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Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1932. (60) pp., dark blue ribbed cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; Book shows bumped corners; some light spotting, foxing & small areas of threading overall, more so to rear board; browning & foxing to endpapers, frontispiece, tissued guard facing pages & title page / Stamped twice to front endpapers in purple ink is "From Congressman Lindley Beckworth, Third District, Gilmer, Texas, Route 1," with the Senator's name reproducing his signature. Illustrated with one B&W photo of each statue. / . Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Adelaide, S.A., Australia: Savvas Publishing, 1977. xii, 370 pp., blue-green boards w/ no lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a few small bumps to spine & top of front board; a couple of spots of soil to edges of page block; prev. owner's name to top margin of front endpaper; Jacket shows a bit of wear to top ends of spine & rear flap fold; a small hole (about 1/4") & similarly sized puncture-tear to spine (not affecting text) to spine panel (else jacket would be very good) / This is a "revised, updated and substantially enlarged" edition of the first edition, which was entitled "Adelaide 1836 to 1976: A History of Difference." Please note: This edition seems to carry the same ISBN as the first edition. / . Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1976. 128 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows slight eear to corners of covers; tiny scrape & some minor soil to back cover; binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines to covers or spine / Included with the book is a copy of Inglenook Notes, Vol. 1, number 3, as well as two postcards; one oversized and featuring a map of "The Wineries of the Napa Valley," and the other extra long and featuring views of the Napa Valley Lodge and surrounding area (both are unused). /. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1995. xii, 146 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows slight wear to corners / Illustrated with B&W photos and reproductions. / . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harper & Row, 1968. 173 pp., dark blue cloth w/ red & silver lettering; Book shows mild bumping to corners; water damage to bottom fore corner of rear board, also affecting rear pastedown & (slightly) rear endpaper; Jacket shows some edgewear, including short tears & small chips w/ water damage to rear panel corresponding to damage to book / SIGNED and INSCRIBED "Best Wishes to Dolores ___, Fred Harris." / . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Ace Double, 1971. 122 pp. / 131 pp., pictorial wraps, # 58880 ( 441-58880-075 ) / This Ace double book is somewhat unique, in that the second novel, "No Time for Heroes" is based on the same premise as "Alice's World," but, as the author put it, "more satirical, more humorous, and with an alternate plot." / . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Josh Kirby (cover illustrations).

NY, NY: Facts on File, 1995. xxiv, 360 pp., black boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows very slight wear to heel of spine / Includes an Introduction, a Directory of Entries, a Bibliography and an Index. Entries are arranged alphabetically. /. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Pantheon Books, 1986. unpaginated: introduction (5 pp.) + 58 plates + quotation (1 p.) + biography (2 pp.) + bibliography (3 pp.) + exhibitions (1 p.); pictorial wraps; Book shows light edgewear to covers w/ a bit more wear to corners & a little light rubbing overall; light bend to top corner of front cover; evidence of old price erasure to top corner of first page / Illustrated with B&W photographic plates. /. First American Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Pocket Books, 1948. 214 pp., pictorial wraps, # 499 / "A lusty and revealing story of modern marriage." / . 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good +. Illus. by Barye Phillips (cover illustration).

NY, NY: HarperCollins Publishers ( Harper Collins ), 1992. 256 pp., purple cloth w/ copper lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light remainder mark to bottom edge of page block; Jacket shows crease to top corner of front flap w/ full-length crease to rear flap / B&W illustrations. / . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Fritz Scholder. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice - Hall, 1975. xi, 483 pp., black cloth w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows wear & fraying to very top of spine w/ a small spot worn through bottom edge of rear board near corner; else fine; Jacket has tears, creases, scrapes & chipping, esp. to top 1/3 / Includes many examples of musical notation. /. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Macfadden - Bartell, 1967. 160 pp., pictorial wraps, # 60-303; Book shows minor edgewear w/ a small surface abrasion to front cover near spine; a little of the publisher's edge staining to the fore edge of the front cover; some browning to inside surface of covers & to pages, esp. towards edges; Binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines on spine; cover bright / "Secret agent Dorain Silk could stop the tragedy unfolding in Jerusalem, but he needed the help of a beautiful - and dangerous - spy." / . First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +.

NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1963. xv, 272 pp., 1/2 dark blue cloth w/ remainder lighter blue; silver lettering; Book shows some wear to ends of spine w/ a bit of fraying to 1 corner; bottom corners of boards bumped; some areas of fading or discoloration to covers; occasional small stains or small areas of soil to pages / Illustrated with B&W photos, drawings and diagrams. /. 7th Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Col., O., L. B. C., 1920. 62 pp., yellow cloth spine w/ decorative papered front board; Book shows some worn spots to spine w/ some scrapes & chipped edges to paper covering of front board, as well as a little water damage to bottom portion (slight similar damage to bottom edge of rear board); prev. owner's notation & "friends of library" stamp to front endpaper; top 1/4" of front hinge cracked; small area of dark markings to one gutter / . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 216 pp., violet-blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Book shows threading to top edges of boards w/ light foxing to top edge of page block; Jacket shows light wear to ends of flap folds; Jacket shows some wear & short tears to bottom edge of front panel w/ a few light scrapes to rear panel / "With 117 illustrations, 15 in color." This is a volume in the "History of European Civilization Library," General Editor, Geoffrey Barraclough. / . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1982. 221 pp., dark brown boards w/ gold lettering; Book shows slight lean to spine; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; bottom corners of boards barely bumped; Jacket shows slight wear & a little crumpling to ends of spine (& top edges of rear panel & flap) w/ a very short tear at head of spine & near front flap fold; a clean & attractive copy overall / Illustrated with B&W numerous B&W photos, interspersed throughout the text. / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: George H. Doran Co., 1912. xiii, 348 pp., green cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; Book shows cock to spine; a number of small nicks, rubs & discoloration to covers; moderate wear to ends of spine & corners & edges of boards; edges of page block browned w/ a few spots of foxing w/ interior pages slightly browned w/ the occasional spot of foxing; prev. owner's bookplate to front pastedown w/ handwritten date "7 (or 9?)/25/13" to bottom edge of front free endpaper; binding is cracking some between frontispiece & title page, but still seems solid; small bends to top corners of a few leaves w/ a few towards front missing a tiny portion of top corners / The "GHD" symbol is present on the copyright page, indicating a first edition. This is Cobb's first collection of stories about a shrewd and kindly Kentucky judge, Judge Priest. According to the bookplate, this copy belonged to Ethel Frances Hilton, likely the second wife (beginning in 1928) of Cone… Read More

NY, NY: Macfadden - Bartell, 1970. 175 pp., pictorial wraps, # 75-325; Book shows minimal edgewear w/ browning to edges of inside cover surface & to pages; binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines to spine; cover bright / "In the savage world of spies, an Oriental beauty lured him into a bizarre and deadly game." / . First U.S. Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Fine.

Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1986. 144 pp., orange boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows tiny light brown spot to bottom left of front board; prev. owner's name-address label to front endpaper; Jacket shows light wear to ends of flap folds; light bends towards top edges / Color and B&W illustrations. /. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Angus McBride (colour illustrations). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. 190 pp., red cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight lean to spine; some darkening to gold lettering on spine; Jacket shows some light wear to ends of spine & flap folds; light scrape & small scratch to front panel / Original title: "A Branch for the Baron." /. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. Illus. by Jane Oliver (jacket design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.