Search Results: Authors starting with F from Knickerbocker Books

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. 1892 First Edition. NEAR FINE. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy of this collection of poems, published in the year of the author's death (Cornelia "Cora" Fabbri, 1871-1892, did not survive to become "An Old Maid" - the title of one her most touching poems.) Pages are fresh and fine, top edge gilt, front and bottom edges untrimmed. Bound in lovely hardcover of rose-colored cloth with title gilt-stamped on spine, title and decorative gilt stamping on front. Spine cloth slightly darkened, cover otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. 5 x 7-3/4". vi + 162 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued.

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961. 1961 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE in GOOD+ price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy in unclipped jacket. Pages clean. Cover of black cloth over boards with gold cloth spine is fresh, lightly rubbed at the base of the spine but otherwise near mint. Unclipped pictorial jacket is clean and complete, moderately worn, with rubbing/soiling to the back panel and small tears and chipping along the edges, particularly to spine ends and flap folds. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding sturdy; hinges intact, no cracks or splits. The lenses of gifted news photographers aimed at the lighter side of life. Fifty-seven black and white photos snapped between 1946 and 1960, from the historical files of the National Press Photographers Association - each accompanied by a portrait of the photographer who took the picture and the news caption used on the day it ran. 8 x 11"; 128 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near… Read More

New York: Random House, 2004. 2004 Stated First U.S. Edition and with full printing number line. FINE hardcover in FINE price-intact dust jacket, A fresh, unmarked, unblemished and tightly bound hardcover in bright, colorful jacket, Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Faber's work blends "history, biography, meticulous detective work, and an abiding passion for music..." Illustrated with several black & white drawings and photos, 5-3/4 x 8-1/2". xviii + 280 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Clohars Carnoët : Editions Yves de Boree, 2003. 2003 First Edition. A very hard-to-find title, the life of Mother Teresa told in comic-strip style with color cartoon art by Luc Tesson. English translation from the French original by Gerard Casanova. NEAR FINE hardcover. No jacket. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Bound in color illustrated paper over boards with gloss lamination. Top cover corners lightly bumped and a short light scratch towards the bottom front right corner, but otherwise cover is bright and unworn. Binding and hinges firm and straight. 8-1/2 x 12". 48 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Tesson, Luc. Slim 4o.

Cologne: Konemann, 1999. 1999. Third Printing. FINE in FINE dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages and hardcover are pristine. Jacket is clean and complete - no tears, chips or ceases and is in a clear archival protector. A sumptuous survey of East Asian art, from the Neolithic to modern age, covering architecture, painting, ceramics, pottery, crafts and 'everyday' objects. A beautifully produced book. color illustrations throughout. 10-1/2 x 12-1/2"; 739 pages. A heavy volume - will require additional postage for priority or international mailing.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Self-published, 1973. Originally published in 1942, this copy is from the 1973 reissue. NEAR FINE hardcover. (No jacket issued.) A fresh, clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine, blue cloth hardcover is gilt-titled on front and spine. There are a half-a-dozen small light spots to front cover, light rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, otherwise fine. Binding and hinges tight and straight, Includes an essay "Violin Reminiscences"; chapters on selection and care of the instrument; chapters with alphabetically arranged information on American and European makers as well as an Appendix on (then) contemporary Italian makers and a supplementary Appendix on 1973 pricing updates. 6 x 9-1/4". xiv + 201 pages. Reissue. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued.

Milan, Italy: Silvana Editoriale, 1982 1982 Edition. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket & Near Fine slipcase. A bright, fresh copy - totally unmarked and tightly bound in brown cloth hardcover with white lettering front and spine. Dust jacket lightly edge rubbed, otherwise fine. Slipcase of matching brown cloth with full size color pastedowns on front and rear panels slightly shelf-rubbed but otherwise clean and intact. Powerful imagery from the camera of the renowned humanitarian and lifelong advocate of children's rights, Mariapia Fanfani. 6-page Preface by Domenico Porzio is in Italian. It is followed by approximately 200 color photographs - striking images of children of many nations, cultures and social strata. A beautiful production. 10-1/2 x 11-3/4"; 220 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1960. 1960 First British Ed, originally published in US in 1959. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE, price-intact dust jacket. Lovely black and white line renderings of insects and their habitats by John Howson. This is a clean, unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. No writing, bookplates or other markings. Text pages crisp and clean; cover of light blue cloth with brown stamping on front and spine is lightly age-toned along edges but is otherwise clean and unworn. Dust jacket is complete with "12/6 net" price. It is clean with light soiling to back panel, bit of toning to flaps and foxing to inside (not visible on printed side). Light edgewear but no tears or significant chips. 6 x 9-1/2". vii + 96 pages. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Howson, John. 8vo.

Woodside, CA: Enchante Publishing, 1995. First printing of Second Edition, with full number line. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Color illustrated jacket, with gold 'Fear' sticker affixed to front, is lightly edge rubbed, else fine. Story created by Liz Farrington, written by Jonathan Sherwood. All pages, cover and jacket beautifully illustrated in color, artwork by Brian McGovern. 10-3/4 x 8-3/4" (oblong). 32 pages. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by McGovern, Brain.

Woodside, CA: Enchante Publishing, 1993. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with full number line. FINE in FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Color illustrated jacket fresh and intact, no tears, chips or creases. Story created by Liz Farrington, written by Jonathan Sherwood. All pages, cover and jacket beautifully illustrated in color, artwork by Brian McGovern. 10-3/4 x 8-3/4" (oblong). 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by McGovern, Brain.

Woodside, CA: Enchante Publishing, 1993. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with full number line. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Color illustrated jacket, with gold 'Loneliness' sticker affixed to front, is fresh and intact, no tears, chips or creases, slightly edge rubbed. Story created by Liz Farrington, written by Susan Goldman Rubin. All pages, cover and jacket beautifully illustrated in color, artwork by Heather Preston. 10-3/4 x 8-3/4" (oblong). 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Preston, Heather.

New York: Wise-Parslow Company, 1929. Copyright 1929, P.F. Volland Co. No date stated for this edition. VERY GOOD+. A clean, unmarked and well-bound copy. Pages and color illustrated endpapers are clean and near fine. Blue-green cloth hardcover with white elephant stamped on front cover, white and black lettering, is very good - light soiling along edges, short tears and some fraying to spine ends. Binding and hinges firm and intact. Richly illustrated with artwork by Frederick Richardson - color and black & white with 11 full page color plates plus smaller color illustrations and decorations throughout. 6-3/4 x 9-1/2". 92 pages.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richardson, Frederick. 8vo.

New York: Random House, 1957. 1957 Edition, Stated Second Printing. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. With error on page 327 where line 10 repeats line 8. Text pages crisp and clean; top edge tinted green. Endpapers lightly toned along hinges. Bound in dark red-orange cloth with black lettering and green ruling on front and spine. Cover is clean, spine ends and corner tips lightly rubbed. Unclipped jacket has $3.95 price on front flap. Jacket is clean, lightly toned along outer margins and spine, edges a bit rubbed, one short closed tear to front flap fold. Binding is firm, hinges intact, spine and boards straight. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4"; 371 text pages.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Philomel Books, 2005 2000 Stated 1st Printing. FINE in FINE, price-intact, dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked hardcover in clean, complete dust jacket - no tears, creases, chips, Binding tight. The story of a feud between "Red Liz." Queen of England, and a red-headed Irish girl of the high seas, ship raider Granny O'Malley, illustrated with watercolors by the renowned artist Matt Faulkner who also writes the tale for young readers. Very giftable! 10 x 9"; 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Faulkner, Matt.

Truro, U.K.: Bradford Barton, 1981. 1981 First Edition. NEAR FINE softcover. A clean, unmarked and solidly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Cover printed on heavy paper in orange, green, grey and black is clean with only light shelf wear. Binding firm - no creasing to cover spine, no splits. A fascinating account of the author's career on England's famed Settle and Carlisle railroad. Fawcett's more than 30 years of service began in 1932 as a mason working on a viaduct near the high summit of the Settle & Carlisle, he worked as a ganger and progressed to the ranks of the local goods guards and then on to become a signalman at Bolton Abbey, Skipton, Ribblehead and along the "Old "Road" from Settle Junction to Clapham and Lancaster. Illustrated with black & white photos. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". 112 pages. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1974. 1974 First Edition, printing unstated. FINE in VERY GOOD price-intact dust jacket. Includes a 4-1/2 x 7" glossy photo of the artist-author. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Hardcover of mustard colored cloth with title gilt-stamped on spine is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Unclipped jacket lightly edge worn with creasing and short tears to top edge of front panel and at base of spine. Artist Elton Clayton Fax (1909-1993) life's journey brought him from a childhood in American urban slums to international recognition, including an invitation from Soviet Writers to visit Moscow and Uzbekistan. In Africa he toured Uganda, Northern Sudan, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Here is a delightfully written account of his journeys with many of his beautiful black & white drawing interspersed throughout the text. 7 x 9-3/4". [xiv] + 203 pages, including an index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.… Read More

New York: The New Press, 1995. NEAR FINE. 1995 First Printing of this softcover edition, with full number line. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and solidly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Cover is clean and complete, price intact on rear covers. Light rubs to cover corner tips, otherwise fine. Binding firm and intact - no splits or cracks, no creasing to cover spine. A detailed guide to 1930s New York City - Manhattan and the boroughs! Includes 89 black & white photographs, 81 prints by WPA artists and photographers and 38 maps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4". xxxiii + 700 pages, including index. First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1982. Originally published in 1977 this 1982 edition was published to accompany the 24 November 1982-30 January 1983 exhibition "Fellini, ses photographes, ses dessins" at the Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris. NEAR FINE softcover. Includes additional prefatory essays by Bernadette Contensou and Danielle Molinari, and Henry Chapier. A clean, totally unmarked copy. Pages fine. Shallow crease to rear endpaper. Bound in color illustrated stiff paper cove. Cover very lightly soiled and toned along edges but is overall very good; no tears or chips. Binding firm, no creasing to cover spine, no cracks. Exuberant sketches by the famed film director Federico Fellini, reveal his sly and ribald wit. Color and black & white reproductions, most as full page. Text in French. 10-1/2 x 13"; 137 pages plus 6 prefatory pages. Third Edition. Wrappers. Near Fine. 4to.

Bangor, Maine: Privately Printed, 1954 1954. A Tribute to William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942), prominent Maine jurist who served variously as Maine State Attorney General, a member of the Maine House of Representatives, justice and Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court. This biography or "compilation of facts" by Chief Justice Maine Supreme Court Raymond Fellows and lawyer Edward Conquest, also includes the Meddybemps Letters, The Maine Hall of Fame (11 eminent Down Easters), and Anecdotes and Speeches. NEAR FINE in better than GOOD dust jacket. This is a fresh, crisp copy - the only markings a presentation bookplate on front free endpaper (to Clyde Shorey from Skip Plummer and American Gear Co.) and small name penned in red on edge of front pasted end. Pages fine. Bound in bright blue cloth hardcover, gilt lettered front and spine. Dust jacket has light spottings, is slightly faded along the spine and is chipped along top front edge and spine. Binding and hinges firm; book tight… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2006 Stated First Edition; First Printing with full number line. FINE in FINE, price intact dust jacket. A fresh, crisp, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Book and jacket (with color illustration by Pep Montserrat) in as-new condition. For pre-teen through early-teen readers. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 151 text pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.