Search Results: Authors starting with F from North Country Books

Paperback. Very Good. Paper wraps with very little soiling, well bound, clean, unmarked, includes blank bit sheet laid-in. 68 pages, illustrated. First or early editions of Fernandez de Enciso, Fernandez de Orviedo, Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Fr. Bartolome de las Casas, Martin Cortes, Bernal Diaz del Castillo, fernandez Piedrahita, Antonio Solis, Jean de Lery, La Poppeliniere, Rene de Laudonniere, Linschoten, Fr. Tomas Torquemada, Camoens, Paulo Jovio Collected by F. Bayard Rives of New York Sold by His Order). 6 1/4 x 9 1/2", 68pp., 160 lots + inserted unused bid sheet; photo repro. illustrations of titlepages, prints, etc.

NY: St. Martin's Minotaur , 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket, remainder dot on top edge of text block, else bright, tight, clean and unmarked. Minor wear to dust jacket. An excellent reading copy.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing [American]. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG dust jacket. Hardcover with minor wear, clean, tight; an unmarked copy with clean pages; dust jacket light undulation to rear panel, o/w clean, not price-clipped.

Self-Published, June 1942. Privately Printed. Paperback. VG+. Stapled wraps, light wear to front cover edge, clean, tightly bound, ink notation on backside of front cover, o/w clean and unmarekd. 20 pages. No OCLC listings Scarce. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

The Newcomen Society of North America, 1961. Paperback. Very Good. Stapled wraps, ink number on cover corner, title page with pencil underlining, light wear, clean and unmarked. Non book item automatically ships first class.

NY: Schocken Books, 1970. First Paperback Printing. Paperback. VG+. Trade paperback with light wear only, well bound, clean and unmarked, paper still bright.

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2002. Hardcover. G+. Hardcover light binding wear, clean, tightly bound; off and marginal marks/short notes and underlining (neatly ruled) in pencil. No dust jacket. A very good reading copy. Former owner retired professor of religion and scholar of early Christianity, a studied, not just read copy. The markings may actually be helpful (personal experience). Experienced full-time used & antiquarian bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Faber and Faber Limited, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket. Hardcover with minor wear very clean and tighly bound. Contents bright, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with light wear, not price-clipped. A very nice copy. Looks at the history of the Celts, Saxons, and Normans, examines the contributions of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland to English history, and discusses modern relations between the four nations

London: V & A Publications/Harry N. Abrams, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG or better dust jacket. Oversize hardcover, minor wear, very clean and tightly bound; contents bright clean and unmarked. Top edge of the dust jacket front panel rubbed, else minor wear, clean and not price-clipped. Because of large size this book ships domestic media mail; no extra shipping fees required.

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket. Slightly oversize hardcover with minor wear, tightly bound, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket front flap has paper loss at the edge, o/w minor wear, not price-clipped, spine not faded. Unpaginated; 283 art objects shown with descriptions. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark Publisher, 1905. Assumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's oxblood cloth binding, light wear to extremities, tab of white (paint?) at heel of spine, clean, tightly bound, short tear to frontispiece, a section of pages in back of book with minro indent affecting the blank margin and top edges, else clean and unmarked. xix, 668 pages Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

London: Duckwoth & Co., 1905. Assumed First Edition (no stated impression). Hardcover. Good. Smallish gren cloth bindign with some shelf wear, stain on front cover clean spine and rear cover, sound binding, unmarked soiling to first few pages, else light foxing throughout. No dust jacket. Uncommon in the USA.

White River Junction, VT: Government Printing Office, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good (or better). . Blue textured cloth hardcover with just light wear, clean, still bright gilt stamping to front cover and spine, slight spine roll but the binding is tight and are both covers. An unmarked copy with clean pages. An above avearage copy. A heavy volume, no extra shipping charges if mailed USPS domestic Media Mail. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Image may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Washington Printing Office, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Blind stamped ox-blood cloth hardcover, bright gilt stamping to front cover, minor discoloration, some puckering to cloth on back cover, else very atttractive. Tightly bound, covers firmly attached. Text clean and unmarked. Presentation copy from the author (not signed, but "from the author" written).

Stanford University Press, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG dust jacket. Hardocver with light wear, very clean and tighly bound, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has two closed tears, else, light wear.

Boston: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1959. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Like New in VG+ dust jacket. A well kept copy for 60+ years. A pristine copy, glow-green boards, no faults to note; top edge of text block tinted dark red, as published, unblemished, former owner's name with date of 1960 on the front flyleaf, o/w unmarked, pages bright/clean. Dust jacket illustrated by Ben Feder, Inc., rubbing to spine, else minor wear,, clean and now protected in a clear archival cover. A superb copy in the hardcover book club edition for the choosy reader/collector (or as a gift) A story set in Kansas in 1889 and a murder trial of a young Indian and his idealist lawyer. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Black cloth slight crease to rear cover, light wear, clean, well bound, pesentation page marked in (from Mary jane Rolfing), o/w clean and unmarked. No dust jacket if issued.

Racine, WI: Western Printing, No date. Hardcover. Good Plus. Dark green cloth with black illustration, shows general light rubbing and wear, clean, tightly bound, unmarked, some soiling otherwise bright paper. Illustrated.

Boston: Blackwell Publishing, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback previously read but not abused -- light cover wear, spine slightly turned, contents clean, bright and unmarked. An excellent reading/study/reference copy. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

NY: Hill and Wang, 1994. Reprint. Paperback. VG+. Trade paperback with very little wear, clean, well bound, no spine crease; an unmarked copy with clean pages.