Search Results: Titles starting with V from Resource Books, LLC

Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1884. First edition published under this title and with the author's authorization (pirated versions were previously published in a ladies' magazine under the name of Dorothea and later in book form under the name Dolly). Olive green cloth Victorian binding lettered in gilt and decorated in black, 392 pages. Covers have wear to the corners and spine ends, slight lean to binding, good hinge, binding sound with one gathering loosened but not detached, pages clean and free from names, markings, foxing, etc. Small community library bookplate on front pastedown, no other library markings, pockets, etc. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1930. First trade edition, 1930, with personalized inscription signed by Vallee in green ink on the half-title. Classic rags-to-riches show business story. Black cloth, illustrated endpapers, 263 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book has quite a bit of wear, including rubbed-through corners, chipped and fraying spine ends, front hinge lightly cracked, text block sound, pages a little age-toned at the edges but clean and free from other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has extensive edgewear and some chipping, vertical crease down the front panel, general shelfwear.. Inscribed by The Author. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Valentine's Manual, 1920. Volume V, 1921. Well-illustrated volume of New York City history, including numerous color plates, including one (of two - one is missing) folding plates, plus black and white plates. Light blue cloth with dark blue lettering and decoration, 271 pages. Spine faded, some spotting to front cover, typical edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, the second foldout absent, first foldout with some minor closed tears along fold lines, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1869. In French. Title page dated 1869. Single unnumbered volume from Oeuvres Completes de George Sand. Half red textured leather over red marbled boards, gilt spine lettering and decoration, raised spine bands, all edges decoratively speckled, marbled endpapers, seven inches tall. Some rubbing, mainly to the extremities, good hinges, firm text block, notation at top of title page, pages otherwise clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

St. Meinrad, IN: Grail Publications, 1956. First edition, 1956. Good in spotted dustjacket. Stories of valient women, inspirational stories told from a Roman Catholic viewpoint. Metallic silver cloth with light rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [2.50] and is spotted, rubbed and soiled, only one tiny chip.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978. First edition, 1978. Gray hardcover with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition but has a remainder mark on the top edge of the text block, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [19.95] and has a faded but readily legible spine, minor edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. First edition. Hardcover in color illustrated dustjacket. Very light shelfwear, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has edgewear and numerous tiny chips to the edges, slightly faded spine, light shelf soil to the white background of the rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1944. First Tower Books edition [1944], first printed by Dodd, Mead in 1931. Dark blue boards printed in red, 310 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Some light shelfwear, good hinges, sound text block, age-toned but clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some fading and some edge chips and tears, little paper loss.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1943. Worn but sound first edition of this work of historical fiction set in the Connecticut River Valley. Green cloth printed in maroon, color illustrated dustjacket. Covers rubbed at the extremities with some light colored spotting, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is age-darkened and has considerable rubbing, including some edge chips, darkened area from a clear tape repair inside the front panel, but fairly little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Copyright 1926, early reprint. Good to very good in damaged dustjacket. Orange cloth printed in black, color illustrated dustjacket. The book has light edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a 1928 gift notation inside the front cover, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has considerable tape old clear tape repairs that keep it from laying flat, some chipping, fairly little paper loss.. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Denmark: En Bok for Alla, 1998. In Swedish. Published 1998. Laminated pictorial boards, 286 pages, no dustjacket. Minimal shelfwear, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Martin Hopkinson, 1923. Published 1923. Red cloth with gilt lettering and cover decoration, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, 184 pages with index. The book is in very good condition with very slightly faded spine, foxed endpapers, gently rubbed corners and spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norwich [Connecticut]: Thomas Hubbard, 1795. First American edition, 1795. Worn. Important reference for the late 18th century American artisan, farmer or householder. Full leather, 6.75" tall, 240 pages. Covers uniformly rubbed and worn, no spine label, front free endpaper removed (book begins with title page), pages age-toned with some occasional old dampstains toward the bottom for the first and last few pages, old insect damage (worming) to the far bottom margins of the final 20 pages or so, text not affected. Name of Frank Warner, Dover NH written inside each cover and on the rear free endpaper.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Norwich [Connecticut]: Thomas Hubbard, 1795. First American edition, 1795. Fair to good condition. Important reference for the late 18th century American artisan. Full leather with dark red spine label, 6.75" tall, 240 pages. Covers lightly rubbed, binding sound, pages age-toned but clean, "Cullen Hays' Book" beautifully presented in script on front front free endpaper, modern name and address stamp in blue on the blank verso of the title page and at the bottom of the final page, with some light bleedthrough, some very light corner chipping, light to moderate foxing throughout.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: J. Bumstead's Printing Office, 1798. Third American edition, 1798. Very worn but complete reference for the late 18th century American artisan. Full leather with dark red spine label, 6.75" tall, 264 pages. Covers detached, spine heavily chipped, dark stain to upper corner of covers and on the pages throughout (about 2" x 2.5" at its worst, but text still legible), text block sound, pages generally age-darkened, name and 1807 date on rear free endpaper along with a modern name and address stamp in blue.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. First edition, 1892. Includes four full page black and white plates. Forest green cloth with maroon and gilt lettering and cover decoration, frontispiece, 249 pages. The book is in very good condition with very gently rubbed corners and spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, name and date on front free endpaper, otherwise clean pages with no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Watertown, Massachusetts: The Van Keuren Co., 1952. 1952 catalog illustrated in both color and black and white, includes separate price list. Dark blue leatherette printed in silver gilt with an embossed design on the front cover. Very good with only light wear along the spine, sound binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

West Hartford, CT: Self Published, 1987. First edition, 1987, signed by the author on the title page. Historical account of the development of West Hartford along with a more gossipy account of the Vanderbilt family and the huge mansion they built at West Hill. Privately published and distributed, essentially a photocopy with a fused plastic binding, 29 pages printed on one side only, including a plot plan, list of biographical sources and a few black and white illustrations. Very good condition with light edge rubbing and a name written at the bottom of the front cover, no other names or markings.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

West Hartford, Connecticut: Chamber of Commerce, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1940. Well-illustrated 1940 public relations booklet for the Town of West Hartford, with numerous black and white photos and a two-page map. Orange softcover printed in black and maroon, 16 pages. Some very light cover wear, internally about fine with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Syracuse, New York USA: Syracuse University Press, 1964. First edition, 1964. Eighty year old writer's first book, by a retired English teacher from upstate New York who wished to share the beauties of a quickly-vanishing past. Illustrated with line drawings. Orange cloth with black and gilt cover decoration and spine lettering, uncut edges, illustrated title spread, 365 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels about new, with sound text block, good hinges and clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped is in similar new condition with a very lightly faded spine panel and rubbed spine panel ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.