Rare books from KEENER BOOKS (Member IOBA)

New York, New York: Johnny Gruelle Company. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1942. Hard Cover. 6.5 x 10 in.: 3.2: KB#002131: No Jacket as Issued. Set of three (3) books in a two-part slipcase box. Outside box is green cloth and inside box is bright red. Edge of outside green box is worn. Scarce, Out Of Print, Books. The three books fit case completely. "Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman" (6.5 x 9.25 in., 95 Pages) 1942 Published by Johnny Gruelle Company, is in Very Good Condition, with complete, tight, clean pages and illustrated endpapers. Beautiful full-color pictures. Corners are rubbed but little wear on spine or boards. Endpapers and pages are in almost fine condition. "Raggedy Ann Stories" (6.25 x 9.25 in.) 1918 is in Good Condition, with repaired spine and bumped corners. Pages are clean, complete and bound but starting to slightly separate from spine. Published by P. F. Volland Company. One hundred and fifty-fourth edition. "Raggedy Andy… Read More

Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. 631 pages: 6 x 9 in.: 3: KB#005708: No Jacket as Issued. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and stamped emblem on front and spine. Edges of boards are worn. Page block is starting to separate from spine at front and back endpapers. Front flyleaf has stamped prior owner's name, and first four pages are complete but have separated from binding. Has frontispiece labled Titian's Moses with tissue intact, as well as engraved portrait of Twain with facsimile signature. Pages 19 & 20 have been previously repaired (short cut) with white tape. All pages (except ones indicated) are intact, clean, unmarked, tightly bound, and sharp cornered. Has ad for The Innocents Abroad at rear, with 328 illustrations throughout. Is NOT ex-library copy. "In A Tramp Abroad, Mark Twain's unofficial sequel to The Innocents Abroad, the author records his hilarious and… Read More

New York, New York: Abradale Press. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. 3656 pages: 7.5 x 9.75 in.: 33.4: KB#006434: No Jacket as Issued. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. LCCN# 76-166507 and SBN 810902869. Set Consists of Twenty Volumes. Spines and front board of books are slightly tanned due to age. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Set contains over 2,000 clear, informative photographs and drawings, many in full color. This is a heavy book set, but price INCLUDES FULL EXTRA COST of Media Delivery; however USPS Priority would incur additional charge due to weight. "There are seven easy keys to finding information. All entries are arranged alphabetically. Each volume has a Table of Contents. Volume 1 has a Table of Contents for all 20 volumes. Volume 20 has a Complete Index to all volumes. Volume 19 contains a Glossary. Cross references are listed under major entries. A complete… Read More

Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish Reference. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 2008. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 1,280 pages: 8.75 x 11.25 in.: 14.6: KB#007645: No Jacket As Issued. BRAND NEW. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except several volumes do have a bumped corner and Vol. 7 has a well-repaired tear at the bottom of the spine). Each volume is 8.75 x 11.25 in., with a total of 1,280 pages. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Content Volumes include: Vol. 1: Acid Indigestion to Calcium * Vol. 2: Calories to Energy Drinks * Vol. 3: Enzymes to Gout * Vol. 4: Grains to Legumes * Vol. 5: Lifespan, Human to Pesticides * Vol. 6: Phytonutrients to Soul Food * Vol. 7: Soup to Yogurt * Vol. 8: Indexes. "The 225 entries cover cooking and eating, cuisines, and foods and health, and are accompanied by sidebars, recipes, tables, and well-chosen and -captioned photographs. There are also entries on cultural and… Read More

Published By The Author, Distributed by Dar Ammar Book Publisher. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 2004. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 455 pages: 8.5 x 12.25 in.: 3.8: KB#007615: Stated First Edition. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. No Jacket As Issued. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for small nick in edge of back board; else would grade the book as in Fine Condition). Includes material provided by 16 Consultant Contributors and hundreds of black and white photos and diagrams. The first book on camels (camelids) was published in 831 A.D. with a few others in the late 1800s/early 1900s. With the great advances in knowledge in recent years, this extensive and technical text is essential when dealing with this sophisticated medical field. Content Chapters include: Domestication, Distribution and Population / The Camel in the Pre-Islamic and Islamic State / Socio-Economics of Camels in Nomadic Life in Arabia /… Read More

London, England: Duckworth. Fine in Good Dust Jacket. 1928. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 312 pages: 5.5 x 8 in.: 1.6: Signed by Author: KB#010085: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. This is a Limited First Edition (#42 of 110) and is SIGNED BY AUTHOR (William Gerhardi) on copyright page. Dustjacket has several small edge cuts, top edge is curled or slightly short, and overall is stained or soiled so it is considered to be in only Good condition at best. Book however is in Fine condition. Boards and pages are exceptionally clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered; several pages remain uncut. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. William Alexander Gerhardi (Gerhardie) was one of the most critically acclaimed English novelists of the 1920s. Evelyn Waugh told him 'I have talent, but you have genius'. H.G. Wells also championed his work. .

New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. 1932. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 415 pages: 6 x 8.75 in.: 2: KB#010436: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Stated First Edition. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for bookplate of Margaret Ellsworth Gilman on inside front cover), bright (except for darkened area on back flyleaf and inside back cover where some papers were previously kept), tightly bound and sharp cornered. Boards are dark blue with slightly darkened gilt lettering on spine. Dustjacket has several chips along edges and generally worn, so is considered to only be in Good condition. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This book contains the author's choice among all the prose that he has written since 1917: the best essays from 'The Sacred Wood' and 'For Lancelot Andrews', the whole of 'Dante' and 'Homage to John Dryden', and many other essays,… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1835. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 230 pages: 4.75 x 7 in.: 1: KB#010448: No Jacket As Issued. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Has original green boards, with paper spine label (label is very worn) and with the copyright notice on both pages (2) and (4). Otherwise, boards and pages are clean (except pages are lightly age spotted), unmarked, bright (except for light overall darkening of boards), tightly bound and sharp cornered (except slightly softened board corners). Contents includes 230 pages of text followed by a 36 page catalog of ads from the publisher. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .

London, England: Harrison and Co.. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1780. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 235 pages: 5.5 x 8.25 in.: 1.4: KB#010430: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. No Jacket As Issued. Two Volumes In One Book; Second Volume starts on P. 119. Copy still has original two yellow ribbon bookmarks attached and in good condition. There is a handwritten note on inside of front cover "Hartwell Library, Bound at Aylesbury 1850." and a bookplate of a prior owner. Tales of the Genii is a collection of stories by James K. Ridley based on those of the Arabian Nights. These were enhanced with illustrations and engraved plates drawn by Richard Westall. These Tales were first published in two volumes in 1764, they were issued under the pen name 'Sir Charles Morell', supposedly the British Ambassador at Bombay. Ridley's Tales were allegedly composed by an imam named Horam and translated from a Persian manuscript;… Read More

New York, New York: Horace Liveright. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1928. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 323 pages: 6 x 8.25 in.: 2: KB#010633: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. First Edition, Limited, Copy - limited to 3,000 copies. No Dustjacket. Boards are dark blue with red print and gilt triangular emblem on front and red print on spine. Has prior owner's name (Harry Runyan) neatly written at top of front flyleaf. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for some small bent edges of a few back pages). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. This is Barnes's second novel and it draws heavily on her childhood experiences in Cornwall-on-Hudson. It covers fifty years of history of the Ryder family and fragments of the Ryder family chronicle are interspersed with children's stories, songs, letters, poems, parables, and dreams. "When it was first published in 1928, Djuna Barnes's… Read More

London, England: J. Andrews. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1823. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 235 pages: 4.5 x 6.75 in.: 1: KB#011151: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. First edition, original boards, corners and edges of boards are worn. Title, Author and Year (1823) are clear, gilt and embossed on spine. Pages appear to be unmarked, clean, and tightly bound. Front and back hinges are starting to separate but are still well connected. Contains 235 pages plus back section of other Works Published by J. Andrews. Has prior owner's name neatly inscribed at top of Contents page. .

London, England: Smith, Elder & Co. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1848. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 611 pages: 5 x 8 in.: 2.4: KB#011175: No Jacket As Issued. "St. Paul's To St. James's. With Forty-Five Illustrations." per the title pages, but, besides quite a few small chapter head illustrations, the two books contain frontispieces in each volume, plus a total of 26 large illustrations engraved by C. Thurston Thompson, from drawings by J. W. Archer and C. T. Thompson. Volume 1 contains 300 pages and Volume 2 has 311 pages, followed by a 12-page catalog of other works published by Smith, Elder & Co. Boards are original blind stamped, dark orange cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (no writing, marks, or bookplates found at all), bright, tightly bound (except for beginning cracking of hinge in front of title page in vol. 1) and sharp cornered (except for some light wear at spine edges). Scarce, Out… Read More

London, England: Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Fine Dust Jacket. 1928. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 286 pages: 5.5 x 7.75 in.: 1.4: Signed by Author: KB#011169: Fine condition facsimile bookjacket / dustjacket protected by a Mylar Cover. Special Author's Limited Numbered First Edition (#48 of 150), SIGNED BY AUTHOR (Liam O'Flaherty). Light Blue Boards with gilt lettering (of author's name on front) and title/author on spine. Spine is faded and no dustjacket is included. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright (except as indicated), tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "On 10 July 1927 Kevin O’Higgins was assassinated in the streets of Dublin. He had fought for Irish independence but had become more conservative and, as Minister of Justice of the Irish Free State, had signed the execution orders of seventy-seven political prisoners. His assassination was the IRA’s revenge for that action. This book appeared a… Read More

London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited. Very Good. 1892. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 256 pages: 4.75 x 7.5 in.: 1: KB#011155: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are original Dark Blue with wear at corners and gilt lettering on spine. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright (except for endpapers being lightly age-darkened), tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Raffles Haw is a millionaire, or billionaire, thanks to his possession of a secret which furnishes him with an inexhaustible supply of money. " and "The attempts by Raffles Haw, a rich eccentric, to help the poor only backfire, as his wealth brings out the worst in those around him." .

Mancall Publishing Corp.. Very Good. 1930. First Edition: Second Printing. Hard Cover. 528 pages: 5.5 x 7.5 in.: 2: KB#012383: Copy has prior owner's name at top of front flyleaf. Front inside hinge has been previously reinforced by archival white tape. Boards are black cloth with black lettering against yellow block background on front and reverse (yellow lettering) on spine, with lightly worn corners. Book contains over 140 photographic and drawing illustrations. .