Smith, George W.
Complete in six volumes. De Luxe Edition. Near Fine in the publisher's binding, lightly rubbed and worn at the edges. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. This copy comes with the contract from a David H. Jackson for a De Luxe Edition with a copper plate of himself to be inserted into the book for $165, or roughly $2,900 in 2024 dollars. The plate is inserted opposite page 311 in Volume IV, which features his biographical sketch with his pencil marginalia corrections. Jackson was a Lake Forest alderman, president of the FIrst National Bank of Lake Forest, president of the Clarendon Beach Hotel Company, organizer of the North Shore Sanitary District, and chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Lopate, Phillip
Edited by Phillip Lopate. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($40.00). Glossy black boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An industry-spanning collection of essays and criticism that trace the development and evolution of the film industry, including writing from the likes of Vachel Lindsay, Carl Sandburg, Otis Ferguson, Ralph Ellison, James Agee, A.O. Scott, among others.
Two volumes in one. Folio. pp. fp., tp., [3-5], 6-8, [9]-234; fp., tp., [iii]-iv, [5]-398; [399]-655, [1], lacking the subscribers leaves. With two folding maps and 173 plates, some misplaced according to the Directions at the back of the book. Good. Contemporary leather rebacked, titled "Portlock's Voyages" on the spine. New endpapers with reinforcements at the joints, some chipping to the new paper, foxing and a rectangular spot of oxidation to the original endpaper; some foxing throughout along with minor bumps and short tears to some pages but without any text missing; maps toned and with some tears and chips, damaged from improper folding. This combines Portlock's account of various voyages with a reprinting of the folio edition of Cook's voyages. Though some editions include Bruce's Abyssinia, Hodges's India, Patterson's Africa, Niebuhr's Egypt, Brissot de Warville's United States, Macartney's Voyages, and Portlock's Germany, this edition does not. Though, this copy still appears complete with the catchword on page 650 matching the first word on page 651.