Rare books from KEENER BOOKS (Member IOBA)

A. W. Shaw Company. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1919. First Edition. Hard Cover. KB#001558: No Jacket as Issued. Series consists of six (6) volumes: "Advertising and Service"; "Accounting and Costs"; "Loans and Discounts"; "Management and Executive Control"; "Buildings, Equipment and Supplies"; and "Credits and Collections". All books have black cloth boards, with bright gold gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Some corners are bumped; most are sharp, with slightly worn edges. All pages of each volume appear to be clean, complete and tight, unless otherwise indicated. Many have several fold-out maps and layout charts. "Advertising and Service" volume has 312 pages + index. "Accounting and Costs" volume has 225 pages + index. "Loans and Discounts" volume has 264 pages + index; two pages (Part 1 and pp. 2-3) are torn, with a 1" square piece torn out, but included. "Management… Read More

New York, New York: Borzoi Book - Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1938. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. KB#003386: No Jacket as Issued. Very Good to Fine in a Very Good Slipcase. Shiny black boards, gilt lettering on the spine and embossed title on the covers. Decorative endpapers. A previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the inside front cover of each book; however are neatly applied. Both volumes would be considered to be in Fine condition if not for these plates. Otherwise, both volumes are clean, tight, square, and bright. Bindings are so tight, the volumes appear to be unread. The slipcase is age-darkened but intact. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. : 5.5 x 7.75 in.: 1328 pages .

John Wiley & Sons Inc. New in New Dust Jacket. 2001. First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#005185: First Printing Number Line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. No Remainder Marks. "This artful management primer combines in-depth lectures on finance, marketing, management strategy, leadership, and other important business topics with case studies in which a physician is faced with a critical management challenge. These cases illustrate the types of management problems faced by physicians every day, and are designed to help readers identify and acquire the core skills needed to put sound management principles into practice. This highly focused guide helps physicians develop the knowledge and management skills they need to: Expand a practice while retaining control * Influence healthcare policy * Convince someone that an idea is worth the cost * Evaluate a proposal * Position a practice to get more business * Develop a… Read More

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed by Author: KB#005233: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Cover edges/corners are lightly rubbed and minor crease to one corner; otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to PAUL MANASSEH at Louisiana State University for his important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. : 11 x 11 in.: 198 pages .

New York, New York: Merrimack Publishing Corp.. Fine. 1950. First Edition. Soft Cover. KB#005363: No. A9080. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "The people and merchandise in this grocery store are perforated to snap out easily. Bases are included so they can stand upright. The products are fresh and look delicious; the prices are delightfully old-fashioned." Book is undated; believe was published about 1950. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered, with all of the punch-out images intact. This is a beautiful book of PAPER DOLLS with many cabinets, people, food stands and over 100 grocery items, all to be assembled by the User.: 13.25 x 10.25 in. .

New York, New York: Longmans, Green and Company. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1894. First American Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#010064: No Dustjacket. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are dark green cloth with embossed gilt lettering on front and spine and light images of mountain tops on the front board. Boards and pages are mostly clean and unmarked (except for some small dark marks on page edges and four round red design marks near bottom of front board), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Illustrations include tissue-protected frontispiece and 15 additional full-page drawings by Arthur Layard. Contains 357 pages of text, followed by a 16-page catalogue of other Longmans' published works of the time. This classic "lost race" fantasy novel was first serialized in the magazine Tit-Bits Weekly in 1893 - 1894. It is a tale of a penniless British adventurer seeking wealth in the wilds of Africa after losing his family… Read More

Peter Nevill Limited. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1949. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. Signed by Author: KB#010205: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (Algernon Blackwood) under his photograph frontispiece. No dustjacket included. Boards are dark green with gilt lettering on spine; corners are lightly bumped and spine is slightly cocked. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for prior owner's name at top of front flyleaf), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Collects twenty-two short stories: The Doll * Running Wolf * The Little Beggar * The Occupant of the Room * The Man Whom the Trees Loved * The Valley of the Beasts * The South Wind * The Man Who Was Milligan * The Trod * The Terror of the Twins * The Deferred Appointment * Accessory Before the Fact * The Glamour of the Snow *The House of the Past * The Decoy * The Tradition * The Touch of Pan * Entrance and Exit * The Pikestaffe… Read More

London, England: Longmans, Green & Company. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1872. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#010254: No Jacket As Issued. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Original cream cloth boards with gilt, embossed lettering and lines on spine and on front board, along with long-stem flower emblem. Dark front and rear endpapers. Cloth spine is darkened and has some light spotting on cloth boards. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked (no marks, bookplates or labels), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. The list of poets translated, and whose works are presented, include: Charles D'Orleans * Francois Villon * Joachim Du Bellay * Remy Belleau * Pierre Ronsard * Jacques Tahureau * Jean Passerat * Victor Hugo * Alfred de Musset * Gerard de Nerval * and Henri Murger. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book.: 5.25 x 7 in.: 164 pages .

Chicago, Illinois: A. C. McClurg & Co.. Very Good in Fine Dust Jacket. 1920. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. Vol. 7: KB#010261: The Seventh Book of the Famous Tarzan Series. Dustjacket is a Fine condition facsimile bookjacket / dustjacket, enclosed in a protective Mylar cover. Boards are original olive-green cloth with front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. Light wear to edges of boards with a small dent in top edge of front cover. Starting to separate at front and rear endpapers, which has been well-repaired with archival tape. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked (no names, bookplates or writing), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except as indicated). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Includes a beautiful frontispiece and eight additional black and white illustrations by J. Allen St. John. "The seventh book of the adventures of Tarzan. Tarzan faced his worst attack - an attack against his wife and child. With the speed of the great apes, Tarzan… Read More

New York, New York: Nicholas L. Brown. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1920. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#010257: No dustjacket is included. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are bright red with paper author and title labels on spine and front cover. Label on front is complete but spine label is chipped. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for very slight rubbing at board corners). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Evelyn Scott (1893–1963) was an American novelist, playwright and poet, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Ernest Souza and Elsie Dunn. This book "Precipitations" was her first book. : 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 103 pages .

London, England: William Jackson (Books) Ltd.. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1932. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. Signed by Author: KB#010438: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. No Dustjacket. Limited Numbered Edition, first printing, book is number eleven of the Furnival Books. Copy is #330 of 550 and SIGNED BY AUTHOR (Stella Benson). Has bookplate of Ulbert Partons Sachs on inside front cover. Illustrated frontispiece of woodcut by Clare Leighton. Boards are brown buckram with title and author in gilt on spine and front. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for light rubbing of bottom board corners). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. : B&W Illustrations: 6.25 x 10 in.: 67 pages .

Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 2011. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#010585: No Jacket As Issued. Photographic Study of Custom Bikers, including Harley Davidson and others. Dedicated to the world of custom and glamorous, imbued with passion, ideals, reasons, and styles. Many people have been revealed through their motorcycles. ABOUT US wants to tell the tale through its people about the world custom bikes and its characters. Photographer Gianni Rizzotti has captured the faces of so many characters and the spirit that unites them to their motion, their creatures. Includes brief interviews of many people, both well-known and unknown, in both Italian and English. Those on the international scene such as Ness, Foster, Decker, Mitchell, Waltz and many others who mingle with the best of our Italian preparatory days and perhaps less well-known characters or simple bikers who have made their motion their lifestyle. Translated into English and Italian. Since many… Read More

Joannes Oporinis, Basil. Good. 1555. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. Ex-Libris: KB#011166: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Text is in Greek and Latin Languages on facing pages, with woodcut initials on beginning pages. Boards are lightly age-darkened white vellum. Copy has ex-library stamp of "The Library of the Xavier Union" at bottom of title page, a square stamp "Case 13 Shelf" on inside front board and title page, and a small group of inked numbers at top of back flyleaf. (Addl. Title Page Content - in Latin): "Sibyllinorum oraculorum libri VIII. Addita Sebastiani Castalionis interpretatione Latina, quae Graeco erigionè respondeat. Cum annotationibus Xysti Betuleij in Graeca Sibyllina oracula, & Sebastiani Castalionis in translationem suam: quae annotationes numeris marginalibus signantur. Quae praeterea huic editioni ultra priorem accesserint, diligens lector ex praefationibus & collatione facilè… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: Western Publishing House. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1879. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#011192: Copyright 1876. Corners of boards are worn and hinge is starting to lightly separate at title page, but has been well repaired by archival tape. Early pages are slightly rippled but are complete. Edge of many pages are lightly stained, presumably due to moisture penetrating book sometime during its over 130-year life. Otherwise, hinges are tight and pages are complete. Has decorative green cloth boards, with gilt lettering and illustration on the front board and spine. Page block edges are marbled. Contains 600 pages of beautiful, historical and informative text. All seven etched black and white plates are present with tissue guards (frontispiece and facing pp. 36, 120, 238, 408, 508, and 586. "The subject-matter of this book, Success and Happiness, has been the consideration of every eminent pen, from the days of Solomon to the present.… Read More

National Publishing Company. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1870. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#012474: Rest of Subtitle: "Being an Expose' of the Secret Rites and Ceremonies of the Latter-Day Saints, With a Full and Authentic History of Polygamy and the Mormon sect From Its Origin to the Present Time." Includes fold-out map at front as well as 27 Illustrations. Pages are lightly foxed/spotted and edge/tops of Green Boards, with embossed title on front and spine, are worn, plus front flyleaf page has been removed. Content Chapters include: Historical * History From the Founding of Nauvoo Till 1843 * Mormon Difficulties and Death of the Prophet * Two Years of Strife - Exodus From Illinois * From the Nauvoo Exodus to the Mormon War in Utah * The Bloody Period * Gentiles in Utah * First Views in Utah * Two Weeks in Salt Lake City * Trip to Bear River and Return * The Conference and Its Results * Analysis of Mormon Society * Analysis of Mormon Theology *… Read More