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Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Limited Edition. 1938, Duell Sloan and Pearce, A Merle Armitage Book, HB (no dj, yellow and black boards) 270pp, Limited Edition of 1500 SIGNED and numbered copies - this is # 548, G+ (bottom corners are bumped and rubbed through, top corners are fine, previous owner's name, interior clean, binding tight, titles and decorations clean and crisp). Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing States. Hardback book in good condition. Slight yellowing of pages on edges. Pencil note in back of rear pace down. Sunning to spine and edges of book jacket. Slip of paper with bibliographic details laid in.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Limited edition, signed by author under colophon, designed by Merle Armitage, printed on Cortlea Book Paper, set in 14 point Garamond type and printed by Lynton R. Kistler in 1946, is limited to 1,500 numbered and signed copies, of which this is number 492. Evidence of edge wear to extremities, corners heavily rubbed and bumped; dust jacket dust soiled, small chips to edges, spine toned. Dust Jacket protected by mylar cover. Signed by Author.
Published by Random House, 1938
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition, first printing. Stated first printing. Very Good condition. No dustjacket.
Published by Random House, 1938
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing stated. Brown cloth boards with paper label on spine, under pictorial dust jacket, 8-1/4" tall. Minor toning to spine panel of DJ, overall a sharp, attractive copy; original price of $2.50 intact. Edwin Corle was a California author who was often compared to John Steinbeck, and whose writing frequently has realistic portrayals of Native American life of the Southwestern US.
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.
Published by pennant book,, 1953
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. first PB. P-27, almost near fine, (ADVENTURE NOVEL), paperback,
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, NY, 1946
Seller: THE BOOK VAULT, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This is a limited edition printing (1500 total) signed by the author on a page before the title page. The book was designed by Merle Armitage. Old bookplate inside front cover. Cocers seem rubbed along bottom edges. Jacket has plastic covering taped on: tape stains on the inside and outside of the covers. Old book shop label & list of names in pencil inside back cover. Jacket VERY soiled. Book OK: Good to Good-. 270pp. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1938
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Designed by legendary book designer Merle Armitage (1893-1975) and published in an edition of 1,500 copies, this copy is signed by Edwin Corle but not numbered. 270 pp. 8vo. Wear and scuffing to cover boards, corners bumped with losses. Black endpapers with Native American symbol in white on pastedown. Some age toning to interior pages and a slight lean to volume. [Purcell 46].
Published by Duell, sloan & Pearce, New York, 1938
Seller: Friends of the Redwood Libraries, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Yellow with black highlights, the covers are solid with light shelf wear and edge bumps. Tight, unmarked. 1500 copies, printed by Lynton R. Kistler in 1946. Signed, this is number 63. Some text page fading commensurate with age.
Published by Random House, New York, 1938
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
279 pp. 8vo, original cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Powell, Heart of the Southwest, 27. Near fine in a jacket with a little light hand-soiling and some minor edge wear.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1938
Seller: Milagro Books and Bookbinding, Corrales, NM, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. The book is in Fine Condition in a Very Good dust jacket with a few small scattered smudges, and chips. Price intact $5.00. Limited edition of 1500 numbered and signed. This copy is signed but not numbered. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1938
Seller: Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Limited to 1500 copies, this volume being #880. Hardcover in Very Good condition in a good+ dust jacket, 8vo. Three-color paper-covered boards, black cloth shelf-back with titles in yellow, black end-papers with yellow decoration, title page with yellow and red decoration, limitation page numbered and signed by Corle. Laid in is a hand-written letter dated Aug 28, 1949, signed by Corle, to "Cap" in which he comments on Caldwell's "Place Called Estherville" and other recent books by Caldwell all of which he savages, he ends with the comment, "If you want to bring about my quick demise, show this letter to Caldwell. He'll shoot me on sight." Light wear and soiling, dj lightly soiled, front dj flap detached, not price clipped ($5). Bookseller accession no.: 19032. This somewhat large volume might require additional postage for international shipment. Signed by Author(s).
HARDCOVER. Condition: VG. Signed numbered limited edition of which this is not numbered but written as Author's.
Published by Merle Armitage Books / Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1946
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Limited Edition. SIGNED - Yellow paper rear board and yellow, black and red paper front board bound to publisher's black buckram spine. Light bumping and a fair amount of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. Fair amount of rubbing around the outside edges of the boards, particularly at the tips of the corners where the tips of the inner boards peek through. Fair amount of bumping, too, at the tips of the corners. Very slight evidence of handling over time. Previous owner has lightly drawn a street map on free front endpaper in pencil. Special limited edition designed by Merle Armitage and printed by Lynton R. Kistler. This copy is #581 of 1500 produced. Signed by the author under the limitation statement in black pen. No dust jacket. 270 pages.
Published by Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, New York, 1946
Seller: High-Lonesome Books, Silver City, NM, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 270 pgs. Corle's famous novel of twelve hours on a Saturday night in 1938 in Santa Fe. Signed and numbered 99 of 1,500. Chunk of dustjacket near top missing.
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce; (1946), NY, 1946
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. #1435 of 1500 signed, numbered copies of this book, a Merle Armitrage design. Near fine book in a very good+ dust jacket. Bright yellow boards with black and red lettering and designs on front board, and black cloth spine with yellow lettering. Just slight wear at the bottom edge of the boards. The jacket has small chips at corners and is a touch worn. In all, a tight, square copy of this attractively designed book which is set in Santa Fe. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1938
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Limited Edition. Octavo. In dustjacket. Illustrated, hardcover binding with black cloth spine. Stamped, yellow lettering to spine. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Some soiling and ripping to dustjacket. Sunning to dustjacket spine.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946
Seller: Books from Patty, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. DJ edge worn, closed tear on front cover. Chip on front of cover, top left of jacket, bottom spine, top spine, smaller chip on bottom left of rear cover. Limited Edition of 1500, this is not numbered but noted as Authors Copy, signed by Corle. Binding Pages tight and book square. Scratch on cover. discoloration where black cloth joins yellow boards. Tanned. Signed by Author(s).
Published by New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, [1946]., 1946
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition. First edition thus. Limited to 1500 numbered and signed copies. A Merle Armitage book. Inscribed by Merle Armitage on dedication page in 1948. Newspaper clipping of Santa Fe laid-in. Set in Santa Fe in 1937. It describes a twelve-hour period, from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., where characters from diverse backgrounds meet and interact in the blocks surrounding the Plaza and at Cielo Azul, a little cantina located on Burro Alley. The characters include Floriano, the town drunk; Amador Vigil, a gay male prostitute; Mrs. Tulsa, the alcoholic floozy wife of an oil-rich Oklahoma Indian; Max the Mauler, a prizefighter and killer on the lam; John Lackland, who is hitchhiking to the west coast to catch a freighter to India; various artists, collectors, and musicians from New York who are all staying at the upscale ?La Paloma? hotel; in a addition to a host of other visitors and locals. Fine without dust jacket.
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1946
Seller: Berkshire Books, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Limited Edition. Hint of edgewear to bottom edges of book. Small markings on inside cover, possibly where previous owner's bookplate removed. Dustjacket is mildy rubbed, with small chips and several closed tears. DJ in protective mylar cover ; Otherwise bright and attractive book. Signed limited edition, number 484 of 1,500; 270 p.; Signed by Author.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Random House, 1938. Edwin Corle (1906-1956) is noted for his strong, sympathetic writings set in California and the Southwest. Native Americans, such as in his masterwork "Fig Tree John," are often main characters. He has been compared to John Steinbeck. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing) of a picaresque novel set in a tourist town. Reddish-brown cloth binding with a paper label on the spine. Clean text; 279 pages, with the top-edge stained black. The front cover has 2 very minot scuff marks, else a Fine copy. This copy has been stamped on the front cover in gilt with a (presumed) previous-owner name. The dustjacket is Very Good. Price-clipped, it shows some edgewear, with a diagonal chip at the head of the spine (which has darkened), a small chip on the rear cover, and two other closed tears. Still, the cover remains attractive, with the colors on the front cover still quite bright. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
Published by Random House, New York, 1938
Seller: Page 1 Books - Special Collection Room, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Printing stated, no additional printings; SIGNED by Corle on ffep; 8vo, cloth; good+ (cocked; spine ends bumped and rubbed; spine head crimped; corners worn; shelfworn; edges, eps, and pages toned; scratch to dyed top edge; residue, two scars, and toning from removed bookplate on ffep) in good dj (panels rubbed and soiled; edges of panels toned; spine heavily toned, browned; rear panel scratched; large chip to spine head; edges chipped, torn, worn, and crimped); 279pp. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Duell Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1938
Seller: Sellsbooks, Indio, CA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. Limited Edition. Limited Edition #54 of 1500 Signed by author on Limitation Page with NO inscription. Yellow and black paper boards with yellow, black and red titling on cover and cloth spine. Near Fine cond. Flaws: light rubbing to bottom board corners (NO chipping or tears) - & prev owner's name written on Title page. NO other flaws - NO markings throughout - NO rem mark or ex-lib. DJ is VG++ in archival cover with price intact: $5.00. Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited/Numbered. Merle Armitage/Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1946. This is a Near Fine copy of the author's fourth novel, a picaresque tale originally published in 1938, here reprinted in an attractive edition that is SIGNED by the author and LIMITED to 1500 copies. Edwin Corle (1906-1956) was noted for writings set in California and the American Southwest. Native Americans, such as in his masterwork "Fig Tree John," are often main characters, and he has been compared to John Steinbeck. Decorative paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine: yellow with red and black in a Southwest style. Clean text; 270 pages, with two pages in the rear noting the typeface design; decorative endpapers. Although lacking the dustjacket, the boards remain in Near Fine condition, with only hints of edgewear - a very attractive production. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited/Numbered. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket.
Publication Date: 1938
Seller: Transmutation Publishing, Corning, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1938 Hardcover Near Fine/No Dust Jacket NY,1938, 1st printing, Random House, near fine condition in cloth; The West.
Published by Random House, New York, 1938
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Signed by author on front endpaper! FINE IN VERY GOOD+ DJ WITH ORIGINAL $2.50 PRICE AND SOME DARKENING TO SPINE AND REAR PANEL. VERY MINOR EDGEWEAR TO JACKET. BOOKPLATES.
Hardcover. Limited edition. Hardcover. Limited edition. A fine book in a very good dust jacket. Number 447 of 1500 copies in a signed limited reissue, designed by Merle Armitage. Small chip to paper at the bottom of the rear board. Originally published by Random House in 1938. Corle's third book, a Depression-era fantasy set on a Santa Fe street corner during a single day in 1938.
Published by New York: Random House, 1938
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Exceptionally nice copy in DJ.
Published by RANDOM HOUSE, New York, 1938
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First printing. Advance copy. First printing. Advance copy. Softcover. 8'' x 5 1/2''. 279pp. Softcover. Spine darkened. Small tears.