Search Results: Authors starting with S from Independent Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1945 308 pp.; HB. Ex-lib w/stamps, pocket removed. Pages: clean, ivory, generally tight; a.e. tanned, ffep missing. Front hinge repaired w/ paper tape. Cover: red, black titles front/spine; moderate shelfwear, extremities worn, spine faded, sm black stain front bottom.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923 One of Sabatini's many popular works. Condition notes - 304 numbered pp + 10 pp period ads; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; a.e. tanned, cocked. Cover: med blue, dk blue titles front/spine; modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, bottom crnrs barely bumped.

Berkeley Heights: Fleming Book Company, 1946 400 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; a.e. tanned. Cover: lt red, gilt artwork front, gilt titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, yellow, black artwork/titles front/spine, spine text back; lt edge/shelfwear, lt foxing, sm dampstain front, spine modestly faded., sm closed tears front t.e. and b.e. Includes 131 line drawings.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1951 112 numbered pp; HB. "Collector's Edition." Pages: clean, bright, tight, speckled edgestain, decorative eps; a.e. tanned. Cover: burgundy/navy patterned paper over boards, navy leatherette backstrip, 5 raised bands, gilt ornamentation, rules, and titles spine; lt shelfwear, extrems modestly worn and sunned, boards moderately bowed. A nice little copy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947 The true story of an African medicine man as he leaves his home to practice his medicine in the city. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 324 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. tanned, slightly cocked. Cover: red, black artwork front/spine, black titles spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, head/tail sunned. DJ: unclipped, burgundy, white titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear w/ head/tail chipped, extrems rubbed and worn, several sm closed tears, spine sunned.

Ohio: Ely, Allen & Looker, 1850 239 numbered pp; HB. Pages: generally clean, ivory, generally tight, f.e. deckled, frontis; t.e. dusty, a.e. tanned, occaisional foxing and smudges. Cover: dk brown, gilt ornamentation front, blindstamped oirnamentation front/spine, gilt titles spine; light shelfwear, head/heel/corners a bnit worn, front gilt a bot rubbed. First public account of Blennerhassett's role in the Burr secessionist conspiracy.

New York: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1957 Inscribed and signed by the editor on ffep. Condition notes - 306 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, red topstain, sm frontis; PO name inked to front ep. Cover: beige, brown artwork front, brown titles front/spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems slightly worn, v lt soil.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1958 From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to ffep. Provenance provided upon request. "A Study of adaptive variation in culture." Condition notes: 306 numbered pp +3; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. lt tanned, faint dampstain t.e. Cover: white spine, sage paper over boards, cream titles front, sage titles spine; modest shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son Corp., 1910 470-932 numbered pp; HB. Volume 2 only. Pages: clean, bright, tight, t.e.g., red eps, frontis w/captioned tissue guard; a.e. tanned, a bit grubby, dampstain sfep/frontis. Cover: navy, gilt and cream ornamentation front, gilt titles to cream spine block; lt shelfwear, front b.e. crnr bumped, extremities mildly worn. Nice copy.

New York: The World Peace Prayer Society, 1992 "A book of light and joy . . ." From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: [x], numbered pp; HB no DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; extensive, loving gift inscription inked to ffep. Cover: navy cloth, gilt key front, gilt titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. As new, but for inscription.

Wiesbaden: Harlekin, 1989 Unnumbered; HB. In German. Pages: clean, bright, tight, lavender eps, color frontis. Cover: glossy white boards, color artwork front/back, multi-color titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, rubbed. A collection of color cartoons regarding condoms-the "Trouser Cavalier". See them as decorated Easter condoms, bookmarks, parachutes, being walked by their masters, etc., etc. Three packs of lubricated condoms pasted in the back of the book.

Honolulu: Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii, 1965 First in a projected series of research publications on Ryukyuan culture and society to be produced under the auspices of the Ryukyuan Research Center, Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the title p. Condition notes: (vi), 454 numbered pp; PB w/ GBC binding. Pages: clean, bright, tight, edges lt sunned. Cover: b/w photo front, b/w, titles front, plain spine; mild edge/shelfwear, top corner thumbed.

Warsaw: Pub. Privately, 1995 94 pp.; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; eps a little rumpled. Cover: glossy black paper over boards, white Star of David/titles front/spine; moderate shelfwear, joint creases, rubbed, extremities rubbed. This book can break your heart.

Sr. Louis: Specialiat Publishing Company, 1929 "I have simply tried to bring to you a recollection of the man I once knew, who was so rich in odd and likable traits of character as to make a most lasting impression on my memory." A charming period book about the champion privy builder of Sangamon County. Condition notes: 31 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; smudge to front ep. Cover: craft paper over boards, black titles front; very light shelfwear, partial ring to back cover.

Mexico: Editorial Piramide S.A., 1957 247 numbered pp +1; HB. In Spanish, translated from the original Italian. "An Empire Crumbles" from the Pirates of Malaysia series. Pages: clean, ivory/tan, tight; a.e. deeply tanned. Cover: pictorial paper over boards, jungle scene + black/red titles front, blue titles spine/back; lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, spine tanned and wrinkled. Salgari was the father of Italian adventure fiction, pop culture, and the spaghetti western.

Mexico: Editorial Piramide S.A., 1957 227 numbered pp +3; HB. In Spanish, translated from the original Italian. "The Stranglers" from the Sandokan: Two Tigers series. Pages: clean, ivory/tan, tight; a.e. deeply tanned. Cover: pictorial paper over boards, scary dude with turban and sword scene + red titles front, blue titles spine/back; lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, spine wrinkled. Salgari was the father of Italian adventure fiction, pop culture, and the spaghetti western.

New York: G.C.H. Carvill, 1829 In Latin and in English. Sallust's judgment and commentary on the slow destruction of Roman morality and politics, includes the Cataline Conspiracy and History of the Jugarthine War. Condition notes - 386 numbered pp; HB. Pages: annotations to eps, ivory, tight; pages wavy, edges tanned,. foxed. Cover: Book is leather covered by a sheepskin cover than has been lashed onto the book, so original covers not revealed. Some chewing damage to back board edges, waterstain to back, overall sheepskin is rubbed and scuffed. It looks and feels old, as it should

New York: Reynal and Company, 1967 "The most significant and most comprehensive volume ever published on Michelangelo and his work." Condition notes - 597 numbered pp +2; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, sm frontis; a.e. tanned. Cover: taupe linen, gilt titles front/spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems lt toned, back top crnr lt bumped. DJ: clipped, glossy Creation of the Worlds (the Stars and Planets) all surfaces, black titles front/back, plain spine; lt edge/shelfwear w/ edges mildly curled med closed tear front (previously internally taped), head/tail mildly worn, 2 tiny closed tear back bottom edge. More than 1,000 gravure illustrations, 32 major paintings hors texte full page in color. Beautiful, massive.

Brooklyn: FInnish Newspaper Co., 1938 205 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; a.e. tanned, f.e. foxed, t.e. has sm dampstain., PO name inked ffep. Cover: brown, , gilt titles front/spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems worn esp head, top board has shallow crease, back t.e. crnr bumped. "This book is written for the knowledge and manifestation of the psychic phenomena."

New York: Birk & Company, 1953 Lots of illustrations of reels, bait, knots, flies, fish. Condition notes - 31 numbered pp; PB. Stapled spine. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: red paper w/b/w graphic artwork + white titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, PO name inked to front.