Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Brass DolphinBooks

NY: Dutton, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Gault, a notable writer for young sports fans, tackles football here. Handsome book and jacket. no flaws to speak. Jkt. not price clipped

NY: Knopf, 1970. 1st Edition US . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bright mustard hardcover, spine letters imperfect but only slightly so. Solid reading copy, unbumped, unmarked, last leaf (blank) has small diagonal crease made in binding, corrected. Translation by Barbara Shelby. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

London: Frederick Warne, 1955. Reprint . Hardcover. Fair-/None. Kate Greenaway. This listing is for two Greenaway illustrated items sold as a pair at the listed price with one book priced domestic media mail shipping. The details of the above are for the Harte, which would be graded much higher but for an extraordinary flaw. There is a 5'' tear on the 17th page, book otherwise has notable charm, beautiful front cover bit of speckled/stain. The other item is an 11'' x 6'' solid stich pamphlet M.G. by Greenaway. Slender item 12 pages with covers in very nice shape. Done by Evergreen Press Walnut Creek, not newish but close. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Orange Nancy on the pre-tweed solid blue covers, orange silhouete endsheets. P.C.J. shows 19 ND (QMM #19 last) 12 DG rear flap, 15 JB back panel. We are using an older Farah whose early 40s listings seem not to match this item perfectly, suspect we'd have a 1943A if it appeared. Guide goes from 1942-1943 to 1943B with no pcj jacketed version showing the correct particulars, for example there are no post-text cross-promotion ads in the book. Also while no wartime condition notice appears, paper has the mild overall brownishness of the era. Jacket is in acid free mylar wrapper (closed with acid free tape) and is distressed. While color is excellent and edgwear is minimal, the jacket has major front panel ripping and chipping, please note: this is not likely to show in the books foto. nancy head has abrasion just below hairline. Plain frontispiece, not glossy. Text unmarked, no cocking or undue board abrasion. *We feel that books… Read More