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Bounty Books, 1974. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 176 Pp. Very Large Format Spiral-Bound Card Covers. Revised And Enlarged Edition, 1974, Inscribed By John Robinson To Friends.

Boston Ma: Thomas & Andrews, 1810. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good. Third And Best Edition. Full Sheep With Red Morocco Spine Label Lettered In Git. Unpaginated, Two Column Format. Massive Alphabetical Geography Of The Western Hemisphere. Folding Maps Of North America (With Caribbean) And South America, Worn And With Tears Along Creases But Intact. Lacking The Rare Atlas Volume, Although This Volume Advertised On Title Page As "Accompanied By A New And Elegant General Atlas Of The World Containing, In A Separate Volume, Sixty-Three Maps, And Comprising All Of The New Discoveries To The Present Time".

Philadelphia Pa: William B. Evans, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 405Pp. + 2 Pp Ads At Rear. Full Brown Morocco, Gilt, All Edges Gilt, Brown Endpapers. First Edition (No Later Printing Indicated, 1873). Some Rubbing To Morocco (Can Be Re-Colored By A Binder, No Marks, Contents Fine. Classic 19Th Century Popular Urban Theology, And Ancestor Of Its 20Th And 21St Century Incarnations.

Boston Ma: The American Humane Education Society / The Youth's Companion, 1891. Soft cover. Good. Iv, 5-246, Illustration One Of Black Beauty's Friends, "Capt. Joh Codman On 'Black Beauty'", An 1890 Article By Geo. T. Angell, Followed By 16 Pp Of Articles By Angell And Ads For The Society And Its Publicatins, One Dated June 1, 1891.Simple Brown Wrappers Printed In Black On Covers And Spine, Cheap Paper, Probably A Fee Promotional Issue By The Youth's Companion. Wear, Fraying, A Little Chipping, But Complete. Former Owner's Name On The First Page Of Text (5).

Griffin Ga: Raynor Hubbell, 1959. 7nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 22, 67 Pp. Gray Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. June 5, 1959 Transmittal Letter From Hubbell Tipped In At Front, With Large White Eagle Cutout. 16 Page 1959 Catalog Laid In Loosely. Book Not Signed, Just Th Letter. Near Fine. Gift Inscription On Inside Front Cover.

Philadelphia Pa: William B. Evans, 1870. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 445Pp. + 6 Pp Ads At Rear. Full Brown Morocco, Gilt, All Edges Gilt, Brown Endpapers. Twenty-Fifth Edition Indicated, 1870 Copyright Date. Some Rubbing To Morocco (Can Be Re-Colored By A Binder), No Marks, Contents Fine. Classic 19Th Century Popular Urban Theology, And Ancestor Of Its 20Th And 21St Century Incarnations.

Hawley & Hazel, 1975. Original Print . No Binding. Fine. Undated Lithographed Cut-Out Mounted On Handle. Pre-1985. The Relating Explanatory Wikipedia Article Reads Like A Very Tasteless And Unbelievable Joke. Darlie (Originally Known As Darkie) Is An Oral Care Brand Owned And Manufactured By The Hawley & Hazel Company With Focus On Chinese And Southeast Asian Markets. The Company Is Headquartered In Hong Kong With Manufacturing Facilities In Zhongshan. The Brand Was Launched In Shanghai In The 1930S And Was Included In The Colgate-Palmolive Portfolio In 1985 After Colgate-Palmolive Acquired 50% Equity In Hawley & Hazel. Hawley & Hazel Marketed Darkie Toothpaste As A Parody Of American Minstrel Performer, Al Jolson, Who Became Popular For His Blackface Performances. The Whiteness Of His Teeth Inspired The Brand Name And Logo. Darky, Or Darkie, Is An Ethnic Slur Used Primarily In The Western World To Refer To Black People. The Packaging Featured An Image Of A Wide-Eyed White Man In… Read More

Disneyland, 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Poor.

London / New York / Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, 1915. First Edition 1st Printing. Decorated Cloth. Good. 11" Tall [28 cm]. 135 Pp. First Edition. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Tipped-In Frontispiece And 17 Color Plates, Tissue-Guards. Very Clean, Solid, With Strong Hinges, No Marks. Cloth Covers Badly Frayed At Upper Corners. Bookplate Of Prominent Los Angelesresidents Webster B. And Marion K. (Kerckhoff) Holmes, With Fine Engraving Of A Front View Of Their Home.

Santa Barbara Ca: Harold G. Davidson, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 219 Pp. Brown Boards, Spine Lettered In Gilt. First Edition Stated, One Of 500 Copies. Signed By Davidson On Half-Title Page Without Inscription. Dust Jacket Price $50.00, Near Fine.

New York: Doubleday, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 189 Pp. Maroon Cloth, Gilt. First Printing After The Limited Signed Edition Of 350 Copies. Fine, No Wear Or Marks, Signed By Author On The Half-Title Page. Dust Jacket With Pre-Publication Price Intact, Very Near Fine With Slight Wear Along Ends Of Spine.

Porter & Coates, 1871. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 582 Pp. Red-Brown Cloth, Elaborately Gilt And Stampe In Black. Brown Endpapers. First Printing, 1971 Dates On Title And Copyright Pages. Exceptionally Well Preserved, Gilt Brilliant. Very Good +, Slight Wear, Tiny Frays At Corners; Front Hinge Cracked At Front Endpapers, And Front Free Endpaper Worn And Creased At Fore Edge, Contents Otherwise Near Fine, Bright And Clean.

Ferrari Owners Club, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Yellow Cloth. Directory Of The Organization And Its Members.

Harper & Reynolds, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Black 3-Post Binder, Embossed In Gold. Very Large Index + 1452 Pp. Undated, Circa 1959 (Worldcat Estimates Catalog 75 To Be Frm 1943). Well Preserved.

Chicago Il: Star Publishing Company, 1896. Hardcover. Fair. 398 Pp. Brown Cloth Stamped In Black. Volume One Only, Of Two. Very Worn,Frayed At Corners, Hinges Broken At Endpapers, Rear Free Endpaper Detached But Present, No Marks, Paper Aged As Usual.

Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Plates. Xix, 256 Pp. Light Brown Cloth Lettered In Dark Brown. Early Printing Of The First Edition, 1928, With 1928 Copyright Date But No Date On Title Page And No Later Date. Generically Inscribed By William M. Breckinridge; Decorative Stamp Of Owl Drug Store, Tombstone, Ariz., As Usual; Ownership Signature Of R. W. Dalton.

New York: The John Day Company, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 218 Pp. (Name Index At Rear). Black Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Signed By Hurrell And Dated "'91". Very Near Fine Book, In Very Near Dust Jacket, Price Clipped.

New York: Random House, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Book/Very Good. 279 Pp. Green Cloth. First Edition Stated. Book Near Fine, Dome Fading At Top And Bottom Edges Of Front Cover. Inscribed "Good Health, Luck, And Happy Days To Ya! Joe Willie Namath". Dust Jacket Price Clipped, Slight Wear, 2" Tear Along Top Of Front Spine Edge.

New York Ny: Sotheby's, 1997. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 634 Lots. Color Photographs. Near Fie. No Marks.

New York: The Century Company, 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Maps, Photographs. Xii, 483 Pp. Brown Cloth Lettered In Gilt, Decorated In Red, Black And Gilt. First Printing, 1926. Very Good, Light Usage, Spin Lettering Weak, Hinges Tight; Former Owner's Name On Front Endpaper.