Search Results: Authors starting with F from Pacific Coast Books

FJF Associates, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 1996 true First Edition with number line1234567890, Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA, Adjunct Professor of Finance School of Management, Yale Unviveristy, 523 pages including index, also many advertisement, pictorial hard cover boards in Fine condition, Book is Fine never read condition, comprehensive look at bond management with many illustrations and graphs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Lund Humphries Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. First edition soft cover, 9 inches in height by 8 inches in width, 100 pages heavily illustrated with 30 color full page plates and 18 black and white photographs, comprehensive look at Art of Nigeria especially Yoruba Bead work. Book is near Fine, the lightest corner wear, No previous owner bookplate or writing, A very clean and most presentable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Germany: Taschen, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Soft cover, stiff wraps heavily illustrated with fine examples of this Austrian based art movement that influenced architecture, art and items of daily use. Beauty and function meet in hundreds of color and black and white photographs, detailed look at the work of Wiener Werkstaette. Book is near Fine, the lightest wear on front cover, No previous owner bookplate or writing, binding tight and secure spine is perfect as new, 12. 5 inches in height by 9.5 inches in width, 244 pages, black and white bold logo on front panel, full color photo of stunning vase on rear panel. An extraordinary book in near Fine condition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Berekley, California: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition, 1964, Number 12 in the Bancroft Library Series. Book is Fine, 10.5 inches height by 7.25 in width, very clean publisher's plaid blue and brown cloth with bright gilt title to spine. Nice untrimmed and uncut foredge, introduction by Francis Farquhar with bibliography then two formats of John Bidwell's journal, No previous owner bookplate or writing, protected in a new removable custom mylar sleeve. A Fine and most presentable edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1966. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Third Printing, 1966, Quality University of California Printing, in collaboration with the Sierra Club, 262 pages including index, color frontis, illustrated, photos, maps, the definitive book on the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Book is near Fine, NO previous owner bookplate or writing, tight and crisp, light toning on both free end papers because of jacket transfer. Jacket is Very Good Plus because of 1.5 inch piece missing from rear corner on rear pane, protected in a new mylar sleeve, professionally shipped. Great Book at a Bargain Price! 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

East Auora, Illinois: Elbert Hubbard, 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition, 1907, Very Good minus, no jacket as issued, 17 pages complete with 22 tipped in vintage black and white plates, Great images of Roycrofters compound, shops, work rooms, furniture and grounds of the East Aurora, New York facility. Title page and front board is 2 color design by Dard Hunter as well as design at end of text, Book is 9 inches in height by 7 inches in width, quarter bound cloth spine with brown paper over boards, some light water staining on leading edge of front board and light fading to rear board, corners lightly worn through, some cracking between some text but binding holding firm, end papers are clean with previous name on front free page, solid and presentable scarce title at a bargain price. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Second Printing, March 1935 stated, Book: very good light tan cloth boards with black titles on spine, square and tight with sharp corners, very small previous owners initials on front end paper, spine a touch of sunning, a very solid copy of this Faulkner classic, No jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First State, Stated First Edition on copyright page. Book: FiINE: publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering, tight and square, sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or writing, super clean end papers. Jacket: Near Fine, First State with $4.75 price intact, 10/59 date on bottom of front panel, black and white photograph of Faulkner on rear panel with no reviews. A very presentable copy of the final volume of the Snopes family triology. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Random House, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Final volume of the Snopes family trilogy. Stated First edition, Book: blue cloth with gilt lettering, light orange topstain with a small faded area, NO previous owner bookplates or writing, tight square copy with sharp corners really closer to fine. Jacket: price clipped, full photo portrait of Faulkner on rear panel, first state jacket with slight edgewear, light wear to head of spine and spine a little sunned in contrast. All and all a very good copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Book: Fine, blue cloth with gilt lettering, tight and square, sharp corners, tasteful previous owner bookplate on front end paper, no other wrting. Jacket: $4.75 price intact, 10/59 date on bottom of front panel, first state jacket really near fine. A very presentable copy of the final volume of the Snopes family triology. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Modern Library. Modern Library. Near Fin/Very Good Plus. TWO Copies of Faulkner's masterpiece Absalom, Absalom! Both Modern Library publishing, number 271. 12 mo, Books are near Fine, one book has p.o. name on ffep, Jackets Very Good Plus or better, One binding red cloth the other is grey cloth $30 for BOTH copies! Bargain!

New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition stated on copyright page, Book; very good at least, previous owners name on front free page, light rubbing on titles on board and spine, dark blue boards are clean, book tight and square, internally very clean, Jacket: price clipped, first state jacket, chipping to head and heel of spine, dime sized chip on top of rear panel, some toning on rear panel of list of Faulkner's books. All in all a good copy of this collectable. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oversized large format book, comprehensive study of Native American art, materials and techniques, artisits and much more, 445 pages, 60 full color plates and more than 300 illustration. Book is Fine, previous owner name on front paste down, else Fine, beautiful red cloth boards with bright gilt titles on spine, Jacket: Near Fine, $60.00 price intact, brigt photo on front board, protected in mylar sleeve. Very clean and presentable copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beautiful First Edition in Mint condition. An Exhibition for the Louisana Purchase Bicentennial, 286 pages heavily illustrated with color photographs, quality production with coated paper stock excellent binding and fine cloth. Comprehensive view of the Louisiana Ppurchase, items in Jefferson's home and the influence that Napoleon and France had on his life. Book is oversized just over 12 inches in height, beautiful lillustrated endpapers Ultra clean navy blue cloth with bright gilt titles to front board and spine, Jacket is Fine, color portraits of Jefferson and Napoleon on front board, jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, 1958. First Edition. Half-Leather. Fine/No Jacket. First edition study of aged people on Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic. This is a presentation copy bound in a beautiful 3/4 brown leather binding with paper boards, truly in Fine condition, the book is inscribed by the author in Danish, the book is 236 pages, high quality coated paper and binding, many charts, in depth look of the relation between condition of limbs and capacity for work in 65 and 70 year old natives of the Danish isalnd Bornholm. A beautiful book in Fine condtion. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition, comprehensive Edgar Rice Burroughs biography, 25 chapters, 258 pages including index, deep look at Burroughs with the creation and evolution of his Tarzan character in print, on the big screen and television, illustrated with black and white photos. Book is Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, dark mustard cloth boards with green titles on spine, sharp corners, book tight and square. Jacket is Very Good, light wear to head and heel of spine, light edge wear and light soiling to rear panel, nice photos of early Tarzan and portrait of Burroughs. A very clean and most presentable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oakland, California: Biobooks, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Foreword by Joseph A. Sullivan, Limited Edition 1 of 750, Very Good Plus or better but closer to Near Fine, light oxidation on gold boards toning else Fine, No previous name or bookplate, 163 pages plus colophon, large mapFine bound in rear, Cowan 84, Six Guns 707 Bargain Priced!

Oakland, California: Biobooks, 1948. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition, One of 750, California Heritage Series #14, 163 pages includes folding map laid in rear. Nice chapter heading illustrations. Book is Fine, ultra clean publisher's bright gold binding with black title to spine. No previous owner name or bookplate no other marking. Tight and square with sharp points, nice untrimmed fore edge. A Superior Copy, protected in a custom mylar sleeve. Very Clean and most presentable Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribners. Hardcover. Good. Maxfield Parrish. Classic Scribners printing with full color illustration on front panel and black cloth, Scribners seal on copyright page, Later Printing after 1922, Complete with 9 beautiful Maxfield Parrish full color illustrations on 9 full page plates including frontispiece. 199 pages of classic children's poems. Book is called Good but actually better, rubbing and wear to front panel illustration, little play in boards but binding secure, corners bumped and two showing, gilt titles to spine and nice and clear, light wear to edges and rear panel. Paste downs and first free pages show rubbing, a few random smudges, text Very Good Plus, All and All a very nice copy with the famous Dinkey Bird illustration at a bargain price. ME. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1907 Edition, west coast travel and adventure including Alaska and National Parks, 309 pages including index, heavily illustrated with 20 vintage black and white photographs. One page map present. Book is 8 inches in height by 5.5 inches in width. Publishers green cloth with bright gilt title to front board and spine, floral title block tight and square with tight hinges, very light edge rubbing. Spine shows some light staining. Previous owner name on first free page. At least Very Good Plus. In custom clear mylar sleeve. Bargain Priced and Shipped Immediately. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.