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Bantam Books, New York, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fine. Book Inscribed by person(s) connected with book. VG+ FE HB in Fine DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Association copy, inscribed and signed on title page by L'Amour's widow, Kathy. "To Leon,/Thanks for/your support./Best wishes!/[sig]/2/31/01" 277 p.; 20 cm. Gray paper-covered boards with illustration of a tree blind stamped on the cover. Quarter bound in black paper with bright gold title on spine. Slight wear to the top corner of the front cover. Otherwise in "like new," unread condition. Contents tight and clean. DJ is fine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 277 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Action & Adventure; Inscribed by person(s) connected with book. ISBN: 0553801600. ISBN/EAN: 9780553801606. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 473. . 9780553801606

Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. Illustrator: Feodor Rojankovsky. Book Stated First Edition of the 1956 Caldecott Award Winning book. The dust jacket does not have the award sticker or mention the award, which is the case with later printings. The classic folk tale put to music of Frog's courting of Mouse. In his introductory "Story of This Story," Langstaff traces its origins to Scotland and journey to the American colonies. "The story of the 'Frog and Mouse' became a part of America," he writes, "and belongs to all of us today." The last page of the text includes the tune the author says was sung by "the children of the southern Appalachian mountains ...." The two-page facing illustrations alternate between green, black and white drawings and full-color illustrations. In their 1982 annotated bibliography Newberry and Caldecott Medal and Honor Books, Peterson and Solt wrote, "The predominantly red, yellow, and blue illustrations,… Read More

The University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1968. First. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. . xxxiv, 209 p.; 23 cm. Red cloth over boards with bright gold emblem of the Folger Library on the cover and title on spine. P/O's name written on inside front cover. Contents tight, clean & "as new." Uncoated paper DJ shows 1 1/2" darkened strip where label was attached to front cover; small nick on spine. "[T]his volume contains a chronological table of Latimer's life and an introduction which provides a study for his life, including his reformist ideas and the steps which led to his martyrdom." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 209 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; Christianity / History; United States; 1960s; Religion & Theology. . Main Picture: Latimer, Hugh & Chester Allan G. (Ed.). Selected Sermons of Hugh Latimer (Charlottesville, VA: 1968) - Front panel and spine of dust jacket.… Read More

Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book Inscribed by Author. VG+ HB with no DJ. Inscribed and signed by Usmani on front end paper ("With Best Regards to/[name]/S'Field Endocrine Internal/A.M. Usmani/6/20/03"). Illustrated cover with reversed title on spine (green on blue). Corners sharp; covers show some rubbing. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 425 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MEDICAL; Laboratory Medicine; United States; Modern; Medicine & Health. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0824707257. ISBN/EAN: 9780824707255. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 795. . 9780824707255

PBR Publishing, Springboro, OH, 2005. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book . xiv, 400 p.: ill., maps; Bib. (pp. 355-359); Notes (pp. 361-399); 26 cm. Gray textured paper over boards with bright gold title on spine. Book in "like new" condition; corners are crisp; contents clean and unmarked. DJ is F, protected in archival polyester cover. History of three Burke brothers from Union Co., TN, who joined the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Ashby), CSA, and Duestes Lafayette Petty of Hawkins Co., TN, who joined the 31st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (later 39th TN Mounted, Bradford). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 400 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Genealogy & Local History. . ISBN: 1931116113. ISBN/EAN: 9781931116114. Main Picture: Lawson (2005), Tighten Your Girth Slacken Your Rein - Front panel of Dust Jacket, protected by archival polyester cover. Pictures of… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG+ HB in G+ DJ protected in archival clear polyester cover. #25 in the series. Green cloth with blue title and vignette on the cover and title on the spine. Corners are sharp. Contents are tight and clean. Gift inscription dated 1940 on inside front cover. Unclipped DJ has crease toward bottom of front panel; edge wear with a little chipping at bottom of spine. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). 250 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: JUVENILE FICTION; Readers / Chapter Books; Children. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 211. .

Knopf, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. From the front flap: "Lincoln, Miller says, was a great man who was also a good man. It is the central thrust of this 'ethical biography' to reveal how he became both, to trace his moral and intellectual development in the context of his times and in confrontation with the leading issues of the day--most notably, of course, that of slavery." Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 515 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Quarter bound in brown textured paper with bright gilt title on spine and ivory patterned paper over boards. Corners are sharp. Minimal shelf wear at foot of spine. Unclipped ($30.00) Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips. The only defect is that someone has blacked out something under the price with a felt marker and there is a corresponding ghost of the blackened area on the front free end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Category:… Read More

Chautauqua County Historical Society, Westfield, NY, 1980. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG- HB with No DJ. 571 p. (Footnotes, pp. 515-546); Biographical Sketches (pp. 547-551); Glossary (pp. 553-554); Index (pp. 559-571): ill. ; 29 cm. Boards covered with blue cloth around top third and gray cloth around bottom 2/3rds with gold decoration at the seam; gold title on spine. Corners sharp; front hinge a bit loose; top page edge spotted. P/Os' names and shadow of tape from missing DJ on FEP. Text block is tight and clean. Continues an earlier history published in 1938. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 571 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); United States; 1980s; Genealogy & Local History. . Main Picture: Leet (1980), History of Chautauqua County New York - Front cover and Spine. Picture 2: Leet (1980), History of Chautauqua… Read More

Oxford University PressOxford, New York, 1944. Eighth Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Lois Lenski. Book This is a set of two copies of Lenski's book, one published by Oxford University Press in 1944 in a dust jacket and one published by Random House in 2003. The pictures in the 1944 printing are in grey scale; those in the 2003 printing are in full color Size: 12 mo (7-7 1/2"). 48 pages. Item Type: Book. 1944 printing: Very Good+ hard cover bound in yellow buckram over boards with a black drawing of a sailboat on the front cover and the title in black on the spine. Corners sharp with a small bump to the front bottom corner. Spine shows minimal shelf wear at the head and foot. Book is slightly shaken, but generally tight. Text block has no marks or foxing, but the paper is slightly tanned from age.2003 printing (by Random House): Hardback in Near Fine condition bound in full color glossy paper over boards. Text block is tight,… Read More

J. B. Lippincott Company, New York, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Book A first edition of Lenski’s book about Amish children in Pennsylvania, an issue in her regional stories of children in the United States. In her preface the author-illustrator describes her experience in spending time with Amish families in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as part of her research for the book. Her illustrations include full-page section titles and small illustrations at the beginning and end of each chapter, as well as throughout the text Included with the book is a commemorative bookmark issued by Henry Z. Walck upon Lenski receiving the 1969 Regina Medal for her work Size: Octavo (8-9"). 176 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight, bright and unmarked with the paper only slightly tanned. Very Good+ hardback bound in purple cloth over boards with decorations and title in black on the front cover and spine. The corners remain sharp and… Read More

J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1945. Second impression. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. Inscribed by Lenski on the recto of the frontis "For the boys and girls of Riley School - With best wishes, -- Lois Lenski." There is an Iowa Reading Circle "Preferred Book" label under the inscription, which has been partially torn From the Foreword: "After the Seminole War, 1835-1842, Anglo-Saxons from the Carolinas, Georgia and West Florida drifted south and took up land in the lake region of Florida. .... Their descendants, in the second and third generation were, in 1900 and the following decade, ... living in a frontier community, with all its crudities, brutalities and cruelties. The 'Crackers' lived a primitive life ... replete with drama, and being people of character and dignity, they lived it, and still live it, with vigor." 194 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight with slightly browned pages. Many of the pages… Read More

Henry Z. Walck, New York, 1960. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Lois Lenski. Book This set includes the 1960 printing of the book and a homemade plaque created by pasting the illustration of the fire truck from an earlier dust jacket onto wood and cutting it out with a jigsaw Size: 12 mo (7-7 1/2") Oblong. 45 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Very Good+ hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with the illustration of a fire truck and title in black on the front cover and title in black on the spine. Wear at the tips of the corners and two small water spots in the bottom third of the front cover, not affecting any text. Very Good-/Good+ price clipped dust jacket with the price $2.25 written in pencil and erased at the top of the front flap. The number 20 is written in marker at the top left side of the front panel. The folds and spine are a bit dirty from handling or exposure. There is a half-inch tear at the top of the… Read More

Oxford University Press, New York, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Lois Lenski (Illus.) & Clyde Robert Bulla (Music). Book A very nice collectible copy of the songs to go with Lenski's Mr. Small stories Size: Small Quarto (9-11"). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Fine hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with multiple illustrations and title in black on the front cover and title in black on the spine. Very Good unclipped ($2.75) dust jacket. No chips but with some wear at the top of the front panel and wear with some loss of the red background at the head and foot of the spine, folds of the spine and head and foot of the rear fold. It has been well protected for some time in a clear sleeve. Illustrator: Lois Lenski (Illus.) & Clyde Robert Bulla (Music). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; United States; 1950s; Music. Main Picture: Lenski & Bulla (1954), Songs of Mr. Small - Front panel… Read More

John Anderson Publishing Company, Chicago, 1925. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Inscribed by Author. VG HB with no DJ (as issued?). Inscribed on FEP: "To [name]/With the very kind/regards of/[sig]/Sandwich, Ill./Jan. 1, 1926." xviii, 222 p., [32] leaves of plates: ill., ports.; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards w/gilt title on front cover and spine. Wear at corners,top & bottom of spine; two spots of glue at bottom of spine. Front hinge slightly shaken; text block is bright (on coated stock) and unmarked. History of the Roman Catholic Church in Aurora, NY, & affiliated churches since 1784. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 222 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; Christian Church / History; United States; 1900-1920; Religion & Theology. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 884. .

St. Padraic Press, Cincinnati, OH, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Signed by Author. Very Good hardback in Very Good DJ, now protected in Brodart mylar archival cover. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For [name] | All the best, | always. | [Sig] | 2002" Dark green cloth over boards with bright gilt title on spine. xx, 421 p.: map; 24 cm. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 421 pages. Text block is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp. Unclipped DJ has a copper-colored sticker on the front panel noting the noting the book is ForeWard Manager's Book of the Year; the sticker is heavily worn. The texturing of the illustration on the jacket makes it hard to tell, there there are a couple of spots that show up on the inside of the jacket. One is about the size of a quarter at the top of the front panel; the other is about the size of a nickel at the top of the back panel. There is a little waviness to the top outside… Read More

W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1987. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book . VG PB. xiv, 336 p.: ill.; 23 cm. Dark brown title and illustration on front cover; title on spine. Spine is uncreased; corners show a little wear, with back corners slightly bent. P/O's name and address stamped on inside front cover and titlepage; otherwise text block is tight, bright and unmarked. "A Companion Text of Principles of Immunology and Allergy" by the same authors. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 336 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MEDICAL; Immunology; United States; 1980s; Medicine & Health. . ISBN: 072162054X. ISBN/EAN: 9780721620541. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 880. . 9780721620541

North Carolina Medical Society, Raleigh, NC, 1972. First. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Fine HB 2 vol. set. xiii, 817 p.: illus., ports.; 32 p. of plates; 24 cm. Vol I: Medical Science, Administrative Agencies, and Service Facilities. Vol II: Medical Education and Medical Service. Reddish orange cloth over boards with gold titles on black fields on spines. Scarce as a set. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 2-volume set (complete). Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MEDICAL; History; Medicine & Health. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 266. .

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1906. Cloth. Good - Used/No Jacket . Illustrator: Copeland, Charles. Book . Good HB in No DJ. xxi, 294 p.: illus. (frontis, 3 plates; b & w decorations); 22 cm. Green cloth over boards with dull gold and black illus. on cover and dull gold title on spine. Boards spotted with two water rings at edge of back cover. Text block is tight and clean with P/O's name on FEP. Every page has an illustrated chapter title; many marginal illus. throughout. "The one way to learn about any wild creature is to live peaceably in his natural environment . . ." (p. x). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 295 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Copeland, Charles. Quantity Available: 1. Category: PSYCHOLOGY; General; United States; 1900-1920; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 547. .

Lord Americana & Research, W. Columbia, SC, 1975. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . VG HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. iv, 214 p.: illus.; Bib. (pp. 211-212); 29 cm. Tan cloth over boards with black logo on cover and gold title on black field on spine. Spine is slickly cocked; slight turns to corners and a small bump at the top of the back cover. DJ shows only slight wear around edges. Extensive illustrations and descriptions of Civil War artifacts, arranged in alphabetical order. . This is the original printing, not one of the cheaper Castle or Stackpole reprints. From the blurb on the rear flap of the dust jacket: “The thorough craftsmanship and professional competence of M.G. Graphics in preparation of this book has been substantial and of consistently superior quality." Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 214 pages. Single volume only of set or series. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques… Read More

Brentano's, New York, 1929. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . G HB. 329 p.; Ilus: 12 plates; 24 cm. Pub. Sept. 1929, "Second Printing before publication." Tan cloth over boards with silver (most chipped off) title and illus. on cover and spine. Front and back hinges have both separated, held by the webbing. Good quality paper remains bright. P/O's name on FEP; remnants of sticker on inside cover. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 329 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Historical; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 264. .