Bookplate with the Comstock name and family crest, self-adhesive, 3-1/4x4-3/4", signed by author Louis Auchincloss. Louis Stanton Auchincloss (September 27, 1917 – January 26, 2010) was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist. Rolland Comstock was the famous book collector and lawyer, from Springfield MO, whose collection was known world-wide to authors and bibliophiles. (This item is kept in the eBay room). More
Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. 85pp, 12mo in paper boards. Detached front cover, spine wear, o/w good. Fair condition overall. More
New York: Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1987. Large Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Burgundy spine with gold text; Boards have slight shelf wear, mostly slightly sunned exterior, otherwise panels are clean and sturdy; Text block shows slight shelf wear due to handling, and light foxing on exterior edges, however pages are unmarked with tight binding; pp 278. More
Chicago, IL: Ireland Magic Company, 1950. First. 7 pages mimeographed, 1-sided on 8-1/2x11" stapled to a light green letter-sized card and folded over to 8vo size with a cover design & titles in black. Some rubbing to the folded spine and bumped corners, otherwise tight, sturdy and clean. More
Bookplate with the Comstock name and family crest, self-adhesive, 3-1/4x4-3/4", signed by author Martin Amis. Martin Louis Amis, b 1949 is the author of many novels including Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). The bookplates are from the collection of Rolland Comstock, the famous book collector. Please see photo for details (This item is kept in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office). More
Bookplate with the Comstock name and family crest, self-adhesive, 3-1/4x4-3/4", signed by poet Craig Raine. Craig Raine (born 3 December 1944) is an English poet and critic born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Along with Christopher Reid, he is the best-known exponent of Martian poetry. The bookplates are from the collection of Rolland Comstock, the famous book collector. Bookplate kept in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
London: Samuel French, 1958. 91pp, 8vo in blue wraps, light soiling to covers, bumped corners and spine ends, o/w in Very Good condition. More
New York: Typophiles, 1987. 1st. Typophile New Series Number 4 8vo, 40pp, wraps. Very Fine condition. More
Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins Universtiy Press, 1946. 1st. Reprinted from American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. LXVIII, No. 1, January, 1946. 6pp, 8vo in brown wraps. clean except for rust on staples, o/w in Very Good condition. More
Item is a signed note from American poet Galway Kinnel to book collector Rolland Comstock. Please see photo of note for additional details. Kept in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
Check made payable to Poet Sir Stephen Spender and endorsed by him, 1988 Check made payable to Stephen Spender in the amount of 7 pounds sterling and signed by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Signed on the back by Stephen Spender. 'PAID' stamped, two small pieces of tape at top edge attaching it to a sheet of paper. Condition: Very Good Please see photos for detail Shelved in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1936. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 6pp, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1935. 1st. 8vo, 90pp, in gray wraps, ownership stamp on front, o/w clean and supple, condition is Very Good. Includes 3 plates. More
Washington DC: USERDA, 1972. 1st. two pamphlets, 5x9" total 112 pp in slightly soiled wraps, o/w in Very Good condition. More
New York: Typophiles, 1995. 1st. 7x10 in pamphlet, 24pp, Very Fine condition. Typophile Monograph New Series Number 13. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1936. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 8pp, in Very Good condition. More
New York: Woolworth, 1913. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet in soiled pictorial wraps, 32pp, unpaginated, with illustrations, in Good condition. An historical sketch of the site and a description of the many wonders of the Woolworth Building. At the time of it's opening, it was the world's tallest building. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1910. 1st. 8vo, 78pp in gray wraps, clean and supple, in Very Good condition. More
Lincoln, NE: Nebraska, 1927. 1st. 8vo, 135pp, in gray wraps, ownership stamp on front, o/w clean and supple, condition is Very Good. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1954. 1st. 45pp, 8vo in gray wraps. An exhibition catalog of a collection of manuscripts, letters &c. Very Good condition. More
London: Curtain Press, 1948. 1st. 5x7" 40pp in stiff wraps. Very Good condition. The Masque was a series of monographs on the "Art of the Theatre" edited by Lionel Carter. Issue contains a subscription card. More
New York: Typophiles, 1988. 1st ed. Typophile New Series Number 5 8vo, 20pp, hand-sewn wraps. Very Fine condition Includes 10 plates showing Updike typography designs from 1891-1928. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1853. 1st. 12m0, 3pp, Very Good condition, light foxing typical for a document of this age. More
New York: Typophiles, 1993. 1st. Typophile New Series Number 10 12mo, 16pp, stapled wraps. Very Fine condition. More
Cambridge UK: Cambridge University, 1934. 1st. 8vo in gray boards, 32pp, Very Fine condition. More
n/a, 1860s. n/a. Sheet music, 5x7", single sheet, in Very Good condition. More
London: Cambridge, 1947. 1st. 16mo, 35pp in faded fuschia wraps, Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1951. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in green wraps, 12pp, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1954. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in green wraps, 14pp, with plates, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1938. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 25pp, with plates, some sunning to cover, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1957. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in green wraps, 22pp, with plates, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1954. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 10pp, with plates, in Very Good condition. More
Hanover NH: US Army, 1996. 1st. small 4to, 117pp in photographic wraps, clean and bright, Very Fine condition. More
Washington DC: n/a, 1839. 1st. 8vo, 16pp, Good condition with age-toning to the paper, about 2/3 of the surface area affected, the rest is very white. State Of The Union Address from 1838. More
Washington DC: US Geological Survey, 1923. n/a. 15pp, 8vo in tan wraps, reprinted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol III No 5 Sept-Oct 1923. Very slight foxing to wraps, small moisture stain on from page, does not intrude into text, overall condition is Good. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1957. 5x9" pamphlet in green wraps, 16pp, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1842. 1st. 69pp, 6 x 9" Light foxing typical for a document of this age. Stain on bottom right corner going through book, does not affect text. Report of the Select Committee on the "amount and character of the expenditures which have been made by the Government in satisfaction of bounty land claims allowed by the state of Virginia." The claims were for land grants made by Virginia to members of the militia who had served in the revolutionary war. These lands were located in what is now the states of Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. When Virginia ceded these lands, as the Northwest Territory, to the United States, they wanted these claims to be honored. More
Boston MA: Thomas B Mosher, 1909. 1st. 22pp, 16mo in wraps, limted ed of 900 on hand-made paper, Very Good condition. More
New Orleans: The Children's Theatre/Anchorage Press, 1954. 12mo , 40pp in light blue wraps. Very Good condition. More
Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1889. 11th. 12mo in green wraps, 94pp plus advertisements, tipped in folded map of Cape Ann. Very brittle covers, fold separation in map, o/w in Good condition; shelved in Room 13. More
Washington DC: Gales and Seaton, 1834. 1st. 8vo, 43pp, heavily foxed, some age-darkening, otherwise in Good condition for a document of this age. Speech by former President, now Representative, Adams on the withdrawal of public money from the Second Bank of the United States, a precursor to the Panic of 1837. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1940. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 6pp, in Very Good condition. More
Oxford: Oxford, 1924. 1st. pamphlet, 6x9 in faded green wraps bound with silk thread, 32pp, paper browning and brittle at edges. More
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Afro-Asian Writer's Bureau, 1967. 5x7", pictorial wraps, 59pp, Very Fine condition. Opera set in 1939 during the War of Resistance Against Japan (WWII) about a communist party member who works for the railroad and resists the Japanese. Includes photos of the principals in scenes from the play. Includes as foreword a letter from Chairman Mao congratulating the performers after a performance of a different production, "Driven to Join the Liangshan Mountain Rebels" in 1944. More
Zurich: von Rascher & cie, 1915. small 8vo in wraps, very brittle with age, 6 x 8-1/2" British propaganda translated into German regarding planning for peace after World War I. More
Harper Woods MI: A, 1976. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet. 28pp on laid paper, hand-bound with silk thread, in Extremely Fine condition. More
Harper Woods MI: Adagio Press, 1979. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet. 32pp on laid paper, hand-bound with silk thread, in Extremely Fine condition. More
Washington DC: National Archives, 1942. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet, 31pp in green wraps, in Very Good condition. SIGNED by the author on the front cover. More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1917. 16mo, 32pp in stiff gray wraps, condition is Very Good. More
