The Smell of Burning Crosses by Harkey, Ira B., Jr - 1967

New York & Philadelphia. Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1942. SIGNED & inscribed by Horte & Wyncie, the author & Illustrator, & Original COLOR DRAWING FRONT DJ GLUED IN OPPOSITE TITLE PG, Inner DJ Flap $1.50, COLOR illustrated Endpapers, HBDJ, 1942 ON TITLE PG & COPYRIGHT. Small Quarto. First Edition. 1st Printong, VG+/VG, Bound in original bluegrey embossed cloth RED LETTERING,. DJ with chips at tips and edges. Hinges sound. Overall, very good or better.Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Edge-torn & Chipped. hardcover, partial discoloration of endpapers, corners slightly worn, light wear to extremities, contents lightly toned, Unpaginated, in edge-torn and edge-chipped dust jacket; LARGE ORIGINAL B/W INK SKETCH of boy on bicycle carrying large pie, with cat in basket, by Wyncie King (tag attached to pie says "for Ivor and George"; and on blank facing this sketch, on the half-title page, in ink, "to - Ivor and George with our love - Hortie and Wyncie"; PLUS pen… Read More

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Signed on the title page by the author. First U.S. edition / First printing. Navy cloth. Fine in a dust jacket with a closed 1/8" tear on the back panel, else fine. Gunter Grass was the 1999 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

NY & Rochester, NY: Random House & Eastman House. Folio. 212pp., 600+ illus. Pictorial Boards, d.j. Signed. A VF copy in VF d.j.Please Note: Due to the size, weight, and cost of this book, extra shipping & insurance is required. NY residents must pay NY sales tax. Thank you.

Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1911. Octavo. Original grey wrappers printed in black. 4 plates of which 1 is folding and the others are double-page. Ownership signature "Ric" and short note on the upper wrapper. Wrappers a little toned at the extremities, lightly rubbed, lower corner bumped, contents faintly toned. A very good copy. Offprint, presentation copy inscribed by the author on the upper wrapper, "Schrader, with kind regards of the author". Cell biologist Kristine Bonnevie (1872-1949) was Norway's first female professor and the first woman member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. She studied with chromosome researcher Theodor Boveri in Germany, and was awarded a PhD in 1906 for her study of sex cells. "The problem of chromosome halving in the sex cells was not well understood at the time, and her work challenged the classic work of the Norwegian cytologists Alette and Kristian Emil Schreiner. In response to criticism by the Schreiners about her chromosomal work, Bonnevie went to Columbia… Read More

SIGNED IN PERSON BY RICHARD DAWKINS and includes 2 photos from the event! A nice-looking likely 5th printing (hard to tell) in VG condition: clean bright text, looks and feels unread; mild blemishes on boards and along the edges of the DJ. Looks very appealing in new mylar. Expedited shipping is welcome; overseas will incur an additional charge over the initial shipping quote. Signed by author.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Counterpoint, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed By Author. Incscribed, ""For Jeff, 6/3/00, Wendell Berry,"" on the title page. Edges of dust jacket slight worn.

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club. New in New Dust Jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. 304 pages: 9.5 x 11 in.: 4.4: Signed by Author: KB#007640: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ELSPETH MONCRIEFF (directly confirmed by her) on the Title Page. Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Front and back endpapers are decorated with color plate illustrations. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This is the first comprehensive study of an exceptional period in livestock experimentation and of the social and economic aspirations which led to the commissioning of these paintings. Over four hundred illustrations (325 in full colour) provide a unique record of rare or extinct animals which once grazed these lands. The paintings were commissioned by proud breeders to impress friends, clients and the world at large with their improved breeds and show ring triumphs. " .

Metropolitan Books. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 1. 1996. Hardback. Near Fine. First Edition. First Print. Signature only by author on the first title page. Authors second novel. Very collectible copy, excellent addition to your collection. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

New York: Bantam Books, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. The second Elvis Cole title. In the publisher's original 1/4 cloth, pp. 231, countdown of 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. A very handsome copy, tight and square, no bumping to the corners or spine tips, free from owner names etc. The edges clean and unmarked - a faultless copy. Fine unclipped dustjacket. Signed at the title page by the author.

SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY directly to the title page. This is of course the book upon which Andrew Lloyd Webber based his legendary Broadway musical Cats. Book appears unread but mild blemishes on boards and dust jacket, looks terrific in new mylar; 3rd printing. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.