Search Results: Titles starting with A from LaCelle Rare Books

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.  FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING           with no later printings noted, no later books advertised, etc. 188 pages. Good+ in Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; contemporary owner's inscription on front endpaper; moderate wear; dust jacket has a couple of small chips. Tawney's second book, a short analysis of individual rights which is the foundation of economic organization in Europe and America. First edition, scarce in dust jacket. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1939). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING     with all first issue points, including first edition stated on copyright page, $2.50 price on front flap, and correct dust jacket blurbs. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON BOOKPLATE ON HALF-TITLE PAGE. Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; moderate wear; dust jacket is worn with some chips and tears along edges; spine sunned; price not clipped ($2.50). Scarce signed. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Philadelphia: Quaker City Publishing House, 1868. Hardcover. Fair. Philadelphia: Quaker City Publishing House, 1868. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. 384 pages. Illustrated. Fair or better. Binding fairly good; some foxing to pages; name on front endpaper; covers quite worn.  A very interesting antique account of a family's experience among the Indians of South America. Scarce. Sloan had a copy for sale at $275 in 1986. "Little known chronicle of the hardships of pioneer life in South America. The author and her family sailed from England to Rio de Janeiro via Madeira and thence to the Andes. Includes a good account of gaucho life in the Pampas and much of interest on the Indians of South America."--Sloan.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Springfield, Ohio: The Crowell Publishing Co, 1890. Paperback. Fair. Springfield, Ohio: The Crowell Publishing Co., [circa 1890]. 231 pages;  Illustrated. Fair or better. Hinges a bit cracked; pages have small stains along edges; first few pages have small chips to margins; covers worn.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: George H. Doran, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York: George H. Doran, (1924). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING       with GHD colophon on the copyright page and correct dust jacket details. Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; only light wear; dust jacket has a few small tears along edges; a couple of chips at top of rear panel.  Scarce. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1921. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SECOND ISSUE        with 1921 date on title page and no later printings mentioned but with error corrected on page 419. Illustrated by Arthur William Brown. Good. Hinges cracked else tight binding; a small stain on front endpaper; a little foxing else clean pages; a bit of a spine slant; small hole rubbed in on edge of spine; moderate wear; lacking the rare dust jacket. Pulitzer Prize Winner. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. Hardcover. Fair. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. FIRST EDITION. VOLUME II ONLY (OF TWO). 240 pages. Fair. Covers detached; spine cloth chipped and split down the middle; front endpaper corner clipped; covers are very worn; pages have some foxing and a few stains.  "Stewart was a British army officer who made three sporting trips into the Rocky Mountains in 1832, 1838, and 1842. Webb, the editor, was so impressed with his descriptions of the Indians, that he determined to publish what was originally written 'for the amusement of some young friends on Long Island,' as a true account of 'the native of our forests as he was, and still is.' It has been speculated that Webb, himself, might have been the author, but Camp maintains that only Stewart could have written so detailed a narrative."--Howell. References: Graff 3986; Howes S-991; Sabin 91392; Smith 9911; Wagner-Camp 125. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. Good+/Good-. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Early Printing (spine and dust jacket have Grosset & Dunlap imprint - they must have bought some of Scribner's sheets).  Good+ in Good- Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; contemporary owner's name on front endpaper; moderate wear; some loss to lettering; dust jacket is pretty clean with some splitting along folds and several tears but looks good in mylar. A very scarce early printing of one of Hornung's A.J. Raffles stories about a gentleman jewelry thief in 19th century London.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

London: John Murray, 1889. Hardcover. Fair. London: John Murray, 1889. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth. 395 pages + ads. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Illustrated. Two foldout maps. Fair. Hinges reinforced with booktape; textblock fairly tight; pages fairly clean; covers worn; tear at head of spine. Scarce. "In 1880 the Norwegian ethnologist, zoologist and explorer Carl Lumholtz embarked on an expedition to Australia, with the purpose of observing the life and customs of the Australian Aborigines. This book focuses on his experiences while living for a year with a community in Queensland that had never previously come into contact with white people. 'Not only are many of the Australian Aborigines cannibals', says Lumholtz, 'but most of the tribes have not yet emerged from the Stone Age in the history of their development'. He goes on brilliantly to document a complex and fascinating society. Containing detailed maps to illustrate the explorer's travels and many images, the book also includes informative… Read More

Toronto: William Briggs, 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Toronto: William Briggs, 1907. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Original cloth. 243 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Good+. Front hinge just the very slightest bit cracked but tight binding; clean pages; moderate wear. "The author, a Methodist Missionary, arrived at Nanaimo (Vancouver Island) in 1862, taking charge of the mission school there. He traveled for many years all over Vancouver Island, across to the mainland, through the Fraser River and Chilliwack valleys doing mission work. He was the first protestant to carry the Gospel among the heathen Indians of the Thompson River country. His account of the impact of the miners upon the customs and manners of the Indians is most interesting."--Decker. Very scarce work on the Native Americans on Vancouver Island and elsewhere in British Columbia. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1972). Later Printing. SIGNED WITH DRAWING OF SPIDER BY THE AUTHOR. Very Good in Good- Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; only light wear; dust jacket is fairly clean with large tears (repaired with tape); price not clipped ($15.95). A great classic Caldecott Medal Book. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

St. Cloud, Minnesota: Land's End Press, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. St. Cloud, Minnesota: Land's End Press, (2003).  LIMITED TO 750 COPIES SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 254 pages.   Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. A beautiful copy in jacket. Almost new.  .

New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1890. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, (1890). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color. Very Good. Tight binding; a few smudges else clean pages and covers; moderate wear. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Chicago: Homewood Publishing Co, 1890. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Chicago: Homewood Publishing Co., [n.d. circa 1890]. FIRST EDITION. Original pictorial covers. Illustrated. Illustrated throughout in b/w.  Good. Front hinge a bit cracked; rear hinge detached; clean pages; title page loose; covers worn. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1916. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with all first issue points. Very Good. Tight binding; clean pages; contemporary owner's name on front endpaper; one small dark spot on spine; very light sunning to spine; light wear; no jacket.  Arch Wilkinson Shaw (August 4, 1876 - March 9, 1962) was an American entrepreneur, publisher, editor and management theorist who applied the ideas of scientific management in the areas of offices and the tertiary sector. During the First World War, Shaw served as Secretary of Commercial Economy Board, and later served as member of the board of directors of the Harvard Business School. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1932. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. Soglow, O. (Illustrated by). New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1932. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth. 211 pages + ads.  Fair in Poor Dust Jacket. Tight binding; pages have occasional pencil marks; covers worn; dust jacket is two pieces with large chips missing; creases, scuffs, tears, and soil; held together in clear mylar protective cover; price clipped. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth. 320 pages. Map and ninety-one illustrations. Good+. Tight binding; one illustration loose; light foxing else clean pages; pencil notes on rear endpaper; bookplate and name on front endpaper; sunning and a couple of small tears to spine; some wear; lacking the very rare jacket. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE VOYAGE OUT-BUENOS AIRES-LA PLATA. Small lines of steamers, advantages and disadvantages--Vigo-- Las Palmas--A long spell at sea--Crossing the line ; rough treatment of steerage passengers--Rio di Janeiro--How Government got land cheap for a boulevard--Botanical Gardens and palm-trees--Buenos Aires, changes since 1888--Narrowness of the streets ; trams and noise--Bewildering network of trams--Does only wealth count in Buenos Aires?--Eucalyptus and pine trees--The city of La Plata--Museum at La Plata ; extinct armadillos, &c.--Zoological Gardens, Buenos Aires--Botanical… Read More

New York: Robert Speller, 1938. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. New York: Robert Speller, (1938). STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Fair in Fair Dust Jacket. Tight binding; a few marks and foxing to endpapers; pages have light foxing throughout; some wear; some stains to covers; dust jacket is worn with stains and chips; a couple of tape repairs on reverse; price not clipped ($2.00).  Scarce western novel.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977. Hardcover. Good/Fair. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1977). Third Printing. Good+ in Fair Dust Jacket. A Tight binding; clean pages; a few small spots on the topedge; only light wear; dust jacket is worn with lots of wear and soil; price clipped. Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography of his journey to Mr. Universe.  .

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1977). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING       with full number line on copyright page, etc. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; tiny almost invisible stain at the bottom of several pages else clean pages and covers; only light wear; dust jacket is clean and bright with moderate wear and a few small tears; price not clipped ($9.95). First edition of Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography of his journey to Mr. Universe.  .