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London: I.L.P. Edition, 1921. VG. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's full cloth-gilt. 23 cm. 387 pages. Top edges gilt. Contains an illustrated frontispiece portrait of Hardie. Introduction by J. Ramsay MacDonald. In very good condition. Previous owner's name/date written in pencil on the front loose end page. No other ownership marks/writing present. Hinges tight. Moderate to heavy spotting to the front/back matter and book block edges. Light scattered foxing to some of the interior pages. Light edge wear/bumping to the cloth covers.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993. First edition, 1st printing (with full number line present on the copyright page). Hardcover book complete in its original printed dust jacket (unclipped). 24 cm. 288 pages. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author directly on the title page. The book is in fine condition. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping, rubbing to the dust jacket.

[England]: Murrays Children's Books, 1978. NF. Hardcover book bound in glazed pictorial boards. 20 cm. Contains 6 spreads featuring illustrated pop-ups by the masterful Kubasta, two of which can be animated with an "action trigger" lever. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight. All 6 pop-ups are in excellent condition with little to no wear. Small price sticker (Burdines) on the front cover. A lovely copy.

Jacob Abraham Grohusko, 1908. First edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full cloth gilt. 85 pp. In good condition. Lacks front fixed end page. Front hinge cracked but holding to the book block. A few interior pages contain notations/markings. A few pages with splatter stains. Moderate to heavy wear/soiling/bumping to the cloth covers. Rare.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1921. First edition. Hard cover book bound in the publisher's original cloth. 20 cm. 303 pp. Frontispiece illustration by F. Vaux Wilson. In very good condition. Previous owner's name/date/address written on the front end pages. Small bookseller's label affixed to the rear fixed end page. Hinges tight, pages bright. Spine lean. Moderate edge wear/bumping to the cloth covers. Jacob Pratt, a middle-class Englishman, finds himself bankrupt because of his brother's failure to return some money Jacob has loaned him. As a consequence, for several years he leads a miserably unhappy existence as a leather salesman. Suddenly the brother in America makes a fortune in oil, and Jacob finds himself one of the wealthy men of England and correspondingly famous. Having a keen sense of the responsibility his money brings and of his own past wretchedness, he decides to devote himself to helping the "under dog" and to outwitting the sharks who prey upon people of small means.

(Kitchener, Ontario: Aardvark-Vanaheim Inc, 1992. Third printing. NF. Softcover book bound in stiff printed wrappers. 26 cm. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. This copy has been inscribed, signed and sketched by Dave Sim directly on the title page. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the wrappers.

Kingston, Jamaica: Heritage Publishers, 1987. Reprint. Staple-bound book in stiff printed wrappers. 21 cm. 36 pages. In very good plus condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Some offsetting to the interior pages. Light edge wear, rubbing, soiling to the covers.

New York: Joseph Lawren, 1925. First edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original cloth spine and papered boards. 25 cm. 62 pages. In very good condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. A touch of spotting to the end pages. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Moderate edge wear/bumping, rubbing, soiling, toning to the covers.

(New York): Thames & Hudson, 2004. First American edition. Good. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket (unclipped). 32 cm. 160 pages. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. In good overall condition. A previous owner's (an architect) neat notations and/or underlining is present to a handful of interior pages (pls. see scans). Light edge wear/bumping to the dust jacket. Scarce in any condition.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Reprint. NF. Softcover book bound in stiff printed wrappers. 23 cm. 433 pages. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the wrappers.

Lahore, Pakistan: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, (undated). VG+/VG+. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket. 18 cm. 103 pages. In very good plus condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight. Moderate edge wear/tear, rubbing, soiling to the dust jacket.

(Nashua, New Hampshire: Gibson Magic, Undated. Very Good +. Staple-bound book in stiff printed wrappers. 22 cm. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. In very good plus condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Tight binding. Light spotting to the front/back matter. Light edge wear/bumping, soiling, staining to the covers. Scarce.

New York: Books, Inc, 1941. Art-Type Edition. VG+/VG+. Hardcover book complete in its original wonderfully illustrated dust jacket. 20 cm. 391 pages. In very good plus condition. Previous owner's name written on the front fixed end page. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Front hinge starting. Interior pages age toned. Moderate edge wear, rubbing, soiling, staining to the dust jacket. Uncommon.

San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2000. First paperback edition. NF. Softcover book bound in stiff printed wrappers. 30 cm. 113 pages. Contains color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the wrappers. A larger volume, additional international shipping charges may apply.

Boston / Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc, 1995. VG+. Softcover book bound in stiff printed wrappers. 26 cm. 167 pages. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. In very good plus condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping, soiling to the covers.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. Stated first edition. Hardcover book complete in its original printed dust jacket. 29 cm. 202 pages. Contains color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author directly on the half title page. The book is in near fine condition. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. A few abrasions to the gutter area of the front end pages. Light edge wear/bumping to the covers/dust jacket.

New York: Verve / PolyGram Records, 1994. Facsimile reprint of original 1949 limited edition 78 rpm album. NF/NF. Spiral-bound book complete in the original pictorial dust jacket. 13 cm. Essay by Brian Priestley. Black-and-white photographic illustrations by Milli throughout. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping, rubbing to the dust jacket. The 2 CDs are in excellent condition with just minor wear.

Musee D'Ethnographie de Geneve / Slatkine, 2000. First edition. Hardcover book bound in glazed pictorial boards. 32 cm. 154 pages. Text in French only. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping, scuffing to the covers.

(Paris, France): Electa Moniteur, 1988. First edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket. 27 cm. 167 pages. Contains color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. Text in French. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the dust jacket.

Los Angeles, CA: Charlot Books from David C. Cook, 1981. First edition. Hardcover book bound in glazed pictorial boards. 18 cm. 12 pages with six rotating illustrations paper-engineered by James Diaz. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. A few pages show a touch of light spotting. Light edge wear/bumping to the covers.