Search Results: Authors starting with A from Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA

New York: H. Huntington, Jr. for subscribers, 1827. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Pp. iv, 204; 239. Frontis. engraved portrait of Bolivar with tissue guard. Contemporary calf binding with gilt decoration and lettering on the spine. Edges trimmed. Cover edges rubbed, spine ends chipped. Leaves and endpapers moderately foxed. Owner ink markings on free endpaper illegible, ink signature Abel Dickinson June 1830 on preliminary leaf. Identified on the title page only as "A Citizen of the United States," author Niles was a lawyer, editor and politician from Connecticut.

Ridgewood, NJ: The Gregg Press, 1967. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Thick 8vo. Pp. xv; 422. Glossary of Feejeean terms. Fold-out chart. Off-white sail cloth with printed design and title printed on spine. A very attractive copy with no detracting qualities. A facsimile reprint of the first edition, 1851. The author, Mary Davis Wallis, was the wife sea captain Benjamin Wallis of Salem, Massachusetts. For the 1840s and into the 1850s, Captain Wallis dominated trade in beche-de-mer -- sea cucumber - between Fiji and Manila. For the period 1844 - 1849, Wallis brought along his wife Mary, who left us her Christian-influenced account, published here.

Seattle: Bonanza, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Pacific Northwest Americana. 4to. Pp. 157. Laden throughout with black-and-white photography, including reproductions of historic stock shares. Light green textured cloth stamped with silver lettering. Dust jacket is price-clipped, else an attractive, fine copy. Other than the prohibitively expensive Scrimshaw Press collections of Kinsey's oeuvre, this remains an affordable and appealing compilation of his work. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

(Birmingham): Classics of Surgery Library, 1984. Limited Edition. Full Leather. Fine. 8vo. Pp. x; 292. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Fully bound in green leather with gilt design to covers and gilt lettering on spine. Satin bookmark. A facsimile reprint limited to 7,500 copies, of which this is number 879. Despite the high limitation, a fairly uncommon reprint. Abernethy (1764 ñ1831) was perhaps better known as a lecturer than for practicing surgery. Of literary interest is Poe's reference to Abernethy in "The Purloined Letter." Bookseller inventory DDDS-AM-DW.

(San Francisco): John Howell -- Books, 1970. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Folio. Pp. 77. Edited by John Galvin. Frontis. illustration. Illustrated throughout with color reproductions of Abert's depictions of Native Americans and their villages. Index. Bound in full cream-colored cloth with gilt lettering stamped on front cover and spine. In a bright dust jacket that shows light edge-wear. Dust jacket now housed in a clear, removable archival protector. One of 5,000 copies. A bright, fresh copy of a handsome production designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival protector.

Chicago: Caxton Club, 1965. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo. Pp. 110. Contains a bibliography of Caxton Club publications from 1896 - 1965. Green cloth, gilt titles and insignia on the cover, titles on the spine. Top edge trimmed. Bookplate. Laid in invitation card to the club's 36th Annual Christmas Revels on December 8, 1973. Tight binding, crisp and bright, no detracting qualities. "This edition of the Caxton Club Yearbook covers the period from 1958 to January 1965 and consists of 500 copies." Includes club officers and a membership roster and, importantly, a detailed bibliography of the 46 books published by the club to-date. A fresh copy.

London: Bodley Head, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. Derrick Greaves (dust jacket). 12mo. Pp. 157. Dark red buckram, titles stamped in gilt on the spine: edges moderately foxed, a few leaves less so. In the two color illustrated dust jacket, price 12s 6d unclipped: spine color slightly sunned. A middle-aged man becomes involved in the lives of a working class family and their dog Evie. "A fairy story for adults," first novel from the long-time literary editor of The Listener. Dust jacket preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

4to. Pp. 31. Hand-set using 16-point Caslon Old Face on Canson-Montgolfier paper. Half-bound in blue morocco with gilt lettering, over printed paper-covered boards with striking abstract design by Elliott Seabrooke. Edition limited to 150 copies of which this is number 64. Signed by Harold Acton on the limitation page. Slight wear to edges, with a touch of rubbing to head and tail of spine, removing blue dye. In sum, an attractive, well preserved copy.Collects 16 Acton poems. Dedicated to the publisher, "To Nancy Cunard." Cunard's reminiscence of Acton, some thirty years later: "swift, gay and full of sparkling, malicious shafts and arrows when occasion demanded," but also "a man of real culture, the excellent linguist, the beautiful lecturer with an exact technique" (These Were the Hours Memories of My Hours Press ..., 1969). The poet-scholar's fourth and last collection of poems, including an homage to Blake that resonates with sweet reverence. RITCHIE, A-7.

Carlsborg, WA: Harriet U. Fish, 1991. First Edition. Still Printed Wraps. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Pp. 44. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and line drawings. Stiff printed wraps with a black & white photograph and line-drawn map on cover, saddle-stapled. Slight evidence of wear. Signed by Harriet U Fish on front cover. A scarce, self-published, historical and environmental assessment of the Elwha River and the now-removed dam that blighted it's history. This copy signed by co-author Fish, who has written on the history of Issaquah and law enforcement in Washington State. Quite uncommon, with OCLC recording five institutional copies and no copies available online at the date of this entry, late-2023.

(Albuquerque): University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1967. First Edition. Printed Wraps. Near Fine. Art. Squarish 8vo. Pp. 64. Color frontispiece ("Conversation" by Max Weber); introduction; bibliography. Illustrated throughout with b&w and color reproductions. An attractive copy with only a hint of age-toning and slight smudges to cover -- please see photo. Features Ault, Marin, Hartley, and Feininger among others. A splendid overview. DDDS-NS-JLM.

Seattle: The Silver Quoin Press, 1949. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 25. Bound in rust-colored cloth with paper title label on front cover. Fine in VG dust jacket. Edition limited to 290 copies. Charming doggerel with references to Puget Sound and it's natural environment, including Walla Walla onions, geoducks (given here the phoenetic spelling "gooeyducks") etc. A handsome production from James Dille at his Silver Quoin Press. Dust jacket now protected in a clear removable, archival cover. Bookseller inventory S12182X1A.

London: Allen Lane in association with Rex Collings, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. A. Wainwright. 8vo. Pp. xii, 461. Frontis. illustration. With several additional Wainwright illustrations and maps. Brown cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine with illustration in black, ffep inscribed "To Mostya" and signed by the author in ink: small dampstain to the spine tail, leaf edges minimally age toned, leaves crisp and binding tight. In the color dust jacket illustrated by Martin White with price £4.50 intact on the front flap: small dampstain to the spine tail. Adventure story of two dogs escaped from a testing laboratory. The author's third novel after Watership Down and Shardik. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Co., Inc, 1940. First Edition. Plastic comb bound. Very Good+. 8vo. Pp. 127. Frontis. black & white photo. Illustrated with numerous Ansel Adams black & white halftone photo reproductions and several three-color diagram maps, one folding out. Includes bibliography by Francis P. Farquhar and chronology. First edition, first printing stated. Stiff paper covers printed reversed blue on white with titles and illustration front and back, white plastic comb, coated paper leaves. Edges minimally rubbed, original $1 price sticker and a very small stain inside front cover, leaves crisp and bright, comb intact. A crisp, cleanly printed first edition copy of a deeply researched guide many times reprinted since. The plastic comb binding, often found cracked, is well preserved.Covers the history of the valley, roads, trails, camps, trees, fishing, Indians, flora and fauna, etc. With superb photography that wants a larger format than will fit in a backpack.

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Co., Inc, 1945. Second Edition. Plastic comb. Very Good-. 8vo. Pp. 127. Frontis. black & white photo. Illustrated with numerous Ansel Adams black & white halftone photo reproductions and several three-color diagram maps, one folding out. Includes bibliography by Francis P. Farquhar and chronology. Stiff paper covers printed reversed blue on white with titles and illustration front and back, white plastic comb, coated paper leaves. Previous owner ink markings to cover, single crack to comb spine, edges minimally rubbed, leaves crisp and bright. A crisp, cleanly printed copy of a deeply researched guide many times reprinted. Covers the history of the valley, roads, trails, camps, trees, fishing, Indians, flora and fauna, etc. With superb photography that wants a larger format than will fit in a backpack.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1912. Reprint, February 1912. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Pp. 162. Bound in dark blue cloth with black lettering stamped on the cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Cover lightly stained. Previous owner name inked on front paste-down endpaper. Pages clean and crisp but slightly age toned. "The Macmillan Standard Library" stamped on cover.

South Wenatchee: [Terminal Hotel], 1951. First Edition. Stiff Poster Stock. Very Good. Wilkinsons. Fulll color poster on heavy poster stock measuring 10 x 16 inches with a 1951 calendar affixed with two staples. Artwork features a young boy, with his dog and a kite, squinting at skyward as four two-engine airplanes fly overhead. Slight dampstain on part of the cloud, which almost appears as an artistic flourish. Withal, quite presentable. The calendar is presented "Compliments of Joe Beuzer," who was either the co-founder of the hotel or a relative of the Beuzer who built the hotel with partner Pesch in 1922. A charming piece of Americana. Now protected in a clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

(San Francisco): Peoples Press, 1976. First Edition. Stiff wrappers. Good+. Robert Kramer. 8vo. Pp. 80. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs by Robert Kramer. Bound in stiff photo-illustrated wraps. Covers rubbed, especially along spine; previous owner's initials on title-page. Old price tag of $3.50 on rear cover. A scarce photo-essay on the Angolan independence movement that morphed into a civil war and, thus, a proxy Cold War battle between the US and Russia. This copy remains well bound.

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1938. Early Reprint. Stiff Printed Wraps. Very Good. 16mo. Pp. 64. Printed 2-1939. Illustrated with black & white halftone photo reproductions and two maps, one folding out and in colors. Index. Titles and wave motif printed in dark blue on light blue cover stock. Spine snagged at head and tail, edges rubbed, spine and perimeter color faded. French photo-illustrated guide to the principal sights in and near Algiers, with practical information for travelers, and a detailed street plan of the Kasbah. Scarce.

Morgantown, West Virginia: Monongalia County Board of Education, 1977. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Fine. 8vo. Two vols. Pp. Vol I: iv, 24. Vol II: iv, 16. Preface by Theresa McCormick. Bound in stiff printed wraps, saddle-stapled, with cover sketches by Raymond Johnson. Complete in two volumes. Brief oral histories of those who lived in Monongalia County. Jean Clark served as Project Coordinator; Theresa McCormick, Multicultural Coordinator. Quite scarce, with only three institutional copies located by OCLC. The two volumes are now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

New York: Charles A. Julian Enterprises, 1967. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Near Fine. 4to. Unpaginated. Magazine format illustrated throughout with black & white photographs of the 1967 Newark Riots, along with coverage of Detroit and other cities in which rioting erupted, prompting the dispatch of National Guard. Bound in printed wraps, with exploitative graphics including photos. Slight wear to spine; a well-preserved copy. Publisher is credited as Charles A. Julian, but Acme is printed on the front cover, next to price $1.00. Regardless, little information has been gleaned about publisher Charles Julian, other than Las Vegas Bad Boy (Las Vegas, 1970).While the exclamatory graphics of the front cover suggest an exploitative effort, the stunning photographs and text are fairly neutral in documenting the unrest afflicting inner-cities. Rare, with no copies recorded by OCLC, no copies marketed online at the date of this listing (2024). Now housed in a removable, clear sleeve with an acid-free backing.