Search Results: Authors starting with F from Quaker Hill Books

LondonLondon: John Stockdale, 1807 1/2 Vellum Over Marbled Boards. Excellent. First Edition. Pamphlet. 66 pages, with contemporary ink inscription "From the Author" at top of title page. A highly interesting and important tract on the African slave trade..

New York:: Random House,, 1951. Limited Edition of 750 copies, this is No. 161. SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY WILLIAM FAULKNER. Glassine jacket over cloth marbled boards,black cloth spine and corners, spine ruled and lettered in gilt. An immaculate copy - fresh, clean and strong with Faulkner's signature on the limitation page.. First Edition Limited. Fine. 8vo..

New York: Random House, 1931. One of 400 copies SIGNED BY FAULKNER - THIS MARKED PRINTER'S COPY. Written in ink on the colophon: "This `printer's copy` was mine. It was designed by me, John s. Fass." Also laid in is a copy of the 2 page, typed letter by the Inspector of the Post Office Department of Mississippi directed to Faulkner, then Postmaster of the University of Mississippi, stating the charges against him tht would eventually force him to resign his position. Faulkner's tenure there was marked by his general lack of interest and neglect. Details of the charges describe Faulkne's penchant for playing golf and cards during working hours, reading, being surly, randomly tossing mail into the garbage and other offenses characteristic of the young novelist. A fine copy of this signed limited Faulkner book in a red custom cloth folding box.. By the Author. First And Only Edition. Marbled Red Boards. Fine/Excellent. 8vo..

New York:: Random House, 1954. This is copy 150 of the Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Original publisher's gray, pictorial cloth. Housed in the original slipcase which shows some light soiling and scuffing. A beautiful copy of this limited edition SIGNED BY FAULKNER.. Fine. 8vo..

Milwaukee:, 1932. The Casanova Press, Limited to 525 copies this being No. 63. Frontispiece portrait of Faulkner. In this copy the text block is trimmed along top and bottom edge and centered in binding. Fore-edge uncut. Very light wear. Burgundy slipcase worn. Hemingway's 4 line poem " Ultimately" on rear cover.. First Edition. Printed Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo..

Chatto and Windus. London, 1930. First English edition. Original cloth. Near Fine., Dust wrapper. 8vo., Orig. blue green cloth in original dustwrapper with blackletering and red decorative line.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..

New York:: Taplinger Publishing Co.,, 1973. FROM THE LIBRARY OF FILM LEGEND MARLON BRANDO with his notations, underlinings drawings and doodles etc. in red pen throughout the book. Including a paperback copy of The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, M.D. also profusely notated by Brando in red pen and pencil.. First Edition. Excellent/Excellent.

Cincinnati,: L. Swormstedt & A. Poe., 1856. p354. Frontis portrait of Finley, Illustrated throughout.Some light foxing and soiling otherwise a clean and lovely copy.. First Edition. Original Embossed Cloth. Good. 8vo..

New York & London:: Johnson and Ward., 1863. Illustrated with eight A.J. Johnson's and J.H. Colton's hand-colored, double-page steel plate maps including plans of the Southern states and harbors. Published in the midst of the Civil War the title page indicates that the contents are complete to date. Two very large folding color military and Virginia maps. Maps are vivid and clean. Binding lightly rubbed. Tiny gouge to lower spine othewise a beautiful copy.. Gold Embossed Green Cloth. Excellent. 8vo..

Cleveland, Ohio:, 1872. [12], [7], 237pp. Includes 18 illustrations eleven of them being albumen photographs. Fogg's highly interesting and harrowing account of his journey around the world. This account is taken directly from the dispatches the dispatches he sent the Cleveland Leader newspaper. The text is rendered in newspaper column format retaining the original datelines. Bound in the original 3/4 brown morocco with a world globe rendered in gilt on the front board. The spine has raised bands in 5 compartments with gilt lettering; brown endpapers. A beautiful copy showing some wear to the corners. The contents are clean and the photographs in beautiful condition showing only some creasing to the pages and include: the expedition personnel; a portrait of Brigham Young; a large Buddha; two oriental women; Japanese woman and child; the Kotub Minar; a view of the Nile; the Viceroy's palace at Alexandria; and the Great Pyramid.. Excellent. 8vo..

New York:: D. Appleton & Co.,, 1854. First Edition. Orig. cloth. Spine lightly faded and rubbed - Very Good. Colored plates. 8vo., Original green cloth embossed with gold anchor and lettering. Highly interesting account of Commander Foote's exploits in supressing the African slave trade off the coast of Africa in the early part of the 19th century. The book became an important source for the growing anti-slavery movement in the Unites States at the time. An excellent copy, clean and fresh. Small ex-lib sticker on front past down. No other markings..

London: W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Printing Office,, 1802. A lovely early 19th Century set beautifully bound in contemporary full brown morocco with gold tooling, ribbed spines elaborately decorated in gold, a.e.g.. With engravings from pictures by Robert Smirke. Light wear and scuffing mostly along edges. Former owner's bookplate and gift inscripton on ffep dated 1848. A beautiful set of this classic work.. Full Brown Morocco. Excellent.. Illus. by Robert Smirke. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5 Volumes.

New York & London:: GP Putnam & Sons., 1904. Including the Private as well as the Official and Scientific Correspondence. Together with The Unmutilated and Correct Version of the Autobiography. Compiled and Edited by John Bigelow. No.283 of a Limited Edition of 1000 sets. In a beautiful, contemporary 3/4 fawn morocco binding with raised bands on the spines in six compartments decorated and lettered ing gilt; t.e.g... Federal Edition. Fine. 8vo.. 12 Volumes.

Washington, D.C.,: Senate Document 243., 1843. Large folding map and six plates all in fine condition. Some pages lightly foxed otherwise an excellent copy. Howes F371; Sabin 25843.. First Edition. Recent Green Morocco Gilt. Excellent. 8vo..

The Beacon Press. Boston, 1937. Excellent. 8vo..

Longman, Hurst. London, 1806. Second. edition. Full calf. Light rubbing and some offsetting to plates - Excellent. Extra illustrated. 8vo., 12 volumes., Full polished tan calf, rebound with light brown morocco, gold tooling and raised bands. A gorgeous set..

Henry Holt & Co. New York, 1936. First Edition. orig. cloth. Excellent 8vo., Small piece of lower right corner missing on table of contents page not affecting text - Excellent.

Henry Holt & Co. New York, 1945. First Edition. orig. cloth. Near Fine., Original dw. 8vo., Pictorial dust wrapper..