Search Results: Authors starting with A from Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

London: Printers Inc Press, 1985. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Oblong 12mo. 50 pages, most of which are black & white photographs of East End London cafes. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Inscribed and signed by the photographer on the title page. With an Introduction by Bernard Kops..

New York, NY: Neale Publishing Company, 1917. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 235 pages of text. Orange hardcover binding is sunned/faded on the spine, with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with a frontisportrait of the author. Previously owned by Ulysses S. Grant IV with his name penciled on the inside front cover. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

Northbrook, IL: Sports Marketing Services, Ltd., 1988. Autograph. Very good- condition. Unbound. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. One page document signed by Jim Abbott, the one-armed pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, the California Angels, and was an All American at the University of Michigan. There is some creasing and wear, and the place for the player to sign was highlighted in yellow. Signed in red ink by baseball player Jim Abbott..

Farmington, ME: No publisher, 1840. Book. Very good+ condition. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. One page letter, handwritten and signed by Jacob Abbott, the prolific writer of juvenile (and other) literature. An attached blank leaf is the cover and address sheet, addressed to Mrs. Eliza Reed Care of Rev. Dr. Reed Hackney England, with postmarks. The letter reads "Mrs Reed Dear Madam, Your note, with the very interesting pamphlet accompanying it, has only recently come to my hands, in this place, where I now reside. I assure you that I feel highly honored by the expressions of approbation in regard to some of my writings...I contemplate visiting England within a year or two. Remember me also most respectfully to your husband...[signed] Jacob Abbott.".

London, UK: Punch Office, 1846. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First thus edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xii, 252 pages of text. Full brown leather binding (by Bartlett & Co. Boston) with elaborate decorative gilt tooling on spine and gilt ruling on edges of boards; date in gilt at bottom of spine. Maroon leather spine labels. Original purple publisher's cloth is bound in at the rear (front cover and spine only). Title page is printed in red and black. Frontisportrait and title page engraving by Cruikshank. The first one volume edition..

London: Punch Office, 1847. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Three volumes uniformly bound in blue leather, with rubbing to the hinges and one hinge strengthened. ENGLAND: appears to be a first edition with title pages dated 1847 and 1848, and publisher listed as Punch Office. Both volumes are complete with the half-title page, each illustrated with 10 colored plates and 120 in-text black-and-white illustrations by John Leech. Small scuff to title page of first volume. ROME: no date on title page and printer listed as Bradbury and Evans. Contains 10 color plates and 98 in-text black-and-white illustrations by John Leech. All three volumes are bound in matching blue leather bindings; top edge gilt. Minor soiling to some page edges, one title page with a small crack at the hinge, and minor wear to the bindings. Measures 8.5 inches (height). An attractive set..

Detroit, MI: Aboriginal Research Club, 1945. Book. Paperback. Michigania; 2 copies of souvenir, paper wrappers; together with 1936 annual report, paper wrapper,.

New York, NY: London House & Maxwell, 1964. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 107 pages of text. Red hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; almost in near fine condition; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

New York, NY: London House & Maxwell, 1964. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 107 pages of text. Red hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with a small tear and crease, a small scuff on the spine, and a stain on the front panel; protected in archival mylar. Minimal spotting to the top of the closed page edges. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

Milan, Italy: Charta, 1998. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). 475 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor bumping to corners. The unclipped dustjacket has minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 707 illustrations, of which 247 are in color. Texts by numerous contributors. Contains a list of exhibitions. The text is clean and unmarked. English language edition. First edition..

Beverly Hills, CA: Morrison, Raven-Hill. 286 pages of text. Hardcover binding of pictorial paper covered boards with minimal shelfwear, in almost new condition; protected in custom-fitted (removable) archival mylar. Contains over 1100 illustrations from photos. Limited to 200 numbered and 52 lettered (A-Z, AA-ZZ) copies; this is "UU" of the 52 lettered copies. Complete with the ribbon bookmark attached to a plastic capsule filled with makeup. Signed by Forest J. Ackerman, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Ken Strickfaden, James M. Babcock [consultant], Hyang Ro Kim [cover designer], Stanley R. Caidin [attorney], and Brian L. Forbes [CEO Morrison, Raven-Hill]. Contains a cameo by Vincent Price. Movies; Biography; Lon Chaney (1883-1930). Quarto: measures 11.25 inches (28.7cm) height. First printing of the First edition. . Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 1983.

Beverly Hills, CA: Morrison, Raven-Hill, 1983. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First edition, 1st printing. Quarto (4to). 286 pages of text. Quarto: measures 28.7cm in height. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear, in almost new condition. Contains over 1100 illustrations from photos. Contains a cameo by Vincent Price. Movies; Biography; Lon Chaney (1883-1930). 1st printing of the 1st hardcover edition..

Beverly Hills, CA: Morrison, Raven-Hill, 1983. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. First edition, 1st printing. Quarto (4to). Lon Chaney 1883-1930; 286 pages of text; 28.7cm; pictorial paperback binding; over 1100 illustrations from photos; articles by Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Kenneth Strickfaden, et al; cameo by Vincent Price. In original publisher's shrinkwrap. Movies, Biography. First printing of the first paperback edition..

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1907. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). vi, 200 pages of text including index. Maroon hardcover cloth binding with minor shelfwear, and stains to bottom edge of boards. With printed slip tipped-in "With Compliments of Charles F. Adams." Three other stories are included in the text that are not referenced on the title page. They are: "The Journeyman's Retrospect," "The Harvard Tuition Fee," and "The Fiftieth Year. 1856-1906." Text is clean and attractive..

London: Allan Wingate, 1958. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 128 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minor darkening of spine, and minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains numerous black & white decorations by John R. Matthews..

New York: Citadel Press, 1966. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 192 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Stated "First Edition.".

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 179 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket is heavily sunned on spine, with several small chips, tears and creases to extremities, and minor soiling; protected in archival mylar..

Washington, D.C: Gales and Seaton, 1835. Book. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 94 pages of text; 21.5cm; disbound; author U.S. president 1825-29; Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette 1757-1834; served U. S. Army, French army; previous owner marks..

New York: Colophon, 1936. Book. Paperback. Books about books; p.610-619, The Colophon: New Series, vol. I, no. 4; 24cm; paper wrapper..

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1957. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 289 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimla shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal rubbing to the extremities, with a few tiny chips and tears, and overall light wear; protected in archival mylar. Compiled and edited by Adams. Illustrated with numerous sketches by Nick Eggenhofer. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper..