1 835 résultats
200015344Short Hills: Burford Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1580800491 . Reflections on wildlife politics and an American icon. First printing. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper else fine in a near fine light shelf wear dust jacket. . Burford Books hardcover books
1958WRCLIT73316New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1958. 32pp. 12mo. Decorated wrappers. First edition thus. Linoleum block Illustrations by Eileen Taber. 360 copies were set aside by the publishers as Monograph 54 for distribution by the Typophiles; this copy retains a "Season's Greetings 1958" card signed by Ella Oelrich and Anne Zuigone. About fine. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
194122814Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. Good in Fair dj. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. shopworn copy binding solid but with slight fraying to cloth along bottom edge and at top of spine some discoloration to endpapers; jacket is well-worn small tears and minor paper loss at several corners faded at spine old external tape reinforcements across both ends of spine extending into front and rear panels. Historical novel set from 1853 through 1901 centering around a Massachusetts minister and his young lawyer son who catch California fever "the pull of the pioneering spirit" and set off for the West. "In a sweeping panoramic novel of the turbulent years of growth of a great state the author tells the story of their trek across the continent their settlement in the fabulous town of San Francisco and their participation in the stirring events of the next half-century." The father is described as a "friend of Emerson Thoreau and Bronson Alcott" and transforms himself from a man of the cloth into a teacher while the son goes into politics; after the Civil War he leads "a spirited but futile resistance against the domination of California by the Big Four." This reference is to the guys who built the Central Pacific Railroad: Leland Stanford Collis Potter Huntington Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker. . Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. hardcover books
19551002749London: Collins 1955. School Edition" of this midcentury photobook first published in 1947 number 7 in the Collins Colour Books series for children. The narrative follows two children in a traveling circus troupe over the course of a year as they take the show on the road through the English countryside. The vivid color photographs feature several real-life provincial troupes: Reco Brothers Circus and Zoo Don Ross Royal Imperial Circus and Chessington Zoo and Circus. They depict the challenges of "tenting" the training of the animals and the routines of the clowns and acrobats: "Have you ever wondered how circus riders learn to do such wonderful tricks without breaking their necks whilst they are learning" A fine copy of an uncommon book. Single volume measuring 6.75 x 7 inches: 52. Original pale gold wrappers printed in red. Title page printed in color illustrated with line drawings and color photographs throughout text. Collins unknown books
1975231341Washington DC: US Commission on Civil Rights 1975. Magazine. 56p. 8.5x11 inches articles essays news illustrations and photos worn and soiled wraps stamp on front wrap address label on rear wrap else very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. US Commission on Civil Rights unknown books
1975206119Washington DC: US Commission on Civil Rights 1975. Magazine. 56p. 8.5x11 inches articles essays news illustrations and photos very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. US Commission on Civil Rights unknown books
1994UPAUCLA00MELHarvest 1994. Very Good. Paulsen Gary. Clabbered Dirt Sweet Grass. Paulsen Ruth Wright illustrator . New York: Harvest 1994. 120pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped corners and gift inscription on first leaf. Harvest paperback books
19845606Philadelphia: Dolan/Maxwell Gallery 1984. Oblong 8vo. 16pp. Illustrated with numerous color plates and black & white photos. The special edition limited to 90 copies bound and signed by Claire Van Vliet. Lilac linen over boards stamped in brown. Fine. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery hardcover books
197821522West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1978. First edition of this essay. Very fine copy with an invitation to a Janus Press exhibition laid in. Large square 8vo sample tipped-in printed hand-made wrappers. Very fine copy with an invitation to a Janus Press exhibition laid in. The Janus Press unknown books
201096256México D.F.: Museo de Antropología e Historia Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia INAH; CONACULTA 2010. 23cm. 1. De la Insubordinación a la obediencia. El Sindicalismo. 2. Del Color local al Estandar Universal. 3. De Espacios Domésticos a Inmundos públicos. El Siglo de las Mujer en México. 4. Los Matices de la Rebeldía. 5. De la Mofa a la Educación Sentimental 5 Vols. 121;124;131;106;107p b/w plates ind. illus. tbl. appen. bibl. color picts. wrps Part of an editorial project aimed at making the academic research available to the public through the contextualization avant-garde studies with a didactic perspective of contemporary history in Mexico. Written by researchers of Dirección de Estudios Históricos DEH-INAH with essays written in a concise engaging and reflexive way about the 20th century historic events in Mexico highlighting the labor movements the political and social opposition women literature and graphic and visual arts. Museo de Antropología e Historia, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH; CONACULTA unknown books
1983155796Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe 1983. First edition. Softcover. A slim collection of poems by Fainlight accompanied by illustrations by Ki Batei. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Bloodaxe unknown books
1983155248Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe 1983. Second impression. Softcover. A slim collection of poems by Fainlight accompanied by illustrations by Ki Batei. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Signed and inscribed by Fainlight on the title page to poet Linda Pastan. Bloodaxe unknown books
198370969Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books 1983. First edition. 20 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Poems with illustrations from prints by Ki Batei. Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books unknown books
19347988Boston: Bruce Humphries. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1934. Hardcover. Illustrated by Loring Dodd. No statement of printing. About fine in a very good light stain along the top edge of the front panel two inch closed tear in the upper corner of the front panel which has been mended internally with clear adhesive tape price clipped dust jacket. . Bruce Humphries hardcover books
195854378NY:: William Morrow. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in a very good minor edge wear and fading dust jacket. ; 62 pages . William Morrow, hardcover books
1977142218New York: Lyceum Theatre 1977. Draft script for the 1977 Broadway play. The play ran at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City from December 29 1977 until June 4 1978 for a total of 180 performances. <br/><br/>A man who works in the financial sector of New York meets a cancer-stricken Armenian in a rooftop garden of a hospital. The Armenian relates his tale of surviving the Holocaust to the financial advisor. <br/><br/>Set in New York. <br/><br/>White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for playwright Ronald Ribman. 67 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Lyceum Theatre unknown books
19882307913New York: Pantheon 1988. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Top edge lightly foxed. 1988 Hard Cover. Includes nearly forty stories from the author's first four short story collections among them five Inspector Wexford tales and two Edgar award winners. Pantheon unknown books
1979407011Carmel: The Friends of Photography 1979. Some spotting and cockling to wrappers. 10 x 8.5 inches. 56 pages. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white. Original printed wrappers. First edition signed by the photographer on the hal- title. <br/><br/> The Friends of Photography unknown books
1979173361Carmel CA: The Friends of Photography 1979. First edition. Softcover. 56 pages. Text by James Alinder. Includes 35 black and white plates. A clean and tight very near fine copy in wrappers. A much nicer than usual copy. The Friends of Photography unknown books
1338573New York: Communications Distribution Inc. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Large Octavo; VG-; blue spines with gilt text; no jackets; HB newsletters; 4 volumes in 3 bound books: vol. 1 Combat: Sept. 1 1968-Dec. 15 1969; vol. 2 Combat: Jan. 1 1970-Dec. 15 1970; vols. 3 and 4 Combat: Jan. 1 1971-June 1 1972; cloths show some marks and scratches to exteriors; ex-library sticker to spines and rears; strong boards; text block edges show mild wear; ex-library markings to copyright pages; interiors clean; illustrated; white sticker to rear pastedowns; tight bindings; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1338573. FP New Rockville Stock. Communications Distribution Inc hardcover books
1968244829New York: National Review / Communications Distribution Inc 1968. Thirteen issues of the newsletter 8.5x11 inch format four pages some with inserts laid in. Issues present are vol. 1 nos. 1 2 4 5 7-15. Conservative newsletter tracking the dirty laundry of the left and reprinting particularly militant passages from the Black Panthers analysis shows that they were inspired by Chairman Mao - wow impressive detective work there guys! SDS and other groups. No. 2 states that hippies put LSD in Chicago's water supply but chlorination ruined it. National Review / Communications Distribution Inc unknown books
1945220004New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1945. 1945. First edition "A". 8vo. Original black stamped red cloth. Dust jacket price clipped. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. The biography of Ruth Hunter who played the role of Ellie May in "Tobacco Road" on stage for over five years. F. Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. hardcover books
20022304848Random House 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Front wrapper creased. 2002 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 302 pp. In this delightful sequel to her bestseller Tender at the Bone Ruth Reichl returns with more tales of love life and marvelous meals. Comfort Me with Apples picks up Reichl Random House paperback books
193630448London: Peter Davies 1936. First Edition. 8vo pp. 254. Owner's bookplate on pastedown. Cover little worn o/w VG. A novel. Peter Davies unknown books
195347104Wilmington: Delaware History 1953. Paperback. Good. 269-291pp; 53-67pp; 140-158pp; 233-251pp; 307-332pp; 49-80pp. Scattered ink underlining to text previous owner's ink stamp and old call letters in pencil on front tear at front joint of volume one edges browned else a good set in publisher's blue wraps. <br/><br/> Delaware History paperback books