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First Fantagraphics Books edition: January 2005. Signed and sketch by author Peter Bagge. Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. ISBN 1560976233. Buddy Does Seattle, by Peter Bagge. The complete Buddy Bradley stories from "Hate" comics, Volume 1 1990 - 1994. Trade paperback, Fantagraphics Press, 2005. In Fine condition, no markings, no spine creases. Compilation of black and white comics.

1928 P F Volland Company. Soft cover book is in very good, vintage condition. There is wear along the edges of the coral colored covers and a few small soiled spots. The pages are un-trimmed on the edges. The pages are clean and unmarked and the binding is tight. This vintage holiday book is 46 pages long with a frontispiece of Madonna and Child by Paul Moschcowitz tipped in with a tissue guard. The cover has an embossed title and illustration in brown and green. Each page has a lovely illustrated frame in green and brown. The original box in good condition is included. The box has edge wear and a water stain on front.

1953 Second edition. American News Co. NY. 59 clean crisp and white pages, unmarked. Softcover has light tip and face wear, small areas of age discoloration.

1926 The Book House for Children, Chicago, 190 clean and crisp pages with light age toning. Red cloth hardcover with beautiful full-color illustration on the cover with a few small chips on the edges. Gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Bright pictorial endpapers. The binding is tight. The book measures 11" t x 8-1/4" w.

New York: Grove, 1958, 1958. First Edition. SPECIALLY BOUND LIMITED EDITION, one of 100 numbered copies of the first appearance in English. (This copy is number 24). A landmark of existentialist literature. First published in French in 1957 as FIN DE PARTIE, the English translation was prepared by the author. The gilding to the front cover is fresh, but it is darkened on the slightly faded spine. There is a bit of shelfwear to the base of the spine, top edges are age toned. As with all copies of this book, the gutter is darkened at the point where the limitation leaf was bound in. Overall, an appealing copy of a rare state of a very important book. Housed in a clear vinyl wrapper.

4 X 6 Undated 25 page stapled booklet in used, like new condition. The love story of Bumble Bee Salmon and recipes.

1939 Simon And Schuster. The 1939 1st edition, 2nd issue without the matching 1939 date to the title page and with twelve girls in "They went home and broke their bread" illustration. In First issue unclipped dust-jacket with $2.00 price on front flap. DJ has edge and tip wear and light chipping accross top edges, light age toning/soiling. Illustrated by the author. Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 303 x 228 mm). Original pictorial printed paper over boards. Book with some minor shelf wear and rubbing at corners and head and tail of the spine. Interior clean and bright with a bit of age toning to eps. A highly desirable copy of this beloved children's classic, in better condition than usually found. AMZ

1941 Culinary Arts Institute No. 14. This recipe book is in very good condition, the front and back covers are slightly curled with faint crease, the stapled spine is solid. Pages unmarked, clean and crisp.The book is approximately 8 3/4" in height and 6" in width and there are 48 numbered pages.

1883 R. Worthington, New York This rare hardcover book is in good condition, considering it is 140 years old. The unique cover is rubbed and worn still retaining its beautiful colors. EPs age toned with heavy foxing, slight split in gutter but binding still full attached and intact. FO gift inscription from 1883 covers ffep. Pages and illustrations clean and unmarked with a few minor stains, age toning. Rear eps heavily foxed/soiled. One of this book's greatest features are the dozens of detailed illustrations of many familiar and iconic natural locations in America.

Ca. 1910 Stapled softcover 32 page Antique Advertising Booklet The Story of a Lady's Dress for Sunlight/Lifebuoy Soap. Cover has wear along spine with edge chipping and small tears. Pages clean and unmarked with a few having foxing, light stains. Story of how a lady's dress is made and kept clean with pages devoted to laundry tips and lists of pictures and books you could get by sending in wrappers from the soap.

Hardcover with 35 illustrations by Kate Greenaway. London; Glasgow; Manchester; New York: George Routledge and Sons, [1888]. Christmas inscription from 1888 top of introductory title page. 4to - 8-7/8" x 10. All edges tinted dark green. Brown cloth backed color pictorial glazed paper covered boards with light edge wear and moderate tip wear. There is one spot of damge to the back cover, see photo. The second signature attached with string binding is loose but secure. Some scattered light foxing to pages. No dustjacket, in mylar protective cover. Dark green endpapers. 64 pp. From the library of Sir Archibald R J Southby, Bt. as noted in plate attached to fep. The classic tale of the Pied Piper illustrated with thirty-five full color drawings by Greenaway.

1928 Charles E. Graham & Co Illustrated paper on boards, very good, boards showing wear on corners, cloth spine. Illustrated colour end papers, interior clean and unmarked, unpaginated, very nice color and black & white illustrations. . Hard Cover. No Jacket. Illus. by Schubert, Marie . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. sbchp