Search Results: Authors starting with F from Midnight Books

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition of C. G. Fairfax Channing's landmark study of post-WWI, post-Revolution Bolshevik Siberia. Numerous topics addressed, including the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the political climate, the AEF in Siberia, conflicts with Bolsheviks, prison camps, Cossack bandits, coal and gold mining, logging, agriculture and much more. Includes 82 full-page historical photos with a tissue-guarded frontis photo and 15 full-page maps, one a fold-out. Part I: Behind the Scenes of the World's Great Playhouse; Part II: The Daily Experiences in the Darkest Hours of the History-Making Upheaval; Part III: Where Siberia's Wealth Is Actually Found. Also includes 3 appendices with supplemental content and a detailed index. Bound in dark-green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine panels. Complete as issued. 475 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with near crisp extremities, fresh board cloth and bright… Read More

Methodist Publishing House, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Murfreesboro (Tennessee) Teacher's College head coach Frank A. Faulkenberry's ca. 1930 football how-to with a focus on stance. Signed in blue ink by Faulkenberry on frontis photo. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes a short history of the game, analyses of the stance for every position, and numerous photos. Notably, the last chapter contains a discussion of the stance in team formation. Examples with photos include Robert Zuppke of the University of Illinois, Knute Rockne of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" Warner of Stanford University. Of additional importance is an appendix of "football notes" written by such coaching luminaries as Fielding Yost, Robert C. Zuppke, Knute K. Rockne, Howard Jones and Glenn S. "Pop" Warner - a virtual who's who of early Hall of Fame coaches. Faulkenberry himself was an extraordinarily successful coach at all levels of play, also a… Read More

Integral Design, 2010-02-08. Softcover. Very Good. 7x0x10. Internationally acclaimed opera and symphony conductor Robert F. Feist's history and memoirs of opera at mid-century. Warmly inscribed and signed by Feist to noted soprano Elizabeth Wrancher on half title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Densely illustrated. Tight, clean copy with light corner crease to front panel. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Editorial Mayfe, S. A, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. Pelayo H. Fernandez's study of El Problema De La Personalidad En Unamuno Y En San Manuel Bueno. (The Personality Problem In Unamuno And In San Manuel Bueno.) Inscribed and signed by author Fernandez to noted Spanish Literature scholar Fernando Ibarra. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. 239 pp. Text in Spanish. Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and creasing to spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Jeffrey D. Brown and Raymond D. Fete's massive, detailed history of Meyers Lake Park, Ohio, a breathtaking entertainment complex in Eastern Ohio closed in 1974. Third and final edition, greatly expanded over previous editions and a culmination of seven years of research. Chapters include The Early Years, The N.O.T. & L. Years, The Sinclair Years, Picnics, Moonlight Ballroom and Gardens and Sports. 321 pages packed with hundreds of photos. Bonus: Includes three original $5 children's ride tickets. Scarce. 321 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Oceana Publications, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed, mid-century biographies of notable attorneys working in different industries. 222 pages. Limited printing. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed by PAL Printing, 1997. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Donna Fisher Braig's history of Buckeye Lake, Ohio and Buckeye Lake (Amusement) Park. See attached photos for table of contents. Illustrated with photos. Inscribed and signed by author Braig to her former babysitter on title page. Comb bound. 192 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Sager, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Compilation of classic Fiszman Grand Prix racing cartoons for seasons 1990, 1991 and 1992. Limited printing. 56 pp. 53 full-page colorful cartoons representing 16 countries. Text in French. 11 3/4" x 8 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and small crease to front free endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Christian Witness Co, 1918. Softcover. Good. Early-century Guy Fitch Phelps compilation of traps used by white slavers (pimps, human traffickers, etc.) to lure young girls into forced prostitution. #70, the last trap listed, reads: "In every way imaginable panders try to get girls to drink intoxicants. In cafes, grills, pleasure resorts, everywhere, this is a favorite method. The girl who yields to an offer of alcohol is doomed, unless saved by a miracle." Chicago based publisher Christian Witness Co. was affiliated with the Evangelical Association and were focused on addressing the then thriving white slave trade in Chicago. Rare. No other copies listed in commerce at the time of this posting and only three copies located in WorldCat database. 28 pp. 5" x 3 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Ownership signature to front free endpaper and 12 traps underlined. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered… Read More

Tinsley Brothers, 1876. Hardcover. Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of Percy Fitzgerald's landmark history, The Great Canal at Suez: Its Political, Engineering and Financial History With an Account of the Struggles of Its Projector, Ferdinand de Lesseps. Two volumes complete. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine panels. John Chipman Gray bookplates to both front pastedowns. His copies. Gray, a noted lawyer, legal scholar and Harvard professor, co-founded the now global and prominent law firm of Ropes and Gray. Vol. I: [i-vii] viii-x [xi] xii [xiii-xiv] [1] 2-[1] 2-335 [336]. Vol. II: [i-viii] [1] 2-347 [348]. Collated and complete as issued. Frontis illustrations (map and rendering). Appendices include official documents and papers. Both volumes tight and unmarked with bumped corners, wrinkling to heads and tails of spine panels, faded gilt to spine panels and several small water stains to board cloth. Note also that both volumes are largely unopened, as issued from the… Read More

New Zealand Spinning, Weaving & Woolcrafts Society Inc, 1986. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed guide to New Zealand silk. Topics include sericulture, spinning, dyeing, weaving and more. Densely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Scarce. 72 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Faint crease to front cover. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Random House, Printed and Bound at the Lakeside Press, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first and only Flair annual published shortly after the demise of its mid-century, short-lived counterpart, Flair magazine, "celebrated not only because of its design and editorial production by European art director Federico Pallavicini but also because of its lavish production. It was the resulting cost of production that killed the magazine." Hardcover format. Densely illustrated with numerous die-cuts, gate-folds, fold-outs, etc., and featuring surprises at every page, notably a tipped-in booklet by Katherine Anne Porter, an interactive, 7-page Salvador Dali feature titled "Mimicry of Nature" and a Walker Evans feature on Santa Monica with photos. 229 pp. 13 3/8" x 10". Tight, unmarked copy with near crisp extremities. Hinges sturdy. Colors to front and back panels bright and vivid with flawless gilt decorations. A superbly presentable copy of an important… Read More

Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Early-century Danish compilation of political biographies of members of Parliament. Densely illustrated with portraits. Includes large color fold-out map of Denmark. Bound in half leather and marbled paper over original softcover issue. Scarce. 490 pp. 10" x 7 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear. Several small tears to map. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. D. J. Foley's classic, early-century guide to Yosemite National Park. 1907 printing. Exceptionally detailed. See attached table of contents for topics. Densely illustrated with historical photos, including views of landmarks, two-folding maps, trails, lodges, camps, illustrated ads and more. 122 pp. 6 5/8" x 4 5/8". Bound in forest green flexible boards with black lettering to front and back panels. Complete as issued. Tight, unmarked copy with crisp edges and no creasing to boards or fraying to cloth spine panel. An unusually presentable copy of an important National Park collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Stewart and Company, 1911. Hardcover. Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of New York historian and noted suffragette Cornelia Frances Bedell's compilation of 15 sea creature verses color-illustrated by muralist Artno Wilbur Parsons. Bound in dark-green cloth with title-page illustration mounted to front panel. Printed on heavy stock. Of special note is a Parson's illustration featuring a helmet diver. Scarce. No other copies listed in commerce at the time of this posting. Only several copies showing in WorldCat library database. 47 pp. 9 1/4" x 7 1/4". Tight copy with several bumped extremities, light soiling to front panel illustration and ca. 1917 Christmas gift inscription to front free endpaper. Internal illustrations bright and vivid. Lightly age-toned leaves. A presentable copy of an early, devilishly scarce and beautiful children's book. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Whitney Publications, Inc, 1950. Softcover. Very Good. Collectible June, 1950 issue of the iconic design magazine Interiors + Industrial Design. Published at the dawn of the Midcentury Modern movement. Notably, Contributing Editor and legendary Knoll Director of Design George Nelson was instrumental in introducing modernism to middle-class America by way of using Interiors as a mouthpiece. Interiors' list of several hundred advertisers in the back of each issue reads like a who's who of modernist designers - and of course the ads themselves were illustrated with many now collectible interior design examples. Special features in this issue include an 8-page photo-illustrated article on the newly opened Knoll Associates Lone Star Showroom in Dallas, with room after room reflecting the modernist style, and an 11-page illustrated article on car design. Arno Enrico Schuele cover art. Large format magazine. From the Table of Contents page: "Published for interior designers, architects.… Read More

Eastern Distributing Corp, 1931. Softcover. Very Good. 1931 sports record book. Includes over 50 sports histories and all outstanding records up to December 31, 1930. Over 50 major sports covered. Scarce. 448 pp. 7" x 5". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear. Odor free. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Pencil Points Magazine, 1932. Softcover. Good. M. S. Franklin's Public Buildings Recording the Architecture of Late Colonial Times in Salem, Massachusetts from Pencil Points Magazine's Monograph Series, June 1932, No. 3, Vol. XVIII. Originally removed from magazine for installation in dedicated binder, now in loose sheets. Includes text, 12 photographs of historical public buildings in Salem, Massachusetts and two architectural drawings. 16 pp. 11 3/4" x 8 3/4". Complete monograph with light shelf wear and age toning. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Wydawnictwo Prawnicze, 1972. Softcover. Very Good. Noted law professor Stanislaw Frankowski's study of the legal implications of alcoholism. Inscribed by Frankowski on front free endpaper to criminologist Albert Hess. Text in Polish. 100 pp. Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and small chip to head of backstrip. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

North Carolina Friends Historical Society, 1982. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed history of the White Plains Friends Meeting (Quakers), North Carolina. Includes laid-in handwritten letter from author Hurley T. Simpson detailing publishing history and date of issue. One of 500 copies issued. Also includes two additional pieces of related ephemera. Illustrated with historical photos. Full index. 136 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and several small chips to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.