Search Results: Authors starting with F from R. Siedlecki Vintage Books

Franklin Center, Penn.: Franklin Library, 1976. 1976. Genuine, leather-bound hardcover, 462 pages. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE, A TRADE BOOK, OR A BOOK-ON-DEMAND. THIS IS THE 1976 FULL-LEATHER EDITION BY FRANKLIN LIBRARY. Illustrated by Robert J. Lee. Beautiful deep maroon leather-bound book with gilt designs and lettering. Five raised edges on spine. All edges in gilt. Silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. The acid-free book paper is a special paper stock made to archival standards. Franklin Library is no longer in business, so all leather-bound books by this publisher are collectible. Condition: Minor rubbing to gilt on edges due to shelving, else overall Fine. The book was never read. A collector of Pulitzer Prize books purchased the book and retained it in a temperature-controlled book cabinet. Book free of the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. In gift-giving condition. This is William Faulkner at his best; with this book winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1955. Earlier, Faulkner was awarded… Read More

New York: Abrams, 2011. [2011] FIRST Edition, flex binding, beautiful full color photos and illustrations, including two-page spreads. Index, 391 pages. Condition: Faint rubbed marks/scuffs on binding from handling and shelving, else Fine, new condition. A collector of fine art purchased book as a collectible and reference, kept it in a special bookcase, in temperature control room. Book not smelly or speckled with humidity stains - and no smoker's smell. Free of bookplates, stickers, writing in text, and page tears. Text is clear, visuals are vivid. In gift-giving condition. Erotic art is a truly universal theme, endlessly fascinating and offering inspiration to artists both famous and obscure. Erotic art is telling: It reveals much about an era, a culture, and psychology; different concepts of beauty and mortality; it can be sweet, aggressive, soothing, or wild. Here is the history of erotic art and paintings, drawings, etching, sculptures, and more by Titian, Picasso, Andy Warhol; by Bernini,… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958. [1958] FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. Black binding, blue and green lettering on spine, green tint on top edge of book, deckled fore-edge (to give the book a quality look), 411 pages. Condition of hardcover: Offsetting to endpapers (from dustjacket) and some age toning to fore-edge, former owner's name on rear free-endpaper, else Very Good Plus. Free of the smell of smoke from a cigarette, cigar smoker, or fireplace. Hinges are tight. Some competitive offers of this book online have issues with tears and cracks. This hardcover does not. Dustjacket: Price on flap intact. Light age toning to extremities and folds, minor shelf wear; else overall Good Plus. This is Edna Ferber's angry novel, telling of the fifty-year battle between two titans trying to dominate Alaska's future. And this is the story of their lovely young grand-daughter, Christine Storm, who had to choose between two younger titans, a choice that stood, in a… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 1999. [1998-2000] SET OF FOUR, NEW, FINE DECORATIVE HARDCOVERS, EACH IN ITS OWN SLIPCASE, BY THE PREMIUM PUBLISHER FOLIO SOCIETY OF LONDON. Deep blue bindings, blue tints to top edges, lettering and decorations in gilt. Frontispieces/illustrations; Indexes; 2,247 pages. Includes "England in the Eighteenth Century," by Roy Porter and essays by other authors (1998); "Edwardian England, A Splendid Illusion" by Elie Halevy (1999); "Victorian England" by G.M. Young (1999); and "England, 1914-1945" by A.J.P. Taylor (2000). This is a highly sought-after set, since the volumes are in Fine condition, with just some minor scuffing from shelving to their slipcases. The bindings are stunning, the paper is of the highest grade. In gift-giving condition. Collector purchased book set new and kept in a temperature-controlled room; there are no smoke smells from cigarettes or cigars. Historical, collectible. Note: We are a well-established,… Read More

Newark, N.J. : Charles E. Graham & Co., 1925. [1925] First Edition. Tall hardcover, no dustjacket (10½ x 12½ inches), 29 pages. Illustrated binding of young boy fishing. Full color, full-page illustrations throughout. Full color illustrations on endpapers. Condition of binding: Extensive wear to binding, short tears to ends of backstrip (spine), corners showing. Shelving/handling to extremities. Scuffs, age toning/foxing, old soiling marks. Endpapers: A few crayon marks, foxing/humidity stains. Early name of child (?) on first free endpaper. Pages: Several tears at gutters and extremities, some soiling/humidity/foxing marks. Else, overall Fair condition. Text is clear, easy to read. Illustrations ae mostly clear, vivid. This is a scarce first edition of a beloved children's book of child verses including "Wynken, Blynken and Nod;" "Fiddle Dee Dee," "The Naughty Doll," "Lady Button-Eyes," and "The Sugar-Plum Tree." Beautiful verses… Read More

New York City: The Review of Reviews Corporation , 1932. [June, 1932, Vol. XV, No. 90] Paperback, frontispiece, Page count, section: 481-574, plus 12 pages of advertisement (not counting ads on inside covers and back covers of binding). Condition: Expected wear to this 1932 paperback -- short tears/chips/creases -- mostly to the binding. Overall: Good. The textblock is Very Good Plus. This paperback is similar to today's The New York Times Book Review, only it features reviews of major authors of the day. In this issue: Oscar Wilde, O. Henry, W. Somerset Maugham, William M. Thackeray, Mark Twain, Katherine Mansfield, and others. The vintage advertisements are wonderful, such as Lucky Strike cigarettes, Columbia University Home Study Courses, Marchand's Golden Hair Wash, Richard Burton Schools, and ads for travel & resorts. Historical, vintage, collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical, vintage book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our… Read More

New York: The Modern Library, 1950. [1950] Hardcover and dustjacket. Green binding, tinted top edge of binding, endpapers have repeating logo design, 886 pages. THIS IS THE COLLECTIBLE MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1950. Condition of hardcover: Faint shelf wear (almost insignificant), light age toning, minor crack to rear gutter between blank pages, else overall Very Good. Free of bookplates and torn pages. Dustjacket: Price intact on flap. Chips, several short tears (open and closed), piece missing from top of spine panel, shelf wear, lightly age toned, else overall Good Plus. Protected in Mylar cover. Book stored in temperature-controlled room - free of smelly humidity stains and the smell of a smoker. A nice collectible book. Here is the classic story about the sex-driven, lusty hero of Henry Fielding's picaresque novel. Treasured as one of the greatest achievements in the literature of fiction. Its naturalness and its unforgettable characters assures the permanence of Tom Jones through the ages.… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1979. [1979] FULL GENUINE LEATHER FINE BINDING HARDCOVER -- NOT THE REGULAR TRADE CLOTH BINDING, CHEAPER COMPOSITE LEATHER, SIMULATED LEATHER, FACSIMILE, OR BOOK PRINTED ON-DEMAND. Deep brown binding, beautiful gilt designs, 780 pages. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger, illustrations by T.M. Cleland. Four ridges on spine. Lettering, designs stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold -- a hallmark of fine bookmaking. The leather was hand selected from individually tanned hides. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages Smyth-sewn into binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Edges gilded three sides to enhance elegance of the book. Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré, specially dyed for the publisher. Satin ribbon page marker bound in. Condition: Fine, pristine. [While other books online have been read but still classified as fine or new, this book was never read. It's new.] Book kept in… Read More

Kirksville, Missouri: First District Normal School, 1915. Green hardcover, gilt lettering on spine. Bound copies of The Rural School Messenger magazine [Kirksville, MO.] in the binding: January 1915 - March 1920, in green buckram binding. Gilt lettering on spine. Issues: For 1915: January 15; February 15; March-April; May; September; October; November-December. For 1916: January; February; March-April; September; October; November; December. For 1917: January-February; March-April; September; November. For 1918: January; March; September; November. For 1919: January; March; September; October 23, 1919 and October 24, 1919. For 1920: January; March. Condition of binding: Some wear, scattered discoloration spots/rubbing, light shelving wear; lightly age darken (darker at spine). Endpapers: Writing on first pastedown endpaper; old signature of previous owner and embossed name/university on first free endpaper (same embossment on rear free endpaper). Previous owner's embossed/blind stamping on p. 37… Read More

New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1972. [1972] FIRST EDITION hardcover and dustjacket. INSCRIBED/SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FIRST FREE ENDPAPER. Blue binding, stunning illustrations by the author, 125 pages. Condition of hardcover: Faint, almost insignificant shelf wear; else overall Near Fine. Book is tight, crisp. Free of smelly old humidity stains and the smell of a smoker. Kept in temperature-controlled room. Dustjacket: Price intact on flap. Shelf wear, chips/creases (mostly at spine strip panel ends and folds of flaps); minor rubbing; lightly age toned; else overall Very Good. Protected in Mylar cover. A beautifully illustrated first edition book, inscribed and signed by the author. The story takes the reader back to the world of whaling in New England of the 1840s. Adventure and intrigue is based on a secret diary kept by young Jeremiah Poole. The mystery surrounding the voyage of the Evening Star is heighten by the manner in which the narrator of the book acquires Jeremiah's rain-soaked… Read More

London: Henry G. Behn, 1845. 1845. Hardcover, with in-blind designs on covers, gilt lettering and decorative illustration on spine. [NOT A FACSIMILE OR RECENT REPRINT - THIS IS THE 1845 EDITION.] Features plates, frontispiece, and decorative title page. Untrimmed pages (deckled to give the book a sophisticated look). Heavy paper stock pages feature beautiful borders of decorative designs/illustrations. Condition: Binding reflects aging, including age toning, soiling, scattered discoloration spots, wear to corners (some showing a tad), periodic rippling of cloth on top cover, light fraying/short tears to top/foot of spine, edge wear, darkening/tanning of spine. Joints and hinges are tight. Two gift inscriptions, one dated 1856 another 1908 (the latter is a warm, touching inscription). Several signatures holding on with partial sewing. The expected age toning, light staining/soiling, foxing, and some fading and creases for a book over 178 years old. Overall Good. Text is clear and readable.… Read More

Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1902. [1902] Set of TWO VOLUMES, gilt lettering, gilt to top edges, printed maps in text, 739 pages including Index. Note: Books are dated 1897 by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. However, since they were reprinted by The Riverside Press, the circa is 1902 [but no date printed in volumes other than 1897]. Condition of bindings: Minor shelf wear, some age discolorations, soiling. Internally: Several pages not opened; those that were opened by the readers have various short page tears [some of the leaves were untrimmed during the printing of the book, so several were opened by the former readers]. Overall, the text is clear, fine - very readable. Maps are clean, vivid. Book set stored in temperature-controlled environment - no smelly damp stains or the smell of a previous cigarette or cigar smoker. Set in Very Good Plus condition. The work begins in 1792 and covers such topics as Western Planting, the Powhatans, Beginnings of the Commonwealth, The Kingdom of Virginia, The… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1978. [1978] Deep blue hardcover bound in genuine leather. THIS IS THE FULL, GENUINE LEATHER AND GILT BINDING BY EASTON PRESS, NOT THE CHEAPER COMPOSITE BINDING, FRANKLIN LIBRARY EDITION, OR A CLOTH TRADE EDITION. BEAUTIFUL AND COLLECTIBLE. Translated by J. Lewis May. Illustrations by Pierre Brissaud; engravings in wood by Theo Schmied. Collector's Edition, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written, 348 pages. Binding features beautiful gilt designs. Sophisticated hubbed design (four raised ridges) on spine. Lettering and designs on binding stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold - a hallmark of fine bookmaking. This beautifully bound genuine leather was hand selected from individually tanned hides. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into the binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré, specially dyed for the publisher. Edges gilded on three sides… Read More

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1999. [1999] FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED IN NORTH AMERICA. Blue binding, gilt lettering, 301 pages including comprehensive Index. Includes hand-drawn maps within the text and black and white plates. Condition of hardcover: A very light bump to one extremity of binding (almost not noticeable), else overall Fine. Free of the smells of a cigarette or cigar smoker; free of foxing marks and humidity stains. Clean, very readable text. Dustjacket: light creases to top/foot of spine panel (from shelving), else overall Near Fine. Price intact on back panel. Book never read, purchased as a collectible. In Galloping, the author addresses the British Cavalry in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo 1808-15. The author contends the British cavalry proved more adept at piquet work, at the gathering and transmission of intelligence, and on forage and escort duties. In battle, they frequently forced their much-vaunted and supposedly superior opponents to run on dozens of occasions between… Read More

Cleveland: The Press of Western Reserve University, 1965. [1965] Hardcover, no dustjacket. Brown cloth, gilt lettering and gilt illustration on binding, 136 pages. Condition: Faint age toning, very light shelf wear, faint old humidity spots to top edge, else overall Very Good Plus. Text is clean, very readable. Vintage photos and illustrations are clear and vivid. Protected in Mylar cover. Here is a well-researched, well-presented book about The Cleveland Play House in Cleveland, Ohio - its beginning, its first productions, locations and challenges, various memorable seasons, directors, the Puppet Theatre, forming The Playhouse Foundation, and the key productions during the 1920s. Features many vintage photographs. A wonderful read. Historical, collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly..… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Butternut and Blue, 1995. [1995] Hardcover and dustjacket. Red binding with beautiful gilt lettering and design, 192 pages. Condition of hardcover: Fine. Gilt lettering and design are fine. Free of stickers and bookplates, page tears. Overall: Fine. Book stored in temperature-controlled room, free of smelly humidity stains and the smell of a smoker. Dustjacket: Faint toning to upper extremity of top panel, else overall Near Fine. Free of tears and shelf wear. This book is an excellent reprint of the rare edition of the same title published in 1864. It's one of the important sources on Georgia troops in the Army of Northern Virginia. Here are 18 detailed histories of infantry, cavalry, and artillery units, most of histories written in the summer of 1864 by Confederate officers in the trenches at Petersburg. A wonderful, nicely detailed book that is informative and historical. Note: Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We… Read More

Campbell, California : Savid Publishing Company, 1997. [1997] First Edition, hardcover and dustjacket, 623 pages. Vintage black and white photos, illustrated maps including one foldout, a chart indicating the Order of Battles, extensive Notes, and a comprehensive Bibliography. Condition: Book is Fine, new condition. Dustjacket has several short tears on back panel, else Near Fine. Kept in a temperature-controlled room. Free of the old book smell and the smell of a smoker. Here is the first study to examine, in sweeping detail, the entire campaign designed to capture one of the Confederacy's most important and heavily defended seaports in North Carolina. The author's sophisticated research covers studying a vast array of previously unused battle reports, correspondence, diaries and journals. Includes complete coverage of both battles for Fort Fisher, the Confederacy's largest coastal fortification and a blow-by-blow account of Confederate General Robert Hoke's gallant defense of the… Read More

Washington DC: Departments of the Army and The Air Force, 1953. February 1953. Paperback: CAL. .30 CARBINES, M1, M1A1, M2, AND M3; diagrams throughout, 178 pages including Index. Department of the Army Technical Manual, TM 9-1276; Department of the Air Force Technical Order, TO 39A-5AD-2. Publication covers parts, special tools, and equipment for field and depot maintenance; inspection; repair and rebuild; final inspection; rebuild standards. Detailed, practical guide. Condition: Lightly toned, speckled area to top edge; else overall Near Fine. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly . Paperback. Near Fine.

Northridge, California: Lord Jim Press, 1980. [1980] Hardcover, First Edition, SIGNED, NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION (#388 of 500 COPIES). Blue cloth, silver lettering on top cover and spine, frontispiece of the author, gilded eagle on title page. Untrimmed fore-edge (to add sophistication to the book). Not paginated [nine pages plus limitation page]. Signed in full by the former President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. Designed and printed by The Castle Press. Paper is Arches Laid and type is Aldus with Centaur Handset. Limited edition information, number, and signature presented on the Colophon. Condition: Cloth is darken a tad, especially at spine (mostly old settled dust); light rubbing; hint of toning to edges; else Near Fine condition. Pages are clean and clear, very readable. Book kept in a temperature-controlled glass case by a book collector - free of humidity and dampness smells, or the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Protected in Mylar cover. This is the address by Gerald R. Ford… Read More

Washington, DC: United States GPO [1899] FOLDED MAP OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION showing the approximate location and extent of forest areas and irrigation ditches in 1885, highlighted with green and red colors. Size: 20" x 32¼". Also, 1899 booklet, REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF FORESTRY DIVISION, 37 pages with vintage photos. Condition of Map: Minor age wear, several tears, else Very Good. Booklet: Several pages detached, short tears, faint age toning. The 1899 booklet covers the report of B.E. Fernow, chief of Forestry Division, which relates in part to the Map. Both documents are scarce, collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We will be pleased to serve you. We ship promptly. . Map, Booklet. Very Good.