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Tor Books. NY., 1992 Book size about 6 by 8 1/2 inches with some 251 pages. Bound in black paper over boards with silver spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $17.95. Wrapper enclosed in a removable clear plastic protector. Book and wrapper with slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

The Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation. Chicago., 1916 Magazine size about 10 by 13 inches with some 34 pages. Front cover illustration by Percy Edward Anderson. Fiction by Edwin L Sabin. Numerous photos throughout. Monthly publication of the Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation. Magazine is full of articles and advertisements relating to automobiles. Very scarce early automotive publication. Creased top to bottom; covers smudges; couple of spine tape repairs. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

united States Institute of Peace Press. Washington, DC. 1994. First Edition., 1994 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 89 pages. Bound in photo illustrated wraps. Illustrated with a few photos and maps. International intervention in the face of a national tragedy discussed by this UN representative. Very slight wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

The Goldsmith Publishing Co. Chicago. 1933., 1933 Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 250 pages. Bound in blue cloth with front cover and spine black lettering. This is book No. 2 in the four volume series. All four titles are listed on the DJ flap. Goldsmith published cheaply constructed books in very thin flimsy dust wrappers and this book is no exception. Dust wrapper illustration by Gretta. Book with spine top heavily faded and pulled; spine bottom faded; light general wear. DJ with chips, tears, rubs, edge chipping; bottom of front cover at spine edge torn and chipped. GOOD/FAIR Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

The Atlantic Monthly. Boston. 1942. First Edition., 1942 Wartime Atlantic format and size of about 7 by 10 inches with some 140 or so pages. Part Two of the first appearance of 'Flight to Arras' by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. Continuation of the Samuel Eliot Morrison biography of Christopher Columbus, 'Admiral of the Ocean Sea'. And other articles, stories, poems by Marquis W Childs, Conrad Aiken, Thomas Mann, Philip Goodman, Louise McNeill, and others. Light wear and soil. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Ancient Beauty Studio. Mt. Shasta, California, 1995 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 81 pages. Bound in illustrated wraps. Frontis of the author and several other internal full page illustrations. Very light wear--a clean and unmarked book. VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1989. First Printing. DJ flap price 11 pounds 95., 1989 Black paper covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine only. 235 pages. 8vo. EIGHT LINE INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. Very light wear to book and DJ. DJ lightly rubbed. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Esquire. Chicago, 1941 Usual ESQUIRE size and format for the issues of this era with some 178 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. This issue important for the J D Salinger satire piece 'The Heart of a Broken story'. Much else of course including two pin-ups, one by Varga & one by Petty. The complete magazine with one small advertisement coupon cut out & one small picture removed; neither of these affect the Salinger piece or anything important. Magazine with front cover creasing; two inch separation at front cover bottom spine edge; other light wear. A sound clean copy of this issue difficult to find in decent condition. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Crowell-Collier, 1941 Single issue of COLLIER'S magazine from July 12, 1941. Usual size and format with some 86 pages. This issue notable for containing the J D Salinger story, 'The Hang Of It', a COLLIER'S special short, short story of one page length. Spine separation at top one inch; small gouge/tear at front cover center right; light rumpling; light wear. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.

B W Dodge & Company. NY. 1908. First Edition. Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 529 pages. Bound in tan cloth with front cover illustration in color. Autobiography of a working journalist around the turn-of-the-century who worked mostly in Western and Chicago newspapers. Fascinating look at the purity of journalism in that era where it seems the reporters (Who were paid by the inch) spent most of their time inventing stories that would be hard to check. The rest of the time they were loafing about and boozing it up. Great stuff. EX-LIBRARY book from a University library with heavy covers wear and the usual stamps, markings, pockets, etc. GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Librairie Nationale D'Art Et D'Histoire. Paris & Bruxelles., 1925 Book size about 9 1/2 by 13 inches with text pages at the front followed by about 70 plates. Text in French. Study of the sculpture of Siam. AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK from an art museum with all the labels, markings, etc. to be expected. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

G Schirmer. NY.1905. Size about 9 by 12 inches with eight pages including the covers. White wraps with dark blue lettering and decoration. Light overall wear; couple of small edge tears; some internal pencil. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good.

Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr, 1999 Book size about 10 by 11 inches with some 86 pages. Bound in purple cloth with copper spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with no price. Illustrated throughout with color paintings by J U Salvant. Book with very slight wear. Wrapper with light wear. FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago., 1933 Book size about 5 by 7 inches with some 316 pages. Bound in illustrated red cloth. Illustrated throughout with full page and smaller images by Clifford P Benton. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $1.00. Book with wear through at one tip else clean and unmarked. Wrapper with reverse side tape reinforcement at spine top and bottom; spine a bit sunned. VERY GOOD/GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Unknown, 1932 This is a school yearbook for a young woman named Grace Samuel who attended Aurora High School in Aurora, Missouri. She filled the book with writings from classmates, friends, relatives and added pages at the rear. Dates are mostly 1932 & 1933. Oblong string-tied book about 6 by 4 1/2 inches. This is one volume in a collection of some 65 of these old Yearbooks ranging from the late 1800's to the 1940's mostly from the Midwest which will be in my book seller catalog titled 'Women'. Very light wear. VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Noddle's Island Lodge. East Boston, Ma. 1945. First Printing., 1945 Navy blue cloth with silver decoration and lettering on the front cover only. 59 numbered pages. 4to. Color photo frontis of a brother who was killed in action during World War II. Numerous black/white photo illustrations throughout. Book contains a brief history of the Lodge, photos of the members, list of members, list of charter members, list of Officers and a list of Sponsors for this publication. SIGNED BY BARNETT N SAMUELS. Hinge cracked at the title page; very light general wear. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Whitman Publishing. Racine, Wisconsin. 1944. Book size about 9 1/2 by 10 inches with some 12 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. The bunny is shown on the front cover in fuzzy wuzzy mode. One of those kids books with many images covered in a fuzzy wuzzy material. Moderate overall wear including edge tears, spine separation, rubbing. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Spanish Colonial Research Center. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1990, 1990 Book size about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with some 199 pages. Bound in cream wraps with front cover and spine black lettering. Illustrated. Bibliography of works about Columbus. Some 123 pages of books from the 1500's to date; seven pages of juvenile literature; some 70 or so pages of articles. Excellent starting point for research on the European discovery of the Americas. Apparently published to coincide with the interest generated by the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. AN EX LIBRARY BOOK but with minimal wear. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Chicago Review Press. Chicago., 1999 Book size about 8 by 11 inches with some 160 pages. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with white lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $24.95. Illustrated throughout with photographs and facsimiles--a mix of color and black/white (Which predominates). An illustrated biography. Both book and wrapper with slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Dover Publications. NY. 1991. First Printing of this Dover reprint., 1991 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 411 pages plus publisher catalog at the rear. Bound in color illustrated glossy gray wraps with black lettering. Small area of light coffee staining at bottom edge else no sign of wear. A clean and unmarked book. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.