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1966UOVECON00CZCIowa State College 1966. Good. Overman Ruth. Contemporary Handweaving. Smith Lula. Ames IA: Iowa State College 1966. 180pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Glossary. 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Good with rubbed and bumped corners. Front edge is smudged. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Iowa State College hardcover books
1981268576New York: Viking 1981. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Profusely illustrated with photos in color and black & white. 152pp. Square 4to burgundy cloth d.w. New York 1981. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.<br/><br/> Owner's name on fly-leaf.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
19789005363New York: Harper & Row 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Ruth Orkin photographer. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth with the spine stamped in copper. <br/><br/> Harper & Row hardcover books
1989007305New York: Rizzoli 1989. Publisher's promotional poster 30" w x 20" h featuring a photograph titled "Red Autumn New York" the same image as the cover for the 1989 paperback edition. Near Fine faint small creases. A SCARCE ephemeral item distributed at the ABA trade show in 1989. Well suited for framing. Will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 30" x 20". Rizzoli books
1961248191Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1961. hardcover. very good. 24 black & white plates. 280 pages 4to grey cloth. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1961. First Edition. Scarce. Very good .<br/><br/> Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie 2.<br/><br/> Walter de Gruyter unknown books
19681327661New York: Funk and Wagnalls 1968. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 256; G/Fair; ivory/pink/gray pictorial spine with black and blue text; dust jacket has several chips to edges; exterior slightly sunned; some light smudges due to handling; price clipped front flap; cloth has small moisture stained area to rear head edge; otherwise clean exterior; sturdy boards; text block shows minor spot to exterior fore edge; edges overall lightly toned; tight binding; illustrated; interior clean;. 1327661. FP New Rockville Stock. Funk and Wagnalls hardcover books
002693Billings MT: Hoofprints 1974. Very Good. Pamphlet. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 24 pp. Autumn-Winter 1974 issue two full-color reproductions essay by artist's daughter. Billings, MT: Hoofprints, 1974 unknown books
1996255131Toronto: Sprucecourt School 1996. 59p. staplebound booklet. Light handling wear. Black and white photos. Sprucecourt School unknown books
199648459Lexington MA: Heath 1996. Second edn. first printing. 8vo pp. xiv 530. Paper wraps. Major problems in American history series. Top edge and cover slightly soiled cover very slightly dog-eared o/w a nice copy. Heath unknown books
198872025London:: Edmund Culverwell. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. First printing of this revised edition. Near fine in a very good rubbing and creasing dust jacket. . Edmund Culverwell, hardcover books
198872026London:: Edmund Culverwell. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. First printing of this revised edition. Near fine in a good heavy rubbing on rear panel dust jacket. . Edmund Culverwell, hardcover books
1936270825New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. An adventure-mystery for girls following Ms. Mansfield's Keeper of the Wolves and Boss of the Ragged O. There is an attractive bookplate on the front pastedown and a pencilled note on the endpaper. The dustjacket has loss especially to the spine where the text is affected. The jacket is not price-clipped and is protected with a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Good dust jacket. Farrar & Rinehart unknown books
197940459London:: Chatto & Windus. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0701124075 . First British edition. Fine in a near fine two small spots of soiling on front panel dust jacket. . Chatto & Windus, hardcover books
19571854Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1957. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. A signed first edition of Wings For Life by pioneering aviator Ruth Rowland Nichols. Octavo 317pp. Blue cloth spine title in gilt on spine with decorative illustrations. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. In publishers near fine dust jacket $3.95 on front flap wear at edges but otherwise bright illustrations and vibrant colors. Inscribed by the author: "To Kamala Vars With highest admiration of her piloting. Best wishes. Ruth Nichols Oct. 26th 1958." Ruth Rowland Nichols was an American aviation pioneer beating Charles Lindbergh's cross country air speed record in 1930 and the record for the longest distance flown by a woman in 1931. She attempted to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic but she crashed in New Brunswick. Along with Amelia Earhart the media was captivated with her story nicknaming her the "Flying Debutante" a reference to her upbringing in New York social society. She died in 1960. J.B. Lippincott Company unknown books
19571441957. NICHOLS Ruth. WINGS FOR LIFE. The Life Story Of the First Lady Of The Air. Making her first flight in 1919 Nichols went on to more than 140 different aircraft including jets. A scarce book about a female aviation pioneer. Signed presentation from Nichols on the front endpaper: "For/ Bess with love. From Ruth." Near fine; pretty nice little edgewear with a bit of minor chipping head of spine d/j. $750.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
195713776EPhiladelphia: Lippincott 1957. First Edition. Signed presentation copy from Ruth Nichols inscribed by the author: “To Maurice Charles With my good wishes as a mutual friend of a real Spartan pilot - Lorraine Emerson - and in memory of Fred Ames. Sincerely Ruth Nichols.†Illustrated with black & white photos including one of Ruth and Amelia Earhart taken at the Santa Monica airport after the 1933 Bendix Transcontinental Trophy Race. Foreword by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd U.S.N. Near fine or better copy with just a faint trace of edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing and a couple of very small tears. The autobiography of famous aviatrix Ruth Nichols who began her career flying with Rogers Airlines in 1922 and went on to establish three new international records for women in 1931 altitude speed and distance. In 1932 she flew from Los Angeles to New York in thirteen hours and twenty-one minutes - one hour less than the previous transcontinental record set by Charles Lindbergh. In 1955 she became the first woman in the United States to pilot a twin-engine Executive aircraft. In addition to her amazing career in aviation Ruth Nichols was a tireless promoter of aviation to the public especially to children and was the first woman to receive the title of ‘World Pilot’ when serving as special correspondent for the U.S. Committee for U.N.I.C.E.F. Lippincott unknown books
193824845Racine: Whitman Publishing Company. 1938. Softcover. Wraps very good- with 3" start in lower spine fold a few scattered tears and a small chip to fore-edge of rear wrap. Linen-Like book with pages that have the texture of linen.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; pp . Whitman Publishing Company paperback books
19388203Racine. Whitman Publishing Co. 1938-1940. Bound in pictorial faux linen wrappers. Tall 4to. First Edition. Illustrated with colour plates by Ruth Newton. A Very Good copy. Whitman Publishing Co. unknown books
19388202Racine. Whitman Publishing Co. 1938-1940. Bound in pictorial faux linen wrappers. Tall 4to. First Edition. Illustrated with colour plates by Ruth Newton. A Very Good copy. Whitman Publishing Co. unknown books
1977BL3514Kent:: Dawson 1977. 1977. Large 8vo. xxiv 362 pp. Indices. Gilt-stamped navy cloth. Burndy bookplate. Near fine. ISBN: 0712907696 Dawson, (1977). hardcover books
199269419Valencia California: The Newhall Land and Farming Company 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition thus an update and expansion of her earlier work The Newhall Ranch 1958. Incorporated on the combined land holdings of railroad promoter Henry M. Newhall 1825-82 the Newhall Company has overcome hardships like the St. Francis Dam disaster droughts and the Depression to remain one of the most successful oil producing crop raising and cattle herding operations in the state. Evolving from a family owned company to a publicly held corporation Newhall Land and Farming is largely responsible for founding and developing the city of Valencia and the Magic Mountain amusement park. Numerous photographs illustrations and maps with a folding genealogical chart is housed in the rear pocket. Inscribed by Newhall on the half-title. Octavo. Mild wear to the dust jacket; else very good or better. The Newhall Land and Farming Company hardcover books
WN39015Princeton N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press 1907. Original maroon cloth gilt. Prior owner signature on ffep. Beige dust jacket with maroon and black lettering. Nearly as new. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Princeton Univ. Press Hardcover books
194556032NY:: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1945. Hardcover. B0006AQLHA . An early printing. Very good in a very good moderate edge wear dust jacket. . Harper & Brothers, hardcover books
198613677London: Viking Press 1986. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First UK edition of this exceptional crime novel that won the Edgar Award. Slight lean else a very good plus copy in very good clipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Viking Press hardcover books
1966003036Garden City: Doubleday 1966. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First US edition of one of Ms. Rendell's scarcer titles her third. A near fine copy with slight lean and small inconspicuous bookseller sticker to rear board in near fine unclipped jacket with light wear to top of spine area and closed tear to top of front panel. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover books
