Search Results: Authors starting with V from Ernestoic Books

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1926. First American Edition. First American edition. This book measures approximately 7.75" x 5.75" with 484 numbered pages. Book is in very good plus condition. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board faded but still vivid. Minor staining and wear to the edges of the textblock. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Panels evenly aged, with minor surface wear and staining. Original $3.00 price present on front panel and flap. "The Life of Pasteur" is a biography of Louis Pasteur a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N3-104).

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. First Edition. This book is a first edition stated on the copyright page. This book measures approximately 8.75" x 5.75" with 207 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor staining to both front and rear boards. Moderate foxing to all edges of textblock. Dust jacket is in good condition. Heavy chipping to both ends of spine. Small open and closed tears to bottom rear panel. Original 2.00 price on front flap. "Battle on Mercury" is the story of Dick Rogers and his family and their odyssey through Mercury's bleak and blazing landscape Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-14).

New York: Hill and Wang, 1959. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Last Days of Lincoln" by Mark Van Doren. Published by Hill and Wang, New York, 1959. Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition stated on the front flap of the jacket. The book measures 8.5" x 5.75", 152 pages. With its original dust jacket. The dust jacket is in very good plus condition. Minor wear to the edges. The book is in very good condition. Minor spotting to the boards. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(K1-42).

The New York and Harlem Rail Road Company Stock Certificate. Common stock certificate number 15094. Dated 22nd of January, 1873. For 100 shares at Fifty dollars each. For Minzesheimer and Joseph. Signed by William H. Vanderbilt. The certificate measures 6.75" x 11". Issued and cancelled, with the usual folds and staple holes. Punched holes throughout signature. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.

London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Essays Presented to Sir Lewis Namier", written by various authors. Published in 1956 by Macmillan & Co., Ltd., in London, with original dust jacket. Measures 6'' x 8.75'', 542 pages. The dust jacket is in very good plus condition. Little to no shelf wear or chipping on the jacket, with a small stain and a moisture spot on the spine. Some toning is present throughout the jacket. The lettering throughout the jacket is clean and legible. The book is in very good plus condition. Slight shelf wear, with little to no bumping on the corners. The boards are very well preserved, with little to no fading or sunning. A very small stain on the bottom fore-edge. The text is toned but clean, complete and legible. Some offsetting on the front and rear endpapers. The gilt lettering on the spine is clean and legible. The binding is sound. Sir Lewis Namier was a distinguished historian who focused on the history of England, and also in international… Read More

For sale is a unique poster featuring one of America's most interesting characters, Jim Vaus Jr. Jim Vaus Jr. was an expert with electronics and was a professional wiretapper for both the LAPD and mob boss Mickey Cohen in the 1940's. The movie "Wiretapper" (1955) is based on his life. In November of 1949, Vaus was scheduled to do a job in St. Louis for another man, "St. Louis Andy", to set up a system to control illegal off-track betting for the Western half of the United States. Just days before he was to leave for the job, Vaus attended a revival tent meeting in downtown Los Angeles where a young preacher named Billy Graham was speaking. His words seemingly spoke directly to Jim Vaus Jr., and from that night on he made it his mission to serve Jesus Christ. He never went to St. Louis and left organized crime forever. He repaid those he had stolen from and cheated, and righted his wrongs. He spent the rest of his life in Christian Ministry. This poster is from one of his demonstrations with… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1913. Early Reprint Edition. This is a early reprint. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 344 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket is in very good plus condition. Minor chipping to both ends. Moderate staining and scuffing to spine and both panels. It is the story of Mary Turner, a sales clerk who is wrongly accused of stealing and sent to prison. Upon her release, Turner sets up a gang that engages in shady activities that are just "within the law". Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-46).

Istanbul: Bu Dergi, 1942. 1-3500 Copies. 1/3500 copies, Volume 4. Measuring approximately 14" x 10.5" with 160 numbered pages. This book is in poor condition. Spine is almost detached from binding. Minor scuffing and staining to both boards. Front hinge is cracked. Minor staining and creasing to interior pages. Rear hinge cracked. Fine arts book. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N8-110).

Montpellier: Librairie Coulet, 1930. Second Revised Edition. This book measures approximately 9" x 5.75", with 507 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minimal chipping to tail end of spine. Vertical creasing to spine. Chipping and creasing to top and bottom front and rear panels. Original price on front endpaper. Many pages are uncut. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M6-18).

Montana: MLV Enterprises, 1995. Measuring approximately 11" x 8.5" with205 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing to both boards. Edges of interior pages moderately sunned. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N9-99).

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing. Very rare, with "1873" on the title page, the vast majority having the year "1874" on the title page. The book measures 5.25" x 7.5", 315 numbered pages. Illustrated with black-and-white plates throughout. Recently bound in beautiful green smooth goat leather, with gilt titling and raised bands to the spine. The book is in very good condition. Foxing to the fore-edges of the textblock with scattered foxing throughout. Two spots of rubbing to the fore-edge of the textblock. Lacks the frontispiece and the rear advertisements. A truly rare copy of this adventure classic. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(F3-30).

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Measuring approximately 9.25" x 7" with 493 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and scuffing to both ends of spine and around all edges of book. Moderate scuffing and staining to both boards. Front and rear hinges are cracked but no mesh is exposed. Interior pages are clean. Full page color plates. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N11-54).

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. First American Edition and First Edition in English, First Printing. First American edition, first edition in English, first printing without translators name on title page. Measuring approximately 6" x 4.5" with 291 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and tear to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board still full and vivid. Heavy staining to both boards. Book is cocked causing an overbite to the textblock. Front hinge is cracked. Moderate foxing to interior pages. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman living a solitary life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives modestly and carries out his habits with mathematical precision. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N8-97).

Prague: Jos. R. Vilimek, 1895. First Czech Edition. This book is a first Czech edition. Measuring approximately 9" x 6.25" with 326 numbered pages. Written in Czech. This book is in poor condition. Moderate staining to front and rear boards. Textblock loose from binding. Front hinge cracked and board loose from binding Heavy staining throughout textblock. Rear board loose from binding. Texar and Burbank are bitter enemies, Burbank's northern view of slavery as an evil being an unpopular stance with Texar and the rest of the community, deep in the Confederate States of America. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N5-72).

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1930. This copy comes with a scarce dust jacket. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.75" with 374 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor staining to both boards. Minor staining to bottom edge of textblock. Minor scuffing to other edges of textblock. Front and rear hinge are cracked no mesh exposed. Interior pages are clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine. Heavy chipping around all edges of jacket. During the year 1866, ships of various nationalities sight a mysterious sea monster, which, it is later suggested, might be a gigantic narwhal. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N9-18).

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Illustrated by W. J. Aylward. Measuring approximately 9.5" x 7.25" with 406 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and sunning to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing and staining to both boards. Moderate bumping to all corners of boards. Both hinges are cracked but only exposes mesh at the back board. Previous owner's names on front endpaper. Interior pages have minor staining but bright and mostly clean. During the year 1866, ships of various nationalities sight a mysterious sea monster, which, it is later suggested, might be a gigantic narwhal. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O4-23).

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, 1874. Popular edition. Measures 5" x 7.75", 305 pages, with 20 engraved illustrations not included in the pagination. In its original Victorian binding. Embossed decorative border on the boards and spine, with gold titling and decoration on the spine. The book is in good condition. Minor wear to the boards and spine with gently bumped corners. Foxing to the endsheets. Light scattered soiling throughout. The binding is cracked at page 77 with two small tears. Page 13 has been reattached and has a small one inch tear at the edge. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (I12-7).

New York: Random House, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with number line to 2 on copyright as called for with Random House. Measuring approximately 9.5" x 6.25" with 657 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping to entire spine. Gilt lettering on spine and front board still vivid and full. Dust jacket is good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning to spine. Small closed tear to top edge of front panel. Original 19.95 price on front flap. Lincoln: A Novel is a 1984 historical novel, part of the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-141).

U. S. President John F. Kennedy (JFK) portrait newspaper printing plate. Made by Vitaplate on May 20, 1963 in Cattaragus, NY. Measures 7.25" x 9.5". It has separated from the wood block that backs it. The wood block has the stamp of the date it was made. A rare piece of Presidential memorabilia.

London; New York: Vizetelly & Co.; Scribner & Welford, 1882. First Edition. First edition. Illustrated with over 300 engravings. This book measures approximately 10.75" x 8.75", with 263 numbered pages. This book is in good condition Heavy surface wear and scratching to the original cloth boards. Boards exposed at the corners and spine ends. All edges gilt. Both hinges are cracked. Some bubbling visible on the rear board, perhaps appropriate for this title. Front end paper is loose and laid in. Previous owner's signature "John V. Anthorp" from 1886 on front endpaper. "A History of Champagne With Notes on the Other Sparkling Wines of France" was written by Henry Vizetelly who was a British publisher and writer. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M6-14).