Search Results: Titles starting with U from North Books: Used & Rare

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression [Smiley, 016a]. Octavo (8vo). 98pp. + 8pp. ads. Bound in publisher's cloth boards with paper title label. VERY GOOD in Poor dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, the spine and boards somewhat toned, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. The dust jacket is missing the spine entirely and the front and back panel with several small chips. As pictured.

Texas: Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), 1991. Paperback. Stated First Edition. 8 x 10.5in. iii. 113pp. Publisher's pictorial wraps. NEAR FINE. Spine lightly tanned, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Berlin: Verlag von S. Karger, 1905. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 161pp. Bound in recent archival cloth with gilt titling and the initials of the former owner, eminent neurologist Dr. Mark Rayport, at the foot of the spine. NEAR FINE. Shows the faintest hint of a dampstain at the far bottommost of the textblock, otherwise the binding and text are Fine being completely free of all use and wear. As pictured.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.75in. x. 359pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself with very small checks and brief notations in light pencil (no ink whatsoever) occasionally throughout, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Delhi: D.K. Publishing House, 1973. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 96pp. + 15 black and white plates. Bound in the publisher cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows a rubbing mark of the front board, marginal shelf rubbing of the corners, front endpaper with a tape repair, several margins with bouts of toning, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. The dust jacket shows a small chip from the head of the spine, several closed tears and creasing bouts around the edges, otherwise is colorful and distinct. As pictured.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1986. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9in. xiii. 141pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. A one-fold pamphlet for a speaking engagement of the poet's with a biographical sketch, published by The Polish American Cultural Society of Saint Louise, tipped-in. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the bottom corners shelf rubbed, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the extremities marginally shelf rubbed, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

London: John Cassell, 1852. Hardcover. First Edition with the Cruikshank illustrations, Second Issue. 5 x 7.75in. xxiii. 391pp. [3pp., ads]. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt titling. 27 engravings on wood. VERY GOOD. Shows shelf rubbing of the extremities with slight loss, the slightest possible hints of oxidative stress at occasional parts of the text, some plates without tissue guards, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. First Edition: Limited Edition. 6.5 x 9.5in. xxiv. 660pp. Publisher's gilt decorated leather boards. FINE/AS NEW. Still in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. As pictured.

New York: Brentano's, 1929. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8vo). xvii. 225pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows several white specks on the front board, two very small abrasions of the cloth at the spine, bottom text-block edge with spots of discoloration, former owner signature on the front free endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards are bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1952. Hardcover. First Printing of the 'New Edition with Corrections.' 5.5 x 8in. 314pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows a small spot of light discoloration at the fore-edge, marginal shelf rubbing of the bottom edge, former owner name on the front endpaper and half-title page, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges with several very small chips, larger chips from the head and foot of the spine, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.75 x 8.5in. xxv. 478pp. [6pp., ads.] Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling. NEAR FINE. Shows marginal shelf rubbing along the extremities, a very small scuff of the front board, former owner name of the period neatly on the first blank, otherwise is Fine having been exceptionally well maintained. As pictured.

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9in. xiv. 348pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself shows the bottom text-block edge and title page with a former owner stamp and blind-stamp respectively, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows slight shelf rubbing of the extremities, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

New York: The Seabury Press, 1982. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. Near Fine. Shows the slightest hint of edge wear, a very small rubbing mark on the back panel, otherwise is Fine/As New being completely free from all defects, use, and wear of any kind whatsoever. As pictured.

New York: Scribner, 1997. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6.25 x 9.5in. 827pp. Publisher's boards. FINE/AS NEW in Fine/As New dust jacket. A flawless copy. As pictured.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6.25 x 9.5in. xiv. 334pp. Publisher's boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows several small spots of discoloration at the text-block edges, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket likewise with several small spots, price-clipped, otherwise remains Fine/As New. As pictured.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.75 x 8.5in. xix. 519pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows some shelf rubbing and discoloration, some shallow loss along the edges, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining distinct. As pictured.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6.25 x 9.5in. 317pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself with slight shelf rubbing of the extremities, small checkmarks and the occasional notation in light pencil (no ink whatsoever) occasionally throughout, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket show slight edge wear, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Pittsburgh: United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1881. Hardcover. First Edition. 5 x 7in. 192pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, the occasional light hint of toning throughout the textblock, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is completely unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Watertown, N.Y.: Knowlton & Rice, 1836. Hardcover. First Edition. 4 x 7in. viii. 300pp. Bound in one quarter leather over marbled boards. Morocco title label in gilt. VERY GOOD. Shows the extremities well rubbed with marginal losses, the bookplate of the Philomathesian Society at the front paste-down, presentation note of the period at the front endpaper, the front and back paste-downs are marginally foxed, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1950. Hardcover. First Printing of the Revised/Expanded Edition. 5.75 x 8.25in. 127pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, spine text somewhat rubbed; in all other respects remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows several small nicks along the extremities, a sticker shadow of the front panel, price-clipped, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.