Descriptive Check List Together by Decker Peter (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Approx 400 pages. Reprint Edition. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York, 1960; limited edition number 264/500 copies sold; burgundy cloth covered boards; mild corner and shelf wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; From the library of ABAA bookseller, Tom Nicely; interior is clean and unmarked; thumb tabs; 103 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Big thick book in maroon cloth covers, ex lib with stamps amd marks. light wear, good shape.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Gray cloth boards. Reprint of Antiquarian Press Ltd edition. 1/100 copies printed. FINE.

HARDCOVER. Limited edition. 168pp+165pp+128pp+103pp, large thick octavo. #155 of 550cc. light soiling to top page edges, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good-.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint with corrections. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1960. Large 8vo. Reprint with Corrections. Large 8vo. Organized in Four Parts, each separately paged. [4],169;165;117;128pp, with 103-page Index. Cloth, very good condition, slight loss of letters on spine, ex-library (label on spine, bookplates, markings on copyright page). ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 0 pages.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. exlibrary hardcover book no dust jacket, usual library marks, has some light reader wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Limited Edition Reprint, No. 168 of 500 copies; small 4to, maroon cloth, no dj; good+ (boards rubbed and worn; bottom joint end of rear board bumped; spine ends bumped and worn; bump and crimp to spine head; corners worn; shelfworn; broken at half-title page; pages toning). Please be aware that shipping this heavy book internationally will require additional postage fees.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1578980399 pgs:1000. Martino reprint of 1960 ed lted to 100 copies, bright clean copy, Professional bookseller since 1981.

cloth. thick 8vo. cloth. Four parts bound as one as issued. (viii),169; 165; 117; 128; 103 pages. Limited to 550 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered. Minor fading to spine and very lightly rubbed along the extremities. Else a near fine copy. Almost 7500 items described in this reprint of a series of dealer catalogues. Americana (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition of 550. Thick 8vo. Four parts are tabbed and pages numbered seperately. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Green cloth boards are clean and intact with spine dulled.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No jacket, as issued. First Martino printing, Limited 100. Staten Island, New York: Maurizio Martino, 1997. BRAND NEW in perfect condition (just removed from the publisher's shrinkwrap so we could write this description). NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1997, First Martino printing "strictly limited to 100 copies"). Reprint of the 1960 Antiquarian Press corrected edition. This standard reference is frequently cited in the catalogues of Americana specialists. It expertly describes and annotates almost 7,500 significant Western Americana books, maps and pamphlets. Especially useful for books on voyages, overland travel and American exploration. Fully indexed. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in bright gold over a green panel on the spine. Spine title: "The George W. Soliday Collection of Western Americana." Full title: "A Descriptive Check List, Together with Short Title Index, Describing Almost 7500 Items of Western Americana, Comprising Books, Maps and Pamphlets of the Important Library (in Four Parts) Formed by George W. Soliday, Seattle, Wash. Compiled with Notes by Peter Decker 1940-1945.". First Martino printing, Limited 100. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 682 total pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Reprint Edition. Fine-looking limited edition of only 100 copies thus, structurally sound, hardcover bund in gray cloth over boards, little discernible wear thereto, gilt lettering over green label at spine with gilt border, bright interior, unmarked. Comprising books, maps and pamphlets of the important library, in four parts. Sewn-in headbands, Foreword by Peter Decker, Introduction to the library, too. This reprint is undated but appears in virtually As New condition. x 169, 165, 117, 128, 103 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. in publisher's shrinkwrap. First Martino printing, Limited 100. Staten Island, New York: Maurizio Martino, 1997. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1997, First Martino printing "strictly limited to 100 copies"). Reprint of the 1960 Antiquarian Press corrected edition. This standard reference is frequently cited in the catalogues of Americana specialists. It expertly describes and annotates almost 7,500 significant Western Americana books, maps and pamphlets. Especially useful for books on voyages, overland travel and American exploration. Fully indexed. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in bright gold over a green panel on the spine. Spine title: "The George W. Soliday Collection of Western Americana." Full title: "A Descriptive Check List, Together with Short Title Index, Describing Almost 7500 Items of Western Americana, Comprising Books, Maps and Pamphlets of the Important Library (in Four Parts) Formed by George W. Soliday, Seattle, Wash. Compiled with Notes by Peter Decker 1940-1945.". First Martino printing, Limited 100. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. 682 total pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …

Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Sections paginated separately: 168, 165, 117, 128 and 103 pages. One of 550 numbered copies. First published 1940 - 1945. Reprinted here with corrections. First edition thus. A very good hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Light stains, spotting to page edges. This copy unnumbered. A heavy book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint with corrections from the first published 1940-1945 originals. Maroon cloth gilt spine titles. 103pp. Very good with previous owner bookplate on the front free endpaper and a faded spine. Copy 256 of 550 numbered copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Red cloth boards. #40/100 interleaved and signed by Decker out of 550 copies printed. Front hinge starting but still strong otherwise NEAR FINE.

sm4to. 24cm, #229 of a limited edition of 550 copies, frontis, (iv),169 & 165 & 117 & 128,103pp., index, maroon cloth, spine sunned, gilt spine title on black label which is fine. (Bks). A reprint, with corrections, of the first edition of 1940-1945. A catalogue of books relating to the Northwestern region of the United States and Canada. A valuable reference for booksellers, librarians and collector.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Frayed glassine jacket. Reprint, Limited to 550 copies. New York: Antiquarian Press Ltd, 1960. Appears unread. Fine condition in a frayed original glassine dust jacket. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. 1960. Reprinted with corrections from the 1945 original. Limited to 550 copies. Thumb indexed for convenience. A standard reference frequently cited in the catalogues of Americana specialists. Expertly describes and annotates almost 7,500 books, maps and pamphlets. Especially useful for books on voyages, overland and American travel and exploration. Fully indexed (filling 103 pages). Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped/decorated in bright gold over a handsome black spine label. Complete with original glassine dust jacket. Reprint, Limited to 550 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/Frayed glassine jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Thick 8vo. 682pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited to 550 copies with this copy unnumbered; minor wear; some sun fading to spine; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Hardcover. Reprint of 1960. Near fine in purple cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. One of only 550 copies printed. This copy is out of series. A reprint of the Bent Bibliography of the White Mountains first published in 1940 to 1945.…

Comprising Books, Maps and Pamphlets of the Important Library (in Four Parts) Formed by George W. Soliday, Seattle, Wash. condition VERY GOOD. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. One of 550 copies. No DJ. Cloth boards have edge wear, scuffs, rubbed/bumped corners/spine. Minor dirt on edge. No writing. Book.

1/4 of front cover cloth water damaged & mildew stained; Paste-. down & lst 2 end leaves stained, else G-VG, unmarked Hardback no DJ. 169; 165; 117; 128; 103 pp. [Comprising BOOKS, MAPS & PAMPHLETS of the Important Library (In Four Parts) [4 Parts + Index Bound in 1 Vol.] [Limited ed.: 550 copies].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, [2], 168, [2]; 165, [3]; 117, [3]; 128; and 103, [1] pgs; 1 photographic plate showing the Soliday library building; original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor shelf soiling; else very clean and unused. Interior is very clean and tight. With a printing flaw in the index: pgs 98, 99 & 103 not printed. Includes sheet of the Peter Decker offer to purchase libraries. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: One of the great checklists of rare and scare Americana. Composed of four bookselling catalogs with an added comprehensive index. In between catalog two and three is the plate and description of Soliday and his Library. The last catalog, #4, begins with a description of the Soliday Bibliography. Well described and priced by the expert and experienced antiquarian bookman, Peter Decker. Here is a nice clean copy of the first edition of this fine reference. And while the prices are now antiquated themselves, it still interesting to look at them as data points. However, the knowledgable descriptions are still very valuable and supports collection development in many ways. …

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition in Book Form. No. 324 of 525 copies printed. Five catalogs, bound together. Originally published by Decker 1940-45. 103 page index original to this edition. An excellent reference work on Northwest Americana.

Gilt decorated hard cover. Reprint with corrections. Important reference work. Limited edition of 250 copies, number 128. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. First Hardcover Edition, 1/100 copies. New York: Peter Decker, 1945. First Hardcover Edition, 1/100 copies. Although unstated, this is one of the original 100 copies Decker had bound in cloth. (See Decker's foreword to the 1960 reprint). Near Fine condition. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1945? This consists of four catalogues first issued 1940-1945. Laid-in is a copy of the preface Decker wrote for the 1960 reprint where he explains that he held back 100 copies of each of the 4 original catalogues. Subsequently (in 1945?) Decker added a full 103 page index and had everything bound up in gilt-stamped maroon cloth. This edition differs from the 1960 and 1997 reprints in that its title reads: A PRICED AND DESCRIPTIVE CHECK LIST. indicating it is made up from the original 100 sets Decker held back. The title of all reprints is changed to: A DESCRIPTIVE CHECK LIST." deleting the word "PRICED." This edition also has Decker's ad (wanting to buy Americana from Librarians and Collectors) on page 104 of the Index. That ad is deleted from reprint editions. A standard reference frequently cited in the catalogues of Americana specialists. Expertly describes and annotates almost 7,500 books, maps and pamphlets. Especially useful for books on voyages, overland and American travel and exploration. Includes a 103 page index (first issued here, not issued with the original 4 parts). Full title: "The George W. Soliday Collection of Western Americana, A Priced and Descriptive Check List, Together with Short Title Index, Describing Almost 7500 Items of Western Americana, Comprising Books, Maps and Pamphlets of the Important Library (In Four Parts) formed by George W. Soliday, Seattle, Wash. 1940-1945.". First Hardcover Edition, 1/100 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Thick 8vo. 682pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Reprint with corrections, limited to 550 copies, 8vo, pp. [8], 168, [4], 165, [1], 117, [1], 128, 103; fine in original maroon cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt.

DECKER, Peter, comp. A Descriptive Check List Together With a Short Title Index Describing Almost 7,500 Items of Western Americana, Comprising Books, Maps and Pamphlets of the Important Library (In Four Parts) Formed by George W. Soliday.Compiled With Notes by Peter Decker, 1940-1945. Thick 8vo. Original cloth. New York: Antiquarian Press, 1960. Reprint edition. Limited to 550 copies. …