Search Results: Miscellany #14 A Bookseller's Odds and Ends from Arroyo Seco Books

New York 1831 1832 1833 1836 1837 1838 1839 1841: Printed By Karl Ulrich & Company, 1831. First Edition . Single Issues. Very Good +. 95 Separate Issues, Detached From Previous Binding With Almost No Damage. Sold Only As A Lot. Includes Many Issues 1831-1838, Also 1839: Jan 26; Mar 23; Apr 13, 27; May 4, 11; June 1, 22; 1841: Jan 9, 23; Feb 6, 20; June 5, 12; August 7, 14, 21; Sept 4, 11; Oct 2, 9, 16; Nov 6, 13, 20, 27. Note: No Walt Whitman Or E A Poe Or Charles Clement Moore.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1895. First Edition . Green Cloth. Very Good +. 404 Pp + 4 Pp Ads At Rear. First Printing. Green Cloth, Gilt Lettering, Black Design. Bright, Clean, Hinges Solid, No Marks Or Names, Just Beginning To Fray At Top And Bottom Spine Folds.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition [stated] . Cloth. Very Good + Book/Very Good DJ. James Thurber Drawings. First Edition Stated. Light Wear, Very Good + In Very Good Dust Jacket With 1 1/2" Tear At Bottom Of Rear Panel With 1/8" Square Loss Of Paper.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. Revised Edition, First Printing . Blue Cloth. Very Good +. 566 pp. Revised edition, copyright 1941, stated first printing of this edition. With a special presentation bookplate on which it is inscribed to Rudolph Forster, with limitation number 2371, dated 10/1/1941. "Rudolph Forster was Executive Clerk and Administrative Officer in Charge of executive Papers at the White House until his death in 1943. He had piled up nearly fifty years of service to eight Presidents. His job was to remind the President that a bill, for example, must be acted upon in a certain amount of time, or that by law he must fill a vacancy within a definite period. He was also responsible for the 'orderly handling of documents' and supervision of the large clerical staff. He was the most important permanent official at the White House. " -Off the Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph is a man without faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (as… Read More

Washington: Frederic J Haskin, 1923. Revised Edition, First Printing . Green Pebbled Cloth. Very Good. Photographs. 484 pp. Revised ediiton, copyright 1923. Inscribed to Rudolph Forster and dated 12/14/23. "Rudolph Forster was Executive Clerk and Administrative Officer in Charge of executive Papers at the White House until his death in 1943. He had piled up nearly fifty years of service to eight Presidents. His job was to remind the President that a bill, for example, must be acted upon in a certain amount of time, or that by law he must fill a vacancy within a definite period. He was also responsible for the 'orderly handling of documents' and supervision of the large clerical staff. He was the most important permanent official at the White House. " -Off the Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph is a man without faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (as cited in that book, p. 140). Forster would have likely been one of the officials who assisted with… Read More

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1935. Revised Edition, First Printing . Red Cloth. Very Good +. Photographs. 470 pp. Revised edition, copyright 1935. With a special presentation bookplate on which it is inscribed to Rudolph Forster, with limitation number as "Special" in red type. "Rudolph Forster was Executive Clerk and Administrative Officer in Charge of executive Papers at the White House until his death in 1943. He had piled up nearly fifty years of service to eight Presidents. His job was to remind the President that a bill, for example, must be acted upon in a certain amount of time, or that by law he must fill a vacancy within a definite period. He was also responsible for the 'orderly handling of documents' and supervision of the large clerical staff. He was the most important permanent official at the White House. " -Off the Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph is a man without faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (as cited in that… Read More

Augusta Maine: Vickery & Hill Publishing, 1921. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Wear, Edge Tears, But Complete.

Philadelphia: T. S. Arthur & Co, 1867. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Four issues, quite worn, some covers detached, one rear cover lacking, all engravings and illustrations present.

New York / London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 571 Pp. First Edition, Blue Cloth, Gilt. Wear, Gilt Clear, Short Tears At Top And Bottom Of Spine. Nicely Inscribed "To Rudolph Forster, Esq. With Best Wishes Of The Author, Henry L. Stoddard.," "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill, For Example, Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time, Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D.… Read More

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1869. First Edition . Original Wrappers. Very Good. A few library marks, a little plain paper at top and bottom of spine worn away, but spine lettering strong, spine square. No marks on spine, just on front cover.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1867. First Edition . Original Wrappers. Very Good -. A few library marks, a little plain paper at top and bottom of spine worn away, but spine lettering strong, spine square. No marks on spine, just on front cover.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1867. First Edition . Original Wrappers. Very Good. A few library marks, a little plain paper at top and bottom of spine worn away, but spine lettering strong, spine square. No marks on spine, just on front cover.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. First Edition . Original Wrappers. Very Good. A few library marks, a little plain paper at top and bottom of spine worn away, but spine lettering strong, spine square except for wear at bottom edge. No marks on spine, just on front cover. Raer cover has lost about 1/3 of paper.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1970. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket; Dj Not Price Clipped, No Wear Or Chips Or Tears.

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. First Edition . Orange Cloth. Very Good. 299 pp. Covers clean and bright; spine a little aged and just beginning to fray along top edge. Personal bookplate, no other marks.

London: Longmans, 1965. First Edition . Cloth. Fine Book/Very Good DJ. Light wear and aging to DJ, not price-clipped, no chips or tears.

Tokyo: Charles E Tuttle, 1973. First Japanese Edition . Paperback. Fine. This is Erle Stanley Gardner's own copy, with his characteristic typed label, with the name in English, on the spine.

London: Pan [Heinemann], 1975. Reprint . Paperback. Fine. 172 pp. . This is Erle Stanley Gardner's own copy, not marked at such but with a printed Heinemann "With the Compliments of..." slip with the typed note "see leter dated 5-3-1975".

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1986. First Edition . Blue Leather. Fine. Full Leather, All Edges Gilt, Marbled Endpapers, Silk Bookmark. Fine.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1989. First Edition . Blue Leather. Fine. Full Leather, All Edges Gilt, Marbled Endpapers, Silk Bookmark. Fine. Publisher's Letter Laid In Loosely.