Books On Books from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
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The History of `The Tale of Peter Rabbit'
by Linder, Leslie & Beatrix Potter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780723219880
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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London, England: Warne. Very Good+. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0723219885 . Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use
by Hubbard, Elbert / The Roycrofters
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
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$30.00
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New York, NY: Wm. H. Wise & Company. Very Good. 1923. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This notebook has a semi-limp cloth binding that has a string binding. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have staining / tidemarking to the rear cover edges. The inside front hinge… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
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Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin & Robert Grabhorn Offered for Sale At the Book Shop of David Magee
by Magee, David / Grabhorn Press
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$30.00
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San Francisco, CA: Grabhorn Press. Very Good. 1960. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a string bound spine The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have yapped edges, which, unfortunately, have some bumping, wear and small edge nicks.… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
They Were Underpaid Of a Journey of Inspection Made During the Year of Our Lord 1865
by Swett, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
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$35.00
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San Jose, CA: San Jose State College. Very Good. 1946. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers are of marbled paper with a cloth tape spine. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some discoloration to the… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
How to Write a Short, Short Story
by Lichtblau, Joseph
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Stapled wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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New York, NY: Rood Printing Service. Very Good-. 1931. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The booklet has a… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Paperbacks, U. S. A. A Graphic History, 1939-1959
by Schreuders, Piet (translated From The Dutch by Josh Pachter)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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San Diego, CA: Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc.. Very Good+. 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. .… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Screen Process Printing with Kodak Ektagraph Film
by Kodak
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Stapled wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Co.. Very Good. 1952. 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a thin trade sized booklet. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The edges of the booklet has some light edge wear and rubbing. There is a tear to the bottom spine end. The… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Henry Edward Huntington The Founder and the Library
by Schad, Robert O.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 5th Printing
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Pamphlet
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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San Marino, CA: Henry E. Huntington LIbrary and Art Gallery. Very Good+. 1975. 5th Printing. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning creasing to the front covers. The text pages… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Ladies & Gentlemen: David Magee Takes Great Pleasure In Presenting For The Delection Of All Lovers Of Fine And Exotic Printing The Grabhorns At Play with Nineteenth Century Types
by Magee, David / Grabhorn Press
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Other
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$40.00
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San Francisco, CA: David Magee / Grabhorn Press. Very Good. 1959. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a one page advertising flier folded in half (making four pages) advertising a new Grabhorn book for 1959 - Nineteenth Century Type - which David Magee was featuring in his shop. The flier is in Very Good condition. There is some… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
Modern English Books of Power
by Fitch, George Hamlin
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1912
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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New York, NY: Barse & Hopkins. Very Good+. 1912. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The gilt lettering on… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
English Prayer Books An Introduction to the Literature of Christian Public Worship
by Morison, Stanley
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
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$20.00
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London, England: Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 1943. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The covers have rubbing and… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
The 1977 Western Books Exhibition The 36th Exhibition Arranged by the Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles
by Rounce & Coffin Club
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Booklet
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Los Angeles, CA: Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles / Cal. University of Los Angeles. Very Good+. 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Books and Their Makers in the Middle Ages Vol. I and Vol. II
by Putnam, George Haven
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$50.00
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New York, NY: Hillary House Publishers, Ltd.. Very Good-. 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. This is a two volume set and includes a cardboard slipcase. The books are in Very Good- condition and were likely issued without a dust jacket. The slipcase is in Very Good- condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
The Goodhues of Sinking Creek
by Burnett, W. R.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Trade Edition
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$25.00
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New York, NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1934. 1st Trade Edition. Hardcover. Woodcuts; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is noticeable bumping with some paper loss to the corners of the book… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
English Printed Books
by Meynell, Francis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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London, England: Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1948. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Book Collecting Four Broadcast Talks
by Chapman, R. W. , John Hayward, John Carter, and Michael Sadleir
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
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$20.00
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Cambridge, England: Bowes and Bowes. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Review copy with a laid-in review sheet. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
A Rendezvous with the Book
by Armitage, Merle
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Brooklyn, NY: George McKibbin & Son. Very Good. 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying.… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And Company
by Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
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$20.00
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Boston, MA: Riverside Press. Good+. 1899. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Full Title: A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And Company. This book is in Good + condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally solid condition. The tan paper covered boards have… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
At the Sign of the Golden Compass A Tale of the Printing House of Christopher Plantin in Antwerp, 1576
by Kelly, Eric P.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good+. 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Plantin… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
American Book-Plates A Guide to Their Study
by .
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1895
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
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$50.00
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London, England: George Bell and Sons. Good. 1895. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good only condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book has been rebound by a previous owner with brown cloth tape. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing, bumping, and wear to the spine ends, corners and… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00