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New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bound in navy cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. 135 pages. Corresponding 1940 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. One folding plate. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author July 11, 1941 on the front free endpaper, with signee's bookplate to the front pastedown. Two leaves corner-creased, otherwise no internal damage. The cloth shows mild edgewear with slight frays at the corners and spine ends; the spine lettering is slightly faded. Clean and tight. Uncommon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Decorah Iowa: Anundsen Publishing, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Photographs. Bound in blue with gilt cover and spine lettering. Signed on front endpaoer as " Grandma Chloe'which is how she apparently signed her books. Stated first edition. On copyright page, the is a handwritten name between her first and last name so that it reads ' Chloe Flemning Garber' Also, neatly lined out on the copyright page are the lines saying additional copies or Early Stories of the Coyote State can be ordered from the author or Anundsen.

Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., 1913. Soft cover. Very Good. Photographs. Original stringbound printed wraps; no additional printings. Unpaginated but approximately 100 pages. Alternates a short biographical piece with a photograph; occasionally the photo is of a painting. An excellent source for information on these now obscure 18th (occasionally) and 19th century musicians. The wraps show mild edgewear and light soil; the contents are clean, tight and unmarked. Original string is intact. Uncommon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Vantage Press, 1972. First Edition (stated) . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in burgundy cloth with titles in silver. First edition (stated). Inscribed and signed by the author to R. K. Stoufer, a member the 78th Infantry Division, 308th Field Artillery Battalion, which was present at this battle. Historical novel set during the World War II battle for the Hurtgen Forest. A fine copy in like dust wrapper; no rips, chips or clips; now in mylar. Clean and tight throughout.

Mendota Illinois: The Wayside Press, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good Condition Softcover. Tightly Bound, Unmarked

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1918. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Louderback, Walt. Volume 2 in this 2 volume series. First edition, with Haroer code K-S (10-1918), with "published October 1918" below the copyright. Bound in tan cloth with cover decorations and titles in black and red. 258 pages. With 4 illustrations on plain paper.The cloth shows moderate edgewear, light soil, and has a faint numeral "16" inked to the spine. The front free endpaper has a 1918 gift inscription; the rear pastedown has a homemade card pocket. Hinges solid; the spine has a slight slant. PLEASE NOTE; both Harry Hudson's original bibliography and the Mattson & Davis update indicate that there was a board version of volume 1.This was probably to an attempt to follow non-mandatory government regulations for conservation of paper during WWI. Volume 2. this book, has never been seen in anything but… Read More

Grand Forks, North Dakota: Nordmanns Forbundet, 1947. Soft cover. Very Good. Photographs. Very good condition, tightly bound, unmarked. Lies flat. No chips. On this May 17th National Day issue, there are full page accolades to Norway from world leaders. A full page photo of King Haakon VII in military uniform with a full page speech in Norwegian, full page photo of Franklin Roosevelt and speech in English ' . hearts of the American people go out to the courageous people of Norway whose. free life.is thwarted by a handful of traitors backed only by the military force of their Nazi masters. But the day of reckoning is not far distant." Full page photo and speech from the Canadian Prime Minister MacKensie King, etc. There is a mesage from Chang Kia Ngua and Girja Shankar Bajpal, and others. There is a 17 Mai poem in English by Joseph Auslander, a 3 page article entitled 17 Mai 1944 by Sigrid Undset, many more articles, photographs, and ads. A terrific WWII National Day issue. Size: 4to - over… Read More

London: Stanley Paul, 1971. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographs. ISBN:0091090709. Accounts of vehicles that have been in the possession of the rich and famous. Illustrated throughout. Just a touch of edgewear to the cloth; the jacket has light edgewear with tiny chips at the corners. Not price-clipped. Clean, tight and unmarked; jacket in mylar.

Kristiania: P.T. Mallings Boghandels Forlag, 1886. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Norwegian language / English language dictionary. Bound in black boards backed with polished calf; spine titles in gilt on a black background. 1886 date to the title page only. An early example of the restated and enlarged edition by Brynildsen. 1128 pages. With the signature of Einar Olson of Gale College (Wisconsin) and the bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Olson was the school custodian and Gimmestad's father, Lars M., was both professor and president. The covers are edgeworn and rubbed, the spine lettering is faded, but the exterior has not sustained any damage detrimental to the handling of the volume. Hinges solid; binding square. Contents clean and tight with the paper only faintly toned. Uncommon early copy of this work. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Soner, 1850. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Swedish language. Bound in green cloth with spine titles and rules stamped in gilt. 1850 title page date; no additional printings. Apparently Volume I of Geijer's eight volumes of collected writings, although the notation "sednare afdelninger" on the title page translates to "latter detachment", which may indicate this was the first volume in part II of Geijer's writings. 459 pages; decorated endpapers. The cloth shows only mild edgewear and rubbing; there are no frays. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy.

Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2009. Trade Paperback. As New. Trade softcover in printed wraps; 121 pages plus notes. Appears unread. No creasing, no wear. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Elmhurst, IL: Penman Publishing Company, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Original printed stapled wraps; 41 pages. No additional printings. Giangreco founded the magazine and encouraged his friends and family to contribute. Page 3 carries a small photograph of him. The rear cover has a blurb for Giangreco's "The Bookbinder" and "Circles", two short novels published in one volume. Linda K. Miller also published a book of poetry entitled "Coming to be"; see our listing. The wraps show very light wear and a touch of soil. All contents clean, tight and unmarked. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Elmhurst, IL: Penman Publishing Company, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Fittro, Robert; Photographs. Original printed stapled wraps; 57 pages. No additional printings. Giangreco founded the magazine and encouraged his friends and family to contribute. The front cover verso has a blurb for Giangreco's "The Bookbinder" and "Circles", two short novels published in one volume, along with Linda K. Miller's "Coming to be" (see our listing for this title). The wraps show very light wear and a touch of soil. All contents clean, tight and unmarked. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Photographs. very good book in a very good dust jacket

Oslo: Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1925. Soft cover. Good. Norwegian language. Bound in original printed wraps; 304 pages. 1925 dates to the front wrap, the title page and the copyright page. No additional printings. With the signature of Professor of Scandinavian Languages (University of Wisconsin - Madison) Julius E. Olson to the half-title, with a few light pencil jots (likely Olson's) in the margins. The wraps are edgeworn and a bit chipped, with the lower right front corner reattached on the verso. The rear wrap has a crease. Still tightly bound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kristiania: Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1912. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in sea-green beveled cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1912 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Double title page, with the first one illustrated. 182 pages, with decorated endpapers and marbled edges. The lower portion of the spine and rear cover have been dampstained; there is no internal damage. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front endpaper verso, otherwise unmarked. The cloth shows virtually no handling wear. Hinges solid; binding square. All contents clean and tight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Boise: Boise State University, 1976. Soft cover. Fine. stapled softcover, 48 pages, in fine condition

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1944. Soft cover. Very Good. Photographs. very good condition, clean and bright, tightly bound. Includes biographical memories of woman who father was born in Stavanger Norway and mother in Etna Norway.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1944. Soft cover. Very Good. Photographs. very good condition, clean and bright, tightly bound. Includes biographical memories of woman who father was born in Stavanger Norway and mother in Etna Norway.

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygard), 1914. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1914 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 145 pages. Decorated endpapers; all edges marbled. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The cloth, which has beveled edges, shows only a trace of edgewear; the spine, however, is slightly foxed, with some loss of decoration to the lower portion. Titles intact near the head of the spine. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall