Search Results: Titles starting with A from Friendly Used Books

Oslo: Norigs ungdomslag og Student-maaliget, 1906. Soft cover. Fair. Norwegian language. Bound in original printed wraps; 48 pages. Short biographical sketch of this Norwegian writer. Covers nearly detached, but connected at the center of the spine; edgewear and small chips present, with no loss of printing. Internally very good, with contents clean with no foxing. An early entry in the Folkeskrifter series, whcih would continue for many years. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. illustrated endpapers. Bound in blue cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Clean and bright. Hinges tight. Illustrated endpapers demonstrating the aircraft manoevers for 'The Nose Spin' and "Looping The Loup'. Early reprint which still contains the rear aviation glossary, which was omitted from later books. Thank you for looking!

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Caswell, Edward C.. Bound in yellow cloth with a red flag (front and spine) and titles in black. Second format, a volume issued circa 1927 for the Dodd Young People's Library. (The Cumulative Book Index lists this Dodd series as issued in 1927). This copy undated on the title page, but we have others in the set, all dated 1927. The series box on the half-title verso lists ten titles. Clearly the second format, as the first was an octavo in dark brown cloth, the first edition of which was dated 1917 on the title page. This copy lightly rubbed, with mild edgewear and a small black smudge on the rear cover. Bertrand Smith's Long Beach stamp is present on the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid, binding square. A clean, tight copy. Mattson & Davis 00400, format two. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. McKinney. Bound in red cloth with titles in black. Undated later printing. With a color frontispiece. Volume 5 in the Boys' Adventure Series. There is a 16 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. The cloth shows moderate edgewear, with the spine a bit sunned. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Lacks the front free endpaper. The high quality paper indicates this printing was likely issued prior to WWII. Hinges solid; binding square. Mattson & Davis 14300.

Los Angeles: Parker Stone & Baird, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is 'Air Conquest; by W. Jefferson Davis, and published by Parker, Stone and Baird, 1930, Los Angeles. Bound in gold with black cloth spine, Upper black spine shows rubbing. Hinges are tight. Prior owner name and 1933 date on the front free endpaper. Content include a sonnet of praise to Lindbergh, zeppelins (which were going to be the coming thing) , Luft Hansa, crossing the Baltics by Air, well traveled airplanes, Japan's urge for air supremacy, how to cross the U.S. the future of aviation, an article by Lindbergh on Air Transport,. , etc, etc. 233 pages.

Kristiania: Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1909. Soft cover. Good. Norwegian language. Bound in printed wraps; 206 pages plus contents. Fifth edition (femte oplag), stated. Letters from Norwegian author Alexander Kielland to his daughter Beate. Pages mostly uncut. The wraps show edgewear and soil, with a few tiny chips. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front cover verso, otherwise unmarked (and likely unread). Quite readable if one wishes to cut the pages. Still tightly bound. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Happy Camp: Naturegraph Publishers, Incorporated, 1982. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Laney (illustrator). Trade softcover; no additional printings. Signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication, otherwise unmarked. One corner with a tiny bump; just a hint of edgewear. Clean and bright.

Decorah: Den Norske Synodes Forlag, 1901. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover bound in black cloth with leather spine and corners. Gilt cross on the cove and gilt lettering on the spine. There is some discoloration on the cover. There first 39 pages have a dark spot on the outer margin of the pages. Hinges are tight, but there is an open crack between the title page and the first page.

New York: The American Collector, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimiles & Photographs. Bound volume of this publication for book collectors and dealers which was originally comprised of the six months from October 1927 to March 1928. The binder added the April and May/June issues, even retaining the covers for the latter. Many facsimile pages of rare books, several articles on books concerning Freemasonry, much more. Some authors include J. Hugo Tatsch, Harry B. Weiss, James E. Hungerford, Douglas C. McMurtrie, many more. Includes Bibliography of works by Paul Laurence Dunbar. The slate-blue buckram shows only light wear. An unmarked card pocket is affixed to the rear pastedown, but there are no other library indications. One leaf has a 3" tape repair; another has a 2" unrepaired tear. The binder penciled in a few page numbers to keep the collation straight; this volume is otherwise unmarked. Uncommon. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2000. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Diagrams. Bound in printed wraps; 207 pages plus advertisements. No additional printings. ISSN 0161-6463. Just a touch of edgewear; no creasing. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1929. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition with 1929 on copyright page and 1929 in Roman numerals on title page.Fine condition, red cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Exceptional condition. Issued early in 1929 before the crash in October of 1929

New York: Academic Press Inc., 1980. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographs. Bound in navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt. 1980 date to title page; no additional US printings. Four essays by editor Fordham, one each by editors Gordon and Williams, plus entries by L. Stein, R. Hobson, A. Plaut, D. Davidson, K. Newton and L. Paulsen. Plaut's entry circled in the table of contents, former owner's name to front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The cloth has no wear. The dust wrapper has light edgewear with a 3/4" crease at the top of the front joint; no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Louisville: Saint Ansgar Press, 2005. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in blue boards with spine titles stamped in silver. No additional printings. Young Anders, a Norwegian immigrant, moves to Wheatland, Minnesota in 1954, where he runs into anti-immigrant feelings while trying to make a life for himself. A fine copy, corners sharp, clean and unmarked; the dust wrapper shows only a trace of edgewear, with no rips, chips or clips. Clean, tight and unmarked; jacket in mylar.

New York: Grosset & Dunblap, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bert Salg. Very good book bound in red cloth with gold cover lettering and black spine lettering. Hinges tight. Blank endpapers. Bert Salg illustrations; 4 glossy full page illustrations including the frontis. Ads in book and on dust jacket list no books later than 1930 ( the date of publication of this book) The dust jacket has darkened spine and wear at extremities. The reverse of the jacket shows old tape vertically along spine, along rear hinge line and along lower edge of jacket. Rear of jacket lists Poppy Ott to Tittering Totem, Jerry Todd to Editor in Grief , Andy Blake to Pot of Gold, and Trigger Berg to Mouse Traps. Ads in the book are the same and shows 'other titles in preparation' as Jerry Todd Caveman, Poppy Ott and Prancing Pancake, and Hits the Trail, Trigger Berg and the Sacred Pig, and Andy Blake Boy Builder. ( Andy Blake Boy Builder was never published)

Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bert Salg. Red Book with gold cover lettering and black spine lettering. Berg Salg frontis and three internal illustrations, all glossy. Blank endpapers Front flap on dust jacket has synopsis of book, rear flap on Andy Blake's Comet Coaster. Rear of jacket lists Poppy Ott to Freckled Goldfish, Jerry Todd to Pirate and Andy Blake to Comet Coaster. Book is clean and bright, unmarked. Hinges tight. The dust jacket cover is clean and britght. Tiny wear at corners. Chip at head of spine. not removing letteriing. DJ spine darkened. The inside of the jacket shows old tape (see pictures).

Milwaukee: Marquette University, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. Bound in white printed wraps; no additional printings. Annotated bibliography of research related to delinquent girls with 70 entries annotated out of a 1500 total, including some relatively unknown research about the Good Shepherd Sisters and their centers for delinquents. Spiral bound, 164 pages. printed on the rectos only. The white card covers show a touch of soil, with the front having a slight central crease. All contents clean and unmarked. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Garden City: Mystery Guild. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in black boards with spine titles stamped in gilt. Book club edition; undated. All three Lew Archer classics unabridged. 647 pages. Just a trace of edgewear to book and jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked; jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Payson & Clarke, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good+. Bound in gray boards backed with cream cloth; titles and borders in blue. Facsimile of the 1644 edition. 40 pages. Lower corners lightly bumped otherwise just a touch of edgewear; edges and spine slightly darkened. Contents with a touch of foxing, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. This facsimile is from a copy corrected at the printers, as "wayfaring" has been corrected to "warfaring" on page 12. Uncommon in this American edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Penn Publishing, 1914. Hardcover. Good. R.L. Boyer. This is 'An Army Boy in Pekin' by Captain C.E. Kilbourne , and published by Penn Publishing. Title page date is 1914. There is a Christmas 1914 inscription on front endpaper. There are 7 glossy illustrations including the frontis. The hinges are intact. Original format with small scuffing to the cover applique, and some rubbing along edges of cover. Mild creasing to spine.

New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1912. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Bound in orange cloth with titles stamped in black. Corresponding 1912 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 315 pages. Title page reads "By the author of Mastering Flame". Cranston first issued this book anonymously; apparently later editions credited her pen name Anne Warwick with authorship (although we could not locate a copy for sale). The cloth shows just a touch of edgewear, with the head and heel of the spine gently pressed inward. A touch of soil to the rear cover. No splits or frays. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall