Search Results: Authors starting with A from Foundling Books

New York: St. Martin's Press. VG+/P. 1991. Not First Edition. Hardcover. 031205811X . DJ chips, tears, edgeworn, rubbed. Book spine ends crimped. ; Black boards, black quarter cloth. ; 8vo; 347 pages; The ordeal of an innocent man on death row - his own story. He eventually gained his freedom as a result of the attention brought to bear on his case by the film The Thin Blue Line. .

Dallas, TX: Baskerville Publishers. F/VG. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 1880909103 . DJ, book is NEW, blue boards, binding, and contents as new, DJ has a small 1 inch tear at top of back which is tape repaired. ; 268 pages; A delightful story of conservative, eccentric, older gentlemen from London who, seeking a slower pace, relocate to rural Arkansas. What delightful exploits abound. .

David Mckay Co. , E. M. Hale and Co. , Cadmus Books. G/NONE. 1952. Hardcover. No DJ, green illustrated cloth boards, binding, ex lib. With usual markings, coming loose at hinges and spine, corners and edges frayed, badly worn, covers generally soiled, some stains, contents generally clean and intact, but no longer bright. ; 24 pages; A great early (first grade) reader with animal analogies for getting ready for the winter season. .

San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich. G/G+. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0152138757 . Usual ex lib faults. Edge and corner wear, bumps, some minor wrinkling to pages. DJ in mylar, taped to boards. ; Green boards, tan quarter cloth. ; Ex-Lib; Color Illustrations; 8vo; Unpaginated pages; A rhythmic cycle of poems about a special day in May when the hunter becomes the hunted. .

New York: Golden Press, 1982. VG/NONE. 1981. First US Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0307317048 . Some light rubbing to boards, head of spine slightly crimped. ; Glossy illustrated boards. Decorated endpapers. Wonderfully illustrated. ; Color Illustrations; Small 8vo; Unpaginated pages; A Wacky Families book by this British award-winning children's author. A most delightful book about the circus. Originally published in 1981 by Puffin (Viking Kestral) , this Golden Press edition was the first in the U. S. .

Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. VG+/NONE. 2002. First Edition Thus. Softcover; First Printing. 0306811030 . New, unused book. Black remainder mark to foot of textblock. ; Trade paperback. Glossy pictorial wraps. ; Remainder; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 241 pages; First Da Capo Press edition. Originally published 1992 by Faber and Faber. An intimate family portrait of Groucho Marx and the Marx Brothers. .

New York: Dutton. VG+/F. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; Fifth Printing. 0525938982 . New, unused book. Black remainder mark to foot of textblock. Dustjacket in archival Brodart protector. ; Yelllow boards, blue quarter cloth. ; Remainder; B&W Illustrations; ; 161 pages; Back to the basics! A very entertaining, unique approach to reevaluating the basic management principles which are needed for today's business environment. The truths we can still discover from A. A. Milne's classic stories! .

New York: Dutton. F/F. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0525942939 . New, unused book. Dustjacket in archival Brodart protector. ; White boards, green quarter cloth. ; B&W Illustrations; ; 209 pages; A more successful, straightforward, common sense approach to achieving success - your goals - cannot be found outside the Hundred Acre Wood. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. VG/G. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ, ivory boards, red cloth binding, previous owner's name on ffep, bottom of spine crimped, slight edge wear to boards, DJ chipped, small tears to edges, spine faded, price clipped, but front and back clean and bright. ; 506 pages; Hilarious, serious, and powerfully affecting story of a young American woman's uproarious tumble through the fads and shocks and essential experiences of the 60s and 70s. Author's first book. .

New York: Boy Scouts of America. VG/NONE. 1932. First Edition. Softcover; First Printing. Some spine and edgewear, pages foxed, succession of previous owners' names scratched out on title page which has 2 inch tear from head of hinge, but rest is still attached. Diagonal crease at top corner of rear cover. Yellow lettering on front cover a little faded. Lower corner of front cover as well as pages very slightly curled. ; Navy blue leatherette wraps with yellow lettering and decoration. Blue printing on pages, including photos and drawings. Last page is a one page index. ; 16mo; 154 pages; Title page states First Denbook, First Imprint. This is the 1st edition, other than the proof edition (Fisk and Bearce, Collecting Scouting Literature, 2nd Rev. Ed. , p.155 ) . The first handbook for Boy Scouts to use as guide for serving as Den Chiefs for a Cub Scout Den. Up to this point, Cub Scouting had been an experimental program for younger boys not yet old enough to join a Boy Scout Troop.… Read More

New York: Boy Scouts of America. VG/NONE. 1947. Revised Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. Spine ends crimped and worn, covers lightly soiled, faded, corners bumped, previous owner's name on ffep, pencilled notes to front endpapers and a few of the pages. ; Red leatherette covered boards, gold stamped lettering to spine and front. ; 8vo; 175 pages; The August, 1947 first revised edition of the 1941 book, by the Staff of the Division of Personnel. A comprehensive guide for Scouting Professionals, with sample forms, meeting plans, leadership skills, community and sponsor relationships, training, etc. Includes a contemporaneous reading list and index. .

New Brunswick, NJ: Boy Scouts of America. VG/NONE. 1948. Not First Edition. Softcover. Very light soiling to wraps, top corner of front cover with diagonal crease, small amount of wear to spine, previous owner's information pencilled on forms printed on front endpapers. ; Very stiff soft covers, book is very clean and bright. Nice copy. ; 16mo; 176 pages; Handbook for Boy Scouts serving in the leadership position of Den Chief for a Cub Scout Den. Programs, activities, games, and other ideas for Den meetings. .

New York: Warner. VG+/VG+. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0446512567 . DJ, royal blue boards with white cloth binding which is nice and tight, boards some fading at edges, red rubber stamp on pages at foot of spine, contents clean and bright as new, DJ some shelf wear, minor creasing. ; 256 pages; An examination of the state of fatherhood, true stories of fathers of some celebrities and a look at the challenges facing fathers and their children in modern society. .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. G/NF. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ in mylar, ex lib. With usual markings, excellent reading copy, green boards with green cloth binding, shelf wear to bottom of boards and general usage wear. ; 318 pages; A brawling novel of the bawdiest Irish playwright ever to lift a glass. Author's first novel. .

New York: Harper Entertainment. F/NONE. 2001. First Edition. Softcover; First Printing. 0380809079 . New, unused book. No flaws. ; Trade paperback. Glossy metallic wraps. List of top disco artists and their hits. ; Remainder; B&W Photographs; ; 196 pages; The seventies and eighties saw the comeback of the dance clubs and a glitzy, high tech audio and visual experience for the dancers and club goers. Here is the history of the new genre, disco. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. VG/F. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, rust boards, brown cloth binding, front board creased from heavy weight, small drawn star in ink on title page, o, w clean and bright, inside and out, DJ as new. ; 249 pages; An enigmatic beauty living in California hires a tough talking investigator to track down a runaway teen, but doesn't realize that bad guys are hunting the girl too, or that a psychotic ex con may hold the key to her whereabouts, or that this John Tracer's first case. .

Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press. VG+/G. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. 0878881328 . DJ, green boards, binding nice and tight, slight edgewear, bottom corners bumped, boards clean and bright, as are contents, DJ clean and bright with tears, chipping, shelf wear, small scuff and little tape residue on front ep. ; 196 pages; Juvenile novel of an eleven year old girl. .

New York: Orchard Books. F/VG+. 1993. First Edition. Paperback; First Printing. 0531054721 . DJ rubbed with just a little edgewear. ; Orange boards, brown quarter cloth. ; 8vo; 184 pages; Great story about a modern day family and its effects on an 8th grade girl. .

Ashland, OH: Landoll. F/NONE. 1996. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 1569875359 . No DJ as issued, glossy pictorial boards, slightest bump to bottom corners, 2 very small dents foot of front cover. ; 10 pages; A wonderfully imaginative pop-up book for Looney Tunes fans. .

Walt Disney Company. VG/NONE. 1991. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Very slight shelfwear. ; Pictorial boards with stamped title to front cover. Lavish photography throughout tracks the stages of construction and development of Walt Disney World throught its first 20 years. ; Photographs; ; 168 pages .