The proram for the 3rd annual race looks decent, but the lower right corner is badly water damaged, resulting in some of the pages sticking together. It will take patience to get them apart. Nice ad on the back of the Muntz Jet (Muntz Car Company of California). Priced as-is. The program for the 2nd annual race is "fine". ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 28 pages View More...
In contemporary three-quarter leather. Worn at the corners. The spine is very chipped and worn. The exterior hinges have cracked, and the book has been reinforced internally to keep it tight. All four plates are present in the first work. Trimmed, which does not affect the text or plates, but did trim part of the titles on the plates. A pair of very scarce travelogues. Priced as-is. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 228+171 pages View More...
The spine is badly chipped. The cloth is splitting at the exterior hinges, and the covers are rubbed at the corners. The contents are "fine". As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages View More...
Pages are dog-eared, and one has closed vertical tear. Well thumbed, but very readable. A scarce bit of ephemera of a camp set up for training Combat Engineers for World War 2. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pages View More...
Unfortunately, very bug eaten under the wrap, in the upper left & lower right. Wraps are stained in the lower left corner, and separating at the spine. The good news is that the damage does not reach the text inside the borders of the pages. Now, what is neat. This catalog is for the first year that Robert E. Lee was the president of this college! Is that cool, or what? Lists the students & courses. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 28 pages View More...
Contemporary (original) three-quarter leather binding is rubbed at the edges and the surface of the boards. Inner hinges are loose. Lower corner lightly stained throughout, and moderately foxed. A good reading copy, and priced as such. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 596 pages View More...
Wraps are soiled, with a tear in the upper & lower corners on the left. Edges are worn (they overlap the contents by 1/4"). Upper corners have been bent. Contents otherwise very good. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 116 pages View More...
Volume one is chipped at the top of the spine, with a large chip to the upper right corner of the back cover. Volume two is chipped at the upper left corner of the front cover. The spine is chipped. Owner's name on the covers and back. As-is. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 151+230 pages View More...
The binding is soiled, and the interior hinges & binding are breaking. Illustrated in b/w. There is a place for an insert in the back, but whatever was there (a map? ) is gone. Interesting time to be producing a large fancy book about the area. Text is in Hungarian. Price is as-is. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 281 pages View More...
Disbound. Upper right corner of the first page is missing. The balance of the volume is very good - to very good. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 414 pages View More...
Title page is chipped at the corners, soiled & dog-eared. Owner's stamp on the second page. Rubbing at the corners. Priced as-is. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 166 pages View More...
The top of the spine has been torn and reglued. Rubbed at the corners, lightly soiled, and the spine is darkened. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages View More...
The magazine has been bound in card covers, with the front cover laid on. The rear cover is bound inside the back. Typical xlib stamps, etc. Interesting & scarce magazine, which is even more interesting in retrospect. Vertical crease from the original mailing. ; Ex-Library; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 108 pages View More...
Bound in three-quarter leather. The front cover has come loose, along with the first 3 pages of the book. Covers rubbed, with the spine covering needing regluing. Contents are very good. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 528 pages View More...
Bound in three-quarter leather. The covers are rubbed, and the spine has been shellaced for reinforcement. Inner hinges are cracking. Contents are very good. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 452 pages View More...
