Rare books from Renaissance Books

N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Advance Reading Copy. Fine But For , Light Cover Soil, And Rusty Paper-Clip Mark At Top Of Title And Half Title Pages. Appears Unread, With No Spine Crease. This Would Appear To Be Some Form Of Advanced Proof Copy. Mustard - Orange Card Covers, Hand Numbered Pages ( 207 ), And Most Intriguing, The Original Title " Tara, Bowing " Has Been Stroked Out And " The Tiger's Daughter " Has Been Written Above. I Assume, Therefore, That The Working Title Was Changed At The Last Moment, And The Missing Note That Was Clipped In May Have Been The Author's Explanation For The Change. I Don't Know Whether The Change Is In The Author's Hand, But This Is A Most Intriguing Copy Of Mukherjee's First Book..

London and Liverpool: The Journal of Commerce, 1912. Book. Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Somewhat worn copy, bound into burgundy boards with worn extremities. This is the first one volume edition of the reports that were published serially in the Journal of Commerce, at the time. The original paper cover is loose, but easily re-attached. Advertisements interspersed among the daily reports. Internally very good. The first comprehensive account of the Titanic disaster. ( May - July 1912 ). 272 pages. Scarce..

American Bar Association, 1926. Book. Near Fine. Half-Leather. First Edition, Limited and Numbered. Fine but for prev. owner name ( 1926 ), traces of wear to extremities, and slightest fading to spine. This is copy #160 of 250. Spine is gilt stamped with 5 raised bands. A very attractive copy. Large, overweight volume will require extra postage..

London: Collins, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, despite damp splash to top edge at spine, that has caused a little wrinkling to top margins. This is quite unobtrusive, and does not reach the text. Jacket has a little peripheral fading, and is a bit stained at top edge from aforementioned splash. Still apresentable copy. Inscribed to Jim, on the title page..

San Francisco: Apex Novelties, 1968. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Very good, with wear and creasing to cover, and slight fraying at spine heel. " Git Whitey " on page 4 / Wilson art in 2 panels pages 10 and 11..

Toronto: Musson, 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with some wear to extremities, and sunned spine and top of front cover. The front pastedown bears the owneship signature of William M. Halliday, the author of Potlatch and Totem. The Canadian edition is scarce..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1931. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Limited and Signed. Fine but for slightest sunning to spine. # 15 of 110 copies, of which, only 100 were for sale..

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1894. Book. Near Fine. Limp Cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine But For Minor Bumping To Extremities, And Slightly Sunned Spine. Internally, Tight Clean Copy With All Maps And Plans..

Oceanside California: The Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1926. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. Fine but for sticker on front pastedown, with proclaimer's name scratched out. ( I think this actually enhances this copy )..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine copy, in a fine jacket. This was Dorothy Livesay's copy, and bears her name and nickname on the front endpaper, inscribed, ( in her distinctive script ), by P. K. Page. An exceptional copy of this Governor General Award winning book..

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1863. Book. Illus. by Foster, Birket and Gilbert, John. Near Fine. Hard Cover ( Mauchline ). Reprint. Fine but for some light scratches and scuffs to the Mauchline Ware covers, and traces of wear to extremities of leather spine, which is gilt stamped leather with raised bands. The covers are the McDonald tartan. The fore edges are embossed, gilt. Internally fine, with over 60 illustrations.A unique binding..

Vancouver: BC Photographer, 1975. Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Essentially fine but for some superficial rubbing to the covers. Internally fine. The 4 issues of this quarterly for 1975 . Quite scarce..

Perth Scotland: P. D. Malloch, 1933. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Fine But For Slightest Traces Of Use. 151 Pages. Profusely Illustrated. Printer Code Is " 2/33 ". Laid In Is A Gun Licence, Dated 1934, Purchased In Inverness. An Exceptional Copy..

Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very Good Copy With Slightest Wear To Extremities, Prev. Owner Name And Poem Entitled " White Egrets " Tipped To The Front End Paper. Very Lightly Foxed Prelims And Fore Edge. 4Th State Of The First Edition, With Green Pebbled Cloth, And 4 Full Page Coloured Illustrations. 167 Pages. A Nice Tight Copy..

London: Macmillan And Co., 1889. Book. Illus. by Tenniel, John. Very Good. Hardcover. Both Volumes Very Good, With Wear To Extremities, And Some Soil To Covers, And Offsets To End Papers. ( People's Editions ). Adventures In Wonderland Dated 1890, ( Twenty Second Thousand ), Has Prev. Owner Name, On Front End Paper. Darkened Spine And Cover, And Foxing To Top Of Frontis And Title Page. Internally Clean And Sound. 42 Tenniel Illustrations. 179 Pages With Christmas Greeting And 4 Pages Of Publishers Ads. Through The Looking Glass, Dated 1889 ( Fifteenth Thousand ), Has Prev. Owner Name On Half Title Page, Dated 1890, Slightly Cocked Spine, And One Loose Signature That Is Not Completely Detached. 50 Tenniel Illustrations. 204 Pages, And Easter And Xmas Greetings With 3 Pages Of Ads..