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2006UMAULAS00CCWMariner Books 2006. Very Good. Maurice Edward Beauclerk. The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming of Age in the Arctic. Boston: Mariner Books 2006. 392pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Mariner Books paperback books
199717323NY: The Great Commanders 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. 251pp index. Very good hardback bound in blue cloth with gilt letttering and issued without a jacket. <br/><br/> The Great Commanders hardcover books
19675232New York & elsewhere: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1967. 4to. Frontis. 640 pp.; illus. <br><br>Thick quarto. First edition. With a foreword by Robert Cushman Murphy Lamont Curator Emeritus of Birds of The American Museum of Natural History. Chapters are by specialists in zoology cell biology parasitology marine biology and entomology from various British institutions. The authors are Peter Walker Maurice Burton Shirley Hawkins Benjamin Dawes F. E. G. Cox C. M. Yonge R. Phillips Dales R. G. Davies James Green J. A. L. Cooke J. W. Jones J. F. D. Frazer and Léon Bertin. With numerous phtographs in color and black-and-white illustrated endpapers and drawings. An enjoyable read as well as a valuable reference tool. Publisher's blue cloth stamped in gold. A few tiny specks of white to covers. No dust jacket. Very good condition. McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover books
194358731NY: Knopf 1943. First Edition 2nd printing. 8vo pp.266 v. Bound in cloth backed boards. This was poet Barbara Howes's copy with her name on the flyleaf and bookplate on the endpaper. A story set in 17th century Burma. Knopf unknown books
194310361New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1943. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. First American edition of The Land of the Great Image by Maurice Collis. Octavo ix 1 265pp v index. Green boards with pale green cloth spine title stamped in red on spine floral design stamped in red on front cover previous owners' names in ink on front free endpaper some shelf wear along bottom edge clean text with toning to endpapers. Stated "First American Edition" on copyright page. In publisher's illustrated dust jacket retail price of $3.00 on front flap chipping to top edge of spine with two tears to back panel toning to interior and spine. Biographical narrative of a little-known Portuguese missionary traveling in 17th century Asia. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
194337019NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1943. Hardcover. B000NWR1MU . Second printing. Very good in a very good moderate edge wear and age toning dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
1943WRCLIT30609New York: Knopf 1943. Cloth and decorated boards. First U.S. edition. A very good or better copy in faintly tanned dust jacket. Knopf hardcover books
31148Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan. NY 1943. 266 pages clothbound good condition no jacket. . Other hardcover books
1958028260London: SCM Press 1958. New edition based on the second edition of 1842; edited by Alec R. Vicler. 2 vols. 288; 371p. dj. SCM Press unknown books
196622976NY: Kevorkian Foundation 1966. Softcover. G. Covers show some shelf wear and are tanned. Minor blue underlining in text owner's name on title page. White stapled wraps with color illustration. 35 pp. 17 plates only 2 in color. Contains an introductory essay 17 plates and a list of 41 exhibits. Published in January 1966. Kevorkian Foundation unknown books
197310927.2New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1973. 1st thus Hanrahan A82. Brown cloth. Dust jackets. Publisher's orange box with pictorial paper onlay to one side. A Fine/Fine set in a Nr Fine box minor wear & soiling/price sticker shadow to rear panel. 2 volumes. Illustrations by Sendak. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus & Giroux hardcover books
19749025354New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1974. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth spines and covers stamped in gilt. Spines of dust jackets lightly sunned else fine. Matching slipcase rubbed at edges and extremities. <br/><br/> Farrar Straus & Giroux hardcover books
197314229New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1973. First editions. Hardcover. A fine set in near fine dust jackets with the publisher's illustrated slipcase as issued. Lore Segal. Consisting of two volumes both stated first editions cloth bound with dust jacket housed in the original publisher's slipcase. Signed in volume 1 by the translator Lore Segal and dated 'June 4 2003'. <br/><br/> Farrar , Straus and Giroux hardcover books
197319062418New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Sendak Maurice. First printing with Maurice Sendak illustrations two volumes complete duodecimo size 362 total pp. A collection of beloved tales by Jacob and Wilheim Grimm 1785-1863 and 1786-1859 respectively this two-volume set contains classic fairy tales such as "Repunzel" "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" and "The Fisherman and His Wife". <br/><br/>Both volumes are illustrated by Maurice Sendak 1928-2012 a children's book author and illustrator best known for the enduring story "Where the Wild Things Are". Sendak's illustrations have a charming magic in their depiction of fantasy creatures and far-off lands.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full brown cloth gilt decoration on the front board gilt rules and lettering on the spine dark brown endpapers frontispiece in each volume a black-and-white illustration by Maurice Sendak full-page black-and-white illustrations by Sendak throughout both volumes; duodecimo size 7.25" by 5.75" pagination: Volume I: i-xii 1-2 3-168 3; Volume II: i-xii 169-332 333-335. Each volume in a paper dust jacket white and black lettering and a small decoration on the front panel inside colour rectangles blue and brown for Volume I orange and brown for Volume II black lettering on the spine brown rectangle and black ruled borders on the rear panel a description of the books on the front and rear flaps; the dust jackets are unclipped and both have the original price of $12.95 on the front flap. Housed in a slipcase covered in orange paper with white paper paste-down with black lettering and illustration by Sendak on one side.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volumes are fine overall with clean boards straight corners without rubbing strong square text blocks with solid hinges the interiors are clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; spines with light creases near the heads likely from the binding process else fine. The dust jackets are near fine unclipped clean with light overall edgewear spines are lightly sunned. The slipcase is near fine strong and sturdy clean overall with a few light soil marks and with some overall sunning.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Hanrahan no. A82.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â 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. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
197321856New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated brown cloth. Fine in near dust wrappers in fine slipcase. 2 vols. Sendak Maurice. 332 pages. 18 x 14.5 cm. Illustrated in black and white by Maurice Sendak. Translated by Lore Segal with four tales translated by Randall Jarrell. Segal and Sendak chose twenty seven of 210 stories. Signed presentation copy on half title "for Jane - Maurice Sendak Jan. 74." Lovely fresh set dust wrapper of volume one nicked at head. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
19731293243New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1973. First Editions. Hardcover. 12mos. 2 vols. VG/VG; DJs tan title blocks with off-white borders white and black lettering: mild wear to DJs light age-toning to spine of Vol. 2; "Two volumes boxed / $12.95" to front flap of Vol. 1 front flap of Vol. 2 price clipped; brown cloth boards gold lettering: mild wear to boards fading to spine of Vol. 1 more so than Vol. 2; interior pristine inscribed by previous owner to recto of frontispiece Vol. 1; set housed in orange slipcase moderate wear; frontispieces; shelved above Case 14. 1293243. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
1973299680New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1973. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Translated by Lore Segal with four tales translated by Randall Jarrell. Pictures by Sendak. 2 vols. d.w. New York: Farrar Straus 1973. First Edition.<br/><br/> Fine copies each signed by Lore Segal in publisher's orange board slipcase with pictorial label.<br/><br/> Farrar Straus & Giroux unknown books
1973BB012PRESENTATION COPY the first volume inscribed by the artist on the half-title: "For dear Judy - with all my love! Maurice Sendak Dec. '73" which was actually the earliest month the book was available. ALSO INCLUDED is a folded paper chemise inscribed by the artist "For Judy from her loving friend Maurice / Oct. 2002." Inside is a complete set of all 27 page illustrations as individual prints handsome impressions on large paper each sheet measuring 8-3/4 x 6-5/8 inches compared to the published sheet size in the book of 6-7/8 x 5-1/2 inches.<br />The recipient of these two inscriptions is Sendak's close friend Judy Taylor his British editor The Bodley Head from 1960 onwards who is largely credited with having helped to promote and popularize Sendak's illustration art in Europe. Farrar, Straus & Giroux hardcover books
197070645sLondon: Faber and Faber 1970. First Edition. Octavo blue cloth hardcover gilt letters 222 pp. Very Good with light edgewear and foxing age darkened spots in a Near-Fine price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated. Faber and Faber, [1970]. First Edition. hardcover books
193522907Chapel Hill: Univ. North Carolina 1935. First edition. Cloth. A very good crisp clean copy in a good dust jacket with a few chips and tears. xii 273 pp. 8vo. Univ. North Carolina hardcover books
1975014128Detroit: Black and Red. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Wraps 96pp near fine with owner's name. . Black and Red paperback books
1956UDRUIRO00AFAce Books 1956. Very Good. Druon Maurice. The Iron King. NY: Ace Books 1956. 254pp. 16mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed edges. Slightly soiled wraps. Spine subtly creased and rubbed. Ace Books paperback books
195671220NY:: Scribner's. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. B0020BAGRE . The first novel in The Accursed Kings series. The inspiration for George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series which has been adapted for television as Game of Thrones. Translated from the French by Humphrey Hare. First American printing. Slight spine slant else very good in a very good minor edge wear and age toning small damp stain at the base of the spine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Bill Hofmann. ; 269 pages . Scribner's, hardcover books
2013UDRUIRO01AFHarperCollins 2013. Very Good. Druon Maurice. The Iron King. Hare Translator Humphrey. NY: HarperCollins 2013. 340pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with slightly rubbed wraps and note on first page. HarperCollins paperback books
1916009941Devin-Adair 1916. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition1916.Fine copy.Incredibly Scarce Book. Beautiful Fresh Copy.With Irish Flag Front Panel. Devin-Adair Hardcover books
