Search Results: Titles starting with V from Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY CLIVE CUSSLER ON FFEP without personalization. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with "Signed Copy" sticker on front panel of Dust Jacket. 531 pp.

Kobenhavn: Berlingske Forlag, 1942. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. First translation by Else Brudenell-Bruce. First Foreign Language Edition. 455pp. Bound in 3/4 brown leather over marbled paper covered boards; internally clean. Upper joint starting, but not broken through. A very good copy. Perinn, A1c.

Boston: The Ball Publishing Co, 1908. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. A series of literary essays written in his earlier style. 214pp. Introduction by Le Roy Phillips. Bound in green cloth, board edges ruled in gilt, spine lettering and top edge gilt. Publisher's list of publications listing this title laid in; a fine copy. From the library of Julius Wangenheim with his bookplate. Wangenheim was a banker, civic leader and bibliophile. He became interested, during the last twenty years of his life, in developing a collection that would show the history of the book.

London: Martin Secker, 1930. First British Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good++. Octavo. A short novel of English life, fully characteristic of its author's genius, and the last work of fiction which he lived to complete. 191(10)pp. Bound in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt, a beautiful copy, binding bright, with small corner crease to first two leaves, internally fresh without foxing, in dust jacket with small archival mend to head of jacket. (Roberts-A54).

London; 1858-1859: Bradbury & Evans. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. first issue, with "actresses" on line 33, p. 207 of volume I and with chapter XLVII misnumbered XLVIII (volume I); two volumes, each volume with engraved and regular title with engraved frontispieces, 382pp., (1)pp. ad, vol.2; 376pp. Illustrated by the author. Both volumes are bound in original blue embossed cloth, spine lettered in gilt, yellow coated end papers; light wear at extremities; neat owner name in volume I; bookplate; a very good+ set.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. Second issue, with "Matthattan Press" imprint on copyright page. Bound in original maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges gilt; about fine.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. SIGNED BY LYNDON B. JOHNSON ON HIS BOOKPLATE (not autopen), on the half title. Book is near fine, dust jacket is very good, with laminate separating on edges and on rear panel and small chip at top edge of front panel. x, 636 pp.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. SIGNED BY LYNDON B. JOHNSON ON HIS BOOKPLATE (not autopen), on the half title. Book is near fine, dust jacket is very good, with laminate starting on edges. Printed card laid in on dedication page of "Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Baines Johnson" with tape residue at edges; "Merry Christmas" on card in an unknown hand. x, 636 pp.

London: Constable & Company, 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. SIGNED BY WALTER DE LA MARE ON FEP. 12mo, 91 pp. Bound in black cloth spine over decorative boards; paper label on spine. Fine, no dust jacket. Housed in an excellent black quarter leather slipcase, spine decorated in gilt, with chemise.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. octavo, 190 pages; SIGNED by the author on the title page; dust jacket with $3.50 on front flap. First edition stated; text lightly age-toned.

London: Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. TWO VOLUMES. 1858-59; first issue, with "actresses" on page 207, line 33 and chapters 47 and 48 misnumbered; 2 volumes in contemporary 3/4 leather bindings; bound from the parts; occasional light browning to most plates and some text. Bookplate. A very good set in a handsome binding.

Lugduni: Sumptibus Horatij Cardon, 1611. Full-Leather. Very Good. 12mo. 784 pages. Contemporary full vellum binding, with 3 of 4 ties; light stain on first few leaves; small worm hole in 12 leaves; internally quite clean; a very good copy.

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1956. First Edition. Fine/Fine. octavo, 191 pages; first edition stated; top edges stained red; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $2.50 on front flap. Source for the 1950's TV series.