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THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY.

THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY.

by HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA.

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New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., [1955]., 1955. First edition. First edition. Author's third book. Some light offsetting to front and rear endpapers, else near fine, tight copy in dust jacket, lightly sunned on the spine and with light professional restoration to the spine ends and corners. Introduces Tom Ripley, an American ne'er-do-well who travels to Italy on an unusual assignment of larceny and murder. Filmed as PURPLE NOON with Alain Delon as Tom Ripley.
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INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD "3 FEEDS FOR ONE CENT" COLORFUL BROADSIDE.

INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD "3 FEEDS FOR ONE CENT" COLORFUL BROADSIDE.

by INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD COMPANY.

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Minneapolis: Litho. Dept. of International Stock Food Company, n.d. (ca 1910)., 1910. First edition. 20 1/2" x 28 1/4" colorful chromolithograph that promotes how International Stock Food will make the sows raise more healthy pigs. An elaborate and colorful broadside that was taken from a book given to purchasers of 25 pounds of International Stock Animal Feed. The lithographs were originally folded within the book so it is normal to see horizontal and vertical folds. The company was founded in Minneapolis in 1886, by Marion Willis Savage, and still is in operation today. It was sold in 2007 to new owners and the headquarters are now located in Canada. Savage manufactured and sold animal feed as well as veterinary supplies and used these posters as a means of advertising. The front side of the poster is colorful and promotes the use of hog feed in order to help sows to raise more healthy pigs. Testimonials tell of one sow raising 21 pigs or three sows raising 52 pigs. The reverse side… Read More
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THE WOMAN IN RED.

THE WOMAN IN RED.

by GILBERT, ANTHONY.

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London: Collins Crime Club, [1941]., 1941. First edition. First edition. The Dark Page says, "Anthony Gilbert was born Lucy Beatrice Malleson in 1899 and was an English author of novels and short stories. Although her mother wanted her to be a schoolteacher, Ms. Malleson succeeded in fulfilling her own ambition and became a novelist. After seeing John Willard's play, THE CAT AND THE CANARY in 1922 she became thriller-concious, and in 1927 published her first mystery as Anthony Gilbert. For many years Gilbert's true identity was kept secret and most readers assumed that the author was a man." Some color fading to top edges of the cloth, else near fine in price-clipped, lightly professionally restored dust jacket at head of spine, and lightly sunned on the spine. Julia Ross secures employment through an employment agency with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity. She… Read More
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A JURY OF HER PEERS.

A JURY OF HER PEERS.

by GLASPELL, SUSAN.

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London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927., 1927. First edition. First edition. 8vo. One of only 250 copies signed by the author. Fine copy in printed wrappers. Queen's Quorum says "... a decade before, Susan Glaspell had written a one-act play called 'Trifles,' suggested by a murder account she had read in an Iowa newspaper. After the play had become famous, Miss Glaspell recast the material into a short story and titled it A JURY OF HER PEERS. Like the play, the short story became a celebrated piece of literature. It was first printed in 'Every Week,' issue of May 5, 1917, and later reprinted by Edward J. O'Brien in his THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917. The story, however, has never been included in any of Susan Glaspell's own books published in America; but what is not generally known ... and this is an important bibliographic revelation .... is that the story has had a separate book publication in England. The first edition of A JURY OF HER PEERS is one of the series of… Read More
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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.

by HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA.

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London: The Cresset Press, 1950., 1950. First edition. First U. K. edition of her first and best known novel brilliantly filmed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay written in large part by Raymond Chandler. Publisher's File Copy with slip affixed to front fly leaf. Near fine in dust jacket with some light professional restoration to the spine ends and corners. In her first novel, Highsmith revels in eliciting the unsettling psychological forces that lurk beneath the surface of everyday life. Two men meet quite casually on the Washington-to-New York train, Guy Haines, a tennis star, and Bruno Anthony, who makes an offer to exchange murders. Bruno Anthony, will kill Guy Haines' estranged wife if Guy will kill Bruno's hated father. Guy doesn't take Bruno seriously until his wife, Miriam, is found murdered in an amusement park. Guy becomes the chief suspect, which threatens his tennis career; his romantic involvement with a U.S. senator's daughter, Anne Morton; his hopes for a… Read More
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TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST. A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF LIFE AT SEA

TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST. A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF LIFE AT SEA

by DANA, RICHARD HENRY

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840., 1840. First edition. First edition. Second issue with letter "i" in copyright notice lacking the dot, and a broken type in running title of p. 9. Original tan muslin printed in black, 16mo, 483 pp. A few minor nicks to fragile binding, and some occasional minor staining to text, other than these minor flaws, a superb copy. Although the book first came out in black cloth, it is more rare in the printed muslin. Six Score 28 says "This classic of American literature contains the best account of the early hide trade in California. The author's ship stayed on the coast for over a year in 1835 and 1836, for the purpose of buying hides. Cattle were plentiful in California in this period, but there was no market for the surplus beef. Hence the industry revolved around hide and tallow trade." Laid-in to this copy is a two-page letter, written in ink, dated July 2, 1850, and signed by Richard H. Dana, Jr. Housed in a quarter leather and marbled… Read More
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IT WALKS BY NIGHT
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IT WALKS BY NIGHT

by CARR, JOHN DICKSON

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New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1930., 1930. First edition. First edition. Publisher's "A-E" code on copyright page. Author's first novel. Former owner's neat inked name on the front pastedown sheet (completely covered by the dust jacket flap), with yellow Harper's seal at back of book removed (as is nearly always the case), leaving only a tiny remnant attached to page.211 and the rear fly leaf. Near Fine, bright copy in dust jacket with gentle sunning to spine, with light restoration to the spine ends and corners. Carr's first novel, a formidable locked-room mystery introducing his flamboyant Parisian character Henri Bencolin. Bencolin's case involves "an impossible murder in a gambling club - the victim, seen to enter an empty room with all entrances under observation, is subsequently found there, beheaded" (Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers (2nd ed.), p.146). Dust jacket promotional blurb says "When the police burst into the… Read More
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MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF THOUSANDS OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS...

MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF THOUSANDS OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS AUDIO RECORDINGS, COMPILED BY JACOB HARRIS, AN AMERICAN WHO SERVED AS A SENIOR POLICE ADVISOR IN VIETNAM AND THAILAND DURING THE VIETNAM WAR

by HARRIS, JACOB

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Vietnam, Thailand, and elsewhere in Asia as well as the United States, Europe, and the Middle East ca. 1964-1974: Compiled by Jacob Harris, an American who served as a Senior Police Advisor in Vietnam and Thailand during the Vietnam War, 1964 - 1974., 1964 - 1974. First edition. A large and remarkable archive of images from Vietnam and Thailand, covering the decade from the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the beginning of the buildup of American forces in Vietnam to a year before the evacuation of the American embassy. Most notable are the many images showing the training of local security forces by American civil and military advisors. The collection was compiled by Jacob Harris, an employee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Public Safety (OPS), whose task was to train Vietnamese and Thai police and counterinsurgency forces. Most of the images, in the form of photographs and photographic slides, were created by Harris, his wife, or his associates, and… Read More
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ROBERT MCCHESNEY NO. 1 SPURS

ROBERT MCCHESNEY NO. 1 SPURS

by MCCHESNEY, ROBERT

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N. P.: Robert McChesney, n. d. (ca 1915)., 1915. First edition. The classic straight shank by Robert McChesney, 1/2" wide bands with four overlays on one side and triangular mountings on the other side. The rowel is a five-point star. The Oklahoma Historical Society says "Producer of handmade spurs and bits of one piece, John Robert McChesney was the first spur maker to widely market those Texas-style Western-gear items. He was born to Thomas Carvin and Rosetta Mattison McChesney on September 26, 1866, in South Bend, Indiana. In 1884 the family moved to Rogers, Arkansas, where John McChesney met and married Tabitha Thomas. In 1887 the young couple relocated to Broken Arrow, Indian Territory, and he opened a blacksmith shop. McChesney had a natural metal working ability and an innovative mind. He discovered that making decorative spurs and bits, forged in one piece from locally acquired harrow teeth, for local cowboys, was much more lucrative than doing traditional blacksmith work. While at… Read More
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THE KILLER INSIDE ME.

THE KILLER INSIDE ME.

by THOMPSON, JIM

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New York: Lion Books, [1952]., 1952. First edition. First edition. PBO. Lion 99. Color pictorial wrapper. A trace of wear at spine edges and a minor dent across top page edges, with a few light reader's creases to the front cover, else a near fine copy. The first of 26 paperback original crime novels written by Thompson between 1952-1973, and one of the most brilliant narratives of the criminal psyche ever put on paper. Lou Ford is a deputy sheriff in a small West Texas town. Lou has a "sickness" he's held under control for 15 years, but now he's afraid it is about to break out. And when it does, everyone watch out! In our view one of the best hard-boiled novels ever written. One of the most brilliant narratives of the criminal psyche ever put on paper. A classic of the genre. The basis for two notable film adaptations; the 1976 version starring Stacey Keach and Susan Tyrrell, and the brutal, well-executed Michael Winterbottom adaptation of 2010 that starred Casey Afleck,… Read More
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PHOTOGRAPHS - - - THE DALTON GANG MEMBERS IN DEATH .. KILLED DURING THE ATTEMPTED SIMULTANEOUS...

PHOTOGRAPHS - - - THE DALTON GANG MEMBERS IN DEATH .. KILLED DURING THE ATTEMPTED SIMULTANEOUS ROBBERY OF TWO BANKS IN COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS ... OCTOBER 5, 1892

by [TACKITT, COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS]

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Coffeyville: 1892., 1892. First edition. THE BOLDEST BANK ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN AMERICAN HISTORY ... EIGHT MEN DEAD & SEVERAL OTHERS WOUNDED! On the morning of October 5, 1892, Bob, Grat, and Emmett Dalton, along with fellow gang members Dick Broadwell and Bill Powers rode into Coffeyville, Kansas, with ambitious plans to rob the C.M. Condon Co. Bank and the First National Bank ... at the same time! Fortunately for him, gang member Bill Doolin was left behind due to his lame horse. Although the Dalton Brothers had all briefly served as Deputy U.S. Marshals in Oklahoma and Kansas, shortly thereafter they had become notorious for cattle rustling and a variety of robberies, including several train robberies in 1891 and 1892. In addition to the Dalton Brothers, most other gang member got together while working as cowboys on Oscar Halsell's HX Bar Ranch in Oklahoma. Known to many Coffeyville citizens, the Dalton's wore disguises, but as they approached the banks they were recognized by some… Read More
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"BUFFALO BILL" (THE HON. WILLIAM F. CODY), RIDER AND REVOLVER SHOT; PONY EXPRESS RIDER;...
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"BUFFALO BILL" (THE HON. WILLIAM F. CODY), RIDER AND REVOLVER SHOT; PONY EXPRESS RIDER; TEAMSTER; BUFFALO HUNTER; GUIDE AND SHOT. A FULL ACCOUNT OF HIS ADVENTUROUS LIFE WITH THE ORIGIN OF HIS "WILD WEST" SHOW

by WILLIAMS, HENRY LLEWELLYN

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London: George Routledge and Sons, 1887., 1887. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original color pictorial wrappers, vi, 7-192 pp., frontispiece, advertisements on front and rear inside covers and rear outer cover. Quite possibly the rarest Buffalo Bill item. Howes W454. Graff 4677. Adams Six Guns 2401: "Rare." Being a British biography of Buffalo Bill. A very early Buffalo Bill item from the first European tour of the Wild West Show. Ramon Adams says, "This is said to be the rarest book about Buffalo Bill..." A small portion of the spine title missing, faint evidence of an old corner creases to bottom edge of front and rear covers, top edges of front and rear covers have small corner chips, and minor occasional wear to a few page fore-edges, else a very good copy, housed in a cloth slipcase.
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SONGS OF THE COWBOYS.

SONGS OF THE COWBOYS.

by THORP, N. HOWARD

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Estancia, New Mexico: News Print Shop, [1908]., 1908. First edition. First edition. Original red cloth with title, author's name, and drawing stamped in gilt on front cover, 50 pp., preface. The first book of cowboy songs gathered from the cow camps of different states and territories. For nineteen years rancher Jack Thorp sought out cowboy songs, ballads and poems from Texas to Utah. In 1908 Thorp was able to convince P.A. Speckmann, a printer at The Estancia News Shop, to print 2,000 copies of Thorp's book for six cents each. The finished booklet contained 23 songs. It was the first time a book devoted exclusively to cowboy songs had ever been published, and the credit goes to Thorp for being the first person to take a serious interest in collecting, preserving, and creating the genre. Songs include: Little Joe, the Wrangler; Windy Bill; The Tenderfoot; Top Hand; Little Adobe Casa; Grand Round-up; Texas Cowboy; Mustang Gray; Sam Bass; Bucking Bronco; Educated Feller; Cowboy's Lament;… Read More
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I, ROBOT

I, ROBOT

by ASIMOV, ISAAC

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London: Grayson & Grayson, Ltd., [1952]., 1952. First edition. First U. K. edition. First impression. Originally published in the U. S. in 1950 Light offsetting to front and rear endpapers, with a London bookseller's rubber stamped address at lower front free fly leaf; else contents fresh and in fine condition, in a fine, bright dust jacket with a small closed tear to top of rear cover panel professionally restored. Asimov's best-known work, a collection of "Nine "postironic" robot stories, originally published 1940-1950, with new material added for continuity. Contains Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics and involves the history of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc., and the strong-willed "robopsychologist" Dr. Susan Calvin" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-20). An attractive and exceptional edition, considerably scarcer than it's American counterpart. -- (Reginald 00564).
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THE PRICE OF SALT.

THE PRICE OF SALT.

by MORGAN, CLAIRE.

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New York:: Bantam Books, [1953]., 1953. First edition. First paperback edition of Highsmith's first and only lesbian novel. Bantam Books 1148. Somewhat cryptically inscribed by the author on the dedication page, beneath the printed dedication, which reads "To Edna, Jordy, and Jeff" beneath which she writes: "Who don't exist + never did / Claire Morgan / 27 June 1989." This book has been reissued in paperback format using her preferred title, Carol. A sizable part of the manuscript was first published as Carol In A Thousand Cities in the paperback anthology of that title edited by her friend Marijane Meaker (as Ann Aldrich), with whom Highsmith then shared a house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Light wear to the extremities and lightly rubbed along the spine panel, else a near fine bright copy. A lovely copy of a difficult title. An intriguing copy of Highsmith's pseudonymous lesbian novel, written shortly after the success of Strangers On A Train. Her novel defied the… Read More
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