Howe E W, First Edition (66 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Name on first page, otherwise unmarked. Covers woren. Nick on outer edge of front cover. Binding firm. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Crane and Company, Topeka, KS. 1913. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Retired public library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on textblock edges, endpapers, title page, copyright page, and first page. Book Condition: Good; check out pocket in rear; slight wear through on board bottoms; light wear to tips, head, and tail; index number on spine. No DJ. Tan cloth boards and spine with rust lettering on the spine and front board. 476 pp 8vo. By the owner of the Atchison (KS) Globe. This is a day-to-day diary of sights, scenes, and people on the author's six-month long trip through the Pacific (Jan-May 1913). Produced during a time when travel to this region was rare, the author give very detailed descriptions of parts of the world not seen by his readership. A clean very presentable copy with little library use.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 312 pages. Ex-Library with usual markings. Other scattered, mostly light, wear. Volume remains tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Assumed first edition. No jacket. Covers are in poor condition with scuffs and stains. Moisture wrinkles on rear cover. Text pages in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B/w (illustrator). 1st. red cc w/gilt & black titles; lite suning, lite wear at extremities; owner's insc.; 370 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/moderate rubbing; 189 clen, unmarked pages.

First edition, first printing Near fine stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text.

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. First This Edition. 273 pp, book and contents are very nice, the endpapers are nicely illustrated along with the front cover and spine. This is a Borzoi Pocket Books edition.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Copyright is 1913. 476 pages. General light wear and use. Overall a tight and clean copy, free of any bookplates, markings, etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. By S.J. Sackett. New York: Twayne Publishers, (1972). First edition. Twayne's United States Author Series #195. The first full-length study of the Edgar Watson Howe's works with an examination of THE STORY OF A COUNTRY TOWN--the first American Naturalistic novel. Fine and very tight in deep-blue linen with gilt embossed titles and insignia to the front cover and to the spine, blue-and-yellow headband and tail-band, blue end-papers; in a very good plus rubbed dust jacket. Octavo; 189 pages; notes; select bibliography; index.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. b/w Illus (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; stapled brown wraps; 40 clean, unmarked pages, though there are some interesting note n the read outside cover; includes: Lincoln S. Tripp (Welcome Aboard); Richard K. Hawes (The Hurricane at Westpoort Harbor; Everett S. Allen (The Hurricane at Horseneck beach).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is "Preaching From the Audience, Candid Comments on Life, by E. W. Howe, Little Blue Book no. 993, published in 1926 by Haldeman - Julius.Edgar Watson Howe (1853 1937), American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who was perhaps best known for his magazine, "E.W. Howe's Monthly". Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials. The selections in this book are well representative of his thought and style. ********************************************** SERIES : Little Blue Book (No. 993) / TITLE : Preaching From the Audience, Candid Comments on Life / AUTHOR : E. W. Howe (Edgar Watson Howe, 1853 1937) / IMPRINT : Haldeman - Julius / PLACE : Girard , Kansas / DATE : (1926) / EDITION : First Edition / STATUS : OP - Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite Paperback; 64 pages (pagination includes title page); 3 1/2" x 5"; stapled gray wraps, with lettering in black (2 staples); rear cover is blank. ********************************************* CONDITION Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Later books issued near the final years of the series also suffered somewhat from sloppy type-setting. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. // THIS COPY : GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted: There is a small bit of loss to the head of the spine (and also evidence of a bit of mending at the same)Fading along edges, else clean and presentable. Interior paper toned, else clean and free of marking.

Paper cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Staples rusted. 270mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). 32pp. Biggles in Africa!.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Little Blue Book No. 1734, published in 1933, is "The Indignations of E. W. Howe" by E. W. Howe, well-known Newspaper man, magazine publisher, and lesser known novelist. The book is a collection of pithy sayings by Howe, who was known for his quick wit, especially in his editorials. the book has an Introduction penned by his son J. E. Howe (also a newspaperman), Corra Harris (Likely the best known newspaperwoman of her day), and N. P. Webb. The book consists of a collection of pithy quotations from Edgar W. Howe, many of them taken from his editorials. This is one of the scarcer title in the Little Blue Book series. *********************************************** SERIES : Little Blue Books ( No. 1734 ) / TITLE : The Indignations of E. W. Howe / AUTHOR : E. W. Howe (Edgar Watson Howe, 1853 - 1937) / INTRODUCTION : J. E. Howe, Corra Harris (Corra Mae Harris, 1869 - 1935), and N. P. Webb / IMPRINT : Haldeman-Julius Publications / PLACE : Girard, Kansas / DATE : (1933) / EDITION : First Edition / STATUS: OP - SCARCE / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite Paperback; 59 pages (pagination includes title page), plus 5 blank pages at back; 3 1/2" x 5"; printed gray wraps, stapled (paper covers with 2 staples). Publisher's device on front cover. On the rear cover is a list of books by E. W. Howe. ************************************** CONDITION Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. // THIS COPY - GOOD - The staples are somewhat rusted. there is toning and spotting (foxing) about the edges and on the spine fold. There is an old price written in red on the front cover, as well as a minute ink mark near the bottom at the fore-edge. Else the exterior is clean. Binding is solid. Interior paper is quite toned. No writing or marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition. ISBN Hardback. No dustjacket, bound in lavender cloth with green lettering on front cover and spine. Nice Reading copy only, with rubs and dustsoiling to cover edges, sticker residue on front cover, some browning to edges of interior pages. Otherwise, Tight, sound, unmarked copy with minimal pagewear. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Fine in paperback wraps. Includes: Milk in Georgetown, Hispanophile Nationalism in 20th Century Panama, Barclays Bank and West Indian Sugar Depression 1926-1939, Historiography of Slave Rebellion in Cuba, Prostitution & VD in Black West Indian Soldiers in WWI, Maroons in Puerto Rico 1656-1800, Doctoral Dissertations on British West Indian History 1897-1996, and more. Interior perfect. Very clean, crist and clearly never opened and scarce. Ships quickly. 0.0 0.0.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Secure in its binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Very Good-. Author's first book. First Edition. Presumed first state without lettering below author's name on spine). Green cloth. Bookplate of Horace E. Scudder, American author and editor. Donated to Bryn Mawr College Library by Sylvia Scudder Bowditch. Chips to front board. Chip to spine. Wear to extremities. Spine slightly slanted. Bryn Mawr College stamp on title page and first illustration. Library catalog number at bottom of spine. Rear end paper has been peeled away in a few spots. Howe's (1853-1937) self-published first novel of small town life in Midwestern American has been "recognized as a significant pioneering work of naturalistic fiction" (Oxford Companion to American Literature, p. 388. Wright 2802.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Hinges cracked. Writing inside. (West Indies, South America, Travel).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 349 pp.+ Many BW Photo Plts, Color Illus e.p., Grn Hardback, Gilt title, Color Plt Tipped on F cover, 1-2 inch damp spot affecting bottom opening edge for first 32 pp. else VG, no DJ,1st ed (Includes most of the Islands, Venezuela & Panama).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 160pp, printed wrappers. Contains Learning from the Beatles, a 21-page essay by Richard Poirier in the aftermath of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Unmarked copy, surface wear to cover, typical toning of paper stock. Not Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Stab sewn wraps with wear and crushing to several leaves at the top right corners rough cut deckle leaves to front and bottom edgs. "Town of Enosburg" written on front cover with other markings. Pages unmarked some discoloration and foxing evident. An acceptable copy of a rare publication. 48 pages. [First printing (Gilman, 295)]. 48 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Fine in an about Very good dustwrapper. Yellowing, browning on fine edges. Dustwrapper torn and ripped.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Some toning, rubbing and edge wear to jacket. Chipping and small tears at edges and back of jacket. Toning and foxing throughout interior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 8 1/2"h x 5 1/2"w.

1st edition. [8], 293, [3 (blank)] pp. 7-7/8" x 5-1/4" Light wear to binding (rubbing to edges and spine). A VG+ copy. Mustard-colored cloth binding stamped in black & gilt to the spine and cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. Spine sunned.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. Spine sunned.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. W. L. Wells (illustrator). First Edition. Light age wear, else the letterpress textblock is clean and tight. Binding faded and weathered; Bumped and worn corners, edges and spine extremities; Moisture faded and stained along top edge of rear cover. 226p. Western Fiction. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. first edition. 6 x 9 in. Green cloth boards. Front endpapers have a letter from Howe pasted to the pgs, some roughness to central split. Condition of book is GOOD+ ; covers have some faint marks and spots, corners and spine ends bumped. Binding tight, text unmarked. Trav. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Cloth covers show light edge wear. Spine sunned . A few smudges along edge of covers and edge of half title page. Volume is tight and otherwise very clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.