Search Results: Authors starting with U from poor mans books

N Y: Carrick & Evans, Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 335 pages; Publisher's cloth, first free end paper with clipped corner. Photographs .

Stuttgart: Sumptibus Joh-Gottofredi. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1674. First Edition. Hardcover. 149/40/62 pages Width: 3.25" Height: 5.25" Book Details: This antique volume is bound in full vellum, with title printed in ink on the spine. The text of the volume is adorned with decorative ornamentation to page numbers, woodcut head and tailpieces, and different styles of lettering. Small insect holes to the vellum and mild soiling. The binding is sound. Small [smaller than a pinhead], insect holes continue to be visible on pages at the front and rear of the volume, obscuring only very small spots of text. A previous owner's signature appears on the front paste-down, as well as a number of pencil notes. Ink markings appear sporadically in the interior, including on the title page. The pages are largely clean and bright, with occasional mild foxing. Rare ed of Neolatin poetry. Apparently this is the only edition published. .

Mondovi, Italy: Tipografia Vescovile Di Gio. Issoglio E C.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. royal 8; lxxxv/381 pages pages; L'episcopato e la rivoluzione in Italia ossia atti collettivi dei vescovi italiani preceduti da quelli del sommo pontefice Pio IX contro le leggi e I fatti della rivoluzione offerti a San Pietro in occasione del diciottesimo centenario del glorioso suo martirio. Volume primo. Cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, with paper labels to spine worn. Book shows mild external wear, with light soiling and minor loss to labels & outside corners of boards. Binding is firm. Front flyleaf appears to have been excised. Pages show scattered light foxing, otherwise no markings. Exposes the thinking of the Catholic Church on the French Revolution and the negative consequences that Italy would suffer if it were to follow suit. Width: 6.75" Height: 9.75". Italian language. .

Philadelphia: C. K. Stone, Publisher. Good with no dust jacket. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; New Topographical Atlas of Oswego County, New York. From Actual Surveys Especially for This Atlas. Bound in cloth-backed marbled paper boards. Paper title label mistakenly appears upside down on rear cover. Book shows wear concentrated at extremities. Front endpaper with some water markings and soiling. Rear endpaper is also soiled. Light foxing and marginal staining are visible on title page. Water markings appear along top edge of pages, without affecting illustrations or maps. Illustrated with five b&w illustrations and many full- and double-page color maps. .

N Y: The Textile Publishing Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1896]. First Edition. Limited Editions Club. Color Illustrations; 205 pages; Width: 11" Height: 14.5". Bound in maroon cloth over beveled boards with stamped gilt lettering to the spine and bright color pastedowns to the front and rear cover. The book shows external wear, with rubbing and minor scuffing/scratching to covers. A 1/2" closed tear appears in the lower half of the spine cover. Minor loss of material can be seen at the top/bottom and the outside corners of the boards. The binding is sound. The edges of the text block are tinted red. The front endpaper, the preliminary pages and the first 75 pages of text display water markings to the fore edge, growing ever smaller as one progresses though the text. A minor water mark can also be seen on the fore edge of last pages. The rear endpaper is lightly soiled. The pages of text are clean and bright. This work is lavishly illustrated, with views of… Read More

Paris: L. Hachette - Librairie De L'Université Royale De France, Paris. Good with no dust jacket. 1844-52. Cloth. c3800 pages; 6 volumes [1-6] complete rebound in green cloth with paper spine labels. Binding is fine, contents VG with a few occasional foxing stains. Marbled text block edges. .

Taipei, Taiwan: Tamkang University. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Entirely in Chinese ideographs other than a very occasional ine of English. .

New Haven: Yale University Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 111 pages .

Yale University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Paperback. We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 75 pages; Reported , in part, on major Thomas Hardy exhibition by several eminent collectors. .

Ny NY: Currier & Ives. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1876. Framed. Lithograph; Period wooden frame in gilt with chipping to corners. Appearance is nice. Not examined out of frame which is 18.5 x 15.5". The litho is aproximately 15. 5 x 12.5"No Glass. Near Fine lithograph. No copies located, no auction records. Scarce .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1803. Manuscripts. Manuscripts; Color and monotone plates; 50 pages; Series of ~27 handwritten poems/notes + ~23 views with gilt edges. [Manuscript]. Compilation of approx. 27 poems, notes, and sentiments, handwritten in German, accompanied by approx. 23 plates (mostly landscape and architecture . (A few handwritten poems/notes/sentiments are on the versos of the views). All handwritten sentiments are appended with a date, usually “1803.” Several with dates 1804-12, one 1860. Nearly all dates are preceded by a location (often “Braunschweig, ” known to English speakers as “Brunswick”). Includes 2 later watercolors (1 watercolor has a handwritten sentiment on its verso. ) Also 2 graphite sketches (both dated in ink at lower corner: “2 Jul. 1803” and “3 Janvier 1814.”) 4 ¼” x 7”. Handwritten poems/notes and plates in very good condition. Unbound. The outer sleeve is worn with one edge… Read More

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. Rice paper. B&W Illustrations; 23"X23"; Unidentified Asian printing on rice paper, mystical or occult, with two dragons framing central circle, 23x23”. Date of printing unknown but likely 19th century. Sheet With characteristic light crinkling. A rather striking example. Although called "Rice Paper" it is usually made from the pith of a small tree "The Paper Mulberry Tree" or else rice straw. [Note: uneven shading is due to lighting for photo. ] .

Newark, Delaware: Curtis Paper Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1960. Paperback. Art; B&W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 4 pages; 4 reproduction civil war scenes taken from the horde of woodcuts aquired by Franklin Company from George SFerguson Company in teh mid 1900's. In original folder. .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. LEATHER. 12 mo; A small book containing several collections collected in multiple places. In both French and Latin. About 190pp. Holographic entries run from a line or two to a couple of pages. Chain laid paper. Binding a little worn but contents crisp and clean, .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. Framed. red, black & green; 2 pieces. Arabic Manuscript Leaves. (From al Jazuli, Dala'il al Khayyirat, or Guide to Good Deeds. ) Maghibiri script. In red, black & green. 4 1/2 x 5 in; 114 x 127 mm. Some staining in margins. Framed. .

Unknown. Poor with no dust jacket. 1905. Flexible cloth. B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 208, II pages; Used in public schools in Brooklyn in 1905. Tattered and worn but probably complete. Text in Russian. Unusual .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. ca 1970. Framed. B&W ; Unidentified White House Press Corps. Site 9". Site 9". X 12. Frame 14.5 x 18". Two unidentified signatures with dedications. No glass in frame. .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1549. Page. Color Illustrations; 10 x 11" colored map. Small chip to top edge retains original paper folded over. In embossed framework with [old], yellow wash and a route traced in red. Helvetia [Switzerland], shows mountains and sees including Waldstaten, Zuger, Laurezer, and Der Zurich. Canton Zug fiive Pagus Helvetiae Tugiensis cum Confinibus. There is a legend that notes symbols and scale. Depicts topographical features of the geography. Origin unknown but possibly from 1549 Cosmographia. .

McLoughlin Bros. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1918. Presumed 1st. Hardcover. Chromo-lithograph; 4to 11" - 13" tall; McLoughlin Bros. Pub. - Military : Aviation Book. New York: McLoughlin, 1918. Folio, orig. Color pictorial bds. ; light to moderate edge wear, other light wear. Full page & other color & b/w illus. Scattered internal dust smudging. .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. Watercolor; Indian watercolor. 20th century. Depicting women in an outdoor setting. 19 x 11 inches - sight size. Not examined out of frame. Will be shipped rolled. .