Search Results: Authors starting with U from Frey Fine Books

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. quarto, stapled pink wraps, 1st ed. (1999), 32 pages.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. quarto, stapled pink wraps, 1st ed. (2000), 28 pages.

Tokyo: Shogakukan Publishing, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Kijima, Takashi, photographer. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 1st edition. A Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Square folio, 203 pp, many color photo plates and illustrations. Grey cloth in white, illustrated dj. Text is in English, Japanese and what looks to be Korean. One small tear at the rear tip of the dj. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. **** International shipping will require additional postage. ***.

Tucson, AZ: Univ. of Arizona Press, 1977. Later printing. Paperback. Very Good +. small octavo, orange & yellow wraps, 262 pages, SIGNED. Lightly rubbed. Signed by Helen Sekaquaptewa (dated 1978). ISBN: 0816502706.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Marc Simont. 1st edition. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. Tall narrow 4to., chiefly illustrated with b&w and color drawings. Cloth backed paper illustrated boards in similarly illustrated dust jacket. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with the words Harper & Brothers printed on the title page and NOT Harper & Row found on later editions. The dust jacket, priced at $2.50, is well preserved, with sharp edges and bright vibrant colors, but regrettably has had its rear flap cut away. The dj has a gold foil Caldecott award seal on the front panel. The paper boards have edge wear, with the tips rubbed through. Previous owner's name on the front paste down, and dated 1956. A Very Good copy in an attractive dust jacket (even if flawed). The dj is now protected in a newer mylar sleeve. Janice May Udry (born 1928) is an American author. She was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University in… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Marc Simont. Early reprint, 1956. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. Tall narrow 4to., chiefly illustrated with b&w and color drawings. Cloth backed paper illustrated boards in similarly illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket, priced at $2.75, is well preserved, with sharp edges and bright vibrant colors. The dj has a gold foil Caldecott award seal on the front panel as well as the Harper Blue Ribbon sticker. The paper boards have slight edge wear. A Very Good copy in an attractive dust jacket. The dj is now protected in a newer mylar sleeve. Janice May Udry (born 1928) is an American author. She was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations.

Seoul, Korea: U.S. Army Training Support Activity-Korea, 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No jacket as issued. Ueno, Ray T., and B. Bonin. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Oblong 12mo., with 48 original b&w photographs on Kodak paper. Bound with a plastic comb binding. Pictorial stiff covers with title. Light edge wear to the covers. One comb tooth broke but present. Very Good. ****No text. 48 photographs.****.

Kodansha International, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Fine copy in Fine dust jacket. 8vo. Brown cloth. 126 pp, many illustrations. A flawless copy of the first edition of a classic Aikido title.The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Fine copy in Fine dust jacket.

Dresden: Wolfgang Jess Verlag, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. narrow small octavo, orange cloth with gilt-decorated spine, 1926, 1st ed., 968 pages. Owners name inside. Text in German.

Lynchburg, Va: Editions Heraclita, 1989. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy. Wraps. 8vo., approx. 115 pp, many plates. Very near Fine.

Japan: Little More, 2008. 1st edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Kayo Ume. 1st edition thus, 2008. A Near Fine copy. Oblong 8vo., unpaginated, bound in stiff white wraps with photo illustrated dust jacket. Previous sellers small sticker on rear cover of jacket, otherwise clean and unmarked.

Underhill Society of America, 1951. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Good. red cloth spine with light blue cloth boards, facsimile reprint (1951), 44 pages. Board edges faded, exterior lightly worn, boards slightly bowed.

Clinton, New Jersey: The Amwell Press, 1986. 1st trade edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Jere Williamson. 1st trade edition, 1986. Very Good+. 8vo., 550 pp., with Williamson's sketches throughout. Bound in publishers brown cloth with brown paper covered slipcase. Slipcase has tipped in illustration on front side. Some minor shelf wear, white scuff on front cover, interior is clean and unmarked.

Delmar Printing, 1988. Cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bicentennial edition. A Fine copy. 8vo., x, 469 pp, maps, illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt titles and house device. Fine.

Very Good. Five page double sided letter from son to Mother, dated October 23, 1934 with five black and white photographs taken on the grounds of the Hotel Grasmere, also known as Hotel Grasmore By-The-Sea - a private residence with suites rented to wealthy visitors.   Letter is written on hotel stationary with Elmo Paxton, Jr. listed as manager. Letter thanks his parents for the honeymoon trip with his new wife and begins by describing the couples trip to Princeton and an overnight stay at a family friends home complete with fire on the hearth and a private supper served by the butler.  The next morning they drove to New York and boarded a ship headed to Hamilton Harbor, Bermuda.  The son speaks of the luxury of the liner and their stateroom, especially the private bath and shower.  Dinner each night was an eight course event that finished at 10 pm, just in time for dancing on deck under the moon.  The description of their experience at the hotel is equally luxurious.  The photographs show… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1926. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. The dj is priced at $1.35. The dj is lightly chipped; with darkened spine. Blue cloth with paper title label on spine. Handsome book plate.

New York: Alfre A. Knopf, 1976. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Limited edition, limited to 300 SIGNED and numbered copies, this being #177. A Fine copy in Fine dust jacket, housed in a Near Fine slipcase. 8vo. SIGNED by Updike on the limitations page. Blue and red cloth boards in blue dust jacket, housed in the publisher's illustrated slipcase. Very light wear to the slip case.

Paterson, N.J.: Call Printing and Publishing Co, 1902. 1st edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 58 pp. Green cloth with gilt title and sun design. Light wear, mostly at the tips and spine. Small drip mark on the text pages that seeped trough 1/2 the pages. Prose and poetry from Upham, author of Sunshine and College Girls.

New York: Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, 1999. 1st edition. Paperback. Near Fine. oblong small octavo, yellow illustrated wraps, 1st ed. (1999), {48} pages. Clean / unmarked.

Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2012. 1st edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 1st edition, with full number line. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., xiv, 275 pp. Tan cloth in blue dust jacket. Ink notes and underlining, mostly confined to the Introduction. The dust jacket has light edge wear. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve.