26. Quadrille Court. Cleveland: International Fiction Library, (1929).
First American Edition. Novel of the heir to a fine property and a family feud. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, nicks at spine ends. Item #22814
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27. Red of the Dawn, A Story of a Minister and His Wife. New York: Daniel Ryerson, Inc, (1937).
First Edition. W. S. Adam dustjacket art. Interesting novel of a "progressive and sympathetic minister", not a "bigot, a man alert to the issues of the day". This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Adam at front endpaper. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, quarter sized chip at lower rear panel, shallow edge chipping. Item #23089
28. The Outlet. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1905.
First Edition. E. Boyd Smith illustrations. "An exciting personal account of an old-time cattle drive, showing how the great herds of our Western Plains were brought to market. It is full of incident, action, and adventure such as will recall Mr. Adams's first great success, The Log of a Cowboy." Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, fairly shallow chipping to top spine end and flap edges, lower spine with inch sized chip. Item #20847
29. Maoriland: And Other Verses. Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper Company, Ltd., 1899.
First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by author to half title page and verso of front free endpaper, in which he states he copies out two verses he likes best, “as they best express Australia,” as well as stating ‘the few remaining copies of / this edition of 1000.../were slightly damaged...” Author was a journalist and writer from New Zealand. Octavo, off white cloth with gilt lettering and illustration to spine. Very Good to Near Fine with modest soiling to cloth, yellowing to endpapers, discreet number paste to front inside cover. Lacking dustjacket. Item #19196
30. Fenceless Meadows. London: Hurst and Blackett, Ltd, (1923).
First Edition. Uncommon nautical adventure novel. Found in 'Searchable Sea Literature', Maritime Studies Program of Williams College. "Bill left college to go to sea at age seventeen in a career that lasted four or five years and logged seven passages around Cape Horn. Before his sailing career was ended by ill health, he had attained the rank of mate. After retiring from the sea, he lived in the San Francisco area, where he became involved in the socialist movement." Very Good, modest cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, few shallow edge chips and closed tears. Item #26874
31. Stage-Struck. New York: Jacobsen, Hodgkinson Corp. (1925).
First Edition, First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Paramount film starring Gloria Swanson. Scarce. Original illustrated wrappers, rear cover depicting Swanson in very unusual costumes. Very Good, small chip at lower front cover. Item #26031
32. The Secret of Bogey House [GOLF MYSTERY]. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1925].
First American Edition. Frank Marston dustjacket art. Author' first book. 'The chance loss of a golf ball sends Tony Bridgman to unravel the Secret of Bogey House, ostensibly an innocent pleasure resort. There is bridge, tennis, boating an golf ad infinitum'. A very scarce golf themed mystery, the first copy we have seen of the American printing. Very Good, modest cocking, in Very Good dustjacket, vertical crease at spine, modest soiling to white panels. Item #34572
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33. Bound Volume of State Papers including Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting, (Pursuant to a resolution of the Senate, of the 18th January, 1819,) A Report from the Secretary of State, Together with the Returns of Causes Depen. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820, 1821.
First Edition. Bound Volume of State Papers including Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting, (Pursuant to a resolution of the Senate, of the 18th January, 1819,) A Report from the Secretary of State, Together with the Returns of Causes Depending in the Courts of the United States; Report of the Secretary of State, Upon the Weights and Measures, Prepared in Ordinance to a Resolution of the Senate of the Third March, 1817; and Letter from the Secretary of State, with a Transcript of the List of Passengers Who Arrived in the United States from the 1st October, 1819, to the 30th September, 1820. With small bookplate of Senator John Holmes, an American politician and National Republican who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and was one of the first two Senators from Maine, best known for his involvement with the Treaty of Ghent. Octavo, 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt spine bands, original endpapers. Very Good with moderate surface wear and soiling to boards, leather worn at spine ends and corners, pages with some foxing. Item #19493
34. Farm Friends and the Ugly Ducking. Chicago: Children's Press, Inc., (1951).
First Edition. Quarto. Illustrated by Adams and Erickson. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, inch chip at top front panel. Item #11526
35. Common Cause. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. (1919).
Early Edition. Arthur William Brown illustrations. A novel of patriotism and love set in a small German-American city dealing with Pro-German sentiment. Near Fine with mild bumping to top spine end in Very Good dustjacket with shallow chipping to spine ends, creasing and a few short closed tears along rear top edge, and mild surface wear to rear panel. Item #12964
36. The Gorgeous Hussy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., (1934).
Early Printing without date at title page, but with presumed first issue dustjacket. R. F. Cosimini dustjacket art. Rare historical novel of the Andrew Jackson era to be found in its original published version. Novel of a "hot blooded, clear-headed, self willed, valiant, and joyous" woman with an "incredible infatuation for the first gigolo in American history". Basis for the 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture starring Joan Crawford. Near Fine, contemporary bookplate, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #20433
37. Revelry. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926.
Ninth Edition. Thrilling novel of Washington politics and the life of a president. Near Fine, foxing to page ends, in Very Good Plus dustjacket, small nicks to flap corners. Item #24594
38. The Secret of Lonesome Cove. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1912).
First Edition. Frank E. Schoonover illustrations. Rare Hubin listed murder mystery set on the New England seacoast and featuring detective Professor Chester Kent. Includes elements of astrology and spiritualism. Extremely rare in original publisher dustjacket with wraparound artwork. Very Good or Near Fine with few small light stains at rear cover, in Very Good dustjacket, fairly shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, top rear panel with few inch closed tear and accompanying creases, flap edges with surface wear. Item #17370
39. Whispers. New York: Liveright Publishing Corp. (1940).
First Edition. Lola Frank dustjacket art. "Kathie Mowrer, sensible but irresistible young business woman who believes that romance and earning a livelihood should be kept quite apart, does not know that against her will she is falling in love with Parke Gerritt. This young man has more than his share of money, good looks and personality, which he dispenses with easy recklessness." Very Good, some cracking to front inner hinge (nicely repaired) in nearly Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end, some fading to pink color of spine, inch closed tear at top spine end. Item #26812
40. Winter Wheat. New York: George H. Doran Co., (1926).
First Edition. Novel of a man who trod on the devotion of a woman who loved him. 'Handsome, cruel, blind with strength, Jason trod her devotion under foot, learning too late that she alone held sway over his heart'. Near Fine, some spotting to cloth, previous owner signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top rear panel. Item #37491
41. Come-On Charley. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1920).
Later Printing. "Come-on thinks he has inherited two millions and with Mr. Teeters as private secretary, goes to New York to find that his financial reputation had beat him there. With ten thousand available cash and credit based on fanciful inherited millions, Charley owns Broadway and various side streets adjacent thereto. One after another the different brands of bright boys with gold bricks to sell rally around Charley and supply, much to their amazement, the opportunities that he has heretofore lacked. For the last chapter in this breezy, humorous and often exciting story is entitled Charley Get His Million." Near Fine in a Very Good, modestly soiled and edge chipped dustjacket. Item #20267
42. Come-On Charley. New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., (1915).
First Edition. "Come-on thinks he has inherited two millions and with Mr. Teeters as private secretary, goes to New York to find that his financial reputation had beat him there. With ten thousand available cash and credit based on fanciful inherited millions, Charley owns Broadway and various side streets adjacent thereto. One after another the different brands of bright boys with gold bricks to sell rally around Charley and supply, much to their amazement, the opportunities that he has heretofore lacked. For the last chapter in this breezy, humorous and often exciting story is entitled Charley Get His Million." Near Fine in dustjacket lacking lower inch and half of rear panel, nickel sized chip at lower front panel, else Very Good. Item #21413
43. Ade's Fables. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1914.
First Edition. John T. McCutcheon illustrations. Humorous collection of stories. Uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine, contemporary signature and date at endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips, inch sized chip at top spine end. Item #25809
44. Hand-Made Fables. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1920.
First Edition. John T. McCutcheon illustrations. Humorous collection of 'fables' that "prove again that Slang is a fine art, and that humor distinctly belongs to American literature". Uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine, contemporary signature and date at endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #25810
45. The Old-Time Saloon, Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History. New York: Ray Long and Richard R. Smith, Inc, 1931.
Second Printing. Gluyas Williams dustjacket art. Sentimental history of the "old time saloon", opulent places like the Waldorf and the Knickerbocker, as well as dives on the corner or roadhouses. "Its all here even to the pictorial adornments of the early nineties, the swinging doors, the dilapidated pool table, and the long-suffering bartender ready to either weep or fight, according to the mood of his customers. Illustrations by Williams, John Held Jr., James Montgomery Flagg, Herb Roth, and Harrison Fisher. Near Fine but for small ink address at front endpaper, Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top front panel, mid-rear panel with quarter sized chip, light staining to spine area. Item #25783
46. People You Know. New York: R. H. Russell, 1903.
First Edition stated. Unsigned cover decoration and dustjacket art. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. Collection of humorous short stories all illustrated by McCutcheon which reference drinking often and other human foibles. Very uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine in attractive Very Good dustjacket. Item #39933
47. A Naked King. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1924.
First Edition. T. L. dustjacket art. Egyptian novel depicting "the struggle of genius against the forces of the world, against the material desires of self-centered man and ambitious women. Flesh as a bait against spirit draws man's deepest emotions to the surface". Very Good, some paper residue to covers, in Good dustjacket, staining to verso, shallow edge chips. Item #24381
48. It Is the Poem Singing You're your Eyes. Anthology of New Young Poets. New York: Harper and Row. (1971).
First Edition. Collection of contemporary verse edited by this African American author. This copy inscribed and signed by Adoff in year of publication at front free endpaper. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, some edge chipping, light stain to lower spine, price-clipped. Item #12851
49. Cocktail Fashions of 1936 [DRINK RECIPES]. New York: F. P. Aguado and Co, (1935).
First Edition (Limited Edition, First Imprint 1936 Edition, Unnumbered) Original blue cloth, illustrated and stamped in gilt, 7 1/4 by 5 inches, 125 pages. A rather comprehensive collection of cocktail recipes with almost every page including a color illustration of a drinking scene. No copies found on WorldCat, though this title is listed in the bibliography of numerous cocktail blogs. A nearly Very Good firmly bound volume, cheap cloth worn at edges. Item #37675
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50. A Book of Fishing Stories. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1913.
First Edition. Quarto, original cloth and printed dustjacket, illustrated with color chromolithographs. Very scarce in original publisher's dustjacket. Contents include: "Odds and Ends" by The Right Hon. Sydney Buxton, M.P. "Salmon fishing in the Spey" by Lady Evelyn Cotterell. "On Sea Trout" by the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P. "Dapping on Lough Derg" by Sir Thomas Gratton Esmonde, Bart., M.P. "Salmon Failures and Successes" by the Hon. A.E. Gathorne-Hardy. "Salmon and Sea Trout memories in many lands" by Sir Henry Seton-Karr, C.M.G. "How to make trout-fishing" by The Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart. "Tarpon Fishing in the Pass" by Lord Desborough. "The Big Game Fishes of California" by Charles Frederick Holder LL.D. "Memories of Mahseer" by Lieut.-Col. P.R. Bairnsfather. "Coarse-Fishing Memories" by H.T. Sheringham. "Days with Bass in East and West" by F. G. Aflalo. Very Good, cloth bright and attractive, some webbing showing at inner hinges, a spilled ink jar has left a black stain to fore-edge of pages but hardy affecting page margins, in Very Good dustjacket, ink stain at rear flap edge, chipped at spine ends, quarter sized chip at lower spine area. Item #27069