Dane Ezra (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. First THUS. Minor shelf wear & small stains to binding & edges of text block. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Previous owners name on ffep. Text and images unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Octavo. B&W drawings. Condition: minor soiling and light wear to binding; pp. 85/86 dogeared; else very good. Pages: xx, 311.

Hardcover. Condition: Almost Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket is scuffed and chipped along edges.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Earl Sherwan Painted Cover (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. ** [We have a HUGE Selection of Western Pulp Magazine Digest in Stock = SEE our Other Listing; BUY Multiple items and SAVE on Shipping] ** 192 pages. SCARCE! >>ZANE GREY'S WESTERN - ( December, 1947 ; Volume 1 #10; -- Pulp Digest Magazine ) - CONTENTS - NOVEL - Arizona Ames By Zane Grey; SHORT STORIES - Grove Girl by Eugene Cunningham; Christmas at Singing Coulee by Frank Richardson Pierce; The Story of the Lucky Louse or, Blood Will Tell by G. Ezra & Beatrice J. Dane; Bell-the-Cat by Eugene Manlove Rhodes; Fun in Court by Mark Twain; Old Reliable by Edwin L. Sabin; Pay Rock in the pass by Joseph F. Hook; PICTURE STORY - War on Powder River! by Carl Smith & Nicholas S. Firfires; >> Stain on top edge & left edge of front cover; Interior has tanned pages; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Binding and pages are intact. Former owner's writings on the front endpaper. All other pages are free from any markings. Scuffing and bumping visible to boards. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fred Ludekens (illustrator). 1st Edition. This work contains stories that are wonderful, laughable, and tragic, and some that are hard to believe, about life during the Gold Rush and later in the town of Columbia on California's Mother Lode, as remembered by the oldest inhabitants. The book contains illustrations, an appendix, and a bibliography. Stated First Edition. This copy is clean and solid.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, Later Printing (March 1948). Published by Tudor Publishing Co., 1941. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with very light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is good with the left panel of the jacket loose but laid inside, tears to the spine and some edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Charles Lindstrom (illustrator). 1st Edition. Ink price on flyleaf, otherwise no markings; a very good copy. No bookplate. In original unprinted goldenrod color dust jacket. Good but with large chips and or tears at top and bottom of spine and some light edge wear and dust soiling. Limited to 500 copies printed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very Good. Pictorial Hard Cover. One of 500 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Satirical sketches and reminiscences by a pioneer humorist about California life and culture, originally published in periodicals from 1850-1867. Hand coloured illustrations by Charles Lindstrom. Deckle fore edge. Orange cloth with brown decoration (seated Native American) on front and rear, cream cloth backstrip, orange label with brown titling on spine. Covers show moderate soiling and toning, bruises/wear to upper corners, small stain on rear. Previous owner's name at free front endpaper; light foxing to front endpapers; otherwise interior is clean, crisp, tight & bright, unmarked. 96 pp. Approx. 6" x 8.5". Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed 96pp, illus,dj nice Limited to 500 copies, scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Pictorial hardcover. White linen spine with orang papere, with illus over boards Limited to 500 copies. Grabhorn Press. California life and culture, originally published in periodicals from 1850-1867. 96 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Square and still tight in lightly shaken green and aubergine cloth boards. Extremities moderately to heavily rubbed. Corners heavily bumped. Spine heavily faded with 1/2' of head profoundly tattered/frayed, heel less so. Edges where backstrip meets boards are nicked with a 1' split on rear board (still holding). Covers are lightly spotted, scratched and/or soiled. Front and rear illustrated endpapers show darkening and transference with mild/moderated scattered foxing. Deckled edges lightly toned. Color plate facing title page starting to pull, but still holding and could easily be repaired. Previous owner bookplate on ffep. Interior clean with no markings. Charmingly illustrated by Rhea Wells. 1931 on title page and copyright page. Stated First Edition. A elusive version of an uncommon title. In mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second. A very clean copy of this 1948 reissue, with no markings, no fading of the boards, no signs of use. The jacket has some chipping at the top of the spine. A mylar cover now protects it. Fast shipping, with tracking number protected. ; 8.7 X 6.0 X 1.5 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Corner clipped from front flap. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardbound. Condition: VG. Green paper covered boards. xvi, {2}, 144 pp. Frontispiece portrait, 2 folding plates, folding color map. One of 500 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press.

Fred Ludekens (illustrator). flyleaf missing name on 2nd flyleaf which is slit at hinge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fred Ludekens (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pub by Alfred A. Knopf, 1941, stated 1st Edition. NOT exLib. Inscribed & SIGNED on ffep by illustrator Fred Ludekens. VG cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart, no dj. Blue cloth over bds w/ gilt pict dec on front cover, & gilt lettering on spine. Lt-mdt wear to head & tail of spine, o/w only light exterior edgewear. Book is complete, intact & unmarked except for inscription & signature. Illustrated in b&w by Fred Ludekens. 311pp + 1pp. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). First Thus. Minor wear to top of dj spine, discreet bookplate ffep, otherwise a superb copy. Limited to 500 copies.

Decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Illustrated in black, white and color by Charles Lindstrom. Important reference work. Limited edition of 700 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 97 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Signed abd personally inscribed by Betty L. Whitsell on ffep; moderate chipping to dust jacket with sun-faded jacket spine, covers clean and square, yesslowing to book block, pages otherwise clean and square, opens freely but binding good.

First edition, limited to 500 copies. Original white and orange cloth; small octavo; (11), 95 pp. Illustrated by Charles Lindstrom. Edition of 500 copies. Grabhorn Press Bibliography 255. 1937 gift inscription to front free endpaper, else fine in plain paper jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fred Ludekens (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Early printing of First Thus edition. Spine tight with no lean, boards rigid, tips pointed. No remainder mark. Previous owner's name mostly under front flap. Many illustrations, bibliography. Dust jack has frey, short tear and loss at spine ends with clear tape reinforcement, small wear and chip at some edges and has no price on it; else the jacket looks engaging in a new shiny mylar dust protector. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping.

Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 312 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dorothy Grover (illustrator). First Edition. [1938] FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. UNCOMMON. Green hardcover, binding with illustrations of stylized palm trees, black lettering. Edited by G. Ezra Dane, illustrations by Dorothy Grover, 224 pages. Condition of binding: Lightly age toned, dings to top/foot of spine. Internally, faint age toning, four pages have light creases (believe these occurred during the publishing stage of the book). Edges age darken, tiny ding to fore-edge, small stain on top edge. Overall: Good. Dustjacket. Price on flap intact. Age toned (especially rear and spine panels and at folds, multiple chips/small pieces missing from extremities, several tiny pieces missing from crease of flap; overall Fair. This book features original Mark Twain material, 22 letters of travel, description, anecdote, and human interest, written for the Sacramento Union describing his trip to the Hawaiian Islands, published for the first time in a trade edition hardcover. The publisher states: The letters "will lead you to expect much enjoyment from this volume . . . picturesque, graphically descriptive, and abundantly humorous." A wonderful, uncommon first edition book written by Mark Twain. Very Collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Charles Nahl (illustrator). Limited Edition. 28 x 19 cm, [xxii], 79, colophon pp., two color frontispiece, red [tiny] and black title page, contents, foreword, introduction, publisher's preface, red initials through out and colored drawings above each of twenty stories, 550 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press Provenance: Book plate of Arthur R. Andersen (1893/07/29-1975/09/06) on front fixed end paperQuarto size, 80 pp. Alonzo Delano (1806 - 1874), who went by the pen name "Old Block", was an American humorist, pioneer town city father, and a California Gold Rush Forty-niner; his sketches of gold rush camp life rivaled Bret Harte and Mark Twain in popularity (N. B. info from Wikipedia). This edition was published by the Grabhorn Press, one of the most highly renowned private presses in America in the twentieth century, run by brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in blue-green boards with tan cloth spine, front pastedown with full-colour illustration and title by Charles Nahl, cream paper label on spine with black lettering; frontispiece, twenty headpieces, and four full-page drawings in colour by Nahl, decorative initial capital letters; black and sepia text in Janson linotype in double columns on machine made paper, quarto size), 80 pages, limited edition of 550 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: Book is in near fine condition with brightly coloured illustrations, the front label has some minor chips, slight wear to corners and head of the spine. ___CITATION: Heller & Magee no. 204. __.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Fred Ludekens (illustrator). First Edition. from the rear cover, "Ghost town is the work of an unusual team of collaborators-mother and son. Mr. dane and his mother have a natural and deep-founded interest in the material of their book, for members of their family lived in Tuolumne County (The locale of the narrative) in its heyday." blue cloth, gilt design two dancing prospectors on cover, gilt lettering on spine, DJ wrapped in mylar, chipped, creased along spine, not price clipped, inside front paste down newspaper article, inscribed by author ffep, 311 pages.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. Frontispiece (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good/Good. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. BAL #3563 . Sm 4to., 296 p.p., Cracked inner hinge; light shelf lean; dust cover spine faded; shelf wear; back cover bottom edge of right corner scraped, corners lightly bumped; some pen in margin of acknowledgment page otherwise pages clean and unmarked. .

hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed and signed by both authors. No DJ. Book has burple covers with green titles. Front cover partially faded. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Condition: Good. 1940, green cloth. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Mild tanning to pages. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.