Alabama from T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA

Publisher's dark green cloth, octavo, pp. 566. The statistics pages are a bit of a dry read, but there is plentiful good biographical and genealogical information regarding Legislators. Editor Owen (1869-1958) was Director of the state of Alabama's Department of Archives and History, as well as the aunt of actress Tallulah Bankhead. She was inducted into the… Read more

Approximately 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch souvenir mailing packet, circa 1940's, that unfolds accordion-style to reveal a cascade of 9 color illustrated panels, printed on both sides (18 images in addition to the Vestavia and Vulcan Iron Man images on the exterior stiff wrappers). Postmarked 1944. Very Good condition with just light rubbing to edges. Includes two panels of… Read more

Publisher's faded black cloth spine over green card stock wrappers, octavo, pp. 146. Eight illustrations by Darley. A FAIR-only reading copy with many old stains across top edge and upper portion of fore-edge (see Photos). Johnson Jones Hooper was former editor of the Montgomery Mail newspaper. Alabama author Rhoda Coleman Ellison refers to his Suggs character as an "incarnation… Read more

Lot of fliers / leaflets / short programs includes: (1) Montgomery Concert Course Announces Season of 1947-48 Four Star Attractions single sheet leaflet (previous owner has made pencil notes indicating days of performances); (2) Montgomery Concert Course and Charles L. Wagner Present IL TROVATORE Italian Opera in Four Acts, Eight Scenes; (3) Montgomery Concert Course Presents New York Philharmonic Symphony… Read more

Publisher's light purple boards with gold spine and upper board lettering and emblem, octavo, pp. 437 + [1]. Illustrated with cookery-themed vignettes. Just light shelf rubbing and exterior spotting. Internally clean and unmarked.

Publisher's black cloth with upper board lettering gilt within double ruled gilt border, the whole within a single ruled border in blind, octavo, pp. 143 [1]. Tissue-guarded Frontis portrait of Representative Bankhead (1874-1940), who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Bankhead was the son of Alabama Civil War veteran and later U.S. Senator, John… Read more

Publisher's gray card stock wrappers, octavo, pp. 149. Black and white frontis of Loveman. Biography and selected poems. Good condition with just a bit of shelf and handling wear.

Publisher's string-tied card stock wrappers, octavo, pp. 10. "Compliments of Alexander Troy" slip tipped in at title page. Toning to wrappers and light edge wear. A portion of the string tie hangs loosely at spine center. Safely stowed now in a clear protective display sleeve with white card stock backing board.

An incomplete copy with only 32 pages of the 36 pages called for. Pages 33-36 are missing. Old vertical crease, as though inserted into a jacket pocket long ago; edges toned; spine rough; bottom page tips bumped. Withal, a good example of a 19th century Civil War-era Philadelphia imprint. Ensconced now in a clear protective display sleeve with… Read more

George Wallace Presidential campaign unused bumper stickers. Condition is Very Good. Each of the four stickers in a separate protective sleeve.

Publisher's stapled wrappers, octavo, pp. 32. Published by Milk Industry Foundation as a recipe promotional for the venerable Barber's Dairy. No date of publication, but newspaper recipe clippings laid in at front are from 1960. Previous owner has made heavy recipe notations on pp. 2 and 3 (see Photos 2 and 3), but not after those pages. … Read more

Hardcover, octavo, pp. 121. Long gift inscription from the author on free front endpaper. Just light shelf and handling wear. Very Good and sound in the publisher's black cloth with spine lettering gilt. FAIR only dust jacket shows soiling more obviously than if publisher had chosen a different color than white, but jacket ensconced now in a… Read more

Edition limited to 2,000 unnumbered copies, octavo, unpaginated. Includes: A Categorized List of Alabama Books and Pamphlets Sought by the Author for his Private Collection. Very Good in the publisher's stapled burnt-orange cardstock wrappers. Ensconced in a clear protective display sleeve with white cardstock backing board.

Hardcover, quarto, pp. ix, 125. Illustrated throughout with cooking themed vignettes by Marty Bibee. Very Good in the publisher's textured brown leatherette with spine and upper board lettering bright gilt. GOOD-only dust jacket a bit weary from pre-mylar days, with shelf rubs along perimeter and a short tear with no loss at top edge of front panel.… Read more

Sesquicentennial Reminiscences by Alumni of The University of Alabama. Hardcover, octavo, pp. 123. Very good in the publisher's crimson cloth with silver spine and upper board lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket very good.

58th Congress; 3rd Session; Senate Document 109. Octavo, pp. 10. Illustrated with pp. 4 maps/plans. Removed from a bound volume and now ensconced in a clear protective display sleeve with white cardstock backing board. Very good.

Octavo, pp. 48. Illustrated with a few food-related vignettes. Just light toning, as with age, but very good in the publisher's stapled stiff blue wrappers.

Wraps, octavo, pp. [15]. Illustrated with a few cooking-themed vignettes. Light wear, as with age and careful handling, and a mild vertical crease, as though folded gently long ago for transportation in a coat pocket. Withal, GOOD and sound in the publisher's color photographic wrappers. Ensconced now in a clear protective display sleeve with white cardstock backing board. Uncommon in… Read more

Softcover, octavo, pp. vi, 73. Black and white illustrations. Very good in the publisher's illustrated wrappers.

Seventh edition, softcover, octavo, pp. [1-2] + 3-111 + [1]. Essentially a good and sound copy in textured blue wrappers, save for two pinholes of unknown origin that persist from the front cover through to about page 45, thus the condition grade of FAIR- only. Additional light wear and toning, as with age and handling. Text… Read more