Search Results: Titles starting with S from Abound Book Company

The PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS: A NEWCOMEN ADDRESS. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. At head of title: The Newcomen Society. American Branch "This address was delivered by invitation before the American Newcomen on November 17, 1936 at New York, during a railway history meeting of the Society. " Very scarce book. Thin hardcover. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. No DJ. Some light brown spotting to cream color boards and light finger print type marks on a few pages. Overall very good. ; 8vo; 21 pages .

Chilmark Press: Ny. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good first US ed. Signed by author on front fly page. Endpapers have minor tone. The very good, non price clipped ($3.50) jacket has modest tone/soil and a former owner name/date neatly penned on upper front DJ flap. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) ; 8vo; 63 pages; Signed by Author .

Gallery OF MODERN ART: NY. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Softcover-wrappers. Stated First. Blue card wraps; gilt lettering. White DJ with blue/white image and blue lettering. Bw/color images throughout. White DJ with blue/white image and blue lettering. 7-page catalogue supplement laid in; errata slip attached to last page. Catalogue from an exhibition in the Gallery of Modern Art, including the Huntington Harford Collection, held 18 December 1965 to 28 February 1966 with The Reynolds Morse Collection. Introduction by Carl J. Weinhardt, Jr. , Foreword by Theodore Rousseau, an Appreciation by Sanchez Canton, the Resume of History and of the History of Painting by Salvador Dali, "For Gala the Unknown Gradiva" by A. Reynolds Morse, an Homage to Dali, the plates, a chronology, and the catalogue of the exhibition. VG book in like cover..Minor fade to edges of wrappers, modest age/rub to cover. Free of former owner writing or… Read More

Tuttle: Rutland. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; Ninth Printing. Hardcover. 0804805091 . First Edition. 9th printing. This book helps the owner make an accurate identification. Several figures showing the type swords with the Japanese words in transliteration. Essential for the collector. Bound in maroon cloth decorated in black, spine lettering gilt. Light surface stain to front board , else very good in like DJ with bottom front flap neatly clipped. Jacket will arrive in a fresh mylar cover.. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) ; 8vo; 191 pages .

Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. Fairly uncommon original book club edition with club booklet laid inside and 1940 on both title and cp with no later printings stated. Very good book, bound in green cloth and pastdown title labels on spine and front board. Former owner period bookplate on front pastedown, some tone mostly to spine and inside joints. Same high quality paper used on both trade and club ed. Lacks jacket.. * (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) *; 8vo .

Harcourt Brace and Company: NY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition; first printing; Nap. , one of only 1998 copies. Very good for age. Former owner name neatly penned on front pastedown. No starting at front or rear inside paper joints. Moderate rub and shelfwear to black cloth boards and color lettering to spine (dulled) and front board. Lacks scarce jacket. Author's third book. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) *; 8vo; 380 pages .

Harcourt Brace and Company: NY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. As stated on cp, "first edition, 1929; reissued, 1951" First thus ed. Lacks scarce jacket. Author's third book. Very good with modest shelf soil to cloth boards, minor bumping to corners and tanned endpapers. Note: first few upper pages have a paper clip imprint. An unused 22 cent US stamp featuring Faulkner smoking his pipe has been laid in the book. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) *; 8vo .

The CURTIS PUBLISHING CO. PA.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Magazine. In This Issue: •Kodak ad on back cover •King of the Moonshiners •House of Fear •The Adventures of Humphrey Bogart •Fatal Flirtation •Don't Call Them Trailer Trash •What a Spanking He Gave Truman •Baseball's Improbable Imports •... And much more! A very good copy overall which may have one or more of the following: - Minor spine roll- Minor spine wear (typically a separation at top and/or bottom) - Loose center page- Light page discoloration- Light rubbing on cover/some pages- Minor page or cover tears/creasing- Minor pen/pencil marks. Rear cover edges have some chipping. Original owners mailing label is on the lower right front cover. Note: no additional postage will be requested for domestic (USA) media mail. Quotes will be provided for other shipping options. ; 8vo .

The CURTIS PUBLISHING CO. PA.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Magazine. The Saturday Evening Post June 6 1953! A very good oversized magazine. Includes: The Riot at Jackson Prison by John Bartlow Martin; Why Doesn't Texas Join the Union. A very good copy overall which may have one or more of the following: - Minor spine roll- Minor spine wear (typically a separation at top and/or bottom) - Loose center page- Light page discoloration- Light rubbing on cover/some pages- Minor page or cover tears/creasing- Minor pen/pencil marks. Original owners mailing label is on the lower right front cover. Note: no additional postage will be requested for domestic (USA) media mail. Quotes will be provided for other shipping options. ; 8vo .

Lippincott & Crowell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First hardbound edition 1980" stated, originally published 1973 in wraps. First Edition with complete number line - 1st printing. Book is good, small former owner name penned on front fly and remainder to bottom edges. Spine has some play. Good, non price clipped ($9.95) jacket. Spine is faded and has some first layer paper loss lower spine alond with edge wear. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for international) ; 8vo .

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Softcover. Very good magazine. Normal age/wear, no major issues. Free of former owner address label or writing. Attractive period illustration. ; 8vo; 98 pages .

Munn & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Magazine. Very good magazine. First ed. Moderate age/wear. ; 8vo; 345-408 pages .

Oxford University Press: NY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, early issue with 1951 on both the title and cp. No later printings stated and "By Rachel L. Carson", H, Wolfe, on the copyright page. Green and white stitching on top edge joining spine. Pictorial boards tight and clean, free of former owner writing or bookplates. Modest shelf rub to boards and edges. Lacks jacket. * (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) * ; 8vo; 230 pages .

Oxford University Press: NY. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Scarce first state book club edition. Book is very good, Former owner name penned on front fly. Pictorial boards are lightly rubbed. Half title page has offset from long gone paper item. First issue points for the book: First thus ed. Title page states: NEW YORK OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1951 Copyright page states at bottom: Copyright 1950, 1951 by Rachel L. Carson Printed in the United States of America, by H. Wolff, New York. The boards are matted not later state glossy. Book is 8 3/8 inches tall; straight cut page edges. The pictorial boards were easily rubbed and damaged and were not acceptable to Carson. These dull board, reviewer copies are the first state of this ed. Oxford University Press had all remaining copies of the 1st printing rebound in a glossy “plasticized” paper over the boards. The boards were still pictorial and mimicked the dust jacket. The second… Read More

Martinus Nijhoff. As New with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 9024733278 . As new condition, boards remain stiff. Hardcover issued without jacket. First edition, volume 17. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. ; 8vo .

Grey LINE MOTOR TOURS: NEW YORK. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. First edition. Stapled wrappers folded length-wise to form a pamphlet. Moderately worn edge folds and modest age tone. * (This pamphlet is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for non domestic) *; 8vo .

The Book LEAGUE NY. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. Book League edition. Publishing date is unstated, appears to be circa late 30s-early 40s.. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Overall, book is in about very good condition. Bound in blue cloth with decorated gilt spine. Some age tone to contents and shelf soil to boards. Lacks jacket. Binding is tight and straight. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for international) ; 8vo .

Colonial Press Co. Boston and New York (Beacon Edition). Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Hardcover. (Volume 2 only) Scarce printing of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibilty, undated but circa 1900, with colour plates by C. E. Brock, with 1898 copyright date on two color plates and fontice. 'Beacon Edition' at base of spine and Colonial Press on title page. 8x 5 1/2". Tissue guards present with fontice and illustrations. Top page edges gilt; remainder untrimmed. Qt leather spines and corners over marbled paper boards. Original blue leather on boards however spine now looks brown. Binding Is tight and straight . Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Gilt designs and lettering on spine. Moderate wear to spine and edges a few leaves remain uncut. Scarce. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for international orders). ; The Complete Works of Jane Austen; 8vo .

Lyle Stuart. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition no printing history other than cp date. Later printings were stated. Tight clean book free of former owner writing or bookplates. Very good non price clipped ($6.00) DJ. Modest shelf rub and small wear and tear to edges. Jacket will arrive in a fresh mylar cover. " The first how-to book for the man who wants to become a great lover". * (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) * ; 8vo .

Doubleday. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author on title page. Book is very good with some bumping to bottom corner tips, former owner name neatly penned on upper left front pastedown and offset from newspaper clippings which remain in the book and include author's obit. Non price clipped ($4.00) good only DJ has wear and tear to edges and will arrive in a fresh mylar cover. ; 8vo; Signed by Author .