Rare books from Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Scarce book, First Edition, with "A" on copyright page, in very presentable original dustjacket. Clean beige cloth boards with purple lettering and small illustration on cover, purple lettering on spine. Hint of soiling to very bottom of spine edge (1/8"), no bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with browning to gutters of endpapers only, small brown tape mark on front and rear fixed endpaper, no previous owner names or bookplates. 273 pgs. Dustjacket is bright, unfaded, not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), two tiny corner chips, 1/4" browning along top and bottom jacket edges from old style mylar cover. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Very scarce novel by an outstanding American writer, this her humorous… Read More

Hollywood, CA: Heavy Industry Publications, 1969. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition.. Hollywood, CA: Heavy Industry Publications, 1969. First Edition . Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean soft coverbook with paper jacket over plain gray cardboard binding. "Crackers" printed in red on front cover of wrapper and on wrapper spine. 115 reproductions of black and white photographs by Ken Price, Joe Goode, Edward Ruscha. Story in photographs based on Mason Williams' story "How to Derive The Maximum Enjoyment From Crackers," characters in photos include Tommy Smothers; Rudi Gernreich; Leon Bing; Larry Bell. Mason Williams text printed on rear inside flap of jacket. Pages and edges are clean; no names, writing or marks; very slight tanning to cardboard covers; no creasing or chipping. Jacket is lightly age-toned, no chips; small closed tear at top spine corner of jacket (under 1/2:). Size of book is approx. 10" x 7"..

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1929. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition in clean original second-state dust jacket. Dark blue cloth boards with orange title box and line border. Mere hint of very light soiling, very light surface wear at spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name and date (1929) neatly penned on front free endpaper. Published March, 1929 on copyright page, 377 pages. Dustjacket has publisher's price of $2.50 on front inside flap with two reviews, is clean, uncreased, with very tiny corner chips. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Adapted for the stage in 1934 by Sidney Howard and filmed in 1936 by William Wyler, and the basis for a 1950 British television drama starring Ruth Chatterton and Walter Abel; also a 1995 musical adaptation that was staged in Fort Worth,… Read More

John C. Winston Company, 1952. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. John C. Winston Company, 1952. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. Stated First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Very clean midnight blue cloth boards with red-orange lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean beautifully illustrated endpapers (by Alex Schomburg). No names, writing or marks. All text pages and edges are clean, but tanned. 210 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap). Slightest hint of light rubbing. Four science fiction novels listed on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated First Edition, SIGNED by the author, in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean brown boards with black cloth spine, black lettering on cover, gold lettering on spine. Tiny spot of wear to one lower corner tip. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Blank endpapers (slight browning from manufacturer's glue to endpapers). Beautifully signed by the author on half-title page "Grandma Moses." Illustrated with photographs, plus sixteen Grandma Moses paintings in full color at rear of book. 140 pages of text, plus eight pages of reproduced Grandma Moses letters, sixteen full color reproductions of Grandma Moses paintings. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Viking Press, 1936. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Viking Press, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean First Edition, First Printing (First Published April, 1936 on copyright page) in unclipped original dust jacket. Brown wrap-around illustration on clean beige boards. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. All pages and edges are clean, with clean illustrated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Title page in green and black with a Zhenya Gay illustration. All illustrations, jacket, endpapers by Zhenya Gay. 235 pages. Clean dust jacket has some fading to spine, a few tiny edge nicks (no chips), not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap); enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Very nice example of this rare and splendid fiction written by Idwal Jones for older boys. Following a Gipsy caravan over the wild moorlands of Wales--sleeping under the stars with the… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Presentation Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner, 1953. Presentation Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean First Edition, Presentation Edition, Signed Limited Edition, this being number 592, SIGNED by Charles Lindbergh. Clean red cloth boards with silver airplane and words "PRESENTATION EDITION" stamped in silver on cover, silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean beautifully illustrated endpapers. No previous owner markings. 562 pages with glossary and diagram of airplane. Publisher's original clear mylar dust jacket intact, no chipping, slight surface rubbing. A piece of history..

New York: G. W. Dillingham, 1900. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Rare FIRST EDITION. Green cloth-covered boards with red title lettering, line border, image of Sphinx with silver rays coming down from sky, silver author name on cover. Red lettering on spine. Slightest hint of dust soiling. No bumped corners, no fraying, no rubbing. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages are clean, with gilt top age edges; small previous owner inscription near top of front free endpaper in tiny neat penmanship, dated 1909. Copyright date and title page date are 1900. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard, plus three additional illustrations - all by Elva H. Boyle. With an Introduction by Prof. John D. Quackenbos (Author of "Hypnotism in Mental and Moral Culture."). 219 pages. A novel in which the author brings to light some of the most interesting facts connected with hypnotism as she understood them from her own study of hypno-science, and that of her father,… Read More

Paris: Albert Levy, 1921. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Large portfolio of 100 beautiful photogravure plates depicting Moorish architecture and ornamentation, in original portfolio with fabric ties (size approx. 17" x 13"). With descriptive text by J. de la Neziere and Preface by Marshal Lyautey. All text is in French. The one-hundred plates have been carefully counted and all are present, including four color plates. Each is in very good+ or better condition. Portfolio is of heavy brown board with blue-green lettering on cover, blue-green cloth spine (chipped small gold lettering on spine, some holes and snags to spine), ties of cotton twill still in very good condition. Boards are in good solid condition and have protected the prints very well, but front board has some water staining. Dated Decembre 1921 (December 1921) at close of J. de la Neziere's historical and descriptive opening chapter. A rare and beautiful complete set of plates depicting some of the most… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1914. Book. Illus. by Illustrated by Comte J. Onfroy de Breville (JOB). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, first printing, with a (1) at end of text on last page. Large hardcover book - size approx. 9" x 11". Green ribbed cloth boards with stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. Light soiling to cloth. Wear to corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Gorgeous full color, full page (many double-page) illustrations by Comte J. Onfroy de Breville (JOB). Foreword by the author. All pages are clean, all text pages have a green decorative border. 329 pages..

New York: Macmillan, 1936. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, First printing ("Set up and electrotyped. Published May, 1936.") in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean gray cloth boards with blue lettering on cover and spine. Tiny, pinpoint spots of wear at spine corners. Slightest hint of darkening at lower front board edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 1037 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is not price clipped (3.00 on front inside flap), Tiniest bit of wear at spine corners, tips. Gone With the Wind appears in first column of novels on rear panel, signifying second state of first edition dust jacket. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A beautiful, collectible quality first edition of this timeless and iconic novel..

J. B. Lippincott, Random House, Wilcox & Follett, G. P. Putnam, William Morrow Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. TEN hardcover books, all in clean original dust jackets, all in VG+ or better condition, four of which are SIGNED by Osa Johnson (Four Years in Paradise, I Married Adventure, Bride in the Solomons, Pantalones), and FIVE dvds of their filmed adventures. Most of these books are first editions, first printings (Osa Johnson's Jungle Friends is a fourth printing; Bride in the Solomons is a second printing; I Married Adventure is a stated second impression but is in pristine condition). All are in great condition - bindings are tight and square, all endpapers intact, bindings and pages are clean. Ephemera includes: Herald NY Tribune, Sunday May 19, 1940 newspaper article with photos on Osa and Martin Johnson ("A Couple of Nice Americans from Kansas - How Osa and Martin Johnson Drifted Into A Life of Adventure"). A large J. B. Lippincott newspaper ad with photos of the… Read More

New York: Coward McCann, 1938. Book. Illus. by Wanda Gag. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition hardcover book in original unclipped dust jacket. Published 1938, no additional printings listed. Clean decorated boards. Wear-through at corner tips. Bottom of spine is bumped, wear to upper and lower spine ends. Binding is tight, hinges are sound. Previous owner inscription neatly penned on front free endpaper and dated December 25, 1938. Pages are clean, illustrated with drawings by the author. 43 pages. Dust jacket is clean, not price clipped (1.00 on front inside flap), has edgewear and closed edge tears, chipping at spine ends; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. .

Cadmos Books, 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine large hardcover book in clean unchipped dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable clear mylar cover. Clean color-illustrated boards - no bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean - no names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated in full color. 223 pages with Index. Clean unfaded jacket is unchipped, has one 1" closed tear at top rear flap fold, else fine. Beautiful, gift quality book in which a thorough examination of classical riding is presented through accessible modern day examples. .

New York: Payson & Clarke, Ltd., 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean Stated First Printing (1928) in unclipped original dust jacket. Hardcover book with color patterned paper-covered boards, black cloth spine, red lettering and small red dragon decoration on spine. No bumping, fading or fraying. Tiny spots of wear at two corner tips. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks; red top stained upper page edges. With an Introduction by Henry Fairfield Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History. Frontispiece illustration of the Persian hero Gushtap Killing the Dragon; additional b&w illustrations throughout. 203 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has light general soiling, chipping to spine ends, short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The dragon is the earliest known mythological creature. In the Western World it has been largely… Read More