First Edition. Lester Ralph dustjacket art and illustrations. Historical fiction, an eighteenth century romance. Near Fine with fore-edges modestly foxed, in a Very Good plus dustjacket, shallow loss to spine ends and flap corners, inch closed tear to top edge of front panel near spine, few shorter closed tears. Item #19848

First Edition stated. Romance novel of "what happened to one younger sister when she married her sister's lover because she idolized her sister's husband." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, modest edge wear. Item #22865

First Edition. Skrenda dustjacket art. Contemporary romance: "Should she marry a penniless artist - or listen to the tempting proposals made by men of wealth?" One of a fairly limited number of true first editions published by Grosset during the 1920's. Near Fine but for front free endpaper removed, in Very Good dustjacket, spine colors modestly faded, centimeter chip at lower front panel. Item #20070

First Edition, Limited Edition of 250 copies. Very scarce. Very Good, but with significant foxing, in dustjacket, lacking lower two inch of spine and front panel, some other chips, centimeter chip at mid spine. Item #27849

First Edition, Two Volumes, Octavo, Original blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration at spine. Uncommon fantasy novel of a prehistoric country, dominated by religious figures and a planet inhabited by living dead. Very Good set, spine ends and corners showing modest wear. Item #15888

First Edition. Christopher Rule dustjacket art. Adventure political novel set in Virginia. Near Fine, some foxing to page edge, in attractive Very Good plus, mildly foxed dustjacket. Item #17410

First Photoplay Edition, this edition complete with black and white stills from the Fox movie production starring Madge Bellamy. Fictional account of the west from the first railroad to Native Americans. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with shallow chipping to spine ends. Item #14654

First Edition. Harold Cue dustjacket art. Author's uncommon fifth novel, a love triangle romance in which a wife loves two brothers (one of which is her husband). Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks and wear, spine soiled. Item #31417

First Edition. Paul Galdone dustjacket art. Bleiler listed fantasy title "telling of how a sensual man feels about women". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #24790

This very detailed and charming diary was meticulously kept by Anna P. Howes of Brookline Massachusetts. The pages begin with Miss Howes' (known as ‘Nancy”) entries for her high school graduation from the Beaver Country Day School in June of 1944, and her coming out party that same week, all amidst the announcements of the fall of Rome and the D-Day invasion two days later. Nancy’s continues to keep her diary throughout her four years at Oberlin College, and beyond. The scrapbook contains diary entries, photos, letters, correspondence, keepsakes and newspaper clippings. Over 100 black and white prints are scattered throughout the diary/scrapbook and are captioned; these snapshot and professional prints range in size from 2x2” to 5x7”. Also included are many invitations and wedding announcements of her classmates and girlfriends at Oberlin (including her own from 1949). Ms. Howes adds notation (dated) in later years to point out interesting bits from early entries, such as nights on the town with Jack Lemmon and John Kander (at the time, unknown). Portions of the diary (sections of individual pages, and in one place, two complete leaves) have been excised from the diary by careful and precise cut-out; particularly in the early college years (possibly the diarist edits her earlier entries at the same time she is adding notation in the 1980's). Also included in this scrapbook are several letters written to Miss Howes (after her marriage to one of her professors at Oberlin); these letters are from Harrison Arlington 'Pete' Williams Jr., while he was a U. S. Congressman. The Congressman and Miss Howes evidently met while at Oberlin and kept in touch over the next several years. Years after the diary is kept, when Pete Williams was a Senator, he was convicted during the Abscam sting operation. At Oberlin, she took a philosophy course with William Kennick, and a lifelong relationship began. The two were married in June 1949. Professor Kennick later taught at Amherst College in 1956, retiring in 1999. Miss Howes was known as Nancy. At the time of her marriage to Professor Kennick, she worked as a staff member in the Hillyer Art Museum at Smith College according to one newspaper clipping. Mrs. Kennick passed away in 2014. Item #34125

First Photoplay Edition. Illustrated with scenes from the First National Super-Special Picture starring Richard Barthelmess. Novel of a prize-fighting boxer who is drafted into the First World War and who is wounded in combat. Near Fine, few ownership stamps at front free endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, modest edge wear, few centimeter sized chip at top spine end, few closed tears and creases at top rear panel. Item #17289

First Edition stated, M-C code. Very uncommon Hurst collection of short stories including Give This Little Girl a Hand, which served as the basis for the early First National Pictures talkie of a night club hostess directed by Millard Webb and starring Billie Dove and Edmund Lowe. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, tiny chip at upper rear panel, some surface wear to mid rear panel. Item #29671