Search Results: Authors starting with F from CraigsClassics

Nice condition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's screenplay for "THREE COMRADES" by Erich Maria Remarque (author of "All Quiet on the Western Front"). 1978 1st edition, 1st printing; Southern Illinois University Press; Carbondale and Edwardsville, IL. The book comes with its original, unclipped dust jacket (with the original $10 price intact on the front flap). The book contains numerous black & white photographs.From the Preface: "The version of Three Comrades published here is not a screenplay in the sense that it is not a finished blueprint for the making of a motion picture. The motion picture was eventually filmed from the shooting script that evolved from the collaboration of Fitzgerald, and E.E. Paramore - with Joseph Mankiewicz' final revisions. It has been customary in the film industry to use the talents of novelists to assist in adaptations or even write original stories for film. This F .Scott Fitzgerald script is interesting for its historical value, as well as its insights into how one… Read More

Nice condition antique copy of "PRACTICAL WILDFOWLING" - A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler by W.F. Fallon. 1917 2nd edition ('Revised and Greatly Enlarged'); L. Upcott Gill; London. "With Descriptions of the Various Birds Usually Met With." The book contains illustrations throughout. There are illustrated advertisements at the front and back. The chapters are as follows: Outfit and Accessories; Guns; Ammunition; Punts, Boats, Accessories, etc.; Miscellanea; Wildfowl and Wildfowling; Swans and Swan Shooting; Wild Geese; Wild Goose Shooting; Wild Ducks; Wild Duck Shooting on Land; Duck Shooting Afloat; Duck Shooting Over Decoys; Shore Birds; Shore Shooting; Snipe Shooting; The Ways and Means of Wildfowling. There is an Index at the back.Condition:Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the text pages are clean with only a small pencil mark at the top-left corner of page 1. Three of the… Read More

"Requiem For A Nun" by William Faulkner. 1951 true 1st Edition, 1st Printing meeting all first trade edition points (first edition not stated and no other statements of printings on the copyright page; dark gray top edge stain; "Chocktaw" on page 21); Random House; New York. The book comes with its original, un-clipped 1st issue dust jacket (with jacket designer's name misspelled as "M. McKnight Kauffer"). REQUIEM FOR A NUNThis sequel to Faulkner's most sensational, Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan's child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Excellent condition… Read More

"THE SOUND AND THE FURY" by William Faulkner. 1931 1st UK edition, presumed 2nd state (with 1931 stated on the title page, though lacking the four pages of advertisements at the back); Chatto and Windus; London. The book comes with a facsimile dust jacket and a protective jacket sleeve. "The Sound and the Fury" was the second of Faulkner's novels to appear in England. From the dust jacket: "In form experimental, in parts seemingly chaotic, his new book is difficult but no less brilliant than its predecessor (Soldier's Pay), and shows to better advantage the versatility of Mr. Faulkner's gifts as a writer. Of its imaginative force there can be no question."Condition:Some very light soiling to the right edge of the front cover, and to the top and left-hand edges of the back cover. There is a bit of mottling to the cloth along the left edge of the front cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Light staining at the top edge and long… Read More

This is a charming, limited edition copy of "Love Songs of Childhood" by Eugene Field. 1905; Lakeside Press; Chicago. Limited Edition #268 of only 500 copies printed. The book is a collection of poems by Field (in his facsimile handwriting), with photographs interspersed throughout. With an Introduction by Roswell Field (Eugene's brother). The pages are made of "Imperial Japan Velum" and are still attached along the top edge. Also included is a separate page with a photographic portrait of Field. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Clean front cover; some very light soiling at the right edge of the back cover and on the spine; small tear at the top-left corner of the back cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. All pages are still attached along the top edge. The front end paper has a few old inscriptions/dedications written in pencil (one is dated 1917). Light foxing along the top edge of the text block. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. NOTE: a… Read More

This is a rare, twice-signed presentation copy of "Poems of Childhood" by Eugene Field - presumably the personal copy of children's author Anne Parrish, cousin of illustrator Maxfield Parrish. The book is signed in pen to "Anne Parrish" by MAXFIELD PARRISH on a half title page. On a prior half title page, Anne Parrish wrote "Anne Parrish from M.F.P." (Maxfield Fred Parrish) in pen. 1903 1st edition; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book contains an illustrated title page in color and eight full-page drawings in color by Maxfield Parrish; illustrated end papers in color. Gilt top page edges.Condition:The front cover illustration has some scuffing and a dime-sized stain at the top edge; the left edge of the back cover has 4 *tiny* cloth tears; sharp corners. Tight binding with no loose pages; crack at the front hinge between the end papers (despite the crack, the front cover is firmly attached and is not shaky). There are occasional small foxing spots on the pages, otherwise clean with only a few… Read More

This is an antique book focusing on the Civil War, as well as post-war race relations, "Bright Skies and Dark Shadows" by Henry M. Field. 1890 1st edition; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book features at least two color maps, and two black & white maps. Gilt top page edges. Here are a few examples of the contents: Over the Mountains: Asheville and Knoxville - A Reminiscence of the War; From Chattanooga to Atlanta - Along the Track of Sherman's March; The Black Belt and the Race Problem; The Negro Vote; Capacity of the Negro - His Position in the North - The Color Line in New England; The Expatriation of a Whole Race; Old Masters Caring for Their Old Slaves; A Camp Meeting in the Woods with a Few Words to My Colored Brethren; A Story of the War - The Battle of Franklin; The Hermitage - The Home and Burial-Place of Andrew Jackson; Stonewall Jackson and the Valley Campaign; The Last Days of General Lee...and more - please see the photos for the complete list.From the author's Preface: "It is… Read More

"Memorials of PRISON LIFE" by Rev. James B. Finley. 1850 1st edition; L. Swormstedt & J.H. Power; Cincinnati. Finley was an American clergyman who was appointed chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary in 1845. This book is a first-hand account of his experiences while at the prison. The book features an engraved portrait of Finley, an engraving of the Penitentiary, and a few other full-page illustrations.From the author's Preface: "Having formed, many years ago, the habit of journalizing the principal events of my life, I found myself at my old practice soon after entering upon my duties in the prison: every thing in relation to the prisoners, to the officers, to the discipline of the institution, and to whatever stood connected with it, without any particular intention, was recorded; and, in this way, by the time I had been one year in my new position I had amassed matter enough, if printed as it was first written, for a large volume."Condition:The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn down. Tiny… Read More

This is a very clean copy of "BIBLE LANDS ILLUSTRATED" - A Pictorial Handbook of the Antiquities and Modern Life of All the Sacred Countries by Henry Fish. 1876; American Publishing Company; Hartford, CT. The book is profusely illustrated with 600 engravings and maps. Gilt all edges. With "one thousand elucidated scripture texts, and two thousand indexed subjects." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. From the Preface:"A working book on the Bible Lands has long been wanted. Sunday-School teachers have wanted it; pastors and intelligent laymen have wanted it; families and children have wanted it. Books on the East abound; but they are either too voluminous and diffusive, or too limited to be of the widest utility. A convenient volume for ready reference to such places, things, events, customs and practices in the several Scripture countries as shall help to make intelligible and vivid Divine truth, must be admitted to be a felt need."Condition:Clean covers with no stains; the maroon… Read More

"Curiosities of the Law Reporters" by Franklin Fiske Heard. 1871 1st edition; Lee and Shepard; Boston. Found within the book was a paper slip stating "With Compliments of THE AUTHOR."From an old book review: "This entertaining little book contains many of the stories which have amused successive generations of lawyers, traced to their sources. We know of no other such collection, for though Mr. Wallace has given some specimens of the quaint style of the old reporters, they are merely thrown in by the way; and some very modern cases cited by Mr. Heard are equally good."Condition:The back cover has a white stain at the bottom edge, and a few tiny white stain specks at the top edge; clean front cover and spine with bright gilt; sharp corners. The top of the spine has a small piece of cloth missing at the left half; small cloth tear at the bottom edge of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only a few small stains at the bottom edge of the… Read More

Great condition, fine-binding 12-volume set of the Works of John Fiske. The set is from the early 1900's (dates differ by book); Houghton, Mifflin and Company; New York. Handsome edition - the books feature gilt page edges at the top edge of the text block; 3/4 leather binding; marbled end papers; illustrations and maps (some are fold-out and some are in color). The set includes the following titles:* The Discovery of America - With Some Account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest (in 2 volumes)* The Critical Period of American History 1783-1789* The American Revolution (in 2 volumes)* The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War* The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America (in 2 volumes)* New France and New England* The Beginnings of New England, or The Puritan Theocracy in its Relation to Civil and Religious Liberty* Old Virginia and Her Neighbors (in 2 volumes)Condition:All volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. Clean covers with only some light scratches, light edge wear to… Read More

Vintage copy of "THE PYGMY'S ARROW" - A Tale of Mystery and Adventure in the Belgian Congo by Waldo Fleming with its original dust jacket. 1939; The Junior Literary Guild; Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company. With illustrations by Frank Dobias; illustrated end papers. From the front dust jacket flap: "From the moment of that first mystifying glimpse of Asagoro their servant making magic at the deserted salt-lick, Jan and Rupert began to think that there was something sinister afoot. How rapidly the course of events was to take shape, there in their African home, and how far afield it was to lead them, they did not guess. Nor if they had known how long and perilous was the journey, how fraught with dangers and disappointments, would they have been so eager to follow Lubu the pygmy in search of the mysterious white man. What breathtaking adventures, what agonies of suspense awaited the boys as they journeyed into pygmy country, you will share with them here as you read."Condition:Clean covers and spine;… Read More

This is an inscribed travelogue, "Our Tour Around the World" - Containing Short Letters of Travel by John F. Floyd. 1896 1st edition; Charles H. Kerr & Company; Chicago. The book features a frontispiece portrait of the author, and other full-page photographic illustrations (all with tissue guards). Presentation copy - Floyd has written and signed an inscription on the front end paper, as follows: "With best wishes. The Author and Wife. April 2, 1896. John F. Floyd." "Containing a description in brief letters of a tour around the world, through America, Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Palestine, Italy, France and England, including ten years' residence in New Zealand and Australia."Here are a few examples of the contents: Among the Royal Mummies; Off to the Pyramids; On the Indian Ocean; The Natives of New Zealand; A Visit to the Dead Sea; Climbing Mount Vesuvius; A Walk Through Pompeii; Inside the Walls; Among the Mosques and Bazaars; Israel's Passage Through the Red… Read More

"An Historical Sketch of the Art of Sculpture in Wood" From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Robert Folkestone Williams. 1835 1st edition; The Library of the Fine Arts; London. "With Notices of the Most Remarkable Sculptural Works in the Same Material Now Remaining in Europe, and Some Account of Their Designers."From the Preface: "The Art of Sculpture in Wood, though of great interest, has not received that attention it deserves; and the want of some account of its history has been frequently acknowledged by those who have felt any gratification in the study of the arts of design. The following pages have been written as a popular compendium of the most interesting information that can be acquired upon the subject; the Author having in preparation a more elaborate work for those who are desirous of a complete book of reference, in which ever thing relating to Timber Architecture and Sculpture in Wood will be lucidly arranged, and philosophically treated; and it has been his object, during… Read More

"Frank Forester's Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces of North America" by Henry William Herbert (who used 'Frank Forester' as his pen name). This is Volume II only of a two volume set. 1858; W.A. Townsend; New York. The book is nicely illustrated with a photographic view of "The Cedars" (the home of the author), and nine full-page engraved plates. There is an Index at the back.The contents are as follows: Bay Shooting (Bay Snipe, Wild Fowl, Wild Swans, Wild Geese, Sea ducks, Bay Shooting); Fowl Shooting on Long Island; Chesapeake Bay Shooting; Wild Sporting of the Wilderness (The Bison, The Elk, The Moose, The Reindeer & Caribou, The American Deer, The Black-tail Deer, The American Antelope, The Rocky Mountain Goat & Sheep, The American Black Bear, The Grizzly Bear, The Wild Turkey); Forest Sports (Moose and Caribou Hunting, Deer Hunting); Prairie Sports (Bison & Elk Hunting, Antelope Hunting); Bear Hunting; Mountain Sports (Goat Hunting); Turkey Shooting; L'Envoy; The Fish and… Read More

Nice condition antique set of "Frank Forester's SPORTING SCENES and Characters" - Embracing "The Warwick Woodlands," "My Shooting Box," "The Quorndon Hounds," and "The Deerstalkers" by Henry William Herbert (Frank Forester). 1881; T.B. Peterson & Brothers; Philadelphia. Each volume features two frontispieces (including an engraved portrait of Forester), as well as numerous full-page engraved illustrations by Forester and F.O.C. Darley. Volume I contains a lengthy biographical sketch of Forester. Complete set in two volumes. "With a Life of the Author, a new Introductory Chapter, Frank Forester's Portrait, Autograph, a full length picture of him in shooting costume, and seventeen other illustrations, from original designs by Darley and Frank Forster."Condition:Some light soiling to the covers; the red cloth on the spines has somewhat faded. Sharp cover corners. Nice interiors - the pages are clean with only some very light foxing to the tissue papers over the frontispieces. Pages 11 & 13 within volume… Read More

This is an antique hunting and fishing book, "The Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen" by Frank Forester. 1856 1st edition; Stringer & Townsend; New York. The book features an illustrated title page, a frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. "With directions for handling the gun, the rifle, and the rod; The art of shooting on the wing; The breaking, management, and hunting of the dog; The varieties and habits of game; River, lake, and sea fishing, etc., etc., etc. Prepared for the instruction and use of the youth of America."The chapters are as follows: The Gun, and How to Choose It; The Gun, and How to Use It; How to Learn to Shoot; The Dog; The Setter; The Pointer; The Cocking-Spaniel; The Water-Spaniel; The Newfoundland-Retriever; The Hound; Snipe Shooting; Bay Shooting; Woodcock Shooting; Grouse Shooting on the Prairies; Birds Not Game; Autumn Shooting; Wild Fowl Shooting; The Forest and the Plains; River Fish and Fishing; Natural and… Read More

"TIME OUT - An Expose of College Football" by Ronald Forman with its original dust jacket. 1931 1st edition; The Macaulay Company; New York. Uncommon copy with its original dust jacket (though the front jacket flap is not present). The dust jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve (not shown). The novel follows the senior year of a college football player, on the field and off, including his course work, nightlife, and relationships.From the introductory page: "Like a full-back plunging for a goal, this honest and powerful novel forges ahead to its goal - a drastic response of the American college system. The barbarism of football, the tyranny of the coaches, the exams, the club snobbery, the cutting loose after games, the furtive sex adventures, the barrenness of culture in these supposed citadels of culture - all get rough but fair treatment. No college novel like it has yet been written. Based on the author's diaries, reconsidered in soberer after-college life, it combines the fervor of… Read More

This is a handsome set of "The Life and Times of OLIVER GOLDSMITH" by John Forster. 1871 5th edition (stated); Chapman and Hall; London. Complete set in two volumes. Each volume contains an engraved frontispiece with tissue guards, as well as in-text illustrations and facsimile documents. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled boards, marbled end papers, marbled page edges on all sides, and spines with gilt decorations and five raised bands. Each volume contains an Appendix; there is an Index at the back of volume II.

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Some rubbing/peeling of the leather at the corners and at the edges of the spines. Wear to the cover corners. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interiors - each volume has clean pages that nearly appear unread with no notable issues found; the half title page of volume II has "136" written in pencil at the top-right corner. There is a thin, tanned strip at the inner edge of pages 416 and 417 in volume 1 from a small strip of… Read More

This is an antique biography of VICTOR HUGO by a "Witness of His Life," Madame Hugo (Adele Foucher, Victor's wife). 1864; Carleton; New York. Double column text.From the "Note" at the beginning of the book:"The readers of Les Miserables will be astonished to find what a flood of light is thrown upon that masterwork by this charming life-history of its great author. Its wonderful descriptions cease to be fictions and become actual life. Marius is but a free variation of Victor Hugo himself. Circumstances are considerably changed, yet the man and his formation are substantially the same. The fairy spot which saw the loves of Cosette and Marius, is the actual scene of the child courtship between the subject and the author of this biography."Condition:Tanning and soiling to the covers and spine; sharp corners; fraying at the top of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. The inside of the book is in very good condition - clean pages with only some occasional light foxing; no writing, stains or tears found.