Search Results: Authors starting with N from Knickerbocker Books

Palm Beach, FL: Diocese of Palm Beach, 1996. Commemorating the January 20, 1996 Dedication of the new St. Sebastian Church, Palm Beach, FL.. Includes reproductions of letters from Bishop Symons, Rev. Timothy Sockol, Pastor, a list of credits to builders and craftsmen of the church, a history of St. Sebastian the Martyr and of the church, Rite of Dedication, etc. With several color photos including color reproductions of the stained glass windows - each with commentary. NEAR FINE softcover, clean and unmarked; no tears, chips or creases. 10-1/2 x 8-1/2" (oblong) 70 pages.. First Edition. Wrappers. Near Fine. Large 8vo.

Boston: Massachusetts School of Art, 1937 Photos of graduating students & faculty members plus group shots, articles, yearbook memorabilia. Of particular interest are the illustrations - artwork of senior class members reproduced in black and white, including 2 small reproductions of paintings by Robert Grady. The photo of Costume Design student Florence Filene is captioned "A smart young executive who always hires M.S.A. graduates for assistants." That, coupled with a student-designed ad used by Wm. Filene's Sons Co. hints that Florence may have been from the famous retail family. An unusually clean yearbook: a few pencil marks next to certain faculty photos, otherwise unmarked. Front endpapers are soiled at edges and the last few leaves have small dampstain at thumb edge. All other pages are clean. Cover is rose-colored printed paper over boards with a cloth spine strip. Some fade to the gilt spine lettering, edges lightly rubbed and small area discoloration along bottom edges. Dust… Read More

Lakeville, CT: The Hotchkiss School, 1932 The full Volume 39 of the Hotchkiss School's newspaper, published weekly (excepting vacation periods), from Oct. 6, 1931 through June 18, 1932 in half leather binding. Papers are in Fine condition and the book is clean and unmarked. Issues are complete with all advertisements and art, most issues with 6 to 8 pages. Hardcover binding of black cloth covered boards with leather spine and leather corners is clean but worn with head and heel of spine as well as corners worn to board; leather along hinges rubbed and worn with chipping and cracking. Binding remains sturdy and intact - hinges are not broken and boards and spine are straight, book is square. A scarce find for anyone interested in the history of the distinguished Connecticut prep school, established in 1891. Alumni include John Hersey, Peter Duchin, Edsel and Henry Ford II, Archibald MacLeish, and Peter Matthiessen. 12-1/2 x 18-1/2". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Folio.

Shanghai: The Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1964. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket - and in cardboard slipcase. Sumptuously illustrated with black and white and color photos, printed on high-gloss paper. A beautiful record of China of over 40 years ago. This is a totally unmarked copy in lovely, hardcover of cream colored boards with light gray cloth spine, gilt stamping front and spine. Binding tight, hinges intact, boards and spine straight. Slipcase slightly age toned but clean and intact. 9 x 12"; 217 numbered pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ and Slipcase.. 4to.

Westchester, New York: Cornell Cooperative Extension Undated, circa 1990. VERY GOOD+. Over 100 recipes contributed by more than 30 Master Gardeners who love to garden but also love to eat fresh food from their gardens. This book was published by the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Westchester County, New York. This is a clean, totally unmarked, never-dripped-on copy. 156 pages of recipes bound together with stiff paper covers in a red plastic comb binding. Front cover printed in red. There is slight marginal toning to the cover and 2 pin holes and small dents to upper corner of front cover. All else fine. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 156 pages plus 5-page index. Plastic Comb Spiral. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: New York University Press, 1940. 1940 First Edition. NEAR FINE. A fresh, clean copy; totally unmarked and tightly bound. Pages clean and unblemished. Bound in rust-colored cloth with gilt spine lettering. Cover is clean and square, lightly rubbed at spine ends. Binding firm, hinges tight. No jacket. A celebration of the then 40-year career of the celebrated English scholar and author. Brown was Professor of English at the Univ. of Minnesota and Doctor of Letters at NYU. He served 14 years as Secretary and Editor for the Modern Language Assoc (MLA). The collection contains a tissue-protected portrait frontis of Brown, a biographical tribute, 21 literary essays and a bibliography. 6-1/2 x 10-1/2"; xiii + 336 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Hartford, Connecticut: Evening Post Association, 1884. 1884. VERY GOOD+. Clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound hardcover of brown cloth over beveled boards; front cover titled in gilt, black rulings to both front and rear covers. All page edges gilt. A few spottings to pages but overall they are fresh, supple and near fine. Cover is very good, gilt bright. Cloth is darkened along spine and along edges; boards moderately edge rubbed with small tears and scuffs, board showing at spots. Binding and hinges are firm, intact, and straight. Contains biographies of CT state senators (25 including the Lt. Governor) and the 249 representatives serving in Connecticut's 1884 State Assembly. In addition, there are named seating diagrams for both the Senate chamber and Representatives Hall and 17 pages of advertising. Over 80 biographies include finely rendered portrait engravings. Most of the illustrated bios are one or two pages in length. The others vary from one to several paragraphs. Place and year of… Read More

Old Chatham, NY: 1994, 1994. 1994. NEAR FINE soft cover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2", 80 pages. Staple bound in gray paper wrapper, titled and illustrated in light grays and blue gray. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. No soiling, tears or creases to pages or cover. A "Biography Book" published to commemorate the 64th Anniversary of The Old Chatham Hunt Club of Old Chatham, NY. A profile of how the club originated, how it survived despite local land development, and what it is (in 1994). Includes list of officers, land owners, Masters of Foxhounds and Masters of Beagles (with current staff), proper dress in the field, and hunting terms. Also features a centerfold map of Old Chatham hunt country and several essays (Foxhunting: Riding to the Hounds; Etiquette for the Foxhunter; Old Chatham Hunt Foot Beagling; The Beagle; Foot Beagling; Etiquette for the Beagler, Dress for the Beagler. ) Plenty of local advertisers contributed. A book that will interest to Columbia County… Read More

New York: Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1934. Copyright 1934 (printed on inside front page). Publication No. 3000C. NEAR FINE. A fresh, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Pages are clean and bright. One leaf with corner crease. Bit of soiling and small corner crease to back cover (which has a short verse and B&W illustration). No other creases, no tears or chips. Binding firm with staples clean and intact. 6-15/16 x 8". Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Eulalie Banks.

New York: Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1934. Copyright 1934 (printed on inside front page). Publication No. 3000B. VERY GOOD. A crisp, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Small stain to upper left corner of front cover, and last page (which has a short verse and B&W illustration) is lightly stained along the right hand margin. Light edge rub, no tears, chips or creases. Binding firm with staples clean and intact. 6-15/16 x 8". Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Eulalie Banks.

New York: Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1934. Copyright 1934 (printed on inside front page). Publication No. 3000E. NEAR FINE. A fresh, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Pages are clean and bright; a few soft finger dentings to cover, slight soiling to back cover (which has a short verse and B&W illustration). Light edge rub but no tears or chips. Binding firm with staples clean and intact. 6-15/16 x 8". Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Eulalie Banks.

New York: Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1934. Copyright 1934 (printed on inside front page). Publication No. 3000H. NEAR FINE. A fresh, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Delightful illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Pages are clean and bright. Slight soiling to rear cover (which has a short verse and B&W illustrtion. Corners lightly rubbed, no tears or chips to cover or pages. Binding firm with staples clean and intact. 6-15/16 x 8". Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Eulalie Banks.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1918. 1918 Copyright, printing unstated. VERY GOOD. No dust jacket. A well-preserved, intact copy, the only marking is a neatly penned inscription on the front free endpaper, "Robert - from Grandpa Dec 25/25." Light finger spottings to page margins, four leaves with shallow chip to top edge, pages otherwise fine. Firmly bound in maroon cloth hardcover titled on a color pictorial pastedown on front board. Cover is clean, the pastedown very attractive, lightly rubbed with small chip to lower right corner; spottings to rear cover. Hinges and binding firm, intact. A charming text, reminiscent of Billy Goat Gruff with a touch of Little Red Riding Hood. Right hand pages delightfully illustrated in color (tints of blue, green, brown and black) by Frederick Richardson. 5-3/4 x 4-3/4" (oblong); 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richardson, Frederick.

Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961. 1961. VERY GOOD softcover. Pages clean and unmarked. Beige paper cover, titled in black on front and moderately worn but binding is firm and pages are crisp and near fine. Transcript (Part 2) of April 1961 Hearings before the Committee on Science and Astronautics and Subcommittees Nos. 1, 3 and 4, U.S. House of Representatives, 87th Congress, First Session. NASA project developments, technology, performance and budgeting discussions; special interest in orbital space travel and the Apollo program. The pressure of Russian competition very much evident throughout. 6 x 9". [iii] + 444 pages (numbered pages 589-1032).. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: G. W. Bromley & Co., 1925. 1925 edition. VERY GOOD+. Pages are near fine; lightly toned along the outside margins but otherwise clean and unmarked, the colors clear and bright. Two leaves have short closed tears at bottom edge, but otherwise pages are exceptionally fine. Black cloth hardcover, red stamped title on front, is clean, moderately rubbed along edges and hinges. Cloth is frayed at spine ends, corners and several spots on the outside edges. Binding intact though loose, the hinges wobbly. All pages are firmly held. The book should stand gentle use for some time but would benefit from a professional binding reinforcement. An extraordinarily detailed record of Manhattan in a series of 191 maps clearly showing the streets and outlines of each and every structure, every park, every railroad track including elevated railroads, water and sewer pipes and even fire hydrants, from Battery Park to 228th Street. Even more miraculously, details about the buildings are supplied through… Read More

New York: G. W Bromley & Co., 1928. 1928 Edition (original, not a facsimile). VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked copy. Light marginal toning to pages, otherwise pages are near fine. Bound in brown cloth hardcover with titles stamped in red on front cover. Cover is worn with most of spine cloth missing or detaching, front and rear boards clean, moderately rubbed. Binding is intact but tender. The 4-page Street Index is loose but present. (It appears to have been intentionally removed from the binding, but is laid into the book, those pages edgeworn.) Book block is otherwise intact. Interior hinges are lined with reinforcing tape and hinges will probably last for some time with considerate handling. This is a large Folio, measuring 13 x 16-1/2". The book is superlatively produced with 169 full-page plates: hand-colored maps detailing streets and buildings color-keyed for type of structures (e.g. wood, brick, etc.) lot sizes and numbers, number of stories of each building…also providing names of… Read More

New York, 1912. A VERY GOOD copy of Scarce 1912 Lawyers' Club of New York City "handbook" including By-Laws, House Rules, a listing of Resident Members and of the Officers, Governing Committee and the House Committee. There are also 3 black & white illustrations, showing the United States Realty Building, the club fireplace in the smoking room and the main dining room. There is an "Apology" at the beginning of the book for possible errors. The Club records were destroyed in the Equitable Building Fire in early 1912. VERY GOOD. Deaccessioned from the Museum of the City of New York, the book has a small library stamp and a number on front pasted endpaper and the "removed from library" stamp and a small number on rear pasted endpaper. There some small numbers written on the colophon page - pages are otherwise clean and fine. Bound in dark green cloth hardcover with title gilt-stamped on front and spine. Moderate wear to spine ends, gilt on spine dulled, and there is… Read More

New York: Board of Water Supply of the City of New York, 1917. 1917 Edition. NEAR FINE. A bright, clean, and well bound copy. The only marking is a gift inscription on reverse of front free endpaper "To William Hadu, from his Principal, Robert S. Stantial. 3/6/18". Pages near fine; bound in very good hardcover of dark green cloth over beveled boards, blind embossed ruling on front and rear boards, gilt decoration and lettering on front, gilt lettering on spine. There is a small white spot on front cover; spine ends and corner lightly rubbed with bit of board showing at tips. Binding very good: hinges are tender but intact, no tearing to the printed floral endpapers. Illustrated with diagrams and archival photos, including views of the construction of the Croton Aqueduct tunnels and Kensico Dam. Also, charts of statistical items of interest and a brief chronology. A fascinating and scarce item of New York City history. 6-1/4 x 9-1/8"; 67 numbered pages.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

New York: International Center of Photography, 1981 Celebrating the 7th anniversary of New York City's photography museum, research and education center, then located at 1130 Fifth Avenue. The report includes a synopsis of the year's exhibitions, with several full-page reproductions of photographs (B&W) by such notables as Alfred Eisnenstaedt, Berenice Abbott, Jacob Riis, Roland Freeman, Herbert List, Don McCullin, and Lou Bernstein. A clean, well bound copy - two black ink 'tick marks" to staff listings, otherwise unmarked. Paper cover, printed in B&W is lightly shelf worn - edges lightly toned and rubbed. 8-1/2 x 11"; 53 pages plus 7 pages color ads at rear.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1958. A wonderful resource- approximately 80 pages of Ambrotypists and Daugerreotypists listed in the classified sections of Chicago directories from 1847-1900. Printed from typewritten original. 8-/2 x 11" pages staple bound in yellow paper covers. Rear paper cover has detached but is present. Slight toning and wear to front cover, otherwise the book is fine - pages clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good.