Search Results: Titles starting with F from Arabesque Books

Boston, New York, London: Little, Brown and Company, (1998)), 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine Condition./Near Fine. 4to. pp. 222, [2]. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Signed by Damon Hill on an attractive bookplate that is affixed to the half title page, a nice, large vigorous signature. Dust jacket is not fully fine because of some edge (1/2" by 2" in a few spots) delamination on the rear panel of the dust jacket. Still a very attractive copy. In his own words, Damon Hill talks about what it takes to succeed in F1 motor racing. He was the 1996 champion and winner of more than 20 grand prixs. This is a scarce copy with Damon Hill's signature.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, (2011), 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo. pp. xii, 300. Illustrated. First Edition, First Printing. Signed on the half title page "Al Worden Apollo 15, Francis French". Includes a poem by Al Worden "Rising From Earth" also signed by him. This is one of a very limited number of his poems loosely laid into the book. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar sleeve. A scarce signed title with a very scarce signed poem in gift quality, collector's condition.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1950), 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. 611 pages. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Inscribed by the author on the page opposite the title page, "To Harold with greetings I. B. Singer". Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped ($5.95). Dust jacket has a few small edge chips, 1/4" to 3/4" closed tears, and 1/4" by 1 1/2" hole along spine edge. Light green binding is in near fine, bright, unfaded, tight, square condition with a very small dent near top of spine. Red end papers are very clean, no marks as is interior of book. No date on title page, 1950 date on copyright page. Later edition of the author's first book which won the Nobel Prize.

Philadelphia: The Author, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good Minus./No Jacket. Large 8vo. pp. viii, 3-288. Illustrated. Protected in mylar. Light soiling to binding, minor water staining at top and bottom of book. Previous gift inscription on front free end paper. Interior a clean copy with minor water staining. A few pages opened roughly. A scarce copy of the 1899 edition.

London: David Stott, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 220 pages. Frontispiece etching by Harper Pennington. Bound in full dark blue morocco with raised bands, title, author and hearts on the spine. Some wear at corners. All edges are gilt. Previous owner's names on the second front free end paper. Some browning of frontispiece and tissue guard. Interior of book is clean with just a few spots of foxing. A scarce copy of this title.

New York: Richard R. Smith, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo. pp. ix, [21], 1-310. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. Dust jacket spine has the lightest of tanning, no chips or tears. Book is in solid, square condition with slight wear along the bottom edge. No previous owner's names or marks. A very attractive copy. A scarce book.

New York: L. B. Fischer, 1942. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 310 pages plus 20 pages of photos. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Inscribed to an individual and signed by the author on the front free end paper, also includes a book plate. Dust jacket has a very small chip (1/8") top corner of spine. Interior of book is very clean, square and tight. A scarce copy having been signed by the author.

Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, (1968), 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo. pp. xv, 160. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has slight edge browning, not price clipped. Binding and interior of book are in solid, tight, clean shape.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (2010), 2010. Hardcover. As New. Thick Square 4to. 741 pages. Illustrated. Bound in full, blue leather with gilt title and gilt illustration of White House on front cover, raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Moire end papers. Satin ribbon page marker. A beautiful, like new, unmarked (no bumps), gift quality book.

New York: Doubleday Page & Co., (1907), 1907. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to. Walter Tittle. Unpaginated. Illustrated, Decorated and Illuminated in beautiful color. Protected in mylar. Very light foxing on front end papers, otherwise quite attractive.

Indianapolis, New York, (1944): Bobbs-Merrill, 1944. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 558 pages. Illustrated. Protected in mylar. Binding has a few very light water stains, otherwise very good condition. Interior is in solid, very good condition. A biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest.

New York: Longmans Green & Co., 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 4to. pp. xv, [1], 1-263. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Maps. Book protected in mylar. Ex-library with all the typical marks. Spine has been covered with black tape. Edges and corners of binding worn. Binding wise a rough copy, but collated complete with all illustrations and maps. Interior of book not soiled, no foxing. Fold out maps in rear present, but torn with separation at folds.

Leland, Mississippi: Mississippi River Pub. Co., (1987), 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Bob Tompkins. pp. xiii, [3], 3-178. Illustrated in color and black & white. Second Printing. Dust jacket protected in new mylar sleeve. No previous owner's names or marks. Humorous stories about hunting the turkey. A very clean, handsome, gift quality copy.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, (1976), 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. pp. xi, [3], 3-306. Illustrated. Maps. Illustrated end papers. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has a small 1/4" closed tear, otherwise near fine condition. Book is square, tight, and clean, no former owner's names or marks. From the front dust jacket flap, "This is the first detailed account of the everyday life in the youngest of the thirteen American colonies." A handsome copy.

Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company, (1978), 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/About Very Good. Oblong Folio. Howard Fogg. pp. xviii, 154. Illustrated with photographs and paintings by Howard Fogg. Signed by both Clodfelter and Fogg on the half title page. Also a gift inscription on the half title page from the president of the N.C. Trans. History Corp. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket is not price clipped and has some light wear, closed tears, but no chips. A scarce copy signed by both the author and artist.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, (2003), 2003. Hardcover. New. 8vo. pp. xiii, [4], 4-370. Illustrated. Signed by both authors on a special signed collector's edition page. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the Easton Press freely laid in the front. Bound in genuine leather with raised bands and gilt tooling on the spine. All edges are gilt. Silk moire end papers. Satin bookmark bound in. Scott Carpenter was America's fourth astronaut in space and one of the original seven astronauts memorialized in Tom Wolfs' "The Right Stuff". This is an as new, gift quality collector's edition.

Orlando: Harcourt, (2002), 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo. pp. xiii, [4], 4-370. Illustrated. First edition with the "A" in the letter sequence. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. No former owner's names or marks. A like new, gift quality copy.

John Jackson, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Square 8vo. George Fuller. Unpaginated, (39 pages). Illustrated with very artistic, black & white drawings. Binding has slight soiling. Protected in new mylar. Interior of book is very clean, no former owner's names or marks. Interesting and unusual poetry book with 1960's, early 1970's style illustrations. A scarce copy.

London: Adrian Forman, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 208 pages. Illustrated. Book protected in mylar. Third Reich Decorations, Metals, Badges & Awards 1933-1945. An attractive clean copy of the first edition with no former owner's names or marks.

Printed in Japan, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to, (10 1/4" tall). 190 pages. Illustrated in color and black & white. This is the 2001 edition, not the 1985 edition. Text in Japanese only. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar sleeve. The book is in excellent condition, clean, solid, tight, and square. No former owner's names or marks. Gift quality condition, very attractive. A scarce copy.