Rare books from Harpo Speaks Books

1948 Simon and Schuster first edition. 306 pages. Wouk's second novel. Uncommon as a true first edition. Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issues are: 1) light wear to the boards, and 2) a small stain affects the bottom edge of pages 20-29. The last photo in this listing shows the stain at its worst.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. The DJ shows light shelf wear and edge wear. It is protected in a new mylar cover. Please message me with any questions.

1828 James Bulcock first edition. 548 pages of text, followed by 17 figurative plates and 18 pages of printed music. Rebound with yellow/tan buckram boards, probably circa 1920 based on the binding materials used.Uncommon, with only five other copies listed in OCLC.Blasis was a 19th choreographer and dance instructor. His book was an early and highly influential study on dance theory and technique.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Condition issues include:1) The section of printed music at the end of the book should be 22 numbered pages, not the 18 pages contained in this copy. The last two leaves of the book are missing. The missing content is limited to the music for the composition "La Bizarre". With the exception of these pages, the book is otherwise complete.2) Moderate foxing, primarily affecting the preliminary and ending leaves, and the plates / printed music. The main portion of the printed text is clean. See the listing photos.3) A dampstain at the top center… Read More

The original 1914 self-published softcover book. 78 pages plus end leaves. Extremely uncommon.Condition of the book is Acceptable. See photos. The softcover wraps show moderate wear. Both the front and back covers have partial tears at their spine joints, but are still attached. The spine itself also has some loss of paper.The text block of the book is complete. The first leaf, and the last leaf, appear to have previously detached from the staple binding, and have been glued in place (an amateurish repair, unfortunately). The last listing photo shows where 'overgluing' of the back leaf has resulted in an edge tear to the inside portion of that leaf. Inside pages are otherwise in good condition, with occasional edge wear. They include many illustrations and full page plates.In sum, a rare and important book, in less than good condition, but still readable.
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1879 Belfords, Clarke and Company first Canadian edition. 322 pages.This first Canadian edition is extremely rare. OCLC notes only 8 copies are held worldwide by member libraries.Condition of the book is Acceptable. The binding is straight and sound sound. Condition issues include (see photos):1) Moderate wear to the boards2) The front free endpaper and the back free endpaper have both been removed (see listing photos for front endpaper view).While the book is highly collectable, the missing endpapers are a significant defect, and the book is priced accordingly.Please message me with any questions.

1939 Frederick Stokes first edition.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is light dampstaining to the boards. Inside pages are not affected.Condition of the dust jacket is Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows moderate shelf wear and edge wear. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.
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January through March 1956, 13 bound issues under one cover. TV station archival copies.The magazines are New York State editions, bound for TV Station WROW. Probably never read. No subscription labels. Condition of the magazines is Near Fine. The main condition issue, the edges appear to have been slightly trimmed in the binding process. Cover stories include Arthur Godfrey, Lawrence Welk, Perry Como, and Jimmy Durante.
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October through December 1956, 13 bound issues under one cover. TV station archival copies.The magazines are New York State editions, bound for TV Station WCDA (current call letters are WTEN). Probably never read. No subscription labels. Condition of the magazines is Near Fine. The main condition issue, the edges appear to have been slightly trimmed in the binding process. Cover stories include Jackie Gleason, Gale Storm, Alfred Hitchcock, and Dinah Shore.
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Macmillan 1926 first edition, uncommon as a true first with the dust jacket.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issues are light wear to the boards, and a very small wormhole on the right edge of the text block that affects the first 22 pages.Condition of the dust jacket is Acceptable. The DJ is incomplete, with the front flap, front panel, and spine present, but the back panel, and back flap missing. The front flap is complete, not price clipped. The DJ is housed in a new mylar cover that fits over the entire book, front and back.Please message me with any questions

1939 Farrar and Rinehart first edition. The author published under the pseudonym "Hester Pine" to avoid repercussions to her husband, a professor at Union College in Schenectady NY.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issues are light wear to the boards, and the prior owner's name on the front free endpaper.Condition of the dust jacket is Acceptable. The DJ has been price clipped. It shows considerable wear, including staining from old tape reinforcement to the edges and folds. That said, the distinctive cover illustration, and author's photo/bio on the back panel, display well in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions.

1939 Reynal and Hitchcock first American edition. First state of the trade edition. Quarter bound leather over light blue boards.This first state of the trade edition was printed at the same time as the signed limited edition. Both the limited edition and the first trade edition have the Cornwall Press printer's credit on the copyright page, and have the same design for the book's exterior. This first trade edition only lacks the signed limitation page that would be included in the limited edition. Later versions of the book have exteriors with the book's title printed on the front board. Some later versions have an H. Wolff printer's credit instead of Cornwall Press.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The book shows age-related wear, including considerable wear to the outer leather surface along the book's spine.Please message me with any questions.

1969 Holt Rinehart and Winston first edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.Condition of the book is Very Good. The book was acquired from a private neighborhood library. Library markings are minimal. A call number is written on the base of the spine. The library's ink stamp is on both the front and back pastedown endpapers. See the last two listing photos. Otherwise, the binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Plus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover. Please message me with any questions

2008 Knopf first edition. Author signed bookplate affixed to the half title page.
Condition of the book and dust jacket is Fine, with no significant condition issues. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.
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1934 Harcourt Brace stated first edition.
Condition of the book is Very Good Minus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is a bit of cloth loss at the bottom edge of the book's spine.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Minus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows moderate wear to the edges and folds. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.
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1968 McGraw Hill first edition. Ex high school library copy.
Condition of the book is Very Good Minus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and clean.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped, and is protected in a new mylar cover.
Condition issues are associated with library markings. They include (see photos):
1) Light tape marks on the boards, and more noticeable tape marks on the endpapers from where the old dust jacket cover was taped to the book.
2) An ownership stamp and circulation number on the title page
3) A library discard stamp on the front pastedown endpaper
4) Light ownership stamps on the outside edges of the text block
5) Glue remnants from a circulation sticker on the lower spine of the dust jacket
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Grosset and Dunlap reprint, undated, with the 1930 Knopf copyright notice reproduced on the copyright page.
Guessing circa 1935 for a printing date, as the title page does not have the "wartime paper" blurb.
Condition of the book is Very Good Plus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Plus. It is protected in a new mylar cover.
In all respects, a well preserved copy.
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