Search Results: Authors starting with F from Callaghan Books South

Santa Barbara CA: Black Swallow Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Poets include Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Gary Snyder, Robert Creeley, Robert Bly and Allen Ginsberg. Ink underlining throughout. Larger softcover, very light wear to tips, very tiny nick at top back edge, fading along back edges, 296 pages. Good.

Riverhead Books, 2018. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, sturdy book, white spine, light blue boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 334 pages. DJ glossy yellow background, a stunning color-illustration of bouquet on front, top and bottom back. DJ and book, both As New.

John Wiley & Sons, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Larger, sturdy book, black covers, very bright gilt lettering o spine, 192 pages with some photos. DJ glossy and colorfully designed with an illustration of buildings upside-down at top edges, the sky below. DJ and book, both As New.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (1st) Larger book, green cloth spine, light yellow boards, gilt lettering very fine on spine, light yellow inside covers and adjacent end papers, 384 lightly browned pages, two photo sections including facsimile letter. DJ glossy light green, photo of two friends on front and back, spine very slightly faded, microtear at spine bottom right edge, light brown stain at top back edge--book not affected. Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Abelard-Schuman, 1975. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Good. (1st) Slightly smaller, squarish book, red cloth, photos throughout. DJ has red, white and blue flag background on front and back with b/w photo of FDR on front, b/w photo with Stalin and Churchill on back. DJ rubbed with browning overall, 3/8" tear with crease at spine top left edge. Near Good DJ/Fine book.

Forum Publishing Co., 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Slightly smaller book, maroon and black covers, bright gilt lettering on spine, 137 pages, some photos throughout. DJ glossy with color photo of wilderness. DJ very slightly rubbed at edges, tiny tear at bottom front tip. Near Very Good DJ/Fine book.

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt, 2002. 1st US . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Fine. Ex-library, large, heavy book. DJ glued inside covers with no exterior signs to dust jacket that it is ex-library, glossy with colorful illustration of bed on front and spine, woman at top back, white raised author's name, gold raised title on front, praise on back from Time and New York Times Book Review. Very Fine DJ/Near Very Good book, considering it is ex-library.

New York: British Book Centre, 1954. Cloth. Fine/Near Good. Slightly smaller book, gray cloth with bright purple lettering and gold line embossed design on front and spine very fine, bookplate inside front cover, 237 lightly browned stiff pages, two photo sections. DJ has black and pink background showing bobby on beat beneath street light. DJ has slight wear to most edges, black back slightly rubbed, tiny chip at bottom back edge near tip. Near Good DJ/Very Fine book.

British Book Centre, 1953. 1st US . Hardcover. Good/Near Good. (1st US) Slightly smaller book, black cloth, many photos throughout, 208 pages including Glossary of London Thieve's Jargon. DJ illustrated with photo of Fabian, Superintendent of Scotland Yard. DJ has slight wear to tips, very slight wear along very edge of top front with crease nearby, 1/4" tear at bottom front edge next to tip, tiny but wide tear with slight wear at spine top left edge, tiny nick and tiny tear at spine top right edge, very tiny nicks with very slight wear along spine bottome dge, tiny scratch at top back, tiny tear at bottom back edge near tip, 1/4" tear with slight wear at edge next to spine, straight crease between, very slight wear to book's bottom back. Near Good DJ/Good+ book.

M. Evans & Company,, 1993. Hardcover. As New/As New. Sturdy book, darker rose covers, black lettering very fine on spine, 222 pages. DJ beneath mylar, purple spine and front, lavender front borders and back, praise on back from New York Times and others. DJ and book, both As New.

Macmillan, 1971. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. (2d ptg.) Smaller book, dark blue cloth, gilt fine on spine, 254 pages plus brief biographical note, ink name at top of first front end paper. DJ has glossy black background with white, gold, and red lettering. DJ has light wear to bottom front tip, spine bottom right edge and top back tip, micronick and crease at bottom back edge near middle. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Larger, sturdy book, tan color inside covers and adjacent end papers, purple cloth spine, tan boards, very bright gilt lettering and borders on spine, 434 pages including two glossy photo sections. DJ glossy with a light rose and black background, an antique car in white frame at center front, purple and light green border at top edges, praise on back. DJ and book, both As New.

The World Publishing Co., 1962. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Good. (1st) Red cloth, gilt facsimile signature fine on front, gilt title with design very fine on spine, 309 pages plus biographical note, pages lightly browned. Subjects include American Humor, Huck Finn, Dr. Seuss, Kenneth Grahame, Typee, English Literature, Teaching and more. DJ heavy paper, price-clipped, colorful pattern on front and spine, spine slightly browned, two other Fadiman books advertised on back, very slightly soiled there. DJ has light wear to front tips, slight surface wear to spine bottom edge. Good+ DJ/Fine book.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fine/Good. (Book Club--unstated) Large, heavy, thick book, black cloth spine, black boards, bright silver and purple lettering on spine, 842 pages. 62 stories from 16 countries. DJ has dark gray background, purple and blue lettering with list of contributors along front right--anybody who is anybody, b/w photo of Fadiman in blue borders on back. DJ light surface wear at tips, very slight surface wear at top front edge near tip, tiny tear at bottom front edge, light snatches on front, very slight wear at spine bottom right edge, microtear at bottom back edge next to spine, tiny tear and very slight wear to top back tips. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Harry N. Abrams, 1977. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Over 600 wines described, with color illustrations of labels, color maps of state vineyards. Very large softcover with flaps, color-illustrated wrappers, frontispiece of "A Young Bacchant" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. 158 pages plus James Beards' Wine and Food Matches, price lists and extensive index. Near Very Fine.

Interbook, Inc., 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Near Good. Contributors include Harvey Wheeler, Paul R. Ehlich, William O. Douglas, Edgardo Contini and others. Black cloth, silver very fine on spine, 192 pages. DJ has b/w photo of industrial site, gray sky and water on front, spine and back. DJ has microtear and very slight wear to bottom front tip, two microtears and nearly crease at top front edge, two very tiny tears at bottom front edge, tiny tear at spine bottom right edge, 2" tear from bottom back tip up bookfold edge. Near Good DJ/Fine+ book.

Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.: University of Tennessee Press, 1978. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. Screenplay by Ben Maddow, adapted from film by Clarence Brown. Heavy book, dark brown cloth, gilt lettering bright on spine, black inside covers and adjacent papers, 329 heavy photo paper pages, final pages uncut. DJ beneath mylar, front and spine dark brown with strip of film on front, ads for film books on back. DJ very slightly rubbed along front bookfold edge and spine bottom, light wear to long spine right edge, white back lightly browned. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Mazuri Press, 2002. Hardcover. As New/As New. Fadum, Morten. Very large, thinner squarish book, dark blue covers, shiny background in black to blue title at top front, very bright gilt lettering on spine, yellow color inside covers and adjacent end papers, heavy glossy unpaginated pages. Beautiful and somewhat abstract illustrations with text. Signed with an ornate scroll on second front end paper with date "11/'02." DJ glossy white with color photo of primitive items of leather and wood. DJ and book, both As New.

United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 1991. Cloth. Good/Fine. Large, heavy book, fine red cloth, very bright gilt logo on front, gilt lettering very bright on spine, tiny brown stain at pages' bottom edge, light red stain to inside of dust jacket from book, light red discoloration to back right, 180 illustrations, 16 in color. 240 photo paper pages. DJ glossy black with gold mask on front with red highlights. DJ has light crease on back. Near Very Fine DJ/Good book.

Thames & Hudson, 1990. First Edition . Cloth. As New/As New. Larger, sturdy book, quality black cloth, gilt lettering bright on front and spine, 256 pages including four glossy photo sections. DJ price-clipped, a color-illustration of Neolithc band in wilderness. DJ and book, both As New.