Search Results: Authors starting with S from Margins13 Books

Little Simon/Simon & Schuster, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. FIRST Printing THUS (full number line - the Anniversary edition). A FLAWLESS SIGNED copy. Green cloth front cover with fuzzy red ribbon cover illustration. Bold Signature of Sabuda's on first pop-up page where he added publication year. Seven double-page pop-ups, each page having an additional pop-up under a right hand flap. PLUS an Additional Ornament of two turtledoves - attached in a special mylar slip to rear 'chest band' (see photo). MINT in every way. Beautiful collectible item. 8-1/4" x 8-1/2" tall. Protected in an archival mylar slip.

NY: Orchard Books, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. THIRD printing of TRUE FIRST Edition, (number line starts with #3, ends with 10) This is NOT the later Anniversary edition. Pop-up flaps have either not been opened or barely peeked in at. Sabuda * SIGNED * on the top of the "A" flap and where he also wrote "Merry Christmas Alphabet" above his full name. Twenty-six perfect pop-ups behind flaps (two per page, except last page.) A truly FLAWLESS copy. 10-1/4" x 8" tall. Protected in a mylar slip.

Little Simon, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with publishers full number line present. A FLAWLESS - really AS NEW - volume (with 3-D glasses unused, in perfect/ excellent condition). Publishers loose color sheet laid in at rear, present. * SIGNED * by Sabuda on first page, Signature Only. ALL POP-UP's are MINT and 'as new'. A fabulous copy. Collector/Gift Quality. Protected in a mylar slip. A FIRST/FIRST.

Doubleday Doran, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good -. First American edition. Same publishing date on both title page and on copyright page. A Very Good Plus volume. Blue spine is bright unfaded. Interior is clean, no markings. Front blank end-paper has two diagonal corner creases and both front and rear interior hinges are showing webbing - still a very tight text block. Dust jacket is in near Very Good condition with clipped front flap, BUT price of $3.00 still present. Only minor chips to spines foot and crown paper; minor foxing to flap folds. A fascinating dual 'memoir' of the authors grandmother and her mother. Vita Sackville-West was the creator /designer of the famed gardens of Sissinghurst Castle, in Kent England. She was also one of the lovers of Virginia Woolf who wrote "Orlando" for her (Vita.) 309 pages. Mylar protected jacket.

Berlin: ROMAN, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Mid Twentieth Century issue - German text throughout, by the French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A very clean and tight copy, Blue cloth with gilt spine title. NO markings at all. DUST JACKET has no price on flap. "Blaue Flecken..." has no publishing date on copyright page. No other dates. Statement of 'Printed in Germany" Possible 'pirated edition'. Clean copy with no interior markings. Front cover has a slight 'overbite', does not detract. 191 pages. Mylar protected jacket. Author best known for her debut novel, "Bonjour Tristesse".

Berlin: Im Bertelsmann Lesering, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Mid century issue - German text throughout. French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A very clean and tight volume, blue cloth with gilt spine title. NO markings at all. DUST JACKET has no price on flap; extremity tiny chips and creases with a few very small 'scrapes' to spine paper. Published same date as American issue/1956. No other dates. Only a statement of 'Printed in Germany. Possibly a 'pirated edition'. 191 pages. Jacket protected in mylar. Hard to find thus. Collectible. French author is best known for her debut novel, "Bonjour Tristesse".

University of California Press, 1992. Soft cover. Fine. A Near Fine volume in wraps (Softbound). Only a small inked price on upper corner of half-title page, else NO markings at all. A scholarly text of a radical Japanese anarchist who became a legendary figure in Japan. Part of the "Voices from Asia' series. 167 pages. Protected in a mylar slip.

Harper, 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. STATED FIRST Edition AND Printing with publishers full number line in place. A FLAWLESS volume in same condition UNclipped dust jacket. This non-fiction volume examines racism and xenophobia and the huge Japanese-American contribution to the American war effort. Filled with historical reference material. At rear is a large Glossary and a Notes and Bibliography section. 444 pages. A FIRST/FIRST. Mylar protected jacket.

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with full number line on copyright page. * SIGNED * by the author DIRECTLY ONTO THE TITLE page, (signature only). Clean and tight, NO markings. A FLAWLESS volume. A Near Fine Unclipped dust jacket; rear jacket panel has a narrow crease along top edge, else would be MINT. Mylar protected jacket.

Taplinger Pub. Co., 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. STATED FIRST U.S. Edition. A scholarly text illustrated with a few maps and drawings. A study of the roots of the British people (Saxons, Germanic tribes, Angles). A previous owners name to blank front free end-paper, else no markings. The Very Good dust jacket has original price on front flap; a short diagonal crease to this flap and mild soiling to white rear panel. An 18 page Appendix at rear, followed by an Index. 192 pages. Mylar protected jacket.

A.A. Knopf , 2022. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. STATED FIRST Edition (LATER printing), a MINT volume in same condition UNclipped Dust Jacket. ** SIGNED ** by author on verso of illustrated front end-paper, where he included a fabulous drawing of a 'hot dog pup". Splendid pictorial book boards differ from dust jacket. Clean, tight, NO markings, a FLAWLESS copy. Two gold circular award labels on front of jacket, (The Caldecott Medal and Ezra Jack Keats Award). Mylar protected jacket.

Abingdon Press, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Margo Locke. FIRST Edition (no additional printings noted, as per the 'McBride 1st Edition Guide').Purple cloth binding has lightly sunned along extremities. Interior is clean and tight.Orange decorated end-papers are unmarked. Fabulous illustrations throughout. Dust jacket is Very Good, having tiny edge chips and closed tears along edges (largest closed tear barely 1"/ No paper loss.) Original price on front flap of jacket ($3.75).Mylar protected jacket.

Hyperion, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with publishers full number line in place. TWO SIGNATURES -- * SIGNED* by BOTH author and illustrator on title page. Fine or Better volume in same condition dust jacket. Thrilling full color wood engraved illustrations throughout. Mylar protected jacket. Collector Condition.

Silver Whistle/Harcourt, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. David Catrow. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with "A - H" present and correct 2003 copyright date. A FLAWLESS volume in same condition unclipped dust jacket. * SIGNED * by author, (San Souci) on title page, (signature only). Fabulous illustrations throughout. Glossy pictorial book boards mirror jacket. A FIRST EDITION. Mylar protected jacket.

Orchard Books, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with publishers full number line present. * SIGNED * by BOTH the author and the illustrator. San Souci boldly SIGNED on the blank end-paper opposite the title page. Illustrator, Colon, SIGNEDDIRECTLY ONTO THE TITLE PAGE, under his name. NOT Inscribed to anyone, signatures only. A Fabulous and beautiful volume. A FLAWLESS FIRST Edition/FIRST Printing. Both author and illustrator were award winners. Mylar protected jacket.

New York: H. M. Caldwell Co., 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Early edition. Very Good. Blue decorated cloth in gilt and red (still bright). Very gently worn spine and foot. Title page is printed in red and green, on glossy paper as is frontispiece (of Sand). Interior is clean and tight, no markings. Approx. 6-1/2" tall x 4" wide. 295 pages. Protected in a mylar slip.

A Plume Book, 2016. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/As New. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with publishers full number line on copyright page. A MINT copy in illustrated wraps (Softbound). An OPE (Original Paperback Edition) * SIGNED * by author on title page (signature, dated in year of publication. NO inscription.) Also, NO 'reader creases' or markings, a VERY PERFECT copy. LAID-IN is a *SIGNED* color flier where author lectured. Volume is protected in a mylar slip.

Little, Brown & Co., 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with publishers full number line in place. Beautifully illustrated by author. A FLAWLESS copy in same condition UNclipped Dust Jacket. Fabulous color illustrations throughout. MINT. Unpaginated. Mylar protected jacket.

Little, Brown, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. STATED FIRST Edition AND FIRST Printing, with publishers full number line in place. A NEW volume in same condition UNclipped dust jacket. Glossy pictorial book boards mirror jacket. Stunning color illustrations throughout. A FLAWLESS FIRST/FIRST. Gift quality. Mylar protected jacket.

Biglow & Main Co., 1885. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A Nineteenth Century volume. Internally a Very Good tightly bound Copy - but with worn exterior tan boards, which are rubbed and worn overall. Red cloth spine complete and tight, with only the head and foot of spine cloth just starting to fray. No jacket. One previous owner name (neat) on blank front free end-paper where there is also a 2-1/2" x 5" off-toning from a previous slip of paper, else no markings. Only lower page margins show normal 'finger smudges' throughout. Index of song titles at rear.128 pages. Hard to find from 1885. Sankey was an American gospel singer and composer. Protected in a mylar slip.