Scarff John (34 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 16 pages, illustrated. The spine is worn. There are two spots on the rear cover. The text is clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Softcover 11 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches, paginated 255-276, illustrated with photos and line drawings. Covers have light wear and the pages are clean.

Digest softcover. Condition: Good+. Emsh (illustrator). A very nice copy of the short lived Venture Science Fiction digest that only saw ten editions during its first run in the late 1950s. Bright covers with standard toned pages. Chipping to the spine ends and a hard bump at the foot. Small creases and chips to the lower corner of pages 11-16 as well as the last three leaves and back cover. There is a 1 inch tear on the inside of the back cover near the spine resultant of a crack to the spine that can be exposed if bent.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. large stain on back wrapper.

Wraps. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). New York, NY: Monograph Series. G/No Dustjacket. (c1930). . Wraps. 4to., pp. 254-277, cover rubbed, soiled, bumped, frayed, stains .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In brown cloth. Name in ink. No jacket.

Condition: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, May 26 (SALE item)* [28] pp., original paper wrappers, previous owner's name to top edge of front cover, some age-toning to edges of covers else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. This is a 4to size softcover publication, stapled on the spine. Cover corners are mildly bumped. A little light soiling on back cover. 28 pages with 16 plates and three measured drawings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Biography of colonial architect. Index, notes. Illustrated by photos. Originally published in 1958. Dust jacket has a 1/2" and two 1/4" tears, a few rubs and creases.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 3. Edited by Leo Margulies. Cover by Kelly Freas ("The Story Behind the Cover" by Frank Belknap Long). Includes "Just Around the Corner" by William Scarff (aka Budrys); "Miracle in the Moluccas" by F. B. Bryning; "Who?" by Algis Budrys; "The Quality of Mercy" by Robert F. Young; "Life, Incorporated" by Alice Eleanor Jones; "Witch Hunt" by Len Guttridge; "The Visitor from Space" by J. Harvey Haggard; "Bye Bye, Mindy" by Milton Lesser; "A Rite for Stalek" by Dorothy Madle; "Arrival at Anxiety" by Jerome Bishop; "Thunderbolt" by John A. Sentry (aka Budrys); "The Hollywood Habit" by William Morrison; "Devil Play" by Nathaniel Norsen Weinreb. Spine covered with white tape (?) with title and date written in - apparently a private, or personal library add-on to make spine appear uniform with other issues we purchased from same lot; light rubbing; minor corner chips; tanning. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, 1970. Red hardback bound in cloth covered boards with gilt titles on the spine. No defects to note on this clean, tight and unmarked book that appears to be unread. 175 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Size: 4to. The dust jacket is very nice with atrace of wear to the back panel. Selling quality book for over 35 years.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Board of Regents, Gunston Hall and Hammond-Harwood House Association, [Published date: 1958; reprinted 1970]. Hardcover, xiii, 175 pp; 26 cm; black and white illustrations; map on endpapers. First edition originally published 1958; this is the 1970 reprint. Good+ in good dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges and corners of covers. Binding tight. Previous owner's name and dates on front free end paper. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked with occasional light spotting. Dust jacket has several 1" or less chips and tears and light creasing along edges. Light to moderate overall scuffing, aging, fading and soiling to jacket as well with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. Not Ex-library. A biography and architectural monograph exploring the English-trained joiner William Buckland's American career, including his design and carving work at Gunston Hall and the Hammond-Harwood House. The authors draw on archival records and pattern-book sources to trace his apprenticeship in England and subsequent contributions in colonial Virginia and Maryland. Contents include: Preface; English background; Virginia and the Masons; Gunston Hall; Richmond County; Maryland; Buckland's Annapolis; Last Years; Postscript; Appendices: Indenture of Apprenticeship; Indenture of Service; Mortgage Securing McCall's Loan; Buckland Accounts in Lloyd Ledgers; Inventory of Estate; Final Account; Notes; Index.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 2, No. 1. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover by Emsh for "The End of Winter" by William Scarff. Includes "Falling Torch" (novelet) by Algis Budrys; "Fecundity Limited!" by Isaac Asimov; "Robots Should Be Seen" by Lester del Rey; "Skin Game" by James E. Gunn; "Books on Hand. . .Off Hand" by Theodore Sturgeon; "New Moon" (short novelet) by Doug Morrissey; "The Meddler" by John Novotny; "The Enemy" by Damon Knight; "Venturings". Illustrated by Giunta. Creasing; tanning; corner wear; minor tears at heel. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Softcover, stapled. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Labels on front, handwritten by previous owner. Reprints from Archives of Surgery, February 1938, Vol. 36, pp. 303-329 and J. Neurophysiol, 1941, 5: 418-426. Ships daily.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Kenneth Clark Photos (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; stapled printed wraps; owner's name in pencil; 24 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG/VG, few closed tears to dj, 4to, 1st edn, f/o name on fep, loosely inserted booklet of Gunston Hall Plantation visitor's guide (4pps).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. 154 pages plus notes and index. chip on back jacket cover. biography of william buckland and his architectural work in virginia and maryland.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. PHOTOGRAPHS (illustrator). SECOND IMPRESSION. FINE COPY.

Reprint (first published 1958 as Maryland Historical Society Studies in Maryland History, No. 4). xvi, 175 pages. Octavo; H 26cm x L 21cm. Dust jacket rubbed with light soiling; some scuffing at edges and folds. Red-brown cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. With endpaper maps, frontispiece, Preface, plans, b/w photographs, Notes, and Index. Reviews the life and work William Buckland, an important colonial architect whose most famous commissions were Gunston Hall, the residence of George Mason, in Fairfax County, Virginia and the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland. Numerous other buildings in Virginia and Maryland (particularly in the Annapolis area) are attributed to Buckland but with less certainty as direct records are no longer extant. {Shelf #CVA-00975}.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Kenneth Clark Photos (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; stapled printed wraps; 26 clean, unmarked pages.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Virginia, Maryland, Architect, William Buckland).

Paperback. Condition: Good. New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1930. Published 1930. Monograph Series: Recording the Architecture of the American Colonies and the Early Republic. In addition to several photographs in black and white the book includes measured drawings from the George F. Lindsay Collection. Manilla softcover with black cover lettering, twenty-seven pages. The book is in good condition with lightly rubbed edges, clean contents with no names or other markings. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Pages clean; binding tight; minor wear to dustjacket. 175 pages. Illustrated. Size: 8" x 10".

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (history, maryland, virginia, architect) 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket moderately worn. Lower corner of front inner flap clipped. Binding firm. Size: Oversized. Book.

Hardcover. Orange cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, light orange dust jacket with bw illustrations, white and black lettering, map illustrated end pages, xiii, 175 pp. Several bw plates. Extensive biography of Buckland's life and work, with focus on specific projects. Contents include; English Background -- Virginia and the Masons -- Gunston Hall -- Richmond County -- Maryland -- Buckland's Annapolis -- Last Years -- Postscript -- Appendices: Indenture of Apprenticeship -- Indenture of Service, Buckland to Mason -- Mortgage Securing McCall's Loan to Buckland -- One of Several Buckland Accounts in Lloyd Ledgers -- Inventory of Estate -- Final Account of Estate -- Notes -- Index. VG-/Fair (overall light shelfwear to boards, corners bumped, previous owner's name in ink on ffep, pages are otherwise clean and clear. Dust jacket is torn in half, significant wear).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. (1970) 176 pp. Original dark red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. DJ lightly foxed at bottom edge of front panel, and edges of flaps. Tiny closed tear at bottom edge of front panel. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. 175 pp. with 78 illustrations incl frontispiece portrait. Six appendices. Notes. Index. Endpaper maps of the Chesapeake Bay area show sites of twenty-one buildings attributed to Buckland. (Studies in Maryland History Series, Number 4). Clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 191 pp; illus. Original wrappers. Upper corners of pages bumped, else Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY JOHN E. SCARFF: "For Dr. Ernest Wood/ with greatest esteem and affection/ John E. Scarff." Scarff contributed one of the papers: "Treatment of Hydrocephalus by Operations not requiring Mechanical Tubes or Valves." Sponsored by Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black beveled cloth boards with gilt blindstamp on the front, green endpapers, deckle edges, b/w photo plates. Rubbing and toning, brief fray and a few light scuffs. Uncommon Baltimorean history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.