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194356038<p>NY: Duell Sloan & Pearce. Fair with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked shaken silverfish damage to . boards library call letters painted on spine waterstain to first several . leaves front free endpaper and front flyleaf removed. 1943. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Blue cloth binding. xii 318pp. Family stories and tales of Old New York by a noted automotive and airplane engineer inventor and legendary sport fisherman who was an avid collector and well respected philanthropist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> Duell, Sloan & Pearce hardcover
1981701747Horizon Press 1981. Memoir of American author Newlove. Signed and inscribed by the author on front free endpaper. Light wear to book jacket shows wear to edges and some soil. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Horizon Press Hardcover
1893r5708Kjøbenhavn: J.C. Stochholm. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Rebound. Fore edge of frontis portrait has minor loss of three inches with no impact on illustration. Darkening to page ends. Ex-lib. Contents tight. 1893. First Edition. Maroon/gilt hardback cloth cover. 310mm x 240mm 12" x 9". 302pp. Med 93 Fototypier og 86 afbildninger i texten. Text in Danish. Biography and works of Danish/Icelandic sculptor Thorvaldsen 1770-1844 who specialised in producing classical works. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . J.C. Stochholm hardcover
1984911354New 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
197000009753New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1970 288 pages subtle browning on edges of pages but only a very discerning eye would see this. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1903DEMO014801IConcord MA: Albert Lane : Erudite Press 1903. Revised edition. Hardcover. Good . portrait. 8vo 35 pages clothbacked grey boards inked title on spine snag <br/><br/>"It is a pious duty to his memory to correct the errors of fact that were . reported in the first edition of the Glimpse 1890." Jones was part of the rehabilitation of Thoreau's reputation and appreciation. Ex libris the O. W. Smith private Thoreau collection with his pencilled glosses throughout. With a portrait. Albert Lane : Erudite Press hardcover
193914927Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1939. Book. Fine. Hard Cover Slipcased. Signed by Authors. Limited / Numbered / Signed. Fine unread copy in original browned glassine jacket which is missing an inch and a half strip from top of back panel and part of spine and has small chips to bottom of front panel. The slipcase is solid with a little rubbing to extremities. Fortunately the glassine and slipcase have kept this copy exceptionally bright and clean. It appears unopened. Top edge gilt. # 123 of 265 signed and numbered copies. Uncommon thus. Houghton Mifflin Company Hardcover
19850022362Dallas Texas: Taylor Publishing Company 1985. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed. A nice copy of the 1985 First Edition picture and history of Thomasville Georgia. Reminds me of a family album. The book is clean and tight with no markings or soiling. Beige buckram over boards with green lettering on front . Dust jacket is a brilliant red with a street scene on the front cover. One small tear to front panel which has no loss of paper and can hardly be seen. 111 pages most with pictures quite a few with history back to the early 20th century and further back. Slick higher quality paper. Now covered with a mylar sleeve for protection. A wonderful look at this community . <br/> <br/> Taylor Publishing Company hardcover
19173959847Chapman & Hall 1917. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Chapman & Hall hardcover
1943170609008Charles Scribner's Sons 1943. Hardcover. very good/No DJ. Hardcover no DJ very good condition typical reader wear. Spine worn and short gift inscription. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
196751183New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. c1967. Hardcover. A sublime edition in Very Good condition with soiling and egewear in a Very Good- dust-jacket with soiling edgewear and chipping. This book is signed by the author; At first Thomas Wolfe's books seem like simple retellings of the American experience. But as the author's style develops readers see that Wolfe is a very special writer. His use of simple direct language and his powerful observations about human nature make his novels unforgettable.; 8vo; 374 pages; TBC ; Signed by Author . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1935608684Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1935. Hardcover in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Appears to be pencil dedication from author Hilda Queenie Iredale to John Iredale on FEP. Jacket is marked and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board edges corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block is tanned and heavily foxed with spots of foxing noted on some of the pages. Binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used. Basil Blackwell Hardcover
20058697123Ashgate 2005. 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 item800grams ISBN:0754651185 Ashgate hardcover
19063718440A. H. Bullen 1906. 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 item1250grams ISBN: A. H. Bullen hardcover
190836371Henry Stevens Son & Stiles London 1908. 1st edition. Good/No Jacket. Publisher's cloth gilt title Prelims foxed. Folded plates showing facsimiles of letters are intact. Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles, London hardcover
199450690New York/london: Four Walls Eight Windows. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0941423948 . A cheerful first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some soiling; Thomas Paine is known as the author of the famous 1776 pamphlet "The American Revolution: A History". Jack Fruchtman Jr. tells the story of Paine's life and his important work in the fight for freedom.; 8vo; 557 pages . Four Walls Eight Windows hardcover
19949970965Blackwell 1994. 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 item800grams ISBN:0631167994 Blackwell hardcover
2001025516MADISON WI: GUILD PUB. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2001. GUILD PUB. hardcover
198120523New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394471717 . First edition/first printing in about Fine condition with smudge to front end paper in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her small and unobtrusive inventory number and signature in upper left corner of pasted endpaper; Thomas Mann: the Making of an Artist tells the story of Mann's life and work from his early years in the Rhineland to his international success as one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. The book provides a revealing look at Mann's creative process including his experiments with form and style his relationship to literature and philosophy and his fascination with the nature of truth.; Photographs; 8vo; FSA . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
191030073The Bibliophile Society Boston 1910. Private edition for members only limited to 483 copies. V.g./No Jacket. Quarter vellum with plain tan boards Leather bookplate of W. van R. Whitall. Margins untrimmed. The Bibliophile Society, Boston hardcover
31218Boston MA: Bibliophile Society. 1910. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1417926325 . Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Limited to 483 copies. Printed for members only. ; 250 pages . Bibliophile Society hardcover
19831124766Leuven Belgium: Faculty of Theology Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1983. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. Thesis/dissertation. printed paper wraps xliii 553 pages.illustrated maps ports. tables spine faded Thomas-Louis Connolly was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest Capuchin vicar general of the diocese of Halifax Bishop of Saint John and Archbishop of Halifax from 1859 to 1876. Connolly was born in Cork Co. Cork Ireland Size: 8 vo. Faculty of Theology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Paperback
199150689Lanham MD: Madison Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 081918053x . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear; This book tells the story of Thomas Jefferson's journey from his childhood in the colonial Virginia to his years as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Jefferson is known for his contributions to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution but the Mapp Jr. tells the story of Jefferson's personal journey as well. Jefferson is a passionate pilgrim traveling to many of the places important to him in his life including Monticello the University of Virginia and the home of President James Madison.; 8vo; 445 pages . Madison Books hardcover
199117534Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Pr 1991. Thomas Hollis a connoisseur and collector of art and antiquities devoted the greater part of his substance and his energy to promoting the ideals of civil and religious liberty. Hollis is best known to modern bibliophiles for the distinctive bindings that he commissioned for the many books he distributed in Britain the American colonies and all over Europe. This book contains the first comprehensive catalogue and interpretation of his emblematic binding tools and a discussion of the several binders who worked for him. It also explores other activities that are less well known: his patronage of writers printers publishers and artists and his work as a designer of books and medals. This study should encourage a re-evaluation of Hollis's influence in the Age of Enlightenment and the Age of Revolution.Thomas Hollis best known to modern bibliophiles for the distinctive bindings that he commissioned for the many books he distributed in Britain the American colonies and all over Europe. This book contains the first comprehensive catalogue and interpretation of his emblematic binding tools and should encourage a re-evaluation of Hollis's influence in the Age of Enlightenment and the Age of Revolution.132 pages fully illustrated with 55 illustrations. Fine as New. Cambridge Univ Pr unknown
19789543095Twayne Publishers 1978. 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:0805766847 Twayne Publishers hardcover