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Port Townsend, WA: Ex Ophidia Press, 2015. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Large Thick Octavo. xviii + 796 pp, embellished with over 450 images & 65 recipes. Recipes Index, General Index. 6.4" x 9.4" gray cloth boards, gilt spine letters, in unclipped illustrated DJ - acetate protected. 2.8" thick. .

Boston: Hale, Cushman and Flint, 1937. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. iv + 168 pp, previous owner's book plate fr pastedown, stated first printing, November, 1937. 7" x 9.95" beige cloth boards, light brown letters, stained brown top edge. Very little external wear or soil. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved. … Read more about this item

New York: Greenberg, Publisher, 1946. Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Small Octavo. xiv + 226 pp, First Edition, @1927, this edition @1946. Note to this edtioin; preface to first edition, Part I. The Quarry: 1. First Editions and Blood Relations; 2. Association Books; 3. What Makes a Rare Book Rare?; 4.The Factor of Condition.… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third revised edition. 8vo. x, 228 pp, Second Printing November, 1966, preface to the First Edition by Winterich, preface to the Third Revision by Randall, II Parts, 8 chapters, index. 5.6" x 8.5" black laminated cloth, with silver spine letters, in reddish brown, gray, and white DJ - Price… Read more about this item

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Trade Paperback. Octavo. 8vo. xvi, 419 (3) pp. First Paperback Edition, 2000. Penn State series on the history of the book. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 9". Illustrated wrappers..

London: The Library Association, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. x, 288 (2) pp, illus. First Edition, 1954. Lightly foxed text block with moderately foxed end papers, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.75". Dark-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

Westport, CT London, UK: Greenwood Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xxvi + 516 pp, thirteen contributors' essays. 6.1" x 9.1" white glossy laminate boards, black lettering. Minor bumps to four spine corners, else As New. .

Cambridge, UK / New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Trade Paperback. Wide Octavo. xiv + 438 pp, well-illustrated, 20 chapters with notes, etc. index. 6.8" x 9.7" green & white wraps. Tight clean unworn. No spine creases. square edges. Apparently not used by previous owner..

London: The First Editions Club, 1929. Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. viii (ii), 126 (8) pp. Printed at the Curwen Press: Limited First Edition, 1929. 1/750 copies. Inked name and owner's stamp on ffep. Age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7" x 9.5".… Read more about this item

Toronto Buffalo London: University of Toronto Press, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slim Octavo. x + 224 pp, acknowledgments, Introduction, 6 chapters with footnotes, Appendix, Bibliography, index. 6.1" x 9.2" black cloth boards, gilt letters to spine, in gray, unclipped DJ with acetate protector..

Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1999. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. viii, 195 (1) pp. First Edition, 1999. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "This work offers a balanced interdisciplinary account of literary… Read more about this item

Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xxvi (ii), 365 (5) pp, illus. Women in Culture and Society series: First Edition, 2007. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Tan cloth with red lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in… Read more about this item

Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Inc, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large Quarto. xviii + 487 pp, Ex-Library - with rubber stamp 'withdrawn' to bottom text edge, rubber stamp date on verso rfep, plan of the series, Introduction, about 45 essays by contributors, with b&w illustrations - portraits, mss pages, book pages, etc. (Thomas Baker through Christopher Wren… Read more about this item

Gale Research Inc, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Quarto. xii + 366 pp, ex-library with rubber stamps on bottom text edge, stickers on verso ffep, rfep, else fine interior - pages clean, unmarked, paper immaculate. Exterior cover cloth, lettering, trim, crisp and intact. 8.5" x 11.25" blue cloth boards, black background & gilt fr cover… Read more about this item

Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Inc, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Quarto. xii + 412 pp. Ex=library - rubber stamp used by library to bottom edge, fr & rear paste downs, & here andthere, else Near Fine/HC. Plan of the Series, Introduction, 45 essays by contributors with bibliographic references on important persons in the Britsh… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's Press, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 208 pp, Introduction, The Circus; alphabetized entries of names, places, opertions, etc., 16 b&w photos; Index. 6.3" x 9.5" red leatherette boards, giltspine letters, in price-clipped illustrated DJ with polyester protector.

Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press , 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Thin Octavo. 274 pp, 23 chapters, appendix, Notes, index. with check-lists of police procedural titles by the authors discussed in the book. Binding tight & square, pages clean and unmarked, tetblock white all around. Light gray brown cloth, dark letters, crsip… Read more about this item

Toronto, Canada Buffalo London: University of Toronto Press, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Thick Quarto. xxxiv + 1150 pp, list of (14) illustrations, preface, Introduction, Structure of the bibliographical entries; Bibliography: Sources of Information Consulted; Abbreviations: Sources of Bibliographic Information; ain text; Author Index, Title Index; Translator Index; Editor Index; Artist and Illustrator… Read more about this item

London New York Delhi: Anthem Press, 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. x + 702 pp, preface, introductioni, sections by name of periodical - more than 45, each section with numbered entries. , Key to Indexes, Author Index, Subject Index. 6.25" x 9.25" dark green smooth pictorial laminate boards. Little sign of… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: Walter H. Baker Company, 1925. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Limited Edition. Large Octavo. xii + 292 pp + erratum bound in. Signed and Nymbered on verso. title continues: Generally ascribed to William Shakespear, the actor, and Here Ascribed to William Shakespare the Poet. tissued frontis, 6.5" x 9.6" gray cloth-backed & lighter… Read more about this item