Frontispiece, First Edition (958 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Edgewear to dj.

Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. First Edition. Marion Howard Spring's autobiography of the years before she met her future husband, the English writer Howard Spring. With a foreword by Derek Tangye. 127 pages, 21 cm. Book is generally bright and clean. Gift inscription dated 1969 to the ffep, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square bining, no wear to the cloth. Price-clipped dustjacket shows a little edge wear, very light soiling and sun-fading to the spine. Weight, 301g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5.5 X 8 inches. 319 pages. Worn green cloth hardcover with frayed ends on spine. Missing the frontispiece of Lake Itasca so condition only fair. Juvenile textbook. Black and white photographs, illustrations and maps. A few pages with pencil marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Red cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear, rubbing, soiling, and bumped corners, no dj. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Spine ends and corners rubbed, else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). First Edition. A beautiful copy. Only light wear to covers with corners lightly bumped and slight fraying to extremities of spine, otherwise in remarkable condition given its age. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. ; As New. Still in the original shrinkwrap. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. ; Frontispiece; 8vo.; 301 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good in original wrappers with scuffs, wear at the spine extremities and a stain on the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). First Edition. A beautiful copy. Only light wear to covers with corners lightly bumped and slight fraying to extremities of spine, otherwise in remarkable condition given its age. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

First ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Here is the Second Printing of Robert Lowell's "For Lizzie and Harriet", published in 1973. On the dust-jacket flap is a simple statement from Lowell, "In another order, in other versions, all the poems in this book appeared in my last published poem, 'Notebook'." It's a lovely copy, just waiting for the next person to appreciates its message. TITLE : For Lizzie and Harriet AUTHOR : Robert Lowell (Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, 1917 - 1977) IMPRINT : Farrar, Straus & Giroux PLACE : New York DATE : (1973) EDITION : First Edition, Second Printing SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Jacket and title page drawing by Francis Parker / PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Trade hardcover; 48 pages; 5 1/2" x 8 3/8"; teal blue cloth-covered boards with title, etc. lettered in gilt on spine; apple green end-papers; pictorial dust-jacket. A photograph of Lowell is on the rear flap. CONDITION -- BOOK : VERY GOOD --- JACKET : VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable copy, with the following particulars noted: BOARDS - Clean and unmarked SPINE - Slight compression and a touch of fray to the head; title lettering bright TEXT-BLOCK EDGES - Clean BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - The rear paste-down has a vertical wrinkle, which is a production effect, else clean and presentable throughout DUST-JACKET - A couple of small tears to the head of the spine panel; the spine panel is sunned (slightly darkened), else nicely preserved. The front flap still has the original 1973 price. The whole looks very nice under archival mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This edition of "Algernon Charles Swinburne : Personal Recollections", by his Cousin Mrs. Disney Leith, was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in New York in 1917. It is the First American Edition. Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 - 1909) was an English poet, novelist, playwright, and critic who was connected to the Pre-Raphaelite movement. His poetic and prose output was considerable, frequently alluding to classical and historical persons (Sappho and Catullus were favorites). Many of the subjects to which he was attracted, and about which he wrote, were controversial . even taboo at the time. Indeed, he was strongly aligned with the Decadent School. These things, coupled with his own eccentric behavior caused him to be severely criticized and caricatured. As Swinburne strove to establish his bad boy image, he was an easy target. His poetry, however, was serious, and frequently of a very high sort, and was considered by some critics to be often profound in his writing. The book presented here was written by a family member, and includes extracts from some of Swinburne's private letters. There is a handsome frontispiece which is a replica of a photograph of the poet at age 25. There is a "Prefatory Note at the beginning of the book which states : "The following 'Recollections' (with the verses 'A Year's Mind') appeared originally in the April number of the 'Contemporary Review' in 1910. They have been revised and considerably expanded since they first appeared, and in their amended condition are now at length given to the world." A large part of the book consists of excerpts from his correspondence - and through those we experience his tours through Europe, his time at Oxford University, his interactions with the Pre-Raphaelites, (particularly Dante Rossetti and his wife) and Swinburne's own family and personal life. TITLE : Algernon Charles Swinburne : Personal Recollections by his Cousin AUTHOR : Mrs. Disney Leith (Mary Charlotte Julia Leith - née Gordon, 1840-1926) IMPRINT : G. P. Putnam's Sons PLACE : New York DATE : 1917 EDITION : First U.S. Edition STATUS : Out of Print - OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : trade Hardcover; contains 8 photographs on calendered paper (including frontispiece, with attached guard tissue; has the Editor's Postscript, an Appendix, and an Index; [x] + 262 pages , plus six pages of publisher's list. approximately 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" (8vo); maroon, cloth covered binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine; T. E. G. (Top edge gilt). CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that shows wear, but which remains clean and serviceable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- Spine is darkened, with lettering having lost its sheen; spine extremities are compressed, displaying fraying and moderate abrasion; there is a small damp stain at the bottom fore-edge corner of the front boards; lettering on front is still bright. The rear board has a similar damp stain at the bottom fore-edge corner; else the boards are clean with but modest surface rub.Top edge gilt is quite rubbed, but still has a bit of sheen; fore and bottom text-block edges are clean. BINDING -- Not as tight as when issued, as the leaves open widely . The hinges just starting, & the paper over the front hinge is partially split (at the foot) - the whole affair is fairly solid. INTERIOR -- I spotted some barely perceptible pencil erasures on the rear free end-paper, and one of the final blank pages; frontispiece and guard tissue display light foxing; there are various small spots, smudges and light foxing through the book, but nothing egregious - the whole being basically clean and free of marking. On the front free end-paper is an inked address with a personal, complex monogram which I have not deciphered (other than the date, which is a part of the monogram : 1926) - under the monogram is a printed place of residence : Byram Shore, Port Chester, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Halftone Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. A Gentleman with a Duster was the pen name that Edward Harold Begbie hid behind for his book, "The Glass of Fashion : Some Social Reflections" which is, in a way, a Jeremiad against the modern world .a diatribe against the 'nouveau riche' and the encroaching vulgarity of style, which Mr. Begbie feared was steamrollering over British society like an unstoppable juggernaught . Of particular offense to Mr. Begbie's sensibilities was Dame Margot Asquith, who had just written a sort of tell-all memoir, which caused no end of indignation and dyspeptic choler. Begbie was "triggered" by Margot Asquith's style. In fact, going against tradition , whereby a frontispiece was reserved for someone or something honored (or the author), the book's frontispiece features a photograph of Lady Asquith, wearing her latest choice in fashion (Begbie admitted that he found her "disgusting"!) . I must say her clothing style does seem dreadful. But Begbie was railing against more than simple bad choice in personal apparel, he was going after the entire sense of modernity, speeding along, as it were with no thanks to tradition. A very fascinating book, and Mr. Begbies introduction, in which he sets out with a full broadside of unmuffled indignation, is worth the price of admission. TITLE : The Glass of Fashion - Some Social Reflections AUTHOR : A Gentleman With a Duster (Edward Harold Begbie, 1871 - 1929) ILLUSTRATIONS :Halftone Reproductions of Photographs IMPRINT : G. P. Putnam's Sons PLACE : New York DATE : 1921 EDITION : First American Edition STATUS : Op - Out of Print PROVENANCE : DEACCESSIONED - LIBRARY BOOK (a defunct library that has been superseded by more modern concerns) X-LIB . removed from library decades ago, and with a subsequent ownership label. (Mrs. I. N. Terry / The Olbiston / Utica New York ). The Olbiston Apartment Building, built in 1892, was the largest apartment complex in central New York State. A mammoth red sandstone structure of imposing style, with turreted corner towers. it dominate Genesee Street, and remains a well-known landmark. At the time of Mrs. Terry's occupancy, it was considered quite ritzy. Mrs. Terry's husband (d. 1908) was pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian Church PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Trade Hardcover; eight photographic, plate illustrations printed on calendered paper, including frontispiece with tissue guard; [xiv] + 176pages, plus four pages of publisher's promotional text; 6" x 9"; cloth-covered boards colored dark green, with gilt lettering on spine. CONDITION -- GOOD -- This is a previously owned book -- X-LIBRARY -- Which remains clean and serviceable, with the following particulars noted: EXTERIOR - Catalog number inked on spine; spine extremities are compressed and frayed' spine surface somewhat dulled, as id the gilt lettering; boards have scattered small spotting and moderate surface rub; bottom edges of boards are moderately abraded (shelf-rub); boards are free of library makings; text-block edges are mildly weathered, else clean and clear of library markings. BINDING - The book has obviously been read and thus is hardly as tight as when issued, the leaves opening widely; however no leaves are detached or loose, and the whole remains fairly solid. The paper over the end-hinges are not split. INTERIOR - Library stamps on front and rear paste-downs; remains of lending card attachment on rear paste-down. Previous owner's name and address label affixed to front free end-paper. End-papers are considerably foxed. A few more interior leaves have foxing, but to a much lesser extent; The tissue guard over the frontispiece is partly detached. The interior likely has some small spots or smudges, but, upon perusal none were obvious. Basically the interior is clean and presentable. The photographs present brightly.

Hardcover. 165p., frontis portrait as called for, first edition hardbound in 8x5 inch black cloth boards gilt-titled on spine-panel's printed green fields, enclosed in the dust jacket. Top edge tinted green (a pleasant touch), a nice production. Book itself is sound if a little edgeworn, expect irregular toning to both free endsheets (binder's paste creep), cleanly alkaline paperstock, while the dust jacket is edgeworn with two small chips and abrasion to extremities, dust-soil to the rear panel. A solidly "good" copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers. Covers very slightly faded at spine. Edition limited to 300 copies, this copy from the library of Anthony Astbury, founder of the Greville Press, with his neat tick on the corner of the title-page, indicating that he had read the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Francis Parker (illustrator). ETSY : Robert Lowell: Day by Day, Poems. 1977 Poetry Book, 2nd Printing, ABE : Robert Lowell : Day by Day, Poems. Confessional Poet. Frontispiece Drawing by Francis Parker. Second Printing, 1977, Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. Hardcover Format. This is the second printing of "Day by Day", a sequence of poems by Robert Lowell, issued through Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1977. Lowell, one of America's greatest modern poets, was considered to be one of the leading proponents of "Confessional Poetry". But there is much more than mere confession to Lowell's work. TITLE : Day by Day AUTHOR : Robert Lowell (Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, 1917 - 1977) IMPRINT : Farrar, Straus & Giroux PLACE : New York DATE : (1977) EDITION : Second Printing SPECIAL ATTRIBUTION : Has a title page drawing by Francis Parker Trade hardcover; One illustration; 138 pages; 5 1/2" x 8 3/16"; red cloth-covered boards with title, etc. lettered in gilt on spine; printed dust-jacket in red, black, and white; photo of Lowell on rear flap CONDITION : CONDITION: -- BOOK : VERY GOOD -- JACKET : VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted : Clean and presentable , with the following noted : Boards ?Clean with negligible wear Spine ? Mild compression to extremities, else bright Text-block Edges ? Clean Binding ? Solid . slight yawn to boards at fore-edge Interior ? Clean and presentable Dust-Jacket ? Edge wear includes some chipping and small tears - the latter most noticeable at fold extremities - surface has a bit of abrasion, mostly at folds - mild surface rub and a bit of blind indenting - the whole looks decent under archival mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. First ed, stated. SIGNED by author on first blank page after ffep. Full green leather with raised bands on spine, gilt lettering and full gilt embellishments. All edges gilt, silk moire bookmark. Minor shelf wear may be present due to storage. Pages/boards clean, binding tight, appears unread.

Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Signed by author! "First Edition" is Stated. - NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. Binding is tight and square. A Fine Copy.

Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Signed. First Edition. First Edition / First Printing as identified with "1" in the full number line. Signed by author!.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 222 p, 1 p of plates ; 19 cm. Subjects; English fiction. English fiction; 20th century. Drama. English literature; 20th century. English literature. Adventure stories. 3 Kg.

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Hardcover. 1st edition. 'It is with great appreciation that I have read this book,first on Dietrich Bonhoeffer written by a Roman Catholic.' - E. Bethge xiii, [2], 314 p.: front.; 22 cm. VG green cloth in edgeworn dj.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 149 pages : illustrations, coats of arms ; 20 cm. Subject; Heraldry Great Britain. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Edition limited to 500 copies. Very good paperback copy with French flaps; edges slightly bumped and creased as with age. Clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 1 volume (unpaged) ; 19 cm. Notes; "This edition is limited to 500 copies, the first hundred copies being specially bound and numbered and signed by the author"--Title page verso. Bound copy. Subjects; English poetry. Poetry in English 1945 Texts. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Review copy. Physical description; 16p 1 ill 23 cm. Notes; Limited ed. of 240 copies of which the first 35 are signed. Subjects; Mandeville Press. English poetry. Poetry in English 1945- Texts. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. London . First edition, 8vo. 1/500 copies. Spine sunned to browm, inner hinge cracked. A good copy in green cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 222p quarto, illustrated. A fine copy in tan decorated cloth.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Jan Bols (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is "The Story of Wagner's Lohengrin" bu Angela Diller. The book was published in 1932 by G. Schirmer in New York. Note the stunning frontispiece art which reproduces a linocut by artist - Printmaker Jan Bols. The book is essentially a work designed for further appreciation of "Lohengrin" by music students; thus there is a considerable amount of printed music. Angela Diller discusses each musical theme (or motive - there are 21 motives from the opera examined in this book .) As well as that Diller has added four easy piano transcriptions by Wagner to further enlarge the students understanding. The frontispiece is a remarkable picture of Lohengrin (the Swan Knight) majestically standing with his sword in a giant scallop shell which is being towed by a white swan. King Ludwig of Bavaria named his amazingly fanciful castle, 'Neuschwanstein' , after the Swan Knight, Lohengrin, and everybody knows the bridal chorus of this opera . "Here Comes the Bride". On the front cover there is an old stamp from a long defunct school (actually the original school was split up into separate parts). This old stamp, contemporary with the book, is not very legible. There are no other marks of ownership. I have personally verified the deaccessioned status with the village library. (View the picture we have provided) SERIES : The Story of (Series) TITLE : The Story of Lohengrin (Retold and Arranged with 21 Motives from Wagner's Opera, and 4 Easy Piano Transcriptions.) AUTHOR : Angela Diller (1877 - 1968) FRONTISPIECE ART : Hans Bols IMPRINT : G. Schirmer PLACE : New York DATE : (1932) EDITION : First Edition STATUS : OP - Out of Print - Scarce. PROVIDENCE : Originally from an old, discontinued school, having one illegible stamp on the front cover. At least one private owner since then. DETAILS : Over size trade paperback; size = 8 5/8" x11" CONDITION -- GOOD PLUS -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean , complete and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - The aforementioned illegible stamp (smudged and rubbed) on the front cover; toning about the edges; scattered spotting and a touch of tea staining; soft bumps to corner tips, with attendant creasing. Basically clean and serviceable. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - Soft bumps to leaf corner tips; paper is lightly toned, else clean and attractive with no marking. No writing, no signatures, no marginalia.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No marks in text. Not a library book. Dust jacket shows minor ware. Ships in a cardboard enclosure. Shelf C.