Books and Bipeds

New York: Argus, 1947. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9.25in. 268pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the extremities somewhat shelf rubbed, endpapers with a hint of even toning, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the… Read more about this item

Argus Books 1947 1st ed. 268pp Very good condtion with light wear, light dust soiling to page edges, light toning to endpapers, previous owner Oswald Train bookplate to front pastedown, in jacket with edge wear, light chipping to spine ends and corners, light toning, rubbed spots to flap edges and spine gutters. celph

New York: Argus Books, Inc., (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Spine sunned. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. An entertaining selection of Starrett's writings from his weekly book column in the CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper by the author for Frank T. [?].

NY: Argus Books, 1947. Bound in red cloth with the title on a white label at the top of the spine in brilliant dust jacket that shows just a hint of wear to bottom spine edge. A 268 pp. book on Books including a few on Sherlock Holmes. Beautiful copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near… Read more about this item

NY: Argus. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth, paper spine label. Stated first edition flat signed by Starrett to the ffep. Eps slightly darkened, slight sunning to spine, else tight and square, text unmarked. The DJ in mylar is slightly sunned at spine, with closed tear mid spine. Flap price… Read more about this item

New York: Argus Books, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 268pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, bound in light red cloth with titles on a printed paper spine label. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of wear at the spine ends and lightly toned edges. Presentable unclipped… Read more about this item

New York: Argus Books, Inc, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 268pp. Cloth. Signed by Vincent Starrett on the front free endpaper. "A commentary on the world of books and bookmen, on adventures in the world of literature and on life as it is reflected in books." Cloth shows mild discoloration to lower edge of front panel. A near fine copy… Read more about this item

New York: Argus Books, Inc, 1947. First edition (stated). Very good plus in very good jacket.. First printing in book form of this collection of Starrett's literary commentary, much of it reprinted from his column in the Chicago Sunday Tribune. 9'' x 6'', Original orange cloth with paper spine label. In original unclipped ($3.50) dust jacket. 268 pages.… Read more about this item

New York: Argus Books, Inc, 1947. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, small chip missing from base of spine, closed tear and shelf wear to upper spine panel, some light rubbing. (6843). Octavo, Hardcover. Starrett's commentary on the world of books and bookmen. Includes sections on Sherlock Holmes.

New York: Argus Books, Inc. , 1947 First Printing. VGood+/VGood. Book shows fading to top edge of cloth and some darkening to end pages. Jacket has minor edge wear with some light chips and tears along top edge and a small hole in "V" on front. Not remainder marked or price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

Argus Books 1947 1st ed. 268pp Very good condtion with light wear, light dust soiling to page edges, light toning to endpapers, in jacket with edge wear, light creasing to spine, rubbed spot to edge of rear panel at the flap, light toning. celphE

1947. STARRETT, Vincent. Books and Bipeds. Original cloth, dust jacket. New York: Argus Books, [1947]. First edition. A fine copy.

New York: Argus Books, Inc, 1947. The binding is Very Good -- clean, bright and unfaded (only one tiny nick to the top edge of the front board). Sharp corners. The interior is FINE. Pages are crisp and unmarked. NOT a library discard. 1947. "First Edition" is so stated on the copyright page. … Read more about this item

Argus Books, 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Very Good Price Clipped Jacket. First Edition. Classic on Books About Books..

Argus Books, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. A collection of Starrett's Tribune writings on such topics as Sherlock Holmes and book catalogues. A clean, unmarked, tight copy.

New York: Argus Books, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Red cloth with spine label, 8vo., 268 pages. Endpapers toned, covers moderately soiled. spine faded, else a very good copy.

Argus, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Argus Books, 1947. Very good condition in a very good dust jacket with a small chip.