Collectible/Old Books from Adagio Books

U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. First Edition: September 1996. First printing. Hardcover with a dust jacket that shows a small fold inside front cover. The fourth book in the historical mystery series set in medieval England.

Italy: Soc. An. La Poligrafica, 1935. Staplebound. Very Good. 4 1/2 x 6 1/2. Text is in Italian. Book and pages lightly tanned. A discussion of Fascism as a way of life. No copyright date noted in book.

U.S.A.: Harper, 2013. Hardcover. As New/As New. 6 x 9 1/2. Signed on first title page, "Best wishes! Kay Bailey Hutchison". Hardcover with dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Presents the lives of pioneering Texas women who helped shape the state and history of Texas.

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. In good, clean, unmarked condition with bumped corners and head/heel of spine. No dust jacket. Spine has a small (1/4") damp stain. Size: 6 x 9 . Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. 1932.

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. In good, clean condition with previous owner's name/date neatly inked on front end page. Front hinge lightly cracked between title page and half title page. All text tight and fully attached. Corners heavily bumped. Covers show wear. Spine lightly cocked. Size: 6 x 9 . Acceptable. Hardcover. First Thus..… Read more about this item

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. A good copy with previous owner's name/date neatly inked on front end page. Corners heavily bumped. Covers show wear. Spine lightly cocked. Size: 6 x 9 . Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. 1927.

Harcourt, Brace and Company. Stated First Edition. Inscribed and signed/dated by Alfred Kazin, with a typewritten note from him also laid in. Book has heavily worn edges and bumped corners. Spine cocked. Text block lightly tanned. Dust jacket present, but with significant fading and small tears across the top edge. Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 . Acceptable. Hardcover. First… Read more about this item

Illinois: Bloomberg Pioneer Museum. Stated First Printing. Gift inscribed and signed by both author/illustrators on title page. Yellow ribbon bookmark advertising the book laid in. Top 1/2'" of bookmark faded. Cover has minor shelf and edge wear including a light corner crease on the front right. Interior clean and unmarked except for autographs. A fictionalized account of the establishment of… Read more about this item

Grand Central Publishing. Stated First Edition. In good, unmarked condition with a small damp stain on the front end page. Top edge of text block sunned. Otherwise clean with a couple of dogeared pages. Cover has shelf wear. Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 . Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 2007.

iUniverse, Inc.. Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page: "Shirley, Thanks for your support! Louise." Otherwise unmarked and in very good condition. A national reappraisal of zero tolerance, which is supported by extensive research, is the goal of Scapegoating for Columbine: Collateral Damage in the War on School Violence. . Very Good. Paperback. 2007.

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. A very good copy with previous owner's name/date neatly penciled on front end page. Corners and head/heel of spine lightly bumped. Covers show minimal wear. Size: 6 x 9 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. 1928.

Heritage Press. In very good, clean, unmarked condition in a good slipcase. Book appears unread. Blue cloth with gold gilt lettering. Spine is sunned. Slipcase has some scuffing and is faded. Club Prosepectus, The Sandglass, included. 7 x 11 Size: 7 x 11 . Very Good. Hard Cover in Slipcase. 1959.

New York: Houghton Mifflin. First Edition. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. In good, clean, unmarked condition with bumped corners and head/heel of spine. Rear bottom corner frayed. Spine cocked. No dust jacket. Size: 6 x 9 . Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1933.

Pandamoon Publishing. Signed, dated and inscribed by author on title page. Outer edge has a coffee stain on it that bleeds slightly into margins (about 1/16 - 1/8"). Not wrinkled. Otherwise very clean with minor wear. Out-of-print. Size: 6 x 9 . Very Good. Paperback. Second Edition.. 2015.

Karl Heinrich Moseler Verlag, 1948. Paperback. Fair. 5 x 7 1/2. 6. Heft. Ein und mehrstimmige Gesange mit und ohne Instrumentalbegleitung. Herausgegeben von Fritz Jode. Staplebound pamphlet holding together with front lower corner crease and yellowing pages. Inscription on title page. In German, a collection of songs and choral works for schools.

The American Tract Society, 1857. Paperback. Fair. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. Pamphlet-sized paperback in tattered cover with taped binding edge, small edge tears and yellowed pages. Old almanac calculated for Boston, New York, Washington, and Charleston, and Four Paralles of Latitude. Astronomical Calculations in Equal, or Clock Time. With illustrations and monthly charts.

Self Published, 2010. Pamphlet. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Paperback in very good clean condition. Inscribed "For ... and ... With Warm Wishes Betty". A collection of poetic memories and autobiography with abstract art personal photographs inserted throughout the book.

Christie's, 1999. Paperback. Good. 8 1/2 x 11. In good clean condtion with light corner crease, lower outside. Features 380 items of Asian Decorative Arts auctioned in New York, Monday 13 September 1999. Not all items are pictured but are described with price estimates.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. First Edition. First printing. Dust jacket shows a mar where label was removed. Reviews the history and significance of the Asiatic Elephant in Indian religion, as a bringer of good fortune, and coveted by poachers for its ivory tusks. The majestic Elephas… Read more about this item

Univ of Washington Pr, 2000. Paperback. Fair. 8 1/2 x 10 12/. Autographed on front endpage, "John E. Vollmer". Paperback with wear to cover edges, small ripple in plastic coating near lower edge. Features textiles and fashion from the collections at the Art Institute during a special exhibition 2000-2001. Photographs in color and black-and-white.