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Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, 1979
ISBN 10: 0397542313ISBN 13: 9780397542314
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Printing. Rippling in book; scuffs, edge wear, some creasing, and a marked out stamp on front end paper. 238 pages. Book.
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Published by J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, New York, and Toronto, 1973
ISBN 10: 0397472854ISBN 13: 9780397472857
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Some light wear. A nice copy of a study on life in the ghetto. 258 pages. Book.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, 1973
ISBN 10: 0397472730ISBN 13: 9780397472734
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copyright © 1973. 202 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Damage to bottom right corner of front cover.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto, 1940
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DJ is missing a large piece from the front upper edge, including most of the author's name, and has other missing pieces, chips, and small edge tears. ; Inscribed on the half-title page "Royal Gaboon to Bresee, '31! Harold W. Thompson (Dri) , '12.".
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto. (1939)., 1939
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Seventh Impression. Jacket has wear, chipping and tearing. Folklore of New York state. Illustrated with b&w drawings. Sample contents: Preliminary Chirk; Pirates; Uncanny Critters; Heroes of Tall Tales; Tricksters and Retorts; Whalers; Canawlers; Mountaineers; Warrior of the New Nation; Ballad Lovers Place-Names; Proverbs. 530 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto, 1938
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. A comprehensive & saucy overview of all types of crime that infected New York City in the early decades of the 20th century, noting changing fashions in crime as well as in crime reporting & punishments. The author served as such a reporter for the New York Sun. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1938, in 366 pages with a Frontispiece + 20 duotone photos throughout text. Hardcover 8vo has red cloth-covered boards lettered in black to spine. Though completely clean & unmarked inside, condition is downgraded to VG due to some faded black stains to rear board. Else, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight, just a tad of rubbing to extremities & slight corner bumping. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, 1971
ISBN 10: 0397472374ISBN 13: 9780397472376
Seller: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. This book is in great condition. There is some slight rubbing damage along the books edge, as well as a mark in the top right corner of the front cover from a former price sticker. The binding is tight and the interior pages are crisp, bright and unmarked.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York and Toronto, 1938
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 'Second Impression' So Stated. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine, stained top edge, deckle edge. Novel of a beautiful rich girl whose father is murdered. Near Fine, very light shelf wear, no dust jacket.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, London & Toronto, 1938
Seller: Puffin & Bean, Concord, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Ex-lib, usual ghostings and markings, some rubbing at top and bottom of spine and at corners but otherwise good, tight copy of Wright's (former editor of House & Garden magazine) lovely advice book for amateur gardeners. RARE.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, 1939
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, no DJ, pages are not numbered. No date on title page, copyright 1939. Adapted from Hans Christian Anderson. Blue cloth covered boards with paste-on of full color duckling on cover. Illustrated end pages. Rubbing on cover corners and edges, and along spine. A few small spots on covers, but no text or illustrations are covered. Front end pages torn at bottom half, rear end pages torn completely, but covers are still attached by binding linen. Overall good to fair condition. Pages are toned, foxed. There is some crayon coloring in blue and yellow over some of the black and white illustrations. Pencil scribbles on front end pages. Text block binding is in tact, though lose. Full color illustrations throughout.
Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto, 1940
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition First Printing. True account of the travel adventures of the author & her husband, Martin, renowned big game hunter & photographer, focusing on their years on the shores of Lake Paradise in Africa. A FIRST EDITION First Printing from 1940, this hardcover book has brown-&-white zebra-striped cloth over boards, decorative endpapers, in 376 pages with 85 aquatone photos throughout, Index. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges & a few larger foxed spots in front matter. Dust dulling to outside page edges & spine darkening, modest rubbing to extremities. Missing DJ. (We are also offering a First Edition in scarce first-issue binding of Ms. Johnson's sequel, "Four Years in Paradise"; please see our listing #022390) Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia New York London Toronto, 1940
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Cloth binding with Zebra skin pattern, titles on spine and front cover with "Adventure" in italics, photographic endpapers, no additional printings listed on copyright page, 83 aquatone illustrations, 376 pages. Nice clean, unmarked copy. solid binding, small sticker pull at top corner of front endpaper, bookplate of Dr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Bennett on front pastedown. Dust jacket chipped at head and tail of spine and corners, several short edge tears and overall wear, some dampstains to the spine panel, dust jacket presented in a new protective mylar sleeve. Photos on request.
Published by Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1940., 1940
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Sixth printing (as stated upon copyright page) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 376 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 16.25cm. Gold and red dust jacket with "Gift Edition" printed below spine center; front panel decorated with b/w portrait photo of the Johnsons; rear panel has b/w photo of airplane amongst clouds. Dj has rubbing to panels; shallow chips, nicks, short tears, and some creasing/bumping at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price at its bottom corner; dj presented in an older Gaylord mylar protector. Brown and tan zebra stripe patterned cloth. Reddish-brown top edge; deckle fore-edge. B/w pictorial endpapers; past bookseller's pencil note at top of front free endpaper. Past owner's Christmas 1940 gift inscription on page 3. Author's ink signature "Osa Johnson" boldly written on page 2. Interior leaves otherwise remains bright and clean. Binding is firm (this pre-war printing utilizes a heavier paper stock causing the combined thickness of text block and boards being approx. 4.25cm whereas wartime printings were much thinner). A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Africa-Shelf#8}.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto, 1940
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
First Book Club Edition. First book club edition with the Haddon Craftsmen listed at the bottom of the copyright page. This book measures approximately 9.5" x 6.5", with 375 numbered pages. Original dust jacket. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor wear to the edges of the boards. Previous owner's bookplate on verso of half-title page. Dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Moderate chipping to the spine ends and top of the rear panel. "I Married Adventure" is Osa Johnson's memoir that details her adventures alongside her husband Martin, an explorer and pioneering photographer. The book documents the indigenous people and wildlife the pair encountered and was later adapted into groundbreaking films such as "Among the Cannibals of the South Pacific" (1918), and "Simba" (1928). Osa's engaging text is accompanied by black and white photographs that made the couple famous. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N1-10).
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto, 1938
Seller: BLACK SWAN BOOKS, INC., ABAA, ILAB, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good binding. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. A collection of three short stories on fox hunting in the South. "The Stranger;" "E-String;" and "The Leader of Tate's Band." With a few full page illustrations and text illustrations. Gray cloth. Some chipping and tears to the edges of the Very Good dustjacket. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, 1917
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Lippincott edition broadly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper with the inscription, "And signed for [name] with best wishes from Christopher Morley," dated May 20, 1944. Beautiful signature sits large and prominent amid inscription and date. Though this edition may not be so rare, the author's signature is exceptionally scarce in any edition let alone in such a compelling presentation. Both the book and the jacket are in beautiful shape with very little wear except for some moisture damage. As for the jacket, the moisture has caused some darkening to the spine, but there is no associated puckering or misshaping. The jacket sits flush with no tears or shelf wear, though the inside of the jacket has been dyed red in places along the spine from the moisture. The book itself is clean and crisp with no writing or marks of any kind. The bright red boards are flat and true with no corner or edge damage, though there is some slight discoloration or fading along the spine from moisture as well. This scarce copy comes protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!. Inscribed by Author(s).