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1940. 1940 Clark, Walter van Tilburg THE OX-BOW INCIDENT New York: Random House, c1940 First Printing 309pp 8vo Inside gutters toned, faint darkening of spine with minor discoloration in outside gutters, else fine bright copy with no signs of wear in VG+ dust jacket (tip folds chipped, chipping with minor loss of paper on upper and lower edges of spine panel) ,00000.

1939. 1939 Eliot, T S OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, c1939 46pp 8vo tpage printed on orange paper spine and edges of boards slightly discolored, else fine bright copy in orange d/w (spine panel slightly darkened, faint signs of darkening).

1917. Hardcover. Near fine. Edited by William Frederic Bade Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. 279pp. hand-colored frontis photogravure; black and white illustrations from photographs. 550 copies of this large-paper edition were printed 500 copies are for sale. This is number 507. Presentation copy from the editor. Personal copy of late Major General Royal Lord. Handwritten notation by editor on title-page "Edited by William Frederic Bade". Handwritten inscription on first free epage: "With a bon voyage from all the Bades, big and little, for the happiest of all cruises! So say we all of us WFB, ELeBB, EMB, ELe BB VI, WGB". 8vo.Green paper-covered boards over green cloth spine with leather spine label; Minor scuffing on spine label, light soiling on rear cover. Minor rubbing on ends of spine, corner tips sharp; lower edges of the last few pages wrinkled; overall near fine hardcover.

1775. 1775 A COLLECTOIN OF POEMS IN SIX VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN FOUR VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS London: J Dodsley, 1775 10 volumes 8vo Matching bindings Full calf/gilt/red and black leather spine labels tpage engravings, illus engravings A few of the missing spine labels have been replaced with modern matching labels, some of the hinges are either weak or partially cracked, overall a very nice set.

1966. 1966 Link, Arthur, ed THE PAPERS OF WOODROW WILSON 38 volumes Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966-1982 lg 8vo This set is unused, purchased in 1982 and was packed in the original cartons Some of the jackets are price-clipped, a little minor rubbing on the edges of a few dust jackets, a few small spots on the spine panels of two dust jackets Errata slip laid-in volume 1 All of the jackets are protected with archival mylar covers All volumes are in As New condition with fine/as new dust jackets ,99500.

1980. 1980 Myers, Vali DRAWINGS 1949-79 Introduction George A Plimpton London: Open House, c1980 127pp illustrated in color Sm folio INSCRIBED by the artist As new hardcover in fine d/j.

1900. 1900 Dickens, Charles THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS Edition De Luxe NY: National Library Company, nd ca1900 20 volumes Each volume has a color frontis w/tissue guard and b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank and "Phiz" #128/1000 copies 8vo tan cloth with black stamped spine labels, teg Some of these volumes have never been read with the gilt being uncracked All of the spine labels show minor scuffing and scratching, otherwise all the volumes are bright and crisp with sharp corners and unblemished covers Overall and handsome fine hardcover set (extra shipping required on this set).

1932. 1932 Eisen, Gustavus PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON NY: Robert Hamilton & Associates, 1932 #245/300 copies signed by the author 3 volumes xxxii, 1023pp, index Pages partially uncut 256 illustrations, photographs from Washington portraits, 15 photogravures with tissue guards, 2 color plates with tissue guards, numerous drawings within the text Folded broadside with tipped-on reproduction of a portrait of the author by Wilford S Conrow and an appreciation by Professor AT Olmstead inserted in volume 1 after the signature page 4to Forest green leather over beige cloth stamped in gold, spine elaborated decorated in gilt, aeg As new, probably never read 3 volume leatherbound hardcover set in publisher's slipcase with only minor rubbing and wear.

William T. Anderson, 1876. Leather bound. Near fine. THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS ENLARGED FROM THE RESEARCHES OF NUMEROUS AUTHORS,THE WHOLE AFFORDING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MASONIC KNIGHTHOOD, FROM THE ORIGIN OF THE ORDERS TO THE PRESENT TIME, ADAPTED TO THE AMERICAN SYSTEM By Robert Macoy. NY: William T Anderson, c1873. Revised Edition 1876. 632pp, ads, 2 color lithograph illustrations, numerous black and white full page illustrations and illustrations within the text. 8vo. Half-leather over marbled paper-covered boards, raised bands, gilt stamping on spine, marbled end-pages. This book came from the estate of Guy Brasford Park, 38th Governor of Missouri (1933); the book originally belonging to his father Thomas Woodson Park. On the front cover of the book is a narrow leather label stamped in gold with "TW Park" . A second matching leather label is laid-in. The back cover shows shelf-rubbing and wear along the edges, with much less rubbing on front cover, the interior is bright and clean. With the… Read More

1903. 1903 Payne-Gallwey, Sir Ralph THE CROSSBOW: MEDIEVAL AND MODERN MILITARY AND SPORTING ITS CONSTRUCTION HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT WITH A TREATISE ON THE BALISTA AND CATAPULT OF THE ANCIENTS London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1903 328pp, index, 220 illustrations Also included: APPENDIX TO THE BOOK OF THE CROSSBOW AND ANCIENT PROJECTILES London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1907 28 illustrations 4to Three-quarter leather/green buckram, 5 raised bands, spine stamped in gold, aeg, marbled end papers Original black cloth cover and spine bound-in at the rear Binding by Leonard Mounteney who worked for RR Donnelley "With the Author's kind regards" written in ink on the second blank page The lower corner tips are a little rubbed along the bottom edges, otherwise this is a Very Fine leatherbound hardcover.

1846. Shelton: Printed at the Examiner Office, Niles' Bank [1846] 72pp This little handbook was published by the Potters' Printing Society; the author William Evans was the Trades Union leader of that day Designed for master potters; it covers the history of fine pottery; descriptions of the materials, formulas and processes of the manufacture of china and earthenware; an appendix containing "The Recipe Book of Bailiff Thomas", "The Recipe Book of Bailiff John" The owner of this book Enoch Thomas was a master potter for Staffordshire Potteries, England His signature on the front pastedown page "Enoch Thomas, Hanley Staffordshire Potteries, England" His signature on the rear pastedown page "Enoch Thomas, St Louis MO, America" Enoch Thomas was one of the many potters emigrating in the late 1840's-1850's from England to America He took his recipe book with him Sm 8vo Green cloth with gold titles on the spine Corner tips bumped, minor fraying upper edge of spine, small spots and soiling on covers;… Read More

1765. 1765 Diderot, Denis LE PERE DE FAMILLE, COMEDIE EN CINQ ACTES, ET EN PROSE Besancon: Fantet, 1765 100pp Text in French 8vo Bound in contemporary vellum without boards; faded ink notation of title on spine With only minor soiling on covers, else Fine.

1907. Hardcover. Very good. 1907 Curry, Mrs Belle PARSONS, LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS, YEARS FROM 1869 TO 1895 STORY OF THE BENDERS Parsons, Kansas: Bell Bookcraft Shop, nd [1937] 1/50 copies 124pp, index, blue pebble cloth stamped in gold The previous owner Lucile Ruth Offutt has extensively underlined and marked in the margins, noting the names of all the early settlers and residents of Parsons She has noted on the first page: "Please Do Not Make any kind of underling or mark in My Books, even though you discover I may have overlooked one I should have made If you'll make a note of the pages and names I missed I'll do my own marking to bring my work on those names up to date" She has noted on the front pastedown page and on the title page this is her book Her markings and annotations are in red and blue ink The corner tips, lower edge of spine show some rubbing and wear; the binding is tight Six Guns lists this book twice, #534, #1208, noting it as Scarce Very Good hardcover.

Scholastic Press, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. As new. Scholastic Press, c2011. Collector's Edition, November 2011. 8vo. Black cloth with silver arrow on front cover, silver titles on spine. Signed by Suzanne Collins on half title-page. As new unread hardcover, housed in a black paper-covered slipcase with red and silver titles on the spine panel, decorative gold embossed front and back panels. Very Good slipcase. The lower edge of the slipcase is bumped, there are some pigment irregularities in the black paper-covering the slipcase.

Subterranean Press, 2010. Hardcover. As new/as new. Subterranean Press, 2010. This Special Edition is limited to 500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. This ic copy PC. Signed by Jim Butcher on limitation page. As new unread hardcover, as new d/j.