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Grove Press, Inc, 1984. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Ungerer, Tomi. 1st printing. Light smudges to rear wrapper, wrappers lightly rubbed, general wear. 1984 Trade Paperback. 286 pp. Two novels in one volume: School Life in Paris, and Lovely Nights of Young Girls. Erotic illustrations by Tomi Ungerer.

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition, first state (BAL 3337) with ad on p. 592. Edges rubbed (fore edge exposed), single gathering sprung, a few pages faintly foxed. 1872 Hard Cover. xviii, 591, [7] pp. 8vo. Two engraved frontispieces, six plates in text. Numerous engravings throughout. "Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870–71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 152x104x32. Signed by author. Early printing ($10.00 jacket price, M-S code with no first edition statement on copyright page). Signed by author without inscription on title page. Minimal wear to jacket corners. 1968 Hard Cover. xiii, [3], 580 pp. 8vo. Translated by Thomas P. Whitney. "Moscow, Christmas Eve, 1949. The Soviet secret police intercept a call made to the American embassy by a Russian diplomat who promises to deliver secrets about the nascent Soviet Atomic Bomb program. On that same day, a brilliant mathematician is locked away inside a Moscow prison that houses the country's brightest minds. He and his fellow prisoners are charged with using their abilities to sleuth out the caller's identity, and they must choose whether to aid Joseph Stalin's repressive state -- or refuse and accept transfer to the Siberian Gulag camps and almost certain death.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 84x9x127. Signed by author. First edition. Signed and dated by author on half-title page (March, 1994), inscription ('For Dr. Ron Rigli') appears to have been added in a separate hand. Certificate of authenticity from an auction company laid in. 1991 Hard Cover. 119 pp. 8vo.. Translated from the original Russian by Alexis Klimoff. A collection of essays on various topics by the author of Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.

[Harrogate, Tennessee]: Lincoln Memorial University, 1894. Limited Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Limited edition, #399 of an unspecified limitation, this set 'especially prepared for Harry J. Williams.' Signed by John Wesley Hill opposite limitation page. Copyright page states 1894, but this is clearly reproduced from the plates of the original - this set is circa 1905. Volume 1 has very minor discoloration to edges of cloth on rear board, minor wear to corners, spine a bit faded. Complete in twelve hardcover volumes. Red half-leather, gilt titles and decorations, top edges gilt, decorative endpapers. A complete collection of Abraham Lincoln's works, including speeches, letters, biographical writings, etc., with an introduction by John Wesley Hill and special articles by various other contributors. The editors were Lincoln's private secretary and assistant secretary, and also served in various other governmental roles, Hay going on to become Secretary of State… Read More

London: Spottiswoode & Co, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed by author. Signed presentation copy. One of 500 copies. Bookplate of Cyrus Perrin Brown, who financed James Hill's Great Northern Railroad, on front endpaper. Boards lightly rubbed, some pages lightly foxed, minor pencil underlining. 1896 Hard Cover. xxxii, 127 pp. "The letters here for the first time printed are the few remaining relics of the correspondence which passed between the Company at home and their representatives in the (then) New World of America, and have been carefully deciphered by me from the very crabbed original writings still in the possession of the New England Company, which have so remained ever since they were written, most of them upwards of two centuries ago. ...I have added in an alphabetical list a short account of nearly all those whose names appear as signatures or otherwise in the accompanying correspondence..."--Preface

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fenn, Harry; Earl, J.C. First thus. Spine faded. 1900 Hard Cover. xxxii, 276, [4] pp. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations similar to those used in the Cranford Series, which began in 1891 and gave us the famous Peacock on Sundial cover design now coveted by collectors. Revised from the 1894 and 1895 originals, this edition includes the full text of A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath, with a new preface by the author, and 100 illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A novel by an important Kentucky author known for incorporating local vernacular into his works, making his books useful sources for contemporary culture and dialect.

Edinburgh: John Grant, 1926. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Catlin, George. First thus. Chicago Milk Council advertisement laid in. Minimal wear to corners. Bindings tight, pages clean and bright, gilt decorations strong with no fading and only the slightest loss of gilt on the base of the first volume's spine. A truly excellent copy. 1926 Hard Cover. ix, 298; xii, 303 pp. Red cloth, elaborate black and gilt titles and decorations. 320 beautiful color illustrations on 180 plates, including 3 maps (one of which is a four-panel fold-out). The illustrations were carefully engraved from the author's original paintings. An exceptionally decorative and colorful edition of Catlin's famous work. "A collection of works by reporter and painter George Catlin presents a record of the last high afternoon of glory for the Native American nations west of the Mississippi and brings into sharp view his compassion for their plight.

Koln: Taschen, 2011. Limited Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ryden, Mark. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. Limited edition #510 of 1050. Signed by author without inscription. A near fine copy in a near fine clamshell publisher slipcase. A few light smudges on cloth slipcase. 2011 Large Hardcover. 351 pp. 20 x 15 3/4 inches. Includes clamshell publisher slipcase. Large ink hardcover with gilt title and decor on front board and spine. Decorative endpaper, silk ribbon. German, French and English text. Mark Ryden has us on edge. His vocabulary, at once cryptic and cute, refined and cliche blurs the boundaries between high and low art as much as it does between childish innocence and profound unease. Ryden first garnered attention in the 1990s when he ushered in a new genre of painting, 'Pop Surrealism,' trumping the initial surrealist strategies by choosing subject matter loaded with cultural connotation. This cultural kitsch is rendered in infinitely detailed and… Read More

New York: Sheldon & Company, 1876. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. No jacket. Some loss to spine head and spine base, half inch tear to cloth spine head, board corners rubbed, hinges starting, ink name on second blank. 1876 Hard Cover. xiv, 264 pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles, gilt image of man fishing on spine base, gilt canoe with rod, fish, and basket on front board. Engraved frontispiece and plates. The first American book dedicated to fly fishing.

New York: Random House, 1943. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 10x8x2. Eichenberg, Fritz. Signed by illustrator. Includes publisher's slipcase. Bookplate signed by Fritz Eichenberg on front endpaper of Jane Eyre. 1 x 1 inch stain on rear slipcase edge, two slipcase seams beginning to split, ink name and date on front endpaper of each volume, spine slightly faded but less than usual for this edition. 1943 Hard Cover. Two volumes originally issued together as a set in publisher's slipcase. 343, [1]; 212, [2] pp. 10 x 8. Engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Pictorial paper over boards hardcover bindings, green cloth spines, gilt titles, green top page ridge. Includes the edition of Jane Eyre featured in the major motion picture 'Definitely Maybe'. Jane Eyre is a famous and influential novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer… Read More

Reno, Nevada: Reno Chamber of Commerce, 1927. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Includes original sleeve. Light general wear. 1927 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. Reno, Nevada. Early travel brochure. Briefly discusses the area surrounding Reno, and touches on each of Nevada's major cities. Numerous black-and-white photo reproductions of Reno and surrounding area, including countryside and Sparks.--Calvello Books

Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, Inc, 2016. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 11x7x1. First edition. No jacket. Minor general wear. 2016 Large Hardcover. Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critical tongue-attractors like Young Avengers and PHONOGRAM reunite to create a world where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever. Collects THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #1-5.

New York: Random House, 1947. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x0x11. Dr. Seuss [Geisel, Theodore Seuss]. First edition, early printing, in binding variant D with bright green cloth, close-mouthed fish, 4-line copyright notice (Younger & Hirsch 53d). Pages faintly toned, minor wear to board and jacket corners, 1/4 inch chip from rear jacket corner. 1947 Large Hardcover. 52 pp. In this colorful picture book, a boy named Marco goes fishing in a small pond called McElligot's Pool. As he sits waiting for a bite, a farmer calls him a fool and says "You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!" Marco, however, refuses to be discouraged and spends the rest of the story describing all the fish that could be coming to McElligot's Pool from the ocean.