William Thorsen (10 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1987 Washington Geologic Newsletter; softcovers; in very good condition. Journal.

Paperback. Condition: Good. THE SCRIPT! Presentable ACTING EDITION. Some shelf wear to the covers. Tight binding and the text flows clearly. Enjoy this reliable ACTING SCRIPT good for performance.

Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1965. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XV #9, May. 1965. Jeff C. Dykes' "Tentative Bibliographic Check Lists of Western Illustrators #22" describes 73 works containing William Robinson Leigh illustrations. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B. Thorsen began a new magazine called The Amateur Book Collector. However, he soon received permission from Heartman's widow to change the name to American Book Collector. There were 233 issues published before its demise in 1976. A third incarnation of the American Book Collector, unrelated to the others, appeared in 54 issues between 1980 and 1987. . First Edition. Softcover. New. Illus. by NOT a library discard; William Robinson Leigh. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard; William Robinson Leigh (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Chicago: W. B. Thorsen. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. First editions. Magazines. Articles on the Orpheus Press, Thomas Wintrop Streeter collection of Americana, Anvil Press, Wiliam Carlos Williams, wild west fiction, Roman Numerals, Sherwood Anderson, Ralph Waldo Ellison, the colorless Negro in film today, Thomas Hopkins Galladet, etc. Pictorial wrappers [about 8.5" x 11"], 32 + 32 + 32 + 36 + 32 + 48 pages. Very good with light wear andtoning. See photos mag31E. …

Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1972. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XXIII #1, Sep 1972. Contains William Roger's "Miniature Incunabula" with 17 illustrations. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B. Thorsen began a new magazine called The Amateur Book Collector. However, he soon received permission from Heartman's widow to change the name to American Book Collector. There were 233 issues published before its demise in 1976. A third incarnation of the American Book Collector, unrelated to the others, appeared in 54 issues between 1980 and 1987. . First Edition. Softcover. New. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

HARDCOVER. First edition. 127pp b/w illustrations quarto hardbound. Pub. #79-72. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Landscape 4to in stiff card covers, 26pp on glossy art paper, colour plates, etc . [CONDITION: A well preserved almost AS NEW unmarked copy ] . __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The complete run of Thorsen's American Book Collector, 1956 to 1976, in 21 volumes. Later cloth, bound by Andrew J. Laird of Berkeley CA. Volumes 6 through 26 (begins with vol. 6 because Thorsen continued the numbering scheme of American Book Collector's predecessors, including The Amateur Book Collector [several issues of which from 1955 are bound and included in vol. 6]). An absolute treasure trove of information. Essential reference. Of special note, includes the first-ever publication in print of an L. Frank Baum (author, Wizard of Oz) short story entitled "The Tiger's Eye: A Jungle Fairy Tale" (see vol. 13 [1969]). Attractive and durable bindings have protected and preserved these individual issues and make it possible for the reader to readily access the contents.…

Condition: Good. 127 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text and binding clean and 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.…

A blast from the book-trade past. After AB Bookman's Weekly, the American Book Collector was the most important trade magazine on the American scene in the last half of the 20th century, with many interesting articles by many renown authors and book people: Walter Hart Blumenthal, Lawrence S. Thompson, Frederick R. Goff, Jeff Dykes, Thomas McDade, James Lamar Weygand, Vardis Fisher, Madeleine Stern, Roderick Cave, Herbert West, Robert Metzdorf, Rockwell Kent, L. Frank Baum (a first printing of one of his stories), Justin Schiller, Martin Gardner, John Mayfield, Lawrence Romaine, Jacob Zeitlin, Frederick B. Adams, Thomas M. McDade, Carl Hertzog, Norman Forgue, and Vincent Starrett, among others. The serial began publication in 1950 and ended in 1976. The New Series, under the patronage of William Burton, began again in 1980. The magazine included book reviews, auction announcements and reports, obituaries, book fairs, both display and classified ads, catalogue announcements, and other departments of interest to both the collector and dealer. This long run of nearly 200 issues comes from the library of Kim Merker and includes: Volume VIII, 1957-58, nos. 7-10 only; Volume IX, 1958-59, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume X, 1959-60, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume XI, 1960-61, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume XII, 1961-62, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume XIII. 1962-63, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume XIV, 1963-64, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume XV, 1964-65, nos. 1-10 (complete); Volume XVI, 1965-66, 9 issues (lacking no. 5); Volume XVII, 1966-67, 10 issues (complete); Volume XVIII, 1967-68, 10 issues (complete); Volume XIX, 1968-69. 10 issues in 9 (complete); Volume 20, 1969-70, 8 issues (complete); Volume 21, 1970-71. 8 issues (complete); Volume 22, 1971-72, 8 issues (complete); Volume 23, 1972-73, 6 issues (complete); Volume 24, 1973-74, 6 issues (complete); Volume 25, 1974-75. 6 issues (complete). And then there's the hiatus. But beginning in 1980 a New Series was launched, with articles by Richard Gabriel Rummonds, Philip Hofer, B. H. Breslauer, Joseph Blumenthal, Madeleine Stern, Ralph Sipper, Herbert Cahoon, Anne Bromer, Mildred Abraham, Dan Traister, William Burton, George Bixby, Jerry Kelly, J. M. Edelstein, Matthew Bruccoli, Christopher Edwards, Felix Oyens, Bill Reese, and myself. Included are: Volume 1, 1980, nos. 1-6 (complete); Volume 2, 1981, nos. 1-6 (complete); Volume 3, 1982, nos. 1-6 (complete); Volume 4, 1983, nos. 1-6 (lacking no. 3); Volume 5, 1984, nos. 1-6 (complete); Volume 6, 1985, nos. 1-6 (complete); Volume 7, 1986, nos. 1-12 (complete); Volume 8, 1987, nos. 1-6 (end). …