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Stern, Jean; (Foreword by Morton H Fleischer); Artist biographies by Janet Dominik
Masterworks of California Impressionism : The FFCA Morton H. Fleischer Collection
Phoenix Arizona: Franchise Finance Corporation of America 1987. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dust Jacket. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings in full-color one per page 68 plates. Artist biographies pp. 152-173 by Janet Dominik. Covers: Franz A. Bischoff Jessie Ames Botke George Kennedy Brandriff Benjamin Chambers Brown Alson Skinner Clark Colin Campbell Cooper Victor Clyde Forsythe John Bond Francisco Charles Arthur Fries Armin Carl Hansen Sam Hyde Harris Thomas Hill Anna Althea Hill Clarence Keiser Hinkle Joseph Kleitsch Edgar Alwin Payne Hanson Duvall Puthuff Charles Reiffel Arthur Grover Rider Guy Rose Fred Grayson Sayre Donna Norine Schuster Jack Wilkinson Smith John Christopher Smith George Gardner Symons Christian von Schneidau Elmer Wachtel Marion Kavanagh Watchtel Abraham or Abel George Warshawsky William Wendt. Index. . Second Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's blue cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped 45.00. 179pp. Franchise Finance Corporation of America Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003029
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Vache, Warren W (Foreword by Jack D Stine)
The Unsung Songwriters America's Masters of Melody : Studies in Jazz No. 34
Lanham Maryland and London: The Scarecrow Press Inc. 2000. As New condition. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. Alphabetically arranged biographies of the people who wrote the popular tunes of the 20th century. Includes the obscure as well as those well-known e.g. Artie Shaw Bix Beiderbecke Sammy Cahn Neil Moret Duke Ellington Benny Goodman Al Jolson Peggy Lee Carmen Lombardo Henri Mancini etc. Illustrated with photographs. Appendices. Index. Glossy laminated boards. From the rear cover: "THE UNSUNG SONGWRITERS is dedicated to a period in the history of American music that author Warren Vache calls the 'Golden Age of Songwriting' and to the men and women who made it great. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers - Berlin Gershwin Kern Porter and Rodgers - the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Additionally while the writers who contributed material to the Broadway stage - and to some extent Hollywood musicals - were able to establish distinguished reputations the many freelance writers who were responsible for some of our best songs remained unrecognized by the general public. In this volume you will find Al Neiberg the author of IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN Frank Perkins who wrote EMALINE and STARS FELL ON ALABAMA Maceo Pinkard the mind behind SWEET GEORGIA BROWN and SUGAR Ralph Rainger who is responsible for WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN Harry Woods for TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS J. Fred Coots for YOU GO TO MY HEAD and many more. THE UNSUNG SONGWRITERS brings long overdue recognition to these influential writers and at the same time highlights a neglected but important segment of our American musical heritage.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xxxi 737pp. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001809 ISBN : 0810835703 9780810835702
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Kyu, Kwak Byong; (translated from Korean by Paul J White, Michael P Regan, & Lim H Suop)
The Land of Eternal Darkness : Memories of Siberian Labor Camps
New York: Vantage Press 1978. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 10.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Frontispiece map. Translation of NAT KWA PAM I OMNUN TAEJI a best-seller in Korea in 1969. Sheds light on little known aspects of Soviet actions in the Far East just after World War II and during the early years of the cold war. Covers sex in the camps rather more comprehensively than one might think is necessary. From the Dust Jacket: "THE LAND OF ETERNAL DARKNESS : MEMORIES OF SIBERIAN LABOR CAMPS is the story of Kwak Byong Kyu a Korean who was unjustly imprisoned during the Stalinist era shipped to Russia and spent thirteen years among the 'endless ranks of living corpses' in the dark Siberian night of terror starvation and savagery." Bound in the original black boards with bright gold lettering on the spine. Keywords: Korea Biography. WWII. WW2. USSR. Soviet Union Gulags. Concentration Camps. Slave Labor. Prison Camps. . First Edition so stated. Hard Cover. Fine condition./VG DJ sun fading to spine. 8vo. xvi 384pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Vantage Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005185 ISBN : 0533031494 9780533031498
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Lees-Milne, James
Ancestral Voices
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1975. A clean square copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are clean and crisp. Frontispiece portrait of the author in 1940. Endpaper illustrations of West Wycombe Park and Blickling Hall. Bound in the original lime green cloth. First American printing with complete number row on the copyright page. Index. The English author and architectural conservationist James Lees-Milne 1908-1997 is said to be one of the 20th century's greatest diarists. ANCESTRAL VOICES offers his wartime diaries for the years 1942 and 1943. They are notable not only for their literary qualities but for vivid portrayals of London during the German air raids and for JLM's trenchant observations while serving as the first Historic Buildings Secretary for the National Trust a position he held 1936-51. With wit and keen insight he also records the gossip and anecdotes of daily life within his circle of friends including Ivy Compton-Burnett Osbert Lancaster Nancy Mitford Harold Nicolson Vita Sackville-West Cecil Beaton Lady Cunard and many others. . First Printing of the First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No Dust Jacket. 8vo. x 302pp. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003921 ISBN : 0684156474 9780684156477
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Pier, Rev Andrew (OSB) O S B
The Woodlands Above Mines Below
Cleveland Ohio: First Catholic Slovak Union 1975. Fine condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean square tight and unmarked. Illustrated with 7 pages of photographs at the end. "Dedication of this revised edition of my boyhood experiences in my hometown of Blandburg Pennsylvania to my dear parents.". Second printing. Hardcover. Publisher's brown leatherette/No dust jacket. 8vo. 127pp. First Catholic Slovak Union Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002425
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Goldsmith, Oliver
The Vicar of Wakefield A Tale
Paris: Antoine Auguste Renouard printed for 1800. 4" wide by 6.75" tall. A pretty little copy of this uncommon edition published in the year 1800 the final year of the 18th century. Condition is excellent i.e. Very Good. Hinges are perfectly sound. Pages are crisp and clean but for some light scattered foxing. Bound in green marbled paper-covered boards backed in brown leather with 5 raised bands. The leather is well preserved. Gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and shiny. Brown marbled endpapers. The binding is old probably 19th century. Illustrated with 6 handsome full page engravings. Printed by Crapelet. Pages 5 - 17 contain a LIFE OF DR. GOLDSMITH. Page 282 has VERSES ON GOLDSMITH by David Garrick. There is no copy of this edition in the Elkins collection i.e. OLIVER GOLDSMITH BIBLIOGRAPHICALLY AND BIOGRAPHICALLY CONSIDERED by Temple Scott. . 18th century edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 286pp. Antoine Auguste Renouard (printed for) Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008099
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Greene, Graham
Twenty-One Stories
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1955. Near Fine condition. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Originally published in 1947 as NINETEEN STORIES. Reset for the Uniform Edition and retitled TWENTY-ONE STORIES. . Reprinted 1955 so stated. Hardcover. Publishers black cloth/No dust jacket. 12mo. vi 239pp. . William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002578
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Robinson, Smokey (signed); with David Ritz
Smokey Inside My Life signed
New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 1989. A very attractive copy that appears unread. INSCRIBED: "To La Janne Love always" and SIGNED "Smokey Robinson." Fine condition in Brodart-protected Fine dust jacket. NO chips tears creases of fading. NOT price clipped $18.95. Clean square tight unmarked. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not a remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom if ever read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Autobiography of Motown singer songwritter superstar. Illustrated with 32 pages of photos all from Smokey Robinson's private collection. Includes a discography of Robinson's recordings and a list of songs written or co-written by him for The Miracles Mary Wells Marvelettes The Temptations Marvin Gaye Four Tops Martha and the Vandellas Isley Brothers The Supremes Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth-backed gray boards. Complete with dust jacket. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Smokey Robinson. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xiii 481pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000488 ISBN : 0070532095 9780070532090
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Barnard, Mary; Hugh Kenner, Eva Hesse, David Gordon
Paideuma : A Journal Devoted to Ezra Pound Scholarship Volume 23 Number 1 Spring 1994
Orono Maine: University of Maine 1994. 6" wide by 9" tall. Clean square tight and unmarked. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Flat uncreased spine. This issue is entirely devoted to Mary Ethel Barnard 1909-2002 and her relationship to Pound. Most of the articles address her poetry and elegant translation of Sappho. Among the contributors are Barnard herself Lorrie Goldensohn Angela Christy Molly O'Hara Ewing James Laughlin and Omar S. Pound. Includes a 12-page bibliography of writings by Mary Barnard compiled by her and Elizabeth J. Bell. Illustrated with a cover photo of Mary Barnard in 1940 and 3 later full-page portraits of her. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good condition. 222pp. University of Maine Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004031
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Ainsworth, William Harrison
The Constable De Bourbon
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons 1898. Near Fine condition. Bright clean square and tight. Pages are fresh and crisp probably never read. No owner's name or bookplate. Bound in the original red cloth gilt-decorated. Top edge gilt. Hinges are perfect. Subtitle: "THE CONSTABLE DE BOURBON. In one volume. With portrait of Henry VIII. engraved by G. A. Periam after the painting by Holbein and three etchings by Frederic-Emile Jeannin after paintings by Jacques Wagrez." A volume from the Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth. "Printed for Subscribers Only." No date of publication is mentioned in the book but the Library of Congress online catalogue says: "1898". Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Periam G. A.; & Holbein Frederic-Emile Jeannin Jacques Wagrez. 8vo. 421pp. George Barrie & Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003986
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Tolle, Emerson
Miracles and Lucky Breaks signed
Wenatchee Washington:: Privately Published. 1999. A bright clean square tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. In this autobiography the author focuses on his military training and exploits during WW2 as formation leader and B-17 Flying Fortress pilot. There are chapters entitled: Growing Up 1917-1940; Private Cadet B-17 Pilot 1941-43; B-17 Squadron Commander Italy 1944; Director of Flying Albuquerque 1945; J.C. Penny stores; etc. Illustrated with a few old family portraits and numerous World War 2 photographs -- planes bombers crew members aerial views of bombs falling over Nazi Germany and medals he won -- Silver Star Criox de Gueire and Distinguished Flying Cross awards with supporting letters of military commendation etc. An appendix gives a brief history of the 463rd Bombardment Group H. In addition to his signature on the endpaper a signed note from the author on his personal letterhead is laid-in. Bound in the original glossy pictorial laminated boards. . Signed by the Author signature only. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./No Jacket probably as issued. 8vo. vi 170pp. Privately Published. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007104
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Thackeray, W M [William Makepeace]
The Four Georges Sketches of Manners Morals Court and Town Life
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1860. Very Good condition. A bright clean square tight copy. CLOTH LUSTER is nearly as BRIGHT AND SHINY AS NEW. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. 4.75" wide by 7.5" tall. Bound in the original brown terra cotta cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine and with blind-stamped borders and ornaments on the front and rear covers. Condition would be FINE but for small chips at the head of the spine and light fraying at the foot. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean crisp and free of markings. NO foxing. With 16 b/w illustrations. Original pale yellow endpapers. This American edition is the TRUE FIRST EDITION in book form since it was published in November 1860 some 12 months before the first English edition. It had previously appeared in four monthly issues of THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE. Brussel p. 144. ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS 1826-1900 EAST TO WEST. Van Duzer 71 A THACKERAY LIBRARY FIRST EDITIONS AND FIRST PUBLICATIONS. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 241pp. 6 pages of ads. Harper & Brothers, Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008129
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Fischbacher, Siegfried; and Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn; with Annette Tapert
Siegfried and Roy : Mastering the Impossible
New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. 1992. 8.25" wide by 10.25" tall. Bright shiny clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 35.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are fresh and crisp. Beautifully illustrated with photographs throughout most in full-color. Index. "First Edition" is so stated with complete number row 123456789 10 on the copyright page. A history of their rags-to-riches careers. Looks at their troubled childhood in wartime Germany; the evolution of their act; performances in second-rate European nightclubs; their big break entertaining Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco; becoming the toast of Paris at the legendary Lido; their 1967 arrival in Las Vegas that has culminated in ever-more spectacular heart-stopping twice-daily theatrical presentations at the Mirage. Covers their magic and illusions use of technology the famous white tigers the triumphant tours of Japan and New York etc. Bound in the original red boards with dark red cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./Near Fine DJ 1 closed tear. xvi 320pp. . William Morrow and Company, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003944 ISBN : 0688105513 9780688105518
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Kaya, Fumiko, MD M D
Living through the 20th Century : My Landmarks and Footprints
Hiroshima City Japan: Privately Printed 2000. 6" wide by 8.25" tall. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Flat spine. No creases. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with numerous photos some in full-color. Autobiography of a doctor who was born in Hawaii but who moved to Japan at the age of five. Included are her recollections of her early years vivid memories of the days before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; her role as an official responsible for public health after the devastation of WWII; etc. Among her other books are: THE MUSHROOM CLOUD 1963; BEYOND DARK CLOUD 1965; THE SKY OF HIROSHIMA WAS FINE 1976; LIVING IN HIROSHIMA 1977; etc. In 1992 Dr. Kaya founded the Goto of Hiroshima Foundation a scholarship organization dedicated to fostering mutual understanding between the people of Hiroshima and Hawaii. Dr. Kaya named the organization for her uncle Katsu Goto an immigrant to Hawaii in 1885. Goto worked on the Big Island's Ookala plantation for 3 years before starting a general store. The success of his store angered his American competitors. Meanwhile he continued to interpret for other Japanese workers at the Ookala plantation. This too made enemies because he stood up for the workers against the American plantation owner. In 1889 the rising hostility toward Goto culminated with his lynching. Bound in the original gold-color textured wraps with titles printed in black and with turn-in flaps i.e. there are inner flaps just like a Dust Jacket but the outer wrap is attached at the spine: a.k.a. "French wraps". First Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. xiv 114pp. Privately Printed Paperback
Bookseller reference : 005125
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Baer, Robert (signed); Foreword by Seymour M Hersh
See No Evil : The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
New York: Crown Publishers 2002. Bright shiny clean square tight and unmarked. Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 25.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp obviously never read. Illustrated with double-page map and 8 pages of photographs. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original red boards with cream color spine. Sharp corners. A number of words/lines in the book have been redacted by CIA censors apparently because the content is classified. From the Dust Jacket: "In SEE NO EVIL one of the CIA's top field officers of the past quarter century recounts his career running agents in the back alleys of the Middle East. In the process Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides compelling evidence about how Washington politics sabotaged the CIA's efforts to root out the world's deadliest terrorists. On the morning of September 11 2001 the world witnessed the terrible result of that intelligence failure with the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In the wake of those attacks Americans were left wondering how such an obviously long-term globally coordinated plot could have escaped detection by the CIA and taken the nation by surprise. Robert Baer was not surprised. A twenty-one-year veteran of the CIA's Directorate of Operations who had left the agency in 1997 Baer observed firsthand how an increasingly bureaucratic CIA lost its way in the post-cold war world and refused to adequately acknowledge and neutralize the growing threat of Islamic fundamentalist terror in the Middle East and elsewhere. A throwback to the days when CIA operatives got results by getting their hands dirty and running covert operations Baer spent his career chasing down leads on suspected terrorists in the world's most volatile hot spots. As he and his agents risked their lives gathering intelligence he watched as the CIA reduced drastically its operations overseas failed to put in place people who knew local languages and customs and rewarded workers who knew how to play the political games of the agency's suburban Washington headquarters but not how to recruit agents on the ground. SEE NO EVIL is not only a candid memoir of the education and disillusionment of an intelligence operative but also an unprecedented look at the roots of modern terrorism.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Third printing. Hard Cover. New condition./New dust jacket. 8vo. xix 284pp. Crown Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003966 ISBN : 0609609874 9780609609873
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Darius, Robert G (preface); Frank S Besson, Jr; Ferdinand J Chesarek; George R Sammet, Jr; Donald R Keith
Reflections of Former AMC Commanders
Alexandria Virginia: U.S. Army Materiel Command Historical Office 1989. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. A bright clean copy with just a touch of rubbing. Staple-bound in the original white card covers. The spine is square and flat. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Autobiographical reflections on the careers of four former Army Materiel Command generals: General Frank S. Besson Jr. 1962-1969; General Ferdinand J. Chesarek 1969-1970; Lieutenant General George R. Sammet Jr. 1977-1977; and General Donald R. Keith 1981-1984. Contains interesting details on Army logistics during the Vietnam War era etc. Preface by Chief Historian Robert G. Darius and Marcel F. Coppola. A volume from the U.S. Army Materiel Command Oral History Program. Illustrated with portraits on glossy stock and document facsimiles. Index. . First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. 233pp. U.S. Army Materiel Command, Historical Office Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009132
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Youngman, Henny
My Life and Hard Times in Humor Business : Trade Journal of the Comedy World Volume 1 No 3 December 1947
New York 1947. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Photo illustrated magazine. Humor Business. Among the contributors are Peter Donald Lou Seiler and Harry Hershfield. There are many ads including one soliciting song parodies for Morey Amsterdam's WHN radio show. Original printed wraps. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good condition. 16pp. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009811
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Rice, Allen Thorndike (editor); William Hickling Prescott, Caleb Cushing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Bancroft, John Lothrop Mot
Essays from the North American Review
New York: D. Appleton & Company 1879. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Inner hinges are firm. Scattered speckles foxing on preliminary blank pages. These works originally appeared between 1832 and 1868 in the journal North American Review. There are 12 essays by: William Hickling Prescott Caleb Cushing Ralph Waldo Emerson George Bancroft John Lothrop Motley Washington Irving Charles Francis Adams Henry Wadsworth Longfellow George William Curtis Francis Parkman James Russell Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Some of the essays are published here for the first time in book form. For example Bancroft's The Last Moments of Eminent Men is BAL 679. Washington Irving's essay The Northmen is cited in BAL volume 5 page 91. Lowell's contribution Shakespeare Once More is also in BAL volume 6 page 94. John Milton by Ralph Waldo Emerson is item G94 in Myerson. Also included is Mechanism of Vital Actions by O. W. Holmes 1857 although this first appeared in book form in 1861 See Currier/Tilton 469. Original dark green cloth gilt decorated. 1st printing of First Collected Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. vi 482pp 6 pages of ads. D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010051
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Hollander, Herman
My Life and What I Did with It
Jerusalem : Koren Publishers Ltd. 1979. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Dust Jacket is lightly frayed at spine ends. Scarce especially in Dust Jacket. Frontispiece portrait. This is Herman Hollander's autobiography. Born in Altoona Prussia Hollander moved in 1931 to New York where he became a successful businessman in the leather industry. At one point in 1943 it was possible to ransom Jewish captives from the Nazis. "That Friday afternoon" Hollander recalled "I proposed to my wife that we sell our very comfortable three-story home and give the difference between the mortgage and the selling price to the Vaad Hatzala for the release of the ransomed Jews. My suggestion meant we would have to move into my in-laws' house until we found other accommodations. My wife readily agreed. After my in-laws also consented we sold our house and gave the money to the Vaad." In 1948 Hollander was among those who voted to declare a Jewish state and he was one of the first American Jews to settle in Israel. He was also part of the Israeli founders committee for Bar-Ilan University along with Moshe Haim Shapira Dr. Joseph Burg Dr. Zerach Warhaftig David Pinkas M. D. Magid Y. Karib Rabbi Zev Gold and others. Glossary. Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 377pp. Koren Publishers Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010231
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Prime, Wendell (edited by his son)
Samuel Irenaeus Prime : Autobiography and Memorials
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company 1888. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. 1888 No printing or edition statement. Frontispiece portrait engraved by A. H. Ritchie with tissue guard. Samuel Irenaeus Prime 1812-1885 Presbyterian clergyman and author of some 40 books was editor of The New York Observer from 1840 until 1885. According to the DAB his weekly essays the "Irenaeus" letters were a great attraction. "Read by many influential people and guiding the thought of many families the Observer was a force in American life in the third quarter of the nineteenth century." - DAB. Starting in 1853 he also conducted the "Editor's Drawer" in Harper's Magazine. Among the books he authored: The Power of Prayer of which over 120000 copies were issued and Life of Samuel F. B. Morse. Bibliography of Prime's publications. Index. Green and white floral pattern end papers. Original green cloth. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. xiv 385pp . Anson D. F. Randolph & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010358
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Butler, Marilyn
Jane Austen and the War of Ideas
Oxford: Clarendon Press Oxford University 1987. 5.25" wide by 8.5" tall. Appears unread. Bright clean tight square unmarked copy. No creases. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. This softcover edition is the first to include a new 38-page Introduction by the author. Index. From the publisher: "It is often said that Jane Austen in the countryside remained isolated from the great events of her time. But as Marilyn Butler points out in Jane Austen and the War of Ideas Austen was not isolated from reading novels and novels carried controversy. The sentimental novel of the previous generation the Jacobin novel of William Godwin the philosophical comedy of Robert Bage and Maria Edgeworth -- all conveyed their own kind of ideological meaning. By recognizing Austen's relationship to the literature of ideas Butler offers acute readings of each of the novels and an intellectual context in which to see them as a whole." "The work is stimulating and controversial. Highly original in concepts it is given authority by topnotch scholarship. Highly recommended for all students of the novel." -- Choice. 1st Softcover ed with new Introduction. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. xlvi 310pp . Clarendon Press, Oxford University Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010076 ISBN : 0198129688 9780198129684
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Lynn, Escott
The Twenty-Five Swordsmen
London and Philadelphia: W. & R. Chambers and J. B. Lippincott 1927. Endpaper browning else Very Good condition. SEE OUR PHOTOS. A scarce title. No year of publication is indicated but circa 1927. No printing or edition statement. Illustrated with frontispiece and 5 full-page plates by Percy Tarrant. An historical novel set in Restoration England in the mid-17th century during the times of Oliver Cromwell and Charles II. By the author of Knights of the Air; Blair of Balaclava Tommy of the Tanks; Robin Hood and His Merry Men; Rebels of the Green Cockade; etc. This is apparently the American edition since "Lippincott" appears on the spine. The only date in the book is the previous owner's ink note "Xmas 1927." Nine of Lynn's books published 1910-1924 are cited in the 1929 edition of Nield's Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales. Bound in the original blue pictorial cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Tarrant Percy . 8vo. 368pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. W. & R. Chambers and J. B. Lippincott Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010320
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Day, David; (Foreword by Terry Jones)
The Search for King Arthur
New York: Facts on File Inc 1995. 7.75" wide by 11" tall. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped 24.95. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with 170 engravings maps and paintings over 100 in beautiful full-color. From the Dust Jacket: "Explores the historical mythical and literary origins of all the major figures and themes including Arthur Guinevere Lancelot Merlin Camelot Excalibur and the Quest for the Holy Grail." Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Keywords: Morgan Le Fay Lady of the Lake Round Table the Last Battle Isle of Avalon Dragons. . First Printing of the First US Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 176pp. Facts on File Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011399 ISBN : 0816033706 9780816033706
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Sherman, Allan
A Gift of Laughter : The Autobiography of Allan Sherman
New York: Atheneum Publishers 1965. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Jacket is lightly rubbed. Not price clipped 5.95. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Inside look at his own life and career by the song-writer/comedian who went from poverty to a national sensation only 8 weeks later. Sherman hit it big with the album My Son the Folk Singer and the million-selling song: Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh Here I am at Camp Granada. Original blue cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near VG DJ light edge wear. 8vo. x 335pp. Atheneum Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011907
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Bradford, Roark
The Latest News About John Henry in Wings The Official Publication of the Literary Guild of America Inc September 1931 Volume 5 Number 9
New York: The Literary Guild of America 1931. 5" wide by 7.5" tall. Appears unread -- fresh and crisp. Bright clean unmarked copy. No creases. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pamphlet introducing Roark Bradford's book John Henry the Guild's selection for September. It has a 5-page contribution by Bradford entitled: The Latest News About John Henry which tells how he gathered the legends and published in John Henry. Also included is an amusing letter Bradford sent to the editor along with his article. Carl Van Doren and Marc Connelly also contribute pieces on Bradford and John Henry. The cover features 3 of the wood engravings that J. J. Lankes did for the book John Henry. There is also a one-page profile of Lankes. First Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. Illus. by Lankes J. J. woodcuts . 28 pages. The Literary Guild of America Paperback
Bookseller reference : 012540
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Linder, Leslie; [Beatrix Potter]
A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter Including Unpublished Work
London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1979. A beautiful copy. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "Second Edition" is so stated on the copyright page but the content appears to be identical to the 1971 first edition. There are over 170 illustrations including 68 full-color plates. Includes facsimiles of Potter's autograph picture letters her first editions illustrations galley proofs pages from her working manuscripts pictorial end-paper designs; as well as full-color photographs of Lake District scenes buildings and places connected with her books. This is the standard Beatrix Potter biography and indispensable bibliography for collectors of her works. It gives detailed bibliographical descriptions of the 'points' of the Peter Rabbit books. Contents: PART ONE: Letters to Children; 1 Picture Letters; 2 Miniature Letters. PART TWO: Books -- Published and Unpublished; 3 The Peter Rabbit books; 4 Foreign Translations of the Peter Rabbit Books; 5 The Painting Books; 6 The Plays; 7 The Music Books; 8 The Fairy Caravan; 9 A Sequel to the Fairy Caravan; 10 Sister Anne; 11 Wag-by-Wall; 12 The Tale of the Faithful Dove. PART THREE: Miscellaneous Writings: 13 Fairy-Tales; 14 Tales of Country Life; 15 Articles for the Press; 16 Election Work. FOUR APPENDICES: I End-papers for Editions in the Small Format; II Page Numbers of Book Pictures; III Notes on First Editions; IV The Beatrix Potter Books. From the Dust Jacket: "This is an exciting book because the author not only tells the tale behind The Tales -- the history of how each book in the famous Peter Rabbit series came to be written -- but his persistent research begun as far back as 1952 has uncovered a wealth of Beatrix Potter's writings which has never been published before. A valuable feature for all book collectors is the Appendix sections which will help to identify first editions." Bound in the original red leatherette stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Second Edition so stated. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Potter Beatrix. 8vo. xxvi 446pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Frederick Warne & Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012624 ISBN : 0723213348 9780723213345
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McMahon, Father Thomas S; (Foreword by Fahey Flynn)
Father Tom Associate Pastor signed
Chicago Illinois: Franciscan Herald Press 1973. Clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped 4.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the AUTHOR and dated "1973" on the front endpaper. Autobiography of the pastor of St. Jude the Apostle parrish South Holland Illinois. Includes accounts of his first two assignments in the ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago Saint Andrew and Saint Sabina parishes; stories of the life and works of Cardinal Mundelein; Bishop Sheil; Cardinal Stritch etc. Original tan cloth. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good DJ light edge wear. 8vo. x 162pp 16 pages of photos. Franciscan Herald Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013115
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Varigny, Charles de; Alfons L Korn (translator)
Fourteen Years in the Sandwich Islands 1855-1868
Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii 1981. Very Good condition in a bright shiny Very Good dust jacket. Spine of the jacket is uniformly sun faded as usual; however all lettering remains clear and distinct. A few small brown speckles mild foxing on the edges of the text block. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Translated from the French and with an introduction by Alfons L Korn. Co-published by The University Press of Hawaii and The Hawaiian Historical Society. Memoirs of Charles Victor Crosnier De Varigny the Frenchman who in 1865 at the age of 36 became prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Index. Bound in the original tan boards lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Varigny's book is an ingenious blend of travelogue flashback Hawaiian history and professional autobiography in the form of a political memoir. Part One reflecting Varigny's earliest years as secretary chancelier of the French Consulate in Honolulu focuses on the Hawaiian past and the momentous events following the visits of Cook and Vancouver that resulted in the political unification of the Hawaiian Islands by King Kamehameha the Great and the establishment of the royal dynasty
" Keywords: Hawaii. 1st printing of First Edition in English. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xxviii 289pp. 16 pages of illustrations. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The University Press of Hawaii Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013178 ISBN : 082480709X 9780824807092
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Patterson, William Morrison (signed)
The Rhythm of Prose : An Experimental Investigation of Individual Difference in the Sense of Rhythm 2nd edition
New York: Columbia University Press 1917. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. Very Good condition. Clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. Pages are crisp and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This second edition has a new preface dated March 31 1917 in which the author discusses experimental readings by Miss Amy Lowell in his "photographing laboratory." Photographic frontispiece shows 3 "Voice Photographs." Graphs. Tables. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original dark green cloth stamped in gold on the spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. A volume from The Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature series. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Second Edition with a new preface. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. xxv 193pp. 4 pages of ads. Columbia University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013427
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Sakurai, Shoichiro (ed); Graham Bradshaw; Steve Clark; Mark Ford; John Holloway; Graham Parry; John Roe; Helen Vendler; John Con
The View from Kyoto : Essays on Twentieth-Century Poetry
Kyoto Japan: Rinsen Books Co 1998. Near Fine condition in bright shiny Very Good dust jacket. Sharp corners. There is a small smudge on the top edge of the text block. A short tear to the jacket's rear panel has been repaired with clear tape. Otherwise this is a clean square tight unmarked copy. NOT price clipped. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. The book contains 19 essays on modern poetry of which 16 are by British or American writers. Among the contributions are: THE CHARACTER AND FUTURE OF RICH POETIC EFFECTS by John Constable; THE CROSS-CULTURAL POETRY OF YONE NOGUCHI by Edward Marx; POETICS OF CONTEMPORANEITY: A CROSS-CULTURAL READING OF OE KENZABURO AND SEAMUS HEANEY by Akiko Murakata; R.A.K. MASON'S UNIVERSALITY by Joost Daalder; PLACE AND HISTORY IN THE POETRY OF BASIL BUNTING by Anthony Martin; ELIZABETH BISHOP'S ONE ART by Peter Robinson; etc. All but 2 of the contributors attended the Modern Poetry Seminar at Kyoto University. Bound in the original off-white boards stamped in red and black. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xii 375pp. Rinsen Books Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013435 ISBN : 465303608X 9784653036081
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Conrad, Joseph
The Shadow Line A Confession
Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1917. A very nice copy in Fine collectible condition. Covers show almost no wear. Sharp corners. Clean square tight unmarked. No fading. No owner's name or bookplate. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. Adventure set on the high seas. According to Conrad's bibliographer George T. Keating: "Originally intended as FIRST COMMAND Conrad's THE SHADOW LINE is clear autobiography. He recalls in 1915 the days of his appointment to command in the barque OTAGO. Twenty-seven years have passed yet still his profound visual memory recreates the emotion with which he gazed upon his ship as he saw her for the first time
only Conrad could so express the sailor's feeling for the ship
" - A CONRAD MEMORIAL LIBRARY pp257-258. Smith p. 109. Wise 28. Keating 119 calling for dark blue limp leather. This copy is bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. Gilt-decorated spine and front cover are still bright and shiny. . First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. vi 197pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Doubleday, Page & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013671
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Fielding, Henry
The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams Volume the First Shakespeare Head Press Limited Edition on Large Paper
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company / Shakespeare Head Press 1926. Very Good condition. Quarter bound with beige cloth spine and tan paper-covered boards. Light cover soil. A square reasonably tight copy. Sound inner hinges. Red leather spine label. Lower spine end frayed. Pages are clean and unmarked. Volume 1 only of 2. LARGE PAPER EDITION LIMITED to 520 numbered copies this being #266. 6.25" wide by 9.5" tall. On the title-page below the Houghton Mifflin imprint is: "Printed by the Shakespeare Head Press Stratford-upon-Avon and published for the Press by Basil Blackwood Oxford.". 1st printingof Shakespeare Head Press ed. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. xix 203pp. Houghton Mifflin Company / Shakespeare Head Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013540
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Marshall, Emma
Alma or The Story of a Little Music Mistress
New York and London: White and Allen 1888. Very Good condition but for rubbing to extremities. Clean square unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Scarce novel by the author of UNDER THE MENDIPS; and THE COURT AND THE COTTAGE : A STORY FOR GIRLS. Original green cloth with gilt spine titles. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. viii 352pp. White and Allen Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013535
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Conrad, Joseph
The Shadow Line A Confession
Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1917. A very nice copy in collectible Near Fine condition. This copy is bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. Gilt-decorated spine and front cover are still bright and shiny. No fading. Covers show only a light touch of rubbing at the extremities. Sharp corners. Clean square tight and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. Hinges are perfectly sound. Adventure set on the high seas. According to Conrad's bibliographer George T. Keating: "Originally intended as FIRST COMMAND Conrad's THE SHADOW LINE is clear autobiography. He recalls in 1915 the days of his appointment to command in the barque OTAGO. Twenty-seven years have passed yet still his profound visual memory recreates the emotion with which he gazed upon his ship as he saw her for the first time
only Conrad could so express the sailor's feeling for the ship
" - A CONRAD MEMORIAL LIBRARY pp. 257-258. Smith p. 109. Wise 28. Keating 119 calling for dark blue limp leather. First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. vi 197pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Doubleday, Page & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013670
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Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
The Autobiography of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler with a Supplementary Memoir by His Wife
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co 1909. Near Fine condition. A bright clean tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Illustrated with 16 plates. Includes an 11 page bibliography of Shaler's publications. Index. Top edge gilt. Original maroon cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine. NO fading. Nathaniel Shaler a native Kentuckian was State Geologist noted author and professor of Paleontology at Harvard. His book contains many interesting observations on life manners and customs of antebellum Kentucky; a chapter on the Civil War; notes on slavery and slave dealing; etc. Coleman 237. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. ix 481pp. Houghton, Mifflin Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013840
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Wells, H G; & Rebecca West, John Dewey, George Santayana, Walter Lippman, Francis Hackett, Herbert Croly, Philip Littell, et al
The New Republic Book Selections from the First Hundred Issues
New York: Republic Publishing Company Inc 1916. Very Good condition spine slightly faded. A much better than average copy of a book tough-to-find in decent condition due to its fragile binding -- original gray-paper covered stiff boards. Complete with the paste-on sailing-ship seal on the front cover and full wrap-around white band -- printed in black and only lightly finger soiled. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. "A sample of liberal opinion in the United States as expressed from 1914 to 1916." This contains the first book appearance of H. G. Well's THE IDEALS OF ORGANIZATION see Geoffrey Wells #252 as well as two works by Rebecca West - THE DUTY OF HARSH CRITICISM and EROTO-PRIGGERY. Also has contributions by John Dewey 2 George Santayana 2 Walter Lippman 8 Francis Hackett 8 Herbert Croly 8 Philip Littell 10 etc. Frank Kermode wrote about Rebecca West "if ever a writer so young demonstrated what Shakespeare called 'the flash and outbreak of a fiery mind' it was she." While still in her twenties Rebecca West began penning reviews that were perceptive eloquent and more often than not devastating. In essay THE DUTY OF HARSH CRITICISM the twenty-three year old West castigates her fellow critics for their soft-headedness and failure to live up to their responsibilities. The critic she argues has a duty to keep clear 'the path of letters' thereby making it possible for art to save people's souls. Setting an example for her fellow critics to follow she then lays into George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells for certain heretofore overlooked failings. And let it not be said that West played favorites: When this essay appeared - in volume one number one of The New Republic - H.G. Wells had been her lover for more than a year--and would remain so until 1923." . First Edition Thus. Hardcover stiff boards. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 361pp . Republic Publishing Company, Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013904
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Davis, John (1774-1854)
The Life of Thomas Chatterton
London: Thomas Tegg 1806. SEE PHOTOS. Near Very Good condition. A solid copy with sound hinges. 10 cm by 16.5 cm. Previous owner's name and a few lines of poetry in manuscript. Square and reasonably tight. Bound in contemporary marbled boards with leather calf spine and corners moderately rubbed. Lettered in gold over a black leather panel on the spine with 5 raised bands. Gilt titles and decorations on the spine are still bright and shiny. Most pages shows only light scattered foxing but moderately heavy on pages 1-17. NO foxing on the title page. No date of publication is indicated in the book but the Library of Congress online catalog and Watt both say 1806. Early biography of the boy genius and forger of medieval poetry Thomas Chatterton 1752-1770 who was a published author by the age of 11. Writing as Thomas Rowley an imaginary 15th century priest Chatterton's literary creations were authentic enough to fool numerous literary figures of his time including Horace Walpole. Although Chatterton committed suicide by poison at the age of 17 his writings influenced an entire generation of poets. Both Keats and Coleridge wrote poems about him. Wordsworth referred to him as "the marvelous boy." Keats inscribed his Endymion "to the memory of Thomas Chatterton." Includes an appendix with 8 of Chatterton's letters. Watt Vol. 1 289 BIBLIOTHECA BRITANNICA. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good condition. 12mo. 168pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Thomas Tegg Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013973
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Singer, Hilda Crevenna
My Life's Song An Autobiography
Ft. Myers Florida: Privately Published 1987. Very Good condition. Bound in the original dark red pictorial wrappers lightly rubbed. 8.5" wide x 11" tall. A tight copy with clean pages. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Brief gift note on a blank page. Autobiography. The life and musical career of soprano Hilda Crevenna Singer with much on her husband the concert pianist accompanist music book author educator and composer Werner Singer. Includes the stories of Hilda's early success as a soloist in Germany; her escape from the Nazis; makes note of her friendship with physicist Albert Einstein and other VIPs; etc. Published when she was 94. Illustrated throughout with photographs concert programs and other document facsimiles. . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. Approx. 150 pages. Privately Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 014267
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A Biography
The Right Honourable Arthur Macmurrough Kavanagh
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1333589689.G ISBN : 1333589689 9781333589684
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Chapman, Abel; Crawhill, Joseph [illus]; Riddell, W H [illus]
Retrospect. Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-Naturalist in Three Continents: 1851-1928
London: Gurney & Jackson. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 1928. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm 9" x 6". xix 353pp ads. 20 colour and 38 b/w full-page plates plus numerous other illustrations in the text. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Gurney & Jackson hardcover
Bookseller reference : abe05ab
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Ralph Milbanke, Earl of Lovelace; Edited By Mary, Countess of Lovelace
ASTARTE a Fragment of Truth Concerning George Gordon Byron Sixth Earl Byron Recorded By His Grandson Ralph Milbanke Earl of Lovelace
UK: Christophers 1921. UK New Edition This is a refurbished book where the spine has been rebacked by a professional with the remnants of the original spine now darkened adhered to the rebacked spine the end papers have been replaced the book is tight the cover corners are "soft" the pages clean but with a hint of toning to the edges thus refurbished copy in Good only used condition no dust jacket. Green cloth with gold title xxx 363pp. Frontis portrait of Anne Milbanke and 7 plates; 2 facsimiles of letters. This book by Byron's grandson was written in 1905 and was intended for private circulation only as it touched upon Byron's separation from his wife of 12 months in 1816. It was rumored that the cause was Byron's incestuous relationship with his half-sister Augusta Bryon wife of Colonel George Leigh and mother of several children. This rumor was discredited at the time mostly by the conduct of Lady Byron who kept up a friendship with Mrs. Leigh then and for years afterwords. In 1869 nine years after the death of Lady Byron Mrs. Beecher Stowe announced that Lady Byron had confided to her that the guilt of Byron and Augusta were indeed true. Astarte publishes many letters from the principals involved and throws new light on the affair. This "New Edition" has an introduction by Mary Milbanke's wife and includes additional letters. A heavy book. 2.4 JM HOQ 103/3. Hardcover. Good/Lacking the Dustjacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Christophers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 58458
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John Heneage Jesse
Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts Including the Protectorate in Six Volumes Complete 12345
Boston: Chester F. Rice Co. 1910 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Limited WESTMINSTER Edition of this six volume illustrated work on the Stuarts. Undated research notes that this limited edition was published around 1910. No 566 of 800 copies of this Westminster Edition. Minor exterior marks spine labels are faded and lightly soiled. . Chester F. Rice Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102493
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MacDonald, Betty
The Plague and I
Philadelphia and NY: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1948 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. "Gay moving genuinely sympathetic picture of the patients nurses and well-meaning 'outsiders' that came the author's way when she was going through the crisis of tuberculosis in a sanatorium called The Pines." Dust jacket has significant wear and is faded inked name on front endpaper book has minor edge wear. J. B. Lippincott Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102499
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E Benezit
Complete 10 Volume Set: DICTIONNAIRE CRITIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE DES PEINTRES SCULPTEURS DESSINATEURS ET GRAVEURS
Paris: Librairie Grund 1976 Book. Very Good . Hardcover. Nouvelle Edition. Title continues "de tous les temps et de tous les pays par un groupe d'evrivains specialistes francais et etrangers". This set weighs 30 pounds and will thus require additional postage. Librairie Grund hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102640
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Claud Vivian
Richard Hussey Vivian First Baron Vivian: A Memoir
Isbister and Company London 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 342 pp. Hinges cracked webbing exposed. Spine cocked. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Top edge gilt in good condition. Covers badly marked mould stains. Corners bumped. Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 18th & 19th century; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47918. . Isbister and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 47918
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John Heneage Jesse
Memoirs of the Court of England - London and Its Celebrities in Three Volumes Complete 123
Boston: Chester F. Rice Co. 1910 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Limited WESTMINSTER Edition of this five volume illustrated work on London and Its Celebrities. Undated research notes that this limited edition was published around 1910. No 566 of 800 copies of this Westminster Edition. Minor exterior marks spine labels are faded. . Chester F. Rice Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102668
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Vladislav Kruta
K Pocatkum Vedecke Drahy J. E. Purkyne Korespondence s prateli z prazskych let 1815-1823 - Beginnings of the Scientific Career of J. E. Purkyne - SIGNED
Czeckoslovakia: Lekarska Fakulta University 1964 Book. Good. Soft cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half-title page. Jan Evangelista Purkyne 1787 - 1869 was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. In 1839 he coined the term "protoplasma" for the fluid substance of a cell. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. Written n Czech. "Acta Facultatis Medicae Universitatis Brunensis". Illustrated frontis of Purkyne and has several illustrations. Binding is worn on the edges and is faded; pages are age-toned. Lekarska Fakulta University paperback
Bookseller reference : 102718
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Heinrich Motz
Allesandro Manzoni Vortrag A Lecture
Zurich: Buchdruckerei Zuricher Post 1911 Paper. Fair. Soft cover. First Edition. 41 page German "lecture" on Manzoni an Italian poet novelist and philosopher of the early 19th century. He is famous for the novel The Betrothed 1827 generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. Covers are detached; pages are age-toned. Buchdruckerei Zuricher Post paperback
Bookseller reference : 102717
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Berg A Scott
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
New York: Dutton 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Biography of Perkins 1884-1947 long time editor at Scribner's. 498 pages index photos. First printing. Light rubbing on bottom board edges. Unclipped dust jacket has a 1" tear and a little dustiness on the finish. <br/><br/> Dutton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 16777 ISBN : 0525154272 9780525154273
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J B Morton
Saint-Just
Longmans Green & Co London 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xxii 332pp. Binding firm spine cocked. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Multiple copies available this title. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; France; 18th century; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48982. . Longmans, Green & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 48982
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