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London: Sackfield, 1718. First Edition. Hardcover. [12], 239, [26]pp. Modern full dark brown calf, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. Head-pieces and tail-pieces. A nice copy of a scarce early geographic gazetteer with a decidedly anglo-centric view of the world. The descriptions of most other countries are particularly amusing. A section is dedicated to the United States (which gets the same treatment as the rest of the world) with brief descriptions for Virginia, Maryland, New England, New York, Florida, Carolina. Includes tables with the distances from London to the main English cities, the cities and principal market towns in Great Britain, and the foreign towns. Old, faint dampstain to fore edge affecting three of the leaves, a few occasional small spots and creases. A very good+ copy. ; 16mo.

London: J. S. Henry, Ltd, N.D.. Hardcover. Early 1900s. Unpaginated. Green boards stamped in gold on the front panel. A catalog for the J. S. Henry, Ltd., company of London. Features fifteen color and b&w illustrations affixed to the leaves. Text printed in black and red. Offsetting to title, mild soiling. A very good+ copy in the original green cardboard clamshell case. ; Octavo.

New York: An Avonova Book William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo; 326 pages.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo; 326 pages.

New York: An Avonova Book William Morrow & Company Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo; 326 pages.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2002. First Printing. Trade paperback. A fine copy. ; Octavo.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2002. First Printing. Trade paperback. A fine copy. ; Octavo.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2002. First Printing. Trade paperback. A fine copy. ; Octavo.

Dayton, OH: McCall Corporation, 1951. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Contributions by Eleanor Roosevelt and others. Illustrations by Tom Lovell and others. Light soiling to spine, subscriber's label on front cover, light foxing and wear. A very good+ copy. ; Folio.

Tucson, AZ: Dennis Mcmillan Publications, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, this being #123. Signed by Jon A. Jackson on the limitation page. A novel featuring Joe Service and Detective Sergeant Mulheisen. A fine copy still in publisher's shrinkwrap. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

New York: Random House, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 215pp. Boards. The first mystery featuring Detective Sergeant Mulheisen. Text block toned. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with toning and a vertical crease on front flap. ; Octavo.

Edinburgh: At the University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Second impression. xxvi, 752pp. Cloth. The history of the British language and its descendants, Welsh, Cornish and Breton, before the Norman Conquest. Complimentary card of Blackwell's from Oxford laid in. A few spots to fore edge of text block, lower corner tip bruised, toning to endpapers. A bright very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with a few faint stains, toning to spine panel, and light wear. ; Octavo.

New York: Popular Library, 1958. First Printing. Paperback. Popular Library Eagle Books 103. Distributor's stamp on first page. A near fine copy. Originally published as Six Feet Four.; Small octavo.

Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Co, 1918. Hardcover. Reprint. Brown cloth lettered in black on cover and spine. Pages are age-toned. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with some tape mends on the inside. ; Octavo.

Chicago: Thos. W. Jackson, 1941. Very Good. 1941. VG. Digest size book of jokes. Has barely visible water damage on top. Still in nice condition.

Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1942. First Edition. Newspaper. Illustrated by Coleman, Ralph Pallen. Pages are age-toned. A near fine copy. Illustrations by Ralph Pallen Coleman.; Folio.

Kutztown, PA: Antique Automobile Club of America, 1964. First Edition. Stapled wraps. The set includes six issues from January 1964 to December 1964. Average condition is near fine/fine. A magazine devoted to the history of the automobile. Profusely illustrated. Includes The Automobile Men in Maine, The Forgotten Briarcliff, The American Motorcar Industry: 1920, Studebaker Runs Again, Dodge Brothers First 50 Years, Supercharged Bentley, The Duryea, American Gas Pumps, and many other articles. ; Quarto.

Hershey, PA: Antique Automobile Club of America, 1970. First Edition. Stapled wraps. The set includes six issues from January 1970 to December 1970. Average condition is very good (some of the issues have a faint damp stain to lower edge). A magazine devoted to the history of the automobile. Profusely illustrated. Includes 1928 Chrysler Imperial, The Chrysler Corporation FEDCO Numbering System, The Electric Car: One Man's Answer, Roster of Electric Automobiles, A Horsedrawn Electric, The Anthony Blight Talbots, and many other articles. ; Oblong quarto.