Search Results: Eclectic History from Givens Books

Exposition Press, 1957 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book is clean, bright, tight and straight in a clipped jacket w/no chips or tears, overall light soiling.

Special Exclusive Edition. Book is in Good+ condition, with hinges showing a bit of weakness, but fully intact, some edgewear to cover, corners lightly bumped, rubbed. Preface page has a bit of blue smudge at bottom edge corner, but pages otherwise clean. Very center of text block splitting (see last photo), some webbing of binding visible, but pages still fully attached.

Book. Good. Hardcover. Magenta cloth w/minor mold stains. Dj is chipped, but still good (in Brodart).

Rahway, NJ: Board of Trustees of Pingry School, 1961 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG blue hardback w/minor edgewear and some mild foxing to epps. Otherwise clean and tight. No. 278 of 1500..

Saratoga Springs, NY: Skidmore College, 1992 Book. Near Fine. Stapled Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). NF stapled pamphlet of The Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Research Lecture of 1990; Inscribed by author on tp (includes inscribed photocopy of author's article "Beheadings" in Representations Journal #35 Summer 1991 from U of CA Press).

Book is in Near Fine condition, with most noticeable fault is two reddish lines that run across the back and around on the page edges. Pages are otherwise clean and tight.

Scarce. Stated 1st American Edition. Complete in one volume. "The Book of Curiosities Containing Ten Thousand Wonders and Curiosities of Nature and Art; and of Remarkable and Astonishing Places, Beings, Animals, Customs, Experiments, Phenomena, etc., of both Ancient and Modern Times, on all Parts of the Globe: comprising Authentic Accounts of the most Wonderful Freaks of Nature and Arts of Man." All pages are present and all text is present (some pages have edge tearing). Book is in Fair condition, with spine taped, cover boards worn, hinges broken, front hinge reinforced with masking tape, rear hinge hanging on by threads. Notes written in front endpapers. Couple of pages have become detached and were reattached with masking tape. Some dampstains here and there. Foxing throughout.

Book is in Fair condition, with edgewear and chipping to cover, corners rubbed. Prior owner personal library plate placed neatly inside front cover. Cover spine missing, repaired at some point with cloth book tape. Pages all attached. Some general light soiling/discoloration mostly to endpapers. Some finger smudges on text page edges.

Book is in Near Fine condition, with a couple spots of foxing on page edges. Pages are otherwise clean and tight.
Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with some light edgewear, and some areas of sun fading, mostly on jacket front and spine.

Self-published, 1969 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. NF in VG DJ (some small closed tears at extremities) in Brodart.

Book Condition: Good-. Some wear at edges. Cover coming away at spine.Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Wear at corners and edges, some small tears at top and bottom spine edges.See photos.

Salem, VA: The Trustees of Roanoke College, 1942 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red boards show little wear, one small (1/4") black mark on front near top corner; o/w clean & tight; DJ (in Brodart) edgeworn, lightly soiled and has ghost of a price sticker on front.

Inscribed by author on title page. 1st printing, complete number line.
Book is in Very Good+ condition, with spine very lightly cocked, and very minor edgewear to bottom of cover boards.
Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with light creasing at top front edge. Now in mylar dust jacket protector.

U.S.A.: Routledge, 2002 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. NF with lightly bumped corner; clean & tight.

Anchor Communications, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Bright, clean, tight and straight..

First printing, complete number line. Book is in Near Fine condition, with minimal edgewear to cover. Otherwise no visible faults. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with one light pen line mark on edge side of front cover. Minor shelfwear. Now in Brodart dust jacket protector.

"Prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States and Published by its Authority"
Book is in Very Good condition, with very light wear to cover corners. Some foxing in endpapers and to page fore-edges. Pages otherwise clean and secure.

First edition, with complete number line. Book and dust jacket are in Near Fine condition, with one small discoloration mark on page-fore edges. Dust jacket has minor wear to corners.

Signed by author on title page.
Book is in Near Fine condition, with sun fading to spine and some of rear cover. One light splash mark on spine. Otherwise no noticeable faults. Pages clean and tight.

Sarasota, FL: Howze Printing, 1956 Book. Good. Soft cover. Good+; 12 page Press Book 8.5" w x 16" t pages are tanned, covers lightly soiled.