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What's Your Red Rubber Ball? (Signed) Discover Your Inspiration and Chase It for a Lifetime. New York: Disney Pr, 2008. First Edition. ISBN: 1933060565. Book. 1st printing. Spiral bound 4to hard covers with title cut outs to rubber underlay. 70 pp. Illust. An absolutely delightful interactive book difficult to describe. Fine, like new. No dj as issued. As New. Hardcover. (#5022012) $36.45
492. Carroll, Linda. HER MOTHER'S DAUGHTER A Memoir of the Mother I Never Knew and of My Daughter, Courtney Love (Signed). New York: Random House, 2005. First Edition. ISBN: 0385512473. Book. Cloth & boards. 303pp. Signed by Carroll on title page. Fine, like new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5012044) $22.27
493. Carson, H. Glenn. Coinshooting, How and Where to Do It: Using a Metal Detector Effectively (Signed). 8 States Associates & Johnson Pub., Boulder: Carson Enterprises, 1973. First Edition. ISBN: 0941620301. Book. Pictorial wraps. 58pp. Illust. Signed & dated in year of publication. Author's ink stamped business address on title page. This is the true first edition, but with a later assigned ISBN. Light soiling. Near fine. Signed copies scarce. Near Fine. Paperback. (#5001058) $20.25
494. Carter III, Samuel. CHEROKEE SUNSET A Nation Betrayed A Narrative of Travail and Triumph, Persecution and Exile. Doubleday & Co., Garden City, 1976, 1976. First Edition. ISBN: 0385067356. Book. Cloth & boards. 318pp. Illust. Notes, Bibliography, Index, Endpaper maps. Fine, as new in dj. Very scarce in this condition. As New in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0411014) $49.21
495. Carter, Matthew M., II. THE 90% RULE How to Get Out of Debt and Prosper and Why It's Important The Biblical Method for Debt Elimination and Wealth Accumulation. Tallahassee: Privately Printed, 2003. ISBN: 097426900X. Book. Glossy trade wraps. 175pp. Bibliography. Fine, like new. As New. Paperback. (#THEOSHEL255) $8.86
496. Carter, W. H. NEW WORLD INDIANS, TRADERS AND SETTLERS. London (Ontario): Privately Printed, 1990. First Edition. Book. 4to pictorial wraps. 232pp. A rather unusual book dedicated to historians of The American Indian. The author has reproduced in sepia tone all kinds of Indian & Indian related illustrations from sources in the 19th Century, such as engravings, to modern drawings, figures, photos of guns & artifacts, maps, etc. The book contains personally written articles & facsimile reprints of old texts on many different tribes of Indians in North America. Fine. Scarce. Fine. Paperback. (#SHEL484) $28.35
497. Carver, Charles. BRANN AND THE ICONOCLAST. Texas, Austin, 1957., 1957. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Pict cloth. 196pp. Illust. Intro/Roy Bedichek. Brann published a vitriolic newpaper 100 years ago & split Waco into factions. Near fine in pc dj. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9104014) $9.84
498. Casey, Orben J. (Odie B. Faulk, Ed.). AND JUSTICE FOR ALL The Legal Profession in Oklahoma, 1821 - 1989. Okla Heritage Assoc. & Western Heritage Books, OKC, 1989, 1989. First Edition. ISBN: 0865460760. Book. Quarto gilt-stamped cloth & simulated leather. 245pp. Illustrated with vintage photos & portraits. List of Bar Presidents, extensive Endnotes, Index. Chapters on Five Civilized Tribes, Indian lawyers, famous lawyers (including one on Temple Houston), State Bar Acts, & much more. Fine in original glassine dj. Scarce now. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711048) $85.00
499. Cassin, John. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMERICA. Austin: Texas State Historical Assn, 1994. Limited Edition. ISBN: 9780876111079. Book. Ltd to 250 copies. Royal 8vo 1/2 leather & marbled boards. 298pp. Illus. Index. Appendices. New Foreword & Introduction. A finely designed & bound edition, with facsimile of original text, of the rare 1856 first edition. Fine, like new in matching marbled slipcase. Cowan p110. As New. Hardcover. (#1104021) $103.60
500. Castro, Fidel (Editorial de Ciencias La Habana). HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME. Pedro Alvarez Tabio, Cuban Book Institute, 1975, 1975. First Thus. Book. Tall quarto hardbound with gilt title. 195pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. "This book has been published on the occasion of the first Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba." Laid is are 1) nine page carbon essay on "the struggle for an independent Cuba" prior to 1959; 2) A news type article from the Cubatimes Summer 1981, "As Important As Reading: Math Education". 3) New York Times article (browned) from 1983, "Farewell address by Commander In Chief Fidel Castro... in funeral homage to the heroes fallen in unequal combat against Yankee Imperialism in Grenada." Fine in original pictorial slipcase with ink notation on back. Slipcase is split along bottom edge & partially mended. Shows general wear. Fine. Hardcover. (#5021001) $34.42
501. Cates, David Allan. Freeman Walker (Signed) A Novel. Denver: Unbridled Books, 2008. ARC. ISBN: 1932961550. Book. Uncorrected Proof. Glossy wraps. 298 pp. Signed & dated by Walker in year of publication. Fine, like new. As New. Paperback. (#5022051ARC) $7.70
502. Cather, Willa. My Antonia. Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Bison Books, 2003. First Thus. Book. "First Nebraska Paperback Printing." "Scholarly Edition." Green trade wraps, nice 8vo size or larger. 543pp. Inside paper covers neatly & expertly reinforced with clear wide tape. Fine condition. A classic in Great Plains literature. Fine. Paperback. (#AV2.012) $9.30
503. Cather, Willa. Faulkner, Virginia, Edit. WILLA CATHER COLLECTED SHORT FICTION 1892-1912. Univ. Of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1972., 1972. Revised Edition. ISBN: 0803207700. Book. 2nd printing of Revised Edition. Two color cloth with with attractive gilt & black signature of Cather on cover, with gilt & black spine title, etc.. 600pp. Vol. I: The Bohemian Girl; Vol. II: The Troll Garden; Vol. III: On The Divide. Introduction by Mildred R. Bennett. Fine in chipped dj. Scarce. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#FTR245) $23.69
504. Cather, Willa. Lathrop, JoAnna (Compiler). WILLA CATHER A Checklist of Her Published Writing. Lincoln, 1975., 1975. First Edition. ISBN: 0803258089. Book. Printed yellow decor wrappers. 118pp. Fine, as new. As New. Paperback. (#5009014) $7.09
505. Cattermole, E. G. FAMOUS FRONTIERSMEN, PIONEERS AND SCOUTS, etc. Chicago: Donohue Bros, 1883. Later Printing. Book. Later edition, date not printed. Original edition was 1883. Decorative red, black, silver cloth. 540pp. Illus. fos & early price in ink on ffep. Chapters on Boone, Crawford, Girty, Finney, Adams & McCullough, Wetzel, Kenton George Clark, Capt Brady, Crockett, Houston, Carson, Custer, Cody, Hickok, California Joe, Texas Jack, Capt Jack, & Crook. Residue on lower spine, some light spotting on borders of back cover, & somewhat worn, but actually vg in the original cloth. Many copies for sale have broken hinges; these are sound & original. Howes C245. 6-guns 399. Very Good-. Hardcover. (#1209028) $75.04
506. Cattle Guard). Cattle Guard Sign. n. p.: n.p., 1960. Remainder. Large Cattle Guard metal sign from NE Washington State, east of the Cascades and near the Canadian border. I was told used for years on a local ranch. Yellow & black. Five pounds. 24" x 24". An outdoor patina with some stain streaks and soil! Color photo can be sent to prospective buyer. (shipping extra). Very Good. Hardcover. (#1302172) $125.06
507. Cattle). AMENDED CATALOGUE OF A CHOICE SELECTION FROM THE BOW PARK HERD OF THE CANADA WEST FARM-STOCK ASSOCIATION OF VERY HIGH-BRED SHORT-HORNS AND CLYDESDALE HORSES TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION... Toronto: Globe Printing Co., 1879. First Edition. Book. Oblong printed wraps, approx 5 3/4" x 7". 55pp. No illust. This auction was held at Dexter Park, Chicago. Col. Judy was the auctioneer. The Bow Park Stock Farm was located near Brantford, Ontario on 895 acres & was, itself, sold in 1885. Cord-tied text block, adhesive bound at spine to the wrapper covers. Vg condition. Rare. Oct. 17, 1879 Very Good. Paperback. (#0903032) $81.00
508. Caughey, John Walton. HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT Historian of Western America. S. F.: American Historical Review, 1963. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus. Pictorial wraps. (16pp). This offprint booklet was probably printed by Wallace Hebberd, who published Allan Nevin's seven volume set of Bancroft's California history. Laid in is the Hebberd promotional folder written by Nevins, & order form/envelope. All in original printed mailer. Mailer with small tape mark. Contents all fine. Fine. Paperback. (#1209029) $20.01
509. Caughey, John Walton. GOLD IS THE CORNERSTONE. Berkeley & LA, 1948., 1948. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Pictorial cloth. 321pp. Illust. Gift inscription on ffep. Survey of the California gold rush. A few page corners slightly creased, else vg in soiled, pc dj. Very Good in Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9612027) $7.55
510. Chamberlayne, C. G. (Transcribed, Annotated & Indexed by). THE VESTRY BOOK OF STRATTON MAJOR PARISH King and Queen County, Virginia 1729 - 1783. Richmond: The Library Board, 1931. First Edition. Book. Cloth with gilt-stamped spine in binding by Virginia State Library. Their call number on lower spine, but no other defacing library stamps, etc.. fos on ffep. 257pp. Index of Names of Persons. Geographical Index. Index of Topics. Good copy, but we note that top edge of front corner has cloth worn through about 3 inches in. Previous owner re-glued the slightly frayed section so it is stable. In spite of owner's signature, this copy unread because it is uncut in parts from the bindery. Some leaves are joined to adjoining leaves at the folded edge & have to be carefully cut apart. This is not an uncommon condition for older books & insures that the text is usually in "as new" condition. Scarce. Good. Hardcover. (#SHEL446) $31.50
511. Chamfort, Anne. ANNE CHAMFORT'S GREAT BOOK OF SECRETS. Madison CT: N. D. P. Corp, 1993. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Attractive printed 4to wraps. 59pp. Illustrated with small vignettes. Secrets of the Stones, Secrets of the Plants, Secrets of the Stars, Secrets of the Flame. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#SHEL656) $20.00
512. Chance, Megan. SUSANNAH MORROW A Novel of Salem (Signed). Warner, NY, 2002., 2002. ARC. Book. ARC. Pict trade wraps. 402pp. Signed & dated by Chance. "high drama, sweeping romance, and historical accuracy. offer a fresh perspective on the Salem witch trials." Fine, as new. Fine. Paperback. (#5013011ARC) $13.37
513. Chandra, Vikram. SACRED GAMES (Special Edition). Harper Collins, NY, 2007, 2007. ARC. ISBN: 0061130354. Book. Special Advance Reader's Edition. Gilt-stamped wraps. 900pp. "epic confrontation between a Mafia don -- the criminal overlord of Mumbai - and a world-weary policeman who is determined to bring him down." Signed by Chandra. Near fine in original gilt slipcase. Near Fine. Paperback. (#5018034ARC) $32.40
514. Chaplin, Ralph. WOBBLY The Rough and Tumble Story of an American Radical. University of Chicago, Chicago, 1948., 1948. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 435pp + photos. "Poet, socialist, migratory worker, agitator, painter, a top-ranking Wobbly, ex-jailbird, ex-Communist, song-writer, editor, curbstone orator -- the author probably knows the radical movement in this country better than any other living man." Undoubtedly one of the best first hand accounts of labor strife & politics in the U.S. ever printed. Material on Joe Hill , Bill Haywood, Eugene Debs, & many more. Fine in near fine dj with couple of tiny tears at top of backstrip. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5009015) $38.48
515. Chapman Publishing). PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF OKLAHOMA (cover title: Genealogy and Biography). (spine title: Biographical Oklahoma). Chapman, Chicago, 1901, 1901. First Edition. Book. Quarto, gilt-stamped titles & full calf. 1,297pp.. Index. Rear leaf has two lists: "Population of Counties and Reservations in Oklahoma", and "Cities and Villages in Oklahoma having a population of over 100." Book is subtitled: "Commemorating the achievements of citizens who have contributed to the progress of Oklahoma and the development of its resources." Approximately 1,000 entries with bio & varying amounts of interesting genealogical information on politicians, city builders, ranchers, settlers, professors, priests & pastors, federal & territorial officers, doctors, etc.. Former owner's name, Mrs. A.W. Husby (?), written in ink along Preface gutter. Frontispiece is a fine engraving of Major Gordon W. Lillie, "Pawnee Bill". Six page introduction, "The Opening of Oklahoma." Noteworthy entries that also have portraits (most entries do not have portraits) include: W. E. Malaley (full portrait, holding a rifle), the frontiersman & cowman who found the murdered Pat Hennessey, , Deputy U.S. Marshals William D. Fossett & Charles Colcord (City Police Chief of OKC). Some husband/wife couples, family portraits, & a couple portraits of women are included. Women include Nettie Reppeto, proprietor of the Royal Hotel in Guthrie. Residences are pictured, as well. Text entries are at least one full column & usually more. Only a few Indians are represented. There is an entry (but no portrait) of the famous photographer William S. Prettyman. Also, Dr. Jesse Mooney (who attended Belle Starr), & many other people well known at the time, especially in their own localities. This copy rebacked with 3/4 of original spine present. Covers moderately scuffed -- the leather is in very good condition & has been properly treated. The floral endpapers are chipped along the edges (we declined putting in new endpapers when the book was professionally restored). Archival reinforcement tape near the gutter. Several pages (toward the front & back) have minor chipping or very short edge tears, most of which have been archivally closed. This book is now in very good condition for regular use. There is a wealth of material in this heavy volume. It's rare. Oversized. Very Good+. Hardcover. (#0711050) $1,500.00
516. Chapman, Berlin Basil. THE OTOES AND MISSOURIAS. Oklahoma City: Privately Printed & Times Journal, 1965. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 405pp. Appendices: three allotment rolls. Index. Illustrated with photos & facsimile documents. Scholarly study. Fine, like new; no dj as issued. Scarce now. As New. Hardcover. (#SHEL417) $62.55
517. Chapman, Kenneth M. POTTERY OF SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO (Signed). Santa Fe: Laboratory of Anthropology, 1938. Book. 4th printing. 4to stiff printed brown wraps with cloth reinforced hinges, & unusually combined with a nicely printed pictorial dust jacket (designed by Merle Armitage). 192pp. Terrific illustrations. Inscribed to famed Southwest poet/writer, Haniel Long, "The last copy, and I'm glad it goes to Haniel Long. With my warmest regards. Kenneth M. Chapman." Errata slip (with paper clip impression) states author's dissatisfaction regarding certain color plates. Apparently the first three printings were not distributed due to the problem, but this printing was finally released. Memoirs of the Laboratory of Anthropology Volume I. Top of the last four leaves have a paper clip impression; just a bit of rust from same on a couple of pages & barely on inside of back cover. Bottom of dj has 1 1/2" split now closed. Couple of nicks at top of dj & another short tear at top of backstrip of dj. Top of front hinge starting after 1st leaf. Still, a nearly very good copy, & a special one with this presentation. Very Good-. Paperback. (#0103021) $213.23
518. Charles, Mrs. Tom. TALES OF THE TULAROSA (Signed). Alamogordo: Privately Printed, 1953. Limited Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps with overlapping edges. Cover drawing & map by Jose Cisneros. 69pp. Illustrated with photos. Double-page map of the Tularosa Basin, with vignettes, by Cisneros. Also, 1/2 page map of route of de Vaca. Signed by Mrs. Charles. Printed by Carl Hertzog in El Paso. Slight crimping to cover edges, hardly worth noting, but near fine thus. 6-guns 415. Near Fine. Paperback. (#9404027) $36.45
519. Chase, Dean (Ed.). (Pacific Cable Railway). THE PACIFIC CABLE RAILWAY COMPANY. The System of WIRE-CABLE RAILWAYS for Cities and Towns as operated in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, New York, Cincinnati, Hoboken, Etc. Felton (CA): Glenwood Publishers & Big Trees Press, 1967. First Thus. Book. "A Complete Reprint of the 1887 Prospectus." 4to printed wraps. 66pp. + 2 plates, one set of tables, & folding map of San Francisco in back. Beautifully illustrated in black & white. Fading to cover edges; vg. Very Good. Paperback. (#NIC055. 2) $24.30
520. Chatterton, Fenimore. YESTERDAY'S WYOMING The Intimate Memoirs of Fenimore C. Chatterton Territorial Citizen, Govenor, and Statesman AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Association copy). Aurora, CO: Powder River Pub, 1957. Limited/Numbered. Book. #278 of ltd of 1,000 copies. Gilt-stamped cloth. 133pp. Tipped-in b/w portrait of Chatterton (as published, facing copyright/ltd page). Index. LAID IN: 1) 1957 ALS (10pp & with envelope) from Chatterton's daughter to a Pac NW bookseller with references to Tom Horn & the Johnson Co. War. 2) 1957 ALS (3pp & with envelope) from same. 3) Chatterton's governor's letterhead with signature stamps & litho b/w photo of him in his prime. 4) Publisher's post card re production delay. Chatterton was Gov. of Wyoming when Tom Horn was hung. Horn material in the long letter may not add materially to the case, but it shares strong personal thoughts of Chatterton, clearly understood & presented by his daughter. A scarce book & rare association copy with great content. Fine in dj. 6-guns 416, Herd 452. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1204023) $400.20
521. Chavez, Fray Angelico. ELEVEN LADY - LYRICS and Other Poems (Signed). St. Anthony Guild, Paterson (NJ), 1945, 1945. First Edition. Book. 12mo gilt-stamped decorated cloth. 95pp. Presentation copy. Issued on the 100th anniversary of "the dedication of the United States to the Immaculate Conception." Foreword by Archbishop Byrne of Santa Fe. Some gilt worn from title on cover, & almost entirely so on spine. Lower edge of back cover with bump & tear in fabric now glued down, but with a little exposure of board. Good reading copy thus. Good. Hardcover. (#0606019) $6.56
522. Cheff, Bud Sr. INDIAN TRAILS AND GRIZZLY TALES (Signed). Stoneydale Press, Stevensville (Mt.), 1993, 1993. ISBN: 0912299533. Book. Gilt-stamped cloth. 228pp. Illust.. Inscribed by Cheff & with ownership note by previous owner. The author's life in the ranching & hunting country of western Montana. Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0404020) $21.32
523. Chemung County. CHEMUNG COUNTY. ITS HISTORY. Chemung Co. Historical Soc., Elmira., 1961. First Edition. Book. Pictorial 4to wraps. 108pp. Illust. Index. Light soiling. Vg. (1961) Very Good. Paperback. (#5012006) $22.27
524. Chiang Kai-shek, Madame (Mayling Soong Chiang). MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK -- SELECTED SPEECHES 1958-1959 (Signed). Taipei, Taiwan: The Office of the President, 1959. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth with gilt-framed label on front cover & gilt stamping on spine, in moderately edgeworn dj with quite minor chips. 187pp. Thirteen speeches by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek originally presented to quite a wide variety of audiences of considerable note (Nat'l Press Club, American Bar Assoc, American Legion Auxiliary, Univ of Michigan, etc.). This copy signed on a blank leaf, "Mayling Soong Chiang," one of Kai-shek's written name combinations. This remarkable woman, who lived to be 105 years of age, would likely be found on any body's Who's Who of the 20th Century when it comes to national leadership and politics, as well as education and thought. A well designed & printed book, printed at the Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, for the Office of the President of Taiwan. Bottom edges of boards slightly worn, but still very good+. Dj condition as noted above, and very good. Very scarce signed & with jacket. Very Good+ in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL693) $500.00
525. Chicago & North-Western Ry. THE INDIAN THE NORTHWEST 1600 - 1900: The Red Man The War Man The White Man. Chicago: C & NW RR, 1901. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth over flexible board. 114pp. Illustrated with b/w photos & portraits. Maps, including folding map. Material actually covers from Great Lakes Indian culture across the plains to the Pac NW. Black Hawk, Sitting Bull, Custer battle, artifacts, French explorers, Lewis & Clark, & much more. This copy sound, but only good: hinges archivally reinforced; couple of pages with chip at top near binding due to being stuck together then separated at that location; other page corners with separation showing but no chips. Will work in most collections not needing a fine copy. An attractively produced volume. Good. Hardcover. (#1204024) $30.02
526. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 1934). ROMANCE OF EXPLORATION AND EMERGENCY FIRST - AID FROM STANLEY TO BYRD (with laid-in promo). NY: Burroughs Wellcome & Co, 1934. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth. 144pp + 17pp. Illus. Index. Map. Silver endpapers; ffep with two numbers on it. Laid-in one sheet, folded, promoting the "Wellcome Chemical and Galenical Works and Laboratories, Ville LaSalle, near Montreal." Near fine. Unusual. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#1111020) $18.01
527. Chief Wolf Paw. TRIBE BOOK OF THE LONE WOLF. Chicago: Wm Wrigley Jr & Co, 1932. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 12mo pictorial flocked red wraps. 28pp. Illus. Portrait of Sitting Bull on p26. An interesting promotion to sell Wrigley's gum, & then trading in the wrappers for wampum. Vg. Very Good. Paperback. (#1402019) $32.77
528. Childcraft). CHILDCRAFT Creative Play and Hobbies Volume Eight. Chicago: Field Enterprises, 1954. Book. Attractive illustrated hardbound, simulated leather. 272pp. Illus. Upper cover corners bumped. Good+. Good+. Hardcover. (#lynn054c) $7.50
529. Childcraft). CHILDCRAFT Science and Industry Volume Nine. Chicago: Field Enterprises, 1954. Book. Attractive illustrated hardbound, simulated leather. 288pp. Illus. Upper cover corners bumped. Vg. Very Good. Hardcover. (#lynn055c) $7.50
530. Childs, Geoffrey. Stone Palaces: Tales of Vertical Imagination (Signed). Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Mountaineers Books, Seattle, 2001, 2000. First Edition. ISBN: 0898867320. Book. Cloth & boards. 217pp. Chapter head photos. Signed & dated by Childs in the year of publication. A mountaineering memoir by a professional guide in the Pacific Northwest. The author writes, "Just about everything worthwhile I have gotten out of this world has somehow been connected to mountains." Fine, like new in dj. As New in As New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5002042) $24.30
531. Childs, George W. PUBLIC LEDGER ALMANAC 1890. Philadelphia: Geo. W. Childs, 1890. First Thus. Book. Highly decorated tall 12mo wraps. 73pp. Tables, lists, etc., & 1890 calendar. 21st Annual Issue. Top corner of back cover chipped triangle about 1"; top of spine chipped 1/2". 2 1/2" tear adjacent to spine on edge of front cover. Circular vignettes on front cover depict the four seasons. Good. Good. Paperback. (#1003016) $10.93
532. Chilvers, Hedley A. THE SEVEN LOST TRAILS OF AFRICA Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure. Cassell & Co., Ltd., London, 1930, 1930. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 241pp. Illust. Maps. Index. A good read from the days when Africa was the romantically & mystically "dark" continent. Trace of black on base of spine from old dj protector. Part of cover edges along spine & fore edge are slightly shiny due to offset of old dj protector. The unattractive printed dj has chips & is somewhat dark & quite soiled. Old tape reinforces it, & new archival tape has been used to reattach the detached blank back flap. Thus, a vg copy in problematic, but mostly complete dj. Very Good in Fair dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5006012) $28.35
533. Chindahl, George L. A HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS IN AMERICA. Caldwell: Caxton, 1959. First Edition. Book. Red cloth. 279pp. Illus. Full color frontispiece. Appendix. Pictorial endpapers. An unusual title by this publisher. Beautifully produced & in a gorgeous dj. Fine. The dj has just traces of wear at top & bottom of backstrip, else fine & is NOT price-clipped. NOT ex-lib. A splendid copy. Quite scarce with both book & dj in this condition. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5016063) $60.75
534. Chisholm, Alexander.

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