Search Results: Authors starting with S from R. Siedlecki Vintage Books

Washington: U.S. Congress, 1895. 1895. Hardcover, First Edition. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE OR RECENT REPRINT; THIS IS THE 1895 FIRST EDITION. Ebony, with highly decorative designs, in-blind borders, lettering in gilt. Frontispiece with tissue overlay, 60 pages. Condition of binding: Light wear to spine ends, light abrasion to spine/backstrip area, light wear to corners (including minor bump); several rubbed areas. Else gilded lettering in Fine, beautiful condition. Internally, tissue overlay creased, torn in areas closer to gutter; short tear to title page. Former owner's name and date (1895) and faint notations on first free endpaper. Pages lightly age toned, occasional soiling. Text is clear and very readable. Overall, book is in Very Good condition. Protected in Mylar cover. Here is a memorial book for William Lilly, representative at large from the State of Pennsylvania, who, born June 3, 1821, died December 1, 1893. Includes Announcement of Death, Eulogies, Life and Character of William Lilly.… Read More

New York: Random House, 1941. 1941. Hardcover and decorative cardboard slipcase. Translated by Peter Motteux. Illustrated wood engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller. Gold decorations on spine; red to top edge. 567 pages. Condition of hardcover: Very faint rubbing to covers based on inserting and removing book in slipcase; short tear/crease on title page; else Overall Near Fine. Slipcase: Heavy wear, chips, tears; cracked at three extremities (but holding together); one piece on top edge torn off but re-glued; else overall Fair. A classic literature story about the adventures of an eccentric hidalgo who adopted the name of Don Quixote de la Mancha, when his brain became so addled from reading too many romances on knighthood that his "wit was wholly extinguished" and he "fell into one of the strangest conceits that ever madman stumbled on in this world." This story was an immediate and extraordinary success, and it is still being read by college and literature students and professors… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1900. 1900. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover, 100 illustrations/maps, drawings by various artists. THIS IS THE REGULAR TRADE EDITION, NOT THE LEATHER BINDING. Frontispiece of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts. Condition: Slight bow to top cover; scattered discolorations to binding (affecting several letters of title on spine); light bump to one corner; and light edge wear. Internally: Former owner's name/date [1900] on first pastedown endpaper; offset to first free endpaper; light creases to margins of pages; scattered foxing; lightly age toned; overall Good Plus. Free of binding cracks and tears, stickers, bookplates, torn pages, and writing in text. This book covers the history of the war from the Boer Ultimatum to the Advance of Lord Roberts. Very collectible antiquarian book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be… Read More

New York and Melbourne: G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1973. 1973, HARDCOVER, first published in 1912. [This edition reproduced from 1912 edition]. Indian designs on top cover of binding. Numerous illustrations from photographs mainly by C.F. and E.H. Saunders, including frontispiece of a Snake Priest of Walpi in dance attire, 293 pages. Condition: Light wear to binding, faint darkening to spine (from sun, etc.), edges lightly age toned, else overall Very Good Plus. Free of old damp stains and the smell of a former cigarette of cigar smoker. Text is clear and very readable; photographs and illustrations are clean and vivid. The author, Charles Saunders, presents vivid and excellent descriptions of the Pueblo people, their ceremonies, and their way of life as an "outsider." He made visits while New Mexico and Arizona were still Territories. Saunders's account is a splendid word picture of the state of Indian affairs in the waning days of territorial status. Here are rare… Read More

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. [1968] Hardcover and Dustjacket [Not a former library book]. Tan binding, black lettering, 256 pages including Bibliography and Index. Condition of binding: Light shelf wear. Text block: Lightly scattered humidity stains on top edge and several pages have indents (impressions) on top from a former paper clip. Overall book is Near Fine. Free of the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Dustjacket: Lightly age toned, mostly at folds; small abrasion on spine panel; red sticker affixed to back panel; light wear from handling and shelving, overall, Very Good. Original price intact on flap. Here is a much-needed reassessment of the place of the overseer in plantation life and of the attitudes and behavior of the men who served in this position. This adds greatly to existing knowledge regarding the history and development of Southern agriculture and class structure. An excellent, well-researched book. Note: We are a well-established,… Read More

New York: The Fairfax Press, 1977. [1977] First reproduction by this publisher, Fairfax Press. Hardcover (blue binding, gilt lettering) and Dustjacket, illustrated, direct reproduction of the original published in 1894. Includes list of Confederate ships (and when destroyed), along with comprehensive Index, 824 pages. Condition of hardcover: Some paper residue at extremities of endpapers where Fairfax Press affixed new endpapers and front matter to a copy of the original textblock of the 1894 edition and a very faint stain at the foot of the fore-edge; else overall Near Fine. Dustjacket: Faint toning at top extremity; else overall Near Fine. Free of the smoky smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Kept in temperature-controlled room by book collector. The author, himself, an officer of the late Confederate States Navy, describes the great struggle with the Navy of the United States at the time of the War Between the States, the engagements fought on the rivers and harbors of the South and upon the high… Read More

East Rochester, New York: East Rochester High School, 1940. August 1940 and June 1946. Two paperbacks, about 4¼-inches wide x 6-inches tall, 52 and 60 pages. Condition of 1940 edition: Light age toning to binding and edges; scattered pencil notations by student; remains of sticker on back cover; else overall Very Good. 1946 edition: Scattered pencil notations by student, else Near Fine. Free of cracks and tears to bindings and page tears. Text is clear and very readable. Both books published so East Rochester High School (New York) students could fully understand the structure, rules, guidelines, school yells, and educational offerings of their school, mostly courses of study for planning. Very historic, vintage, collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . Booklets. Very Good.

Philadelphia: William T. Amies, 1878. [1878] THIS IS THE ACTUAL 1878 EDITION, NOT A FACSIMILE, MORE RECENT REPRINT, CLOTH-BOUND BOOK, OR BOOK ON DEMAND. ¾-leather bound hardcover (red and green), beveled extremities, gilt illustration of Sir Walter Scott and gilt lettering, four raised ridges and in-blind horizontal and vertical lines on spine. Gilt on all three edges. Brown endpapers (added later?). Full-page illustrations, engravings by G.P. Williams. Frontispiece of Scott with tissue overlay, 698 pages. Condition: Chips, abrasions, wear to binding, mostly at spine. Free of the normal cracking and tearing of hinges. Shelf wear, corners showing a tad. Old dust/soiling/age toning to edges. Former owner's name on blank preliminary page. Creases to several pages, including one at end. Faint foxing internally. Overall, Good Plus. Text is clear, readable. Illustrations clear, vivid. Interior is Very Good, WITHOUT the typical heavy foxing and insect infestation. Many will consider buying this… Read More

London, Edinburgh, New York, Toronto, and Paris: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1945. [Circa. 1945] Hardcover and dustjacket. English Edition. About 4¾-inches wide x 6-3/8-inches high. Hardcover: Red cloth, gilt lettering, frontispiece and illustrations by Francis E. Hiley, 577 pages. Printed in England. Condition of hardcover: Lightly age toned; discoloration to top of spine; two corners lightly bumped; Christmas gift inscription on first free endpaper; short cracks at gutter between frontispiece and title page; faint old pencil marks to corner of rear free endpaper; edges lightly toned (darker at top edge); else overall Very Good. Dustjacket: Lightly age toned, darker at spine strip and folds. Large piece missing from top of spine panel, a three-inch vertical tear at bottom half of spine panel, rubbing/tiny scrapes to joints of D.J.; shelf wear/creases; else overall Fair. Price on flap. Protected in Mylar cover. Sir Walter Scott's story is set in the 1500s in Elizabethan England. It's… Read More

New York City: H.M. Caldwell Co., 1830. [April 1830] Hardcover. Turquoise, illustrated binding in ornate, fine design (illustration of woman, flowers and ribbons in gilt, embossed and raised design). Frontispiece and several black and white illustrations, 288 pages. The work was first published in 1810 in London; this copy published in 1830. Still very collectible. Condition: Light age toning to binding, with a lighten portion to spine area (sunned). Age darkening to edges. Previous owner's name and date (Feb. 7th 1903) on first free endpaper, some (not significant) scattered light foxing and insect marks in preliminaries and textblock. Overall, Very Good (best condition we've seen for this mid-19th century poetry book). Beside the Introduction and Argument, The Canto includes The Chase, The Island, The Prophecy, The Combat, and The Guard Room. A very early collectible book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1976. [1976] Hardcover. THIS IS THE FULL LEATHER 1976 EDITION BY EASTON PRESS --- NOT THE TRADE BOOK, OR A SIMULATED LEATHER COPY, FACSIMILE, OR COMPOSITE LEATHER EDITION. Introduction by Thomas Caldecot Chubb. Illustrated frontispiece, illustrations by Federico Castellon. The beautifully bound genuine leather was hand selected from individually tanned hides. Sophisticated three raised ridges on spine, lettering and designs on binding stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. Gold -- a hallmark of fine bookmaking. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into the binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré. Edges gilded on three sides to enhance the book's elegance. Satin ribbon page marker bound into book. Condition: Two tiny, almost not noticeable dings to extremity of rear cover (probably shelf wear); else overall Fine. Book never read (purchased by… Read More

Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1988. [1988] Hardcover and Dustjacket. Vintage photographs, list of representative aircraft, and glossary, 138 pages. Condition of hardcover: Remainder mark on bottom edge, else overall Fine. Free of humidity and dampness smells, or the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Kept in temperature-controlled room. Dustjacket: Light rubbing marks from handling, sticker on back panel ("Printed in England"), else overall Very Good. According to the publisher: "This absorbing book describes not only how the F-4 Phantom evolved to cope with the ever-changing situation in Vietnam, in particular in dealing with enemy radar and surface-to-air missile sites, but also how it was flown in combat against the Migs." Highly informative, insightful, and collectible book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. [World War I] [1917] First Edition, hardcover, maroon binding and gilt lettering, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom edge (to give book a sophisticated look), frontispiece, 218 pages. ACTUAL 1917 FIRST EDITION, NOT A FACSIMILE, OR MORE CURRETN REPRINT. Condition: Owner of book said her grandfather had this book and others about France and war locked up in a trunk for several years. As a result, the darken binding has been affected with discolorations, age-toning, and minor chips, mostly because of the lack of air. Edges lightly age-toned. Internally: Old War Library Service Sticker (“This book is provided by the People of the United States through the American Library Association for the Use of the Soldiers and Sailors.”) The sticker has offset onto the first free endpaper. Endpapers are toned, foxed, scattered effects of breakdown in paper. Rear endpapers have some remains of a photo or document once affixed. Several pages of foxing, and two with… Read More

Birmingham, Alabama: Menasha Ridge Press, 1995. [1995] Updated Second Edition Tall Softcover; illustrated; 293 pages, including Glossary, Camping Sites, Index. The book covers miles of paddling and canoeing streams which range in difficulty from scenic floats to whitewater runs. Each stream is detailed with a description that conveys the flavor and difficulties of the run in non-technical terms. A wonderful, detailed guide to satisfying the beginner or the expert. Condition: A tear to the top of the spine, rubbed mark to binding. Text is clean, clear --- illustrations are vivid. Book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of cigarette or cigar smoke. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co., 1893. [1893] Fourth Edition hardcover, brown binding, gold lettering, in-blind designs, 412 pages plus 16 pages of publishers' advertisements at end. Revised and enlarged edition, illustrated with two lithographic plates containing ten figures, and 107 wood engravings. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE OR RECENT REPRINT; THIS IS THE 1893 EDITION. Condition: Expected wear, stains, soiling of the binding for this antiquarian book. Text and illustrations are clean and very readable. New chapters on Influenza and American Grippe, and a new chapter on Intra-nasal Neoplasms, as well as a description of the effect of uterine disease upon the mucous membranes of the upper air-passages in producing chronic inflammations, and intra-nasal disease as a cause of acne of the face and neck, according to the publisher. Excellent text and reference, a look back at medicine during the late 1800s. Fascinating. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in… Read More

Chicago, Illinois : Alfred L. Sewell & Co., 1868. [1868, 1869, 1872] Five booklets (a.k.a. by publisher as "magazines") of The Little Corporal, a wonderful, delightful publication for boys and girls, published monthly in the 19th century. Includes issues November, 1868; April, 1869; August, 1869 (two copies); and November, 1872. It was one of the first of its kind to achieve national readership - children and parents loved the magazine, because it stood for the American way, patriotism, freedom, and good is better than bad. The publisher's slogan: "Fighting Against Wrong, and for the Good and the True and Beautiful." Major writers of the period contributed, including Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (writing as Susan Coolidge). She was best known for her "What Katy Did . . ." books. Depending on the issue, children were introduced to serialized stories, poems, songs, gags, puzzles, science, nature, and other writings. The Little Corporal was published from 1865 to 1875,… Read More

Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1976. [1976]. Paperback, 123 pages. Publication No. 137. Condition: Faded spine panel and extremities of covers at spine (probably from sunlight); small scrape to spine; else overall Near Fine. Free of the smells from a cigarette or cigar smoker. Stored in temperature-controlled environment. Text is clear, clean, and very readable. Overall Near Fine. This is a wonderful, educational book consisting of five lectures delivered in 1976 to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States (still relevant, even today). They reflect the thinking of distinguished scholars, representing a wide range of professional activities (city official, university professor, a museum authority, historical society director, and newspaper correspondent for The New York Times). Contents: Aspirations and Realities, 1776-1976; Symbols of the Young Nation, 1765-1790; What Does It take to Make a Revolution, The American Experience; How America Celebrated the Centennial of 1876; and… Read More

London: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd., 1908. 1908. Hardcover, preferred copy published in England. A play written in 1904, first published in book form in 1907. Pale green binding, gold stamped lettering, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom edge (to give the book distinction), gilt to top edge, 293 pages plus two pages of advertising for publisher's books at end. Condition of binding: Slightly age darken (darker at spine), soiling/tiny marks, minor ding at spine. Edges: Wear, age darkening to top gilt edge. Interior: Newspaper article with notes about Bernard Shaw (dated 1952) attached to front and back of first free endpaper (that caused toned newspaper offset from the newspaper on first blank page). Ex libris bookplate at rear pastedown endpaper with former owner's name/address and quote written around it. Pages: Clean, very readable. Overall: Very Good. Author George Bernard Shaw, an Irish comic dramatis/playwright and literary credit, had the John Bull's Other Island play premier in… Read More

Delaware Water Gap, Penn.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1938. [circa 1938] Pamphlet, first edition, 11 pages of songs. The words to 75 different songs along with the key for singing. About 3½-inches wide x 8½-inches tall. Condition: Short tear to two pages and back cover; light age toning and crease; else overall Very Good. Free of writing and underlines. Here's a wonderful, compact pamphlet with the words to America's favorite songs: Star-Spangled Banner; When You're Smiling; Let Me Call You Sweetheart, There Is a Tavern in the Town, Home on the Range, Polly Wolly Doodle, I've Been Workin' on the Railroad, When You and I Were Young, Maggie; and many more. A Wonderful collection and a vintage piece to treasure. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . First Edition.… Read More

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1957. [1957] Hardcover and Dustjacket, 409 pages. First published in 1896, this is the first time that two-volume work is collected in this convenient one volume work. Read about General Sherman, who has been called by military experts as the first modern general. His emphasis on strategy and mobility of troops has earned him a distinguished place in military history, especially during America's Civil War. The memoirs of General William T. Sherman -- an intimate first-hand account - historical and insightful. Condition of binding: Faint title of book on spine, a few old smudges. Edges are lightly age toned. Internally: Light foxing to endpapers, birthday inscription on first free endpaper. Text is clear, clean, and very readable. Overall: Very Good. Free of the smell of smoke from a cigarette or cigar smoker. Dustjacket: Multiple tears, small pieces missing, and chips. Age toning and faded spine panel. First flap cleanly trimmed at foot of flap… Read More