Search Results: Titles starting with A from Lippincott Books

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 274 pp. Grafton's first book in the "alphabet series." First printing, with number "1" present in number string. In protected, priced dj. Usual library markings, stamps, shelf-labels, etc. Well-read, but pages are clean, binding is sound, with minor shelf-cocking of the spine. First printings are difficult to locate in any condition.

Cobham, Surrey, England: Brooklands Books. Soft cover. Near Fine. 100 pp + 4 pages of advertisements. Reprints of articles on the Cobra racing car from Autosport, Autocar, Motor, Motor Racing, Car & Driver, Car, Road & Track, Motor Sport, Thoroughbred & Classic Car magazines from 1963 to 1977, with road tests, road research report, new model intro's, history, racing, specifications. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos. A touch of wear at corners, otherwise shiny, clean & tight. Near Fine.

Somerset, England: Haynes Publishing Group, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine. 56 pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards, profusely illustrated with b&w and color photos. Including History & Evolution; Specification; Road tests; Clubs, specialists & books. Near Fine.

Charlottetown: Ragweed Press, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. ix, 376 pp. A history of Prince Edward Island written as a 6th grade social studies text. Includes glossary and index. Profusely illustrated by photographs, drawings and maps. Corners chipped and lower edge dented, otherwise in near fine condition.

Christchurch, New Zealand: N.Z. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 380 pp with index. Bulletin 128. PRESENTATION COPY with letter from the author. Green cloth with gilt title on spine.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1949. First Edition, Signed . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. xv, 368 pp, with index. Red cloth, spine title gilt, author's name on front in gilt. Spine faded, a touch of white paint on front cover, a little wear to bottom edges, spine edges bumped. SIGNED by the author on ffep.

Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1963. Hardcover. Ex-Library. The Adams Papers, Series II. Volume 1: December 1791 - May 1776. lxvi, 424 pp. Volume 2 : June 1776 - March 1778, Index. xxiv, 490, [2] pp. Brown cloth, spine title gilt, illustrated. The usual library markings with numbers on spine and plates on pastedowns, still in Very Good condition. Foxing to endpapers and edges, a little thumb-soiling, very light edge wear. Multiple volumes: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Long Island, NY: Self Published, 1918. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 20 pp. Original light green paper wrappers with pasted label on front cover: "With Compliments of Palmer Cox" printed in red. Palmer Cox was a Canadian illustrator and author, best known for his series, The Brownies. A scarce pamphlet. Slightly soiled, staples rusting, else Very Good.

1966. Limited . Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1/350 facsimile copies of an 1849 pamphlet printed for Frederick Beinecke by Meriden Gravure as a Christmas greeting. Includes original envelope addressed to Leslie Bliss at the Huntington Library.

Washington D.C.: American Psychological Assoc., 1991. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/None Issued. vi, 277 pp. Each chapter contains conclusions and references. Includes index.

Norfolk, CT,: New Directions, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. The title story is the opening fragment of an unfinished novel. This and seven other stories appear here in book form for the first time. Rolph B27. The American edition precedes the first English edition. Near Fine in VG dust jacket.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. VG/G+. Large Quarto xxvi, 568; ix, 569-1064 pp. Burgundy cloth, title gilt on spine and front board. A record of the Harvard Tropical Medicine Expedition. With 9 maps, 476 illustrations, mostly photographs, and 28 text figures. Of particular interest are the sections on Medical and Pathological Investigations, and Medical and Biological Investigations, including infectious diseases. Also observations of the culture, language and economy of the people of the region, agriculture, travel conditions, and slavery. Also sections and chapters on the zoology - birds, mammals, with a chapter on Gorillas, reptiles and amphibians, also the botany, entomology and geology of the region. Notable for the bookplates in each volume of William Bovie whose work led to the development of the electrical surgical scalpel. Edges a little soiled else VG. With the original dust jackets on both volumes, the jackets in Good+ condition, a little… Read More

Seal Harbor (ME): Printing Office at High Loft, 1979. Limited Edition . Paper Over Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 58pp. 1/140 copies. Bound by Gray Parrot. Afterword on folded sheet laid in. Front board has been sun-faded along the margins, else fine.

Chester (MA): Hollow String Press, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 42pp. 1/1000 copies. Presentation copy, signed & dated on title page.

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 256 pp. Includes bibliography, glossary and index. Illustrated with numerous black and white reproductions of paintings, plans, models and photographs. The second title in the 12 volume series, Conway's History of the Ship. The ship may be the most influential invention in human history. Conway's History of the Ship is the first comprehensive and authoritative account of this technological and cultural phenomenon. An unprecedented line-up of over one hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world was assembled to ensure that the work is informative, authoritative and fully international in outlook. Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Manchester; n.d.: Our Dog" Publishing. Soft cover. GVG. 93, [3] pp. Green cloth-covered paper wrappers, title stamped in black. 38 b&w photographs, most of notable terriers. Front hinge starting, foxing throughout, fabric on lower corner of back panel lifting.

Chile: Viviani. Paperback. Fine. Oblong 8vo. 77pp. Very attractive catalogue of color nature photographs, by author, of the Aysen Valley in Patagonia.

Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, 1948. Very Good. Gallen-Kallelan, Akseli. 128 plates (sepia), text in Finnish and English.

Chicago: Univ Chicago Pr, 1977. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 266pp, maps, illustrations. Translated by Erna Gunther. Dj with closed, partially repaired tear, in mylar protector.

New York: Blue Books, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 199 pp. With 12 pp ads and index to advertisers. Blue cloth, gilt titles. A very little edge wear and sunning to spine.