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Artzybasheff, Boris. LET GEORGE DO IT! A talk delivered at a meeting of the trade book clinic in New York City December 5, 1940. New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1941.

First Edition, Hardcover, Fine in Very Good glassine DJ with laid in presentation slip.  Glassine DJ is age toned with moderate chips at the spine. No other copies on abebooks are noted as having both the laid in presentation slip and the glassine DJ.

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Fairbank, Rev. Henry. BIRDS OF MAHABLESHWAR. Poona, India: Self Published, 1921

First Edition, Hardcover, no DJ as issued.  Age toned boards and pages.  Prior owner's Library stamp.  No other known copies extant.

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Power, Tom and John Whitlatch. SHOOT-OUT AT DAWN: An Arizona Tragedy. Safford, Arizona: William McCreary, 1981.

Bill McCreary Edition, first thus. Paperback VG overall.  Light edge wear and slight curling to corners.  SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Bill McCreary, "Best of Memories - Tom & John Power, Many Thanks, Bill McCreary, 11-5-95." Scarce signed copy. ISBN: 0914778374

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Bowman, John G. NOTES ALONG THE WAY. Pittsburgh, PA: Privately Published, 1939.

Privately Printed in edition of 150, not numbered. Hardcover, no DJ.  Near Fine.  Light edge wear, light bump at head of spine, a few marks to boards.  SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY by author, "To my good friend Lawrence Irwin." John Bowman was President of the University of Iowa (1911-1914) and Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1921-1945).  The Cathedral of Learning was built during his tenure at the University.

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Morris, James H. A HISTORY OF THE BRETHREN IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA: By Church of the Brethren From 1925 to 1950. Hartville, MO: Self Published, 1951

First Edition, Hardcover, no DJ.  Condition VG. A solid copy with a some foxing and damp stain spots to interior. Head and foot of spine are bumped. Top text block dyed red.

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Bradley, Alan. THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG. New York: Delacorte Press, 2010.

Advance Uncorrected Proof, Softcover.  Condition Fine. Stamped #518 to bottom of text block. Minor marks on cover but otherwise no major blemishes. ISBN: 9780385342315.

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Sinclair, Upton. DRAGON'S TEETH. New York: Permabook/Pocket Books, 1961.

First Paperback Edition, Softcover.  Condition Very Good. Moderate creasing and a tear to the cover, minor sticker discoloration.  General age toning to pages.  Some minor edge wear. Ink stamp, illegible, to upper edge.

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O'Connor, Patrick. DON'T LOOK BACK: A memoir. Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell, 1993.

First Edition. Hardcover.  Fine in Fine DJ. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by author.  Book and DJ in pristine as new condition. Protected in mylar wrap.  ISBN: 1559210982.

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Daniels, Otome. DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE (SOSHO) WRITING FORMS. London: Lund Humphries & Co, 1944.

No edition stated. Hardcover.  Very Good in Very Good price clipped DJ. Minor to moderate chipping to DJ, particularly at spine and corners.  Moderate general wear to DJ but overall whole and sound.  Internally sound with little age toning.  Protected in mylar wrap.

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Martin, George R.R. SANDKINGS. New York: Timescape/Pocket Books, 1981.

Book Club Edition. Hardcover, Very Good in Good DJ.  Tight text block with light edge wear and bumps to extremities.  Light foxing to text block, but is not remainder sprayed.  DJ has moderate wear with rubbing, creases, some small chips and tears.  The Book Club Edition was the only hardcover version of this Martin title issued.

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Berney, Lou. NOVEMBER ROAD. New York: William Morrow, 2018.

First Edition. Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine DJ. Minor edge wear with slight bumps to corners of DJ. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.  Winner of the 2018 Lefty Award for best mystery; a Macavity Award nominee.

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Robinson, Robert with Jonathan Slevin. BLACK ON RED: My 44 Years Inside the Soviet Union. Washington, DC: Acropolis Books Ltd, 1988.

First Edition. Hardcover, Fine in Fine DJ. Minor edge wear.  DJ protected in mylar wrapper. NOT ex-library, not remainder marked.  Tight and clean copy.

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