‎BIOGRAFIA‎

‎ARCHIBALD, Joe‎

‎Fiight Team Fight‎

‎Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith 1958. Bound in red cloth stamped in green. With the original dust jacket that is price-clipped. The dust jacket was covered with a protective cover since day one so it shows well but not the best archival choice. Still a handsome copy in bright dust jacket. 190 pp. Previous owner's Bookplate stamp and blindstamp. Scarce in the dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good - Price-clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macrae-Smith Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 5000955

‎MCPHEE, John‎

‎A Sense of Where You Are - A Profile of Princeton's Bill Bradley Signed‎

‎NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1965. A great copy of this the first edition of McPhee's first book. Just a little light wear to extremes barely noticeable and no fading to spine. Scarce in this protected condition. A book about Bill Bradley at Princeton. Signed by the author John McPhee on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. Also laid in is a Bill Bradley signature. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good . Farrar, Straus & Giroux Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 0193699

‎PLOMER, William‎

‎Double Lives; An Autobiography‎

‎London: Jonathan Cape 1943. Worn DW mainly at extremes and spine ends; five digit number penned on front paste down; some minor underlinings and marginalia; 216pp. Still a scarce first edition of this Plomer Autobiography. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Jonathan Cape Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 909771

‎QUIRIN, William L‎

‎Thoroughbred Handicapping; State of the Art‎

‎New York: William Morrow & Co. 1984. Scarce book on picking winning horses; 329pp. A tight clean copy in bright dust jacket. Reasonably priced if the "system" really works!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. William Morrow & Co. Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 911354 ISBN : 0688030645 9780688030643

‎OAKLEY, Violet‎

‎Samuel F.B. Morse: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of the Father of Telegraphy and the Founder of The National Academy of Design‎

‎Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio Publications 1939. Bound in blue paper boards with printed title plate on front panel; Limited edition number 157 of 500 copies signed by the author on limitation page; illustrated in black & white; 98pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Cogslea Studio Publications Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 912607

‎ROSENBACH, ASW A S W‎

‎Early American Children's Books‎

‎NY: Dover 1971. The Dover reprint edition of this classic Children's reference book by Rosenbach. This is unabridged from the original 1933 printing. Rebound in tan buckram stamped in gold. 354 pp. Handsome. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Dover Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 007916

‎SAYLE, Charles; Ed‎

‎The Works of Sir Thomas Browne 3 Vols.‎

‎Edinburgh: John Grant 1927. "The English Library" editions; bound in brown boards & quarter buckram; prev. owners book plate on ffep.;. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. John Grant Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 900699

‎MILLS, Leroy N‎

‎Kicking The American Football‎

‎New York: Putnam 1936. Third impression of the revised edition in price-clipped D.W.; illus. with black & white photos and diagrams; 182pp. Scarce especially in the dustwrapper. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG Price-Clipped. Putnam Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 901139

‎KENEALLY, Thomas‎

‎Schindler's List‎

‎New York: Simon & Schuster 1982. Small closed tear at bottom of rear panel of DW; 400pp. Overall a tight clean copy of the first U.S. edition of this popular book that was the basis for the award-winning Spielberg movie. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG. Simon & Schuster Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 901460 ISBN : 067144977X 9780671449773

‎ANGLE, Paul M; Ed‎

‎Abraham Lincoln By Some Men Who Knew Him‎

‎Chicago: Americana House Publishers 1950. Special edition for the members of the Civil War Book Club bound in red cloth sans DW in VG grey slipcase; introduction by Hon. Isaac N. Phillips; Personal Recollections of Judge Owen T. Reeves Hon. James S. Ewing Col. Richard P. Morgan Judge Franklin Blades and John W. Bunn 123pp. Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Americana House Publishers Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 903328

‎HAWTHORNE, Hildegarde‎

‎The Poet of Craigie House: The Story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‎

‎New York: D. Appleton-Century Company 1936. Scarce in jacket; black & white illustrations; end-papers; 238pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/Near Fine. Illus. by BERGER W. M. D. Appleton-Century Company Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 903679

‎BURNS, Robert‎

‎The Poetical Works of Robert Burns 2 Vols.‎

‎London: Macmillan & Co. 1887. Slight wear to top of spines of both volumes but not affecting any text. Two volumes bound in gray-green buckram sans DW; frontis by G.B. Shaw; edited by Alexander Smith with glossary and biographical memoir; 353/445pp. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Macmillan & Co. Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 905015

‎NEVIN, Alfred‎

‎Men of Mark of Cumberland Valley Pa. 1776-1876‎

‎Philadelphia: Fulton Publishing Co. 1876. Bound in green embossed and decorated cloth sans DW; corners showing some wear but book is still quite acceptable with new end-papers black & white portraits/plates w/tissue sheets; 452pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Fulton Publishing Co. Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 905399

‎HILL, Cherry‎

‎101 Longeing & Long Lining Exercises; English and Western A Ringside Guide‎

‎New York: Howell Book House/Macmillan 1999. Scarce book; spiral bound glossy wraps; black & white illustrations; 237pp. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by KLIMESH Richard. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Howell Book House/Macmillan Paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 905784 ISBN : 0876050461 9780876050460

‎HUNT, Frazier‎

‎Cap Mossman Last of the Great Cowmen Signed‎

‎New York: Hastings House 1951. Biography of the life of Burton C. Mossman one of the most colorful cowmen of the Great West; Inscribed & signed by the author on the half-title page; 16 black & white illustrations by Ross Santee; illustrated end-papers; 277pp. Book and dust jacket show yellowing to extremes. . Inscribed and Signed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Illus. by SANTEE Ross. Hastings House Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 906536

‎LEVY, Arthur‎

‎The Private Life of Napoleon 2 Volumes‎

‎New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1894. Two matching volumes bound in red decorated buckram sans DW; tape reinforced front hinge; translated by Stephen Louis Simeon; frontispiece of Napoleon; 451pp./432 pp. A tight clean set that shows well on the shelf. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 906755

‎MCPHEE, John‎

‎A Sense of Where You Are - A Profile of Princeton's Bill Bradley Signed‎

‎NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1965. Endpapers professionally restored. The top of the spine of the book shows a tiny bit of discoloration. But overall a tight clean copy of the first edition of this McPhee's first book. Just a little darkening to extremes of dustwrapper but no fading to spine. Price of $3.75 on front flap of dust jacket has a pen line across it -- but still readable. Scarce in this protected condition. A book about Bill Bradley at Princeton. Signed by the author John McPhee on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/Near Fine. Farrar, Straus & Giroux Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 011550

‎Ma, Yuxin‎

‎Women Journalists and Feminism in China 1898-1937‎

‎Cambria Press 2010. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN:9781604976601 Cambria Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 5821894 ISBN : 1604976608 9781604976601

‎O'Brien, D P‎

‎Lionel Robbins‎

‎Palgrave Macmillan 1988. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:0333446410 Palgrave Macmillan hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 9549736 ISBN : 0333446410 9780333446416

‎Stewart, Bhob; Catron, J Michael [editors]‎

‎The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood - Volume 1‎

‎Seatle Washington: Fantagraphics Books 2017. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover folio size volume bound in boldly colored pictorial paper covered boards no dust-jacket as issued. 256 pages. Volume I of a two volume set complete in itself. Introductions by Howard Chaykin and Maria Reidelbach. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white drawings. Stated first Fantagraphics Books edition January 2017. First printing with no other printings listed. "This biography is an incisive look at the life and career of one of the greatest and most mythic comic book creators-the maddest artist of Mad magazine the man behind Marvel's Daredevil and self-publishing pioneer of Witzend-Wallace Wood." publisher's blurb Containing a series of essays by eminent comics scholars and talents but also friends colleagues and assistants this illustrated biography gives an insightful and sympathetic look at both the artist and the man. A scarce out-of-print title. No previous ownership marks. A pristine copy like new. International and Priority orders will require additional postage charged at actual cost. . Fantagraphics Books Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 021691 ISBN : 1606998153 9781606998151

‎Delaney, J G P‎

‎Charles Ricketts: A Biography‎

‎Clarendon Press 1990. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1050grams ISBN:0198172125 Clarendon Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 9548766 ISBN : 0198172125 9780198172123

‎Tyler, Rev Josiah‎

‎Livingstones life work; or Africa and its explorers. A narrative of the life travels adventures experiences and achievements of Dr. David Livingstone including his discovery by Henry M. Stanley . Written and comp from authentic sources; with Introdu‎

‎Columbian Book Company 1875. A very good green hardcover with gilt illustration on the spine and gilt titles. Wear at spine bottom. Hinges pulling.There is an interesting inscription tipped in : Presented Tp Mrs Smith in discharge of a debt incurred by the loss of a philosopher and signed J Livingstone. . Hard Cover. Very Good. Columbian Book Company Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 2BG6686

‎UNKNOWN‎

‎1866 Diary of a Wealthy American Businessman on an Extended Journey of Work and Play through Europe‎

‎Chicago Europe. Fair with no dust jacket. 1866. Softcover. On offer is a fine detailed record of an American businessman’s travels and business dealings in Europe in the 19th century. The author of the record is unknown. However from context he is an American well educated and a successful businessman. Whether he is an entrepreneur or working for a firm he is clearly working at a high level having earned wealth and the respect of those around him. We know that when not traveling he lives outside of Chicago With his wife Belle and children. The journal opens with our diarist already in Paris. His subsequent travels take him first to Spain Portugal Algiers and Italy. He then travels across Europe to Britain and Ireland and then home. His diary begins on January 1 1866 and continued until his return home on May 8th 1866. Along the way he recounts numerous sights describes meeting with agents in various cities and his own insights and opinions on his experiences. His interests range from produce to wines to machinery. He opens his diary with a sweet descriptive entry which sets the tone for the rest of his diary: “Commencement of a new year and under circumstances far different from any heretofore in my life. Away from family from Home in a foreign land. Also just commenced a Christian life. Hope to grow in grace. The change must come naturally. The morning of the day passed in looking up courier for the trip to Spain. The nobility of Paris all out in splendid equipages calling at the 2 milleries on the Superior. Beautiful day. Called on Mrs. Isham Mrs. Farmain Mr. Bigelow Mr. Samson and Bishop Whitehouse. Dined with Mr. And Mrs. Schley and their family. Mr. Peck included. Have a bad head cold” Jan 1 1866. All of his entries are equally long and detailed as the above and the following excerpts are tiny snippets of each entry from which they are excerpted: “. Called in at the American Consul Mr. Davidson formerly of Chicago. Going with him to see Extensive Wine Cellars…” Jan 3. “.All well & happy – Wish I knew that my family were as well. I can only hope & pray that they are…” Jan 26 – written on board streamer from Algiers to Marseilles. “…Called on American Consul – Mr. Monti. Inquired about wines. Finally arranged with a Mr. Morrison to ship some to New York. Next to Monte Peregrino which is about 2ó miles from the City ed note: Palermo.” Feb 9. As he travels across Europe he diligently keeps a record of what he sees and visits. A man who appreciates culture he visits cathedrals museums and art galleries enjoys opera and dines well. He is a keen observer of what he sees while travelling by train. “.Took car for Munich . Country as far as could see was beautiful. The RR Route being a little off from the valley of the Danube on the left hand side through a fine agricultural country…” Mar 16. “.Rec’d letter from Frankfurt about wine and purchased it. Called on Mr. C agent for Woods NY. who went with me to see agents of Howard’s to Fowlers Steam Plows. Made arrangement to go in county to see them work…” Apr 16. At the back of the dairy our author has done a spectacular job noting his expenses. His expense accounting is extensive and detailed covering a range of services and items not unlike a business traveller today. This small journal is excellent source material for a historian looking at the efforts of American business to work with and expand international contact at the very time the country is beginning to recover from the Civil War. More than a dry recitation of meeting information it presents Europe through the eyes of an American business executive. The expense ledge gives a good idea of the actual costs of goods and services in various places across the continent. This small notebook measures 7.25x3.0 inches and contains 42 pages. It is 100% complete. The covers are missing from the notebook. However the sewn binding is intact and all of the pages are in good condition. The handwriting is legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 42 pages . paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 0012209

‎White, SA Capt S A‎

‎The Life of Samuel White Soldier Naturalist Sailor‎

‎Adelaide: W.K. Thomas & Co. 1920. Octavo Size approx 14x22cm. Good Condition. Original boards but new cloth spine and corners. New endpapers. A very solid copy - some mild stains to top edge of pages but mostly very clean. Illustrated with black and white plates and four 4 colour plates. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 116 pages. Samuel White is the father of Captain S.A. White. . 1st Edition. Hardback. W.K. Thomas & Co hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : BIB326355

‎Martin Oliver Skrovig‎

‎1917 Diary of a Radcliffe Iowa Man Studying Bookkeeping Upon His Return from the Great War‎

‎Des Moines Iowa Radcliffe Iowa. Good with no dust jacket. 1917. Softcover. On offer is a fine diary of a young man who had just returned to rural United States from WW1 service. The author of this diary is Martin Oliver Skrovig 1894-984. Skrovig was born in Radcliffe Iowa. To learn more about Skrovig see BIO NOTES at the end of the listing. Martin kept this diary in 1917 in his early 20s. Although he makes no reference to his service context suggests that he had been recently released from service and is now working on his accounting/bookkeeping education. He attended Capital City Community College in Des Moines. Excerpts give a sense of Martin’s writing: “Finished my Trial Bal. And Balance Sheets and closed my books. Boys went skating” Jan 16. “Doc Earle of College at chapel. Got 100% in Word test Still beat Four C. . Got home 1: 30. Pressed suit A. M. And P. M. Cut wood. Over to Neubaner’s eve” Mar 2324. “Tom Alf & I to G. C. To register forenoon and chopped wood P. M. Raw weather. Windy & stormy” June 5. In the autumn of that year we see that he is working not only on his studies but on helping on the family farm mostly picking corn“Penmanship. Wrote about 14 pages…” Oct 18. “. At home. Started picking. Picked 70 bu. Rain eve but picked our rows out 6 apiece” Oct 26. “Tom & I picked each 90 bu it was 28 below picked 24 rows & 75 bu. Si over & helped. Picked 39 rows” Dec 13. For a social historian this diary gives a very clear picture of life for a young man in the American midwest in the early years of the 20th century. Even though he was working on his education the demands of daily life to ensure the means to maintain that schooling had to be met. Those demands were accepted as part of the normal course of life and offer a clear contrast to student life a century laterBIO NOTES: Martin Oliver Skrovig was born to parents Ole Ivarsen and Thorbjor Tilda Endresdatter Enderson both of whom immigrated from Norway. He served in the United States army in WW1. Martin married Myrtle Olson 1901-1998 in 1924 and together they had three children. Skrovig worked in banks in Radcliffe and Ellsworth before coming to Marshalltown Iowa in 1932. In Marshalltown Martin was a bookkeeper for the Marshall Canning Company then a clerk for the Railway Mail Service and at his retirement he was a bookkeeper for Vernon Pries Insurance. In his private life Martin was a Deacon and choir member at Elim Lutheran Church and a member of Frank Louis Glick American Legion Post 46. He was a Chaplain and funeral ceremonial unit commander in the Legion Post. He was also commander of WWI Veterans Barracks 1104 and a Scoutmaster. This diary measures 5.25x2.5 inches and contains 52 pages. It is 100% complete. The covers are intact but show definite signs of staining. The binding is good and all of the pages are intact. The handwriting is cramped but legible.; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages; Signed by Author . paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 0011083