Search Results: Famous Authors from Bee Creek Books

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co no date. (approx. 1904).197 pp. Previous owner stamped name on front free endpaper and name written on front endpaper. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. Cover with color illustration on paste on. Fading around edges and to spine. Overall covers are Good to Good+.Horatio Alger Jr. (1832-1899) was a prolific American author of boy’s adventure stories whose heroes lead exemplary lives to Strive and Succeed in the face of adversity and poverty, good and evil.. Hard Cover. Good+. Size: 5" x 7 ". Juvenile.

Boston: Estes and Lauriat Thackeray's Works: Handy Volume Edition. 392 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges discolored and rubbed, significant scuffing and marks to cover faces, many white spots (paint?) on both front and back covers, spine is faded with scuffs and some white spots, spine ends are quite fraying and torn. Gilt top page edge. Spine slightly cocked and loose. Front hinge broken. Frontispiece protected by tissueguard. Interior pages browning along edges, some corners are creased or bent, some page edges are chipped. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Famous Author.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1917. With Extracts From Some of His Private Letters. 262 pages with index. Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, scuffing to front cover, gilt lettering faded. Spine is faded from sun exposure, ends are bent and fraying, initials "HL" on bottom of spine, gash in middle of spine. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's bookplate on front inside cover, ex lib. stamp on front free endpaper, and location sticker on back inside cover. Photograph frontisplate with tissueguard. Interior clean. Book in Good+ condition.. Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Biography.

New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company 212 pp. Also included is "The Conquest of Spain" with 138 pp. Brown faux leather covers with gilt inlay on front and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped, corners and edges are rubbed, moderate scuffing to cover faces, spine ends are bent and fraying. Small tear to top spine. Front hinge broken, back hinge loose but intact. Spine is loose with many breaks in interior. Pages are browning. Book in VG- condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Size: 5" x 7 1/2". Travels.

New York: Conde Nast Publications, 1974. Vol. XCIV, No. 2. Special Velikovsky Issue. Contents include: The Search for Truth by Frederic B. Jueneman; CP by Issac Asimov; Truth to Tell by Joe Haldeman; Sleeping Dogs by Harlan Ellison; Inhuman Error by Fred Saberhagen; Contact! by David Drake; Gone with the Gods by Andrew J. Offutt; A Matter of Gravity by Randall Garrett; Psychesomics: The Emerging Science of Consciousness by Norman Spinrad. 178 pp. Single Issue Magazine. Cover art by Rick Sternbach. Cover corners are creased, edges are wavy to the touch and discolored on back page, spine is creased and spine ends are worn with tears. Front page top corners are dog-earred, some minor creasing to pages from reading, otherwise clean. Magazine in Good+ to VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Single Issue Magazine.

New York: Conde Nast Publications, 1969. Vol. LXXXIII, No. 4. Contents include: Artifact by J. B. Clarke; The Nitrocellulose Doormat by Christopher Anvil; Dramatic Mission by Anne McCaffrey; Zozzl by Jackson Burrows; The Ghoul Squad by Henry Harrison; Jackal's Meal by Gordon R. Dickson. 178 pp. Single Issue Magazine. Cover art by Leo Summers. Cover corners are creased, edges are wavy to the touch and discolored on back page, tear to joint on front cover, spine is creased and spine ends are worn with tears. Interior pages have some minor creasing to pages from reading, otherwise clean. Magazine in Good to Good+ condition.. Paper Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Single Issue Magazine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1981. Edited, with an introduction, notes, and bibliography by Michael Patrick Hearn. More than 300 line drawings, photographs, and engravings, including 175 original illustrations by E. W. Kemble. 378 pp. including Appendix, bibliography, and index. Book is Fine. DJ 1" tear at top corner of flap and 1/4" tear on top edge, otherwise DJ is Very Good+.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good-. Illus. by E. W. Kemble. Size: Approx. 8" x 11". Literature.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Young Inc., 1952. With illustrations by Phillipe Jullian. Introduction by Sir Duff Cooper. Translated from the French "La Rabouilleuse" by Eithne Wilkins. 320 pp. Red cloth covers with black/gilt title stamp on spine. Corners are rubbed and bumped, edges rubbed, some scuffing along joints, top cover edges are darkened. Spine faded, spine ends are bent and fraying. Covers are slightly warped. Red top page edge. Foxing to endpapers. Interior pages are tight. Book in Good+ condition.. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Phillipe Jullian. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Fiction.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1928. Translated from the German by Whittaker Chambers. With a foreword by John Galsworthy. From the foreword: "Bambi is a delicious book. Delicious not only for children, but for those who are no longer so fortunate. For delicacy of perception and essential truth I hardly know any story of animals that can stand beside this life-story of a forest deer." 223 pp. Unattributed b/w illustrations at beginning of every chapter. DJ in Fair/Good- condition with significant chips and tears to edges and corners, soiling and stains, darkened spine, spine ends torn or missing, gift inscription on front of jacket, flaps are price-clipped. Back of jacket is advertisement for 'The Lure of Bird Watching' by E. W. Hendy. Cover is green cloth with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, soiling and stains (white marks) to covers, small holes to joints from wear, spine ends are bent with some fraying. Publisher blind stamp on back cover.… Read More

New York: The Modern Library, 1945. Selected and with an Introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell. Stories include: The Gift of the Magi; Mammon and the Archer; From the Cabby's Seat; The Romance of a Busy Broker; The Enchanted Profile; The Hiding of Black Bill; The Ransom of Red Chief; A Blackjack Bargainer; The Making of a New Yorker; A Municipal Report; and others. 338 pp. Brown cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, spine edges are bent. Red top page edge. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/4". Famous Author.

San Diego, CA: University of California, 1979. A monumental work which list all mystery, detective, suspense, police, and gothic fiction in book form published in the English language. An extensive and exhaustive reference." 697 pp. Thick book. Could require extra postage. Laid in promo photographs of author, his children, and some negatives. Also sheet advertising "The Crime Fiction Collection"- "The huge personal library of the well-known bibliographer ALLEN J. HUBIN, the most important collection still in private hands, is to be sold en bloc!..." . Cloth. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". Bibliography.

London: Frank Hollings, 1916. Includes First Editions, Nugae and Privately Printed Books, Contributions to Books, Contributions to Periodicals and Newspapers, The Wessex Novels, Critical Notices, Essays and Appreciations in Books, Essays and Appreciations in Periodicals, Plays, Appendix and Index. 128 pp. Gilt motif with TH initials on front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends & corners slightly bumped/rubbed. Covers mildly rubbed/slight discoloration(hard to see) in places.Exterior is VG-. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good-. Illus. by Facsimiles. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4". Bibliography.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. , 1914. Book in Very Good condition. DJ only Fair, with tears and chips, some missing pieces, front and back detached. 86 pp. Total of forty-seven poems. Eight pages in back with other MESSRS. METHUEN'S PUBLICATIONS.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair to Poor. Size: Approx. 4 1/2" x 7". Poetry.

New York: Hurst & Company 223 pp. No publication date. Red cloth covers. Covers are very worn and tattered with corners and edges rubbed to boards, bumped edges, cover faces scuffed and torn and extremely dirty. Joints have multiple tears and holes, exposing spine. Spine is worn and has large white mark, top of spine is missing, spine ends are fraying and torn. Both hinges broken. Interior pages are tanned, some corners are bent or dog-earred. Book in Fair condition. An adequate reading copy.. Hard Cover. Fair. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Juvenile.

Garden City, New York: Junior Deluxe Edition, 1954. "The story of what happens to this magnificant horse is the best known book about an animal in our language." 224 pp. DJ in Good- condition with tears to top front and along spine edge, discoloration along edges, creases along edges, and front flap price clipped. Decorative gray covers with images of horses on front/back. Cover corners lightly bumped, bending to spine tips. Red top page edge. Uncut long page edge. Interior is tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good+/Good-. Illus. by Walter Seaton. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Juvenile.

1928. owner's name & address stamped on half title p. otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. spine faded. Won Pulitzer Prize for 1928 for this book.. Eleventh Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Good+. Famous Author.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. 204 pp. Blue cloth covers with orange picture of Nancy Drew on front and orange lettering on spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners and edges are rubbed and bumped. Spine is faded with water spots covering, spine ends are bent and fraying. White markings (water damage?) to front and back cover edges, and rubbing to joints. Faded orange top page edge. Orange and white endpapers with Nancy and three friends. Broken front hinge. Browning to illustration edges, light foxing throughout interior. Book in Good- condition. . Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Russell H. Tandy. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Mystery.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1886. Thackeray's Complete Works, The People's Edition. With 325 Illustrations by the Author, Du Maurier, Cruikshank, Leech, Millais, Barnard, and Others. Stories include: Novels by Eminent Hands, Jeames's Diary, Adventures of Major Gahagan, A Legend of the Rhine, Rebecca and Rowena, The History of the Next French Revolution, Cox's Diary, Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush, The Fitzboodle Papers, and Miscellanies. 418 pp. Gren cloth cover with black image of the author on front, gilt title lettering on spine. Cover cornres are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, light scuffing and soiling to cover faces, spine is creased, spine ends are fraying and torn. Page edges darkened. Back hinge is broken. Frontispiece illustration protected by tissueguard. Content pages are chipped with some tears. Interior pages browning, text easily legible. Book in VG- to VG condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7… Read More

New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1930. lettering on spine very faint. Rubbed through cloth on bottom edges, about 1/2". mildly soiled covers. Otherwise exterior is Good+. Interior is clean, tight and VG+. . Cloth. Good. Fiction.

New York: The Christian Herald, 1895. Collection of short stories by famous American authors. Contents include: A True Story by Mark Twain; The Celestial Railroad by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving; The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville. 344 pp. Red decorative covers with gilt design and title on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and edges rubbed. Cover faces have rubbing and discoloration. Spine tips bent. Front hinge broken. Some light foxing to endpapers. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG- condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6". Famous Authors.