Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1899. Hardcover. Illustrations by A.B. Shute. Small 8vo. Red cloth with gilt and black lettering and gilt, black, blue and white pictorial stamping. ix, 344pp, (4pp ads). Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 7 full-page called-for illustrations. Near fine. Spine (not gilt) ever-so-faintly sunned; contemporary front flyleaf ownership signature. An..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1996. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 175pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. Handsome and tight first edition of these journal excerpts from the grand dames of American antriquarian bookselling, a followup to their popular "Old & Rare: Forty..... More
This Hollywood starlet appeared in many films of the 1940s and '50s, but will always be remembered as legal secretary Della Street in the renowned "Perry Mason" television series (1957-66), playing second fiddle to Raymond Burr, and for many made-for-t.v. Mason revivals (1985-95). IPS, glossy 8" X 10", n.p., n.y...... More
Garden City: The Sun Dial Press, [1937]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black mesh cloth with green lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. 306pp. Pictorial title page, illustration. Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly edgeworn, mainly at spine head and tail; inoffensive scrape (likely from price sticker removal) at upper right of jacket front..... More
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., [2010]. Hardcover. Edited by Vittorio Boarini. 4to. Black glossy paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 317pp, (3pp). Frontispiece, extensive illustrations (most color), color pictorial endpapers. Near fine/fine. Handsome first U.S. edition of this lavishly illustrated oversize production, with fine autograph addition: Half-title page bears..... More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, [1945]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with blue spine lettering and bat decoration, pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Very good/very good. Mild jacket edgewear, with several tiny edge chips; text block well age toned per usual. A tight and attractive first of this "Tower Books Edition," being..... More
This Salvation Army cadet in New York spent ten cents on a bell to complement the suspended red pot the fundraisers had been using since 1891 -- and thus began the still-standing tradition of the bell-ringers. ALS, 2pp (both sides), light green heavy stock 3½" X 6¼" card, n.p., 20..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, [1939]. Hardcover. Complete 4-volume set. Small 4to. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. xxxi, 660pp; xii, 655pp; xiii, 673pp; xii, 515pp. Frontispieces, illustrations. Near fine. Inoffensive abrasion to each front pastedown. Tight, attractive later printing of this massive quartette, which preceded his two-volume..... More
New York: P.F. Collier & Son, Publishers, n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Half brown calf with marbled paper over boards. (Ca. 100pp). Tissue-guarded frontispiece, tissue-guarded full-page plates, illustrations. Very good. Mildly edgeworn, with spine a tad chipped and rough but intact, and corners bumped. Quite uncommon prospectus for the "Centennial Edition"..... More
New York: P.F. Collier & Son, Publishers, n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Half brown calf with marbled paper over boards and old but neat and discreet brown cloth tape to spine. (Ca. 100pp). Tissue-guarded frontispiece, tissue-guarded full-page plates, illustrations. Very good. Mildly edgeworn, with (as noted) spine only replaced with sturdy..... More
Heyworth, IL: Firelight Publishing, [2011]. Hardcover. Photographs by Robert Shaw. 4to. Brown blind-embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 274pp. Frontispiece, extensive color illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Inoffensive abrasion to front flyleaf and rear pastedown. Handsome and tight first edition of this heavily pictorial guide through Lincoln's Illinois..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1898. Hardcover. Complete 8-volume set in six parts (Parts V and VI each having two volumes). 4to. Dark brown blind-ruled cloth with gilt spine lettering and front board gilt decoration. 422pp, ix; v, 958pp; v, 785pp; viii, 814pp; xvii, 400pp; viii, 651pp; viii, 706pp. Numerous..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1901. Hardcover. 4to. Dark brown blind-ruled cloth with gilt spine lettering and front board gilt device. 464pp. Numerous full-page heavy stock illustrations (some color and tissue-guarded) and full-page maps (some partly color) and charts (some foldouts). Very good. Mild binding edgewear and bit of scuffing..... More
New York: Lincoln History Society, 1903. Hardcover. Third volume (only) of 4-volume set. 8vo. Burgundy blind-ruled cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations. 204pp. Top edge gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous full-page plates. Near fine. A tight, quite handsome early printing of the penultimate volume only of this quartette first issued..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1948. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 150pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/good plus. Some jacket edgewear and several small edge chips, with jacket spine slightly faded and large chip at tail of jacket spine. A tight, attractive second printing of this text "presenting and..... More
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, [1985]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue wrappers with gilt lettering. vii, 259pp. Near fine. A tight and sharp first edition of these Lincoln essays by the Lincoln Memorial University professor. More
This action comedy following the escapades of three cousins (Bo, Luke and Daisy Duke) and their grizzled uncle in rural Georgia ruled the CBS airwaves from 1979 to 1985. Four items: 1) PYLE, Denver (1920-97). Inscribed Photograph Signed, 6" X 4", n.p., n.y. Fine. Printed portrait at left, boldly inscribed..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1965. Hardcover. Edited and compiled by Fred Kerner. 8vo. Black and tan cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. ix, 320pp. Fine/near fine. An outstanding, exceptionally tight and bright first edition of one of the better and more popular Lincoln quotation collections. More
Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association, [1941]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Beige paper over boards with brown lettering and decorations, pictorial dust jacket. 123pp. Small line drawings. Very good/good plus. Abrasions to both pastedowns from jacket flaps; jacket edgeworn, scuffed and age toned, with some tiny edge chips and archivally closed..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1948. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green paper over boards with blue spine lettering. 224pp. Very good. Mild binding edgewear and faint sunning, else internally near fine. Truly tight and quite attractive first edition of this collection of seven crime noir short stories by Cornell Woolrich -- Irish..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1929]. Hardcover. Illustrations by author. Small 8vo. Green cloth with black lettering and decoration. 335pp, (9pp ads). Frontispiece, 7 full-page called-for plates. Very good. Faint binding edgewear; front flyleaf ownership signature. Handsome, tight reprint edition of this first collection of the popular syndicated comic strip..... More
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1917. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering and front board pictorial plate. 356pp. Two-tone tissue-guarded frontispiece, full-page two-tone plates. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, with spine gilt slightly rubbed; inner flyleaf ownership signature. A tight, quite attractive first edition of this fiction by..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1923]. Hardcover. Illustrations by P.H. Webb. Small 8vo. Red cloth with black spine lettering and large color pictorial plate to front board. 154pp. Frontispiece, line drawings. Very good. Faintest of binding wear only; nonauthorial 1923 gift inscription on front flyleaf. Tight, attractive later printing of..... More
This Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Famer (elected 1975) was chief mechanic extraordinaire, racking up more natrional Championship wins than any other grease monkey -- seven Indianapolis 500 championships among them; he worked for the likes of Gordon Johncock, Al Unser, A.J. Foyt and other legendary drivers. NOT a First..... More
New York: Rarity Press, 1931. Hardcover. Introduction by Andre Maurois. Translation by J. Lewis May. Illustrations by Jean de Bosschere. Small 4to. Lavender cloth with silver spine lettering and decoration. xvii, 218pp. Color frontispiece, full-page illustrations (some color). Very good. Faint binding edgewear. A tight and nice copy of these..... More