Search Results: Authors starting with F from Sweet Beagle Books

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected with fresh mylar sleeve. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Biography of Thomas Taggart, and along the way, an important addition to our understanding of Indiana history in the first quarter of the twentieth century. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 267 pages. E1 .

Aperto Books. Fine. 2005. 1st Edition. Paperback. Fine book, warmly SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page, to friends who share the author's Italian heritage. Binding is tight, pages are clean and otherwise unmarked, spine is uncreased. Small ink mark to top page ends. . Story of an Italian family of immigrants to America. "A dramatic 3-act tale spanning a century in the life of a vigorous Italian family." [jacket blurb] . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 328 pages. Signed by Author. A4 .

Haskell House. As New. 1974. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. No defects; book is As New. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears New. Bound in light gray buckram, this is a reprint of a work originally published in 1918. Text is in English. . Literary biography of Honare de Balzac. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 264 pages. I4 .

Guild Press of Indiana. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects in book or dust jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . Autobiography of the author, who writes about Hoosiers she has known and written about as well as her own life and experiences. Significant contributions about James Whitcomb Riley, Lew Wallace, Booth Tarkington, Carl Sandburg and Kurt Vonnegut. SIGNED AND WARMLY INSCRIBED by the author, "To Jeannie, with much love. Majie." . Laid in is a maroon napkin with the title and publisher embossed in gold. Gift quality. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 199 pages. Signed by Author. A1 .

San Francisco CA. San Francisco CA: H. S. Crocker & Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Spine very slightly faded, gilt on spine a bit dulled, bright and unfaded on front cover. Light foxing to endpapers, slight rubbing to extremities of red cloh covers. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . The title continues: The Chronicles of a Border County Settled without Law, Harassed by Savages, and Infested by Outlaws. Also Much of the Pioneer History of the State of Nevada, Showing the Efforts of the Settlers to Obtain Freedom from Mormon Rule. The History of Lassen's Trail, Roop's Settlement, the Murder of Harry Gordier and the Hanging of Snow Edwards and "Lucky Bill, " Told in Full for the First Time; the Biographies of Governor Isaac N. Roop and Peter Lassen, the Ormsby Massacre, the Boundary Line War, the Pearson Massacre, and Many Stories of Indian Warfare Never before Published. Folding map… Read More

Directed Path Unlimited. Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. Softcover. Comb binding, card covers covered with protective mylar sheet. Striking illustrations by the author. . A book of poems, which I find them quite accessible. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. ~45 pages. Signed by Author. T2 .

Directed Path Unlimited. Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. Softcover. Comb binding, card covers covered with protective mylar sheet. Striking illustrations by the author. . A book of love poems. Some can be placed in Hyde Park, Chicago. I find them quite accessible. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. ~45 pages. Signed by Author. T2 .

William Morrow. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in NF dust jacket. Jacket has light edgewear, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 246 pages. L5 .

W W Norton & Co Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Owner name inked to first endpaper, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Back panel of dust jacket is rubbed, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 575 pages. T4 .

The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Book in VG dust jacket. Jacket has shallow edgewear, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has blindstamp of former owner on first endpaper, no other defects. Bound in red buckram with bright gilt titles to front cover and spine. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Non-fiction treatise on the history of smugglingm mainly in the U. S. And England. Stated first edition. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 335 pages. T5 .

Budapest. Budapest: Zenemukiado Vallalat & Editio Musica. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Softcover. Paper covers are age-toned with a seller stamp and price and light soil and rubbing. Pages are clean and bright. . Csárdás is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, of Magyar and Roma origin. Scores and lyrics for fifty csárdás. Lyrics in German and Hungarian. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 52 pages. H0 .

The Grolier Society. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1941. Hardcover. A review of scientific achievements in 1940. Fascinating from a historic viewpoint. Many b/w photos and other figures. The cover is is a deep red with bright gilt lettering. Minor rubbing to cover extremities. The page ends are a bit soiled. The pages are bright, clean, binding is tight and square. . Printed on coated paper. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. G1 .

Dodd, Mead & Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1896. Hardcover. Slight bumps to top and bottom edges of spine, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, book appears unread. This is a nearly perfect copy of the first book in the Elsie Dinsmore series. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition. . Maroon covers include the embossed pansy design, gilt titles to spine. A beautiful collectible copy of a classic. . Octavo - 8vo. E2 .

The Smith, Distributed By Horizen Press. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Dust jacket is rubbed with three tears and associated creasing, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Author's story of Adam and Eve and the loss of Paradise. Drawings by Stephen Dwoskin. This is somewhat of a departure for the author, who is best known for his Study Lonigan trilogy and other realistic portrayals of the working class. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 64 pages. S4 .

Indiana University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in Very Good dust jacket. Jacket is rubbed, especially on spine edges, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Bound in brown cloth with bright gilt titles. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Life and death of a mining town. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 178 pages. E6 .

Univ of Texas Pr. As New in As New dust jacket. 1984. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket, As New. Dust jacket is now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . The true first edition of an early Faulkner, never before published. 88 pp, plus Appendices. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 88 pages. F7 .

Karthala. Very Good. 1994. Paperback. Scattered light pencil marks on a few pages, spine is creased. . Collection "Hommes Et Societes" Series. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 385 pages. K2 .

Bloomington. Bloomington: Indiana Univ Pr. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Jacket is rubbed, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Page ends of book are slightly spotted, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Literary criticism of Chinese fiction originating from Taiwan since World War Two. Fifteen scholarly papers, Glossary, Index. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 272 pages. M4 .

Johns Hopkins University Press. New. 1996. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 400 pages. B5 .

Richard Bentley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1847. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Backstrip is beginning to separate, light wear, rubbing and bumps to covers. Gift inscriptions and signatures of former owners to endpapers. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked with light foxing to a few pages. . Volume I only. First edition. The Minnay Sotor is also known today as St. Peter's River. This is NOT a reprint. Volume I only of a two-volume set. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 416 pages. M6 .