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Across the River and Into the Trees
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. 308 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2"; First Edition, later state dust jacket with orange lettering on spine panel. Illustrated dust jacket with some minor creases and rubbing, first American edition with letter A on copyright page, original price of $3.00 intact, some chipping and creasing, small tears, in very good condition; Black cloth over boards with crisp lettering on spine, old tape residue on paste-down endpapers and dust jacket flaps, otherwise in very good condition.
Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) was an American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. This book was a bestseller in America, although it did not get good reviews elsewhere. It did stay at the top of the New York Time bestseller's list for seven weeks in 1950. It is set in Italy after the war in 1946.
Addie, an Obituary, 1895
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1987. 38 pp. Approximately 2 7/16 x 2". LIMITED EDITION of 120 copies, this being #76. Black cloth over boards with gilt title and decorations on front cover, bound by John Lariviere, frontispiece, in near fine condition. (Bradbury, Schori 43)
The obituary of Addie Eliza Haley (1868 - 1895) of Buda, Illinois. This pretty little book is both a loving tribute to a young woman who died too soon, and an example of the different style of writing of the 19th century.
Adlai: The Wit and Wisdom of Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Sausalito, CA: Castle Baird Press, 1993. 32 pp. Approximately 2 x 2 1/2 ". LIMITED EDITION of 75 copies, this being #32. Printed paper boards with design and lettering by Susan Acker and Mary McDermott at the Feathered Serpent Press, printed endpapers with the United Nations emblem repeated, US Postage stamp of Adlai Stevenson tipped in at front, Doonesbury cartoon by Gary Trudeau folded in, signed by both the author and publishers, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Castle Baird 3)
A brief but compassionate bio about Adlai Stevenson II (1900 - 1965), a Governor of Illinois, a U.S. Presidential Candidate, and a U.N. Ambassador.
Adlai: The Wit and Wisdom of Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Sausalito, CA: Castle Baird Press, 1993. 32 pp. Approximately 2 x 2 1/2 ". LIMITED EDITION of 75 copies, this being #8. Printed paper boards with design and lettering by Susan Acker and Mary McDermott at the Feathered Serpent Press, printed endpapers with the United Nations emblem repeated, US Postage stamp of Adlai Stevenson tipped in at front, Doonesbury cartoon by Gary Trudeau folded in, miniature bookplate of well-known scholar and miniature book collector Kalman Levitan (also the founder and first president of the Miniature Book Society) on front paste-down endpaper, signed by both the author and publishers, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Castle Baird 3)
A brief but compassionate bio about Adlai Stevenson II (1900 - 1965), a Governor of Illinois, a U.S. Presidential Candidate, and a U.N. Ambassador. levitan
Advise and Consent
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959. 616 pp. Advanced Bookseller's Copy as noted by the the label on the front paste-down endpaper. Pictorial dust jacket has some rubbing and minor tears with a small stain on the bottom of the spine, previous repair tape on the inside of the cover, price of $5.75 intact with original price marked out, in very good condition. Tan cloth over boards with crisp blue and brown lettering on spine, top edges foxed, some stains on page edges, "First Edition" stated on copyright page, black and white illustrations throughout, otherwise in very good + condition.
Allen Drury (1918-1998) was an American novelist who was a reporter in the Senate during the terms of Presidents FDR and Truman. This is his first novel, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960 for Fiction and was on the The New York Times Best Seller list for 102 weeks.
African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
New York: Scribner's, 1910. 585 pp. including index. Red cloth over boards with three-quarter brown leather in a deluxe binding of the first trade edition, front board almost detached with some splitting at the spine of the rear board, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, over wear and rubbing to the cover, top edge gilt, both dates on the title page and copyright match as 1910, seal on the copyright page of Conkey Hammonds, black and white photographs throughout, some water stains to fore-edges but no effect on the text, browning and stains to a few page edges and a tear to the last page of the index, otherwise a nice copy in very good condition.
This book contains the chronicles of President Theodore Roosevelt's African expedition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History Museum. In the name of science, Roosevelt trapped or killed approximately 11,397 animals, met many native people and local leaders and also collected flora and fauna over a 10 month period.
Aims and Aid for Girls and Young Women on the Various Duties of Life
New York: Fowler and Wells, 1856. Hardcover, 5 x 7 1/2". 224 pp. plus advertisemenets. Dark gray cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine and stamped design on cover, corner bumping with boards showing through, spine fraying on top and bottom and some stains to covers, some stains and foxing internally. Good+ condition. Not currently offered in the trade.
This book is a compilation of a series of lectures by Rev. George Sumner Weaver (1818-?), who at different times in his life was a farmer, teacher, lawyer, phrenologist, and minister. Weaver was described as "an industrious worker in the temperance, educational and woman equality and all reformatory and elevating movements; and in all his work has given constant witness to the inspiring help he has received from phrenology, and has been a constant advocate of its essential truthfulness." The Phrenological Journal, July 1895.
Aircraft Markings
n.p. n.p., ca. 1930s. Full vellum binding, illustrated with watercolors, 2 x 2 1/4", [28] pp., vellum slightly soiled, front endpaper with small tear at hinge, in very good condition.
An informative manuscript describing the wing and rudder markings of aircraft from the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Most of the markings date from around the end of World War I, charting the rise of military aviation. The wing marking included under the description "U.S.A. Navy" is the first National Aircraft Insignia for Naval aircraft, which was only used from 1917 to 1918. The symbol was then changed to resemble the markings of the other Allied Powers and to distinguish itself from the enemy. Interestingly, no markings are included from countries within the Central Powers. The illustrations and miniscule text have been executed with military-like precision. A fascinating view into the history of aviation. No copies in OCLC.
aka Rasputin in Two Volumes
Oakham, MA: Oakham Bindery, 1975. 69 pp. 2 x 2 1/2". LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies, this being #188. Black cloth over boards with gilt title on cover and spine, marbled endpapers, frontispiece illustration by Howard Goldstein, errata slip laid in, in fine condition.
Grigori Rasputin (1869 - 1916) was a Russian mystic who had great influence in late imperial Russia due to his friendship and influence on the family of Tsar Nicholas II. This is volume I. The second volume was published by Tabula Rasa Press and is sold separately.
All About the Little Small Red Hen
Dallas, TX: Aredian Press, 2021. Approximately 2 1/4 x 2 3/4", 58 pp. First edition, LIMITED EDITION of 10 copies, this being #3. Design binding by Patrice Miller of Aredian Press, presented within a tan and brown checked sack with hand embroidered "red hen" scrim patch. Red leather 1/4 binding with hand-embroidered spine, patterened cloth over boards with printed label on front cover, ribbon bookmark featuring a tiny scissors charm, signed and numbered by the publisher on the colophon, fine condition.
Here is a beautiful rendition of a classic children's tale of an industrious hen outwitting a cunning fox. It includes eight watercolors and nine black and white illustrations by Johnny B. Gruelle. The publisher has hand-colored the half-title and main title page illustrations. Each copy of the edition is bound with a different combination of patterned fabric, spine leather and endpaper materials and treatment. Patrice Miller's work has found its way to private and university collections, in the states and abroad. Human foibles, nature’s panoply, and artistic cleverness cannot help but inform future work. She continues to bind, and rebind, in Dallas, Texas.