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New York: Self-Published, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 54pp. Green cloth, gilt decoration to front cover, gilt spine lettering. Sine is faded, corners lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned. Author has signed the half-title page, and dated it Sept. 19, 1933. .

New York and London: The Clarendon Press, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ambros Dudley. 260pp. Blue cloth, gilt sailing ship on front cove, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Spine sunned, corners lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly foxed and text mildly age-toned , slight offsetting to… Read more about this item

Philadelphie, PA: James Elverson, 1886. First Edition . Half-Leather. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 144pp. Green stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Cover and contents are clean and unworn, text is mildly toned, faint foxing to endpapers. A compilation of nearly 4,000 names and addresses.

Florida: Criswell's & Criswell's Publications, 1980. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 374pp. Grey cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. Book is clean and sound inside and out. Photo illustrations of every bond listed.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1920. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 276pp. Green cloth. Very light wear, but lettering to cover and spine is worn away, and heavy staining to rear cover not affecting interior. Contents are surprisingly clean and unmarked, and binding is tight. In… Read more about this item

Berlin: Richard Carl Schmidt & Co., 1920. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii, 178, xviii pp. Grey boards, gilt lettering and decoration. Corners worn, backstrip half missing, contents clean and unmarked, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, binding is tight. Illustrated throughout. Text is in German, glossary in rear in… Read more about this item

New York: Greenberg, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Laszlo Razel. 188pp. Tan linen cover, orange decoration, gilt spine lettering. Covers unworn and clean, contents age-toned, some darkening to endpapers, owner's name in pencil on front pastedown. Book is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket is moderately soiled… Read more about this item

Universiity of Pennsylvania: Republic of Texas Press (Wordware Publishing, Inc.), 1993. Spiral Bound. Very Good. 135pp. Spiral bound, pictorial cover. In very good condition. SIGNED on the title page, by the author, in sexy red ink.

New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1924. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 68pp +14 pp ads and tennis wear advice. Light soil, moderate chipping to spine, light exterrnal wear, 1/2 inch ink spot near foredge of front cover, internally clean and sound, order blank at front still present. Tennis instructions and… Read more about this item

New York: The University Society, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 382pp. Green cloth, black lettering and decoration. A very nice ex-library copy, unworn and apparently unread. Stamps on endpapers are only ex-library marks, contents are clean, and binding is tight.

Krems A. Donau: C. Dietzscholds, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 219pp. Blue flexible boards. Text in German. Covers scuffed and rubbed, text is clean and binding is tight, owner's bookplate and name on front endpapers. This is the original 1905 publication, NOT a recent reprint.

London: The Trade Papers Publishing Co., Ltd., 1911. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 103pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. LIght corner wear, some bubbling and small stains on rear board, front free endpaper missing, text is age-toned but otherwise unmarked, and book is overall in sound condition. … Read more about this item

Clinton, South Carolina: The Jacobs Press, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 114pp. Marroon buckram, gilt lettering. Covers are clean and sound, mild fading to top edges, contents are tanned but clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing 2 pieces along to edge, partially darkened, edge-chipped and worn along folds,… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Eugène Delaroque, 1874. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 91pp. Text in French. Half-bound marbled paper over red morocco, gilt spine lettering, 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers. Cover and spine worn, front board detached but present, contents mildly toned, dampstaining to margins of preliminary pages only, owner's name and… Read more about this item

Philade;phia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1857. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 288pp. Brown embossed boards, gilt spine lettering, engraved frontispiece plus 5 additional illustrations. Cover is soiled and heavily worn, spine faded but legible. Contents are stained and toned, and ocasionally foxed, some foredges nicked, bottom of frontispiece torn… Read more about this item

New York: The Galleon Press, 1937. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 160pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Cover is clean and unworn, contents are age-toned and clean. Unclipped dust jacket is age-toned, chipped and edgeworn, but mainly intact.

Springfield, Mass.: The Phelps Publishing Co., 1908. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 111pp + ads. Vol xlvi, No.6. Pictorial wraps. Light cover soil and light chipping, interior is clean, binding is tight. Contributors include Thornton Burgess, Anne O'Hagan, L.C. Howe. Recipes, menus, fashions, etc plus any pages of… Read more about this item

Dearborn, Michigan: Edison Institute, 1933. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 12pp +4pp addenda. Stapled brochure printed in blue. Very ight soil to cover, contents very clean. Description of the Edison Laboratory with photos of Edison at work and photos of some of his inventions.

Hart, CT: The Frank J. Knox Co., 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 825pp. No date circa 1900. Tan cloth, black lettering. Spotting to covers most heavily to rear board, contents mildly toned and very occasionally foxed, waviness to first pages, text is unmarked, binding is tight. A comprehensive… Read more about this item

Sturgis, Michigan: Kirsch Company, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fred Whincap. 79pp. Tan paper over boards. Spine is chipped at top and split along joints, text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is chipped and has several large tears but is mostly complete and protected in a mylar… Read more about this item