Search Results: Titles starting with A from Quiet Friends

NY: Parke - Bernet & ABPC. VG to NEAR FINE books. 1sts. With two other related booklets.. 1941. 1st editions.. Hardcover. VG books. FINE inside, no aging, foxing, soiling, marginalia, etc. Vol 1 in a GOOD DJ(in Brodart), 2 & 3 without DJs. . Extrems of all 3 vols with minor wear BUT: 2" at spine top of vol 2 chipped away. INCLUDED the Parke-Bernet 22 page auction prospectus, which is in a folder. ALSO INCLUDED a FINE 28 page pamphlet, published by American Book Prices Current, of prices realized for part 2 (only) of the Newton auction. .

Boston: Little, Brown. FINE book in GOOD slipcase BUT: spine gilt lettering faded some.. 1957. 1st edition.. Hardcover.

Hong Kong: Perennial Press. NEAR FINE book in NEAR FINE DJ(in Brodart). DJ p/c.. 1974. 1st edition.. Hardcover. NEAR FINE book & DJ. Folio, 203pp. Book & DJ extrems rubbed. DJ with 2" closed tear @ bottom rear. Neatly inked gift note on fep .

Abilene: Richardson Press. VG+book, VG DJ(in Brodart). SIGNED.. 1982. 1st ed stated. Hardcover. VG+ book, VG DJ. Book the work of 5 modern Texas photographers, each has own section, EACH SIGNED IN HIS/HER OWN SECTION. . Photographer's are: John C Best, Jim Clark, Mary Jane Phillips, Larry Smith and Bill Wright. .

NY: Harcourt Brace. NEAR FINE set. FINE inside. No aging, foxing, marginalia, etc.. (1939). 1st editions.. Hardcover. NEAR FINE books, no DJs. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. First trade after a limited edition. 9"x7", ea about 60pp. . 9"x7", ea about 600pp. Scuffed cover extrems but no bumped tips or frayed spine ends. Tight. Books tend to stay closed when stood on their spines. Tan tinted clean top edges. Deckled fore edges with just a bit of aging. .

Madison: U of Wisconsin. FINE book, VG DJ. DJ p/c, rubbed, minor edgewear.. 1967. 1st likely. Hardcover. FINE book, VG DJ. 8vo, xvii,244pp. Beginning of unionism in women's garment industry. Joel Seldman foreword. .

Boston: Litle Brown. VG book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Bright book & clean DJ. Tight.. 1947. 1st edition.. Hardcover.

Mount Vernon, NY: William Edwin Rudge. FINE book, FI slipcase. Owen Culbertson intro, HIS BKPLT 2nd ep.. 1929. facsimile. Hardcover. FINE book, FINE slipcase. Owen Culbertson's copy with his bkplt SIGNED presentation "To Bob Heine from Owen Culbertson". . Bunbury aka Geoffrey Gambado. Facsimile of the London 1787 edition, with the addition of two Gordon Ross plates. #491 of 500 copies. 1-100 a de luxe edition with the Ross plates hand colored. 101-500 have the two Ross plates, but these NOT hand colored. FINE contents but light margin foxing of first & last leaves. This copy with Culbertson's bookplate tipped in. Above that a neatly inked gift note: "To Bob Heine from Owen Culbertson". .

London. GOOD(very worn) book. 1st ed. Contemporary calf. 5 ribs. Tight.. 1752. 1st edition.. Hardcover. GOOD book. 8vo, vi,84,95pp. Important book by knowledgeable on the scene observer. Owner's name dated 1830 inside. . Boards w remnants of double gilt ruling. Leather spine label lettering worn away. Joints of cover split 2" @ heel. MISSING last ep and most of frontis, which is the Nelson & Hayes rivers fold out map. The Churchill river fold out and the fold out of the fort plans are both intact with no fold line tears or any other flaw. Pastedowns & eps with minor browning and chips in lower cornes. Rest of text & maps faintly browned and isolated spots of foxing or soiling. First pages thru frontis with many incorrect fold lines. .

York: A. Ward, printer. for Wilson. VG book, BUT: very weak hinges. 1st ed. 7"x4", (4),135(1)pp.. 1768. 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG book. Very tight, no loose leaves but both hinges weak. Original binding of full brown calf. FINE text and plates. . Spine MISSING any author/tile label. Number "1" imprinted at spine center. Hinges had been repaired or strengthened. 14 fold out copperplates (numbered one through 13, and 15, with no number 14, as called for in "Directions to the Binder". All plates fold out, some also vertically. Text & plates collated for completion and condition. FINE text and all plates without a single fold line tear. ALSO, no loose leaves, text block remains tightly closed when stood on spine. FEP with tiny inked initials. No aging, foxing (but one), etc. Exception a 1/4" spot on p.77. See BIBLIO for more scans. .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. VG Advance proof WRAPS (paperback).. 1977. Hardcover. VG WRAPS(ppb). ADVANCE PROOF. BRIGHT & tight. Corners not quite perfectly square. 2 shallow spine creases. .

NY: Duell Sloan and Pearce. VG book, no DJ. Red cloth spine, cream paper boards.. (1946). 1st edition.. Hardcover. VG book, no D/J. Boards w brief rubbing. Sticker on upper gutter corner. FINE inside but for one or two tiny smudges. .

London: Religious Tract Society. VG book, no DJ. Clean & tight. FINE inside. Green cloth.. ND c1920. Hardcover. VG book, no D/J. Numerous in text b/w illus. Patterned upper board & spine w gilt author/title lettering. Spine gilt faded. . Very attractive book. Top edge with light dust mottling, extrems rubbed (but NOT worn). Neatly inked Xmas gift note dated 1931. NO OTHER FLAWS. .

London: Sheldon. VG book, VG DJ(in Mylar).. c1943. Hardcover. VG book, VG DJ. 8vo, 191pp. Bright book & DJ. MINT inside BUT: bkplt. Text block edges soiled/foxed. DJ w many 1/4" chips. .

Boston: Little Brown. VG book, no DJ. Gilt lettered brown cloth cover slightly bowed.. 1925. 1st trade ed.. Hardcover. VG book, no DJ. Tight. NEAR FINE inside. Slip SIGNED by Joseph & Elizabeth Robins Pennell tipped in just below the frontis. . Both signatures are crisp & clear. The slip had been carefully put in place. Inside flawless but: (1) spine lightly foxed, (2) 3 stained spots on cp bled thru to preceding tp. 12"x9", 372pp. .

Boston: Little Brown. GOOD-VG(worn but nice boards) books. REPRINT, 8"x5", 500pp.. 1893 (1853cp). LATER REPRINT.. Hardcover. GOOD-VG books. Tan half calf. Bright TEG. Vol 2 upper hinge repaired. Tight, FINE inside. Tipped in 3 page book related ALS. . Gilt lettered red & black leather spine labels. Books worn but spotless. With 2nd engraved title page. FINE inside, no aging, foxing, marginalia, etc. Both stay tightly closd when stood on their spines. The letter is about books, used book sellers, children's books and book illustrations. Interesting content. "My dear sir, The four books reached us yesterday. They are wonderfully cheap and good.By this post, I have sent some lines concerning ????? to ????? - whch I hope Mr Mortimer will insert. I should advise you to try W. Pearson, second hand bookseller. York St.Covent Garden, for an early copy of "Goody Two Shoes". I note your communication in last week's N. & Q. As a curiosity I send for your acceptance, a… Read More

Toronto: Thamas Allen. FINE book, VG DJ(in Brodart). SIGNED on fep.. 1959. 1st edition.. Hardcover.

NY: Harper. VG(spine faded to total blank) book, no DJ.. 1926. REPRINT. Hardcover. VG book, no DJ. VG+ inside. Pict front cover label of Tom white washing fence. Inked name & address inside. .

NY: Abrams. VG book, VG++ D/J. SIGNED by King, dated 1978, fep.. 1978. 1st thus. Hardcover. VG book, VG++ D/J(in Brodart). SIGNED. Coarse cl cover white, would be immaculate but edges darkened some. DJ lightly soiled. .

NY: S&S. FINE book, VG DJ. 1959. 1st edition.. Hardcover.