Search Results: Language Arts from Old Algonquin Books

Boston: The Writer, 1946. revised. Hardcover. Very Good +. The 101 plots in the title actually go up to number 124 in thi sedition. Small book in red cloth has a small bumped corner and a small white spot on the back, otherwise fine.

New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. Fine. Preface in Volume I by Wilberforce Eames who also wrote Volume III Checklist, Three fine volumes in heavy-weight paper with illustration of each in volumes I and II. Brown cloth, gold title on red box on spine Heavy set: No priority or international shipping.

Urbana: University Of Illinois Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Interviews with 13 authors: Ann Beattie, Raymond Carver, Thomas McGuane, Ursula Le Guin, etc. Review copy with review slip laid in.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1945. Hardcover. Fine/Good. No statement of edition, but "A Wartime Book" stated on copyright page so probably first edition. 677 pages.with works or parts of works by 84 authors, including Sherwood Anderson, Stewart White, Eugene Field, etc. Book is fine. Dust jacket has a few 1/2" to 1" chips and edgrwear.

New York: Theatre Arts Books, (1947) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Fourth printing. 328 pages. Extra card laid in that shows phonetic symbols as also shown on the endpapers. Light fade along top of red board edges. Speckling on top page edges. Gray dust jacket has $7.50 price on flap. Jacket has couple of scrapes on back, small tear, and slightly tanned spine.

New York: Burt Franklin, no date. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Nice reprint of 1897 edition. Burgundy binding with gold lettering on spine. History from the beginnings in 1726 to 1895. 423 pages.

1985. Soft Cover. Fine. Booklet of pages 137-177 with portrait of Charles Scribner (1821-1871) and other photos. Bound in stapled tan wrapes. In 1967 the Scribners publishing company deeded its archives to Princeton University.

New Castle: Oak Knoll, 1995. Reprint. Hardcover. As New/as new. Reprint of 1968 book with new 1995 introduction by Nicolas Barker. 315 pages with many b/w illustrations of art, type and design.

New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli. Letters between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his literary agent, Haarold Ober, 1919-1940. 441 pages. Book, bound in blue cloth, is fine. Bright dust jacket has couple of 1 to 2 inch tears, wear on edges and folds. Price is intact on flap..

Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good +. 44-page book in original blue cloth boards. Light wear on edges.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing, 1998. Soft Cover. Fine. Magazine. Volume 3, Number 10. Featuring "The Naked and the Undead, Cronicles of Anne Rice" with her photo on front cover, and articles by Jean Ashton "What is History Worth", John Dunning "Books for Love or Money", Leah Brumer "To the Letter", etc.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9780226069845 on newer publications

Peoria: Manual Arts Press, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. Book in special binding of beige tweed over boards with the previous owner's name imprinted on front and his name written on front free endpaper. Boards are somewhat soiled but sturdy and pages are clean with many illustrations & photos.160 pages. No dust jacket.

Boone: Appalachian Consortium, 1974. Soft Cover. vVery Good +. 31-page stapled booklet. Beige and tan pictorial cover. Few light spots on rear cover and 1/2" inked out price on front free endpaper.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth printing of third edition which is actually the 7th edition of an earlier title "The Golden Book" of 1927. Aside from all that this is a 676-page book covering origins of the alphabet, varieties of books and printers and illustrations, bindings, etc. Dark gray/black cloth binding. A couple of light spots on the rear board and a couple of light pencil marks on contents page. No jacket.

New York: Facts On File, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 287 pages, index, Quotations, anecdotes, facts and gossip on authors, publishers, readers, reviewers, and books. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has light wear at top of spine.

New York: Macmillan, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Words and phrases used by different professions and trades. 347 pages. Book is fine, Bright dust jacket has some half-inch chips at bottom edge, and a scrape on front flap.

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The Selected Writings of Laurence Clark Powell, chosen with an introduction by William Targ. Includes new essays and previously published writings. Signed by Powell on the front fly leaf. Green cloth binding. Tan dust jacket has price intact on flap

New York: Argus, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Fun interesting commentary on living with books by Sherlock Holmes enthusiast and bibliographer of several authors works. Previous Denver bookcollector's stamp on front free endpaper and an unnamed bookplate on pastedown. Bright red dust jacket has the $3.50 price on flap. A 2x1/2" chip on rear panel and smaller chips on spine tips.

New Haven: Tate Gallery for Yale Center for British Art, 1981. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. A bibliographic catalog of the Sport in Art and Books in the personal library of Paul Mellon--a history of English books on the subject.. 9x11-1/2 inches, 427 pages. Numerous illustrations. Tiny bit of wear on the board corners. Light edgwear on dust jacket spine & corners. A very heavy book; will require addition postage for priority mail. Not available for shipping outside the U.S.