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Everitt, Charles P. The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter. Pub. Little, Brown, Boston, 1952. Hardcover, 224 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. No DJ. An entertaining and informative autobiography by Everitt, a longtime bookman, who delivered the manuscript to the publisher shortly before his death. Many fascinating tales about his searches for rare books. Mormon interest on pages 40-41 wherein Everitt tells about reading in an old magazine an early section of the Book of Mormon published well before Joseph Smith discovered the "golden plates." Good condition, corners bumped, light wear at top / bottom of spine, library stamp inside front cover (no other library marks). photo. #2E521 $20.00

Hutchison, David (ed). Headlines. Pub. EUSPB, Edinburgh, 1978. Hardcover,112 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, with DJ. Suntitled "the media in Scotland," chapters include the press in Scotland, the Scotch comics, the alternative press, publishing, broadcasting, Scottish film culture, etc. Very good with good jacket. photo1 photo2. #2H781 $20.00

Marker, Gary Publishing, Printing, and the Origins of Intellectual Life in Russia, 1700 - 1800. Pub. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton NJ, c. 1985. First edition. Hardcover, xiii + 301 pages, with DJ. Explains how and why the Russian publishing and printing industry evolved in a different way from Western society. Includes chapters on "Book Sales and Reading," "The Emergence of Private Publishing," "Schools and Publishers," and "Publishing in the Provinces" etc. Very good with VG jacket. photo1 photo2. #2M851 $35.00

None The Boston Herald and its History. Pub. Boston, 1878. Hardcover, gilt title on cover (1846 - 1878), rear cover similarly blindstamped, 93 pages, about 6 x 8 inches. Subtitles: How, when and whereit was founded; its early struggles and hard-won successes; the prominent eventsof its career. The new Herald building finished and occupied; a description of its exterior and interior; a glimpse into its different departments; thirty-two years of journalism in Boston. Illustrated with seven pages of plates (including frontis.). Very good, corners worn and bumped, top and bottom of spine worn, pencil marks calling attention to aparagraph on page 23. photo1 photo2. #208BH78 $100.00

Rogers, W.G. Wise Men Fish Here. Pub. Harcourt, Brace & World, NY, c. 1965, first edition. Hardcover, 246 pages, 5-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches. With dust jacket. The engaging story of an extraordinary woman, a dedicated bookseller, and an indomitable supporter of the experimental and the creative. Known for throwing parties, battling censorship, and above all her proprietorship of Manhattan's Gotham Book Mart, Frances Steloff was at the forefront of recognizing and promoting the genius of such authors as James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Henry Miller, Kay Boyle and Andre Gide. Illustrated with 23 photographs. Very good, clean, no marks. Jacket is good, price clipped. photo1 photo2. #2R651 $20.00