Gilbert C E By (18 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK, clean, solid, bright; white TITLES ON GLOSSY white & blue PAPER COVERS. SHOWING old mansion in fog.full moon; Oxford Paperbacks; 5x8"; 505pg pages; ***NOT A COMMON TITLE IN THIS PRESENTATION***. Illustrated by cover design (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK; 79108pt line. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK, clean, solid, bright; red&orange TITLES ON GLOSSY GREEN PAPER COVERS. SHOWING 3 MEN IN SMALL ROOM.1 IS DEAD-VERY.; 578pg pages; ***NOT A COMMON TITLE IN THIS PRESENTATION***. Illustrated by cover design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dj. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK; 3579108642pt line. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK, clean, solid, bright; GREEN TITLES ON GLOSSY FOGGY, GREY PAPER COVERS. SHOWING 3 WOMEN IN MISTY FOREST. ; 497 pages; ***NOT A COMMON TITLE IN THIS PRESENTATION***. Illustrated by cover design (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards. Marks on cover. Light wear and dust spotting on jacket.

Tan Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). First Edition. Retired library copy with usual stamps, stickers, labels, and markings. Otherwise extremely clean and tight, no other wear. All edges clean with no remainder marks or library stamps. Minor shelf wear to binding and one library label on bottom part of spine. Unclipped dust jacket, light wear to edges, a bit of rubbing to corners of spine. 85pp., including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Portraits (illustrator). Ex-Library, Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. 1st thus. Near fine, black-grey cloth with attractive gilt designs. No dj. First British edition. With eight illustrations in color by W. Russell Flint & drawings in pen and ink by Charles E. Brock, R.I. FLINT, W. RUSSELL & BROCK, C (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. Wrappers. xvi, 787-1023pp. Tear in gutter of preliminary page, scattered foxing on pages, spine age-toned and creased, about very good. Featuring "Uncle Remus and the Ubiquitous Rabbit" by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.; "An Interview with William Styron" by Ben Forkner and Gilbert Schricke. Poetry by Wendell Berry entitled *Song*; *The Cold Pane*; *Goods*; *A Dance*; and *A Purification*. Contributions by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., William Bedford Clark, William C. Havard, William F. Steirer, Jr., Jerry H. Bryant, Speer Morgan, Richard P. Adams, Andre Malraux, Max Webb, Edwin Mims, Donald Davidson, Ben Forkner, Gilbert Schricke, Wendell Berry, Thomas H. Landess, Pinkie, Gordon Lane, Kathryn Stripling, Frank Manley, Van K. Brock, Claude Koch, Larry Rubin, Michael Cass, Louis Dollarhide, and Ingrid Smith.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. CLOTH SUNNED, CLOTH WEAR AT EXTREMITIES, CORNERS KNOCKED, FOXING ON PAGES AT ENDS, SCATTERED FOXING THROUGHOUT, TANNED SIDES, SIDES UN-TRIMMED, OTHERWISE GOOD.

Pictorial Boards/Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. The first story in this edition is "The Persian Ginger Jar".Cover shows a young lady with long blonde plaits.Contains a lovely article "Some hints on Lawn Tennis" with illustrations. Please Email for further details. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Illustrated By C.E Brock,Gilbert Wilkinson,H. Coller & Others (illustrator). To Ivy Love from Alf Xmas 1923.…

Pictorial Boards/Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. The first story in this edition is "The Luck Of The School".Cover shows a young lady with long brunette hair and a cream hat. Please Email for further details. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Illustrated By C.E Brock,Gilbert Wilkinson,H. Collier & Others (illustrator). To Ivy Happy Birthday May 25 1.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, rubbing front jacket, corners rubbed with small loss, spine very slightly faded, some slight spotting to page fore edges, some overall dust and time staining. Not price clipped (10/6), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for its age. 256pp. The story of jealousies and rivalries at a Naval College. The writings of Commander Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones R.N. (1900-1982), reflect his own love and experience of the sea and sailing. He was the author of several novels and books for children and also wrote for BBC radio, the stage and cinema. Jacket by C. E. Turner (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 123pp. Pictorial gray-blue wrappers. Photographs by Tom Palumbo. Fine. Including a new play by Jane Anderson, *Defying Gravity* and poem "Neoteny" by John Updike.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 202pp. Cloth. Illustrated. Gift inscription, pencil loop detached, else a fine, bright copy in price-clipped, fine dust jacket. The pictorial jacket reproduces a design by O. Soglow. Contributions include "How To Sleep" by Robert Benchley, a preface and "The Art of Breaking a Neck" by W.C. Fields, "The Doctor and the Contraption" by Stephen Leacock, "The Body Beautiful" by S.J. Perelman, "Essay on the Advantages of Sleeping in Bed Alone" by Groucho Marx, etc. Scarce in this condition.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 144 pages plus ads. Features: K-I-L-L - the complete novel; Ice - short story; Otherwise Inexplicable - short story; The Message from Garcia - short story; The Pearl of La Paz - short story; The Waterloo of Gus and Pete - short story; Fued on Furnace Creek - short story; and more. Lovely color Chesterfield cigarette ad inside front cover features pole vault competition between Yale-Harvard and Oxford-Cambridge at a Harvard Stadium track meet (artist's name illegible but is probably Myron Perley - please check with us if you wish to confirm). Color Listerine ad on back cover - "never sold in bulk". Unmarked. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear. Tape repairs to back strip, back cover and first page. A worthy vintage copy.; Magazine; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Complete Story Magazine (combined with People's Magazine, August 10, 1925, Vol. IV, No. 6 - Station K-I-L-L K-I-L-L - the complete novel; Ice - short story; Otherwise Inexplicable - short story; The Message from Garcia - short story; The Pearl of La Paz -. Illustrated by Fisk, H.T. (Cover); Perley, Myron (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 136 pages. Features: Can the new President (LBJ) overcome standpattism in Congress; LBJ Program in Action - photo feature; Unless We Lead We Will Falter; What Kind of Nation Are We? - thoughts in the wake of JFK's murder; Do White Men Have a Future in Africa? - T.J. Mboya of Kenya says yes, as long as they do their part in nation building; Visit to a Russian Village - photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Russian countryside, where few Westerners are permitted; The Importance of Angel Investors to Broadway Producers; Should it Take 34 Months for a Trial?; Today's American Ex-Pats are often businessmen, nor rebels; By 1966 Half of Us Will Be Under 25; The New York City Center of Music and Drama turns 20; Photos of Manhattan town home redone by architect James Stewart Polshek;On Human Rights - thoughts, new and old, as Human Rights Week begins; and more. Ads: one-page ad for Henry Mancini's soundtrack to the movie 'Charade"; Nice fashion ads; Bulova Accutron; 2-page ad for Look Magazine; Color ad for Sony consumer electronics; Cuesta-Rey Cigars; Wilkinson Sword Pruners; Loft's Little Fruit Cakes; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for E.J. Korvette ladies' fashions - nautical theme; Unox Ham. First few pages rumpled, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1963 - Do White Men Have a Future in Africa? President (LBJ) overcome standpattism in Congress; LBJ Program in Action - photo feature; Unless We Lead We Will Falter; What Kind of Nation Are We? - thoughts in the wa. Illustrated by Tames, George; Hyde, Philip; Moss, John; Whiteside, Duncan;Devaney, A.; Mahoney, U.; Falk, Sam; Morris, Larry; De Vries, Paul;Glueckselig; Shore, Robert; Doty, Roy; Golden, Alice; Anderson, Doug;Einhorn, Ben; Miller, Marilyn (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 50 pages. Photos of lovely Wanda Ridgeway inside front cover. Short Stories: "For Five Grand"; The Pie Card. Articles: I Was a Georgia Nazi - Lanier Waller tells his story; The Return of Chaplain Smith - Reverend Meredith Patrick Smith adapts to life as a New England village pastor; Hope for the Childless; George Raft's Gangster Friend - Bugsy Siegel; Stone Cold Dead in the Stork Club - article with photos of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Clark H. Minor, Henry Cushing IV, Georgette Windsor; Lady Iris Mountbatten, Gordon Michler, Lana Turner, Greg Bautzer, Tilak Raj, Marguerite Skoda and Bruce Cabot; Most Veterans are Suckers - 10 million vets have deprived themselves of an insurance deal no commercial outfit can match; Hirohito Beats the Rap - photo-illustrated article on how Hirohito is being rebranded to the Japanese people; Eisenhower for President? - photo-illustrated article; First in War; Are Umpires Human? - article with photos including Frankie Frisch, Lee Ballanfant, and George Magerkurth; Congress Should See Me. Special Features: Speaking of Girls; Life with Ingrid Bergman - photo-illustrated article about Sam Wanamaker; Heavenly Body - Several photos of lovely Rita Hayworth who stars in this film; ; report from Hollywood; College Life - 1947; Inside the Glamour Business - article with great photos of how photographers such as Murray Korman, James Kriegsman and Bruno of Hollywood snap glamourous photos of gorgeous women; Generals are Lousy Historians - their books emphasize the role of the brass, and each general's outfit individually won the war; Photo salute to Bishop Bernard Sheil, the Most Reverend Auxilliary Bishop of Chicago; "It Depends on the Breaks" - photo-illustrated article on Congressional Medal winner Russell Dunham, his wife Mary, and their baby, who have found postwar life to be no snap; and more. Salute's Pin-up is a beautiful one-page photo of Lena Horne. Light wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Salute Magazine, May 1947, Vol. 2, No. 5 - I Was a Georgia Nazi Homer Loomis Emory Burke Ira Jett Jack Price James Akins R.L. Whitman Betty Pennland All Tannenbaum Harry Greenberg Wm. O'Dwyer Murder Inc. Abe Reles Wendy Barrie Countess Di Frasso Georgie. Illustrated by Shaw, W. David; Brandt, Frank; Szyk, Arthur; Gordon, Ramon;Davis, J.H. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 385-480 plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage advertisements. Features: In the grip of the "Hip Sings" - Walter G. Patterson became a member of a Chinese secret society (Part I); Hunting the sword-fish on the south coast of Nova Scotia - with great photos; The fatal wood - a graphic account of a dramatic episode in the great Battle of Verdun; Minnie Florea's ordeal - a hurricane swept her to sea where she, the only member of her father's party of 13 to survive, battled the storm for 24 hours; The heart of Sweden - an interesting description of rural Sweden with wonderful photos; Three men in a tree - how they survived a flood in Australia; Comedies of the war - WWI anecdotes; Sandy McLain's Log-Jam - how a young Scotsman broke up one of the biggest log-jams in the history of Minnesota; Our adventures at the Chincha Islands - a lively time picking up a load of guano; From Job to Job around the World - part VII - Alfred Fletcher describes his adventures in Constantinople, his trip through Italy and across Europe to Paris - where he was shut in Voltaire's tomb for a night!; Where Grass is King - a woman's account of her live on a homestead in a region of America where grass is used for everything - with nice photos; My Romance - how Miss L.V. Smith saved a crowded train from destruction; Photo of a six-foot shark caught in the Tigris at Baghdad Great full-page ad for the Red Cross Line. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backsrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Men, September 1916 in the Grip of Hip Sings Hip Sings" - Walter G. Patterson became a member of a Chinese secret society (Part I); Hunting the sword-fish on the south coast of Nova Scotia - with great photos; Th. Illustrated by Gilbert, A.; Elcock, Howard; Evison, G. Henry; Webb, Arch;Buchanan, Fred; Somerfield, Thomas; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G.H. (illustrator).…