Search Results: Titles starting with F from R. Siedlecki Vintage Books

El Dorado, AR: Desert Publications, 1998. [1998] FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK, illustrated, 133 pages plus one page of advertisement at end. Condition: Fine condition, actually in gift-giving condition. Free of the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Very collectible book. Fabrique in Belgian has been famous for over a century as the manufacturer of fine firearms. It began producing Mauser-style rifles. Many consider the most successful firearm ever created by the company to be the FN-FAL (in English, the Light Automatic Rifle). It's one of the classic assault weapons of all times. In this book, the author reveals the history of the firearm from its development to its apex of popularity. A comprehensive, detailed view of the operation of the weapon and other key details. A collectible book in new condition. 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… Read More

Franklin Center, Penn.: Franklin Library, 1976. 1976. Genuine, leather-bound hardcover, 462 pages. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE, A TRADE BOOK, OR A BOOK-ON-DEMAND. THIS IS THE 1976 FULL-LEATHER EDITION BY FRANKLIN LIBRARY. Illustrated by Robert J. Lee. Beautiful deep maroon leather-bound book with gilt designs and lettering. Five raised edges on spine. All edges in gilt. Silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. The acid-free book paper is a special paper stock made to archival standards. Franklin Library is no longer in business, so all leather-bound books by this publisher are collectible. Condition: Minor rubbing to gilt on edges due to shelving, else overall Fine. The book was never read. A collector of Pulitzer Prize books purchased the book and retained it in a temperature-controlled book cabinet. Book free of the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. In gift-giving condition. This is William Faulkner at his best; with this book winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1955. Earlier, Faulkner was awarded… Read More

London: N. Hailes, Juvenile Library, 1818. 1818. Hardcover, about 4¼- inches wide x 7-inches tall. THIS IS THE ACTUAL 1818 EDITION, NOT A FACSIMILE, MODERN REPRINT, OR A PRINT-ON-DEMAND. Very scarce title, originally published in 1785. Leather, gilt border on covers, gilt lettering/designs on spine. Illustrations/woodcuts at beginning of chapters. Marbled endpapers, 164 pages. Condition: Wear/tears to binding, mostly at joints and extremities; short abrasion at lower right corner of top cover. Covers re-affixed/reinforced with clear cello binding tape. Gift inscription on first blank (dated December 1, 1855). Page 164 torn, mostly at gutter. Edges age toned. Text-block age toned, scattered foxing, yet text still very readable. Overall Fair condition. Book written for children to teach them about compassion for animals - not to get into "habits of tormenting inferior creatures, before they are conscious of giving them pain; or fall into the contrary fault of immoderate tenderness to… Read More

London: Lamboll House, 1986. [1986] Hardcover and dustjacket. Red binding, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker: 12 colored illustrations (actually colored plates), 20 black and white illustrations, 267 pages. Includes one spectacular black and white illustration following last paginated page. Condition of hardcover: Minor bump to top cover extremity (and very faint, almost not noticeable bumps to two corners), edges lightly age toned, else overall Near Fine. Free of smelly humidity stains and the smell of a previous cigarette or cigar smoker. Gilt on spine is Fine. Text is clear and very readable. Illustrations are clear and vivid. Dustjacket: Minor shelf wear; two light impressions from tight shelving; else overall Near Fine. Protected in Mylar cover. Here are many of the fine and best-loved fairy tales by master storyteller Hans Andersen: The Mermaid, The Flying Trunk, The Red Shoes, The Snow Queen, What the Moon Saw, and others. This is one of the preferred editions… Read More

St. Simons Island, GA: Saltmarsh Press, Inc., 1998. [1998] Paperback, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Vintage photographs, 142 pages. Here is a book about the southeast area of coastal Georgia, including the Early Preservationists, the Agrarian South, Areas of the Past (Southeastern Indians, cemeteries, Cajuns, etc.) and Coming of Age (on the waterfront, heritage stories and Africanisms, forest resources, etc.). A wonderful, educational read about the beautiful area and its people. A collectible book. Condition: Fine. 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. . Signed by the Author. First Edition. Paperback. Fine.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1935. [1935] Hardcover (no dustjacket), light redish orange binding with in-blind borders and publisher's name, along with title and author's name in gilt, 1,462 pages. THIS IS THE VINTAGE 1935 PRINTING OF THE HARDCOVER (WITHOUT DUSTJACKET), NOT A MORE RECENT PRINTING OR EDITION. Condition of binding: Light bump to extremity of first cover; expected light age toning, shelf wear and light wear to ends of backstrip (spine). Several pages with creases. Edges lightly age toned. Else overall book is Very Good. Vintage book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of smoke from a cigarette or cigar smoker. This thick volume contains the complete books of Mark Twain: Life on the Mississippi, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Other stories, each one complete in itself, are taken from separate volumes of the complete set, such as Pudd'nhead… Read More

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1948. 1948. First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket. Redish-brown hardcover with black lettering and illustrations. Black and white and full color photographs throughout the book. Not paginated. Book is Near Fine condition; Dustjacket: Age wear, short tears, shelf wear, and Very Good condition. Edited by the famous Willard D. Morgan: Photographer, writer, editor, educator, and director of significant exhibits. Morgan was instrumental in introducing the first 35mm camera in the U.S.; early director of photographer at MOMA in New York City; and first to exhibit the Farm Security Administration photographers. He became photo editor at Life and Look magazines. He also made significant contributions to printing. Throughout this book's collection of photographs, there are many fine camera interpretations of people, who are important camera subjects. Each page presents a stunning photograph. The Introduction to the book is informative, educational, and… Read More

Carmel, Indiana: Guild Press, 1999. [1999] FIRST EDITION Hardcover and Dustjacket, 126 pages including printed maps and vintage photos, and Index. Condition: Fine. Book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of cigarette or cigar smoke. In gift-giving condition. In 1863 and '64, a group of rough and fairly tough Florida frontiersmen who had hacked homesteads out of the swamps in such places as Alligator (Lake City) and Jacksonville actively patrolled the Florida coast for the Confederacy. They were especially committed to safeguarding their own homes from intrusions of roving seaborne Yankees and marauding deserters from both sides who lived in the interior of Florida. This is the story of this group of raw Floridians in the trenches, attacks, and battles around Petersburg, fighting disease and the declining morale. They fought well at the Battle of Olustee on February 20, 1864. A well-researched and written book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1967. Hardcover and dustjacket, The Greenwood Edition [1967], blue binding, gilt lettering on binding, red top edge, decorative endpapers, 464 pages. [Book printed in Great Britain.] NOT A FACSIMILE OR RECENT REPRINT, THIS IS THE VINTAGE 1967 GREENWOOD EDITION, PUBLISHED BY ST. MARTIN'S PRESS. Spooky-looking dustjacket design by publisher. Condition of hardcover: Light bump to one corner of first cover, light age toning to edges. Former owner's name and date on first free page. Dustjacket: Light edge wear, age toning to back side of D.J.; price clipped from first flap. Book stored in temperature-controlled room, free of smoker and old humidity smells. Overall, Very Good Plus. Far from the Madding Crowd is classic Thomas Harding (more tragedy than comedy). Great literature. Collectible vintage 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,… Read More

[Pensacola]: Appleyard, John, 2002. [2002] Paperback format: "Fifteen Mysteries of Pensacola 100 Years Ago," vintage photos, 255 pages. Includes two additional booklets: "The Case of the Murdered Railroad Magnate" (1999, 22 pages) and "The Case of The English Gold" (1999, 29 pages). The "Fifteen Mysteries" book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: "To Norma and Mickey, Merry Christmas, John Appleyard, 12/21/02." The "Railroad Magnate" has the remains of a sticker that was removed from inside top cover; The "English Gold" has the name/address sticker of Admiral Maurice F. Weisner in the inside top cover. Some creases and minor wear, else overall Very Good to Fine condition. The set of 3 publications were the property of Admiral "Mickey" Weisner (and acquired from his estate), a United States Navy four-star admiral World War II hero who served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations, 1972 to 1973; Commander in Chief, U.S.… 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

Cincinnati, Ohio: Fillmore Music House, 1936. [Circa 1936] Pamphlet, horizontal layout (about 7-inches wide x 5¼-inches high), stapled 16 pages. Front inside cover has rhythmic patterns; rear inside and outside covers feature advertisements by publisher. Condition: Heavy wear, creases, fading, age toning, soiling; former owner's name and several marks on front cover; else overall Fair. Pages have some edge wear, but music is very clear, readable. Pamphlet, for learning and playing the clarinet and other wind instruments, includes Fillmore Short Cut Band Method for Clarinet. Inside are rhythmic patterns, tips and techniques, and musical tunes-- London Bridge; a Polka; Tell Me, Salty, Sailor Man; Hamburg; The Birch Tree; a Russian Song; Circus Day; Winter Adieu; Mary's Lamb; and many more. Uncommon, 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… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. [2006] First Edition. Hardcover, dustjacket. Illustrated, full color plates. Brown/black hardcover, red lettering on spine, 336 pages. Condition of hardcover: Fine, text is clear, clean, and very readable. Plates are clear, vivid. Dustjacket: Faint rubbing, else overall Fine. Price intact on flap. Free of damp smells and the smell from a cigarette smoker. The book is in gift-giving condition. This is a gripping and beautifully written narrative, presenting a key moment in history of the Renaissance, illuminating the remarkable man who dominated the period, the charismatic Girolamo Savonarola. Here is a remarkably, fresh perspective on Savonarola, the preacher and agitator who flamed like a comet through late fifteenth-century Florence. He emerges as a complex and subtle man: compassionate, wise, a poet and scholar, and even, at critical moments, a force for moderation. This is the book for readers and researchers who are fascinated by histories of Renaissance… Read More

Atlamta : Walter W. Brown Publishing Company, 1935. 1935. Red hardcover, first edition, 901 pages. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE, MORE RECENT EDITION, OR A BOOOK-ON-DEMAND. THIS IS THE 1935 EDITION. Condition of hardcover: Chips, discoloration spots, and wear. Endpapers: former owner's name, abrasion, old cello tape marks (from item once attached by owner), missing pocket and map in rear endpaper, age toned. Edges: Age toned, faint stains, wear. Text block: One dog-eared page, else overall Near Fine. Text is clear, very readable (amazingly great condition for a vintage book published in 1935). Overall, book is Good Plus. This is a remarkably well-researched and written book about Cobb County, Georgia (next to Atlanta). It covers the organization of the County, pioneer families, development of towns and transportation, newspapers, education, enslaved people and agriculture, Civil War, social life, politics, and more. Contains an excellent Index (often missing in older books), bibliography, cemetery… Read More

London: Henry G. Behn, 1845. 1845. Hardcover, with in-blind designs on covers, gilt lettering and decorative illustration on spine. [NOT A FACSIMILE OR RECENT REPRINT - THIS IS THE 1845 EDITION.] Features plates, frontispiece, and decorative title page. Untrimmed pages (deckled to give the book a sophisticated look). Heavy paper stock pages feature beautiful borders of decorative designs/illustrations. Condition: Binding reflects aging, including age toning, soiling, scattered discoloration spots, wear to corners (some showing a tad), periodic rippling of cloth on top cover, light fraying/short tears to top/foot of spine, edge wear, darkening/tanning of spine. Joints and hinges are tight. Two gift inscriptions, one dated 1856 another 1908 (the latter is a warm, touching inscription). Several signatures holding on with partial sewing. The expected age toning, light staining/soiling, foxing, and some fading and creases for a book over 178 years old. Overall Good. Text is clear and readable.… Read More

Norfolk, Virginia: The Donning Company/Publishers, 1988. [1988] FIRST EDITION hardcover and dustjacket. Size: about 9¼-inches wide x 12¼-inches high. Condition of hardcover: Faint, almost not noticeable soft creases to lower portion of several pages (from page turning). Free of tears and cracks to binding, bumped corners, rubbing, writing in text, stickers, bookplates, and torn pages. Gold lettering on top cover and spine is in new condition (not scraped or chipped). A fresh, clean, pristine book in Fine condition. Not a former library book. Dustjacket: Soft folds and light chips to extremities, mostly from handling and filing on shelf. Else Near Fine. Not price clipped. Book in gift-giving condition. This substantial book presents a beautiful overview of the state, including a large collection of historical photographs and brief narratives. It's a wonderful, educational, and fascinating book that tells and shows the reader where Florida has been and where it is in modern times.… Read More

Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, 1897. 1897. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE [ONLY ONE PUBLISHER NOTED ON TITLE PAGE, THE AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY]. Blue binding, decorative designs in gilt and gilt lettering, frontispiece photo of Mark Twain with tissue overlay, vintage illustrations/photos throughout along with vintage illustrated/photo plates, 712 pages. Condition of binding: some light shelf/handling wear. Tears to front endpapers (at hinge), with short piece of cello tape used to prevent further tearing. Rear endpaper at hinge has minor creases, short tear. A few creases, short tears to extremities of preliminaries. Foot of fore-edge has what appears to be an old liquid stain (that continues to the right side of the bottom edge), but it could simply be a partial discoloration of edges. Short marginal tear to pages' 115/116. Text is clear, very readable; illustrations/photos are vivid. Overall: Very Good. A nice first edition, first state of a classic Mark Twain work. Scarce.… Read More

New York Coty: The Viking Press, 1941. 1941 FIRST EDITION hardcover and dustjacket. Top edge tinted blue. Illustrated top cover. Featuring 136 photos from the film of the same name as this book. Condition of binding: Lightly age toned, darker at joints; small stain to cloth at bottom of first cover; light edge wear; slight slant to book because of shelving. Internally: Age toned and scattered foxing/old humidity spots, especially to endpapers; else overall Very Good. Photo stills from the movie are crisp and clear. Dustjacket: Two small pieces missing from top extremity (about 3/8-inches each); shelf wear/chips; some creases to extremities; light rubbing/scattered soiling; lightly age toned, darker at folds; else overall Good. Price intact on flap. Protected in Mylar cover. A nice collectible book by the master storyteller, John Steinbeck. This is the story of the young Juan Diego, his family, and his people of the little pueblo of Santiago in the skirts of a hill in the mountains of Mexico. A… Read More

New York City: Time-Fortune Corporation, 1935. [1935 & 1937] Three 1935 Issues (April, May, June) of Fortune Magazines Bound in Hardcover; Three 1937 Issues (October, November, December) of Fortune Magazines Bound in Hardcover. These issues are highly collectible, because they feature beautiful illustrated covers, fascinating articles, gorgeous artwork that complement selected articles, and wonderful advertising (many in full color) of vintage products and services. Articles include The Democratic Party, Taxation, The Nervous Breakdowns (and Sanitariums), Diamonds (South Africa), Infant Behavior, American Woolen (with photographs by the very famous, esteemed Margaret Bourke-White), Bryn Mawr College, Gulf Oil, European Portraits (full-page, full-color portraits by photographers Leigh Irwin and Nicholas Langren), The Southern Pacific Co. (along with stunning paintings of the desert and other images), A Portfolio of Ceramics by Eight American Ceramists, Painting Restoration, Major Strikes by Unions… Read More

Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1984. [1984] FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET, 323 pages including bibliographical references and Index. Condition of hardcover: A history scholar has highlighted in green periodic sentences; else book is in Near Fine condition. Dustjacket: Fine. Free of the smell of smoke from cigarette or cigar smokers. This interesting and useful collection of essays are presented by authorities in their respective fields and their efforts represent the fruits of their careers. The collection sheds new light on the social, political, religious, and ethnic diversity of colonial Georgia. A wonderful historical collection of essays on colonial Georgia. 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 receive when you order. We ship promptly. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.