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Dover , 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. A fairly scarce bit of math and logic puzzles of the sort popularized by Martin Gardner. A good tight paperback binding, with a little wear and a small ding to the front cover, and a little discoloration/toning to rear. Importantly, UNMARKED by anyone who might have tried to take notes as… Read more about this item

Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1973. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A curious book, this is the script/libretto (and sheet music) of a John Guare and Mel Shaprio re-working of Two Gentlemen of Verona, winner of the 1972 Tony for best musical of 1972. Includes script, sheet music and with many… Read more about this item

Delacorte, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. Matje, Martin. A curious little tale of the scourge of the bookshop, the BOOK VAMPIRE. Later printing, VG, no jacket as issued. Small stain to ffep, half title, title, not affecting text.

Charles E. Tuttle, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Hiroshige Ando. A translation of a notable Japanese comic novel from the turn of the 19th century. Laid in are multiple little (roughly 3x4in) reproductions of woodblock prints by Hiroshige Ando. Jacket is fair-- price clipped, with tears and chipping primarily around the spine. The book,… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Company, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. The 1938 first edition, in brown cloth boards with a black cloth spine and gold lettering. The rare "somewhat interesting" ex library copy, this is from the library of the Training Department" of publisher R.R. Donnelly & Sons, home of the Lakeside Press.… Read more about this item

Random House. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A curious work from an author who's earliest years saw him becoming a completist collector of assorted types of books. This volume offers brief essays on known authors and their works that did NOT survive. The book moves chronologically from… Read more about this item

New York : Ace Books, 1959. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A curious little volume chronicling the rich literary life of Greenwich Village in from 1912-1932, including the exploits of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugene O'Neill, Sherwood Anderson, Walter Lippman, Edmund Wilson, and many others. Mass market paperback in yellow… Read more about this item

New York : Doubleday , 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. An amusing little book by the author, best known as a Chicago Sun-Times columnist, detailing all sorts of assorted types of failure (product design, institutions, explorers, etc.). Inscribed "To Zan, my fellow writer and bon vivant, thanks for everything… Read more about this item

Girard Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1926. Soft cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. One of the extremely widely sold "little blue books" from an enterprising Kansas publisher. The series included all manner of fiction and non-fiction, sold cheaply at all sorts of stores. Sanger is best known as an advocate for contraception, but… Read more about this item

Crown, 2011. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Soft cover. Fine. A fine Advanced Reader's Copy/Uncorrected proof of this runaway hit for first time author Cline. Space Invader's/Adventure-themed wraps, white and red on a black background -- unique to the advance, this artwork was not used on the hardcover or subsequent paperbacks. Extremely rare. Detailed photos available upon request.… Read more about this item

N.A.G. Press, 1975. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Ayres, E.G. . A highly practical guide to...er...clock repairing. Ex-library but with usual stamps etc, but internally unmarked and quite usable as a reference. This MUST be an authoritative reference to have reached it's 12th printing by 1975. Clear technical drawings throughout illustrate assorted techniques.

Little, Brown, 1998. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice clean copy of this title, a first printing, NF in a VG jacket. A little shelfwear, a couple of very faint scrapes to rear jacket panel, easier to feel than see.

Island Heritage Publishing, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An interesting look at assorted foods of the Hawaii, focused on the cuisine of 13 chefs. First printing stated. Fine. Hardcover with internal spiral binding (pages lay flat if using as reference) and pictorial boards. Full-color illustrations throughout. No jacket, as issued.… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Originally published in 1972, this study is dedicated to the surviving speakers of the Dyirbal, Giramay and Mamu dialects. For it's age, quite good. Minimal wear, with a nice aqua cover. A bit of foxing to page edges, but no marking or highlighting. … Read more about this item

Little Brown & Company, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Sandoz, Edouard. A charming little volume of urban naturalism from this Chicago author. Inscribed on front endpaper by the author to a friend -- signature is clear, penmanship on the message slightly less so. Very good in a good or… Read more about this item

Taschen, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Wonderful little collection of vintage travel ads, posters, assorted ephemera mostly from the 50s and 60s.

Doubleday , 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A collection of brain teasers from an author better known for his running. Includes the author's musings on intelligence and problem solving, and the nature of puzzles. Fine in a VG jacket--jacket slightly toned, with a half inch tear to bottom front and top rear. Internally… Read more about this item

Scribner's, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very nicely photographed book detailing the collection of toy boats assembled by Forbes magazine. First printing, fine in a VG, price-clipped jacket with a little wear to top rear edge, and some faint discoloration near the spine. Internally clean and… Read more about this item

Goose Lane Editions, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Fascinating look at navigational quirks and errors - tales of islands that were recorded on maps and in histories, but which never really existed. Contains two color maps, charts, illustrations. A little wear to cover, but internally clean and unmarked

Paperback Library, 1966. Soft cover. Very Good. Slim volume of Yiddish slang expressions. For a vintage paperback, in very good condition - minimal wear, with some light browning to page edges. Possible remainder mark to top edge.