Fourth Impression. "An intensive study of a kept woman. The most intimate emotions and thoughts of Josephine Demayne, and draws a sensitive picture of a certain development, in her life, which is rare in fiction". A contemporary reviewer writes: "The novel is ugly and sordid, redeemed only by several bits of very clever characterization, hung upon an unconvincing plot that rises to a ridiculously melodramatic climax. Josephine Demayne, a widow with one small daughter, Sonia, is caught in the meshes of hopeless poverty. Pictured at first as a slovenly, rather unattractive creature, she blossoms into a veritable siren when she sets herself the task of capturing the fancy of Robert Burnett, father of the small boy for whom she is acting as nursery governess. This is the way out which Josephine, chooses to take. Her motives appear decidedly mixed; at one moment the reader is led to believe she really loves Robert, at another that she is merely seeking a life of ease; another that she'ss concerned for her daughter. Devoid of apparently any moral sense, alternately adoring and neglecting her child, she never appears in any but a repellant light. Robert is described by the author as "a man who could not be judged by ordinary standards of right and wrong. His intelligence, naturally far below the average, had been completely submerged by sex obsession. He was a slave to this Instinct, following it blindly, never pausing to analyze his emotions, entirely devoid of self-control." Truly it is difficult to discover the "spires" to the pigsty resulting from this alliance. Here is an age-old story, molded by novelists and dramatists into varying forms lime without end. If Georgina Garry had merely acknowledged that she was presenting a little cross-section of life, with all its mixed motives and ugliness, one might have accepted it, but when she attempts to ram a moral down one's throat it is much too much. It is the childhood of Sonia that does much to redeem the novel. Here the writer has created an unforgettably pathetic and moving character in the person of this neglected, lovable child." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at lower spine end, inch closed tear at lower front spine edge, small accordion tear at mid front panel. Item #31194

First Edition stated, Review Copy with publisher's press release laid in. “Mr. Gieske has drawn upon his own vivid career to write this book. Journalist, traveler, adventurer, he is eminently fitted to write this rich, glorious picture of tomorrow’s ideal.” Found in Utopian Movements and Ideas of the Great Depression by Donald W. Whisenhunt. "The protagonist of the story is David Haldane, a decent but under appreciated telephone lineman. He dreams of joining the ranks of Utopians and perfecting his pet project, a much improved television. Alas, there is a enemy of this idealistic enterprise, the Soviet Union, which fears that Utopia’s success will boost capitalism and discredit communism. Surprisingly, Germany is never mentioned in the book; Soviet communism is the great evil. Through a sequence of chicanery, the Soviets launch a squadron of planes to poison everyone on Utopia. But their heinous effort is thwarted by a secret radio-propelled type of Star Wars defense. The noble experiment is saved to further help humanity but not before it is clearly emphasized that science and religion are clearly compatible." [Joseph A. Esposito, Northern Virginia Community College] Uncommon. Very Good, some spotting to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #31082

Third Printing. Kansas set novel with themes of labor unrest, socialism, farming and banking. Uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, split along front flap edge, split along lower half of rear spine edge. Item #31156

First American Edition. A. Redmond dustjacket art. A scarce departure from the mystery field by author Sydney Horler, here using his pseudonym. "Happily married to a most charming wife, Richard Wingate, an eminent English neurologist found himself in possession of all that life had to offer. Suddenly, out of his past came Fay Dennison, the young nurse he had fallen in love with instantly, as they had worked together during the never to be forgotten war years. Now, when her spell upon him had been recast, he was willing to sacrifice everything to elope with her to America". Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, two small chips at edges of rear panel. Item #31097

First Edition. Octavo, original gilt decorated white cloth and printed dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs. Collection of poetry and memoirs concerning the American Civil War. James was an American surgeon, homeopathist, writer, and philanthropist who lived in Philadelphia. He served as the secretary of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania and later as its president. Almost Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners. Item #31079

First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the 1920 black and white silent film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Charles Clary and Irene Rich. Contemporary novel of American aristocratic life and romance. Scarce title. Very Good, lower spine end bumped, causing centimeter closed tear to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips and wear, nickel sized chip at lower front panel. Item #31020

First Edition, First Printing in English. Abridged Edition, Translated by H. M. Lucas and J. Bonar. Originally published in 1905 in Germany. Important finance title which founded the chartalist school of monetary theory, which argues that money's value derives from its issuance by an institutional form of government rather than spontaneously through relations of exchange. It sets about to build a theory which could encompass indifferently monetary systems based on precious metals or paper money. Knapp's approach is naturalistic. As a theorist, he does not want to recommend what the monetary ought to be, nor does he explore how money could be put to use in order to attain certain goals. Drawing almost entirely on examples set in 19th century Europe, he derives from them a genetic and then a functional classification. Ownership signature of Texas legislator F. G. Swanson Tyler. Near Very Good, cloth over front spine gutter lacking and exposing webbing below, Swanson Tyler's warning to book borrowers stamped at both front and rear pastedowns and front and rear endpapers, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips, rear panel with two dime sized chips. Item #31019

First Edition. John Held Jr. (or after) dustjacket art. Humorous volume in which Leacock "takes up such problems as, The Human Body, Its Care and Prevention; The House, Garden and Bungalow, or How to be Happy Even at Home; Knowledge in College or The Outline of Everything. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some soiling to spine and rear panel, dime sized chip at lower spine end. Item #31055

First Edition stated. H. C. dustjacket art. Russian and Jewish author's novel of university life in Soviet Russia. "A peasant poet who betrays his ideals for a short cut to wealth. Kiril's tragedy is played against a blaring and chaotic background - Bohemian nights in underground rooms, singing gypsies, bowls of vodka - where greed and lust vie with the ascetic bleakness of Bolshevism. Involved in robbery and murder, Kiril escapes the police only to decide that life is not worth while if the price to be paid is perpetual flight and fear of betrayal". Near Fine but for humorous gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, chip at lower spine end. Item #31067

First Edition. "A practical instruction and reference work on Aviation and allied subjects." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #31199

Second Printing. Here's one of the strangest stories ever told, the saga of Ogden Rutheford, spoiled child of civilization, and Og, the Dawn Man. Centuries away, worlds apart, they wove strange, dark tapestries into history's pages, until in a screaming holocaust their paths met and crossed. "The narrator of Ogden's Strange Story suffers a head-injury and Timeslips into the deep past, becoming a proto-man named Og." [Encyclopedia of Science Fiction] Uncommon fantasy title to be found in dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, couple of small edge chips, shallow loss at top sine, darkened at spine. Item #31111

[First Edition] Small octavo, original gray cloth. Volume begins with a handwritten presentation page stating that the book was intended to be a gift to the widow of a gentleman named Oric Bates, a Harvard graduate who became a leading author and archaeologist of Egyptian history. But the collecting intrigue here is the signature of one of Bates' former classmates -- William Clarence Matthews. Born in Selma, Alabama, Matthews was educated at the famous Tuskeegee Institute before enrolling at Harvard, where he led the baseball team in batting average for the 1903, 1904 and 1905 seasons. In the summer of 1905, Matthews joined the Burlington (VT) team of the Northern League, making him the only African-American in any white professional league. Talks of him joining the Boston Beaneaters of the National League arose around this time but were quickly stifled, and it would be another four decades before Robinson would complete the task. Matthews would not live to see it, passing away at the age of fifty-one in 1928. Matthews' signature appears in 9/10 black fountain pen ink among the several dozen mourners. Extremely Rare. Item #31213