Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows
by Melissa G. Post
Tacoma and Seattle: Museum of Glass and University of Washington Press, 2009. Cloth. Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY PRESTON SINGLETARY on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, lovely color reproductions throughout. The catalogue based on the July 2009-September 2010 exhibition at Tacoma's Museum... Read More
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Randolph Mason: The Strange Schemes
by Melville Davisson Post
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A handsome copy of this 1922 re-issue (originally published in 1896), IN ITS SCARCE PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and, inconspicuously, to the inside of the jacket. Thick 12mo, publisher's mystery-themed ads at the rear.... Read More
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The Man Hunters: A Book on Scientific Criminal Investigation
by Melville Davisson Post
New York: J.H. Sears & Company, Inc, 1926. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1926 1st edition. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with soiling at the panels and mild bleaching along the front panel's lower-edge. Thick octavo, 348 pgs.
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A Collection of the Facts and Documents Relative to the Death of Major General Alexander Hamilton
by The Editor of the Evening Post
New York: Hopkins and Seymour for I. Riley and Co, 1804. Full calf. Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1804 1st edition, in either the publisher's original full calf binding or, at the very least, a contemporary-to-the-period full calf. Very light, forgiveable soiling and spotting to the endsheets and pastedowns, mild, intermittent foxing throughout the text.... Read More
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The Fulgora and Other Children's Poems
by Walter Post
New York: The Buddha Press, 1964. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WALTER POST on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the author himself. Signed... Read More
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The Fairy Caravan
by Beatrix Potter
New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1957. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1957 reprint. Solid and VG (with very light staining to the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a comparable light trace of staining along the fore-edge. Still though, an attractive, presentable copy. Octavo, 225 pgs.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Prints from the Original Blocks (Introduction by Maurice Sendak)
by Beatrice Potter
Kingston, NY: Battledore Ltd, 1995. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of this "new printing from the original line-blocks made for the first Private Edition of 1901" of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Issued by Battledore Ltd. of Kingston, NY in a 1995 signed/limited edition of 250 copies, this being copy #22 signed by both MAURICE SENDAK and... Read More
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A Bibliography of John Dos Passos
by Jack Potter
Chicago: Normandie House, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A nice Presentation copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACK POTTER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. The 1950 1st edition. Solid and VG in its brown cloth, with light fading along the spine and light soiling at the front panel. Octavo, 95 pgs., 1 of... Read More
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Cowboy Slang
by Edgar R. Potter
Seattle: Hangman Press (Superior Publishing Company), 1971. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Ron Scofield. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR RON SCOFIELD on the Dedication page. A solid copy to boot of the 1971 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with very light soiling along the inner hinges and the rear panel. Quarto, nicely illustrated throughout in... Read More
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Our Friend Mrs. Goose
by Miriam Clark Potter
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1956. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Miriam and Zenas Potter. A clean, very presentable copy of the 1956 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing along the edges. 12mo, nicely illustrated in line-drawn black-and-white by both Miriam and Zenas Potter.
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Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps: With Especial Reference to Synthetics (in 2 Vols.)
by W.A. Poucher
London: Chapman and Hall, 1930. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 2 volume 1930 3rd edition, IN THE UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKETS (!!). Both volumes solid VGs with bright gilt-lettering to front panels and spines. Both dustjackets clean, crisp and VG+, with minor, light chipping and rubbing along the spines. Thick octavos, 915 pgs. all... Read More
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Atget: Voyages en Ville
by Romeo Martinez et Alain Pougetoux
Paris: Editions du Chene/Hachette, 1979. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1979 1st French edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, crisp reproductions of Atget's masterful black-and-white photographs. Also includes a clean example of the cardboard slipcase.
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Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony (With Supplementary Notes)
by Ezra Pound
Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927. Cloth. Very Good +/Good. The 1927 1st thus --and 1st hardback edition (following the 1924 original wrappered edition, published out of Paris). Ezra Pound's take on the young American avant-garde composer George Antheil (1900-1959). Solid and VG+ (small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper) in a compromised example of the fragile, scarce... Read More
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Trailing & Camping in Alaska
by Addison M. Powell
New York: A. Wessels, 1909. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. The November 1909 1st edition. Solid and VG in its olive pebbled cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel and spine. Light wear along the spine crown, tender (but still perfectly sturdy) rear inner hinge. Thick octavo, roughly 30 full-page black-and-white photos complementing Addison Powell's text.
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Virginia Giant: The Story of Peter Francisco
by Alma Power-Waters
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1957. Pictorial cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1957 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny spots along the flap-folds and the rear panel. Still though an excellent copy. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund.
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North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American
by Steven S. Powers
Brooklyn. NY: S. Scott Powers Antiques, 2005. Cloth. Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR STEVEN POWERS on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely, high-quality color reproductions throughout.
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Struggle Death Memory 1939-1945: The Twentieth Anniversary of the Rising in the Warsaw Ghetto (1943-1963)
by Album Prepared by Stanislaw Poznanski
Warsaw: Council for the Preservation of the Monuments of Struggle and Martyrdom, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good -. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the edges and the spine ends. Oblong quarto, deeply disturbing, very graphic black-and-white photos throughout.
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Gateways of the Divine: Visions of Healing and Awakening (Inscribed to Erica Jong)
by Colette van Praag
Epiphanies Press, 2001. Laminate boards. Near Fine. A clean, very sharp copy of the 2001 signed/limited edition and a wonderful Association copy. #89 OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR COLETTE VAN PRAAG, IN THIS CASE INSCRIBED TO ERICA JONG. (There's also a laid-in card from the author tenderly inscribed to Erica Jong as well). An impressive casebound... Read More
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Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of Sandwich and Bourne -- Sandwich, Massachusetts, September 3, 1889
by Ambrose E. Pratt
Falmouth, MA: Local Publishing and Printing Company, 1890. Cloth. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1890 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its light-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Octavo, the "Official Proceedings
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The Ferns of Great Britain, and Their Allies the Club Mosses, Pepperworts and Horse Tails
by Anne Pratt
London: Society for Promoting Christina Knowledge. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The stated 2nd edition, c. 1860. Solid and VG in its original green cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Light fading to the spine, small former owner inscription and signature at the front free endpaper. Octavo, 164 pgs., all edges... Read More
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Bye-O-Baby Ballads (In the Rare Printed Dustjacket)
by Charles Stuart Pratt
Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1886. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Childe Hassam. The 1886 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (light bumping to the front panel's upper tip) in its lovely, decorative panels. Neat, small 1888 inscription at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be. And in a crisp, VG- to VG... Read More
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(By Authority) U.S. Infantry Tactics, for the Instruction, Exercise, and Manoeuvres of the United States Infantry, Including Infantry of the Line, Light Infantry, and Riflemen
by Prepared Under the Direction of the War Department and Authorized and Adopted by the Secretary of War (May 1st, 1861)
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1861. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. An exceptionally bright copy of the 1861 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its bevelled dark-green cloth, with crisp, completely unflecked gilt-titling and insignia along the spine. Light foxing at the pastedowns and endsheets, faint staining to the front inner hinge (and continuing very lightly thru the... Read More
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The Fireside Magician; or, the Art of Natural Magic Made Easy
by Paul Preston
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1870. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1870 1st edition. Bright and solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial cloth. Very light soiling along the top-edge of the rear panel, otherwise remarkably clean. "Being a familiar and scientific explanation of legerdemain, physical amusement, recreative chemistry, diversions with cards,... Read More
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L'Avant-Scene: Cinema No. 72-73 --Les Enfants Du Paradis
by Marcel Carne/Jacques Prevert
Paris: L'Avant-Scene Du Cinema, 1967. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. L'Avant-Scene No. 72-73, "Les Enfants du Paradis". SIGNED BY JEAN-LOUIS BARRAULT, WHOSE LEGENDARY 1945 PERFORMANCE AS BAPTISTE DEBUREAU, THE LOVE-STRICKEN MIME, IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS IN FRENCH CINEMA. His signature is clear and legible and runs across the front pastedown portrait of him in... Read More
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The Calculating Cat Returns (Inscribed --with Original Artwork-- by Eric Gurney)
by Eric Gurney (Nancy Prevo)
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1978. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Eric Gurney. INSCRIBED BY ERIC GURNEY on the front free endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A WONDERFUL ORIGINAL ERIC GURNEY DRAWING OF "THE CALCULATING CAT" DREAMING OF FOOD just above the inscription. ALSO SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR NANCY PREVO right next to Eric Gurney's signature. A solid copy... Read More
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