Search Results: Titles starting with S from Nooks Of Books

New York: Dillingham, 1897. Very Good+ in the publisher's full burgundy cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. 361pps., with numerous black-and-white illustrations -- 20 of them full-page. There is mild bumping to the tips and light touches of soiling to the cloth. Also, the page-edges are slightly browned. Modest reading wear, including the (very) sporadic smudge, fox-mark, or creased page-corner. This item has been recently restored: it has new inner hinges (the endpapers are original), a tightened spine, and new endcaps (where there had previously been a bit of fraying to the cloth. It is overall, then, quite clean and the binding tight with all pages intact. This is an association copy, inscribed in a fine, calligraphic hand to 'Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady with compliments of T. F. Rodenbough, New York, April 6/'03.' It is also inscribed in an only slightly less stylish hand 'with the compliments of the old sergeant, Jno. H.… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1981. [1981]. Very Good in a Fine dustjacket. Green boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 220pps. There is mild bumping to the upper tips, a bit of dustspotting with a couple of faint soilmarks to the page-edges, and a small piece of tape (as if a bookplate has been removed) on the ffep). Otherwise clean and soundly bound. As is ever the case with this edition, the pages are tanned due to their acidity. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is very lightly rubbed at the extremities; the original price (5.50 net) is intact. A quite presentable, collector's-quality copy of this early Brother Cadfael mystery. "...The great annual Fair of Saint Peter at Shrewsbury, a high point in the city's calendar, attracts merchants from far and wide to do business. But when an unseemly quarrel breaks out between the local burghers and the monks from the Benedictine monastery as to who shall benefit from the levies the fair provides, a riot ensues.… Read More

London: Hutchinson, 1992. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Gray boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 391pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is lightly crinkled at the extremities with a small nick at the upper rear tip.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "When the mountain stronghold of Salamandastron, ruled under the iron paw of the badger lord Urthstripe the Strong, is besieged by the ruthless weasel Ferhago the Assassin, the destinies of five creatures become intertwined: Samkin and Arula from Redwall Abbey, Mara and Pikkle of Salamandastron, and Klitch, son of Ferhago. Why did Martin The Warrior's sword fall from the Abbey roof? Will Thrugg and Dumble find the flowers of Icetor in time to stop the raging fever sweeping the Abbey? Who is the white badger? And can the good creatures triumph over the villainous… Read More

New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2011. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Cream-colored boards. The spine is stamped in black. 261pps. First Printing. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new; the original price (24.00) is intact. Graciously SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. Winner of the 2011 National Book Award and only gaining in stature since that time.<br><br><b><font color=#003366>"A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show interest in much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; she's fifteen… Read More

New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2011. Near Fine in green, pictorial wraps. 261pps. Advance Reading Copy. The upper tip of book is lightly bumped, otherwise fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. Winner of the 2011 National Book Award.<br><br><b><font color=#003366>"A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show interest in much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; she's fifteen and preganant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one in the dirt. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on… Read More

Stockholm, Sweden: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1911. In Very Good+ condition. Half-bound in red leather with colorful red and gold marbled paper over boards. The spine is tooled in gilt. Small octavo. Decorative endpapers. 142pps. There is light rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends. Also, a previous owner's name is neatly penned on the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. A very nice, vintage, leatherbound copy. Text in Swedish. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . GUSTAF FRODING SAMLADE DIKTER LITERATURE FICTION SWEDISH LANGUAGE LEATHERBOUND BOOKS SWEDEN POETRY POEMS SAGAS. Catalogs: Leatherbound/Franklin/Easton, Literature & Fiction, World.

Stockholm, Sweden: F & G Beijers Forlag, 1876. In Very Good condition. Half-bound in black leather with black, gray, and white marbled paper over boards. The spine is stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Duodecimo. 500pps. There is light rubbing to the board-edges and at the head of the spine. A previous owner's tasteful bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Also, there is light pencilling on only a few pages and sporadic foxing -- particularly in the area of the first and last several pages. The binding is square and tight. A nice, vintage, leatherbound copy of this important Finnish author's work. Text in Swedish. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . Illus. by . JOHAN LUDVIG RUNEBERGS SAMLADE SKRIFTER ANDRA BANDET SVENSKA FOLKETS UPPLAGA LITERATURE FICTION PSALMS FINLAND SWEDISH LANGUAGE… Read More

New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2008. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Brown boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Brown endpapers. 358pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new; the original price is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Uwem Akpan's first published short story, 'An Ex-mas Feast,' appeared in The New Yorker's Debut Fiction issue in 2005. The story's portrait of a family living together in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya, and their attempts to find gifts of any kind for the impending Christmas holiday, gives a matter-of-fact reality to the most extreme circumstances -- and signaled the arrival of a breathtakingly talented writer. 'My Parents' Bedroom' is a Rwandan girl's account of her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts. In… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1982. [1982]. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Olive boards quarterbound in gold cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Quarto. Olive endpapers. 400pps. A previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the ffep., otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a slightly sunfaded spine and light rubbing wear at the extremities; the original price (16.95) is intact. A very nice, presentable copy. ".The remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who, confronted with the horror of the extermination camps, gambled his life and fortune to rescue 1,300 Jews from the gas chambers. Working with the actual testimony of Schindler's Jews, Thomas Keneally artfully depicts the courage and shrewdness of an unlikely savior, a man who is a flawed mixture of hedonism and decency… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 432pps. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the the half-title page and a small, faint soil-mark on the bottom of the textblock. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is essentially as new; the original price (7.95 net) is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the true first edition (U.K., preceding all others) and basis for the film 'Schindler's List.' ".During the Holocaust at the German concentration camp near Plaszow, thousands of Jews lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis. More than a thousand others would have been counted among the dead if not for a womanizing, heavydrinking, German-Catholic industrialist and Nazi Party member named Oskar Schindler. One of the most remarkable narratives of the Holocaust, Schindler's List masterfully recreates the daring exploits of Schindler, who… Read More

New York: Hermitage, 1953. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Red cloth boards with a gray cloth backstrip. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in black. 328pps. Stated first edition. Very mild rubbing to the tips, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. An immaculate copy: no reading wear or previous owner's markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a bit of sunning -- particularly along the spine. There is a 1/16" chip at the top of the rear gutter and a 1/4" closed tear at the foot of the front panel. No other flaws. The original price is intact. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . First Edition. SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE LITERARY CRITICISM ESSAYS. Catalogs: NonFiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

Copenhagen, Denmark: Scientology Publications Organization, 1970. (1970). Near Fine in full green cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Octavo. 159pps. Stated First Edition. No dustjacket. There is very light reading wear, but overall clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. Though published in Copenhagen, all text is in English. Chapters include (among others) A Description of Scientology, The Axioms of Scientology, The Code of Honor, The Code of a Scientologist, The Creed of the Church, and The Axioms of Dianetics.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Cloth.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full navy-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. Octavo. Blue topstain. 264pps. Stated First Edition. There is very light rubbing to the cloth and faint touches of tanning to the endpapers. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed and scratched and has shallow chipping at the extremities; the original price is intact. Perhaps best known for his 'Bucks County Trilogy,' this is a nice copy of the author's first novel -- scarce in jacket. "...This is the fast-paced, realistic novel of attractive young people in their twenties, who, without advantage of connections, are making their way by brains and personality in the hard-living, apparently superficial, but superbly vigorous environment of New York in the 1930's. Few novels which cut so perceptively beneath the surface have the drive and… Read More

CA: James Cahill Publishing, 2002. As New in an As New Slipcase. Decorative marbled boards quarterbound in brown leatherette. The spine, the front board, and the ffep are lushly stamped in gilt. Large octavo. Tan endpapers. 446pps., plus 16 pages of photos. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The slipcase is equally fine. This is copy #329 of 600 SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on a special limitation page. ".For twenty-three years, Clive Cussler's NUMA® -- the National Underwater & Marine Agency -- has scoured the rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves, and beset by the vagaries of man and nature, but the results -- and the stories behind them -- have often been dramatic: The 2000 raising of the Confederate submarine Hunley made national headlines. Here, then, are more true tales of sea-and land-going adventures,… Read More

New York: Random House Inc, 2001. [2001]. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. 399pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The first-state dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is very mildly rubbed; the original price (24.95) is intact. ".Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion: a roughhewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. But, thanks to the efforts of three men, Seabiscuit became one of the most spectacular performers in sports history. The rags-to-riches horse emerged as an American cultural icon, drawing an immense following and becoming the single biggest newsmaker of 1938 -- receiving more coverage than FDR or Hitler. Laura Hillenbrand beautifully renders this story of one horse's journey from also-ran to national luminary." Purchase with… Read More

New York: Random House Inc, 2001. [2001]. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. 399pps. Stated First Edition. There is a tidy gift inscription at the top of the ffep. and the board-edges are mildly bumped, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear. The first-state dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is rubbed and crinkled at the extremities; the original price (24.95) is intact. A very nice copy of this modern classic.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion: a roughhewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. But, thanks to the efforts of three men, Seabiscuit became one of the most spectacular performers in sports history. The rags-to-riches horse emerged as an American cultural icon, drawing an immense following and becoming the single biggest newsmaker of 1938 -- receiving more… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1982. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Cream-colored boards quarterbound in gray cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. Red endpapers. Octavo. 377pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is very mildly rubbed; the original price (14.50) is intact. The author's second novel, following 'The Master Sniper.'<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>A</big> second chance. In the windswept sands of the Middle East, Paul Chardy fought side by side with Ulu Beg: one, a charismatic, high-strung CIA covert warrior, the other a ferocious freedom fighter. Then Chardy fell into the hands of the enemy, and Beg was betrayed. Now the two men are about to meet again. A second gun. Beg has come over the Mexican border under a hail of bullets -- determined to assassinate a leading American… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1988. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Fully bound in sage-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Beige endpaper. 413pps. No dustjacket, as issued. There is a touch of sunning to the spine and a few small specks of soiling near the top of the fore-edge, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, of the same sage-colored cloth over boards, is mildly rubbed. One of 250 copies SIGNED by Virgil Thomson -- without further inscription -- on a special limitation page. ".As composer, critic, and memorialist, Virgil Thomson has been a crucial figure in American cultural life for more than half a century -- an elegant and improbable synthesis of boulevardier sophistication, churchy consonance, and Midwestern plain speaking. The roster of artists with whom he collaborated includes Gertrude Stein, Marianne Moore, Truman Capote, Frederick Ashton, John Houseman, Lincoln… Read More

New York: Macmillan, 1933. In Very Good+ condition. Bound in full brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Octavo. [xxxvi] + 177pps. No dustjacket. There is light wear to the spine-ends and a tidy gift-inscription is penned on the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. With Forewords by A. E. (George Russell) and Horace Reynolds.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition. Hardcover.

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1984. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. ix + 242pps. First Printing. The spine-ends are mildly bumped and there are a few vague dust spots atop the textblock, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed and has a small crease in the rear flap. An excellent copy.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "Philosophers since the time of Plato and Aristotle on through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and into the modern period of analytical philosophy have debated the relationship between general semiotics and the philosophy of language. This ongoing argument, at the very core of epistemology, as well as the study of communication and signification, is the tradition that informs this brilliant and witty book by the… Read More