Search Results: Authors starting with S from InkQ Rare Books LLC

Light wear, gently bumped to spine head; offsetting to endleaves; jacket somewhat creased, chipped, and torn, scattered staining, darkened to spine, Very good. LMM-256. George Sand. Translated by Hamish Miles. Little Fadette.  London: The Scholartis Press, 1928. First edition, one of 1,300 copies. Octavo. 258pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original unclipped dust jacket, listing a retail price of 8/6 net on spine. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Light toning and few spots to cloth, top stain faded, small paper lift and corresponding remnant between pages 152 and 153 affecting first four lines of each page; dust jacket with edge and fold wear, edge tears, paper chips, two-inch diagonal tear from head of spine into front panel, paper loss in lower margin of rear panel, several tape repairs on verso of jacket, back panel browned and smudged. A very good presentation copy in a less than ideal jacket. LMM-170. John B. Sanford. The Old Man's Place. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, Inc., [1935]. First edition. Inscribed by the author and signed John Sanford on the front free endpaper in 1976.  Octavo. 263 pages. Comes with previous catalog slip laid-in naming the recipient as Harry Roux. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in red and black on spine, black top stain. In illustrated dust jacket with listing price $2.50. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Fine. JBS-340. Adam Saroyan. Marijuana and Me. [No place: self-published], 1974.  24mo (approx. 5.25 x 4.25 inches). Nonpaginated. White saddle stapled paper, cover design by Gailyn.  .

Binding rubbed, boards scuffed, spine ends bumped, cloth bubbled on front board, text-block edges stained, endpapers browned, occasional foxing in page and plate margins; ownership signature of Edith de Long on front free endpaper; dust jacket with edge and fold wear, fold separations, edge tears with some paper losses, browned and stained, four inch closed tear across the foot of the spine panel, two three inch closed tears to the rear panel. Good. LMM-248. Paul Schebesta. Among Congo Pigmies.  London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., [1933]. First UK edition. Octavo. 287 pages, [12-paged publisher's Spring 1933 catalog]. Illustrated with 89 photographic plates and three maps. Publisher's red cloth with blind ruled frames on front board and gilt lettering to spine. In unclipped printed dust jacket, listing price 18/- net on spine. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Light rubbing to boards, minor toning. Very good. SJK-48. Arthur Schnitzler. Rockwell Kent, illustrator. Arthur Schnitzler's Casanova's Homecoming. New York: Sylvan Press, 1947. Limited edition, No. 319 of 1,499 numbered US copies. Quarto. 153pp. Illustrated with drawings by Rockwell Kent. Publisher's black pictorial cloth, stamped in green to spine and front cover, green top-stain, endleaves in green. .

Light wear to boards; slight offsetting to endleaves; ink ownership inscriptions to first and fourth volumes; jackets a bit rubbed, chipped and torn. A very good set. LMM-362. Paul Scott. "The Raj Quartet" comprised of four volumes, including The Jewel and the Crown; The Day of the Scorpion; The Towers of Slience; and A Division of the Spoils. London: Heinemann, 1966 - 1975 First editions. Four octavo volumes. [451]; [485]; 392; [598]pp. Publisher's hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spines, original unclipped dust jackets. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate to each volume. .

Slight bowing to boards, minor shelfwear, else fine. SJK-50. Tony Kushner. Maurice Sendak, illustrator. Brundibar: After the Opera by Hans Krása and Adolf Hoffmeister. New York: Michael Di Capua Books / Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. First edition. Signed by Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushner. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color by Sendak. Publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, front cover in black, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $19.95. .

Lightly sunned to spine; rubbed and soiled to boards, with slight loss at corners and spine ends; slight offsetting to endleaves; small tear to front free endpaper; lacks dust jacket. Still, very good. SJK-404. Dr. Seuss. Boners: Being a Collection of Schoolboy Wisdom, or Knowledge as It IS Sometimes Written, Compiled from Classrooms and Examination Papers by Alexander Abingdom, and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss. New York: The Viking Press, 1931. First edition. Sixteenmo (approx. 6.25 x 5.25 inches). Illustrated with cartoons by Dr. Seuss. Publisher's red cloth, stamped in black to spine and front cover.  First edition of Dr. Seuss' first published book.  .

Rubbed to boards; bumped to board edges and lower front corner; torn to cloth at spine ends; foxed to endleaves. Very good. YLN-8. Walter Shaw-Sparrow. R. B. Cunninghame Graham, preface. John Lavery and his Work. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., [1911]. First edition. Ink gift inscription from "the Lavery family" dated 1911. Quarto. 209pp. (indexed). Illustrated with full-page plates by Lavery. Publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover. .

Darkened and stained to spine; light rubbing and soiling to boards; small tear to cloth at spine head; uniform toning throughout; bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown; lacks dust jacket. A very good copy. JHN-118. Mary W. Shelley. Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1931. Photoplay edition. Octavo. 240pp. Illustrated with b/w stills from the 1931 Universal film. Publisher's red cloth, stamped in black to spine and front cover. .

Minor wear, else fine.. [SIGNED]. Donald Sydney-Fryer. Emperor of Dreams: A Clark Ashton Smith Bibliography. West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1978. First edition.  Signed by Donald Sydney-Fryer.  Quarto. 303pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's mustard yellow cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, original unclipped dust jacket with cover art by Ned Dameron.

Minor shelfwear, pencil notations to rear endleaves. Very good. JBS-142. Corinne Miller Simons. John Uri Lloyed: His Life and Works 1849 - 1936 with a History of the Lloyed Library. Cincinnati: Privately Printed by the Author, 1972. First edition. Octavo. 337pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover.  From The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Plants and Drugs..

Extremities gently rubbed and slightly toned, else fine. LMM-258. Ralph B. Sipper. Three Santa Barbara Authors & a Bookseller.  Santa Barbara: Cordelia Editions, 1982. Limited edition, No.38 of 300 numbered copies.  Inscribed by Ralph B. Sipper to McMurtry and his bookselling partner Marcia (Carter) of Booked Up, Georgetown: For Marcia and Larry / with respect and affection, Ralph.  Octavo. 35pp. Illustrated with b/w photos, chapter initials printed in red. Publisher's hardcover paper boards, pasted photo to front. Original acetate dust wrapper. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

A fine copy. SJK-413. [SIGNED] Peter Sis. The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist & Thinker. New York: Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003. First edition. Signed by Peter Sis, with a small drawing. Quarto. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated in color by the author, with double-page folding plate. Publisher's green hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine, front cover in blind, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $18.00. .

Minor shelfwear, else fine. CDK-56. Clark Ashton Smith. Tales of Science and Sorcery. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1964. First edition.  Octavo. 256pp. Publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $4.00. .

Light wear to boards, offsetting to endleaves; Minor sunning and creasing to jacket. Very good. CDK-64. Clark Ashton Smith. Genius Loci & Other Tales. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. First edition, one of 3,000 copies. Octavo. 228pp. Publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, original unclipped dust jacket with artwork by Frank Wakefield and listing a retail price of $3.00. .

Extremities gently rubbed and bumped; slight offsetting to endleaves; bookplate of Rasa Hassen to front pastedown; jacket rubbed, toned, and chipped, with some slight loss at corners and spine ends. Very Good. LMM-168. Adam Smith. The Wealth of Nations. New York: The Modern Library, 1937. Reprint edition. Small Octavo. 976pp including appendix and indices. A Modern Library "Giant" in publisher's grey cloth stamped in green and gilt to spine and front cover, original unclipped dust jacket. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Fine. JBS-320. David E. Smith, M.D., Donald R. Wesson, M.D., eds. Treating the Cocaine Abuser. Center City, MN: Hazelden. 1985. Octavo. 90pp. Card wraps, perfect bound. .

Fine. JBS-318. David E. Smith, M.D., Donald R. Wesson, M.D., and Nancy A. Eiswirth. Cocaine in America. Center City, MN: Hazelden. 1981. Octavo. 14pp. Blue paper wraps with black letting and graphic to cover, saddle stapled. .

Minor wear to boards; pencil gift inscription to front free endpaper; bookplate to front pastedown; jacket slightly soiled, chipped, and torn. Very good. SJK-395. Nora Archibald Smith. Jessie Wilcox Smith, illustrator. Boys and Girls of Bookland. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1923. First edition. Quarto. 100pp. Illustrated with color plates by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Publisher's brown cloth, stamped in black to spine and front cover, illustrated pastedown to front board, original unclipped dust jacket. .