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199858225NY:: Atheneum. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0689816081 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Atheneum, hardcover books
199829947NY: Atheneum. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0689816081 . Illustrated by Leslie Tryon. Fourth printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Atheneum hardcover books
1975159739Bastrop: Self-published 1975. 48p. 5.5x8.5 inches foxed first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. New Age poetry with an emphasis on Native Americans and Texans. Self-published unknown books
2009142619Windsor Vt: The Cornish Colony Museum 2009. Softcover. VG- Label & few marks from previous gallery owner; slight wear to spine and edges; interior clean. Black & color illus. stapled wraps 22 pp. BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition showcasing the artwork of women associated with the art colony of Cornish New Hampshire. With an illustrated introduction by Alma Gilbert-Smith and an essay on Bessie Potter Vonnoh by Lonnie Pierson Dunbier. An interesting dip into waters you may never have witnessed. One of 500 copies. The Cornish Colony Museum paperback books
197862980Har-Ma Press 1978. cloth. Har-Ma Press. small 8vo. cloth. 411 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 100 numbered copies on 12 Point Centaur "in a corner of the garage on a minipress made by Harold F. Smith; type set by Alma Smith. Inscribed by the authors to previous owner on front free endpaper with a personal bookmark laid-in. Har-Ma Press unknown books
19153185Zarephath NJ: The Pentecostal Union Pillar of Fire 1915. Octavo 213 pages plus advertisements. First edition. Black and white illustrations throughout. Alma White 1862-1946 was the founder and bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church she became the first female bishop in the United States in 1918 noted for her association with the Ku Klux Klan and her feminism anti-Catholicism anti-Semitism anti-Pentecostalism and racism. In Why I do Not Eat Meat White argues that "the eating of flesh was detrimental to spiritual growth" and offers scriptural evidence to support a meatless diet. In her claims that the Lord prefers a fleshless diet White argues the health and economic benefits for consumers. A five-page addenda offers quotes from various sources supporting the abolition of a meat-diet. Brown boards titled in black with some corner bumping otherwise very good. The Pentecostal Union (Pillar of Fire) hardcover books
19899014963New York: Human Sciences Press 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket. <br/><br/> Human Sciences Press hardcover books
1994228933New York Atheneum 1994. 1994. First edition so stated. 8vo. Illustrated by Antonio Martorell. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Ann Bobco unclipped. Fine. 75 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Alma Flor Ada on the front free endpaper: "To . lovers of books grateful for your efforts to facilitate the magical encounter between children and books! Alma Flor Ada.". Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York, Atheneum, 1994. hardcover books
194919188The University of Minnesota Press 1949. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . The 1949 1st edition of this early biography of one of the great children's authors and illustrators of the 20th century Wanda Gag "Millions of Cats" "Snippy and Snappy" "Gone Is Gone" etc. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp price-intact VG dustjacket with light rubbing to the panels and very light wear at the spine ends. Octavo 231 pgs. plus Index. <br/><br/> The University of Minnesota Press hardcover books
602083not signed on 1/2 length pose holding left hand gently under her chin. Photograph is by Melbourne Spurr Hollywood with his two line blindstamp in the lower left corner and rubberstamp on verso that reads: "Melbourne Spurr Portrait" and is on heavy stock; 9 3/4" x 7 3/4"; very good; ca. 1925. Tell 1898-1937 born March 27 1898 New York City; died December 29 1937 Hollywood California of a heart attack; silent screen actress; film career 1916-34: "Simon the Jester" 1916; "The Smugglers" 1916; "Nearly Married" 1917; "The Right to Love" 1920; "San Francisco Nights" 1928; "Love Comes Along" 1930; "Imitation of Life" 1934; died young; sister-in-law of director John G. Blystone; sister of actress Olive Tell. F. Soft cover. paperback books
19791337818New York: Watson-Guptill Publications 1979. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; black spine with yellow and red; first edition; fifth printing; dust jacket has some rubbing wear to exterior; few chips to edges; previous bookshop's sticker to front flap; cloth has light smudges to exterior; mildly bowed boards; text block exterior edges have slight tone; pictorial endpapers; illustrated; interior clean; pp 146. 1337818. FP New Rockville Stock. Watson-Guptill Publications hardcover books
1971149566Spain / Puerto Rico: Argos SLPC / Producciones Dulzaides 1971. Vintage poster for the 1971 Spanish / Puerto Rican co-production. <br/><br/>After her brother dies a woman must take care of her niece the result of an extramarital affair with a woman of color. <br/><br/>26 x 36.5 inches. Very Good plus. Pinholes to the corners and light chipping with some text affected. Argos SLPC / Producciones Dulzaides unknown books
1908756351908. Paperback. Good. Folded four-page leaflet which lists the members of the eleven classes. 26cm. Minor chipping and edge-wear. No details as to who was to provide the entertainment each night. <br/><br/> paperback books
1999233457New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 1999. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Many color Illus. Oblong 4to blue cloth d.w. New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 1999. Very good<br/><br/> Stewart Tabori & Chang unknown books
2003142611Cornish New Hampshire: Cornish Colony Gallery & Museum 2003. Softcover. VG Labels & few marks from previous gallery owner. 2 vols. Black & color illus. stapled wraps 38 34 pp. highly illustrated in BW & color. Issued in conjunction with several exhibitions focusing on the women who participated in the art colony of Cornish New Hampshire. They include painters Louise Howland Cox Maria Oakey Richards Dewing Lucia Fairchild Fuller Frances Lyons Houston Edith Prellwitz Carlotta Dolley Saint-Gaudens Florence Scovel Shinn Ellen Axon Wilson and Marguerite Zorach; sculptors Frances Grimes Laura Gardin Fraser Elsie Ward Hering Helen Farmsworth Mears Anne Bogardus Parrish Annetta St. Gaudens and Bessie Potter Vonnoh; and writers Adeline Pond Adams Frances Duncan Maud Howe Elliott Rose Standish Nichols Lydia Austin Parrish Louise Saunders and Florence Scovel Shinn. Both books contain illustrated narratives about the colony and the artists. A terrific and rare set. Cornish Colony Gallery & Museum paperback books
191656068Zarephath New Jersey: The Pentecostal Union 1916. First Edition second printing. 8vo. green pictorial cloth; 209 pages & 11-page catalog in rear. Thirty- Six Photographic Illustrations. Very Good covers nice with some wear spine; contents clean & tight; ink name & date -1914-front endpaper. <br/><br/> The Pentecostal Union hardcover books
1966173421Louisville: J.B. Speed Art Museum 1966. Paperback. VG- light wear to wraps and some pencil markings. Orange and illustrated stapled wraps with red and black lettering. 12 unnumbered pages. BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhbition from January 8 through January 30 1966. J.B. Speed Art Museum paperback books
192934311929. WHITE Bishop Alma. With Rev. Arthur K. WHITE. THE SILVER TRUMPET. Hymnal Of The Church Of The Pillar Of Fire. Zarephath NJ: Pillar Of Fire 1929. 8vo. blue cloth stamped in silver; 343 pages of hymns with 24 pages of responsive readings Index and some advertising. Third Edition. Very Good contents clean & tight with ink date on front endpaper some fading covers. $25.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
192755978Zarephath New Jersey: Pillar of Fire 1927. Second Edition. 8vo. pictorial green cloth stamped in silver. Very Good some wear covers; contents clean & tight but with minor staining rear end papers. <br/><br/> Pillar of Fire hardcover books
2008148310Windsor Vermont: Cornish Colony Museum 2008. Softcover. VG- light cover wear and small sticker to lower front cover. Black stapled wraps with color illus. and yellow lettering. 22 pp. with color illu.s. Introductory essay by Alma Gilbert-Smith and additional essay Places of Power: Empowered Artists about the Cornish Colony of artists by Jo Evarts. With works by Ansel Adams Albert Bierstadt William Bradford Robert Swain Gifford Elsie Hering Ward George Inness Gary Milek and others showing the stunning landscapes and light of America by colony members. Exhibition catalogue. Cornish Colony Museum unknown books
197718120103n.p.: The Private Press of Alvin S. Fick 1977. Limited Edition. Stiff wraps. Fine. One of 70 copies not stated miniature book 20 pp. letterpress printed. A perfect Christmas keepsake which is how this was presented as set forth in the introduction Alma and Al Fick wrote beginning with: "When Christmas approaches we hike the seventy-nine acres of this old farm to select a Christmas tree". and ending with " 'The Pine' in miniature book form brings you our warmest holiday greetings."<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: String-bound cardstock covers decorated on the outside to appear as wood-grain the front cover with the title in green and a small stylized Christmas tree in green spine with green lettering small stylized trees one green one red facing the title page title page in red and black small stylized tree in red on the verso of the title page volume opens with an introduction by Alma and Al Fick as referred to above followed by the five-stanza poem "The Pine" by George S. Bryan; per the colophon "was printed from handset Palatino and Garamond types in October 1977 on a 72 years young foot powered Pearl press which has been a faithful servant of this private press for a quarter century. The paper is Pericles Opaque Plus"; oblong miniature book 2" by 2.5" 20 pp. one of 70 copies not stated. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine overall the cardstock covers clean and with only a minute amount of wear to the corners a strong square text block the string binding solid the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; still with that "tight" feel of an unopened book a wonderful example. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Private Press of Alvin S. Fick unknown books
1948143470Los Angeles: Vanguard Films / Selznick Studio 1948. Post-production Trailer Spotting List script for the 1947 film. <br/><br/>Anthony Keane Peck is a married British lawyer who falls in love with the woman he is defending a woman who happens to be accused of poisoning. <br/><br/>Tall self wrappers with two hole punches at the top edge but stapled instead at the top right corner as issued. 5 pages mimeograph duplication. Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Spicer US. Vanguard Films / Selznick Studio unknown books
1948151734Los Angeles: The Selznick Studio 1948. Post-production Trailer Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1947 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1933 novel by Robert Hitchens. Anthony Keane Peck is a married British lawyer who falls in love with the woman he is defending a woman who happens to be accused of poisoning. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ethel Barrymore.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Cumbria England.<br/><br/>Light blue titled wrappers noted as TRAILER DIALOGUE CUTTING CONTINUITY on the front wrapper dated February 27 1948. Five leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 1 PAGE 5. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus saddle-stapled on top edge with two staples.<br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Spicer US. The Selznick Studio unknown books
1948143503Los Angeles: Vanguard Films / Selznick Studio 1948. Post-production Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1961 re-release 1947 film. From the Richard Manney collection of film noir. <br/><br/>Anthony Keane Peck is a married British lawyer who falls in love with the woman he is defending a woman who happens to be accused of poisoning. <br/><br/>Tall green titled wrappers top stapled dated April 30 1961. Noted are 4 reels and 14 sections. Mimeograph duplication. Very Good plus front wrapper slightly torn at one of the top stitches. <br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Spicer US. Vanguard Films / Selznick Studio unknown books
1948151735Los Angeles: The Selznick Studio 1948. Post-production Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1947 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1933 novel by Robert Hitchens. Anthony Keane Peck is a married British lawyer who falls in love with the woman he is defending a woman who happens to be accused of poisoning. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ethel Barrymore.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Cumbria England.<br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers noted as Dialogue Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper dated February 19 1948. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 7 PAGE 18. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound on top edge with two metal brads.<br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Spicer US. The Selznick Studio unknown books
