Search Results: Authors starting with T from The Book Shed

New York: Farrar Straus & Cudahy, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to the book, a bit more to the jacket, price clipped, gift inscription. First printing stated. A biography of one of the more colorful characters of Long Island history. "Captain John Scott of Long Island (c.1634?–1696) was a royal advisor, military leader, spy, cartographer, attorney, land speculator, and early settler and leader of Long Island. He lobbied to make Long Island the 14th English colony in North America with himself as governor and, when not appointed by the crown, was elected President of Long Island by that region's leaders. He was often in financial and legal trouble through land speculation and other enterprises and has been called a swindler and scoundrel. He was the principal accuser in the plot leading to the imprisonment of Samuel Pepys in 1679. He traveled extensively in the Caribbean, authoring a History and Description of the River of Amazones and… Read More

W. W. Norton, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good. shelf wear to tips and corners of book and jacket, which has a couple of closed tears. Multiple award winning mountaineering book, including 2007 National Outdoor Book Award for History/BiographyWinner. No awards noted on book or jacket. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Eugenics Publishing Co, 1939. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, rear cover rubbed-mottled; no jacket. First printing, full number line. "...Talmey was erudite and a frequent contributor to the medical literature. During the first few decades of this century, he was considered the foremost expert on human sexuality. His popular book, Love, A Treatise on the Science of Sex-Attraction for the Use of Physicians and Students of Medical Jurisprudence, went through ten editions." The free thinker and atheist Joseph Lewis founded the Eugenics Publishing Company. It published literature for common people written by medical experts about subjects such as contraception. Lewis published low-cost books on controversial topics which enjoyed commercial success. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Photoplay. Hardcover. Good-/good-. Much wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, page edges spotted / dusty, offsetting to preliminaries; dj shows creasing with a few closed tears, a small hole in spine at Will's elbow. Business and Pleasure is a 1932 American comedy film directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers and featuring Boris Karloff. Four movie stills present. Scarce in jacket. Octavo. Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.

New York: Abradale Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book; jacket has a short closed tear along the top edge. First printing, no others noted. John Tauranac, a writer on New York City history and architecture joins renowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand to produce this stunning book of New York as it is seldom seen. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1996. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. lightest edge wear. First printing, no others noted. The author is a retired professional railroad engineer. Following retirement Tayler has spent much time pursuing his hobby of preserving and photographing railways around America and Europe. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. .

London: Peter Nevill, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Weissenborn, H (illustrator). some wear to tips and corners, spine sunned with vertical crease, offsetting to endpapers, all illustrations present and correrct; jacket intact, quite worn, lower third and part of top spine lacking, some closed tears tape-repaired. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. The stories behind the churches and bells of the nusery ryhmes. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: William Gowans, 1860. First U.S.. Hardcover. Very Good. Tips and corners worn, some soiling to front cover, previous owner's name and date penciled to front endpaper and title page, partially unopened. Bound in brown and gilt cloth decorated with Gowans' dove and stars device. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. The essays: The State of Unitarianism in England; Nilus:The Christian Courtier in the Desert; Paula:High Quality and Asceticism in the Fourth Century; Theodosius:Pagan Usages, and the Christian Magistrate; Julian: Prohibitive Education; "Without Controversy." Most were originally published in the influential and well respected Eclectic Review. "the Eclectic grew to become what is now a massive and invaluable archive of the literary and intellectual history of the nineteenth century".--James Basker, The Eclectic Review. In "British Literary Magazines: The Romantic Age, 1789–1836."--London, 1983 Books and other items… Read More

Boston: James Loring, 1831. Hardcover. Good. Covers rubbed, soiled, wear to tips, corners and edges, label shows loss, previous owner's inscription of 1836, front hinge starting. Small 19th century devotional work written by the 17th century English divine, Jeremy Taylor. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hard Cover. Miniature book, 3.25 in. A bit uncommon, the WorldCat locates 9 copies, all of this edition. From Wikipedia: "Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An… Read More

New York: Gotham, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lower corners bumped else near fine. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. 'As the biographer of Louis Armstrong, Terry Teachout is uniquely qualified to tell the story of the public and private lives of Duke Ellington. Duke peels away countless layers of Ellington’s evasion and public deception to tell the unvarnished truth about the creative genius who inspired Miles Davis to say, “All the musicians should get together one certain day and get down on their knees and thank Duke.” ' Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Scranton: International Textbook Co., 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. Lightest wear to tips, corners and edges, numeral stamped to the title page. 3/4 maroon leather over green cloth. A handsome volume, clean and unmarked. 1906 printing, first published in 1903 in London. No. 64 in the International Library of Technology. Edwardian shop display and window dressing. From the preface: consists of a collection of the most eminently practical method of draping and folding textile fabrics, arrangement of merchandise, and its proper assembling in the most appropriate backgrounds; it is the most complete treatise on this subject that has ever been published." Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Pantheon Books, 2012. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/near fine. Unmarked / Unread. About As New in all respects. First printing, full number line. From the flap: "Teresi also provides a brief history of how death has been determined from the times of the ancient Egyptians and the Incas through the twenty-first century. And he draws on the writings and theories of celebrated scientists, doctors, and researchers—Jacques-Bénigne Winslow, Sherwin Nuland, Harvey Cushing, and Lynn Margulis, among others—to reveal how theories about dying and death have changed. With The Undead, Teresi makes us think twice about how the medical community decides when someone is dead." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Later printing. Light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book; a bit more to the jacket which is also sunned on the spine; an ink page edge notation and a dog eared page. From Wikipedia: "..Terrien (1911- 2002) was a French-American Protestant theologian and biblical scholar. A professor at Union Theological Seminary for thirty-six years, he is known for his biblical commentary, particularly for his scholarly contributions to the study of Job and the Psalms...His study of the Psalms, culminating in The Psalms: Strophic Structure and Theological Commentary (2003), is an extensive exegesis of the Psalter that offers a meticulous translation of the texts as well as their theological significance." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Maurice Sendak . The book is ion near fine condition, the jacket shows some rubbing at the top right corner and the adjacent spine with a very short closed tear. First printing, no others noted. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Rudolf Tesnohlidek's novel Liška Bystrouška (Vixen Sharp Ears) appeared in serial form in the Czech newspaper Lidové noviny between 7 April and 23 June 1920. It was published as a book in 1921, won a state prize, achieved lasting popularity, and has been in print in Czech ever since. This translation, The Cunning Little Vixen, is its first publication in another language. Sendak also designed an acclaimed opera based on the original novel. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1934. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. shelf wear to the book with more tips, corners, and edges of the jacket; creases, short tears, chipped. First printing, no others noted. The WorldCat locates twelve copies of this English, eleven in the US and one in the Swiss National Library. Story of a poor boy who starts out to find bread for his starving mother, who finds himself in a fairy-tale. Before he returns home, he must cope with difficulties in an often cruel world. From Wikipedia: "Lisa Tetzner (1894-1963) was a German-born Swiss children's book writer known for her work with fairy-tales. In 1924 she married Kurt Held, a Jewish Communist. They fled to Switzerland in 1933 to escape the Nazis and in 1948 became Swiss citizens. Her book, Die schwarzen Brüder was published in 1941. The Swiss censored her work fearing it may antagonise the wartime German government. Later her "socialist fairy-tales" became popular in East Germany. One… Read More

London: John Murray, 1911. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Doyle, Richard (illustrator). In dust jackets. Shelf wear, page edges spotted, dusty, a whimsical bookplate of the librarian and bookman Joseph L. Wheeler, designed by the British artist C. Walter Hodges to front endpaper; jackets are worn with several tears, windows cut out at titles. Published for the centennial of Thackeray's birth. These are volumes 12 and 13 in The Centenary Biographical Edition of W. M. Thackeray's Complete Works. From Wikipedia: "...almost a miniature education in the Victorian era. Thackeray mentions poets, painters, novelists (some of the characters are reading Oliver Twist), politics, and other people, events and things both familiar and obscure to the 21st-century reader — and does so in a natural way that enhances the story." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if… Read More

Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, 1861. Hardcover. Good. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, endpaper torn, scattered foxing. From Wikipedia: The American Institute of the City of New York, or, The American Institute of the City of New York for the Encouragement of Science and Invention was a civic organization that existed from ca. 1838 – ca. 1930. The institute was an association of inventors. It organized exhibitions, lectures and radio broadcasts to inform the public about new technologies, and served as a locus for inventors’ professional activities. Published here are engravings of suggested enclosures for farms, two inventions, as well as reports and other institue business transacted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, 1860. Hardcover. Good. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, scattered foxing. From Wikipedia: The American Institute of the City of New York, or, The American Institute of the City of New York for the Encouragement of Science and Invention was a civic organization that existed from ca. 1838 – ca. 1930. The institute was an association of inventors. It organized exhibitions, lectures and radio broadcasts to inform the public about new technologies, and served as a locus for inventors’ professional activities. Published here are engravings and descriptions of the prize winning inventions exhibited at their fair as well as reports and other institue business transacted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since… Read More

Los Angeles: Capitol Records, 1964. lp_record. Good. Original vinyl,1964 pressing but not the first. All lp's cleaned and played. Any sticks and skips will be noted; a few minor pops, nothing significant. Vinyl shows light wear and scratches. Cover is worn with ring wear and side splits. A nice, playable copy. From Wikipedia: "All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on July 13, 1964. It rose to number 4 in the US during a 49-week chart stay, and was certified gold by the RIAA. Lead single "I Get Around" was issued in May and became the band's first number one hit in the U.S. ...It was the first LP the group recorded since the British Invasion, and the last where their music reveled in California beach culture. until the 1968 single "Do It Again". Only one song explicitly references surfing: "Don't Back Down"; there are no hot rod songs at all for the first time, since "Little Honda" is about a… Read More

New York: Capitol Records, 1971. lp_record. Good. Vinyl Album, Capitol ST 2442, Apple label, In worn Capitol sleeve. Capitol Full Dimensional Stereo in olive. Outer sleeve edge worn with split along bottom edge, no ring wear visible. Jacksonville pressing. All lp's cleaned and played. Any sticks and skips will be noted; a few minor pops, nothing significant. Vinyl shows light wear and scratches. A repress. On the rear sleeve 9 is printed directly below 'Freeman' in the bottom right hand corner below the picture of John Lennon. Plain inner sleeve. An iconic album that transcended Beatlemania and pointed the way to their new direction Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by The Beatles. It was recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market, and was released on December 3, 1965. Unlike the five albums that preceded it, Rubber Soul was recorded during a continuous period, whereas the group had previously recorded albums during breaks in between tour dates or other projects.… Read More