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1994WRCLIT47255St. Augustine FL: Kings Estate Press 1994. Pictorial wrappers. First edition. With the author's signed first name only year of publication inscription on the free endsheet. Very good and bright. Kings Estate Press unknown books
1981250032Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago 1981. paperback. near fine. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 231 pages. 4to stiff pictorial wrapper. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago 1981. Second printing. Near-fine.<br/><br/> The Art Institute of Chicago unknown books
197932193Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago 1979. Softcover. Fine contents; some rubbing to covers; likely unread. Black ill. wraps. xx 231 pp. Profuse color and bw plates. Features 127 vases mostly Attic from public and private collections. Entries are illustrated and include substantial descriptions. Catalogue from the exhibition of December 1979 to February 1980. The Art Institute of Chicago unknown books
2001245236New York: Harrington Park Press 2001. Paperback. xiii 145p. introduction notes very good first trade paperbackedition in pictorial wraps. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies John P. De Cecco editor. Harrington Park Press paperback books
2001218536New York: Harrington Park Press 2001. Hardcover. xiii 145p. introduction notes very good first edition in pictorial gray boards and clear mylar dj. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies John P. De Cecco editor. Harrington Park Press hardcover books
33126Caracas: Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza 1967. Three volumes: 1823; 1824-1825 Enero-Junio; 1825 Julio-Diciembre-1826 Enero-Mayo. Hardcover. Maroon leatherette with gold lettering. Some light bumping and wear to corners and edges some light scuffing to boards. Pages tanned. Otherwise clean and sound. . VeryGood. Hardcover . Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza 1967 hardcover books
199551125St. Augustine: Kings Estate Press 1995. First edition. 83 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems with drawings by Wayne Hogan. Laid-in is a brief als from the editor. St. Augustine: Kings Estate Press, unknown books
19651325959Cambridge MA: Boston Technical Publishers Inc 1965. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 314; G-; dark blue spine with silver text; no jacket; cloth has some soiling to spine; clean panels; strong boards; text block shows mild tone to exterior edges; illustrated; interior clean; illustrated endpapers; tight binding;. 1325959. FP New Rockville Stock. Boston Technical Publishers, Inc hardcover books
1507Moon was a famous journalist writer and NAACP executive. He attended Howard University and got his masters from Ohio State University before becoming the Director of Public Relations at Tuskegee Institute. He briefly worked at New York's The Amsterdam News before becoming the NAACP's director of public relations in 1948. He wrote the classic Balance of Power: The Negro Vote and his writing also appeared in The New York Times The New Republic The London Tribune and The Chicago Defender. He served as The Crisis magazine's editor from 1966 to 1974. THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS. Founded in 1909 in Harlem NY it is a news publication geared toward the black community of New York City. At its height in the 1940s its circulation reached 100000 and was the fourth largest African-American newspaper in the United States. It published the works of such notables as W.E.B. Du Bois Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Malcolm X. a TLS. 1pg. 8 ½" x 11". March 17 1932. New York NY. A typed letter signed " Obie McCollum" as city editor of The New York Amsterdam News to Henry Lee Moon regarding his request for a salary increase: "In reply to your recent inquiries about your requests for salary increases I am enclosing this memo from Mr. Kelley the Editor." Typed on the newspaper's letterhead the memo is in great condition. b TLS. 1pg. 8 ½" x 11". March 17 1932. New York NY. A typed letter signed " W. M. K. " by William M. Kelley editor of The New York Amsterdam News regarding a salary increase for Henry Lee Moon: "You may give assurance to Mr. Poston and Mr. Moon that the matter of an increase in salary for them has been taken up decided favorably as to merit and now only awaits the necessary improvement in the financial condition of the paper to make them possible." Typed on the newspaper's stationery the letter is in great condition with light toning throughout. c TLS. 1pg. 8 ½" x 11". June 11 1932. New York NY. A typed letter signed " William M. Kelley" certifying Henry Lee Moon as staff into The New York Amsterdam News ranks: "This is to certify that Henry Lee Moon is an accredited member of the staff of The Amsterdam News. He is an authorized news correspondent. Any courtesies that you may extend to him will be greatly appreciated." Typed on the newspaper's stationery the letter is in great condition. d TLS. 1pg. 8 ½" x 11". December 27 1934. New York NY. A typed letter signed " Sadie Warren Davis" as treasurer of The New York Amsterdam News to Henry Lee Moon regarding an important private meeting: "This is to advise that I would like to see you on a very important matter. I have set aside Friday evening December 28th at 9:00 o'clock as the time at my apartment at 2293 Seventh Avenue. I trust that you will not fail to be there promptly." Typed on the newspaper's stationery the letter is in great condition with light toning in the center and a fold separation along the top edge that does not affect legibility. e TLS. 1pg. 5 ½" x 8". July 6. 1936. New York NY. A typed letter signed " Thelma" by Thelma Berlack Boozer of The New York Amsterdam News to Henry Lee Moon: "I believe you owe Guild dues for Jun and July $1.20. In all probability too your Guild card has no more room for stamps. Kindly get your dues to me some time on Tuesday and also tell me the number of your present Guild card so that I can get a new one for you. Incidentally my new home address is 479 West 152nd Street Apt. 1-East. The telephone is still Edge. 4-1823." Typed on the newspaper's stationery the letter is in great condition. f TLS. 1pg. 8 ½"" x 11". October 13 1936. New York NY. A typed letter signed " C. B. Powell" as President of Powell-Savory Corporation co-publishers of The New York Amsterdam News to Henry Lee Moon: "I am in receipt of your letter of October 10th and the returned check. I have referred the matter to Mr. Kaufman and I am enclosing a copy of my letter to him." Typed on the newspaper's stationery the letter is in great condition unknown books
1984146774Boston MA: Little Brown and Company 1984. First edition. Oblong hardcover. Introduction by William Least Heat Moon. Includes 85 color illustrations of which 7 are panoramic foldouts. A near fine copy in a near fine price clipped dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. Little, Brown and Company unknown books
1912Z1488Barcelona:: Sociedad Astronómica de Barcelona 1912. 1912. Small 4to. ads. 4 531-604 ads. 10 pp. 42 unnumbered back to back half-tone plates including 54 images index. Printed wrappers; wrappers browned and soiled spine chipped with pieces missing bottom corner of front cover and many pages throughout sliced off text and plates unaffected. Blind stamp of the Harvard College Observatory. Fair. RARE. Well illustrated and unusual record of astronomical exhibition put together by the amateur astronomers of Barcelona including an interesting assortment of instrument ads. Sociedad Astronómica de Barcelona, 1912. unknown books
199536889Springfield:: Charles C. Thomas. Very Good. 1995. Paperback. 0398065144 . Second edition paperback. Two light corner creases to rear cover else very good in illustrated wraps. . Charles C. Thomas, paperback books
1999RHEAEXC00ECA Peter Davison Book / Houghton Mifflin Company 1999. Fine. Heat-Moon William Least. Excerpt from William Least Heat-Moon's River Horse VII - The Lower Missouri River. Boston: A Peter Davison Book / Houghton Mifflin Company 1999. 31pp. Thin 8vo. Signed by author. Book condition: Fine. Inscribed ""For Ann"" by author on title page. A Peter Davison Book / Houghton Mifflin Company unknown books
1984039268Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press 1984. x 388p. slight dj sunfading on the spine Studies in income and wealth 49. University of Chicago Press unknown books
1990151322Radnor: Wallace-Homestead 1990. First. hardcover. near fine. Many black and white illustrations throughout. 602 pages Tall thick 8vo glossy pictorial boards. Radnor PA: Wallace-Homestead 1990. Near fine.<br/><br/> Wallace-Homestead unknown books
19261335704London: Jonathan Cape 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 217pp.; VG; spine green leather with 5 raised bands gilt lettering; rebound in full green leather green patterned endpapers; top edge of text block gilt; Frances Marion's name embossed in gilt on lower fore corner of front board; mild shelfwear see photos; INSCRIBED and presented by author Lorna Moon to Francis Marion on the third front endpaper; LSM consignment; <br /> <br /> <p>See all six photos for details<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <p>Shelved in case 8 1/2. The most renowned female screenwriter of the 20th century and one of the most respected scriptwriters of any gender Frances Marion was the first writer to win two Academy Awards for her writing on The Big House 1930 and The Champ 1931 and the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She served in Europe as a combat correspondent during World War I after which she moved to Los Angeles and was employed by director Lois Weber as an assistant in which position she received a thorough apprenticeship in the film industry. She began writing scripts and attracted the attention of Mary Pickford. The pair began a long relationship as both friends and artists with Marion serving as Pickford's official screenwriter. She wrote many of Pickford's most famous and memorable silent films as well as many other of the great successful pictures of the 1920s and 1930s and has been credited with writing 300 scripts and over 130 produced films. Her influence resurrected the career of Marie Dressler and resulted in her greatest glory and her scripts for Marion Davies are among the most memorable of that actress' oeuvre. She died in 1973 one of the most respected names in Hollywood history. 1335704. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1991173173Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1991. Hardcover. x 249p. preface introduction notes index small neat previous owner's name in ink otherwise a very good first edition in cloth boards and lightly-worn unclipped dj. Harvard University Press hardcover books
199188738Cambridge:: Harvard University Press. Fine. 1991. Paperback. 0674212452 . First paperback printing. Fine in pictorial wraps. . Harvard University Press, paperback books
1962140044Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Draft script for the 1963 film. <br/><br/>Four street urchins bet weekly on the horse races and decide to steal a dime from the church one week in order to allow Jesus to be a partner in their scheme. They win an exorbitant amount only to have the winning ticket float away on the breeze. <br/><br/>Set in Tijuana Mexico. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped production No. 17 dated July 30 1962 with credits for screenwriters Laslo Vadnay and Hans Wilhelm. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mechanical duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated August 6 1962. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1992UMOODEE01fpBaen Books 1992. Very Good. Moon Elizabeth. Deed of Paksenarrion. Riverdale N.Y.: Baen Books 1992. vii 1024pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges rubbed and light waviness due to moisture to bottom of text. Baen Books paperback books
200021527Spain: BBVA 2000. Softcover. VG Book may be slightly bent; page edges are only beginning to tan lightly; illus. are vibrant. Gray & color illus. wraps French flaps189 pp. 97 color plates of 68 works in the exhibition. Text is in Spanish. Issued in conjunction with several 2000-2001 exhibitions of Spanish paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. With essays by Priscilla E. Miller and Juan J. Luna. All works are very well annotated. Includes bibliography. Terrific color plates of the paintings by a wide variety of artists and not just Francisco Goya and Ignacio Zuloaga. BBVA paperback books
19291335701Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1929. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 342pp.; VG-/G condition; spine brown leather with 5 raised bands gilt lettering; rebound in full brown leather floral patterned endpapers; top edge of text block gilt; two gilt border lines on each board small hand with quill embossed in gilt on lower fore corner of front board; front board loosened yet present and currently still attached ; mild shelfwear primarily to corners and hinges; INSCRIBED and presented by author Lorna Moon to Francis Marion on the third front endpaper dated February 25 1929; The dedication for this book reads 'To / Frances Marion' making this a fascinating Dedication Copy; Please see all seven photos for details<br /> <br /> <p>LSM consignment;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <p>Shelved in case 8 1/2. The most renowned female screenwriter of the 20th century and one of the most respected scriptwriters of any gender Frances Marion was the first writer to win two Academy Awards for her writing on The Big House 1930 and The Champ 1931 and the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She served in Europe as a combat correspondent during World War I after which she moved to Los Angeles and was employed by director Lois Weber as an assistant in which position she received a thorough apprenticeship in the film industry. She began writing scripts and attracted the attention of Mary Pickford. The pair began a long relationship as both friends and artists with Marion serving as Pickford's official screenwriter. She wrote many of Pickford's most famous and memorable silent films as well as many other of the great successful pictures of the 1920s and 1930s and has been credited with writing 300 scripts and over 130 produced films. Her influence resurrected the career of Marie Dressler and resulted in her greatest glory and her scripts for Marion Davies are among the most memorable of that actress' oeuvre. She died in 1973 one of the most respected names in Hollywood history. 1335701. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
1929008749Bobbs-Merrill 1929. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scarce Book.First Edition.Fine copy in a very good jacket. $2.50 on bottom flap. Faded at Spine.1 inch tear front panel. Nice copy. Movie of the Same.Excellent Copy. Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover books
1993022344Princeton: Princeton University Press 1993. xi 235p. dj. Princeton University Press unknown books
198884078NY:: Garland Publishing. Fine. 1988. Hardcover. 0824051408 . Complete in two volumes. First edition thus. Both volumes are fine in tan cloth. No dust jackets as issued. ; 1152 pages . Garland Publishing, hardcover books
