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New York: Alfred A. Knoph, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Stated first edition. 1933 title page date. ( the earllier dates are from magazine serializations) Numbered limited edition; this is 1160 out of printing of 1500. Inscribed and signed by author " for my friend/ Pauline Grantham/Sincerely/ Dorothy Thomas" Pauline Grantham has signed her name on the half title page. Laid in is old newspaper clipping 'Native Author Visits Omaha'. There is a bookplate on the front pastedown for Pauline Grantham for the NFBPWC ( National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs) which was founded in 1919. Very good condition. A collector's item.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in dark green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1927 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Decorated endpapers. The author was born in Norway and later lived in Canada; her themes were rural life in Canada and Minnesota. This copy has very light edgewear. The cloth is not soiled, split or frayed. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid. A clean, tight copy.

Decorah: Decorah-Postens. Hardcover. Fair. Norwegian language. Bound in printed boards backed with black cloth; 143 pages. Undated. The covers are worn and rubbed; contents complete with light toning to the paper. Lacking endsheets, but there may never have been any. Still tightly bound, quite readable, no foxing. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1986. Reprint. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Detective Sergeant Arthur Milton. Originally published in hardcover in 1976. This copy with only very light edgewear; no spine or corner creases. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Ships first class. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Northfield: The Norwegian American Historiical Association, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. fine book in a very good dust jacket

Boston: The Stratford Co., Publishers, 1929. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Bound in black cloth with titles stamped in gilt. No additional printings. The Chinese side of Chinese nationalism and the future of the new China as seen in 1929. The cloth shows only a touch of edgewear. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Topstain slightly speckled; the paper shows just a hint of marginal toning; 1" closed tear to the lower edge of the title page. The dust wrapper has moderate edgewear and soil, with small chips at the corners only. It is not price-clipped. A clean, tight copy with the jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Exposition Press, 1959. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Charts. Bound in sea-green cloth with titles stamped in red. First edition (stated). 126 pages with index. Rear cover bumped along the top edge (1"); one tiny bump to each lower edge. The jacket has mild edgewear with a 1" creased tear at the lower edge of the front gutter, a small chip at the rear fold and light soil to the rear panel. In mylar. The book is clean, tight and unmarked; the jacket now in mylar. Uncommon in dust wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1976. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Just a touch of edgewear to the book; the jacket has moderate edgewear and rubbing with a small chip at the head of the spine (not affecting any lettering). Clean and tight; jacket in mylar. Uncommon title.

Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. First Edition (stated) . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimiles and Maps. Bound in brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt. First printing (stated). A fine copy that appears unread in a price-clipped dust wrapper with only a touch of soil - no rips or chips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy with the jacket now in mylar.

Newtown Branch, Ma: Little Acorns Press, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Signed by author on title page. Cover title is 'Marriage, Patriarchal Law, Bride Purchase, Adoption, Inheritance, Surrogate Motherhood, in Babylonian Law and in Genesis, Chapters 16-31'. Very good condition, clean and bright, tightly bound, unmarked.

Boston: Lothrop Publishing, 1903. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. C.D. Williams. 1903 copyright page. There is a 1903 Xmas gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Copyright January1902 There are 6 duotone glossy plates by artist C.D. Williams. Applique front cover with gilt lettering still bright. Gilt lettering on spine, also still bright. There is a thin line crack between front free endpaper and the next page.

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine hardcover in a very good dust jacket. First printing of this "new edition", with the publisher's colophon present on the title page. The cloth shows only a hint of wear. The book is unmarked. The dust jacket is a cream color with blue printing. Small edgewear at the rear upper edges. Cream colored jacket shows moderate soil. Still a very nice jacket; uncommon. With an introduction by Rev. Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor).

Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1839. First Edition. . Hardcover. Bound in blindstamped brown cloth with spine titles in gilt. Corresponding 1839 dates to the title and copyright pages. 283 pages. Tissue guard at the title page. The cloth shows moderate edgewear and rubbing, slight surface chipping at the head and heel, former owner's name to second blank, otherwise unmarked. Scattered mild foxing thoughout. Hinges solid. Uncommon. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

The Mentor, 1920. Soft cover. Very Good. Photogravures. Contains all six laid in photogravures 9&1/2 inches by 7 inches of Georg Brandes, Henrik Ibsen, Bjorstjerne Bjornson, Hans Christian Anderson,Johan Bojer, and Selma Lagerlof. The issue cover itself has an oval stamped 'Midland College' on the cover and title page.

The Mentor Association, 1913. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/None Issued. Engravings and Artwork. Bound in black pebbled cloth backed with black leather; spine titles and decorations stamped in gilt. The first twenty-four issues of this periodical, bound by the publisher. Although the issues are either undated or dated only 1913, we have determined that the first issue was dated February 7, 1913. Each issue is paginated individually. The paper is thick and creamy, with a slight sepia tint (Laid that way, not toned by age). Each issue is dedicated to a particular form of art, from children's paintings to architecture to the painting of birds. Issue number 16, "American Birds of Beauty", is illustrated with six color plates Edward Howe Forbush, who also wrote the text for the article. Each of the 24 issues is fully illustrated with photographs or facsimile artwork. This copy shows mild edgewear with some chipping at the head and heel of the spine, which also has a crack in the… Read More

New York: Trident Press, 1973. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in charcoal cloth with titles stamped in silver. Full number line present. A few marginal checks in the bibliography only; all prelims and text are free of marks. The cloth shows no wear. the dust wrapper has just a hint of edgewear: no rips, chips or clips. Hinges solid; binding square. Clean and tight; jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: The Rockefeller Institute Press, 1959. Soft cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maps. Tall octavo in printed tan wraps. Paginated from The Rossby Memorial Volume, 440-474. Handwritten presentation to Chester and Harriet Newton, with cordial greetings from the author (no signature). Bergeron was a prominent Swedish weather scientitist (University of Uppsala) and Newton worked as a scientist for The National Center for Atmospheric Research for many years. This copy is annoted with some underlining in what we assume is Newton's hand. The wraps shows mild wear with a small, faint dampstain in the fore-edge margin and a 1" tear at the upper edge of the front wrap. The rear wrap lists all the contents of The Rossby Memorial Volume, which, inter alia, contained a short biography of Rossby's youth by Bergeron and a piece on synoptic comparison of the Jet and Gulf stream systems by Newton. Although published by Rockefeller, this copy was printed in… Read More

New York: Dell, 1991. First Edition (NAP). . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Todd Palmer. Paperback original with the full number line present. Just a touch of edgewear; no creasing. Clean, tight and unmarked.. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Random House, 2014. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Map. Bound in black boards with spine titles stamped in black and gilt. First edition (stated), with the full number line present. Espionage in Europe, 1938. The boards show just a hint of rubbing; the dust wrapper has a slight pucker on the rear panel. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Boston, MA: L.C. Page, 1910. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. One of the Cozy Corner series. 4th impression, published March, 1910. Very good condition,clean and bright. Hinges tight. 74 pages plus ten pages of ads in rear. Prior owner name present on blank front endpaper. The stories are: Mildred's Inheritance Just Her Way Ann's Own Way. 10 illustrations, all present.