1. Write-It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults By Ambrose Bierce Published by Walter Neale

Hand written inscription from 1938 on endpages Mylar dust jacket Discoloration on spine Wear on top and bottom of spine and corners of front and back board Scuffing on the front board Wear is commensurate with age

2. Prosit A Books of Toasts Compiled by Clotho Published by Paul Elder and Company

Handwritten inscription inside from 1908 Handwritten note with toast reading: "Here is the book - and you must make the most of it! Here is the rhyme - ah, listen and attend! Backwards - forwards - read it all and boast of it If --- anything the view at the end!" Mylar and paper dust jacket Discoloration on spine and the top and bottom of front board Deckle edges Wear commensurate with age

3. My Pious Friends and Drunken Companions Songs and Ballads of Conviviality Collected from Curious Source By Frank Shay Illustrated by John Held Jr Published by The Macaulay Company

Mylar and paper dust jacket Top and bottom of spine has minor wear Front hinge is taped up Back hinge shows considerable wear Patterned end pages Wear commensurate with age

These books came from the Estate of Estelle Chessid, New York City Artist and Dealer in Antiquarian Books.