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London: Beautiful Books Ltd, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. Very good +. States First Published 2011 with correct number line starting with 1 (987654321), 8vo., pp. 339, decorated paper covers, appendices, caecum A: The 42 explanation, some interesting reads, acknowledgments, errors and omissions, index, about the. author. -- Bottom front corners slightly bumped. -- Overall Condition. "In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, author Douglas Adams famously proposed that the answer to the question "What is the meaning of Life?" was the number 42. Why that number? Over the years, many theories have been put forward, but Adams steadfastly refused to clarify. It has taken a dedicated fan and investigator, Peter Gill, ten years to establish just why 42 is the answer. In this brilliantly detailed, maniacally meticulous and hilariously offbeat volume, Gill gives us a whole range of reasons why 42 really is the answer. On page 42 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,Harry discovers… Read More

Chicago: Charles H. Kerr and Company, 1899. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. Good. (Assume First). 12mo., 268 pages. -- Head and heel of spine rubbed. Corners rubbed. -- Sound binding and internally sound. -- Signed "Compliments Author". -- A very scarce book, Condition is overall:. "The Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1886 as Charles H. Kerr & Co. by Charles Hope Kerr, originally to promote his Unitarian views. As Kerr's personal interests moved from religion to populism to Marxism and he became interested in the labor movement, the company's publications took a similar turn. During the 1920s Kerr ceded control of the firm to the Proletarian Party of America, which continued the imprint as its official publishing house throughout its four decades of organized existence. -- Control moved again during the decade of the 1960s, this time to a circle of Chicago radicals with close affinity to the ideas of the Industrial Workers of the… Read More

E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1944. Stated First Edition. E P Dutton & Co, New York, 1944 Stated First Edition 8vo, 255pp, grey cloth -- Very good condition (NE839) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 001901.

New York, the Viking Press, (First Published in 1967 by the Viking Press). [First Edition]. 8vo, 345pp, cloth-backed boards -- Binding a little slanted, minor soil to boards, light wear to lettering on spine -- Good+ condition in a good+ dust (lightly worn not price clipped) jacket #4424 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002174.

Random House, NY, Third Printing, 1945. Signed gift inscriptin: "To the earthy Teals, with earthy wishes from the state of. Random House, NY, Third Printing, 1945 Signed gift inscriptin: "To the earthy Teals, with earthy wishes from the state of real dirt [Signed] Paul Engle - Bloomington - June 16, 1948 Small 8vo, cloth-backed blue and white patterned boads, 66pp Very good in very good jacket Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000365.

Cummington Press, 1943. Limited Edition of 475 copies. Hardcover. Near fine. Royal 8vo., bright blue cloth, 93 pages + two unnumbered pages of notes on contributors + limitation page. -- Front cover just slightly bowed (see photo). Former owner's ink inscription at top of the first free endpaper. -- Includes Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost, E. E. Cummings, Langston Hughes, Robinson Jeffers, Wallace Stevens, Carl Sandburg, William Carlos Williams, and others.

Boston, Little Brown, (1974). First [Stated] Edition. Tall 8vo, 831pp, nicely bound in 3/4 brown leather and cloth boards, illustrated, chapter reference, indexes -- Very good+ condition Ne160 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002095.

New York: Modern Library, 1937. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. (So Stated). 12mo., 260 pp., orange & white Rockwell Kent endpapers, maroon cloth over boards. Modern Library #146. Dust jacket states: 95 cents a copy. Inside dust jacket states: 246 titles. Coupon on back of dust jacket. -- Top inside spine of the dust jacket has short closed tear that has been repaired with tape.

Boston, Small, Maynard & Company, (1923). Boston, Small, Maynard & Company, (1923) 8vo, 387pp, brown cloth-backed boards w/paper label on front cover and spine -- Contains some early poems by Wallace Stevens -- Minor shelfwear -- Very good+ condition Nr824 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002258.

New York: E. Steiger, 1872. 1872 German Language Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 8vo., pp. 137, green cloth with blind-stamped (eagle) design on front cover. Rear cover has blind-stamped decorative border and Publisher initials "E.S." with gilt crossed swords in the center and the date 1864. -- Front hinge just a tad weak. "A Novel from German-American Life has been described as the best German-language book published in the United States. Written by Reinhold Solger, a gifted German revolutionary intellectual who emigrated to America, this witty novel sheds light on topics of perennial importance: a hero's development through encounters with different social worlds, immigrant identity formation in a new land, and the country and the city. Solger took German ideas and values and adapted them to an American context, thus producing a literary work that could comment upon German, American, and German-American life, making Anton in America an important source for understanding the rich linguistic and… Read More

Des Moines, Iowa: Center Press Books, 1998. Edition Not Stated. Paperback. Very good. (nap). No mention of additional printings. 8vo., 164 pp., introduction, prologue. -- Signed by the author. Armon's Apples tells the story of her pioneer grandfather and his homesteading near Webb Iowa.

New York: Vantage Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 8vo., green cloth boards. -- Top edges of the dust jacket have moderate wear and a few closed tears. About the author: Born in a pioneer cabin on a southern Minnesota farm in 1867, George Lester Denman attended the public schools of Minnesota and Washington, colleges in Washington, and served in the schools of that state for thirty-three years--as teacher, principal and superintendent. For a decade he was a member of the Washington State Legislature representing Spokane and Stevens Counties. Now Semi-retired, Mr. Denman is engaged in horticulture and research. His chief interest is in the growing of choice fruit and nut trees from seeds gathered from foreign lands. In order to further the advance of American tree culture. He has contributed his findings to the reports of the Northern Nut Growers Association. Mr. Denman is a past president of the Spokane County Pioneers and of the Spokane County Retired Teachers Association."-backcvr.

Niagra Publications, (1989). Gift inscription signed by both authors on the title page: Best wishes for fun reading around a warm fire -- 8vo, 158pp, illustrated stiff paper covers -- Light shelf wear -- Very good condition X481 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002456.

E. P. Dutton & Company, 1945. Stated First Edition. E P Dutton & Company, 1945 Stated First Edition 8vo, 93pp, cloth binding -- A couple very small spots to front cover, light wear to extremities, light residue on first free endpaper where something has been tipped in (maybe an ex-libris bookplate) This is not an ex-library copy -- Very good condition NE817 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 001710.

Fine Condition: New York, Street & Smith, (1900). New York, Street & Smith, (1900), Fine Condition 8vo, 323pp, original grey cloth lettered in white with green decorations and borders, spine has title in gilt and author's name and publishers name in green -- Front hinge cracked but still holding, binding a little cocked, white lettering on authors name on front cover partially rubbed off, spine moderately discolored, rear board has a bump to the front edge -- Overall good condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002754.

Bella Vista, Arkansas: Tilma Publishing Co, 1928. Edition Not Stated (Assume First). Hardcover. Very good. Short 8vo., 72 pages, -- Signed by the author under his photo. A few photo vignettes throughout the text. -- Nice line drawing Illustration of Mintahama "Giving Glady". Standing on her lookout throne above the Spring and praying to the Great Spirit Waconda for the healing of her old blind father, Flying Arrow, Chief of the Tsizhu Clan, Arrow Makers." The illustrations is signed with the printed signature of the artist, C. A. Hotreat (probably a local artist as I can find nothing about him on the internet). -- Light wear to the extremities. -- Condition:.

Munchen: Awa-Verlag, 1944. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. Very good +. Short 8vo., 261 pages, maroon gilt decorated cloth. -- Front pastedown has name in ink dated 1944 (So this edition published in 1944 or possibly before).

New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1938. Stated First Edition. New York, EP Dutton & Company, 1938 Stated First Edition 8vo, original green cloth w/gilt lettered/decorated spine, 399pp, with six decorations by ishmael -- Page 15 shows diagonal crease at top corner where it had been folded (dogeared) - fold does not enter the text area, light wear to spine tips and outer extremities -- Otherwise this is a bright, clean, straight, tight copy -- Very good+ condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 001443.

NY, P.F. Volland & Co., 1915. [First Edition]. NY, PF Volland & Co, 1915 [First Edition] 8vo, original brown decorated cloth, illustrated by Fontaine Fox -- Very good to very good+ condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000883.

Burbank, California: DC Comics, 2016. First Printing 1/29/16 [Stated]. Near fine. Marguerite Sauvage *. Quarto, unpaginated, color illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page with a little heart next to her name. -- Tiny bump to front bottom corner of the front cover. No other notable defects. Publishers Weekly -- "Serving as a companion piece to DC's line of collectible "Bombshells" statues, this series reimagines several of the publisher's heroines with a 1940s pinup aesthetic and launches them into the fray of early WWII. The retro result manages to avoid the huge potential for offense thanks to the lively story from Bennett (Angela: Queen of Hel). Amazon princess Wonder Woman, Atlantean queen Mera, Supergirl, Star-Girl, Zatanna, and others appear in what amounts to a "gathering of the team" opening arc, and it's pretty entertaining. The story opens with lovely art by Marguerite Sauvage (Faith) that perfectly captures the vintage feel the series strives for; the remaining chapters… Read More