Resultados de búsqueda: Libros de Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller

Holiday House, 1949. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. The fascinating story of a polar bear and her search for her two cubs, this is also a story of the snowbound Arctic and of the surprising number of birds and animals that live in its inhospitable wastes.Kalak was a polar bear whose ferocity and cunning had convinced the Eskimos that she was bewitched. But actually, Kalak, like the Eskimos themselves, was just struggling to find food for herself and her cubs, and to outwit the enemies that lay in wait for her everywhere. In this ruthless land where all species, from the tiny lemmings to the bears and whales and Eskimos, prey on each other just to stay alive, wits are almost as important as strength - a fact which adds greatly to the suspense of "Kalak of the Ice." Fine in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. The dustjacket has a 1/4" piece missing upper spine, with some light chipping and edgewear. Illustrated by Bob Kuhn. Inscribed "With… Leer más

Harper & Brothers, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjacket as issued. . Thick Folio, bound in full period leather, with spine bands. Some rubbing and scuffing to edges. A partial, light crack to hinges. Some occasional chipping to pages, with about 8 torn pages, several of which have been taped. Overall, in Good to Very Good condition. Civil War illustrations throughout. Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast, a feared caricaturist, who is often called the father of American political cartooning. Harper's Weekly was the most widely read journal in… Leer más

Holiday House, 1952. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. When one of game warden Tom Rainse's prize possessions, a pinto, goes missing, he puts his dog Smokey on the trail. Smokey, who has the nose of a bloodhound, leads them straight into a baffling mystery. Was in poachers that took the pinto or was it something bigger? With Smokey on the trail, the truth is bound to be unearthed!". Inscribed "For the swellest darn teacher-librarian anyone ever knew. Good luck and bless you always, Robbie. Jim". In this case "Robbie" is Roberta Forsyth, Jim's boyhood teacher, librarian, and friend. In addition, there is newspaper clipping glued to the front endpaper of a book review from the Chicago Sunday Tribune, dated October 26, 1952. Under the clipping are the words "my first review" in Kjelgaard's hand. A scarce, earlier Kjelgaard title, uncommon in dustjacket. This is not an x-library copy. A unique, personalized inscription; signed… Leer más

Holiday House, 1950. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. A trapper and his dog travel into the Caribou Mountains to rescue a naturalist and a pilot whose plane has been downed in the rugged wilderness of northern Canada". The book has some light rubbing to bottom edge. The dustjacket has a small piece missing to top of spine, with some light chipping and edgewear. Inscribed "With sincerest wishes Jim Kjelgaard", which is written under the dedication blurb (For Roberta Forsyth). Forsyth was the author's boyhood teacher, librarian, and friend. This is not an x-library copy; scarce thus. Signed copies rarely offered.

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1953. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. The vivid, action packed story... of a boy who sought adventure on tempestuous, yet fascinating Lake Michigan...And he found too, that the giant white sturgeon who cast a spell of fear over the sturdiest of fisherman whenever it appeared, could mean good fortune for him". "Inscribed "To the worlds' best librarian from the worlds' worst writer! Jim". Quite scarce in any condition, particularly with dustjacket. This is not an x-library copy. The book has a light bump to bottom rear corner; else in Near Fine condition. The dustjacket has some light chipping and edgewear.Purchased from the library of Roberta Forsyth, who was the author's boyhood teacher, librarian, and friend. Hence, a unique personalized inscription; signed copies rarely offered.

The Vanguard Press, 1938. Good/Very Good . An early but later printing. Some scuffing and wear at edges and corners of book; the dustjacket is price clipped, with two short tears and some light edgewear. Laid in with this copy is a Program Booklet for the Play "The 500 Hats" from The Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, MN., 1980; about 20 pages. The booklet is signed "Dr. Seuss" on the title page and is in Very Good condition. Since 1979, CTC has been the only theatre in the country to produce world-renowned children's book author Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)'s The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins on stage. In fact, their's was the first theater adaptation of a Dr. Seuss work of any kind. CTC produced Bartholomew Cubbins on its main stage six times, and this program was from their first production. Children's Theatre Company (CTC) is the first theatre for young people to win the coveted Tony® Award for Outstanding Regional Theater (2003). Thus, a… Leer más

Casa Veja Press, 1975. 2nd Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Some light edgewear to covers. Betty Lou Young (May 18, 1919 – July 1, 2010) was a conservationist, and writer of several books on the Pacific Palisades area. She became deeply involved in her local community of Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles, and spent 50 years chronicling the history and protecting it's small-town profile. In 1954, the family moved into what Betty Lou described as a ‘ranch house knockoff’ on Latimer Lane, kitty-corner from Rustic Canyon Park and the historic eucalyptus grove, which she spent decades protecting from neglect and abandonment. In the 1960s she campaigned to preserve the Santa Monica Mountains against plans for commercial and residential development. Betty Lou’s foray into book publishing grew from a political threat. The Rustic Canyon residents asked her to write a pamphlet on the history of the community as ammunition in the fight to… Leer más

Holiday House, 1947. Third Printing. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. This book is a tribute to daring men whose names are forgotten, but whose deeds and spirit illuminate every page of American history. As the westward march of civilization made its slow way over and through successive barriers of forest and prairie and mountain until it had spanned three thousand miles from ocean to ocean, it followed the moccasined paths of nameless men in buckskin. Always, beyond the towns, the settlements, the log-cabin clearings, were "the adventurers of the far side of the hill". "Signed " Jim Kjelgaard" under his name on the title page. Books signed by Kjelgaard most often include a personalized gift inscription; this includes the author's signature only, and is scarce thus. The dustjacket has a small piece missing from top edge of rear panel, with some chipping and edgewear. This is not an x-library copy.

Holiday House, 1949. Third Printing. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. The big tawny dog named Smoky refused to hunt with the pack, so old Bill Tolliver gave the 'no-good hound' to Tom Rainse, the new Game Warden. Tom discovered that Smoky's keen bloodhound nose tracked men, not animals, and soon he was hot on the trail of a ring of poachers whose mysterious leader was called 'Black Elk.' These illegal hunters swore they'd kill anyone who got in their way, and now Warden Tom had a special partner who could smell trouble coming.Would this tough mountain man and his fighting hound be able to stop the dangerous Black Elk gang? Or would the gentle elk, deer, and beaver disappear forever from this beautiful wild land?". Inscribed "With all best wishes to? Jim Kjelgaard". A scarce Kjelgaard title, particularly in dustjacket. Wonderful cover art of a bloodhound on the trail and a hunter on horseback. Signed copies rarely offered. The dustjacket has… Leer más

Holiday House, 1948. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author. The steel-gray Husky Chiri was just a puppy when he watched the black wolf kill his mother and two brothers. Left alone inthe snow-covered land oof the coyote, caribou, and gizzly, Chiri learned to fend for himself, to hunt and survive by his keen instinct and natural intelligence. Now full-grown and full of courage and cunning, Chiri forms a tentative bond with trapper Link Stevens, the only human he's ever learned to trust. But the Husky knows that one day soon he will have to face the black wolf again--and this time only one of them will survive". Some light wear at corners, with a few spots of foxing to foredge. Else in Very Good+ condition. The dustjacket has about a 3" x 1" piece missing, and another smaller piece missing, at top edge. And with some short tears, chipping, and edgewear (price clipped). Inscribed "Best to Marcia Ruth Burch Jim Kjelgaard". This is not an x-library copy,… Leer más

Damiani, 2013. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . 8x1x10. A bump to lower front corner. The dustjacket has some light soiling and some light wear. Tom Bianchi’s erotic and celebratory Polaroids of magical summers on Fire Island. Growing up in the 1950s, Tom Bianchi would head into downtown Chicago and pick up 25-cent “physique” magazines at newsstands. In one such magazine, he found a photograph of bodybuilder Glenn Bishop on Fire Island. “Fire Island sounded exotic, perhaps a name made up by the photographer,” he recalls in the preface to his latest monograph. “I had no idea it was a real place. Certainly, I had no idea then that it was a place I would one day call home.” In 1970, fresh out of law school, Bianchi began traveling to New York, and was invited to spend a weekend at Fire Island Pines, where he encountered a community of gay men. Using an SX-70… Leer más

Holiday House, 1945. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast and smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wants by his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand to be apart. Together Danny and Red face many dangers in the harsh Wintapi wilderness that they call home. But the greatest test of their courage and friendship will come from an enemy more cunning than any they've known before--a bear who is the undisputed king of the wilderness, a savage killer called Old Majesty". This is not an x-library copy, as is most generally offered. Some short tears, chipping and edgewear to dusjacket. A brief gift inscription by previous owner, which has been inked out. Very scarce in first edition, with dustjacket.

Harper & Row, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. A narrow strip of light sunfading to lower cover edge of book with some light dust soiling to top edge; Else in Near Fine condition. The mostly white dustjacket has some light wear and some light soiling at top edge; else in Very Good+ condition. Stated First edition, with all appropriate issue points present. Dustjacket not price clipped. A scarce Vonnegut title in collectable First Edition. Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. He was a member of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Leer más

Holiday house, 1945. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. Kuhn, Bob. From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast and smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wants by his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand to be apart. Together Danny and Red face many dangers in the harsh Wintapi wilderness that they call home. But the greatest test of their courage and friendship will come from an enemy more cunning than any they've known before--a bear who is the undisputed king of the wilderness, a savage killer called Old Majesty". Inscribed by previous owner, which reads: "To Gary from Granddaddy? and? Dec. 25 Christmas 1946". This is not an x-library copy, as is most generally offered. A light bump to bottom corner, with a light internal crack to gutter of last page. The dustjacket has a small piece missing to upper spine, with some other chipping and edgewear. Very scarce in first edition, particularly with dustjacket.

Holiday House, 1951. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. Ray, Ralph. Fire-Hunter is the story of Hawk, a pre-historic man who is banished from his tribe for breaking the tribal law by inventing a spear-launching tool. He is left behind with Willow, an injured young woman abandoned by the tribe because of her inability to travel in the nomadic lifestyle they employ". The true First Printing of the First Edition. A short tear to cloth of upper spine, else in Very Good+ condition. The dustjacket has a small piece missing upper spine, and some chipping and edgewear. This is not an x-library copy and it is not price clipped, as is more commonly offered. A scarce and sought after Kjelgaard title.

Random house, 1934. Third Printing . Hard cover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author. The book is in Very Good+ condition. A small piece missing to upper spine of dustjacket; with some chipping and edgewear and a couple of short tears; price clipped. Inscribed, which reads: "Inscribed for Mary Louise and John Lilly. Cordially, Robinson Jeffers. Tor House, Carmel, California. December, 1936." John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 January 20, 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Much of Jeffers' poetry was written in narrative and epic form, but he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. Influential and highly regarded in some circles, despite or because of his philosophy of "inhumanism, " Jeffers believed that transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole. John Cunningham Lilly (January 6, 1915 September 30, 2001) was an American… Leer más

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1960. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/No dustjacket. Nature has been called ‘the effect whose cause is God.” Ulysses became an integral part of this effect, and , in spite of the fact that he considered himself the world’s top bumbler—often with plenty of reasons, vehemently vouched for by those left behind in the debris—he proved himself indispensable to the Woodland World into which he characteristically stumbled. In the world of man, Ulysses stumbled and bumbled constantly, but in the world of the forest, where he surprisingly became winter caretaker and lone occupant of an isolated hunters’ lodge, he attained dignity, wisdom and assurance as he employed every faculty of his senses and opened his heart to its mysteries and its beauty—and its animal residents. For Ulysses was not alone for long. During that winter in this beloved woods he… Leer más

Random House, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair . Signed by Author. A 3" and a 1" missing to spine of dustjacket. Inscribed, which reads: "Inscribed for Mary Louise and John Lilly. Cordially, Robinson Jeffers. Tor House, Carmel, California. December, 1936." John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 January 20, 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Much of Jeffers' poetry was written in narrative and epic form, but he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. Influential and highly regarded in some circles, despite or because of his philosophy of "inhumanism, " Jeffers believed that transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole. John Cunningham Lilly (January 6, 1915 September 30, 2001) was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer and inventor. He was a researcher of… Leer más

Greyhound Club of America, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjacket as issued. . 9x6x1. Limited to 500 copies, this being #244. In Near Fine condition; no dustjacket as issued; 598 pages. "An extensive review of the history of the breed in America including interviews with influential breeders, photos of dogs through the years and encyclopedic lists of champions, pedigrees, and show records." With photos throughout. Letter from the Publications Committee laid in, which reads, in part, "The recorded history of greyhounds in America spans over a century; a century peopled with beautiful dogs and colorful personalities. This book is an attempt to record our breed's history before these resources are lost..." Hence, a definitive and invaluable work; scarce in any condition.

Amwell Press, 1980. Hard cover. New. Signed by Author. This 2 Volume set limited to 1,000 copies. Signed on the limitation page of Volume I by John Batten, Gordon Allen, the illustrator, and Jim Rikhoff, President of NSFL. Bibliography: v. 2, p. 567-575. All edges gilt, with gilt spine titles and cover decoration. The books are New Old Stock, which are bright, tight, and unread; the slipcase box is in Near Fine condition. A total of 596 pages including a 9 page bibliography. An anthology of 40 sheep hunting stories by 35 authors, including James L. Clark, William Hornaday, Charles Sheldon, Jack O'Connor, Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, William Morden, H.F. Wallace, J. Wong-Quincy, Elgin Gates, R.L. Kennion, Prince Demidoff, W.A. Baillie-Grohman, John C. Phillips, Frantz Rosenberg, John Cudahy, J.H. Kidder, H.P. Highton, E.N. Buxton, Clive Phillipps-Wolley, Rashid Jamsheed, F.E.S. Adair, D. MacIntyre, J.S. Stone, Hugh Whistler, C.S. Cumberland, Art and Dick Carlsberg. Hunting all species of wild… Leer más