. Gray cloth covered boards with navy blue lettering and design to front and spine. Frontispiece with many illustrations. This copy is Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine has a slight rub. Dust jacket has shallow chip across the spine bottom extending onto front panel. and assorted modest chipping at extremities. Small 1/4" closed tear to bottom front. RARE in dust jacket and such lovely condition. "Brief and Intimate biographies of twenty eminent American leaders in invention business politics exploration and all other notable fields of endeavor." Inspirational success stories for boys during the time of World War I. . The Century Company Hardcover
1916ref. 010527New York: The Century Company 1916. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Published September 1916 stated. Gray cloth covered boards with navy blue lettering and design to front and spine. Frontispiece with many illustrations. This copy is Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine has a slight rub. Dust jacket has shallow chip across the spine bottom extending onto front panel. and assorted modest chipping at extremities. Small 1/4" closed tear to bottom front. RARE in dust jacket and such lovely condition. "Brief and Intimate biographies of twenty eminent American leaders in invention business politics exploration and all other notable fields of endeavor." Inspirational success stories for boys during the time of World War I. . The Century Company Hardcover books
