Search Results: Titles starting with S from Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

New York: Harper Collins, 1993. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). American novel; 305 pages of text. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Signed by author on title page in ink with no further inscription. Tony Hillerman (1925-2008). First edition, first printing..

Buffalo, NY: Wanzer, McKim & Co., 1856. Book. Good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 240 pages of text. Hardcover binding is heavily worn and rubbed, but remains intact. Illustrated by six plates. Ex-library, with small markings on spine, stamps on endpapers and the title page. Foxing scattered throughout text..

London: Bickers & Son, 1890. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xxxvi, 258 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is moderately rubbed at the extremities, with minor bumping to the corners, with sliight fraying beginning at the top of the slightly darkened spine. Printed at The Dryden Press in London on beautiful high quality paper with uncut, unopened pages. The endpapers are lightly spotted, as are the top of the closed page edges. Minor soiling or staining to a few page margins. First edition. Previous owner's name neatly on the inside of the rear cover. From the collection of Louis Marder, Shakespeare historian and collector of books by, on or referring to William Shakespeare..

London: Published by T. Kinnersley, Acton Place, Kingsland Road, 1816. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. Early edition. Quarto (4to). [viii], 716 pages of text. Illustrated with eight plates; incomplete, lacking the frontispiece and illustrated title page, as well as 8 plates. Several pages have tears, creases, and/or soiling. Rebound in ordinary black cloth. A few page edges are chipped, and a few pages with marginal staining. Measures 10.25" (height) x 8" (260mm x 250mm). Later edition..

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1971. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. Reprint edition. Octavo (8vo). 399 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with one corner slightly bumped, and one small rectangular tape residue stain on top and bottom edge of front and rear boards. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear and rubbing, including a few small tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by a color frontisportrait. Endpapers and first several pages affected by moderate foxing; endpapers also stained by old adhesive residue rectangle..

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: published by author, 1979. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 100 pages. Illustrated with historic photographs. Staple-bound pictorial paper covered wrappers. Details murders of Paymaster Wilson and Constable Graburn, blizzards, Grouse Creek War, Quadra Island petroglyphs, historic Fort Carlton, the Haney Brothers, legend of Lillian Alling, Mike Running Wolf, Wainwright's Crawford-Cook mystery, enigma of Albert Johnson, rum-runners, frontier manners and more..

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: published by author, 1979. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Three volumes, paperback bound with stiff paper wrappers. Each has 100 pages of text and is illustrated with historic photographs. Vol I: published 1979 - Murders, shipping disaster, riots, wagon train massacre, train wrecks, and Victoria's streetcar catastrophe! Vol II: published 1979 - Contains murders of Paymaster Wilson and Constable Graburn, blizzards, Grouse Creek War, Quadra Island petroglyphs, historic Fort Carlton, the Haney Brothers, legend of Lillian Alling, Mike Running Wolf, Wainwright's Crawford-Cook mystery, enigma of Albert Johnson, rum-runners, frontier manners and more. Vol. III: Published in 1980. Details the Klondyke Trail from Edmonton, riverboat days in Manitoba, lynching in BC, fatal flight of Trans Canada 810, mystery of the death of Dick Vadnais, the Willow Bunch Giant, and Yip Luck - Highbinder..

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: published by author, 1979. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 100 pages. Illustrated with historic photos. Staple-bound stiff pictorial paper wrappers. Murders, shipping disaster, riots, wagon train massacre, train wrecks, and Victoria's streetcar catastrophe..

Memphis, TN: By Author, 1960. Book. Very good+ condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). vi, 33 pages of text. Paperback binding is lightly worn and soiled. Illustrated with numerous drawings and photographs by the author. Specific to a Penguin, but useful for all boats. The text is clean and unmarked. No date of publication listed; circa 1960..

New York, NY: Tambourine Books/William Morrow & Co. Inc, 1991. Book. Fine condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small quarto (4to). 32 un-numbered pages. Hardcover; pictorial laminated cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with no defects. Full colour illustrations by Barrett V. Root. Translated by Olivia Holmes. Stated first edition. First published in Italian as "Le gracie di san Tonio" in 1991. This is the author's first book to appear in the United States. When Filofilo the circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, an inept saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful. The library edition, with a more durable binding. Not an ex-library copy..

New York, NY: Tambourine Books/William Morrow & Co. Inc, 1991. Book. New condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small quarto (4to). 32 un-numbered pages. Hardcover pictorial laminated cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with no defects. Full colour illustrations by Barrett V. Root. Translated by Olivia Holmes. Stated first edition. First published in Italian as "Le gracie di san Tonio" in 1991. This is the author's first book to appear in the United States. When Filofilo the circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, an inept saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful. The library edition, with a more durable binding. Not an ex-library title..

Paris, France: Ambroise Vollard, 1930. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Folio. 3 un-numbered leaves, IX, one un-numbered page, 222 pages of text, one un-numbered leaf, 3 un-numbered leaves the first of which is titled "Table Des Hors Texte" followed by 13 (of 14) un-numbered etchings by Pierre Bonnard, followed by 1 leaf of text titled "Suite De Bois Non Utilises" followed by a suite of 15 numbered lithographs (I-XV), followed by 3 leaves including "Table Des Matieres" and the colophon. The text contains approximately 180 illustrations, including the front cover. Number 318 of 340 issued "sur Velin d'Arches. There is minor spotting to the endpapers, the title page and several pages of text. Some of the original etchings are toned by the original tissue plate guard (removed and replaced with archival tissue guards). The front cover no longer has the glassine wrapper, but has been protected in archival mylar. There are numerous dark brown areas… Read More

New York: Franklin Watts, 1953. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First edition, 1st printing. Octavo (8vo). 192 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and soiling. Unclipped dustjacket with numerous chips, creases and tears; image of girl on front panel is intact, with some loss to one shoulder; spine with chips at both extremities of about one inch; rear panel with chip to top edge near spine not affecting background only; dustjacket protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with black & white line drawings by Mary Stevens. Inner hinge at title page with archival repair/strengthening. Interestingly, the publisher initially planned to issue this for $2.50, but then blacked out that price with a square, and printed $2.00 instead..

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc, 1932. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xx, 235 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to spine extremities, and minor darkening along other edges. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate browning to spine, and several chips to extremities, and a few small tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "for my friend Paul D. Gilbert with best wishes for his continued success. [signed] McCrady Huston 1932." Added under this are two other autographs. Paul O. Gilbert is presumably a relative of the recipient; the other is Bob Egan..

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 168 pages of text. Hardcover binding with a small bump to one corner and minimal shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has a small tear, minor creasing and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Signed by the author and dated the year of publication on the front endpaper with no further inscription. Minor spotting to the closed page edges. First edition. Stated: First printing..

London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. Reprint edition. Octavo (8vo). 331 pages including index; illustrated. Issued by the Travel Book Club. Hardcover binding is lightly spotted and darkened at edges and spine with minor soiling. Hinge is starting to loosen. One page is lightly creased by dog-earing..

New York: Abrams, 1982. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Revised edition. Quarto (4to). 296 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with a small bump to the top of the spine; otherwise almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear and minor sunning to the spine; protected in archival mylar. Contains 217 illustrations, including 82 plates in full color. The text is clean and unmarked. First published in 1975, this full-scale book on Francis is enlarged and brought up to date. First printing of the Revised Edition..

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1963. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xxiv, 337 pages of text including an index. Blue hardcover cloth binding with minimal rubbing to extremities, and slight sunning to spine. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate creasing and rubbing to extremities, with a few small tears and chips, including a large one to front panel; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous historic photographs and facsimiles of maps..

San Francisco, CA: Barry, Baird & Co., 1883. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 83 pages of text. Green hardcover cloth binding is lightly shelfworn and soiled. There is a bookseller's ticket at the bottom of the rear board "The Torch Press Book Shop Cedar Rapids, Iowa." Bound without the original printed wrappers. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Early edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 254 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to the spine, numerous small spots of fading to the boards, and minimal shelfwear. The endpapers are lightly foxed. The price-clipped dustjacket is slightly sunned on the spine, with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Although the page edges are lightly toned, the text is clean and unmarked. The first printing of this publication after Faulkner won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949..