Schoolhouse in the Woods
John C. Winston Company, 1957. Merwin, Decie. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Small stain on bottom page edge. This is a fourth printing of Caudill's classic children's book featuring Merwin's delicate line illustrations. More
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McGillivray of the Creeks
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. With 2 facsimiles of letters from McGillivray. 385 pp. Minor edge wear and bumping to corners. Ex-library with sticker residue on spine and cover, stamp on top and bottom block edges, bookplate inside front cover, and card pocket..... More
Let There Be Light; A study of anti-Masonry
Washington DC: Masonic Service Association, 1954. Wraps. 4to. Staple-bound wraps. Mimeographed type. 84 pp. Minor wear and sunning to wraps. Corners are curling slightly. 8 copies in OCLC. This is an uncommon informational book published by the Freemasons to educate the public on why they should be nicer to Freemasons. Arguments focus..... More
Manhood for Amateurs; The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son
New York: Harper Collins, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. 306 pp. Signed by Chabon on publisher's page, bound in. Sticker on front cover. Very minor shelf wear. Black marker on bottom block edge. This is a signed first printing of Chabon's first memoir. More
Borderless Wars; Civil Military Disorder and Legal Uncertainty
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Red decorative wraps. 204 pp. Inscription on title page. This is an inscribed first edition of Toni Chayes' scholarly assessment of U.S. international politics. More
Plays by Anton Tchekoff; Second Series: On the High Road; The Proposal; The Wedding; The Bear; A Tragedian in Spite of Himself; The Anniversary; The Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard
New York: Scribner's, 1922. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth. Brown stained top edge. Deckle edge. 277 pp. Edges rather worn, particularly at header and footer of spine. Title on spine is faded. Hinges overopened. Contemporary sticker for Gotham Book Mart, New York inside rear cover. Tight and clean. This is a handsome and..... More
The Barefoot Maid at the Fountain Inn
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1912. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. 41 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. This is a paper printed for members of the Chicago Literary Club, limited to 660 copies. The decorations on the cover..... More
A King of France Unnamed in History
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W. Gookin. Stamp in gutter of dedication page: "A..... More
A King of France Unnamed in History
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Chip to top left corner of front cover. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W...... More
The Second Norman Conquest of England
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile map of England fold-out pasted in. 50 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Stamp in gutter of preface page: "A gift from Mrs. F.W. Blatchford, Chicago." This..... More
Physics Notebook of a Chicago High School Student in 1911
Boards. NICHOLS, Fred R. Notes in Physics; For the Use of the Pupils of the Richard T. Crane Technical High School. Chicago: Fred R. Nichols, 1910. 8vo. Quarter cloth boards tied with brown string. Pastedown on front cover. Mixed pagination. Significant rubbing to boards. As this is a high school tablet..... More
Holocaust Project; From Darkness into Light
Viking Press, 1993. First Edition. Boards. Inscribed by both Chicago and Woodman on title page. This book comprises the paintings and prose of legendary artist Judy Chicago with photographs from her husband Donald Woodman from their 8 year (1985-1993) exploration of the Holocaust and their Jewish heritage. The Holocaust Project..... More
Book From the National Palace Museum, China, Paintings, in Celebration of 60th Anniversary
China National Palace Museum, 1985. Cloth. In Chinese and English. Jewel box binding with navy cloth and gilt lettering. Previous owner's name on second page. This is a lovely decorative art book of Chinese paintings and details with dual language captions. More
South Pass, 1868; James Chisholm's Journal of the Wyoming Gold Rush
University of Nebraska, 1960. First Thus. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Quarter leatherette over boards. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. 244 pp. Very minor bumping to edges. Signed by Homsher on half title. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon signed first edition of the annotated journals of pioneer Chisholm. More
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind; The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old
Harmony Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a signed first edition of Chopra's bestselling study of the spiritual component of the aging process and why people who look old didn't believe in themselves hard enough. More
Postern of Fate
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red quarter cloth over boards. Dust jacket. 310 pp. Shelf wear to jacket and sunning to jacket spine. 1/2" closed tear at top front jacket cover. This is an early printing of the first American edition of Agatha Christie's novel of suspense..... More
The Illustrated History of Magic
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Grey cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 452 pp. Small chips along top jacket edge and a 1" closed tear on rear cover. Some sunning to top edge and a dark scuff on..... More
The Illustrated History of Magic
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1973. First Edition, 4th Printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Grey cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 452 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to jacket. This is a first edition of the definitive guide to the history of stage magic. Christopher's thoroughly researched..... More
Two Anti-Communist Newsletters
Evanston, IL: Church League of America, 1950s. Pamphlet. This is a lot of 2 pamphlets from the early 1950s published by the right wing Church League of America based out of the Chicago suburbs from 1937-1984. Both pieces are in fine condition. THOMPSON, Dorothy. "What Is Behind the Immigration Furor?"; News..... More
How We Live; A simple dissection of the economic body
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1944. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Illustrated cloth. Woodcut illustrations and diagrams throughout. 39 pp. Minor sunning to spine. Attractive bookplate inside front cover. A fine copy. This is a young person's primer of Capitalist economic theory with a decidedly anti-Communist, anti-Labor perspective. More
Rendezvous with Rama
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Book Club Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. 214 pp. Cock to spine. Jacket has many small chips and closed tears around edges. 3" closed tear along right edge of jacket spine and a tear that spans most of the way up front flap..... More
2001 A Space Odyssey
New York: New American Library, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Blue boards with black stamped spine in pictorial dust jacket. Black and blue illustrated endpapers. 221 pp. Jacket edges are lightly scuffed. Bottom of front cover curled. 1/2" tear at top and bottom of back cover, no loss..... More
Handbook of Mathematics; For Engineers and Engineering Students
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1906. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. 708 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Hinges overopened. Ownership stamps of Clarence T. Brewer inside covers and on title page. Index tabs inserted by previous owner on right edge of many pages..... More
James Clyman Frontiersman 1792-1881; The adventures of a trapper and covered- wagon emigrant as told in his own reminiscences and diaries
Portland, OR: Champoeg Press, 1960. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Deckle edge. Numerous maps (many folding), illustrated plates, and facsimile pages. 352 pp. A touch of rubbing to spine header. Several pages unopened. A fine, unread copy. This is a limited edition (one of..... More
Health for Body and Mind
D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936. First Edition. Cloth. Ex-library with library stamps on title page and torn spot inside front cover from card. Large tear on corner of last blank page. Corners are bumped, and there is a slight lean to spine. This is a rare first edition high school textbook..... More