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The Buck Up Book : Third Edition by Van Amburgh, F.(red) D(e Witt) - 1920

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The Buck Up Book : Third Edition by Van Amburgh,  F.(red) D(e Witt) - 1920

The Buck Up Book : Third Edition

by Van Amburgh, F.(red) D(e Witt)

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New York: The Silent Partner Co., 1920. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -"To Hon. Will H. Hays Van Amburgh 1921". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. Van Amburgh was the publisher of "The Silent Partner," a monthly magazine of inspiration and human interest, and author of several books on the same subjects, rather a "self-help guru" of the early part of the twentieth century, and an author whose quotations turn up surprisingly often today ! Book is Very Good, small damp spot front board, small paper residue rear board. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Third Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Association Copy.
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  • Publisher The Silent Partner Co.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1920

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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love).

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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Ring of Bone
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Ring of Bone

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Bolinas: Grey Fox Press, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with rubbing and wear to extremities, and sunned spine. Front endpaper bears the signature ( with his phone number ),of Donald M. Allen, the founder of Grey Fox Press, literary executor of the estate of Lew Welch, and editor of many significant beat poets. There is another signature, that of Lew Ellington, poet, and co-author of the Jack Spicer biography, Poet Be Like God..
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Illnois Blue Book 1971 - 1972 Association Copy Signed by Governor George H. Ryan Sr.
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Illnois Blue Book 1971 - 1972 Association Copy Signed by Governor George H. Ryan Sr.: Inscribed to "A Loyal Supporter"

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To my good friend and loyal supporter (see photo) with Best Wishes George H. Ryan Sr. Inscribed on backside of front sandpaper, the capital building is on the front. Authentic book issued by the Illinois Secretary of State in Very Good or better condition. Spine edges bumped, bottom by page turning corner soiled or dusty. Has a slight smell from storage .
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print

by Schaap, Ella B.

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Haarlem, Netherlands: Becht, [1994]. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 184 pp. Bound in full bright blue cloth, title in silver on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Text in Dutch and English. Full-color and black and white illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Erratum slip laid in. Presentation copy from Author to John Michael Montias and his wife:"For/Monsieur et Mme John M. Montias/with much respect + love/Ella Schaap/March-April-1999". Montias was an economist who became a leading scholar of the artist Johannes Vermeer, and one of the first to analyze the economics of art. Very Good+ minor age-toning to margins of pages, some fading to extremities of binding, bump to lower corner of front cover, in Very Good+ dust jacket with bumping and light wear to extremities, some sunning to spine.
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THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU
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THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU

by Lummis, Charles F. (Inscribed by Lummis, and dated "Oct. 17, '96" on front fly leaf)

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18 mo. (6 5/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Boston and New York: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. First American Edition. Hardcover, cloth. 126 pages, with black and white illustrations by Henry Sandham, R.C.A. based on photographs made by Lummis; very good condition, decorative cloth binding, title and author in gilt on upper front cover next to a representation of a South American idol. Title and author in gilt on spine; top edge gilt. One very small 1/8 inch area of minor wear to lower spine, not affecting contents.

Stories about adventures in Peru, and " . . . attempts to frustrate archaeological investigations . . . . "
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Tours of the Black Clock.
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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love).

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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Ring of Bone
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Ring of Bone

by Lew Welch

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Bolinas: Grey Fox Press, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with rubbing and wear to extremities, and sunned spine. Front endpaper bears the signature ( with his phone number ),of Donald M. Allen, the founder of Grey Fox Press, literary executor of the estate of Lew Welch, and editor of many significant beat poets. There is another signature, that of Lew Ellington, poet, and co-author of the Jack Spicer biography, Poet Be Like God..
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Illnois Blue Book 1971 - 1972 Association Copy Signed by Governor George H. Ryan Sr.
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Illnois Blue Book 1971 - 1972 Association Copy Signed by Governor George H. Ryan Sr.: Inscribed to "A Loyal Supporter"

by John W. Lewis Editor

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To my good friend and loyal supporter (see photo) with Best Wishes George H. Ryan Sr. Inscribed on backside of front sandpaper, the capital building is on the front. Authentic book issued by the Illinois Secretary of State in Very Good or better condition. Spine edges bumped, bottom by page turning corner soiled or dusty. Has a slight smell from storage .
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print

by Schaap, Ella B.

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Haarlem, Netherlands: Becht, [1994]. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 184 pp. Bound in full bright blue cloth, title in silver on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Text in Dutch and English. Full-color and black and white illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Erratum slip laid in. Presentation copy from Author to John Michael Montias and his wife:"For/Monsieur et Mme John M. Montias/with much respect + love/Ella Schaap/March-April-1999". Montias was an economist who became a leading scholar of the artist Johannes Vermeer, and one of the first to analyze the economics of art. Very Good+ minor age-toning to margins of pages, some fading to extremities of binding, bump to lower corner of front cover, in Very Good+ dust jacket with bumping and light wear to extremities, some sunning to spine.
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THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU
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THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU

by Lummis, Charles F. (Inscribed by Lummis, and dated "Oct. 17, '96" on front fly leaf)

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18 mo. (6 5/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Boston and New York: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. First American Edition. Hardcover, cloth. 126 pages, with black and white illustrations by Henry Sandham, R.C.A. based on photographs made by Lummis; very good condition, decorative cloth binding, title and author in gilt on upper front cover next to a representation of a South American idol. Title and author in gilt on spine; top edge gilt. One very small 1/8 inch area of minor wear to lower spine, not affecting contents.

Stories about adventures in Peru, and " . . . attempts to frustrate archaeological investigations . . . . "
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THE BUCK UP BOOK. Third Edition.

by Amburgh, F. D. Van

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Silent Partner Co., New York: (1920)., 1920 156p. (4)[Publisher's catalogue]. Decoratively framed title page. Text printed in red and black. Uncut. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, worn and stained. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! WWI 4 0.0. Hardcover. Very Good.
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The Guardians of the House
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The Guardians of the House: Inscribed Copy

by Lucy Boston with Diana Boston

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Inscribed "The Simpson family You saw most of these faces at Green Know on 26 April 2001 Diana Boston" Book in Near Fine condition, Dust Jacket Good/VG. Has very little wear but crinkly with a crease down the back, some dents and a purple stain on back by bar code. See photos.
A souvenir from visiting the manor at Hemingford Grey which stands near the river Ouse. SHIPS FROM CHICAGO, IL.
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Tours of the Black Clock.
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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love)

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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

by Chubbuck, Emily

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New York: Sheldon & Company, 1867. Later edition. Very good with some foxing and prior owner signature to front pastedown.. A scarce printing, which appears to be unrecorded on Worldcat. Part of Sheldon's "Good Boy's Library" as indicated on the spine and which were apparently previously part of Sheldon's "Sunday School Books" library. In publisher's green cloth with gilt stamp decorated spine.
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith;  Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]

by Moir, David Macbeth

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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1828. Hard Cover. Good +. xii, [13]-223 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Mansie Wauch. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Remains of old paper label at head of spine and call number in white at tail. In ink on the title page in an old hand, following the title "By Mr Moir." At head of title page in another hand: "To the UPS from Hiester H. Muhlenberg of Reading Pa." Hiester H. Muhlenberg (1812-1886) graduated from Dickinson College in 1829 and practiced medicine in Reading; later he became a banker. A bookplate and inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that Muhlenberg gave the book to the Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson College in 1837. Title page also bears the embossed stamp of the Dickinson College Library. The half title page has been altered in ink to read: The Life of John W.… Read More
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The Select (Signed Association Copy)
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The Select (Signed Association Copy): Inscribed to Graeme Devine

by F. Paul Wilson

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Gray and black boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Very slight shelf wear top and bottom of dust jacket spine; author's picture and quotes on back dust jacket. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN, cover price of $24.95, and FPT on front dust jacket fold.William Morrow First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First U.S. Edition" and complete number line on copyright page. Very rare "association copy" of this book ... not only is it signed by author on first page, but it is also inscribed to famous computer game designer Graeme Devine, who developed "The 7th Guest". F. Paul Wilson also dedicates "this dose is for you" to Devine along with a drawing of a syringe with the number 9574 inside.Best-selling author of The Tomb and The Keep, in this novel "Wilson draws for the first time on his lifetime experience as a medical practitioner". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS

by Bass, Rick

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9780395716878 / 039571687x
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tom McGuane, to whom the book along with John Graves and Jim Harrison is dedicated, on the dedication page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual as such.. Inscribed By Dedicatee. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS

by Everson, William (Brother Antoninus)

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NY: New Directions, 1974. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Everson on the half-title page to his publisher/bibliographer, the Barlett's of Cayucos Books. "To Peter & Henrietta/once again here at Kingfisher Flat in gratitude for our long friendship Bill Everson Dec 30, 1984 Swanton, CA." Cayucos Books published Everson's Tendril in the Mesh, The Alpine Christ & Other Poems, et al. Very faint beginning toning on the dustjacket topedge (not immediately apparent); otherwise, in Fine condition in a Naer Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992

by Lopez, Ken and Bev Chaney

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9780963289803 / 0963289802
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Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Mark Levene. Essays by Stone and Charles Michaud. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by Stone to Chaney on the half-title page. "For Bev in grateful appreciation and with best wishes Bob Stone." Also signed by Stone's wife, Janice, on the page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print

by Schaap, Ella B

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Haarlem, Netherlands: Becht, [1994]. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 184 pp. Bound in full bright blue cloth, title in silver on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Text in Dutch and English. Full-color and black and white illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Erratum slip laid in. Presentation copy from Author to John Michael Montias and his wife:"For/Monsieur et Mme John M. Montias/with much respect + love/Ella Schaap/March-April-1999". Montias was an economist who became a leading scholar of the artist Johannes Vermeer, and one of the first to analyze the economics of art. Very Good+ minor age-toning to margins of pages, some fading to extremities of binding, bump to lower corner of front cover, in Very Good+ dust jacket with bumping and light wear to extremities, some sunning to spine.
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FRENCH KISS
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FRENCH KISS

by Lustbader, Eric Van

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NY: Fawcett Columbine, 1989. First edition, first prnt. Association copy. Inscribed by Lustbader to his father and step-mother. "To Dad & Ethel of which there is no other. All my love - always -- Eric." Board topedges with beginning toning, rear board with faint abrasions, small ink stains on top and bottom edges and pale dampstain on the bottom edge; dustjacket spine bottom edge just touched. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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