Search Results: Authors starting with W from Shaggy Dog Stories

356 pp. + 12 pp ads. 1856 First Edition, First Issue, No mention of author on title page. Incredibly scarce, rare. Blue blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Some wear top and bottom of spine, corners bumped and slight indent bottom edge front cover, minor staining on covers. Previous owner inscription Charles Butler, Eldorado, Ks. Freemont was the first presidental candidate for the new anti-slavery Republican Party. This book was probably issued to promote Freemont's bid. Book's owner, however, lived in Butler County, KS, named for pro-slavery advocate Andrew Butler, senator from SC. Relationship of names is not known.

64 pp. A very nice copy in better than very good condition with a picture of Ring and brown lettering on gold-tan boards. And it includes the rare dust jacket although chipped and missing a one inch piece at the top front and about a one inch by 3 inch at the bottom. Text is unmarked except for a small pencil notation on the upper right corner of the ffep. A nice copy of a very rare children's book.

Marked first edition, apparently book club edition, very good in grey colored cloth, in chipped dust jacket. See photo.

J.B Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1932, 1933, 1934 copyright. No other dates. Presumed first edition of combined science fiction novels by Balmer and Wylie. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with dark blue lettering. A very good copy.