Welcome to our 2017 list of books for sale during the Fair in August. Check back often, and read
through all the listings, as we will be adding additional entries as the months go by. We will also
post announcements of collections donated.
We have a fine assortment of signed first editions, donated by a private collector.
We will offer a collection of books from the estate of a local magician, who was very interested in all
aspects of Paranormal and historical warfare, as well a magic.
Rev 3-30-17
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King
Published by Everest House,
First Edition with all appropriate points - $13.95 and RRD281 on publishing page
Inscribed, signed, and dated by Stephen King on front end paper
$200.00
From The Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz
Signed by author on front end paper - no inscription.
Published by Bantam, with full number line.
A signed, limited edition privately published by Charnel House, in publisher's
black leatherette covers with silver lettering
$50.00
A Son of the Circus
by John Irving
Signed by author on title page.
First Trade Edition stated (2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3)
Published by Random House 1994
$45.00
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King
Advance Reader's Copy
Inscribed and signed by author on front end paper
Publisher: Scribner
$250.00
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My Stroke of Luck
by Kirk Douglas
Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page
Published by William Morrow, 2002, stated First Edition with full number line
$25.00
Trophy Widow
by Michael A. Kahn
Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, 2002, stated First Edition
$20.00
The Last Thing He Wanted
by Joan Didion
Advance Reader's Copy in slipcase, still in publisher's shrink-wrap
Signed by author
$25.00
Game Plan For Life
by Joe Gibbs
Trade paperback published by Tyndale Publishing
Signed by author on cover, as well as inscribed and signed by author on half
title page
$20.00
Harlot's Ghost
by Norman Mailer
Inscribed and signed by author on front end paper
Published by Random House, stated First Edition (24689753)
$25.00
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The Real War
by Richard Nixon
Published by Warner Books, 1980, stated First Printing
Inscribed and signed by Richard Nixon on half title page (not on book plate)
$75.00
My Heart Laid Bare
by Joyce Carol Oates
Published by Dutton, stated First Printing, June 1998
Inscribed and signed by author on title page
$20.00
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1992, 1st Edition, 8th Printing
Author's first novel
Signed by author on half title page
$150.00
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land
by Jimmy Carter
Published by Simon and Schuster, 3rd Edition
Inscribed and signed on bookplate affixed to half title page by Jimmy Carter
$25.00
White House Diary
by Jimmy Carter
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010, stated First Edition
Inscribed and signed by Jimmy Carter on a bookplate affixed to front end paper
$25.00
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An Hour Before Daylight
by Jimmy Carter
Published by Simon & Schuster, 2001, First Edition
Inscribed and signed by the author
$25.00
The Hornet's Nest
by Jimmy Carter
Published by Simon and Schuster, First Edition
Inscribed and signed on bookplate affixed to front end paper. There is also a
letter from the Carter Center offering this book as a gift
$25.00
Keeping Faith
By Jimmy Carter
Specially bound limited edition, signed by the author (no inscriptions), published by
Bantam, 1982, with full number line
Hardcover in slipcase
$100.00
Flash Boys
by Michael Lewis
Published by W. W. Norton
Stated First Edition, but with 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Signed by author on half title page.
$10.00
The Rhine
From Its Source To The Sea
Volume II
Translated by G. C. T. Bartley
Published by Henry T. Coates & Co., 1899
$10.00
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Susie Cucumber
She Writes Letters
By Cynthia Richardson
Published b y Saml. Gabriel Sons, 1944
$6.00
Copper-Toed Boots
By Marguerite de Angeli
Published by Doubleday Doran, 1943
$7.00
The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown
By E. Phillips Oppenheim
Published by Little Brown (c.1911)
$7.00
The Story of the Gravelys
A Tale for Girls
by Marshall Saunders
Published by L. C. Page, 1904
$6.00
Fine Old Dixie Recipes
Southern Cook Book, 322 Old Dixie Recipes
Edited by: Lustig, Sondheim, Rensel
Culinary Arts, c.1939
In wooden, ringed covers
$10.00
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The First Chouteaus
River Barons of Early St. Louis
By William E. Foley and C. David Rice
Published by University of Illinois Press, c.1983
$5.00
One Bridge To Life
By William Samelson
Published by Clark-Davis, c.1989
Inscribed and signed by author
$15.00
Beer, Brats & Baseball
German-Americans in St. Louis
By Jim Merkel
Published by Reedy Press, c.2015, Second Edition
Inscribed and signed by author
$6.00
Discovering African-American St. Louis
A Guide to Historic Sites
By John A. Wright
Published by Fiedler Printing, stated First Edition
Paperback
$5.00
Lands and Peoples
The Grolier Society, 1955
Set of 7 volumes, complete
Nice condition
$35.00
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The Works of Theodore Roosevelt
in Sixteen Volumes, Illustrated
Published by P. F. Collier & Son, date not shown
Complete set in nice condition
$50.00
Set of 51 Volumes Harvard Classics (Complete)
Plus 1 Index Volume
Published by P. F. Collier & Son, c.1909, but appears to be later printing
The Five Foot Shelf of Books
Blue boards with silver lettering
$100.00
The Diary of Virginia Woolf
Edited by Anne Olivier Bell
Published by Harcourt Brace, in Five Volumes (Complete)
Stated First American Edition
Very Good Condition
$50.00
Combat and Survival
What It Takes To Fight and Win
28 Volume Set (Complete
Published by H. D. Stuttman, 1991
$45.00
Doak Walker
3-Time All-American
by Dorothy Kendall Bracken as Told by Doak Walker
Published by The Steck Company, 1050
$6.00
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Diseases of Cattle and Cattle Feeding
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Prepared Under the Direction of Dr. D. E. Salmon
G.P.O. Washington, 1896
Many illustrations
$6.00
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
by Fannie Merritt Farmer
Published by Little Brown and Co., 1914
$8.00
God Has a Dream
by Desmond Tutu
Published by Doubleday, 2nd Printing
Signed on Bookplate affixed to front end paper with author's signature, as well
as "God Bless You, March 2004"
$75.00
Batman - The Long Halloween
By Joseph Loeb & Tim Sale
Published by DC Comics in 13 Volumes
This is for entire set
$25.00
A Set of Four Carving Birds
By Anthony Hillman and H. D. Green
Paperbacks
Carving Popular Birds
Carving Realistic Birds
Carving Favorite Songbirds
Painting Songbird Carvings
$10.00
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Enduring Performance - The New Balance Story
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., First Edition, 2006
Very nice copy
$50.00
War Log - USS New Jersey 1943 - 1945
Colored Map End Papers
Roster of Officers
Many pictures
Nice book but need a little TLC (just glue the binding)
$20.00
Doctor Who Adventures
10 BBC Magazines (2006-2007)
Issues 5, 12, 17, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
$15.00
Lot of 3 Roger Duvoisin Hardcovers with Dust Jackets
Veronica, Alfred A. Knopf, 1961
Veronica's Smile, Alfred A. Knopf, 1964
Lonely Veronica, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963
None are library copies.
$10.00
We Elect
The Story of St. Louis Government and Politics
Published by St. Louis Public Schools, 1965
Includes a letter from U. S. Senator Stuart Symington to a staff member of "We
Elect" and is signed by the Senator. Also a few newspaper articles.
$20.00
Ovid on Love
Translated by Beram Saklatvala
Published by Charles Skilton, 1966. Limited Edition - 975 copies
In slipcase
$15.00
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Versailles
Le Chateau de Versailles
Published by A. Bourdier, c.1930
Filled by many old photos
$6.00
Decision Points
by George W. Bush
Published by Crown Publishers
Signed by George Bush on a bookplate affixed to front end paper
$50.00
Ozark Heritage
Dent County, Missouri
1851 - 1980 Vol. Two
Limited Edition, this book is No. 1230 of 1250 Limited Copies
$45.00
America's God and Country
Encyclopedia of Quotations
by William J. Federer
Published by Fame Publishing, 1994
Very nice, gilt page edges
Inscribed and signed by author of front end paper
$25.00
The Works of Felicia Hemans
Edited by Her Sister
With an Essay on Her Genius by Mrs. Siourney
Published by C. In 3 Volumes
$25.00
The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil
Two Plays by John Webster
Illustrated by Henry Keen
Published NY Dodd, Mead and Co., 1930
$20.00
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Lot of 9 World War I Official Manuals
Infantry Drill Regulations, 1911
Manual for Commanders of Infantry Platoons, 1917
Small Arms Firing Manual, 1913
Manual of Physical Training, 1914
Manual of the Automatic Pistol Caliber .45, 1918
Manual Noncommissioned Officers and Privates, 1917
Basic Field Manual, Vol. III, 1932
Tactical Walks, 1918 (With Pages of Glory Booklet)
Manual of Interior Guard Duty, 1914
$25.00
Strongheart
The Story of a Wonder Dog
By Lawrence Trimble
Published by Whitman, 1926
$8.00
A History of St. Louis Gangsters
By John Auble
Introduction by Co. Robert Lowrey
Inscribed to same person and signed by John Auble and Co. Lowrey, along with two
photos of the book signing event.
Nutwood Publishing, 2000
$30.00
To Catch a Ghost: A New Approach to the Ancient Art of Exorcism
By Phillip L. Goodwilling
(Co-author of Haunt Hunters Handbook)
Self-Published, 1992, in plastic bomb binding, 314 pages
Appears to be in manuscript format
Interesting
$25.00
Population Trends Educational Change
by Calvin F. Schmid and Vincent A. Miller
Published by Washington State Census Board, Seattle, 1960
Paperback
Included with this book are two very large fold-out maps of Washington in 1961
depicting various population statistics, as well as a letter from the State Census
Board.
$20.00
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14 - The Ladies Birthday Almanac
"A Handbook of helpful facts, with valuable information for every day in the
year"
Years: 1961, 1966 (X2), 1959, 1960, 1958, 1955, 1954, 1953 (X2), 1957,
1943. 1950, 1941
$10.00
Bill Severn's Magic Trunk
A Library of Magic for Young and Old
4 Books: Magic in Your Pockets, Magic Comedy, Magic With Paper, Magic
Shows You Can Give
In Slipcase
$6.00
Don't Call It Frisco
by Herb Cain
Published by Doubleday, 1953, Stated First Edition
Signed by author
$15.00
The Egg
Symbolism of the Egg in Art
Siegfried Reinhardt October 1972 One Man Show
Siegfried Reinhardt was a prolific artist and teacher based mostly in St. Louis, and
taught 15 years at Washington University
Inscribed and signed by artist in 1976 (Rare signature)
$45.00
Beyond the White House
by Jimmy Carter
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1st Edition
Inscribed and signed on bookplate affixed to front end paper. There is also a
letter from the Carter Foundation to the recipient of this book
$25.00
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