What America Means to Me and Other Poems and Prayers
by Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. AN IMPRESSIVE ASSOCIATION COPY: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY CARDINAL SPELLMAN TO FRANK PACE, JR., HARRY TRUMAN'S SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, on the front free endpaper. A crisp copy to boot of the 1953 1st edition (with both the Scribner colophon and 'A'). Clean and Near Fine in a bright,... Read More
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Gallows' Orchard
by Claire Spencer
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1930 1st American edition, in its magnificent deco-designed dustjacket. VG in a bright, crisp, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, 285 pgs.
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For Wood River or Bust: Idaho's Silver Boom of the 1880s
by Clark C. Spence
Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1999. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 260 pgs. Signed by Author.
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An Extensive Collection of Letters, a Manuscript of Over 100 Pages and 2 Original Drawings -- All Done in 1862-1864-- by Civil War Soldier George William Spencer, a Member of the 3rd New Hampshire Mounted Infantry
by George William Spencer
1864. Letters. Very Good +. An impressive Civil War archive left behind by Union soldier George William Spencer of the 3rd New Hampshire Mounted Infantry. Created when Spencer was in active duty (1862 through mid 1864), the archive consists of a manuscript Spencer called "Second Expedition to Charleston, 1863", numbering 117 pages and detailing his experiences from April... Read More
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New York City. Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners , by the President, James C. Spencer, Containing Reports of the Secretary, John C. Sheenan, and of the Chief Engineer, Benjamin S. Church
by James C. Spencer
New York: City of New York Aqueduct Commission, 1887. Cloth. Very Good. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the "City of New York Aqueduct Commission Reports on the New Croton Aqueduct 1883-1887". Tight and VG in its russet cloth, with decorative blindstamping and elaborate gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine. Former owner name and date, light... Read More
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Retriever Training Tests
by James B. Spencer
New York: Arco Publishing, 1983. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES SPENCER on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 165 pgs., including a number of photos and hand-drawn illustrations throughout.
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World Within World: The Autobiography of Stephen Spender
by Stephen Spender
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1951. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. SIGNED BY STEPHEN SPENDER on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the April 1951 2nd impression. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the spine and very light chipping at the flap-folds. Octavo, 349 pgs. Signed by Author.... Read More
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Land Values in New York in Relation to Transit Facilities
by Edwin H. Spengler
New York: Columbia University Press, 1930. Cloth. Very Good. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR EDWIN H. SPENGLER on the front free endpaper. A presentable copy to boot of the 1930 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with 2 tiny former owner stamps (at the front pastedown and front free endpaper). Light tape-ghosts at the edges of... Read More
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Signed by Steven Spielberg)
by Steven Spielberg
New York: Delacorte Press, 1977. Boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. SIGNED IN A STRONG, FIRM HAND BY STEVEN SPIELBERG on the dustjacket's rear panel. A clean, unsmudged, completely legible example of this surprisingly uncommon signature --and on a copy to boot of his own novelization of one of his early triumphs. A tight, solid copy of the 1977... Read More
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Little Birds Don't Cry
by Arnold Spilka
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. 64mo, nicely-illustrated thruout by the author himself.
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Sandro Visca -- Cuciti
by E. Crispolti and T. Spini
Bologna: Edizioni Del Gallo Cedrone, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY SANDRO VISCA on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1986 1st edition of this uncommon monograph on the 20th-21st century Italian painter. Tight and Fine in its navy-blue silk boards. And in a crisp example of the pictorial dustjacket, with light creasing... Read More
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1,9%
by Giorgio Spini
Catania: Ed. "La Vittoria, 1938. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1938 1st edition, in its wonderful pictoral wrappers. Solid and VG+, with a bit of light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 244 pgs.
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Io e Primo: La Vita De Il Gigante Buono
by Aldo Spoldi
Roma: Editrice Italiana, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. 1968 1st edition of this biography of "Il Gigante Buono". VG- in its pictorial boards, with wear along the spine. Still though, a presentable copy. Octavo, 125 pgs., including a nummber of photos. Text in Italian.
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The Promise Kept (the Signed/Limited Edition)
by Keith Sprague
Austin, TX: The Encino Press, 1975. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1975 signed/limited. #79 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH KEITH SPRAGUE AND JOHN GROTH AND, IN THIS INSTANCE, INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL INK DRAWING OF A NATIVE AMERICAN WARRIOR HUNTING A BUFFALO BY JOHN GROTH. Clean and Near Fine in its duotone cloth... Read More
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The Drawings of Louis Henry Sullivan: A Catalopgue of the Frank Llopyd Wright Collection at the Avery Architectural Library
by Paul E. Sprague
Princeton University Press, 1979. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light offsetting to the panels. Quarto, Foreword by Adolf K. Placzek.
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The Medieval Stained Glass of South Yorkshire
by Brian Sprakes
Oxford, United Kingdom, 2003. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2003 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine (a touch of creasing along the upper tips) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, a handful of vivid color (along with crisp black-and-white) reproductions throughout. Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (Catalogue of Medieval Window Glass), #7 in the... Read More
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Tariff Reform, the Paramount Issue: Speeches and Writings on the Questions Involved in the Presidential Contest of 1892
by William M. Springer
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, 1892. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1892 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the front panel and spine. Very light spotting at the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Thick octavo, 420 pgs. plus publisher's ads.
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Clothes Make the Man
by Elliott White Springs
Lancaster, PA: The Springs Cotton Mills, 1948. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very nice copy of this 1948 history of the Lancaster plant of The Springs Cotton Mills. Clean and Near Fine in a wonderful, Near Fine example of the Rockwell Kent (among others)-illustrated dustjacket. Octavo, 433 pgs.
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Keats's Shakespeare: A Desciptive Study Based on New Material
by Caroline F.E. Spurgeon
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1929 1st edition. Clean and VG in its dark leatherette, with bright gilt-lettering along the front panel and spine. Light foxing to several of the preliminaries and selectively along a number of the pages but still very presentable and well-preserved. Octavo, 178 pgs.
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Corrine, or Italy
by Germaine De Stael
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1987. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. Handsome, scholarly re-issue of this highly-regarded early 19th century French novel. Inscribed by the translator, Avriel Goldberger, on the half-title. Immaculate and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 434 pgs.
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Elephi: The Cat with the High IQ
by Jean Stafford
New York: Farrar , Straus & Cudahy, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Erik Blegvad. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JEAN STAFFORD on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st printing of this charming tale of Elephi, "the cat with the high I.Q.". Tight and VG (light offsetting at the endpapers and pastedowns)... Read More
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Wars I Have Seen
by Gertrude Stain
New York: Random House, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. An exceptionally bright copy of the 1945 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of creasing at the spine crown. Octavo, 259 pgs.
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Glittering Misery: Dependents of the Indian Fighting Army
by Patricia Y. Stallard
San Rafael, CA and Fort Collins, CO: Presidio Press/The Old Army Press, 1978. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1978 1st ed. Clean and Near fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 159 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Omelets, Crepes and Other Recipes
by Rudolph Stanish
New York: Harbor Press, 1970. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR RUDY STANISH on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1970 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting along the panels. Octavo, dedicated to the renowned heiress and philanthropist Mrs. Paul Mellon.... Read More
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Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam
by Diane Stanley
HarperCollins, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2002 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by the author herself.
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