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1Title:  American first editions: bibliographic check lists of the works of one hundred and five American authors    
 Creator:  Johnson, Merle De Vore, 1874-1935 
 Publication:  R.R. Bowker, New York,1929. 
 Notes:  "This volume is frankly a continuation of the bibliographical work of ... P. K. Foley, whose 'American authors' was published in 1897."--Pref. Arranged alphabetically by author. "The check lists have been compiled by various collectors."--Pref. 
 Call #:  Z1231 F5J6 
 Extent:  viii, 242 p. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions
 
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2Title:  Collecting American first editions: its pitfalls and its pleasures    
 Creator:  Curle, Richard, 1883- 
 Publication:  Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis,[c1930] 
 Notes:  "Edition limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies. The type has been distributed. This is no. 1007." "Index of authors and books": p. 215-221. 
 Call #:  Z992 C97 
 Extent:  xviii, 221 p. illus., facsims., plates. 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Book collecting | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions
 
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3Title:  The delightful diversion: the whys and wherefores of book collecting    
 Creator:  Brewer, Reginald Arthur. 
 Publication:  The Macmillan Company, New York,1935. 
 Notes:  Bound in pale gray cloth; stamped in gold and red. 
 Call #:  Z992 B847 
 Extent:  [i]-viii p., 4 Á., 1-320 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Book collecting | Bibliography -- First editions | Rare books | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions
 
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4Title:  How to identify and collect American first editions: a guide book    
 Creator:  Tannen, Jack. 
 Publication:  Arco Pub. Co, New York,c1976. 
 Notes:  Includes index. Bibliography: p. 124-131. 
 Call #:  Z987 T166 
 Extent:  ix, 147 p. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Book collecting | First editions -- United States | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions | United States -- Imprints
 
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5Title:  Early American children's books    
 Creator:  Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952 
 Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940
 Publication:  The Southworth Press, Portland, Me,1933. 
 Notes:  "Five hundred and eighty-five copies on Worthy Aurelian paper, numbered from 1 to 585 and eighty-eight copies on Zerkall Halle paper, numbered from I to LXXXVIII. This is ... copyright copy. [Signed] A.S.W. Rosenbach." The copy, bound in full pig skin, is one of the Zerkall Halle paper edition, with which was distributed a copy of "The tragi-comic history of the burial of Cock Robin", Philadelphia, B. Warner, 1821. Issued in slip case. Arranged chronologically, 1682-1836, with author and title and printers and publishers indexes. Bibliography: p. 353-354. 
 Call #:  Z1037 A1R81 1933 
 Extent:  lix, 354 p., 2 Á. illus., plates (23 col.) facsims. (1 col.) 27 cm. 
 Subjects:  Children's literature -- United States -- Bibliography | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions | Rare books | Children's literature -- United States
 
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