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Dutton, 2014. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $29.95); both Fine+ to New condition. SIGNED by author (no inscription) on title page. First Edition & 1st printing per full no. line. DJ is clean & glossy w/ just a trace of shelf wear. No chips, rubs, tears, scuffs or sun discolor. Light rose board binding w/ gray spine is clean, square & bright- no flaws. All gold spine lettering is bright, crisp & intact. Endpapers & text are tight, white, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, owner names, etc,; NOT ex library or book club. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well. Appears unread. ***Reliable, fast. (61)

New York: Brentano's, 1900. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ, VG+ to Near Fine condition. NO publ. date- appears to be early or 1st Brentano's printing (there were supposedly three undated Brentano's editions, all of which were issued prior to 1901). Dark yellow cloth binding w/ extensive color floral motif on both covers, black lettering on front & spine; 39 pages + printer's statement- all printed on 1 side only; top edge of text block gilt (still bright), side edge rough-cut; 6.25 x 4""; red & black lettering on title page. Binding: tight, bright & clean covers w/ vibrant colors; very small corner bows, slight spine discolor (lettering totaly intact & readable). Old pictorial (etching of temple?) lawyer/owner bookplate (5"" x 3""), dated 1914, inside front cover. Bookplate also appears to be pencil signed in bottom margin ""Antonio Barone '14"". Signature & style agree w/ Google search of artist's works (I am not an expert). Endpapers & text are tight &… Read More

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ; Fine/ Near Fine condition. Stated First Edition, 1st printing (no note of further ones. 10.5 x 8.25"", 176 pages. DJ is Near Fine to Fine; bright, clean & glossy w/ just a trace of shelf wear, (NO chips, frays, sun or tears)- basically unmarred & displays extremely well. Book is Fine+. Green cloth binding is clean, square & bright w/ no wear. All bronze spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits or remainder mark, NOT ex library. Very handsome, well preserved copy.

Riverside Publishing, 1991. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?)- Fine condition. SIGNED ""Jim Brookbank XI Squadron"" inside front cover. Photo illus., 61 pages. Glossy pictorial hardcover binding shows maybe a trace of shelf wear- basically unmarred. Very slight bow to front cover. Text & endapapers are clean, white & unmarked. A touching little memoir of author's service in RAF bomber during World War II.

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)

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2008. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?), Fine++ to New condition. First Edition; 1st printing per no. line. Glossy color photo pictorial board binding is tight, bright & clean w/ no wear. NO bumps, rubs, frays, scuffs or sunfade- crisp & intact. Endpapers & text tight, WHITE, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, owner names, notes, etc.; NOT ex library. Very handsome copy- displays extremely well. ***Reliable, fast. (132)

Viking Penguin, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $22.95); both Fine condition. Stated First American Edition, 1st printing per full no.line. Review copy w/ publisher's review slip & promo news page laid-in. DJ (in protective mylar cover) is clean & glossy w/ little to no wear. No chips, tears, scuffs, fray or sun discolor. Dark gray- green board binding w/ black cloth spine is clean, square, bright & unmarred. All gold spine lettering bright, crisp & intact. Endpapers & text are tight, bright, clean & unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays very well.***Reliable, fast. (132)

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang , 2000. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. George Rodrigue. hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?), Near Fine to Fine condition; HAS ornament in envelope attached inside back cover. First Edition & 1st printing per full no.line. Blue (Dog) pictorial binding is tight, glossy, clean & square w/ just a bit of shelf & edge wear, sm. 1/2 scuff on back- no real detraction

Seaver Books / Henry Holt / Naval Institute, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $19.95) both Near Fine+ condition. Correct edition & ISBN- diff. cover. Stated First Edition, 1st printing per no. line. Red DJ is clean & glossy w/ just a trace of shelf wear- basically unmarred. NO tears, chips, scuffs or sunfade. Book would be Fine, except for gift inscription on 1st blank page. Blue board binding w/ black cloth spine is tight, clean & square w/ no wear. All metallic red spine lettering crisp & intact. NO bumps, rubs, scuffs or fray. Text is tight, bright, clean & unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Copy displays very well. ***Reliable, fast. (136)

London: John Camden Hotten, 1860. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; Poor to possibly Fair condition. First English translation of this work by Martin Luther. Contents: xxxvii (Introduction) + 64 pages (Liber Vagatorum & Vocabulary); woodcut frontis prior to pg. 1, woodcut page decoration; 7.5 x 5.5"", green endpapers. Binding: Red board covers show rubbing (through to board, at edges), scuffs, soil. Front cover totally (& cleanly) separated from spine; spine separated from text block, but still attached to back cover- which IS still well attached to text. Gold spine title still crisp & intact. Front free endpaper, half-title page & page 63-64 also separated (but all are present). Rest of text pretty tight & well attached; clean w/ only v. light toning- no tears or foxing. Tissue protector on pg. 1 is clean & intact. This copy may be a good candidate for rebind, restoration and/or stabilization.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co / Junior Books, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Manning DeV. Lee - Frontis. Hardcover/ no DJ, Fair++ to Good condition- esp. considering age & genre. Illus. endpapers, color frontis, rough-cut side edge of text block. 273 pages. Stated First Edition, year 1931 also on title page- no note of further printings. Owner name & address, dated ""Christmas, 1931"" on 1st blank page. Green cloth binding shows some soil, rubbing, edge wear, couple small soft corners, light sun fade to spine. Black lettering & keys motif on front & spine intact & totally legible. Hinge split at back endpapers (binding a bit loose), but fabric underlay largely attached, except for 1"" at top. Endpapers clean & bright. Color frontis bright, crisp & unmarred. Text unmarked, w/ light toning. NOT ex library.

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ; both Near Fine condition; oversize format. First Edition (Published 1996""); 1st printing- no note of further ones. DJ is Near Fine to Fine; bright, glossy & clean w/ just a bit of shelf wear. NO chips, frays, scuffs, sun or tears. Book would be fine, except for gift note, dated 1996, on 1st blank page. Black cloth binding is tight, bright & clean w/ no wear. NO bumps, rubs, fray or sun. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- both DJ & book display very well.

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.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ DJ; both Near Fine condition. SIGNED & inscribed by author on title page. First Edition & 1st printing per no. line. DJ bright, clean & glossy w/ only trace of edge curl at top of front panel. NO chips, fray, tears or sun discolor. Gray cloth binding is tight, bright, square & clean. NO bumps, rubs, scuffs or edge fray. All silver lettering crisp & intact,except small 1/16 dit of wax (?) on ""U"" in ""Buildings"" in title- v. minor. Owner name on front free endpaper. Text is tight

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Alan Daniel. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $16.95); both Fine+ to As New condition. SIGNED by author James Howe, dated Nov. '07 w/ short inscription & carrot drawing, directly on title page. Stated First revised format Edition; 4th printing per no. line. DJ is clean & glossy w/ no wear. No chips, rubs, tears, scuffs, fray or sun discolor. Brown board binding w/ yellow spine is clean, square & bright- no flaws. All metallic red spine lettering is bright, crisp & intact. Endpapers & text are tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library or book club. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well.***Reliable, fast. (74)