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PRINCETON ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POETRY AND POETICS: Enlarged Edition.
Edition: First thus.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, (1974) dj. Hardcover - Includes scholarly articles on every aspect of poetry by 215 contributors including William Carlos Williams, Samuel Hazo, Louis Untermeyer, O. B. Hardison and others. This expanded edition adds dozens of new entries, including several reflecting either current trends like rock lyrics or computer poetry and others giving more attention to ethnic minorities such as Puerto Rican poetry and geographic areas like African poetry. List of contributors. xxiv, 992 pp. ISBN: 0-691062803.
Condition: Near fine in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84573More details Price: $40.00 -
THINGS WORTH KNOWING: A Treasury of Useful Information, Answering Thousands of Questions .
Edition: Early printing.
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1918. Hardcover - The complete subtitle is "A treasury of useful information answering thousands of questions and adapting itself to the needs of men and women in every walk of life". Among the topics are emergencies, ailments and remedies, vital statistics, care of house animals, the bedroom (?), postal regulations, sick diet, how to clean, etc. 279 pp. plus 8 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Good overall in light green cloth with darker green lettering and decorations (some tonng and foxing to the pages)
Book ID: 79810More details Price: $16.50 -
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS: Provides Quickly an Apt Bible Quotation to Fit Any Human Experience.
Edition: Later printing.
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1920 (c 1911). Hardcover - Thousands of quotations arranged alphabetically by subject. 80 pp plus 12 pp publisher's ads for the Popular Hand-Books Series.
Condition: Very good in green cloth with white lettering and black illustrations (foxing to endpapers, toning to pages. front hinge starting)
Book ID: 79205More details Price: $25.00 -
THE NEGRO IN AMERICA: A Bibliography.
Edition: 3rd printing.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1966. dj. A listing of over 3,500 books, documents and articles, mostly published after 1954., arranged topically, and including an index of authors. Foreword by Thomas Pettigrew. 190 pages.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual stamps, but a tight clean copy in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 14778More details Price: $30.00 -
THE NEGRO IN AMERICA: A Bibliography.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1966. A listing of over 3,500 books, documents and articles, mostly published after 1954., arranged topically, and including an index of authors. Foreword by Thomas Pettigrew. 190 pages.
Condition: Some soiling to the covers, but contents are clean - overall good condition.
Book ID: 52964More details Price: $10.00 -
THE IRISH IN AMERICA: A Guide to the Literature & the Manuscript Collections.
Edition: First printing.
Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Three main sections focusing on Bibliography by topics (war and military, women, biographies, politics, religion, labor, etc.), Manuscript Collections, and Government Manuscripts & Publications, Statistical Overview, Index.347 pp. . ISBN: 0-8132-07312.
Condition: Fine (as new) indark green full cloth, with gilt lettering, no dustjacket as issued.
Book ID: 27466More details Price: $28.00 -
THE MYSTERY LOVER'S COMPANION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Describes and rates over 2,500 mysteries, detective stories and suspense thrillers arranged by type (English mystery, police procedural) and by author, alphabetically. 311 pgs. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-517-556022.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 61967More details Price: $21.50 -
THE MYSTERY LOVER'S COMPANION.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Crown, (1986) dj. Hardcover - Describes and rates over 2,500 mysteries, detective stories and suspense thrillers arranged by type (English mystery, police procedural) and by author, alphabetically. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-517-556022.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 61966More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MYSTERY LOVER'S COMPANION.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Crown, (1986) dj. Hardcover - Describes and rates over 2,500 mysteries, detective stories and suspense thrillers arranged by type (English mystery, police procedural) and by author, alphabetically. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-517-556022.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 61151More details Price: $15.00 -
ARIZONA IN LITERATURE: A Collection of the Best Writings of Arizona Authors from Early Spanish Days to the Present Time.
Edition: Reprint.
New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1970. Hardcover - Originally published in 1934, so "present time" refers to the early 1930s. When it was published, it was the only extensive listing of Arizona literature. Arranged topically - adventurers, novels, poetry, biography, legends, translations from Spanish, etc - this includes brief biographical notes on each author and a selection from their work. Index, 574 pp. ISBN: 0-838311687.
Condition: Very near fine in turquoise boards with gilt lettering on the spine (upper corner bumped).
Book ID: 79846More details Price: $20.00 -
HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT.
Edition: First edition.
Lanham, Maryland & London: Scarecrow Press, (1995.). Hardcover first edition - Includes a Chronology of the Olympic Movement; The Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games; Introduction to the Olympic Movement plus the actual dictionary of the Olympic Movement; a bibliography and much more. lxxv, 246 pp plus 16 pp of photographs. ISBN: 0-8108-30620.
Condition: Ex-library with very few markings, appears almost unread in red cloth with gilt lettering.
Book ID: 56881More details Price: $20.00 -
FANTASY: THE 100 BEST BOOKS.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
New York: Carroll & Graf, (1991). SIGNED - Brief essays about each of 100 Best Fantasy novels from Gulliver's Travels by Swift in 1726 through Shelley's Frankenstein, Lewis's Monk, T. H. White's The Once and Future King, The Haunting of Hill House by Jackson to Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd in 1985, selected by Cawthorn & Moorcock. SIGNED by Tim Powers at the essay on his 1979 book, The Drawing of the Dark. Introduction by Cawthorn and Moorcock. Index. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-881847089.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (remainder line).
Book ID: 89348More details Price: $28.50 -
1972 CHEVRON CAR CARE GUIDE.
Chevron Research Company, 1972. Includes general information on safety inspections, lubrication, emission controls, etc, then one full page for most models of cars from the 1960s through 1972 - domestic, foreign and small trucks. Illustrated throughout. Large format, spiral bound. 224 pp.
Condition: Good only in glossy blue printed covers - some soiling to covers, edges of textblock, but contents clean.
Book ID: 90035More details Price: $24.50 -
FOLKLORE FROM AFRICA TO THE UNITED STATES.
Edition: First printing.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1976. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An annotated bibliography of 190 African folklore books for both adults and children, including 40 from the United States - one which was "undertaken to reveal African sources of many familiar tales found in this country and the West Indies." Foreword by Virginia Haviland. A presentation copy, INSCRIBED on the title page "To... with all my best wishes and affection. Peggy" Illustrated. Index. x,161 pp. Publisher's press release is laid in.
Condition: Very near fine in yellow and black cloth with traditional African motifs.
Book ID: 87455More details Price: $50.00 -
JAMES GOULD COZZENS: A Descriptive Bibliography.
Edition: First printing.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981. Hardcover first edition - In addition to his books and separate publications, this includes sections on unsigned contributions, several appendices on Movies made from Cozzen's works; books and pamphlets about Cozzens, etc. A title in the Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece portrait, photographs on dust jackets, title pages and more. Index. xiii, 193 pp. ISBN: 0-822934353.
Condition: Fine (as new) in blue-gray cloth, front cover and spine stamped in silver.
Book ID: 90566More details Price: $28.50 -
FABRICS.
Edition: Eighth edition.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1962.) dj. Hardcover - The classic book on the subject, originally published in 1923 and updated to keep up with changes in the industry, so it still remains the standard reference in the field, a well-illustrated (with photographs and drawings) alphabetical listing of technical and non-technical terms related to fabrics, including definitions of different types fabrics, practical textile tests, classification, etc. Includes a list of registered trade names. 163 pp.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32688More details Price: $25.00 -
EMILY DICKINSON. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1850 TO 1966.
Edition: First edition.
Ohio: Kent State University Press, (1968). Hardcover first edition - From the preface: "this new bibliography aims to be a complete catalogue of: (1) editions of Emily Dickinson's writings, (2) first or early printings of her poems, (3) books, chapters in books, and parts of chapters, (4) bibliographies and bibliographical discussions, (5) unpublished doctoral dissertations and important M.A. and undergraduate theses, (6) essays and parts of essays published in periodicals, both scholarly and popular, (7) review articles, operationally defined as reviews extending to three or more pages. Though completeness is claimed only for items from the United States, England, and Canada, numerous foreign publications are included. And though the scope of the bibliography is nominally from 1850 to 1966, many 1967 contributions are included." Index of poetry explications and of authors. xxx, 145 p
Condition: Fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, no dust jacket as issued for most copies.
Book ID: 89140More details Price: $15.00 -
A DICTIONARY OF DAYS.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Facts on File, (1988.) dj. Hardcover - "The curious stories behind more than 850 named days celebrated in literature and real life.' Arranged alphabetically and by the calendar, illustrated with a vignette at the head of each letter. Square format. 136 pp. ISBN: 0-8160-19169.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 55446More details Price: $15.00 -
THE EBONY SUCCESS LIBRARY: 3 Voume Set (includes Volume 1: 1,000 Successful Blacks; Volume 2: Famous Blacks Give Secrets of Success; Volume 3: Career Guide. Opportunities and Resources for You.
Edition: First printings.
Nashville, TN: The Southwestern Company, 1973. Hardcover first edition - Volume One - 1,000 Successful Blacks - contains brief biographical entries accompanied by photographs of most of the men and women profiled. Volume 2 - Famous Blacks Give Secrets of Success - is a look at those in education, the arts, sports, government and more - among those profiled are Shirley Chisholm, Leontyne Price, Charley Pride, Barbara Jordan, Carl T. Rowan, Naomi Sims, Moms Mabley and many others. Volume 3 - Career Guide. Opportunities and Resources for You - looks at those in many different careers, in addition to extensive resources, index. All volumes are extensively illustrated with photographs. Large format, bound in black leatherette with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. 341, 310 , 278 pp respectively.
Condition: Near fine (corners very slightly bumped, but overall tight and clean copies, no markings, sturdy binding) Excellent reference books.
Book ID: 81436More details Price: $100.00 -
EMERSON: AN ANNOTATED SECONDARY BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Edition: First edition.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1985. Hardcover first edition - Tthe first comprehensive annotated secondary bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Includes over 5600 critical and biographical works and almost 200 miscellaneous works. A title in the 'Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography'. Index. xiv, 842 pp. ISBN: 0-822935023.
Condition: Fine in dark blue cloth with silver lettering (a new copy.)
Book ID: 74548More details Price: $25.00 -
HOME REMEDIES.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1975). A book about home repairs, fixing up houses and apartments mostly old but also otherwise, one that is a pleasure to read - with its humorous tales of near disasters and satisfying successes - in addition to being informative. Illustrated by Phyllis Cross. Glossary, index. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-684146959.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy wrappers.
Book ID: 90149More details Price: $14.50 -
FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES 1929: Appendix XIV to the Report of Commissioner for Fisheries for the Fiscal Year 1930.
Edition: First edition.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1930. First edition - Fisheries Document 1095. A review of the industry by area and fish from the Columbia River chinook salmon to the oyster market, with information on byproducts, trap nets, and more. Many charts. pp 706-1028.
Condition: Very good in printed gray wrappers (light crease to front cover, usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 90231More details Price: $20.00 -
PROVINCES AND PROVINCIAL CAPITALS OF THE WORLD.
Edition: Second edition.
Metuchen, NJ & London: Scarecrow Press, 1985. Hardcover - A concise one-volume reference which lists and indexes the thousands of states, provinces, and provincial capitals of the world. ix, 248 pp. ISBN: 0-810817586.
Condition: Fine in brown cloth with white lettering (as new)
Book ID: 72219More details Price: $25.00 -
VISUAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA: The History, Products, General Points and Features of Interest: Also United States Comparisons on State Areas, Population - Foreign Commerce.
Edition: First edition.
Sacramento, CA: California State Board of Education, (1933.). Hardcover first edition - California State Series. Illustrated with many photographs, maps & charts. Map endpapers. Large format, 85 pp.
Condition: Ex-school library with a few stamps,but overall good condition in blue cloth with black lettering.
Book ID: 30639More details Price: $12.50 -
THEREBY HANGS A TALE: Stories of Curious Word Origins.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1950.) dj. Hardcover - An explanation of how words came to be used - from 'abet' to 'Yankee.' Index. xii, 303 pp.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean, no dj.
Book ID: 45222More details Price: $12.50 -
PRICE GUIDE OF WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II BOOKS AND MANUALS.
Edition: Large trade paperback.
Kearney, NB: Morris Publishing, (1997). Detailed listing of books and manuals relatiing to World War I and II. The last edition of this guide which includes thousand of entries based on dealers' catalog prices as well as some auction prices. Lists are divided by war. Includes unit histories, military manuals and a list of reference books. 301 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in stiff glossy blue covers with a comb binding (a new copy, but some signs of handling)
Book ID: 91057More details Price: $25.00 -
VESTA'S WHO'S WHO OF NORTH AMERICAN POETS.
Edition: First edition.
Ontario: Vesta Publications, 1990. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Brief biographical listings of over 2000 poets, listed alphabetically and focusing on the publications and awards of each poet. In order to be considered for this volume, the poet must have had at least two collections of poetry published. Compiled and edited by this Indo/Canadian author and poet. INSCRIBED to Rosemary Wilkinson, one of the poets included, by Stephen Gill with the comment "a poet I vastly admire" and dated in the year of publication. Large format. 489 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in black cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Book ID: 84737More details Price: $75.00 -
THE 50+ BEST BOOKS ON TEXAS.
Edition: First printing.
Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - An updated and expanded edition of a book originally published in 1982. A thoughtful selection of fiction, biography, natural history, and ranching - basically Greene's very personal choices - of books either about Texas or, in the case of fiction, set in Texas. Includes a full page commentary on each book, as well as a photograph of the title page. Includes the introduction to the original edition and to this new edition. Index of authors, editors and titles. xix, 120 pp. ISBN: 1-574410431.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 90516More details Price: $25.00 -
ADVERTISING AND ITS MECHANICAL PRODUCTION.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Crowell, 1931. Hardcover first edition - A very comprehensive discussion of techniques applicable to the development of advertisin, with chapters on topics ranging from selection of paper, use of color to in-house organs, commercial art, advertising agencies and more. Full color frontispiece and many illustrations - both in the text and as black and white and full-color plates (the title page states 175 illustrations). Appendix, glossary and index. 474 pp. Slightly oversized format.
Condition: Very good+ in cloth covered boards, black spine, gold lettering on spine (gift inscription.)
Book ID: 25380More details Price: $30.00 -
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SPECIALISTS MANUAL.
Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.
Philadelphia: Chilton Co., 1956. First edition - A Motor Age Book. Gives flat rate estimates for repairs and estimates of time required by manufacturers, as well as general information for brakes, suspension systems, cooling systems, etc. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 320 pp plus a labor-time conversion chart.
Condition: Very good in flexible green cloth covers.
Book ID: 90240More details Price: $21.50