Search Results: Authors starting with F from Classic Books and Ephemera

Philadelphia: J. & A.Y. Humphreys, 1812. Hardcover. Very Good. 256 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards. Former owner's name at head of title page: Geo. Metzger. First American edition. Early American Imprints, 2nd series (Shaw & Shoemaker), 25386. Translation of Notices sur l'intérieur de la France by Gotthilf Theodor von Faber (1766-1847), published in St Petersburg in 1807. Fascinating first-hand account of France under Napoleon Bonaparte. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed, with minor loss at head of spine; stain on pp. 86-87; minimal foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

Paris: Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Francais, 1924. Paperback. Fine. 102, [6] p.: frontispiece portrait of the author by Man Ray; 19 cm. Blue wrappers printed in black. Original glassine dust jacket. Publisher's advertisements on back cover. Most pages are unopened. This is number 561 of a limited edition of 1115 copies. In Fine Condition: clean and crisp.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. ix, [1], 141, [1] p.: frontispiece and 15 plates with captions in red; 35 cm. Original black cloth spine with green cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title on leather spine label. One of a limited edition of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. With prospectus. In Near Fine Condition: covers very lightly rubbed; otherwise a crisp and clean copy.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1944. Hardcover. Fine. vi, [4], 84, [2] p.; 21 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt spine title. No dust jacket (as issued?). An aid to help anyone improve their speech, specifically their pronunciation, articulation, and phonation. The forms "Voice Evaluation Blank" and "Speech Sound Inventory Blank" have not been filled in. In Fine Condition.

Rome: Edizioni dell' Obelisco, 1978. Hardcover. Good +. 18 p., [1] 33, 28, [1] leaves: illustrations; 28 x 40cm. Orange cloth with gilt spine title and cover illustration. Orange cloth over slipcase with paper labels on front and back printed in black. Stated First Edition. A facsimile reproduction of the work on the fountains of Rome, first published in the late 17th century. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper to Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown: "For Bob and Denise. Merry Christmas 1984 Thanks for getting me here. I miss you. Love" [illegible]. Scarce. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority international. In Good+ Condition: both hinges are very weak; otherwise, clean and bright. Slipcase is in Very Good+ Condition: labels are faded along edges; lightly soiled; solid.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. [8], 296 p.; 22 cm. Black cloth spine with white paper over boards; red spine title and author's initials on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in Near Fine Condition: year of publication written on front free endpaper; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and bright.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good +. viii, [4], 249 p.: music; 24 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt spine title and deocration. No dust jacket. The author examined "the nature and scope of the poet's interest in opera and . . . what the probable effect of that interest" on his poetry was. -- Preface, p. vi. A fascinating look at the musical world in the 19th century in and around New York City. Scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; corners bumped; pages are clean and tight.

London: Rockliff, 1955. Hardcover. Fine/good -. Third Impression. xvi, 223 p., frontispiece and 31 unpaginated pages of illustrations: in-text illustrations; 22 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Good- Condition: loss at both ends of spine and along upper edge of back cover; chipping along edges; several closed tears; front section scraped at upper corner; illustration of Paganini on front section is intact.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. vii, [3], 248 p.: illustrations, tables; 25 cm. Paperback with green and white cover. Part of the Yale Language Series: McGill University Companions to Modern Greek Studies. Former owner's name inside front cover: Stephanie Kordas. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; front cover has several small indentations; other than former owner's name, clean and tight.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1980. Paperback. Near Fine. [6], 200, [2] p.; 18 cm. Paperback; cover design by David Myers; cover painting by Les Katz. First paperback edition March 1980. ISBN: 034528691X. A Del Rey Science Fiction Classic. In Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and tight.

Stockton, N.J.: Alexander Farnham, 1972. Paperback. Very Good. Second Edition. [2], 67, [3] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Orange paper covers printed in black. Illustrated with drawings of many early American tools. Former owner's name at head of front cover and first (blank) page: Lord. In Very Good Condition: cover slightly rubbed; lower corner of front cover creased; otherwise clean and tight.

Pittsburgh, Pa: Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Ringgold Cavalry Association, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good +. xi, 4-538 p.: frontispiece portrait of Col. Andrew J. Greenfield, leaves of plates containing illustrations, portraits, and maps (1 folded); 24 cm. Dark green publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped cover illustration. Green moire-patterned endpapers. Bookplates on front fixed endpaper for Earle R. Forrest of Washington, Pa., and the Library of the Museum of Northern Arizona, which received the book from Forrest. Verso of title page contains a stamp for the Washington County Historical Society, Washington, Pa. Earle R. Forrest (1883-1969) was an author, newspaper reporter, cowboy, and photographer from Washington County, Pa. Although he spent most of his working life there, he made a number of trips to the West, specifically to Arizona and Montana, which he documented in photographs and books. This work presents the complete history of the companies of… Read More

New York: The Smith, by arrangement with Horizon Press, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/good. 64 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Dust jacket, with $5 price tag. This prose poem is the author's "book of genesis -- the story of time's beginning, Adam & Eve and Eden lost." -- dust jacket. James T. Farrell (1904-1979) is best known as the author of the Studs Lonigan trilogy. The illustrations are by Stephen Dwoskin (1939-2012), best known as an avant-garde filmmaker. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good Condition: rubbed; 1-cm. separation over back joint; minor loss at ends of spine.

London: Sheed and Ward, 1948. Hardcover. Fine/very good -. xii, 171 p.; 22 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt spine title. Green and white dust jacket. Irish poet Robert Farren (1909-1984) examines the history of "verse written in the English language by Irishmen." -- dust jacket. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: rubbed and lightly soiled; closed 1-cm. tear from the upper edge of the front section; price-clipped.

Paris: P. Ollendorff, 1906. Hardcover. Near Fine -. Cent-onzième édition." viii, 319, [3] p.; 19 cm. Contemporary half calf with gilt-tooled spine title and decoration. Marbled paper over boards. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original yellow wrappers bound in. Publisher's advertisement on back wrapper. Red, yellow, and green ribbon bookmark separated but present. At head of title: Ouvrage ayant obtenu le Prix Goncourt en 1905. Binder's stamp on front free endpaper verso: Vald. Rasmussen, Paris. Claude Farrère was the pseudonym of Frédéric-Charles Bargone (1876-1957), a prolific French author. Sixteen movies made from 1918 to 1936 were based on his works. In Near Fine- Condition: edges lightly rubbed; pages are browning as usual but clean and tight.

Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2002. Paperback. Near Fine. xvi, 190 p.: tables; 23 cm. Paperback. Translation of Famiglia a Stelle e Strisce, published in 1993. Gift inscription dated 2003 on half title page. The author uses a case study of brass manufacturer Scovill Manufacturing Co. of Waterbury, Conn., to examine the relationship between war propaganda and government regulations during the First World War, on one hand, and business culture and immigration, on the other. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; gift inscription; otherwise, clean and tight.

Rome: Carocci, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. 215 p.; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Inscribed by the author on first (blank) page. Entirely in Italian. In Very Good Condition: cover lightly soiled; edges rubbed; pages are clean and tight.

New York: Story Magazine at Random House, 1934. Paperback. Very Good -. 100 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers printed in black. Contains the first appearance of stories by William Faulkner and others. Bus to Biarritz by Madelene Cole was an O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Story of 1934. Contents: Lo! by William Faulkner -- My Father Sits in the Dark by Jerome Weidman -- Bus to Biarritz by Madelene Cole -- The Party Next Door by Ernest Brace -- Achilles by Frances-Elizabeth Crawford -- Casual Evening by Charles Kendall O'Neill -- The Peddler by James Van Liew -- The Revelation by H.E. Bates -- Resurrection of a Life by William Saroyan. In Very Good- Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; edges are rubbed; price lightly written on front wrapper; pages are clean and tight.

Ithaca, N.Y.: Albert Bernhardt Faust, 1944. Paperback. Good +. x, 86 p., frontispiece & 7 leaves of illustrations; 23 cm. Dark blue paper wrappers with silver spine and wrapper title. Although a well-known German and German-American studies scholar, Albert Bernhardt Faust (1870-1951) wrote this play late in life about the war over the national bank in the United States that occured during the administration of President Andrew Jackson. Very scarce. In Good+ Condition: wrapper starting to separate at ends of spine; lower corner of front wrapper creased; wrapper is lightly soiled, and scraped at upper left-hand corner of front wrapper and inside both front and back wrappers; pages are clean and tight.

New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. [10], 275, [1] p.; 22 cm. Black spine with grey paper over boards; grey spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Book Club Edition" -- on dust jacket. "11010" -- on back of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title page. A murder mystery set in an alternate 21st-century New York City. This was the author's first published novel. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges are rubbed; clean and bright.