Nancy Drew 21 Vitage Books from 1941 to 1947

Nancy Drew 21 copies from 1941 to 1947- from a woman who got these as a little girl.

In a cute whit wicker bookshelf. Very Nice.

Printings identified using David Farah’s “Farah’s Guide-10th printing

Sold separately I would price them between $25.00 and $65.00 each.

All with DustJacket conditions between Very-Good and Fair. See Photos

Priced as a set for $600.00

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First Published

Our copy: Farah’s identication

date is the year printed

1 The Secret of the Old Clock

1930

1942D-41 format 5

2 The Hidden Staircase

1930

1942C-37 format 5

3 The Bungalow Mystery

1930

1942D-41 format 5

4 The Mystery at Lilac Inn

1930

1944A-41 format 6

5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch

1931

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6 The Secret of Red Gate Farm

1931

1946C-37 format 10

7 The Clue in the Diary

1932

1942C-24 format 5

8 Nancy’s Mysterious Letter

1932

1943A-32 format 5

9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles

1933

1946B-39 format 10

10 The Password to Larkspur Lane

1933

1942B-18 format 5

11 The Clue of the Broken Locket

1934

1942B-18 format 5

12 The Message in the Hollow Oak

1935

1947B-31 format 12

13 The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

1936

1946C-23 format 11

14 The Whispering Statue

1937

1943B-14 format 6

15 The Haunted Bridge

1937

1943B-15 format 5

16 The Clue of the Tapping Heels

1939

1947B-23 format 12

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17 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk

1940

1943B-9 format 6

18 The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion

1941

1947B-17 format 12

19 The Quest of the Missing Map

1942

1943B-5 format 6

20 The Clue in the Jewel Box

1943

1947A-12 format 12

21 The Secret in the Old Attic

1944

1944B-2 format 6

23 The Mystery of the Tolling Bell

1946

1946B-2 format 9

 

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The Lost King of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson with 10 original color plates

 

The Lost King of Oz  by Ruth Plumly Thompson
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1925) early edition with 10 original color plates. Original blue cloth with attractive, bright pictorial paper label. Reilly & Lee in boldface at bottom of spine. 8vo. 280 pages .   Very Good no Dust Jacket-

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This is for sale at Michael’s Books!

 $300.00

Ask to see this wonderful book it will not last long.

 

(This is on consignment so it is not available using Michael’s Books trade credit)

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The Notation of Movement – Margaret Morris 1928

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Title: The Notation of Movement

Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.

Book Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition

Book Type: Ex-Library

The Notation of Movement  by  Margaret Morris,

        Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London 1928 – British dancer and choreographer Margaret Morris devised this dance notation method, a written language of choreography, for her students. Going far beyond the familiar foot placement diagrams, the system includes hand positions, facial expressions and more. In the introduction, Morris states “My notation is not only for recording dances and ballets, but for recording any form of voluntary human movement.”

“Psyche Miniature General Series” edition has cream paper boards and red cloth spine, boards show some soil, bumping and wear to the extremities, black stain on back; spine has cream title lable, light shelf wear and catalog markings. Interior has two noted gutters, library plate and circulation pocket in back. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

$165.00

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The Godfather-

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Title: The Godfather

Publisher: Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Soft Cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Edition: Third Draft

Book Type: Brad Bound

Description:Own a piece of cinematic history. 158 pp of mimeographed typescript, printed on rectos only. Green wraps printed with the film title and names of lead actors, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino are clean and bright with a very light, gentle crease on the front upper corner. Interior is clean, fresh and unmarked.                                                             450.00

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Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, A Native African and a Slave. Second Edition 1835

Michael’s Books is pleased to offer:

Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, A Native African and a Slave.
By Phillis WHEATLEY (1753? – 1784)

Description: Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, A Native African and a Slave. Boston: Light & Horton, 1835. 12mo (145 x 90 mm). Frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, publisher’s ads. [Bound with:] Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. Originally printed in London, 1773. Original purple cloth with green lettering label. Condition: light foxing; spine faded, rubbing to boards and label. rare second edition.
Place Printed:Boston
Printed By: Light & Horton
Year Printed: 1835
$3350.00

 


							
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Dante- The Divine Comedy (in Italian)-1629

Michael’s Books is Pleased to offer:

Dante- The Divine Comedy (in Italian)-1629

Alighieri, Dante

La Divina Comedia di Dante, con gli Argomenti & Allegorie par ogni Canto, e due Indici; uno di tutti i vocaboli più importanti usati dal Poeta, con la esposition loro, e l’altro delle cose più notabili.

        Nicolo Misserini, Venice 1629 –32mo. Engraved title page with printer’s device. Bound in full original vellum. One of the only three published during the 17th century. Some foxing and aging throughout. Handmade period endpapers with repeating color stamp decoration.  Large chip to spine down to first band (see photos) cracking and puckering to leather boards else good condition. In Italian. Hardcover.  $3750.00

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The Scottish Nation; or, the Historical and Genealogical Account of All Scottish Families and Surnames

The Scottish Nation; or, the Historical and Genealogical Account of All Scottish Families and Surnames MACVEIGH, JAMES $4,875.00

(Three Volume set)
Vol. I has two frontispieces and the other volumes have one; the entire work is profusely illustrated with engraved portraits, text woodcuts, engraved tables of titular genealogies (the Ancient Earldoms of Scotland). 10 3/4 x 7 3/4. Bound in 3/4 burgundy calf over burgundy cloth-covered boards, gilt bands separating cloth from leather and raised bands on spine. Spine has gilt decorations and title on a black morocco label. All edges are heavy and bright gilt. Corners are bumped and the tips are worn. There is slight cracking of the joints and minor rubbing, mostly along the spine ends and extremities, although there is some rubbing to the raised bands. The hinges are reinforced with red archival tape which I believe was done later. Overall they are Very Good and quite an attractive set. Decorated end papers (typical Victorian pattern).

This is primarily a genealogy history of the Scottish people and is an extremely important set of books for anyone interested in genealogy, the history of Scotland or just learning a little about the background of their Scottish surname. Very scarce, particularly in this condition.

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Rent (Signed by Jonathan Larson and cast members)

Fine 1st Edition Hardcover -Rent was winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 and won 4 Tony Awards. No dust jacket as published. A book about the play with pictures, history, interviews and actual script. This copy Signed by Jonathan Larson with drawing and cast members (several with drawings also) is also accompanied by tickets to a showing in Bellingham Washington. SOLD

Larson died of an aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan syndrome, in the early morning on January 25, 1996. He never saw the show on Broadway.  Rent played on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre from its debut in April 1996 until it closed on September 7, 2008. It is the 9th longest running show in Broadway history.













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Association set of all 6 Dune series books Signed/Inscribed by Frank Herbert

As we approach the 50 year
anniversary of the
publication of Dune,
Michael’s Books is pleased to offer:

*A One of a Kind Collection of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” Material*

Association set of all Dune series books
Signed/Inscribed by Frank Herbert
and a unique archive collection of related material.

This collection includes:

First published story by Herbert in original magazine

First appearance of Dune in print in 9 parts- Analog magazine.

“Firsts Magazine” with cover article on the book “Dune”

Frank Herbert books, signed by author to Peter MacKenzie:
Dune; 1st, 6th, signed 1/16/1977 (day of interview)
Dune Messiah; 1st/3rd, signed 1/16/1977
Children of Dune; 1st/8th, signed 1/16/1977
God Emperor of Dune; 1st/1st, signed 9/27/1985 (less than 6 months before Herbert’s death)
Heretics of Dune; 1st/1st, signed 9/27/1985
Chapterhouse: Dune; 1st/1st, signed 9/27/1985

As well as a collection of related material collected by Peter Mackenzie 1976-1985:
Correspondence to and from Herbert, including 4 typed, hand signed letters
addressed to MacKenzie on Herbert’s stationary.
Photo proofs taken by Don Anderson (rights possible).
Revisions of January 1977 interview of Herbert, conducted by MacKenzie, as well as the article published by View Northwest featuring mentioned interview.
Background materials collected by MacKenzie for the purpose of interviewing
Herbert.
MacKenzie’s interview questions, hand written article query and rejection letters addressed to MacKenzie from major periodicals of the time (Rolling Stone, Playboy, Penthouse, New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly) for Mackenzie’s interview with Herbert.
A collection of over thirty article clippings and promotional flyers for Herbert’s
works.
A letter of provenance (ownership history) from Paul MacKenzie ( Peter’s brother) written to suit the buyer.

All in a custom mahogany display box

Avalible for sale and viewing at Michael’s Books -$75,000.00

About the interview with Frank Herbert by Peter MacKenzie.

http://members.multimania.co.uk/Fenrir/ctdinterviews.htm

http://frankherberttheworks.blogspot.com/  see #44

















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