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CLEVELAND: BURROWS BROS., 1889. BEVELED EDGES GILT TRIMMED TEXTBLOCK BOUND IN BROWN WITH ELABORATE GILT DECORATION TO COVER TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE SHOW NORMAL WEAR FRONT HINGE STARTING BACK HINGE CRAKED PREVIOUS OWNERS INSCRIPTION XMAS 1897 SOLID BRIGHT TEXTBLOCK ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARPER PENNINGTON G.E GRAVES HENRY SANDHAM HARRY FENN G.W EDWARDS CHARLES COPELAND MARGARET MCD. PULLMAN AND W.H GIBSON A RARE EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC SOMME WEAR TO CORNERS BOOK HOLDING TOGHETHER VERY WELL EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. EARLY PRE-1900. HARD COVER. VERY GOOD/NoNE. Illus. by MANY DRAWINGS SOME COLOR.

TOKYO JAPAN : HOKUSEIDO , 1952. A RARE COPY OF THIS EARLY EDITION THIS IS VOLUME 1 EASTERN CULTURE SOLID AND CLEAN NICE FRONTIS PIECE BY BUSON WITH TISSUE GUARD IN PLACE BOUND IN TEXTURED BROWN WITH PERFECT BLACK LETTERING THERE IS SOME BROWNING AROUND THE EDGES OF PAGES RATHER MILD FOR A BOOK PUBLISHED IN EARLY POST WAR JAPAN UNMARKED A GREAT WORK ON THE HISTORY OF HAIKU JACKET IS BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH A SMALL CHIP AT TOP OF SPINE ORIGINAL PRICE STAMP FROM PUBLISHER IN NICE SHAPE ON BACK PAGE . 1952 EDITION . HARDCOVER. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by BUSON AND OTHERS .

NY: HENRY HOLT, 1955. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT A LOOK AT THE WORK OF L.A HUFFMAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE GREAT PLAINS AND BIG SKY COUNTRY SOME TAPE MARKS ON END PAPERS BOOK HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED BY PLASTIC WRAP PREVIOUS OWNERS BOOKPLATE PRIVATELY OWNED. FIRST.. HARD COVER. NEAR FINE/NoNE. Illus. by PHOTOS.

NY: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1958. A VERY IMPORTANT REFERENCE BOOK IN THIS FIELD NEW RESEARCH IN THIS EDITION BOOK IS TRULY FINE BOUND IN GREEN WITH BRIGHT GOLD LETTERING ORIGINAL PRICE 5.75 IN VERY NICE JACKET UNMARKED JACKET HAS 2 SMALL CLOSED TEARS A VERY NICE COPY. 3RD EDITION.. HARD COVER. FINE/VERY GOOD. Illus. by DRAWINGS.

LONDON: MAGGS BROS, 1920. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT A VERY RARE TITLE CATALOG NUMBER 395 DEALING WITH THE VERY EARLIEST OF BOOKS AND INCUNABULA REALLY NICELY DONE CATALOG FROM A SALE IN 1920 VERY WELL PRESERVED NICELY ILLUSTRATED UNMARKED. FIRST.. SOFTCOVER. Fine/NoNE. Illus. by PHOTOS WOODCUTS.

WELLINGTON NZ: A.H AND A.W REED, 1977. A RARE TITLE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED SLIGHT BENDS AT FRONT COVER CORNERS A VERY SHARP BOOK A LIGHT BOOK SO I WILL ADJUST SHIPPING OVERSEAS. 1977 REPRINT. SPIRAL BOUND. NEAR FINE/NoNE. Illus. by MARSHALL JANET.

LONDON: GENTRY BOOKS, 1971. BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN PICTURES OF THE OLD TIME CARS THAT RAN THE BRIGHTON RUN WITH BACKGROUND STORIES FOR EACH ONE UNMARKED A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST PRINTING.. HARD COVER. FINE/NEAR FINE. Illus. by REYNOLDS R.P.

DERRYDALE PRESS, 1994. LIMITED EDITION OF 2500 BEAUTIFUL BOOK FISH ,CREEL, NET, FLY AND POLE ON FRONT COVER. FIRST.. HARD COVER. MINT/NONE. Illus. by LOUIS RHEAD.

LONDON: SPINK AND SONS, 1984. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT BOUND IN BLUE WITH PERFECT GILT LETTERING ONE SMALL BUMP AT TOP OF SPINE OTHERWISE UNMARKED AND AS NEW COMES WITH A COMPLETE ONION SKIN WRAPPER. FIRST.. HARD COVER. FINE/ONION SKIN WRAPPER. Illus. by PHOTOS.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1965. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT BOUND IN BLACK WITH COMPLETE GOLD LETTERING GOLD AND COPPER DESIGN ON FRONT COVER A RING AN EYE AND COPPER COLORED LETTERING UNMARKED NO ISBN NUMBER SQUARE CORNERS PAGES 329 TO 346 HAVE A FOLD AT THE TOP FOLD OUT MAP AT BACK IS IN FINE CONDITION A VERY NICE EARLY COPY OF PART ONE OF THE TRILOGY. SECOND EDITION FIFTH PRINTING . HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD/NoNE. Illus. by TOLKIEN J.R.R .

BOSTON: HOUGHTON-MIFFLIN, 1988. ANNOTATED BY DOUGLAS ANDERSON CLEAN SQUARE SOLID AND BRIGHT A TREASURE TROVE FOR THE TOLKIEN COLLECTOR GREAT REFERANCE WORK BOUND IN ONE QUARTER BLUE AND THE REST IN BRIGHT EMERALD GREEN JACKET HAS CHIPPING AND SEVERAL CLOSED TEARS AT TOP OF SPINE VERY NICE BRIGHT GILT LETTERING AND DESIGN ON COVER OF BOOK. First Thus. HARD COVER. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. Illus. by TOLKIEN J.R.R.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON -MIFFLIN / HARPER COLLINS, 1995. A RARE TITLE DIARY IS UNUSED NO DAYS IN DIARY SO YOUCAN USE IT ANYTIME NICE TOLKEIN ILLUSTRATIONS ONE BUMP TO LOWER SPINE LIGHT BUMPING TO BOTTOM CORNERS VERY VERY NICE CLEAN SOLID BRIGHT. FIRST.. HARD COVER. NEAR FINE/NoNE. Illus. by TOLKIEN J,R.R.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON -MIFFLIN, 1983. BOOK IS TRULY FINE SQUARE BRIGHT SOLID FIRST AMERICAN WITH FULL NUMBER LINE JACKET HAS 2 MINISCULE CLOSED TEARS ON BACK A SLIGHT AND I MEAN SLIGHT CURL AT THE BOTTOM OF BACK ONE HALF INCH RED PEN MARK ON FRONT THE SLIGHTEST RESIDUE OF WHAT APPEAR TO BE OLD CUP MARKS ON FRONT THESE ARE TINY FLAWS ON A GREAT BOOK WE STRIVE TO POINT OUT THE TINIEST FLAW ON EVERY DUST JACKET SO MANY LISTINGS SOUND A LOT WORSE THAN THEY IN FACT ARE. FIRST AMERICAN.. HARD COVER. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by TOLKIEN J.R.R.

LONDON: GEORGE ALLAN & UNWIN LTD, 1966. RARE FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE SECOND EDITION BOUND IN RED WITH COMPLETE GOLD LETTERING TO SPINE BOOK HAS SEEN SOME USE FIRM BINDING UNMARKED PRIVATELY OWNED NO BOOK CLUB DIMPLE MAP IN BACK OF BOOK IS CLEAN AND SHARP WITH A 2 INCH BY 1 INCH CHIP TO EDGE DOES NOT EFFECT MAP ITSELF TIPS LIGHTLY FRAYED SEVERAL TOP CORNERS OF PAGES HAVE BEEN FOLDED OVER DURING USE THIS IS THE BRITISH EDITION SOME AREAS OF SOILING TO COVER A GOOD COPY OF THIS HARD TO FIND EDITION. SECOND EDITION FIRST PRINTING. HARDCOVER. Good/NoNE. Illus. by N/A.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1956. A VERY RARE EARLY PRINTING BOOK STATES NO DATE ON TITLE PAGE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN ONLY ON COPYRIGHT PAGE BACK PAGE HAS FULL GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN IMPRINT ON LAST PAGE SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT BOUND BLUE GREEN WITH GILT LETTERING THE W ON COVER HAS PARTIALLY WORN OFF BUT ALL OTHER LETTERING IS PERFECT PREVIOUS OWNERS BOOKPLATE DATED 1956 PAGES 259 TO 273 SHOW FAINT FOLD AS DO PAGES 287 TO 315 THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ORIGINAL PUBLISHING FAULT MAP IN THE REAR IS DETACHED WITH A 4 INCH CLOSED TEAR AND SOME CRINKLING ALONG ONE SIDE OTHERWISE VERY CLEAN AND BRIGHT JACKET IS DONE IN YELLOW WITH RED LETTERING AND BROWN DRAWING IT STATES " AN ADVENTUROUS TRIP INTO THE LOOKING GLASS LANDSCAPE OF THE HOBBITS " PORTRAIT OF AUTHOR ON BACK IN RED IS DONE WITH A STRAIGHT LINE AT BOTTOM JACKET SHOWS CHIPS AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL CHIPS COMES WTH MYLAR COVER IPHONE PICS ON REQUEST . THIRD IMPRESSION OF FIRST AMERICAN EDITI. HARDCOVER. Very… Read More

NY: NY GRAPHIC SOCIETY, 1974. A BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED LOOK AT SHAKER LIFE AND HISTORY SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT UNMARKED A VERY RARE TITLE UNMARKED IN A BRIGHT JACKET WITH ONE SMALL CLOSED TEAR TO BACK A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST.. HARD COVER. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. Illus. by MANY PHOTOS.

CLEVELAND: BAKER RAULANG CO, 1953. A VERY RARE TITLE THE HISTORY OF THIS COMPANY FROM CARRIAGES TO ELECTRIC CARS TO MATERIAL HANDLING SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED A PIONEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD BOOK HAS 3 SMALL RED MARKS ON FRONT COVER AND A SMALL STAIN ON THE BOTTOM OF BACK COVER BRIGHT CLEAN TEXTBLOCK. FIRST.. HARD COVER. VERY GOOD/NoNE. Illus. by PHOTOS DRAWINGS.

INDIANAPOLIS: INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1993. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT A CATALOG OF THE GEORGE WINTER COLLECTION AT THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ONE OF INDIANA'S FIRST ARTISTS MANY PLATES OF THE ARTISTS WORK MANY IN COLOR JACKET IS BRIGHT WITH A TEAR AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO TOP BY THE SPINE A VERY NICE COPY WITH A GREAT TEXTBLOCK PRIVATELY OWNED. FIRST.. HARD COVER. VERY GOOD/GOOD. Illus. by PHOTOS.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1962. A NICE EARLY PRINTING OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING CLASSIC BOUND IN GREEN WITH COMPLETE GOLD LETTERING SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT AN AREA OF PEN MARKS ON BACK ENDPAPER A VERY INFLUENTIAL BOOK FROM THE START OF THE MODERN ENVIROMENTAL MOVEMENT . FIFTH PRINTING. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD/NoNE. Illus. by DARLING LOIS AND LOUIS .

NY: MACMILLAN, 1932. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD BY ALLEN LEWIS BOOK STATES 1932 ON COPYRIGHT AND TITLE PAGES PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1932 TOP OF TEXTBLOCK DYED BLUE BRIGHT CLEAN TEXTBLOCK PREVIOUS OWNERS PERIOD BOOKPLATE BOUND IN LIGHT BLUE WITH DARKER BLUE LETTERING AND DESIGN SPINE IS DISCOLORED LIFE IN THE CIRCUS OF THE 1930S . FIRST PRINTING. HARDCOVER. Very Good/NoNE. Illus. by LEWIS ALLEN .