Search Results: Titles starting with F from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

1930. [Original Drypoint Etching]. Wilhelm Pech (German 1876 -1965). Titled "Chopin" in pencil lower left, signed "W. Pech" in pencil lower right. Sheet size approx. 7.5 x 5.75 inches; plate size approx. 4.75 x 3.75 inches. Wilhelm Pech etched many famous composer portraits in the 1930's. Paper shows toning and a tidemark lower left edge (not effecting image). Signed. Very Good. Print.

New York: Viking, 1985. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket, 272 pp. One of the finest fictional accounts of the Vietnam war by a FNG (f_cking new grunt). Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Paris: Libraires - Imprimeries Reunies. L. Martinet Quarter blue cloth over printed illustrated boards (hard cover). N.D. (circa 1900). 58 pages; Illustrated with full page color plates by GELIBERT / FRAIPONT / JOB / VOGEL / BOUISSET / GODEFROY. Exterior showing some general wear to extremiities, internally clean and bright, binding starting Size: Folio. Cloth. Illus. by GELIBERT / FRAIPONT / JOB / VOGEL / BOUISSET / GODEFROY.

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1917. Three-quarter green morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title, gilt ruled compartments, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., (7 x 5 inches). 356 pages with Index to the Fables. Translated from the French by Wright, a new edition, with notes by J.W.M. Gibbs. Spine toned to brown, as expected. Showing some light general overall wear and rubbing, internally clean and tight. Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good.

Hudson, Ohio: The Partridge Press, 1970. Dark blue cloth (hardcover), title on front board, (8.5 x 5.75 inches). Limited First Edition, one of 290 copies. 63 pages; woodblock illustrations by the author. This work was printed at the private press of Marjorie B. Clelland, at Hudson, Ohio. It was handset and letterpress printed two pages at a time on an Old C&P press and bound at Little King Bindary, Cleveland, Ohio. Provenance: owner's stamp of Jon R. Kelly on front fly. A clean, tight copy of a scarce private press title. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Octavo. Private Press.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 316 pp., publisher's review slip laid-in, dj is price-clipped, book is clean and tight. This book is a fascinating combination of literary detection and biography, capturing lives of extraordinary people who inspired memorable characters in ficiton. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Review Copy.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Green cloth, gilt titles w/o dustjacket as issued, (8.5 x 5.75 inches). First Edition/First Printing ("1" on publisher's number line). 321 pages with Glossary and Index; illustrated. A clean, tight copy in as new condition. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Octavo.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 444 pp., with chronology, glossary, genealogy, note and index. Illustrated with photographs. This important work presents documents and photographs, which appear for the first time in English. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Thick Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Newbury Park: Sage Publications, 1991. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 331 pp., with appendix, references and index. An important work providing a comprehensive analysis of family caregiving among adult populations who have dependency needs because of chronic illness. Family Caregiver Applications Series Volume 1. This copy INSCRIBED by David E. Biegel on the front free endpage. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1994. Glossy printed boards w/o dust-jacket (as issued). 418 pp., with references and index. An important work which considers the broad spectrum of chronic illnesses that necessitate family caregiving throughout the lifespan and expands the caregiving paradigm by including in its focus both members of the caregiving dyad and significant nonfamily caregivers. Family Caregiver Applications Series Volume 4. This copy INSCRIBED by David E. Biegal on the front free endpage. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

London: Hurst and Blackett Third Edition. Full polished calf leather, raised bands, red morocco title label, gilt decorations and tooling, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. n.d. (no date, circa 1864). (7 1/2" x 5"). 341 pages. SIGNED BINDING by W. Nutt. Showing some minor general wear and rubbing, internally clean and tight, inscribed by previous owner on front free endpaper (dated 1864). Size: Octavo. Leather.

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1921. Introduction by Julian Street, 12 colour sur blanc plates, 170 pgs., original gilt stamped green cloth, some fraying to head and tail, boards rubbed. Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Good Plus. Illus. by James Preston.

Clevland (sic): Burning Press, 1989. Printed wrappers (soft cover). Unpaginated. Printed in an edition of 1,000 copies, Illustrations by Gary Dumm, Walt Wooten, and Larry Zuzik. INSCRIBED by the poet Thompson on front free endpaper. Shows minimal wear Size: Octavo. Signed. Limited.. Wraps. Very Good.

New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1951. Cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, 292 pages. Derleth has gathered 20 challenging science-fiction tales ranging from 1787 to 1950, designed to exemplify off-trail themes for their times. Included Repton's "From a Private Madhouse;" Mitchell's "The Last American;" else while as works by Wandrei, Jacobi and Highstone. A clean copy in a lightly chipped and clipped jacket. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932, 1932. Very Good. First Edition. Small Octavo. Green cloth w/o dj, gilt titles, deckle edge, 103 pages. A true first with the Scribner's 'A' on copyright page. Spine sunned, age discoloration.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Small Octavo.

Madrid: Rayuela, 1979. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. Spanish text with an Engish translation at the rear. 237 pages; color illustrations. A clean, tight copy in a jacket showing some light wear Size: Small Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1990. Full brown leather (hard cover), gilt titles and embossed design to front and rear boards, raised bands, silk ribbon page marker, all edges gilt, silk moire endpages. 207 pages, with Index; Illustrated. The Collector's Edition from the Leather-Bound Nautical Library. Publisher's Collector's Notes laid-in. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Size: Octavo. Leather. Fine.

New York: Cross Publications, 1949. Pictorial cloth (hardcover) in dust-jacket, (8.25 x 10.25). Unpaginated; color lithograph illustrations. A delightful story of when little white-tail when adventuring right into Mr. Conway's Railroad Station at Lake Sebago. An exceptionally clean, bright copy in the scarce original dust-jacket. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Margaret Ayer. Oblong Octavo.

Cleveland: Gray & Company, 1996. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 318 pp. The best from three decades of commentary by Cleveland's top columnist. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Hallowell, ME: Glazier, Masters, & Smith, 1837. Origninal full calf (leather), red morocco spine label, gilt title. (9 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches), 500 pages, with Index and Appendix. "More commonly known as the Federalist Papers, this text includes 85 essays, most of which were originally published in New York newspapers under the pseudonym "Publius." This "New Edition" identifies the authors of the individual papers, and the "numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by himself." It is called the "most famous and influential American political work" Showing general wear, crazing to spine, corners rubbed, some expected minor page toning and foxing, front hinge tender. Remains a desirable unsophisticated copy. Howes H114; Sabin 23981. Leather. Good. Octavo.