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HBDJ, Dust Jacket shows tears and wear. Some staining on pages. Nicely illustrated. Inscribed: For Nancy Doran with my best wishes sincerely Mildred Jordan April 17, 1944. 1944 ON TITLE & COPYRIGHT PG, , STATED 1ST EDITION, VG+/VG, TINY CHIPS TEARS DJ EXTREMITIES,The book has mild cover and corner wear as well as mild wear at the spine edges. DECORATED CLOTH CVR FLORAL WITH 2 BIRDSThe book has mild cover and corner wear as well as mild wear at the spine edges. There is a tiny ding on the spine. The dust jacket is in fair condition. There is visible wear of front and back covers. There are small splits at the dust cover corners. There are small tears at the dust cover spine edges with several small tears along the top dust cover edge. There is a ding on the dust cover spine and a light crease as well at the bottom edge. There is discoloration at the dust cover book fold edges, Boards are done in a Fraktur-like folk art style , longtime staple in Pennsylvania Dutch households . A series of short stories about a young girl who enjoys making shoo-fly with her mother, going to the market, and talking to her pop. Present-day Story ofa cheerful hardworking Pennsylvania Dutch farmer & His Family & friends as they work & Play Thruout the various Seasons. Homely chores & Simple Pleasures assume new dignity & meaning as the story Unfolds.

,W. S. (William Schwenck) (1836-1911) , Arrangements by Dr. Albert Sirmay, SOLID BLUE Endpapers , B/W IllustratedHARDBACK NODustjacket IN SLIPCASE with Rub & wear & COLOR ILLUSTRATED LABEL, 1941 on Title Copyright pg, 1st edition, Very Good binding and hinges; OVERSIZED Blue Boards with Red Cloth at Spine Cvr, NO JACKET,clean unmarked text; no underlining, hi-lighting, or other markings; not withdrawn library copy. Light amount of wear & aging to book and moderate wear, aging, and scuffs to slipcase. Nice sturdy copy. Grey Boards with Red cloth Spine & Gold gilt titles

HBDJ, 1944 ON TITLE & COPYRIGHT PG, , STATED 1ST EDITION, VG+/VG, TINY CHIPS TEARS DJ EXTREMITIES,The book has mild cover and corner wear as well as mild wear at the spine edges. DECORATED CLOTH CVR FLORAL WITH 2 BIRDSThe book has mild cover and corner wear as well as mild wear at the spine edges. There is a tiny ding on the spine. The dust jacket is in fair condition. There is visible wear of front and back covers. There are small splits at the dust cover corners. There are small tears at the dust cover spine edges with several small tears along the top dust cover edge. There is a ding on the dust cover spine and a light crease as well at the bottom edge. There is discoloration at the dust cover book fold edges, Boards are done in a Fraktur-like folk art style , crumb-crowned pastry that has been a longtime staple in Pennsylvania Dutch households . A series of short stories about a young girl who enjoys making shoo-fly with her mother, going to the market, and talking to her pop. Present-day Story ofa cheerful hardworking Pennsylvania Dutch farmer & His Family & friends as they work & Play Thruout the various Seasons. Homely chores & Simple Pleasures assume new dignity & meaning as the story Unfolds.

Durham, NH: Tray Full of Lab Mice Publications, 1990. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 24mo. [24] pp. First edition, signed and inscribed by Wright. As issued, glued into stiff, printed wrappers. Adhesive is oxidized but the fragile textblock is holding fairly well. A remarkably uncommon chapbook from the acclaimed poet and winner of such awards as the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry. This copy is inscribed by Franz to friend and fellow poet, Stuart Dischell.

Mycroft and Moran, Sauk City, Wisconsin, sister publishing house to Arkham House, 1965 B/W Illustrated Endpapers Of London Map of Solar Pons Small scuff Mark, B/W Photo of Derleth Back DJ Taken by Edgar Obma, HBDJ, 1965, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Dates Match on Title & Copyright Pg, BOOK CVR G00D- / VG- Dustjacket Condition AS-IS, Front Cover LARGE obtrusive DAMP Stain & Light Wear, BACK CVR DAMP STAIN ALONG EDGE, 1st LIMITED Edition of 3,000 Copies, , 1st Printing , Dates Match on Title & Copyright Pg, Interior Nice Tight Clean Light Wear , FOX, 282 Pgs, Fox Stains to Endpapers, Plain Black Binding Cloth Cover is Hollison Black Novelex, DJ LIGHT RUB, WEAR, Tiny Chips & Tear Extremities & Spine Ends, Crease Fold Front Right side of DJ has Thin Horizontal splice Out of in. Back DJ Lightly Foxed & Light Scuff , has Photo of Sypnosis of Author, , Spine Cvr is Titled & Designed Decorated in Black & Gold Gilt has some Rub. Wear, , 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 IN.Duodecimo [19 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped spine , in Spooky B/W & Orange DustJacket of Sherlock Holmes Standing Beside Orange Lamp & Dr. Watson Seated Holding his Eye Glasses, , Seated in Room Looking Out Window at Castle Like House with Full Moon Above & a Man can be Seen in its Lighted Window at Night, DJ art by Frank Utpatel, The steadily expanding devotees of the Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street will hail with delight this crowning volume in a series of collections which have now pastiched the entire quintet of the Master's adventures, When August Derleth wrote Arthur Conan Doyle in 1928 to ask if there were to be any more Sherlock Holmes stories, he was given a curt "no". Thus was born Solar Pons, the twentieth century flag carrier for Mr. Holmes and the brainchild of Derleth. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good.

(Glendale): Roy A. Squires, 1979. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4. Chapbook, One Of The Last From Squires. #30 Of A Stated 230 Copies Printed From Post Roman And Hadrian Stone Cut Types, On Specially Made Paper By Twinrocler, With Covers Of Regina Katusha Made By Barcham Greene In England, The Wrappers Of French Marble, Numbered And Signed By Bradbury On The Colophon. With An Original Typed Four Line Letter Requesting A Review, Dated March 29, 1980, Signed By Roy Squires. Also With (The Enclosed) Photocopy Of The Full Page Publicity "Announcement" Including A Full Explanation Of How It Is Considered A Martian Chronicle, Describing How The Manuscript Was Stored By Bradbury In A Manila Folder Upon Which Was Written "A Martian Chronicle"; At The Bottom Of The Announcement Is A Note In Marker "Looks Fine To Me! Ray Bradbury 9/1/79", All Photocopied, No Original Signature On The Announcement.

Inner Hinges Starting Slightly, Grey & White Rockwell Kent Endpapers, CAPOTE Native of New Orleans, HBDJ, 1963, 1ST MODERN LIBRARY EARLY ISSUE,VG+/VG, , IN Brown Dustjacket Titled in White with sScuff & Rub Extremities, RED Embossed CLOTH WITH GOLD GILT Spine TITLES, Chosen by Author with Introduction by Mark Schorer, CAPOTE Native of New Orleans, 460 pgs + LIST OF Titles Thru G79 Wisdom of Israel , spine ends DJ TINY Chips wear

HARDBACK NO DJ ISSUED, WITH BLACK SILK BOOKMARK RIBBON , NOJACKET ,in THICK Deluxe FAUX BLACK Leather SILVER GILT, 2013, 1st print THUS, EARLY edition., SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, Book is in near mint condition. 400 PGS, BACK OF BOOK FEATURES SILVER WINDING ROAD TO CASTLE. ,The cover of the book is embossed with art and the Dracula title and features silver foil on a black cover. Inside the book is premium end pages and the sides of the pages are silver.The book has a hard leather like surface to it. EDGES OG PGS AE SILVE GILT, 2 Raised Bands on Spine Cvr, Dacre also wrote the prequel and sequel to Dracula !, 2015, SIGNED LIMITED EDITION & the Movie rights have Been Sold, GREAT FOR ANY HORROR OR DRACULA FAN & ALSO THOSE THAT LOVE THE STOKER HISTORY! WITH BLACK SILK BOOKMARK RIBBON

HBDJ, 1933, 1ST MODERN LIBRARY , EARLY ISSUE, VG+/GOOD-, AS-IS, REPAIRED MENDED TEAR SPLIT TO DJ SPINE EDGE, BACK & VERSO OF DJ LISTS 225 TITLES & PRE ZIP CODE COUPON, Inner DJ Flap MENDED SEPARATION TINY PriceClipped but 95 Cents Intact, Great DJ design by Reichl !, Orange & White Rockwell Kent Endpapers, The BURGUNDY CLOTH WITH GOLD GILT book is in very good, clean, fresh, gently read condition with an intact binding, a good cover with some bumped covers, and no rips, tears, stains, or marks other than the author's signature INSCRIPTION on the pre-title page and, the book owner's name above, also written by the author. The dust jacket is dingy, torn, tattered and fragile EXTREMITIES CHIPS WEAR; its front flap is completely separate and the jacket has ink writing on its cover. 'hardcover' binding on this 6-3/4 by 4-1/4 inch book is actually a tightly woven 'balloon' cloth over a very thin, stiff but flexible 'board'. We believe this book is bound in Modern Library's binding style #7, tanning to dj spine, SMALL INK MARK FRONT OF DJ. , It is the central story, that of Melanctha, the Negro girl, which is the most original and compelling of the three...It is perhaps the first American story in which the Negro is regarded as a human being and not as an object for condescending compassion or derision

Alfred Knopf, NY,, 1987. HBDJ, 1987, stATed 1st edition, DATES MaTcH oN Title & Copyright page, PC, F/F-, AS-IS, 134 pgs, Ivory tweed cloth wIth Facsimile Signature in gold gilt of HEPBURN on Front, DJ light , wear , Interior very light wear nice tight Clean, very tightly bound. No writing or markings inside the book other than the actress signature. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.