Adam and the Serpent
by Fisher, Vardis
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1947. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 335pp. Octavo [21 cm] Olive green cloth over boards. In a dust jacket, with general light soiling to the rear panel, and sporadic small closed tears in or near the edges. Fourth in the Testament of Man series.
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The Caxton Printers in Idaho: A Short History
by Fisher, Vardis
Cincinnati, OH: Society of Bibliosophers, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 32pp. Duodecimo [20.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over red decorative boards. Title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Deckled fore-edges. The spine is very subtly faded. From the Foreword- "Caxton Printers deserve commendation not only for superb bookwork, but for the sort of things upon which... Read More
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In Tragic Life
by Fisher, Vardis
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 464pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] in navy cloth with gilt spine title and decoration, devices on front board in white ink. In jacket of later Doubleday edition, which is about half an inch too tall, with chips and numerous short tears; severasl small dampstains to boards, small perforation to cocked... Read More
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The Divine Passion
by Fisher, Vardis
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. 373pp. Octavo [21 cm] Blue cloth over boards with silver lettering on the backstrip and the publisher's device stamped in silver on the front board. Publisher's pale blue top stain. Very good plus condition. Minor bumping and rubbing at the spine ends and corners of the covers. The pages... Read More
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No Villain Need Be
by Fisher, Vardis
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 387pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Brown cloth with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover. Top and bottom edges trimmed, fore edges rough trimmed. Very good condition. The boards are just a little bowed, the spine ends and corners of the covers are gently bumped. The dust jacket... Read More
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The Golden Rooms
by Fisher, Vardis
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. SIGNED. 324pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Tan cloth over boards with blue lettering on the backstrip and the publisher's device stamped in blue ink on the front cover. Publisher's green top stain. Edges slightly faded. The spine is rolled, and the endsheets are darkened along the hinges.... Read More
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The Vridar Hunter Tetralogy: In Tragic Life, Passions Spin the Plot, We Are Betrayed, No Villain Need Be
by Fisher, Vardis
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers. First editions. Hardcover. Four volume set. Complete. 464, 428, 369, 387 pp. All volumes are near fine with like dustjackets. Light wear to edges of all books. Minor soiling of dustjacket panels with minor rubbing, wear and a few edge tears. Not price clipped. Bookplates on the front pastedowns of all volumes except "Passions... Read More
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Estaban José Martínez: His Voyage in 1779 to Supply Alta California
by Fisher, Vivian C. (Editor and Translator)
Berkeley: The Bancroft Library; University of California, 2002. Hardcover. Fine. 269pp. Quarto [23.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards with printed paper title labels on the spine and front board. The text is in English and Spanish.
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The Californians (Ex-libris Joseph M. Gleason)
by Fisher, Walter M.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1876. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good. 236; 28pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth over boards. Ex-library, with library numbers rubbed out on spine and a small numerical stamp on the verso of the title page. Spine a bit sunned. Hinges glued. Ex-libris Joseph M. Gleason, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Gleason was... Read More
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In the Beginning: A Navaho Creation Myth - Anthropological Papers Number 13 January 1953
by Fishler, Stanley A.
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1953. Softcover. Paperback. 130pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Stapled tan printed wrappers. Very good condition. There is a former owner's name in pen on the front cover. This myth was recorded in 1950 near Tuba City, Arizona. The informant was Frank Goldtooth.
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The Great Gatsby
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Jesmyn Ward (Introduction); James L. W. West III (Editor)
New York: Scribner, 2018. Later printing. Paperback. NEW. 184pp. Octavo [20.5cm] Illustrated wraps. "This quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers.
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Mamma's Boarding House
by Fitzgerald, John D.
Edgewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc, 1958. Hardcover. Very good. 305 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. 1/4 marroon imitation leather over red paper. Gilt design stamped on front board and gilt title stamped on spine. Scuffing to head/tail of spine. Spine slightly rolled. Previous owner's inscription crossed out on front free endpaper. "Papa Married a Mormon: Mamma's Boarding... Read More
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The Great Gatsby
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Illustrations by Anna and Elena Balbusso; William E. Caine (Introduction)
Philadelphia: Beehive Books, 2022. Illuminated Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 144pp. Folio [37.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. In an illustrated slipcase. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap, and enclosed in a custom protective cardboard box on which one corner has been bumped. "Fitzgerald's beloved account of the devastating costs of the American dream gets a fittingly gorgeous update in this high-end... Read More
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Tales of the Jazz Age
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Good +. 317pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Dark green cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a blind stamped title on the front cover. The rear board is dampstained, and there is a small abraded area on the backstrip. The front hinge is... Read More
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The Great Brain
by Fitzgerald, John D.; Illustrated by Fritz Wegner (Line drawings and wrapper drawing)
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1969. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Fritz Wegner. 175pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red paper over boards. The boards show minor edge wear, and the spine is a trifle slanted. There is light foxing to the top and fore-edge of the text block. In a very attractive dust jacket, with... Read More
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Achievement in Photo-Engraving and Letter-Press Printing, 1927
by Flader, Louis
Chicago: American Photo-Engravers Association, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 488pp. Quarto [32 cm] Full black cloth with decorative blind stamping to boards. Stamped red and gold eagle on the front board. Title gilt stamped on backstrip. Top edge gilt. Moderate rubbing to the extremities. P. 219 detached and taped in. Occasional light offsetting from the illustrations. Binding... Read More
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Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction. Essays on the Fundamental Principles of Design and Descriptive Articles on Construction
by Flagg, Ernest [Architecture] [Small Homes]
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Very good minus. 152pp. Folio [43 cm] Olive green cloth over boards. The front board has a damp stain to the upper half, the covers are worn at the corners, and the cloth at the ends of the backstrip is frayed. There is a contemporary owner's name and address... Read More
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Mormon Bibliography, 1830-1930: Books, Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Broadsides Relating to the First Century (three volume set)
by Flake, Chad; Dale L. Morgan (Introduction)
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1992. First editions. 825, 413, 208 pp. Quartos 28.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. All three volumes in near fine condition. Volume Two: Ten Year Supplement. Volume Three Index. Set of the definitive bibliography on Mormonism. Scallawagiana 100.
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A Mormon Bibliography 1830-1930: Books, Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Broadsides Relating to the First Century of Mormonism (two volume set)
by Flake, Chad J.; Larry W. Draper. Introduction by Dale L. Morgan
Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center Brigham Young University, 2004. Second Edition (Revised and Enlarged). Hardcover. Near Fine. 734; 792 pp. Quarto [28 cm]; maroon cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and gilt ruling to the covers and spines. The books show only very minor shelfwear. May require extra postage due to weight. Introduction by Dale Morgan. Revised... Read More
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Mormon Bibliography, 1830-1930: Books, Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Broadsides Relating to the First Century (three volume set)
by Flake, Chad
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1978. First editions. Hardcover. 825, 413, 208pp Quarto [29 cm] Blue cloth. All three volumes in Fine condition. This massive bibliography of Mormon imprints, a work first begun by the noted historian Dale Morgan in the 1940s, contains over ten thousand entries on Mormonism's first century including pro and anti Mormon... Read More
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Mormon Bibliography, 1830-1930: Books, Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Broadsides Relating to the First Century (three volume set)
by Flake, Chad; Dale L. Morgan (Introduction)
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1992. First editions. 825, 413, 208 pp. Quartos 28.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. All three volumes in near fine or very good condition. The covers of volume 1 are rubbed. The underlying board is peeking through at the top corner of volume 1. May require extra... Read More
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William J. Flake: Pioneer--Colonizer
by Flake, O.D.
n.p., n.d.. Hardcover. Good. 179, [2] pp. Green cloth with gilt title to front cover and spine. Lacking title page, as issued. General soiling and minor wear to edges, corners and spine. The first ten pages show extensive foxing and toning on page edges; else internally very good.
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Mormonism Triumphant! Truth Vindicated, Lies Refuted, the Devil Mad, and Priestcraft in Danger!!! Being a Reply to Palmer's Internal Evidence Against the Book of Mormon
by Flanigan, J. H. (James Henry)
Liverpool: Printed by R. James, 1849. Second state. 32pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] White and black printed self wrappers. Very good. Previously bound with other pamphlets. A couple of the pages have brief markings in pen. 'Mormonism Triumphant' was printed to refute the claims of a Baptist Minister named William Palmer. According to Crawley "Palmer argues that the Book of... Read More
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The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus
by Fleisher, Michael; Gardner Fox; Neal Adams; Jim Aparo
Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2025. Hardcover. New/New. 680pp. Quarto [28.5cm]. Illustrated boards. In an illustrated dust jacket. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. "DC’s grim arbiter of justice, the Spectre, returned in the 1960s to enact bloody vengeance on evildoers across the DC Universe. Originally introduced in More Fun Comics #42 in 1940 and co-created by Jerry Siegel, co-creator... Read More
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