Search Results: Essays from Olmstead Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, Book is covered with brodart. Slipcase shows minor shelf wear. From the Saturday Evening Post, with an introduction by Mark Van Doren. 285 pgs.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The boards are not bumped, no marks with 188 pp. The dust jacket is not price clipped and has two tears to one cm.

New York, NY, USA: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Folio, Black boards. The corners and the spine are sharp. New and unread. DJ is crisp. The book is still in the manufacturer's plastic wrap. If interested, we will remove the wrap and verify all information. B1

Tillsonburg, ON., Canada: Otter Publishing, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Light surface wear, some illustrations with 179 pages.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Insomniac Press, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. The book is square and tight, previous owner's signature on half title page, various authors, with 190 pages.

London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1914. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. Green embossed boards with gilt lettering on the spine. FIRST EDITION. Previous owner's signatures (two) and dates on the front free page (1914 and 1947). The top and base of the spine show shelf wear. The corners are slightly bumped. The book has four sections: The Conduct of Life, The Meaning of Truth in History, The Civic University and Higher Nationality: A Study in Law and Ethics. 136 pages.

Scarborough, ON: Nelson Canada Ltd., Not Stated. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Dorys Annette Cree. 8vo, 1/8 inch tear to D.J.; bottom corner of book frumped; later printing from Hong Kong. This book is a selection from the private journals of Dr. Edward H. Cree, who served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy in the period 1837-69. It presents a splendid panoply of people and places in the last century. 276 pgs.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, Grey boards with gilt letters. Previous owner's name on the second free page. Illustrated. 256 pages.

East Aurora, NY, USA: Wm. H. Wise & Co./Roycroft Distributors, 1923. 1st Edition. Limp Leather. Very Good. Embossed leather boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated endpapers depicting the Roycroft Inn where visitors are entertained and the Print Shop where Hubbard's famous books are made. "Containing the inspired and inspiring selections gathered during a life time of discriminating reading for his own use." 228 pages which includes a 12 page index.

London: Oxford University Press, 1935. 10th Edition. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good. 16mo, Blue embossed leatherette boards with gilt letters. 610 pages plus 16 pages of index.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1938. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo, Green boards with gilt letters. There is an a one eighth inch tear at the top of the spine. Previous owner's signature and likeness on the front free page. There is foxing throughout. 212 pages.

Albany, NY: James B. Lyon, 1890. Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good Minus. 12mo, Three quarter red marbled boards and page edges. Red leather quarter panel and spine. Gilt letters and graphics on the spine. ca 1890. Previous owner's stamp on the front free page. Bookstore stamp on the rear endpaper in the lower left hand corner. There is foxing throughout. There is a three quarter inch tear on page one. Illustrated. 248 pages.

New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1900. Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, Mauve boards with gilt letters and graphics. Marbled page edges. There is light foxing throughout. There is a stain on the front endpapers. 519 pages.

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1954. 15th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good Minus DJ. Shepard, Ernest H.. 12mo, Red boards with gilt letters. There are maps for endpapers. Gifted opposite the title page. 60 illustrations. DJ has five tears to one and a half inches. There is a half inch chip across the top of the spine and a one inch chip across the rear panel. 570 pages.

Montreal, PQ, Canada: Stockade Books, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by author on title page, 351 pp.

Mississauga, ON, Canada: Little Brick Schoolhouse, 1978. Revised edition . Paperback. Very Good. Soft cover with illustrated front board. Numerous illustrations. Light wear is noted. Previous owner's name on the half title page which has been blacked out with marker. 206 pages. Weight over 1 lb.

Birmingham, Alabama, USA: Grand Cru Books, 2012. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. The book is square and tight, author's first book, late 1920s and mid 1930s growing up on island, with 192 pages.

London, United Kingdom: The Folio Society, 1991. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. The corners and spine are sharp, no marks and some illustrations. Three volume set. The companion slipcase is in like condition.

Cobourg, ON, Canada: By Author, 2009. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Eric Beddows. Paperback with illustrated covers. FIRST EDITION. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Illustrated. 161 pages.

ON. Canada: By Author, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The blue boards are square and tight, signed and dated by author on front free page, some illustrations with 136 pages. The dust jacket has a one cm tear and is bright.