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Chicago: Nelson-Hall Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . Signed by Author. Association copy, signed, dated and numbered by Jack Huttig "To Harold and Marge Evans, my oldest and very best friends, Jack Huttig, 6-5-80. / #5 of 6 "authors copies" ?? by Nelson-Hall." About very good with worn ends and discolored cloth cover; heavily worn and chiped dust jacket now in an archival cover. Pp xiv, 146, [40] leaves of plates. Illustrated. This book documents the attempts of men and women aviators to win the Orteig Prize for flying nonstop from New York to Paris and the Dole race from Oakland to Hawaii. The Orteig Prize was a reward offered to the first Allied aviator(s) to fly non-stop from New York City to Paris or vice versa. Several famous aviators made unsuccessful attempts at the New York–Paris flight before the relatively unknown American Charles Lindbergh won the prize in 1927 in his aircraft Spirit of St.… Read More

New York: Vanguard Press. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Early issue. Reversed hats on endpages. Price clipped dust jacket. Red hat only illustration. Black paper on board with red cloth spine. Un paginated. Boards edges and corners rubbed worn; text clean and bright. Dust jacket bright but with missing portions along the edges with previous tape repairs to tears on the back cover & flap fold; some staining on the "50" of 500 and the "A" of hats. Now in an archival cover. Additional pictures upon request. ; 8vo ; fair .

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. Hardcover blue cloth,minor rubbing and stains, Good No dust jacket. Color frontis and introduction by Frank Brangwyn, many monochrome illustrations, 39 fullpage color plates protected with tissues, ; 8vo ; 186 pp pages .

[New York]: The Macmillan Co.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tight Binding, No markings nice unread copy. Jacket has edgewear and in a protective cover. Robinson (1869-1935) was the winner of 3 Pulitzer Prizes for poetry. ; 8vo ; 65 pp pages .

Boston, Chicago: The Pilgrim Press. Near Fine. 1922. First Edition. Softcover. Original stiff paper wraps, beautifully decorated with blue and black "Cathedral Window" motif. 32 pages. Frontispiece. Decorative initials. Some pencil marginalia and underline, along with cover edge tone. Otherwise a handsome copy. From page 24 'Rehearsals' - "The fact that there are no speaking parts makes the matter of rehearsals quite simple. The first performance of the pageant was given after one evening of rehearsing the whole cast (in costume) with the choir, and another one for the angels alone. More may be advisable, but the fewer the better." ; 8vo .

New York: Grossett & Dunlap. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1946. Hardcover. Decorated cream, pink and brown cloth cover, modest edge wear; pictorial full color end papers; orginal illustrated dust jacket moderatly worn corners. Illustrated junior library. Illustrated by Donald McKay. Protective clear cover. Handsome copy. ; 8vo .

New York: Newson & Company. Very Good. 1914. Hardcover. Brown stamped cover. xxii, 328 pages. Illustrated by Ada Budell. Heavily used text book with at least two former owners names, Rex White age 10 being predominate. Rex has liberally made pencil notations throughout the text, including a complete prayer. Stamped 1915 in ink inside the back cover. Numerous finger smudges throughout - apparently Rex was not careful with his hand washing. Although worn, used and smudged, it remains a lovely book. ; 8vo .

New York: Illustrated Editions Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. No date. Green with black spine strip. Gold decoration and lettering is now faded and corners are bumped; lacking the dust jacket. Printed by J.J. Little & Ives Co., New York. Frontispiece and 92 illustrations by John Tenniel. A handsome copy with both titles in one volume. ; 8vo ; 244 pp pages .

New York: General Foods Corp.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Third Edition. Hardcover. Cloth on board. 9 x 6". 144 pages. Index. Illustrated. Promotional cookbook by General Foods featuring Swans Down Flour, Calumet Baking Powder, Bakers Coconut and Chocolate, and DiamondCrystal Salt. Recipes and menus are presented often with illustrations that include period appliances, dinner and serving ware as well as the finished masterpiece. A fun cookbook with a variety of baked goods: Peter Pan Ears of Corn, Christmas Plum Pudding, Calumet Fruit Cake, Genoese Cake, Coconut Tea Strips, Cream Scones and so many more! The covers show age wear and soil, inside there are some smudges and marginal tears. ; 8vo .

Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Copyright 1906. Previous owner's name written in ink on the end paper ; 8vo ; 518 pp pages .

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1953. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. xxii, 575pp. Two column. Thumb indexed. Original dust jact is missing the front flap and is loosely covered by Mexico City College kraft paper cover (removable). All ends are bumped otherwise a clean and straight copy. ; 8vo .

Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Pp. xix, 250. Index. Illustrated. Plates, intext figures, tables, 1 fold out, and maps. Book plate of Harvard University (stamped Peabody Museum Library), received from the library of Lauriston Ward; inside on the ffep Ward had neatly written his name. Lacking the dust jacket. Brown cloth creased corner tip, faded spine strip, all extremities worn. Library check single check slip adhered inside the back cover. Text is clean, the binding is tight. "Lauriston Ward received his BA from Harvard College in 1903 and his AM from Harvard University in 1934. Ward was Curator of Asiatic Archaeology at Harvard from 1937-1960 and served as President and Founder of the Council for World Archaeology from 1953-1960 and Chairman of the American School of Prehistoric Research from 1954-1960. Ward was very involved in archaeology, not as a dirt archaeologist per se, but as a creative organizing… Read More

Sacramento, CA: California State Department of Education. Very Good. 1940. Softcover. Paper cover with three staples. 11" X 8" ; 105pp. Unknown library stamp and Penciled name on the cover. Type written single side. The last page (105) is unattached. Listed as suggested reading in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 41 Issue 4, 1951. "The Investigation of Arson: A Selected Bibliography". Described in the bibliography and on OCLC with 102 pp. It is unclear if this was also published in another form, if so the number of pages may differ. Page 105 topic titles: Bombs in Package form; Fuse Bombs. Non available within the trade. Nine library holdings (OCLC). ; 8vo .

London: Bloomsbury. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0906223644 . 9 colour-plates & numerous monochrome illustrations (many full-page). An excellent copy in original hardback, dustjacket, A pictorial history of calligraphy as practiced among the nations which use the Roman alphabet. HEAVY BOOK please note that this title weighs more than the 1 kg. In Mylar protective cover.; 10.79 X 8.90 X 1.73 inches; 400 pp pages .

London: The Folio Society. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Cream cloth with inset paper label designed by the artist. Volume is in original maroon slipcase which has two light spots on the back panel of the slipcase. Paintings by Grahame Baker. 96 pages. 8 full page plates. The Art of Love is an instructional elegy series in three books by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD. ; 8vo .

Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0875871100 . Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983. First edition. Hardcover in the original slipcase, (no dust jacket as issued.) Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1983. 192 pp including index; Illustrations throughout, including numerous color plates, a facsimile of the original text In French and engravings; commentaries by Edward Maeder. Translated and annotated by Nikki Scheuer. 4to.. A handsome copy, light finger smudges makes this a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine slipcase. ; 12.10 X 9.30 X 1.20 inches; 192 pp pages .

Harry N. Abrams. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Printing. Hardcover. 0810945304 . First Printing. Hardcover in blue cloth boards in Fine unmarked in Fine jacket with Protective cover. " An array of aviation memorabilia, artifacts, and relics from the National Air and Space Museum collection offers an offbeat history of aviation that includes such treasures as George Washington's letter on American ballooning, Amelia Earhart's personal belongings, crockery salvaged from the wreckage of the Hindenburg, and the NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise. 12,000 first printing. " ; 12.10 X 8.26 X 0.69 inches; 160 pp pages .

New York: Macmillan. Very Good. 1914. Revised. Hardcover. New Revised and Enlarged Edition, November, 1914. (Janurary, 1909). Pp. xi, [3] 1-171, [6] four pages of which "contain advertisments of few of the Macmillan boos on kindred subjects." Illustrated. Contents: Foreword; The World's Canals; The Canal System of New York: (in brief) Inception, Develpment, 1867-1909, Competition, Improvements, Relation of Canals and Railways; The Panama Canal; Other Great American Canals; The Waterways Question and Conservation of Our Resources; Department of Internal Navigation. Appendix: Bibliography; Index. Some beginning seperation of text block (noted at pages 138) otherwise with solid binding. Short edge tear on the frontispiece. Very minor end and corner tip wear. Overall a handsome, solid copy. ; 8vo .

[New York]: J. B. Lippincott Co.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Tight Binding, No markings nice unread copy, Jacket has edgewear and small tear and in a protective cover. This collection contains the best work of Cornell Woolrich when he wrote under the name of William Irish, it inclues two novel, The Phantom Lady and Deadline at Dawn as well as a short story collection, which includes his classic "Rear Window." ; Book Club Edition; 8vo ; 471 pp pages .

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0902028960 . Hardcover. Condition Near Fine The dust jacket is edge worn: Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover; Color illus. dj.; 51 color and 650 bw plates and illustrations. Organized alphabetically by artist, gives biographical information and prices for that artist's work. ; 8vo ; 359 pp pages .