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New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1949. One of 2500 printed by E. L. Hildreth & Co. Quarto, patterned boards, [vi], 104, [2] pp. Illus., ads. Includes: Epic on an American Theme, by Stephen Vincent Benét; Grabhorniana, by Oscar Lewis; Peter the Whaler, Plagiarist, by Malcolm M. Willey; Colored Paste Papers, by Rosamond B. Loring; A Seventh Century Book-Label Problem, by Edward Naumburg, Jr.; The Literature of the Gold Rush, by Carl I. Wheat; and Firsts, in a Manner of Speaking, by Vincent Starrett, and illustrated by Susanne Suba. Fair, with wear to spine (interior bright and tight).

New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1948. One of 2500 copies printed at The Asthoensen Press. Quarto, patterned boards, [iv], 221-312, [vi], [i] pp. Illus, ads. Includes: The True Story of ‘Herndon’s Lincoln,’ by David Donald; An Addendum to ‘Enemies of Books,’ by Michael Sadlier; A Mere Sale to Effect, edited by John H. Birss; Homer Martin as Illustrator, by Sinclair Hamilton; The G.P.O. in War and Peace, by Cedric Larson; Grandfather Was a Collector, by Ellen Denby and illustrated by Leo Hershfield; Books about Books, 1947, compiled by George L. McKay; and The American Academy Award to Bruce Rogers. Very Good, some light foxing, bearing the bookplate of Isaac Foot, influential British politician, staunch Methodist preacher, avid book collector, and author.

New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1948. One of 2500 copies printed at The Asthoensen Press. Quarto, patterned boards, [iv], 113-216 pp. Illus., ads. Includes: Stephen Crane, War Correspondent, by Ames W. Williams; Almost Books, by Frederick R. Goff; Reflections on Rarity, by John Carter; Silhouette of a Librarian, by George Boas; Holbein’s Old Testament Woodcuts, by Philip Hofer; The Harmless Drudge, by Herbert W. Liebert; and A Ghost from a Barber Shop, by Carl J. Weber. Near-Fine, corners a bit bumped.

New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1949. One of 2500 copies printed by E. L. Hildreth & Co. Quarto, patterned boards, [iv], 107-189, [i] pp. Very Good. Contents include: Another Man’s Roses, Frederick B. Adams, Jr.; On Belonging to Clubs, by Christopher Morley, and illustrated by Richard Erdoes; On Making a Few Books, by Alfred A. Knopf; Sadleir Sadleirized, by Simon Nowell-Smith; The Typophiles, by Deoch Fulton; The Last word, by Wilmarth S. Lewis; and The First Famous Print, by A. Hyatt Mayor. Near-Fine, light wear.

New York: Duschnes Crawford. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. Limited to 2500 copies .

Duschnes Crawford, Inc, 1949. Hard Cover. Good/No jacket. In tattered, plain glass-lined jacket. Corners of spine and boards are lightly rubbed. Spine is cracked in several places. Small stain on first blank page. Inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.

Duschnes Crawford, Inc, 1949. Hard Cover. Good/No jacket. Back cover and bottom edge of cover are lightly soiled. Top edge of spine is very lightly bumped. Spine is lightly cocked. Cover is lightly tanned, especially at spine. Library stamp on back end leaf. Inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.

Duschnes Crawford, Inc, 1949. Hard Cover. Good/No jacket. Upper corners of boards and top edge of spine are bumped. Cover is lightly tanned, especially at spine. Bottom edge of cover is lightly rubbed. Spine is shaken and is cracked at front. Library stamp on back end leaf. Inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.

Duschnes Crawford, Inc, 1950. Hard Cover. Good/No jacket. Edges of cover and spine are lightly rubbed. Cover is lightly tanned, especially at spine. Top and bottom of spine are lightly bumped and spine is cracked at front. Library stamp on back end leaf. Inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.

The New Colophon, February 1950. hardback. very good condition in printed paper covered boards.

New York: Duschnes Crawford Inc, 1950. First edition. Hard Cover. near fine. Limited 2500 copies. Contents: "The Poet and the Pirate"-Ray NAsh, "Preserved for Posterity"-E.P.Goldschmidt, "The Uses of Collecting"-John Bakeless, "Treasure Hunt"-John McDermott, "Where are Shakespears Manuscripts" James McManaway, "Manuscript Hunting in Two Continents"-R.W.Chapman, etc.

New York: Duschnes Crawford Inc, 1949. First edition. Hard Cover. near fine. Limited 2500 copies. Contents: "Willa Cather from Nebraska"-George Seibel, "The Life and Death of The Lafayette Pub." - Winterich, "The Cummington Press"-Harry Duncan, "Cor Cordium and Thomas J. Wise"-Helen Rossetti Angeli, "The Wandering of 'Ulysses'"-Stuart Gilbert, "Poor Nancy Luce"-Ben Clough, "Books about Books" George McKay, etc.

NY: Duschnes Crawford, 1950. 4to, pp. 375. Index. Ivory cloth, printed front and back with a bookstore picture in tan, brown, turquoise, and black. Illustrated. Spine little browned, a few streaks of color scuffed onto front, o/w a VG tight copy. Forty-two articles of interest to bibliophiles.

New York: Duschnes Crawford Inc. , 1950. Hardback. Pp. 311-406. Illus. Binding slightly foxed and worn. A very pleasing copy. (bs100). Hard Cover. Very Good.

Hardcover. Very Good. [First Edition] New York: Duschnes Crawford, Inc. 1948. Hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued?). Quarto, pictorial boards, illustrated. 110 pages (paginated in series). Limited to 2,500 copies. Lacking the original lithograph by Benton Spruance, (as often found), covers and prelims a bit toned, soiled, else very good overall condition. No marks, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (fprw)

New York: Pynson Printers, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very little wear, however there are library markings from R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co Lakeside Press Training Dept. Library. Text is clean. Volume 1, Part Three (3) July 1948. 8 x 11 inches. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Pynson Printers, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very little wear, however there are library markings from R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co Lakeside Press Training Dept. Library; the spine is yellowed. Text is clean. Volume 1, Part Four (4) October 1948. 8 x 11 inches. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Duschnes Crawford, Inc, 1950. Appears unread. A beautiful copy in Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- probably never read. First Edition. Limited to 2,500 copies. 32 important bibliographical articles on Hans Christian Anderson, Incunabula, Button Gwinnett signatures, Huck Finn, Samuel Johnson journals, Willa Cather, George Catlin, California and Oregon Trail, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, etc. Contributors include Jean Hersholt, Curt Buhler, Donald Gallup, Richard Altick, Vincent Starrett, Thomas McDade, James D. Hart, Randolph Adams, Jacob Blanck, Donald and Mary Hyde, Philip Hofer, John Winterich, Sinclair Hamilton, Frederick Goff, George McKay and Charles Eberstadt. Printed by Peter Beilenson. Illustrations throughout. Among the tipped-in items are a facsimile of the first printing of the Emancipation Proclamation and a fold-out facsimile Handbill Advertisement for Mark Twain's The Adventures… Read More

Duschnes Crawford , Inc., 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine. A fine copy of the beautiful decorative paper covered boards First Printing from the library of David Herbert Donald , winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Charles Sumner and Thomas Wolfe and celebrated biographer of Abraham Lincoln Donald wrote the lead article in this issue : THE TRUE STORY OF " HERNDON'S LINCOLN " .