Search Results: Titles starting with F from Callaghan Books South

Prentice-Hall, 1964. 3d Ptg. . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Sturdy book, quality black cloth, gilt lettering dulled on spine, 174 pages with essays by Lionel Trilling, Wright Morris, Leslie Fiedler, Edmund Wilson and others. DJ glossy black with green illustration of car full of people in front of garage, a woman in window, white back with list of titles. DJ has very slight surface wear to front tips and middle front bookfold edge, microtear at top front edge, slight wear at spine top edge, thin chip at spine bottom edge, very tiny tear at middle back bookfold edge. Very Good DJ/Fine book.

Lerner Publication Company, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Larger, sturdy book, glossy covers in shades of blue, a photograph in foreground of Fitzgerald, a party in the background on front, spine and back, 128 stiff glossy pages, photographs throughout. DJ has the same color and illustrations as book covers. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Miramax Books, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large book, black spine, dark blue boards, very bright orange lettering on spine, 307 pages. DJ glossy, dark photo of tornado on front, raised orange title and author, praise on back from Mark Bowden, Ann Patchett. DJ has 1 3/8" tear at top front spine indentation. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Pocket Books, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st ptg.) Large, heavy book, red cloth spine, black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 492 pages including glossy photo section. DJ glossy black beneath mylar, red lettering and silver insignia on front, praise on back. DJ has very slight wear to top front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Random House, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Large, heavy, sturdy book, gray cloth spine, cream boards, very bright silver flag and initials on front left, black spine, ink note neat on first front end paper: "With affection for one mentioned herein--Meredith Knox Gardner." A noted linguist and codebreaker mentioned throughout the book. DJ glossy white lightly browned overall on front and spine, silver and red lettering on spine, Dept. of Justice color-illustration on bottom front, silver back with many headlines in collage. DJ torn at every edge and tip, spine slighlty slanted. DJ and book, just Fair.

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Fine. (1st) Large, thick book, spine slightly askew, gold cloth spine, black boards, black lettering and line design on spine very fine, ink name and address with tiny number 549 at top of first front end paper, 830 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ beneath mylar glossy with b/w photo close-up of FDR on front, light green spine and back, praise on back from Allen Drury, Frank Friedel and others. Very Fine DJ/Good book.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Very Good/Very Fine. (1st, 1st) Sturdy book, shiny blue covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 261 pages, spine very slightly slanted. DJ glossy with montage of faces around President Roosevelt in center front. Very Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Faber & Faber, 1992. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Very Good. (1st) Large, thick, heavy book, fine darker blue cloth, four-line stamp of Bill Maxwell, St. Petersburg Times columnist inside front cover, four-line stamp of Unitarian Universalist library on first front end paper, 467 browned but supple pages. DJ glossy white with color photo of antique woman toy with flag on front, list of authors included on back: from John James Audubon to Malcolm X. DJ has tiny tear at top front edge near spine, micronick at spine top edge, thin 1/2" tear at top back edge near spine. Near Very Good DJ/Near Fine book.

Faber & Faber, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Larger, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, ink owner's name and date at top of first front end paper, 387 lightly browned paes. DJ glossy beneath mylar with a beautiful color-illustration of a forest in blues, yellow and brown to front and spine, blue back with related titles. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

London: Faber and Faber, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Without issued slipcase. Larger, very thick, heavy sturdy book, light blue covers, shiny black lettering very fine on spine, 531 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, a photo of infant in shades of gray on front and spine, close-up of baby's face on back with praise from British publications. DJ and book, both As New.

Faber & Faber, 1988. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. (1st edition) Larger, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, orange lettering very fine on spine, 366 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy black with color-illustration of elegant couple's embrace on front, a small yellow-tinted illustration of abduction on spine, tinted 18th Century seduction illustrated on back. DJ has very tiny tear at top front edge next to tip, very tiny nick at top front bookfold edge, light crease at bottom front tip. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Faber and Faber, 1995. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large, heavy, thick book, quality yellow cloth, black lettering very fine on spine, 862 pages with some illustrations. DJ glossy and colorfully designed. DJ has light creases. DJ and book, both Near Very Fine.

British Book Centre, 1953. 1st US . Hardcover. Good/Near Good. (1st US) Slightly smaller book, black cloth, many photos throughout, 208 pages including Glossary of London Thieve's Jargon. DJ illustrated with photo of Fabian, Superintendent of Scotland Yard. DJ has slight wear to tips, very slight wear along very edge of top front with crease nearby, 1/4" tear at bottom front edge next to tip, tiny but wide tear with slight wear at spine top left edge, tiny nick and tiny tear at spine top right edge, very tiny nicks with very slight wear along spine bottome dge, tiny scratch at top back, tiny tear at bottom back edge near tip, 1/4" tear with slight wear at edge next to spine, straight crease between, very slight wear to book's bottom back. Near Good DJ/Good+ book.

H.M. Caldwell Co.. Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Smaller book, brown cloth lightly soiled overall, ornate red illustration of children beneath green tree on front, raised line of palm trees at top front, dark green thin border to front, ornate design and green stars on spine, 228 lightly browned heavy pages, beautiful little illustrations throughout. Scratch across spine top, nick and microtear at spine bottom edge. Near Very Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper Trophy Book, 1983. Soft cover. Near Fine. Very large, thin softcover, heavy glossy wrappers, blue border to front and back, blue spine, color-illustration of bear wearing a frying pan hat on front wrapper, praise on back from New York Times, 40 pages plus final illustration, color throughout. Light wear to spine edges and book tips. Near Fine.

Harper & Row, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. Lobel, Arnold. (1st) Very large children's book, 41 pages. DJ has slight wear to tips, creases with slight wear at bottom front left, slight wear with nicks and tears at spine edges, several very tiny and tiny tears at top back edge. Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Paris: Editions Garrier Freres, 1962. Half-Leather. Very Good. Ex-library copy. 32 illustrations, frontispiece etching by C.-N. Cochin after Oudry. Slightly smaller, heavy book, tan leather spine, marbled boards, with raised spine and ornate gilt and tooled design, 576 pages, on fine paper. Light surface to tips, bookmark, microtear along spine top edge, light tiny dent near top back on leather. Text in French. Near Very Good.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., 1972. Limited . Cloth. Fine. Red cloth, 171 pages of "modern" fables--very funny. In decorated slipcase, all sides browned. Very Fine book/Near Very Good slipcase. Please note additional Westvaco books in slipcases, 13639-13656.

Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1900. Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Newman, Clyde J.. (Originally published, 1899) Smaller book, brown cloth with black borders to front, ornate yellow flower design with green background, spine darkly browned, embossed black logo on center back, 201 lightly browned heavy roughcut pages, top-edge gilt. Very slight wear to top front tip, small brown stain along long front edge, tiny tear with slight wear at spine bottom right edge, Near Good.

Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1901. Cloth. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Newman, Clyde J.. (Originally published, 1899) Smaller book, brown cloth with dark blue border on front, ornate flower design with green background, 201 lightly browned pages. Near Fine.