Search Results: Authors starting with A from North Books: Used & Rare

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition. Limited Edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. 5.5 x 8.75in. 481pp. "Bound in genuine leather." FINE/AS NEW. A flawless copy. As pictured.

New York: New York Graphic Society, 1962. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. vii. 242pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows slight darkening and extremely light discoloration of the text-block edges, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the spine lightly toned, extremities with slight shelf rubbing and a few very short closed tears, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925. Paperback. First Edition, First Impression in North America: identical to the First Edition in English save for the E.P. Dutton label tipped-in at the title page. 4.25 x 6.25in. 63pp. Publisher's wraps. VERY GOOD. Shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, spine somewhat darkened and chipped, otherwise the binding is secure, the text is clean and unmarked, and the covers remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1937. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5 x 7.5in. 208pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the endpapers lightly and evenly toned, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows slight toning and discoloration of the front panel, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Binghamton: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1983. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8vo). xii. 412pp. Publisher's cloth boards. FINE/AS NEW. Completely free of all use and wear. As pictured.

Rio de Janeiro: Irmaos Pongetti Editores, 1938. Hardcover. First Edition. 4.75 x 7in. 210pp. Bound with the original wraps in three quarters calf over marbled boards. 4 raised bands, gilt titling and decoration of the spine. Marbled endpapers. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. VERY GOOD. Shows some shelf rubbing of the extremities, marginal hints of toning, the remnant of a customs label on the front endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1924. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. xi. 316pp. + 10 folding plates and numerous additional illustrations throughout. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling. VERY GOOD. Shows a hint of shelf rubbing along the extremities, endpapers lightly toned, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and plates are clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1905. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing in English: preceding the U.K. edition. 5 x 7.5in. 381pp. Rebound in recent quarter cloth over marbled boards. NEAR FINE. Slightly over-opened at the table of contents, else Fine. As pictured.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1950. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.25 x 8in. 207pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, front board somewhat shelf rubbed; in all other respects remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows some minor loss along the edges, a hint of toning, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Boston: Lincoln & Edmands - Cushing & Jewitt, 1818. Hardcover. Second Edition (Improved and Enlarged.) Octavo. Bound in full calf of the period with a gilt stamped cloth label on the spine. VERY GOOD. Shows edge and corner wear, some handling marks of the text, the occasional light foxing, otherwise the text is clean and unmarked, the boards are clean and remain distinctive, and the binding remains secure and holding. Contains speeches of historical significance including many on the slave trade, as pictured.

London: Watts & Co, 1949. Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression. 5 x 7.5in. viii. 105pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Review copy with slip laid-in. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows slight shelf rubbing of the bottom edge, the top text-block edge is somewhat foxed, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the spine lightly toned with a touch of foxing, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

London: John C. Nimmo, 1889. Hardcover. Large Paper Edition, Limited to 260 numbered copies of which this is No. 23. xxviii. 243pp. Publisher's quarter polished calf over cloth boards. Top text-block edge is gilt. VERY GOOD. Shows the spine some tanned and rubbed, other extremities lightly shelf rubbed, endpapers toned, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text remains clean and unmarked, and the boards are bright and distinct. As pictured.

London: Bristol Classical Press, 2001. Paperback. Early Printing. 5.25 x 8in. xx. 167pp. Publisher's wraps. FINE/BRAND NEW. Flawless. As pictured.

New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing in North America. 5.5 x 8.5in. 191pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows the bottom text-block edge with some spots of discoloration, boards with a hint of toning, a small dent to the back fore-edge, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows very slight shelf rubbing along the edges, a small vintage store sticker on the back panel, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining Fine/As New. As pictured.

Boston: Austin J. Coolidge, 1860. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6.5 x 9.5in. iv. [269pp.] Publisher's blind-stamped cloth with gilt titling. Profusely illustrated with plates and miniatures throughout including a folding color map. VERY GOOD. Shows loss at the head and foot of the spine and corners, some light scuffs and handling of the boards, margins of the preliminaries are lightly discolored, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 227pp. FINE/AS NEW in Fine/As New dust jacket. Both the book and dust jacket are Fine being completely free of all use and wear. As pictured.

Philadelphia: Anvil Printing Company, 1903. Paperback. First Edition. 60pp. + fold-out battle diagram. Bound in stapled wraps. GOOD. Shows rubbing at the edges and corners with some creasing and small chips, front panel pulled ever so slightly from the binding though holding strong, otherwise the binding is tight, the text and diagram are clean and unmarked, and the covers are distinct. As pictured. | The author, a prominent politician, journalist, and friend of Lincoln, here restates his argument made to President McKinley regarding the failures of the Battle of Santiago.

Jamaica: The Arts Celebration Committee of the Ministry of Development and Welfare, 1962. Hardcover. First Edition. 5.5 x 8.25in. Each anthologized work is individually paginated, complete. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by one of the contributors, Carmen Manley, on the front endpaper: 'On the emergence of our island into the deep waters of the international scene as an independent country, it is with a deep sense of gratitude that one of the mean people of our land look back and remember those who have helped us to appreciate the values that are our own. To you Joe, I say thank you for the past years played in my own development. Carmen Manley.' Manley wrote several children's stories, plays, and here contributes the short story 'When Fly Bodder Mauger Mule.' VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, endpapers with the slightest possible hint of toning, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and… Read More

London: Methuen, 1988. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself shows a handsome former owner bookplate on the front paste-down, otherwise is Fine/As New being completely free from all defects, use, and wear. The dust jacket is neatly price-clipped, otherwise is Fine/As New. As pictured.

Siena: Enrico Torrini, 1900. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 84pp. + 9 fold-out plates. Bound in recent quarter cloth over marbled boards. VERY GOOD. Shows shelf rubbing of the edges and corners, some light rubbing and the occasional small scuff of the boards, the first plate with the smallest hint of foxing, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and plates are clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.