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Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Good+. SIGNED First Edition from 1968 documenting 283 diverse & unique pieces of art--masks, bronzes, wood carvings, decorative pieces, clothing & adornments--created by a wide variety of indigenous tribal peoples across Africa, collected by Katherine White Reswick since the late 1940s & now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Unpaginated. Compiled by William Fagg, Deputy Keeper in charge of the African collections in the Dept of Ethnography at the British Museum in London. Along with a Preface, there is a personalized inscription & signature of Ms. Reswick dated Mar. 1972 on full title page. With brown textured cloth over boards & black lettering to spine, this square quarto (9" x 9.5") hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with modest tanning to edges, heavier to endpapers. Slight fading to extremities… Read More

Watkins Glen, New York: Century House, 1948. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Companion to the author's earlier book, "American Firearms: An Histology of American Gunsmiths, Arms Manufacturers & Patentees with Detailed Descriptions of their Arms" (see our listing #016022), focusing here on just Colt & their guns. In 95 pages, well illustrated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1948, condition is VG: red cloth-covered boards light rubbing to extremities, including mild corner bumping. Interior is completely clean, pages off-white, with some foxed spots on endpapers only. Binding strong & straight. Former owner's stamp endpapers & title page, crossed out with magic marker on ffep. NO DJ. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The owners of the Quill and Brush Bookstore in Maryland are back with a completely revised & updated version of their landmark guide to the estimated market values of over 5000 books.Adding another 1000 books to include the work of 6000 authors, this new edition for the millennium includes prices for 1986, 1995, & 2000, along with invaluable lists of prize winners, author pseudonyms, dealers, auction houses, & how the Internat has forever altered book collecting. A First Edition, First Printing, this hardcover large 8vo has red paper over boards with a deeper burgundy cloth-wrapped spine lettered in bright gilt. Condition is Near Fine: as bright & crisp & clean as Brand New save for a small spot to top outside page edges. Else, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with just a tad of shelfwear. Our… Read More

Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2007. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sumptuously illustrated history of the fountain pen places its design & evolution within the social & political context of different eras. Over 3000 pens are depicted, in 351 pages with 606 full-color photos, together with vintage advertisements & promotional materials through the decades.A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2007, this oversized hardcover 4to (9.25" x 12.25") has beige-light tan linen covered boards lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is Fine in an equally Fine DJ: just removed from storage where it has been since being received Brand New by previous owner from the distributor. Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. Former owner's stamp to ffep. The unclipped DOur photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1971. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Munro, Gabriel. Brilliantly illustrated guide to collectible children's books from the 16th century through the 1960s by a recognized expert bookman & collector himself. Heavy emphasis on 19th-early 20th-century books. In 144 pages, with full-color & black-and-white illustrations throughout by Gabriel Munro. Originally published in Britain, this is the FIRST AMERiCAN EDITON from the same year (1971). Oversized hardcover with blue cloth-covered boards is in Fine condition: completely clean & tight & square. Only flaws are slight bumping to corners & faint imprint from erased pencil price on ffep. Unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with a 1/4" tear at foot of spine being the only flaw; beautifully protected in archival mylar. Virtually flawless & guaranteed gift-giving quality! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Little Brown & Company, 1963. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Author's first novel, a classic tale of erotomania & sexual obsession featuring a timid butterfly collector, Frederick Clegg. A FIRST EDITION, Fourth Printing, this hardcover octavo has orange tweed cloth-covered boards with publisher's embossed seal to front cover & black/gilt title box to spine. Condition is VG: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages very mildly off-white. Very slight corner bumping, rubbing to extremities. Price-clipped DJ is bright & clean, but downgraded to only Good due to a scrape/pulled area on back cover (photo 5), a chip on the spine (photo 4), & lesser chipping at corners. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time);… Read More

London, England: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1985. First British Edition, Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Lavishly illustrated overview of children's books published in England over these three critical centuries. In 256 pages with Index & 100+ illustrations throughout text. Both scholarly & of value to collectors! Contains the new preface to the Third Impression, which updated much of the previous information. Hardcover with deep green cloth-covered boards, gilt letting to spine, & DJ. Orig. published in 1954 & reissued in 1969 & 1979, this is the Fourth Impression from 1985 from B. T. Batsford of London. Both book & DJ are in Near Fine-Fine condition: completely lean, binding strong & straight, pages white. Only flaw to book is bumped corners; otherwise virtually flawless, as is the bottom-clipped DJ (with L20 price still at bottom)--beautifully protected in new mylar Free!Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books… Read More

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Lavishly illustrated tribute to the art of the Hawaiian shirt, tracing its history, key manufacturers (with a guide to different labels), with 1000+ full color photos throughout the 208 pages. Also includes a price guide. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2005, this oversized hardcover has glossy decorated paper over boards that match the accompanying DJ illustration.Both are AS NEW: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright. Brand new publisher's order card laid in.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra (at least double) shipping per… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1977. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Lavishly illustrated compendium of all things Oz, from the original books & their varied illustrators to the assorted memorabilia & collector items, games, dolls, to images from the numerous film & stage adaptations. 182 pages with over 250 pictures, including 16 in full color. A beautiful tribute to L. Frank Baum & the longevity of his magical world & characters! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with appropriate statement & number line) ,this oversized hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & tight & square, with slight rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is also VG+: bright & colorful--NO fading--but many small chips, particularly at both ends of spine & corners, & 1 short tear at top edge of back cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!… Read More

Brighton, England: Surrenden Pens Ltd, 2006. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Two renowned pen collectors & experts chronicle the history & evolution of the Parker Pen Company's "Duofold" model, said to "rival the beauty of the scarlet Tanager." In 362 pages, lavishly illustrated with duotone & full-color photos throughout. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2006, this oversized softcover 4to (8.50" x 11") has cream-colored paper wrappers with French flaps, decorated & titled in black, gilt, & rust to front & spine. Condition is Fine: just removed from storage where it has been since being received from one of the authors (Shepherd) at a pen store in Hollywood, CA, who SIGNED it with an inscription to the ffep when received Brand New from the distributor. Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. A book as exquisite as the pen it describes!Our photos show the Exact book you will receive,… Read More

London, England: Spink & Son Ltd., 1969. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. The first authoritative guide to a wide array of orders, decorations, & medals issued in England & the Commonwealth from 1348-late 1960s, including campaign, coronation & jubilee, long service, & miscellaneous medals. A FIRST EDITION, First printing from 1969, in 114 pages with Index + Foreword by publisher David F. Spink & a 4-page essay on "Collecting" by the author. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on title page (his name only). Profusely illustrated in black-and-white throughout, with estimates of value (1969 British prices). With cream-colored decorative paper wrappers in a stitched binding, this softcover book is in VG condition, marred by heavy tanning to covers, but only the outermost edges of pages. Binding strong & straight.Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all… Read More