Cloth with paper label on spine, very good with a little darkening,staining and insignificant chipping of the spine label. The Bonus Expeditionary Force, or Bonus Army consisted of thousands of WW I soldiers and their families who marched on Washington, DC, in mid-1932 to demand extra pay for their services in the armed forces. They set up their own tent city, but their demands were rejected. Under order from Attorney Genera William Mitchell , the police attacked the marchers. The riot that ensued convinced President Hoover it was time to send in the troops, armed with tanks, tear gas and bay... View More...
4 volumes: A great tool for blues and Mississippi history research. 1963 is very good with a little rubbing to joints; 1967 is very good+; 1969 has the front two pages loose, small start to the foot of the front joint, ownership stamp of the Credit Bureau of Clarksdale; 1977 is near fine. Each volume has a ribbon marker and begins with a short, photo-illustrated history of Clarksdale. City directories list every business and every person, with their address and telephone number. They are full of business advertisements in their yellow pages and list persons in their white pages, with sections ... View More...
A fine copy of this yearbook-style publication, with photos, history, advetisements, etc. The union represents heavy equipment construction workers, surveyors, mechanics and more.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 208 pp View More...
Very good copy with upper spine edge chipped and worn. Spine spotted and a little sunned. Corners bumped and worn. Owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper. 8 full page illustrations. Binding sound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 457 pp View More...
Good to very good, quite shaken, paper over rear hinge is torn, just starting on the front hinge. The Fabian Society was a group of UK socialists like George Bernard Shaw, H G Wells, Annie Besant, Sidney Webb and many others. The title page notes that missing issues are out of print without designating the titles of missing tracts or their number, althopugh we would guess at least half are missing. Some titles of the included tracts are Women and Prisons, What Is Sociaism, How Trade Unions Benefit the Workmen, etc. ; Stout 8vo 8" - 9" tall View More...
4to, near fine with previous owner's embossed stamp and nicely lettered inscription on f.e.p, in very good+ to near fine dust jacket. 161pp. View More...
Dark pebbled cloth with lighter pebbled brown spine, stamped in gilt. A sturdy book, but with rubbing and worn edges, especially at spine.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 368 pp View More...
Fair to good; fully bound in old and rubbed leather with 4" crack in front joint, and rear joint just starting, front hinge cracked, front board loosened, text block wavy from earlier damping which shows on prelims. Spine with 5 raised bands, partly legible.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall View More...
Ex. Lib. With spine label, discard stamps, etc. , in original binding. Very good-, owner's name, slightly shaken. Printed on glossy stock with many photographs.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 255 pp View More...
Bibliophile edition, loose gatherings laid into wraps, one of 1000 copies? This copy is numbered 52, but it does not have the signed Bernard Buffet engraving that is called for by such a low number. 48 drawings on Velin Madagascar. Writings by Maurois, Clair, Ayme and others; among the featured artists are Brayer, Dali, Van Dongen and others. Fine in fine chemise and matching box. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall View More...
Bibliophile edition, loose gatherings laid into wraps, 1 of 1000 (? ) This copy is number 18, but lacks the two signed engravings by Jean Carzou called for by such a low number. 30 writers; 56 drawings by Bezombes, Brayer, Grau-Sala, Spitzer, etc. Fine in fine chemise and matching box. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall View More...
Very good+ with overall light aging / soiling, but no chips or tears. Drawings to be colored in and color plates to be copied. Butterflies, birds, and larger animals.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; pp View More...
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