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19167924Philadelphia: David Mckay. Very Good. 1916. Hardcover. 415 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in green cloth-covered boards with colour pastedown on upper board. Gilt titles on spine. Finger marks on the gilt colour on the pastedown. Pastedown also has some light rippling. Text block edges are slightly toned. Gift inscription dated 1967 on front free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very attractive. An illustrated edition of a classic memoir of the author's story of life on a merchant ship sailing from Boston to California in the 1830s. Introduction by Sir Wilfred Grenfell. Eight full colour plates including frontispiece. . David Mckay hardcover
19761125558835Sherbrooke Quebec: Editions Sherbrook 1976. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper 726 pages : illustrations cartes fac-similes portraits ;CONTENTS:Coaticook. -- Les municipalites environnantes. -- Les biographies de nos gens. -- Conclusion.text in French. light wear to covers. Editions Sherbrook Paperback
1977606583Waco TX: Texian Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Two small closed tears to dust jacket; Previous owner's name and address plus purchase data inked on front paste-down endpaper under dust jacket flap . Inscribed "Best Wishes" and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the free front endpage. 107 pages. Signed by Author . Texian Press hardcover
193252801New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1932. Hardcover. A Book Club edition in Very Good condition with some edgewear and age toning to the boards and a portion of a sticker and some residue on the upper front pastedown. A publisher's insert is laid in; Mozart is one of the most famous and celebrated composers of all time. This book tells the story of Mozart's life and his music.; Book Club Edition; 8vo; 400 pages; TBC . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
20151144Simon & Schuster 2015. Hardcover. Acceptable/Very good. Dustjacket has some wear. Cover has light wear and a small indention and moderate rough area on left front. Note in ink on inside front cover. Former owners' stamped seal in upper right of front endpaper. Three pages have a small crease in upper right corner. Forty-nine pages have some highlighting in yellow and/or writing in ink and/or underlining in ink. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition second printing. Signed by the author on bookplate on front endpaper. Simon & Schuster hardcover
19920022830New York NY1992: Vantage Press 1992. First Ediition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st prntng/Signed. A pristine copy signed on the title pagename only by the author David Thompson. Dust jacket has no flaws and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. The book is clean square tight and has white pages with no markings. Sharp corners. 343pp. with a few photos scattered throughout the book. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have this puppy in the mail to you tomorrow. <br/> <br/> Vantage Press hardcover
195446294New York and Toronto ON: Rinehart & Company Inc. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. First edition/third printing in Very Good condition with age-toned pages and both hinges starting but still strong in Good dust-jacket with tears scratches and many large chips. Illustrated with 6 maps and 8 pages of photographs; General 'Stonewall' Jackson was quite possibly the Civil War's most brilliant strategists and enigmatic figures if not one of the most brilliant strategists and enigmatic figures of all of military history. He is also a tragic figure having been felled by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Davis's writing employs all of the color and vivid characterization of the best fiction to bring this most unusual and exceptional individual to life ; B & W Photographs; 8vo; 470 pages . Rinehart & Company, Inc. hardcover
199051716Baton Rouge And London: Louisiana State University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0807115215 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a alike dust-jacket; Joshua Leavitt is an evangelical abolitionist who has dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of slaves and working to end the practice of slavery. Leavitt was born in 1807 and grew up in a slave-owning family in Massachusetts. After graduating from college Leavitt began working as a lawyer and began to learn more about the issue of slavery. Leavitt began to question the morality of slavery and began to work to end it. Leavitt is one of the most influential evangelical abolitionists and his work has helped to shape the views of many people on the issue of slavery.; 8vo ; 328 pages . Louisiana State University Press hardcover
198452585New York: Pantheon Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394530357 . A first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with little shelfwear to the volume and adhesive residue on the front flyleaf in an alike dust-jacket with shelfwear as well; Simone De Beauvoir's Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre is a memoir of her relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre. The book is written in both French and English and is a testament to the power of love and friendship.; 8vo; 453 pages . Pantheon Books hardcover
193343417NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Poor dust jacket; Corners bumped jacket chipped sunned . silverfish-damaged and missing pieces. 1933. Hardcover. Vellum-backed boards. Printed paper label on front boards and spine and a third label bound in at rear. Frontispiece illustration of De Bosis. Biographical note by Ruth Draper with whom the author shared a relationship. Text in English though De Bosis' text is reprinted in English Italian and French. Laid in the book is a mimeograph of a typed slip stating "Miss Draper had hoped to include this little brochure with Icaro but owing to an unforeseen delay in the printing this was not possible. Miss Draper hopes that you will not trouble to make further acknowledgment of this book. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS". De Bosis was an Italian translator and poet who died when he was only thirty years old in 1931 killed when his plane crashed while he was dropping anti-Fascist leaflets over Italy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
199045639New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300048459 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with minor damage to front flyleaf caused by sticker removal in alike dust jacket with minor edgewear; Catherine the Great was one of the most powerful and influential women in history. She was the first Russian Empress and ruled from 1762-1796. She was a brilliant political leader and accomplished military general. She modernized Russia and made it a great power. She was a controversial figure however and her rule was marked by many scandals.; 8vo; 240 pages . Yale University Press hardcover
195014191New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. One volume in green marbled slipcase. Quarter bound in black cloth over green marbled boards gilt lettering on spine a.e.g. red. Illustrated with twelve gravures by Zhenya Gay. . Spine lightly sunned mild wear to slipcase else fine. NEAR FINE. . B&W Gravures. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. vii ix 77 pp . The Heritage Press hardcover
177726409Dublin: W. Wilson Etc. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1777. Hardcover. Bound in full leather with raised bands. Title is chipped. Rubbed at the edges. Usual xlib marks. ; Ex-Library; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 19928 pages . W. Wilson, Etc. hardcover
1985DEMO014560IFairfield WA: Ye Galleon Press 1985. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. 12mo 66 pages maroon buckram <br/><br/>Introduction by William Lyle Davis S.J. "His first and rarest book; consists of translations from the Lyons edition of ANNALES DE LA PROPAGATION DE LA FOI -Howes D282." Field 1422; Graff 3822; Wagner-Camp-Becker 87. ". it is an account of the journey to the 1840 rendezvous and of De Smet's subsequent journey to the village of the Flatheads and return across the Rockies by the Yellowstone and Missouri -Streeter III:1806." Ye Galleon Press hardcover
199150552New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671677047 . A sharp first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; Henry Miller was born in California in 1911 and died in 2001. He was a writer painter and philosopher who is best known for his autobiographical novels including The Tropic of Cancer and Big Sur. In The Happiest Man Alive Dearborn tells the story of Miller's life and works from his early days as a struggling writer to his later years as one of the most celebrated and controversial authors of his era.; 8vo; 368 pages . Simon & Schuster hardcover
201038014Hollywood CA: Capital Records 2010 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Thus. This small book is illustrated with photogaphs of and drawings by John Lennon and was originally issued as part of the "John Lennon Signature Box." This was a limited edition boxed set containing 11 CDs and related materials a full descrption can be found through Discogs 59p. illus some col NOTE: This is the BOOK ONLY NO location listings for this book portion found in WordCat . Capital Records hardcover
198046316Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385135947 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Very Good condition with light edgewear; An impressive compendium on the lives and accomplishments of the saints containing short biographies on some 5000 subjects; 8vo; 647 pages . Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover
2009936Denzil Lobo 2009. Paperback. Good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear small to moderate creases in upper and lower right front and left rear corners and upper right rear corner has been bumped. One small soiled area on top page edges. Upper right corner of pages has been slightly bumped. First 35 pages have been slightly bumped in lower right corner. Last 40 pages have a slight crease near spine where they were bumped. Last few pages have a very small crease in lower right corner. Denzil Lobo paperback
2004LL-b897-01XLibris 2004 Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. 326 p. Originally published in 1978 this is the story of an idealistic young couple from Chicago who move into a remote Appalachian area of Kentucky in the 1930's and end up with a family of nearly 100 children. Told from the point of view of their only biological child. As new in as new dustjacket in mylar cover. XLibris hardcover
193070431New York: The MacMillan Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1930. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in Good condition with soiling and tanning in a Good dust-jacket with edgewear. There is a previous owner's signature on the front flyleaf; This book is about the life and ministry of Paul one of the most influential and important Christian leaders in history. It tells the story of his journey from a Jewish believer to a Christian apostle and examines the key themes of his ministry.; 8vo; 165 pages . The MacMillan Company hardcover
1967DEMO014237INew York: Studio / Viking 1967. First American edition. Hardcover. Good/good. new photographs. Quarto 277pp. cloth; dj tears and chips are repaired with tape <br/><br/>Many of the plates in this monumental work have been tipped-in. " .much more than a representative collection of Rodin's work will be found in the present volume which with its numerous color plates is the fullest visual account yet attempted. Foir With its numerous color plates. For more than two years Robert Descharnes devoted his time to researching all the historic documents available. New photographs he himself took and the old ones dating back to Rodin's own dayt . numbered nearly three thousand pictures from which the presen tselection was made - Preface". Studio / Viking hardcover
2015BIO2256Summerside Pei: Crescent Isle Publishers. 2015. Softcover. Very Good. 199 pp. Photos. Bibliography. Light edgewear. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author. Promotional bookmark laid in.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . 0980911095 . Crescent Isle Publishers paperback
001749New York: Rudolph Field Publisher 1946 Original red cloth with black lettering on spine. Illustrated with monochrome photographs. Introduction by James A. Farley. Foreword by Grantland R ice. Dedication page shows wrinkle across top caused by binder. Red cloth shows mild age soiling. Very good copy of this autobiography of the Yankee Clipper. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Rudolph Field, Publisher, 1946 Hardcover
19244834Ipava IL: Printed for the Author 1924. First edition. Very Good. 8vo 239 pages green cloth <br/><br/>239 pages of poetry local reminiscences school board banter and Diehl family genealogy. With 22 illustrations. Photographs. Printed for the Author hardcover
198841757New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394569687 . A first edition/first printing in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some edgewear particularly to the spine in a Very Good dust-jacket that is worn around the edges and the foldover creases; The relationship between Britain and America in the Twentieth Century. Co-authored with David Reynold; 8vo; 416 pages; FSA . Random House hardcover