Resultados de búsqueda: Libros de Commonwealth Book Company, Inc.

Richmond, VA: J. W. Fergusson, 1878. First Edition. Fair. 1878 edition. 49 pp. Includes the two mounted photographic plates of Lee and the officers on the verso of front free endpaper. Ex-library book rebound, covers rubbed and worn. Hinges cracked, title and few preliminary pages loose, else interior good. As few as 15 copies were issued with the photographs. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Cincinnati, OH: John Sherer. Hardcover. Good. Lacking complete date on title page (186_), circa 1860. 350 pp. Short publisher's catalog at front, publisher's catalog at rear. Illustrated. Edited by Rob Morris of Louisville, Kentucky (with his prefaces), and publisher John Sherer of Cincinnati. Blue cloth hardcover bumped and rubbed and worn. Interior good, scattered smudges and pencil notes, text block secure. Scarce. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1913. Hardcover. Good/None. Three volumes complete. Tall octavos 6.5 x 10 inches. Volumes 1 & 2 of text and Volume 3 of fold-out color plates. All 1913 editions. Ex-library books. Volume 1 has been rebound in blue library buckram, deckled edges were trimmed when rebound so it is slightly smaller than other two books. Volumes 2 & Plates in original blue cloth that is rubbed and smudged and worn, deckled edges untrimmed. Spine labels, rear cover barcode stickers. Few normal markings to endpapers etc, otherwise interiors are quite nice, page and text clean. Volume 3 color plates are not stamped and all appear to be in very nice condition. Ships in box. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

1863: Lippincott. Hardcover. Fair. 252 pp. First map has 2 tears about 2 inches, otherwise good. Second map missing. Third map has tears with loss. Original cloth torn, worn, and stained, particularly on front cover. Interior ok only, binding nearly broken at pages 68-69. Of note is the inscription on front fly leaf: "Presented by Lt. Col J.B. Leake / to / C.L. Drake 1st Lieut / Co A 20th Iowa / Port Hudson, Miss / July 27th 1863." This was shortly after the Battle of Port Hudson (July 9th) which have Union forces control of the Mississippi River. A few months later Leake was defeated and captured at the Battl of Stirling's Plantation in Louisiana. He was imprisoned at Camp Ford in Tyler Texas, where there is still today a replica of his cabin, which he enjoyed as the highest ranking officer. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Minotaur, 1990-03-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing with correct number line to 1. Signed and dated by author on half-title page. Black boards clean, spine tips lightly bumped. Couple small smudges on front free endpaper, else interior clean and tight. Jacket has light wear to edges, 1 inch tear at lower rear flap corner, not clipped. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Boston, MA: Joseph S. Hart, 1836. Paperback. Good. 24 pp. Bound in at rear of book containing 2 short novels from 1834 and 1835. Title pages says the Captain was Ebenezer Howes Jr., whereas the first page states he was Thomas Howes Jr. Pamphlet was written by one of the sailors abused by the Captain and recounts his experience and also other behavior such as detaining an Englishman (not of the crew) on board until the ship had left Liverpool and then attempting to force him to work. A 4-page appendix relates unpublished accounts of Nantucket whalers committing murder and violence against sailors. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

T. Goddard, 1810. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library copy. Rebound with leather spine and marbled boards, light wear to edges, old paper spine label, gilt titles. Bookplate, blind embossed stamp, rear card pocket, few pencil margin notes, otherwise interior clean and secure. Very scarce. . Ex-Library. 8vo. 357 pages Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Hartford: Austin Hart, 1875. Hardcover. Fair. Brown cloth hardcovers in fair/poor condition, bumped and rubbed through at edges, corners and spine ends. Hinges cracked but binding secure. Signed by David M. Rue and wife Jane A Rue (Jane Ann Hart of Freehold, New Jersey) on front fly leaf. Pencil notes on last page. Ink and pencil notes where Jane Hart is mentioned. Some portraits with tissue guards. Scarce. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

London, 1821. Hardcover. Good. 1821 ORIGINAL leather set. Six Volumes complete. One Hundred Engravings. Ex-library set in three-quarter leather with marbled boards. Covers are rubbed, old spine labels. Few markings to endpapers etc, otherwise interiors are clean and tight. . Ex-Library. 8vo Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Author, 1969. Hardcover. Good/None. 1027 pp. Cloth hardcover little rubbed. Ink name on endpaper, hinges just a little weak, else interior clean and secure. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Salvisa, KY: Warwick Publications, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Clay Lancaster. 81 pp. Small quarto. Light brown cloth hardcover bright and clean. Interior is clean, binding tight. Jacket lightly rubbed and smudged on front panel. A nice copy of one of Lancaster's most scarce titles. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Oxford University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Pictorial hardcovers are clean, light shelfwear. Ink name on title page, scattered pencil notes and underlining, binding secure. . 8vo Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

EDWARD STANFORD, 1882. Hardcover. Fair. Original 1882 publication. Antique library discard in original binding; Hard cover with library name plate on endsheet and call number on spine. Hinges shaken. PAges clean and tight. Sewn binding unraveling. All pages present; all plates present. 1" chip off upper spine end. Exterior hinges cracked. 143 pages of text and index; Plus 14 hand colored plates. Binding of maps intact. Each map is printed independently without image on back. Each map is a double page size. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 28747 Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

London, 1828. Fair. 1060 pp. Large octavo. Original leather covers rubbed and worn, spine creased, old spine label at head of spine. Front cover loosening at top left joint with spine. Interior in nice condition, clean, text block secure. Not illustrated. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Workman Publishing Company, 1980-10-01. First Edition; First printing. hardcover. Good. 8x5x0. Oliver Williams. Stated First printing Oct, 1981. First edition. Hardcover with slipcase. The Slipcase is worn at extremities is damaged on rear panel over which it it staped. (see close-up.) The red cloth book is in very good condition. Rear board has faint residue on fabric as shown. has a red dot on top end as shown. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Stiff paper covers. Minor wear, corners bumped. Ink name at top of title page else interior clean and tight. Photos and maps. . B&W Illustrations. 8vo. 232 pages Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

SPCK. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Original red cloth flexible hardcovers soiled, old label. Few markings and minor coal dusting to endpapers otherwise interior good. . Ex-Library. 12mo 7" - 7 Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

London: Payne and Bouquet, 1752. Hardcover. Fair/None. Ex-library book. 95 pp. Lacks plate 1 of "Nelson and Hayes's Rivers." Plates 2 & 3 present and in nice condition. Reinforced with buckram spine, original leather retained. Few minor markings to endpapers etc, some foxing, else interior clean and secure. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Morning Star Publishing, 1914. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Black cloth hardcovers with gilt title on front cover. Bumped and rubbed through at lower corners, some shelfwear. Few page corners folded, else interior clean and secure. Publisher's book mark laid in. . 8vo. 217 pages Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

New York: Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Inscribed to Dean Cadle and signed by James Still on front free endpaper. Cadle was a biographer and bibliographer of Still and one his foremost scholars. First Edition. Blue cloth rubbed, foxed and age-toning. Old jacket protector tape stains, else interior clean and secure. Jacket rubbed and edge worn, spine sunned. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.