Search Results: Titles starting with V from R. Siedlecki Vintage Books

Anaheim, California : Marketing Department, Disneyland, Walt Disney Productions, 1965. Summer 1965, Magazine Format, First Edition. A wonderful, vintage Disneyland publication. Condition: creases to binding and upper corners of pages, lightly age toned; else overall Very Good. Text is readable, photos clear. This issue includes articles such as "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln," "There's Magic in this Kingdom" (all about Disneyland), "World's Most Famous Berry Farm," information about Disneyland (with two-page map), "Tips for Travelers," "Vacationland Highlights," "Disneyland Services," and more. Wonderful vintage advertising throughout, including Aunt Jemima's Kitchen, United Airlines, Marineland, Knott's Berry Farm & Ghost Town, Mission San Fernando, Danish Village Breads, Santa Monica, and more. Historical. Collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. [1971] FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. SIGNED IN FULL BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON ON HIS OFFICIAL BOOKPLATE AFFIXED TO FIRST FREE ENDPAPER. Red and blue hardcover, illustrated endpapers, vintage photos, letters and documents, maps, and comprehensive Index, 636 pages. Condition of hardcover: Fine. Text clean and clear, photos/illustrations clean and vivid. Book stored in temperature-controlled room. Dustjacket: creases/chips, shelf wear/short tear to extremities. Abrasion marks to rear panel. Overall: Very Good. Price intact on flap. After more than three decades of public service, Lyndon Baines Johnson became, amid the tragedy of his predecessor's assassination, the thirty-sixth President of the United States. He took office with masterful firmness, calming a shaken nation, preserving the continuity of government, and prodding the Congress into the passage of an extraordinary program of legislation. He passed into law four major civil rights measures,… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, 1993. [1993] FIRST EDITION hardcover and dustjacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Condition of hardcover: Binding has minor bumps to two corners, tiny chip to extremity of back cover, light rubbing to spine (slightly affecting lettering). Binding tight, free of cracks and tears. Light corner creases to several pages. Faint age toning to edges. Overall, Very Good. Book stored in temperature-controlled environment. Free of the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Dustjacket: Lightly age toned, minor shelf wear, short tears to top/bottom of spine panel, two creases to first flap. Else overall Very Good. Price intact on flap. Protected in Mylar cover. A nice signed first edition -- great for self-purchase or gift-giving. Book is about Mary Frazier Armstrong who is told she is going to die. So, she writes letters to friends and family letting them know she was Gay (she would be dead before they read the letters). However, the doctor states there was a mistake -- she is not going… Read More

Burlington, Vermont: Free Press Printing Company, 1941. [1941] Soft cover, illustrated, 91 pages. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS, Jacob B. Abbott. Condition: Creases to extremities of binding, light shelf wear. Inside covers of binding: Old glue marks where something was attached. First free endpaper: Long inscription and signature by author "Jacob Bates Abbott, May, 1948." Text is clear, clean, and easy to read. Illustrations are clear, vivid. Overall, Very Good. This is a folksy, warm, thoughtful, historical overview of the state of Vermont -- its culture, citizens, and topics such as education, religion, traits, traditions, and fellowships of the communities. A wonderful, vintage, collectible book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . Inscribed and Signed By Author… Read More

New York: Heritage Club, 1939. [1939] Hardcover and slipcase. THIS IS THE 1939 HERITAGE EDITION WITH ITS OWN SLIPCASE. Binding is a light tan/rose color, stylized border, gold title on spine, red tint to top edge. Illustrated by John Austin, including frontispiece with tissue overlay and seven other illustrations throughout with tissue overlays, 256 pages. Blue cardboard slipcase. Condition of hardcover: Faint age darkening, tiny black mark on lower left corner of top cover; else overall Near Fine. Text clear and readable, vintage illustrations clean and vivid (with tissues in place for each illustration). Condition of slipcase: "70¢" written on top right corner; lightly age toned (a tad darker at extremities); a few small marks, and some age discoloration; else Very Good. Goethe called this story the greatest novel of his day. Charles Dickens found the novel fascinating. The novel was probably written in 1762, first published in 1766. The reader will feel an instant sympathy with all… Read More

New York: Fortune and Other Magazines, 1940. Vintage American Automobile Ads. Over 85 advertisements, extracted from Fortune Magazine (so they are mostly the taller pages) and other vintage publications. All from issues from about 1935 to mid-1940s. Some full color, others in black and white. Most have straight tear lines after pulling from the magazines, a few have jagged areas from bound sections. However, virtually all can be matted to rid the tear lines at the bindings and framed. Overall, condition is Very Good to Near Fine. Here are highly collectible ads, photos or illustrations on the Packard Super-8, the DeSoto with Fluid Drive/Simplimatic Transmission, the Nash, the Marmon, the Buick Eight, the Cadillac V-16, the Packard Straight-Eight, the Chrysler "65" and "75," the Lincoln Continental V-12, the Pierce-Arrow (according to ad, "offered in 132 to 144-inch wheelbases"), the Cord Front Drive, the Diamond T Super-Service Truck, and many more. Vintage, uncommon… Read More

New York: The Library of Contemporary Thought: The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998. [1998] First Edition, 4th printing hardcover, SIGNED "J. CARTER" ON TITLE PAGE [NOT INSCRIBED TO SOMEONE, THE LESS DESIRABLE METHOD OF SIGNING]. 140 pages, plus three pages about the author and three pages of advertising for the publisher. Condition of hardcover: Fine, pristine condition. Kept by a book collector in a temperature-controlled book case; free of smelly humidity stains and the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Dustjacket: Minor shelf wear, else over Fine. Price intact on flap. Protected in Mylar cover. This insightful book by President Carter offers his wise, deeply personal meditation on the new experiences that come to us with age. As an older American, Carter has never enjoyed more prestige or influence on the world stage, nor has he ever felt more profound happiness with himself, with his accomplishments, and with his beloved wife, Rosalynn. He shares the knowledge and the pleasures… Read More