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1976ref. 25943New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dj. c.1976. First Edition. Hardcover. price-clipped moderate wear to book at extremities; jacket a little faded and soiled along spine and adjacet edges of both panels a bit of wear along top edge including a couple of small closed tears and very shallow paper loss at top of spine. B&W photographs INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the colophon page: "For Ann and Del / My special 'Dear Hearts' / whose friendship I / treasure. / Blessings and love / Meta Wilde / March 1 1980." The author's "full story of her romance with William Faulkner which began when she was a script girl for Howard Hawks and Faulkner came to Hollywood to work on the scenario for THE ROAD TO GLORY and continued over the next thirty years whenever time and chance gave the lovers an opportunity." Wilde went on to become one of Hollywood's legendary script supervisors working well into the 1980s sometimes under the name Meta Rebner with an impressive string of credits including TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD THE GRADUATE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT SHAMPOO and TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. The inscribees of this copy were director Delbert Mann and his wife; Ms. Wilde had worked for Mann on the 1960 film THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS. Signed by Author . Simon and Schuster hardcover
1976ref. 58165New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671223232 . A Nearly Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has minimal edgewear in a shelfworn dust-jacket in the same condition; Wilde Meta Carpenter and Orin Borsten tell the story of William Faulkner and Meta Carpenter from their courtship in the 1930s to their final days together in the 1950s. The book is full of insights into Faulkner's character his writing and his relationship with Meta Carpenter.; 8vo; 334 pages . Simon and Schuster hardcover
1976ref. 14235ENew York: Simon & Schuster 1976. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author Meta Wilde to fellow writer Wayne Warga. Inscribed: “For Wayne Warga whose encouragement and interest were important to us in the writing of this book. Warm regards Meta Wilde. November 1976. and Orin Borsten.” The story of a script girl who meets the married Faulkner when working on the scenario for Howard Hawk’s The Road to Glory and builds a relationship with him that continues for over thirty years. Illustrated. About fine copy with a trace of rubbing to the bottom corners in a near fine dust jacket with some slight fading to the spine. From the library of journalist and novelist Wayne Warga. The youngest editor at Life Magazine at age 25 Warga reported on John F. Kennedy’s race for the Presidency and went on to cover the Civil Rights movement for the magazine. For many years Warga was one of the leading writers at the Los Angeles Times where he did in depth articles and features on writers and people in the arts. Later Warga became a mystery novelist creating three well-received bibliomysteries: Hardcover Fatal Impressions and Singapore Transfer featuring Los Angeles rare book dealer Jeffrey Dean. Simon & Schuster hardcover
1976ref. 582788New York: Simon and Schuster 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Fine in fine dust jacket. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1976ref. 58165New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671223232 . A Nearly Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has minimal edgewear in a shelfworn dust-jacket in the same condition; Wilde Meta Carpenter and Orin Borsten tell the story of William Faulkner and Meta Carpenter from their courtship in the 1930s to their final days together in the 1950s. The book is full of insights into Faulkner's character his writing and his relationship with Meta Carpenter.; 8vo; 334 pages . Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1976ref. 25943New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dj. c.1976. First Edition. Hardcover. price-clipped moderate wear to book at extremities; jacket a little faded and soiled along spine and adjacet edges of both panels a bit of wear along top edge including a couple of small closed tears and very shallow paper loss at top of spine. B&W photographs INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the colophon page: "For Ann and Del / My special 'Dear Hearts' / whose friendship I / treasure. / Blessings and love / Meta Wilde / March 1 1980." The author's "full story of her romance with William Faulkner which began when she was a script girl for Howard Hawks and Faulkner came to Hollywood to work on the scenario for THE ROAD TO GLORY and continued over the next thirty years whenever time and chance gave the lovers an opportunity." Wilde went on to become one of Hollywood's legendary script supervisors working well into the 1980s sometimes under the name Meta Rebner with an impressive string of credits including TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD THE GRADUATE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT SHAMPOO and TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. The inscribees of this copy were director Delbert Mann and his wife; Ms. Wilde had worked for Mann on the 1960 film THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS. Signed by Author . Simon and Schuster hardcover books
ref. 1472946340.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2026ref. LRB7003923Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 692 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1856. Comprehensive nineteenth-century treatise on human physiology with a strong emphasis on physiological anatomy. The work surveys the functions of the principal organs and systems and reflects the scientific understanding of its period. Includes index. A detailed nineteenth-century study of human physiology with particular attention to physiological anatomy. It examines the major organs and systems and offers a historically important overview of medical and scientific thought in the mid-nineteenth century. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB36037175Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 612 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1846. Text in English. This comprehensive manual of physiology originally published in 1846 provides a detailed exploration of physiological anatomy tailored for medical students. William Benjamin Carpenter's work covers fundamental principles of human physiology integrating anatomical insights to enhance understanding. The text serves as a valuable historical resource for scholars of medical history and physiology. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1846ref. 6152London: John Churchill 1846. Very Good. pp 582 First edition illustrated throughout with wood engravings of human anatomy. This example is in a nineteenth century half leather binding with gilt decoration over brown cloth with marbled edges. The binding is sound but the leather is worn to the corners and the spine label lost. Internally the text and illustrations are complete. The two plates of cells and the nerve centres of different classes of animal are damp stained but the other pages are clean. With an extended chapter on the development and metamorphoses of cells. Very Good 1846 John Churchill hardcover
1972ref. Print25KB168Genetics 73 393-428 1973 1972. Pamphlet. Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. Writing on cover glossy pages. Published in Genetics 73 393-428 1973 Genetics, 73, 393-428, 1973 unknown
ref. 1358476667.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1960ref. 003162Los Angeles CA: Rounce and Coffin Club 1960. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light green hard cover with black cloth spine wrap and gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is FINE in a VG unclipped no price plain paper DJ with black lettering to the spine. Exterior is pristine as is the inside. Unmarked crisp and tight. Looks and feels unread. DJ has a 1" closed tear at top front spine joint and a few finger marks.Errata Sheet included. SCARCE in DJ.SCARCE with Errata Sheet. SCARCER with both !!!!. Rounce and Coffin Club Hardcover
1960ref. 1000621Los Angeles: Rounce and Coffin Club 1960 Clothbacked decorative boards. Octavo. Spine slightly faded. Rounce and Coffin Club, hardcover books
ref. 2502194After studying Tropical Medicine in London Carpenter was asked to 'undertake an investigation into the bionomics of the Tse-tse fly in Uganda' in the hope of better understanding and eventually curing/preventing the disease of sleeping sickness. Carried out on behalf of the Tropical Diseases Committee of the Royal Society Carpenter thus engaged in a period of research which started in February 1911 and ended in August 1914. His experience of studying the Tse-tse fly and the other animals and insects living on Lake Victoria is encapsulated in this wonderfully illustrated volume. Hardcover. English. E. P. Dutton New York. 1920 First Edition. xxiv 333 pp 87 illustrations including full-page 2 color plates of butterflies each with tissue guard and letterpress tables folding charts large folding map. In original green boards with slight damage to lower boards; gilt tilting on spine and vignette embossed on upper cover. Internally clean with pages having been cut unevenly. Book No: 2502194 hardcover
1920ref. g8928London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with some discolouration. Browning to several prelim pages. 1920. First Edition. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xxiv 333pp ads. 2 coloured plates map charts and 87 illustrations. . T. Fisher Unwin Ltd hardcover
ref. 1017643326.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1920ref. 766P53London: T. Fisher Unwin 1920. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of Carpenter's important study of Lake Victoria and the natural science of the area illustrated throughout. The first U.K. edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece one colour plate one folding map one folding graph forty-eight plates and charts and tables. A naturalist study of Lake Victoria in Uganda one of Africa's great lakes. The lake has many names in local languages but is known by 'Lake Victoria' as it was named after Queen Victoria in 1858.This particular work pays special attention to the sleeping sickness and the tse-tse flies on which the author was known for his extensive study.Written by Gregory Douglas Hale Carpenter a British entomologist.Thirty-two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally smart. Spine is a little faded. A few light marks to the boards mostly to the rear board. Front hinge is starting a little but remains firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very Good T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
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