Search Results: Authors starting with A from Michael Fox (Bookseller)

Against the Grain Press, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Recollections of the bookselling career of an extraordinary bookseller (I speak from first-hand experience, since I had the privilege of working for him in his Timber Press days) who revolutionized the academic book trade in the UNited States, and had a real impact throughout libraries worldwide. 112 pp, a clean tight unmarked copy.

Harmony Books, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Stated first edition, with copyright page number line complete down to "1." A clean tight unmarked copy; dust jacket (price intact) a bit rubbed with a bit of chipping at top. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Vendome Press, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 128-page collection of period photographs with extensive captions and explanations, largely of Paris socialites and artists who formed the explanation for many of Proust's characters: Comte Reobert de Montesquiou (Charlus), Marie de Bernardaky (Gilberte), Gabriel Fauré (Vinteuil), Monet (Elstir), Charles Haas (Swann), etc. A clean tight unmarked copy in a fone dust jacket. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A gossipy insider's look at the book publishing world mostly of the 60s and 70s by a prolific author, with more or less good advice for writers. A clean tight unmarked copy in dust jacket with price intact. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Knopf, 1940. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Elegantly produced 52-page book of tributes to Knopf's first 25 years as a publisher from several of his authors -- Willa Cather, H. L. Mencken, Thomas Mann -- and distinguished names in the book trade. Frontis photo of Knopf. The book is inscribed "To Jim and Bess with Love from Alfred"; laid in is the elegant little comp slip that Knopf used "I am sending you this book because I think it will prove of especial interest to you. Alfred A. Knopf" Pages toned, otherwise quite a nice copy. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Putnam Pub Group, 1997. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 769 pp, a clean tight unmarked copy in jacket with price intact. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Organ Historical Society, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The original version of the Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner opuslists, with four-page errata. A clean tight unmarked copy. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Ballantine, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First paperback publication following the original Harcourt hardcover, stated first printing November 1967. A clean tight unmarked copy, a couple of faint creases on cover, seemingly unread. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Penguin, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First paperback edition (Penguin U.K.) following original hardcover Jonathan Cape edition. A clean tight unmarked copy, small US $0.95 price sticker on front cover. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Signet (New American Librry), 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stated first printing (January 1963) of the first paperback publication of Amis's comic novel following earlier hardocver publication by Harcourt, Brace. A clean copy, some light creases in spine, decorative initial on inside of front cover. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

R. R. Bowker, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The first stab at a Manual of Bookselling, with 34 chapters on various aspects of operating a bookstore, mostly written by successful booksellers of the 1960s. A clean tight unmarked copy, unjacketed as uissued. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Amadeus Pr, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. The U. S. edition identical with the U.K. British Library original. A clean tight unmarked copy, 294 pp with numerous photos od Elgar manuscripts.Dust jacket has a We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Realities Library, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Two works by the noted Greek poet, issued in a dual book format somewhat akin to the old Ace Doubles. Translated by Kimon Friar, who has inscribed both blank pages preceding the respective title pages. 30 pages + 30 pages, a clean tight copy, unmarked except for the translator's inscriptions. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Scarecrow Press, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The original one-volume edition of Arnol'd survey of organ literature, later much expanded into a two-volume work. This first edition has 656 pages and is reasonaly comprehensive. An unmarked copy, unjacketed as issued. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A clean tight unmarked copy of the fist edition, with copyright page number lime complete down to "1."; ribbon page marker. Dust jacket (price intact) has a small patch of residue from a removed sticker on back panel. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

AMS Press, 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Reprint edition of the original 1925 publication in somewhat smaller format. A clean tight unmarked copy, unjacketed as issued. Slight sun fading on spine, overall a very nice copy. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Dodd, Mead, 1919. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. A manual on all matters relating to the science and art of organ tonal appointements and divisional apportionment with compound expression," 519 page treatise by the self-appointed organ architect and apostle of enclosure. It includes numerous b/w photos and illustrations, and Audsley's own meticulous drawings of details of pipe construction, tables of scales for multiple halving-ratios, etc. It concludes with his original specification for the St. Louis Exposition organ that later grew into the Wanamaker organ. A rough copy, cover detached but binding fairly solid. Owner's name and 1919 date on ffep, otherwise unamrked. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

J. Fischer & Bro., 1925. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A disquisition on the scientific and artistic tonal appointment and control of concert-room, church, and theater organs, according to the advanced system of compound tonal flexibility and expression with complete specifications." Audsley's last and unfinished book, with an appreciation by T. Scott Buhrman. (This appreciation includes a photograph of the unfinished manuscript -- and it must be said that Audsley's penmanship was extraordinary -- which concludes "These attribute sand relative tonal resources may be briefly outlined here, because it was their impartial consideration that led me, step by step," Buhrman asks `"What interrupted the most important and prophetic paragraph ever written about the organ?") At any rate: this is a near fine copy, back hinge cracked, but otherwise a clean tight unmarked copy, surprisingly fresh. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely… Read More

H. W. Gray, 1921. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A very nice copy of the presumed first printing of a standard reference work on organ stops, useful in spite of the author's eccentricities. (It is presumed to be a first edition since the orignal owner signed his name and 1/6/1921 date on ffep; there is another name penciled on the front pastedown. Otherwise a clean tight unmarked copy. We ship all books promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.