The Grapes of New-York. Report of the New-York Agricultural Station for the Year 1907. State of New-York, Department of Agriculture, Fifteenth Annual Report, Vol.3-Part II by Hedrick, U. P.; Assisted by N. O. Booth, O. M. Taylor, R. Wellington and M. J. Dorsey - 1908

Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Co, 1908. Hardcover. Good. xv, [1], 564 p., frontispiece portrait of Edward Staniford Rogers, many leaves of color plates; 31 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. Bookplate of the Wilmington Institute Free Library, Wilmington, Delaware, on the front fixed endpaper. Perforated stamp of the Wilmington Institute Free Library on the frontispiece portrait, title page, and all the plates. Circulation pocket attached to back free endpaper showing activity from 1910 through 1947. Old handwritten label at tail of spine. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Good Condition: ex-library; residue of library repair tape formerly used on joints; cover is rubbed; tail of spine frayed; front hinge weak; plates and pages are clean and solid.

Department of Agriculture, State, 1908-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Ex library copy. Aged and worn. Front hinge is loose, top board detached, backstrip partially detached. Back hinge is mostly loose but still intact. Cover also has shelf and edge wear. Pages are tanning but clean. Pages are intact, contents are complete.

Department of Agriculture, State of New York, 1908. Hardcover. Good. No DJ, green cloth boards with gilt lettering, foxing to flyleaves and pastedowns, both flyleaves have become separated from the flyleaf. Note - this book is very large, measuring at 12"" x 10"" x3"" and weighing several pounds, and will be shipped in a large flat rate USPS priority box; this additional shipping cost is factored into the price of the book.

Albany, New York, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). 564 pages. Text unmarked. Hinges show superficial splitting to the papercovering but the book is well build and the hinges are still holding. I can repair the hinges with archival rice paper, or leave the damage for the buyer to handle as they choose. Slight age-toning to page edges but still very supple. Some bumping and rubbing to corners/edges. Some age darkening to spine. Paint or clay stain/smear to rear board. "Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1907....This volume is the result of years of recorded observations by members of the Station staff, to which has been added the collection of a large amount of information from practical growers of the grape. Every effort has been made to ensure completeness and accuracy of statement, and to make the book a reliable guide to all varieties of grapes that are likely to meet the attention of New York grape-growers. It is believed that this… Read More

E-205: Department of Agriculture, State of New York. Very Good. 1908. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. J. B. Lyon Company, Albany, NY. 1908. Xv, 564 pgs. State of New York - Department of Agriculture Fifteen Annual Report, Vol. 3, Part II. Illustrated with numerous color lithograph plates. Bound in green cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Top edge lightly scuffed and stained. Spine lighly cocked. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An extensive survey of many varieties of grapes grown in New York, which as the preface points out is representative of varieties of grapes grown throughout the entire country. Includes stunning full color plates depicting numerous types of grapes. E-205 .

Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1908. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Boards lightly rubbed. 1908 Large Hardcover. xv, [1], 564 pp. 12 1/8 x 9 3/4. An extensive survey of many varieties of grapes grown in New York, which as the preface points out is representative of varieties of grapes grown throughout the entire country. Includes stunning full color plates depicting numerous types of grapes.

Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon. VG/No Dustjacket. 1908. ........ Cloth. 4to., xv, 564 pp. .

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.

Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.

Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.