NY: The Bruce Publishing Company, [1969]. First Edition. Interesting signed presentation from Hutchinson on the front endpaper: ":To Jim, who may have started it all, Ray." A study of religious twists given to secular advertising. An uncommon book! 8vo., gray cloth in dust jacket; 161 pages. Very Good (covers very..... More
Lowell, Massachusetts, Citizens Newspaper Co., 1894. First Edition. [Wright 3, 4096]. Signed presentation from Parker on the front endpaper: "Prentiss & Sarah from their Aunt Maria, 1894." A scarce American novel. 12mo., tan cloth, stamped in brown & gilt; 203 pages. Very Good (some discoloration binding, especially spine & top..... More
Yellow Springs, Ohio, The Antioch Press, [1964]. New Edition. First published in 1939. Signed presentation from Filler on the title page: "For Father Greeley, with the best appreciation of Louis Filler.5 Ap. 83." Thick 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 428 pages. Very Good (covers very nice; contents clean &..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1937. With An Introductory Reminiscence By His Daughter Caroline LeConte. First Edition. Inscribed by Caroline LeConte on the front endpaper: "With kind regards Caroline LeConte." With the personal bookplate of Maurine Sims Hardin on the same page. The best account by a Southerner of Sherman's..... More
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, [2006]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from McClafferty on the title page: “To Tonya- One person can change the world! And you can too. All my best, Carla Killough McClafferty.” The story of a poor Polish girl who worked eight years to be able..... More
London: W. Wileman/E. Wilmshurst, 1898. First Edition. Ad for a Protestant Magazine for children on rear page. Gift presentation on half-title page. 12mo., light-blue cloth, stamped in gilt; 109 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright with minor soil; contents clean & tight). More
Toronto: Macmillan, 1953. Illustrated by Ruth M. Collins. First Canadian Edition. Signed presentation from Lyn on the front endpaper: "For Edwin C. Guillet, whose books made this book possible. and for Mrs. Guillet. Affectionately, Lyn Cook. September, 1953." Canadian children’s author and librarian Lyn Cook (Evelyn Waddell) was a pioneering..... More
NY: Alliance Press, 1936]. First Edition. Signed presentation from Chambers on the front endpaper: “To Sue Lanser, From the author ‘Janes Chambers’ (Olivia L. Young). 1936.” Chambers [1895-1971] is the pseudonym of Philadelphia-area writer Olivia Krajewski Young (nee Lukens). This is her single book- a very uncommon Western novel, published..... More
[Philadelphia]: Kanter's Magic Shop, 1938. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Osborne to magician Mystic Craig on the title page: “To my dear good friend Mystic Craig-Tom Osborne.” Thomas James Osborne [1902-1963] had two television programs "Magic Made Easy" and "Black Magic" in Philadelphia in 1957 and 1958, possibly becoming..... More
Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Sidibe on a bookplate on the half-title page. A memoir by the Oscar-nominated "Precious" star. 8vo., two-toned boards in dustjacket; 246 pages. Near fine in very nice d/j. More
NY: Franklin Watts, Inc., [1964]. Illustrated. First Edition, second printing. Signed presentation from Dibner on the front endpaper: "For Jacques Doyle with greetings from Bern Dibner. 20.I.65." Uncommon to find a signed copy! 8vo., light-green cloth, stamped in gilt, in dust jacket; 135 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean..... More
NY: Bullfinch Press, [2017]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Cattrall on the half-title page. A book that examines the sources and inspiration of sex. With flier promoting the book signing laid in. Quarto: red cloth in dust jacket; 143 pages. Very Good (covers very nice with two upper..... More
[NY]: Dey Street, [2017]. Illustrated with Photographs by Amy Neunsinger. First Edition, first printing. A specially-bound edition with a tipped-in page signed by Hudson. Her theme and occasional ideas for more than 20 gatherings. Quarto: pictorial boards; 258 pages. Near fine (tiny bump one upper corner; contents clean & tight)..... More
[No Place: John C. Winston Company, 1935]. Foreword by Lowell Thomas. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Irwin on the title page: "To Paul Besselievre, With best wishes- Dave Irwin." The story of Irwin's 3,600 mile trip from Nome, Alaska to Churchill on Hudson Bay. 8vo., pictorial printed wraps. Very..... More
Concord, California: Aviation History Publications, [1959]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Larkins on a front black page: “With best wishes to Ed Davies, William T. Larkins 11-19-88.” This title describes and identifies Navy and Marine aircraft, with information insignia, colors, service duty, and technical innovations. The book..... More
NY: George H. Doran Company, [1918]. First Edition. Signed by Braley and dated June 17, 1918 on the front pastedown under a poem the poet has typed on paper (”To Max”) and has tipped to the same age. [See image]. Berton Braley [1882–1966] was an American poet, born in Madison..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1961. The Godkin Lectures at Harvard University, 1960. First Edition. Signed presentation from Snow on the half-title page: "To Dr. & Mrs. Fritz Talbot with best wishes from C.P. Snow. May 7/61." 8vo., two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 88 pages. Very Good (covers nice with..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, [1925]. Illustrated, Including Fold-Out Plates. First Edition. Signed presentation from Cunningham on the front endpaper, to well-known ports designer Roy S. MacElwee: “To Dr. Roy S. MacElwee with kind regards and high appreciation on his contributions to the technical literature of ports. Brysson Cunningham. 8 July..... More
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1918. Illustrated with diagrams, photographs & fold-out plates. First Edition, third printing. Signed presentation from MacElwee to his daughter on the front endpaper: "To my faithful and dutiful daughter Sarah [illegible name] with my affection from Pop. Washington, DC 1919." Roy S. MacElwee was a planner..... More
NY: Robert Speller & Sons, [1963]. First Edition. Signed by Leaska on the title page and with a signed presentation from him on the front endpaper: “For Frank Hrubant with special best wishes and affection—Mitchell Leaska. New York August 19, 1964.” Frank Hrubant was the husband of traditional Japanese dancer..... More
NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1976]. Illustrated. First Edition, later printing. Signed presentation from Westmoreland on the half-title page: “To: Meredith and Walter McSherry. With best wishes, WW.C. Westmoreland. Feb. 3, 1978.” McSherry [1929-2020] graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1950 and served in the..... More
Philadelphia: Mary T. Haines, [1970]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by Claussen on the title page and on the dedication page by Mary T. Haines who, with her husband Robert B. Haines (deceased), were the last private owners of the house. Also laid in is an eight-page, illustrated program (May 31..... More
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1896. First Edition. Signed presentation from Miller on the front endpaper: “Dr. Theodore L. Flood, Compliments of Author, Emily Huntington Miller.” Emily Huntington Miller [1833–1913]) was an American author, poet, and educator. She was the Assistant Editor of “The Little Corporal”, a children's magazine; Associate Editor of..... More
Columbia, SC: Published for the South Carolina Tricentennial Commission by the University of South Carolina Press, [1969]. First Edition. Inscribed "Best wishes" by Bleser on the front endpaper. A book on a unique Reconstruction program intended to provide freedmen with the opportunity to become landowners. 8vo., patterned blue boards in..... More
[Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Company], 1969. Reprinted From The Journal Of American History, Volume LVI, No. 1, June 1969. First Edition. Signed presentation from Woodward on the front cover, to historian Bell Wiley: “To Bell Wiley, with warmest regards, C. Van Woodward.” Also signed by Wiley (in pencil). An essay..... More
