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Woodstock, New York / Chicago: Virginia Fitzwater/Norman W. Forgue (Black Cat Press) Volume 2. Complete in 8 numbers. As New in PERFECT condition but for just a touch of the unavoidable age toning (very minor) SEE OUR PHOTO. These are the original first editions, NOT print on demand or modern reprints. We have multiple sets available… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: Black Cat Press (Norman W. Forgue) SEE OUR PHOTO. Fine - As New condition. 8vo. Volume 4 is complete in 10 numbers, #1-10, numbers 9/10 being a double issue. September 1945 - June 1946. This, the final volume, is quite scarce, especially when complete, as here. All numbers appear unread. The set was apparently assembled entirely from… Read more about this item

Woodstock, New York / Chicago: Virginia Fitzwater/Norman W. Forgue (Black Cat Press) Volume 2. Complete in 8 numbers. As New with 7 (of 8) numbers in PERFECT condition but for just a touch of the unavoidable age toning (very minor). Unfortunately, due to your bookseller's carelessness, the first number (#13) has a crease (SEE OUR PHOTO). These… Read more about this item

Chicago: Norman W. Forgue (Black Cat Press) Volume 3. Complete in 11 numbers. As New in PERFECT condition but for just a touch of the unavoidable age toning (very minor) SEE OUR PHOTO. These are the original first editions, NOT print on demand or modern reprints. We have multiple sets available as they are publisher's overstock… Read more about this item

New York & Monaco: Sotheby's SEE OUR PHOTO. Complete set of the 9 auction estimates booklets/sheets and 9 prices realized booklets/sheets for the sale of the spectacular library of H. Bradley Martin. NO BOOKS are offered here -- only the 9 separate estimates and 9 sale results (prices realized). AS NEW. A few in photocopy. The 9… Read more about this item

New York & Monaco: Sotheby's SEE OUR PHOTOS. Complete 9 volume set of the auction catalogues for the spectacular library of H. Bradley Martin. NEW in PERFECT condition. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. First Editions, … Read more about this item

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1979. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. Withdrawn stamp. But for the usual library indications, pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxxv, 425pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1996. NOT a library discard. Near Fine condition. Bright and shiny. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Contains 166… Read more about this item

New York: Britannica Educational Publishing, 2014. BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NOT a library discard. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never… Read more about this item

Rockville, Maryland: Quill & Brush, 1993. Very Good condition. Mild corner bumps. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1993. First edition. Volume Two only. The prices listed in this guide are obviously dated. However… Read more about this item

Rockville, Maryland: Quill & Brush, 1996. Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 1996. Revised edition. The prices listed in this guide are obviously dated. However the volume is… Read more about this item

New York: George P. Philes, 1861. The first American magazine about book collecting. 1861-1863. Vols I & II. A complete set of 24 issues (all published). Good - Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. A few pages foxed or separating at hinge. VERY SCARCE. 288/290pp. Printed on India paper. Self-wrappers as issued. Uncut. Complete… Read more about this item

New York: The Colophon / Pynson Printers, 1935. Fine condition in the original glassine dust jacket which is intact but edge worn with chips/tears. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp. clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1935. First Edition.… Read more about this item

New York: The Colophon, 1930. Complete 47 volume set. SEE PHOTO. Very Good - Fine condition, some in their original glassine dust jackets. SEE PHOTO. This set consists of THE COLOPHON (1930-35, 20 vols); INDEX: THE COLOPHON 1930-35 (1935, 1 vol.), THE COLOPHON: NEW SERIES: A QUARTERLY FOR BOOKMEN (1935-8, 12 vols); THE COLOPHON: NEW GRAPHIC… Read more about this item

Austin: Humanities Research Center / The University of Texas, 1974. Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. 1974. First Edition. Limited to 1,200 copies. The best Steinbeck bibliography. Frontispiece portrait of Steinbeck. This is a full scale, fully descriptive… Read more about this item

Los Altos, California: The Book Nest, 1980. Appears unread. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (only light rubbing/edgewear). NOT price clipped ($11.95). Sharp corners. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. Includes a drawing of Adrian Homer Goldstone (in memorium) by… Read more about this item

Manchester [UK]: Manchester University Press, 2020. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION but for just a bit of mild shelfwear to the jacket (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NOT price clipped (£20 UK/ $30 US). NO chips or tears. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a… Read more about this item

Portland, Oregon: Lewis and Clark College, 2003. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO rubbing. NO fading. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean… Read more about this item

New Haven, Connecticut: The Yale University Library, 1959. Cover is in Very Good condition. Square and tight. Spine is uniformly sun faded -- but only a shade or 2. Sharp corners. Internally FINE -- clean, unmarked -- probably never read. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. 1959. First Edition. Limited… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. 7 volumes. Basic 6 volumes [A - Z] plus Volume 7, Supplement. SEE PHOTOS. Near Fine condition (covers only lightly rubbed). This is the original 1900 revised edition -- NOT a reprint or print on demand. Previous owner's tiny label on the front pastedown endpaper. Internally FINE. … Read more about this item