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Fine. Book A FINE COPY. One of 500 copies printed on handmade paper, full vellum binding with red stripes and blue stars on covers, in blue cloth slipcase with paper label. Preface by Warren Burger. Introduction "Printing & the Constitution" by Daniel J. Boorstin.
Very Good. No Jacket; as Issued. Book Two vol. set comprising period from March 3, 1789 to March 3, 1791, inclusive. Compiled from authentic materials. Some foxing to pages, wear to leather boards. Red and black morocco spine labels with gilt lettering. Double column text: Vol. 1 xiii, 1322, xxx. Vol. 2 1323-2418, xxx.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Edwin C. Walker, New York City
Date published: 1903
Description: Very Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Very good condition of this 64-pg stapled pamphlet. Bottom corner creased throughout; wrappers have some light soiling and sunfading; closed tear near spine; small chip missing to back cover and 2 back pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Way & Williams, Chicago
Date published: 1897
Description: Good. No Jacket; as Issued. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. FIRST EDITION; SCARCE. Blue cloth stamped in green & silver gilt on front & back cover. Binding worn, some soiling; front blank page loosening; front hinge starting. Clean pages; 21 short stories. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company, Chicago
Date published: 1966
Description: Very Good. Book Second printing, November, 1966. VERY GOOD condition; some crayon marks on back illustrated endpapers. Illustrated boards have shelf and edge wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date published: 1881
Description: Very Good. Book VERY GOOD condition; leather bound. FIRST EDITION. Previous owner name, city, state dated May 18, 1881 on front endpaper. Small bookseller label on fep also. Leather has shelf wear; some minor foxing along edges of endpapers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Spiral binding with Boards
Publisher: Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Date published: 1967
Description: Jennifer Lawson. Very Good. Book SCARCE copy in very good condition; spiralbound. Some slight edge wear, back cover has some sunfading; light crease to pages on bottom edge. Published by SNCC during Stokey Carmichael's time before he headed the Black Panther party. Cover with map of Africa, title page has a black panther reading to children. Includes the tale High John plus How God made the Butterflies, Why the Sun and Moon live in the Sky, How the Snake got His Rattles, and Keep on Stepping. read more
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Book in very good condition; slight edge wear to green boards; 713 b/w photographs. Inscribed by author in 1981. DJ in Fair condition only; many tears, chipping, and edgewear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Date published: 1936
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Book VERY GOOD condition; lacks dj; red boards have slight edgewear and a little shelfwear, but are clean and bright. Previous owner name inside dated 1936. Scarce title; Date of 1936 on title page. The book influenced Bill Wilson who formed Alcoholics Anonymous with Dr. Bob Smith. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ralph Ginzburg, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date published: 1962
Description: Herb Lubalin. Near Fine. No Jacket; as Issued. Magazine Complete 4 volume set of first year of Eros magazine. NEAR FINE condition. Controversial publication of photographs, articles and illustrations dealing with sexuality and erotic subject matter. Includes the Marilyn Monroe series of photographs by Bert Stern. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jason Press, New York
Date published: 1955
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book First edition; scarce. Very Good. Orange boards slightly shelf-cocked. Three small dings (impressions) to cover board; light edgewear; a little bowing at top of spine. DJ has some edgewear with small chipping at top and bottom of spine and edges to dj flaps. Also, some shelfwear & one-inch closed tear on cover between the letters in the word OF. This copy has the original price of $2.50. DJ in mylar cover. read more