Search Results: Authors starting with A from Callaghan Books South

Macmillan, 1938. Cloth. Fine/Good. Edited by Monk Gibbon. Large, thick, sturdy book, quality green cloth, bright gilt lettering and illustration of a torch on spine, 382 pages. End paper lightly browned. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar,, lighter blue background with horizontal blue line design to front and spine, books advertized on back. DJ has very tiny pin-holes at middle of front affecting book cover as well--tiny surface-damaged spot, spine slightly faded, 1/2" jagged tear with creases and very slight wear at spine top left, very tiny nick at spine bottom left edge, micronick at top back edge. Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Macmillan, 1930. Soft cover. Very Good. Grayish plain wrapper, softcover, light brown at edges and spine, very tiny tear at spine bottom bottom right edge, 176 pages. Near Very Good.

New York: Facsimile Text Society, 1930. Reproduction of 1736 Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Note by Ralph L. Rusk. On title page of facsimile title page is George Washington's signature. Brown cloth spine, thin book, blue boards faded at all edges. Near Very Good copy.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Remainder mark at pages' bottom. Large, heavy book, 416 pages. DJ has light wear to top front tip, very tiny tear at spine top middle edge, tiny thin tear at bottom back edge next to spine. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, black cloth spine, light blue boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, dark red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 351 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy red background, a color-illustration of U.S. flag and Soviet symbol on front, praise on back from Paul Newman, Bob Woodward, Paul Warnke and others. DJ has slight wear and tiny tears to most edges. Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Radnor PA: Chilton Book Company, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Good. Smaller book, blue cloth, very small light brown stain near center front, extensive photo section before title page, 205 pages. Ink name on inside front cover, long ink note on first front end paper. DJ has b/w photo of younger Aaron at bat, praise on back from Ernie Banks, Roger Maris and Mrs. Babe Ruth. DJ has nasty v-shaped tear 1/8" by 1/8" with two tiny surface wear spots at center front between Aaron's arms, spine lightly soiled, much of back has light blue discoloration. Near Good DJ/Fine book.

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (1st published as "Aaron, r.f." DJ glossy dark blue background, a small purple-tinted photo in yellow frame of Aaron swinging, red, white and yellow lettering. DJ has very slight surface wear spot at top back tip, micronicks along top back edge, several tiny spots near top of long pages' edge, Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Slightly smaller book, blue and brown boards, red illustration of cooking utensils at bottom front very fine, gilt lettering on spine near fine, map of Mexico with illustrated sites and cities and orange background inside covers and adjacent end papers, 309 lightly browned pages. DJ has color photo on front and spine of several beautiful dishes identified at bottom back, recipe for Tacos con carne molida at top back. DJ has very slight surface wear along places on front bookfold edge, light wear to spine edge, white back very slightly browned with small stain at bottom back left. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: Nelson-Hall, 1995. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very large sturdy softcover, glossy colorful wrappers, blue borders top and bottom edges, a maze-like red image on most of front, 446 pages. Mint copy.

Clearwater: Moreland Press, 2001. First Edition . Cloth. As New/As New. (1st edition) Large, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, green color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 286 pages. DJ glossy white background beneath mylar, b/w photo of boy near roller coaster ride beyond fence, praise on back from Donald Lyons in New York Post. DJ and book, both As New.

Octopus Books, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Smaller, squarish book, heavy photo paper, 158 pages, many color illustrations. DJ has tiny crease near spine middle, tiny brown spot on middle of long pages' edge, tiny nick at spine top right edge, owner's name stamped at top of first front end paper. DJ and book, both Fine.

William L. Bauhan Publisher, 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. Ex-library copy, large softcover, 134 lightly browned pages. Wrappers beneath library plastic. Near Very Good, considering it is ex-library.

Francestown NH: Marshall Jones Co., 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. DJ has stains, spine browned, some tiny nicks, Signed by poet on first front end paper. Browned at edges inside covers and adjoining end papers. Good/Very Good.

An Owl Book/Henry Holt, 1988. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Good. (5th) Larger softcover, glossy cream and purple wrappers, an illustration of cow skull on front wrapper, purple spine and back wrapper, 225 pages. Very slight surface wear at top front tip, spine top right, light wear to spine bottom edge and bottom back edge. Near Very Good.

Smithmark Publishers, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. Thicker, sturdy book, brown covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 452 lightly browned pages. Foreword by Eugene J. McCarthy. Includes writings by Annie Dillard, William Gass, Noel Perrin, Donald Hall, Wendell Berry, Frederick Busch, Henry Thoreau in three categories: Farm, Rural and Wilderness. DJ beneath mylar, glossy blue background with antique purple illustration on front of man plowing field on front, DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Little, Brown, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, orange cloth spine, darker yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, light crease down spine middle, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 308 pages. Some tiny brown spots at top pages' edge and long pages' exterior edge near top. DJ glossy with stunning colorful view of buttes and sunset on front, spine and back, praise on back from Edward Hoagland, Bloomsbury Review, Washington Post and others. DJ lightly faded at spine bottom. Near Very Fine DJ/Fine book.

Holt Rinehart & Winston/An Owl Book, 1988. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback, glossy wrappers with image of cow skull on front with red and cream background front wrapper and spine, red back wrapper with praise from Wendell Berry and others. Light brown small stain on long pages' edge, 225 pages. Ink owner's name at top of first front end paper. Light wear in places, creased at bottom front tip. Near Fine.

Little Brown & Co. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, sturdy book, red cloth spine, yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 308 pages. DJ glossy with stunning color-illustration of buttes, sky in shades of purple on front, spine and back, praise from Edward Hoagland in New York Times Book Review, William McKibben in New York Post, Bloomsbury Review and others. DJ and book, both As New.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large, heavy book, black cloth spine, smooth blue-green boards, very bright silver lettering and logo on spine, detailed world map inside covers and adjacent end papers, 358 lightly browned pages, very tiny brown spots to exterior page edges. DJ glossy with pattern of ocean depths in blue, black spine and back, praise at top back from Farley Mowat. DJ has light crease at top front. DJ and book, both Near Very Fine.

Hollywood: The AsC Press, 1984. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, very heavy book, quality dark blue cloth, embossed very bright gilt lettering on front and spine, 241 heavy glossy pages plus 4-page index, double-column for text, profusely illustrated, many in color. DJ beneath mylar, blue background with several movie stills of monsters on front, photo of author with camera in thin blue frame on back. DJ has tiny tear with crease at spine top right edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.