1896 1993 (32 resultados)

Reprint (originally published by Bantam Books in 1991). xviii, 574 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; bumping and scuffs at edges; short tear at head of rear flap fold; 3cm tear at front flap fold heel with verso tape repair; front flap is not price-clipped. Beige cloth with black lettering to spine and…

Second printing (first published August 1964). 208 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with a few nicks at edges; spine head bumped; short closed tear at rear panel's top edge; some toning to spine panel and to white rear panel. Aquamarine cloth; bright white stamping to spine with head bumped. Li…

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). viii, 259 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 16.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some soiling and foxing; verso tape repairs to creasing/tearing at spine head; long chip across top of rear panel; other lesser edge-wear; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Slate gray cloth; vibr…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiv+609 pages with plates, diagrams, maps, illustrations, bibliographies and index. Quarto (10" x 7 1/2") bound in original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped AP to cover. First edition. Contents: Sir Eric Thompson, 1898-1…

Condición: Very Good. First Edition. ~ Cubierta ilustrada por Basilio ~ La primera edición, que salió sin fecha en 1924, con 290 páginas numeradas + 1 hoja en blanco. La ilustración de la cubierta, firmada Basilio, está fechada « 24 ». ~ Rústica original muy bien conservada ~ 290p+1fb ~ 19x12x2cm. ~ Muy Buen estado e intonso, só…

"The First Lady of the Silent Screen," whose films ranged from silent classics such as "Birth of a Nation" (1915) to made-for-television dramas such as "The Whales of August" (1987). PS, 4" X 6", n.p., n.y. Fine. Modern mat finish sepia tone printed photograph of a young Gish, head and shoulders, she gazing soulfully to the view…

"The First Lady of the Silent Screen," whose films ranged from silent classics such as "Birth of a Nation" (1915) to made-for-television dramas such as "The Whales of August" (1987). IPS, 8" X 11", n.p., n.d. Near fine. Minor wrinkling near top edge (only). Book photograph (other images/text on verso), a flat-finish black-and-wh…

"The First Lady of the Silent Screen," whose films ranged from silent classics such as "Birth of a Nation" (1915) to made-for-television dramas such as "The Whales of August" (1987). TNS, 1p, 5" X 7", n.p., 1984 November 28. Addressed to Terry Kocsett. Near fine. On colorful red and green candy cane and evergreen bough holiday s…

"The First Lady of the Silent Screen," whose films ranged from silent classics such as "Birth of a Nation" (1915) to made-for-television dramas such as "The Whales of August" (1987). TLS, 1p, 8" X 11", n.p., 1990 April 17. Addressed to Al Silk. Very good. Among various topics, discusses her career: "It has been my privilege to w…

2pp., 4to. 41 lines. In fair condition, on aged paper. He begins by stating that 'Yellow Sands' 'only touches social questions by the accident of the plot. Socialism is a word the definition of which no two people appear to agree about. Ask a dozen Socialists what they understand by their faith & they will each tell you somethin…

4pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper, with minor rust marking from a paperclip. She writes that she and her sister have that day 'worshipped at the Temple Church and enjoyed to the full all the delights that were spread before us, in that rare environment'. His cards have 'proved an "open sesame" wherever we went…

This American aviator vaulted to fame when he led what became known as "Doolittleís Raid," the first aerial raid on Tokyo in World War Two, a crucial psychological if not tactical success that demoralized the Japanese as it smashed forever the myth of their domestic invincibility. IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.d. Near fine. Handsome la…

This American aviator vaulted to fame when he led what became known as "Doolittleís Raid," the first aerial raid on Tokyo in World War Two, a crucial psychological if not tactical success that demoralized the Japanese as it smashed forever the myth of their domestic invincibility. IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.d. Near fine. Handsome la…