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Hardcover. Octavo, 107 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pictorial ivory and sage green with black lettering. Exterior has slight wear including faint age toning and light edge wear. Boards have very slight wear. Text block has very slight wear. Frontispiece. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. 1409636. FP New Rockville Stock. …

softcover. Zustand: Very good. first thus. Limited edition, hand set in 1955 by Arthur Rushmore. Because of Rushmore's death in September of 1955, the book was printed by his wife, Edna K. Rushmore, in 1956. Wrappers, string-bound, approx 6 1/8" wide by 9 1/8" tall. Covers tanned at edges. Folded marker laid in, explaining the circumstances of the 1956 printing, and offering: "Christmas Greetings from Edna Rushmore 1956". Press Books, Fine Printing, Christmas stories. 092717A.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: The Trusting and the Maimed and Other Irish Stories 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: James Plunkett 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿: The Devin-Adair Company 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: New York 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: 1955 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Not stated 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Not stated 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀: Reprint (no explicit edition/printing statement visible in photos) 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱: None observed 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: Hardcover 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁: None observed (NDJ) 𝗜𝗦𝗕𝗡: Not stated 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: Not stated 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: Wood engravings by John De Pol 𝗦𝗞𝗨: BKS-PLU-1955-RE-HC-NDJ-0016 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Patterned paper-covered boards with a solid blue cloth spine and black spine lettering. Moderate shelf/handling wear visible (light rubbing; edge/corner wear consistent with age). No dust jacket observed. Interior appears clean in the photos provided with normal age toning; no handwriting, highlighting, bookplates, loose inserts, or remainder marks observed. Binding appears intact in the images shown. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: A mid-century collection of Irish short stories by James Plunkett, presenting character-driven narratives rooted in everyday life, hardship, and dark humor. The book's tone blends realism with sharp observation, moving between intimate domestic moments and broader social tensions. Includes wood engravings by John De Pol, adding period-appropriate visual character to the volume. A solid vintage hardcover for collectors of Irish literature and classic short story collections. Wood engravings by John De Pol (illustrator).…

Unbound. Zustand: Fine. Partial proof of the deluxe edition, consisting of four nonconsecutive, folded and gathered (but unsewn) signatures. Illustrated with seven woodcuts by John De Pol, from the original blocks. Tall octavo. [2 blank], [8], 9-12, [2], 32-42, [2], 61-92pp. (The final gathering ends four paragraphs into chapter XLI.) Fine. According to a note in an unknown hand that accompanies the signatures, they are from the deluxe edition (30 copies on Rives, of 170 total). Nicely printed and illustrated, with potential use as a teaching tool.…