How to Make a Country Place
by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1914. Cloth. Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1914 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Minor rubbing at the spine, a touch of light bumping to the tips. Thick octacvo, hundreds of black-and-white illustrations complementing Joseph Dillaway Sawyer's... Read More
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The Blind Men and the Elephant
by John Godfrey Saxe
New York: McGraw-Hill (Whittlesey House), 1963. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Paul Galdone. The 1963 1st edition of "John Godfrey Saxe's Version of the Famous Indian Legend". Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting along the fore-edges and one small closed tear at the spine crown. Oblong quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout... Read More
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Mixtures and Mineral Reactions
by J. Ganguly and S.K. Saxena
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Decorative Boards. Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its decorative boards. A touch of light staining along the front panel's top-edge and the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be, with no stampings or writing or other markings. Octavo, "with 108 figures". The 19th title... Read More
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American Iron Hand Presses
by Stephen O. Saxe
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1991. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. John DePol. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STEPHEN O. SAXE on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1991 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with one narrow crease running vertically along the rear flap. Octavo, with 15 wood engravings... Read More
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Night after Night
by Will Saxon
New York: Tower Publications, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood F288. "She wanted kicks, not love -- and she knew where to get them.
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Hans Bellmer Photographien
by Alain Sayag
Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very solid copy of the 1984 1st German edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing along the front flap-fold. Tall quarto, 152 pgs., 170 illustrations.
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Richard Scarry's Picture Dictionary
by Richard Scarry
London: Collins, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1976 1st UK edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout in color by the great Richard Scarry. k.
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Tinker and Tanker (Signed by Richard Scarry)
by Richard Scarry
Garden City, NY: Garden City Books (Doubleday & Company), 1960. Very Good +/Very Good. Richard Scarry. NICELY INSCRIBED BY RICHARD SCARRY on the verso of the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st edition of this, the first title in Richard Scarry's wonderful "Tinker and Tanker" series. Tight and VG in its pictorial... Read More
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Busy, Busy World
by Richard Scarry
Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Books (Western Publishing Company), 1965. Laminate boards. Near Fine. Richard Scarry. A bright, lovely copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards, with mild fading along the spine. Tall quarto, lavishly illustrated throughout in rich color by the maestro Richard Scarry. Original gold price-sticker of $4.95... Read More
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Je Sais Compter
by Richard Scarry
Paris: Editions RST, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine. Richard Scarry. A very sharp copy of the 1976 1st French edition of Richard Scarry's "Best Counting Book Ever". Clean and Near Fin in its wonderful pictorial boards. Tall quarto, illustrated thruout by the maestro Richard Scarry.
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Tous Les Metiers
by Richard Scarry
Paris: Editions RST, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. Richard Scarry. A clean, tight copy of the 1977 1st French edition of Richard Scarry's "Busiest People Ever". Crisp and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Tall quarto, illustrated thruout in bright color by the formidable Richard Scarry.
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Trois Pas Dans Les Airs
by Rochard Scarry
Paris: Editions RST, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine. Richard Scarry. A clean, crisp copy of the 1978 1st French edition. Solid and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Tall quarto, illustrated thruout in bright color by the great Richard Scarry.
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The Fables of La Fontaine: Adapted and Illustrated by Richard Scarry
by La Fontaine (Richard Scarry)
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1963. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Richard Scarry. A crisp, very nice copy of the 1963 stated 1st edition of this wonderful Richard Scarry-illustrated version of The Fables of La Fontaine. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ("$3.25"), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, beautiful black-and-white and color illustrations thruout by Richard... Read More
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The Plainsmen (With Excellent Ephemera)
by Jack Schaeffer
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963. Pictorial cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A pristine copy of the 1963 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR LORENCE BJORKLUND on the front free endpaper. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Also includes a laid-in, 1 pg. 1965 letter from Jack Schaeffer to Lorence Bjorklund (a TLS), dramatically describing a trip... Read More
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Coverts and Casts: Field Sports and Angling in Words and Pictures
by William J. Schaldach
New York: A.S. Barnes and Co, 1943. Limited. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1943 Author's Autograph Edition, 1 OF 160 COPIES SIGNED BY SCHALDACH on the limitation page. A handsome copy to boot: Near Fine in a bright, crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 138 pgs. Signed by Author.
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History of the Confederate States Navy from Its Organization to the Surrender of Its Last Vessel (In the Publisher's Dramatic Pictorial Cloth)
by J. Thoams Scharf
New York: Rogers & Sherwood, 1887. Pictorial cover. Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1887 1st edition, in its pictorial green cloth (depicting in-gilt the sinking of "The Alabama"). Clean and VG+, with blindstamping and gilt-titling along the front panel and spine respectively. Light wear to the front inner hinge (which is still perfectly strong),... Read More
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Der Krieg Von 1870-1871 (The Franco-Prussian War July 1870-May 1871)
by J. Scheibert
Berlin: Baterlandischer Verlag, 1904. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1904 1st edition of this beautifully-made book on the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. Clean and VG+ in its lavishly-decorated cloth with bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. Thick quarto, 635 pgs. Richly illustrated thruout.
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Poeti Futuristi Dadaisti e Modernisti in Italia
by Glauco Viazzi and Vanni Scheiwiller
Milan: All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro, 1975. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. Impressive pocket-sized study of the key Italian poets in the Dada and Futurists movements. Clean and Near Fine in its original wrappers. And in a solid, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine crown. 64mo, 215 pgs. plus index, well-illustrated thruout.
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Psychograms
by Robert Schenck
Omaha, Nebraska: Bradypress, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1988 1st edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND LIMITED TO 100 COPIES. Clean and VG+ in its decorative dark wrappers, with very light chipping along the front panel's fore-edge. Beautiful hand-stitched binding. Tall quarto, 26 pgs. Also includes bradypress's original announcement. Signed by Author.
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Clodion 1738-1814
by Anne L. Poulet et Guilhem Scherf
Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1992. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncommon catalogue based on the March-June 1992 exhibition at The Louvre. Clean and Near Fine (with just a touch of rubbing at the front panel) in its pictorial wrappers. Thick quarto, crisp black-and-white and color reproductions thruout of the sculptures, 489 pgs.
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The Old Put: New York Central's Putnam Division AND More of The Old Put: New York Central's Putnam Division (2 Volumes)
by Joe Schiavone
(Joe Schiavone (and Merit Printing and Publishing), 2009. Cloth. Fine. Handsome copies of the 2007 and 2009 1st editions respectively of this wonderful 2-volume history of New York Central's Putnam Division. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their dark-green and rust-colored cloth. Quartos, internally both volumes clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any... Read More
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Sally in South Africa
by Gulielma Day Orr and Henriette Schiele
New York: The Century Co, 1929. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1929 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges and along the spine. Thick 12mo, 242 pgs.
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The First Book of Football
by Don Schiffer
New York: Franklin Watts, 1958. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Laszlo Roth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrtaed thruout by Laszlo Roth. #87 in the wonderful "First Book of...." series. ... Read More
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Shanghai
by Ellen Thorbecke (Friedrich Schiff)
Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald Ltd, 1939. Pictorial boards. Very Good/Very Good +. Friedrich Schiff. The 1st edition (c. 1939) of this surprisingly charming and elegant travel guide to Shanghai. "Photographed and depicted" with great skill by Ellen Thorbecke, wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color by Friedrich Schiff. Solid and VG in its pictorial boards, with vertical... Read More
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Play the Tarrasch (In Hardback)
by L. Shamkovich and E. Schiller
Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press, 1984. Laminate boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1984 1st edition, in its less common hardback. Clean and Fine in its laminate pictorial boards. Octavo, part of the wonderful "Pergamon Chess Openings" series.
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