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Brandon House. North Hollywood. 1968., 1968 Usual mass market paperback book format and size with some 288 pages. Illustrated wraps. Claudia in the 1920's-1930's era in the United States is a woman coming into her own beginning at age sixteen. Sex, sex and more sex. Introduction by Frank Hoffman guesses that this book was almost certainly written by a man. Light overall wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Stone Wall Press. Washington, D.C., 1991 Book size about 6 by 9 1/2 inches with some 259 pages including an extensive Index. In the original dust wrapper with a front flap price of $24.95. Illustrated with drawings by Bob Hines and with a few photos. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AT THE FRONT. Slightest of wear to book and wrapper. FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Forster Music Publisher. Chicago. 1927., 1927 Gray wraps with covers lettering and decoration in black. 15 pages. Size about 9 by 12 inches. The titles of the five pieces included will give you an idea of their use: In My Uncle's Aeroplane, On the Radio, Saturday Afternoon at the Movies, Sunday In Church, When the City Sleeps. Pencil notations throughout (Obviously a working copy); light general wear. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Whitman Publishing. Racine, Wisconsin., 1937 Book size about 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches with some 46 pages. Bound in color illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Illustrated throughout in black/white by Harrison Cady. This is the very scarce Peter Rabbit book written and illustrated by Cady. Book with moderate edge wear; paper was printed on high acid content paper and is now toned and somewhat brittle; a few edge tears. A very attractive copy of this book with fragile interior pages. Clean and unmarked. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Self published. Minneapolis. 1940. Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 58 pages. Bound in blue wraps with front cover image of young boy at bat. Illustrated with small line drawings. The author calls this book 'A humorous Anthology of Baseball Stories Culled From the Records and Gossip of the Game'. Pretty funny stuff from the 'Golden Age' of baseball including several tales about Negro teams and players. Book with no sign of wear--only a slight darkening of the staples. FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Alfred A Knopf. NY., 1935 Book size about 4 1/2 by 7 inches with some 188 pages. Red wraps with black lettering. An early Knopf mass market-type paperback book attempting to score additional sales for this quite successful title. Unusual format with no price. Book slants to the right; light edge wear. Unmarked. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Cambridge University Press. 1922. First Printing., 1922 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 431 pages. Bound in light green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. 'Edited from Two Mss. with Introduction, Translation, Vocabulary, and Notes'. At the time, this was the last unpublished ancient Irish manuscript (Irish Gaelic or Middle Irish). Format of the book is to have a page of the original manuscript facing the translation in English. Book with a narrow band of fading at spine top/bottom; light shelf wear. DJ with fading to all exposed parts; light chipping at spine top/bottom. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Impossible Dream Publications. Tucson, Arizona., 1991 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 336 pages. Bound in slick glossy illustrated wraps. Some light splash stains along the outer edges else light wear--unmarked book. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Whitman Publishing Company. Racine, Wisconsin. 1933., 1933 "Color illustrated thin cardboard wraps. Front cover image of Buck Rogers floating through the air and blasting away with a ray gun in each hand; spine with title in red and black; rear cover color ad for Cocomalt with image of a one pound can. Inside front cover ad for Cocomalt. Inside rear cover and facing page a two page ad for Cocomalt. Book in standard "Big Little Book" format. Pages not numbered. The usual page of text facing an illustration throughout. One of the series of books that the Cocomalt Company gave away as premiums during the 1930's (And possibly into the 1940's). Spine and rear cover lightly soiled; spine a bit darkened; front cover a couple of rubs; tips rubbed; slight right to left cock; paper age toned. Interior clean and bright--nice copy of this book scarce in decent condition. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng". 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very… Read More

The Campbell House Foundation. Saint Louis. 1943. First Edition., 1943 Book size about 8 by 10 1/2 inches with some 40 or so pages. Bound in thin cardboard tan wraps with dark brown lettering and decoration on front cover. Illustrated. Front cover states: 'The favorite recipes of Mrs. Robert Campbell as served in the 1850's at the Campbell House, 20 Lucas Place---Saint Louis, Missouri.' Laid-in is a twelve page printed pamphlet 'The Campbell House--A Romantic Survival of Early St. Louis--A description of the museum and its contents.' The pamphlet is illustrated with three photos and is dated Dec. 9, 1944. The main book contains a facsimile of Mrs. Campbell's recipes in her own quite readable handwriting---32 pages and about 140 recipes. Beautiful cook book. Very slight wear to book--the pamphlet is new in appearance. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Whitman Publishing Company. Racine, Wisconsin, 1942 Book size about 5 1/2 y 8 inches with some 248 pages plus two pages of publisher ads at the rear. Bound in blue paper over boards with orange lettering. All edges with a publisher applied blue stain. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). In the original dust wrapper with original book store pencil price of 39 cents on front flap. Illustrated with numerous full page images by the author. A book based on the famous newspaper comic strip. Book with top edge blue stain fading else slight wear. Wrapper with slight rubbing to spine; slight edge wear. A bright clean glossy wrapper in a clean and unmarked book. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

T Werner Laurie. London. No date (Circa 1925)., 1925 Book size about 7 by 8 1/2 inches with some 82 numbered pages plus about 112 pages of plates and explanatory material (Close to 200 pages in all). Book bound in gray paper covered boards with a parchment spine. Gilt lettering on the spine only. Tissue guarded color frontis and 56 black/white plates on glossy paper. Informative book on the English potter Spode with examples and information taken from the author's extensive collection. In a gray dust wrapper with a front cover color pictorial paste-on; spine shows the original price to have been'18/net'. Book with corners bumped; light wear through at the tips; light to moderate foxing throughout. DJ with spine chipping at top/bottom; folds tears; spine darkened. Many pages uncut. VERY GOOD-/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Reata Publishing Company. El Paso, Texas., 1993 Book size about 5 1/12 by 8 1/2 inches with some 120 pages. Illustrated white wraps in a plastic comb binding. Some 74 dutch oven recipes for outdoor use (or indoors if you prefer). Laid-in is a group of ad pages from Marlboro cigarettes with more dutch oven recipes (Chuck Wagon). Book with original price of $14.95 pencilled in at the front. Stated Second Printing, 1994. Book with very slight wear. NEAR FINE. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Addison-Wesley Publishing. Reading, Mass., 1995 Book size a bit smaller than 6 by 9 inches with some 355 pages including an extensive Index. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $22.00. Expose of a process dominated by conservative male psychiatrists which, in the author's opinion, often leads to erroneous diagnosis. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AT THE FRONT. Small stain at wrapper lower tips else slight wear to book and wrapper. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Curtis Publishing. Philadelphia., 1968 Usual Post size and format with some 66 pages. Fiction by David Halberstam. Articles include: Truman Capote writes on the filming of the movie 'In Cold Blood'; Frank Zappa; Joan Didion writing about the 'Underground Press'; island of Cyprus. A bit of a 'counterculture' issue. Light wear; address label. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Author published. No place. No date (Circa 1973)., 1973 Book size about 6 by 8 1/2 inches with some 88 pages. Bound in heavy red cloth with front cover gilt lettering. Collection of some 43 fables originally published in the Press Newspapers of Honolulu. The Hawaii to which her fables refer is actually pretty much gone today--fun to look back for similarities to now. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AT THE FRONT. Book with very slight wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Tex-Alaska Press. (Willow, Alaska)., 1989 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 186 pages. Bound in illustrated blue wraps. Numerous photo images and maps throughout. Laid-in is a brochure listing other author publications. LENGTHY INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AT FRONT. Light overall wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Boston Music Company. Boston. No date (Circa 1916)., 1916 Book size about 9 1/2 by 12 inches with some 63 pages. Bound in gray wraps with green lettering and decoration. Pipe organ music. Publisher No. 193. Fifteen pieces by classical composers--please see attached photo for list of Contents. Small tear at front cover spine top; few tiny dog ears at rear pages. A clean and unmarked book. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Granville Historical Society. Oxford, North Carolina. Stated First Printing., 1988 Book size about 9 1/2 by 12 inches with some 480 pages. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Map end papers--different for front and rear. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of black/white photos. Stated First Printing. Book with slight wear--clean and unmarked. Wrapper with a couple of tiny edge tears. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Van Camp Products Company. No place. 1923. Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 24 unnumbered pages. Bound in thin cream cardboard with front cover color illustration of Billy and Betty with a magic lamp. Illustrated in three color on nearly every page by Carl Mueller. An advertising booklet for children sponsored by Van Camps foods. Theme of the book is a group of fairy tales centered around a magic lamp. Light overall wear and soil; previous owner name in pencil in the space provided. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.