Search Results: Authors starting with F from Certain Books, ABAA

Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire: United Nations Development Programme, 1992. (3) + 106 pages; illustrated with charts and tables; report prepared for the fourth meeting of the GEF, including operational performance, financial reporting and progress in implementing co-financing arrangements, interaction with non-governmental organizations and progress on the Small Grants Programme; a report on the GEF communications strategy; and details of the proposed work program on policy issues an outline of proposals for implementation on restructuring the GEF; with a list of key developments in the program and various annexes regarding various projects around the world and financing details, list of countries participating in the SGP during the pilot phase, more; printed paper wrap covers; light wear; in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

United Kingdom: Royal Ordnance Factories, 1981. A small group of material from this conference in Washington: Royal Ordnance Factories 34 pages; color illustrated throughout, showing factory locations in the UK and the product range, small arms, fuses, electronics, alloys, tracked armored fighting vehicles, grenades, detonators, propellers, rocket motors, mortar bombs, naval mines, high explosives, more; attached to the front page is a copy of notes from the conference, with photocopies of business cards of officials from the Royal Small Arms Factory, Ordnance Factory, Perry International and other information, mainly on ROF people of importance at the time; (with) an 8-sided color flyer conveying similar information on the ROF; (and) a 48 page booklet-guide for the AUSA annual meeting, with centerfold map of the exhibitors, various committees, awards, sustaining members - several of these are circle and with additional notations, which give names and locations of individuals in particular… Read More

A "...Life-Like Play Store...The Play Store Game is just like running a real store..."; a large and colorful 3-dimensional 'store', with four walls, printed inside and out and with cut-out windows and working set of doors, opens to approximately 2 feet x 2 feet square and with 12" wall height; with locking slots for the walls for rigidity; with grocery products on a punch-out card, using actual brand names: Libby, Gaines, Birds Eye, La France, Swift's Premium, Brach's, Maxwell House, Kraft, GE, Barnum's Animals Animal Crackers, French's Bird Seed, Jell-O, more, about 50 pieces still on their card mount and about 10 loose product 'cards' already punched-out; with a group of play 'money' in bills and coins, on their original uncut strips; A 'Store Manager' button; also including 5 triangular standing cardstock displays for the 'store' include a check-out counter and in-store display shelves for Nabisco Fig Newtons & Ritz… Read More

Firenze & New York: Fratelli Alinari & Brady, 1865. Two (2) carte-de-visites; Fratelli Alinari Firenze and studio imprint on the reverse of one and the Brady New York imprint on front of the mount of Mr. Haight portrait. News clipping travel announcement for Lydia (Haight) Jones notes "In Bagni di Lucca, Italy, on Saturday, Sept. 19, Lydia Jones, wife of William H.Jones, and daughter of the late R.K. Haight, Esq., of this City." Mr. Haight's portrait with very faint pencil identification below the image; the reverse with "12 of this to - day" handwritten, consistent with examples in the hand of Matthew Brady. Approx. 2 1/4" x 4" overall size; some wear and dustiness, soiling; in very good condition.. Photography. Very Good.

Dolgeville NY: Sterro Photo Co. Image depicts # 851 Taylor's Duck Ranch, Watertown, N.Y.; image with some fading; some edge and tips wear; good condition.. Good.

United Kingdom: The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1835. (329 - 343) pages; extracted from the Royal Society Transactions. James Farquharson (1781 - 1843) British writer on science, among his several scientific interests here "...explained the formation of ice at the bottom of running water, a phenomenon already discussed by Arago and others, in terms of the radiation of heat from the bottom of the stream cooling its bed more quickly, under certain conditions, than the water flowing over it. He also sent the Royal Society copies of the registers of temperature that he kept for a long period of years. This led him to investigate the origin and progress of currents of colder and warmer air moving over the face of a flat country surrounded by hills, and their effects upon vegetation...." (Gordon Goodwin, revised by Anita McConnell in the ODNB) Title page with the small somewhat faint name-stamp of collector George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector, from… Read More

London: David Bogue, 1884. (10) + 86 pages; tissue-guarded frontispiece photogravured steel engraved portrait of Mary Anderson after the original drawing by Henry Van der Weyde; the author's preface extols "...Very few actresses-none, indeed, of other than English birth-have so endeared themselves to the English theatre-going public...To have known Mary Anderson intimately is to have lived in the sunshine..."; Mary Anderson (1859-1940) American actress greatly appreciated on the English and American stages of the 19th century "...Anderson's classic beauty, great charm, superb acting ability, and rich contralto voice inspired such affection in her American fans that she was always referred to as "Our Mary" despite her long years abroad. Conservative in her choice of vehicles, she lent vivacity to the old-fashioned plays that consistently captivated her audiences..." (ANB) and "...she later prided herself on never having played a secondary role, and this… Read More

Original work for this piece, drawn n black and white ink with grey coloring details; 3 7/8" x 21 7/8" approximate size, done on heavy white cardstock; title in pencil on back, perhaps in the artists' hand; not signed; some light wear to paper edges; very good condition and interesting work-in-progress material for this American pop artist.. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Fazzino.

Original work for these pieces, drawn n black and white ink and pencil corrections & titled below each, for instance, on "Manhattan Silhouette", the artist has instructed "...Round off Moon make it nice and round (underlined)..."; evidently, the artist asking his printers and collaborators for help on the piece; all three drawings on one; 16" x 20" approximate size, done on heavy white cardstock; not signed; some light wear to paper edges; very good condition and interesting work-in-progress material for this American pop artist.. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Fazzino.

Original work for this piece, drawn n black and white ink with grey coloring details; 3 1/4" x 22" approximate size, done on heavy white cardstock; title in pencil on back, perhaps in the artists' hand; not signed; some light wear to paper edges; old tape on back which is holding the piece's sections together; with a small color addition "Grease" theater sign, tipped-on in characteristic Fazzino fashion; very good condition and interesting work-in-progress material for this American pop artist.. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Fazzino.

Original work for this piece, suitably emphasizing Godzilla; drawn n black and white ink with grey coloring details; 2 3/4" x 21 3/4" approximate size, done on heavy white cardstock; title in pencil on back, perhaps in the artists' hand; not signed; some light wear to paper edges; very good condition and interesting work-in-progress material for this American pop artist.. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Fazzino.

Original work for this colorful Osaka City Japan scene by Fazzino, signed by him lower left; 32" x 26 3/4" approximate size, done on heavy white cardstock; with a blank margin to left of piece; with applied faux gemstone stars, circles, glitter; (with) a print of the trial piece in black and white, with some blue coloring, with the artist's pencil instructions and title below, done on a 13 1/2" x 10 1/4" sheet; light wear to paper edges; some soiling to blank margin on large piece, (from paint colors); both pieces in very good condition and interesting work-in-progress material for this American pop artist.. Signed by Illustrator. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Fazzino.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828. In two volumes, 274 + 262 pages; a nautical adventure tale by American novelist James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851). 'Red Rover' (1827) was written and published in Paris while Cooper was on a journey with his family to Europe. (Donald A. Ringe in the ANB) 'Second Edition' stated on copyright page. Approx. 4 1/2" x 7 3/16" size; full polished leather bindings; lacks one spine label. Some edge, tips wear and rubbing to the covers; occasional spotting & soil; in good condition.. Second American Edition. Leather. Good.

London: Methuen Children's Books, 1980. (28) pages; with a charming original pen and ink drawing of mouse with pen and inscribed by the illustrator "To Thomas from David Higham..." on the front endpaper; color illustrated throughout with the humorous mis-adventures of Robottom the butler robot; original illustrated glazed paper-covered boards; some edge, tips wear to the binding; overall, in very good condition, especially nice for the illustrator's personal artistry and inscription.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by David Higham.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. 447 pages; title page printed red & black; "First Edition" stated on copyright page. Edna Ferber (1885 - 1968) American novelist, playwright, and short story writer, "...novels reveal her attention to detail and observation, as well as her painstaking research. Giant took thirteen years to become a novel from its initial inception as a backdrop. The novel's 1952 publication caused a stir in the book world, and it evoked a tremendous social response. The reviews both praised and vilified the book; Texans responded with bitterness and anger. Giant approaches Texas with satire and sarcasm, but it also appreciates the vitality of many Texans...Her novels emerge as social commentary on America." (Catherine A. Cucinella in the ANB) Approx. 6" x 8 1/2" size; dustjacket over black cloth covered boards; price of $ 3.95 on inner jacket flap, top edge tinted light orange. Some tips, edge-wear to the jacket; in very good condition.. First Edition. Hard… Read More

Kobenhavn: Dansk Ornithologisk Forening, 1971. 230 pages; illustrated throughout in black and white: charts, location maps, at back is a large folding Geodetisk Institut chart Oversigtskort Over Storre Danske Fugleokaliteter in black and red, showing details of these important birding areas, approx. 32 1/2" x 41" size. Endpaper with the bookplate of Dr. Bertel Bruun (1937 - 2011) Danish-American naturalist, international conservationist and neurologist, author of several birding guides; Danish text; volume is approx. 8 1/4" 11 3/4" size; original printed paper wraps; light wear, bumping to the binding; in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Madrid Spain: Editorial Tesoro Ediciones Siglo, 1950. 390 pages. Spanish text, novel by Spanish writer Manuel Fernández y González (1821 - 1888). No date, online research indicates a 1950 publication. Approx. 5" x 7 1/2" size; Previous owner pencil notation and date in 1953 on front endpaper. Bound in patterned leather, contrasting black & red spine labels, gilt lettering & rules, marbled endpapers, all edges lightly sprinkled with brown dots to match binding. Some wear and rubbing to covers, back corner bumped; contents clean and in very good condition.. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good.

Dobbs Ferry New York, 1916. Identified on bottom border; approx. 3" x 4" snapshot format; some wear & fade; good condition, interesting Dobbs Ferry photographic & history ephemera.. Good.

Paris, France.: J. B. Bailliere et Fils, Libraires De L'Academie Imperiale De Medecine, 1860. 255 + (1) Table des Matieres pages; text in French throughout. Baron Ernst von Feuchtersleben (1806 - 1849) Austrian physician, poet and philosopher. Not dated and circa 1860. Title page with the small previous owner name-stamp of collector George R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy; in service as a surgeon & medical inspector, from 1861-1894. Volume approx. 4 5/8" x 7 1/8" size; bound in marbled paper covered boards, brown morocco leather spine; spine with gilt titles, small ornaments in the compartments; marbled endpapers. Some edge, tips wear and rubbing to the binding, bottom of spine scraped; in very good condition.. Deuxieme Edition. Leather. Very Good.

Akron Ohio: Saalfield, 1917. Not paginated but 56 pages; charming Virginia Albert illustrations; dustjacket art of an angry-faced Peter Rabbit carrying a chalkboard under his arm, volume with the same illustration on the cover in colors; some edge, tips wear and darkening to dustjacket, top spine end chipped 1"; two 1/8" closed edgetears to inner leaves; illustrations bright and colorful; good condition overall.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.