Complete Inventory Listing for Southfield Public Library

Bannerman, Helen. Little Black Sambo. Akron, Ohio. Saalfield Publishing Co.. 1942. 12 pps. Folio. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. "Cloth-like" illustrated book. Illustrted by Ethel Hay. #2909 on front cover. A real children's classic and a piece of American history. $30.00 Book #69 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Barnes, C. C. Citizenship in Detroit: a Source Book on Detroit's Civic Life. Detroit. Detroit Public Schools. 1942. 226 pps. 4to. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Prepared by the Department of Social Studies under C. C. Barnes supervision this second edition added chapters to describe public housing, sewage disposal, and the department of buildings and safety engineering. The intent of the book is "to make education real and a part of the life of the child." A very interesting look at a time of Detroit's history. The book is in very good condition. $12.50 Book #75 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Bates, Katharine Lee. Once Upon A Time: A book of old-time fairy tales. Chicago. Rand McNally. 1928. 128 pps. 9.75" x 12". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Profuse color illustrations by Margaret Evans Price are found throughout the book. This volume contains 16 well loved fairy tales from "Jack and the Beanstalk" to "The Goose Girl." Katharine Lee Bates, professor of English Literature at Wellesley College wrote an introduction entitled, "The Truth of Fairy Tales" and edited the work. The binding is blue cloth hard cover with a pictoral paste down. There are a few water spots on the blue edges. The spine has gold lettering. The cornors are slightly rounded as is the top and bottom of the spine. Otherwise this book is in very good condition for its age. $25.00 Book #80 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Borst, Ronald. Graven Images: The best of Horror, Fantasy, and Science-Fiction Film Art from the Collection of Ronald V. Borst. New York. Grove Press. 1992. 240 pps. 9.75" x 12". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. The book is in fine condition. Dust Jacket is price clipped, but otherwise in fine condition. Edited by Ronald V. Borst, Keith Burns, and Leith Adams with an introduction by Stephen King and including personal reminiscences by Forrest J Ackerman, Clive Barker, Robert Block, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, and Peter Straub this is a one-of-a-kind volume for collectors and casual fans, alike. The volume features a stunning selection of more than 500 of the finest vintage films of all times. $30.00 Book #55 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Buchan, John. Scholar Gipsies. London. John Lane. 1896. 206 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. The Bodley Head, London, 1896. Edition - not stated. Decorative Boards. Book Condition: Good - there is damage at the ends of the spine. Also, hinge is cracked on both front and back covers. It has uncut edges and clean endpapers. Small 8vo. Bound in brown cloth with contrasting backstrip. Illustrated boards showing classical scene with Pan playing pipes to admiring chorus. Abstract leaf design to spine with lettering in gilt: all in bright original condition. 206 pp with 16 page John Lane catalogue at end. Part of Arcady Library Series, edited by J.S. Fletcher. Seven engraved etchings by D. Y. Cameron. $30.00 Book #63 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Campbell, Colin. Design of RAcing Sports Cars. Cambridge, MA. Robert Bentley, Inc.. 1976. 257 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. This book analyses the design of the basic components of the racing car. The tires, the susupension, the frame and body, the brakes, the engine and the transmission are examined and discussed. There is a detailed discussion of the Porsche Type 917 in Appendix 1. The entire book is well illustrated with black and white photos and design layouts. $15.00 Book #49 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Carter, Charles Frederick. When Railroads Were New. New York. Simmons-Boardman. 1926. 324 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. Book Description: Centenary Edition, dust jacket has a few chips as befits its age. Former owner's name is in pencil on the inside front page. The author, an old railroad man, tells of the beginnings of railroading and early history of the Erie, the Pennsylvaina lines, the Baltimore and Ohio, The New York Central, the first Pacific railroad, the Santa Fe, the Rio Grande, and the Canadian Pacific. The book is fully indexed and illustrated with black and white photographs. $15.00 Book #33 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Chung, Ed., Chihua Judy. Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping: Harvard Design School Project on the City. Spain. Taschen GmbH. 2001. 800 pps. 8" x 9.75". First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. First edition of this mammoth volume, bound in original black flesible wrappers with spine and back cover lettered in gold with front cover bearing gold drawing of an escalator with a welcome mat before it and rays pointing to dollar signs above it. The volume includes 400 color and black and white illustrations including Architectural Plans and Drawings,Drawings and Photographs. Edited by Judy Chihua Chung, Jeffrey Inaba, Rem Koolhaas and Sze Tsung Leong and essays by many contributers. The study explores spaces, people, techniques,ideologies and inventions by which shopping has so dramatically refashioned the city. $70.00 Book #57 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Coffin, Frank Barbour. Factum Factorum. Little Rock, ARK. Haven Press. 1947. 190 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. good copy with no dust jacket. Book Description: Blue Cloth with a small gilt figure on the front cover. Illustrated with photos(potraits). Under his photograph it is signed "yours faithfully F.B. Coffin. There is a notation on the inside cover page "Little Rock Author/ Only book of poetry & verses ever written by a Mature Negro Author". The inside binding is cracked between two pages in the front of the book. Otherwise the book is in very good condition. $50.00 Book #32 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Cote' , Charles J. A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children: 3rd Edition. Philadelphia. Saunders, Imprint of Elsevier. 2001. 777 pps. 9" x 11". Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Edited by Charles J. Cote', MD, I. David Todres, MD. John F. Ryan, MD and Nishan G. Goudsouzian, MD, this book includes information from 49 distinguished contributors. ISBN = 0-7216-7286-8. The book is in excellent condition with no signs of use. $40.00 Book #47 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Cruse, Harold. Rebellion Or Revolution?. New York. William Morrow. 1968. 272 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. The author examines the impact and relevance of writers, thinkers and performers such as James Baldwin, Albert Camus, Booker T. Washington and Josephine Baker. He discusses Afro-Americanism and Afro-American culture, Black nationalism, Black Power, Marxism and revolutionary nationalsim. The book is in very good condition. There is the name of the previous owner on the inside cover. The dust jacket has minor damage and spotting on the spine. $10.00 Book #28 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Cullen, Tony. Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicle Systems 1988-89. Alexandria, Virginia. Jane's Yearbooks. 1988. 480 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Edited by Tony Cullen and Christopher F. Foss this stated first edition contains many advertisments from the time stated. It also includes a sewn in bookmark from "Computing Devices Company" in the shape of its "SECOND GENERATION Digital Fire Control Computer." The information is arranged by country and includes many photographs. The book is free of writing or markings. $35.00 Book #60 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Currier, Rev Charles Warren. HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS. New York. P. Murphy & Son. 1913. 684 pps. 7.5" x 10". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. The title page also denotes the subtitles "A compenious and popular sketch of the rise and progress of the principal monastic, canonical, military, mendicant, and clerical orders and congregaions of the eastern and western churches, together with a brief history of the catholic church in relation to religious orders." Brick red textured boards, with gold gilt lettering, page edges speckled. Illustrated with black and white photographs of the members of the different orders and colored plates of the stations of the cross. Previous owners name is on the reverse of the illustration of the Rev. Currier. The inside of the front binding is cracked at the title page. Otherwise the book is in very good condition. $40.00 Book #44 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Dahl, Roald. Disney's James and the Giant Peach. New York. Disney Press. 1996. 48 pps. 8.25" x 11.25". First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Fine copy in brown cloth decorated in gilt, in a Fine matching slipcase with a full color pictorial label on the front panel. First limited edition (1,000 copies of which this is #260, signed by illustrator Lane Smith and screenwriter Karey Kirkpatrick on the limitation page.) This is the Disney movie storyboook adapted from Roald Dahl's original story. Illustrated in full color throughout. $78.00 Book #50 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Editor, Advance Pattern Co. Advance Patterns June 1950. New York. Advance Pattern Company, Inc.. 1950. 1098 pps. Folio 13" x 23". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. This pattern book shows how our mothers and grandmothers dressed in 1950. The styles are divided into 11 sections. Many cinch waisted ladies must have lived in the 1950's. There are several pages of apron patters, a "Junior Miss" section for teens, an import adptations section as well as all the regularly expected groupings - (11 tabbed sections in all). The numbering is odd in that after the cover and another page, it begins at page 29. Other areas include additional unnumbered pages between consecutively numbered pages. It does not appear that any pages have been removed. The book has seen wear and probably was a part of a fabric store or tailor's collection. In general the condition is good. The cornors and edges are worn through. Pages are not torn, marked, etc. Illustrated in color. $300.00 Book #45 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. All The Sad Young Men. New York. Charles Scribners. 1926. 267 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. This is a solid reading copy of this important collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is from the "Circulating Library of the J.L. Hudson Company." There is a annotated paste down on the verso of the front cover. Pages are yellowing ( as natural). There are a few pages that have darkened areas. Otherwise, the book is in pretty good condition. $15.00 Book #48 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Gilman, Phillips Standish. In God's Presence: A Spritual Guide for Present Day Churchmen. New York. Morehouse Publishig Co.. 1936. 141 pps. 3.5" x 5.25". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Bound in red cloth with gold embossed title and cross on front cover. Second edition, seventh printing. There are a few barely discernible spots on the cover - probably caused by dampness. Otherwise- an excellent copy. $10.00 Book #76 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Goldsmith, Alfred N. Televsion Volume III (1938 - 1941). Princeton, New Jersey. RCA Review. 1947. 486 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. This volume is a continuation of the Technical Book Series - Television. The publication of this series had been interrupted by WW II. The intent of the volume is "to spped developments and advance the position of television among companion arts and services" and was published "for scintists, engineers, and other groups interested in television." The cloth binding is a bit faded, but otherwise the volume is in good condition. $25.00 Book #73 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Guthrie, A.B. The Big Sky. New York. Pocket Books, Inc.. 1947. 436 pps. 6.75" x 7.75". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This "Collector's Edition" has decorated boards w/green leather quarter binding and gilt trim. There is a raised banded spine strip with gilt lettering & decor to title boxes. There is no writing in the book. There is a half title page, a double mapped title page and ads for other Collector's Editions in the back. $10.00 Book #29 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Haggard, H. Rider. The Days of My Life: An Autobiography. London. Longmans, Green and Co.. 1926. 580 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. These books are a detailed autobiography of Sir Rider Haggard's life, including the time that he spent in South Africa. Volume I - 294 pp., Volume II - 286 pp., including an index. Both volumes also include photographic illustrations. Both volumes have the previous owner's "Ex-Libris" paste down on inside cover and a small stamp with his name in the front and at the top of the first page of each volume. These are the original red cloth stamped titling on fronts, gilt on spine. There is some fading as would be expected from books this age. $65.00 Book #35 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Harper, Irene Mason. Shera of the Punjab. New York. Friendship Press. 1938. 120 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Shera of the Punjab is the story of a boy of junior age who lives in Northern India. The book was writen to be used by leaders of children. Shera, the main character was born into an outcaste family. He finds life in his native village difficult and fearsome. When he and his family become Christians and move to a new community his outlook brightens. Illustrated by Margaret Newton this book is in very good condition. The dust jacket has a few miner tears on the top of the spine and on the back upper edge. $11.00 Book #22 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Hart, Johan. Picture Tales From Holland. Philadelphia. J. B. Lippincott Company. 1935. 117 pps. 7.25" x 5.25". Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. The Eighth Impression of this Picture Tales Series. With 23 illustrations by Margaret and Frank Phares. Twenty traditional tales including "Why Cats Always Wash After Eating, The Uilenspiegel, The Edam Cheese, A Tale Without End and The Story of St. NIcholas". The dust jacket is a bit worn, but in very good condition with good coloration. $25.00 Book #72 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Hatch, Eric. My Man Godfrey. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1935. 243 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Stated published October, 1935. This ex-library copy is in very good condition for it's age. The dust jacket is affixed to the book with a library backing. The dust jacket has some discoloration and thinning on the edges of the spine, but is otherwise in good condition. This book is the basis for the classic 1936 comedy staring William Poswell and Carole Lombard. $50.00 Book #34 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Henderson, Alice Corbin. Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper. Chicago. Rand McNally. 1914. 60 pps. 5.25" x 6..75". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This is a part of "The Bye-Lo Series." It is translated by Alice Corbin Henderson with pictures by Blanche Fisher Wright. The front has a color picture of Cinderella looking out of a flower decked window. The back has a candle design. The spine is slightly cracked and the cornors are showing rubbing, but otherwise the book is in excellent condition. $15.00 Book #14 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Hendricks, Garland A. Biography of a Country Church. Nashville, TN. Broadman Press. 1950. 137 pps. 5" x 6.5". First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. This is the story, by its then current pastor, of the history of the Olive Chapel Baptist Church, Wake County, North Carolina, founded 1850, considered one of the nation's 4 greatest rural churches by a poll of 100,000 preachers. The book is in excellent condition. There are a few small tears in the dustjacket especially at the spine area. The book is inscribed, "Your for a strong church at the heart of each community. Garland Hendricks" $25.00 Book #61 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Hershenson, Bruce. Hollywood Posters at Auction (Hollywood Posters I-VI). New York. Christie's East. 1994. 500 pps. 8.25" x 11". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Hollywood Posters Catalogs 1 - 6. Six Christie auction catalogs dating from December, 1990 to December, 1994 of 2,000 posters and lobby cards, with a list of prices realized. These six catalogs are a visual encyclopedia of the very finest movie posters. Also included is a separate booklet containing history, prices and index. The books are housed in a black publisher's illustrated slipcase. $65.00 Book #56 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Hoke, Helen. Rags' Day. New York. Veritas Press. 1945. 28 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. Book Description: Veritas Press, Inc., NY, 1945. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. There are a few tears on the edges- both top and bottum. Former owner's name on inside cover. Price clipped. Diana Thorne (illustrator). First Edition, Thus. 4 vo. pictorial end papers; a rare find in this condition and with the dust jacket!. $25.00 Book #71 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Huntington Library Art Collections. Masters of Cartography Print Portfolio. Petaluna, CA. Pomegranate Publications. 1990. 7 pps. Folio. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. This represents 7 of a collection of 8 prints. A wonderful collection of seven 13" by 15" world maps reproduced from 15th to 18th century atlases in the glorious Huntington Library in San Marino CA. They are housed in a large portfolio. The maps are completely pristine save for one tiny and trivial crease at the cornor of the seventh one, not affecting the image. The eighth map is missing. $15.00 Book #64 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Katz, William Loren. Eyewitness: The Negro in American History. New York. Pitman Publishing. 1967. 554 pps. 7.5" x 10.5". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. 12 years of research results in this edition that illumates the contribution of Negroes in every period our history - from the early explorers to the champions of true equality and civil rights. The volume concludes with quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson. The volume is meticulously indexed. There is also a letter from Samuel B. Miller of Pitman Publishing asking the reader to write a review of the book. The dust jacket is protected in a cover, but has a rip resulting in a 2 inch triangular piece missing from the top of the front cover. The book itself is in good condition. $15.00 Book #79 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Keillor, Garrison. Wobegon Boy. Norwalk, Connecticut. Easton Press. 2000. 305 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Leatherbound. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. A handsome dark blue full leather Collector's Edition signed by the author on the signature page. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. This is the sequel to "Lake Wobegon Days" and it preceded "Lake Wobegon, Summer 1956." A beautiful copy. Originally published in 1997. $50.00 Book #74 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Kroeber, A. L. Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions. Cambridge, MA. Peabody Museum. 1952. 227 pps. 8" x 10.75". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Paper of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Vol. XLVII - NO. 1. Co authored by Clyde Kluckhohn with the Assistance of Wayne Untereiner and Appendices by Alfred G. Meyer. This edition has no writing or other marks. There is a slight separation of the front lower spine and cover wrap. $50.00 Book #68 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Kuhn, Oscar. Atala by Chateaubriand. Boston. D.C. Heath & Co.. 1905. 120 pps. 4 1/2" X 6 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This member of Heaths Modern Language Series in in very good condition. There is no writing in the book. There is some light fading on the back and apine. Cover is grey with blue lettering. The book is in French, but the introduction is in English by Oscar Kuhns. $35.00 Book #18 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Legree, Sgt. Wilburn. Sing with Your Singing Cop. Flint, MI. Sergt. Wilburn Legree. 1946. 20 pps. 6.5" x 8.5". First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. A group of songs, slogans, and rules dealing with safety for children. These songs were sung by, and most were presumably written by Sgt. Wilburn Legree of Flint, MI., police department to instruct children. His photo is included in a montage on the front cover. Illustrated with timely drawings of the 40's school children. $12.00 Book #70 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Mace, Katherine. A Tail is a Tail. New York. Abelard - Schuman. 1957. 44 pps. 7.5" x 10.5". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in poor jacket. Illustrated by Abner Graboff this rhyming book of entreating tails and their owners is pure entertainment for the young set. The original Dust Jacket in fairly good shape for its age. The top and bottom edges of the front are frayed and the bottom left corner is missing. This is not a library edition,but the owners name is written vertically on the front end page in such a position as to look like part of the illustration. There is a penciled child name on the last page. Otherwise this book is in remarkable condition. $15.00 Book #78 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Marx, Karl. On America & The Civil War. New York. McGraw Hill. 1972. 298 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Edited and Translated by Saul K. Padover this is the second volume of the The Karl Marx Library. There is a stamp on the inside cover and the front has a tear that has been repaired with tape. Otherwise the book is in good condition. $15.00 Book #59 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Mittelholzer, Walter. By Airplane Towards the North Ple. An account of an Expedition to Spitsbergen in the Summer of 1923. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1925. 176 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in poor jacket. Book Description: Boston & New York. Presumed first U.S. edition. Light blue green cloth, white stamped spine and cover titles. Some pages unopened. Translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul. An account of one of the first aerial reconnaissances in the Arctic. The volume contains 176 printed pages of text with 48 blue-tinted monochrome photographs on plates, 4 maps (two folding). This is an account of a 1923 flying expedition to Spitzbergen, with the intention of then flying northwards across the ice-pack to leave a cache of necessaries to aid Amundson's crossing of the Polar Circle. In fact they used the opportunity instead to do much photographic research of the area. The volume is in good condition without any ownership markings. The dust cover is adequate, but frayed at the corners, top and bottom edges and the spine $45.00 Book #81 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Ney, Richard. Making It in the Market. New York. McGraw Hill. 1975. 557 pps. 8-" x 10-". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Clipped dust jacket is in very good condition. Green with brown speckled end papers. Both front and back show facsimile of his signature. This is the author's "Low-Risk system for stock market Inverstors. A key to the secrets of the stock market for every lamb ever fleeced by Wall Street." $15.00 Book #38 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Obermeyer, Rosemary. Golden Apples of the Sun. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1944. 282 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. The book is in excellent shape: dustjacked, which is in a Demco protector has a few chips missing. $10.00 Book #19 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Phillips, Caryl. The Nature of Blood. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1997. 212 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Stated First American Edition. Bound in pictorial paper wraps. The author signed his name in black ink to the front free endpaper. The hinges are strong, the corners are sharp, and the text is clean and tight throughout. In a Near Fine pictorial slipcase with only slight wear at all corners and a minute crease at the back panel. A lovely copy signed by the author $10.00 Book #77 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Schardt, Hermann. Paris 1990 Masterworks of French Poster Art. New York. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1970. 184 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. This presumed first American Edition contains 72 superb mounted color plates of original lithographs from the Josef Voggenauer collection of the turn of the (nineteenth) century French posters. Opposite each illustration is a detailed description -- artist, title, date, colors, size in centimeters, signature details and printer. Twenty-nine artists are represented. As this is an ex-library edition it contains stamps and markings of the library. The dust jacket is in mylar and attached to the book. The binding shows wear and some cracking of the spine is apparent. In all this is a good reading copy with excellant illustrations. $50.00 Book #43 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Seamans, George. This is the Road to Stock Market Success. Chicago. Seamans-Blake. 1946. 1946 pps. 7" x 10". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. The binding is tan/brown & gold cloth. This is the second printing of the revised edition. A good clean copy. The cornors show some wear. Otherwise the book is in exellent conditon. $20.00 Book #30 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London. J. M. Dent. 1931. 896 pps. 4.5" x 7". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. This edition of Adam Smith's classic is in two volumes of the Everyman's Library series printed in 1931. The introduction is by Prof. E.R.A. Seligman. Both volumes are in the original blue wrappers. An extensive index is found in volume II. $10.00 Book #37 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Stein, Carl. Logier's Comprehensive Course in Music, Harmony, and Practical Composition, With An Abridged Treatise from Hector Berlioz's Standard Work on Instrumentation, with hints on conducting. Boston. Jean White. 1888. 249 pps. 8.5" x 10". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Enlarged and revised American Edition. Front Hinge is cracked, but cover is attached. Back hinge is beginning to be cracked. Corners are rounded. All in all for a book published in 1888, the book is in remarkable condtion. $30.00 Book #66 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Tardy, ed., Mary T. The Living Female Writer of the South. Detroit, MI. Gale Research Co.. 1978. 568 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Book Description: Gale Research Co., Detroit. 1978., 1978. Facsimile reprint of the 1872 ed. published by Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, Philadelphia. Hardcover 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Contents bright & clean, binding tight. Edited by the author of "Southland Writers". ISBN: 0-8103-4286-3) $40.00 Book #84 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

THE STAFF OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARBLE DEALERS. Through The Ages: A Monthly Magazine Devoted To The Uses Of Marble, Its Universal Adaptability, Beauty, Permanency And Economy, May 1923- April 1924, Volume 1, No. 1-12. Baltimore, MD. National Association of Marble Dealers. 1924. 501 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Very good reading copy. Includes many photos of buildings, banks, hotels, halls, department stores, gardens, churches-here and abroad-and interiors using marble in various ways. Each issue about has 45+ pages and advertisements that appear in the back of each issue. Includes May 1923-April 1924, No. 1-12. z $45.00 Book #83 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Thomason, Jr., John W. Adventures of General Marbot by Himself. New York. Charles Scribners. 1935. 499 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with line sketches by the editor, John Thomason. A splendid narrative of the Napoleonic wars, especially of the loyal field marshalls surrounding Napoleon. Penned in notes on page 499 - otherwise in excellent condtion. $30.00 Book #65 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Trott, M.D., Alexander T. Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure (Wounds & Lacerations: Emergency Closure). St. Louis. Mosey Year Book. 1990. 332 pps. 9.5" x 7.5". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. (ISBN: 0801651549) This book is the definitive book on emergencey treatment of the patient from the arrival in the ER through Patient Discharge and Follow-up Care. The book is in excellent condition with no writing or other markings. $20.00 Book #53 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Ware, Leon. Crazy Dog. New York. Whittlessey House/McGraw-Hill. 1944. 67 pps. 10" x 7.5". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in poor jacket. Top cornor and spine edges slightly faded - otherwise the cloth pictoral cover is in exellent condition. There is no printing statement in book, so presumed 1st. The dust jacket is complete except for missing a piece of the top edge with a part of the title missing. No writing or other marks in the book. Illustrated by Morgan Dennis with full page black and white illustrations. This is a story of a boy, Bill, and his shaggy Airedale, Judge. When friends at school laughed at the dog the boy proves them wrong by giving Judge to Uncle Sam for the Army. The way Bill kept his word, and kept his dog too is a moving story for dog lovers of all ages. $18.00 Book #82 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Willemse , Jan. Cooking for Henry. Virginia Beach, VA. The Donning Company. 1993. 159 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. This book is coauthored by Eleanor Eaton. The cover depicts Fair Lane, the last home of Henry and Clara Ford and was hand colored by Eliza Midgett. Chef Jan Willemse,a young immigrant from Holland, was introduced to Henry Ford by Henry's son, Edsel. He became pastry chef at the Dearborn Inn in 1931. The forward is written by Jan's three sons. The book includes photographs of historical interest and many recipes including an entire section of soybean recipes. The book is in excellent condition with no dust jacket. It is an enjoyable read and a nice piece of history. $35.00 Book #26 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

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