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1968ref. G0679401091I3N00David McKay Co 1968. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. David McKay Co hardcover
1952ref. 61130New York: Viking Press 1952; 1955. Two vols. 1st - 8vo. x 361 1 pp. With text illustrations by Gustav Wolf. Brown embossed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art by Carl Cobbledick minor edgewear rubbing price-clipped still NF/VG copy; 2nd - x 293 1 pp. With text illustrations. Gray-green publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art by Bill English minor scuffing edgewear rubbing still VG/VG copy. Second printing of the first and 1st edition of the second both of these odd and unusual excursions through the wonders of ancient to modern natural history and zoological wonders by the famed scientist. The first includes sections on mythical creatures of unicorns dragons and the Kraken as well as the extinct giant sloth and Dodo along with explorations of the Abominable Snowman or Yeti the “Man-Eating Trees” of Madagascar and giant tortoises. Viking Press, hardcover
1948ref. 188Book has minor wear and bumping to extremities. Dust jacket minor wear along edges with a small chip on lower rear panel. Viking hardcover
1948ref. 581868The Viking Press 1948. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Published by The Viking Press 1948. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with price-clipped. Previous owner inscription on flyleaf. Has sticker on Flyleaf. The Viking Press hardcover
1941ref. 102925LBook is in Very Good condition; a little rubbing at spine ends light dust soiling to top of page block endpapers very lightly foxed previous owner's name small in ink on ffep no other defects noted. No other marks to interior binding tight and secure. Jacket is in Good- condition; tattered and chipped along edges 3" closed tear along spine lightly soiled. Not price clipped $2.75. See photos. Modern Age Books hardcover
1948ref. 930882A cryptozoological classic by a German legend of the field. Living-dinosaur proponent Ley is better known as a rocketry pioneer who advised Fritz Lang during the filming of Woman in the Moon and is the namesake for a crater on the dark side of the moon. Tight square spine. Clean unmarked interior. A turned corner and some very gentle shelf-wear but book is in great shape overall. Jacket has some moderate to heavy chipping and edge-wear. 361 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible. The Viking Press hardcover
1994ref. 195750New York: Simon & Schuster 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket both a nice clean copy like new. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1945ref. 10678THE LION AND THE UNICORN in Astounding Science Fiction for July 1945 Street & Smith first edition some light wear else vg in full color pictorial wraps. Also contains original contributions by Murray Leinster TIGHT PLACE Eric Frank Russell RESONANCE Willy Ley John W. Campbell et.al. Astounding / Street & Smith paperback books
1932ref. 18586Philadelphia: David McKay 1932. First edition thus. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth silver front cover panel with cloth inset illustrated by Pogany. Fine. 192 pages. 25 x 20 cm. Illustrated in black and white by Will Pogany. Signed presentation copy "To Herbert Morrison from his old friend Hollywood 1937." Morrison Life Peer Baron Morrison of Lambeth was a member of the Labour Party serving as Foreign Secretary 1951 and as a Deputy Prime Minister. During World War II he served as Home Secretary. Morrison also created the London greenbelt system and was responsible for the unified London transport system. Crisp fresh and very bright copy. No dust jacket but believe not issued by publisher. David McKay hardcover books
1932ref. UARNLIG01fpDavid McKay Company 1932. Very Good. Arnold Sir Edwin. The Light of Asia of the Great Renunciation being the Life and Teaching of Gautama. Pogany Willy. Philadelphia: David McKay Company 1932. xvi 182pp. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and spot on front cover. David McKay Company hardcover books
1932ref. 45946Philadelphia:: David McKay 1932. First edition. publisher's black cloth stamped in silver with applied illustration on front panel; in publisher's two-part box with printed silver labels. A bright fine copy. The top half of the box is splitting along the short joints and rubbed at the corners with some tiny chips light rubbing to the silver labels. . 4to. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. David McKay, hardcover
1932ref. 18586Philadelphia: David McKay 1932. First edition thus. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth silver front cover panel with cloth inset illustrated by Pogany. Fine. 192 pages. 25 x 20 cm. Illustrated in black and white by Will Pogany. Signed presentation copy "To Herbert Morrison from his old friend Hollywood 1937." Morrison Life Peer Baron Morrison of Lambeth was a member of the Labour Party serving as Foreign Secretary 1951 and as a Deputy Prime Minister. During World War II he served as Home Secretary. Morrison also created the London greenbelt system and was responsible for the unified London transport system. Crisp fresh and very bright copy. No dust jacket but believe not issued by publisher. David McKay hardcover
ref. 0365156825.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2026ref. 16536London: Faber & Faber 2026. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 1st Printing. Signed to the title page. Unread new copy. Faber & Faber hardcover
2026ref. A58360CHarper 2026. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 5x0x8. Signed by Authors. WE SHIP DAILY! Signed by Author on title page. This NOT the tipped in signature page. Book is clean and unmarked. Parnassus Signed First Editions Club pamphlet with a message from Ann Patchett tucked inside. A very nice copy! PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! Harper hardcover
2026ref. 010574NEW YORK: Harper 2026. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition/First Printing. SIGNED TO THE TITLE PAGE. Harper Hardcover
2026ref. 050332U.S.A.: Harper 2026. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Harper Hardcover
2026ref. 047021New York: Harper 2026. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Signed by Willy Vlautin on title page - signature only. Hardcover First Edition First Printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks. Harper Hardcover
1930ref. 16467Longmans Green and Co. . Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Mounted pictorial cover is worn at corners but clean bright and in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages have sparse modest foxing but clean and in very good condition. . . 1930. Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
1930ref. 402086London Bombay Sydney : George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. 1930. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Stains to cover. Foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 316 p. : col. front. col. plates ; 22 cm. Subjects; Fairy tales Ireland. Children's stories. Juvenile literature. 20th century children's fairy tales. 20th century Irish literature. London, Bombay, Sydney : George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. hardcover
ref. 417263Macmillan Company. Hardcover. Good. A children's tale first published in 1916 written by Padraic Colum and illustrated by Willy Pogany. It is the story of the eldest of the King of Ireland's sons and his adventures seeking Fedelma the Enchanter's Daughter who has been kidnapped from him by the King of the Land of Mist. It is a synthesis of Irish folk tales. Macmillan Company hardcover
1931ref. SKU2010031238David McKay 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjacket . First Thus. Bound in red gilt-blocked cloth. The only poetical work of its kind in the English language which retains the meter refrain & stanzaic structure & thought of the original Arab. Translated & Annotated by his friend & pupil19th-century British poet & scholar Sir Richard Burton with dramatic woodcut illustrations by Willy Pogeny. Not only a poem but the life-philosophy of a thoughtful man of action the Kasidah can be roughly translated as testament. With extensive explanatory Notes by Burton Introduction by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. David McKay hardcover
1931ref. 12315Philadelphia: David McKay 1931. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Square small quarto 129pp. First Pogany-illustrated edition. A fine crisp copy in the publisher's black boards stamped in silver with applied illustration to front board. In a clear contemporary dust jacket which may or may not be original; rippled with some large tears and the rear flap detached and laid-in. In the publisher's original box spotted with some stains and pencil notes on the interior; sound but good or slightly better only. A beautifully illustrated edition of Burton's classic. David McKay hardcover
1931ref. C24819Drexel Hill 1931. First Edition Thus. Hardback. Box Case. . About fine in slightly used but sound very good printed box with a gilt label on the front cover. . 4to. pp xv 129 11 leaves of plates. Original publisher's burgundy cloth lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. The true author of the poem is widely considered to be Sir Richard Francis Burton. hardcover
1931ref. 124063Philadelphia David McKay C1931 1931. David McKay Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and light rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 129 pages; Description: xv 1 129 p. Front. plates. 26 cm. Subjects: Burton Richard Francis Sir 1821-1890. Philadelphia, David McKay [C1931] hardcover
