London & New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1897. Hardcover first edition - A memoir of an important event leading up to the Boer War by American woman whose husband, John Hays Hammond, was a mining engineer, diplomat, philanthropist and business partner of Cecil Rhodes in South Africa. As one of the four leading reformers,he was first sentenced to death after the abortive Jameson Raid of December 1895, with the sentence later reduced to 15 years imprisonment, and finally to release in 1896 with payment of a stiff fine. As Mrs Hammond explains in her brief preface, this book, which is based in large part on her diaries, is an account of her personal experiences. "The causes of the Revolt in Johannesburg, and the ensuing political questions, are but lightly touched upon, in deference to the silence enforced upon my husband as one of the terms of his liberation by the Boer Government." 159 pp plus a 32 pp publisher's catalogue at end.

Roma: Famija Piemontisa 1966. First edition - Posthumous publication of the diary of this noted entrepreneur - one who "shot up to the top of the industrial and financial world of Piedmont through buccaneering international speculation. Like the great American magnates, he endorsed his rise up the social ladder by devoting himself to art collecting. . . Advised by Lionello Venturi, he also took an interest in contemporary art and acted as a patron, helping to bring the cultural world of Turin into line with the times. Ruined by the financial crash in 1930-31, he was interned on the island of Lipari. His assets were confiscated and entrusted to the Bank of Italy, and then sold off to a number of different purchasers." Frontispiece portrait of Riccardo Gualino by Felice Casorati, 1922. Prefazione di Ermanno Gurgo Salice. Con il saggio di Marziano Bernardi, "Gualino e la cultura torinese." In appendice serie degli spettacoli del Teatro di Torino 1925-1930. Text in Italian only. xiv, 248 pp plus 4 pp indice. Bound in cream wrappers with red and black lettering.

Privately published, 1978. First edition - Includes a page of explanation about how this came to be printed by "A.Z." - in 1915, young Joe Zimmerman - 15 years old - was one of 51 boys who won a prize in a nationwide contest by the Crowell Publishing Co for selling the most magazine subscriptions. The prize was a trip to the San Franciso Exposition and then returning to New York City through the newly opened Panama Canal, The leaders of the trip were 5 members of the YMCA. Although Joe actually left from Ft Wayne, this account begins in Moose Jaw on a the train heading West in Canada and covers August 13 through September 20. Detailed, informative and with a sense of humor, it is understandable that Joe also won the $25 prize for the best essay reporting on the tour. It was years later these papers were found. Among the events recounted was a concert at the Expo by Paderewski who expressed sorrow for his country then in the midst of war - the ticket was $2.50 but "worth it." Appears to be very scarce, with no copies in WorldCat - and yet it is of interest in many ways - a glimpse into the life of a young Mid-Western boy who is taking a trip of a lifetime, an example of a creative sales campaign by a publisher, a look at the role of the YMCA at the time, and more. 60 pp.