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New York: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Hardcover/ DJ (price-clipped), VG/ Good condition. Stated First Edition, 1st printing per no. line; book has 9 digit SBN (not ISBN). 798 pages, 9.5 x 6.5"" x 1.75"", b/w author photo on back. DJ is Good to VG; bit of light rubbing & soil, edge wear incl. sm. closed tears, 1"" triangular chip at bottom of back panel (chip included- wrapped in paper), old & light flattened vertical crease on front panel near spine, light toning to spine panel. DJ still displays well. Book is VG to Near Fine. Turquoise cloth binding w/ stamped author facsimile signature on front is tight, bright, clean & square; 1/4"" x 1/2"" light partial bump at top of front cover at spine (v. minor- almost missed it). NO frays, scuffs, sun, etc. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & unmarked. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome copy.

Stanford, CA: Stanford Security Studies / Stanford University Press, 2010. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?); Near Fine condition; would be Fine, except for owner name stamp in corner of 1st blank page. Blue cloth binding tight, bright, square & clean w/ little to no wear, sm. retail barcode label on back cover. NO bumps, frays, scuffs or spine discolor. All black spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & unmarked. NO hinge splits or remainder mark; NOT ex library. Very handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well. ***Reliable, fast! (97ah)

D. Appleton - Century Company, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, DJ (has price $2.00), orange DJ band; all VG++ to Near Fine condition. First Edition, c. 1935 (same year on title page); 1st printing ([1]"" on pg. 188, last page). DJ bright, clean & glossy w/only a trace of edge wear & 1/4"" closed tear top of front panel- otherwise unmarred. NO mention of Pulitzer Prize on spine panel. Rather, there is a separate 2.75"" wide orange band that runs along & folds over DJ, stating this information, along w/ Akins' & Wharton's names. Blue cloth binding is tight, square & clean w/ just a bit of rubbing. NO bumps, fray, scuffs or spine discolor. Gold cover lettering bright, crisp & intact; spine lettering intact & legible, though tarnished. Sepia photos from 1935 performance w/ Judith Anderson. Endpapers & text tight, clean & unmarked w/ hint of toning. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome. well preserved copy- displays extremely well.

New York: Random House / Modern Library, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ; VG/Good condition. Stated First (Modern Library) printing- c. 1948; DJ has earliest price $1.95, no zipcode in publisher address on DJ coupon. DJ is Good to VG; glossy & bright & clean w/ rubbing, soil & edge wear, mostly to rear panel- none severe; 2 L-shaped tear top right rear panel. NO chips or sun discolor. DJ's colorful front panel w/ stylized Death's scythe displays very well. Book is VG+. Green cloth binding tight, bright, clean & square w/ trace of rubbing & edge wear. All title boxing & lettering intact & legible.Text is tight, clean, unmarked w/ hint of toning. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy.

Washington, D. C.: Hall of the House of Representatives / Government Printing Office, 1924. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ, VG condition. 88 pages, 9 x 6"", full page b/w frontis (Wilson portrait) w/ intact tissue protector (no foxing). Black cloth binding w/ black pastedown title box label w/ gold lettering & outline on front cover is tight & square w/ only light wear to extremities & bit of soil. Pastedown is virtually unmarred. Lettering bright, intact & totally legible. NO bumps or sun to binding. Copy displays very well. Tight, clean, unmarked text w/ just a hint of toning. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy.

Bradford on Avon, UK: Kingsfield Publications, 2005. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Kingfisher paperback original, assume First Edition. VG+, near Fine. Covers glossy, unmarred, w/ partial vertical crease on back cover right along spine. No spine crease or remainder mark. Text is tight, white, clean, unmarked. Very nice copy. ***Reliable, fast! (85ah)

New York: Grune & Stratton, Inc., 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ no DJ, VG condition. SIGNED & inscribed (to W----- K-----""; 1962) by author (full name) on 1st blank page. Assume First Edition- date 1957 on title page. Blue cloth binding is tight & square w/ light rubbing; some sun fade to spine & 1"" strip of fade along top edge of front cover (NO significant bumps or frays). Gold lettering on front & spine crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean, unmarked w/ maybe just a hint of toning. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Overall, handsome & well preserved copy.

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1842. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Small hardcover/ no DJ, about Good condition overall. Original copy- c. 1842, 36 pages, followed by ""Children's Offerings to Heathen Idols"", c. 1846, 24 pages; 6"" x 4"". Contents same as copy in collection of Harvard Univ. library. Appears to be original brown cloth binding w/ stitched text block, trace of stamped round medallions (globe?) on both covers; bit of decoration & faint title ""Tschoop"" on spine (can read in sunlight). Tight copy, good spine- NO hinge splits. Covers scuffed, some soil, surface scratch on back, some edge wear (not severe). Still displays pretty well. Front free endpaper has penned Sunday school library property & ""Just Splendid"" in beautiful 19th century calligraphy. Text bright, unmarked & clean w/ a few scattered brown foxing spots. NO musty smell. Nice representative copy.

New York / Seattle: Rizzoli / Henry Art Gallery, 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. About Fine condition oversize softcover exhibition catalog; 276 pages, color & b/w illus.,9.75 x 9.75"". Binding tight, bright & clean & glossy w/ just a trace of shelf wear. Text is tight, white, clean & UNmarked. NO spine crease, remainder mark, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Excellent production standards.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1908. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; Good+ conditiion. 468 pages + 2 pgs. adverts, 8 x 5.5"", b/w illus. & color plate of brain (p. 40). Incl. prefaces to 1st Edition (1904) & 4th Ed.., 1908. Green cloth binding tight & square w/ light rubbing & scuffs, bit of soil & edge wear, hint of sunfade to spine. NO bumps. All gold spine lettering intact & legible. Text is tight, clean & UNmarked w/ light toning. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library or a modern reprint. Well preserved copy.

New York: MacMillan, 1900. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition, stated 2nd printing, Oct., 1900 (1st was Aug., 1900), 344 pages & adverts., top edge gold gilt (still bright & intact). Hardcover, no DJ. VG+ to Fine condition, esp. for age (tough call). Green binding w/ red & gold gilt decoration very well preserved. Very light rubbing & little edge wear, a bit of soil. Some discolor to spine, but pretty minor. All decoration & lettering on front & spine is crisp & intact; front cover decoration esp. vibrant. Copy is tight & square w/ NO bumps- displays very well. Endpapers & text remarkably clean, white & unmarked- no foxing, & no toning to speak of. NO hinge splits or cracks; NOT ex library. A handsome copy- I don't think you'll be disappointed. ***Reliable, fast! (106)

Chartwell Books, 1978. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; VG condition. Oversize 11.75 x 9.25"" full color graphic novel, 189 pages. Color pictorial board binding clean & square w/ only light use- bit of rubbing & minor edge wear at corners & top & bottom of spine. NO bumps, scuffs or spine discolor. Text is clean & UNmarked w/ light toning. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Copy displays well.

New York: Viking Press, 1936. First Edition. Good. Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price$2.50); book is Fine, DJ Good. First Edition, 1st printing, March, 1936, same year on title page, 448 pages, map endpapers, rough cut side edge of text block. DJ color picture on front & spine panels still impressive & displays well. DJ shows light rubbing, some edge wear, soil (mostly on white back panel), approx. 3/4 chip top left corner on front, 1"" closed tear bottom front along spine. Black binding is Fine; tight, clean & square. NO bumps, rubs, fray, sun, etc. Gold gilt lettering & decoration on front & spine is totally crisp & intact. Text is tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits or cracks, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy.

Brunswick, GA: Neeld Printing House, 1997. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Signed by Author. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. (8 1/2 x 11""). #52 of 800 numbered copies. Fine condition, w/ very minor nick (1/8"") at top of spine. Covers & contents otherwise unmarred- tight, clean & glossy. Full page color illustrations. Original pictorial stapled wrappers. SIGNED by Madge Bellinger, author of ""History of Sapelo"" at beginning of book. Her initials also appear at end of book on Sapelo Collection credits page.

New York: L. Harper & Brothers. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. First American Edition, circa 1951, printed in Great Britain. 164 pages, illus. w/ photo frontis, b/w photos, diagrams. First Printing: no note of subsequent printings or added notes to preface, ""A"" printed below publisher's name on title page, ""A*"" printed on half title page, $2.50 price on DJ. DJ is poor to Fair w/ some rubbing, wrinkles, diagonal tear partially across front & vertical tear along spine. Still, it's all there & together, & actually displays pretty well in mylar protector (included). Blue cloth binding is clean & square; no bumps, soil, sun, etc. Spine lettering is crisp & intact. Hint of toning to text; tight, clean, unmarked.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 357 pages. Hardback/ no DJ; Good+ condition. Brown board embossed covers; 7 3/4 X 5 1/4"". Small 1/4"" X 1/2"" nick at bottom of front cover. Pages lightly yellowed, but clean. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Binding & contents tight & square.

Doubleday & Company, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $17.95); both VG+ condition. Stated First Edition, c. 1986; 1st printing- no note of further ones. DJ bright, glossy & clean w/ only trace of rubbing & edge wear (at ends of spine panel); minor sunfade to spine. NO tears or chips. Blue board binding w/ black cloth spine is tight, clean & square w/ hint of rubbing.. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. NO bumps, edge wear or scuffs. Text is tight, clean & UNmarked. Light brown age flecks to top edge of text block. NO remainder mark, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library or book club. Handsome copy- displays very well. ***Reliable, fast. (97)

Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good. VG+ to Near Fine condition trade paperback. Text in French/ en francais. Binding is clean, glossy & tight w/ just a bit of edge wear. Text is tight, clean & UNmarked. NO spine crease or remainder mark, NOT ex library. Very nice copy. ***Reliable, fast. (133)

Information Today Inc / ASIS, 2000. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued), Brand New condition- still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Correct ISBN & cover art. Glossy pictorial board binding is tight, bright, square & clean w/ NO wear. NO rubs, frays, scuffs or sunfade- crisp & intact. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Excellent copy- displays extremely well. ***Reliable, fast. (135)

New York: Broadway Publishing Co., 1910. First Edition ?. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Good to VG condition. C. 1910 by author, assume First Edition- no further notations on copyright page. Hardcover/ no DJ, 221 pages, rough- cut side & bottom edge to text block, 8 x 5 1/2"". Photo frontis (w/ tissue protector intact) & 15 plates in text (verified)- incl. line drawings & b/w photos- all firmly & completely attached. I went through this book twice & could find no evidence of any more illus. being present or removed. Red cloth binding tight & square- shows light rubbing, bit of soil. Small 1/2"" x 1/4"" nick at top of spine. Gold gilt lettering intact & legible. Overall, copy displays very well. Front & rear pastedown endpapers show a little scraped away on side edge- minor. Only a hint of toning to text; tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits or cracks, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy.