John S Mcgroarty (65 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. Later edition. Book has only light wear with a solid square binding and interior is entirely clean and odor free. Cool book. Dark red cloth with gold lettering.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st ed 8vo fine/no dj blue cloth is bright - some scuffing to rear board.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Please read before purchase: Has severe hinge crack - must be read gently - pages still intact. Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1931 PRINTING (THIRTEENTH EDITION) hardcover, sewn-bound in green cloth, with dimmed gilt lettering on front cover and spine, is in G condition, having some bumping and wear to corners; stain near bottom of front cover, as well as some staining to spine; spine has some sun-fading as do edges of front and back covers; some fraying to top and bottom spine (see photos); former bookseller/owner has put a small round red sticker near top of first fixed endpaper, and on first free endpaper at top right is the ghost of an old erased penciled price, unfortunately too firmly written; this book was published with uncut pages, and it looks like many of the pages are still uncut; some light handling wear (dimpling) to top of page from first endpapers to frontispiece. Book is illustrated with sepia photographs. John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944) was Poet Laureate of California in 1933, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and the author of plays and numerous books. History. United States. California. DB.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 9th ed. 393 pp. 6 5/8 x 9 3/4. Red cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on front and spine. No dj.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Some dulling to gilt titles, rubbing to extremities; endpapers toned with previous owner's name. US History ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Purplish brown cloth, gold lettering, no dj, lightly rubbed and spotted, text vg. Poetry; 30034.

Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Grafton Publishing Company Los Angeles, CA 1911 8vo. 393 pages. red cloth boards moderately rubbed and soiled. sunned spine. binding secure. in archival brodart.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Thirteenth Edition. Spine faded; gift inscription.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (United States, California, History).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 193 pages; brownish-red cloth boards with gilt spine titles; frontispiece portrait; very minor shelf wear to boards, with scattered small spots and other blemishes; corners mildly bumped; spine lightly sunned with softening to head and tail; previous owner's information to front free endpaper in ink; some foxing to verso of frontispiece; interior very mildly and uniformly age-toned; a very good plus copy; overall, a bright, solid example of this hard-to-find work featuring mostly Californian themes by the former Poet Laureate of the Golden State.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Fair. 1928. 12th Edition. 393 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. Boards in brown cloth, very good w/ sun lines and wear to bottom of spine. Inscribed by the author in 1911. The King's Highway(El Camino Real) is the opening poem. Other poems about Rough Riders, In Monterey(dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson), New Star On The Flag: Oklahoma Admitted to the Union 1906. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Pub by Grafton Publishing Co., Los Angeles, 1923, stated 9th Edition. NOT exLib. VG+ cond. hardcover, no dj. Brick-red cloth over bds w/ muted gilt lettering on cover & spine. Fore- & bottom edges deckle-cut. Very light exterior wear. Upper right corner of ffep is clipped, o/w book is complete & fully intact. Some pages remain uncut -- book has never been read. Nicely illustrated in browntone. 393pp incl index. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked, overall VG+ condition. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Presumed first edition (no additional printings listed). Original covers, staplebound, 6x9 inches, 63 pp. Softcover, very good. Corners bumped, 1 inch tear at foot of spine, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. Poems about CA, including one read before the Afro-American Congress held at Pasadena in 1903. Modern first; poetry; African-American.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Original light brown wrapper with orange lettering and an orange illustration of a flower on the front cover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 inches. 63 pages. Copy contains 55 poems of California and "along the way". Top front cover has a slight chip. Bottom edge is slightly sun faded. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Photo Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. 1st edition bound in red cloth, lettering in gilt, illustrateds, covers lightly soiled, inner hinge weakening, interesting California history including an appendix which decribes how the names of counties came about.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Grafton, 1911. Octavo. Book is very good with a gold top stain, bumps to the top corners, and light toning to the page ends. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. SIGNED by the author. 'Faithfully yours, John Steven McGroarty.' Inside front hinge has loosen but remain intact. No jacket. COver has moderate shelf and edge wear. Pages are tanned but clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 393 pages. Red cloth with gilt printing. The covers are slightly soiled and rubbed. The end pages are foxed. The front hinge is a bit tender, but the contents are bright, clean, and complete. Near Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Eighth edition. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR at front blank. Octavo, (10), 393 numbered pages, colored photographic illustrations, full red-brown morocco ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers (partial recasing, upper joint repaired, both hinges reinforced, significant rubbing, red fading, moderate external soiling, a solid, usuable copy after repairs, good or better). Signed by Author(s).

Condition: fair. 393, illus., map, appendix, index, some foxing, bkplate & ink name ins fr bd, bds quite scuffed & stained, sm tears spine, shaken.