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Mexico: Editorial Jus, 1945. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. (10"x8"). 218pp. Illustrated paper covers. Spine slant, several spine creases. Covers toned. Light dampstain to upper cover. Spine extremes & tail edges heavily chipped. Textblock edges toned, light tone to interior. Illuminated cuts throughout. Text in Spanish. Scarce. Covered in seller's protective mylar.

Watham, Mass: The Chronica Botanica Co, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (10"x7.5"). 330pp. Brown cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles. Spine extremes rubbed. Light edgewear. Upper/top corner bumped with 4" creases across corner. No dj., covered in seller's protective mylar. Previous owner's name in pen to front pdep. Textblock edges toned & light tone throughout. Line drawings & diagrams in B&W throughout. Text in Chinese.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. First edition thus, sixth printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo (8.5"x6.5"). 595pp. Dk. green paper-covered boards with metallic green-stamped title to spine. Flat signed to title page. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar. Includes the titles Annihilation, Authority & Acceptance +acknowledgments. This volume published in the same year as Annhilation (all three titles of the Southern Reach Trilolgy were published separately throughout 2014).

San Francisco, CA: Tachyon Publications, 2008. First edition, first printing. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (9"x6"). 373pp. Illustrated paper covers. Very light shelfwear. Very light tone to pages. Small stain to last 10 pages and interior of lower cover. Association copy of Alan Gratz, the YA author. Signed by Jeff VanderMeer to title with page-sized illustration to half title. Inscribed, "For Alan -- Yes, airships! Clockwork stuff! Your friend --

Peoria, IL, 1918. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (10.5"x7"). Unpaginated. Illustrated wraps; staple-bound. Toned, light soiling. 4" crease to top corner of upper cover, top corners rubbed. Chip missing from top-edge of lower cover, p10.5" parallel crease. Ads & B&W photos throughout. Covers illustrated by Ladd Drae. Includes pocket memo summarizing personal hygiene. Circular from Peoria's Military Camp, also called The Headquarters of the Ordnance Motor Section. Here, in the final year of WWI, men were taught the operation of tanks manufactured by the Holt Catepillar Company (also of Peoria, IL). SCARCE.

UK: PS Artbooks, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Super 8vo. Unpaginated. Lower corners lightly bumped, else fine. Full color comics throughout, color frontis & B&W plates of facsimile ads throughout. No dj. as issued. Features March 1952 - July 1953, issues 1-8. Features the artists Basil Wolverton, Ross Andru, Ed Smalle, Tony Mortellaro, Bernard Baily and Hy Fleishman. 6-14-19.

Philadelphia, PA: Hubbard Publishing Co, 1897. First edition/First edition. Paperback. Good+/Fair. Palmer Cox. 8vos (9"x6"). Illustrated paper wraps, staple-bound. The Fox's Story: Rusty staples. Chip missing from upper spine extreme. Light soil tot upper cover. Previous owner's name in pencil to first page. Toned. Jack the Giant: Closed tears to spine extremes, rusty staples, lower staple loose. Soiled covers, chipped/creased corners, two large areas missing from lower cover. All pages wrinkled, multiple closed tears, multiple chips missing from pages (all pages present). B&W illustrations throughout. Scarce toy books that published Cox's illustrations without his approval,

Groningen, Netherlands: STYX Publications, 1991. No additional printings listed. Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo (9"x6.5"). 70pp. Black paper covers with gold titles. Small spots to lower covers. Lightly rubbed covers. Previous owner's name in pen to first page, no other marks. Text in English. From the Library of Oriental Texts series.

Groningen, Netherlands: STYX Publications, 1991. No additional printings listed. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo (9"x6.5"). 70pp. Black paper covers with gold titles. Very light shelfwear. Text in English. From the Library of Oriental Texts series.

Los Angeles, CA: Brown Roux, 2018. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Fine. Oblong 4to (9.5"x11.5"). Navy buckram covered boards with pastedown photo to upper cover & title in yellow to spine. No dust jacket as issued. Color photos. From a limited edition of 750 copies.

Athens: Dione Sa, 1993. Softcover. VG. VG+/-. 8vo. 147pp. Yellow wraps. A thorough explication of the methodology of Chinese medicine. Scuffing to wraps.