The Home Circle by Pierce, Waldo - 1954

Cambridge: Leavitt & Pierce, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 52pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Front cover moderately rubbed and toned at the edges, very good. Contains the first appearance in print of John Updike's poem, "The Old Tobacconist" [Roberts B2]. Additional contributions by Jonathan Kozol, Samuel Eliot Morison, Donald Moffat, Norman Hall, Lucius Beebe, Waldo Pierce, Walter D. Emonds, Robert Hillyer, and more.

Cambridge: Leavitt & Pierce, 1958. Softcover. Fine. First edition, first printing, reddish-brown wrappered issue, stapled. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Covers measure about 6" x 9". 52pp. Fine. Laid in is single folded sheet entitled "Smoke a Pipe and Relax: Helpful Hints for the Pipe Smoker" and a single octavo sheet (offprint), from "Time" (magazine), dated August 4th, 1958, discussing, in two columns, the 75th Anniversary of Leavitt & Peirce [suggesting that this publication was issued in July of 1958]. Contains the first appearance in print of John Updike's poem, "The Old Tobacconist" [Roberts B2]. Additional contributions by Jonathan Kozol, Samuel Eliot Morison, Donald Moffat, Norman Hall, Lucius Beebe, Waldo Pierce, Walter D. Emonds, Robert Hillyer, and more.

THE MAGIC BED-KNOB OR HOW TO BECOME A WITCH IN TEN EASY LESSONS, Hyperion Press, 1943, first edition, slight soil else vg+ in bright vg full color pictorial dust-wrapper with a couple of closed tears and light chipping to the spine extremities. Profusely illustrated with 24 full color pages by Waldo Pierce. Filmed by Disney as BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS.

Cortlandt: Privately printed, 1930. limited to 85 copies, lithograph frontis. signed by Rockwell Kent; large quarto, original blue boards & vellum backstrip, covers rubbed, spine darkened, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

Cortland, New York: Privately Printed, 1930. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon Rockwell Kent item. 1 of only 85 copies issued, with an original lithographed frontispiece SIGNED BY ROCKWELL KENT. Additionally, THIS COPY INSCRIBED BY KENT on the front free endpaper to noted collector P.K. Thomajan. Folio, unpaginated, top edge gilt. Vellum spine over blue cloth boards with red and gilt leather label to front panel. A bright, VG copy with minor scuffing to the panels. A fragile and attractive production, and very well-preserved. Signed by Illustrator.