Search Results: Authors starting with V from Back of Beyond Books

Paris: Arthur Bertrand. Good with no dust jacket. 1840. Hardcover. Account of the Indians of North America (in French). Three-quarter blue leather over marbled boards with gilt and red on spine. Corners and edges rubbed with heavy wear on spine ends. Blue marbled endpapers, gilt top edge, deckle edge. Foxing throughout, mostly on edges, with moderate soil on first several pages. Four color plates including the frontispiece and one large fold-out colored map. The map has foxing and a one inch tear where it is tipped in and shows the location of major North American tribes. A general description and history by Eugene Vail, a United States citizen, who wrote a number of books for the French. Howes V 7, Sabin 98293. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 246 pp .

La Crescenta, CA: Carpenter and Associates. Good. 1991. First Edition. Softcover. 0963140019 . Softcover with photographs on front and back with black writing on front and spine. Cover has begun to yellow and has some shelf wear. Text block is clean and binding is tight. Brief history of the Santa Anita horse track followed by a wonderful collection of black and white photographs from over many years at the track. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

New York: McSpedon & Baker. Good. 1851. Hardcover. Dark brown boards, blind embossed designs and small gilt design on front and back boards. Rebacked, with most of original spine pasted to new spine. Also has new pastedowns and endpapers. Title is gilt on spine. Corners are lightly bumped and top corners have some chipping. All edges have light soil. Gilt title is fading slightly. Binding is tight. Some light toning and one library stamp on bottom of title page, otherwise interior is clean. Included are 5 folding maps, and 12 plates and lithographs. There are two folding maps before the title page; one is a map of the city of New York, 1851 with fire districts and boundaries of wards; the other is a map of the state of New York exhibiting towns and counties from 1850, including Syracuse, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Utica, Buffalo and more. Valentine's manual provides a comprehensive portrait of New York City in the 19th century, using prints, maps, diagrams and text to illuminate the… Read More

Oaxaca. Good. 1935. Pamphlet. Buff wraps with black lettering, staple bound. Wraps have moderate toning and light chipping along spine; text block has light toning throughout. Includes the fantastical, but assuredly true, stories of "The Dead Men's Mine," "Mendoza was Game," and "The Mina del Perdon." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 48 pp .

Liege: Felix Oudart Editeur De La Revue De Liege. Good. 1845. Second Edition. Softcover. Custom-made grey paper wraps, string bound. Wraps have moderate soiling and wear to all edges. Contemporary inscription on half title page, previous bookseller associates this as author's signature. Text block has toning to all edges and light foxing to some leaves. Content is in French. This is a biography on Franciscan priest Louis Hennepin of Ath, Netherlands (located in present day Belgium) , by Felix Van Hulst. Hennepin is known for exploring the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada with famed explorer Rene Robert Cavelier. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pp .

Glendo, WY: High Plains Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1999. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0931271509 . Emerald green boards w/ copper stamped lettering to front and spine; corners slightly rubbed and top rear corner slightly bumped, else fine; signed by author on title page in blue ink; stated limited edition of 200, numbered #154/249 in blue ink on title page; interior book clean w/ tight binding, appears unread; B&W photographs throughout. Lori Van Pelt is a Wyoming-based award-winning poet, fiction, and nonfiction writer; and was for a number of years the assistant editor for wyohistory.org, an online encyclopedia of Wyoming history. Dreamers & Schemers: Profiles From Carbon County, Wyoming’s Past showcases thirty-one men and women who helped shape Carbon County, “from ranchers to ruffians, from lawmen to outlaws, and from doctors to artists… Some left legacies that affect Carbon County still. Some of them, through their life choices, their… Read More

Very Good. Brussels, Ph. Vandermaelen, 1827]. Scarce 1827 map from the famed "Atlas Universal de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique" compiled and published by Philippe Vandermaelen. Hand colored. Map measures 21 x 29 inches. Map has light soiling, minor chipping along bottom edge and was at one time rolled. Overall very good. Although many of the landmarks are erroneously located, this was one of the earliest printed maps of the Utah area and shows great detail compared to others of the time period. Lac de Timpanogos, Teguayo Lac Sale and Rio de St Buenaventura are seen along with Orajbe (Oraibi in northern Arizona), Sierra de los Guacaros, Rio Nabajoa and Rio Zaguanganas (possibly the Colorado and Green Rivers). Native American tribes are noted on the map such as Indiens Yutas Tabeguachis, Indiens Moqui and Indiens Nabajou. The text at the left of the map provides statistics and history of Mexico. Philippe Vandermaelen's "Atlas Universal"… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Dariel Press. Good. N.D.. First Edition. Stapled pages. Poetry jounal stapled in upper-left corner with red construction paper cover featuring black title. Creasing at stapled corner. Some marks soiling to front and rear covers, including grease spot on front center. Light wear and toning to edges but interior is clean. Published by Dariel Press, Ephemeris/Cassipeia is an experimental poetry journal. This issue features contributions from about 20 artists, including pieces written by Charles Olson and Joanne Kyger as well as illustrations from Howard Pearlstein, Josephine Marston, and David Schaff. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pp .

Bozeman, MT: Spring Creek Publishing. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0965333620 . Dark brown cloth boards, with gold writing and a picture inset on front board. Black slipcase with hole in front to allow viewing of cover photo. Slipcase has light sunning and moderate wear; boards have light sunning to spine and minor pilling to cloth; text block clean. Collection of fiction and essays about the west US from the Big Sky Journal out of Montana. Volume one. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 252 pp .

New York City, NY: Kraus Reprint Company. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with title in gilt lettering along spine; in very good condition. Tight binding, clean interior. Collects three separate papers, as numbers 1-3 of volume 14: [1] "Anthropometry of the Natives of Arnhem Land and the Australian Race Problem" by William W. Howells, from 1937; [2] "Contributions to the Racial Anthropology of the Near East" by Carl C. Seltzer, from 1940; [3] "Fossil Man In Tangier" by Muzaffer Suleyman Senyurek, from 1940. ; Vol. 14; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Good. 1876. Content is in Spanish. Title on cover reads: "Instrumento No. [?] Oficio Publico de Jose Maria Velazquez. Testimonio…Chalchicomula, Año de 1876." The cover page is printed; the testimony is handwritten in Spanish. The document is signed by Jose Maria Velazquez, with ten 50 centavos stamps affixed to leaves and official notary public stamp. Document has light soiling, toning and chipping to edges. This legal document is the testimony of notary public, Jose Maria Velazquez, pertaining to the ownership of Rancho Santa Cruz de las Peñas in the municipality of Atzitzintla, Mexico. The town of Atzitzintla was formed from Rancho Santa Cruz de las Peñas along with land from other ranches and estates. The summary of the testimony states: "Testimony of the judgment of 2nd instance and that of cassation issued in the ordinary court, that Doña Dolores Arcos continued against Don Guadalupe Bello concerning ownership of the Rancho Santa Cruz… Read More

Paris: Editions Two Cities. Good. 1966. First Edition. Softcover. French wrapper has some soil and toned edges. Unopened. Half-inch chip on top edge of title page. Laid in is a publisher's slip and a card with a handwritten letter to poet Will Inman, signed by the author. ; 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 44 pp .

Paris: Librairie Albert Messein. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. This edition was limited to a total of 550 copies, this numbered 352. Contemporary full-leather binding with original decorative wraps bound in; top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges deckled. Red leather boards have light rubbing to all edges and moderate sunning to spine; original wraps have heavy toning and moderate soiling; a few leaves of text block has light soiling, hand-colored illustrations still bright. Content is in French. A collection of epigrams written by French poet, Paul Verlaine, beautifully illustrated by Alexandre Barte. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 114 pp .

Very Good. Hardcover. Numbered 18/480, this edition on Van Gelder paper. Privately bound, contemporary full-leather binding with gilt embossment; top edge gilt, fore edge deckled. Boards have light sunning and moderate chipping; fore edge has light chipping and soiling; text block has moderate toning and a few leaves have light soiling. Manuscript notation underneath title reads, "Soixante-neuf pages…" Publication information is unknown. Content is in French. A collection of poems, written by the famous French poet, Paul Verlaine. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 71 pp .

Boise, Idaho: Limberlost Press. Very Good. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Booklet. Hand-sewn poetry booklet, one of 350 copies, has deckled edge at the bottom with red and black pictorial cover. Very faint soil mark on the top corner off the back cover near the spine, otherwise clean - inside and out. Signed by the author on the title page. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author .

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Author's first book. Quarter-bound in black cloth; boards are bound in red paper with gilt and black designs. Title and author embossed on spine; gilt, but nearly faded. Boards have wear at all edges, with bumping at the fore-edge corners; back board has black soiling near fore-edge and tail of spine; some wear on cloth at head and foot of spine. Water stain - top down - has caused some of the red on the boards to bleed onto the paste-down and free end papers; the water stain shows throughout book, however text is not affected. Previous owner inscription on upper corners of front paste-down. Stanley Vestal (1887 - 1957) was an American writer, historian, and biographer; his works concentrate on the American Old West. Fandango is a collection of Western ballads about the adventures of Kit Carson and other cowboy themes. Words only, no sheet music. ; 12mo 7" - 7½"… Read More

Lincoln And London: University of Nebraska Press. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. 0739402650 . Reprint of book originally published in 1934. Black paper boards with gilt lettering on spine. Slight creasing to head and tail of spine, otherwise fine. Illustrated dust jacket with grey lettering on cover and spine. Jacket has two small tears on top edge; shelf wear and creasing along edges. Tight binding and clean interior. Includes some black and white photos and maps. Based on an interview between the author (Walter Campbell using a pen name) and Chief White Bull, this biography tells the first-hand story of the famous warrior, the Sioux, and Custer's Last Stand. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 291 pp .

Basileae, Switzerland. Very Good. 1765. Hardcover. Recased in modern grey boards with author written in black ink on spine. Content in Latin. Boards have light toning and wear. Text block has uniform foxing throughout with light wear to all edges. Previous owner's signature in black ink on title page. B&w illustration on last leaf. This medical dissertation discusses the use of exercise as a remedy in medicine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 20 pp .

New York: Random House. Fine. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, housed in blue paper-covered slipcase. Signed and limited. 262/300. Signed by Vidal on limitation page. Fine condition. This novel details the events of the year 1876 and is the third volume of Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire" series. The novel is written in the form of a journal, from the perspective of Charlie Schuyler, who has returned from Europe to regain a lost fortune and arrange a marriage into New York society for his widowed daughter. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 364 pp; Signed by Author .

Washington, D.C.: Congressional Printing Office. Good. 1889. Extract from Senate report of the 50th Congress, 2nd Session, Ex. Doc. No. 49. Includes testimony on the Polvareda Grant, No. 131. Includes fold-out map of grant. Map is loose. Good condition.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .