London: Duncombe, 1825. Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". 424pp; 416pp. Later binding of blue and cream cloth over boards, with paper title labels to spine. Heavy soiling to bindings, with moderate edgewear and bumped corners. Heavy chipping to title labels. Hinges cracked to Vol. I, attached by visible webbing..... More
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876. George Cruikshank. New Edition. Hardcover. 6 5/8" X 4 1/4". xii, 252pp. Green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Heavy edgewear and scattered rubbing to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Head and tail of spine worn down, no losses..... More
New York: Frederick Fell, Inc., 1955. Cydney. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 5 5/8". 190pp. Chipping and tearing to edges of dust jacket, with mild dust soiling to rear and edges of flaps. Mild edgewear and gentle bumping to blue cloth hardcover binding, with amusing metallic purple stamped design to cover..... More
London: The Cresset Press, 1963. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5". 170pp. Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Bound in green paper over boards with spine lettered in red and gilt. Dust-spotting to top edge of text block. Previous owner's bookplate and..... More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1984. Paperback. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". xxiii, 484pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This classic work by the Russian philosopher and literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin (1895–1975)..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and inscribed in ink by author, Gina Barreeca, to title page. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". ix, 262pp. Very mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Blue cloth over boards with spine backed in white. Pages crisp, clean, and..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4". 231pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in pictorial paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the..... More
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. Will Vawter. Hardcover. 8" X 5 5/8". ix, 180pp. Green cloth over boards stamped in bright green to front cover and spine. Heavy sunning, with fading to spine. Moderate edgewear to binding, with chipping to head and tail of spine, no losses. Previous owner's name..... More
![Item #6632 The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words [Two Volumes]. Graham...](/pictures/thumb/6632.JPG?v=1608334624)
New York: Pantheon Books, 1989. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Paperback. Two Volumes. 9 1/4" X 6". ix, 325pp. (Volume 1). xiv, 349pp. (Volume 2). Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of both volumes. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. ABOUT THIS SET: The complete scripts from..... More
Antwerpen, Belgium: De Sikkel, 1929. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Rather heavy wear to brittle paper wraps with rubbing, toning, chipping, bumps, and tears to covers, corners, and edges. Heaviest wear to Volume IV, the rear cover and last 2 pages of which are completely detached. Paper at spine..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 10". 187pp, plus ads. Inscribed at half-title page to Earlene Scott of Scott's Books. Mild edgewear to pictorial wraps, with bumping to tail of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and bright. A very presentable signed..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. Hardcover. 7 7/8" X 5 1/4". iv, 315pp. Green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Moderate edgewear to binding, with bumping to corners. Bookseller stamp and notations to front pastedown. Binding is sound. Pages are clean..... More
New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1909. Joseph A. Lemon. Hardcover. 8 1/8" X 5 5/8". 95pp. Burgundy cloth, with pictorial label and embossed white lettering and banners to front. Moderate edgewear to binding, with scattered rubbing and dust soiling to covers. Some light soiling to endpapers. Binding is tight and..... More
Hollywood: Goodnight Kiss Publications, 2001. Paperback. Signed and inscribed to previous owner in ink throughout by author, Mandi Martin, and John Braheny. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". 194pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Curl to front and rear cover. Pages are clean..... More
Westminster: The Roxburghe Press, N.D. Hardcover. 7 7/8" X 5 3/8". 138pp, plus 1pp ads. No date, circa 1890s. Red cloth over boards, with cover and spine stamped in gilt. Stain to spine, front board edge of spine, and top edge of front board. Spine darkened, gilt to spine dimmed..... More
![Item #9060 [Complete Demons Trilogy, Three Volumes] Here Be Demons; Demon Blues; Hooray for...](/pictures/thumb/9060.jpg?v=1629857071)
New York: Ace Books, 1988-1990. Mass market paperback. 7" X 4 1/4". Wear to pictorial paper wraps with creasing to covers and spines. Gentle bumps to extremities. Clear tape to spine of Hooray for Hellywood. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. ABOUT HERE BE DEMONS: The archdemon Atamar has..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for the Rymour Club and Issued from John Knox's House, 1920. Limited Edition. Wraps. 8 5/8" X 6 7/8". 53pp. Edition limited to 250. Original pictorial wraps. Heavy edgewear to wraps, with chipping to spine. Text block separating from wraps. Notation to half-title and occasional notations and underlining..... More
London: A. H. Baily and Co., 1834. Hardcover. 7" X 4 1/2". xii, 260pp, plus 2pp (in 2 leaves) of ads. Green floral patterned cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt with gilt squirrel device. Moderate edgewear to binding, corners bumped in, heavy scattered rubbing and dust soiling, scratching..... More
London: Pickering and Co., 1882. Hardcover. 7 1/8" X 4 3/8". 244pp. Dark blue cloth over boards, with torn paper title label to spine. Fraying, mild dust soiling to cloth, with corners bumped. Rear hinge cracked and completely separated, attached only by last 1/4" of cloth. Webbing visible to front..... More
New York: Marvel Comics Group, 1981. Staplebound. 10 3/4" X 8". 50pp. Wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing, creasing, and toning to covers, corners, and edges. Scribbled ink marks to pages 34-35. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding feels somewhat tender, but remains sound. An overall solid copy..... More
New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., 1899. Hardcover. 7 1/4" X 5". xv, 9-315pp, plus 2 leaves of ads. Ex-Mussel Slough District Library, with usual stamps. Pictorial reddish cloth over boards, with cover and spine lettered in black. Moderate edgewear to binding, corners bumped and rubbed to boards, scattered rubbing..... More
Methuen Books, 1976. Hardcover. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4". Unpaginated. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Wear to jacket with rubbing, foxing, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. 2 1/2" closed tear to top edge of rear cover of jacket. Smudged fingerprints were..... More
![Item #9142 The First Church of the Gooey Death and Discount House of Worship [Spoof Book]. Don Imus](/pictures/thumb/9142.jpg?v=1630373496)
Hardcover. 8" X 5 1/4". Unpaginated. Bound in red cloth over boards with spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Light rubbing and bumps to extremities. Toning to gutters of endpapers and to two pages at center of text block. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound..... More
Chicago: Thos. W. Jackson, 1952. Paperback. 7 5/8" X 5 1/4". 96pp. Mild edgewear to pictorial wraps, with small tears to head and tail of spine and slight lean to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A charming 1950s copy of this joke book from..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson, 1856. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4". 436pp, plus 14 leaves of ads. Embossed brown cloth over boards, with spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Heavy edgewear to binding, with edges and corners rubbed to boards, and bumping in to corners. Mild soiling to endpapers. Tissue..... More
