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[003642] . PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF INTER-AMERICAN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.. New York: The National Committee of the United States of America on International Intellectual Cooperation, 1939. Size: Approx. 8 " x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Reference Resource. Good Nina P. Collier, Director. Marjorie Sachs, Research Associate. " There has been a long felt need for a comprehensive survey of those organizations in the United States active in the inter-American cultural field. Although partial studies have been prepared form time to time...a summary uniting this material and providing an up-to-date description of organizations has been lacking." This summary is to serve as a basis for the future development and expansion of cultural interchange. 159 pp. including Indexes of Organizations, Publications and Individuals. paper covers. stapled (rusty). covers mildly soiled/faded. stamped on front cover-blurry. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. $32.50

[000799] . AMERICAN BOOK TRADE DIRECTORY. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1981. 27th Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue Cloth. Directory. Very Good+ / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-8352-1359-5. Edited and Compiled by the Jaques Cattell Press. Broken down into four sections. #1. Retailers & Antiquarians in the United States & Canada. #2. Wholesalers of Books & Magazines in the United States & Canada. #3. Book Trade Information.#4. Index to Retailers & Wholesalers in the United States & Canada. 1243 pp. Index. Very Good + to Near Fine. $15.00

[003982] Allibone, S. Austin . PROSE QUOTATIONS FROM SOCRATES TO MACAULAY . Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1889. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Brown Cloth. Prose. Good 544 Authors 571 Subjects 8810 Quotations. 764 pp. covers rubbed. spine ends fraying. Gilt lettering on spine. covers are intact and Good. front endpaper missing. Front/back hinges broken. 1.00 in ink on title page's top corner, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $12.50

[003639] Barry, M. Elizabeth & Delia Goetz. Children of the Other Americas:. Washington: U.S. Government Office, 1942. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Stiff Covers. Reference. Very Good A Guide to Materials in English on the Other Americas Suitable for the Elementary and Junior High School Grades with assistance of Dorothy Conzelman under the supervision of the Division of Intellectual Cooperation of the Pan American Union.172 pp.Contains references to provide a general background for the study of Latin America. Excellent detailed section on each of the American Republics. Bibliography. Blue covers with black lettering on front cover. Slight crease along side edge. Spine and joints slightly sunned otherwise exterior is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Laid-in table of contents, although there is a Table of Contents in the book. $25.00

[004518] Edison, Thomas F.(compiled by). Edison's Handy Encyclopaedia of General Information and Universal Atlas.. ill. Tables, Colored Maps. Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1898. Size: Approx. 3 1/2" x 5 1/4". Stiff Covers. Encyclopaedia. Good to Good- Assisted by Fred T. Bailey and Charles J. Westinghouse. " A Marvel of Completeness. It teems with information. Worth its Weight in Gold." 520 pp. including Index. "Designed for ready reference on the thousands of subjects that come up in the daily life of all persons, and is , in short , a Universal Hand-Book for Ready Reference." Many tables. Colored Maps of each State and some foreign countries. Descriptions of states, Presidental Election results, history, etc. Maps faded. Blue soft covers. Mildly fading to lettering on front cover but legible. Vertical crease down middle of covers. Cracked when you open to interior. ex.mus.stamp and numbers on endpapers. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Brown tone to text. $20.00

[004554] Wright, Lyle H.. AMERICAN FICTION A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY. 3 Volumes covering 1774-1900.. San Marino, Ca: The Huntington Library, 1969. . Size: Approx. 6" x 9 ". . Fiction. Very Good+ / Good or Better. ISBN: . AMERICAN FICTION 1774-1850, Second revised edition. 1969. 411 pp. AMERICAN FICTION 1851-1875, Additions and Corrections Appended.1978. 438 pp. and AMERICAN FICTION 1876-1900, Third printing. 1978. AMERICAN FICTION 1774-1850 is the first revision of this standard bibliographical work in twenty years and now contains 3,500 entries. AMERICAN FICTION 1851-1875 is reissued here with a 24-page section of additions and corrections appended....The bibliography together with the additions contains nearly 3,000 entries of prose fiction written by Americans for adults and published in the United States. Included are the novels, novelettes, romances, tall tales, and fictious biographies and travels of over 1,200 authors, including more than 500 women..." AMERICAN FICTION 1876-1900 with 6,175 titles encompassing a brilliant quarter century of fiction writing. Book covers are VG+ to Near Fine. Spine with gilt lettering. Interiors are tight, clean and Near Fine. Dust Jackets' spines faded. Mild soiling. Overall DJs are Good or better. May require extra postage due to weight of volumes. $35.00