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Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books

Title: When West Was West [Signed]
Author: WISTER, Owen
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: New York: Macmillan, 1928. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Blue cloth stamped in blind and gilt; [viii],449,[1]pp. Title page printed in black and blue. With author's signature below halftitle, dated May 28, 1928; author's card laid down on front pastedown, with pencil note; manuscript poem on folded paper tipped in on front free endpaper; and typed poem formerly tipped in on dedication leaf (now neatly detached). Lightly rubbed at spine ends, spine-sunned, dustsoil to top edge, one or two small spots to cloth, else clean and sound: Very Good. First edition of a collection of Western stories, with manuscript and typescript material relating to a dinner party on May 5. The manuscript poem by Wister, "Some Irregular Feet for the Hosts of the Cinderella Party," describes a party to which lawyer George Wharton Pepper and "Charlton" were invited. The unidentified hostess of the party produced a pair of slippers acquired in Paris and offered them to the guest whose feet they fit; Wister won the competition, and wrote this poem in recompense. The typewritten poem, apparently written by the party host, is signed by "J. M. W." Wister and Pepper were both prominent residents of Philadelphia. FPAA p.394. JOHNSON American First Editions p.547.

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Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books

Title: Galeries Historiques de Versailles. Collection de Gravures Réduites D'Aprés Les Dessins Originaux Du Grand Ouvrage In-Folio Sur Versailles
Author: [ART] GAVARD, Charles
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: Paris: Chez L'Editeur, Rue Du Marché St. Honoré, 1838. First Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Half black morocco over glossy black cloth, titled in gilt to spine. 173pp; [5pp] plus 115 plates with 140 engravings. A little worn and scuffed to the corners, very strong and handsome; internally clean, marbled endpapers, and some very occasional light spotting. A very good copy indeed. Intended as a companion volume to a 13 volume set of all the artworks present in the Palais de Versailles, published between 1838 and 1849. A particularly detailed and attractive presentation.

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Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Title: (Publisher's Promotional Poster): The Wizard of OZ
Author: Baum, L. Frank; Illustrated by Michael Hague
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 22" w x 19 3/4"h.. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster for the Michael Hague illustrated book, printed in limited numbers and distributed at the ABA trade show in 1982. Near Fine, faint creases. 22" w x 19 3/4"h. Wonderfully suited for framing, a delight for lovers of OZ young and old. Will be mailed loosely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube..