An Exposure of Mediums' Tricks and Rackets [Little Blue Book No. 1746]
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, stapled beige-orange wraps printed in black. Light toning, else fine. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, stapled beige-orange wraps printed in black. Light toning, else fine. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in blue wraps [2 staples]. Gibbs 1754, first noted variation, in the first noted wrapper variation - LBB (c) with the author's name in caps. A forensic essay, illustrated with drawings and diagrams of finger prints. A scarcer title in the series. Wraps faded..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in yellow wraps printed in black. Gibbs 1748, first noted variation, in the third noted wrapper variation with large union slug to back cover. A study of forensics, and a scarcer title in the series. Fine. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, stapled wraps (1 staple) printed in black. Gibbs 1740, noted variation 3, in the cream wrappers. Many helpful hints within. Fine. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1924. 32mo, saddle-stapled [2 staples] in faded blue wraps. Gibbs 75c, this is the odd first noted variant with the last 8 pages blank, in the LBB(2) binding. The classic essay on bibliophilia, written by a student of Thomas Browne and the arch-nemesis of Anthony Panizzi. Very..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1948. 8vo, 32 pp, saddle-stapled green wraps with titles in red. A big book from the publisher of the Little Blue Book Series, issued as B-719. Toning and marginal foxing to wraps, but very good. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, orange wraps. Gibbs 1532, first noted variation, third wrapper state of that variation. A little Quixote, edited by Heinz Norden. Very good with some minor rubbing to wraps. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in yellow wraps. Gibbs 894, second noted variation, in the first noted wrapper state for that variation. A book on the advertising game by the radical poet, who, like Haldeman-Julius, also was born in Philadelphia. Cheyney was husband to the poet Lucia Trent, with..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in light blue wraps. Gibbs 751b, in the LBB (2) binding, normal typeface. A book on merchandising by the radical poet, who, like Haldeman-Julius, also was born in Philadelphia. Cheyney was husband to the poet Lucia Trent, with whom he later lived in Texas..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1927. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 810b, likely a first printing, in the first state for both text and wrapper recorded by Gibbs. A collection of French tales, mostly by Colette but aolso including André Billy. Translated from the French by Keene Wallis. The stories include Man to..... More
Girard, Kansas: Appeal to Reason, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled blue wraps. Gibbs 93a, noted variation 7, in the LBB(a) binding. An unusual edition of Cornaro's eccentric classic, based upon the English edition of 1809 - which was in turn based upon the Venice edition of 1612. Toned and mottled at extremities..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, stapled beige-orange wraps printed in black. Fine. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in brown striped wraps. Gibbs 1729, the variation noted, with the LBB (2) binding with variant typeface on the striped paper. An Address by Robert Cromie, Editor of the Vancouver Sun, to the Engineering Institute, Board of Trade Luncheon, Wednesday, January 18, 1933, Vancouver..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1926. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 1064, second noted wrapper variation (we think). Very good. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1927. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps. Gibbs 814, first noted printing of contents, in the second noted wrapper variation. Very good with the usual fading to the wraps. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled green wraps titled in black, with printing slug to back cover. One of the scarcer books in the series, and a superb one, written by Jim Thompson's mentor, and author of the Rideout novels The Green Corn Rebellion and Pretty Boy. "Erotic enjoyment is..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1928. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps (2 staples). Gibbs 1283, first record printing, in first wrapper state. One of the scarcer books in the series, and a superb one, written by Jim Thompson's mentor, and author of the Rideout novels The Green Corn Rebellion and Pretty Boy. "Erotic enjoyment..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1925. First edition thus. 32mo, saddle-stapled faded blue wraps. Gibbs 974, and likely the first edition thus, in the first state noted by Gibbs for both text and wrapper. The title essay first appeared in the pages of the Mercury. Also included in this edition is his..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in green wraps. Gibbs 509b, first noted variation, in the LBB (2) blue-green binding. Very good with some fading to margins and light rubbing to spine ends. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1925. 32mo, saddle-stapled in wraps. Gibbs 911, in the unusual first noted variation, with pp. 57-64 blank, and in the LBB (2) binding. Increasingly debatable. Near fine with fading to the wraps. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, stapled blue wraps printed in black. Illustrated with frontispiece portraits of both authors. Gibbs 883, second noted variation with the copyright date removed. The wrappers, however, appear to be a variant not noted by Gibbs, in the LBB(2) binding but with no union slug to..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1925. 32mo, saddle-stapled [2 staples] in white wraps with a green crosshatch pattern. Gibbs 1637, second noted variation, in the second noted wrapper variation (green crosshatch). With an interesting ownership notation in ink to title page, noting that the book had been purchased in 1979 from the..... More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled in dark pink wraps. Gibbs 829, noted variation no. 2, in the unusual LBB(2) dark pink binding. A touch of fading to extremities else fine. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, [1920]. 32mo, saddle-stapled in blue green wraps. Gibbs 127b, noted variation no. 3. Includes material on conceptation, menstruation, miscarriage, morning sickness, convalescence, and care of newborns. A very good example with marginal toning to the wrappers. More
Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, nd. 32mo, saddle-stapled wraps [one staple]. Gibbs 917, in the 8th noted binding, yellow wraps illustrated with a superb drawing of the room in question. Fine. More