Classics from THE BOOK VAULT

Henry Regnery for Great Books Foundation, Chicago These are 16 little paperback books by great authors of the past - strong emphasis on philosophy - in a sturdy but soiled and chipped slipcase. Some spines of the little books [6.75" X 5"] are chipped. Most covers are lightly soiled, and nearly all have light pencil underlining and/or marginal notes: Overall,… Ler mais sobre este item

Walter J. Black, Inc., Roslyn, NY, 1942. 7.625" X 5.5" in light beige buckram with gilt titles. Clean, tight, unmarked: FINE PLUS condition. Published for the CLASSICS CLUB. 391pp. [CA052]. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Chapman & Hall, Ltd. London, 1900. 2 volumes: 9.375" X 6.375" in marbled boards with dark red leather spines and corners. Top edge gilt; gilt titles and spine decoration; marbled endpapers. Volume 1 - fairly heavy wear at spine ends; top corners minor wear; Volume 2 - very heavy wear at spine ends; some wear at top and bottom edges;… Ler mais sobre este item

The Heritage Press, New York, 1963. 3 volumes:9.5" X 6.5" in light brown cloth with gilt titles in a red field on the spine. All volumes are in FINE slipcases. Books are clean, tight, unmarked and fresh-looking: LIKE NEW inside and out. 466/486/473pp. [CC112]. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket.

Grands Ecrivains Academie Goncourt, 1984. 7.25" X 4.625" in brown leatherette with gilt titles. Faded ink stamp and old price in pencil on flyleaf. Otherwise, clean, tight, square, and unmarked: NEAR FINE condition. 185pp. [CB067] FRENCH TEXT ONLY.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Dutton Adult, 1975. 7" X 4.5" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Clean, tight, unmarked - appears unread; Very minor shelf wear; a little sticker residue on back cover: NEAR FINE condition. 142pp.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

The House of Greystoke, Kansas City, MO, 1964. 9.75" X 6.75" in illustrated white paper covers with staple binding. Clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE or better condition. This is a re-print of TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR with original J. Allen St. John illustrations by what is essentially a Burroughs fan club. 123pp including 15pp of interesting and valuable… Ler mais sobre este item

GEo. M. Hill Co., Chicago 6" X 4.25" in green cloth with gilt spine titles. Art Nouveau style front cover decoration.MINOR wear at top of spine; Bookstore notation in pencil top of flyleaf; tiny bookseller's sticker inside front cover; slightly "dulled;" Starting to tan. GOOD or better condition. 278pp. No date, but probably early 1900s. [CA025]. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, 1922. 2 volumes: 6.375" X 4.125" in dark blue flexible leather with gilt lettering and fancy spine design. Gilding slightly dulled; some minor wear; owner's bookplate inside front cover and name on flyleaf of EACH volume: NEAR FINE. 192/140pp. [BD070]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 6.75" X 5.375" in Colorful illustrated hard covers. A little wear at spine ends and lower front corners; moderate soil, more on back cover: GOOD PLUS condition. 62pp. Nifty illustrations, some in color, by John R. Neill. [CB083]. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 6.75" X 5.375" in Colorful illustrated hard covers. A little wear at spine ends and lower front corners; moderate soil, more on back cover; tape inside front cover and small stains on pre-title page: GOOD MINUS condition. 62pp. Nifty illustrations, some in color, by John R. Neill. [CB083]. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

International Collectors Library, Garden City, NY 8.5" X 5.75" in green leatherette with fancy gilt cover decoration, the "Louis XVI" binding. Top edge gilt. Clean, very tight, unmarked: LIKE NEW condition. 309pp. [BB063]. Special Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket.

The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1977. 9.375" X 6.75" in beautiful pebble grained dark green leather with fancy gilt spine and cover decoration. 3 minor cosmetic flaws: The top edge has a mottled look probably due to exposure to moisture; The cloth endpapers in front are discolored along the hinge, probably from something being enclosed there; finally, there is… Ler mais sobre este item

The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1977. 9" X 6.5" in handsome dark blue leather with very ornate gilt cover and spine decorations. All edges gilt, cloth endpapers and ribbon bookmark bound in. Very close to "new" EXCEPT: top edge has become mottled from exposure to moisture: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 555pp. Illustrated by Ronald Keller. [BC012]. Limited… Ler mais sobre este item

Estes and Lauiat, Boston, 1892. 2 Volumes:9.25" X 6.25" in marbled boards with brown leather spine and corners. Deckled edges; top edge gilt. Wear along spine edges, top of spine and lower corners; heavy wear and abrading on spine of Vol. 1; Contents clean, tight, unmarked: GOOD or better condition overall. 357/356pp. These 2 volumes are from a large set:… Ler mais sobre este item

Aluminum Collector's Books, Weatherford Texas, 1983. 9.125" X 6.125" in silver-colored heavy paper covers. I guess these covers are supposed to look like aluminum, but they also scuff easily and look like they're tarnished. Wear along spine edges also; Erasures top of title page. Contents excellent: GOOD PLUS. Lots of great photos; makers' marks. Really worth while if you're a… Ler mais sobre este item

Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 6.75" X 5.375" in Colorful illustrated hard covers. A little wear at spine ends; light scuffing, esp. back cover; tape residue inside front cover:GOOD PLUS condition. 62pp. Nifty illustrations, some in color, by John R. Neill. [CB083]. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 6.75" X 5.375" in Colorful illustrated hard covers. A little wear at spine ends and lower front corner; light soil; Stray red pencil mark bottom of title page : GOOD PLUS condition. 62pp. Nifty illustrations, some in color, by John R. Neill. [CB083]. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

P.G. Teubneri, Leipzig, 1884. 9 volumes 7 7/8" X 4 3/4" in marbled boards with purple cloth spines and hand-written paper spine labels. Marbled edges. Some shelfwear; slightly faded: about VERY GOOD MINUS to VERY GOOD condition. These are Volume 1, parts 1,2,3,4; Volume 2, parts 1,2,3,4; Volume 3, part 2 only: a total of 9 volumes altogether - 236pp;… Ler mais sobre este item

Thee MacMillan Company, New York, 1965. 8.25" X 5.25" in heavy paper covers. Moderade soil on covers; top & bottom corners front cover turned over; underlining in the introduction, but NOT in the main text: just GOOD. 574pp. FIRST EDITION THUS.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.