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34. Bandelier, Adolphe F. The Unpublished Letters of Adolphe F Bandelier Concerning the Writingand Publication of The Delight Makers. 33 pp. Frontispiece portrait; folding facsimile. 21x13.2 cm.(8¼x5¼”) cloth, dust jacket. No. 146 of 295 copies. First Edition.El Paso, Texas: Carl Herzog, 1942Signed by Hertzog at the colophon. Previously unpublished letters from Bandelier to his NewYork literary agent Thomas Janvier, written between 1888 and 1892 and detailing the author’stribulations in completing and publishing his groundbreaking work, The Delight Makers. Veryscarce, perhaps the scarcest of all Hertzog publications. Library label of renowned printer WillRansom affixed to rear pastedown. Jacket edge worn and with a chip from the head of spine;volume fine.(250/350)35. Barbour, Barton H., ed. Tales of the Mountain Men. 77 pp. Text illustrations. (Small 4to) redcloth, paper label. No. 29 of 150 copies. First Edition.Santa Fe: Press of the Palace of The Governors, 1984Signed in the colophon by the author, printer and 3 others involved in the production ofthis volume. An attractively printed and already quite scarce volume, recounting some of thehair-raising and humorous exploits of the Mountain Men and the Rocky Mountain fur trade.Publisher’s prospectus and other promotional material laid-in. Minor wear; near fine.(150/250)36. (Baseball) Catalogue of Anchor Brand Baseballs Manufactured by J. de Beer, Johnstown, N.Y. (wrappertitle). [12] pp. Illustrated throughout. 17.2x13.8 cm. (6¾x5½”), original wrappers.Johnstown, NY: 1915Rare catalogue for the many varieties of baseballs from the de Beer company, still in existencetoday. Prices range from $1.25 for the American League (“Unsurpassed from Rubber to Cover- If this Baseball Does Not Last Two Full Games it Will be Replaced free of Charge”) to 5cents for the Bully Boy, “made of pressed cotton waste and is covered with real sheepskin.”Special emphasis is given to the Starter, “A soft ball which is rapidly replacing the regularcheaper baseballs used by small boys in cities. Can be fielded and batted like a hard ball and istherefore the ideal ball for the city youngster...” No copies listed by OCLC/WorldCat as being ininstitutional libraries. Minor creasing and rubbing to wrappers, very good.(500/800)37. Beach, S[pencer] A[mbrose]. The Apples of New York. 2 volumes. xx, 409; iv, 360 pp. Profuselyillustrated with plates of apples, most in color. (8vo), green cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. FirstEdition.Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1905The first in a series of horticultural monographs published under the auspices of the NewYork State Agricultural Experiment Station. The Apples of New York offers an astonishinglythorough, beautifully illustrated survey of the wild and cultivated varieties of apples grown inthe state, and is regarded as a classic work in the fields of horticulture and pomology. Spine endsfrayed, light wear; very good.(300/500)THREE THOMAS HART BENTON LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPHS38. Benton, Thomas Hart. Fire in the Barn - limited edition, signed lithograph. 22x33.8 cm.(8¼x13¼”), tipped onto matting with tape along all four edges of verso.New York: Associated American Artists, 1944Signed by the artist on the bottom right margin. From a limited edition of 250. Thomas HartBenton (1889-1975) was an American painter, muralist, anthropologist and lithographer.Surface of the work a touch toned with age; near fine.(2000/3000)Page 12