Glenn Bess (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited/Numbered. 634 page hardcover with illustrations and a large foldout map. Privately printed. Subtitle: From The Reports of the Superintendent of Public Works and from contemporary pamphlets, newpaper clippings, letters, petitions, and maps. Limited/numbered edition - this is 300 of 400, and is inscribed by the author (Kohn). The book has a dust jacket, but it is added by the prior owner - plain paper with a title label on spine. It seems official - but is not. Full blue cloth exterior with title on spine in gold. Illustrated endpapers with S. Carolina content. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. Large index at rear. Signed by Author(s).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 54. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1945 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 54.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. "Privately Printed" Out of edition, unnumbered copy. Boards and spine lightly edge worn, lower corners beginning to fray. Photo illustrated end-papers lightly discolored. Fold out map. Binding firm, unmarked copy.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 43pp. Stapled wrappers. Thin dampstain on top edges of wrapper and pages, else near fine being Samuel E. Morison's copy with his name and rank stamped on front wrapper. Scarce. Report number eight only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Internal Improvements in South Carolina provides the most detailed account of the development of various infrastructure projects in South Carolina in the early nineteenth century. With just four copies in this edition, ownership of this book offers the collector fascinated with South Carolina's history unrivaled access to the documents that show the deliberation and planning that set the foundation for modern South Carolina. This copy holds a unique fold out map of South Carolina in the first few pages. Data and analysis span the pages offering detailed explanations of the development of bridges, waterways, and more.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very clean and very tight. #152/400 SIGNED copies. 633 pages to include an index.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Features: Are We Losing the Battle of Transportation? - Our next job is to get the goods to the fighting fronts; The Girls Did Well By Hitler - Frau Gertrud Scholtz-Klink is one of the big five around Hitler; How to Baffle a Bombardier - Camouflage has its face lifted - great color photos; We Raid St. Nazaire - Hang on - We're off on an actual commando raid led by Col. A.C. Newman; Shipyard Bunyan - Andrew Jackson Higgins builds frieghters in wholesale lots; Baseball's Famous Tightwads - how some diamond giants make the eagle scream; So You want to Buy a Farm - Here's how E.A. Strout and Strout Realty will sell you a farm. Stories: Sir Gawain and the Sea Witch; The Dumb Dutchman; A Weddin' in the House; The Old Gang; Wilbur is Wonderful!; The Bride Saw Red (part 3 of 7); The Case of the Careless Kitten (conclusion). Rare one-page color-illustrated White Truck ad shows several heavily-laden red trucks driving through Iran. 84 pages. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved excellent vintage WWII-era issue.; Folio.