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London: The Several Unitarian Societies in England. Good. 1809. Hardcover. Moderate rubbing to edges. Joints show some slight cracks; front hinge cracked but there has been some repair, so binding fairly solid. Front pastedown with reproduction of an engraved portrait of Priestley laid down; 2nd free endpaper with reproduction of a statue of Priestley laid down; title page with ornate decoration in ink top and bottom borders by previous owner; p. 202 and facing blank with tipped-in Daily News, 1911 newsprint article on the Russells of Birmingham, mentioning the burning down of Priestley's house. Offset tanning from newsprint p. 202; some margin notes, in pencil. Strips of paper and a catalog entry for a two page letter from Priestly, pasted down on verso of frontis with notes from prior owner/collector with a note and signature in a neat calligraphic hand. "Purchased autograph letter as described above and presented it to the Library of Renshaw, Unitarian Chapel; Feb. 2nd 1899;… Read More

Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0030493315 . 684 pp.; 8vo; dust jacket; b&w photos. .

San Francisco: By the Author. Very Good. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Trivial wear & soil; one signature slightly sprung, but binding overall solid. ; Ex- Pacific Union Club library with their bookplate tipped-in; inscription on front endpaper: "Presented to the Pacific Union Club Library by Mr. Eugene Lent, June 1924. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; portrait frontis with tissue guard. No other library treatments save small call numbers on verso of title page, one in pencil, one in pen. [Cowan II, p. 28]; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 336 pages; Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) , English-born politician who defeated Lincoln for congress in 1844, and served in the Mexican War before moving to California, where he became a prominent lawyer and public speaker. .

San Francisco: Albert Dressler. Near Fine. 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A few small, light spots of soil to back cover, otherwise a bright copy. ; Red cloth lettered and ruled in black; illustrated with period reproductions from newspaper articles and cartoons; colored portrait photograph and a drawing of the Emperor. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 30 pages; No. 4 of 50 copies reserved for private distribution. This copy warmly inscribed by Dressler on front endpaper, "To John Newbegin, my faithful friend, I dedicate this book in the spirit of Good fellowship, Albert Dressler, Sacramento Calif. , Publication day." Albert Dresler was born in San Francisco on September 29, 1887. At various times he was a cartoonist, author, antique collector, historian, and reporter. John Newbegin was a pioneer San Francisco bookseller and publisher. .

Metro/Unionsverlag. Fine. 2007. Softcover. 3293204058 . Text in German. .

Newark, New Jersey: (No Publisher). Very Good. 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Gilt lettered black quarter cloth and boards; portrait frontis; bookplate of Marguerite Kirk on front pastedown. One of 500 copies printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. Very light wear at spine tips. .

London: Methuen & Company. Very Good. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate fading to spine; ownership name and address on front pastedown. ; Green cloth lettered in gilt; portrait frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1940. First Printing, so stated. Hardcover. 275 pp.; 8vo; decorative copper cloth in pictorial dust jacket; black & white photographs. Before vanishing into Malaysia's Cameron Highlands, Thompson was a living legend as 'king' of the Thai silk industry. .

East Aurora: The Roycrofters. Very Good. 1911. Miriam Edition. Hardcover. Moderate tanning/discoloration along foredge of rear cover; minor rubbing at corner tips; some rubbing, insied leading edge of rear cover. ; Brown paper laid over white cloth spine, and brown paper over boards lettered in gilt. Portrait frontis of George Washington with tissue frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages; Chapters on Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Adams, Hancock, J. Q. Adams. .

Near Fine. Brochure. Very light soil at corner. ; 2 pp. ; single printed white sheet, french fold. Printed by Alfred & Lawton Kennedy. ; 9 x 11.5" tall .