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196970436Austin: Pemberton Press 1969. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by all six authors the illustrator and John Jenkins. 175 1 2 colophon pp. Illustrated some in color. Publisher's quarter brown leather over boards gilt spine lettering slipcase. A fine copy.Additionally inscribed by Melvin Warren on the half-title and by Dorman Winfrey on the title page both to Dr. Travis Green. The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail by D. H. Winfrey.--The Old San Antonio Road by J. B. Frantz.--The Chisholm Trail by W. Gard.--The Santa Fe Trail H. G. Frost.--The Dodge City Trail by D. Krakel.--The Goodnight-Loving Trail by D. Bubar. Pemberton Press hardcover
1926838G4915Dearborn Michigan: The Dearborn Publishing Co. 1926. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Good. 32 pages. Features: The Queen of Kipling's Mandalay - article on Burma with photo of Supayalat and King Thibaw; The New 'Real Estate Bond' Industry 2nd article of 2 - First Mortgages on the Unknown Future Amount to Many Millions; A Good Look at Our Young People - analysis discloses that the newer generation is not deteriorating; Why Not Keep Faith with the Moro Race - Justice is due to these people as well as to the other natives of Philippines - photo illustrated article on these people of Mindanao; What Has Become of Ben - a boy whose restless gypsy blood made him an aimless wanderer; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - "Low wages shows poor management poor finance poor production"; Editorials - Senator Borah to the Lead The Unitarian Women of the U.S. How important is news Which way is Coolidge going Anesthetic discovery at the University of Wisconsin; African Lions Roamed in Hollywood - discoveries indicate prehistoric game trail once extended from Old World to New; Why the Great Strike Failed - American gives vivid pictures of English lovel-headedness when millions of workers downed tools - article with photos; The Voyage of the Victoria - Westward Ho! part 5 of a series; When General U.S. Grant Gathered Hides at Galena - for a time he forsook army life to engage in humble ways of earning a living in commerce; Ad for The Canal Band and Trust Co. of New Orleans; interesting piece about Jewish historian Josephus and his original text in Aramaic describing Jesus and his life; Mark Twain as Traveler short article; New Oriental Limited ad features Glacier National Park; A Dance a Week - Positions of Feet in Dancing; Wild Flower Gardens - The Pansy King of Wisconsin William Toole Sr.; Fascinating illustrations of Pioneer tests in Aerostats balloons. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth June 19 1926 - The New 'Real Estate Bond' Industry Magellan Montgolfier Brothers Queen of Kipling's Mandalay - article on Burma with photo of Supayalat and King Thibaw; The New 'Real Estate . The Dearborn Publishing Co. unknown
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6387668592Taylor & Francis Group . Hardback. New. Taylor & Francis Group hardcover
2010DADAX0415489873Routledge 2010-11-03. 1. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.50x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
2014x-0739172581Lexington Books 2014. Hardcover. New. 263 pages. 9.00x5.00x1.00 inches. Lexington Books hardcover
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193987917Nice 1939. Fine. Nice 4 Janvier 1939 13.50 x 21.50 cm une feuille recto-verso Autograph letter signed by Roger Martin du Gard 22 lines in black ink on a sheet recto verso with letterhead from his furnished lodging in Nice to the manager of one of his real estate properties. The father of the Thibaults wishes to increase the rent of his hotel: ""You have the complete file. Please look at what concerns the possible rent increase. I would not want to miss the date when I have the right to demand this increase."" Roger Martin du Gard returns to the misfortunes that recently struck his in-laws: ""My wife lost in the same week a sister whom she loved tenderly and her father who could not survive the grief caused by his daughter's death."" and presents his correspondent with his wishes for the new year 1939: ""With all my wishes for '39 and the hope that we will arrive at some favorable solution for this hotel matter."" unknown
6315076Taylor & Francis Group pp. 232 . Hardback. New. Taylor & Francis Group hardcover
DADAX1472526325Bloomsbury 2014-12-18. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.62x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Bloomsbury hardcover
32712Paris G. Dion 1933. Large 4to 36.1 x 25.2 cm. 99 pp.; 41 plates of which five in full colour. Original printed wrappers. In a marbled slipcase 37.0 x 26.6 x 2.6 cm. = A well-illustrated work on rockroses or rock roses "defining plants of sunny gardens with a nearly frost-free Mediterranean climate" Wikipedia. Publication was delayed for a very long time. Initially it would be published in 1914 and it was quite a miracle that it was finally published 19 years later. The 36 black and white plates were photographed by the French botanist and renowned algae expert Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet 1828-1911 and the five fine full-colour plates are after water-colours by the French scientific illustrator Alfred Riocreux 1820-1912 "described as the 'most distinguished botanical artist of his day'" Wikipedia. Fine and crisp copy. Rare especially with the slipcase; neither in Nissen BBI nor in Stafleu and Cowan. unknown
1941299541941. Paris Gallimard 1953. 7 vol. au format in-12 181 x 119 mm de 273 370 308 257 320 300 et 300 pp. Reliures uniformes d'ÂŽdition de pleins cartonnages crÂme plats agrÂŽmentÂŽs de filets stylisÂŽs dorÂŽs et en couleurs dos lisses ˆ l'identique titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe date dorÂŽe en queue. Ensemble complet des 7 volumes le constituant. Un des 1.050 exemplaires sur vÂŽlin ivoirÂŽ reliÂŽs d'aprÂs une maquette de Paul Bonet. C'est tout particuliÂrement cette vaste saga qui valut ˆ Roger Martin du Gard d'Âtre laurÂŽat du prix Nobel de littÂŽrature en 1937. Ce roman se dÂŽroule du dÂŽbut du xxeÊsiÂcle jusqu'ˆ la fin de la Grande Guerre et narre l'histoire de deux familles de la bourgeoisie franÂaise. Oscar Thibault est un despote qui traite ses enfants durement mais qui les aime. Antoine et Jacques Thibault sont ses fils les frÂres ÇÊque tout opposeÊÈ. Antoine est mÂŽdecin Jacques son cadet de neuf ans est un militant socialiste. Cette famille est catholique. Antoine peine ˆ comprendre Jacques et ˆ prendre part ˆ ses prÂŽoccupations il est tout ˆ son travail et ˆ ce qu'il est censÂŽ faire au point d'Âtre aveugle ˆ ce qui est en jeu dans les ÂŽvÂŽnements prÂŽcÂŽdant 1914. Ils semblent ÂŽtrangers l'un ˆ l'autre jusqu'ˆ un ÂŽvÂŽnement qui provoquera chez Antoine une grande remise en question. Les Fontanin quant ˆ eux sont les membres d'une famille protestanteÊ: JÂŽr™me de Fontanin qui a quittÂŽ le domicile conjugal est le mari de ThÂŽrÂse de Fontanin qui s'occupe seule de ses deux enfants Daniel et Jenny. Huret Les Cartonnages NRF 343-b. Coiffes trÂs lÂŽgÂrement ÂŽlimÂŽes et brunies. Du reste trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
1936365259Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A substantial biography of the outlaw who met his end from a Texas Ranger's bullet in Round Rock Texas just north of Austin. <br /> <br /> "One of the most authentic of all outlaw biographies this is by far the best account of any Texas badman. Walter Prescott Webb said it is 'a biography that bears the stamp of authenticity in every sentence.'"—John Jenkins Basic Texas Books no. 71.<br /> <br /> "The most reliable account of Sam Bass"—A. C. Greene The Fifty Best Texas Books. <br /> <br /> "The most complete and reliable work on Sam Bass to date"—Ramon Adams The Ramon Adams One-150 list of the most important books on Western outlaws and lawmen #60.<br /> <br /> 262 pages. First edition first printing with 1936 on the title page and the copyright page. Spine tanned and spotted thus good to very good. The jacket is a bit faded on the spine the red printing is pink in an edgeworn possibly supplied dust jacket with a two-inch tear at the top of the spine. This copy is inscribed on the copyright page "For Stanley Marcus with best wishes. Wayne Gard."<br /> <br /> With the small bookplate of Billie and Stanley Marcus designed by Rockwell Kent on the front pastedown and a laid-in publicity sheet about the book very scarce. Stanley Marcus was an executive at the Neiman Marcus department store. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
20172-0198718179Oxford Univ Pr 2017. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
2014x-1472526325Bloomsbury USA Academic 2014. Hardcover. New. 255 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Bloomsbury USA Academic hardcover
1935102611Paris : Les Bibliophiles Franco-Suisses 1935. 340x270mm. brochÂŽ en feuilles sous couverture rempliÂŽe et cartable rigide. Avec lÕemboitage. Tirage ˆ 115 exemplaires sur beau papier n.¡ 50. TrÂs bel exemplaire comme neuf. 1854 Les Bibliophiles Franco-Suisses unknown
193686630Nice 1936. Fine. Nice 9 Mars 1936 10.50 x 14 cm une feuille recto-verso Autograph letter signed by Roger Martin du Gard 36 lines in black ink on bristol card recto verso written from his furnished lodgings in Nice to the contractor who must manage the damage that occurred in one of the real estate properties he owns. A small ink stain in the left margin of the recto and slightly affecting the word ""sinistrées"". The father of the Thibaults shows himself terrified by the extent of the damage his Parisian real estate has suffered and the inherent expenses to deal with it: ""Your letter caused me some fright. To attack the repairs from underneath if I understand correctly would this mean gutting the ceilings"" Roger Martin du Gard already sees the troubles parade by and his meager savings dwindle: "". because they always entail a cascade of repairs touch-ups adjustments very difficult very expensive due to a host of accessory expenses poorly predictable in advance and which cause various trades to follow one another. One never knows where one is going."" while he already lives frugally his material situation having deteriorated over the years: ""I have little left to count on but my professional earnings which have diminished by three-fifths. . The remainder barely allowing us to live like retired concierges - without staff!!!!"" Letter in which the father of the highly successful saga ""Les Thibault"" shares his impecuniosity with us. unknown
193888526Bellême: s. n. 1938. Fine. s. n. Bellême 25 juillet 1938 13.7 x 20.2 cm Une feuille Autograph letter dated and signed by Roger Martin du Gard written from his estate in Bellême Normandy to his interior architect; 24 lines in black ink and pencil. Roger Martin du Gard expresses growing impatience over the sale of a property: ""Il faudra remuer ciel et enfer pour aboutir !"" He outlines his plans for the renovation of the dining room and offers a few remarks: ""mais ce n'est pas encore au point dans ma caboche."" Hence the original pencil and red crayon sketch on the verso illustrating his vision for the proposed alterations to the dining room. s. n. unknown
2005x-0415318955Routledge 2005. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 218 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
2010x-0415489873Routledge 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 193 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
195216285East Liverpool Hist. Soc East Liverpool OH 1952. 1st edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Near Fine Condition. Previous owner's signature in ink. Maps in pocket. Uncommon . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ohio; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16285. . East Liverpool Hist. Soc hardcover
1926205085New York: Boni and Liveright 1926. First American edition. One of the last pages in the first volume rumpled either from a binding defect or from an act of carelessness in replacing the book in its slipcase otherwise fine bright fresh copies in brilliant unfaded red dust jackets with a just a few tiny chips; publisher's original slipcase. Two vols. 8vos 319 312pp; cloth. An excellent set of the first part of Du Gard's long multi-part novel to appear in English. He would receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1937. Boni and Liveright unknown