Ohio Books I Have In Collection from R. Siedlecki Vintage Books

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1947. [1947] THIS IS ACTUAL 1947 LIMITED EDITION SIGNED HARDCOVER WITH CARDBOARD CARTON, No. 446 of 555, SIGNED by both authors on the limitation page. NOT A FACSIMILE OR MODERN RECENT REPRINT. Deckled fore-edge and bottom edge (to add distinction to the book), top edge in gilt. Original cello cover. Book condition: Faint, minor, almost… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: B. & J. Johnson, 1801. 1801 Hardcover. [English, Composition, Prose, and Poetry] "Sequel to The English Reader or, Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry; Defigned [Designed] To Improve The Highest Class Of Learners In Reading; To Establish A Taste For Just and Accurate Composition; And To Promote The Interests Of Piety And Virtue." [NOT A FACSIMILE OR RECENT REPRINT.… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1981. [1981] FIRST EDITION hardcover and dustjacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Condition of hardcover: Faint age toning to binding cloth and to edges; else overall Near Fine. Book kept in a temperature-controlled room; there are no smoke smells from cigarettes or cigars. Dustjacket: Price intact on flap. Light shelf… Read more about this item

Cleveland, Ohio: The Rowfant Club, 1988. 1988. Hardcover, limited edition (this is No. 78 of 260 impressions). Condition: The number 1988 in the text on the colophon has lifted off and onto the free endpaper (perhaps in the binding stage?). Two corners of the binding are bumped. Overall, Near Fine condition, including the illustrated fold-out. Free of cracks and tears… Read more about this item

Springfield, Ohio: The Crowell and Kirkpatrick Company, 1899. [September 1899]. Published as part of the Farm and Fireside Library by Crowell & Kirkpatrick of Springfield, Ohio, No. 175. Paperback format, vintage photos including frontispiece, 264 pages. THIS IS NOT A RECENT REPRINT, BOOK ON DEMAND, OR A FACIMILE - THIS IS THE 1899 EDITION. Condition of binding: Pieces missing and… Read more about this item

Chicago: Albert Whitman Co., 1924. [1924] FIRST EDITION hardcover. About 5½-inches wide x 7¼-inches high. Condition: light wear to edges and extremities (two corners showing a tad); small bookseller's label and inscription in pencil and former owner's name/address on first endpapers; lightly age toned; else overall Very Good. Binding tight. Free of child's scribbling or torn pages, typical in childrens'… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1904. [1904] Hardcover. Binding has colorful illustration of young boy and girl holding bird cages on top cover. Illustrated throughout, including frontispiece, 102 pages. Condition: Binding has minor rubbing; soiling; spine strip lightly darken; shelf wear; lightly age toned. Internally: Name of former owner on first pastedown endpaper; faint age toning and soiling; else overall Very… Read more about this item