London: Edward Arnold, 1984. Second Edition. Octavo; VG/paperback; black spine with orange and white text; second edition; covers have slight exterior wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges have mild shelf wear; tight binding; mild offset toward tail edge to first few pages; interior clean; illustrated; pp 483. More

Camden: Picton Press, 1992. Thick Octavo; G+ Hardcover; Black spine with Gilt text; Boards somewhat shaken, some edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock has brown and gray marks along tail edge; 690 pp. More

Paris: 1916. Original 1916 WWI benefit poster for the 1916 tri-annual exposition of French Art in Paris. Features art by Steinlen and measures 39 1/8in x 51 1/8in Poster currently sealed behind plastic; creasing, wrinkling, edge-wear, and evidence of minor water damage to upper left corner. Shipping flat will likely be expensive--and dangerous--so plan on removing poster from plastic and shipping folded or rolled in sturdy tube (unless buyer has specific shipping preferences). CX Consignment. More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. First Edition. Octavo, xii, 895 pages; VG/VG-; Bottom half of spine is banded grey, red and beige with alternating red and white lettering, top half is graphic of same colors; Price clipped; Dustjacket has a chip at bottom left of the front cover and bottom center of the back cover, with minor chipping and wear along the top edge, and moderate age-toning; The boards show minor wear to the head of the spine; The textblock has light even age-toning throughout; Aiken's inscription appears on the ffep: "For David Tipton / from Conrad Aiken / Brewster 1970"; CX Consignment; Shelved case 0. More

London, New York, Sydney: Wiley-Interscience/John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1971. Octavo; pp 181; VG-/G; purple spine with beige text; scarce; UK hardback edition; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior, mostly to joints; minor edge wear; some foxing inside jacket; cloth shows only light exterior wear; strong boards; text block edges slightly toned; offset to endpapers; few numbers interiors to fep; previous owner's name to title page; interior clean; illustrated. More

New York: Brentano's, 1924. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 126 pages; VG-/none; bound in publisher's black cloth, faded titling to spine, dull gilt titling to front cover; George Gershwin's copy with his ownership signature on pencil on the front endpaper; Herschel Brickell's review newspaper clipping to ffep, offsetting to front pastedown and endpaper; CX consignment; shelved case 3. More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiii, 541 pages; VG-/none; Brown cloth spine with green lettering; The boards show some soiling along the spine, with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine; The textblock has mild even age-toning throughout, and the stamped name of previous owner "Ben B. Seligman" appears in red on the bottom edge; Book is inscribed by Kazin to the same on the ffep: "For Ben + Libby, with / deepest love + gratitude - / Alfred Kazin / Oct 26, 1942"; CX consignment; Shelved Case 13. More

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Thick Octavo; VG-/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Red spine with Gold text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, small open tear along head edge of spine, small closed tears and bending along tail edge of rear cover, fraying at corners; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, slight bowing to front cover; Textblock clean; 920 pp. More

Birdsboro: Pennsylvania German Society, 1985. Octavo; G+ Hardcover; Tan spine with Brown text; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, toning to both covers and spine; Textblock has brown stains along hinges between front endpaper and pastedown and between title page and frontispiece, embossed stamp on title page; 405 pp. More

New York: New Directions, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 208 pages; VG/G-; beige dust jacket with dark green titling; dust jaket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.00', both flaps detached but present, chipping to upper edge of front cover, upper and lower edges of front flap, front hinge; interior clean; any copies are scarce, let alone copies with dust jackets; CX consignment; shelved case 0. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 89 pages; VG; bound in colorful paper covered boards over black cloth spine, faded titling to spine; some rubbing and wear, particularly along extremities; bookstore label to front pastedown; binding slightly shaken; CX consignment; shelved case 0. More

Nathaniel Currier, 1844. Colorful lithograph depicting former United States Presidential candidate, Henry Clay, with the caption, "JUSTICE TO HARRY OF THE WEST." Litho published in 1844 by Nathaniel Currier and measures 10" x 14" (resting in a wooden 12 1/12" x 16 1/2" frame). Lithograph in good condition with slight fading of text. There is some creasing, edge-wear, and light toning where the print has been protected by framing (litho has not been removed from frame); minor dent visible along right edge (see Photo No.9 ). Frame has wear with a few scrapes and chips and tape on back. CX Consignment (shelved Allan's office). More

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974. Second Edition. Octavo; pp 436; VG/VG-; blue spine with white text; second edition; dust jacket has mildly sunned exterior; minor edge wear; slight crease to front flap fore edge; cloth has minimal wear to front and rear; lightly sunned spine; slightly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block exterior edges have mild tone; minor ink mark to exterior head edge; tight binding; slight offset to endpapers; few numbers stamped and fep; interior pages clean; illustrated. More

c.1850's. Broadside Ballad song sheet titled "To the West!", published c.1950's by H. De Marsan Single white wove paper measuring 6.75" x 9.75" with decorative border depicting a mix of characters. Song sheet has light age-toning and creasing, edge-wear with small partial tears; slight fading of ink CX Consignment (shelved Allan's office). More

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First Edition. Octavo, 151 pages; VG/VG; Light blue green spine with black lettering; Dustjacket has slight age-toning along top edge of front cover and along spine, with mild wear to head of spine; Boards have mild wear to head and tail of spine; Textblock has sporadic foxing to interior and along fore- and bottom edges; CX consignment; Shelved in case 0. More

TWO original Henry Clay-related items: The Whig Almanac and Politicians' Register for 1844 (featuring Henry Clay on cover) Measures 5" x 7.5"; all pages present (back cover detached); wear to cover and spine with creasing and edge wear (partial tears); bumping to corners; minor spotting throughout AND The National Clay Minstrel. And True Whig's Companion, for the Presidential Canvass of 1844 (Henry Clay: Campaign Songbook.) Philadelphia, George Hood, 126pp., bound in embossed brown cloth. Front cover gold stamped "Clay Minstrel". Damp stains, cracked hinges, light mildew to covers, bumped corners, light loss to spine. CX Consignment (Shelved Allan's office). More

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. First Printing. Thick Octavo; VG/VG-; yellow spine with blue text; first printing; dust jacket has only light exterior wear; slight dings to edges; cloth exterior clean; straight boards; mildly dented spine edges; text block exterior edges show slight wear; light foxing to exterior head and tail edges; interior clean; illustrated; pp 984. More

1844. 2" x 8" pink silk ribbon commemorating Whig party barbecue held on 9/8/1842. Includes a note stating the following: "Badge worn at a convention held at Dayton Ohio when Henry Clay was the Whig Candidate for President 1844." Ribbon has a few horizontal folds, minor soiling at ends, pin-sized holes at the top, light fraying at both ends, and a thin 1/2" tear at bottom right edge CX Consignment (shelved Allan's office). More

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1931. Octavo, 421 pages; VG/VG; Banded burnt orange / light brown with faded brown lettering; Price unclipped "$1.00"; Dustjacket has a closed 1/2-inch tear at top of front cover, some wear to the head and tail of the spine, and mild fading along the spine; Boards are slightly bowed, with slight shelfwear to the top and bottom edges (especially at head of spine); minor foxing/age-toning to the top edge of the textblock; CX consignment; Shelved in case 13. More

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1964. First Edition. Octavo; VG+/ Hardcover; brown spine with gold lettering; some shelf wear to spine and boards, creases to spine; text block clean; Vol 1 only; name of previous owner (Sandra Herbert) on inside cover recto; 678 pp. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1978. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; dark green/ black and white pictorial spine with off-white text; first edition; dust jacket has slight exterior wear; small chip to spine tail edge; otherwise minor edge wear; lightly toned flaps; cloth exterior shows light spots; tight binding; strong boards; text block exterior edges mildly toned; previous owner's name to title page; interior clean; illustrated; pp 378. More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978. First printed 1889. Octavo; Good/ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; tan spine with blue lettering; DJ shows some fading and tears; boards clean, text block clean, tight binding; 910 pp. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Limited; #75/200. Octavo, xiii, 359 pages; VG-; Faded green cloth with gilt lettering; Book is housed in a fair slipcase, with loose top edge; book boards show slight soiling to front cover, the spine has minor fading, there is slight wear to the head and tail of the spine and corners; Textblock shows light even age-toning throughout, and the last two-thirds remain largely uncut; Aiken's signature appears on the limitation page, which notes that this is number 75 of 200 printed copies; ; CX consignment; Shelved in Case 0. More

Paris: J. Maisonneuve, 1984. First Edition. Octavo; Good/ Paperback; brown spine with blue lettering; some stains on front cover and slight discoloration on back cover; tight binding, text block clean; 617 pp. More

New York: Jewish Frontier Association, Inc., 1964. First Edition. Octavo. Good+/ Hardcover w/Dustjacket; white spine with silver lettering in on black; fading and shelf wear/tears to DJ; boards clean, tight binding, text block clean; Vol II only; 317 pp. More