Modern Defense: Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR BILL PERKINS OTHERWISE UNMARKED IN A NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. UPPER REAR CORNER LIGHTLY BUMPED. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Near fine condition. Inscribed by Author: Saroj K. Joshi. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No jacket. First Edition. New York: The Tenny Press, 1931. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR: "To Dr. Arthur Frank Payne, with Compliments of Youth House, from Ellis Chadbourne." Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. Occasional red pencil underlining, and check marks in the margin (erasable). Rusty paperclip impression on a couple leaves. NO year of publication is indicated, but copyright 1931. Red pictorial endpapers. Bound in the original sky blue cloth, stamped in orange on the spine and front cover. This book is from the library of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne (1876-1939) of Newton, New Jersey. Dr. Payne earned the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that of Master of Arts at Columbia University. In 1917 he served as executive secretary of the Military Training Commission in New York. In 1918 he was director of the United States War Department surveys. He pursued advanced studies at Harvard where he was made a Doctor of Education. He went on to teach at Columbia, the College of the City of New York, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, and Harvard. Dr. Payne edited several educational and psychological texts for McGraw-Hill and was associate editor of VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MAGAZINE. A gifted lecturer, Dr. Payne spoke regularly on psychology at Carnegie Hall in New York. For many years Dr. Payne was actively involved with the National Education Association, serving as its treasurer and as president of its department of vocational guidance. According to his biography in THE STORY OF NEW JERSEY by William S. Myers, Dr. Payne's "contribution toward solving some of the colossal psychological problems rising in consequence of modern industrial changes was a truly notable one, of value to countless individuals.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 320pp. …

1st American Edition. Hardback. Signed inscription by Author on fep. Near very good in good, worn, chipped, marked and plastic protected, d/w. Spine cocked and bumped, corners bumped, boards a bit bowed and lightly marked, pages browned, edge of pages marked. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition stated. Book shows almost no wear; unclipped ($3.90) dust jacket is unfaded with small tears to spine ends and a couple of corners, plus a small closed tear to top of front panel. Inscribed by Sigward on front endpaper: 'To a great performer *Mike Douglas* with my best wishes' and dated 12/14/64, the same day Sigward appeared as a guest on 'The Mike Douglas Show.' A book 'written primarily for police officers,' with 'Law & Order' and 'On the Beat' badges prominent. 550 (!) 'action photos.' Uncommon signed. 225 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).…