Search Results: Authors starting with S from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1922. Pamphlet. Near Fine. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1922. 9 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 80. Gray paper covers, ruled and lettered in black. Light bump to top right corner, which extends throughout text block. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. This is an original booklet. It's all laid out in officialese here, the relocation of the American Indian by the United States Government.

London and New York: Routledge, 1993. First Edition. Trade paperback. Good. London and New York: Routledge, 1993. First edition. 9 1/4 x 6 inches: pp. xii, 321. Red stiff cardboard covers with illustration by Hunt Emerson and white, yellow and black type. With appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Edge and corner wear, scuffing, scratches, creasing to cover. Handling wear. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. An international history of comics for older readers, covering the end of the nineteenth-century to the early '90s.

New York: RHM Press, 1975. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. New York: RHM Press, 1975. Second edition. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 169, [6]. White photographic paper dust jacket with red and black type. Light blue cloth with gold gilt titles. With bibliography, Openings index, general index, and games and positions index. With 5 pages at back of book devoted to RHM Press books and other publications. Dust jacket has edge, wear, creasing, small tear, and sticker residue on spine. Boards have slight edge wear, corner nudging, and some fading at edges. Spine is slightly cocked. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. "International Master Anthony Saidy has chosen eleven of the greatest modern players, and their best games, to illustrate important concepts in the march of chess ideas. His subjects are all Grandmasters whom he has faced across the board or observed first hand in the international arena." From the inner flap. "Considered only as a collection of best games, this is the cream. But in its… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, 1996. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. New York: Pocket Books, 1996. First edition thus. 6 3/4 x 4 inches: pp. xxvi, 309. Glossy black illustrated stiff cardboard covers with red and white type. Edge and corner wear, creasing, some light scratches. Scuff along the head of book. Pages are age toned, but unmarked. Binding tight. Autobiography of renowned Japanese fighter pilot, Saburo Sakai, recounting breathtaking exploits of his over 200 missions during World War II.

Cranford, New Jersey: American Atheist Press, 2015. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Cranford, New Jersey: American Atheist Press, 2015. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xxi, 518. Dark brown photographic cardboard covers with red and white type. Light edge wear, creasing on front cover. One dog eared page. Light smear on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. From the back cover - "NazarethGate chronicles in riveting detail how the failed field of New Testament Archaeology is a toxic stew of competing agendas, as cynical excavators alter evidence and invent facts while promoting religious tourism in Israel and alvaging a grand hoax: 'Jesus of Nazareth' - an iconic figure who probably never lived."

San Jose, CA: Regimental Studies, 1990. Paperback. NEAR FINE. San Jose, CA: Regimental Studies, 1990. SIGNED, LIMITED 58 / 250. SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. 9 X 6 inches: pp. vi, 87. White wraps with black type. Signed by editors on insert for the Sixth Annual West Coast Civil War Conference Special Commemorative edition. Light cover wear, foxing. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. This journal is an outlet for those studying the history of the Civil War. Included in this issue : From Eacho's Farm to Appomattox : The Frederickburg Artillery by Robert K. Krick, and The Freemont Rifles : The 37th Illinois Infantry at Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove by Michael A. Mullins.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. New York: Macmillan Company, 1959. First edition. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Illustrated red cloth boards with black type in white borders. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Wear, rubbing to cloth boards. Handling wear, some creasing to pages. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Milwaukee: Comat Publishing Company, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Milwaukee, WI: Comat Publishing Company, 1940. First edition. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xviii, 216. Illustrated grey dust jacket with red boarders and black and red type. Blue cloth with titles in black on spine and cover. Plus 8 pages of ads. Over 25 pages of photos. . Dust jacket is in a mylar protector, with some tears at head and tail of spine, edge wear, light soiling. Corners bumped, general edge wear. Interior clean and unmarked. Binding tight.

New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Robert M McBride & Company, 1936. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Laune, Paul. New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Robert M McBride & Company, 1936. First edition. 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches: pp. 374. Brown and white illustrated paper dust jacket with white and black type. Orange cloth boards with red type on spine and red illustration on front board. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket price clipped, small tear in middle of DJ spine with a hole roughly 1/4 inch in diameter, another hole roughly the same size on front board. Closed tear from top of DJ, about 2 inches, beside tear a small chip of the DJ is missing measuring approximately 1 1/2 inches by 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. Other minor wear to edge of DJ, sun fading on spine. Book itself is in very good condition, bound in orange boards, containing pictorial endpapers. Tightly bound, corners mildly nudged, and a small tear to middle of spine (same location as hole on DJ). Text unmarked.… Read More

Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1991. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xiv, 213. FINE. Gilt lettering on spine and front, with gilt rules, of black cloth-covered boards. White lettering on brown and black jacket. Dust jacket has light scuffing, scratches. Clean, tight, bright and unmarked. The subject of "hate" is explored from many different angles and avoids psychoanalytic jargon as much as possible.

Philadelphia: Collins and Hannay, 1832. Leather_bound. Fair. Philadelphia: Collins and Hannay, 1832. 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 531, 121. Full calf binding. Note condition: Boards scratched and worn with front corner of board chipped off, other corners worn and chafed. Bottom two inches of outer spine chipped off and spine worn and scuffed. Spine title dulled. Binding is strong. Interior heavily foxed. Name stamp of previous owner on inside board and also name of another owner in ink along with some calligraphic printing of "Book", and the same owner boldly inked his name on the front edge. Cornelis Schrevel [1608-1661] was a physician and scholar and head of the college faculty at Leiden University. His Latin-Greek lexicon was very popular and went through many editions and translations into the 19th century.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1889. 9 1/2 x 6 inches: pp. 1090. Bound in black cloth boards, with gold gilt lettering to spine. All corners nudged, rubbing to boards, small dent to front fore-edge. Cloth worn through at upper and lower spine. Creased page corners. Slight age tanning to page edges. Text is unmarked. Front hinge cracked and spine shaken, but intact, solid.

Boca Raton, FL, London and New York: CRC Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Boca Raton, Fl, London and New York: CRC Press, 2010. First edition. 10 x 7 inches: pp. xvi, 344. Glossy red and blue gray pictorial cover with white font. Some bumping, scuffs and scratches to cover. Small bit of moisture wrinkling in the upper corner of pages. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. The book provides a "basic understanding of fractals and multifractals and the techniques for utilizing them when analyzing ecological phenomenon."

New York: Weathervane Books, 1973. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Good/Good. Bihn, Max. New York: Weathervane Books, circa 1973. First edition, first printing thus. 9 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 283. Black lettering to illustrated tan jacket. Gilt lettering on spine of black boards. Light shelfwear to edges of dust jacket. Edge wear to boards. Some foxing, soiling to page edges and free facing end page. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. A facsimile of the 1907 Edition. Edited and arranged by E. T. Roe. Twenty of Shakespeares best loved stories retold by English author, E. Nesbit.

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1971. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1971. First edition (NAP). 9 1/2 x 6 inches: pp. xii, 311. Tan illustrated dust jacket with tan lettering. Dark green cloth boards with red type. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket has edge and corner wear, creasing, some chipping. Spine mildly shaken but still solidly bound. Text is unmarked. Sterling Price was a Lawyer, Politician, Civil War Soldier and General.

Seattle, WA: Shorey Publications, 1983. Ninth Printing of Facsimile Reproduction. Staplebound Pamphlet. Very Good. Seattle, WA: Shorey Publications, 1983. Limited to 300 copies. 8 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. xvi, 65. Orange illustrated printer's wraps with black lettering. Shorey's Indian Series, Facsimile reprint of original 1909 publication. Staplebound. Minor thumbing, light creasing to cover. Very small "x" written in pencil on top and bottom edges. Text is unmarked. Binding solid, sound.

London: Knockabout Comics, 2017. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near Fine. London: Knockabout Comics, 2017. First edition, first printing. 10 1/4 x 7 inches: pp. [64]. Orange and purple illustrated cardboard covers with white, orange and pink type. Light edge wear. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight.

Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.. George Sheringham. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. First edition. 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches: pp. xvi, 174. Green cloth, beveled edges with gold gilt lettering on spine. Some spotting, fading on spine. Bottom corners bumped, evidence of which extend throughout the book, for the most part, faintly. Foxing on edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Lacks slipcase, dust jacket. Four lovely (tissue-guarded) colour-collotype plates of Salmon and Trout Flies; Salmonidae; Sea Fish; and Coarse Fish. Eight Black and White Woodcuts, as well as many smaller head- and tail-piece woodcuts throughout. Articles appear Henry Van Dyke, William Radcliffe, Arthur Ransome, Knut Dahl, W.L. Calderwood, Ferris Greenslet, F. Gray Griswold, John Cl Moore, H.D. Turing, Arthur F. Bell, Harry Plunket Greene, Sir Charles Holmes, Eric Parker, G.E.M. Skues. Hugh Tempest Sheringham, who died in mid-writing of this book, espoused this… Read More

London: Privately Printed, Harrison & Sons, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS. London, Privately printed, Harrison & Sons, 1889. First edition. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xxiv, 240. Tthree-quarter bound leather boards with gilt stamped coat of arms on front board. Tooled spine. Marbled endpapers, five raised bands, with presentation plate inside front cover; all edges gilt. Some rubbing/scuffing to leather. Binding tight, pages bright and clean. First Edition. Printed for private circulation: Armorial bookplate on front pastedown indicates this is a presentation copy, given to Thomas Cradock Watson "by the Master and Wardens of the Saddlers Company, Saddlers Hall, Cheapside, E.C., Jan 10, 1896." Illustrated with several fold out plates, many of which were changed or altogether eliminated in the later edition. Presented to liverymen on admission to the Guild, this proved an invaluable resource for learning the history and the inner workings of the group and the trade.

San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Corral of the Westerners, 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Corral of the Westerners, 1988. Only 500 copies from this limited edition. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 38. Red cloth boards with titles and rectangular border in gold gilt on front board. Inscribed by author on half title page. Minor wear to corners. Unmarked, tight.