Search Results: Authors starting with F from poor mans books

Boston: Sherman French & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. POETRY; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 67 pages; The author of * The Foundations and Nature of Verse by Cary F. Jacob * The Measures of the Poets. A New System of English Prosody by M. A. BayfieldThis less known earlier work is a book of poetry. Holographic dedication (signed) to Wm K Doty, a previous fellow author for "The Univeristy of Virginia Magazine". Most uncommon indeed. ; Signed by Author .

Chesapeake, Va,: Norfolk County Historical Society. As New with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Cloth. 8VO; 157 pages; Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound Book Loaded with Wonderful Illustrations, Photos, and Maps . PUBLISHED BY THE NORFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA. Believed the first cloth edition. LImited edition book constitutes the Civil War diaries of Elizabeth Curtis Wallace and her daughter Katie Darling Wallace. E Elizabeth was one of the region’s most prominent citizens. She kept a diary of her experiences during the war. This diary records the anxiety and pain that the family, and many others, suffered during the Union occupation. This book constitutes her diary. Her son William C. Wallace was mustered into Confederate service on June 11, 1861, with the Jackson Greys. .

Lagos: Gov't Printer. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages; AFRICAN / ARABIC HISTORY - 5 Volumes. 2 gov't stamps and a bit of numered masking tape on spine, minimal markings. Purple cloth, faded spine, contents generally VG. .

Berlin, NJ: J F Stuehm. Fair with no dust jacket. ca1900. Hardcover. Photographs; Photographed by and produced by J F Stuehm in Berin NJ. 22 mounted phot cards of Rhein scenes. Originally held between two decorative boards but now one is missing and possibly one or more cards as well. .

N Y, N Y: Sheldon and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 239 pages; Shelfwear, lt water stain to first 3 leaves. .

N Y, N Y: Sheldon and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1866. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 176 pages; Moderate shelfwear. .

George G, Harrap. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 267 pages; Color frontis of coats of arms .

Belvedere: Borogrove. As New with no dust jacket. 1982. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; Creme colored illustrated heavy wraps. Illustrations by Sally Richardson. As new. Alice's adventures in Law with Wonderalnd characters. .

Benin City Nigeria: University of Benin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Manuscripts; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; 2 page letter from author signed by him. Various inked corrections throughout. Bound carbon copy of the book with 2 page handwritten letter laid in. Ola is the author of several works on Nigeria. .

Boston: The Christopher Publishing House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Cloth. 8VO; 194 pages; Fictionalized account of Murphy's early Western life. .

Chicago: University of Tennessee Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870492144 . Faulkner; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xiv, 328, (1) pages; Faulkner's Intruder in the Dust: Novel into Film The Screenplay by Ben Maddow As Adapted for Film .

N Y, N Y: Lever Bros. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; 13 x 7.5"; A charming, and well preserved, piece of Black Americana picturing the two Gold Dust twins on a thick card poster with a small calendar at the bottom. Unmarked, very minor wear points, light transverse bend not visible from front, top page of unused calendar with aging. See graphic. All twelve months are present. .

Instituto De Investigaciones Historicas,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Paperback. Universidad Catolica "Andres Bello" - Signed EditionInscribed and signed by author. Just a few pp underlined in encil. ; Signed by Author .

, London: Printed for William Miller. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1804. Cloth. 8VO; COLOR TINTED: William Falconer, London, 1804, with color tinted plates. Engravings, later cloth binding. Gilt edges. Blue cloth. Contents clean. Light spots of soiling on cover, but still VG. .

Venice, Italy: [Paolo Manuzio] for , Aldine Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1557. First Edition. Hardcover. POETRY; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [13], cxxxviii, [1] pages; De Bello Sicambrico Libri IIII. Et Eiusdem Alia Poemata, Libri VIII, Venice, Aldine Press device, 1557, title-page with printer's device, roman letter, woodcut device on title, errata leaf at rear with the blank a3 present. Adams F132. An uncommon example of Renaissance poetry. First edition of a book of neo-Latin verse and miscellaneous writings. The title poem deals with the 1543 war for control of the Duchy of Guelders. Renouard, page 172. Contemporary vellum. Vellum stained with two gall holes in spine. Contents with scattered modest foxing and marginal water stain at bottom to page xxviii. Front blankpastedown liftingwith tear Neo Latin language. .

Frankfurt: Frankfurt Am Main,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 217 [107] pages; One of only 75 un-numbered copies of the English-language edition, printed for private distribution. Publisher's binding rebacked with matching blue morocco leather. 3/4 crushed blue morocco & gilt-lettered bds, gilt-lettered spine, A. E. G. ; bds moderately scuffed, corners rubbed. 5 raised bands. Color frontis, 107 b/w collotype photo plates. Some dust smudging to tp which is printed in blue and black, other minor internal dust smudging. 107 full page plates. Contents VG or better. Binding solid and straight. HInges firm. Apr 10x14". 10 pounds. .

London: Ernest Nister. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1914?. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Red and black; [42] p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Nicely illustrated in red and black both textual and full page plates. Author's name printed twice on front cover. Spine chipped and heavily worn. Contents clean. Binding firm. Apparently a rather uncommon Nister production. WorldCat returns but 4 worldwide libraries that have a copy of this. I find no other referencees. By the author of General Spooley,. .

Halbert's Family Heritage. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1990. Softcover. 8.5 x 11"; Unpaginated but about 350pp, In depth study of the Crawford's including their origins, imigration patterns and current locations. Some color illustrations. .

Les Auteurs. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 12 x 17.5"; 4, 1909pl, 48, [2] pages; 109 plates. French language text. Contents Very good with a few foxed leaves but generally clean. So stated 1806 "Publie 1806 en l'an an e l'Empire Francais" . Rebound early 20th century. A major source for the study of Tuscan architecture. Large margins, .

Black Sparrow Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 9.5"; 98 OF 176 NUMBERED DELUXE COPIES bound in boards by Earle Gray. Nice, with plain plastic protective wrapper. Striking title page typography & cover printed in several colors. ("My Dog Stupid" and "The Orgy." ) moisture stain to lower pages near spine. Entertaining light reading. .