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Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Contains eleven full-page illustrations and additional head and tail pieces by Frank C. Pape. Minor shelf/edge wear, hint of even toning to the leaves, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, map endpages, frontispiece, tissueguards. 8vo. 359pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Unopened leaves.
Very Good in Very Good DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed presentation from Sitwell on dedication page. One of 4, 500 copies printed. A handsome copy of a rather scarce volume. Minor shelf wear (save corners, worn through), front hinge starting, hint of age toning at endpages, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, rubbing at spine, one moderate chip at bottom of back and minor chipping at head of spine, else bright and clean. Quarter bound in grey cloth, black paper ...
Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. First Edition thus. Full Leather. "Volume Nine, New Series, " includes Franz Lizst, Ludwig Beethoven, Georg Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms. Exceptional illuminations. Very minimal shelf wear, very light wear at the head of spine, green dye somewhat faded at spine and board edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. No DJ as issued. Full suede leather, dyed green, leather labels, gilt lettering, pale green silk end pastedowns, top of text ...
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780671553036ISBN:0671553038
Description: Fine in Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Terry's second book, signed by author. Light shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear. Quarter-bound, blue textured paper spine, blue paper boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 326pp. Read More
Edition: Reprint [1932 edition]
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand McNally, New York
Date published: 1932
Description: Very Good. No DJ. Reprint [1932 edition]. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, wear and touch of fraying at head of spine, wear spot at heel of spine, two small holes in fabric through to boards, inscription on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. No DJ. Black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering and decorative elements, color plate pastedown on front, frontispiece, pictorial endpages. 8vo. 258pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780684133980ISBN:0684133989
Description: Fine in Near Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very small (>2mm), closed, tear, very minor shelf wear, price clipped, else bright and clean. Deep rose cloth boards, in blind decorative element, gilt lettering, cream endpages. 8vo. 287pp. Read More
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York
Date published: 1909
Description: Very Good+. No DJ. Reprint. Hardcover. Spine lightly toned, slight shelf/edge wear, prior owner's name penciled in on title page, toning on page mirroring laid in newspaper clipping, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown pictorial cloth boards, burgundy lettering, burgundy and green decorative elements, pictorial endpages, sepia image by Edward Curtis pasted down. 8vo. vi. 338pp. No photographs by Curtis, indicating this is reprint. Read More
Edition: First Edition thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Southworth Press, Portland, Maine
Date published: 1930
Description: Fine. No DJ. First Edition thus. Hardcover. With an Introduction by John D. Winterich. Signed "With compliments of Fred Anthoensen, " (owner/designer of press). A pristine copy of this lovely, fine press volume. Tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, black treated cloth boards, color pictorial endpages, gilt lettering, gilt at top of text block, other edges deckled, Vidalon Velin leaves. 16mo. xvii, 16pp. Illus. (color plates). Limited edition, this being 500 of 990. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Glossy Pictorial Wraps
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Date published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780878057771ISBN:0878057773
Description: Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Association copy. Warmly inscribed by author to producer who, with David Lynch directing, brought his Wild at Heart to the screen. Inscribed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 76pp. Read More
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Glossy Pictorial Wraps
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780192815149ISBN:0192815148
Description: Very Good in Wraps. Reprint. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. This volume previously owned by the producer of the film version of the tale. Notations on inside front cover are the preliminary project plan for the film project. A unique addition to the right collector's library. Light edge wear, several pages creased, inside front wrap covered with notations, else tight and bright. 12mo. 688pp. Card laid in with PoaL film logo printed on it and note on the reverse. Read More
Edition: First Edition Thus/Limited Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran, New York
Date published: 1945
Description: Near Fine in Good+ Slipcase. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very handsome copy of this richly illustrated, limited edtion. Spine lightly sun touched, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows moderate wear at edges, glue separation at seams, (black paper slipcase, red paper pastedown). Burgundy cloth boards, black ink label, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 509pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Limited edition, this being 67 of 1000. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Twin Palms Pub, Altadena
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780944092156ISBN:0944092152
Description: Fine in Fine DJ. First edition. Hardcover. The work contained herein is a fine selection of her color work, much of it muted, some hand tinted, others of the Fresson process. Tight and bright. DJ fine. Inscribed by artist to filmmaker friend. 172pp. 1.02 x 12.28 x 9.30. Read More
