Rare books from Jans Collectibles: Vintage Books

New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1869 Chipped top and bottom of the spine, badly bumped corners, mesh binding still tight, Couple of news paper clippings inside the front board, one attached to the board and one newspaper clipping attached to the inside back board, 351 pages. Each page has an inch margin around it. Classically, Poetically, and Practically. Contains numerous curoius dishes and feasts of all times and all countries besides three hundred modern receipts.

Harper Crest, 1967 Yellow boards, tape marks where mylar covered dust jacket is attached. Dust jacket very good. Price clipped; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

The Reilly & Britton, 1904 This is the first edition, first printing, 3rd state. This is the first edition with the following state points. Date of 1904 on title page, with published July 1904 on the copyright page. Red cloth binding with silver lettering, title Marvelous omitted from cover. With 16 color illustrations. The book is in good condition for being almost a 100 year old children's book. HInges worn to some degree but covers still holding tight. Covers remain nice and bright. Very little if any degree of rubbing. Smudge mark to back cover. Pages are clean and all color plates are present. No childrens cray on marks or pencil. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages

The date and year are unknown (40's or 50's). This is a vintage manuscript, unpublished. There are 5 pages of typed pages with corrections of the text and 14 heavy cardboard watercolors , they look very professional and are beautifully done. Some of the watercolors are
very similar or almost look like copies of the others, only the colors
have changed or some minor differences.

Helen Bullock, 1933 A manuscript of a book never published. Sweet book illustrated. Typed text, 50 pages. An inch darkened strip on the right hand of the title page. In a black (University) three hole binder with reinforced holes.
Helen Bullock was 18 years old according to book title page. The color
illustrations are really cute. One of a kind of book.

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1957 Nice lot , A little Golden Book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto , very good condition, with signed card and a signed 8x10 black and white photo by
Clayton Moore. The photo comes with a certificate of authenticity by AHQ America. The photo is signed in a blue pen.

New York: Henry Holt And Company, 1949 Black boards with a red cloth spine in very good condition. The corners are bumped and the cloth is broken on three corners and one of the three corners barely showing. Nice color not fading. Inside pages clean and unmarked except for signature and inscription.<p>

The only copyright date is 1949..

Signed by Audie Murphy on the first blank page and an inscription on the title page in blue ink. on the end paper in black ink.<p>

Dust jacket is price clipped and has a lot of edge wear, creases and bends. an inch chip on the back of the dust jacket and some chips to the dust jacket spine. A small nick to the bend at the folds in.<p>

America's most decorated hero of World War II <p>

Audie Murphy recounts his personal experiences in the foxholes and dugouts of World war II. It is a first hand story of the men who carried the guns, the little men who had only their friends and their weapons between them and the enemy. Told in… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1952 First edition, first printing. Stated first edition on the copyright page with the code I-B<p>

The book is in near fine condition. Nice end papers with no writing.
Inside pages clean and unmarked.<p>

Dust jacket is price clipped, mylar covered, Faint chips at the top and bottom of the spine. A small 1/2" tear top of dust jacket spine. Very
tiny nick to the dust jacket top corner. A 1/2" tear top edge to the back of the dust jacket.