Aurora press ny (62 resultados)

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Light edge wear. A nice, solid copy. ; B & W illustrations and color plates; 5.5 X 0.75 X 8.5 inches; 213 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Former owner's ame crossed out on title page. Lightly edge worn. A nice, crisp copy. ; B & W Diagrams; 5.55 X 0.93 X 8.47 inches; 383 pages.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Published w/out dj. 1st Edition. NYC: Aurora, 1983. 1st edition, F/. Paperback has very little wear. Illustrated with drawings. Lots of sensible material for improving your health and energy. Nice copy, 193 pp.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. The book is in good condition, with a clean cover and intact binding. There are no visible inscriptions or signatures, and it is not an ex-library copy. The pages are well-preserved, with minimal signs of wear. unknown (no dust jacket present). Kim Wang (ilustrador).…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. An original issue from the "Great Lovers" sub-series of Little Journeys, recounting the romantic and tragic story of Ferdinand Lassalle, the German-Jewish socialist political activist, and Helene von Doniges — a real-life love affair that ended in a fatal duel and became a sensation of its era. Cover carries Hubbard's period tagline: "Comparatively few mortals ever experience this re-birth that a great love gives." Issue No. 4 of Volume XIX of the series. Gilt corded binding. First and last leaves uncut. Front and rear covers are chipped, bumped, with small tears in several places. They are also being held by the binding and have separated from each other at the hinge. Interior, however, is very nice - tight, unmarked, very slightly bumped at the corners, and holding well.…

Soft cover. Condición: Almost Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Softcover Wraps. Softcover Edition, Sixth Printing. Softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Condición: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st edition. Tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. The book is in good condition with a solid binding. The cover shows some minor wear, typical for a trade paperback of this age, but remains vibrant and intact. There are no inscriptions or library markings, and the pages are clean with slight age-related toning. no jacket present (trade paperback).…

Volume I only. Miriam Edition (as stated upon title page). 150 pages. Paperback: H 19.25cm x L 14.5cm. Grayish-gray paper covers soiled with mild stains; front cover's white title label soiled with slight chipping along edges; staining and discoloration to bluish-green cloth spine. Black top edge; deckle fore-edge and bottom edge. Some occasional foxing to interior leaves. Six b/w portrait plate illustrations retain their tissue guards; Harriet Martineau plate has surface peeling and small chip at page edges with large chipping to opposing tissue guard. Reviews the lives of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Madame Guyon, Harriet Martineau, Charlotte Bronte, Christina Rossetti, and Rosa Bonheur. A good copy of a popular Roycrofter publication. …

Soft cover. Condición: Good. This Roycrofter publication is tight. The pages are clean. It has a light bump on the lower edge. The covrs ae clean and tight.

Paperback. Condición: Good. covers have minor wear and numerous edge tears, sunning of edges, corners bumped, binding tight, no writing, poems and short essays by various authors and poets Size: 6.25 x 9.25.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original "Little Journeys" issue devoted to Thomas Henry Huxley, the English biologist and prominent defender of Darwinian evolution known as "Darwin's Bulldog." Issue No. 3 of Volume XVII of the series. Gilt corded binding. B & W portrait of Huxley laid in. VG+ with very light bumping along the front of the covers consistent with what you would expect with soft covers this age. Lightly rubbed at the bottom of the hinge. Else tight, clean, unmarked - as if unread.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original "Little Journeys" pamphlet in the "Eminent Orators" sub-series, profiling Martin Luther, the German reformer and central figure of the Protestant Reformation, framed through Hubbard's lens as a master of persuasive speech and conviction. Issue No. 4 of Volume XII of this series. Gilt corded binding. B & W portrait of Luther laid in. Portrait has a very faint 1" dampstain along the front edge. Yapped-style covers a little bumped and chipped as would be expected for a soft cover volume of this age. Bottom of hinge scraped. Interior is tight, clean, and as if unread.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original "Little Journeys" issue on Edwin Austin Abbey, the American-born illustrator and painter best known for his murals and his work for Harper's magazine. As a subject closer to Hubbard's own era, this issue offers a more contemporary counterpart to the series' usual Old Master profiles. Gilt corded binding. Issue No. 5 of Volume XI of the series. First two leaves and last leaf uncut. B & W portrait of Abbey laid in. Light bumping along edges of soft covers as would be expected for a volume this old. Bottom of hinge a little scraped. Else, interior is tight, unmarked and clean with only some minor bumping of bottom corners of last few leaves.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original Roycroft Press biography of Benvenuto Cellini, the flamboyant Florentine goldsmith, sculptor, and memoirist of the Italian Renaissance — a natural subject for Hubbard's colorful narrative style. No 4 of Volume XI of series. Gilt corded binding. First and last leaves uncut. VG+ condition with light bumping of yapped-style covers one would expect for a soft cover issue of this age. Bottom of hinge also a little rubbed. Else tight, unmarked - as if new.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. An original Roycroft "Little Journeys" issue on Giovanni Bellini, patriarch of the Venetian school of Renaissance painting. Hubbard's essay traces Bellini's life and workshop alongside his own reflections on the artist's craft and legacy. Gilt cord binding. All leaves uncut. B & W portrait of Bellini laid in. Yapped-style soft covers and hinge ends a bit bumped as would be expected for soft covers this old. Else uncut leaves are like new.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. An original Roycroft Press "Little Journeys" pamphlet devoted to Bertel Thorvaldsen, the celebrated Danish Neoclassical sculptor. As with all issues in Hubbard's series, the text blends biography, art criticism, and Hubbard's own philosophical asides, printed in the distinctive Roycroft house style. B & W portrait of subject laid in. Gilt corded binding. Front and rear edges a bit bumped as would be expected for a soft cover issue of this age. Else tight, unmarked, in near original condition.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. An original Roycroft "Little Journeys" biography of John Tyndall, the Irish physicist celebrated for his work on light scattering, radiant heat, and popular science lecturing in Victorian Britain. Issue No 4 in Volume XVII of the series. B & W portrait of Tyndall laid in. Gilt corded binding. Very light bumping of outer edges of the yapped-style covers, to be expected with soft covers of this age. Else, interior is tight, unmarked, and as if unread.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. An original Roycroft Press "Little Journeys" biography of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the American-born painter and etcher famed for "Whistler's Mother" and his combative wit — a subject with strong crossover appeal to Whistler and Aesthetic Movement collectors beyond the usual Roycroft/Arts & Crafts audience. Gilt corded binding. Issue No 6 of Volume XI of series. First and last leaves uncut. Yapped-style covers a little bumped as would be expected for a soft cover volume of this age. Hinge bottom a bit rubbed. Page 137 has a small tear (1/4") at bottom of leaf. Else tight, clean and unmarked.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Original softcover pamphlet from Elbert Hubbard's long-running "Little Journeys" series, published by the Roycroft Press. This issue presents Hubbard's characteristically opinionated, essay-style biography of Raphael Sanzio, the Italian High Renaissance painter and architect. Roycroft "Little Journeys" issues are prized by Arts & Crafts collectors for their period typography, hand-set Roycroft printer's device, and deckle-edged format as originally issued. Gilt cord binding. Issue No. 1 of Volume X of the Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists series. Front cover has been previously bent at bottom corner. Yapped style covers a little bumped as would be expected for a soft cover volume of this age. Interior nice, tight, and unmarked.…

paper wrappers, cord tied. small 8vo. paper wrappers, cord tied. (ii), 16, (4) pages. A historical fiction written by Francis LoMascolo about the sinking of the Frontenac in Cayuga Lake. Digitally printed on acid free papers. Frontispiece is photograph of the Frontenac. Also contains a recipe for 'Aunt Lena's Chocolate Cake' at the end. Press of Robert Lomascolo (ilustrador).…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by author to title page with personalized inscription. Brown flocked wraps with trace edgewear and slightly sunned spine. Stapled binding sound, interior clean. Monochrome illustrations. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 45 pp. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original issue of Roycrofters "Little Journeys" biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Genevan philosopher whose political and educational writings profoundly influenced the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Part of the "Great Reformers" sub-series. Issue No, 6 of Volume XXI of the series. Gilt corded binding. B & W portrait of author laid in. First two and last two leaves uncut. Yapped-style covers are bumped a little along the front edges and bottoms as would be expected with soft covers of this age. Small chip at the bottom of the hinge. Interior is tight, clean, unmarked and as if unread.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original issue of the "Little Journeys" pamphlet in the "Great Reformers" sub-series profiling Thomas Paine, the Anglo-American political theorist and author of "Common Sense" and "The Age of Reason," whose radical writings helped shape the American Revolution. Issue No 5 of Volume XX of the series. Gilt corded binding. First two leaves uncut (and one nested in the other) and last leaf uncut as well. Portrait of Paine laid in. Yapped-style covers are a little bumped along the front and bottom edges as might be expected with soft covers of this age. Bottom of hinge lighly chipped as well. Interior is tight, clean, unmarked and as if unread. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. An original Roycroft "Little Journeys" biography of Henry Ward Beecher, the influential 19th-century American clergyman, abolitionist, and one of the most famous orators of his day. Part of the "Eminent Orators" run within the Little Journeys series. VG+ condition. Gilt corded binding. Issue No. 5 in Volume XIII of series. B & W portrait of Beecher laid in, with just a bit of sunning along the front edge. All leaves are uncut and as if new. Front covers have minor bumps to be expected with a volume of this age. Bottom of hinge a little scraped. Else tight, clean. …

Condición: Very Good. An original Roycroft Press "Little Journeys" biography of Antonio da Correggio, the Italian Renaissance master of Parma known for his illusionistic dome frescoes. Gilt cord binding. First leaves uncut. Issue No 2 of Volume XI of series. VG+ condition with yapped-style wraps a bit bumped and hinge ends a little chewed up. Else, interior is tight, clean, and like new.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. An original "Little Journeys" pamphlet from the "Great Teachers" sub-series, profiling Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement — a notably contemporary and, at the time, controversial subject for Hubbard's biographical treatment. A strong crossover item of interest to Christian Science historians and collectors as well as Roycroft/Arts & Crafts collectors. Issue No. 5 of Volume 23 of the series. Gilt corded binding. Several leaves throughout are uncut. B & W portrait of Ms. Eddy laid in. Two leaves have small chips out of the front edges from the cutting process (and the actual chips are left on the second page of the cut leaf). Very minor rubbng and bumping along the front edges of the covers, commensurate with soft, yapped-style covers of this age. Else, interior is tight, clean, unmarked, and as if unread.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Thus. Though supposedly limited to 1983 copies, this is an out-of-series un-numbered and un-signed copy. Good condition, though drab blue cloth and spine show some discoloration and edge wear. No markings or bookplates, no jacket, probably none issued. 107 pages, nicely printed. Seems to be Christian fiction. Apparently many year prior, issued under the title "Dreams". …

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 12mo stapled wraps, loss at front btm corner of front cover, 32p, scarce.