New York: Golden Cross Press, 1942. Valenti Angelo. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 19pp. 200 Copies Printed for The Golden Cross Press by the Walpole Printing Office, Mt. Vernon. flat signed by author/illustrator Valenti Angelo. Christmas story of a snowball fight between groups of boys with commentary from an old and.....
Fawcett Crest, 1970. First thus. paperback. from rear cover: "What do you do with a drunken robot? You may not believe it, but robots have problems too. Just like humans. In these mind-spinning tales, Isaac Asimov brings us an astonishing and delightful vision of a tomorrow filled with marvels and.....
Doubleday and Company, 1971. first edition. hardcover. Octavo 199pp. from front flap: "Isaac Asimov once described himself as a "professional explainer," and this new collection of essays--the tenth in a wide-ranging series--displays the encyclopedic knowledge, the quick wit, and the lucid style that have made him the foremost practitioner of.....
Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair, 1972. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 92pp. from front flap: "...a selection from the poetry written over a decade by a man who has lived in places all over the world and who now teaches and writes at St. Andrews College, an innovative Presbyterian school in.....
Little Brown and Company, 1969. first edition, presentation copy. hardcover. 8vo 174pp. from front flap: "In this freshly written text Catherine Drinker Bowen has drawn upon the technical experiences involved in the writing of her seven biographies, as well as on the methods and the testimony of other writers whose.....
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. Lois and Louis Darling. first. hardcover. Stated first edition first printing of Rachel Carson's extended essay on the environmental impact of indiscriminate pesticide use, a hugely influential book credited with leading to a ban on the pesticide DDT for agricultural use in the US and the.....
Hutchinson and Company, 1960. first English edition. hardcover. 8vo 448pp. first English edition. from front flap: "In The Insolent Breed [Borden] shows even more clearly his ability to combine warm feeling and good humour in a rich story of conflict between puritanism and the pagan gods of pleasure. The story.....
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. first edition. hardcover. Octavo, 309pp. from inside flap: "This is a circus novel, told by one of the most gifted story-tellers writing today. At the center is Joe Domino, a famous clown who has now retired. Driving South with his wife, he runs into a small.....
Harper and Brothers, 1952. first edition. hardcover. Octavo 256pp. Collection of brief motivational addresses on a wide variety of topics from former high ranking member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from his nationally aired radio program "Spoken Word" with the Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir.....
Gaithersburg MD: Butternut Press, 1985. U.S. Vo.. Cav. (Scouts) 1862-65. first thus. hardcover. 8vo 243pp. reprint of the original 1896 publication, history of the only independent unit from Virginia to join the Union Army during the Civil War. With new information and appendices by author's granddaughter. from Preface: "As the.....
New York: Viking Press, 1972. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 307pp. flat signed by author on FFEP. from front flap: "In a refreshingly candid and lively discussion of the history and customs of politics in the South--the basic ingredients of which he says have always been "emotions and attitudes about race".....
Philadelphia: The Egerton Press, 1910. first edition. hardcover. 12mo 145pp. #02206.
New York: Ballantine, 1990. mass market paperback. 16mo 1054pp. eighth printing December 1990. see pictures for synopsis. scarce signed copy. #02844.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. first thus. mass market paperback. 16mo 729pp. first revised St. Martin's Press printing March 1989. see pictures for synopsis. #02845.
Terre Haute, IN: John J Kerins, 1992. Pete Johnson. softcover. 8vo 187pp. +B/W photographs. see pictures for synopsis. #02975.
Dutton, 1946. Key, Ted. first edition. hardcover. A collection of single panel cartoons about Hazel the maid that first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. Eventually turned into a sitcom starring Shirley Booth as Hazel that ran for five seasons starting in 1961.A near fine overall copy of a scarce.....
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1985. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 311pp. stated first edition. includes two pamphlets laid in, one for "Productive Risk-Taking" a seminar led by RALPH KEYES, and a pamphlet for the book itself. from front flap: "When was the last time you really took a risk? Was.....
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1959. Kimi Masuda. hardcover. 8vo 148pp. second printing, October 1959. from front flap: "In this true story of her life, Mrs. Koh tells what happened to her and her family when North Korea became the center of an international tug of war. She tells of.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. first thus. mass market paperback. 16mo. 197pp. first appearance of detective Sam Birge. see pictures for synopsis. signed by author. scarce copy. #03598.
New York: Viking Press, 1958. Ilonka Karasz. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 48pp. collection of poems and reflections on Christmas and New Year's by American author of children's books and poetry. #01210.
New York: Villard Books, 1996. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 339pp. stated first edition, number line to 2 as standard for Random House. from the personal library of artist Blaine Larson. from front flap: "...But suddenly, PTL came tumbling down. All was lost. Jim went to jail while Tammy desperately tried.....
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. first thus. mass market paperback. 16mo 294pp. first printing November 1995. see pictures for synopsis. #02715.
Dell, 1985. A Candlelight Ecstasy Romance. mass market paperback. 16mo 188pp. first Dell printing October 1985. see pictures for synopsis. scarce copy + only signed copy currently available. #02851.
Little Brown and Company, 1953. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 433pp. from front flap: "In this reverent, inspiring book the man who for twenty-two years was executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee combines his autobiography with an informal history of the organization whose work in relief and rehabilitation won.....
St. Andrews Press, 1990. first edition. hardcover. Octavo 275pp. inscription on front free endpaper reads: "To Bill and Glo with Best Wishes and High Regard, Sam Ragan Nov. 27, 1990" (for William and Gloria Delamar, the writer). #00182.