Search Results: Titles starting with A from poor mans books

NY: McGraw. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 482 pages; 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. 482 pages. First Edition/First Printing of this exceedingly rare piece of literature. A Lion is in the Streets went through five printings and was eventually made into a film under the same name in 1953. Jacket has some tears along the top of the front and back cover. Dust jacket has some tearing and chipping. Cover has some rubbing. Name of previous owner on front free end paper in ink. Hard to find with a dust jacket. $3- price is still present on DJ. McGraw Hill Book Co up to the year of 1956 showed no additional printings if it was a First edition. This shows no additional printings on the copyright page [or anywhere else for that matter]. Additionally the dust jacket shows the retail price of $3.00 so we know it could not be a book club edition. You can refer to McBride's guide to first editions to confirm this. .

Boston: ("ye Olde Cheshire Cheese"). Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Cloth. B/w and color; 8.5 X 10.5; #84 of 500 signed limited . . Illustrated with 50 color and b&w pictures. Orange cloth, black cloth spine, errata slip laid-in. 6 pp of text + 50 plates. Fishing and shooting scenes, landscapes and cityscapes, and portraits. Cloth covered boards F with torn glassine cover folded laid in. In cloth slipcase with gently lightened spine NF. 6 p of text. Commentary by Dana S. Lamb. Introduction by Guido Perera. .

Paris: Didier,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1853. Hardcover. French Language; Extra-illustrated; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; (EXTRA ILLUSTRATED). GUIZOT, FRANCOIS, M. Et Mme. Abailard et Heloise: Essai Historique ... Suive des Lettres d'Abailard et d'Heloise. Traduites sur les Manuscrits de la Bibliotheque Royale par M. Oddoul. Paris: Didier, 1853. "Nouvelle Edition Entierement Refondue." Tall 8vo, late 19th Century red morocco and marbled boards by Bertrand, raised bands, gilt lettering and elaborate designs in spine compartments, t. E. G. , text untrimmed, enhanced with the insertion of nearly 30 engraved plates, mostly portraits. Binding strong with gilt bright, minor wear at joints and edges, front hinge lightly cracked, some dusting along bulked edges, text nice and clean, brief aging; very lengthy and detailed late 19th Century printed catalog entry mounted at front pastedown. .

Not Given. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1827. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Abecedario biografico dei pittori, scultori ed architetti cremonesi. 19th-century 3/4 dark brown morocco & marbled bds, gilt, spine richly gilt; edges occasionally scuffed. Slight foxing to title page. Tall copy. Practical and comprehensive reference tool with information on more than 600 artists, the work of one of the greatest experts italian language .

Chicago, Ill.: Allied Printing.. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1900]. Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 4 pages; Abor and capital. Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of labor, shows how labor fares under large industrial corporations. Republican campaign literature calling Democrats 'medacious'. WorldCat locates one copy. .

New Delhi: Rangoon Studio. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940's1930's. Paperback. photo; 2.5 x 2.5"; 8 wallets for negatives with about 8 negatives each. Approximately 100 photos of about 2.5" square including a couple of smaller strips of photos. From the estate of Paul Grimes. Taken in India, probably in the New Delhi area in the very early 1940's [studio established 1939, Kaddish pamphlet ends 1946]. Britain delcared war on Japan in 1841, Japan invaded India 1942. India provided the largest army of 2. 5 million men, so travel was probably pretty limited by that time. Original studio envelopes included. Includes a single early Kodachrome neg as well. Three small pamphlets of Jewish Kaddish. Photographs are of Religious ceremonies, crowds, a castle, domestic scenes, countryside etc. .

Above the Tree Line.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 63 pages; Signed [twice] and inscribed by author. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Brussels: Chez Francois Vivien. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1658. Third Edition. Hardcover. History, French; 17th Century; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 542 pages; Wing P361. Nicely bound in full sheep leather with ornate gilded spine. Short history of this century of iron. Containing the miseries and calamities of recent times, with their causes and pretexts, till the coronation of Ferdinand IV King of the Romans, made in late summer, one thousand six hundred fifty three. The author wrote his book to expose the horror of war. .

Worcester: Isaiah Thomas,. Good with no dust jacket. 1793. Hardcover. 371 pages; Bound in worn contemporary leather. Content generally very good with stains and pennings on end papers. Binding firm. Early edition, perhaps 3rd. .

Amsterdam: Aux Depens De La Compagnie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1777. Hardcover. French Language; 18th Century; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; viij, 384; [4], 324p pages; Contemp full leather; light wear to corners, spine base and edges lightly chipped. Foxed. Dampstaining to upper portion of last several dozen leaves, creasing at upper edge of last few leaves. Occasional old ink marginalia. Rubber stamp to lower margin of Vol 1, p24 ("Lyon/ 1777"). Containing the rules of all games with easy instructions to learn to play well, new, expanded edition of the Game of Chess by Philidor, the Whisk & Game, by Edmond Hoyle, translated from English, In this first part are mentioned card games: the game of quadrille, the rules of the mediator, the Three Men, the game of the Comet, the lottery, the Tontine, the Trade game, play Butterfly, Play-call, the Gossip, the game of Hoc, the game Farm, game Poque, the game of Romestecq, game of Gillet, the game of Brusquembille etc. .

Boston College. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1960. Presumed 1st. Paperback. frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 79 pages; Stiff card wrappers. Clean throughout. Tipped in frontis portrait. Mild edge wear. ND but circa 1960. .

N Y, N Y: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0892968117 . 1.24 x 9.5 x 6.14 Inches; 368 pages; Slight bend to tope edge of DJ- see graphic. Signed by author on half title page. .

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1910. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages; 4 color plates. Light foxing to first 5 leaves. Neat gift inscription on fep dated 1910. Last b/w illustration is hand colored, by whom I know not. .

N Y: Printed By T. & J. Swords for David Longworth.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1795=96. First Edition. Hardcover. FICTION; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; The Adventures of Telemachus, Son of Ullysses, From the French of Fenelon by the Celebrated Jn. Hawkesworth, Corrected & Revised by G. Gregory - 2 Volumes. (1795-96) New York: Printed by T. & J. Swords for David Longworth. Complete with 2 engraved title pages, 1 portrait and 13 plates. With two ROCKWELL KENT BOOKPLATES in color for Louis Untermeyer (1937) - Good+ Condition. Uniformly bound in 3/4 cloth and marbled paper, with leather spine labels. Occasional foxing, offsetting, hinges cracked, soiling to covers. 1 portrait, 13 plates. .

Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 0448149214 . Decorative Binding; Fancy Binding; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; Beautiful deluxe decorative genuine full leather limited collector's edition printed for subscribers only. High quality materials, richly 22 kt gilded, raised bands. Colored silk moire endpapers. Bound in silk marker ribbon. All edges gilt to repel dirt and dust. .

NY: D. Appleton & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1843. Second Edition. Hardcover. Engraved frontis; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 199, 10 pages; Foxed, contents generally Good, binding firm. Publisher's blindstamped brown cloth. Probably 2nd edition. Variously attributed to Hawks or Lilly. .

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Paperback. African American; Negro American; Black American; Show Business; Performing Arts; Music; ORANGE AND BLACK; (African-American Subject. ) Illustrated Advertising Sheet, printed on both sides. "Louisiana Colored Minstrels." N. P. , ca. 1900. 23 x 8 3/4 inches (584 x 222 mm). Moderately toned, occasionally chipped at edges, some dampstaining at bottom, a few old cellotape repairs. Held between two pieces of plexi glass. "AMERICANS GREATEST SINGING AND DANCING CHORUS, Funny Comedians, Acrobats, Grand Opera Stars, Troups of Tossing, Turning, and Tumbling Clowns." .

Pub. American Subscribers To the Stevenson Memorial,. Fine with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Flexible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 28 pages; This copy, printed for ARTHUR S SCRIBNER is one of an edition, limited to 160." [signed by Charles Fairchild, chairman]. In plain slipcase with short splits. 8" x 5". 8" x 5". .

Mount Vernon NY: Peter Pauper Press,. Near Fine with no dust jacket. [1941]. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 20 brown and green illustrations. Brown cloth over plaid backed boards. .

Elizabeth Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Limited edition of 200. Signed and dedicated onlimitation page, "For Dale from JLW[? ]. Folded covers of plum card. 3" x 4". Weil, Jam_2es L .