Townsend William Intro (4 results)

Cloth w/Paper Paste-down. Condition: Very Good++. Plates (illustrator). Copy 430/950. Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers, and labels; Some faint age toning to end pages, else textblock is clean and tight. Minimally worn cloth binding, library label on foot spine and minor shelf wear, paper title paste-down on front cover. 103pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.

Hardcover. 21 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 208pp. Green cloth in dus tjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author: "To Ralph whose contribution to the Lincoln realm is large and significant; and with [?] esteem. Edgar Detroit Michigan December 4th 1952". Jacket spine is faded. Light scuffing to bottom of boards. Original price of $2.50 present on front flap. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Walter B. Townsend, Fred W. Fout, Geo. E. Dotter, et al. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover, all edges marbled. "Embracing perfect photographic and descriptive representations of the people and the islands lately acquired from Spain, including Hawaii and the Philippines; also their material resources and productions, homes of the people, their customs and general appearance, with many hundred views of landscapes, rivers, valleys, hills and mountains, so complete as to practically transfer their islands and their people to the pictured page, with a special consideration of the conditions that prevailed before the declaration of war, by senators Proctor, Thurston, Money, and numerous prominent writers and correspondents, and a comparison with conditions as they now exist.". Covers are moderately worn and both hinges are sprung, text block is tight, square, and clean. A very large (folio), heavy book (11 pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. . Our Islands and Their People Series. Vol. 1. Color and B&W Photgraphs, Maps, Diagrams. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 384 pp.

8Vo Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Ltd. Numbered. 408pp. Stated limited numbered edition, #151 of 240. Green boards, golden lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact but loose, some separation, exposed mesh. Textblock is square with bumped corners. Signed and inscribed by author on frontleaf. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, some fraying and chipping at head and foot of outer spine, cloth at front joint has old tape repair, foxing and spotting on inner boards and textblock edges, pageblush and spotting throughout.