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Elmhurst, IL: Penman Publishing Company, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Original printed stapled wraps; 41 pages. No additional printings. Giangreco founded the magazine and encouraged his friends and family to contribute. Page 3 carries a small photograph of him. The rear cover has a blurb for Giangreco's "The Bookbinder" and "Circles", two short novels published in one volume.… Read more about this item

Elmhurst, IL: Penman Publishing Company, 1972. First Edition (stated). . Trade Paperback. Very Good. The Author. Original printed wraps; 79 pages. Verse with illustrations. The wraps show a bit of waviness near the top edge, but there is no staining. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Elmhurst, IL: Penman Publishing Company, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Fittro, Robert; Photographs. Original printed stapled wraps; 57 pages. No additional printings. Giangreco founded the magazine and encouraged his friends and family to contribute. The front cover verso has a blurb for Giangreco's "The Bookbinder" and "Circles", two short novels published in one volume, along with Linda K.… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. very good condition hardcover bound in green cloth. Blind stamped title on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Hinges tight. Very good condition. 1922 date on title page.

Bay City, Michigan: Mayapple Press, 2011. Soft cover. Fine. fine condition, clean and bright, crisp. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page

Chicago: Markus & Kalheim, 1889. Hardcover. No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in printed boards backed with black cloth. 1889 date to the front cover and title page; no additional printings. 44 pages. Ex-library from Gale College, with the later bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad, whose father, Lars, had been president and professor at Gale during his career.… Read more about this item

Minneapolis: Ungdommens Ven Pub. Co., 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. very good condition hardcover bound in red with black lettering and cover design. Hinges tight. Bookplate on the inside of front cover from noted Scandinavian collector Herman Gimmestad.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1947. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Very clean and bright book, bound in blue with bright gilt spine lettering. Text unmarked. Prior owner bookplate is present on the inside of the front cover. First edition with title page and copyright page dates of 1947.

Sioux City: Verstegen Printing Company, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bound in dark green cloth with cover titles stamped in gilt. No additional printings. Signed by the author (as Mr. & Mrs. Lewis N. Moody) "With the Season's Greetings / Dec. 25, 1930", but not personalized. A 27-page Christian poem. Front… Read more about this item

Kristiania: Alb Cammermeyer, 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. Elaborate gilt cover. Spine has black tape on it. Hinges tight. All page edges gilt Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1913. Second Printing (stated). . Soft cover. Good. Author Portrait. Norwegian language. Bound in original printed pictorial wraps; 124 pages. Second printing (andet oplag), stated. Corresponding 1913 dates to the title and copyright pages, so this reprint was issued in the first year of publication. With a photograph of the author… Read more about this item

University of Nebraska Press, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine hardcover book in a near fine dust jacket, crisp, clean and bright. In English.

Eau Claire: Fremad Pulblising Co.s Trykkeri, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in light gray with gilt cover and spine lettering. Brown floral endpapers. Bookplate of Scandinavia collector Herman Gimmestad is present on the inside of the front cover. Hinges tight, Undated, but research shows this was published in 1916.

Buffalo, New York: Peter Paul & Bro., Publishers, 1883. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-. Hardcover with matching copyright and title page dates of 1883. Bound in a dark brown cloth which shows considerable rubbing. The gilt lettering on the cover and spine are still present and legibile. Hinges are tight. Pages unmarked. There is a bookplate on… Read more about this item

Kristiania: Alb Cammermeyers Forlag, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good-. Hardcover, bound in paper covered boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Corner tips of cover are worn through. Hinges are tight. Floral endpapers. Text is unmarked. 1898 date on title page.

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co.s Forlag, 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in textured green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. No additional printings. 154 pages plus index. Decorated endpapers; all edges marbled. The play, Wessel's most famous work, occupies the first 85 pages, followed by 29 poems. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in green cloth with small title appliques to the cover and spine. Harper code M-C, December 1928. Signed and inscribed by the author, and dated 1930. Two leaves corner-creased but now straightened, otherwise just a hint of edgewear. The… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. Hardcover. As New/None Issued. As new copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Fremont Nebraska: Privately Published, 1925. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Bound in thin brown blindstamped cloth; no additional printings. Printed by the Hammond Printing Company, Fremont, Nebraska, 1925. 150 pages. Appears unread. Contains, among many others, the "Hymn to Nebraska", the Nebraska Prize Hymn for 1916. Buss was at this time Pastor Emeritus of the Fremont Church; he had also… Read more about this item

Fremont Nebraska: Privately Published By Author, 1939. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Photograph and Artwork. Bound in brown cloth with titles and decorations in white. No additional printings. 55 pages. With a photograph of the Nebraska State Capitol and artwork depicting a Native American. Just a touch of edgewear; boards very slightly bowed. Clean, tight… Read more about this item