Watership Down by Adams, Richard - 1972

Leighton, PA: Leighton High School. 1932. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Two Yearbooks From Leighton High School, Leighton, Pennsylvania, 1931 and 1932. Franz Kilne was a student there and was Artist for the Yearbook in his Junioi Year. Most of the cartoons and decorations were done by him. His Signature appears in both books. Franz Kline was part of abstract expressionist movement in New York City in the 1940's and 50's. Both Books are in good condition. The 1931 Yearbook has a weak and loose spine. The 1932 Yearbook has a weak spine. Both have some edgewear. ; B&W Illustrations .

1932. 1932 Eisen, Gustavus PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON NY: Robert Hamilton & Associates, 1932 #245/300 copies signed by the author 3 volumes xxxii, 1023pp, index Pages partially uncut 256 illustrations, photographs from Washington portraits, 15 photogravures with tissue guards, 2 color plates with tissue guards, numerous drawings within the text Folded broadside with tipped-on reproduction of a portrait of the author by Wilford S Conrow and an appreciation by Professor AT Olmstead inserted in volume 1 after the signature page 4to Forest green leather over beige cloth stamped in gold, spine elaborated decorated in gilt, aeg As new, probably never read 3 volume leatherbound hardcover set in publisher's slipcase with only minor rubbing and wear.

New York: Random House, 1957. FIRST EDITION. No. 438 OF 450 SIGNED COPIES. 205 x 130 mm. (8 x 5 1/8"). 5 p.l., 371 pp. FINE CONTEMPORARY BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with filigree cornerpieces, gilt titling, turn-ins with decorative gilt roll, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Petersen A34c. ◆Just a breath of wear to the binding, but a near-mint copy, pristine internally. This is a desirable signed copy of the second volume in Faulkner's "Snopes" trilogy, a work written near the end of his storied career. As ANB observes, "Faulkner drew on the history of his region, its brief rise and its rapid fall; on its rich oral traditions, "the rag-tag and bob-ends of old tales and talkings" (as he called them in 'Absalom, Absalom!') that he had begun gathering from the air in his seemingly misspent boyhood and youth; on its customs, mores, folkways, and dialects; and even on its vegetation, geography, and wildlife. Faulkner's fiction conveys a sense of the past and its force.". Read More

Paris: Combette, 1856. [issued 1859?]. . 4to. Quarter-calf & red patterned boards, the front cover designed and lettered in gilt, the spine lettered in gilt on a black panel. Marbled end papers. Decorative engraved double-page title, statistics table, and 92 numbered double-page maps. At the rear are an additional 6 double-page maps of the continents, and two large folding maps of France and the two-hemisphere Mappemonde. Bound at the rear is a final map, a single-page Carte Speciale, of the war in Italy, dated 1859. Almost all maps have contemporary colouring in outline. Some chipping at lower spine, a bit of wear along upper hinge, inner front hinge cracking, an attractive very good copy in general. A complete copy, 101 Maps in all, plus the decorative title.

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Printing. First state dustjacket is not price clipped. Dustjacket has original price of $4.50 shadowed by a light sticker residue. Signed on the front free endpaper in blue ink by Larry McMurtry with his early, very legible signature. A beautiful copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Lincoln, Nebraska. : University of Nebraska Press. , 1983-2001 . 1st editions. . Blue cloth. . Near fine, atlas volume has some sun fading to covers, otherwise a near fine set in near fine dust jackets except for the atlas which was issued without dust jacket. . This the definitive edition of these important journals of western exploration. Heavy set, requires extra postage. Edited by Gary L. Moulton.

Canton. , 1862. Stabbed and stitched plain wraps, paper labels, contemporary wooden case with ribbon ties. . Very good, some soiling a wrinkling to paper labels, a little soling to covers, ends of ribbon ties frayed.. 28x16 cm. . Very scarce. "It is written by the author, a native of Canton province, in the Canton dialect, chiefly to suit the Canton people who have transactions, or are connected, with foreigners. The words are first given in Chinese; then pronunciation of such words, written in English; then the meaning of such words in the English language; and lastly, the pronunciation of the English will enable foreigners to learn Chinese. As the words are arranged under different headings, references can easily be made. This book also contains a copy of the Tariff, and many other useful tables, such as times and seasons, weights and measures, &c.”. Heavy book, weight: 3.2 lb. may require extra shipping.

HARDBACK NODustjacket, VG/GOOD, Condition, AS-IS, NOJACKET ,1st Ediition, 3RD PRINTING, AUGUST 1924 of the American edition, 1924 on TITLE PG & Copyright Pg, Hardcover. Very Good-/GOOD-, NO Jacket. FRONT BK COVER VERY LOOSE & Crack at Inner Hinge. authors Magnus Opus-- WITH INNER HINGES STARTING SOME WEAR, RUB and one of the most enduring and meaningful books every printed. This copy is from the early third printing (1924)--published one year after the first printing of 1923. Moderate edgewear to the tips and head and heel of the black spine. Gold gilt lettering and design to the front board--with the gilt being faded from "The Prophet". The lettering on the spine is completely faded. There is also an original owner's name and date on the front free pastedown. A nice collectible copy. 107 pg ,Including Frontispiece reproduced from original drawings by Gibran (Lebanese-born mystic poet, 1883-1931, Moderate Classic poetic meditation on the redemptive power of love. Early Editions Near… Read More

Northeastern France, probably Arras, late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. (5 3/4 x 3 3/4"). Single column, 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Rubrics in red, one- and two-line initials in brushed gold on a red or blue ground, EACH SIDE OF EACH LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS; EACH LEAF WITH ONE SMALL MINIATURE (measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm.). Headlines written in French in a later (18th century?) calligraphic hand. ◆Light soiling, a couple small stains in margins, Trinity leaf with one initial a bit rubbed and a few very tiny chips of paint to miniature, otherwise excellent specimens, generally clean and smooth, with ample margins and attractive decoration. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book, these lovely leaves offer the opportunity to acquire a miniature with considerable gold ornamentation at an attainable price. One leaf depicts an image of the Trinity in which God the Father holds the body of a crucified Christ in his arms;… Read More

Allahabad: Kitabistan. Very Good-. 1937. Second Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 84 pages; [SIGNED] 1937 Kitabistan, Allahabad. HC. 2nd edition, 4th impression. Signed by Nehru on the half-title page without date or inscription. Soundly bound in original gray paper covered boards, blind stamped with a reptile skin pattern and lettered in black to cover and spine. Lightly shelf bumped and rubbed to corners. Light toning to spine and board edges. Contents clean, unmarked and neat with expected mild toning to the glossy paper stock. Illustrated with b&w figures and reprodcuctions in text. Composed as a series of letters to his daughter Indira, the chapters outline a history of the world for an engaged and curious child. "I hope that such as them who read these letters may gradullay come to think of this world of ours as a large family of nations" (foreword). Surprisingly uncommon in early editions, and among a very limited number of books… Read More