Miscellany from Andrew Langer, Bookseller

Penland, North Carolina: The Jargon Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Mustard cloth with illustration of maize on front cover, orange spine lettering, endpapers reproduce photographs from Darlington. Issued as Jargon 58. White dust jacket with illustrations to both panels ; 7-3/4" x 10-1/4"; 140 pp; "Melville's heir in the Berkshires puts a… Read more about this item

Lefkosa, North Cyprus via Mersin Turkey: Republic of Northern Cyprus. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. Softcover. Silver wraps, cover photo of relatives awaiting news about their loved ones, discuss the true nature of the missing persons issue. Offers case stories and a number of appendices. Printed by Bolan Prniting Limited. Title from cover.; 6-1/2" x… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Briefcase Breviaries, 4. "First printed in The Saturday Review of Literature, May 29, 1937." Written at The Knothole, May 20. Marbled paper over boards, printed spine label.; 4-1/2" x 7"; 15 pp; Minor wear at corners otherwise fine, still protected by the original… Read more about this item

Very Good+ with no dust jacket. (2011). Softcover. Stiff blue wraps, perfect bound. A review copy. Presentation inscription to reviewer with stamp to front flyleaf, together with handwritten letter also signed. ISBN 978-0-615-42913-7. ; 5-1/4" x 8-1/2"; 174 pp; Signed by Author; Slight wear to covers, text clean and unmarked. .

Los Angeles, Calif.: Hubbard Association of Church of Scientology, of California. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Softcover. Stapled self wraps, 16 pp per issue. ; 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"; The Hubbard Association of Scientologists, International, of Calif. offered courses, books and guidance from their 971 S. Westmoreland address. These early issues are rare. There are… Read more about this item

New York: Vantage Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0533160588 . Discussion and exercises to help us free our minds. Black cloth with silver spine lettering in a gray illustrated dust jacket. ISBN 978-0-533-16 058-7. ; 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"; ix, 237 pp; No wear observed. .

Wichita, Kansas: The Dianetic Research Foundation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Softcover. Noted as the 1953 International Conference Edition, issued coincident with the Third Annual International Conference held in Denver, Colorado. First issue of this titled publication, preceded by the Dianetic Auditors Bulletin (1950). Off-white wraps, perfect bound. Contents include a 410 item Bibliography… Read more about this item

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1920). First Edition. Hardcover. Publishers green cloth with black lettering, frontispiece and additional illustrations. ; 5" x 7-1/2"; 134 pp; Covers worn esp at corners and spine ends, front hinge well cracked (nearly detached), signatures are loose. The entire (sewn) binding is still holding together… Read more about this item

[Indianapolis]: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1910). Hardcover. A salesman's dummy or sample book. Publishers green cloth, front cover decorated with flowers in yellow and light green and with gilt lettering. A pastedown to the FFEP describes the Christy Edition - the commission to Mr. Christy to produce, 112 pp, 13 full-color … Read more about this item

New York City: Otis F. Wood Newspaper Syndicate. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1939). Softcover. Gray wraps, perfect bound. A limited presentation edition of which your copy is No. 739. ; 5-1/4" x 8"; Wraps and pages sunned, staples rusted, a few creased corners, no inscriptions, pages are clean and unmarked. .

Toronto: William Briggs. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. With Twelve Illustrations by William Brymner, R.C.A. Publishers green cloth, green illustration and gilt lettering to front and spine.; 5-1/2" x 7-3/4"; 252 pp; A good copy, though with many defects. Front cover with spot at bottom, rear cover with several such spots, rear … Read more about this item

Roma: Bonacci Editore. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1984). Softcover. I FATTI DELLA STORIA Collana diretta da Renzo De Felice, Saggi 12. Stiff red wraps, french fold flaps, perfect bound, white cover lettering, text in Italian.; 5-1/4" x 8" (13 x 20 cm); 188 pp; Bumped at upper left. .

Fremont, Calif.: Chas. H. Sharp. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1971. Stated First Edition. Softcover. Stiff red wraps, b&w lettering, perfect bound. Printing by Folger Publications, Union City, Calif. ; 5" x 8"; 112 pp; Covers with slight wear, sticker with annotations on front cover, fine inside. .

Very Good with no dust jacket. (1974). Softcover. White wraps, perfect bound, Cover Design by Mark Howell. No place, publisher or edition noted. An uncommon title. ; 5-1/4" x 8-1/4"; 148 pp; Covers lightly worn, pages clean and unmarked apart from a faint stain on p 7 and a faint marginal stain seen on pp 75-76. .… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions de la Toison d'Or. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1943. Softcover. Original publishers wraps, text in French.; 5-3/4" x 8"; 317 pp; Unread, with unopened pages. Wraps lightly toned, prior owner name stamped inside front cover, initials stamped discretely on rear cover. .

Rodez [France]: Editions Subervie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. Special number of entretiens, with contributions by Ginsberg, Kerouac, Creeley, Ferlinghetti, Corso, Michael McClure and others, illustrated with b&w photos on plates, additional drawings. White wraps, perfect bound, cover photo of Ginsberg, text generally in French, with many of the contributions in their original… Read more about this item

Antwerp, Belgium: Veronique Branquinho Office. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2004. Softcover. Small book of photographs of the women's fashion offerings by this designer for Spring Summer 2004. Stiff black wraps, perfect bound, one image per page mostly color, about 60 pages, contact information (in English) at rear. ; 4" x 5-3/4"; Slight wear at the… Read more about this item

Lugano: Corner Banca. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Softcover. White wraps lettered plainly in black, perfect bound, pictorial dust wrapper, frontispiece with b&w portrait of Giuseppe Antonio Mainoni, additional b&w illustrations on plates including one fold-out. Text in Italian. Copy number 37 from an edition of 2,000 copies. ; 8-1/2" x 12"; 139… Read more about this item

[Leuven, Belgium]: Leuven University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1983. Softcover. Grey wraps containing offprint from larger work, text in German with Latin quotes, index at rear in English. ; 6 x 9.5"; 190-233 pp; Covers toned, lightly worn at edges, internally fine. .

New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. Originally published in several volumes, this later edition complete in one. Green cloth, blindstamped decorations to boards, gilt spine lettering.; 5" x 7-1/2"; 559 pp; 1" tear at bottom between front cover and spine, endpapers toned, pages darkening a bit, scattered… Read more about this item