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Chicago: The Lakeside Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1949. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt borders and medallion on cover, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. Profusely illustrated with full-page, tissue-protected duotone drawings reproduced from contemporary sources and map. Includes a Historical Introduction by renowned historian Milo Quaife, an appendix, and an index. The chapters include: To California via Cape Horn; To California via Panama; To California via Mexico; California in 1848; San Francisco in 1849; the News Comes to Monterey; Three Weeks in a Mining Camp; How the Gold Was Mined; Chinese, Mexicans and Indians; Amusements of the Miners; and Argonaut Agreements and Mining Laws.. Gilt on spine faded, minor foxing on fore-edge only, else fine. VERY GOOD+ . The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 47. Duotone Drawings and Map. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xlv, 383 pp .

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons / The Lakeside Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1921. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full dark green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt border and publisher's medallion, gilt, on cover, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait and fold-out map. . Very slight wear at head and heel of spine, unmarked, tight, square and clean, else fine. NEAR FINE.. B&W Illustrations. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xxxii, 340 pp .

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons / The Lakeside Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1916. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt border and publisher's medallion, gilt, on cover, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of Black Hawk from a portrait painted by Robert M. Sully at Fort Monroe in 1833.. Boards very lightly soiled, unmarked, tight, square and clean, seemingly unread. VERY GOOD. . The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 14. B&W Illustrations. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xi, 196 pp .

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1958. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with tissue-protected frontispiece, maps, and reproductions. . The volume is in virtually perfect, pristine condition except for a slight bump on one corner, else as new: unmarked, tight, square and clean. FINE.. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 56. Maps & Reproductions. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. lv, 293 pp .

NY: HarperCollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. Early Edition. Hard Cover. 0060177586 . Quarter bound in publisher's navy cloth over navy boards, gilt facsimile signature on front cover, gilt lettering on spine. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, unmarked condition. FINE/ FINE.. B&W Photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiv, 402 pp .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1952. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. . Head and heel of spine have very slight shelf-wear, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket has a short, closed tear and wrinkle at the bottom edge of the front panel, small chips to the spine ends and tips, and some faint water droplets on the rear panel. DJ now protected by mylar. NEAR FINE/ VERY GOOD-. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 250 pp .

Worcester, MA: Davis Publications. Fine+ with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red leatherette, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, intricate gilt lettering and decoration on cover, a.e.g., red endpapers. Illustrated with B&W drawings and photographs. "There are things in this world not to be missed ---- for example, certain memorable mystery short stories. And in this volume of Masterpieces of Mystery you will find 18 such stories - stories that may come your way only once in a lifetime, and therefore must be hooked, reeled in, and read when the opportunity presents itself.". This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 352 pp .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Book Club Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Unclipped dust jacket shows fading and chipping on spine, lower corners are bumped. Otherwise, this copy is clean, unmarked and tight. . Book Club Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 191 pp .

NY: Davis Publications. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red leatherette, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, a.e.g., red endpapers. The editor, Ellery Queen, states "This is a treasure-house of the best detective-crime-suspense short-shorts, short-stories, novelets, and short novels ever written - The creme du crime of nearly a century and half of the most imaginative storytelling." Writers include in this volume include: Hugh Pentacost, Dorothy L. Sayers, H.H. Homes (Anthony Boucher), Agatha Christie, Paull W. Fairman, James M. Ullman, Dashiell Hammett, Ross Macdonald, Joe Gores, Anthony Abbot, Charles Child, Frances & Richard Lockridge, Robert L. Pike (Forbert L. Fish), Henry Wade, Ellery Queen, George Harmon Coxe, James Powell, Victor Canning, Lawrence Treat, Ed McBain. . Very slight crease on spine, otherwise perfect, tight, square, unread, and clean. NEAR FINE. . Large 8vo… Read More

Worcester, MA: Davis Publications. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1978. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red leatherette, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, intricate gilt lettering and decoration on cover, a.e.g., red endpapers. A collection of 27 mystery stories selected, and with an Introduction, by Ellery Queen. . This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 352 pp .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1952. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red faux leather, black lettering on spine and cover, top edge red, foredege deckle . Spine lightly worn, top edge lightly sunned, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD+. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. v, 220 pp .

NY: Newsweek. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth with a gilt outline of the Colosseum on the front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is slightly tanned on the inside of the flaps at the upper edges, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. . Wonders of Man Series. Color Photography. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 172 pp .

NY: Newsweek. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth with a gilt outline of the Colosseum on the front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Dust jacket has a faint line on the rear cover from being pressed on (with a pencil) and has very slight shelf-wear to the head of the spine. . Wonders of Man Series. Color Photography. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 172 pp .

NY: Rinehart & Company. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full light blue cloth, black and white lettering on spine. Illlustrated with over 60 photographs, 26 in full color. This is a first-hand account of adventure and discovery beneath the Red Sea - and of the daring men and women who have explored and expanded the wondrous world of a new continent. . Edges sunned, head and heel of spine gently bumped, else tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, has small tears at edges and is lightly sunned. . B&W and color photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 246 pp .

New York: Random House. As New in As New dust jacket. 1998. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0375500510 . Stated first edition, first printing. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, author's initials blind-stamped on front cover, blue endpapers. "A stunning novel about a woman and a marriage that begins in passion and becomes violent. From the opening line "The first time my husband hit me I was nineteen years old." Black and Blue is a beautifully written, heart-stopping story in which Anna Quindlen writes with power, wisdom, and humor about the real lives of men and women, the varities of people and love, the bonds between mother and child, the solace of family and friendship, the inexplicable feelings between people who are passionately connected in ways they don't understand.". Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square,… Read More

New York: Random House. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1994. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 067940712X . Quarter bound in black cloth over red boards, gilt lettering on spine, black embossed facsimile of author's signature on front cover, fore edge deckle, red endpapers. . Volume shows mild shelf-wear, spine lightly sunned. NEAR FINE. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. (vii), 289, (4) pp .

New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1998. 1. Soft Cover. 0553379658 . Publisher's glossy wraps.. some light dirt smudges inside front cover and on first page, very slight wear to head and heel of spine. NEAR FINE . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (ix), 288, (3) pp .

NY: Viking. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0670033812 . Quarter bound in publisher's red cloth over ivory boards, white lettering on spine, author's initials blind-stamped on cover. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 342 pp .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. -. 1. Hard Cover. 0684811448 . Quarter bound in red paper over grey boards silver lettering on spine, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Susan Davis. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. . B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 220, (1) pp .

New York: The Modern Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. -. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green, gilt lettering on spine, Modern Library logo blind-stamped on front cover, printed endpapers. . Ex-library with usual markings, else volume is tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. Ex-Library. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xxiv, 484, (2) pp .