Search Results: Authors starting with A from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

NY: Random House, 1934. Book. Illus. by Warren Chappell. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by A. E. Coppard. Alfred Edgar Coppard (1878 - 1957) was an English poet and writer, noted for his influence on the short story form.[wiki].

NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1930.4to. cloth covered boards, stated 1st edition..

CT: Pequot Press, 1974. Book. Illus. by with photos. Fair. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Inscribed by Monica Borglum Davies; Sculptor's daughter & author's wife. Covers are mottled by damp, else square and tight..

Photographic Image. Good. Soft cover. 200+ photos, 50 leaves. - A Nurse from Cincinnati - Photo-Album'. 1919-1930s - 'Nurse from Cincinnati' photo-album - snaps of her life and friends from nursing school- the women took degrees in early part of 20th c. at School of Nursing at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. The Nurse wrote with a white crayon witty notes & names to many of the photos. Original photos: Nurses in uniform informally or at Christ Hospital/ folks eating watermelon/ nurses at a construction site, sitting on an auto's running-board/ women go boating/ nurses in cap & gown, 1921 graduation/ landscapes- farm & fields/ old cars/ farm equipment/ early planes/ little kids in paper hats, Indian costume, pogo stick/ women in summer clothes/ boats, lake, dam/ men & women pose on hike/ women play musical instruments. The last pages show the nurses' family home in Albuquerque; photo of Isleta Pueblo Indian Reservation with young children. 'Nurse from… Read More

Philadelphia: The American Acadamy of Political and Social Science, 1936. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. A SIGNED classic work of African Americana by Abram Lincoln Harris, Jr. the grandson of slaves, and the first nationally recognized black economist, and a Marxist scholar. W.E.B. DuBois described Harris as one of the "Young Turks" who challenged the then existing historical theories about blacks in a capitalist society while insisting upon using modern social scientific methods to further his analyses of African American life. Inscribed on the front pastedown "To Dear old Adelaide, Abe August 1936". Front hinge repaired, spine worn, overall good condition..

Poster. Very Good. No Binding. 19.5 x30.5 inches [approx.]. Tin end strips. Printed post 1950..

Poster. Very Good. No Binding. 20.25 x28.25 inches [approx.]. Tin end strips. printed post 1950.

Print. Very Good. No Binding. Agustín Berlinguero de la Marca Gallego (2) ROYAL SPANISH NAVAL ETCHINGS of the 18th Century Two Color-Engravings of Spanish Naval Ships, printed in 1932 -- from the originals of c.1790 (NMM PU 7333 Royal Museums Greenwich, England). 'Navio De Linea Espanol'-- Spanish Ship of the Line, bow view, running downwind and firing a salute. From a series of 10 plates illustrating the classes of ships in the Royal Navy of Spain, circa 1790s. 'Lancha Canonera Espanola Con Canon de Grueso Calibre'-- Spanish Cannon Boat with heavy gauge cannon, mounted on starboard side, seen with a fresh wind. From a series of 10 plates illustrating the classes of the ships in the Royal Navy of Spain, circa 1790s. Engraved by artist Agustín Berlinguero de la Marca Gallego (1750-1810). Etchings engravers-- Rodríguez and Gascó. The artwork is lovely, bright, clean and sharp-- in very nice collectible condition. Approx. size of each is 7.8" x… Read More

Boston : Sheldon & Co., 1964. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Al Capp - Inscribed 1st Edition FROM DOGPATCH TO SLOBBOVIA THE GASP!! WORLD OF LI'L ABNER' 'To Sam my native guide' - inscribed by Al Capp. 1964. 1st Edition. BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED by AL CAPP - 'FROM DOGPATCH TO SLOBBOVIA - THE GASP!! WORLD OF LI'L ABNER'. Beacon Press, Boston. An uncommon, early collection of Al Capp's 'Li'l Abner' - in very nice condition. In 1934, Al Capp used his considerable talents to create a comic strip he… Read More

Scrapbook. Very Good. Hardcover. Cartoonist Al Capp created 'Li'l Abner' - the satirical American comic strip that featured a clan of hillbillies from the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. The comic strip ran for 43 years (1934-1977). Comic strips had typically dealt with urban life experiences in the North. When Capp introduced Li'l Abner, the first strip based on folks from the South, the response was huge -- it reached 60 million readers in over 900 American newspapers and 100 foreign papers. [Wiki]. Scrapbook: 12"x14" with 10 pp of Li'l Abner comics/ Cream 'O Wheat ads (used as product placement) are seen in some of the strips/ additional Li'l Abner ephemera inc. a cover for a Dogpatch coloring book. Nice condition. Domestic s/h $15. Album: 12"x14" - 10 pgs. of Li'l Abner comics, Cream 'O Wheat ads as product placement seen in the comic strips, and additional Li'l Abner ephemera. Nice condition. Domestic s/h $15..

Drawing. Illus. by Al Simon. Good. No Binding. 1984. --'LIAR! FOOL!...COWBOYS DUEL in MATH CLASS' is a charming illustration by NYC student/artist, Al Simon-- signed and presented to his math teacher, Miss Francine Abrams, Senior Math Teacher at NY's High School of Industrial Art. Within his drawing, Al Simon wrote a sweet line of credit to his teacher, Miss Abrams-- 'the bestest of the bestest of the mathematics teachers'. Mixed-media illustration art-- approx. 9"x 12", lightly-toned-- in nice, clear condition..

Trabuco Canyon, CA: Soul To Page, 2017. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Darkly humorous and told with striking grit. Lux Alani is an internationally published writer, former international model, and longtime boxing fan. An advocate of power, shenanigans, and impossible triumphs, Lux is a noodle-armed midlife writer learning to ... BOX?! .

London: John Murray, 1868. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. 1868. 1st Edition. --TRAVELS In The EAST INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO-- by ALBERT S. BICKMORE. Published by John Murray, London. 9"x 6", 560 pp, complete: (37) illustrations, (2) Folding Maps, Frontispiece, (31) Full Page Plates, (3) in-text Illustrations.   Albert Smith Bickmore (1839-1914) was an American naturalist and an original founder of The Museum of Natural History in NYC. Cloth binding with gilt-title to spine. Wear to exterior. Ink ownership to verso of front endpaper. Title page detached, ink signature to top margin. Pages collated as complete with a total of (37) illustrations, as called for. Age toning and the odd mark/spot here and there, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean..

NY: Birch Lane Pr, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1984. 1st Edition. --'REASON AND EMOTION IN PSYCHO-THERAPY - A Comprehensive Method of Treating Human Disturbances'-- SIGNED by DR. ALBERT ELLIS, psychotherapist, author, researcher and founder of the NYC-based Albert Ellis Institute. Dr. Albert Ellis (1913-2007), American psychologist and psychotherapist, is considered one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and an early proponent and developer of cognitive behavior therapies. Ellis named his approach 'rational emotive behavior therapy' (REBT). In 1947, Albert Ellis took his PhD in clinical psychology at Columbia and at that time Ellis believed psychoanalysis was the deepest and most effective form of therapy. After receiving his PhD Ellis began a Jungian analysis at the Karen Horney Institute-- but Ellis's faith in psychoanalysis was gradually crumbling. The writings of Karen Horney, Alfred Adler, Erich Fromm and Harry… Read More

Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Album approx. 6.5"x5" - 9 leaves, 18 tinted portraits. .

Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (18) b&w photos. Wood covered album has inside label: Mike's Place, Glacier Park, Montana. Fine painting on wood. 'St. Mary's Lake' - with the lake's natural beauty & lavender-blue Glacier Mtns - artist unknown. 3 " x 5" photos, men & women in the 1930s, judging by the stlyes of clothes. Three folks signed their photos, other names were written in. Fine condition. Album 4.75 x 7.25". Domestic s&h $15..

Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. c.1800s. -- PHOTO ALBUM of LOVELY VIEWS of NORTH WALES --(20) ORIGINAL, FINE ALBUMEN PRINTS. Album: 14.5"x10.5". (20) LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOS - 11.5"x 7.5". Full-leather beveled boards, spine re-backed, repaired - in very nice condition. Mounted on (10) double-sided boards, with paper sheets between the boards - all intact. Handwritten annotations on album pages name each location. Albumen photographs show North Wales' natural beauty in late-1800s -- castles, bridges, road passes, ships & seascapes: Landudno from the Mountain St. Tudno's Church Happy Valley Lighthouse Point Conway Castle Colwyn Bay Colwyn, Black Dingle Sychnant Pass Penmaenmawr Betws-y-Coed Fairy Glen Bettws-y-Coed Bettws-y-Coed Shallow Falls Beaumaris Castle Menai Bridge Britannita Bridge Caernarfon Castle Ogwen Lake Snowdon Llamberis Pass Pass of Aberglaslyn. Domestic s/h $20.

NY: Knopf, 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. A powerfully written, searing story of American violence and grief. Original, dramatic, and ultimately moving, this examination of a crime and its aftermath tells the true crime tale of Mike Wayne Jackson, who killed his probation officer in September 1986 and then went on a rampage from Indianapolis to Missouri. .

Scrapbook. Very Good. Hardcover. 1945. --WW2 MAIL-ART SCRAPBOOK-- (64) HAND-ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPES drawn by US Naval serviceman (& newly married) ALFRED 'GORDY' ROOKE. Brightly colored envelopes, postmarked 1945, in good condition-- made for and mailed to Gordy's new bride, PEARL. Scrapbook includes some love letters to Pearl, a small snapshot of Pearl and (2) newspaper cartoons personalized by Gordy to Pearl. 1945 LOVE LETTERS are filled with a newly married and new father's passionate love and good humor. Hand-drawn envelopes have A.G. Rooke's return address, US NAVAL AIR STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FL-- Gordy's envelopes are addressed to his new wife, Mrs. A.G. Rooke, in St. Paul, Minnesota-- waiting at home with their infant son Steve. HAND-ILLUSTRATED, 1945 MAIL-ART ARCHIVE, in good condition, 10.25" x 12.75" -- a WW2 serviceman's envelope-archive brims with love and affection..

W. B. Saunders Compan, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Original burgundy and red cloth with gilt lettering and ruling on blue labels of spine. The 'Kinsey Reports' on male and female sexuality by Alfred C. Kinsey, considered the first major figure in American Sexology. Both volumes illustrated with numerous charts, tables and diagrams. Bindings with light wear along edges. Dust jackets both in poor condition, however both are now protected and present nicely. Inscribed by Alfred Kinsey & Wardell Pomeroy on the ffe of the1948 1st edition Male volume. .