BALDWIN, FaithABAA
1937Best.-Nr. 413672New York: Farrar and Rinehart 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. A bit of foxing and bumping on the boards very good in very good spine-faded dustwrapper. Inscribed by Baldwin on the front endpaper to mystery writer Mignon Eberhart and her husband: "Minnie and Alan with much love Faith." The friendship between Baldwin and Eberhart is well documented with Eberhart considered the founder of the modern romance suspense or mystery novel. Baldwin was one of the most popular romance novelists of her day. Farrar and Rinehart hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 251171958. BALDWIN Faith. Typed Letter Signed. Two pages on both sides of a single sheet; hand-written in ink: "Rt. 2 Meed Ave. Norwalk Conn Sept. 26/58." Note: There are numerous typing errors and hand-written corrections in ink throughout the letter and spelling errors are for the most part not noted in the follow textual description- as there are many. To a teacher in California Baldwin apologizes for the delay in her response to several questions posed by the teacher. "I can reply to your questions only informally and in bad typing as I have never used a secretary and employ two fingers." Baldwin discusses several of her books and writes that Many Windows will be published on her 65th birthday. "About education. I don't have the true equivalent of a high school education. Mrs. Dow's school did give courses which if passed took you into college; but I wasn't interested in college; I was about 17 and a ga half sic when I left Mrs. Dow's. The education in Germany was during the war and consisted of house keeping school didn't learn a thing and of German which I learned. I am not sorry I didn't go to college; I think I would have frittered away my time and probably flunked. I was not a good student for I was far too lazy." Baldwin goes on in some detail about advising students to go to college "if it is possible" and discusses the benefits of a college education and the difficulty of supporting herself as a writer. "You can only eat while you write if you have rich parents or generous and/or a well-heeled husband or wife." Baldwin writes about the demands for college degrees in the business world and says she always advises her students to at least have a good secretarial degree "for this is really an open door. I have seen one advance from typist to private secretary to asst. editor and then editor on a national magazine." Baldwin continues about her father's profession lawyer and her mother's a grade-school teacher and her family's background missionaries editors etc. "It's tougher if you are born into a family without the cultural background but that can be overcome by education." She writes "in this era a college education is extremely valuable and certainly a high school education a must." Also signed by Baldwin as "Mrs. Hugh Cuthrell." Baldwin was known for typing her manuscripts quickly but inaccurately and. unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 440052New York: Triangle Books 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Pages toned very good in near fine dustwrapper. Publisher's File Copy stamped on the bottom edge and front fly and a label with publisher's information affixed on half-title and spine. Triangle Books hardcover books
1954Best.-Nr. 41331NY:: Rinehart & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. First edition. INSCRIBED by the author. Very good in a very good age toning price clipped dust jacket. . Rinehart & Company, hardcover books
1954Best.-Nr. 413675New York: Rinehart and Company 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Spine a little rubbed very good in very good dustwrapper with a little toning and a nick on the spine. Inscribed by Baldwin on the front endpaper before publication: "June 30/'54. Henrietta and Ray with deep gratitude and love Faith. Publication August 12 '54. Rinehart and Company hardcover books
1954Best.-Nr. 413673New York: Rinehart and Company 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in slightly smudged very good or better dustwrapper. Inscribed by Baldwin on the front endpaper before publication: "July 11-'54. For Eddie and Mary with love from Faith. Publication August 12/54. Rinehart and Company hardcover books
1934Best.-Nr. 352077New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. First edition. Illustrations by Harry Anderson. Octavo. Slightly cocked with some wear at the top and bottom edge near fine in fair dustwrapper split at the flaps and rear with part of the spine lacking. A collection of four novelettes set between March 1933 and March 1934. Scarce title and jacket. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1946Best.-Nr. 52790New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1946. Near fine in very good plus jacket. First edition of this epic chronicle of the early 20th century following the life of a woman married at 17 who starts designing dresses to support her family on her own. Baldwin developed a writing career as one of the highest paid women writers in the United States. Her books offered fantasy and sophistication but featured relatable heroines; THE NEW YORK TIMES called her "the doyenne of American light-fiction writers" DAB. Baldwin was unashamed unashamed that her novels were considered "escapist": "People had to have some escape hatch some way to get out of themselves especially during the Depression" DAB 21. 8'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth spine stamped in brown and gilt. In original unclipped $2.50 color pictorial dust jacket by Robert Hallock. Fore-edge machine deckle. 8 309 1 pages. Jacket with some shallow edgewear slight toning to spine. Book with slight toning to edges. Bright. Farrar & Rinehart unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 52591940. unbound. 2 pages front and back on plain typing paper 11 x 8.5 inches no place dated "Tuesday" no year circa 1940. Half-typed half-penciled autographed letter signed "Faith" discussing her difficulties with a particular assignment in part: ".You mustn't mind saying I don't think I can do a good John Smith out of this one. Its sic just that I did it the one way I saw it and feel sort of empty about it. And my personal feelings about how wise we were to go to war last time for ideals unrealized and how wise we would be this time save in defense of our country are still too mixed up and uncertain.But I am honest enough to know that I can't turn em out unless I feel em." unknown books
1965Best.-Nr. 2031291965. unbound. 2 pages front and back 11 x 8.5 inches no place no date circa 1965. Typed on plain paper with numerous handwritten corrections in part: ".This story you told me has no plot. And knowing WFB from old and his interest in young love and new plot and plenty of action I am rather alarmed. So if this doesn't suit the magazine no hard feelings." Signed "Faith" with handwritten postscript regarding a story submission. Natural folds paperclip impression in the top margin and a tiny chip on the upper left corner. Very good- condition. unknown books
1921Best.-Nr. 79111Boston MA.: Small Maynard & Company Publishers. Very Good. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Small, Maynard & Company, Publishers hardcover books
1934Best.-Nr. 562200New York: International Magazine Company 1934. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto magazine in wrappers. 174pp. Lacking the rear wrapper corners curled about very good. Containing Part Two of "Thank You Jeeves!" by P.G. Wodehouse; "Mickey Mouse Meet Your Maker!" by Sidney Skolsky; "Bread Upon the Waters" by Edith Wharton and more. International Magazine Company unknown books
1942Best.-Nr. 412632New York: Hearst's International 1942. Softcover. Fine. 10.5" x 13.5". Illustrated broadside printed in blue and black. Just a touch of foxing and rubbing else about fine. Hearst's International unknown books
1947Best.-Nr. RO30025118EDITIONS DU BATEAU IVRE. 1947. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 281 pages.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 840.091-XX ème siècle
1854Best.-Nr. THEO0106Bruxelles, Goemaere 1854. 399 S.; 375 S.; rote OHldrbde. m. floraler Prägung, 4 Blindbünden, marmor. Vorsätzen, berieben, Kanten u. Ecken beschabt bzw. bestoß., Rü. von Bd. 2 fehlt, Bibl.-Zettel auf beiden Spiegeln, marmor. Farbschn.
2001Best.-Nr. pq2228Edition du Rocher Broché 2001 In-8 (14 x 22,5 cm.), broché, 295 pages ; légères traces aux plats, très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Best.-Nr. 0909331731.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992Best.-Nr. nb733A.L.T.E.S.S. Broché 1992 In-8 (14 x 22 cm.), broché, couverture illustrée, 119 pages ; coiffes un peu frottées, plats un peu salis, par ailleurs très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
2003Best.-Nr. HBK-1064-1296Oxford University Press 2020-03-05. Used - Very Good. A copy that may have been read very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark. Oxford University Press unknown
2014Best.-Nr. 89742Oxford : Oxford University Press 2014. reliure d'éditeur sous jaquette. Banham Debby. - Faith Rosamond.Anglo-Saxon Farms and Farming. Medieval History and Archeology. Oxford Oxford University Press2014 253x175mmXII- 336 pages illustrated editor's binding with jacket. Exemplar as new. No hidden customs fees for orders shipped to the U.S.A with a value of up to 800 USD PDDP shipping we pay the VAT in advance Oxford University Press unknown
2020Best.-Nr. x-0198855508Oxford Univ Pr 2020. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.61x6.77x0.71 inches. Oxford Univ Pr paperback
2014Best.-Nr. 2-0199207941Oxford Univ Pr 2014. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 400 pages. 9.75x7.00x1.00 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
Best.-Nr. 89742Oxford, Oxford University Press 2014, 253x175mm, XII- 336pages, editor's binding with jacket. Exemplar as new.
Best.-Nr. 0373072082.Gmass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
Best.-Nr. 0373072449.Gmass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
