Glen Ellyn, IL: Newman Educational Publishing, [2001]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xix, 285pp. Numerous illustrations, maps. Fine. Attractive, tight first edition of this readable, well-illustrated young adult survey of the Land of Lincoln's runaway slave system -- signed boldly by Turner in blue ballpoint and dated 18 September..... More
Glen Ellyn, IL: Newman Educational Publishing, [2001]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xix, 285pp. Numerous illustrations, maps. Fine. Handsome and perfect first edition of this readable, well-illustrated young adult survey of the Land of Lincoln's runaway slave system -- and inscribed and signed large and bold by the author..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., [1937]. Hardcover. 32mo. Pictorial paper over boards. 234pp. Full-page illustrations. Very good. Mild binding edgewear, bowing and age toning; text block lightly age toned as usual. A tight and nice first edition (#1459) of this "Big Little Book" (#1116), a tie-in to the 1936 Western..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., [1938]. Hardcover. 32mo. Pictorial paper over boards. 425pp, (3pp ads). Frontispiece, numerous full-page line drawings. Very good. Mild edgewear; text block lightly age toned as usual and entire book slightly bowed; three small worm tunnels. A tight and nice first edition (#1459) of the popular..... More
New York: Warner Books, [1989]. Hardcover. Introduction by Jack Haley Jr. 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. x, 245pp, (1p ad). Frontispiece, extensive illustrations (many color). Fine/fine. Handsome, pristine, tight third printing of this superbly-illustrated history and chronicle, with choice autograph..... More
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1931. Hardcover. Illustrations by the author. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. 302pp. Frontisouece, illustrations. Very good. Mild binding wear, with spine a tad sunned and gilt lettering rubbed; bookplate on front pastedown; faint floral mustiness. Uncommon first edition of this British nurse's..... More
Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co., 1892. Hardcover. 8vo. Blind-ruled pebble-grained burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering. 921pp, 16pp ads. Very good. Binding mildly rubbed, with spine tail a bit scuffed, else tight and internally near fine. Bright and attractive first U.S. edition -- notes title page, "Revised and Adapted to..... More
London: Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd., 1905. Cloth. Illustrations by Cecil Aldin. 4to. Tan cloth exterior with brown-edged red lettering and white, red and brown pictorial printing and enitre volume of double-fold linen, with red cloth spine replaced with hand-stitching. (20pp). Numerous partly-color illustrations. Good plus. Stitched spine rustic and..... More
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, [1965]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xii, 209pp. Near fine/very good. Nonauthorial gift inscription on front pastedown; faint jacket edgewear and bit of rubbing, with single edge chip. Tight and attractive first edition of these forty ballad..... More
Mobile: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1978. Paperback. Folio (14½" X 21"). Stiff wrappers (stapled along top). (Ca. 100pp rectos only). Maps, tables, numerous full-page aerial photographs. Very good. Outer wrappers a bit edgeworn, age toned and rubbed; single horizontal fold (as issued). Tight and nice copy of this in-depth..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Hardcover. Edited by W. Minto. Complete 2-volume set. 8vo. Emerald green cloth with gilt spine lettering. x, 356pp; viii, 346pp. Top edges gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispieces, tissue-guarded plates, small line drawings. Very good overall. Bindings mildly edgeworn (mainly at spine heads/tails) and a tad rubbed..... More
Milwaukee: Joseph J. Krueger, [1945]. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and graphic, pictorial dust jacket. 459pp. Illustrations. Very good/good plus. Endpapers a bit age toned; jacket edgeworn and a bit age toned, with several small edge chips; faint floral mustiness. Handsome and tight third edition of this (to..... More
New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, [1957]. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with white spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. ix, 286pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Very good/good plus. Binding a bit edgeworn; jacket age toned, rubbed and edgeworn, with small edge chips. Tight, decent first edition of this biography of the..... More
New York: Platt & Munk Co., Inc., [1943]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Lucille W. Holling and H.C. Holling. 4to. Orange cloth with large front board color plate. (Ca. 100pp). Color frontispiece, 4 full-page color plates, numerous smaller illustrations. Very good. Binding lightly edgeworn (mainly at spine head/tail) and rear board faintly..... More
Maidstone, UK: Bachman & Turner Publications, [1981]. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 184pp. Numerous illustrations, maps, map endpapers. Near fine/near fine. Faint floral mustiness. Attractive and tight first edition of this fascinating history of this 17th century manor in Kent, England, and..... More
Lincoln, MA: The Penmaen Press, [1976]. Paperback. Foreword by Richard Eberhart. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. (29pp). Titler page illustration. Very good. Tight and internally near fine, though wrappers (only) a bit rubbed. Attractive first softbound edition of this slim verso collection, with half-title page bearing a fine decorative..... More
Ames: Iowa State University Press, [1962]. Hardcover. Illustrations by John Huseby. Small 8vo. Light green cloth with dark green lettering, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 199pp. Woodblock engravings. Near fine/very good. Speckling of top page edges; jacket ever-so-faintly rubbed only. Superb, tight first edition of this noted soil chemist and agronomist's..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1975]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pale blue cloth with (what else?) silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 220pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/near fine. Outstandingly bright and tight later (tenth) printing of this popular 1944 survey and study, a classic in the field. More
London: BBC Books, [1997]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey paper over boards with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 191pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/fine. Superbly tight and lovely reprint edition (first published 1993) of this "first person" etiquette guide by the fictional leading lady of the BBC sitcom (1990-95) -- tjhis..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, [1974]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with (what else?) silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 264pp. Map, numerous illustrations (some color). Fine/near fine. Handsome and tight second printing of this well-regarded, superbly-illustrated study. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1975. Hardcover. Wide 8vo. Black cloth spine with silver lettering and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 95pp, (65pp). Numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/very good. Quite faint jacket edgewear only. Handsome, super tight first edition. More
New York: Random House, [1958]. Hardcover. 47oo. Green glossy pictorial paper over boards. (Ca. 50pp). Numerous partly-color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Mild edgewear and rubbing. Attractive and tight, this internally fine copy bears all proper first edition points -- but lacking dust jacket cannot conclusively be labeled a first..... More
Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2005]. Hardcover. Wide small 4to. Red paper over boards with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 298pp. Extensive illustrations (most color), pictorial endpapers. Near fine/fine. Superb, tight second printing of this hefty and outstandingly-illustrated survey -- truly a Hall of Fame for toys..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, [1977]. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 128pp. Extensive line drawings. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with chip at spine tail. Sharp, attractive and tight first edition highlighting some of the best cartoons of this "New Yorker" cartoonist. More
New York: Ballantine Books, [2002]. Hardcover. 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. 156pp. Extensive illustrations (much color). Fine. Pristine first edition of this gathering of Christmas-theme "Peanuts" strips. More