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1. . TACITUS:
ANNALS. BOOK 1. London, Methuen & Co. : 1959.
Some wear and fading to spine. $25.00
2. (Baggs, John Sherman) Perkes, Mary. JULIA,
A LATIN READING BOOK. New York, The Macmillan
Company: 1926. 1st Edition. 98 pages. Heavy shelf wear to spine extremities.
Binding sound. Some darkening to blue cloth covers. $10.00
3. American Sunday School Union. HOME
DUTIES; OR, HOW TO CULTIVATE SISTERLY AFFECTION. Philadelphia,
American Sunday School Union: 1852. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Overall
Good+. Heavy wear to corners of boards. Edges also sorn. One small hole in
cloth at side of spine. Some foxing to pages. $25.00
4. American Tract Society. ENOCH
RODEN'S TRAINING. Boston, American Tract Society:
1864. 233 pages. 1864 edition. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some
fading to the cover. Pages have some browning. $25.00
5. Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. THE
BETTER TREASURE. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill:
1908. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Nice pictorial binding. $8.50
6. Arnold, Lloyd R. HIGH
ON THE WILD WITH HEMINGWAY. Signed by author. Caldwell,
Idaho, Caxton Printers: 1968. Fine in fine dust jacket. In the original
publisher's mailing box. $75.00
7. Arthur, T. S. OUR
NEIGHBORS IN THE CORNER HOUSE. Philadelphia,
Keystone Publishing: 1890. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Fading
to spine. Binding is tight. $20.00
8. Arthur, T.S.-editor. THE
SONS OF TEMPERANCE OFFERING FOR 1850. New York,
Nafis & Cornish: 1849. 320 pages. Beautifully bound in full black leather,
with lavish gilt-illustrated decorations and illustrations on the spine, the
front and the back covers. There is shelf wear to the edges of the spine and
rubbing to the corners, with corners slightly rubbed through and slightly
bumped. The binding is tight. There are quite a few steel-engraved illustrations
in the book. $55.00
9. Atkinson, Mabel Law. INVIOLATE
EDEN. Dexter, MO, Candor Press: 1954. 64 pages.
Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. Signed by the author. $10.00
10. B.A. & T. Fawcett. THE
BEGGERS APE. [n.p.], Scholar's Facsimiles &
Reprints: ca. 1950. This is a facsimile reprint of the rare 1627 edition. This
is the Scholars' Facsimiles and Reprints edition. Ex-library, with bookplate and
ink mark on spine. Covers are discolored and have some stains. $10.00
11. Baker, William M. THE
NEW TIMOTHY. A NOVEL. New York, Harper &
Brothers: 1870. 344 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Browning to page edges. $35.00
12. Ballantyne, R.M. SHIFTING
WINDS, A STORY OF THE SEA. Philadelphia, Porter
and Coates: 1866. 413 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners slightly bumped. Some discoloration to binding. $25.00
13. Ballentyne, R.M. POST
HASTE: A TALE OF HER MAJESTY'S MAILS. London,
James Nisbet & Company: 1881. 424 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Beautiful blue pictorial binding,
with gilt illustration of a mail carrier on horseback. $45.00
14. Barnet, Montrose L. CHEERY
THOUGHTS. Chicago, Acmegraph Company: 1911. 64
pages. Slight wear to spine and corners. Flexible soft covers. Housed in the
original publisher's box, which has some staining and corners torn. $10.00
15. Barr, Amelia E. I,
THOU, AND THE OTHER ONE: A LOVE STORY. New York,
Intl. Assoc. of Newspapers: 1901. Shelf wear to spine and corners, else near VG.
$4.50
16. Barsley, Michael. RITZKRIEG:
THE OLD GUARD'S PRIVATE WAR. London, K. G. Saur:
1940. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges.
$20.00
17. Batchelder, Roger. SECRETS.
ADAPTED FROM THE NORMA TALMADGE PICTURE. New York,
Grosset & Dunlap: 1924. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+.
Slight soiling to covers. $14.00
18. Bauder, Emma Pow. RUTH
AND MARIE: A FASCINATING STORY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Chicago,
American Bible House: 1895. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Soiling
to binding. $9.95
19. Bennett, Arnold. THE
TITLE: A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. New York, George H.
Doran: 1918. Shelf wear to binding. In d.j. with slight chipping to edges. D.j.
also has some soiling. $7.50
20. Bennett, Frank. THE
ARNOLD BENNETT CALENDAR. New York, George H. Doran
Company: 1912. 128 pages. 1912 printing. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $30.00
21. Binyon, Laurence. THE
ANVIL. London, Elkin Mathews: 1916. Some wear to
edges of covers. Slight fading to covers. Softbound wrappers. $20.00
22. Blair, Wilfrid. THE
LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS. TIDMUSS: AN EPIC OF INSIGNIFICANCE. New
York, D. Appleton & Company: 1923. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket
with chips & tears to edges. D.j. also has some soiling. $25.00
23. Blanding, Don. THE
VIRGIN OF WAIKIKI: A TORRID TRAGEDY OF THE TROPICS. New
York, Henry M. Snyder: 1933. Signed by author. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped.
Some stains on front cover. $13.95
24. Bliss, A.J. SIR
ORFEO. Oxford University Press: 1961. Some shelf
wear. Scattered underlining to several dozen pages. There is an ink stamp that
says "library surplus material" on the front endpage, but no other
library marks. Front endpaper has a clip cut from the upper corner. $11.50
25. Bojer, Johan. GOD
AND WOMAN. New York, Moffat, Yard: 1921. Shelf
wear to board edges. Some fading to binding. The boards have discolored spots
at the edges. Dust jacket has some soiling and rubbing. Text block has soiling
at fore-edge and top and bottom. A few pages near the beginning of the book have
some waviness. This appear to be as a result of a string being tied around the
book for a long period of time. This is a scarce title. $75.00
26. Bowring, Edgar Alfred. THE
TRAGEDIES OF VITTORIO ALFIERI: COMPLETE, INCLUDING HIS POSTHUMOUS WORKS.
Translated from the Italian. Complete in two volumes. London,
George Bell & Sons: 1876. Volumes I and II complete. Both volumes bound in
1/2 maroon leather, with marbled paper boards, paste-downs and endpapers. Some
shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and the corners. Hinges are tight and
text blocks are sound. Pages are clean and white. Raised leather bands on the
spines. A beautiful set of a very scarce work. $250.00
27. Braddon, Miss M.E. MILLY
DARRELL (AND OTHER TALES). A NOVEL. New York, G.W.
Carleton & Co.: 1877. 392 pages. Green cloth covers. Shelf wear to binding
and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Some browning around
the edges of the pages. $45.00
28. Brande, W. T.-Editor. BRANDE'S
DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART. New
York, Harper & Brother: 1845. 1352 pages. Nicely rebound in brown cloth.
Binding tight and contents are complete. $40.00
29. Brandes, George. HENRIK
IBSEN, A CRITICAL STUDY. With a 42 page essay on Bjornstjerne Bjornson. New
York, Benjamin Blom: 1899. 170 pages. Ex-library marks on spine, but minimal
shelf wear. Tight and clean internally. $7.50
30. Bromley, Isaac H. OUR
CHAUNCEY: AFTER DINNER RHYMES. New York, New York
Printing: 1891. Heavy shelf wear to spine extremities. Binding sound. Some
soiling to covers. $20.00
31. Brooks, Charles S. PROLOGUE.
Signed by the author. New York, Harcourt, Brace
& Co. : 1931. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Spine
slightly cocked. $4.00
32. Brown, Milton W. THE
SUPERFLUOUS MAN. Cincinnati, Standard Publishing:
1927. 296 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Slight dulling
to titles. Scattered pencil underlining to a couple of dozen pages. $5.00
33. Brown, Sebastian. JOHN
SMITH. A JOURNEY ALONG THE HIGH-WAYS AND BY-WAYS OF LIFE. Baltimore,
Monumental Publishing Company: 1893. 268 pages. Heavy shelf wear and rubbing to
spine and corners. $45.00
34. Burnet, Ioannes. PLATONIS
OPERA - TOMUS IV, TETRALOGIAS VIII CONTINENS. Scriptorum Classicorum.
Bibliotheca Oxoniensis. Oxford, Oxford University
Press: 1962. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. $50.00
35. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. TARZAN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY, Tarzana, California, Edgar Rice Burroughs: 1948. 315 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. This is the 1948 reprint in vanilla tweed binding and blue lettering to the spine and covers. The copyright date says 1938, but this and other titles from the Tarzan and Mars series were reprinted by Burroughs in 1948. $40.00
36. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. TARZAN
THE MAGNIFICENT. Tarzana, California, Edgar Rice
Burroughs: 1948. 318 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. This is the 1948 reprint in vanilla tweed binding and blue lettering to
the spine and covers. There is slight discoloration to the edges of the boards.
The copyright date says 1939, but this and other titles from the Tarzan and Mars
series were reprinted by Burroughs in 1948. $30.00
37. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE
MASTER MIND OF MARS: BEING A TALE OF WEIRD AND WONDERFUL HAPPENINGS ON THE RED
PLANET. Tarzana, California, Edgar Rice Burroughs:
1948. 312 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Dust
jacket shows chips and tears to the edges, but is still quite presentable. This
is the 1948 reprint in vanilla tweed binding and blue lettering to the spine and
covers. The copyright date says 1939, but this and other titles from the Tarzan
and Mars series were reprinted by Burroughs in 1948. $60.00
38. Burton, Harry E., Ph. D.. THE
FIRST SIX BOOKS OF THE AENEID OF VERGIL. Boston,
Silver, Burdett and Company: 1919. 530 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $15.00
39. Butler, J.W. VERGIL'S
AENEID, FIRST SIX BOOKS LITERALLY TRANSLATED BY J.W. BUTLER. Chicago,
Regan Publishing: 1926. 150 pages. Small light green cloth binding shows slight
wear to the spine edges. Slight discoloration to the binding. $14.95
40. Byers, S.H.M. THE
HONEYMOON AND OTHER POEMS. Chicago, Rand, Mcnally
& Co. : 1907. 84 pages. This copy is signed by the author. Shelf wear to
spine and corners. Some fading to covers. A couple of small tears to the paper
illustration pasted on the front cover. Very scarce, especially signed. $68.00
41. Byrum, Isabel C. HOW
JOHN BECAME A MAN: LIFE STORY OF A MOTHERLESS BOY. Anderson,
Indiana, Gospel Trumpet Company: 1917. 96 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. Some stains to covers. $6.00
42. C.S. Francis & Company. THE
LEISURE HOUR BOOK OF PLEASANT AND USEFUL READING. Boston,
C. S. Francis & Company: 1855. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners.
1855 edition. $45.00
43. Caine, Hall. THE
DRAMA OF THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DAYS: SCENES IN THE GREAT WAR. Philadelphia,
J. B. Lippincott: 1915. Shelf wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Dust
jacket is quite soiled and has some water staining at the bottom. $5.50
44. Carleton, William. NEW
LIVES FOR OLD. Boston, Small, Maynard &
Company: 1913. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to
edges. Soiling to dust jacket. $10.00
45. Carlton & Lanahan. THE
LITTLE FISH-PEDDLER; OR, MACKEREL WILL AND HIS FRIEND EMMA. New
York, Carlton & Lanahan: ca. 1880s. 134 pages. Heavy shelf wear to spine and
corners. Fading and discoloration to covers. Corners rubbed through. The front
endpaper missing. Binding tight. $15.00
46. Carlton & Porter. THE
SUN-BEAM. (Sunbeam). New York, Carlton &
Porter: 36 pages. No date of publication, but looks to be in the 1860's. Small
book, measuring 5.5 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide. Red leather spine and
marbled paper over board covers. Shelf wear and scuffing to spine. Board edges
and corners are rubbed, with corners rubbed through. Foxing to pages.
Dampstained spots to some pages. Illustrated woodcut frontispiece. $25.00
47. Chase, A.C.-editor. THE
INTER OCEAN CURIOSITY SHOP FOR THE YEAR 1892. Chicago,
The Inter Ocean Publishing Co. : 1893. 184 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to
spine and corners. Slight discoloration to the binding. $25.00
48. Chesnutt, Charles W. THE
CONJURE WOMAN. New York, Houghton, Mifflin: 1899.
The Covers have discoloration, soiling and staining. Shelf wear to spine.
Corners are bumped. There is dampstaining to the upper right-hand corners and
top of the pages. The back cover has faded discoloration from water contact.
Text block is cracking in the middle, but, the binding is tight and contents
complete. A rare book in first edition. Written in Black American dialect and
dealing with the American South and African-American stories. An important
literary work. $95.00
49. Christopher, Joe R. C.S.
LEWIS, AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF WRITINGS ABOUT HIM AND HIS WORKS. Rochester,
Michigan, Oakland University: 389 pages. Slight shelf wear, else VG. $10.00
50. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. SELECTED
LETTERS OF CICERO TO ATTICUS, HIS FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS. New
York, Translation Publishing: 1932. 348 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and
corners. A clean and tight copy. One in the "Students Literal
Translations" series. $20.00
51. Clarke, Helen Archibald. HAWTHORNE'S
COUNTRY. New York, Baker and Taylor: 1910. Wear to
spine and extremities. Some fading to binding. Scuffs and rubbing to corners
and board edges. Front endpaper is gone. $10.00
52. Closs, A. GERMAN
LYRICS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. London, Gerald
Duckworth: 1940. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to
edges. Dust jacket also has darkened. $5.25
53. Cobb, Irvin S. & Mary Roberts
Rinehart. "OH, WELL, YOU KNOW HOW WOMEN
ARE!". and ISN'T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN! New
York, George H. Doran: 1920. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips
to edges. This book combines both titles into one book. $9.00
54. Coblentz, Stanton A. THE
LONE ADVENTURER. Signed by Coblentz on front endpaper. Unicorn:
1927. Signed by author. Spine and corners slightly worn. Dust jacket is worn at
edges and has a piece 1 inch by 4 inches missing at top of back panel. Otherwise
jacket looks very nice. $20.00
55. Coleman, Eleanor. THE
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: REFLECTIONS IN VERSE AND PROSE. New
York, Exposition Press: 1952. Slight shelf wear. In dust jacket with chipping to
edges. $15.50
56. Collector Publishing Company. THE
WASTE-BASKET. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE WRITERS OF THE COMING CENTURY. VOL
I (1). Detroit Michigan, Collector Publishing
Company: 1896. 484 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. This is volume 1 of
this interesting literary periodical. $35.00
57. Collins, William. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM COLLINS. Boston, Little,
Brown, and Company: 1854. 150 pages. Light shelf wear to spine and corners.
Black cloth with title in gold on spine. One small puncture hold on the back
joint near the top. $35.00
58. Commander, Kingsmill. VIKINGS OF THE STARS. New York, Harold Vinal Ltd: 1928. 97 pages. Signed by the author. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $15.00
59. Conner, Sabra. THE
QUEST OF THE SEA OTTER. Chicago, Reilly & Lee:
1927. 263 pages. Signed by the author. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. Slight
shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges, but is very
presentable. Scarce in jacket. Signed limited edition. $15.00
60. Cook, Albert S. SELECT
TRANSLATIONS FROM OLD ENGLISH PROSE. Boston, Ginn:
1908. 1908 printing. Some shelf wear. $10.00
61. Cooper, James Fenimore. THE
LEATHERSTOCKING SAGA, BEING THOSE PARTS OF THE DEERSLAYER, THE LAST OF THE
MOHICANS, THE PATHFINDER, THE PIONEERS, AND THE PRAIRIE. New
York, Modern Library: 1966. 833 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket
has some wear and rubbing to the edges. $8.00
62. Costa, Elsa. OCTOPI
AND OTHER BEASTS LESS RUDE. [n.p.], Privately
Printed: ca. 1920. First American edition. Softbound wrappers. Some stains to
covers. Binding is tied with blue string. A book of whimsical and humrous
verse. $30.00
63. Creyton, Paul. IRONTHORPE,
THE PIONEER PREACHER. Boston, Phillips, Samson,
& Company: 1855. 300 pages. Black cloth covers are heavily worn at the
edges. The front cover is about half-way detached. Corners are bumped. Some
rubbed-away spots on the front cover. Some scattered foxing to the pages. $20.00
64. Crissy and Markley. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF HOWITT, MILMAN, AND KEATS, COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. Philadelphia,
Crissy & Markley: ca. 1800's. 447 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. No date of publication given, but it appears to be
1880's or 1890's. $25.00
65. Curran, Mark J. BORGES
AS CONCOMITANT CRITIC. Together with THE JOURNALISTIC PAGE OF THE BRAZILIAN
POPULAR POET. Tempe, Arizona, Center for Latin
American Studies: 1973. 55 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear. $35.00
66. Curry, S.S. BROWNING
AND THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE: NATURE AND INTERPRETATION OF AN OVERLOOKED FORM OF
LITERATURE. Boston, Expression Co: 1908. 308
pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. $15.00
67. Curtis, George William. OUR
BEST SOCIETY. Literary Gems series. New York, G.
P. Putnam's Sons: ca. 1890. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Slight soiling to
covers. $10.00
68. Curwood, James Oliver. KAZAN.
Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill: 1914. 340 pages. 1914
first edition. Slight shelf wear, else near VG. A very nice copy. $40.00
69. Cutler, Mary C. PHILIP:
A STORY OF THE FIRST CENTURY. London, T. Nelson
and Sons: 1890. Some wear and fading to spine. Corners slightly bumped. $20.00
70. Dalmatian Press. A
CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CHIMES, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A HOLIDAY SELECTION
CHARLES DICKENS. Franklin, Tennessee, Dalmatian
Press: 2005. 279 pages. Fine condition. Red decorated leather binding. $25.00
71. Dana, S. W. LAW
AND LETTERS: ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES. Boston, Gorham
Press: 1915. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. $14.00
72. D'Argenson, Marquis. ESSAYS,
CIVIL, MORAL, LITERARY AND POLITICAL, WRITTEN AFTER THE MANNER OF M. DE MONTAGNE...
London, Logographic Press: 1789. Original full
marbled leather with red leather label on spine. Spine shows shelf wear to
the edges. The corners are slightly rubbed and slightly bumped. Marbled
endpapers. Gilt-decorated spine. Binding tight. Overall a beautiful copy, near
VG. $200.00
73. Day, Thomas. THE
HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON. London, George
Routledge & Sons: 1893. 462 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners are bumped. This is the 1893 edition. $20.00
74. Deland, Margaret. THE
PROMISES OF ALICE: THE ROMANCE OF THE NEW ENGLAND PERSONAGE. New
York, Harper & Brothers: 1919. Shelf wear and some soiling to binding. Dust
jacket has chips and tears to the edges and some soiling. Jacket is scarce on
this title. $12.50
75. Dell, Ethel M. CHARLES
REX. New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1922. Shelf
wear, else near VG in dust jacket with small chips to edges. Nice pictorial dust
jacket. $10.00
76. Desmond, Humphrey J. THE
WAY TO EASY STREET. Chicago, A. C. Mcclurg: 1916.
Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Flexible thin cloth
binding. In original box, which is soiled. $10.00
77. Desmond, Humphrey J. YOUR
BETTER SELF. Chicago, A. C. Mcclurg: 1918. Some
wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Flexible stiff paper covers. $20.00
78. Detmold, Edward J. THE
FABLES OF AESOP. Illustrated in color by Edward J. Detmold. London,
The Folio Society: 1998. 168 pages. Near new condition. In the original
slipcase. Slipcase shows slight wear. Beautifully illustrated in color
throughout. $17.00
79. Devoto, Bernard. THE
CHARIOT OF FIRE, AN AMERICAN NOVEL. New York,
Macmillan: 1926. 356 pages. Signed by the author. Some dulling to the spine and
shelf wear to spine and corners. $100.00
80. Dickens, Charles. THE
CHILD-WIFE FROM THE DAVID COPPERFIELD OF CHARLES DICKENS. New
York, Redfield: 1868. 170 pages. Small cloth bound covers show wear to the spine
edges and the corners. The covers are rubbed and faded a bit. Title on spine is
dulled and there is some darkening to the spine. The binding is tight. A scarce
title in the publisher's "Dickens' Little Folks" series. There is a
two-page advertisement page bound after the last text page. This page lists the
titles in the Dickens Little Folks series. The verso of this page lists other
books published by Redfield. This is a very scarce title. $250.00
81. Didier, Charles Peale. R.S.V.P.,
A NOVELETTE. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins:
1897. Oblong covers show wear and soiling to the binding. A few pages are
starting to loosen within the book, but the binding is still holding.
Beautifully illustrations of fashionable women in the style of Charles Dana
Gibson of Howard Chandler Christy. $25.00
82. Dillingham, Frances Bent. A
CHRISTMAS TREE SCHOLAR AND OTHER STORIES. New
York, Thomas Y. Crowell: 1900. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else
G+. Some soiling to binding. $10.00
83. Dodge Publishing. A
VOLUME OF CONTENTMENT. Reprinted from the Calendar of Contentment. New
York, Dodge: 1920. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Some
discoloration to covers. $20.00
84. Dodge Publishing. THROUGH
THE YEAR WITH AMERICAN POETS. New York, Dodge
Publishing Company: 1907. 181 pages. Slight wear to spine and corners. Flexible
softcover binding.. Housed in the original publisher's box, which has some
staining and corners torn. $20.00
85. Douglas, Gertrude. LINKED
LIVES. New York, Benziger Brothers: 1883. 525
pages. Shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Very scarce
title. No date of publication, but a previous owner's inscription says 1883. Rare
$100.00
86. Drinkwater, John. ROBERT
BURNS, A PLAY. New York, Houghton and Mifflin:
1925. 121 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing in edge-worn d.j. with chipping to
edges. $7.75
87. Duchesse De Rohan Douairiere. LE
CHANT DU CYGNE. POESIES, 1914-1920. With watercolor illustrations by the author.
Paris, France, Calmann-Levy: 1922. 162 pages.
Large Heavy paper covers, with beautiful watercolor illustration on front cover
by the poetess and artist. The front hinge is pulling away slightly from the
text block and there are a couple of the initial pages loosening, but still
attached to the binding. Text block is sound. Some pages are uncut at the top.
This large book contains poems and 11 beautiful watercolor illustrations by the
author. The pages are heavy stock. A beautiful book. Measures 15 inches tall by
just over 11 inches wide. $125.00
88. Duffield and Company. THE
RUBRIC BIRTHDAY BOOK. New York, Duffield and
Company: 1911. Some wear to spine and corners. Beautiful decorated front
cover. This is a book with all of the dates of the year printed on pages with
border decorations. The pages are blank except for the dates. $20.00
89. Dunning, John. BOOKED
TO DIE. New York, Scribners: 1992. Book Club
edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Some shelf wear to the binding.
The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $45.00
90. Dutton, Charles. POISON
UNKOWN: A DETECTIVE STORY. New York, Dodd, Mead
& Co: 1932. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Lending
library stamps inside covers. $15.00
91. Eaton, Arthur Wentworth. TALES
OF A GARRISON TOWN. New York, D. D. Merrill
Company: 1892. Shelf wear and some rubbing to spine and corners. Slight fading. Blue
cloth. Pictorial binding. $20.00
92. Eden, Rob. SECOND
CHOICE. New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1932.
Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips & tears to edges. $20.00
93. Edgar, Burroughs Rice. TARZAN
THE INVINCIBLE. Tarzana, California, Edgar Rice
Burroughs: 1948. 318 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. This is the 1948 reprint in vanilla tweed binding and blue lettering to
the spine and covers. The copyright date says 1931, but this and other titles
from the Tarzan and Mars series were reprinted by Burroughs in 1948. $30.00
94. Elbertus, Fra (Elbert Hubbard). HELPFUL
HINTS FOR BUSINESS HELPERS. Erie, New York,
Roycrofters: 1909. 18 pages. This is the 1909 printing. Some wear to spine and
corners. Soiling to paper covers. $9.50
95. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. INDIAN
SUPERSTITION. Hanover, New Hampshire, Friends of
Dartmouth Library: 1954. Some shelf wear to binding. Some discolored spots on
covers. $8.00
96. Ess. , Dr. Bede. PLEASANT
MEMORIES. Erie, Pennsylvania, Barbara W.
Schlaudecker: 1923. Some shelf wear. $25.00
97. Fairley, Barker. GOETHE
AS REVEALED IN HIS POETRY. New York, Frederick
Ungar Publishing: 1963. 210 pages. Slight shelf wear. In edgeworn d.j. with
slight scuffs and chips. $4.75
98. Ferber, Edna. SO
BIG. New York, Grosset and Dunlap: 1924. 372
pages. Orange cloth covers show slight wear. The dust jacket has some chips to
the edges and a piece missing from the bottom of the front panel. A nice, early
dust jacket. $10.00
99. Fischer, G.J.-editor. SCHILLER'S
WORKS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GREATEST GERMAN ARTISTS. Complete set of 4 volumes. Philadelphia,
George Barrie: 1883. Complete set of 4 volumes. All volumes bound in 1/2 brown
leather, with leather spines and corners, and gold-decorated spines with raised
bands. There is some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners, with a few of
the corners rubbed through. A few small scuffed spots to some of the spines.
Overall a beautiful and tightly bound set in near very good condition. The
volumes are larger, and measure 11.75 inches tall by about 8.5 inches wide.
$350.00
100. Fisher, Vardis. THE
DIVINE PASSION. New York, Vanguard Press: 1948.
Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with small chips and tears to edges.
$14.00
101. Forestier, Auber. ECHOES
FROM MIST-LAND; OR, THE NIBELHUNGEN LAY REVEALED TO LOVERS OF ROMANCE AND
CHIVALRY. Chicago, S. C. Griggs and Company: 1877.
218 pages. Heavy shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners, with some fraying
to cloth at spine edges. Corners rubbed through cloth. Back hinge starting to
crack. Front hinge reparied with library tape. Binding is tight. $18.00
102. Foster, David W. A
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF JORGE LUIS BORGES. Tempe,
Arizona, Arizona State University: 1971. 39 pages. Large softbound covers. Some
wear and browning to edges of the front cover. $33.00
103. Frank A. Munsey. MUNSEY'S
MAGAZINE, Volume XIV (14). OCTOBER, 1895, TO MARCH, 1896. New
York, Frank A. Munsey: 1896. 762 pages. Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Some fading to the spine. $20.00
104. Fraser, John. YOUTH'S
GOLDEN CYCLE; OR THE GLOBE IN SIXTY CHAPTERS: SHOWING HOW TO GET ON IN THE
WORLD. Philadelphia, W. M. Patterson: 1885. Spine
and edges shelf-worn, with slight fraying to edges. Corners rubbed. Binding
tight. Nice gilt-illustrated spine and front cover. $11.75
105. Frederick A. Stokes Company. THE
FLAW IN THE MARBLE. Illustrated by Harry C. Edwards. New
York, Frederick A. Stokes: 1896. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine
and corners. Slight fading to the covers. $33.00
106. Funk & Wagnalls Company. THE
LITERARY DIGEST: A REPOSITORY OF CONTEMPORANEOUS THOUGHT AND RESEARCH, AS
PRESENTED IN THE PERIODICAL LITERATURE OF THE WORLD. VOLUME XVI, (16) JANUARY
1898, TO JUNE, 1898. New York, Funk & Wagnalls:
1898. 780 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. This is volume 16 of this
periodical bound in black buckram. $35.00
107. Funk & Wagnalls Company. THE
LITERARY DIGEST: A REPOSITORY OF CONTEMPORANEOUS THOUGHT AND RESEARCH, AS
PRESENTED IN THE PERIODICAL LITERATURE OF THE WORLD. VOLUME XVII (17). New
York, Funk & Wagnalls: 1898. 791 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Large
black buckram. This is complete volume 17 bound of this periodical. $35.00
108. Garnett, Louise Ayres. THE
COURTSHIP: A DRAMATIZATION OF LONGFELLOW'S POEM "THE COURTSHIP OF MILES
STANDISH". New York, Rand Mcnally: 1920. Some
shelf wear. Corners bumped, else g+. Slight soiling to covers. $45.00
109. Gates, H. L. THE
CABALLERO: A BROTHER TO "THE SPANIARD". New
York, G. Howard Watt: 1934. Some shelf wear. $15.00
110. George, A. G. CRITICS
AND CRITICISM. New York, Asia Publishing House:
1971. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips & tears to edges.
$7.75
111. Gibbud, H.B. SERMONIZING
SOPHIE; SOPHIE'S SECOND SERMON. Springfield,
Massachussets, Mrs. H. B. Gibbud: 1900. Small wrappers. Pages are loose within
covers. Some small tears to cover edges. $10.00
112. Giese, William F. VICTOR
HUGO: THE MAN AND THE POET. New York, Lincoln Mac
Veagh: 1926. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to
edges. $6.50
113. Gilhooley, Lord. THE
GOD YUTZO OF B.C. 763. New York, Frederick A.
Stokes: 1896. First American edition. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some
fraying to edges. Flexible canvas or burlap type binding. A few pages have light
underlining. $18.00
114. Gilman, Arthur-editor. THE
KINGDOM OF HOME: HOMELY POEMS FOR HOME MAKERS. Chicago,
L. P. Miller and Company: 1888. Shelf wear and some fading to spine, else Good+.
Corners bumped. $24.00
115. Gluck, Sinclair. THE
GREEN BLOT. New York, A. L. Burt: 1925. Some wear
and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Corners slightly bumped. $10.00
116. Gordon, Elizabeth. JUST
YOU. New York, Algonquin Publishing: 1925. Slight
shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket. Note: This is the 1925
reprint. Scarce dust jacket. $15.00
117. Graham, Robert. PLEASANT HOURS FOR HOME AND SCHOOL. Chicago, H. J. Smith: 1892. 471 pages. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else Good+. Scarce title. This is a collection of school recitations for use of students from kindergarten to college. $20.00
118. Guest, Edgar. EDGAR
A. GUEST BROADCASTING. Chicago, The Reilly &
Lee: 1935. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with some soiling chips and
tears to edges. $6.95
119. Gurko, Leo. THE
TWO LIVES OF JOSEPH CONRAD. New York, Thomas Y.
Crowell: 1965. 209 pages. VG in lightly worn dust jacket. $7.50
120. Hadas, Moses. FABLES
OF A JEWISH AESOP. New York and London, Columbia
University Press: 1967. Slight shelf wear. Second printing. $8.00
121. Haggard, H. Rider. JESS,
A TALE OF THE TRANSVAAL. New York & London,
Street & Smith: 242 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners bumped. Spine slightly cocked. $12.00
122. Hale, E.E. IN
HIS NAME: A STORY OF THE WALDENSES, SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Boston,
Roberts Brothers: 1890. 268 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners.
A few faint pen scribbles on the front cover. $9.95
123. Hamilton, Cosmo. JOAN
AND THE BABIES AND I. Boston, Little, Brown: 1917.
First American edition. Shelf wear, else near VG in edge-worn dust jacket.
$20.00
124. Hanson, Charles Henry. THE
WANDERINGS OF AENEAS AND THE FOUNDING OF ROME. From the series "Stories of
Old Rome". London, T. Nelson & Sons:
1884. Pictorial blue cloth, with gilt decorations on spine. Some shelf wear
to spine and corners, else near VG. A clean, bright copy. $30.00
125. Harris, Joel Chandler. THE
STORY OF AARON, SO NAMED, THE SON OF BEN ALI. New
York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1924. 198 pages. Blue cloth covers show wear to
spine edges and corners. Corners are slightly bumped. A couple of small scuffs
and stains to covers. Binding is tight. $18.00
126. Harvey, George. THE
POWER OF TOLERANCE AND OTHER SPEECHES. New York,
Harper & Brothers: 1911. First American edition. Shelf wear, else near VG in
dust jacket with chips & tears to edges. Dust jacket has some soiling.
$15.00
127. Hawthorne, Julian. SAXON
STUDIES. Boston, James R. Osgood & Company:
1876. 452 pages. Shelf wear and fading to spine. Some discoloration to the
purple cloth binding at the spine and edges of the front cover. The binding is
tight. $50.00
128. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. THE
DOLLIVER ROMANCE, AND OTHER PIECES. Boston, James
R. Osgood & Company: 1876. 213 pages. 1876 edition. Shelf wear to spine and
edges, corners bumped. Gold decorated spine. A nice, clean copy. $45.00
129. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. TRANSFORMATION,
OR, THE ROMANCE OF MONTE BENI. Two volumes in one edition. Bernhard
Tauchnitz: 1860. Bound in 1/2 maroon leather binding with leather spine and
corner and marbled paper over boards. Shelf wear to the spine edges and the
corners, with corners rubbed. A couple of small peeled strips to the leather on
the front cover. A clean and tight copy. This is the two volumes in one edition.
$30.00
130. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. THE
MARBLE FAUN: OR, THE ROMANCE OF MONTE BENI. Two volume set. Boston,
Ticknor & Fields: 1860. 283 pages. Two volume set. 1860 edition. Shelf wear
to spine and edges, corners slightly bumped. First edition, third issue. $60.00
131. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. FANSHAWE,
AND OTHER PIECES. Boston, James R. Osgood &
Company: 1876. 243 pages. 1876 printing. Second edition, first printing. Shelf
wear to spine edged. Corner edges bumped. $45.00
132. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. OUR
OLD HOME: A SERIES OF ENGLISH SKETCHES. Boston,
Ticknor & Fields: 1863. 398 pages. 1863 first edition. Shelf wear to spine
and edges. Corners are bumped. Binding is tight. $55.00
133. Haycraft, Margaret. LINDENHOLM.
London, Religious Tract Society: 1890. 224 pages.
Pictorial red cloth binding. Slight shelf wear and light soiling. Corners
slightly rubbed. A nice copy. $25.00
134. Hayes Lithographing Company. JOY
FOR THE NEW YEAR. Buffalo, The Hayes Lithographing
Company: 1911. Pictorial color cover. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. A
few soiled spots to the covers. Beautifully illustrated with color lithographs
and decorated page edges. $12.50
135. Hegeman, A.B. OPPORTUNITY.
New York, Dodge Publishing Company: Smaller
flexible leather binding tied with leather strap. Some chipping to spine and
edges and discoloration to cover edges. $10.00
136. Henderick, Burton J. (Walter Hines
Page ). WALTER H. PAGE'S CHRISTMAS LETTER TO HIS
GRANDSON. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page: 1924.
Slight shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn dust jacket. D.j. also has some soiling.
$5.00
137. Hendricks, King. JACK
LONDON: MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF THE SHORT STORY. Logan,
Utah, Utah State University: 1966. 31 pages. Softcover pamphlet. Light wear to
corners. Overall VG. $12.50
138. Hendryx, James B. THE
PROMISE: A TALE OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST. New York,
A. L. Burt: 1915. Shelf wear, else near VG in pictorial dust jacket with
chipping to edges. Dust jacket has a large piece missing from bottom of spine,
about 4". $10.00
139. Henry A. Young. OLD
BEN'S STOCKINGS, AND OTHER STORIES. Boston, Henry
A. Young: 1871. 64 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Some sun-fading to covers. A dainty little book with delightful woodcut
illustrations. $30.00
140. Herrick, Robert. THE
CONSCRIPT MOTHER. New York, Charles Scribner's
Sons: 1916. 99 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Slight soiling to covers. $10.00
141. Hill, Grace Livingston. A
NEW NAME. New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1926.
303 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has tears and
chips to the edges. A very nice pictorial illustrated dust jacket. $10.00
142. Hilty, Carl. HAPPINESS:
ESSAYS ON THE MEANING OF LIFE. New York,
Macmillan: 1903. 154 pages. 1903 second edition. Shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine edges and corners. A few small scuffed and rubbed spots to the
covers. Text block is sound. A very scarce book. $120.00
143. Hine, Muriel. PILGRIM'S
FORD. Toronto, Ryerson Press: 1930. Shelf wear to
spine and corners. Spotting to top and foredge. Dust jacket has some soiling
and slight chipping to edges, but is still presentable. $10.00
144. Holley, Marietta. SAMANTHA
AT THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. New York, G. W.
Dillingham: 1904. 312 pages. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Front hinge is
shaken and the back hinge is cracked, but the binding is tight. $20.00
145. Horton, Alice. THE
LAY OF THE NIBELUNGS METRICLY TRANSLATED FROM THE OLD GERMAN TEXT. London,
George Bell & Sons: 1901. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Some foxing to
pages. $25.00
146. Hubbard,. THE
ROYCROFT INN. (The Phalansterie). East Aurora, New
York , Roycroft Press: 1910. 25 pages. The back cover is missing and the front
cover is detached and has some stains. The first few pages have small spill
stains at the edges. $20.00
147. Hubbard, Elbert. LYDIA
E. PINKHAM: BEING A SKETCH OF HER LIFE AND TIMES. New
York, Roycrofters: 1915. Small printed wrappers. Slight soiling to covers. A
beautiful copy. A rare Roycroft Press publication. $40.00
148. Hurst, John F. LIFE
AND LITERATURE IN THE FATHERLAND. New York, Nelson
and Phillips: 1875. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to edges. Corners
bumped. Pages slightly browned at edges. $15.00
149. Hyett, Francis Adams. CHATTERTONIANA:
BEING A CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES..RELATING TO
THE LIFE & WORKS OF CHATTERTON. Gloucester,
John C. Winston: 1914. Thin flexible boards. Cover has crease from being bent.
The spine is paper and the paper is mostly chipped away. The binding is tight. A
very scarce bibliography of the printed sources pertaining to the Chatterton
literary controversy. $75.00
150. Ibsen, Henrik. IBSEN'S
PROSE DRAMAS. Two volumes complete, bound into one bookit. New
York, United States Book Company: 1890. Two volumes bound in one book. Complete.
Blue clothes covers show slight show wear to the spine edges and the corners.
$20.00
151. James, G. P. R. LORD
MONTAGU'S PAGE AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. Philadelphia,
Childs and Peterson: 1858. 456 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and rubbing to
spine and corners. Overall clean and tight. $35.00
152. Jameson, Mrs.. MEMOIRS
OF THE LOVES OF THE POETS: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF WOMEN CELEBRATED IN ANCIENT
AND MODERN POETRY. Boston, Ticknor and Fields:
1863. 1863 edition. Blue cloth with gold on spine. Light wear to binding and
slight bumping to corners. A beautiful copy. This book has the signature of
noted Utah and Mormon artist George M. Ottinger and was once in his personal
library. $30.00
153. Jensen, Allene A. Utah
Writers of the Twentieth: Century A Reference Tool. Salt
Lake, University of Utah: 1957. 160 pages. Large softcover binding with cloth
strip spine. Slight darkening to edges of paper covers, else very good
condition. $22.50
154. Jevons, F.B. A
HISTORY OF GREEK LITERATURE: FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE DEATH OF
DEMOSTHENES. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons:
1910. 509 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. $20.00
155. Johnson, Charles Nelson. POEMS
OF THE FARM AND OTHER POEMS. Chicago, Hillison
& Etten: 1913. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Soiling to binding. $9.50
156. Johnson, Frank. THE
VILLAGE OF MERROW; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. Montreal,
Lovell: 1876. 208 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some
soiled spots and slight discoloration to the covers. $85.00
157. Johnson, Samuel. RASSELAS,
PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA (ABISSINIA). Two volumes. London,
Elliot Stock: 1884. Some shelf wear. Two volumes. Facsmiles of first edition.
$100.00
158. Joyce, James. A
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN. Heritage Press slipcase edition. New
York, Heritage Press: 1968. 253 pages. 1968 printing. Light wear to the spine.
This spine title is slightly rubbed. Slipcase has slight wear. Beautiful
Heritage Press edition. $17.50
159. Judson, Alexander Corbin. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY
LYRICS: EDITED WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHIES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND NOTES. Chicago,
University of Chicago Press: 1932. 412 pages. Some shelf wear to binding.
Corners slightly bumped. 1932 edition. $10.00
160. King, Charles. A
WAR-TIME WOOING, A STORY. New York, Harper and
Brothers: 1888. 195 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Nice pictorial
binding. $10.00
161. Kingsley, Charles. SONG
OF THE RIVER. New York, H. M. Caldwell Company:
Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight soiling to the
covers. Back hinge cracked, but still holding. $12.00
162. Kingston, William H. G. MARK
SEAWORTH: A TALE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. Philadelphia,
J. B. Lippincott: 1883. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Slight fading to
covers. $14.00
163. Kipling, Rudyard. THE
PHANTOM RICKSHAW: AND OTHER GHOST STORIES. New
York, R. F. Feeno: 1899. Heavy shelf wear to spine extremities. Binding sound. Scuffing
and rubbing to spine and corners. $15.00
164. Koglin, Anna E. THE
HOUSE THAT JACKSONS BUILT. Anderson, Indiana, The
Warner Press: 1930. 123 pages. Shelf wear and light soiling to binding. Dust
jacket has chips to the edges and soiling, but is still presentable. Scarce in
d.j. $15.00
165. Kummer, Frederic Arnold. THE
GREEN GOD. New York, W. J. Watt & Co.: 1911.
Some wear and fading to spine. Spine slightly cocked. $6.00
166. L'Abbe, M. SERMONS
DE M. L'ABBE DE CAMBACERES, PREDICATEUR DU ROI. Paris,
France, Mequignon-Junior: 1834. 422 pages. Half leather binding shows wear and
rubbing to spine and corners. A few scuffs to the leather. Binding is tight. A
nice leather binding. $50.00
167. Landor, Walter Savage. THE
WORKS OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR. Set of two volumes. London,
Edward Moxon: 1846. First American edition. Two volume set. Some wear and slight
rubbing to spine and corners. Overall near very good condition. Bound in
beautiful maroon half-leather. Slight discoloration to front cover of volume II.
Bindings have raised bands. A beautiful set of the scarce first edition of
Landor's Works. Marbled endpapers. Bindings clean and tight. $225.00
168. Lardner, Ring W. THE
YOUNG IMMIGRUNTS. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill:
1920. 86 pages. Lioght shelf wear to binding and slight rubbing to spine and
corners. A clean and tight copy. $19.50
169. Larned, J.N. A
STUDY OF GREATNESS IN MEN. New York, Houghton and
Mifflin: 1911. 303 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. A few small stains to the covers. $10.00
170. Lee, Mary & Catherine. ROSAMOND
FANE: OR, THE PRISONERS OF ST. JAMES. New York, E.
P. Dutton: [n.d.,ca. 1890]. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Wear to spine
and corners. Slight discoloration to the cloth at top of spine, but overall near
VG. $30.00
171. Lewis, E.C. TOASTS
FOR ALL OCCASIONS. No. 2 Boston, Mutual Books:
1903. Some wear to spine and corners. Slight soiling to binding. $10.00
172. Lewis, Sinclair. MAIN
STREET. Franklin Center, PA, The Franklin Library:
1978. 443 pages. Franklin Library full leather edition. Fine condition. $29.75
173. Lincoln, Jeanie Gould. A
PRETTY TORY: BEING A ROMANCE OF PARTISAN WARFARE DURING THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
IN THE PROVINCES OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO MISTRESS GERALDINE
MONCRIFFE. New York, Houghton, Mifflin: 1899. 268
pages. Slight shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Nice red cloth
pictorial binding. Beautiful condition. $12.00
174. Longfellow, Henry W. THE
COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH, AND OTHER POEMS. Boston,
Ticknor & Fields: 1859. 215 pages. Shelf wear to spine and edges, with
corners bumped. Spine with slight lean. This is the first edition, second
printing. $30.00
175. Longfellow, Henry W. TALES
OF WAYSIDE INN. Boston, Ticknor & Fields:
1863. 225 pages. This is the 1863 edition. The covers are faded and worn, Cloth
discolored. The front hinge is cracked, but the binding is holding. This is a
first editon, but a later printing. $30.00
176. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. THE
COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Indianapolis,
Bobbs-Merrill: 1903. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Former owner's library
label on front cover. Light wear. Overall a nice, solid copy of this scarce
first Christy illustrated edition. $25.00
177. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. Boston,
James R. Osgood: 1872. 504 pages. 1872 printing. Quite a bit of shelf wear and
rubbing to spine and corners. A few small chips missing from spine at top and
bottom. Corners rubbed. Nice heavy pictorial green cloth covers. An early
edition of Longfellow. This edition is beautifully illustrated with dozens and
dozens of in-text illustrations. $75.00
178. Lowell, James Russell . THE
POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES R. LOWELL. Complete in two volumes. Boston,
Ticknor and Fields: 1866. Complete set of two volumes. Original small blue cloth
covers shows some wear to the edges of the spine and corners. The bindings are
tight and the pages are clean. Overall a beautiful set. $45.00
179. Lubbock, Percy. THE
CRAFT OF FICTION. New York, Jonathan Cape: 1929.
276 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Cover
slightly discolored. $18.00
180. Lucas, E. V. THE
GENTLEST ART: A CHOICE OF LETTERS BY ENTERTAINING HANDS. New
York, Macmillan: 1907. 422 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners are bumped. $4.95
181. Lynde, Francis. THE
TAMING OF RED BUTTE WESTERN. New York, Charles
Scribner's Sons: 1910. 410 pages. Signed by the author. Shelf wear to binding
and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Front hinge slightly
cracked. There is a small hole and faded spot on the cloth near the bottom of
the spine. $35.00
182. Macauley, Ward. CHEAP
TURKEY. New York, Duffield: 1915. Shelf wear, else
near VG in dust jacket with chips & tears to edges. D.j. also has some
soiling. $10.00
183. MacFall, Haldane. AUBREY
BEARDSLEY: THE CLOWN, THE HARLEQUIN, THE PEIRROT OF HIS AGE. New
York, Simon and Schuster: 1927. Some wear to spine and corners. A few stained
spots and slight discoloration on the cover. $12.25
184. Macguire, Nicolas. MOSQUITO
SERENADE. London, Paladin Press: 1950. Shelf wear,
else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. $12.50
185. Magill, Frank N.-editor. MAGILL'S QUOTATIONS IN CONTEXT. Volume 1, A-LON. Volume I. New York, Salem: 1965. Shelf wear, else VG in dust jacket with slight chipping to edges. $10.00
186. Mantinband, James H (Vergil).. VERGIL,
THE AENEID. Translated by James H. Mantinband. New
York, Frederick Ungar Publishing: 1964. 309 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and
corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $10.00
187. McBride, Elliott H. MCBRIDE'S
LATEST DIALOGUES: A COLLECTION OF DIALOGUES, PARLOR DRAMAS, COLLOQUIES, AND
AMATEUR PLAYS DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS, SOCIAL
MEETINGS, AND LITERARY ENTERTAINMENTS. Chicago,
Frederick J. Drake & Company: 1901. 176 pages. Softcove edition. Some shelf
wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A few soiled spots to the
covers. Front cover is starting to pull away from spine, but still attached.
$25.00
188. McClelland, M. G. ST.
JOHN'S WOOING: A STORY. New York, Harper &
Brothers: 1895. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Some
soiling to binding. $25.00
189. McCLure, J. B.. ENTERTAINING
ANECDOTES, FROM EVERY AVAILABLE SOURCE. Chicago,
Rhodes & Mcclure: 1890. 256 pages. Heavy wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Cloth fraying at some edges. Corners rubbed. Binding tight.
$10.00
190. McLaughlin, Robert W. CALEB
MATTHEWS: AN IDYL OF THE MAINE COAST. New York,
Abingdon Press: 1913. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Frontispiece
is loose within the book. $5.00
191. McMahon, P. Maurice. FROM
FAIR HAWAIILAND. Honolulu, Mercantile Printing Co.
: 1910. 53 pages. Shelf wear and fraying to edges else G+. $25.00
192. McMurrin, Sterling M.-editor. THE
TANNER LECTURES ON HUMAN VALUES. Volume (4) IV-1983. Salt
Lake City, University of Utah: 1983. Slight wear to book and dust jacket. This
volume has contributions by Kingman Brewster, Thomas C. Schelling, Freeman
Dyson, RC Lewontin, Alan A. Stone, and Leszek Kolakowski. $18.00
193. Meakin, John Phillips. FROM
THE FOUR WINDS: QUAINT AND HELPFUL POEMS. Rahway,
N.J., Quinn & Boden Co. Press: 1911. 189 pages. Shelf wear to spine and
corners. A few small rubbed spots to the spine. Signed by the author. $25.00
194. Merrit, Edward A. THE
CITY OF ST. ANNA: THE STORY OF THE MAN CHILD. [n.p.],
Edward A. Merrit: 1908. 133 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine
and corners. Corners are slightly bumped. $35.00
195. Meyer, H.H hi there B. A
BRIEF GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF SHAKESPEARE. Chicago,
American Library Association: 1915. 61 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear edges.
Some dampstains at the top edges of a few pages. $12.50
196. Mildred, E.W. THE
GHOST-HOUSE, OR THE STORY OF THE ROSE LICHEN. [n.p.],
Aero Publishers: 1893. 65 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Some soiling to the green cloth covers. Beautiful black-and-white
photographs. $60.00
197. Miller, Henry. THE
HAPPY ROCK. Berkeley, Packard Press: 1945. 157
pages. Slight shelf wear.A few tape remnant marks inside the front and back
covers from a clear plastic cover being affixed to the inner boards. Not a
serious defect, however. $17.50
198. Miller, Marion Mills. THE
SONGS OF SAPPHO: INCLUDING THE RECENT EGYPTIAN DISCOVERIES. Lexington,
Kentucky, Maxwelton Company: 1925. Some wear to spine and corners. Slipcase is
worn and rubbed at edges. This is the author's edition, limited to 500 copies
and signed by both authors. $55.00
199. Montross, Lois Seyster. THE
CRIMSON CLOAK. New York, Boni & Liveright:
1924. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges.
Scarce dust jacket has some soiling around the edges. Text block also has some
soiling $30.00
200. Morante, Elsa. HISTORY:
A NOVEL. Franklin Center, PA, Franklin Library:
1977. 630 pages. Full leather, fine condition. $25.00
201. Morgan, Nina Lillian. A
SLUMBER SONG. Chicago, Searle & Gorton: 1892.
124 pages. Some darkening to covers. Corners slightly bumped and binding
slightly soiled. Scarce. $45.00
202. Moulton, Louise Chandler. FOUR OF THEM. Boston, Little, Brown & Company: 1899. 78 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Some discoloration to the top of the front cover. $25.00
203. Mrs. Thackeray (Mrs. Richmond
Ritchie). A BOOK OF SIBYLS. MRS. BARBAULD, MISS
EDGEWORTY, MRS. OPIE, MISS AUSTEN. Leipzig,
Bernhard Tauchnitz: 1883. 287 pages. Light shelf wear to spine and corners.
Front board is bowed slightly outward. A clean and tight copy. $55.00
204. Nealy, Sid H. IN
THE TRAIL OF THE PACK-MULE. New York, F. Tennyson
Neely: 1902. 261 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Some soiling to the front covers. $75.00
205. Nibley, Preston-compiler. THREE
MORMON CLASSICS: LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL, WILFORD WOODRUFF-MY FIRST MISSION,
GEORGE Q. CANNON-JACOB HAMBLIN, JAMES A. LITTLE. Salt
Lake City, Bookcraft: 1988. 348 pages. VG condition. $11.25
206. Nietzsche, Friedrich. THUS
SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA. New York, Heritage Press: 1967.
316 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Slipcase shows some wear. $7.50
207. Nowlin, Clifford H. THE
STORY TELLER AND HIS PACK. Springfield,
Massachusetts, Milton Bradley Company: 1929. With scarce dust jacket. Slight
shelf wear, else VG in edge-chipped dust jacket. D.j. also has some soiling. Top
edge of text block is soiled. Binding tight. $20.00
208. Nuffer, Camille Cole. DOWN
HAPPINESS ROAD. Deseret News: 1944. 64 pages.
Slight shelf wear. $10.00
209. O' Keefe, James W. LIFE
AND OTHER VERSE. Oklahoma City, Trave Company:
1923. Some wear to spine and corners. Flexible cloth binding. Corners bumped and
rubbed. $20.00
210. O'Cotter, Pat. RHYMES
OF A ROUGHNECK. Seward, Alaska, Pat O'Conner:
1918. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Library ink stamps inside covers and
front blank endpaper has been removed. Binding tight. $7.25
211. Old Sleuth. YOUNG
CHAUNCEY, OR GAME AND TRUE: A WONDERFUL TALE OF ADVENTURE. New
York, J. S. Ogivie: 1898. Paper covers show some soiling, chips and tears to the
edges. Pages browned. A few tears to paper spine. $25.00
212. Old Sleuth. JACK
AND GIL: OR THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF TWO ACROBATS. New
York, Ogilvie: 1898. Some wear and fading to spine. Softbound wrappers.
Slight browning to covers. Pages browned. Binding tight. Small chip to paper
spine. $25.00
213. Old Sleuth. THE
LITTLE COLONEL: OR FUN AROUND SEA SERPENT LAKE: A TALE OF CURIOUS TRICKS AND
SURPRISES. New York, J. S. Oglivie: 1895.
Wrappers. Some chipping and tears to paper at spine edges. Covers have some
browning Pages browned. Scarce dime novel in excellent condition. $25.00
214. Old Sleuth. BREEZY
FRANK, OR A GREAT DISGUISE: A STORY OF A BOY'S WONDERFUL CUNNING. New
York, J. S. Oglivie: 1897. Softbound. Some soiling and browning to covers. Pages
browned. A scarce and early dime novel in excellent condition for the item.
$25.00
215. Owanda (Edgar William Robinson). ONLY
A TRAMP. New York, Author's Publishing Company:
1878. 212 pages. Bound in 1/2 red leather, with gold title on spine. Spine and
corners are leather and the boards are red pebbled cloth. Some shelf wear to the
spine edges and the corners. Corners are slightly rubbed. A few small stains and
discolored spots on the covers. The binding is tight. Beautiful marbled paper
paste-downs and endsheets. The original printed blue wrapper is presend inside
the leather binding. This appears to have been issued as a papercover binding
and then bound into this fine red leather binding later. $45.00
216. Packard, Edward H. NEW
ENGLAND ESSAYS: THE CHALLENGE OF AN INDIVIDUALIST. Boston,
The Four Seas Co. : 1929. 191 pages. This copy has a presentation inscription
that is signed "the author".Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Former
library bookplate and marks inside front cover. Small library label removal
scuff mark on bottom of front cover. Overall a nice copy with minimal library
usage and wear. A very scarce New England literary book. $45.00
217. Page, Thomas Nelson. THE
STRANGER'S PEW. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons:
1914. 21 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. A few soiled spots to
the covers. $10.00
218. Paley, William. THE
PRINCIPLES OF MORAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. Complete in 2 volumes. London,
R. Faulder: 1791. Both volumes are in original full brown leather with red
leather labels. Volume II has some cracks and tears to the leather at the base
of the spine, with a few small pieces missing. Both volumes have a slight lean
to the text block. Both are tightly bound and complete. Corners and spine edges
show some wear and slight bumping, but overall a very presentable set of this
classic, oft-reprinted, and enduring work. $150.00
219. Palmer, Arthur. THE
SATIRES OF HORACE. London, Macmillan: 1971. Some
shelf wear to the binding. Former library slip inside front cover, but no
sign of ex-library. $10.25
220. Palmer, John. GEORGE
BERNARD SHAW: HARLEQUIN OR PATRIOT? New York,
Century Co. : 1915. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Slight stains to covers.
$6.00
221. Parker, Douglass. THE
WASPS. (By Aristophanes). Translated, with an introduction by Douglass Parker.
With sketches by Geraldine Sakall. Ann Arbor,
University of Michigan: 1962. First American edition. Some shelf wear, else VG
in edge-worn else near VG dust jacket. Signed by author, with an inscription
to a colleague. $30.00
222. Parker, Douglass. THE
ACHARNIANS. (By Aristophanes). Translated, with an introduction by Douglass
Parker. With sketches by Geraldine Saka Ann Arbor,
University of Michigan: 1961. First American edition. Some shelf wear, else VG
in slightly edge-worn dust jacket. Signed by author, with an inscription to a
colleague. $25.00
223. Parker, Douglass. LYSISTRATA.
(By Aristophanes). Translated, with an introduction by Douglass Parker, with
sketches by Ellen Raskin. Ann Arbor, University of
Michigan: 1964. First American edition. Some shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn
else near VG dust jacket. Signed by author, with an inscription to a
colleague. $20.00
224. Parsons, Katherine Barrette. HISTORY
OF FIFTY YEARS LADIES' LITERARY CLUB, SALT LAKE CITY, 1877-1927. Salt
Lake, Arrow Press: 1927. 167 pages. Slight shelf wear to the edges of the
binding. $20.00
225. Paul, J.H. CHOICE
READINGS AND RECITATIONS. Salt Lake City, Juvenile
Instructor: 1886. 165 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners slightly bumped. There is a stain on the spine. $25.00
226. Pease, Howard. BORDER
GHOST STORIES. London, Erskine Macdonald: 1919.
Some wear to spine and corners. A clean, tight copy. $35.00
227. Perrin, Bernadotte. PLUTARCH'S
THEMISTOCLES AND ARISTIDES. New York, Scribner's:
1901. First American edition. Spine has some soiling & is worn at edges,
with slight scuffing. $20.00
228. Phelps, J. W.-translator. THE
FABLES OF FLORIAN. New York, John B. Alden: 1888.
122 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Beautiful and
bright gilt title on front cover and spine. Bound in heavy green cloth. Numerous
woodcut illustrations. A $75.00
229. Phillips, Wendell. SPEECHES,
LECTURES, AND LETTERS. Boston, Lee and Shepard
Publishers: 1884. 562 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. $15.00
230. Phillpotts, Eden. THE
RIVER, A NOVEL. New York, Frederick A. Stokes:
1902. 394 pages. Beautiful pictorial binding. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $20.00
231. Pier, Arthur Stanwood. HARDING
OF ST. TIMOTHY'S. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin: 1906.
Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. $9.50
232. Pitts, Mabel Porter. IN
THE SHADOW OF THE CRAG (A STORY OF THE NORTH) AND OTHER POEMS. Denver,
Smith-Brooks Press: 1907. 293 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Text block starting to crack in the middle, but binding is holding.
Signed.by the author, with a long inscription to a friend.. $55.00
233. Platt and Peck. TO
AULD ACQUAINTANCE: A TOAST BOOK. New York, Platt
and Peck: 1910. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some soiling to
binding. $10.00
234. Platt, Charles. THE
RIDDLE OF SOCIETY: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE WHO DO WRONG. New
York, E. P. Dutton: 1926. 306 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Spine title dulled. $9.95
235. Porter, Delia Lyman. A
YEAR OF GOOD CHEER. New York, Pilgrim Press: 1906.
Flexible card covers. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Slight discoloration to
front cover. $15.00
236. Potter, Cora Urquhart. My
Recitations. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott: 1887.
326 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners
bumped and rubbed. $10.00
237. Priest, George Madison. ANTHOLOGY
OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD OF GERMAN LITERATURE. Princeton,
Princeton University Press: 1941. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. There is an
ink stamp that says "library surplus material" on the front endpage,
but no other library marks. $8.95
238. Procter, Adelaide A. THE
LOST CHORD. Boston, D Lothrop Company: 1884. Heavy
shelf wear and soiling to binding. Binding is tight. $9.00
239. Rand, Edward Kennard. Ovid
and his Influence. London, Longmans, Green: 1928.
184 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has some chips to the edges
and some soiling. Overall a very nice copy. $9.95
240. Reade, Charles. THE
CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH OR, MAID, WIFE, AND WIDOW, A MATTER-OF-FACT ROMANCE. New
York, Rudd and Carleton: 1861. 256 pages. Rebacked, with original cloth spine
laid over the rebacking. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Original boards. $20.00
241. Religious Tract Society. BEN
HOLT'S GOOD NAME. London, Religious Tract Society:
1890. 80 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Spine
has faded and dulled enough that the title on the spine is barely legible
Corners rubbed a bit. A few pages have fingerprint smudges. Beautiful blue cloth
covers with colored pictorial illustration on the front cover. Color
frontispiece. No date of publication, but probably ca. 1890's. $15.00
242. Richards, Laura E. SNOW-WHITE.
Boston, Dana Estes & Company: 1900. 93 pages.
Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Some fading to front
cover. Nice pictorial illustrated cover. $75.00
243. Richards, Susan. POETRY.
WAYSIDE THOUGHTS: A COLLECTION OF POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, SACRED SPECIAL, AND
TRIBUTARY. Oakland, California, Pacific Press:
1883. First American edition. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. There is a
split of a couple of inches to the cloth at lower front joint. Binding &
hinges are tight. Scarce California poetry. $30.00
244. Ridge, John Rollin. POEMS,
BY JOHN R. RIDGE. San Francisco, Henry Payot &
Company: 1868. 137 pages. Rare first edition. Green cloth covers show wear to
the spine and corners. There is some scuffing and discoloration to the binding.
Corners are rubbed through and lightly bumped. There is a spill stain on the
frontispiece page, covering much of the page. The frontispiece is a tipped-in
photograph of the author. John Rollin Ridge was a Cherokee Indian who came to
California during the Gold Rush. He fled the state of Missouri after killing a
man with whom he'd had a dispute. He was a long-time California journalist and
prolific writer. This book of poems is very scarce and an important California
imprint. $395.00
245. Riley, H. H. PUDDLEFORD
AND ITS PEOPLE. New York, Samuel Hueston: 1854.
Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Some discoloration to
covers. Slight fraying and a few small chips to cloth at spine edges. $8.00
246. Riley, Henry T. THE
METAMORPHOSES OF OVID. Volume II, Books VIII-XV. (Volume 2, books 7-15). New
York, Hinds and Noble: 292 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners slightly bumped. Some soiling to covers and there is a spill
stain to the edges of some of the final pages. A scarce title. No date of
publication listed, but ca. 1930's. $20.00
247. Rockwood, Frank Ernest. CICERO'S
TUSCULAN DISPUTATIONS, I AND SCIPIO'S DREAM. Norman,
Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma: 1966. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to spine and corners. $10.00
248. Roe, Rev. E. P. WHAT
CAN SHE DO? New York, Dodd, Mead: 1878. Some wear
and fading to spine, else G+. Corners rubbed. $12.50
249. Rousseau, Jean Jacques. CHAPTERS
FROM THE SOCIAL CONTRACT. New York, Gold Medal
Library: 1920. 96 pages. Softbound cloth covers. Some wear. Wear to edges of
boards. $25.00
250. Sackett, Blanche Lang. MOODS.
New York, Henry Harrison: 1938. Shelf wear, else
near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. $9.50
251. Sanborn, Mary Farley. THE
REVELATION OF HERSELF. New York, Dodd, Mead &
Co: 1904. Some shelf wear. Corners slightly bumped. $14.00
252. Scribner's Magazine. SCRIBNER'S
MAGAZINE. Volume XXIII (23). January 1898 to June 1898. New
York, Scribner's: 1898. 768 pages. This is volume 23 bound in 1/2 leather. Shelf
wear and some scuffing. Some wear and scuffing to the leather spine. Corners are
worn at the edges. Former owner's name embossed on bottom of spine. Binding is
tight. This volume contains numerous historical articles, about the
Revolutionary War. Also illustrations and articles by Charles Dana Gibson,
Richard Harding Davis. A.B. Frost, Thomas Nelson Page, and others. $100.00
253. Sedgwick, Anne Douglas. PHILIPPA.
New York, Houghton, Mifflin: 1930. Slight shelf
wear, else near VG in edge-worn dust jacket. Dust jacket has some chipping to
edges and soiling to back panel. Nice first edition. Scarce jacket. $10.00
254. Service, Robert. MY
ADVENTURES IN THE NORTH. Fairbanks, Alaska, Bard
of Alaska: ca. 1960's. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $8.00
255. Shaw, Bernard. THE
AUTHOR'S APOLOGY FROM MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION. New
York, Brentano's: 1905. Softbound covers. Soiling to covers. Wear to edges. 1905
edition. $12.50
256. Shaw, Mildred-compiler. YE
OPTIMIST'S YEAR BOOK FOR 1916. Chicago, Payne
Jennings Co. : 1915. Tall thin paper wrappers. Soiling to covers and wear to
edges. A book of sayings and maxims. $10.00
257. Sheehan, Perley Poore. IF
YOU BELIEVE IT, IT'S SO. New York, H. K. Fly:
1919. 346 pages. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else Good+. Corners
bumped. Some soiling to covers. $20.00
258. Shelley, Mrs.-editor. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY. Set of 2 volumes. Boston,
Little Brown, and Company: 1863. Bound in beautiful cobalt blue pattern-stamped
cloth. All edges gilt. There is shelf wear evident to the spine edges and the
corners, with corners slightly bumped. Bindings are tight. The bindings are
smaller in height, measuring about 5.5" by 3.5". $55.00
259. Skeat, Walter W. CHAUCER:
THE PRIORESSES TALE, SIRE THOPAS, THE MONKES TALE, THE CLERKES TALE, THE
SQUIERES TALE. Oxford, Clarendon Press: 1906. Some
shelf wear. Top of spine and corners bumped. There is a faded spot to the
bottom of the spine. $9.50
260. Slosson, Edwin E. SIX
MAJOR PROPHETS. Boston, Little, Brown: 1917. Some
shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. $20.00
261. Smith, Eugenie. ONE
MORE TIME FOR RHYME. New York, Exposition: 1976.
Slight shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn else near VG dust jacket. A few small
stains on dust jacket. This copy is signed by the author. $7.50
262. Spenser, Edmund (George Gilfillan). THE
POETICAL WORKS AT EDMUND SPENSER. Complete set of 5 volumes. Edinburgh
& London, James Nichol & James Nisbet: 1849. Complete set of five
volumes. All of the volumes are in the original black cloth bindings. There is
some wear to the edges of the spine. Corners are slightly bumps and there is
slight discoloration to a couple of the cover edges. Former owner's early
decorative bookplate inside the front cover of each volume. Bindings are tight
and pages are clean. Gold titles on spine are still bright. Overall a beautiful
set. $100.00
263. Squires, Radcliffe. THE
MAJOR THEMES OF ROBERT FROST. Ann Arbor,
University of Michigan: 1963. Shelf wear. In dust jacket with chips and tears to
edges. $7.50
264. Stall, Sylvanus. FACES
TOWARD THE LIGHT: A BOOK FOR THE DEVOTIONAL HOME AND FOR SABBATH READING. London,
Vir Publishing Company: 1903. 310 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. A clean and tight copy. $9.50
265. Stevens, Ruth Lee. "TALLY",
A STORY OF MY MOTHER'S LIFE. [n.p.], Ruth Lee
Stevens: 1912. Covers soiled. A few tears to edges. Softbound covers. Bound
with tied string. $10.00
266. Stevenson, Burton Egbert. CADETS
OF GASCONY: TWO STORIES OF OLD FRANCE. Philadelphia,
J. B. Lippincott Company: 1904. First American edition. Some wear and rubbing to
spine and corners. Spine slightly cocked. Nice pictorial binding. $14.00
267. Stevenson, Robert Louis. SOME LETTERS, New York, Ingalls Kimball: 1902. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some discoloration and darkening to the edges of the covers. Binding tight. $10.00
268. Stidger, William L. THE
HIGH FAITH OF FICTION AND DRAMA. New York,
Doubleday, Doran: 1928. First American edition. Shelf wear to spine and corners,
else near VG in edge-worn dust jacket. Jacket has some soiling and wear to
folds and spine extremities. Also small chips to spine edges. $5.95
269. Stoddard, Charles Warren. POEMS.
San Francisco, A. Roman and Company: 1867. 123
pages. Shelf wear to binding and slight rubbing to spine and corners. Green
cloth with gilt title on spine and front cover. A beautiful copy, clean and
tight. $80.00
270. Stoddard, William O. THE
WINDFALL. New York, D. Appleton: 1896. Heavy shelf
wear to spine extremities. Binding sound. Soiling to binding. 1896 edition.
$8.00
271. Storr, F. LESSING'S
FABLES. London, Rivingtons Waterloo Place: 1887.
Some wear and fading to spine. Slight soiling to covers. Text in Old German
with extensive notes and vocabulary in English at the end of the book. $10.00
272. Stowe, Harriet Beecher. WE
AND OUR NEIGHBORS: OR, THE RECORDS OF AN UNFASHIONABLE STREET. New
York, J. B. Ford: 1875. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to
edges.Text block is starting to crack. One illustration is loose within book and
has been snipped with scissors. $10.00
273. Street, Julian. AFTER
THIRTY. New York, National Book Co. : 1919. Shelf
wear. With scarce dust jacket that has some chips & tears to edges. Dust
jacket is soiled. $14.00
274. Stretton, Hesba. THE
STORM OF LIFE. New York, American Tract Society:
236 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Red cloth
covers are discolored and faded. Some soiling to front and back covers. $15.00
275. Strevell, Mrs. J.W. POEMS
BY MRS. J.W. STREVELL. Chicago, Published by H.H.
Hill: 1899. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners
slightly bumped. $28.00
276. Summers, Walter C.. SELECTED LETTERS OF SENECA. New York, Macmillan: 1970. 383 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Former library bookplate inside front cover, but not library marks and only light shelf wear. $7.50
277. Tennyson, Alfred & Robert
Browning. SONGS FOR ALL SEASONS. Bound together
with LYRICS OF LIFE, by Robert Browning. Boston,
Ticknor & Fields: 1865. 185 pages. Both titles bound together beautifully in
full black leather, with title in gold on spine and gold- decorated borders on
the front and back covers. There is some shelf wear to the spine edges and
corners. A few small scuffs to the leather on the spine. The binding is tight
and the pages are clean. Very scarce in full leather. $150.00
278. Thane, Eric. HIGH
BORDER COUNTRY. New York, Duell, Sloan &
Pearce: 1942. 335 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
$7.50
279. The Book Society. THE
MOTHERS' TREASURY: CONTAINING VARIOUS PIECES OF PERMANENT INTEREST. Volume 15. London,
The Book Society: 1878. 192 pages. This is volume 15. Green cloth. Some wear to
binding. New endsheets and paste-downs and spine has been neatly repaired.
$35.00
280. Thompson, D.P. MAY
MARTIN: OR THE MONEY DIGGERS. A GREEN MOUNTAIN TALE. Burlington,
Vermont, Chauncey Goodrich: 1848. 156 pages. Shelf wear wear to the spine and
the corners. Foxing to the pages. $70.00
281. Thomson, James. THE
POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES THOMSON. Two volume set. Boston,
Little Brown, and Company: 1854. The spine edges show wear, with small chips to
the top of the spine of volume 1. A few minor scuffs. The bindings and hinges
are tight and secure. There is an ink stamp that says "Trinity Parish"
inside the covers, but no sign of ex-library marks or usage. Overall a very nice
set. $75.00
282. Thoreau, Henry D. THE
ESSAY ON FRIENDSHIP. East Aurora, New York , The
Roycroft Shop: 1903. 45 pages. Flexible Brown leather binding. Slight
discoloration in places to the covers. The binding is tight and contents clean.
And $50.00
283. Thornley, Gwendella. LIKE
A SINGING BIRD. CHRISTINA G. ROSETTI THE WOMAN AND THE POET: AN APPRECIATIVE
STUDY. New York, Vintage Press, Inc. : 1979. 265
pages. Small tear to dust jacket. $7.00
284. Timsol, Robert. A
PESSIMIST; IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. New York, John
B. Alden: 1888. Shelf wear, rubbing to spine and corners. Some foxing. $15.00
285. TOLKIEN, J.R.R. THE
LORD OF THE RINGS. Boxed set of three (3) volumes in slipcase. Boston,
Houghton Mifflin: 1965. Slight shelf wear the volumes, but overall new very good
condition. There is a dust jacket on "The Two Towers", but the other
two volumes do not have jackets. There is a slight rubbed spot on the spine of
"The Return of the King". These volumes are housed in the original
publisher's slipcase. The slipcase has wear and tape repairs at the edges. The
title page says 1965, but also includes an ISBN number, so these were probably
printed in the early 1970's. Scarce edition of this classic trilogy. $100.00
286. Tuck, Donald Henry. THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY THROUGH 1968. Volume 1-Who's Who,
A-L. Chicago, Advent Publishers: 1974. 286 pages.
Ex-library copy, with library labels on the spine and ink stamps internally.
There is only slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. $10.25
287. Updike, John. MARRY
ME: A ROMANCE. Franklin Center, PA, Franklin
Library: 1976. 347 pages. Some shelf wear to the binding. $20.00
288. Vidal, Gore. KALKI:
A NOVEL. Franklin Center, PA, Franklin Library:
1978. 315 pages. Full leather, fine condition. $25.00
289. Vorse, Mary Heaton. I'VE
COME TO STAY: A LOVE COMEDY OF BOHEMIA. New York,
The Century: 1918. Shelf wear, else in d.j. with slight chipping to edges. D.j.
also has some soiling. $25.00
290. Wagner, W. PLATO'S
APOLOGY OF SOCRATES AND CRITO WITH NOTES CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL INTRODUCTORY
NOTICES AND A LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE APOLOGY. Boston,
Allyn & Bacon: 1891. 125 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners.
$19.25
291. Ward, Christopher. FOOLISH
FICTION. New York, Henry Holt: 1925. Some shelf
wear. Corners bumped. Nice blue cloth pictorial binding. Slight soiled spots
to covers. $4.35
292. Warner, Anne. SUNSHINE
JANE. Boston, Little, Brown: 1914. Slight shelf
wear. Nice pictorial cover. In slightly worn dust jacket with some soiling.
Scarce dust jacket. $9.00
293. Warner, William Henry. MOTHERS
OF MEN. New York, Temple Scott: 1919. Shelf wear,
else near VG in dust jacket with chips & tears to edges. D.j. also has some
soiling. $22.50
294. Warren, Robert Penn. SELECTED
POEMS, 1923-1975. Franklin Center, Pennsylvania,
Franklin Library: 1976. 294 pages. Full brown leather with gilt-decorated
covers. The back endpaper has some pen scribbling, but there isn't any marking
to pages. $20.00
295. Warrum, Noble. FORCED
LANDINGS: METRICAL MARKERS INDICATION DEPRESSIONS MADE IN THE FAMILIAR EARTH
AFTER ATTEMPTS TO RIDE PEGASUS THROUGH THE STARLIT SKIES OF POESY. 1936.
160 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has large tears
and chips. $10.00
296. White, Edward Lucas. THE
SONG OF THE SIRENS AND OTHER STORIES. New York,
E.P. Dutton & Co: 1919. 348 pages. Red cloth covers show heavy wear to the
spine edges and the corners and some soiling. The binding is tight. $24.00
297. White, John S. PLUTARCH'S
"LIVES". New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons:
1883. 468 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight
soiling and discoloration to the covers. Front hinge cracked, but holding. With
woodcut illustrations. $15.00
298. Whitman, Walt. WALT
WHITMAN'S BLUE BOOK: THE 1860-61 LEAVES OF GRASS CONTAINING HIS MANUSCRIPT
ADDITIONS AND REVISIONS. Two volume set. New York,
New York Public Library: 1968. Two volume set in slipcase. Both volumes are in
very good condition. The slipcase is near very good, with slight wear and a few
soiled spots. $250.00
299. Whitney, Elliott. THE
MYSTERY OF THE BLIND LION. Chicago, Reilly &
Lee: 1936. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to
edges. Scarce pictorial dust jacket. $20.00
300. Whittock, Trevor. A
READING OF THE CANTERBURY TALES. Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press: 1968. First American edition. Ex-library, with
internal stamps and library number on spine. Dust jacket worn at edges and
folds. No library marks on d.j. $8.00
301. Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. AN
ERRING WOMAN'S LOVE. Chicago, W. B. Conkey: 1892.
Front hinge cracked. Shelf wear and fading to spine. Some fraying to spine
edges. $10.00
302. Wilde, Oscar. THE
BALLAD OF READING GAOL. East Aurora, New York ,
The Roycrofters: 1905. 109 pages. Flexible red leather binding. Some wear to the
covers. Former owner's small ink stamp on title page. Binding is tight and
contents are clean. A nice copy. $40.00
303. Williams, Charles. THE
FIGURE OF BEATRICE: A STUDY IN DANTE. New York,
Octagon Books: 1983. 236 pages. Slight shelf wear. Scarce title. $115.00
304. Williams, William R. THE
RICHES OF BUNYAN: SELECTED FROM HIS WORKS. New
York, American Tract Society: 1850. 488 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to spine and corners. A few small chips to cloth at spine edges. Corners rubbed.
$30.00
305. Wilson, Gil. LETTERS
OF WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE AND A YOUNG MAN. New York,
John Day: 1948. 116 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has some
chips to the edges. $4.95
306. Windolph, F. Lyman. REFLECTIONS
OF THE LAW IN LITERATURE. Philadelphia, University
of Pennsylvania: 1956. Shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn else near VG dust
jacket. $6.50
307. Wing, Frank. OLD
FORTY DOLLARS. Chicago, Reilly & Britton
Company: 1916. Hinges are tape-reinforced, though they aren't cracked. Shelf
wear to spine, with some soiling and fading. Overall Good. Illustrated
throughout by the author. $10.00
308. Wister, A. L. ERLACH
COURT: TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OF OSSIP SCHUBIN. Philadelphia,
J. B. Lippincott: 1889. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Spine slightly
cocked. $12.50
309. Wolfe, Humbert. CURSORY
RHYMES. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran &
Company , Inc. : 1928. Slight shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn dust jacket with
large chip to spine. $4.50
310. Wolverton, Ethel T. THAT
MISSING DEED. New York & London, Frederick
Warne & Co.: 1931. 297 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has
some chips to the edges and a few tape repairs with Scotch tape. Scarce in d.j.
$40.00
311. Wood, H. Harvey. THE
POEMS AND FABLES OF ROBERT HENRYSON SCHOOLMASTER OF DUNFERMLINE. London,
Oliver and Boyd: 1958. Some shelf wear, else near VG. $9.50
312. Woodward, Ray. FOR
AULD LANG SYNE: A BOOK OF FRIENDSHIP. New York,
Platt & Peck: 1911. First American edition. Slight shelf wear, else near VG
in edge-worn VG dust jacket. Slight soiling to jacket and a couple of small
holes on spine of jacket. $20.00
313. Woodward, Ray. FOR
AULD LANG SYNE: A BOOK OF FRIENDSHIP. New York,
Platt & Peck: 1911. First American edition. 94 pages. Shelf wear to binding
and rubbing to spine and corners. Stiff paper covers. A few creases to the paper
and slight discoloration to covers. Slight soiling to jacket and a couple of
small holes on spine of jacket. $14.00
314. Woodworth, F.C. BUDS
AND BLOSSOMS FROM OUR OWN GARDEN. Auburn &
Rochester, New York, Alden & Beardsley: 1855. 240 pages. There is quite a
bit of shelf wear to the covers. Some of the cloth has been pulled away from the
top right corner of the front cover. Rubbing and some fading to the binding.
Pages tightly bound. Illustrated with woodcuts. $19.50
315. Writer Publishing. THE
WRITER: A MONTHLY MAGAZINE TO INTEREST AND HELP ALL LITERARY WORKERS. VOL IX
(9). Boston, Writer Publishing: 1896. 188 pages.
Shelf wear to spine and corners. This is volume 9 of this literary periodical.
$30.00
316. Writer Publishing. THE
WRITER: A MONTHLY MAGAZINE TO INTEREST AND HELP ALL LITERARY WORKERS. VOL VII
(7). Boston, Writer Publishing: 1894. 188 pages.
Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. This is volume 7 of this literary
periodical. $30.00
317. Yates, Katherine M. WHAT
THE PINE HEARD. Boston, 1913. 35 pages. Some wear
and soiling to the covers. Nice pictorial front cover. Binding is tight. $20.00
318. Young, Edward. POETICAL
WORKS OF EDWARD YOUNG. Two volume set. Boston,
Little, Brown: 1854. This is an 1854 edition. Leather spines and corners with
marbled paper boards. The front cover of volume I is detached, but present.
Shelf wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners. Fine bindings. $50.00
319. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. FANTASTIC
ADVENTURES QUARTERLY REISSUE. Winter 1948. With three large sections bound
together. Chicago, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company:
1948. Softbound covers. Back cover is missing. Spine and front cover have chips
and tears to the edges. Pages are browned at the edges. $20.00
320. Zola, Emile. LA
FAUTE DE L'ABBE MOURET. Paris, Marpon Et
Flammarios: 1890. French binding. Red leather spine. Raised bands. Marbled
paper boards. Gilt decorations on spine leather. Some wear to spine and corners.
Illustrated. A beautiful fine binding of this early Zola work. $200.00