Search Results: Authors starting with V from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards, blindstamped with designs of stars and triple crescent moons. Exterior cloth is still shiny but there is edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no serious hinge issues though the front hinge is just starting to show small hairline cracks. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, nothing torn or loose. The only evidence of handwriting is on the front end page where you can see old dealer info pricing that was written in pencil and then later erased. Pages are toned due to age and there are a few smudge marks and spotting scattered about. First edition thus with a single date of May 1909 appearing on the copyright page.

Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Tan cloth boards with brown and design and text on front and spine. Book is as new and was purchased directly distributor. Exterior has some very minor handling soil marks and shelf wear but pages are clean and bright. Stated first edition on the copyright page.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, pale green cloth boards decorated in gilt and green. Exterior shows spotting and soiling spine has dark spot located in the bottom half. Edges show only minor handling and bumps. Internal binding is good at boards but there are is a bit of pulling at some sections in the book. Page 145 and title page both have a bit of webbing exposed. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings present. Pages are toned due to age but are clean.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, three-quarter bound leather with wheat cloth on boards. The reason for the low condition grade is because the front board was removed and displayed because of the bookplate. The front end page section has also detached. The book is complete, it's just in three pieces. The text pages are still tightly bound with no issues. Pages are tone due to age and some very minor spotting/foxing is present. This is the first edition with the copyright page stating a single publication date of September, 1909. The bookplate belong to Arthur Williams and displays the Williams Coat of Arms and is identical to the one displayed in the Ione K Wiechel Bookplate Collection at Kent State University.

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG-/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Signed by the author opposite the title page. The original price of $2.75 is still present on the front flap in the DJ is toned and scuffed with numerous chips/small tears/bumps along the edges. Full wraparound pictorial cloth boards which matches the illustration on the dust jacket show only minor toning and very light edge wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No bookmarks, no library markings, nothing torn or loose. The only other handwriting found in the book is on the front end page where there is 6.00 written near the upper right corner. Stated first printing on the copyright page.

Council Of Women For Home Missions, 1919. Soft cover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, tan card stock wraps decorated with blue and red with the Christian warrior flag on front and rear. Both front and back shows wear something was scribbled with pencil and then attempt to erase. Exterior also shows soiling as well as edge and corner bumps and a slight drink ring on the front. Interior pages are toned due to age and some spotting and smudge marks are present. Previous owner's name written in pencil on the page opposite the copyright. No other handwriting found. Rear end pages have a small corner fold. Book has been placed in a protective archival bag for storage.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, black cloth board with green on front and spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found. Pages are toned due to age and there is some very light scattered foxing/smudge marks present. Title page states illustrated with scenes from the Paramount Photoplay.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1885. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards show scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates present, no library markings, no remainder marks, no handwriting found. Pages are toned due to age but are clean, no real foxing issues noted. The exterior the book grades as just G but the interior portion grades as a strong VG.

Madison and Milwaukee: The Unversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards with black text to spine. Exterior is clean and shows only minor corner bumps from handling. Interior pages are clean though foxing is present but is mainly limited to the end pages. Binding is tight, no signatures or bookplates present. The few foxing spots to the end pages and top edge is why this is graded as near fine instead of fine.

New York and London: S. S. McClure Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of marbled paper covered boards half bound with leather to corners and spine. The leather is extremely worn in the spine is very brittle with a million cracks to the leather to the point where pieces will flake off if fiddled with. Exterior hinges are also cracked and broken so boards are precariously held on by only a few pieces of the binding string. The interior is in much better shape will exterior hinges are cracked at the boards. All of the binding of the text pages is good and tight with no issues. This particular edition did not have a title page, as some bound issues do. Instead, it starts with November 1897 and goes through April 1898. Some of the original articles include Rudyard Kipling's "The Tomb of His Ancestors" (December 1897) and Charles A Dana's "Reminisces of Men and Events… Read More

Boston, MA: Gray and Bowen, 1830. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original full leather binding with gilt and red label to spine. Leather shows heavy chipping to edges and spine leather is dry/cracked and chipped as well . Exterior hinges are cracked and front board is basically held on by the binding string. The internal binding of the text pages is good but interior hinges are cracked at boards. Pages are toned due to age and scattered foxing is present throughout with some pages showing moderate to heavy foxing. The front pastedown shows were a label was removed and the word "withdrawn" is stamped below. There is also a very light penciled signature on the second front end page and some pages show dampstains. This is a good candidate for rebinding or can be used for reference purposes as is. The April, 1830 portion has the page numbering starting at 293 and ends at 580 (287 pp.). The… Read More

New York: The Ridgeway Company, 1909. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Poor. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. This is a bound edition of Everybody's Magazine from July through December of 1909. Authors include Emily Post, O. Henry, Lloyd Osborne, Mary Stewart Cutting, James Oppenheim, Maximilian Foster, and dozens of others. Each edition starts with the page that shows the contents for that month. Each frontispiece is also included. The reason for the low condition grade is because the front wrap is detached though has the January contents page still attached to it. There is also a large dampstain which goes into about page 7. The remaining binding is tight and bound in brown wraps with a handwritten title on the spine, which also shows staining. The book is complete, nothing missing, no bookplates or library markings, no signatures, and the only handwriting was the title on the spine. The exterior wraps are brittle and show quite a bit of chipping and small… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Inc., 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt on front. No signatures or bookplates present. First edition thus. No binding issues. Title page states "A handbook of time and money saving methods which can be used profitably by the men responsible for improving the operation and maintenance of each department in the company". Pages are toned due to age, end pages show foxing and some soiling. Page exterior shows some soiling as well.

New York: The Ridgeway Company, 1908. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. This is a bound edition of Everybody's Magazine from January through June of 1908. Authors include Booth Tarkington, O. Henry, Porter Emerson Browne, James Hopper, and dozens of others. Each edition starts with the page that shows the contents for that month. Each frontispiece is also included. The binding is tight but the wraps are brittle and show quite a bit of chipping and staining there is also old dampstains present with some in the front covering most of the pages the bulk of the interior pages are not affected though once you get to about the May edition there is a faint dampstain along the top edges. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, and the only handwriting found was on the spine where there is the title written along with a few pen marks in the center.

New York: The Ridgeway Company, 1910. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. This is a bound edition of Everybody's Magazine from July through December of 1910. Authors include Maximilian Foster, Rex Beach, William Hard, G.W. Ogden, Edna Ferber, Jack London (The Madness of John Harned), O. Henry and dozens of others. Each edition starts with the page that shows the contents for that month. Each frontispiece is also included. The volume is bound in brown wraps with a handwritten title on the spine. The wraps are brittle and show chipping and creases along the edges, spine is chipped and show staining. There is an issue after the first contents page where the binding is pulling away from the spine and needs reglued. The remaining binding is tight and pages show toning and some foxing/spotting, but nothing serious. The book contains 864 pages but then there is another nine pages (numbered 67-70 and 99-104) the first section is to… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards show little one but there is a dark spot on the front board and a couple spots on the rear board. Corners show light bumping/wear. Internal binding is good and text pages are secure. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, nothing torn or loose. Pages are toned with clean, though there is foxing and toning on the end pages and pastedowns. Stated first edition on the copyright page. A strong VG, borderline NF.

U.S.S.R.: Uchpedgiz, 1960. Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, tanned paper covered boards with ivory cloth to spine. This original edition is in Russian and we apologize if we butchered the translation. Exterior is toned due to age with handling and soiling present, edges and corners show bumping. The internal binding is good the binding is a bit too tight in the rear quarter of the book. This may be caused by the binding step or book may have been repaired at some point. Pages are quite toned due to type of paper used. No signatures or bookplates, no handwriting, no underlining, no library markings. The title page has a stamp at the bottom in English which reads "Printed in USSR". A very uncommon book to find in the 1960 printing. The book contains numerous black-and-white and color illustrations.

New York and London: S. S. McClure Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of pebbled red buckram half bound with leather to corners and spine. The leather is quite worn in the spine is extremely brittle to the point where the leather easily flakes off and is already missing several pieces. Leather at the exterior hinges are also cracked and boards have a bit of wiggle to them. The interior binding is in much better shape than the outside of the book. Dark gray end pages and pastedowns in front and rear are free of any signatures or bookplates, no library markings. The front end page has a smudge mark in the upper outside corner where it looks like a price was once penciled and then partially erased. No other markings found in the book. Pages are tone due to age and there is some light scattered foxing about. A good copy for reading or reference purposes but the exterior leather will have to… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards with gilt on spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The front board has a dark spot in the upper right corner, presumably from a price sticker. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Pages are toned due to age but her overall clean. Gray end pages and pastedowns in front and rear are free of any signatures or bookplates, no library markings etc. Both the front and rear end pages to have some chipping along the edges and the front end page has a dark circle in the upper corner. The only evidence of handwriting found in the book is on the second end page where there is very faint evidence of a price once penciled and then later erased.

Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, 1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Boards show a bit of spotting and edge wear. No signatures or bookplates present. Binding good, no torn or loose pages. Pages are toned due to age and there are random smudges and soiling present. First edition thus.