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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 305pp. Beautiful Unread First American Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no war. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A very handsome collectable copy.

London: Frederick Muller, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 198pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£6.50 net), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

London: Macmillan, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 180pp. Sharp FIrst Edition of this humorous look at some quite unusual books. Square, tight and generally clean throughout save the inevitable toning to pages. Spine ends gently bumped and a small bump to the lower front board. Very attractive, unclipped dust-jacket, (£6.95 net) on spine panel), has some trivial edge-wear and lightly toned edges. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Recently signed and dated by Brian Lake on the title page. A solid collectable copy.

London: John Grant, 1904. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Square 8vo, vii, 352pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus one plate., both showing a book auction at Sotheby's. Buckram covers. Backstrip in gilt. William P. Wreden's bookplate to the front paste down. Pages untrimmed, some unopened. TEG. Light soiling and wear to extremities. A very good, attractive copy.

New York: Carroll & Graf Pub, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 352pp. Beautiful Stated First Carroll & Graf edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($28.00), has a short closed tear on the front panel. and a touch of wear at the tips. Still fresh and bright. A sharp collectable copy.

New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 352pp. Beautiful Stated First Carroll & Graf edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($ 28.00) has a hint of edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by Mondlin on the half-title page. From the library of noted author of history and books about books, F.J. Sypher, with his signature and written prepublication date on the half-title page. A gorgeous collectable copy.

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 232pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of wear to spine ends but really just barely. Some light scattered spotting to prelims only. End-papers and paste-downs toned/off-set. Sharp unclipped dust-jacket, (6/- net), has some tiny nicks at spine ends and wear to tips. Toned spine and edges. Still bright with no creases or tears. Bookish essays by several experts of the time. A very handsome collectable copy and uncommon in any dust-jacket.

London: Cassell and Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8" x 5.5" xiv(11). Digest-size softcover magazine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear and toning to edges. Creasing to one corner including pages. Still solid with no tears or chipping. A solid collectible copy of this fine British collecting magazine.

London: Cassell and Company, 1934. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8" x 5.5" xvi 95(1). Digest-size softcover magazine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear and toning to edges. Minor soiling. Tine tear at the heel. A solid collectible copy of this fine British collecting magazine.

London: Cassell and Company, 1932. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8" x 5.5" xvi 117(3). Digest-size softcover magazine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear and toning to edges. Minor soiling. Tiny closed tear on front edge. A solid collectible copy of this fine British collecting magazine.

London: Cassell and Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8" x 5.5" viii,123(9). Digest-size softcover magazine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear and toning to edges. Soiling. Still solid with no tears or chipping. A solid collectible copy of this fine British collecting magazine.

London: Cassell and Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8" x 5.5" viii,132(12). Digest-size softcover magazine. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear and toning to edges but quite minor. Fresh and bright with no chipping, or tears. A beautiful collectible copy of this fine British collecting magazine.

London: Philip Allan and Co, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., 391pp. Sharp First Edition of this classic about book collecting. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning or foxing. Some wear to spine ends with some loss of cloth. Moderate wear and rubbing to hinges and tips. Bookplate on front paste-down. A solid collectable copy of an uncommon First. usually finding the 1922 reprint.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 12mo.,326pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear at the heel a and a few faded spot in the cloth. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, wrapper has a touch of soiling and a tiny closed tear at the heel. Fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1952. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo., 161pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, in the US; originally published by Martin Secker in London in 1928. Bound in black cloth with gilt spine titles. Illustrated end-papers. Photographs and illustrations throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout save very mild page edge toning and some off-setting where a newspaper article was laid at the last blank. Spine ends a bit toned but little wear. Owner's signature on front end-paper. Unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.50), Has several chips and closed tears. Rubbing to hinges and folds. Edge-toning. Not perfect but still bright and complete. A solid book and certainly much better than just a reading copy.

New York: Random House, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 312pp. Sharp Stated First Printing of these essays of Starrett's on his travels in the book world. Bound in Red cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of softness to the crown but very well-preserved. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00), has a toned spine and some edge and surface rubbing. A couple of tiny closed edge-tears. Still fresh and bright with no creases or chipping. A very pretty collectable copy.

No Place: Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 246pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in green cloth with titles in black on the spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($6.75) has some rubbing to the spine panel with a pinprick whole. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 360 pp. Sharp First Edition, Stated First Printing. Quarter-bound in cream cloth over navy blue cloth, with gilt and red lettering and decoration on the spine. With an informal index by Christopher Morley. Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (1886-1974) was a book collector, author, bibliographer, and a Sherlock Holmes scholar. Starrett lived in Chicago, writing first for the Chicago Daily News, and later as a regular columnist for the Chicago Tribune. His Chicago Tribune column, Books Alive, was an influential literary column for 25 years. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of softness to the spine ends and minor bumping to the top tips. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00), has some small chips at the crown and a few tiny nicks at the tips. Edge-wear and mild toning to edges and spine panel. Still bright and clean with notears or creases. Inscribed by the author on the ffep, "All the best to… Leer más

New York: Argus Books, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 268pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, bound in light red cloth with titles on a printed paper spine label. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of wear at the spine ends and lightly toned edges. Presentable unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.50), has some wear to edges and tips with a couple of tiny closed tears. A few pin holes. Not perfect but bright and complete. A solid collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.,221pp. Beautiful First Edition, square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of toning to the board edges and a few spots at the outer page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-wrapper,($10.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A touch of wear at the spine ends but quite minor. A few spots on the rear panel. A very pretty collectable copy.