A Garland for Jake Zeitlin on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday & the Anniversary of His 40th Year in the Book Trade by Edited by J. M. Edelstein - 1967

Kingston ON, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1973, trade paperback, 162 pp, First Edition, Very Good condition. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light edge bumps, shallow creasing and faint smudging to covers. Contributions include; Steven J. Ingle-The Politics of George Orwell, Eric E. Lifton-"Machismo" and Prison Reform, E.F. Shields-Death and Individual Values in "Mrs. Dalloway", Tom Middlebro'-The Spirit and the Clay: the Poetry of Jack Clemo. Poetry and fiction by Nora Keeling, Carolyn Rosqui, Roy Fuller, Miriam Waddington and David Waltner-Toews, book reviews by Don Bailey. Appended: Notes on Contributors, Index of Book Reviews.

Kingston ON, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1973, trade paperback, 181 pp, First Edition, Very Good condition. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight corner bumps, very faint smudging to covers. Contributions include; Michael Bell-Yeats Visionary Poems, Bruce Berman-Nixon and the New Corporate State, Christopher A. Kent-Bohemia in Mid-Victorian England, Douglas Barbour-Ezra Pound's Legacy. Poetry and fiction from Rudy Weibe, Dale Zieroth, Al Purdy, Norman Ward and G.W. Ireland, book reviews by Douglas Barbour. Appended: Notes on Contributors, Index of Book Reviews.

Bangkok, Editions Duang Kamol, 1985, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Presentation Copy. Signed simply "Ben", dated 1985, and inscribed by the author to his good friend and colleague Charles F. Keyes author of many books on the region including: Finding Their Voice: Northeastern Villagers and the Thai State, and Golden Peninsula: Culture and Adaptation in Mainland Southeast Asia, referred to familiarly as "Biff" in the inscription. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light rubs and nicks to dustjacket, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 13 stories by prominent Thai authors written between 1939 and 1976 during the period generally referred to as the "American Era". Preface and lengthy introduction by Anderson covering both: The Historical Context, and Authors, Themes and Styles. Illustrations by Vasan Sitthiket. Appended biographies of the 12 Thai authors. ISBN 9789742103804

The Easton Press, 1990 (1972). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift copy!

Green grained leather binding with raised banding, gilt decoration and title on the spine. Gilt title and decoration on the front board. All edges gilt. In a black protective box.

Inscribed on front end page, "To Anne B. (last name): in happy recollection of a lonely Sunday afternoon in -Honolulu- Sincerely, Louis Cochran Santa Monica 3-11-1960 States First Edition 1955. Book Near Fine, Dust Jacket Good. Top spine worn with small rips, same with corners. Bottom edge worn badly and missing about 1/4" from the back side of the spine and narrowing to the middle of front cover. A couple of tears backside (no pieces missing).

A Carcassonne chez Pierre Polère imprimeur-libraire,1820, in 12 (17,5 x 10,5 cm), (24) + 766 + (2) - (24) + 530 + 127 + (2) pages. Reliure plein maroquin rouge de l'époque, plats avec roulette décorative dorée, dos richement orné de petits fers et d'une emblème dorée à décor de symboles chrétiens, toutes tranches dorées. +++++++ Belle édition bien reliée de ce livre d'heures du premier quart du XIXè siècle et édité à Carcassonne, complet de ses deux parties (Matin et soir) et précédées dans chaque tome, d'une Table des Temps donnant les principales fêtes mois par mois - Intérieur frais, reliure solide avec quelques frottements, un petit manque à la coiffe supérieure du tome 1, Bon exemplaire.

San Francisco: John Howell, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine. , bound complete in Five Parts [10.5x7.25in]; Cream buckram cloth covers with dark blue cloth spine, gilt lettering on maroon leather label on spine, original illustrated light brown wrappers of individual catalogues as originally bound; 560 pp.[21], reference list, index and errata. A five part priced Catalog #50 of 1665 items relating to California history from the Spanish Exploration to American Statehood. The books were part of a major Californiana collection of Jennie Crocker Henderson, granddaughter of Charles Crocker, one of the celebrated "Big Four" of early California development. The Catalogs are a comprehensive listing of California related books, Exploration, Overland Travel, Voyages by Sea, Mexican War, the Gold Rush, San Francisco, the Vigilance Committees, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the Outlaws notably Joaquin Murietta, Tiburcio Vasquez, etc., the Missions, the Indians, the Mountain Men, Guide Books, the Donner… Read More

University Supply and Equipment Co, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Mid-century detailed high school yearbook design how-to. Numerous topics, e.g., picture mounting, art work, layout, advertising, etc. Includes 22 pages of period clip art and 8 sample Coca-Cola ads. Bound in dark-green padded vinyl with raised texturing and gilt Useco logo and lettering to front panel. Extremely rare. No copies showing in WorldCat database. No other copies in commerce at the time of this posting. No online footprint whatsoever with the exception of a brief textual entry in the 1952 Catalog of Copyright Entries. 35 pp. plus 22 unnumbered pages of clip art. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear to extremities and fading to gilt. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Book. Illus. by Smith, Percy ( Frontis. ). Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed By Author with Letter. First Edition, Limited, Numbered, Signed. Essentially fine, with only the slightest traces of use. at extremities. An apparently unread copy. # 767 of 1025. Gilt stamped bevelled boards Top edge gilt. Laid in is a signed, handwritten letter to his friend, and frequent correspondant, Canadian author Frederick Niven. References in this 2 page letter ( 1 sheet, both sides ), included along with some personal things, are critical thoughts on the " new reading public ", Thomas Hardy, Charles Lamb, Hitler, and Murder in the Cathedral. It is dated 1939. An interesting association cop, of one of Tomlinson's most respected works..