Search Results: Authors starting with V from Bailey Bonzo Books

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1947. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ($4.00) DJ. Exterior has a small scuff to front cover, minimal wear around the edges. . Inside has small PO signature and a small PO stamp on the FEP. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ has moderately sunned spine, matching small open tear scuff to the front board, and modest/moderate wear around the edges..

Peoria, Ill: Spoon River Press, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ISBN's 0944024084, 0933180454, 0933180675, and 0933180772. All bound in matching navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spines. 407 pp., 337 pp., 480 pp., and 194 pp. "Prose" and "Poetry , Vol. III are First editions, the other two are Second Printings. Publication dates of 1988, 1984, 1985, and 1986, respectively. Per the Spoon River Press website, a planned Vol.II of Lindsay's Prose ( devoted mostly to The Golden Book of Springfield) was never published as of 2020. These copies are all FINE in FINE, unclipped DJs. No noticeable blemishes. All volumes look and feel unread. " Complete & with Lindsay's drawings." Pristine and Unique. No other such sets available on Abe as of July 2021. .

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition so stated. 568 pp. and 517 pp. Speckled top edges. Black cloth with silver lettering to the spines and red/blue bands . This copy is FINE in a VG+ slipcase. Other than a stray pencil mark to the bottom page edges of Volume I , exteriors are bright, rich, and sharp. Insides are unmarked, crisp and tightly bound. Slipcase has a small bump at back top corner, otherwise FINE. Paste on labels front and back with book details and $19.95 price. Illustrated, bibliography, indices. Quite lovely..

St. Martin's Press, 1982. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Blue quarter cloth with red hard cover and silver tiles. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Jonathan Valin, " To Sol and Patty Grossman, Jonathan Valin".This copy is FINE in an unclipped, Mylar protected, FINE DJ. No noticeable blemishes other than minor, even toning to the text..

Los Angeles, CA: Ediciones de la Frontera, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Three works by David Valjalo, a Chilean author who worked with Teatro de Camara . ALL THREE are SIGNED and INSCRIBED, to noted Chilean poet, Compose, National Arts Winner, and Long time Indiana University Professor, Juan Orrego Salas. Texts are Spanish. Inscriptions are Spanish. Books themselves have 28 to 36 pp. All three are VG+ to NEAR FINE with a couple of handwritten notes in Trece Poems. Minimal toning. Securely bound. Sharp exteriors. UNIQUE with the Salas association..

Bloomington, In: Indiana University Press, 1999. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Elizabeth J. Van Allen, " To Sharon Sklar- Thank you for all of your creative effort. I love the way the book looks ! Best Wishes and Warmest Regards ! Elizabeth J. Van Allen " . This copy is FINE in a FINE DJ. No noticeable blemishes inside or out. Quarter purple cloth with orange hard cover and cream tiles. Looks and feels unread..

Bloomington, In: Tichenor Publishing, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue pebbled hard cover with gilt lettering to front and spine. Number 62 in this Limited Edition of only 125. SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Juan and Carmen Orrego-Salas as a gift to them on the occasion of the author's 85th birthday, October 13, 1991. Orrego-Salas was a fellow Professor of Music at Indiana University as well as a noted Chilean composer and winner of the National Arts Award in Chile. The inscription reads, " Juan sir, your new music is my absolute favorite new music. I still grieve that I was never able to study with you, but my admiration for you both is a very steady thing- always on the rise ! Van Carl Van Buskirk Oct. 13, 1991 ". PRESENTATION and ASSOCIATION copy as such. As expected, this treasure is FINE. Looks and feels untouched. Also laid in is the invitatation card to attend Buskirk's 85th birthday party.… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Primavera Press, 1934. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with paper label to the spine. First Edition, limited to 1000 copies.Illustrated. This copy is NEAR FINE. Covers are a bit rubbed, but edges, tips, spine ends are sharp. Paper label clear, with a touch of toning. Inside is unmarked, crisp and tight with modest toning. Lovely. .

New York: Literary Guild of America, 1928. Book. Illus. by Mahlon Blaine. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, so stated with printing code A-C. Color frontispiece and 5 other illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. Color pictorial boards with black cloth spine ( paper title label). This copy is VG. Exterior a trifle rubbed at edges, but rich and colorful. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with medium/even toning to text. Decorative color EPS..

Chicago, IL: Homewood Publishing Company, 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Pictures on each page to interest, instruct, and Amuse." Copyright 1902 by Benjamin Walter. Unpaginated. Pictorial blue hard back with blue cloth spine wrap. This copy is VG. Exterior has modest rubbing to the boards and moderate wear around the edges/tips. Still attractive. Inside has child PO signature, in pencil, to FEP. Otherwise unmarked, lightly toned , firmly bound with scattered foxing. 4 Color plates in addition to the drawings on almost every page.Several illustrations signed by Palmer Cox. SCARCE . Only one other such on Abe as of September, 2021..

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Book. VG+. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG+ copy in a VG DJ....Interior is unmarked, clean , and firm....previous owner armorial BP on inside front cover...uniform, modest age yellowing within...exterior very sharp save for some rubbing at the edges and a little crimping top/bottom of the spine....

San Francisco: Roy Vernon Sowers, 1942. Book. VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light gray hard cover with decorative red design ( of a monk in a library) and red lettering to the front. This copy is VG+. Exterior is clean and square. Lettering/ design bright. Some bumping to edges/tips . Inside is unmarked, crisp, and firm. Minor toning. Quite lovely and uncommon..

New York, NY: William Wood & Company, 1884. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fourth Edition, so stated with " April" to the bottom of spine and top of Title page. Yellow decorative cloth with black lettering/design.From the Wood's Library of Standard Medical Authors series. This copy is VG. Exterior is modestly soiled/rubbed . Spine ends beginning to fray. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and firmly bound. 105 illustrations. From the "First American Edition, by Edward L. Partridge ." on the title page..

New York, NY: Vanguard Press, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First American Edition. SCARCE in DJ. The only such on Abe as of August 2021. Yellow cloth with blue lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG , unclipped ($2.00), Mylar protected DJ designed by Stefan Salter. Exterior is rich and clean. Minimal crimping to spine ends. Inside has neat PO signature on verso front board. Otherwise unmarked , crisp, and with minimal toning. Top page edges dyed faded blue. DJ has been expertly tape repaired in a couple of spots, has minimal chipping at spine ends, and modest toning to back cover with a small faded damp stain near the back edge. .

Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1987. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition...SIGNED by Gore Vidal...Beautiful brown leather with gilt on exterior and on page edges....four raised ridges on spine...gorgeous copy with no markings or noticeable flaws....

Victoria, Australia: Images Publishing Dist Ac, 1998. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pp. Red cloth with embossed raised tiles to the spine. SIGNED by Alfredo De Vito on a laid in letter to a Consultant in Bloomington, In. dated 18 April 2002. This copy is FINE in a VG , unclipped ( no price) DJ. Orange EPs. Copy is pristine , inside and out. Looks and feels unread. DJ has modest rubbing to the back, a touch of foxing to the top front, and a 1/2 " closed tear to the spine. SCARCE. No other copies of De Vido SIGNED works on Abe as of May 2021..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1925. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt facsimile signature of author to front boards and gilt lettering/rules to the spines. 331 and 353 pp. Some uncut. Top page edges gilt. Frontispiece photos of the author with tissue guards. These copies are NEAR FINE. Exteriors have moderately sunned spines, and a touch of rubbing, but gilt is bright and edges and tips are sharp. Spines ends minimally crimped. Insides are unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest overall toning to text. Stated, " First Edition Printed, August, 1925 Published , September , 1925." A handsome set. .

Indianapolis: The Indiana Academy of Science, 1951. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, "Paul Fetters , with regards of S.S. Visher". ASSOCIATION and PRESENTATION COPY. Paul Vetters, a noted book and scholarly publications author was the DEan of the Huntington University Graduate School of Christian Ministries from 1972 to 1997.In burgundy cloth with gilted tiles to the spine. This copy is VG. 286 pp. Exterior is rich and clean with one stray line on front cover , a sticker residue on spine, and a modestly faded spine. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound..

Norwalk, Ct: Easton Press, 1977. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collector's Edition. One of the" 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" published by Easton. Slate gray leather , fully decorated in gilt, 2 raised bands and gilt lettering to the spine. All page edges silver gilt. Orange silk moire EPs. Color characture of Voltaire as frontispiece. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington with a Introduction by Paul Morand and Illustrations by Silvain Sauvage. Yellow satin ribbon bookmark. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes inside or out. Unmarked, crisp, and beautiful. Looks and feels unread. 131 pp. An exquisite example of Easton quality..

London: The Folio Society, 1965. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan textured cloth with navy blue characters front and spine with gilted tiles to the spine. This copy is FINE in a VG+ blue slipcase. First Folio Society edition. Top page edges dyed red, red EPs. Copy is pristine. No noticeable blemishes inside or out. Case is unblemished except for a tiny dent near the spine. Beautiful ..