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NY: Press of the Historical Society, 1852. Presume 1st . Large Paper Bound/ Stiff Cover. Good/No Jacket. Pamphlet, done in some early manner akin to perfect binding as opposed to saddle stitch, 57 pp, after which follows an errata sheet. Pale blue cover with black printing which seems to be one of the acceptable versions for 'first edition' status. Since being received it has been in acid free sleeve and will be shipped in same. Foto will follow. Notably edge worn, especially bottom. Mild foxing throughout, though covers not so. Something foxing prone may have been laid twixt p. 34 & 35 as there is ultra foxed area there (small) and verso 34. 4 unopened leaves at back (top) 2 unopened leaves center (fore edge). Some other edges (age darkened) appear cut, some natural, deckle.

Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company, 1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Binding has spine chip, major corner bump, pencil eraser size splotch back cover. Exterior hinging looks decent. Inscription penciled first end sheet and this sheet and pastedown have speckling and foxing. Lots of foxing is present throughout, though mercifully text is supple and not chipped or dog eared. The major flaw, worthy of restoration is a gap at the last gutter (twixt last endsheet and pastedown) for some reason, unusually, it affects interior only, outside is fine. From the original collectors notes "Delivered on the request of the Council of Massachusetts Temperance Society, at The Odeon Boston, February 28, 1837 , the day appointed for the simultaneous meeting of the friends of Temperance throughout the world.

Salem: W. & S. B. Ives, 1827. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We assert the book as a first edition based on the appearance of the date 1827 and its apparent match with number 2243 in the Sabin which is available to us. Book measures 8 3/4" by 5 1/2", though Sabin says 22 1/2 cm. (1/2 cm difference). The book has 611 pages, two blank endsheets front and rear. First sheet is completely loose and that gutter is gapped though the hinge is holding. Last endsheet is also partially loose with gutter gapping, again hinge is holding. The text, while nicely legible throughout has about every flaw that could be specified. Previous owner's name first pastedown and title page. Two erased pencillings, minor, are evident first endsheet's corner and title page. The text's foredge has the odd spot or stain. Endsheets have a fair amount of foxing and edge scar. Balance of text reasonably good, minimal foxing. Regarding the… Read More

Albany NY: NCUP, 1992. Presume 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. While essentially sound with bright, unmarked text and unworn covers this trade paperback copy has 2 issues worth noting. Front cover has crease lower corner and the first endsheet has a small gift inscription. Editor Melody Graulich. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Syracuse: Syracuse, 1965. 1st Edition NAP . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Great looking copy, unmarked, straight, no bumping. Jacket price clipped. The odd bit of scar esp. head of spine, short tears, abrasion. Looks just quite nice in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Boise: Syms-York, 1970. 1st Edition No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. We presume this to be a first edition no later printings are referenced. Great looking hard cover copy. Clean and straight, small bump/abrasion in field of one lower board. Tight, if not newish, unmarked, unbumped. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Camden: Down East, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. A pairing of two Campobello books, sold together at the listed price with one book priced domestic media mail shipping, Only the Muskie is signed (It is inscribed to Mrs. Frank Church [he was a noted Idaho Senator] dated 1984) hardcover book decent, jacket has chips, short tears. McBrides says numbercode for this house's 1sts, this copy, priced jkt. no code, no earlier or later printings are noted. Presume first. The other item is a massive padded cover affair of reprints of news pieces relating to the creation of the Roosevelt tribute park, covered in heavy clear plastic sheets. Excellent leatherette cover and spine gilt. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Georgetown Sc: Georgetown County Historical Society, 1999. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Internals are facsimile reprint of the 1922 Scribners work. Book approaches Near Fine, trace edge abrasion bottom spine. Straight crisp and bright copy. Jacket has two flaws, postage stamp size lightened area front panel (sticker removal?), 1/16th" tear top back, looks splendid in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Port Salerno: Florida Classics Library, 1991. Reprint Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. A good trade paper copy, no outright flaws, no marking, just the kind of very mild typical wear that a lightly read well handled book might get. No reading related spine creasing. Trace of ultra lite speckle top edge of text. Initially suspected was facsimile reprint of the 1884 original but I believe the type was reset for this edition. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Phila PA: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1852. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Much aged charm here, full heavily stamped leather. A likely gift book from the era, essays and poetry. All gilt edges. The text is quite foxed and the binding, while eased a bit in places is holding nicely. Some notable extremity abrasion and the the fore-edge has an improper closure issue, minor. Foto will follow. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Big Timber, Montana: Seven Buffaloes, 1979. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Long inscription to Bill Lukens inside front cover. Text unmarked, covers notably decent one corner has a trace of dog ear crease. Slender trade paperback, 80 pages. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Boston: Nichols, 1882. Not Stated . Hardcover. Good -/No Jacket. Beveled brown cloth boards with gilt lettering front and spine.Top edge gilt. First endsheet has inscription noting the book as the gift of the author, 1883. Binding sound, text a bit age darkened, end sheets and boards (rather bumped) have the odd fleck and scar, mild. A clipping was in the book, twixt pages 96/97 and has shadowed a bit. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Boulder: Pruett, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A handsome copy, approaching Near Fine condition. Trace wear to spine bottom, very mild. Bright lemon boards are immaculate, text bright. Jacket very sharp, no notable edgewear, no tears excepting one of @ 16th" front panel, in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1842. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair+/No Jacket. A custom rebinding from the period, previous owners name done in gilt relief front center. She has written her name in pencil above the January title. Half bound in leather (spine and tips) balance in abrasioned marble paper. The tips, spine extremities have major wear to the leather, worn thru. The most notable flaw is at the hinging of the front board, wholly compromised (worn thru with age) but held in place with the twine of the binding. The fisrt end sheet is completely loose at this point. Pastedowns and endsheets are quite foxed and the interior varies from almost no foxing to rather notably so. The only missing fashion illustration is form January, August is either missing or was omitted, no table of contents is in place for the second half of the year. 1st section 344 pages, 2nd section 204 pages. The apparently hand tinted illustration are fascinating and while some foxing is present. hopefully it will not worsen… Read More

Alexandria: Morielle, 1995. 3rd ED. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Richard Scarry. From the cover,"A History of Smokey Bear and the cooperative forest fire prevention program." A beautiful, crisp copy, clean, unbumped, forest green boards with lavish gilt, small USDA label 1st pastedown. Jacket handsome, no tears. JUST RECEIVED and added to the listing a cute LGB verison of the "Smokey The Bear" (auth. Werner/Illus Scarry) and obituary clipping of STB from the 1976 Bakersfield CA paper. Foto of all will follow. One book priced shipping is doable. JUST recd. a 4th Smokiana item, a small railroad promo with a handsome b&w smokey ad, foto coming. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Harper & Brothers. 1st U.S. Thus . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Weirdly this book has the wrong contents information in place of the title page and contents page, calling itself volume c Dec 1899-May 1900, not correct, though it took me ages to puzzle out. Appearing here, Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Bret Harte's "An Esmerelda of Rocky Canyon." A story written and Illustrated by Frederic Remingtom,"The White Forest." Henry Cabot Lodge writing on the Spanish-American War. A host of other are represented, huge book. Gutter at front fully separated, library stamp last pastedown. Much scarring to exterior, 3/4 bound in leather which has begun to split notably and tons of abrasion present. This said, all text is present, not a bad candiate for restoration and a serviceable reader.

Topsfield: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated as one of 400 copies printed. Handsome, straight copy, approaching Near Fine condition. Splendid hard cover with buckramesque tough green cloth boards and good spine gilt. Measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/2". The books flaws are rather mild to my eye, some of the early sheets have mild improper closing sort of crease, so mild as to be hard to see. Additionally there is just a bit of tip bumping. Text seems superb, unmarked, parchmentlike paper, stored in acid free clear sleeve. Accompanying the book is a whimsical map of Topsfield, folded and worn/darkened at the folds, dated as 1650-1950. Foto of book to follow. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Univ. of Nevada Press. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 10 Graves is 1st edition, 1972. Book is marred only by a few stains to edges of text; otherwise, bright, crisp, and newish. Jacket is scuffed, has a 1/2-inch chip out of upper back panel, and wear at corners. In mylar.It is paired for sale with a beautiful trade paperback copy of SPL (Laxalt's first book 40th anniversary edition) in As New condition. Both at the listed price with one book priced domestic media mail shipping. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Canada: Friesens, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Trade paperback appears to be the English language original accompanied by French translation. Signed by Guirard first endsheet. Uncreased spine. Covers have a trace of scuff. Unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Wash. D.C.: USGPO, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. From the copyright page, "This second volume of the 1976 edition of TNROHP contains descriptions of properties added from Jan. 1 1975 thru Dec. 31 1976." Sturdy, sound copy, no marking, lightly handled. Massive 638 page book, can ship domestic media mail at our usual prices. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*