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1) JOHN UPDIKE: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST
Roberts, Ray A., compiler

NY American Book Collector 1980., 1980. 1st Edition. Neatly removed and in very good condition. 10" x 6.5" (23)pp Covers both primary and secondary publications of Updike's work. First Edition. Binding is paper spine. (more information)

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2) BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES OF SEVEN AUTHORS OF CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
Russo, Dorothy Ritter & Thelma Lois Sullivan

Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1952. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: xv, 486, index; 11 plates. Contains full bibliographical entries and annotations on the works of Lew and Susan Wallace, Maurice and Will Thompson, Mary Hannah and Caroline Virginia Krout, and Meredith Nicholson. 9.5" x 6". (more information)

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3) JOHNSON & COWPER. For the Annual Dinner of the Johnsonians to Commemorate Samuel Johnson's 256th Birthday
Ryskamp, Charles

NY Grolier Club 1965., 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Binding and contents near fine condition. 9.75" x 7.75" (14)pp Colophon. One of 250 copies. Includes a facsimile of a 4-page Cowper manuscript. Laid into this copy is a handwritten note from Ryskamp to the folks who put him up on the night he presented this pamphlet at the Grolier Club dinner. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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4) JOHNSON & COWPER. For the Annual Dinner of the Johnsonians to Commemorate Samuel Johnson's 256th Birthday
Ryskamp, Charles

NY Grolier Club 1965., 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Binding and contents near fine condition. 9.75" x 7.75" (14)pp Colophon. One of 250 copies. Includes a facsimile of a 4-page Cowper manuscript. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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5) CHARLES RYSKAMP & FRIENDS: A Bibliography [signed]
Ryskamp, Charles

NY Frick Art Reference Library (1999)., 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6" pp: x, 56 Basic bibliography of 202 works by Ryskamp or including his contributions. Presentation copy, inscribed & signed "Charles.". First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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6) NEWS LETTER" THE SHAKESPEARE FELLOWSHIP, AMERICAN BRANCH (first 12 issues: Volume I, Number 1 - Volume II, Number 6)
Shakespeare Fellowship

NY Shakespeare Fellowship 1939-1941., 1941. Hardcover. Two volumes, black cloth, gilt cover titles, very good condition. 10" x 7.5" (151)pp Contains articles on Shakespeare scholars and scholarship, on the Bard himself, historical notes, new publications, etc. The first issue (December 1939) notes, in part: ". all of England's men and women have been mobilized for war emergencies. .". Illustrated by occasional illustrations. First Editions. Binding is black cloth. (more information)

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7) BOOKMAN'S GUIDE TO AMERICANA: 10TH EDITION
Shiflett, Lee

Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1991. Tenth Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: x, 514. Contains thousands of brief entries, each accompanied by an average price, based on bookseller catalogs. 8.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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8) THE LITERATURE OF GAMBLING
Smith, Patterson

NY AB Bookman's Weekly offprint 1985., 1985. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very good condition. 11" x 8.5" (4)pp. Illustrated by four illustrations. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)

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9) COLLECTING TRUE CRIME LITERATURE
Smith, Patterson

NY AB Bookman's Weekly offprint 1982., 1982. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very good condition. 11" x 8.5" (4)pp Has sections on: The Literature of Murder; For Love of Money; Police History; Penal History; and Criminology. Illustrated by four illustrations. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)

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10) TENNESSEE HISTORY: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Smith, Sam B., editor & compiler

Knoxville: Univ of Tennessee Press, 1974. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xli, 498. Includes a bibliographical essay, more than 6,000 entries, an author index, and a subject index. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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11) THE MENNONITE HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT GOSHEN COLLEGE
Springer, Nelson P

Goshen, IN: Mennonite Historical Society, 1952. First thus. Original wraps. Good. 29pp, first published in the Mennonite Quarterly Review, October, 1951. Describes the beginnings of the Library in 1924 as well as mid-century holdings, including the John Horsch Collection, rare books, etc. 10" x 6.75". (more information)

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12) STEPHEN CRANE: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
Stallman, R.W

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xxxii, 642, index; 12pp illustrations. This first comprehensive, annotated bibliography of Crane begins in 1888 and runs through addenda in 1972. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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13) THE ART OF READING; containing A Number of Useful Rules... Dialogues, Speeches, Orations, Addresses, and Harangues
Staniford, Daniel

Boston: West & Richardson, 1814. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Good. Cover paper rubbed down to wooden boards. 240pp. Printed by E.G. House. [American Imprints #32845] 7" x 4". (more information)

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14) SOME ADDITIONS TO THE HEMINGWAY CHECK-LIST
Stephens, Robert O

NY American Book Collector 1970., 1970. 1st Edition. Neatly removed and in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" (3)pp Adds more than 30 entries to "A Hemingway Check-list" by Lee Samuels and "A Working Check-list" by Carlos Baker. First Edition. Binding is paper spine. (more information)

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15) IS MY OLD BOOK VALUABLE? WITH HINTS ON SELLING
Sterne, Edward L

Taneytown, MD: Antiques Publications, 1968. Revised Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 60pp. Chapters include: But It Was Great-Great Grandma's; Rags or Riches; Pointless; On the Trail; etc. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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16) HENRY JAMES
Swan, Michael

London: British Council, 1950. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 43pp; portrait. A select bibliography and an index of James's short stories follow the biographical essay on the man and his work. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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17) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK: I-Writing Materials; III-Forms and Structures; IV-Illustrations in Manuscripts
Thompson, Lawrance and others, compilers

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Library 1938-1939., 1939. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Lacks Volume II, else in very good condition. 8.25" x 5.25" pp: 23, 28, 24 These are scholarly guides to three exhibitions on the history of the book, mounted by Princeton Library's "Treasure Room.". Illustrated by tipped frontis each volume. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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18) GERMAN-AMERICANA: A Bibliography
Tolzmann, Don Heinrich, compiler

Metuchen, NJ Scarecrow Press 1975., 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in fine condition. 8.75" x 5.5" pp: xi, 384 Contains 5,307 entries and an author index. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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19) TREASURE ISLAND: A GALA DINNER AND AUCTION...Wilmington Country Club...Greenville, Delaware
University of Delaware Library Associates

Newark, DE: Univ of Delaware Library, 1985. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 92pp; illus from photographs. Describes 247 lots and shows some of them. 9" x 6". (more information)

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20) BRITISH TRAVELERS TO THE FEDERAL CITY, 1791-1891
Van Devanter, Willis

Georgetown: Georgetown Univ Library, 1991. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. 29pp. Annotated list of books written by foreign visitors to Washington, DC in the nation's first century. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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21) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY: A Supplement
Wall, Carol

Harrisburg PA Historical & Museum Comm 1976., 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents near fine condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: xviii, 252 Has 4,803 entries and a detailed index. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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22) 2ND VALUE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS: Listing the Approximate Wholesale Values on Nearly 4,000 Old and Out-of-Print Volumes
Warman, Edwin G

Uniontown, PA: E.G. Warman Publishing, 1961. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 63pp. In addition to values (e.g., $75 for a first edition of THE FEDERALIST), a short list of specialists is appended. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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23) WHY COLLECT ERNEST HEMINGWAY--OR ANYONE? In "American Book Collector," December 1966 [complete issue present]
White, William

NY American Book Collector 1966., 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 32pp in all The White piece occupies 12 pages. Also in this issue is Jeff Dykes's tentative checklist of Charles Schreyvogel, illustrator. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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24) WILDE AND THE NINETIES: An Essay and an Exhibition. Edited by Charles Ryskamp
Wilde, Oscar

WILDE AND THE NINETIES: An Essay and an Exhibition. Edited by Charles Ryskamp
Princeton, NJ Princeton University Library 1966., 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Decorative paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: ix,65+plts Includes essays by Richard Ellmann, E.D.H. Johnson, and Alfred L. Bush. Illustrated by 12pp illustrations. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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25) A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN FOLKLIFE
Wildhaber, Robert

NY: New York Folklore Quarterly, 1965. First Separate. Original wraps. Very Good. (46)pp; 8 illus from old prints. Has sections on: archives and libraries; folklife museums; folk religion; immigration; negro folklore; cowboys; folksongs; etc. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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26) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. Second Edition of Writings on Pennsylvania History: A Bibliography
Wilkinson, Norman B

Harrisburg PA Historical & Museum Comm 1957., 1957. Hardcover. Bindings and contents in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: xxix, 826 Has 9,198 entries and a detailed index. Second Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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27) MODERN BOOK COLLECTING
Wilson, Robert A

NY Knopf 1980., 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Few sentences underlined with notes, else very good condition. 8.75" x 5.25" pictorial dj pp:xiv,270,(2) Has index. "A guide for the beginner who is buying first editions for the first time.". Illustrated by occasional illus from photos. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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28) TRUMAN CAPOTE: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST
Wilson, Robert A., compiler

NY American Book Collector 1980., 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Neatly removed and in very good condition. 10" x 7" (10)pp Covers primary and secondary publications of Capote's works, with a supplementary section of dramatic scripts. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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29) NEW YORK IN LITERATURE: The Story Told in the Landmarks of Town and Country
Wilson, Rufus Rockwell & Otilie Erickson

Elmira, NY: Primavera Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 372pp, index. Touches New York & Brooklyn, Long and Staten Islands, a journey along the Hudson to Albany, Catskills, Finger Lakes, and Elmira. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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30) THOMAS WOLFE: Pamphlets on American Writers, Number 6, by C. Hugh Holman
(Wolfe, Thomas)

Minneapolis University of Minnesota (1960)., 1960. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8" x 5.5" 47pp Brief biography and critical look at Wolfe's life and works, with a selected bibliography. 2nd printing edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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