Roberts Kenneth Roberts Anna M (49 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition; 1947. Tan cloth covered boards with gray title block on spine and gold spine titles; edges darkened/discolored; jacket is worn with tape repairs at edges, large chip in base of spine, now in clear mylar jacket; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; bookplate on front pastedown; Interior is clean and unmarked; 394 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. James Bingham (illustrator). 394 pp.+ Color Plt at Frontis, Red-Brn Hardback, Gilt title, owner inscription else VG, no DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 324 pp. Index, color frontis, orange buckram. Nameplate front pastedown, name/date front end paper, two notes-one red and one pencil-back pastedown, pencil underlining pages 7-9, very good-; no dust jacket. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Owner name. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 394 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Almost like new Hardcover, no Jacket. Color fronts.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding firm. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. 394 pp. Index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 394 Pages With Index And Ads For Other Books By Publisher In Rear Of Book. Preface And Introduction In Front. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear. No Markings On Pages. Previous Owner Name On Pasted On Sticker On Front Inside Cover. Orange Linen Like Hard Covers With Lettering On Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear; Few Discoloration Spots On Front Cover And Spine. Fold Flap Of A Dust Jacket Is Pasted On The Back Inside Cover. Moreua's Journal Is A Diary Translated Into English From An Exiled Frenchman. It Is Filled With Intimate Details About Life In America When The Republic Was Young. The Prevalence Of Divorce, Cost Of Confinement, Shameless Behavior Of French Emiges Toward Their American Hosts, Prudery Of The Average American Woman And The Prevalence Of Prostitution Are Discussed. Chapter Headings Include: Moreau De St. Mery's American Journey; Nolfolk; Baltimore; Sojourn In New York; Sojourn In Philadelphia; Route Between Philadelphia And New York; Return Journey, Etc Very Rare Vintage Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.86.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First Edition. Dust jacket has soiling, and tears around spine; Poor condition. Spots on edge of pages. Brown patches on end pages. Erase marks on front end page. One fold on pages. Some foxing here and there. Very Good + condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition/. First Printing. Cloth hardcovers are clean, top rear corner little bumped, spine a shade dulled. Interior in very good condition, clean and tight. . 8vo. 394 pages Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Illustrated by Bingham, James; Frontis (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket is browned and rubbed, with chipping, edge wear, abrasions, and small stains. Light foxing on upper edge and spine of book cover, as well as upper end of book. Foxing on half title page, frontispiece, title page, and first page of preface. Previous owner's name written in ink on front endpage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. Very good; dust jacket shelf wear, soil back, good. 324 pp. Tan cloth-backed boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. chips, tears and wear to price-clipped jacket, scattered mild foxing, otherwise a clean, square copy, octavo, 394 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1947, 394pp, blue cloth, corners lightly bumped, slight soiling to pg edges, light shelfwear to cover, no dj, contents clean & unmarked.

8vo., 394 pp., color frontis, e.p.'s foxed, slight wear. Very Good. O.P.

hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st. indexed. Trans by the editors. Intro by Stewart L. Mims. Strong, solid James Bingham frontis. very good, poor taped chipped dj, taupe buckram cloth 394+ pgs. Book.

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). Color Frontis. 8vo, white cloth, cloth lightly soiled, foxing to title page and margin of Frontis. Garden City: Doubleday, 1947.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. 394pp plus ads. A little shelfwear, some browning. A description of the book, which looks like the dust jacket flap (but the dj flap is intact) is pasted to the front endpaper, but overall about very good in price clipped, edgeworn and chipped dust jacket with tape reinforcing on reverse side. The back panel has 1 1/2" tear that's taped.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (united states, description and travel, early works to 1800) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No jacket. Spine lightly toned. 1947 Hard Cover. xxi, 394 pp. Translated and edited by Kenneth and Anna M. Roberts. Preface by Kenneth Roberts. Introduction by Stewart L. Mims. Frontispiece painting by James Bingham. Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry (13 January 1750 ? 28 January 1819), son of Bertrand-Médéric and Marie-Rose Moreau de Saint-Méry, was born in Fort-Royale, Martinique. He was a lawyer and writer with a career in public office in France, Martinique, and Saint-Domingue (now the Republic of Haiti). He is best known for his publications on Saint Domingue and Martinique. He married into a well-positioned family which allowed him to expand his connections among French people and in time, positioned himself as a member of the Parliament of France. Moreau was deeply involved in the founding of the Museum of Paris which he was later appointed president of in 1787.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo [ 6 ½ X 9 ¼ inches ], light blue cloth, gilt title on spine in pictorial dust jacket, xxi, 394 + 5 pages of book ads at end.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Tall octavo. Preface by Kenneth Roberts. Introduction by Stewart L. Mims. With a color frontispiece. xxi, 394, [7 ads7 pp. Very good, with a small owner signature on the front pastedown, an inked letter on the topedge, tiny creased tear at the top margin of the first 20 or so pages, lacking the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Later printing. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1947. Later printing. Near Fine/Very Good+. Later printing of the first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Translated and Edited by Kenneth Roberts and Anna M. Roberts; Preface by Kenneth Roberts; Introduction by Stewart L. Mims. Color frontispiece painting by James Bingham. Very clean rust brown buckram cloth boards with black title box, gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with blank endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. 394 pages with index. Clean illustrated jacket is unchipped, some wear and tiny tears at base of spine, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Moreau's journal is filled with intimate details about life in America when the Republic was young. He discusses with candor the prevalence of divorce, cost of confinement, the shameless behavior of French emigres toward their American hosts, the prudery of the average American woman, the prevalence of prostitution. Much that is in this book had never before been mentioned in narratives about early America, and all the color and delicacy of the original have been brilliantly preserved in the Robertses' translation.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Color Frontis (illustrator). First Edition. Published here in English for the first time and translated by Kenneth and Anna Roberts. Mery was an exile from revolutionary France who lived and operated a bookshop in Philadelphia. He traveled the eastern seaboard and provides detailed impressions of American life, manners, and customs in his diary. There is a trace of glue residue on end paper where an old bookplate must have been affixed. This is a stated First Edition. The dust jacket is worn and split; the edges and the spine are tape reinforced. ; Color Fronis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 394 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($5.00 price intact). Published by Doubleday, 1947. Octavo. Book is very good. Binding starting at flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good with large tear at bottom of spine. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. F. A FINE bright tight copy in a VG+ bright MYLAR covered dust jacket , 1st Edition.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (description and travel, united states, early works to 1800) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.