Search Results: Authors starting with S from The Bookworm

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press Cambridge, 1956.. Omnibus Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: bright reddish-orange cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket.. small 8vo (about 7.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by Val Biro. The three novels presented here as an omnibus edition are not a series, but they are connected by a common theme -- each is set during the French Revolution (hence the title).

Zagreb:: Skolska Knjiga, 1994.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark brown cloth, ribbon place marker; owner's gift inscription, otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. Small 4to (about 10'' to 11'' tall) . facsimile endpapers. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and color. This deals with the long history of the Croatian Parliament and the situation today (or, rather, at the time of this publication -- 1994).

New York:: Delacorte Press, 1976.. 1st American Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:: Franklin Library, 1985.. Limited First Edition.. Leather bound . BINDING/CONDITION: leather binding; raised spine bands; gilt borders and decorations; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; Fine condition.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Bibliography, index. Marbled endpapers. Description: A limited first edition, Signed by the author, printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. The author has written a special message for this edition. Frontis illustration by Susi Kilgore. Includes three maps (one is a double page map) and a short section of black and white photo plates. The ''Long March'' of this account is the hurried retreat in 1934 of the Red Army of China in the face of Chiang Kai-shek's legions. One year later they had survived and begun the movement that was to bring Mao Zedong to power. The story of that march is here told by Harrison E Salisbury who traveled 7,400 miles over the backroads of China, retracing the route. He interviewed scores… Read More

New York:: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1972.. 1st American Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: mustard color cloth; EX-Library copy, with all the usual markings, the spine is slanted, otherwise a Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Bibliography, index. Description: Dust jacket design by Charles Mikolaycak. Includes two sections of black and white photo plates. From the front cover: ''The biography of a remarkable Victorian woman -- the legendary Daisy Bates, a journalist and self-taught anthropologist who defied the conventions of her day by living in the bush with the Australian aborigine.'' This was originally published in 1971 in Australia.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey:: Prentice-Hall, 1969.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two color cloth: rust with white at the spine; a Good book, with a Fair dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) .

New York:: Henry Holt and Company, 2003.. 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. about 11.25 inches tall by 9.25 inches wide . Glossary. Illustrated endpapers. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and color by the author. This book bridges the gap between a picture book and a chapter book. Card catalog description: ''In 1938-1939 fourth-grader Monchi Ramirez and the other students at Coyote School enjoy their new teacher, have a special Christmas celebration, participate in the Tucson Rodeo Parade, and produce their own school newspaper.'' Author/artist Joan Sandin explains that this is a fictionalized account, but inspired by the Little Cowpuncher papers from a southern Arizona country school, and by conversations with a friend and former 'little cowpunchers'.

Self Published, 1992.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. oblong format: about 8.5 inches tall by 11.25 wide . marbled endpapers. Description: Lavishly illustrated with b&w and color photos.

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap, 1979.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: Book & dust jacket are both Very Good+ (dj is NOT price clipped).. Description: Maroon cloth, 4to, 243 pp, index, illustrated with photographs

Secaucus, New Jersey:: Birch Lane Press / Carol Publishing, 1997.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: Book & dust jacket are both Near Fine (dj is NOT price clipped).. Description: 8vo, 215 pp, index, filmography, two double sided color plates, section of b&w plates.

New York:: Modern Library, 1947.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark blue cloth with torchbearer logo blind stamped on the front cover; gilt spine text; the cloth has several blemishes -- areas of fading; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is faded at the spine.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 335 in the Modern Library series. This was originally published in France in 1945; the most recent date printed is a 1947 copyright. Dating by the ML guide; this is from Spring 1963 The list of 415 titles printed on the reverse side of the dust jacket include Hesse, Steppenwolf; but not Ellison, Invisible Man. Dust jacket style j2; binding style 9.

New York:: Modern Library, 1965.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth with 'ml' and border blind stamped on the front cover; gilt spine text; letter 'H' stamped on the front endpaper; otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. small 8vo (7.5 inches tall) . Plain endpapers. Description: This is book number 370 in the Modern Library series. Dating from the ML guide, this copy is from Fall 1966. The list of Giant titles at the rear includes Brockway & Weinstock, World of Opera, but does not include Balzac, Lost Illusions. Dust jacket style rear panel style is the Philosophy and Religion genre; binding style 13. Introduction by Robert Denoon Cumming.

New York:: Oxford University Press, 1997.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. small 4to (about 10 inches tall) . Reading list, chronology, index. Red endpapers. Description: Features 160 illustrations in color and black and white, maps, and family trees. A comprehensive introduction to medieval England and an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth. The main political themes are explored in three narrative chapters, covering the Anglo-Saxon period, the Normans and Angevins, and the late middle ages. Chapters on the social, cultural and religious life of the period add context to the political and institutional developments traced and cover topics as varied as the nature of national identity, urban life, art and architecture, religious practice, and the development of vernacular literature.

New York:: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982.. 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: Book & dust jacket are both Very Good+ (dj is price clipped).. Description: 8vo, 361 pp, section of photographs. Life with the Kennedys, as recalled by their personal chauffeur.

New York:: St Martin's Press, February, 1991.. 1st U.S. Edition, 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light olive boards; a Very Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket by David Dragon / Design Clinic. Composer/author Julian Savarin was born in Dominica. An adventure novel featuring ''the world's premier freelance troubleshooter'', Gordon Gallagher.

North Pomfret, Vermont:: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1998.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: mustard colored boards; owner's name on the front endpaper (writ small), lightly bumped on the bottom corners, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. about 9.5 inches tall by 8 inches wide . Appendix, glossary, reading list, index. Description: Well illustrated with color photographs and black and white diagrams and drawings; photos by Rhett B Savoie; drawings by Susan E Harris and Patricia Peyman Naegeli. Foreword by Lynn Palm Pittion-Rossillon. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Jane Savoie takes the mystery out of training and shows how dressage techniques can be used to improve every horse's athleticism, performance, and well-being, no matter what the rider's chosen sport -- including all the English riding disciplines and every type of Western riding. Jane recounts her fascinating interviews with many equestrian experts… Read More

New York:: Ace Books, 2004.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding; remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by Scott Grimando; jacket design by Rita Frangie. This is a sequel to Channeling Cleopatra. This copy is Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription.

New York:: Ace Books, December, 1998.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two color paper covered boards; the spine is moderately cocked, otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by Jean-Yves Kervevain.

New York:: Random House, 1954.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark green cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is light green; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Endpaper illustrations are in diamond patterns and show scenes from various books in the series. Description: Illustrated by Adolf Dehn. This is Number W-15 in the World Landmark Books series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. Katharine Scherman is the author of another book in the Landmark series, Catherine the Great.

New York:: Harper & Brothers, 1956.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: yellow cloth with greet and dark brown text and vignettes; four of the leaves (eight pages) bear the impression and/or stain of a paper clip; pages 16-17 do not separate down to the spine as they should, and the paper is stressed at the point; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. 8.25 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide . Description: Panoramic dust jacket art and interior illustrations (all in black and white) by the Caldecott winning artist Leonard Weisgard, who is fondly remembered for his pictures in The Quiet Noisy Book, The Golden Egg Book, The Golden Bunny and others by Margaret Wise Brown as well as some of the books in the Junior Deluxe Editions series, and ever so many more. Miriam Schlein was noted for her 'teaching' books about dinosaurs, other animals, history, etc. This is more of a story book, but does have a valuable lesson about friendship, tolerance, and cooperation. Two farmers come… Read More