Philadelphia: Frederick A. Stokes, 1942. First Edition. Slim quarto; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); 98pp.; color frontispiece, illus. throughout, many full-paged. Shallow chipping and tiny closed tears to jacket extremities, flap folds and spine margins rather rubbed, light soil to cloth and faint bow to..... More
![The History of Middle-Earth [12 volumes complete]. J R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, ed](/pictures/thumb/13112.jpg?v=1652797652)
London & Boston: George Allen & Unwin / Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983-1996. Mixed Printings. 12 octavo volumes. Black and white and color illustrations, maps, etc. Illustrated dust jackets; cloth boards stamped in gilt. General light edgewear to jackets and boards. Dampstain to Vol XI at top back corner near spine..... More
Ottowa: Cole Book, 1987. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's white pictorial paper-covered boards printed in red and black; [4],187pp.; illus. throughout. Boards a bit soiled and gently bumped at spine ends, else Very Good and sound. Signed by the author on title page. Everything you need to know about the..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880. First Edition. Five volumes; octavo; uniformly bound in publisher's green gilt-embossed cloth; numerous plates throughout, including myriad folding, double-paged and color, text illus. throughout (collated and complete). Light shelf wear to cloth extremities, chiefly at spine ends, brief paper remnants to front cover of Vol..... More
Peoria, IL: Spoon River Press, 2001. Fourth Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in red and cream decorative dust jacket; viii,668pp. Just About Fine. A superlative copy of this required reference. More
![Let the Circle Be Unbroken [Signed and Inscribed]. Mildred D. Taylor](/pictures/thumb/13107.jpg?v=1652362184)
New York: Dial Books, 1981. Fourth Printing. Signed by the author on full title with inscription "Best wishes to Jennifer & Alicia! Mildred D. Taylor (1988)." Octavo; [vi], 394pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $15.95 price; bound in blue paper-covered boards with ivory cloth spine and gilt lettering. Jacket rubbed..... More
![Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry [Signed and Inscribed]. Mildred D. Taylor](/pictures/thumb/13106.jpg?v=1652362592)
New York: Dial Books, 1976. Eleventh Printing. Signed by the author on full title with inscription "To Alicia & Jennifer, Best Wishes Always! Mildred D. Taylor (1988). Octavo; [viii], 276pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $14.95 price and Newbery Medal sticker. Boards in mauve paper-covered boards and brick cloth..... More
New York: George H. Doran, 1917. First US edition. Octavo: 468 pp. Light blue cloth binding with text stamped in white on cover and spine. Spine toned with rubbing to text on cover and spine. Some fraying to top of spine. Corners square. Binding tight. Pages clean and..... More
New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1958. First Edition. Quarto; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; xvi,200pp.; illus. throughout by the author. Jacket extremities a bit rubbed, light dust-soil, cloth margins toned and corners gently bumped, else a Very Good copy overall. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author on..... More
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing with white dots present on p. [38]. Slim quarto; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ("295/295"); unpaginated; color illus. throughout. Jacket rubbed with a number of closed tears to extremities occasionally touching text, light dust-soil, spine..... More
Madrid: Ed. "Saturnino Calleja," 1923. First Edition. Slim quarto; publisher's pictorial staplebound card wrappers; [16]pp.; color illus. throughout. Wrappers rather toned and faintly dampstained along front cover spine edge, bottom inch of spine split, else Good to Very Good overall. Single issue in the children's series "Pinocho Contra Chapete"..... More
Paris: I.R.E.S. / Éditions Mouton, 1968. Nº d'edition: 49. Thick octavo; publisher's grey paper-covered boards lettered in black and white; 865pp.; five folding color plates loose as issued in chemise mounted to rear pastedown, charts and tables throughout. Boards rather worn and paper glazing chipped, rear joint cracked with rather..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1973. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's simulated cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; 238pp. Minor shelf wear and dust-soil, old price sticker to front jacket panel, faint foxing to top textblock edge else Near Fine in Very Good jacket. The Polish-British..... More
Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1964. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's white card wrappers printed in red and black; 444pp. Minor shelf wear, wrappers a bit dust-soiled and red spine lettering faded to grey, textblock a shade toned, ownership inscription to front free endpaper verso, else Very Good and sound overall... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1947. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 226 pp. Pictorial dust jacket. Red cloth binding with illustration and text stamped in dark blue/black on cover and spine. Deckled edges. Price-clipped dust jacket is bright but rubbed along edges and spine ends, with a...... More
New York: The Mystery League, Inc., 1930. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 286 pp. Black cloth binding with text and illustration stamped in green to cover and spine. Cloth rubbed on corners and edges with a slight lean to boards. Small white mark on bottom portion of spine. Contemporary..... More
![Tradition Orale: Authentique Histoire de l'Afrique. [Tome II only] [Inscribed and Signed]. Dembo...](/pictures/thumb/13093.jpg?v=1652364305)
Dakar: Impricap, 1977. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's peach photo-illustrated card wrappers; 160pp.; photographic illus. throughout. A hint of wear from handling, else Fine. Signed and dated ("Kaotak, le 3 juin 1980") by the author on title page. Second of a series of six volumes of oral histories of..... More
Garden City, NJ: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1932. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 300 pp. Black cloth binding with title stamped in red on cover and spine. Deckled edges. Red top stain. Cloth rubbed on corners and spine with a tear to the front bottom corner..... More
New Bern, NC: The Tryon Palace Commission, 1985. Second Printing. Quarto. 365 pp. + index. Black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Dark green boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket worn along edges with some creasing and a few short closed tears; fading to spine. Boards gently rubbed..... More
Garden City, NJ: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1933. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 300 pp. Dust jacket with original $2.00 price intact; illustration by Edwin Georgi. Black cloth binding with illustration and text stamped in bright red/orange. Unusual cover art -- an image of a man with a...... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1953. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 212 pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.50 price intact. Brown boards stamped in dark green. Dust jacket chipped along edges with some rubbing and toning to spine. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. First Edition with publisher's colophon to copyright page. Octavo. 317 pp. Light green boards stamped in red. Lacks dust jacket. Moderate lean to boards; light shelfwear; corners bumped. Front boards gives a little, but overall binding is sound. Some pencil scribblings..... More
![Studios and Workspaces of Black American Artists [Signed]. Dennis L. Forbes](/pictures/thumb/13087.jpg?v=1652374527)
[Washington, DC]: Dennis L. Forbes, 2008. First Edition. Signed by Forbes at title page without inscription. Quarto. 328 pp. Color photographs throughout. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket gently worn along edges. Boards show some light rubbing and a touch of shelfwear. Binding is..... More
![Joni Mitchell Songbook: Complete volume number 1 (1966-1970) [with] Joni Mitchell Songbook:...](/pictures/thumb/13086.jpg?v=1652373253)
New York: Siquomb Publishing Corp. / Crazy Crow Music, 1974 & 1975. Two quarto volumes; . 120 pp.; 190 pp. Volume I in illustrated paper wraps; Volume II in photo-illustrated glossy paper wraps. Sheet music; illustrations; photographs. Covers lightly worn along edges with some curling to corners and..... More
New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1994. First Edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Color reproductions; black and white photograph. White illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Boards show very light shelfwear and some general smudging and rubbing. A couple very faint, stray pen marks on back pastedown and one pen-tip..... More