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    Babcock, Louis:  The War Of 1812 On The Niagara Frontier.  Buffalo, New York: Buffalo Historical Society, 1927. First Edition. Very good in its original blind embossed, dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine worn, two, narrow vertical stains down the spine, rubbing to the cloth at the tips of the boards and a prior owner's name written in flow pen on the front paste down. Marginal notations in pencil are noted. 385 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece from a black and white photograph, several maps (one of which is a fold-out map) and black and white images from photographs at the rear of the book. Dwight L. Smith in his The War Of 1812 An Annotated Bibliography states of this title: "Narrative of the entire war in this theater, interlarded with relevant documents." (Smith, 381 p.90)
    TB33241  $75.00



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    Banta, R. E.:  The Ohio.  New York: Rinehart & Co., (1949). First Edition, First printing. Near fine in light gray cloth covered boards with a gilt on dark blue title block on the spine. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches with a slight tanning of the cloth over the spine. In a very good+, price clipped, dust jacket with wear and rubbing at the upper and lower edges of the spine area which is also slightly tanned. With illustrations by Edward Shenton. The 39th volume in the Rivers of America Series. 592 pages containing an index and bibliography.
    TB33234  $60.00



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    Barber, John Warner:  Massachusetts Historical Collections, Being A General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating To The History and Antiquities of Every Town in Massachusetts, With Geographical Descriptions.  Worcester, Mass.: Warren Lazell, 1848. Reprint of 1848. Very good+ in fine new binding of black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and new end sheets. The edges of the text block are marbled. A small quarto of 9 by 5 1/2 inches with no wear to the binding, an early prior owner's name in pencil on the second free end page. The contents are surprisingly clean and bright (this dealer suspects the pages were . washed before rebinding.) Tthe fold-out, hand-colored map is also clean and bright and without any damage 631 pages of text illustrated from 200 woodcut engravings and the hand-colored fold-out map. The first edition of this title was published by Dorr, Howland of Worcester in 1839. (Armstrong, Bibliographies of New England History, 103; Howes, B-123)
    TB33248  $175.00



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    Barnum, P. T.:  The Life of P. T. Barnum Written By Himself.  New York: Redfield, 1855. First Edition. Very good+ in light brown, blind embossed, cloth covered boards with gilt text and a decoration on the cloth of the spine. A 12mo of 7 1/4 by 5 inches most of the front board and the spine faded to a light brown while the rear board shows most of its darker brown color. One signature (171-190) is loose, but has been professionally reinserted. There is a 3/4 inch black ink stain on the front board. Without a dust jacket. 404 pages followed by 4 pages of publisher's ads. Illustrated throughout with vignettes and a frontispiece steel engraved portrait of the author. (Sabin, 3564)
    TB33239  $800.00



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    Baum, L. Frank:  Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.  Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press, 1993. Collector's Editions. Fine in full, brown leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and gilt text and illustrations in gilt on the front board. All edges of the text block are gilt. There are silk end sheets with matching placement ribbons and there are no prior ownership markings of any kind. It is illustrated with the same colorful illustrations by John R. Neill that appeared in the original version of this title. An octavo of 8 7/8 by 6 3/4 inches. Without dust jackets as issued. 292 pages of text with color and black and white illustrations throughout. .
    TB33250  $100.00



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    Baum, L. Frank:  The Marvelous Land of Oz.  Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press, 1989. Collector's Editions. Fine in full, dark blue leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and gilt text and illustrations in gilt on the front board. All edges of the text block are gilt. There are silk end sheets with matching placement ribbons and there are no prior ownership markings of any kind. It is illustrated with the same colorful illustrations by John R. Neill that appeared in the original version of this title. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches. 262 pages of text with color and black and white illustrations throughout. .
    TB33251  $100.00



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    Braider, Donald:  The Niagara.  New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1972). First Edition, First printing. Fine in yellow-orange cloth covered boards with a gilt on dark red title block on the spine. A small quarto of 8 by 5 3/8 inches. In a very near fine, unclipped dust jacket with light wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area and to the upper fore corner of the front panel. The 62nd volume in the Rivers of America Series which was published in May of 1972. 294 pages including an index.
    TB33258  $50.00



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    Carmer, Carl:  The Susquehanna.  New York: Rinehart & Co., (1955). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block with very slight fading to the cloth at the very top edge of the front board. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with minor flecking of the colors to the upper and lower edges of the spine area and a small 1/4 inch deep chip from the lower edge of the rear panel. The 48th volume in the American Rivers series. With illustrations by Stow Wengenroth. 493 pages including an index and bibliography.
    TB33236  $70.00



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    Churchill, Winston S.:  The Second World War (Complete Set).  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. Chartwell Edition. All six volumes are in fine condition in recent 1/2 blue leather and light tan cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a recessed paper label on the front boards. The end papers are decorated with maps of Europe and the Pacific theater. All volumes are octavos measuring 9 by 6 inches with a light yellow stain to the top edges of the text blocks. This stain and the absence of the blind embossed dot at the lower corner of the rear boards distinguishes this set as not being one of the more frequently seen Book-of-The-Month Club printings. The set includes: Vol. I is The Gathering Storm, with 784 pages; Vol. II is Their Finest Hour, with 751 pages, The Grand Alliance, with 903 pages is volume III; Vol. IV is The Hinge of Fate, with 1000 pages; Volume V is Closing the Ring, with 749 pages; and, Volume VI is Triumph and Tragedy, with 800 pages. An extremely clean and handsome set with no prior owner's names, dates or notations.
    TB28849  $475.00



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    Crane, Stephen:  The Little Regiment And Other Episodes of the American Civil War.  New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. First Edition, First State. Very good in tan, buckram cloth covered boards with red and black text on the spine and on the front board. A 12mo of 7 1/4 by 4 7/8 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine worn and rubbed, the cloth over the spine is well tanned as is the outside edge of the front board. There is a prior owner's name in ink on the first free end page. Without a dust jacket. 196 pages of text followed by six pages of ads from the publisher. A collection of six short stories. This copy is of the first state as evidenced by the endpapers and flyleaves being laid paper and the last ad in the publisher's ads is for The Lilac Sunbonnet by S. R. Crockett. (Stallman, 12 p29)
    TB33253  $125.00



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    Davis, Charles Henry Stanley:  History of Wallingford, Conn. from It's Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time, Including Meriden, Which Was One of the Parishes until 1806 and Cheshire, Which Was Incorporated in 1780.  Meriden, Conn.: Self Published, 1870. First Edition. Fine, recently rebound in full light brown leather covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 5 3/4 inches with marbled end sheets. The hinges and joints are tight and strong with no damage to the text block and with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Without a dust jacket. 953 pages including two indexes and three pages of errata. Illustrated with a portrait of the author and numerous illustrations from wood engravings, steel plates and lithographs.
    TB33262  $175.00



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    De Foe, Daniel:  The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.  London: Willoughby & Co., n.d.. Reprint. Fine recently rebound in 3/4 red morocco with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments. The balance of the board covering is marbled paper enhanced with blind embossed borders on the leather This copy is undated and we can only guess that it was printed in the mid-1800's. Without a dust jacket. 486 pages of text. "Embellished by Three hundred engravings after designs by J. J. Grandville." With 38 listed plates and numerous vignettes. Missing from this copy if the plate facing page 342.
    TB33261  $150.00



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    De Forest, John W.:  History Of The Indians Of Connecticut From The Earliest Known Period to 1850..  Hartford: Wm. Jas. Hamersley, 1851. First Edition. Very good in original brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt boxes on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 inches with the cloth over the joints fractured, but the binding remains tight and strong as the hinges are tight. The cloth at the edges of the boards is worn and worn through at the tips of the boards. An early prior owner's name appears on the second free end page and a more recent prior owner stamped his name on the front paste down. There is a faint, but broad dampness stain from the first free end page to page XXVI just before the first page of text. The text block is quite clean and fresh with few signs of foxing and any age toning only appearing in the appendix (the last 10 pages of the book). 509 pages including an index, appendix and text. Illustrated with a fold-out frontispiece map of the State of Connecticut, 6 engraved plates and 4 vignettes. Published with the sanction and support of the Connecticut Historical Society. This title is referred to by Howes as being the "Best account of these tribes." (Howes, D216; Sabin, 19292; Armstrong/ Conn. A Bibliography of Its History, 573)
    TB31498  $135.00



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    Dietz, Lew:  The Allagash.  New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, (1968). First Edition, First printing. Very near fine in green cloth covered boards with the cloth over the spine faded as are the top edges of the boards and with spots of foxing on the end sheets. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with the spine area well tanned and a one inch closed tear to the top edge of the spine area. The 58th volume in The Rivers of America Series. 264 pages including an index, bibliography and chapter notes. With illustrations by George Loh.
    TB33235  $75.00



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    Douglas, Marjory S.:  The Everglades.  New York: Rinehart & Co., (1947). First Edition, First printing. Very good- in green cloth covered boards with a gilt on dark green title block on the spine. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine show light rubbing and wear with some fading and flecking of the gilt text on the spine. A prior owner has stamped their name on the end sheets, fly title page and the third free end page. The 33rd volume in the Rivers of America series with illustrations by Robert Fink. Although part of the Rivers of American series this is one of the most important titles in Florida's environmental heritage. 406 pages including an index.
    TB33238  $65.00



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    Fender, J. E.:  The Private Revolution of Geoffrey Frost.  Hanover: University Press of New England, 2002. First Edition. Fine in 1/4 royal blue cloth and gray paper covered boards with gilt text stamping and decorations on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 297 pages of text followed by several pages of an historical note. The first volume in the Geoffrey Frost, Mariner, of Portsmouth, series.
    TB33216  $18.00



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    Gates, Gilman C.:  Saybrook at the Mouth of The Connecticut The First One Hundred Years.  New Haven : Self Published (printed by Wilson H. Lee Co.), 1935. First Edition. Near fine in patterned black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches containing 246 pages including an index and illustrated with photographs. A prior owner's name appears on the front free end page. Without a dust jacket possibly as issued. The binding remains tight and strong with no pages loose or missing. A very uncommonly found history of what is now Old Saybrook, Connecticut which, according to the publisher, contains "authentic data never before published" and information which corrects many misconceptions about the early history of Connecticut and its founding.
    TB33246  $150.00



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    Goldstone, Adrian H. and John R. Payne:  John Steinbeck A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Adrian H. Goldstone Collection.  Austin: The University of Texas at Austin, 1974. First Edition. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued, but contained within a clear acetate cover. One of only 1,200 copies printed. 240 pages including an index. The most extensive and best bibliography of John Steinbeck's books and contributions.
    TB33254  $150.00



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    Griffin, Martin I. J.:  Catholics And The American Revolution.  Ridley Park, Penn.: Self Published, 1907. First Edition, Limited Edition. All three volumes of this complete set are in very good+ condition in red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. Each is a small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches with the top edge of the text blocks gilt. The cloth at the ends of the spines are rubbed and worn as are the tips of the boards and the first free end page are stamped with a prior owner's stamp. One of only 1,000 copied printed with this set numbered 11 on the dedication page. Volume I contains 352 pages. Vomue II contains 400 pages as does Volume III.
    TB33242  $150.00



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    Hanff, Helene:  84, Charing Cross Road.  New York: Grossman Publishing, 1975. De Luxe Gift Edition. Fine in a leather like cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/8 by 5 1/2 inches with minor rubbing to the end of the spine. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with light wear at the upper edge of the front panel and a 1/4 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel. 95 pages of text followed by an epilogue dated October, 1969. A lovely collection of letters exchanged by the author to Frank Doel and other staff members of the booksellers,Marks & Company of London. The play by the same name is based on the story which evolves from these funny, evocative letters.
    TB33215  $40.00



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    Hard, Walter:  The Connecticut.  New York: Rinehart & Company, (1947). First Edition. Near fine in tan cloth covered boards with a gilt on green title block on the spine. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with faint soiling across the upper edges of the front and rear boards. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with tiny chips from the upper and lower edges of the spine area and rubbing to the folds to the flaps and to the spine area. The 32nd volume in the Rivers of America series with illustrations by Douglas W. Gorsline. 310 pages containing an index, bibliography, text and illustrations. A very clean and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB33232  $60.00



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    Hayward, John:  The New England Gazetteer; Containing Descriptions Of All The States, Counties And Towns in New England.  Boston: John Hayward, 1841. Fourteenth Edition. Very good in its original contemporary leather binding with two new, gilt on black spine labels A small octavo measuring 7 7/8 by 4 3/ inches with rubbing and wear to the leather over the joints and with an early prior owner's name (George H. Witheite) from" Castine", Maine on the second free end page. The pages of the text little foxing. Unpaginated followed by a 40 page appendix which includes an index, Railroads in New England, Canals in New England, Towns, Counties, etc.,Colleges In New England, all followed by ads from the publisher. The full title reads: "The New England Gazetteer; Containing Descriptions Of All The States, Counties And Towns in New England: Also descriptions of the Principal Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Capes, Bays, Harbors, Islands, and Fashionable Resorts Within That Territory Alphabetically Arranged." Considered by Howes to be a "mildly scarce" title. (Howes, H-354)
    TB33247  $125.00



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    Hislop, Codman:  The Mohawk.  New York: Rinehart, (1948). First Edition. Very good+ in red-orange cloth covered boards with a brown and gilt text block on the spine. The spine is tanned and the gilt text on the spine is somewhat faded. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with 1/8 and 1/4 inch deep chips at the corners of the spine and with minor shallow chips at the upper edge of the front panel and tape stains on the flaps of the jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the first free end page. With illustrations by Letterio Calapai. The 36th volume in the Rivers of America Series. 366 pages including an index and bibliography.
    TB33233  $85.00



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    Hislop, Codman:  The Mohawk.  New York: Rinehart, (1948). First Edition, First printing. Near fine in red/orange cloth covered boards with tape stains on the fixed end papers. Without its issued dust jacket. With illustrations by Letterio Calapai. The 36th volume in the Rivers of America Series.
    TB13049  $30.00




  • King, Clarence:  The Half-Share Man Peter Folger of Nantucket Grandfather of Benjamin Franklin.  Nantucket, Mass.: Poets Corner Press and Nantucket Historical Trust, (1972). First Edition. Very good+ in red cloth covered boards with black text on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 5 7/8 inches with the front hinge broken, but professionally repaired with Japanese tissue. Without a dust jacket and perhaps as issued. 135 pages of text including an index. An historical novel.
    TB33252  $25.00



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    Kipling, Rudyard:  The Jungle Book.  New York: The Century Co., 1894. First Edition. Very good in decorated, green cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt animal images on the spine and gilt text and the gilt image of an elephant on the front board and a gilt image of a tiger on the rear board. The top edge of the text block is gilt. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 inches with the cloth on the front board is stained on the upper quarter of the board, and at the lower rear area near the joint. The cloth over the spine also suffers slightly from the stains aforementioned. The cloth on the rear board suffers from a stain 5/8 of an inch wide perhaps from the removal of tape of some type. There is also a prior owner's name in ink and a date of 1895 on the first free end page. 303 pages of text and illustrated with a frontispiece and 34 images from drawings by W. H. Drake. This US first edition was printed on the same day as the British first edition. (Richards, A77)
    TB33257  $300.00




  • Kippling, Rudyard:  The Seven Seas.  London: Methuen And Co., 1896. First Edition. Near fine in dark green morocco with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text in two compartment and a gilt embossed design on the front board with gilt text of the title and author's name with a double gilt border. The edges of the text block are gilt. A 12mo of 7 1/8 by 4 3/8 inches with inconsequential small spots of foxing to the end sheets and the front joint is beginning to split with a 1/4 inch closed tear. Without a dust jacket and perhaps as issued. One of only 150 copies printed on hand-made paper. 230 pages of text followed by a publisher's catalog dated "October, 1896" of 39 pages. A collection of 52 poems the last 18 of which come from Barrack-Room Ballads. A beautiful copy in an elaborate binding with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (David Alan Richards, A93)
    TB33245  $225.00



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    Knox, Dudley W., Captain:  Naval Documents Related to the United States Wars With The Barbary Powers Volumes I through VII Naval Operations Including Diplomatic Background from 1785 Through 1807.  Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1939-1945. First Edition. This complete set of all seven volumes are all in fine condition in maroon cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spines. Each is a thick, small quarto of 9 1/8 by 5 3/4 inches. None have any damage or notations or any prior ownership markings of any kind. Volume I contains 718 pages including an index with illustrations one fold-out plan of fortifications of Algiers and two fold-out maps. Volume II contains 598 pages including an index, illustrations and five fold-out maps. Volume III contains 639 pages including an index with illustrations and with four fold-out maps. Volume IV contains 587 pages including an index with plates and three fold-out maps. Volume V contains 639 pages including an index and with illustrations to include a facsimile,a fold-out table of movements of naval vessels in the Mediterranean, two maps (one of which folds-out) and 9 plates as called for. Volume VI contains 708 pages to include an index and is illustrated with 9 plates as called for and one fold-out map of the Mediterranean Sea. Volume VII, although not numbered as such and titled: Register of Officer Personnel United States Navy and Maine Corps and Ships' Data 1801-1807 contains 86 pages of text and the rear pocket contains XX fold-out line drawings (plates). Laid-in at the front of this volume is a ten page (page 281 to290) article by James G. Lydon titled: Barbary Pirates And Colonial New Yorkers. Due to the size and weigh of this set we must charge shipping at cost and it can not be shipped overseas.
    TB33244  $750.00



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    Lacey, Charlotte Alvord:  An Historical Story of Southport, Connecticut.  Fairfield, Conn.: The Fairfield Historical Society, 1927. First Edition. Very good+ in 1/4 gray cloth and printed heavy paper wraps over a stapled and glued binding. An octavo of 9 by 6 1/8 inches with the cloth overbind to hold the covers to the text block, the front cover has chips to the fore corners, a handwritten note stating "Not for Sale" at the upper fore edge of the front cover, numerous names and dates written on the first free end page and with tape stains on the covers and first and last pages. 69 pages of text illustrated with a two color, fold-out map and multiple black and white images from photographs.
    TB33240  $55.00




  • Lehman, Eric C.:  Homegrown Terror Benedict Arnold and the Burning of New London.  Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, (2014). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in /14 dark brown cloth and burnt orange paper covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9" by 6". In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. 261 pages including an index, bibliographic chapter notes and text. Illustrated with maps, reproductions of contemporary works of art and black and white photographs.
    TB33265  $25.00



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    Lewis, Sinclair:  The God-Seeker.  New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition, First printing. Very near fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt on black title blocks on the spine and with the author's gilt initials on the front board and with a light blue top stain to the text block. In a very good-, unclipped dust jacket with 1/8" chipping across the upper edge of the spine area, a three inch closed tear to the front fold to the flap and several short closed tears around the edges of the rear panel with a tape repair to its verso side. 422 pages of text. A novel of the American frontier.
    TB24998  $20.00



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    Macy, Obed:  The History Of Nantucket; Being A Compendious Account Of The First Settlement Of The Island By The English.  Boston: Hilliard, Gray And Co., 1835. First Edition. Very good+ in its near original blue-green, blind embossed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine A 12mo measuring 7 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches with the unfortunate fact that the spine has been stamped up-side-down with gilt text. The cloth over the lower tips of the boards and one small spot on the heel of the spine is worn through. tips of the boards and in a few places on The contents are quite clean and free of foxing; however the end sheets do show mild foxing. 300 pages of text followed by 8 pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with a frontispiece map (with spots of foxing) of the Island and one plate from an engraving. Wright Howes considers this title "mildly rare". (Howes, M-195; Sabin, 43687)
    TB32532  $550.00



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    Oxford University Press:  The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Complete Text Reproduced Micrographically.  London: Oxford University Press, 1980. Reprint of 1980. Both volumes in this two volume set are in very good to very good+ condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt text stamping on the spines. The cloth of both volumes is lightly worn and rubbed at the heads and heels of the spines. The spines have developed a concave shape. The bindings are tight and hinges and joints strong. Both volumes are contained in a very good- slipcase complete with the two acetate removal assists, the tray at the top of the slipcase which contains the magnifying lens needed to view the text of the two volumes. The paper covering of the slip case is worn through at the corners of the openings. As the set weighs approximately 22 pounds extra postage costs must be applied to the cost of shipment.
    TB33214  $125.00



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    Prince, Bernadine LeMay:  The Alaska Railroad In Pictures 1914-1964 (Vols 1 & 2).  Anchorage, Alaska: Ken Wray's Print Shop, 1964. First Edition, First Printings. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine and on the front boards. Both are small quartos of 10 1/2 by 7 inches with a sewn and rounded and backed binding with a hollow back spine. Both volumes are in very good+, unclipped dust jacket (no price) with a 1/8" deep chip at the upper edge of the spine area on volume 1, slight tanning to the spine areas of both and with light soiling at the fore edges of the panels on both books. Signed, warmly inscribed and dated in 1965 by the author on the title page. This set is numbered 74 on the title page of volume 1 out of a first edition print run of only 1,000 copies. Volume 1 contains 466 pages of text and is extensively illustrated from black and white photographs throughout. Volume 2 contains pages 467 to 1092 and illustrated as above. The two volumes contain over 2,100 photographs and line drawings. The first edition of this title was limited to 1,000 and according to the colophon of volume 2 it was almost sold out as of May 1966. An exceptionally clean and handsome set with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB29915  $700.00



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    Roberts, W. Adolphe:  Lake Pontchartrain.  Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1946. First Edition. Near fine in decorated green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board. There are several thin strips of what appears to be white paint on the front board and several smaller spots of same on the rear board as well as a one inch faded area.. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with 1 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel, small chips at the ends of the spine area and two closed tears at the upper edge of the rear panel. The sixth volume in The American Lakes Series. Edited by Milo M. Quaife. 376 pages including an index, bibliographical notes, appendices and text. A very clean and tight copy with no prior ownership markings.
    TB33230  $45.00



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    Sandoz, Mari:  The Tom-Walker.  New York: The Dial Press, 1947. First Edition. Very good+ in light gray cloth covered boards with dark red text on the spine without the typical tanning to the end papers. In a very good-, price clipped dust jacket with a tiny 1/8 inch chip from the upper edge of the front panel and two very small areas of rubbing to the lower edge of the spine area A novel covering the three generations of the Stone family from 1866. One of the more un-common early titles by Sandoz. A nice copy in its fragile dust jacket with no prior ownership marks, names, dates or notations.
    TB33217  $75.00



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    Swanson, Claude A.:  Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France.  Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1935 to 1938. First Edition. All seven volumes are in near fine condition in black paper covered boards textured to appear as leather with gilt text stampings on the spines. All are small quartos measuring 9 1/8 by 5 3/4 inches with each containing 600 to 700 pages of exacting detail of men, ships, provisioning, extracts from journals and ship's logs, maps and illustrations. A number of the volumes have minor bumps to the tips of the boards and one shows foxing to the fore edge of the text block. Laid in at the front of Volume III is a one page "circular" ad for the anticipated publication of Vol. IV. Vol. I (Feb. 1797-Oct. 1798) contains 654 pages including an index, text and illustrated with two fold-out maps and all plates as specified. Vol. II contains 624 pages including an index and is illustrated with all plates and two fold-out maps. Vol. III contains 657 pages with an index and is illustrated with one facsimile, all plates and two fold-out maps. Vol. IV (which shows foxing to the fore edge of the text block) contains 676 pages with an index and is illustrated with all plates and two fold-out maps. Vol. V (Jan 1800-May 1800) contains 675 pages including an index and is illustrated with all 7 plates and three fold-out maps. Vol. VI contains 671 pages including an index and is illustrated with a fold-out accounting of vessels taken and re-taken, one fold-out map and all 10 plates. And, vol. VII contains 596 pages including an index and is illustrated with one fold-out map and all 9 plates. An outstanding set of little known US Naval history which started from a diplomatic misunderstanding between the United States and France of 1798-1800. France, without a declaration of war, authorized its navy to seize American merchant vessels. In response in early 1798 the US allowed its merchant marine to repel any such French seizures and authorized its then small navy to take all armed French vessels caught on our coasts. The matter was not settled until September, 1800 with the Convention of Peace, Commerce and Navigation".
    TB33243  $750.00



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    Updike, John:  Rabbit, Run.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf and by The First Edition Library, 1960. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Near fine in 1/4 green cloth and blue-gray paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 3/8 inches with an inch and 1/2 of the top stain dissolved from the top edge of the text block with minor light and shallow penetration of that color on to the upper edges of a few pages. In a fine, unclipped, facsimile dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the lower end of rear flap. The book and its dust jacket are contained within a very good+ tan paper covered slip case with the front and rear panels of the dust jacket reproduced on the slip case. The top edge of the slip case is dust stained. Laid-in at the front of the book is First Edition Library's points of issue information card. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book. 307 pages of text.
    TB32926  $45.00



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    White, T. H.:  The Once and Future King.  London: The Folio Society, 2003. First thus, First printing. Fine in highly decorated cloth covered boards with a black on orange title block on the spine and with silver, blue and black illustrations on the front and rear boards. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained within a fine black paper covered slipcase. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 6 inches. This printing is the combined edition of T. H. White's Arthurian Classic, produced under one cover which includes: The Sword in The Stone, The Queen of Air and Darkness, The Ill-made Knight and The Candle in the Wind. The first book in this tetralogy, The Sword in the Stone follows the text of the first edition published in 1938. 616 pages of text with wood block illustrations by John Lawrence. An extremely handsome, tight and clean copy with no prior owner markings or book plates.
    TB33249  $125.00



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    Wildes, Harry E.:  The Delaware.  New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1940). First Edition, First printing. Very good in gray cloth covered boards with a gilt on green title block on the spine which is slightly tanned. A small octavo of 8 by 5 1/4 inches. Without its issued dust jacket. The 10th volume in the Rivers of America Series with illustrations by Irwin D. Hoffman. 398 pages containing an index, bibliography, text and drawings.
    TB33237  $25.00



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    WPA:  Illinois A Descriptive and Historical Guide.  Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1939. First Edition. Near fine in dark red buckram cloth covered boards with faded gilt text and decorations on the spine and front. front board. A small octavo of 8 by 5 1/4 inches. In only a good price clipped dust jacket due to a very large chip from the rear panel and 1/2 deep chips to the upper edge of the spine area, a 1/2 inch closed tear to the lower edge of the spine area and a 1/4 inch chip from the upper fore corner of the front panel. One of the volumes in the American Guide Series and one which is rather uncommon in jacket. 687 pages with index, chronology, bibliography, tours, 8 sections of photographs and the colored map in the rear end pocket.
    TB33225  $175.00



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    WPA:  Delaware A Guide to the First State.  New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. A small octavo measuring *" by 5 1/4". In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel and light wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area. Reportedly the first printing of the book was restricted to only 10,000 copies. 549 pages with index, bibliography, chronology, text, maps and photographs throughout with the fold-out map of the state in a rear pocket of the book. A very tight and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB33223  $125.00



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    WPA:  Maine A Guide Down East.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1937. First Edition. Very good+ in leather simulated green paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. The cloth of the spine is slightly soiled and the end sheets are foxed in the hinge areas due to a reaction with the glues used in binding and the edges of the text block are soiled. In avery good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and flecking of the colors to the ends of the spine area and to the edges of the panels. One of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 476 pages with index, text, and illustrated with eight sections of black and white photographs. The fold-out map of Maine is in the rear pocket and is in very nice condition.
    TB33224  $125.00



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    WPA:  California A Guide to the Golden State.  New York: Hastings House, 1945 c1939. First Edition. Very good in light-green cloth covered boards with the spine slightly tanned and with foxing to the end papers due to a reaction with the glue employed in binding. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 1/4 inches.. The book is missing its issued dust jacket. 713 pages with index, text, black and white photographs in eight sections and a pocket on the rear end paper with the multi-colored fold-out map of the state which is in excellent condition.
    TB33226  $100.00



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    WPA:  New York Panorama.  New York: Random House, 1938. First Edition. Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with faded gilt text and decorations on the spine and on the front board with illustrated end papers showing the five boroughs of New York with the gilt text on the spine faded. Without its issued dust jacket. "A comprehensive view of the Metropolis, Presented in a series of articles prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in New York City." Although considered a "companion" to the New York City Guide this was the first book of the two produced to create the complete WPA guide to New York. One of the earliest volumes in the American Guide Series. 526 pages with an index, text with eight sections of black and white photographs through-out the text.
    TB33228  $80.00



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    WPA:  Arizona A State Guide.  New York: Hastings House, 1940. First Edition. Very good+ in tan buckram with brown text stampings on the spine and front board and map end papers with a neatly written gift inscription written at the upper edge of the second free end page. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with foxing to the front gutter and foxing to the hinge areas front and back due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. In only a good, price clipped dust jacket with heavy chipping to the upper 1/3rd of the spine area and a three inch chip from the upper rear corner of the front panel. 530 pages including an index, appedices, and photographs in eight sections. The 27th volume in the American state Guide Series.
    TB30886  $75.00



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    WPA:  Iowa A Guide to the Hawkeye State.  New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition. Very good+ in green buckram covered boards with faded gilt text stampings on the spine and with foxing on the end sheets a result of the paper's reaction with the glue used in binding. Missing its issued dust jacket. 583 pages including an index, bibliography, chronology, text and with maps and black and white photographs throughout with the fold-out, multi-color map (which is in fine condition) in the rear pocket of the book. An uncommon early title in the WPA's American Guide series.
    TB33227  $75.00






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