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1. [Architecture] Schmidt, Carl F.; Shelgren, Olaf WilliamCobblestone MasonryCarl F. Schmidt, Scottsville, 1966. First edition, one of 1000 copies privately printed by the author. Signed without inscription by author on title page. 326, [4] pp. Includes 76 plates, 8 sketches, and 30 black & white photographsdepicting numerous examples of cobblestone architecture, with a list of more than five hundred examples of these structures throughout western New York. Schmidt was one of the foremost authors in this field in his time, and his works are still extremely useful because of their level of detail, and his ability to both write intelligently about, and capably draw examples of, the subject. Very good. Ink gift note on front endpaper, front endpaper repaired along binding edge.

2. [Art] Archbold, Rick; Bateman, RobertRobert Bateman: Natural Worlds - Signed Collector’s EditionThe Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1996. Limited edition, #279 of 2750, numbered on colophon and signed in blue ink by Robert Bateman. Previous owner bookplate on front endpaper. 191, [1] pp. Originally published in 1996 in Bateman’s home town of Toronto, the first American edition was printed the same year by Easton Press (the edition offered here), and the first American trade edition was released by Simon & Schuster, also in 1996. Numerous color reproductions ofBateman’s distinctive nature paintings throughout, text by Rick Archbold.

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3. [Astronomy] Lear, John; Kepleri, Joannis [Kepler, Johannes]; Kirkwood, Patricia FruehKepler’s Dream - with the Full Text and Notes of Somnium, Sive Astronomia LunarisUniversity of California Press, Berkeley, 1965. First edition. 182 pp. An interpretation of the 1609 manuscript Somnium, Sive Astronomia Lunaris, written by Johannes Kepler, which Carl Sagan dubbed the first science fiction novel, though Lear contends that it is not fiction but ‘a serious scientific work describing for the first time in scientific terms the natural obstacles man would encounter in reaching the moon, and, in theory, how those obstacles would be overcome.’ Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket a bit rubbed, jacket price clipped, ink name on front endpaper, minor ink underlining on fifteen pages only (usually just one sentence or phrase).$70

4. [Biography] Wimsatt, William K.; Pottle, Frederick A.Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 (The Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell)William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1960. First edition. xxxii, 424 pp. 8vo. Map of London on endpapers, fold-out map of Edinburgh precedes text, frontispiece and five plates. An account of the legal career of James Boswell, most well-known for his exhaustivebiography of Samuel Johnson. This volume focuses mainly on Boswell’s defense of a man accused of stealing sheep (a hanging offense in 18th century Scotland), a charge against which Boswell vehemently argued. Very good in good jacket. Boards a bitspotted, bottom corner bumped, jacket rubbed with a few minor tears to corners.

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5. [Books on Books] Gephart, Ronald M.Revolutionary America, 1763-1789 - A Bibliography, in Two VolumesLibrary of Congress, Washington, 1984. 1672 pp. Reproductions of Revolutionary eraengravings on endpapers. A descriptive bibliography of works related to America during the revolutionary era. Near fine.

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6. [Books on Books] TaschenTaschen Winter 2009/10 Catalog: Rich Books for Poor TimesTaschen, 2009. Unpaginated. A colorful catalog of offerings from Taschen, a publisher well-known for their high-quality, image-oriented printing, which often pushes the envelope of sexuality. Numerous book covers featured throughout, and profusely illustrated with photographs from within the titles offered, including a number of nudes. A particularly interesting catalog, given the reference in the title - this catalog was released shortly after the fallout from the 2008 economic crisis, an event which certainly had an effect on Taschen’s bottom line. In calling the catalog ‘Rich Books for Poor Times’, Taschen reaffirms its commitment to quality, and defends its habit of publishing some of the most cost-prohibitive printed works of modern times. Given Taschen’s habit of publishing multi-lingual works, it is likely a Spanish, French, and

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7. [Ephemera] Baldwin, Faith; et alHearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine, January 1935 - All-Star Christmas Issue (No. 583)International Magazine Company, Inc., 1935. 170 pp. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. John LaGatta illustration on front wrapper, Lucky Strike cigarette advertisement on rear wrapper. Color and black & white advertisements, photographs, and illustrations.Cosmopolitan Magazine was founded in 1886, and purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1905, who merged it with another smaller publication he owned in 1925. It was called ‘Hearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine’ until 1952, the year after Hearst’s death. During this period it published the firstappearances of many novels and short stories by notable authors, some complete

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German version of the catalog were also produced - the one offered here contains English text. Near fine. Faint bump to top corner.

within one magazine, others as serials. Includes: a complete short novel: Career by Faith Baldwin; nine short stories: The Innkeeper’s Wife by Vina Delmar; The Goddess Was Mortal by Oliver La Farge; A Matter of Money by Bart Carrel; Some Day I May Surprise You by Arthur Tuckerman; Love and Vacuum Cleaners by Royal Brown; Mountain Music by MacKinlay Kantor; Christmas for Agnes by A.J. Cronin; Breach of Promise by Damon Runyon; Without Benefit of Jury by Peter B. Kyne; three serials: Don’t Ever Leave Me byKatharine Brush; Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas; Blow, Desert Winds! by William Corcoran; seven articles: The Lighted Candle by Mary Roberts Rinehart; Dictators: American Style by Frank Hanighen; Five Years... What Have They Done to Us? by a Symposium of Famous Americans; The Best Gift of All by Mrs. George B. Simmons; Hollywood is My Home Town by Louella O. Parsons; No, Santa Didn’t Bring Me That Bobsled! by O.O. McIntyre; Diamond Jim by Parker Morell; one special feature: At the Metropolitan Opera by McClelland Barclay & Deems Taylor. Very good. A few faint corner creases, closed tear on rear wrapper along spine base.8. [Ephemera] Baldwin, Faith; et alHearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine, July 1934 (No. 577)International Magazine Company, Inc., 1934. 188 pp. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. Harrison Fisher illustration on front wrapper, Chesterfield cigarette advertisement on rear wrapper. Color and black & white advertisements, photographs, and illustrations. Includes: a complete short novel: Spinster Dinner by Faith Baldwin; three serials: The Casino Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine; Her Royal Highness by Achmed Abdullah; Love Song by Rupert Hughes; eight short stories: White Lie by Arthur Tuckerman; The Dove’s Business by Joseph Hergesheimer; July the Fourth by John Murray Reynolds; The Road to Etretat by Bart Carrel; The Philtre by Rafael Sabatini; How Far Is It toHollywood? by Bess Streeter Aldrich; Love Will Lose the Way by Francis M.

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Cockrell; African Afternoon by Paul Annixter; eight articles: International Spy: 1934 Model by Richard W. Rowan; Grand Person! by Anna Roosevelt Dall; Midget Magellans by Eric Devine; Marrying Around the World - A Symposium; Today’s Youth and Tomorrow’s World by Dorothy Thompson; Knife-and-ForkSuicide by William Howard Hay, M.D.; The New Declaration of Independence by O.O. McIntyre; I Wanted Out! by Elsie Robinson; two special features: Cosmopolitan Almanack by F.P.A.; Wedding Reception by Gluyas Williams. Very good. Faint stain on rear wrapper edge, 1/2 inch close tear on front wrapper edge.


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9. [Ephemera] Bourbon, Diana; et alHearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1934 - Spe-cial Midsummer Fiction Issue (No. 578)International Magazine Company, Inc., 1934. 182 pp. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. Harrison Fisher illustration on front wrapper, Beech-Nut Gum and Candies advertisement on rear wrapper. Color and black & white advertisements, photographs, and illustrations. Includes: a complete short novel: Atlantic Adventurer by Diana Bourbon; threeserials: American Family by Faith Baldwin; The Casino Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine; Her Royal Highness by Achmed Abdullah; eight short stories: New York Story by Katharine Brush; Hattie Turner versus Hattie Turner by Fannie Hurst; Solo Flight by Marjory Stoneman Douglas; Bug Eye by Paul Annixter; The Strong Go On by

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10. [Ephemera] Cockrell, Francis M.; et alHearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine, December 1934 (No. 582)International Magazine Company, Inc., 1934. 194 pp. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. John LaGatta illustration on front wrapper, Bisquick advertisement on rear wrapper. Color and black & white advertisements, photographs, and illustrations. Includes: a complete short novel: The End of the Game by Francis M. Cockrell; eight short stories: Five Fathers by Fannie Hurst; Then He Laughed by Clements Ripley; Tropical Interlude by Achmed Abdullah; The Fiery Wooing of Mordred by P.G. Wodehouse; Don’t Care! by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding; For Gallantry in Action by Charles Baker, Jr.; The Lady of Cantalupo by Rafael Sabatini; The Prince in Great-Grandmother’s Past by Royal Brown; four serials: Don’t Ever Leave Me by Katharine Brush; Blow,

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Clements Ripley; Man’s Best Friend by Hagar Wilde; Renunciation by Rafael Sabatini; A Cargo for theArgonaut by Royal Brown; seven articles: Life Begins at Vacation Time! by Walter B. Pitkin; Let Napoleon Do It! by Eugene Lyons; The World is Still Wide by Richard Halliburton; Good Old Silly Season! by Irvin S. Cobb; Bringing ‘Em Up Alive by S. Kip Farrington, Jr.; Aunt Emma in Hollywood by O.O. McIntyre; I Wanted Out! by Elsie Robinson; two special features: Cosmopolitan Almanack by F.P.A.; Off for Summer Camp by Gluyas Williams. Very good. Faint stain to bottom corner.

Desert Winds! by William Corcoran; Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas; American Family by Faith Baldwin; seven articles: Looking for the Magic Word by Mary Roberts Rinehart; The Secret Empire of the Snake Men by F.G. Carnochan & Hans Christian Adamson; Thanksgiving... with French Dressing by Josef Simonini; Get Fit - and You Won’t Get Fat by Arthur A. McGovern; Diamond Jim by Parker Morell; Hollywood is My Home Town by Louella O. Parsons; My Little Dream Home in the West by O.O. McIntyre; two special features: Cosmopolitan Almanack by F.P.A.; Rockefeller Center (Radio City) by Vernon Howe Bailey & O.O. McIntyre. Very good. Tear on front wrapper along spine, two creases on rear wrapper edge.

11. [Ephemera] Wilde, Hagar; et alHearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine, November 1934 (No. 581)International Magazine Company, Inc., 1934. 194 pp. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. J. Knowles Hare illustration on front wrapper, Chesterfield cigarette advertisement on rear wrapper. Color and black & white advertisements, photographs, and illustrations throughout. Cosmopolitan Magazine was founded in 1886, and purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1905, who merged it with another smaller publication he owned in 1925. It was called ‘Hearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan Magazine’ until 1952, the year after Hearst’s death. During this period it published the firstappearances of many novels and short stories by notable authors, some complete $60

within one magazine, others as serials. Includes: a complete short novel: Woman Overboard by Hagar Wilde; four serials: Blow, Desert Winds! by William Corcoran; Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas; Lady Without a Past by Philip Wylie; American Family by Faith Baldwin; seven short stories: Appearance and Reality by W. Somerset Maugham; Thin Air by Mildred Cram; Bidou by Rex Beach; Chanel Copy by Barbara Aldrich; Out of the Frying Pan by Adela Rogers St. Johns; Good-by to All Cats by P.G. Wodehouse; Autumn Idyl by Dale


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Eunson; seven articles: Kipling Was Right! by Hendrik William Van Loon; Royal Safari, from the Prince of Wales’ Diaries; Diamond Jim by Parker Morell; I’m a Neurotic - and Glad of It! by Dr. Louis E. Bisch;Hollywood is My Home Town by Louella O. Parsons; They Walked with the Gods by Quentin Reynolds; A Philosophy for Living by O.O. McIntyre; two special features: Cosmopolitan Almanack by F.P.A.; Film Land by McClelland Barclay. Very good. A couple light creases to wrappers, minor 1 inch surface tear on rear wrapper, closed tears along joints at spine head & foot.

12. [Ephemera] Grant, VernonFlibbity Jibbit and the Key KeeperThe Junket Folks / Chr. [Christian] Hansen’s Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, 1943. [28 pp.] Lithographed picture book released as part of an advertising campaign by JunketRennet Powder and Tablets, which they say turns milk into ‘rennet-custards’. The powder was already sweetened and flavored, while the tablets were not, and the tablets are also advertised for making ice cream and cottage cheese. It is possible that Junket was attempting to capitalize on the commercial introduction of yogurt (which was also marketed in tablet form) to the United States, which happened in the early twentieth century. Rennet custards became a popular dessert for children in the eastern United

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States. The company name, Junket, is now a term used to describe the dessert itself, and may derive from French, Italian, or Latin words all used to indicate a milkproduct. Junket was a company founded in Denmark in 1874, which opened an American location in Herkimer, NY (a center of cheese production at the time) in 1878. Rennet is still used in the production of some cheeses. Near fine. Wrappers lightly rubbed, two tiny faint spots on rear wrapper.

13. [Fiction] Christie, AgathaAnd Then There Were NoneNew York: P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, 1940. 264 pp. 8vo. Christie’s most popular novel, and the best-selling mystery of all time. This edition released 1 year after the original British publication in 1939, and the same year as Dodd, Mead’s U.S. edition. Very good. Spine lightly faded, a few light spots on page ridges, minor transfer on front endpapers, recent article about Christie laid in.

$125 14. [Fiction] Fleming, IanYou Only Live Twice

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Jonathan Cape, London, 1964. First edition, second state (‘First published March 1964’ on copyright page - the first state does not mention the month). 255 pp. 8vo. Great - and very unusual - jacket art by Richard Chopping, with a toad squashing a dragonfly on a bamboo floor, with a bright pink water lily above.

From the jacket: ‘When Ernst Stavro Blofeld blasted into eternity the girl whom James Bond had married only hours before, the heart, the zest for life, went out of Bond.Incredibly, from being a top agent of the Secret Service, he had gone to pieces, was even on the verge of becoming a security risk. M is persuaded to give him one last chance - an impossible mission far removed from his usual duties - and Bond leaves for Japan. There, coming under the orders of the formidable‘Tiger’ Tanaka, Head of the Japanese Secret Service, the Koan-Chosa-Kyoku,

he is indeed subjected to the shock treatment his condition demanded. Shock treatment? The reader will also be subjected to it in full measure in this, perhaps the most bizarre anddoom-fraught of all James Bond’s adventures.’

Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket price clipped, other corners trimmed,minor wear to jacket corners, ink gift note on front endpaper.


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15. [Fiction] Hill, JoeNOS4A2William Morrow / Harper Collins, 2013. First edition. 692 pp. 8vo. Supernaturalsuspense from the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. Exclusive to the print editions of NOS4A2 are more than 15 illustrations by award-winning Locke & Key artist Gabriel Rodríguez. About fine. Spine base faintly pushed.

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16. [Fiction] Lea, TomThe Hands of CantuLittle, Brown and Company, Boston, 1964.First edition - review copy with publisher’s

slip and sample illustration on photographic paper laid in.Jacket corners rubbed. 244 pp. A historical novel of southwesternAmerica during the time of the Spanish conquistadors, illustrated with thirty Chinese ink drawings by Tom Lea.

$2517. [Fiction] Riggs, RansomMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar ChildrenQuirk Books, Philadelphia, 2011. First edition. 352 pp. Author’s first novel. From the jacket: ‘A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction andphotography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home forPeculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than

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just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasyillustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.’ About fine. Minimal wear to corners.

18. [Fiction] Vinicoff, EricRigel Science Fiction Complete Set (Issues 1-8)Aesir Press, 1981. Complete run of the short-lived Rigel ScienceFiction magazine. Includes stories by Michael Moorcock, PoulAnderson, Timothy Zahn, and many more! Near fine.

$6519. [Firearms] Shumaker, P.L.Colt’s Variations of the Old Model PocketPistol, 1848 to 1872Borden Publishing Company, 1957. Second revised edition. ix, 150 pp. From the jacket flap: ‘The twelve chapters list 130 variations of the ‘commonest’ of all of Colt’spercussion revolvers, his ‘bread and butter’ pistols, which were mass produced forcommercial, domestic and foreign sales in the middle of the [19th] century.’ This area of Colt collecting was largely ignored by many enthusiasts who believed these revolvers too common to acquire. The author’s research shows that, given the number ofvariations, many revolvers previously believed common are actually much scarcer. An $45

interesting guide including information gathered from the author’s personal examination of over 2,000 actual specimens, compiling data that had been destroyed, and serving as a fascinating supplement to the many authoritative Colt collector’s references covering the manufacturer’s complete range of production. Very good in good jacket. Several small chips along jacket edges, 2 inch closed tear on top jacket edge.


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20. [Firefighting] Steam Fire Association, Gloucester, Mass.The Gloucester Fire Department. Its History and Work from 1793 to 1893. The Old Machines, Fire Clubs, Hand Engines, Steamers, etc., etc., and the Part Each Performed in Fighting Fires, with a Record of Fires from 1656 to 1893.Procter Brothers, 1892. First edition. viii, 275 pp. 8vo. Blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles. Three pages of tables follow text. Photographic frontispiece of chief engineer Charles S. Marchant, photographic portraits and several illustrations of early fire trucks (including the Silsby). A one-hundred year account of firefighting in Gloucester, Massachusetts, detailing fire laws and regulations, clubs and departments, historical records of fires, descriptions of various types of firefighting equipment and its use throughout history, development of firefighting technologies, etc. Near fine. Front hinge just starting.

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21. [Hawaiian Language] Judd, Henry P.; Pukui, Mary Kawena; Stokes, John F.G.Introduction to the Hawaiian Language: An English-Hawaiian VocabularyComprising Five Thousand of the Commonest and Most Useful English Words and Their Equivalents, in Modern Hawaiian Speech, Correctly Pronounced, with aComplementary Hawaiian-English VocabularyTongg Publishing Company, Honolulu, 1943. First edition. 314 pp. 16mo. A guide to the Hawaiian language for use by native English speakers, of significantly more interest as it was published during World War II, within two years of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The demand for such a volume must have become tremendous almost overnight. Very good. Boards lightly rubbed, jacket flaps trimmed, jacket edges rubbed with minimal loss, jacket toned, ink name on front endpaper.

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22. [Juvenile] Hearn, Lafcadio; Fenner, Phyllis; et alJapanese Fairy TalesLiveright Publishing Corporation, New York, 1953. First edition. 132 pp. 8vo. Collection of sixteen Japanese fairy tales by the author most well-known for his writings about, and anthologies of traditional writings of, Japan. Illustrated with four color plates by ‘Kaye’. Includes: Chin-Chin Kobakama; The Goblin-Spider; The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings; The Boy Who Drew Cats; The Silly Jelly-Fish; The Hare of Inaba; My Lord Bag-o’-Rice; The Old Man and the Devils; The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; The Wooden Bowl; The Tea-Kettle; Urashima; Green Willow; The Matsuyama Mirror; Reflections;Momotaro. Very good. Light stain along top edge, jacket price clipped.

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23. [Juvenile] Scotson-Clark, G.F.The Shadow Cut-Out BookFrederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1926. First edition. Collection of images on perforated pages, to be cut out and used to project shadow-images on walls. These would make great stencils for jack-o-lanterns. Includes two pages of instructions,following subjects: Charlie Chaplin; Ben Franklin; Indian; Sailor; Rudolph Valentino; George Washington; The Cat Burglar; Harold Lloyd; Frenchman; Uncle Sam; The Horseman; Irishman; Mephistopheles; Mr. Pickwick; Peter Pan; Golliwog; Rin-Tin-Tin; Clown; Scotchman; Pirate; Babe Ruth; Abraham Lincoln; Theodore Roosevelt; Santa Claus. Very good. Tiny portion of Santa Claus cut-outalready cut out, other images intact. Laid in die-cut CharlieChaplin issued with book, but likely missing from most copies.

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24. [Juvenile] Young, ClarenceJack Ranger’s Gun ClubCupples & Leon Company, New York, 1910. First edition. 288 pp, 28-page terminal ad. The fifth book of the Jack Ranger series, one of many boy’s adventure series released in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on a hunting club. Includes illustrations by Charles Nuttall, and jacket art by W.M. Allison. Very good. Jacket a bit rubbed with minor loss from corners, jacket flap corners trimmed, pencil gift note on front endpaper. $75


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25. [Literature] Ellison, RalphInvisible ManRandom House, New York, 1952. First edition (‘First Printing’ stated on copyright page). 439 pp. 8vo. From the publisher: “Invisible Man is a milestone in American literature, a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The nameless narrator of the novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled,

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moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of “the Brotherhood”, andretreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be. The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, Joyce, and Dostoevsky.” Near fine. Professionally rebound - cream leather spine with silver titles, black cloth boards, silver & gilt decorations, new endpapers. Fore edge faintly soiled, otherwise an excellent copy.

26. [Literature] Fitzgerald, F. ScottThe Vegetable, or From President to PostmanNew York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1923. First edition. 145 pp. 8vo. A play developed from a short story. It was Fitzgerald’s only play, and was published two years before The Great Gatsby, which was his most popular work. Scribner printed 7600 copies, but the play was not a commercial success, despite showcasing Fitzgerald’s facility with dia-logue. Still a must for the serious Fitzgerald collector. Near fine. Lacks scarce jacket. Rear hinge just starting, ink owner stamp and name on endpapers, exterior excellent with only tiny smudge on front edge. $165

27. [Literature] Irving, WashingtonThe Works of Washington Irving, in Ten Volumes (TheKinderhook Edition)New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1868. Irving’s works in ten uniform hardcover volumes. The Kinderhook Edition appears to have been reprinted from the plates of the Author’s Revised Edition. Irving is most well-known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the tale of

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28. [Literature] Lewis, SinclairElmer Gantry (New Avon Library Book 1)Avon Books, 1927. First paperback printing. 432 pp. The first title to be printed by Avon Books, which would become a driving force in the publication of paperback fictionduring the twentieth century. Near fine. Minor wear along edges, slight puckering of wrappers, probably due to settling of glue used in binding and not to mishandling.

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Rip Van Winkle, as well as a biography of President George Washington. Includes: Bracebridge Hall; Tales of a Traveller / The Sketch Book; Knickerbocker’s New York / Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada; Mahomet and His Successors / The Alhambra; Wolfert’s Roost and Other Papers / The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus / The Adventures of Captain Bonneville; Crayon Miscellany / Astoria; Oliver Goldsmith / Life of Washington Vols. I & II / Life of Washington Vols. III & IV / Life of Washington Vol. V; Spanish Papers. Very good. A few volumes lightly soiled, three with light stains to top page ridges.

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29. [Literature] [Signed] Mailer, NormanHarlot’s GhostRandom House, New York, 1991. First edition. Inscribed & signedby author on front endpaper (‘To John Smith, Cheers, NormanMailer’). 1301 pp. 8vo. From the publisher: “Narrated by HarryHubbard, a second-generation CIA man, Harlot’s Ghost looks into the depths of the American soul and the soul of Hugh Tremont Montague, code name Harlot, a CIA man obsessed. And Harry is about to discover how far the madness will go and what it means to the Agency and the country.” Fine. Faintest hint of fading to spine base.


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30. [Literature] Partridge, EricShakespeare’s Bawdy: A Literary & Psychological Essay and a ComprehensiveGlossaryNew York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1948. Limited first U.S. edition, #236 of 1500. ix, 225 pp. 8vo. This classic of Shakespeare scholarship begins with a masterly introductoryessay analysing and exemplifying the various categories of sexual and non-sexual bawdy expressions and allusions in Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. The main body of the work consists of an alphabetical glossary of all words and phrases used in a sexual or scatological sense, with full explanations and cross-references. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket a bit toned, minor loss from jacket spine head & foot. $25

31. [Literature] Stevenson, Robert LouisMemories & PortraitsLondon: Chatto and Windus / R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh, 1887. First edition. x, 299 pp. 8vo. A collection of short pieces by the author of TreasureIsland, Kidnapped, etc. Includes: The Foreigner at Home; SomeCollege Memories; Old Mortality; A College Magazine; An OldScotch Gardener; Pastoral; The Manse; Memories of an Islet;Thomas Stevenson; Talk and Talkers: First Paper; Talk andTalkers: Second Paper; The Character of Dogs; A Penny Plainand Twopence Coloured; A Gossip on a Novel of Dumas’s; AGossip on Romance; A Humble Remonstrance. Very good. Minimal loss from corners, ink name on verso of front free endpaper.

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32. [Literature] Tolstoy, LeoAnna Karenina (The Modern Library of the World’s Best Books)The Modern Library, New York, 1930. First thus. 950 pp. 16mo. Considered by some to be the greatest novel ever written, Anna Karenina is Tolstoy’s classic tale of love and adultery set against the backdrop of high society in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. A rich and complex masterpiece, the novel charts the disastrous course of a love affairbetween Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy armyofficer. Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together the lives of dozens of characters, and indoing so captures a breathtaking tapestry of late-nineteenth-century Russian society. Very good. Lacks jacket. Spine faded, front flyleaf slightly torn along binding edge, ink name on verso of front flyleaf, several small spots on boards.

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33. [Military] Collins, Max AllanFor the Boys: The Racy Pin-Ups of World War IIMetro Books, New York, 2000. First paperback printing. 144 pp. A lavishly illustrated scrapbook of World War II pin-up memorabilia, For The Boys showcases the morale-boosting pin-up calendars, postcards, cartoons, matchbooks, and playing cards that sweethearts, wives, and relatives sent from the home front to their men in the armed forces. Near fine. Minimal wear to corners.

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34. [Military] Pitzer, John E.Three Days at Gettysburg: A Complete Hand-Book of the Movements of Both Armies during Lee’s Invasion of Pennsyl-vania, and His Return to Virginia...

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S.N., 1898. First edition. 100 pp. Includes maps and severalphotographs. A detailed and fairly early account of the Battle ofGettysburg, describing troop movements, organization of armies, and locations of various monuments. Very good. Rebound in red cloth by The Mackman Bindery with new endpapers. 1 inch repaired tear on title page.


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35. [Military] Sheridan, P.H. [Philip Henry]Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan. General United States Army. in Two VolumesNew York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. ‘Shoulder strap edition.’ xiii, 500; xi, 486 pp. 8vo. Includes numerous illustrations and maps, of which eleven are fold-outs. Philip Henry Sheridan was a Union general during the American Civil War who, under the command of Ulysses S. Grant, won several significant victories against Confederate forces. He also fought in the Great Plains Indian Wars, and though they continued until after his death,

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his efforts during this conflict helped protect Yellowstone National Park, and he was promoted to General of the Army in the year of his death (1888). Very good. Boards lightly soiled, hinges repaired, minor loss from top corner of vol. 1 front free endpaper.36. [Musical Instruments] Schreyer, Lowell H.The Banjo Entertainers: Roots to Ragtime - A Banjo HistoryMinnesota Heritage Publishing, Mankato, 2007. First edition - a paperback original. xv, 269 pp. Bibliography and numerous helpful indices follow text. This book focuses on the hundreds of banjoists who made their living as professional entertainers in years ranging from the minstrel period of the early 1800s into the ragtime era leading into the 20th Century. The book also touches on related areas in the banjo’s development.Author Lowell H. Schreyer, a former newspaper reporter, relied heavily on theproducts of his profession in tracing careers and performing routes of these banjoists through pre-Civil War newspapers, entertainment journals and later fretted instrument

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periodicals. This virtual time travel in print involved years of tedious cranking through microfilm of these publications page by page. Near fine. Bottom corner curls forward very slightly.

37. [Natural History] Gentry, Thomas G. [George]Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States, IllustratedPhiladelphia: J.A. Wagenseller, 1882. Reprint, lacking date on title page. x, 300 pp. 4to. Leather spine & corners over brown cloth, gilt titles & double rules, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers.

A collection of 55 stunning chromolithographs (54 in text, plus lithographed title page depicting the Chipping Sparrow), compiled by an enthusiastic advocate of the advancement of ornithological science. Thomas Gentry was the author of ‘Life-Histories of Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania’ and ‘The House Sparrow’, and member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, the Nuttall Ornithological Club, the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, the

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Franklin Scientific Society of the University of Pennsylvania, etc. He explains in his introduction that this work closelyfollowed two separate works similar in focus, one of which was a failure because it dealt only with the eggs, and another of which ‘seemed of such high pecuniary value as to be beyond the public reach’. This, then, was the first volume available to the general reader to treat the subject.

Good. Interior very good to near fine - plates and text remain free of foxing, as do the tissue guards with the exception of the very base of the title page’s which is lightly foxed. Ink name on front flyleaf, front free endpaper removed, front joint in need of repair, leather spine & corners dry and requiring restoration - we have left these repairs undone, but can arrange for our binder to complete the necessary work to your specifications.


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38. [Natural History] Wood, J.G.; Holder, Joseph B.Animate Creation; Popular Edition of ‘Our Living World,’ A Natural History, Re-vised and Adapted to American Zoology, Fully Illustrated with Scientific Accuracy, in Six Volumes: Mammalia, Vols. I & II; Birds, Vols. III & IV; Fishes, Reptiles &c., Vols. V & VINew York: Selmar Hess, 1898. Reissue of 1885 three-volume set in six moremanageable volumes. x, 316, A-B; vi, 316-626, A-B; vi, 316, A-C; vi, 317-624, A-C; viii, 296, A-C; vi, 297-594, A-D pp. 4to. Leather spine & corners over maroon cloth, gilt titles & rules, all edges red lacquered, marbled endpapers. A collection of illustrations and wood engravings of various animals, including a number of chromolithographs (34 in text, plus 6 color frontispieces), revised and adapted from J.G. Wood’s original work ‘Our Living World’ by Joseph B. Holder for the benefit of American zoologists. Very good. Leather dry and in need of restoration, corners rubbed.

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39. [Presidential] Riis, Jacob A.; Gates, Merrill EdwardsTheodore Roosevelt: The Citizen (Subscription Edition, Illustrated)Johnson, Wynne Company, Washington, D.C., 1904. xxix, 471 pp. 8vo. 32 plates - the trade edition did not include illustrations. Two binding variants of this edition exist (red and green), with no precedent. A biography of President Theodore Roosevelt, by the social activist and muckraking journalist most well-known as the author of How the Other Half Lives. Roosevelt and Riis knew each other before Roosevelt becamepresident - when Roosevelt was president of the Board of Commissioners of the New York City Police Department, Riis gave him a guided tour of the night shift around the city. This volume was written in part as a campaign biography to support Roosevelt’s reelection. Chronology of Roosevelt’s life, bibliography of his books, and index follow text. Very good. Ink gift note on front endpaper, page ridges & endpapers faintly foxed.

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40. [Prison System] Lawes, Lewis E.Invisible StripesFarrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1938. First edition. Inscribed & signed by author on front endpaper: ‘To my friend Mons. ‘Bill’ Cashin the Bishop of Sing Sing, affectionately, Lewis E Lawes, Nov 26, 1938’. xvii, 267 pp. 8vo. A sequel to 20,000 Years in Sing Sing. A biography of Lawes’s time as the warden of Sing Sing Prison. He originally took the position in 1920, and remained there until 1941, overseeing the executions of over 300 prisoners. He was also known as an advocate for the sort of prison reforms originally pioneered in New York State by Thomas Mott Osborne. Lawes’s father worked as a prison guard at the correctional facility in his hometown of Elmira, New York. Very good in good jacket. Ink stamp on front endpaper, dealer bookplate on rear endpaper, jacket rubbed, jacket fore-edge lightly stained, jacket flap corners trimmed.

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41. [Prison System] Lawes, Lewis E.; Lewisohn, AdolphLife and Death in Sing SingGarden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1928. xvii, 267 pp. 8vo. A biography of Lawes’s time as the warden of Sing Sing Prison. He originally took the position in 1920, and remained there until 1941, overseeing the executions of over 300 prisoners. He was also known as an advocate for the sort of prison reforms originally pioneered in New York State by Thomas Mott Osborne. Lawes’s father worked as a prison guard at thecorrectional facility in his hometown of Elmira, New York. Near fine.

$45 42. [Prison System] Lewis, W. DavidFrom Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848

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43. [Religion] Edwards, JonathanA Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts. I. Nature of theAffections, and Their Importance in Religion. II. Shewing What Are No Certain Signs That Religious Affections Are Gracious, or That They Are Not. III.Shewing What Are Distinguishing Signs of Truly Gracious and HolyAffections.Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1808. viii, 416 pp. 4to. [A^4]- 3D^4. Original full calf, red morocco spine label, gilt titles & rules. 1808 reissue of the classic 1746 original by America’s prominent philosophical theologian and intellectualJonathan Edwards, who was also President of the College of New Jersey, which

44. [Religion] Parker, JosephThe People’s Bible: Discourses upon Holy Scripture. in Twenty-Seven Volumes. [Includes The Inner Life of Christ]New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1886. Complete in 27 volumes. 8vo.

A treatment of the different books of the Old and New Testament, by the English Congregational minister of the City Temple, Holborn Viaduct, London. The designation of volumes is a bit strange - Acts and Matthew are not given volume numbers on their title pages, but clearly make up vols 18-20 and 23-25 of the set, with

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Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1965. First edition. x, 311 pp. 8vo. A history ofcorrectional facilities in New York State, spanning a period of over fifty years. Lewis,discusses Newgate Prison in New York City, well-known prisons such as Auburn and Sing-Sing, and the Clinton Prison at Dannemora. He also examines the roles of penalreformers such as Quaker merchant Thomas Eddy, prison warden Elam Lynds, and phrenology advocate Eliza W. Farnham. Near fine in very good jacket. Minor loss along top jacket edge, jacket and page ridges faintly foxed.

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later became Princeton University. Edwards was an instrumental figure in the First Great Awakening, and here describes his philosophy of Christian conversion as developed during his ministry in Northampton, Massachusetts. Very good. Minor split to top of front joint, boards rubbed, a few faint ink characters on front board, faint stain to binding edge of first few pages, ink name on title page, minor pencil marginalia.

Romans-Galatians and Ephesians-Revelation finishing it out as vols. 26 and 27. This despite numerous refer-ences we found to the set being 25 volumes. The confusion likely lies with the additional subtitle given for Acts and Matthew - ‘The Inner Life of Christ; though these volumes still list ‘The People’s Bible’ as the pri-mary title.

Very good. Page ridges lightly foxed, spines a bit faded, minor wear to corners, minimal pencil marks in text (acquired as part of a retired minister’s collection, likely these were his markings).


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45. [Sports] Luhrs, VictorThe Great Baseball Mystery: The 1919 World’s SeriesNew York: A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc., 1966. First edition. 318 pp. 8vo. An investigation of the ‘Black Sox’ scandal of 1919, which involved the World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. Accusations of collusion with organized gambling rings were aimed at eight members of the White Sox, who allegedly attempted to throw the series, and despite their later acquittal were banned from the game. Good. Chip from jacket spine base, with associated discoloration to cover beneath, large open tear on rear jacket panel along flap - we have placed the jacket under protective mylar to avoid any further incidents. Ink name on front endpaper. $35

46. [Travel] Stockton, Frank R. [Richard]Personally ConductedNew York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1889. First edition (BAL 18896). ix, 240, 4-page terminal publisher ad. Red cloth, black stamped titles, gilt decorations on spine. Illustrations by various artists throughout text. A Victorian travel guide to Europe,featuring Naples, Florence, London, Paris, and other popular destinations. Very good. Ink gift note dated 1889 on front flyleaf.$60

47. [Veterinary] French, CecilSurgical Diseases and Surgery of the Dog, with Ninety-One IllustrationsWashington, D.C.: Cecil French / Geo. E. Howard, Printer and Binder, 1906. Firstedition. xiii, 408 pp. A detailed guide to veterinary surgery, with ninety-onephotographic illustrations depicting various diseases and ailments. Very good. Two ink names on front endpaper, ink underlining on first five pages only.

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