Search Results: Titles starting with T from Arabesque Books

Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, (2005), 2005. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo. pp. xi, [2], 2-179. Illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. Dust jacket and book are like new condition. Scarce signed.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (1975), 1975. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. pp. xix, [3], 3-366. Illustrated. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. Bound in full, gilt decorated, genuine leather with raised bands on the spine. All edges are gilt. Silk ribbon book mark. No previous owner's names or marks. In like new, beautiful, gift quality condition.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. pp. v, [3], 1-225, [3], 22 page publisher's catalog. Wayside Inn frontispiece with tissue guard. First American edition, first issue with publisher's catalog dated November 1863, page 11, Tales of a Wayside Inn is unpriced and described as Nearly ready. Binding is BAL HT green cloth. Green cloth binding and spine are not faded with very minor corner and crown wear. Top edge gilt. Front paste down has the name of a previous owner in pencil. Frontispiece and tissue guard have minor browning, the rest of the interior of the book is very clean. Edges of a few pages of the publisher's catalog roughly opened. First appearance of Paul Revere's Ride. Overall a fairly attractive copy. BAL 12136.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1924), 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine/About Very Good. 8vo. pp. ix, 249. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear and slight chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. The book is in great, solid, almost fine condition. This is an attractive copy with a colorful dust jacket.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick 8vo. pp. xi, [3], 3-297, [1]. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Discrete former owner's name in pencil on the front free end paper. Book is square, solid, tight and clean except for some tanning and foxing on a very few pages. Overall a handsome copy of the history of tank development during World War One.

Winston-Salem: The Tar Heels, 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Condition./No Jacket. 8vo. 229 pages. Illustrated. Protected in mylar. Inscribed on the front free end paper, "With the compliments of R Gregg Cherry, Governor of North Carolina". Governor Cherry was governor from 1945 to 1949. Cloth binding has slight browning, otherwise a nice copy.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1924), 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo. 346 pages. A later printing of the 1924 edition. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has a couple of small chips and closed tears, otherwise is bright and attractive. Binding and interior of book are very clean, solid, and tight. No previous owner's names or marks. A nice copy.

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., (1946), 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. Theresa Sherrer Davidson. pp. x, 342. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has light edge wear, very slight fading of the spine, two small abrasions and is price clipped. Book is clean with no marks or signatures. Rivers of America Series.

Austin, Texas: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc., 1972. First Edition, Second Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Folio - 12 3/4. pp. xl, 205, [index]. Illustrated in color. Map end papers. Brown simulated, embossed leather binding protected in mylar. Most likely not issued with a dust jacket. The original copy of this book was a gift to the author's husband, General Albert Sidney Johnston, C.S.A. Preserved for future generations by The Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Includes a biography of Mrs. Johnston by Dr. Mildred Pickle Mayhall. A very clean copy with no former owner's names or marks. Gift quality.

2007. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. 89 pages plus 6. Frontispiece. Second Edition, 2007, in facsimile from the First Limited Edition of 1914 published in New York City. Includes hand lettered notes and corrections in facsimile. Author's gift inscription to her niece in facsimile. Family history of their westward trek to Kansas. A solid, very clean, scarce copy.

Athens: University of Georgia Press, (1964), 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo. pp. viii, 179. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Inscribed by the author to an individual and dated July 16, 1964. Dust jacket is priced clipped. From the dust jacket, "This is the story of the impact of the Civil War upon a single Georgia town. It tells how Athens, much divided in sentiment, reacted to talk of secession: how, when the issue was resolved, she gave her support to the new Confederacy and to the war effort.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. 256 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has a 1" closed tear and is slightly rubbed, but attractive. From the front dust jacket flap, "Things Chinese" contains more varied information on China than any other book in any Western language. Book is solid, square, and tight with no former owner's names or marks. A very clean copy.

New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1994. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. 48 pages. Illustrated. Third printing. Book protected in mylar. Inscribed, signed and dated to an individual on the front free end paper. A very attractive book inscribed by Astronaut Sally Ride.

Austin: University of Texas Press, (1958), 1958. First Edition . Hard Cover/Cloth. Very Good Plus Condition./No Jacket. 8vo. 474 pages. Frontispiece. Map endpapers. Book protected in mylar. Ex Libris book plate from The Commerce Club, Atlanta, Georgia. A solid, clean copy.

New York: Abbeville Press, (1995), 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oblong Folio. 215 pages. Illustrated in full color, some illustrations fold out. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. No previous owner's names or marks. A beautiful, tight, square, like new, gift quality copy.

Hardcover. Very Good. First postcard in color copyright 1907, J. Tully, number 280, shows two children on bales of cotton with a note, "Were out on bail". Verso of card is canceled 1909 with a one cent stamp and is addressed with a note in ink. Second postcard in color, number C-246, shows two children with an out house. Verso of card is canceled 1942 with a one cent stamp and is addressed with a note in pencil. Third postcard in color, no date, number 200, shows two children about to take a canoe ride with a big moon face smiling, by Walt Munson. Verso of card not canceled, no stamp and no note. All three 5 1/2" by 3 1/2". Condition very good with some corner wear. The postcards are protected in clear archival safe envelopes.

Boston: Privately Printed, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. [17], 2-265. Illustrated. Frontispiece map in color. Inscribed on the front free end paper to individuals and signed by the author. The rare dust jacket is not price clipped and has a color map of early Alabama, 1818. Dust jacket has minor soiling and a 1/4" chip. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Minor foxing on the end papers, interior or book is very clean, no marks. Book is tight and square. Rare with the dust jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Large 8vo. pp. ix, [7], 1-367, [1]. Illustrated. Fifth printing. Inscribed to an individual, signed and dated November 28, 1964, New York, by the author on the front free end paper. Book protected in new mylar. Binding has slight scuffs on rear cover, corners slight bump otherwise attractive. Front paste down has the name and address of a former owner stamped. Rear paste down has a 3/4" red stamped circle with an "H" in the center. Interior of the book is very clean. A scarce inscribed copy of the "cat" book.

Pinehurst, NC: The Galfield Press, (1991), 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - 12 1/4" tall. 216 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. A handsome book bound in imitation brown leather with title and race cars on the front cover. Book is protected in mylar. Warmly inscribed on the front paste down by Tim Flock to a friend and dated 9-8-95. The friend had organized a crew for the purpose of supplying a car for Tim Flock in a 1951 NASCAR race. Pictures appear in the book of the two with the car. Tim Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers along with his family, Ethel Mobley, Bob Flock, and Fonty Flock. This book tells their story. Also included is a photo from Daytona Beach 1950 inscribed and signed by Tim Flock to his friend. The book is not signed by the author, Larry Fielden. A rare and unique item inscribed by one of NASCAR's pioneers.

New York: Harper & Row / Reader's Digest, (1979), 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 454 pages. First Edition, First Printing with the "1" in the number sequence. Inscribed directly on the front free end paper to individuals and signed Gerald R. Ford. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped at $19.95. Top edge of binding has the slightest of fading, otherwise the book is in excellent condition, very clean, tight, and square, no marks. A very attractive inscribed copy.