The Galaxy. A Magazine of Entertaining Reading Volume XI (11) January - June 1871
by [Twain, Mark]
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Includes Twain's 'The Portrait' on page 150 and 'My First Literary Project' on page 615. Bound in maroon contemporary cloth with gilt titling to spine. Book plate of Kansas City Public Library plus stamp to fore-edge and blind stamps to chipped front free endpaper and title... Read More
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Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics. Volume XL (40) July - December 1877
by [Twain, Mark]
Boston: H.O. Houghton and Company, 1877. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes three parts of Twain's "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" in October, November, and December issues (pages 443, 586, and 718). . Bound in three quarter black leather over black and white marbled paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Rubbing and wear to spine,... Read More
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume XCIII (93) June - November 1896
by [Twain, Mark]
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes the beginning of Twain's "Tom Sawyer" in the August and September issues on pages 344 - 361 and 519 - 537. Bound in three quarter black leather over black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor rubbing to spine ends, hinges, edges of boards, and... Read More
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume CXXXIII (133) June - November 1916
by [Twain, Mark]
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1816. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes "The Mysterious Stranger" Part II on page 38; Part III on page 236, Part IV on page 441, Part V on page 574, Part VI on page 749, and Part VII on page 883. Bound in modern olive green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Ex-library... Read More
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Volume XLVII (47) November 1893 - April 1894 (New Series Volume XXV)
by [Mark Twain]
New York: The Century Co, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes five parts of Twain's "Pudd'nhead Wilson" on pages 232, 328, 548, 772, and 816. Also includes writings by Sarah Orne Jewett and J.C. Harris. Bound in three quarter dark brown leather over black cloth boards with gilt title labels and volume number XXV to spine. Minor wear... Read More
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume XCII (92) December 1895 - May 1896
by [Twain, Mark]
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes Book II of Twain's "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" on pages 135, 288, 432, 585, and 655 and an article about Twain by Joseph H. Twichell on page 817. Bound in three quarter black leather over black pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine.... Read More
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume CXXXIII (133) June - November 1916
by [Twain, Mark]
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1816. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes "The Mysterious Stranger" Part II on page 38; Part III on page 236, Part IV on page 441, Part V on page 574, Part VI on page 749, and Part VII on page 883. Bound in modern brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Ex-library with... Read More
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume XXXIV (34) December 1866 to May 1867
by [Twain, Mark]
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes Twain's "Forty-Three Days in an Open Boat" on pages 104 - 113. This was Twain's first publication (with his name misspelled, Mark Swain). Bound in three quarter black leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt title, volume number, and previous owner's name (M. Cornelia Welts) to... Read More
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Volume XXIII (23) November 1881 - April 1882 (New Series Volume I)
by [Mark Twain]
New York: The Century Co, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes Twain's "A Curious Experience" on pages 35 - 46 and a review of Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" on pages 783 - 784. Bound in three quarter black leather over black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and volume "1". Library call numbers hand written... Read More
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A Speech Introducing Albert Einstein
by [Two Ponds Press] Shaw, George Bernard; Albert Einstein; Joseph Goldyne, introduction and illustrations
Rockport, ME: Two Ponds Press, 2015. Fine. Number 35 of 75 copies, signed and numbered by Joseph Goldyne. Joseph Goldyne was born in 1942 in Chicago, IL. He came to prominence as an artist on the West Coast. He has been credited as one of the artists responsible for the rebirth of monotype and monoprint as valuable approaches... Read More
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Boundaries
by [Two Ponds Press] Blanco, Richard, poet; Jacob Hessler, photographer and designer; Jorge Ramon, foreword
Rockport, ME: Two Ponds Press, 2017. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 264 of 300 copies signed by the poet and photographer. This compelling book was created as a collaborative project between Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and contemporary landscape photographer Jacob Bond Hessler. In it, Blanco's powerful poetry is juxtaposed with Hessler's evocative photographs. From the Prospectus: "Blanco's poems... Read More
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Journal of Voyages and Travels by Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq. Three Volumes
by Tyerman, Daniel and George Bennet; compiled by James Montgomery
Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1832. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. First American edition of ths extensive and informative narrative byTyerman and Bennet. They were deputed from the London Missionary Society to visit their various stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, etc. between the years 1821 and 1829. The preface to this edition discusses the long history of missionary... Read More
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The Little Prince
by [TYPA] de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine; Richard Howard (translator); Mana Kaasik (book design and layout)
Tartu, Estonia: TYPA, 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Number 29 of 150 handbound copies. An additional 150 copies were letterpress printed and machine bound. This is a letterpress edition of the classic children’s story. It was printed at TYPA, a print and paper art centre in Estonia, specializing in letterpress publications. In 2020 TYPA won the Europa Nostra, Ilucidare Special Prize for heritage-led innovation.... Read More
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English Literature and its Place in Popular Education
by Underwood, Francis H.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1873. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. Very good in off white paper wraps with black title to spine. Slight toning to wrappers. 1 small closed tear to bottom corner of front wrapper and one very small puncture to inside margin of pamphlet. Text is clean and bright. 24 pages. Literature. LIT411101.
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History of the Delaware and Iroquois Indians Formerly Inhabiting the Middle States, with Various Anecdotes, Illustrating their manners and customs
by [American Sunday School Union]
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A highly romanticized history of the Native Americans. Blue cloth spine over marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to boards, wear to spine ends and edges of boards. Illustrated. Minor soiling throughout. Rear hinge is split, but board remains attached. 153 pages. CHILD/062322.
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The Birds of South Dakota
by The South Dakota Ornithologists' Union
Aberdeen, South Dakota: NSU Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Revised Edition. This edition is a complete revision of the initial publication from 1978. It was written by the checklist committee of the South Dakota Ornithologists' Union. There are numerous black and white bird illustrations and habitat maps. Octavo. Glossy blue illustrated paper cover. Pages are clear... Read More
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The First Way I Came Here
by [University of Iowa Center for the Book] Miller, Evan Swain; Lucy Brank (printer)
Iowa: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 2007. Paper Wrappers. Fine. Paper Wrappers. 25 of 60 copies. The author is a six-string guitarist from Iowa City. It was printed with permission by Lucy Brank. It is hand-set in Baskerville types and the images which were made from photopolymer plates, were printed on Domestic Etch. It is bound... Read More
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Uniquely Johns Hopkins
by [Johns Hopkins University]
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. A brief history of Hopkins University with a spotlight on several important doctors and contributors. Gift bookplate to front pastedown. Thin 4to. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Clean and bright. In white dust jacket with black title to spine and front... Read More
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Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Bulletin, 1928, No. 25. Biennial Survey of Education 1924-1926
by Unknown
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Exlibris with writting in pen to top corner of front free end paper and stamp to title page. No other library markings. Minor rubbing to boards and endpages and minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Minor yellowing to edges of pages and crease to bottom corner... Read More
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C'est un Bebe Nestle
by Unknown
Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Vg in wraps/many color illustrations Periodicals. PER911151.
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Great French Paintings from the Barnes Foundation: Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Early Modern
by Unknown
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Paper Wrappers. Very Good Plus. Paper Wrappers. 4to. Full color illustrated paper wrappers with black spine panel and white title to spine. Clean, tight interior with many full color illustrations. Creasing to spine. 318 pages. ART/050406.
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Desnoyer. Collection Initier
by Unknown
Les Editions Braun & Cie, 1943. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 6.25 x 9 inches. Very good in off white paper wraps with green title to front wrapper. Light soiling and browning to wrappers. Minor browning throughtout though text remains bright. 15 black and white illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Art. ART3/10240.
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The Hudson Review (16 ISSUES)
by Unknown
Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. All issues Vg in wraps/buyer gets Fall '59, Winter '60-'61, Spring '62, Winter '64-65, Winter '66-67, Summer '67, Spring '71, Fall '76, Winter '76-'77, Winter '81-'82, Fall '85, Fall '86, Summer '88, Fall '88, Spring '89, Spring '90. PER3311121.
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Pineapple Pageant. Book No. 252
by Unknown
New York: The Spool Cotton Company, 1948. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. First Edition. Paperback. FIRST EDITION. In wraps. Detailed instructions for crocheting doilies. Very good minus pink wrapper with B/W photographic illustration, several creases, and mild rubbing to wrapper; small 4to. First edition. 1.5 tear at bottom of spine. Small bit of soiling on back cover. Secure... Read More
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The Candlelight Concerts, 1955-56. The Peabody Conservatory Concert Hall
by Unknown
Baltimore: The Peabody Conservatory, 1955. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Program for the Candlelight Concerts. Black front wrapper and white rear wrapper. Side stapled paper wrappers with silver title to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright with advertisements and illustrations throughout. 16 pages. BALT/060415.
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