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Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1977. First thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Without dust jacket as issued. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, lxiii + 328 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated blue cloth. A near fine, clean, neat, hardcover with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

New York, New York: Nafis & Cornish, c. 1840. Early printing. Hardcover. Fair. This copy, in difficult condition, is offered as a scarce original edition. A stereotype edition. Words only, published without music. 32mo., 4 1/2" tall, 238 pages (256 pages--when complete); leather binding. This is a fair copy only, with the endpapers, title page, and last 18 pages missing. The leather back strip and cover leather torn, all edges chipped, and the front cover is loose, the paper is relatively white due to high rag content, but the page margins are finger stained, some scattered foxing, and the binding shaken. Includes the Star Spangled Banner, Boys of Ohio, Hurrah for the Bonnets of Blue, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Auld Lang Syne, Home Sweet Home and many others of note. The publisher was determined by comparison of contents to complete editions. This copy would require restoration.

Anson D. F. Randolph: New York, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good minus/Without dust jacket (if issued). A scarce title. It is attributed to De Costa, but confirmation was not found. 12mo, 6 3/4" tall, 33 pages (32 paginated), gilt fore-edges, gilt titles and decorations on maroon-brown cloth. A very good minus first edition over all, clean, binding solid, but fraying started at the fore-corner tipss and top and bottom of the backstrip, and a slight bump to the fore-edge of the covers; binding solid, paper moderately yellowed.

Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1986. First thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Without dust jacket as issued. Originally published by Stringer & Townsend, New York, 1854. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, lxxxiv + 347 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated brown cloth. A near fine, clean, neat, unread hardcover with no shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

Boston, Massachusetts: J.E. Tilton & Co, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. A fabulous original record of the time. 24mo, 5 1/4" tall, 340 + ads pages, black leather. A fair copy only, front cover and back strip missing; internally very good minus, binding is solid, paper light to moderately yellowed, generally clean, and marked by some scattered foxing, but penciled numbers on blank memoranda pages and fore-edges darkened. Includes 10 pages of ads on color stock and 52 pages of advertisements on white stock plus a short business index, and a listing of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut Volunteers (these are the regiments who went to war). This copy would require restoration and is priced accordingly.

Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Mail Order Company, 1922. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good -. Quarto, 11 " tall, [iv] + 298 pages--most printed black and white but some in color, with stiff color illustrated wraps. Various kinds of paper were used and thus the age yellowing ranges from little to moderate. A very good minus, clean, neat original large format softcover catalog overall with moderate shelf wear, minor cover creasing but significant chipping to the back strip along spine; internal binding solid, some pages dog-eared at the corners; paper generally clean with some foxing to the fore-edges and first page, and a damp stain to the bottom margin of the last page and back cover.

Yale University Press, 1995-09-26. 7th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Quarto, 11 1/4" tall, xxi + 1350 pages; b&w photographic endpapers and with intertextual black and white illustration, black cloth. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover with light shelf wear, slight bumping at the fore-corners, binding tight, paper white. In a very good, clean, lightly worn dust jacket with several short edge tears. This is a larger and heavier volume and will require some additional postage.

[Still River, Massachusetts/]: self published, 1933. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed and inscribed by the author. 7 1/2" tall, 206 pages, stiff orange wraps, stapled binding. A very good, clean, neat soft cover (as issued) with light shelf wear, minor soiling to the back panel; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. Collection of uplifting short stories for young people.

Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1979. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, liii + 518 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated brown cloth. A near fine, clean, neat, hard cover with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

Columbia University Press: NY, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good minus/Without dust jacket. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, xv + 455 pages, gilt spine titles on blue cloth. A very good minus, generally clean, sturdy original hard cover first edition with minor shelf wear and rubbing at the corners but light exterior soiling, binding tight, paper light to moderately yellowed with a previous owner's bookplate and penned name on the front endpaper as well as gift inscription on the flyleaf, light foxing at the fore-edges. Without dust jacket.

Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1966. First thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Without dust jacket as issued. Originally published by Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., New York, 1880. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, lxvii + 379 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated blue cloth. A very good, clean, neat, hardcover with little shelf wear but foxing to the cloth at the top cover edge, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

Honolulu, Hawaii: Advertiser Publishing Co, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good minus/Without dust jacket. A rare original title. Octavo, 7 1/2" tall, 31 pages, sewn saddle stitch, decorated brown cloth. A very good minus, sturdy hard cover first edition, first printing overall with moderate shelf wear and rubbing at the edges, slight exterior soiling (foxing) to cloth at margins; with a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper as well as an small inscription; paper lightly yellowed with several small and marginal penciled annotations referencing content, and minor foxing to the endpapers.

Harper & Brothers: NY, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 405 pages, illustrated endpapers, gilt titles on black cloth. A very good, generally clean, neat original hard cover first edition with minor shelf wear, binding tight, paper still cream white. In a very good minus, moderately edge-worn dust jacket with the original price present.

Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1983. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Without dust jacket. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, liii + 450 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated brown cloth. A near fine, clean, neat, hard cover with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1980. First thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Without dust jacket as issued. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, xlii + 350 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated brown cloth. A near fine, clean, neat, hard cover with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

Boston, Massachusetts: East Boston High School, 1937. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8 individual issues. Quarto, 10 3/4" tall, approx. 35 pages each; wire saddle stich, stiff illustrated wraps. Very good, sturdy soft cover publications overall with minor shelf wear, previous owner's name on front cover, some minor soiling and occasional small stains. Articles, stories, and poems in a Massachusetts high school magazine with period advertisements. Sadly far better than what is produced today.

Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1990. First thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Originally published by Mutual Publishing in Hartford. 12mo 6 7/8" tall, lviii + 367 pages, gilt top fore-edge, gilt titles on decorated brown cloth. A near fine, clean, neat, hard cover with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. Issued without dust jacket.

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Fair/Without dust jacket. This is an ex-library copy, disbound, and sold as an originalreading copy. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, frontispiece + xv + 471 pages with intertextual illustration + 48 b&w plates (complete) plus fold-out map; BUT both covers and back strip are missing; internal binding secure, paper otherwise relatively clean, light to moderately yellowed with foxing or soiling to the fore-edges, library marking scattered throughout. As is.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Cary and Hart: Philadelphia, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Sold as an original reading copy only. Octavo, 7 3/4" tall, xv + 495 pages plus 4 ads, original blind stamped cloth, gilt spine titles. A fair hard cover first edition of this original title with general shelf wear and rubbing, spine ends frayed, fore-corners worn through, backstrip loose at the hinge, spine cocked and shaken; several signatures loosened, paper only lightly yellowed with some scattered foxing. Previous owner's signature on rear endpaper; notations on front free endpaper. Narrative of American life in mid-nineteenth century.

Boston, Massachusetts: The Barta Press for the Old Colony Trust Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A fabulous piece of original Americana and historical reference. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 185 pages. A very good, clean hardcover with minor shelf wear, bottom front corner bumped, light soiling to back cover, hinges and binding tight, paper clean and lightly yellowed. The remains of a leather cord loop that would allow it to hang from a hook has broken away. Seldom appearing on the market, this resource is invaluable as historical business reference; including information on 'Boston Elevated Special Cars' the United Fruit Steamship service and the Hotel Titchfield in Jamaica, Thayer Shoes, and seating in all the major Boston theatres, etc.. Copies were distributed to public service establishments with the compliments of the Old Colony Trust Company. Rates include phone costs, train fares, transatlantic sailings, theatres and hotels and more. Many wonderful B&W… Read More