Middle Border, Signed (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. The binding is tight. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. As new, signed by author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 224 pages including notes. Signed by both authors middle of half title page. There are no other marks or wrting in the book. Light wear to the cornes. Corners are square. There are no reading creases on the spine. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Cover colors are bright and sharp. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. NYC: Macmillan, 1925 (originally published in 1917), signed by author on FFE, in 1926, VG/. Book has rubbing to spine, letters still legible (close-up), 3 defective pages (binder's error), former owner name in ink on contents page, part of dust jacket glued to rear paste-down. Color design 0n front panel. Illustrated with drawings by Alice Barbe Stephens. Nice copy, 467 pp. BP. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by the author at the title page with no date or inscription; crisp and clean, with tight binding, hard cover only lightly rubbed at spine ends, jacket bearing a stray pair of ink marks and two short white surface scuffs at the left front, a modest thumbnail crease at the top front, and a thin line of green offsetting at the middle rear, otherwise excellent, now protected in a clear sleeve.; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Macmillan, 1920; SIGNED by the author with brief inscription on first page; vii, 467pp. Front hinge starting to crack very slightly; light wear to edges of boards, corners a bit worn; gilt titling remains bright and bold. Ends of spine bumped. Previous owner's name to ffep, else interior is free of markings. Biographical note laid-in. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed and inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. N YC: Macmillan, 1926. 1st edition, signed by author on dedication page and half-title, VG/. No jacket. Book has rubbing to spine gilt letters are still legible (close-up), light wear to spine ends & corners. Gilt color design on front panel. Illustrated with drawings by Constance Garland. Nice copy, 426 pp. BP. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Book Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author on front endpage. Writing inside. (Frontier Life, American Authors, Literature).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Not First Edition. Blue cloth, slight edge wear, corners slightly bent. Age toned from newspaper clipping inside front. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper in 1937; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 426 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large 12mo. x 379 pp., b/w illustrations (including endpapers) by Constance Garland. Publisher's black topstain. Black cloth with red titles and border, gilt/blue illustration on front panel, gilt title on spine. Inscribed to previous owner on fly-title. Previous owner's stamp following half-title. Edges darkened, boards lightly rubbed. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Signed by author on title page. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges. Very clean, nearly like new. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Some glue staining of endpapers (this is not mold, just a publisher's error). Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by Author, printing not stated, no marks or writing, light wear and bumping on spine, covered in new mylar. Signed by Author.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Alice Barber Stephens (illustrator). 1st Edition. viii + 467 pp., b/w illus. Special Autographed Edition. Flat signed by the author on the half-title p. An Ex-Lib. copy w/call # on spine, pocket in rear, sl. soiling of cover. Inner rear hinge starting but binding still solid. Fist edition. Good cond. Gold foil decorated green cloth bound hard cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Constance Garland (illustrator). Second printing. Inscribed by the author to previous owner (photographer Doris Ullmann) on the half title page. Light wear to the extremities. There is taped repair to the front free endpaper and some faint erasure on the second free endpaper. The dust jacket is repaired with underside tape along the folds. There are several small chips. The price, $2.50, is present on the front flap. In mylar dust jacket protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. 8vo.decorated cloth, somewhat dull esp. at spine.a good copy only, and with pencil notations in some places.but nicely SIGNED by Garland.(H3/4). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page. Hardcover with tan cloth covers with dyed top page edge. First Edition. 9x6 with 423 pp. a biography of Middle America and it's small towns. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book measures 20x14cm,378pp. Signed gift inscription from Hamlin Garland. Bound in original publishers cloth, with red boarder and title lettering, white and blue graphic on top board. Binding with minor shelf wear. Binding in good clean condition. Dust jacket with wear, abrasion wear/tears on edges and corners, light dust/dirt marking. Jacket in good condition. Internally, pages clean. Over all a very good clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This Is A Printing Shortly After 1921 Publication. Signed By The Author On The First Free Endpaper. Pulitzer Prize-Winning Sequel To A Son Of The Middle Border. The Book Is Bound In Dark Brown Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering And Rules On The Spine. Covered Wagon Insert On The Front. Red Border And Titling On The Front. Hinges Sound With No Ownership Information Present. The Book Has Moderate Wear. Lower Corners Worn Through. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This author inscribed first edition is solid and tight. The pages are clean and covers are lightly scuffed and worn on the edges. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed & signed by the author on the half-title page. Small octavo in black cloth binding. B&W illustrations. Condition: binding worn & spotted with bumped corners; book is also slightly cocked; bookplate on 1st pastedown; else good. 426 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket 1" piece out top spine, edges; Signed by the author.; 8vo; 379 pages; Signed by Author Very Good rubbed, some chipping to corners and top back, price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Signed by Garland on half-title page. First edition, third printing (December 1926). Black cloth boards with a pictorial stamped in blind, gilt, and burgundy on the front cover. Shelf-side of boards are rubbed. Interior is clean and unmarked. Illustrated by Constance Garland (dust jacket, endpapers, frontispiece, five full-page illustrations, and vignettes at the head and close of each chapter). 426 pages. Dust jacket shows a small bit of chipping at foot of spine and fore-corners; not price clipped ($2.50); in an archival mylar sleeve. The third volume in the Middle Border series. In this book, Garland tells the story of a pioneering family of the generation preceding his own, a story of hardship, clean living, and a tremendous expenditure of physical energy in the task of conquering the frontier. The main character, Richard Graham, comes from the east as a young man, by way of the Great Lakes, and the story follows him through his experiences, including the logging camps of Wisconsin and working as a pilot on the Wisconsin River, through his courtship and marriage, and his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Signed by Author(s).

GARLAND, CONSTANCE (illustrator). GARLAND, Hamlin. BACK-TRAILERS FROM THE MIDDLE BORDER. Illustrated by Constance Garland. NY: Macmillan, 1928. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Garland on half-title page: "To ___, With the Holiday well wishes of the author, Hamlin Garland. Dec. 18, 1928." Near fine (spine bit dull); some wear (small chips & tears, some rubbing) d/j. $85.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. Signed by author on half-title page. Illustrations throughout by Constance Garland, including frontispiece. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine stamped in gilt, cover stamped in orange and illustrated gilt, white and blue. Illustrated endpapers. Book is fine except for bumps to bottom outside corners, stamp on half-title page reading "Gift of The People of the United States Through the Victory Book Campaign (A.L.A.-A.R.C-U.S.O.) To The Armed Forces and Merchant Marine. 5 x 7 1/2 inches. 379 pages. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 426 pages; Dust jacket with minor rubbing and wear. Small sticker on the back free end paper. Inscribed by author on half title page. The dust jacket has a mylar cover that provides long term care, use, as well as preservation. ; Signed by Author.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Constance Garland (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. Very fine with bright cover and spine. Dust jacket chipped along the top (spine and rear panel) and missing a piece on the lower rear panel. Inscibed "by Hamlin Garland" on the half-title. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926. First Edition. Signed by the author in half title with inscription "Inscribed for H.C. Taylor (?), also a Son of the Middle Border, by the author, Hamlin Garland, New York City, Nov. 18." Octavo; 426pp. Illustrations throughout. Red topstain. Publisher's black cloth with red and gilt lettering and decoration. Boards edgeworn, with a good bit of superficial biopredation to cloth and a couple smudges to back. Gilt of spine lettering almost completely rubbed away, though the color to lettering and illustration on front is still clean and bright. Dampstain affecting top corner of a number of pages, not touching text. Opens easily between a few gatherings, but binding is secure. Pages unmarked. The third in Garland's Middle Border series, the second of which won the Pulitzer for Biography in 1922.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Presentation inscribed by the author. DJ spine wear, top and bottom 1/4 ". Moderate soil, more to back. Body of book red boards gilt title , internally very clean. Inscribed by Author(s).

467 pp. 8vo. First trade edition. First trade edition. 467 pp. 8vo. Signed by the author on the half-title. SIGNED. Publisher's green cloth. Very Good. Signed.