Search Results: Miscellany from Andrew Langer, Bookseller

Toronto: William Briggs. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. With Twelve Illustrations by William Brymner, R.C.A. Publishers green cloth, green illustration and gilt lettering to front and spine.; 5-1/2" x 7-3/4"; 252 pp; A good copy, though with many defects. Front cover with spot at bottom, rear cover with several such spots, rear board with worn spot along bottom edge, spine dulled and with wear at top and bottom, front endpaper with stain, both endpapers are severely toned with resultant toning to adjacent leaves, both hinges are cracked though holding well, front flyleaf with inscription "Sweetheart from sweetheart", FFEP chipped and edgeworn, next two leaves worn along right edge, a few pages have creased corners, pages are free of writing and generally clean though the occasional spot is found. .

New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. Originally published in several volumes, this later edition complete in one. Green cloth, blindstamped decorations to boards, gilt spine lettering.; 5" x 7-1/2"; 559 pp; 1" tear at bottom between front cover and spine, endpapers toned, pages darkening a bit, scattered generally light foxing. .

Wichita, Kansas: The Dianetic Research Foundation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Softcover. Noted as the 1953 International Conference Edition, issued coincident with the Third Annual International Conference held in Denver, Colorado. First issue of this titled publication, preceded by the Dianetic Auditors Bulletin (1950). Off-white wraps, perfect bound. Contents include a 410 item Bibliography of Dianetics prepared by Richard G. Kerlin. Scarce, OCLC reports the only institutional holding of this title at the Library of Congress. ; 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"; 151 pp; Light cover wear, paper toned not brittle, text clean and unmarked. .

Lefkosa, North Cyprus via Mersin Turkey: Republic of Northern Cyprus. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. Softcover. Silver wraps, cover photo of relatives awaiting news about their loved ones, discuss the true nature of the missing persons issue. Offers case stories and a number of appendices. Printed by Bolan Prniting Limited. Title from cover.; 6-1/2" x 9"; 108 pp; Mild rubbing and some wear to corners, clean and unmarked. .

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1920). First Edition. Hardcover. Publishers green cloth with black lettering, frontispiece and additional illustrations. ; 5" x 7-1/2"; 134 pp; Covers worn esp at corners and spine ends, front hinge well cracked (nearly detached), signatures are loose. The entire (sewn) binding is still holding together but must be handled carefully or repaired. Prior owner name in pencil to FFEP, another stamped to rear flyleaf, pencil notes inside rear cover and briefly on one other page. Otherwise clean and unmarked. .

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Briefcase Breviaries, 4. "First printed in The Saturday Review of Literature, May 29, 1937." Written at The Knothole, May 20. Marbled paper over boards, printed spine label.; 4-1/2" x 7"; 15 pp; Minor wear at corners otherwise fine, still protected by the original and now well-worn glassine wrapper. .

Paris: Editions de la Toison d'Or. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1943. Softcover. Original publishers wraps, text in French.; 5-3/4" x 8"; 317 pp; Unread, with unopened pages. Wraps lightly toned, prior owner name stamped inside front cover, initials stamped discretely on rear cover. .

[Leuven, Belgium]: Leuven University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1983. Softcover. Grey wraps containing offprint from larger work, text in German with Latin quotes, index at rear in English. ; 6 x 9.5"; 190-233 pp; Covers toned, lightly worn at edges, internally fine. .

Roma: Bonacci Editore. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1984). Softcover. I FATTI DELLA STORIA Collana diretta da Renzo De Felice, Saggi 12. Stiff red wraps, french fold flaps, perfect bound, white cover lettering, text in Italian.; 5-1/4" x 8" (13 x 20 cm); 188 pp; Bumped at upper left. .

Very Good with no dust jacket. (1974). Softcover. White wraps, perfect bound, Cover Design by Mark Howell. No place, publisher or edition noted. An uncommon title. ; 5-1/4" x 8-1/4"; 148 pp; Covers lightly worn, pages clean and unmarked apart from a faint stain on p 7 and a faint marginal stain seen on pp 75-76. .

Fremont, Calif.: Chas. H. Sharp. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1971. Stated First Edition. Softcover. Stiff red wraps, b&w lettering, perfect bound. Printing by Folger Publications, Union City, Calif. ; 5" x 8"; 112 pp; Covers with slight wear, sticker with annotations on front cover, fine inside. .

Penland, North Carolina: The Jargon Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Mustard cloth with illustration of maize on front cover, orange spine lettering, endpapers reproduce photographs from Darlington. Issued as Jargon 58. White dust jacket with illustrations to both panels ; 7-3/4" x 10-1/4"; 140 pp; "Melville's heir in the Berkshires puts a curious new mix in the beanpot: the Detroit of Henry Ford; Peru, from Tihaunacu to a recent travel journal; and the speed races at Darlington, South Carolina." (jacket inside front flap).; Little wear to book or jacket. Jacket price clipped, in clear protective cover. .

Los Angeles, Calif.: Hubbard Association of Church of Scientology, of California. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Softcover. Stapled self wraps, 16 pp per issue. ; 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"; The Hubbard Association of Scientologists, International, of Calif. offered courses, books and guidance from their 971 S. Westmoreland address. These early issues are rare. There are two holdings for this publication, limited to considerably later issues.; Issues were mailed, with address and postal markings, minor edgewear and some light spotting. Issues were held closed with side staples; #3 remains unopened. .

[Indianapolis]: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1910). Hardcover. A salesman's dummy or sample book. Publishers green cloth, front cover decorated with flowers in yellow and light green and with gilt lettering. A pastedown to the FFEP describes the Christy Edition - the commission to Mr. Christy to produce, 112 pp, 13 full-color pictures, in a box, etc. Includes color frontispiece, decorated title page, two additional color plates, sample text pages with additional illustrations (some repeated several times), and a number of blank pages at the end. ; 9" x 11-1/2"; Front board with spots of soiling along edge, a 1-1/2" frayed area along right edge and some wear at the corners. Rear board with light scratches and corner wear. Rippling to front free endpaper pastedown with evidence of label? removal inside front cover. No inscriptions, pages are clean and unmarked. .

New York: Vantage Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0533160588 . Discussion and exercises to help us free our minds. Black cloth with silver spine lettering in a gray illustrated dust jacket. ISBN 978-0-533-16 058-7. ; 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"; ix, 237 pp; No wear observed. .

New York City: Otis F. Wood Newspaper Syndicate. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1939). Softcover. Gray wraps, perfect bound. A limited presentation edition of which your copy is No. 739. ; 5-1/4" x 8"; Wraps and pages sunned, staples rusted, a few creased corners, no inscriptions, pages are clean and unmarked. .

Lugano: Corner Banca. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Softcover. White wraps lettered plainly in black, perfect bound, pictorial dust wrapper, frontispiece with b&w portrait of Giuseppe Antonio Mainoni, additional b&w illustrations on plates including one fold-out. Text in Italian. Copy number 37 from an edition of 2,000 copies. ; 8-1/2" x 12"; 139 pp; Book with little wear, unmarked, Dust jacket curled at edges with 2 small closed tears at top. .

Antwerp, Belgium: Veronique Branquinho Office. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2004. Softcover. Small book of photographs of the women's fashion offerings by this designer for Spring Summer 2004. Stiff black wraps, perfect bound, one image per page mostly color, about 60 pages, contact information (in English) at rear. ; 4" x 5-3/4"; Slight wear at the edges. .

Rodez [France]: Editions Subervie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. Special number of entretiens, with contributions by Ginsberg, Kerouac, Creeley, Ferlinghetti, Corso, Michael McClure and others, illustrated with b&w photos on plates, additional drawings. White wraps, perfect bound, cover photo of Ginsberg, text generally in French, with many of the contributions in their original language (e.g. English), Bibliograph ie Selective at rear. ; 7" x 9"; 288 pp; Covers lightly worn, pages lightly worn at corners, clean and unmarked. .

Very Good+ with no dust jacket. (2011). Softcover. Stiff blue wraps, perfect bound. A review copy. Presentation inscription to reviewer with stamp to front flyleaf, together with handwritten letter also signed. ISBN 978-0-615-42913-7. ; 5-1/4" x 8-1/2"; 174 pp; Signed by Author; Slight wear to covers, text clean and unmarked. .