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Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Co.. Very Good-. Stapled wraps. Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 311. Blue paper covers toned at the edges with light rubbing and wear. "6" written on the front cover in pencil. The text is unmarked with a ring of edge toning and light rubbing at the corners. ; 57 pages .

Benoit Classics, 1926. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Limited 1/750cc; worn and faded cover.

Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Publications Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. 3 3/8" x 5". Typical age-toning of pages, very light edge fading, minor crease in corner. 64 pages. A short story by a famous author..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1914. Hard Cover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. First separate edition of this tale from "Arabian Nights"Very good/No dust jacket; moderate wear & light soil to decorated paper boards, top edge gilt, no owner' names, light off-setting on front endpaper, marginal text, deckled pg. edging, 53pp . Hardcover. F. 1914.

Roycrofters, 1902. softcover. Good. red suede leather slightly loose

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. Poor. 8vo. Full suede leather. Portrait plate. Wraps split at spine and detached from block. Bookplate inside front cover. This is a leather-bound printing of Stevenson's story. Handmade book by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. (McKenna 81).

MP3 Audio CD. A Lodging For The Night (in Short Story Collection Vol. 055 ) A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT A STORY OF FRANCIS VILLON IT was late in November 1456. The snow fell over Paris with rigorous, relentless persistence; sometimes the wind made a sally and scattered it in flying vortices; sometimes there was a lull, and flake after flake descended out of the black night air, silent, circuitous, interminable. To poor people, looking up under moist eyebrows, it seemed a wonder where it all came from. Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon, at a tavern window: was it only Pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus? or were the holy angels moulting? He was only a poor Master of Arts, he went on; and as the question somewhat touched upon divinity, he durst not venture to conclude. A silly old priest from Montargis, who was among the company, treated the young rascal to a bottle of wine in honour of the jest and the grimaces with which it was accompanied, and swore on his own… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. A Lodging For The Night (in Short Story Collection Vol. 055 ) A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT A STORY OF FRANCIS VILLON IT was late in November 1456. The snow fell over Paris with rigorous, relentless persistence; sometimes the wind made a sally and scattered it in flying vortices; sometimes there was a lull, and flake after flake descended out of the black night air, silent, circuitous, interminable. To poor people, looking up under moist eyebrows, it seemed a wonder where it all came from. Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon, at a tavern window: was it only Pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus? or were the holy angels moulting? He was only a poor Master of Arts, he went on; and as the question somewhat touched upon divinity, he durst not venture to conclude. A silly old priest from Montargis, who was among the company, treated the young rascal to a bottle of wine in honour of the jest and the grimaces with which it was accompanied, and swore on his own… Read More

Roycroft Shop Roycrofters, 1902-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Full suede leather with yawped edges. Fading and minor soiling to spine. Chipping loss to head of spine and rear corner. Front wrap starting.

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. leather bound. Good. light shelf wear, personal bookplate to second blank page. In red suede with gilt lettering. Suede shows some aging and darkening. Salmon moiré endpapers, yapped edges, 45 pages with colophon. First printing. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Paperback / softback. New.

East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1902. Softcover. Clean pages, tight binding, sued. Clean pages, tight binding, suede covers clean with wrinkle to edge

Paperback / softback. New.

Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1902. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Fine/Fine. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 2nd ed., limited to 425 copies on Japan vellum. 24mo. Stiff wraps with dust jacket. Fine, as new in Near Fine slip case. Leaves unopened. *** part of the Publisher's Brocade Series. ***.

San Francisco: The Windsor Press, 1926. First edition thus. Sewn wrappers. Good. 16mo, 27 pages, French wrappers, unopened One of 750 copies printed for C. F. Benoit by the Brothes Johnson, on Rye Mill hand-made paper, with an illustration by Julian A. Links.

Pages 45 pp.Sm 8vo. Bound in limp brown suede, lettered in gilt. Silk end papers Frontispiece portrait. Minor bit of fading and wear to the spine, else in very good condition.

Portland, ME: Thomas B Mosher, 1902. Second edition limited to 425 copies on Japan Vellum; 24mo.; stiff wraps with dust jacket, softcover; 69 pages; some pages uncut and in soiled and edgeworn dust jacket else very good.

East Aurora: Printed by the Roycrofters, 1902. Very Good. 8vo, limp pale brown suede, very good, light wear. Frontispiece, 44 pp.

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. Fair. 8vo. Full suede leather. Portrait plate. Minor shelf wear. Block has come unglued from wraps. This is a leather-bound printing of Stevenson's story. Handmade book by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. (McKenna 81).

East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1902. Very Good. 8vo, dark maroon suede with yapp edges, very good with some soil and darkening to covers, contents very good, handsome printing on thick handmade paper, watered silk pastedowns. 45 pp., frontispiece of Stevenson.