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0 A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co, nd [ca1890] 2 vols in one with 20 colored etchings and woodcuts by John Leech half-leather, gilt owner's signature on first blank epage Fine.

1929. 1929 Wright, Harold Bell LONG AGO TOLD; LEGENDS OF THE PAPAGO INDIANS NY: D Appleton & Company, 1929 290pp ads illus Katherine Kitt 8vo red cloth, gilt one small spot on spine, tiny indentation on front cover, else fine bright copy.

1939. 1939 Eliot, T S OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, c1939 46pp 8vo tpage printed on orange paper spine and edges of boards slightly discolored, else fine bright copy in orange d/w (spine panel slightly darkened, faint signs of darkening).

1917. Hardcover. Near fine. Edited by William Frederic Bade Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. 279pp. hand-colored frontis photogravure; black and white illustrations from photographs. 550 copies of this large-paper edition were printed 500 copies are for sale. This is number 507. Presentation copy from the editor. Personal copy of late Major General Royal Lord. Handwritten notation by editor on title-page "Edited by William Frederic Bade". Handwritten inscription on first free epage: "With a bon voyage from all the Bades, big and little, for the happiest of all cruises! So say we all of us WFB, ELeBB, EMB, ELe BB VI, WGB". 8vo.Green paper-covered boards over green cloth spine with leather spine label; Minor scuffing on spine label, light soiling on rear cover. Minor rubbing on ends of spine, corner tips sharp; lower edges of the last few pages wrinkled; overall near fine hardcover.

1906. 1906 Riley, James Whitcomb RILEY CHILD VERSE Indianpolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, c1906 58pp illus color Ethel Franklin Betts 4to Pictorial blue cloth Small stain on outer edge of cover plate, white lettering on spine partially faded, else Near fine bright copy with faint rubbing on corners.

1980. 1980 Myers, Vali DRAWINGS 1949-79 Introduction George A Plimpton London: Open House, c1980 127pp illustrated in color Sm folio INSCRIBED by the artist As new hardcover in fine d/j.

1841. 1841 Borrow, George THE ZINCALI; OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE GYPSIES OF SPAIN London: John Murray, 1841 2 volumes 750 copies printed full calf, leather spine labels stamped in gold volume one neatly rebacked with original spine and label laid back down normal rubbing on spine, edges, name on tpage, old bookplates on front pastedown pages, pasted inside the rear cover is the original old catalog listing of the set with a price set at overall a nice set.

1900. 1900 Dickens, Charles THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS Edition De Luxe NY: National Library Company, nd ca1900 20 volumes Each volume has a color frontis w/tissue guard and b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank and "Phiz" #128/1000 copies 8vo tan cloth with black stamped spine labels, teg Some of these volumes have never been read with the gilt being uncracked All of the spine labels show minor scuffing and scratching, otherwise all the volumes are bright and crisp with sharp corners and unblemished covers Overall and handsome fine hardcover set (extra shipping required on this set).

1980. 1980 MONITEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI FAMILY HISTORY BOOK: A HISTORY OF MONITEAU COUNTY AND IT'S PEOPLE California, MO: The Moniteau County Historical Society, c1980 1/1500 Limited edition copies 584pp, illus b/w throughout the text 4to red faux leather stamped in gold Very minimal rubbing on covers, fine bright hardcover copy.

1971. 1971 THE HISTORY OF CASS AND BATES COUNTIES, MISSOURI, CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THESE COUNTIES, THEIR CITIES, TOWNS, ETC ETC 1971 reprint edition of the original 1883 edition Bound in at the rear is NAME INDEX TO THE HISTORY OF CASS AND BATES COUNTIES - 1883 Compiled by Marjorie Pearce Buckner, 1971 1883 BATES COUNTY MISSOURI INDEX OF HISTORICAL SECTION Compiled Mrs Walter Held 1415pp, plus 124pp of index sections, folded county map bound inside front cover Thick 8vo Blue cloth stamped in gold Fine bright hardcover copy.

1905. 1905 WONDERFUL EGYPT: 48 ARTISTIC PICTURES IN HELIOGRAVURE This tourist piece published around 1905 has no title page or publication information Rectangular 4to Blue cloth stamped in gold, brightly colored epages of Egyptian hieroglyphics, string binding, 48 lovely heliogravure plates in pristine condition The string is intact but fragile, minimal shelf- rubbing on covers, paper lightly toned due to age, fine bright hardcover copy.

William T. Anderson, 1876. Leather bound. Near fine. THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS ENLARGED FROM THE RESEARCHES OF NUMEROUS AUTHORS,THE WHOLE AFFORDING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MASONIC KNIGHTHOOD, FROM THE ORIGIN OF THE ORDERS TO THE PRESENT TIME, ADAPTED TO THE AMERICAN SYSTEM By Robert Macoy. NY: William T Anderson, c1873. Revised Edition 1876. 632pp, ads, 2 color lithograph illustrations, numerous black and white full page illustrations and illustrations within the text. 8vo. Half-leather over marbled paper-covered boards, raised bands, gilt stamping on spine, marbled end-pages. This book came from the estate of Guy Brasford Park, 38th Governor of Missouri (1933); the book originally belonging to his father Thomas Woodson Park. On the front cover of the book is a narrow leather label stamped in gold with "TW Park" . A second matching leather label is laid-in. The back cover shows shelf-rubbing and wear along the edges, with much less rubbing on front cover, the interior is bright and clean. With the… Read More

1905. 1905 Goodwin, EJ A HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN MISSOURI St Louis: WL Smith, 1905 284pp, index, b/w photographs 8vo Personal copy of the late Dr Osmon Beverly Campbell of St Joseph, Missouri His signed bookplate is on the front pastedown page, he has made a few notations and bookmarked pertinent pages (those pages with his photograph and biographical information)lg 8vo Interior front hinge tender, minor shelf-rubbing on edges of spine, near fine hardcover copy.

1939. 1939 Randall, Jane WHEN TOYS COULD TALK Akron: Saalfield, c1939 unpaginated Illustrated by Fern Bisel Peat with 6 full-color plates plus duo-tone illustrated endpapers, black and white illustrations within the text sq 4to Thick Cardboard pictorial covers with red spiral binding lower corner tips lightly bruised, minimal shelf-rubbing along edges of covers, interior clean and unblemished, fine hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket with some loss of paper on upper edge of spine panel and small chip out of upper edge of front panel; normal shelf-rubbing and wear on the edges and folds of jacket.

1922. 1922 Larchmont Yacht Club CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS, RACING RULES, ETC LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB 1922 Larchmont, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1922 212pp Frontis photograph of yacht "Bluejacket", color plates of flags, 2 black and white photographs of yachts, lists of members, addenda sheet of new members sm 8vo Bound in pale yellow sailcloth, stamped in black This copy belonged to Larchmont Yach Club Member 291 Huston Wyeth; he has written his name in black ink: "H Wyeth/Yacht Boomerang IV" on the spine of the book Minimal soiling on covers, fine hardcover.