Complete Inventory Listing for Fletcher Free Library

(The Shredded Wheat Company), no author. The wonders of Niagara: scenic and industrial. Buffalo, NY. Clement Press. 19xx. 56 pps. 5-1/4 x 6-7/8. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. Unpaginated staple-bound pamphlet, 24 glossy text leaves incorporating 36 duotone halftone photographs, 2 non-glossy end leaves, the last illustrated both sides w/4-color photos of bowls of Shredded Wheat; stiffer non-glossy covers illustrated in color: front, a close-up photo of the Falls; rear, a lithograph of ”One of the Wonders of Niagara: the Home of Shredded Wheat.” Red-and-white outline titles front noting “Price 10 Cents.” Altogether, 19 pgs on the Falls vs. 33 on the site, not to visit which would be like seeing Rome w/o seeing St Peter’s. Dingy from handling, but tight, 1 corner bumped, 1 chip in top front edge, otherwise clean, unmarked throughought, the interior & rear cover colors bright. $5.00 Book #375 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Abernethy, Lloyd M. Benton Spruance: the artist and the man. Philadelphia, Pa. Art Alliance Press. 1988. 182 pps. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0879825170. Co-published London: Associated University Presses. Presumed first edition. Near fine, in near fine dj. Black cloth covers, gilt spine titles, top corners bumped, otherwise no wear, corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, text, edges clean, unmarked, bright. Glossy dj, black front & spine, orange & dropout titles & Spruance print; author portrait & bio rear; rubbed, top edge curling. TOC, Preface, end Notes, Appendix (catalog of lithographs & shows), Notes on Sources, Index. Profuse illustrations: halftone copies of Spruance’s work, two 4-color plates of 8 prints, * some B&W biographical photos. $20.00 Book #389 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Adams, Oscar Fay. Some famous American schools. Boston. Dana Estes & Co. Publishers. 1903. 341 pps. 5-1/8 x 7-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition, publ Aug 1903 w/o dj. Ex-libris. Frontispiece w/tissue overlay, TOC, List of Illustrations, Preface & Introduction. Green cloth covers illustrated front in red & bright gold; spine titles gilt but less bright. Bumped, rubbed, spine edges worn. Binding tight but hinge cracked between two feps. Text clean, unmarked; top edge dusty. A solid volume w/historyis & B&@ halftone photos of prep schools. $10.00 Book #283 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Alcott, Louisa M. Spinning-wheel stories. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1884. 276 pps. 4-7/8 x 7-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. First edition, printing unknown. Very good, no dj. Red cloth covers, near pristine front & rear, halftoned dropout titles & line illustration front, in ornate frame, bright gilt titles & faded silver decoration on sunned spine. No wear exc. hint at corners, spine lightly pulled; corners sharp, binding tight. Front pastedown torn at 4 places along edge, bookseller pencilled notation ffep. Eps, text otherwise clean, unmarked; top edge dusty, others bright. Red silk place mark ribbon laid in. Publisher’s list of author’s works ffep, The Boys’ and Girls’ Bookshelf 2nd rfep, TOC, 12 stories. $50.00 Book #406 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

anonymous. Hazell's Annual for 1892: a cyclopaedic record of men and topics of the day. London. Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd. 1892. 726 pps. 4-3/4 x 7-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Revised to November 20, 1891. First edition thus. Very worn, wrinkled, stiff but not rigid, red cloth covers, debossed black titles front & Pear’s Soap ad rear, barely-gilt spine titles. Binding firm but cracked in a few interior places. Pencilled price fep, otherwise, eps fairly clean; text seems to be entirely clean, unmarked, but aged. Edges soiled, worn. Preface, calendar of events & observances, 3-pg Index to approx. 80 pgs of ads, which might be the principal interest, aside from the occasional curiousity and item of idiosyncratic value. $10.00 Book #326 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Armstrong, Frank H. Payoff Artillery - WWII: the wide-ranging combat of the battalion that fought under five armies and eight divisions in the European Theatre. S Burlington, VT. Bull Run of Vermont, Inc. 1993. 194 pps. 8 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0963244817. First printing. Lt green cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front & spine. No wear, no damage, corners sharp, binding tight. Inscribed ffep 8/94 to locally known historicist Lillian Carlisle, by the author/publisher; otherwise. eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked. Glossy dj is rubbed, worn at forecorners, crinkled along top edges not chipped. Very detailed TOC, Preface, Introduction, Maps, Campaign Itineraries, Orders of Battle, extensive Bibliography, no index. Publisher’s 1995-1996 catalog & supplement laid in. $15.00 Book #292 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Armstrong, Frank H editor. The 1st Cavalry Division and their 8th Engineers in Korea. South Burlington, Vermont. Bull Run of Vermont, Inc. 1993. 294 pps. 6-1/8 x 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Subtitled: America's silent generation in the hot spot of the Cold War. ISBN 0-9632448-2-5, xxii pages TOC, Dedication, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Order of Battle, Preface & Editor's Note, with inserted publisher's catalog, also fine. Volume was (not now) in original shrink wrap with top cut, exposing top edge, so dj is near fine except for 1/4-inch tear and slight wrinkling on rear top. $55.00 Book #102 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bainer, Roy. The Engineering of abundance: an oral history memoir of Roy Bainer. Davis, CA. The Regents of the University of California. 1975. 449 pps. 8-1/2 x 11. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. No ISBN. Presumed first edition. Glossy maroon covers, gilt spine titles; no wear, corners sharp, binding tight; clean, bright, unmarked throughout exc. 2 stains top & front edges. Interviews conducted by A I Dickman, Head, Oral History Center, Univ of Calif, Davis. Frontispiece (halftone portrait of author), TOC, Introduction, Preface, Interview History, Appendix (5 parts), Index. $15.00 Book #367 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Beal, translator, Samuel. Travels of Fa-Hian and Sung-Yun Buddhist pilgrims from China to India (400 A.D. and 518 A.D.). New Delhi, Madras, india. Asian Educational Services. 1993. 298 pps. 4-7/8 x 7. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. ISBN 8120608240. Probable facsimile reprint. Black, glossy paper covers w/striations & random indentations, bright gilt titles front & spine, no wear, corners sharp, sewn binding tight. Clean, new eps don’t quite match the text stock; 3rd fep, an abbreviated title pg w/current publisher imprint, is in a different typeface from the (original?) full title pg, some text of which is smeared from its original printing, and from the text itself. The implication seems to be that an earlier printing was rebound for this edition. The new eps are incorporated with the 1st & last signatures in a way that also suggests this, but a careful, historical examination of the typefaces would be definitive. In any case, the text, on smooth, off-white stock, is bright & clean exc. for 12 passages being marked by inked lines in the margins. Edges smooth, clean. Preface, lxxii-pg Introduction, 6x9 pristine foldout map, no index. Flimsy black dj is 1/4 inch oversize, so top edge is wrinkled (but not chipped); silver titles front, spine & front flap, over engraved regional map; publisher list rear & rear flap, price sticker rear, front flap clipped at bottom. $30.00 Book #386 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Beston, Henry. Herbs and the Earth. New York. Doubleday, Doran Co.. 1940. 143 pps. 4-7/8 x 7-5/8. Reprint. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Date: MCMXL. Reprint, marked ‘CL’ above ‘Copyright 1935”. 6 small scenic & 10 full-pg herb woodcuts by John Howard Benson. Brown cloth covers, clean, almost pristine front & rear. Green titles & illustration on pasted spine label, tightly affixed but mottled from stain extending over upper 2/3 of spine; spine also sunned. Almost no shelfwear, corners sharp, not bumped, binding tight. Semi-gloss cream eps, pastedowns badly discolored & somewhat foxed, facing eps likewise but clean on reverse. Text clean, unmarked; top edge gray from dust, others clean, bright. Only damage throughout is to fep & 2nd flyleaf, which are cut diagonally across upper third, apparently to eliminate owner inscription on ffep, a bit of red script of which remains. Foreword, TOC, list of Illustrations, Index. All illustrations pristine, perhaps the principal value here. $5.00 Book #346 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Betjeman, John. John Betjeman's collected poems. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1958. 279 pps. 4-1/4 x 7-1/4. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. Stated 2nd printing. Near fine, in fair dj. Orange cloth covers, stamped black lettering & decorations front and spine. 1/8” abrasion top right front corner, small indentation on bottom front edge. Clean & unmarked throughout, binding tight, top text edge dusty. Dj chipped, w/bad tear at lower front fold, 1/2" tears rear panel top & at spine center, smudges on rear panel, & generally dingy. $12.00 Book #152 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Blaisdell, Etta Austin. Toy Town. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1927. 126 pps. 5-7/8 x 7-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Unknown printing (published March 1927). Illustrated by Clara Atwood Fitts. Glossy yellow cloth covers, stamped black titles & line illustration front & spine titles. No edgewear, spine ends & corners worn but corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, semi-gloss text, edges clean, bright, unmarked exc. ink spot rear pastedown offset onto rfep. 1-1/4-inch tear top of pp.35-6; 37 half-page & full-pg frontis 3-color (red, green, black) halftone illustrations bright. $15.00 Book #404 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Boccaccio, Giovanni. The elegy of Lady Flammetta. Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1990. 182 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 182 + xxvi pps. First printing shown for this edition. Edited & translated by Mariangela Causa-Steindler & Thomas Mauch. Introduction by Causa-Steindler & 1991 inscription to friends inside half-title pg. Glossy illustrated covers, black & red titles, bumped & worn at lower fore corners. No eps; text clean, unmarked, but last page dogeared at bottom. TOC, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Glossary, Bibliography. $10.00 Book #207 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bok, Bart J and Priscilla F. The Milky Way. Philadelphia, PA. The Blakiston Co. 1941. 204 pps. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. W/folded maps of The Northern and The Southern Milky Way in pocket inside rear cover. One of The Harvard Books on Astronomy, this is a detailed, semi-technical, but popularly written account by two prominent 20th Century astronomers. A tight, solid volume, unmarked except for owner's name in ink on front end paper. Fine textured red cover, stamped with gilt lettering, is clean, unbumped. Glossy, somewhat yellowing text is profusely illustrated, including spectacular, exquisitely well reproduced black-and-white photographs. Tables & graphs. Indexed. $30.00 Book #65 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bradley, Miss Alice. Electric refrigerator menus and recipes. Cleveland, OH. General Electric Company. 1927. 144 pps. 5-1/8 x 8-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. 4th edition, Sept 1928. Note: `menus' & `recipes' are in reverse order on cover & half-title pg. Patterned semi-gloss covers, bumped, shelfworn, stained; green cloth wrapped spine is frayed head, heel & 2 large patches. Binding tight. Eps & text clean, unmarked. Foreword, TOC, extensive Index; last 8 pgs, blank for notes, are uncut. $8.00 Book #253 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bryan, Frank. Out! The Vermont secession book. Shelburne, VT. The New England Press. 1987. 167 pps. 5-1/4 x 8-1/8. First edition. Softcover. Signed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0933050526. Co-author Bill Mares, signed on half-title pg by Mares only. Glossy illustrated covers w/stamped red & black titles, B&W halftone dual portrait & text rear. Covers splayed, minor shelfwear, corners sharp. Binding tight. Text, edges clean, unmarked, bright. A semi-comic argument for Vermont independence from the USA, which has its serious adherents. $8.00 Book #289 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Buckeye, Robert. Setting a table. Middlebury, VT. Middlebury College. 2003. 76 pps. 6-1/2 x 10-3/4. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. No publication data stated [presumed Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College, ca. 2003, perhaps by Abernethy Library and Special Collections, Starr Library]. [Unpaginated). Presumed first edition. Near fine. Introductory notes to 33 speakers in the Abernethy Lecture series, 1980-2003. Format is a reduced legal-pad: grey-brown top cover with stamped black titles, off-yellow (mostly ruled) pages, bound & hinged at top to stiff, uncovered gray board. Untitled foreword & introduction, prefaced by the author, Abernathy Curator, with partial list appended of 1976-2003 speakers, no index. Speakers introduced: Ishmael Reed, Michael Thelwell, Jayne Anne Phillips, Meridel Le Sueur, Bernie Sanders, Mitchell Goodman, Yvonne Rainer, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Peter Schumann, Jamaica Kincaid, William Kennedy, Hettie Jones (2), Roderick Stinehour, Eliot Weinberger (2), Kamau Braithwaite, Thulani Davis & Joseph Jarman, John Edgar Wideman, Avital Ronell, Martha Cooley, Roman Graf, Susan Buck-Morss, Nancy Gallagher, Lyle Glazier, Shelby Hearon, Kathe Koja, Bettina Mathias, Tim Spears, J Hoberman, & Janice Galloway. The volume has the slight overall curl of an aged notepad, otherwise, no wear, no damage, binding tight; clean, unmarked, bright throughout (exc., perhaps, the final ep, which reproduces a presumably actual page of heavily edited notes). An idiosyncratic publication meant for limited distribution, designed with taste, humor, fondness, and simplicity, with possibly a wink at publisher Stinehour. $12.15 Book #291 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bulau, Alwin E. Footprints of assurance. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1953. 319 pps. 9 x 12-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. reading copy in good dust jacket. First printing. in very good physical condition, but very musty smelling, in heavy plastic bag. Blue cloth covers, gilt decorations front & spine titles, no wear, no damage, corners sharp, spine ends fine, binding tight. Cream eps unmarked but stained along gutters & pasted edges, carrying through to 2nd flyleaves, owner label front pastedown. Glossy text, edges clean, bright, unmarked. 9 color plates incl. frontispiece, some 24 halftone reproductions, otherwise a profuse collection of captioned trademarks & essays. TOC, 29 chapters in 3 Parts plus catalog of foreign marks, Bibliography, Index. Gray glossy dj, dropout titles front & spine & 2 marks reproduced in color front, lightly chipped at spine, worn at corners & abraded rear. $8.00 Book #374 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Burden, J W (James Walter). Graphic reproduction photography. London &I NY. Focal Press. 1973. 448 pps. 4-7/8 x 9-1/4. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. ISBN 0803857780. 2nd printing of 1973 first edition. Blue cloth covers, gilt spine titles, no wear, no damage. Eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked exc. inked price ffep & small owner label tipped in; otherwise an as-new volume. Glossy blue, illustrated dj is sharply creased along spine edges but otherwise very good, not chipped or worn. TOC, Foreword, 13 chapters, Appendix, Index. $10.00 Book #307 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke handbook of Ueda Reikichi. Rutland, VT. Charles E Tuttle Company. 1961. 325 pps. 6 x 9. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Subtitle: Adapted from the Japanese by [Bushell]. First printing stated. Tan buckram covers, debossed red spine titles & presumed Japanese title front. Corners, spine sharp, just noticeable shelfwear, discoloration along top edges probably from sunlight. Brown eps, semi-gloss white text, edges all clean, unmarked exc. top edge dusty. Heavy illustrated glossy dj, black, yellow & dropout titles; yellow main title on spine is almost faded; chipped edges, corners, 1/2-inch closed tear top rear edge. Seeming price clip is actually bordered in yellow w/printed legend: In the U.S. $8.75. Publisher’s list on rear flap. $30.00 Book #381 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke handbook of Ueda Reikichi. Rutland, VT. Charles E Tuttle Company. 1961. 325 pps. 6 x 9. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Subtitled: adapted from the Japanese by [Bushell]. First printing stated. Tan buckram covers, debossed red spine titles & presumed Japanese title front. Corners, spine sharp, just noticeable shelfwear, discoloration along top edges probably from sunlight. Brown eps, semi-gloss white text, edges, clean, unmarked exc. top edge dusty. Heavy illustrated glossy dj, black, yellow & dropout titles; yellow main title on sunned spine is almost faded; chipped edges, corners, 1/2-inch closed tear top rear edge. Seeming price clip is actually bordered in yellow w/printed legend: In the U.S. $8.75. Publisher’s list on rear flap. $30.00 Book #385 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Campbell, Lang. Merry Murphy. Joliet (IL?). P F Volland Company. 1929. 44 pps. 7 x 7-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Illustrated by the author. 22 unpaginated leaves (incl. eps). Edition unknown. Near fine, no dj. Presumably one of the New Volland “Sunny Books,” altho not listed w/5 others in publisher’s list, rear. The story of Murphy, an Irish potato, is told in the form of a rebus (pictures substituted for nouns). Illustrated smooth paper covers, stamped red & black titles, red cloth spine; one small spot front, generally aged appearance, minor edgewear, corners sharp, binding tight. Illustrated eps, semi-gloss off-white text, edges clean, unmarked. Color frontispiece, eps, rebus icons are bright. $50.00 Book #403 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Cancone, J. Forty lessons for bass or baritone [voice]. New York. G Schirmer, Inc. 1892. 85 pps. 7-1/2 x 10-1/2. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Subtitle: Op.17, revised after the latest edition of Alberto Randegger by H W Nicholl. Presumed first edition (no later date evident). Fragile, in Mylar wrap. Schirmer’s Library Vol. 248. Contents: Book I & Air with Variations. Aged, yellowed paper cover, generally soiled; 2 liquid stains front & stamped black titles in ornate double frame, black spine titles, publisher partial catalog no. A 384 (or 354) rear. Spine generally worn & torn but intact; binding tight; corners bumped. Edges dingy, eps & text aged but clean, unmarked. Still a solid volume. $30.00 Book #319 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Cappon, editor, Lester J. The Adams-Jefferson letters: the complete correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams. Chapel Hill, NC. University of North Carolina Press. 1939. 638 pps. 6 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition, two volumes, li pps + viii pps. Fine except faded spines, in good slipcase. Red covers w/stamped gilt titles, bright on fronts, corners sharp, no wear, tight bindings, clean and unmarked throughout. Vol.I frontispiece, J Adams portrait; vol.II, Jefferson; A Adams portrait following p.138. Slipcase solid but well scuffed, black w/red & white lettering exc. rear panel red w/black & white lettering. Published for The Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia. $200.00 Book #145 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Carawan, collected by, Guy and Candie. Voices from the mountains. Athens, Georgia. University of Georgia Press. 1996. 235 pps. 10-1/2 x 8-3/4. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Subtitled: The people of Appalachia -- their faces, their words, their songs. Collected and Recorded by Guy and Candie Carawan. "Foreword to the Brown Thrasher edition" implies? previous edition. Text in new condition, apparently unused and cover likewise, except for price sticker on rear. $15.00 Book #26 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Carroll, ed., John S. Photo-Lab index; the cumulative formulary of standard recommended photographic procedures. New York. Morgan & Morgan, Inc. 1961. 1200 pps. 8x8-1/2x3-1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 20th edition. 3-1/2 in. thick. Double-action prong binder. 24 tabbed, individually paginated, sections of data on photographic film, papers, chemicals & formulae for still, cine & photomechanical processes, and sections on optics, exposure, illumination, darkroom construction, copying, television. Indexed. Blue cloth covers, stamped silver titles front & spine, little wear, but lower spine is water spattered. Instructions on eps for opening, closing, and inserting supplements. Eps, text, edges clean, but notes written on blank pgs & section tabs are variously bent. $35.00 Book #303 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Cartier-Bresson, Henri. About Russia [Apropos de l'U.R.S.S.]. New York. Viking Press. 1974. 182 pps. 9-1/4 x 10-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0670100617. A Studio Book. Unpaginated. Presumed first edition. Short preface, TOC, 141 halftone photographs on smooth, white, heavy-wt stock. Black cloth covers, stamped white spine titles, no wear exc. abrasion rear, 1/8x1/4-inch, corners & spine sharp, splayed 5/16-inch at spine to 1-inch at fore edges, binging tight. Grey eps clean, text & edges bright, clean, unmarked. Glossy black illustrated dj (4 small photos) & 84-pt(?) outline titles on front panel, rubbed, not chipped. $40.00 Book #338 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Caswell, Robert W. Epitaph for a street. Burlington, VT. Poets' Mimeo Cooperative. 1975. 80 pps. 8-3/8 x 10-3/4. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 40 leaves (unpaginated). First printing, 400 copies stated. Lt olive stiff, laid cover, stamped black titles & illustrations: cat & plants on 2-flight staircase/front; street sign, So. Champlain St/rear. Cover generally soiled & large coffee stain upper rt, 1/4-inch tear near spine top, otherwise in good physical condition w/good corners. Owner label fep & some foxing fep & rep; a 1/4-inch brown stain fep has carried through to 3rd leaf (before first poem). Binding tight, leaves & edges clean, bright, unmarked, bound-in wrinkle on 1 leaf. Text is typewriter face on photocopier stock. Author was a local poet in 1970s. $10.00 Book #354 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tales. New York. Garden City Publishing. 1934. 627 pps. 5-3/8 x 8-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Rendered in modern English by J U Nicolson. (x)627 pps. Presumed first edition copyright 1934, Covici.Friede.Inc). Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Green cloth covers, blindstamped titles & Kent illus. front, stamped gilt titles on spine. Sl. wear at corners, spine head & heel, but corners sharp. Front hinge cracked, but binding otherwise tight. Illus. eps, text, edges clean, unmarked; deckle fore edge, green top. Illustrated dj badly torn, not just chipped, along edges, esp. at spine, but intact; price clipped & new price stamped: $3.95. Introduction, TOC. Kent illustrations are full-pg duotone on half-coated paper (semi-gloss one side), and small woodcuts at chapter heads, all fine. A fairly solid volume but perhaps of interest mainly for the llustrations. $10.00 Book #194 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Christman, Albert B. Sailors, scientists, and rockets. Washington, DC. Naval Hitory Division. 1971. 303 pps. 6-5/8 x 9-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. History of the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, Vol.1, subtitled: Origins of the Navy Rocket Program and of the Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern. U.S. GPO, 1971; appendices, index. Publ. without dj; tight, clean and unmarked except for bookplate inside front cover. Also see Vol.2, The Grand Experiment at Inyokern. Price of two-volume set: $55.00. $35.00 Book #11 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Clay, Albert T. A Hebrew deluge story in cuneiform: and other fragments in the Pierpont Morgan Library. San Francisco. Yale University Press. 1922. 85 pps. 7-1/4 x 8-3/4. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. First edition, second printing July 1922, 8 plates. Dedication, Foreword, Dynastic Lists of Early Babylonia. Black covers w/gilt lettering front & spine, moderate edgewear but well-worn bumped corners. Tight, solid, clean and unmarked throughout, offwhite stock w/top edge dirty. $25.00 Book #144 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Clise, Michele Durkson. Ophelia’s English adventure, or, the haunting of Bruinyes House. New York. Clarkson N Potter. 1987. 106 pps. 7-1/2 x 10. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0-517-56558-7. First printing. Dj has very slight chipping at spine head, scuffed rear panel, and faint 3” crease along top edge. Red cover with gilt spine titles, profusely illustrated, a clean, tight volume. $25.00 Book #146 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Coffin, Howard. Nine months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the repulse of Pickett's Charge. Woodstock, Vt. The Countryman Press. 1997. 314 pps. 6-7/8 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0881504009. First printing. No wear, no damage. TOC, Acknowledements, Foreword, Preface, list of Main Characters, bibliography, Index. Illustrated semi-gloss dj is rumpled along top edges & spine head, price clipped, otherwise unmarked. $30.00 Book #296 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Colburn, Francis. Letters home and further indiscretions. Shelburne, VT. The New England Press. 1978. 96 pps. 5-=1/4 x 8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 09330500031. Green cloth covers, bright gilt titles front & spine, clean, bright; corners sl. frayed but sharp, no other shelfwear; binding tight. Eps clean exc. pencilled bookseller notations ffep; edges, text clean, bright, unmarked. Introduction, Preface, TOC. A collection of letters dated 1963, & essays dated 1952, 1959, 1960, others undated. A tight, comfortable, good-looking volume. $10.00 Book #397 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Coleman, Gregory D. We're heaven bound! Portrait of a Black sacred drama. Athens, GA. University of Georgia Press. 1992 1994. 199 pps. 7 x 8-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0820316849. First printing. Very good in find dj. Black cloth covers, stamped white spine titles; no wear, no damage, corners sharp, binding tight. Blue eps. Clean, bright, unmarked throughout exc. library stamps all edges & front & rear pastedowns, pocket & inked over barcode ffep; date & accession no. on copyright pg, ink smudge rear fep. 52 B&W halftones incl. frontispiece & full-spread portrait of minister & officers posed at altar, showing organ & stained glass windows. Dedication, TOC, Preface, Acknowledgements, Appendix: Players and Participants, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Black dj w/blue titles, illustrated front & rear, undamag ed as received, in Brodart cover. Volume shows almost no sign of use – a clean, solid copy. $10.00 Book #337 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel. Hiawatha's wedding feast - a cantata for tenor solo, chorus and orchestra. New York. G Schirmer, Inc. n.d. (1909?). 58 pps. 7-1/8 x 10-3/8. First edition. Softcover. ex-libris copy in poor jacket. Presumed first U.S. edition. Good copy, bound into stiff board covers (poor). Score by Taylor composed to H W Longfellow’s poem. Plain, red-brown over-cover, lib labels front, all edges worn, spine badly, w/half-inch piece torn from head (where cloth binding tape has protected the original). Original covers clean, unmarked, undamaged, corners square; original spine good, w/4 signatures firmly bound, although rear cover has pulled free (but still firm in rebinding). Publisher partial catalog on rear panel, no.A 536. Lib label inside front cover, pocket ffep, embossed stamp & lib notations on title pg & final leaf, notations on reverse; otherwise, eps, text, edges clean, unmarked, undamaged exc. obvious thumbing of fore-edge. All available copies, incl. the Google download, seem to be the 1898 U.K. publication by Novello. $10.00 Book #327 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Colquhoun, Archibald R. The Problem in China and British policy. London. P S King & Sons. 1900. 50 pps. 4-7/8 x 7-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition, possibly ex-libris. Smooth, soiled yellow covers: title, author, publisher, price (two shillings), dragon and stylized fan printed green on front, list of Recent Publications on rear. Pronounced bumping, shelf wear. Foldout 18”x20” four-color Sketch Map of China and Adjoining Regions on stiff paper, originally tipped in inside rear cover at spine, is now loose but in very good condition, not brittle and folds soft. Three-panel 6”x12” fan-out table of China’s Foreign Trade is bound in after p.50; following pps describe author’s “The Overland to China” and publisher blurb. Eps discolored by binding glue, which has carried onto feps & contacting panel of map; inked notation “951 C86” rear ep suggests library call no. All pages cream paper and otherwise clean & unmarked. $35.00 Book #140 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Congreve, William. Love for love. New York. Charles Scribners. 1940. 88 pps. 6-1/2 x 10-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. Smooth beige covers stamped black & red on front to emulate playbill; spine, with black titles, is sunned, the discoloration uniform and restricted to the spine, which is separated by a “gutter” hinge from the front and rear covers. Eps stained from binding glue; price pencilled on front pastedown & "ie - H" on rear, otherwise clean. Test bright, clean, unmarked; top edge dusty. Introduction in Elizabethan-style verse by Franlin P Adams. The volume commemorates the 1940 NY performances by The Players, directed by Robert Edmond Jones. $8.00 Book #193 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Conway, Moncure D. Thomas Carlyle. New York. Harpers. 1881. 255 pps. 4-3/4 x 7-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Publ.: Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square. Presumed first edition. Green cloth covers; spine, w/stamped gilt titles, is faded; bumped & lower corners badly frayed. Bookseller notation & prices penciled ffep; eps otherwise unmarked and fairly clean; text clean, unmarked. Top edge dusty, others clean. Preface, List of Illustrations (7 plates of fine B&W engravings, incl. frontispiece w/tissue overlay, & facsimile of Carlyle’s handwriting; also, small portrait engraving on a text pg. Three reps incl. Harpers catalog sheet: Thomas Carlyle’s Works, and verso: English Men of Letters, edited by John Morley, Volumes Now Ready, and Volumes in Preparation, both sides faintly offset onto their otherwise clean contacting pgs. $15.00 Book #229 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Cook, editor, Laura Clark. Historical and genealogical record of the Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution, 1940-1952, Vol. IV. Adrian, MI. Adrian College Press. 1952. 283 pps. 8 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Blue cloth covers, gilt titles front & spine & DAR emblem front. Rubbed, bumped, but corners sharp, no shelf wear exc. sl. to spine heel. Eps clean exc. foxing on 2nd rear ep. Glossy text clean, bright, exc. some half-dozen marginal stains; 9 halftone plates. Top edge stained & dusty, others clean. Administrative records & 159-pg list of Ancestors. $10.00 Book #313 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Coolidge, Archibald Cary. Origins of the Triple Alliance: three lectures by Archibalc Cary Coolidge. New York. Charles Scribners. 1926. 248 pps. 5-1/8 x 7-1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in good dust jacket. Second edition, signed, with index. Green cloth cover with bright gold lettering on cover and spine is as new; corners sharp, unbumped, slight shelf wear on bottom edges. Dj torn, 1-inch on upper front edge, and inside upper flap corner torn off. End pages are yellowed rear and front by contact with dj except where ffep protected by inserted 2-page gift note (signed E J Hanley, Jr, stamped with Harvard University logo). Binding tight, ragged right, all pages clean. but upper edges dingy from dust. $45.00 Book #101 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Corbett, Joseph Edward. We played our cards: How my generation met the call of World War II. Burlington, VT. Overlake Publishing. 2003. 215 pps. 5-7/8 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in good dust jacket. ISBN 0974446300. First printing, September 2003. Blue cloth covers, stamped silver titles front & spine, no wear, no damage, clean, unmarked throughout. Inscribed first (of 2) semi-title pg. Semi-gloss dull-green illustrated dj, dropout titles front, spine & text rear, has some wear at corners, crinkling along top edges, 1/2-inch tear at upper front fold. TOC, Acknowledgements, Index of Names (113). Book is autobiographical in short passages, w/many biographical entries on individuals encountered during author’s naval duty in the Pacific Theater. $20.00 Book #352 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Coxe, Nicholas. The Falconer. Benson, Vermont. Chalidze Publications. 1991. 105 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 156541201X. Soft cover. “This book is a reprint of J Smeeton’s London edition, supposedly of 1815.” Edition /printing not stated but is apparently separate from the hardcover edition. Plain tan wrap, front creased at binding & worn at fore edges, which project beyond the text. Cover clean exc. several small specks and a small smudge. Some binding adhesive is wadded at the spine heel, further suggesting that this is a preliminary copy, perhaps hand-bound, perhaps an advance proof. Eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked. Original title page reproduced, TOC, publisher’s lists in front and rear, of hardcover books on recreation in Old England, and of some other titles. $15.00 Book #238 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Cutler, Thomas J. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, 23-26 October 1944. New York. Harpers. 1994. 343 pps. 6 x 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0060169494. First printing. Near fine dj. Black paper covers, navy blue cloth-wrapped spine w/gilt titles. No wear, no damage; eps, text, edges, clean, unmarked, bright. TOC, list of Maps (7), Preface, Prologue, 8 glossy plates w/22 B&W halftone photos, Acknowledgements, extensive Index. Illustrated dj is rubbed, otherwise fine; rear flap notes: main selection of History Book Club, alternate selection of BOMC, but volume appears to be regular ed. $20.00 Book #294 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

de la Couture, Mailhard. La tres joyeuse, plaisante et recreative histoire du gentil Seigneur de Bayart composee par le Loyal Serviteur. Texte ancien rapproche du francais Moderne. Lille, France. Societe de Saint Augustin. 18??. 398 pps. 6 x 9-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Publication: Desclee, De Brouwer et Cie, Imprimeurs des Facultes catholique de Lille. no date. In French. Rebound in gray boards, fine with gilt spine title, 398 + vi pages. All pages age-browned on edges but otherwise fine, except title and preface pages, which are brittle and broken on long edges. A duplicate title page in poor condition is bound in after new front endpaper and has bookseller stamp; pencilled price on front endpaper. $30.00 Book #5 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Delitzsch, Friedrich. (1) Babel und Bibel ein vortrag, and (2) Zweiter vortrag uber Babel un Bibel. Leipzig and Stuttgart. (1) Hinrichs & (2) Deutsches. 1903. 124 pps. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Two (lectures?) in one volume: (1) The Ein Vortrag, publ. Leipzig: J C Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, 78 pps. w/50 B&W halftone illustrations in text, is marked 31-35 Tausend. (2) The Zweiter Vortrag, publ. Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 46 pps. w/29 illustrations in text, is marked 21-25 Tausend. Presumed first edition thus: the first lecture, 1902, is apparently reprinted here, & this is first publ. of the 1903 lecture. Glossy, decorative paper covers has scratches. Black cloth wrapped spine is sunned & gilt titles somewhat faded. Binding, hinges tight. Semi-gloss eps & text are clean, unmarked. Top edge dusty, others clean. A scholarly volume, in German. $20.00 Book #243 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

De Montreville, Doris, & Donna Hill, editors. The Third Book of Junior Authors. New York. H W Wilson Company. 1973. 320 pps. 6-1/2 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. ISBN: 0824204085. Ex-public library (reference item: no pocket or date due slip). Green cloth covers w/stamped gilt titles front & spine. spine faded' 2 spine labels are marked through w/black ink that also marks adjacent spine cloth. Shelf wear, bumped. Front hinge cracking, but binding tight; eps & pastedowns stamped Withdrawn, top edge stamped, but otherwise clean, unmarked. Preface, TOC, Index. A solid volume. $5.00 Book #236 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

De Morgan, John. The first shot for liberty, or, the Minute Men of Massachusetts. Philadelphia, Pa. David McKay Publisher. 1892. 222 pps. 4-3/4 x 5-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. Yellow-brown cloth covers, garishly decorated in red & black front & spine, drawing front of a Revolutionary soldier; clean, no wear exc. minor shelfwear, 1 corner soft, others sharp, spine ends very good, binding tight. Ink stain front pastedown, pencilled name ffep of owner (aged donor’s mother); otherwise, eps, text clean, unmarked; top edge dusty, others clean. One of publisher’s Boys of Liberty Library listed 2nd fep; Boys’ Own Library listed rear (2 pgs paginated i, ii). $10.00 Book #408 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Dept of the Army, Headquarters. Soldier's manual of common tasks: skill level I. Washington, DC. U S Department of the Army. 2005. 705 pps. 5-1/8 x 7-1/2. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Publication STP 21-1-SMCT. 705+94 pps. Oct. 2005 ed., supersedes that of 21 August 2003. Stiff tan paper covers, stamped black titles front & spine w/enlisted chevrons reproduced front & rear. Front cover clean, but rear generally soiled from handling & annotated in ink. Lower corners & several pgs, front & rear, are thumbed outward; sl wear to spine heel; but spine is unbroken, uncreased; binding tight. Edges clean & bright; text is clean, unmarked, apparently unread. $10.00 Book #267 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

de Unamuno, Miguel. The Christ of Velazquez. Baltimore, MD. The Johns Hopkins Press. 1951. 132 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. Near fine. Transl. Eleanor L Turnbull. Aqua green cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front & spine, corners sharp w/sl. wear to lower ones, otherwise no wear, no damage. Eps clean exc. owner name inked ffep, dated 2/12/71; large bookplate verso has caused leaf to bow. Text on cream stock, & edges clean, unmarked. $15. $15.00 Book #345 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Doughty, C M. Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vols. New York. Boni & Liveright, Inc. 1923. 1311 pps. 5-1/2 x 9. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Publisher: Boni & Liveright, Inc (NY) & Jonathan Cape & the Medici Society, Ltd, London. Black cloth covers, corners sl. worn but fairly sharp, little edge wear exc. of spines; spines faded, nearly illegible. Eps & text clean, unmarked. All but a few early leaves are unopened at top; all edges deckle, bottoms worn smoother & dirty at outside corners. Few illustrations. Bindings firm exc. rear hinges as noted following. Vol.I: xxvi+621 pps. Frontis: B&W studio portrait photo of author, head & shoulders, on text paper. Prefaces to 1st, 2nd & 3rd editions, Introduction by T E Lawrence, TOC. Foldout photograph facing p.176, very well reproduced on text paper: Specimens of the Nabatean Monumental Inscriptions at el-Hejr Medain Salih. Folded 3-color map, approx. 27x22, on what seems to be very stiff waxed linen, indestructible and probably never opened until my inspection: A Sketch Map Itinerarium of Parts of North Western Arabia and Negd, by the author, in sturdy cloth pocket bound into rear cover. Rear hinge half-cracked. Vol.II: xiv+690 pps., incl. 146-pg. Glossary & Index. Frontis: studio portrait brown tone photo of author in travel dress, on stiff paper tipped in. TOC. Rear hinge fully cracked but intact exc. top one inch. $75.00 Book #182 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Douie, Decima L. Archbishop Pecham (John). London. Oxford University Press. 1952. 362 pps. 5-3/8 x 8-3/4. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. Very good copy. Smooth black-blue cloth covers, gilt spine titles, shelfwear at corners & spine heel but corners sharp, spine head fine; taped spine label. Binding firm but cracked between 2nd fep & half-title pg. Eps clean, unmarked exc. church library bookplate ffep w/Discarded neatly overprinted & new owner’s name neatly inked; pocket rfep. Pencilled library markings title pg recto, verso. Text on offwhite stock, clean, unmarked; deckle lower edge smoothed, soiled from shelf contact; top edge dusty, library-stamped, fore edge clean. Preface, Addenda, TOC, Abbreviations list, extensive Index, colophon, no illustrations. $15.00 Book #388 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Doyle, Lynn. Turkey and ham: a tale for Christmas by. New York. none stated. 1960. 56 pps. 6 - 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Illustrated by Jan Balet; number 509 of 800 copies. Colophon states: Planned and printed by P J Perrusi for the friends of Advertising Agencies' Service Company, incorporated [sic], New York, N Y, in December of 1960. Front note stating "... from the Ballygullion Bus; Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd." perhaps explains why the (gilt) spine title is inverted, European fashion. Fine copy except for ink mark on end paper following the last page - possible offset from text. Slipcase has two stains on front and is discolored on all edges, apparently from glue used in pastedown. $30.00 Book #92 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Dubois, Pierre. La Grande Encyclopedie des Lutins. Paris. Editions Hoebeke. 1992. 191 pps. 9-1/2 x 12-1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 2905292482. Approx. 4 lbs wt. In French. Apparent Nov 1994 reprint of Oct 1992 first printing. Near fine dj. Profusely illustrated by Roland Sabatier, colored by Claudine Sabatier. Fine, in near fine dj. Green cloth covers w/gilt spine titles & front illustration of elves; no wear, no damage. Clean, unmarked text on bright, heavy, semi-gloss stock, densely illustrated brown eps, & all edges. Glossy lt. brown cover, illustrated full-wrap w/contents block on front, now protected in Mylar, is sl. rubbed, has sl. wrinkles at spine head & heel, one corner; handwritten price sticker on inside flap. Introductory essays, final comment, bibliography, & end TOC. Short essays in eight chapters & 94 sub-heads on mostly scary creatures such as goblins, changelings, gremlins, kobolds, knockers(?), but also gnomes, brownies, leprechauns, ..., and their royalty – of international variety & probably still not exhaustive but notable here for being lavishly, vividly drawn in imaginative fine detail and distinctly non-Angloterre style. $60.00 Book #317 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Dubois, Pierre. La Grande Encyclopedie des Fees. Paris. Editions Hoebeke. 1996. 183 pps. 9-1/2 x 12-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 2842300149. Approx. 4 lbs wt. In French. Near fine in near fine dj. Apparent Oct 1996 reprint of Sept 1996 first printing. Profusely illustrated by Roland Sabatier, colored by Claudine Sabatier. Blue cloth covers w/gilt spine titles & front emblem; lightly bumped but square corners, ˝-in. abrasion on lower front edge, binding tight. Clean, unmarke text on bright, heavy, semi-gloss stock, densely illustrated cream eps (rfep has creased lower corner), & all edges. Glossy, sky blue cover, illustrated full-wrap w/contents block on front, now protected in Mylar, is sl. rubbed, sl. wrinkles at corners & spine, not chipped; handwritten price sticker on inside flap. Introductory essays, final comment, bibliography, and end TOC. Short essays in six chapters & 72 sub-heads on such spirits as fairies, nymphs, bogies, selkies, banshees, ..., and their royalty – of international variety & probably still not exhaustive, but notable here for being lavishly, vividly drawn in imaginative fine detail & distinctly non-Angloterre style. $60.00 Book #318 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Dull, Paul S. A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945). Annapolis, MD. U S Naval Institute. 1978. 402 pps. 6-7/8 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. ISBN 0870210971. 5th printing, 1989. Near fine, in good dj. Green cloth covers, gilt spine titles. Japanese naval map reproduced on green-tinted eps. Clean, unmarked throughout; no wear exc. noticeable soiling of text bottom edge from shelf contact. Illustrated dj, spine sunned, has minor chips neatly reinforced w/proper tape on obverse lower edge. [1st of 2 copies listed] $15.00 Book #263 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Dull, Paul S. A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945). Annapolis, MD. U S Naval Institute. 1978. 402 pps. 6-7/8 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0870210971. First edition, 7th printing (undated). As new. Green cloth covers, gilt spine titles. Japanese naval map reproduced on green-tinted eps. No wear, clean, unmarked throughout, probably unread (this was owner’s 2nd copy - 1st listed separately, qv). Illustrated dj has 1/4-inch worn spot on edge near spine heel, otherwise pristine. $20.00 Book #264 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Duncan, David Douglas. The Kremlin. Greenwich, Connecticut. New York Graphic Society. 1960. 170 pps. 10x 12. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. No publ. date; author's preface dated January 1960. Textured cover clean, bright, has slight edge wear. Half-inch ink stain on outside long edge of pages, and pages 141-144 loose, but text otherwise clean and unmarked. Fine color plates, tipped in. $30.00 Book #14 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Dyer, Vice Admiral USN (retired), George Carroll. The Amphibians came to conquer: the story of Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (2 vols.). Washington, DC. U S Marine Corps. 1969. 1278 pps. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 2 vols.: FMFRP 12-109-I, -II (also stamped on cover: PCN 140 129919 00). Sept 1991 reprint of 2-vol. 1969 original. Very good in good wraps; tan lightweight covers w/stamped black titles, dingy from handling, Vol.1 upper front right corner creased, Vol.2, entire front cover creased & rear marked on fore edge. Bindings tight, corners & spine edges sharp; texts clean, unmarked throughout, Vol.1 edges bright, Vol.2 edges spotted & shelf soiled. TOCs, lists of Illustrations & Charts, maps, tables of organization, various tabulated data passim, extensive index. Fragrant from good pipe smoke. $50.00 Book #265 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Eastland, editor, Terry. Benchmarks: great constitutional controversies in the Supreme Court. Washington, DC. Ethics and Public Policy Center. 1995. 181 pps. 5-7/8 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0802837719. Co-publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: William B Erdmann Publ Co. 181+xviii pgs. Smooth dark green covers, gilt lettering on spine. 7 articles by academics & practicing lawyers. TOC, Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Appendix, end Notes, Index of Names. Clean, bright, no marks, no damage. Illustrated green dj w/gold & dropout titles, rubbed front & other signs of wear to discerning eye; no price on flap. $25.00 Book #215 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Editors of Yank. The best from Yank, the Army weekly. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1945. 304 pps. 7-3/4 x 10-7/8. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Red cloth covers, front w/gilt US eagle emblem on gilt-rimmed black circle, spine w/gilt-on-black titles. Rubbed & stained, but little edge wear; corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, text & edges clean, unmarked. Intro by editors. Frontispiece & title pg illus. by Sgt Howard J Brodie. TOC lists contents as: War Reports, Fiction and Humor, What’s Your Problem?, Mail Call, Poems, Cartoons, & Photographs, followed by List of Staff Members of Yank’s 16 editions & Former Staff Members. Pgs 208-304 are B&W photo plates. $15.00 Book #221 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Edmonds, I G. Solomon in Kimono: Tales of Ooka, a wise judge of Old Yedo. Japan. Pacific Stars and Stripes. 1956. 95 pps. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Children's picture book of 20 tales w/traditional illustrations in B&W and color. Dedication, TOC, Glossary, Covers appear to be red, overlaid front & back on outer 2/3 w/tan handmade paper, imperfectly wrapped (evidently by hand!) over top & bottom edges & sl. torn at 2 spots on front top wrapping; red remaining front cover is blind-stamped “OOKO” w/black- stamped lettering on spine. No shelfwear, but covers are bumped at botton outside corners and splayed from 1/2” at center to 1” at top and bottom. Top right rear corner shows another sl. tear in the wrapping. Binding tight. Pastedown eps show handmade quality plainly: neat, but generally puckered & pasted over small lumps; eps clean otherwise. Text on off-white paper is clean, unmarked & the many illustrations are bright $80.00 Book #150 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Edwards, Jr, Richard H. Tales of the observer. Boston. Jordan Marsh Company. 1950. 116 pps. 5-1/2 x 8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Blue cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front & spine, & emblem front. Corners sharp, no shelfwear, but 2 small indentations on lower front edge. Binding tight; eps, text, edges clean, unmarked, bright. Red place ribbon laid in. $8.00 Book #8 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Ellwanger, H B. The rose: a faithful reproduction of the 1882 classic [copy 2 of 2]. Stanfordville, NY. Earl M Coleman, Publisher. 1979. 293 pps. 5 x 7-1/4. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. ISBN 0930576152. 293(+xiv) pps. Facsimile reproduction of the Dodd, Mead original, The Rose: a treatise on the cultivation, history, family characteristics, etc. with added Foreword by Edith Campbell Schurr, 1979. Near fine in good dj. Red cloth covers with stamped gilt spine lettering, no shelf wear, corners sharp, binding firm but cocked toward rear. Bookseller's pencilled notation fep. Text bright, clean, unmarked; top edge dusty. DJ flaps chipped, small tear on front bottom edge, 3-1/2-inch diagonal crease on rear, generally dingy from handling. TOC, 94-pg Catalog of Varieties, Index. A noticeably solid volume that feels comfortable in the hand. We also have the 1893 revised edition (separately listed). $25.00 Book #174 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Ellwanger, H G. The Rose: a Treatise on the cultivation, history, family characteristics, etc. {etc., etc.). New York. Dodd Mead. 1893. 310 pps. 4-3/8 x 6-1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Revised edition w/new Introduction. Pale green cover w/inset gilt lettering & decoration, is good with edge wear; some spine fading. Pages clean except browning at edges, stained pp.142-3 fron newspaper clipping, torn p.175. Endpapers browning & have pencilled bookseller notations. Otherwise, tight overall. $35.00 Book #47 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Emerson, R[alph] W[aldo]. Essays: second series. New York. Siegel, Cooper Co.. none. 315 pps. 4-3/16 x5-13/16. First edition. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. Smooth cloth covers, illustrated green-on-brownish front, decorated spine w/gilt lettering still bright, are soiled, browning at edges, & liquid-stained full-length on rear; 3/4-inch ripple in cloth on fore edge. Corners worn but not bumped, have little edge wear exc. spine heel, & spine head is chipped. Eps clean, front hinge cracked nearly full length, but binding is tight. Title pg. is loose, but text is otherwise firm, but pgs. badly aged brown from edges inward & tending to brittleness w/three small tears on fore edges. Bottom & fore edges reddish, might have been gilt; top edge dirty gray. Contents are 10 essays + address delivered 1844, “New England Reformers.” $10.00 Book #166 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Farrer, Reginald. The Rock garden. London & Edingburgh. T Nelson & Sons Ltd; and TC & ED Jack Ltd. 1930. 118 pps. 6 x 8. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Undated, but has tipped-in halftone color plates. Dj dirty & chipped at corners & spine ends, but green cover is fine. Pages clean except 3-4 random brown spots. Endpapers browned except where kept white by dj flaps and an apparent onetime insert. Ragged edges; tight overall. $10.00 Book #52 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fitzgerald, F Scott. The letters of F Scott Fitzgerald to his daughter. Japan. Sansyusa. n.d. (1974). 97 pps. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4. First edition. Softcover. fine copy in poor jacket. Near fine. “An English language textbook with Japanese annotations,” edited & w/notes by Kayoko Miyauchi, introduction by Haruki Murakami: 25 letters, 17 halftones (family portraits, documents), TOC, Notes (in Japanese), Appendix (in English) of excerpts from author’s novels, some sonnets, a letter to Hemingway. Green glossy cover w/wrapped flaps, illustrated front w/self-portrait of Zelda, photos of paper dolls of Scott, Zelda & Scottie, and inset photo rear. Cover rubbed, corners sharp, no wear, no damage, binding tight. Text, edges & stiff yellow eps clean, bright, unmarked. Attributions: Copyright 1963, Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan; Illustrations: The Romantic Egoists, copyright 1974, Frances Scott Fitzgerald Smith, reprinted with permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons. $30.00 Book #316 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fitzgerald, Penelope. The means of escape. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2000. 117 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0618079947). Uncorrected proof/Advance reading copy, projected publ. date Jan 2002, posthumous. Illustrated front cover w/gold seal: Compliments of the Publisher; summary text & author bio on rear (128 pages noted). Covers rubbed; owner label inside front cover marked: Donated by:. Otherwise fine, clean, unmarked, unworn. $20.00 Book #204 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Flaubert, Gustave. Oeubres Completes, vol. 1. Paris. Editions du Seuil. 1964. 797 pps. 6-5/8 x 8-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition thus. In Mylar wrap. Red cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front, rear & spine. No wear, no damage. Binding tight. Eps, text clean, unmarked, bright, exc. inked owner name ffep. Bottom edge bright, fore edge yellowing, top edge yellowed, stained. Portrait frontispiece, biography, annotated bibliography; summary chronology & publisher list in rear. $15.00 Book #290 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Follett, Anne. Hearts on wheels. None. None. (1994). 215 pps. 8-1/2 x 11. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Privately printed, presumed first edition; epilogue ends w/mention of date July 2, 1994 & "Copyright 1994" label is pasted on title page, which also bears author insctiption. Burgundy cloth covers, stamped gilt titles on front; near fine exc. corners sl. bumped although still sharp. The journalistic tale of a year’s bicycle tour of the U.S. $25.00 Book #187 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Forbes & Paul F Cadman, Allan. France and New England. Boston. State Street Trust Company. 1929. 97 pps. 7-3/8 x 10-1/8. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Vol. III of annual series. Cover subtitle: Being a further account of the connecting links between that country and New England. Interior subtitle: Containing an account of Champlain’s three voyages along the New England Coast with a description of the ships of Champlain, De Monts and their followers also the stories of the French at Lake Champlain and Saint Croix Island the first French Jesuit missionary colony in New England the birthplace of Champlain and the naming of America in which are added reproductions of rare prints and maps. Gray-brown ornate cover, stamped black titles & decorations, some wear at spine head & heel, lightly bumped, clean front, rear panel rubbed. Binding tight. Eps, edges & text on off-white stock, clean, unmarked. Profusely illustrated w/fine halftone reproductions. TOC, Foreword. $20.00 Book #322 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Friends of FFL. Pricing policy: a note. BTV. Friends of the Fletcher Free Library. 2008. 1 pps. 0x0. First edition. Softcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Our listed prices are retail, reducible 10% - 30% to bona fide re-sellers. Please inquire with verification such as web address of your catalog and address & phone number that can be checked in a directory. $0.00 Book #383 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fuller, Muriel, editor. More Junior Authors. New York. H W Wilson Company. 1963. 235 pps. 6-1/2 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. 2nd printing 1964. Ex-public library (reference item: no pocket or date due slip). Red cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front & spine, spine faded; spine label & handwritten DD call no. are marked through w/black ink. Shelf wear, bumped, well rubbed. Hinges cracked, but binding tight. Eps & pastedowns marked Withdrawn, top edge stamped, but otherwise clean, unmarked. Preface, no TOC or Index. A solid volume. $5.00 Book #235 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fuller, R Buckminster. Grunch of giants. New York. None. 1983. 98 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN: 0312351933. Near fine in near fine dj. Blue paper covers, gray cloth wrapped spine w/gilt titles. No wear but 1/8-inch indentation in lower edge of front cover, matching mark on dj edge, & sl. rumpling of dj spine heel. Corners sharp, clean, unmarked. Dedication, TOC, Foreword, Index. $20.00 Book #248 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gantschev, Ivan. The Moon Lake. USA. The Picture Book Studio. 1985. 28 pps. 8 x 11-1/4. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0907234747. Children’s picture book w/unusually stiff leaves. Front cover rubbed, top rt corner bumped, top edge rippled. Interior clean, unmarked. Please note: Shipping will be only $2.00. $7.00 Book #170 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gardner, John. Rumpelstiltskin. Dallas, TX. New London Press. 1970. 56 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN: 0896830128. First printing but not one of the 250 signed edition. Ex-lib. Dark blue cloth covers, gilt titles front & spine; corners & spine head & heel worn but sharp, paper fragment remaining of removed spine label; binding tight. Lib stamp fep, pocket & barcode substrate ffep, cataloguing stamps on copyright pg; otherwise clean, bright, unmarked throughout. Preface & libretto to 2-act opera originally intended for children but evolved toward adult appeal. $25.00 Book #320 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gardner, John. Frankenstein. Dallas, TX. New London Press. 1970. 67 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0896830101. First printing (but not one of the 250 signed edition). Very good. Dark blue cloth covers, gilt titles front & spine; corners & spine ends worn but sharp, traces of removed spine label; binding tight. Lib stamp top edge, pocket & barcode substrate ffep, cataloguing stamps on copyright pg; otherwise clean, bright, unmarked throughout. Preface & libretto to 4-act opera loosely based on the original story. $40.00 Book #321 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gardner, Martin. In the name of science. New York. G. P. Putnams. 1952. 320 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. Fair dj. The author’s first book, later retitled Facts and Fancies in the Name of .... One-owner book. Clean blue cloth covers, stamped silver spine titles, slight edgewear, corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked; purchased ca. 1955 & stored flat past 40 yrs. Glossy dj rubbed, chipped, not clipped, 1-inch pc torn from spine heel. $8.00 Book #377 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gerba, Janet Burnett. With no little regrett: an historical novel based on the Journal of Madame Knight. Rutland, VT. Colonial American Press. 1995. 274 pps. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4. Reprint. Softcover. Signed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0964775204. Probable reprint of hardcover edition. Signed on title pg. Pale brown glossy illustrated cover: map of colonial America overprinted front w/cameo of girl & horse w/stamped dark brown titles on orange title block; brown synopsis text-on-orange/rear; minor rubbing, no edgewear, corners sharp but curled out somewhat at corners; binding tight. Eps, text, edges bright, clean, unmarked. TOC, dedication, 20 chapters, order form, author bio rear. Chapter heads illustrated by Sue Thomas. $10.00 Book #357 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gerrard-Gough, J D. The grand experiment at Inyokern. Washington, DC. Naval Hitory Division. 1978. 433 pps. 6-5/8 x 9-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. History of the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, Vol.2, subtitled: Narrative of the Naval Ordnance Test Station during the Second World War and the Immediate Postwar Years; appendices, index, and 22x29 (approx.) folded, inserted topographic map of Inyokern, California. Co-author: Albert B Christman. Publ. without dj. Tight, clean and unmarked except for bookplate inside front cover, gift inscription on title page, and spine fading. Also see Vol.1, Sailors, Scientists, and Rockets. Price of two-volume set: $55.00. $25.00 Book #12 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Gertsch, Willis J. American spiders: a guide to the life and habits of the spider world. Princeton, NJ. D Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1940. 285 pps. 6-5/8 x 8-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in poor jacket. One of the New Illustrated Naturalist Series. Edition unknown. Fair, in fair dj. Green cloth covers, gilt titles front & spine, badly shelfworn but not bumped, binding firm but hinges cracked after half-title pg & before last Index pg; well used & ‘loose’ feeling in the hand. Eps fairly clean, pocket & w/dn overstamp on barcode residual ffep, some tape residue rfep. Library acquisition # on copyright pg, dated Feb 14 ’68. Off-white text is clean, unmarked, 4 early leaves somewhat rippled from moisture. Glossy orange dj, color photo front & rear, black & dropout titles, chipped at spine head & heel, worn at folds, rubbed, in Brodart cover. 45 color photos on 32 plates, 57 B&W halftones on 31 plates, 74 line drawings, Preface, TOC, Lists of Illustrations, Glossary, Index. $10.00 Book #340 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Giles, Donald T. Captive of the Rising Sun: the POW memoirs of Rear Admiral Donald T Giles. Annapolis, MD. Naval Institute Press. 1994. 232 pps. 6 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 1557503206. Gray paper covers, red cloth wrapped spine w/stamped black titles; no wear, corners sharp. Eps, text, edges clean, unmarked, bright. Glossy illustrated dj w/author portrait has indentations but is otherwise pristine. Posthumous memoir of captivity in Japanese prisons, edited by Donald T Giles, Jr. TOC, list of maps & photos, appendices of personnel, Hirohito’s surrender statement, end notes, glossary, index. $15.00 Book #274 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Goldsmith, Oliver (attributed). The history of little Goody Two Shoes. Philadelphia, Pa. The John C Winston Co. 1930. 96 pps. 5-1/2 x 8. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Edition unknown. Illustrated by Harriet Longstreet Price. Bright green cloth covers, stamped black titles front & spine, embossed illustration front, girl & birds in red, black & green. Spine sunned, worn head & heel, not torn, no other wear, corners sharp, binding tight. Illustrated eps, off-white text, edges clean, unmarked. TOC, List of Illustrations, Introduction. Stories incl. The Renowned History of Goody Two Shoes, and of Mrs Margery Two Shoes; & New-Old Stories and Verses (The Golden Dream, Giles Gingerbread, The Giant and the Dwarf, Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, & Elegy On the Ghost of her Sex, Mrs Mary Blaize). 2 color plates & 15 line drawings, incl. eps, are fine, colors bright. A solid, good looking volume. $30.00 Book #402 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Graham, W A, Colonel. The Custer myth: a source book of custeriana. New York. Bonanza Books. 1953. 413 pps. 6-3/8 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Near fine copy, clean, tight & unmarked except for pencilled number "498o" ffep. DJ shows minor wear at spine top and bottom. $20.00 Book #80 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, (none stated). Ritual. New Hampshire, U.S.. Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, F&AM. 1983. 130 pps. 4 x 6. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Not published for public sale; title pg states: This Cipher Is Not Intended To Be Used In Open Lodge. Half-title pg states: Ritual the most worshipful grand lodge of the ancient and honorable fraternity of free and accepted masons of the State of New Hampshire. 1983 reprint of 1960 original. Blank black cloth covers, no wear, no damage. Eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked. Apparently the code for certain masonic rites. TOC, several sections of Prayers, Charges, Proclamations, Lessons, etc., partly in full text and mostly in English-letter cipher, with Supplement to E.A.W. – First Section, and Final Explanation in full text. $10.00 Book #356 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Grayson, David. Essays of to-day and yesterday. London. George G Harrap & Co, Ltd. 1926. 77 pps. 4-5/8 x 6-5/8. First edition. Softcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Gayson is pseudonym of Ray Stannard Baker. Black wrappers folded-in to double thickness, rubbed & bumped, w/title/author plate pasted onto front. Deckle edge is foxed, but text is clean except, oddly, for foxing in gutter of pgs 8-9. Most pages are still uncut. $20.00 Book #54 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Grayson, David. Great possessions: a New series of adventures. Garden City. Doubleday Page & Company. 1927. 208 pps. 4-1/2 s 7. Reprint. Leatherbound. very good copy in poor jacket. Grayson is pseudonym of Ray Stannard Baker. Presumed special edition in dingy white box w/title on one edge of lid. Fine green leather binding w/gilt lettering, wrapped w/flimsy, torn paper. Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty: endpapers, color frontispiece w/tissue overlay, tipped-in plates, and line drawings. Pages have gilt top edge, foxed on upper long edge but clean inside. A near fine volume in a protective box that has served it well. $40.00 Book #56 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Grayson, David. The Country doctor and other essays. presumed Japan. Kenkyusha. none. 98 pps. 5 x 7-1/2. First edition. Softcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Grayson is pseudonym of Ray Stannard Baker. Edited, w/introduction & notes by Motoshi Karita. "By arrangement with Mrs Rachel Baker Napier, this edition ... is published for Japanese school use." Intro, end notes & colophon in Japanese; text in English w/lines numbered throughout. A Kenkyusha Linden Book, bound in cream paper, then wrapped in glossy green dj, is nearly flawless throughout. $30.00 Book #58 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Hall, Captain. Charles Francis. Life with the Esquimaux: a narrative of Arctic experience in search of survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition. Rutland, Vt. Charles E Tuttle Co, Publishers. 1970. 547 pps. 5 x 7-3/8. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Very good. First 1st U.S. edition, reprint of the 1864 U.K. original w/new Introduction, discussing the suspected poisoning of the author; a 1970 Canadian edition also exists. Red burlap covers, gilt spine titles, very sl. shelf wear, corners sharp, spine fine, binding tight. Black streak on upper front cover & corresponding spots on rear; grey pastedowns & eps have 3 tape stains on edges; pocket & barcode residual, fep. Text clean, bright, unmarked. Top edge dusty, bottom edge fore corner soiled from shelf contact. Foldout 17x23-1/2 map, A Chart of Frobisher Bay, bound inside rear ep, has a repaired 2-inch tear one edge, otherwise pristine. Blue glossy dj, orange & dropout titles, woodcut front & publisher list rear, has 3 small chips top edge, otherwise fine. TOC, color frontispiece & 3 color plates, List of Illustrations (97 woodcuts & charts), Appendix. In Brodart cover. $20.00 Book #378 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Hall, Donald. Seasons at Eagle Pond. New York. Ticknor & Fields. 1987. 86 pps. 5 x 9-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0899195423. First printing. Fine, in tightly fitting near fine slipcase. Illustrated w/woodcuts by Thomas W Nason reproduced from prints in the collection of Boston Public Library. Dark green laid-paper covers, red cloth wrapped spine w/gilt titles & front & rear edge stripes. Clean & solid, unworn. Slipcase of smooth green paper w/illustrated paste-on, is clean, unworn exc. 1/8-inch abrasion lower front edge. $30.00 Book #262 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Harris, Joel Chandler. Uncle Remus: his songs and his sayings. Atlanta, GA. Cherokee Publishing Co. 1981. 231 pps. 5 x 7-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0877970602. First edition thus (facsimile reprint of 1880 Appleton orig.) Red cloth covers, gilt & illustrations front & spine, soiled, no damage, almost no wear, corners sharp, binding tight. Purchase stamp front pastedown, otherwise, eps, text clean, unmarked. $8.00 Book #400 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Hart, Cynthia. The love of lace. New York. Workman Publishing. 1992. 104 pps. 6 x 7. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Co-author: Catherine Calvert. ISBN: 1563053004. Stated first printing Sept 1992. Smooth, satin gloss covers w/wraparound illustration, no titles; no wear. Binding tight; glossy eps & lavishly illustrated text clean, unmarked exc. imprinted bookplate fep has been filled in in ink. Edges clean. DJ w/black & red titles is vellum backed with sturdy, embossed plastic, all fine exc. for 2-inch chipping at bottom rear fore edge. Acknowledgements, TOC, Introduction, List of Collectibles in rear. $15.00 Book #191 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Helmholtz, H (Hermann von). Popular lectures on scientific subjects, Second series. New York. D. Appleton. 1881. 264 pps. 5 x 8. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition; Preface by translator E Atkinson signed Dec. 1880. Green cloth covers w/stamped gilt titles on spine, blindstamped decorative edge lines front & rear. Minor edge wear, esp. corners & spine head & heal; covers dingy from handling, three small stains on front, general rubbing. Yellow eps w/owner bookplate on front pastedown, used price red-pencilled fep +1/8-inch closed tear. Binding tight; eps & text otherwise clean, no foxing, but aged & tending to brown inward from edges. Top edge dusty, others clean. Preface, TOC, no index. A solid but much-handled volume. $25.00 Book #183 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Henn, ed., Richard W. Eleven Years of Photographic Science and Engineering 1957/1967: a cumulative index and synopsis of .. Washington, DC. The Society of Photographic Scientists & Engineers. 1968. 135 pps. 7-3/4 x 10-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. [subtitle continues] ... Photographic Science & Engineering, the major technical journal of [the society]. One-owner. Blue, pebbled glossy cloth covers, stamped gold-green titles & SPSE emblem front & spine, spine sunned, 1 corner bumped, no wear or other damage, binding tight. Eps, text, clean, bright, unmarked, but tending to age inwardly from edges, which are not text-white. $15.00 Book #369 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Henn, ed., Richard W. The Second Eleven Years of Photographic Science and Engineering 1968/1978. Washington, DC. The Society of Photographic Scientists & Engineers. 1979. 163 pps. 8-1/4 x 11-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. One-owner. Blue, finely embossed, glossy cloth covers, bright gilt titles & SPSE emblem stamped front & spine, no wear, no damage, corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked exc. small owner label & inked price fep. $20.00 Book #370 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Herman, Jan K. Battle Station Sick Bay: Navy medicine in World War II. Annapolis, MD. Naval Institute Press. 1997. 266 pps. 6 x 9-1/4. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 1557503613. First printing. No wear, clean, unmarked, bright throughout; near fine dj has 5 small spots inside rear panel, otherwise pristine. $20.00 Book #273 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Herold, Chandos. The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince. London. Folio Society. 1979. 139 pps. 5-3/8 x 8-3/8. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Subtitled: from contemporary letters, diaries and chronicles, including Chandos Harold’s Life of the Black Prince. Stated second impression, 1979. Fine, in good slipcase. Transl. & ed. by Richard Barber. TOC, translator Introduction, list of Illustrations (9 color plates, from various sources, unpaginated, reproduced on text paper). Slipcase is firm w/clean panels, but sides & edges browned, apparently from glue. Red covers, decorative front and spine stamped silver and black. Gray eps show line map, “Boundary of Aquataine in 1327 ... in 1363.” Looks and feels like an unread copy $13.00 Book #135 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Higgins, Frances Lowry. Sweeper of the skies: a story of the life of Caroline Herschel, astronomer. Chicago. Follett Publishing Company. 1967. 127 pps. 5-7/8 x 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. First printing. Near fine, in near fine dj. Juvenile. Blue cloth covers, black spine titles & comet streak front. Barely noticeable shelf wear, otherwise, no wear, no damage; corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked. Title & facing pgs illustrated w/zodiac figures. Illustrated dj clean, unmarked, shows sl wear at 2 corners & spine. $8.00 Book #351 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Hill, Ralph Nading. Window in the sea. New York. Rinehart & Company, Inc. 1956. 208 pps. 5-1/2 x 9. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Pfirst printing. Very good. Presentation copy, rebound library style in med. gray cloth on indestructible boards. Stamped white spine titles, 2 library stickers on spine, no wear, no damage. Eps clean exc. pocket & w/dn overstamp on barcode residual ffep, & partial date stamp rfep. Inscribed by author September 25, 1956 to the Fletcher Free Library. Library embossement on title pg & annotations verso. Text clean, bright, unmarked, but dogeared btm of leaf 56-57, & 2 leaves have closed 2-inch tear at top, stained where old tape has fallen away but now repaired w/document tape. Edges clean, but top has library stamp & appears dirty owing to halftone bleed at page heads. 65 B&W halftones on text stock, TOC, no index. Despite the flaws, a handsome, rock solid, volume by the longtime author of Vermont lore with a good sample of his hand. $20.00 Book #341 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Hobler, Herbert W. "And Now the News, 1945" : a momentous year comes alive through brief radio newscasts. Princeton, NJ. Passport Communications. 1994. 369 pps. 6 x 9. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0964393506. First edition, probably later printing. Glossy black covers, author environmental B&W portrait front, red & dropout titles front & spine, dropout-on-red text rear. Errata – January 1995 slip pasted crookedly inside cover. Warmly inscribed fep 6/6/95 to previous (& only) owner, who stamped `Jun 14 1995' above & pasted his name/address sticker. Eps, text otherwise clean, bright, unmarked. Cover rubbed, bottom edge sl shelfworn & dingy; other edges clean, corners sharp, binding tight. $19.00 Book #350 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Holl, Steven. Parallax. Princeton, NJ. Princeton Architectural Press. 2000. 350 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 1568982615. 6 sl. smaller foldout leaves unpaginated. 2nd printing. Stiff, lt-gray covers, blue line drawings front & rear, moderately soiled from handling, blue cloth spine, dropout titles front & spine, barcode sticker rear; sl shelfwear, esp. at spine, which is thicker than fore edge; corners sharp, binding tight. Eps, semi-gloss text, & top & fore edges clean, bright, unmarked; btm edge shelf-soiled. Contents are principally photo & line illustrations w/some facing text. Acknowledgements, Index, Photography Credits on foldout end leaves. $10.00 Book #349 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Hvass, Hans. Birds of the world in color. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1964. 211 pps. 5-7/8 x 8-3/4. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. First USA edition. Black cloth covers w/silver spine titles & silver pelican front. No wear, corners sharp. Eps, text, edges clean, unmarked. Profusely illustrated in brilliant colors on smooth stock by Wilhelm Eigener. TOC, Foreword, extensive index $10.00 Book #247 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Irvine, A L. KTHMA EZ AEI: selected by A L Irvine. London. A C Curtis, Ltd. 1922. 157 pps. 4-3/8 x i6-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. first edition, printing unknown. 3 pgs unpaginated at rear. Fair condition. Green cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front & spine, front & rear clean, unmarked; sl. shelfwear but corners worn, bumped, spine sunned, badly worn head & heel & torn 3 places; sewn binding tight. Front pastedown has bookseller pencilled notations, ffep badly yellowed, apparently from something once laid in, owner stamp & pencilled notation top; rear pastedown fairly clean, but rfep yellowed similarly to ffep & has pencilled sketch as of road map directions to a dwelling. Text clean, unmarked, occasionally yellowed at sewn points in gutters. Top edge dusty, others clean, aging. 44 poems in Greek & facing English translations. Preface, dtd July 1921, TOC, Index (of authors), list of Translations [i.e., index of translators)], colophon. A slim, pocket-sized volume, solid and comfortable in the hand. $5.00 Book #348 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Jabes, Edmond. The book of questions: Yael, Elya, Aely. Middletown, CT. Wesleyan University Press. 1983. 337 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0819550868. Tr. Rosemarie Waldrop, 1983. Green cloth covers, gilt spine titles, no wear, no damage; eps, text, edges clean, bright, unmarked. B&W glossy illustrated dj, stamped black & green titles on transparent title block front & solid white spine block, author portrait & bio rear panel. $15.00 Book #380 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT