Search Results: Authors starting with S from Bluebird Books

New York: P. F. Collier & Son Corporation. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1937-1940s]. Hardcover. A reprint edition of an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini. This is the author's imagined story of Louis XVII, the real-life lost Dauphin of France. Sabatini imagines that the dauphin was able to escape imprisonment and find refuge in Switzerland. The Italian-born Sabatini lived most of his adult life in Britain. He was fluent in numerous languages, but chose to write in English because, as he said (per Wikipedia), "all the best stories are written in English." --- In full purple cloth-covered boards with cover & spine decorations in blind, spine titling & horizontal rules in gilt. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With missing half title page, mild cover scuffing and rounded cover corners, otherwise a sound, tightly-bound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; iv, 379 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. A 1924 first edition of the revised edition of Rafael Sabatini's novel, first published in 1913. This is the story of an Italian man who was groomed by his mother to become a saint, but later abandoned this calling. --- In linen-finish black cloth-covered boards with titling in orange to cover & spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With fragment from the dust jacket pasted to front paste-down, slight sunning to cloth and mild soiling to textblock edges, otherwise a tightly-bound, sturdy copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; vi, 442 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1930s-40s]. Hardcover. A reprint edition of an adventure novel by Italy's Rafael Sabatini. This is the author's imagined story of Louis XVII, the real-life lost Dauphin of France. Sabatini imagines that the dauphin was able to escape imprisonment and find refuge in Switzerland. --- In full black cloth-covered boards with titling in orange to cover and spine; orange topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature and notations to front free endpaper, a little mild soiling to cloth, else a tightly-bound, sound copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; iv, 379 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. An ex-library first US edition of Rafael Sabatini's 1939 historical novel. Set in the sixteenth century, the famous Admiral Andrea Doria led the defense of Genoa from attacking Muslim ships led by Dragut-Reis. The Italian-born Sabatini lived most of his adult life in Britain. He was fluent in numerous languages, but chose to write in English because (per Wikipedia), "all the best stories are written in English." --- In full reddish-brown cloth-covered boards with cover & spine titling in red. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With tears to cloth along back joint & lightly sunned spine. Also with prior ownership evidence by a Chicago book club being adhesive remnants to front free endpaper and rubberstampings to front paste-down, else a sound copy.; Ex-Library; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; iv, (2), 393 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. An early US edition of Rafael Sabatini's 1904 romance, his second published novel which is centered around his Sir Crispin Galliard character. In his prefatory note to this edition, the author explains that due to his immaturity when writing his early novels he preferred they not be published in the US. The Italian-born Sabatini lived most of his adult life in Britain. He was fluent in numerous languages, but chose to write in English because (per Wikipedia), "all the best stories are written in English." --- In full textured black cloth-covered boards with cover & spine titling in orange; red topstain. Clippings about this work and author are laid in. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With penciled gift inscription and inked prior owner's signature to front endpapers along with age-toning to leaves & mild soiling to cloth, otherwise a sound, tightly-bound, unmarked copy.; 12mo - 7… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1930s-40s]. Hardcover. An undated UK reprint edition of Rafael Sabatini's 1934 historical novel which is centered around his Marc-Antoine Villiers de Melville character. The story is set amidst intrigue in Venice during the Napoleonic Wars. The Italian-born Sabatini lived most of his adult life in Britain. He was fluent in numerous languages, but chose to write in English because (per Wikipedia), "all the best stories are written in English." --- In full orange cloth-covered boards with cover & spine titling in black. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A well-preserved copy, though with slightly sunned spine, mild age-toning to leaves, and discreet Nassau (Bahamas) bookseller label to rear paste-down.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 320, 48 (ads) pages .

Lincoln: A Bison Book / University of Nebraska Press. Very Good+. 1995. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 0803292384 . A softcover edition of volume II only (of two) of Edwin L. Sabin's detailed account of the life of Christopher ("Kit") Carson (1809-1868). In this volume, Carson ". . .consolidates his fame as a courier, scout, soldier and Indian agent." With 7 full-page drawings by Howard Simon, including frontis portrait of Carson associate John Charles Frémont. Index at rear of volume covers both volumes I and II. Reprinted from the revised 1935 edition by Press of the Pioneers, Inc. --- In brown wraps with color Maynard Dixon painting to front cover. --- A well-preserved copy, tightly-bound and clean, though with moderately sunned spine.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (10), 489-996 pages .

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1995. Softcover. 0803292376 . A softcover revised edition of volume I of Edwin L. Sabin's biography of Kit Carson (1809-1868), the American adventurer, trapper and scout. The author details various aspects of Carson's life, starting at age fifteen when he ran away from home in Missouri to join a Santa Fe-bound caravan, to about 1853. With 20 full-page drawings by Howard Simon. The author completed the biography with his volume II. --- In wraps with detail from Maynard Dixon's color painting "Mountain Man, Oregon Trail" to front panel. --- A bright, tightly-bound, newish copy though with slight sunning to a strip of back panel near the spine.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiv, (6), 488 pages .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Full-Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library first edition of William Safire's first novel, which is set in the White House and tells of political intrigue. Mr. Safire knew about such things, having worked in the Nixon White House as a speechwriter. With a special introductory note by the author and illustrations by George Jones. Issued as part of the publisher's First Edition Society series which preceded the Doubleday & Company trade edition. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full dark navy bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Text presented on quality papers. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Blue silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A very nice copy: bright, newish and probably unread, but… Read More

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition Thus. Full-Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library first English-language edition of a novel by France's François Sagan. This work, the story of two lovers, Edouard and Beatrice, was first published in 1977. Translated from the French by Abigail Israel, with illustrations by Bernard Fuchs and with a special introductory note by the author. Issued as part of the publisher's First Edition Society series, published prior to the Delacorte Press trade edition. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full burgundy bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Text presented in quality papers. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Peach silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: bright, newish and lacking… Read More

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. A handsome, single-volume assortment of writings from the extensive diaries of Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de Saint-Simon (1675-1755), more commonly known simply as 'Saint-Simon'. The Duke was a member of the Regency Council and was familiar with the secrets of the Reign of Louis XIV. Selected, translated and edited by Desmond Flower, and with color illustrations by Pierre Brisaud. Genealogical table of the Bourbon family laid in. Sandglass flyer not present. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt shield to cover, gilt spine titling and red topstain. In blue paper-covered slipcase. --- With slight sunning to spine, and with minor dulling to spine gilding & a bit of soiling to cloth, else a clean, bright, sound copy lacking damages. Slipcase with sunning and soiling, otherwise intact and structurally sound.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xxxii, 498 pages .

Rutland, Vermont,: Charles E. Tuttle Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Soft Cover. Stated Fifth printing, 1959. With step-by-step instructions, with diagrams to aid in the process. Includes several folded pieces of colored paper which a previous owner likely used to practice. In nice shape.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Mannheim: Norbert Wohlgemuth Verlag. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. A German-language edition of the Italian author's adventure story, set in Africa. The title, roughly translated into English, is "The Diamond Caves". --- This compact volume in red cloth-covered boards with decorations on cover and titling on spine, both gilt-stamped. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A prior owner has forcefully indented his name and info. to front free endpaper, which has left impressions on the first few leaves. Cover with discolored strip near top front and with a little spine lean, otherwise a clean, firm copy.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; 308 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1961]. Hardcover. A Modern Library reprint edition of J. D. Salinger's landmark novel, which features his Holden Caulfield character, a rebellious teen-ager who questions many conventions of society. --- In Toledano spine 8 / red cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 403 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1961 (though 1951 date appears in book). ML #90.2. --- With inked gift inscription to verso of half title page, otherwise an unmarked, sturdy copy. Price-clipped dust jacket with small tears (some tape-repaired) and chips at spine ends and edges, along with moderate soiling; else intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; (6), 277 pages .

New York: Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1990-2000s]. Hardcover. 0316769533 . A stated thirty-seventh printing of J. D. Salinger's classic 1951 novel. Centered around the author's Holden Caulfield character, the story explores many emotional themes of adolescence and early adulthood. This work was named to the Modern Library list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. --- In full black paper-covered boards with titling on spine in gilt, publisher device in blind on cover. Volume wrapped in jacket with familiar Michael Mitchell-designed carousel horse artwork to front panel. Though 1951 date appears in book, possibly published c.1990s-2000s. --- With faint rubbing to front cover and bookseller pencilings to front free endpaper, otherwise a clean, bright copy without markings. Unclipped jacket ($14.95) with small holes at extremities (likely the work of silverfish), sunned spine and a horizontal scratch to front panel, else… Read More

Seattle: Superior Publishing Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of a pictorial guide to the route taken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they explored the newly-bought Louisiana Purchase at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson. Included are 160 of Albert Salisbury's photos of Lewis & Clark campsites, landscape features, monuments and signage as they appeared at the time of publication of this work in 1950. With several detailed maps, and a historic map of the route at endpapers. With drawings throughout by Carter Lucas. --- In light blue cloth-covered boards with orange titling to cover & spine. Text presented on glossy, coated leaves. Volume wrapped in jacket with a photo of the Missouri River in North Dakota, taken at sunset. --- With bookseller pencilings to front free endpaper, else a bright, unmarked and tightly-bound copy. Unclipped jacket ($7.50) with a mild chafing to extremities, else intact… Read More

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394570103 . A stated first edition of the author's novel, which is centered around a cellist who was a child prodigy but lost his gift; and the young cello prodigy he eventually tutors. --- In terra-cotta paper-covered boards backed in grey cloth, with musical notation to cover and titling to spine, both in gilt. Dust jacket features side-by-side images of a cat and a cello. --- With a little soiling to cover cloth, else a clean, tightly-bound, bright copy. Bright, unclipped jacket with a little rubbing and minor creasing to edges, otherwise undamaged.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; xi, 284 pages .

Farmington Hills, Michigan: Five Star / Gale. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 1432834053 . A stated first printing of Randi Samuelson-Brown's novel, which is set in Denver in the wild and wooly 1890s. This is the story of Annie Ryan and her niece, Pearl Kelly in, per the jacket flap, ". . .a world of jealousy, booze, vice, and even murder. . ." --- In green pictorial cover with color image of "A Street in Denver, Colorado, USA" c.1880 to front and back panel. Volume wrapped in green jacket which repeats the Denver street scene. --- The leaves are somewhat tanned, and with spilled coffee/tea to textblock fore-edge, else a tightly-bound, sound, unmarked copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($25.95/27.95) in great shape, but with very slight chafing to edges & retailer's back panel sticker.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 337 pages .

New York: HarperCollins Publishers (Harper Collins). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060184728 . Stated first edition. Michael S. Sanders, per the jacket flap, has written ". . .a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France, untouched by the modern era." With sepia-toned endpaper images of the village and a map of Les Arques and environs. --- In gold and orange paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket features Steven Rothfeld photos of a restaurant's interior. --- With a warm gift inscription to half title page, otherwise a tightly-bound, clean copy. Unclipped ($24.95/37.95) dust jacket is in great shape and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; x, (2), 322 pages .

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 0806102748 . An ex-library, first edition of the University of Oklahoma Press's entry in their The Western Frontier Library series. A diary kept by Montana hero John X. Beidler (1831-1890) edited by Helen Fitzgerald Sanders with assistance from William H. Bertsche, Jr. Known simply as "X", Beidler had a knack for tracking down and arresting killers and other outlaws and bringing them to justice in the mostly lawless days of the Montana Territory of the 1860s. With five black & white illustrations and a foreword by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. --- In full red marble-look paper-covered boards with spine titling in gilt on black block. Volume has no jacket but jacket flaps have been clipped and pasted to a flyleaf. --- Evidence of prior ownership by public library consists of rubberstampings, traces of once-pasted library materials, tape residues and spine serial number. Also with prior… Read More