Search Results: Titles starting with S from Classic Books and Ephemera

New York: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good +. viii, [2], 733, [5] p.: drawings, charts, tables; 22 cm. Black pebble-grain cloth. Gilt?-stamped spine title (lacking gilt). Embossed cover title. Final 16 leaves containing American standards, standards committees, an alphabetical index, and an index to advertisers are printed on yellow paper. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; light creasing to upper page corners; scattered light soiling; otherwise clean and tight.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1964. Hardcover. Good +. [10], 246 p.; 21 cm. Beige cloth with black spine title and blind-stamped publisher's emblem on front cover. No dust jacket. Ex-library: "Sausalito Public Library" stamped on upper page edges. In Good+ Condition: front free endpaper scraped with loss at lower edge; ; name of library covered in black marker at lower edge of Acknowledgments page; otherwise, clean and tight.

Bloomfield Hills, MI: Cranbrook, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. 46 p.: black-and-white illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Reminiscences from a reunion of more than 50 architects, model makers, draftsmen, and others associated with the Saarinen and Swanson families: Eliel Saarinen, Loja Saarinen, Eero Saarinen, Pipsan Saarinen Swanson, and Robert F. Swanson. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: edges slightly rubbed; clean and solid.

Stradbroke, UK: Sackville Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 160, [8] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Blue cloth with gilt spine title. Dust jacket. Foreword by Sebastian Coe. "The lives and sporting careers of the all-time greats are portrayed, together with their medals, records and best performances. Behind-the-scenes dramas and their effects on the performances of the stars, iternational political boycotts, and the development of science and consequent availability of performance-enhancing drugs are also discussed." -- dust jacket. Includes a list of Olympic medallists from 1896 to 1988. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: head of spine creased and chipped; clean and bright.

New York: ibooks, Simon & Schuster, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. viii, 419, [3] p.; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents: Sailing to Byzantium; Homefaring; Thomas the Proclaimer; We Are For the Dark; The Secret Sharer. In Very Good Condition: small black remainder mark on lower page edges; otherwise, clean and tight.

Salem, N.J.: Salem High School, 1890. Near Fine. Invitation to the commencement of the Salem High School Class of 1890 consisting of one card (12.5 x 8.2 cm.) with an engraving of flowers in a vase in front of a lake scene, signed "E. A. Wright, Phila." This is tied with a white tassle to a second card (14.2 x 9.7 cm.) with a list of the 10 graduates. Each card has gilt edges. The graduates were: Julia A. Carpenter, S. Lizzie French, Mary W. Holme, Mary D. Pancoast, Ella V. C. Pierpont, Dora M. Sickler, Alice C. Summerill, Elizabeth H. Wander, John C. Flynn, and Herbert L. Hannah. Over the next two decades, Julia A. Carpenter (1872-1956) and Mary D. Pancoast Hiles (1871-1957) were very active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In Near Fine Condition: slight discoloration under white tie; otherwise, clean and bright.

Philadelphia: W. E. Scull, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. Four publisher samples: many illustrations; 25 cm. All attached to a plain black cloth binding with a snap closing; floral endpapers. Each sample consists of a blue or green cloth front cover with gilt and color title and illustration. Each has a sample spine, either attached to the front fixed endpaper or hinged to the front cover; and a tipped-in pink sheet describing the book being sampled. The first 2 have color frontispieces, the other 2 have black-and-white frontispieces. Each title was copyrighted by W. E. Scull in 1902 or 1903. W. E. Scull was associated with the Philadelphia publisher John C. Winston for many years. Former owner's name and address on front fixed endpaper of general binding and first blank page of first sample: Bessie Greger, Philadelphia. Contents: Our Presidents from Washington to Roosevelt by Charles Morris -- The Child's Own Book of Bible Stories by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut -- Young People's History of… Read More

Buffalo: Wm. J. Keller, 1954. Paperback. Near Fine. [10], 31, [3] p., 8 unpaginated pages of illustrations, 1 folded leaf with facsimile of the first issue of the Buffalo Gazette attached to inside of back cover; 21 cm. Stapled light green paper cover; black title on front within yellow-green decorative border. In Near Fine Condition: spine is faded; otherwise, clean and solid.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Skidmore College, 1982. Paperback. Good +. 178, [4] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback. Contents: Memories of Unhousement by Clark Blaise -- Metamorphosis of Shit by Martin Pops -- Poetry and Society by Eugenio Montale -- The Soul Inside the sentence by William H. Gass -- Pumping blood by Peter Schneeman -- Sartre Remembered by Lionel Abel -- The Tuning Fork by Layle Silbert -- The Totalitarian Theme in Horkheimer and Arendt by Stan Draenos -- Snippets and Seeds by Rudolf Arnheim -- and poems by Karen Swenson, William Hunt, Barry Goldensohn, Albert Goldbarth, John Unterecker, David Kresh, Wyatt Prunty, Richard J. Lyons, Frank Dwyer, and John Peck. In Good+ Condition: cover is soiled; pages are clean and tight.

London: The Unicorn Press, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good -. 62, [2] p.; 19 cm. Green cloth with gilt spine title and front cover decoration. No dust jacket. In Very Good- Condition: slightly cocked; cover is lightly soiled; cloth is slightly bubbled over lower front cover; pages are clean and tight.

Paris: Drouot Rive Gauche, 1976. Paperback. Near Fine -. 47, [1] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Catalog of an auction of a collection of 154 lots of art and decorative objects composed of two groups: Salons et Symbolistes: Arts Décoratifs 1900-1930, and Peintres Orientalistes: Art Colonial 1830-1940. Scarce. In Near Fine- Condition: cover is rubbed; upper corners slightly creased; clean and bright.

Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. Imprint includes the American Theological Library Association. [2], xvi, 299 p.; 22 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. This is no. 10 in the publisher's ATLA Monograph Series. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. The author "surveyed the activities and convictions of such revivalist movements as the Salvation Army, the Volunteers of America, the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the 'rescue mission' movement, the circles around the Christian Herald, and the Florence Crittenten homes for 'fallen women' during the period from 1865 to 1920." -- Foreword. In Very Good Condition: pages corners creased; occasional marginal notations and underlining; otherwise, clean and tight.

Philadelphia: Sam. S. Shubert Theatre, 1921. Very Good. 1 playbill (20 x 7.5 cm.). Printed on both sides. Book and lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Frank Mandel; music by Herbert Stothart; staged by William Collier. Tickle Me had run on Broadway from Aug. 17, 1920, to Feb. 12, 1921, and opened in Philadelphia on Feb. 21. It has been described as a mélange of girls, jazz, novelties, and Frank Tinney -- a musical tale about a Hollywood studio property man (comedian Frank Tinney) sent to Tibet for a movie shoot and the ensuing love story, featuring Louise Allen. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: browning; lightly creased; minor loss at upper corner, otherwise, clean and solid.

Jena, Ger: Gustav Fischer, 1936. Paperback. Very Good -. viii, 312 p.: black-and-white photographs, drawings, tables, diagrams; 26 cm. Orange wrappers printed in black. Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper. In Very Good- Condition: wrapper slightly soiled; minor loss at ends of spine; lower corner of front wrapper and upper corner of back wrapper creased; title page and last page of index foxed; first and last leaves generally slightly yellowed along top edges and fore-edges; otherwise clean and tight.

New York: Hurst & Co, 1914. Hardcover. Near Fine/good -. [58] p.,color frontispiece and 5 color plates; 22 cm. Grey cloth with blue spine and cover title; blue decoration around color paste-down on front cover. Dust jacket with color illustration on front section, in mylar cover. "Books of Topsy Turvy Land" -- at lower edge of dust jacket and title page. Running title: The Queen of the City of Mirth. Gift inscription on front free endpaper from Miriam Hayes to Ellen Brooks, dated ec. 25, 1916. Scarce with very scarce dust jacket. Book is in Near Fine Condition: small indentation along front joint; clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Good- Condition: heavily soiled; chipping along some edges; 1x2-cm. section lacking at head of front joint; color illustration remains bright.

Westport, Conn: Avery, Hand & Co, 1966. Near Fine -. [4] p.; 22 cm. Red with black cover title. Holding facsimile (41 x 54 cm.), folded, of Thomas Nast's large illustration of Santa Claus and his activities. The illustration first appeared in Harper's Weekly in Dec. 1866. No date of publication, but refers to the publication of this illustration 100 years ago. Advertising agency Avery, Hand & Co., produced reproductions of historic documents and models of early mechanical inventions from around 1962 to 1972 or later. In Near Fine- Condition: light creasing at corners; clean and bright.

Copenhagen, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good +. 80, [1] p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Translation into Danish by Ellen Kirk of Santiago's Silver Mine by Eleanor Clymer. In Very Good+ Condition: corners rubbed; clean and tight.1.

Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good +. Third edition. 134, [6] p., color frontispiece and 11 leaves of plates (3 in color): full-page illustrations; 20 cm. Calf spine with gilt spine title; color decorated paper over boards. Top page edges red. White ribbon bookmark. Plates tipped in on light green paper. Title page in red and black. Publisher's advertisements on final 4 unpaginated pages. In Very Good+ Condition: leather torn along lower front joint; otherwise, clean and bright.

Emmaus, Pa: Rodale Books, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good -. Clauss. 30 p.: color illustrations; 22 cm. Light brown cloth spine with gilt-stamped spin title; colorful patterned paper over boards. Light blue, white, and black dust jacket. In verse. Translation of Satire Contre les Maris. Copyrighted in England and published in Emmaus, Pa., and London, England. Part of the publisher's Miniature Books series, which is listed on the back section of the dust jacket priced at 4s 6d each. Book is in Near Fine Condition: upper corners slightly bumped; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: lacking small piece at upper edge of back section; edges rubbed; upper edge of front section slightly chipped; spine and fore-edges slightly sunned.

Philadelphia: John G. Klemm, 1827. Sheet_music. Very Good -. 5, [1] p.: music; 33 cm. Consists of the theme and five variations. John Monro (1786-1851) was an English composer, organist, and music seller. No date of publication. John G. Klemm was active as a music publisher from 1822 to 1831; prior to and following that period he published as Klemm and Brother, with his brother F. A. Klemm. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: disbound?; 2-cm. closed tear from gutter of first leaf; second leaf is foxed; light soiling.