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Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good with no dustjacket. 1929. Third Printing. Hardcover. 3rd Printing - July 1929. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, faint offsettting to edges, small ink dot on front cover else a bright & solid copy. Book lacks DJ. FKTT 6/23; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Golden, CO: Falcon Head Press, LTD. Very Good. 1974. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Book is in VG condition with trace edge wear noted, mild soiling to front cover, owner's inscription to FFE else a bright & solid copy. Text is clean. BSC 5/23 ; 4to 9.5" - 12" tall .

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1888. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 6 volume set complete as issued. Set is in G condition overall bound in original brown hardcover boards and includes numerous steel engravings. Set is best described as follows: VOL. 1 - Overall in VG condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, chipping to head of spine, light scuffing to boards. Binding is solid. A couple plates show light evidence of offsetting else text is clean & intact. VOL. 2 - Overall in VG condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, chipping to head of spine, light scuffing to boards. Binding is solid. A couple plates show light evidence of offsetting else text is clean & intact. VOL. 3 - Overall in VG condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, chipping to head of spine, light scuffing to boards. Binding is solid. Text is clean. VOL. 4 - Overall in G condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, light scuffing to… Read More

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters. Very Good. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Book has been tastefully rebound - original suede leather spine attached to new boards and added endpapers, Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges else bright and solid. Book is signed/inscribed by Captain Jack Crawford on one of the endpaers. Inscription is in the form of an original, hand-written poem.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Boston, MA: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A partial set (16/32 volumes) of the Knebworth Limited Edition #135/1000. All books are in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, light scuffing to boards else still bright and solid. Text is clean & complete. JEX 5/20

Boston, MA: Little, Brown. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. 1951. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. BOMC copy. Book is in NF condition with lightly cocked spine else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear not edges & covers else bright, intact & whole. Author's photo does not appear on the rear cover. FOLCAS 6/22; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia, PA: George Barrie & Son, Publishers, 1895. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume 2 only of the Literary Edition published by Barrie & Son, Publishers, Book is in G condition with rubbing to blue cloth boards, bumping to spine ends, mild soiling to label on spine, light rubbing to gilt on top edge else still a bright and solid copy.

Philadelphia, PA: George Barrie & Son, Publishers, 1865. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume 4 only of the Literary Edition published by Barrie & Son, Publishers, Book is in G condition with rubbing to blue cloth boards, bumping to spine ends, mild soiling & chipping to label on spine, light rubbing to gilt on top edge else still a bright and solid copy.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1862. Later Printing . 1/2 Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2 Volume set as issued. Set is in G/VG condition with rubbing to edges and along spine, owner's book plate to inner boards, owner's signatures to end papers, some pencil notations to Volume 1 end papers, front hinge on Vol. 2 is loose/detached but overall text blocks are sturdy. SBB 1/21

Philadelphia, PA: Carey & Hart, 1846. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The overall condition of the book is FAIR: The book is bound in red cloth and in GOOD condition with rubbing to edges & covers, bumping to spine ends, bumping to corners, chipping to top corner else still bright. The binding is a bit shaken with one loose signature & one plate separated from text block, owner's insciption to FFE, occassional foxing to text. Ten steel engravings are present as issued. A case could be made for GOOD condition, but is definitely FAIR.

Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1836. 5th Edition . Full-Vellum. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition - bound in full-vellum: Rubbing to edges, bumping to corners and spine ends, spine label missing, rubbing & soiling to covers, ink marking to 1/2 title page, foxing throughout text else a solid copy.

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1898. First Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with rubbing to edges & covers, some water spots to front cover, owner's signature to FFE else orignial leather boards in VG condition, binding is sound, text is clean. HHSC 2/21

Philadelphia, PA: Cowperthwait & Co., 1873. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in FAIR condition - rubbing & damp stains to covers, rubbing to edges, cloth spine chipped at the spine ends and rubbed along the spine, owner's name & other writing to end papers & inner boards. Binding is still intact and strong.

Paris: Charpentier Et Cie, Libraires-Editeurs, 1870. Reprint . 1/4 Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 4 volumes complete as issued. Set is in Very Good condition. All four volumes have rubbing to edges, mild spotting/soiling to leather, owner's book plates & book store pasted stamp to inner board, owner's name to 2nd end paper, pencil marked price to Vol. 1, light chipping to head of spine Vol. 2 else a bright & solid set. SBB 8/21

New York: Limited Editions Club. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dulac, Edmund. Limited edition - #860/1500. Book is in NF condition with pencil marking to FFE, bookstore pasted stamp to rear board, trace edge wear noted, some rubbing/pitting to metallic bird inlaid on front cover else still a bright and solid copy. Book is housed in a clamshell cover in NF condition with light rubbing to edges else bright and sturdy. Book & cover are housed in a traditional slipcase in VG condition with rubbing to extremities else still bright and sturdy. Book is signed by illustrator, Dulac, at the rear of the book. SBB 4/21

New York: Columbia University Press, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in G condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, mild soiling to covers & spine, slightly cocked spine, adhesive stains to inner board & FFE, inscription written in pencil to FFE else still a bright and solid copy. Book lacks DJ. Book is signed/inscribed by author to 1/2 title page. The inscription indicates a presentation copy to a family member as the notes on the FFE establish a family connection. A sound, clean copy overall. 9/20

HUNTER THOMPSON FOR SHERIFF - ORIGINAL SILKSCREEN: This item is a 3 color silkscreen printed by artist, Thomas Benton, original designer of Hunter Thompson's election poster from his campaign for sheriff of Aspen in 1970. This item was part of a series released by the artist during the late 90's. Item is boldly signed by Hunter Thompson in gold, and countersigned by Benton in pencil at the bottom of the poster. The poster is in FINE condition. PROVENANCE: The poster has had one owner: Me. I purchased the poster at a book fair in Burbank, CA sometime in the late 90's from Ed Smith Books - ABAA/ILAB member. It has been well preserved & taken care of in a frame (not professional) with acid-free backing.

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1857. 1st American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 2 volume set complete as issued. 2 volumes in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, mild soiling to covers, light fading to spines, bookplates to inner boards, some pencil writing to endpapers else a bright and solid set. SBB 1/21

London: Hutchinson & Co., LTD, 1899. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 volume set complete - both volumes are in VG condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends & corners, owner's bookplate to inner board else a bright and solid set. SB 5/20

London: Methuen & Co., 1897. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book is in FAIR condition: An ex-library copy with white ink to foot of spine, bookplate to inner board, emobossed stamp & ink stamp to FFE, ink marking to title page, ink stamp to title page, rubbing to edges & covers, front hinge repaired once but is starting to come apart again, rear board starting to come apart, bumping & chipping to spine ends, text block is solid. 12 photogravure plates & 450 monochrome illustrations present. SBB 3/21