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1926114738New York: The Macmillan Company 1926. Octavo illustrations by Elizabeth MacKinstry original black cloth front and spine panels stamped in orange. First edition. Adventure novel set in Mexico. Light stain to rear cover free endpapers and fore-edge of text block foxed else a very good copy. #114738 The Macmillan Company unknown books
194039436Mystic CT: Marine Historical Association 1940. xi 86 pp. b/w plates. <br /><br />"Self portrait of an American Packet ship sailor." Townshend began his career in 1848 and continued throughout the age of sail transferring to the command of a steamship when he was 34 years of age. This account is compiled from his hundreds of letters to family members and gives an excellent sense of the daily life of a merchant sailor. This is copy #V in a limited edition of 100. Covers lightly faded else very good codnition Marine Historical Association books
1957280750London. : Secker and Warburg. 1957. 1st British edition. . Red cloth silver spine title. . Near fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket with some sunning to spine. 20.2x13.3 cm. . The fantastic true story of a housewife who was three women in one body--told by the doctors who helped her to find her real self". weight: 1.0 lb. Secker and Warburg. hardcover books
1957218598New York: McGraw-Hill 1957. First. hardcover. near fine. ix 308pp. 8vo two-toned cloth lightly rubbed d.w. New York: McGraw Hill 1957. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> McGraw-Hill unknown books
1937WRCLIT70515London: Paramount 1937. 10pp. Quarto. Pictorial self-wrappers with upper wrapper bearing Paramount's standard house imagery. Heavily illustrated. About fine. Original campaign pressbook for the British release of this film adaptation of a story by Paul and Elsie Fox with the screenplay by Louis Stevens and Robert Wyler. Directed by James P. Hogan starring Dorothy Lamour Lew Ayers Gilbert Roland Lionel Atwill Anthony Quinn et al. The film is obviously set within the context of the Spanish Civil War and was touted as the "First Spanish War Romance" but the war serves chiefly as a backdrop affording little insight into the causes and events. The publicity paper however offered some dramatic period imagery. Paramount unknown books
19891339112Cambridge: M.I.T. Press 1989. Fourteenth Printing. Hardcover. Quarto; VG- Hardcover; Tan spine with Black text; Boards strong some edgewear slight shelfwear bending along tail edge of spine small faint brown marks on spine; Textblock has black and brown marks along edges otherwise clean; 837 pp<br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. 1339112. FP New Rockville Stock. M.I.T. Press hardcover books
1980018143Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press 1980. v 236p. dj author's SIGNED presentation copy. Scottish Academic Press unknown books
1980002225Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press 1980. v 236p. dj author's signed presentation copy. Scottish Academic Press unknown books
1924133471Coeur d'Alene Idaho: The Character Building Company 1924. Octavo inserted frontispiece. original pictorial green cloth stamped in gold. First edition. A collection of short stories. Smith M-88. A very good copy. #133471 The Character Building Company unknown books
19801292Lexington Massachusetts: Lexington Books 1980. Hardcover. xi 226p. tables very good condition. Lexington Books hardcover books
1979UJOHTEN00KTUniversity of Utah Press 1979. Fine. Johnson Hervey. Tending the Talking Wire: A Buck Soldier's View of Indian Country 1863-1866. . Salt Lake City UT: University of Utah Press 1979. 1st edition. 382pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. Large octavo. Blue cloth. Book condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Slight fading to jacket's spine. University of Utah Press hardcover books
1941146099Universal City: Universal Pictures 1941. Post-production script for the 1942 film.<br/><br/>An aviation drama celebrating Pan-American oceanic flyers wherein a young foreign correspondent agrees to take on one last mission to investigate a missing jewels case in Bombay India before retiring his wings and settling down with his fiancee. An early appearance by noted Dominican actress and so-called "Queen of Technicolor" Maria Montez better known throughout the 1940s for playing hot-blooded bejeweled seductresses in adventure epic films.<br/><br/>Set in India and the Philippines. <br/><br/>White titled self wrappers with title page integral with the front wrapper dated AUGUST 26 1941 with credits for actors William Gargan Irene Hervey Charles Lang Maria Montez Lloyd Corrigan and Mary Gordon. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL SIX PAGE 20. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with creasing to the right edges bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1931012301London: The London and Counties Press Association Ltd 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition this # 566 opf 855 copies. Large 4to brown full leather gilt-ruled and titled gte sides untrimmed 502 pp illustrated printed at The Grethan Press of the Unwin Brothers. Besides horse breeding and racing in the US the book covers South America India Australia New Zealand South Africa Canada A near fine copy. HORSES EQUESTRIAN. The London and Counties Press Association Ltd hardcover books
1922D8837New York: Macmillan 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original pale blue paper over boards brown cloth backstrip lettered in gilt paper label on upper board; 8vo; pp. 131. Signed by DuBose Heyward and Hervey Allen on the FFEP -- and Allen has also added "275" though this cataloguer is at loss to explain its significance. Spine tips lightly bumped and frayed; some light chipping at corners and along top edge of front board; pp. 53-60 8 leaves roughly opened along bottom edge with some light chipping in the margin only nowhere infringing upon text. A nice copy of Heyward's first book Allen's fourth. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
192283198NY:: Macmillan. Very Good. 1922. Hardcover. B015UO7JEA . First edition. INSCRIBED by Hervey Allen in 1924. Moderate shelf wear and aging else very good in tan cloth and light blue paper covered boards. No dust jacket. . Macmillan, hardcover books
192252597New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1922. Hardcover. New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. Authors First Book. Light blue boards show some soiling spine ends and cover edges are rubbed light foxing/toning to endpapers contetns are clean nice. A Very Good copy in plastic covertorn. . The Macmillan Company hardcover books
192239626New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. First Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Original cloth-backed boards paper label on front cover. Minor discoloration to boards spine gilt faded else fine. First Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. First Book. Heyward's first book it was Allen's fourth. He and Allen were among the founders of the Poetry Society of South Carolina "which had a strong influence on the rebirth of literature in the South." Kunitz & Haycraft. Heyward would later write a novel Porgy which became a play and then an opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin. Bruccoli First Printings of American Authors v.3 p.153; Seven Gables First Books 136 The Macmillan Company unknown books
1933008731Farrar & Rinehart 1933. Book. Fine. Cloth in Box. Presentation By Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy in near fine jacket.Small 1/8 chip in crown.1/8 chip lower front heel.Rare Presentation Copy.Review Copy with Yellow Slip Dated June 26 1933. First Edition "Inscribed for G. Selner Fougner EsqWith the coridal regards and best wishes of his ever Hervey Allen September 16 1933." Comes with a Special Made Solander Blue Case. All Reviews Included.Tipped Note From Secretary for another book Dated Jan 1936. Incredible. Gorgeous Presentation. Farrar & Rinehart Hardcover books
1936291665Bermuda: Anno Domini 1936. First Edition. Very Good binding. Folio. 94 pp. Edition limited to 2000 numbered copies of which this is #443. With black and white photographic illustrations and color watercolors by Adolf Treidler who did numerous posters for the Bermuda Tourist Board. Blue cloth boards with silver cloth spine. Very little wear and no marks of any kind in the book.~~Includes articles by Ralph Adams Cram -- "An Architect's View of Bermuda" -- and Frederick Law Olmstead -- "As A Landscape Architect Sees Bermuda". Very Good binding. Anno Domini unknown books
192623233NY: Privately published 1926. 8vo pp. 37. Frontis portrait. Cover little scuffed at corners bookplate partially removed from pastedown o/w a nice copy. Printed by William Edward Rudge. A memorial tribute with an introduction by Ida Tarbell. Martin was a charter membre of The Pen and Brush. Privately published unknown books
197941575Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press 1979. First edition 8vo pp. xxvii 1 313; text diagrams; original cloth in white dust jacket printed in black and red; damage to top 1 1/2 inches of spine affecting both jacket and cloth light edge wear the rest very good. Second half of this study devoted to applying the theory to Mandarin Chinese. <br/><br/> Scottish Academic Press hardcover books
1929WRCLIT49551London: Oxford University Press 1929. Small quarto. Quarter decorated vellum stamped in green and gilt and cloth t.e.g. Frontis. First edition edited from CC College Ms. 197. Vellum faintly mottled and bowed small area of discoloration on front cover scattered light foxing but a good copy. Bookplate of poet/publisher James Laughlin. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1980238555New York: Privately Printed for The Jockey Club 1980. First editions. Illustrated. 6 vols. 4to. Original boards with linen spine printed spine labels. Label of Vosburgh volume worn some edge wear on first two volumes else a near fine set with interesting provenance. First editions. Illustrated. 6 vols. 4to. Presentation from Vosburgh. A cornerstone of any racing library including the now very difficult to find Vosburgh volume and the final volume in the series by William H. Rudy.<br/><br/>The Vosburgh volume covering 1865-1921 is a presentation copy inscribed by Vosburgh to Robert L. Gerry noted sportsman and member of the Jockey Club and the Coaching Club on an inserted slip with Gerry's bookplate. Podeschi 446 1922-1936 volume Privately Printed for The Jockey Club unknown books
1980236581New York: Privately Printed for The Jockey Club 1980. First editions. Illustrated. 6 vols. 4to. Original boards with linen spine printed spine labels. Small nick at foot of spine of Vosburgh volume. A fine set. First editions. Illustrated. 6 vols. 4to. COMPLETE SET. A cornerstone of any racing library including the now very difficult to find Vosburgh volume and the final volume in the series by William H. Rudy. Podeschi 446 1922-1936 volume Privately Printed for The Jockey Club unknown books
1936012066NY: Sagamore Press 1936. Hardcover. Very Good . Four annuals sold as a lot uniform in binding and format no dustjackets cloth soiled mostly at spines which show some wear at tips. Reportage on the famous SEABISCUIT in all four volumes. All sound bindings with near fine internals same previous owner name on half title in all. HORSE RACING. Sagamore Press hardcover books