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New York: Scribner. Very Good+. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. [Uncorrected Proofs]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1995 & 1996. Uncorrected Proof copies of Honig's pair of Civil War / American West historical novel - murder mysteries. With a brief penciled note on a sticky note in the author's hand. Trade size paperbacks in slick pictorial mock-up covers. Each of the books has additional material laid in. Major Pryor has a copy of "Inner Sanctum" # 6 - an 8 page folded magazine sized promotional booklet showcasing mysteries published by Simon & Schuster and Scribner. Honig has affixed a sticky note pointing to the pages (6 & 8) in which "Pryor" is showcased. The Proof dor General Englund has photocopies of letters with blurb material for the novel exchanged between Scribner editor, Susanne Kirk and Jim Lehrer, Peter Robinson, Wendy Hornsby and others. These copies from the collection of the author's brother, Stanley Honig, almost… Leer más

Boston: Geo. Russell & Co. ,. Good. 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages; 1870 Geo. Russell & Co. ,. HC 1st edition. Bound in original brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine. Cloth chipped and frayed at spine ends with short closed tears to cloth along spine joints. Cloth at corners rubbed through. Front endpage hinge partially split has been archivally reinforced. Text blocjk sound and clean. Good only .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Good+. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages; HC 1st edition. Soundly bound in original blue cloth with titles in gilt to cover and spine. Cloth at spine dulled and a bit toned with gilt fading. Cloth rubbed with trace fray at crown. Contents clean and soundly bound. Illustrated with portraits on glossy stock. G+ .

New York: William Sloane Associates. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages; 1961 William Sloane Associates. HC/DJ. 1st edition of the author's 2nd published novel. Snugly bound and neat in original dust jacket. With $3.75 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Jacket slightly shelf rubbed at edges and moderately sunned at spine. Period clippings laid in at front and rear, two of which appear to be annotated in the author's hand. A lare clipping from the publisher's ad for the book in the NY Times Review of Books. VG+/VG- .

Boston: J. R. Osgood and Company. Good+. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 245 pages; 1875 J. R. Osgood and Company. HC 1st edition in book form. Small 12mo format HC in original green cloth with borders and panels in blind and titles in gilt. Cloth has some patchy / blotchy silverfish predation; publisher's red edges tain to page block edges suffers also from some pitting. The binding is sound and the contents generally neat. A Missouri ownership inscription faintly in pencil to an endpage. Waring was instrumental in the engineering and drainage work during the creation of New York's Central Park. He was an avid horseman and at the outbreak of the Civil War assumed the rank of Major, rising to Colonel in command of the 4th Missouri Clavalry. The book recouns his time prior to the war but is largely given over to an account of his time in the Civil War with a special focus on his horses, Vix and Ruby. Sound decent copy with silverfish damage to… Leer más