ALEXANDER, EDWIN P.

Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900

New York: Bonanza Books, [c.1960s-70s]. Hardcover. A reprint edition of a work first published in 1941. The history of American locomotives, from the first one in 1829 (as compared to earlier, experimental prototypes) through the turn of the 20th century, is detailed in this work. With 97 plates bearing black & white drawings of these power units. --- In dark red paper-covered boards backed in gold cloth, with dark red spine titling. Possibly published c.1960s-1970s. Jacket with color painting of one of these locomotives. --- An old style Bro-Dart jacket protector was used on this book, leaving slight traces of adhesive to cover edges; otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy but with a speck of soiling to textblock lower edge. Unclipped dust jacket with crossed-through flap price, slight rippling due to exposure to moisture, else bright, intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 239 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 86139

Keywords: >>Railroads, Aviation & Transportation

ALFRED, WILLIAM; MERWIN, W. S.; MUSTARD, HELEN M.

Medieval Epics: Beowulf, the Song of Roland, the Nibelungenlied, the Poem of the Cid (Modern Library Giant #87. 1)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1967]. Hardcover. Four epic poems from the medieval era in a Modern Library Giant edition, rendered into modern English. Each epic is preceded by an introduction by its translator. "Beowulf" translated by William Alfred. "Roland" & "Poem of the Cid" translated by W. S. Merwin. "The Nibelungenlied" translated by Helen H. Mustard. Volume wrapped in brown jacket variant with medieval illustration underlying the front panel titling. --- In Toledano spine G7 / dark green cloth / silver & green titling & decorations to cover & spine / plain GA style endpapers / jacket style Gh, verso is blank. Likely published c.1967 (though 1963 date appears in book). ML #G87.1. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy though with blacked-over inked info. to front paste-down & mild soiling to cloth. Unclipped dust jacket ($4.95) with a little sunning to spine and chips & tears to spine ends, else bright, otherwise intact and protected in new removable mylar wrapper.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [6], 590, [10, ads] pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 88250

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Modern Library Editions

ALISON, SIR ARCHIBALD

History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in Mdcccxv [1815] to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in Mdccclii [1852]. Volume IV Only: June 1844 Through 1852.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1860. Hardcover. Volume 4 only in author's four volume series (Spine says Vol VIII but title page has work as Volume IV). In tan calf leather with raised bands and titling on spine in gilt on black blocks. Endpapers and text block edges marbled. Hinges good, with some abrading to the calf at the spine. Volume has been exposed to dampness, interior pages are rippled but with no apparent dampstains. Prev. owner's bookplate at front pastedown. Textblock firm and intact. Includes 147-page extensive index of the events of European history from 1815-1852 for all four volumes of this series. A handsome, though faultily labeled, volume in this important work on the history of Europe. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 542, 147, (2, ads) pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 73690

Keywords: >>History >>European History

ALLAN, IAN

Locospotters' Annual 1964

London: Ian Allen, 1964. Hardcover. A roundup of the various types of locomotives and other equipment used on United Kingdom railroads in the 1960s. With numerous b&w and color photos. Text supplies details about the trains pictured. No author or editorial names are provided. --- In pictorial hardcovers; lacks a dust jacket (likely as issued). --- A clean, bright copy without markings but with mildly bumped cover corners. Scarce in this edition.; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 64 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 78376

Keywords: >>England, Uk and Uk History >>Railroads, Aviation & Transportation

[GILBERT, W.S.; SULLIVAN, ARTHUR]; ALLEN, REGINALD (EDITOR)

The First Night: Gilbert & Sullivan (14 Librettos in Box Set with Facsimilies of First-Night Programmes)

New York: The Heritage Press, 1958. Hardcover. The complete librettos of 14 comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan are presented here, with contemporary drawings and a foreword by Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Edited by Reginald Allen. Included is a separate box with facsimiles of opening-night programmes. Both hardcover book and progammes housed in shared gold paper-covered slipcase. --- Book is in full green & red cloth-covered hardcovers with titling in gilt on green oval spine block and decorations in blind to covers. Volume is housed in gold paper-covered slipcase. Includes publisher's Sandglass brochure with information specific to this work. --- A clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy but with slight sunning to spine and small scratches to covers. Slipcase with retailer's price sticker and some rubbing, else structurally sound. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; xxi, 465 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 87811

Keywords: >>Drama/Theatre; Movies/Tv >>Illustrated Classics >>Music & Performing Arts >>Heritage Press Editions

ALLEN, JAMES LANE

Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. Hardcover. An 1899 edition of this 1891 work which offers a series of stories, all sharing the common element of having a connection with Kentucky. With a handful of unattributed engraved illustrations. --- In publisher's reddish-brown cloth with illustration in gold to cover; titling in gilt to cover & spine. --- A well-preserved copy: tightly-bound and unmarked, but with prior owner's signatures to front free endpaper and to title page.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; (12), 308 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 86336

Keywords: >>Fiction

ALLEN, GEOFFREY FREEMAN

Luxury Trains of the World

New York: A Bison Book / Everest House Publishers, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0896960358. Stated first edition. A guide to the luxury passenger trains of the world. Includes information on the opulent Pullman cars and wagons-lits which allowed for comfortable travel in Europe, Africa, Japan, India, North America and elsewhere. With dozens of color, black & white and monochrome photos, depicting scenes on these trains. --- In brown paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Dust jacket with interior and exterior views of cars. --- With slight wear to cover edges, otherwise a clean, unmarked, sturdy copy. Unclipped jacket with minor soiling and a couple of small tears, else bright and intact; protected in removable archival mylar protector.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 192 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 84575

Keywords: 0896960358 >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure >>Railroads, Aviation & Transportation

ALLEN, DOUGLAS; ALLEN JR., DOUGLAS

N.C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 051750054X. A bibliography and portfolio of the life work and art of N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), the noted American painter and illustrator. Extensive biographical information is included. Front of volume contains color and b&w plates with examples of his work; back half is a detailed bibliography, listing the books, periodicals, newspapers, posters and other venues where his work appeared. With a foreword by Paul Horgan and an introduction by Richard Layton. --- In full blue buckram covers with gilt-stamped spine titling; dark blue endpapers. Jacket features representative works to front and back panels in color by Mr. Wyeth. --- With some fading to edges of cloth and endpapers and small tape remnants to endpapers, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound, bright copy. Price-clipped dust jacket has masking tape applied to edges of verso, the adhesive of which has slightly bled through to the front, else bright and intact and protected in removable archival mylar protector. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall ; 335 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 83226

Keywords: 051750054x >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir >>Art / Architecture / Fashion

ALLENDE, ISABEL

Daughter of Fortune

New York: Perennial / Harper Collins Publishers, 2000. Softcover. ISBN: 0060932759. A softcover edition of Isabel Allende's 1999 novel, which is the story of a young woman who travels with her lover to the California gold fields of 1849. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. --- In black wraps with image of the protagonist to front panel , Oprah's badge to front. --- A well-preserved copy: clean, bright and unmarked but with back cover sticker.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (12), 399 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 86070

Keywords: 0060932759 >>Fiction

ALLENDE, ISABEL

Island Beneath the Sea

London: Fourth Estate / HarperCollins, 2010. Hardcover. ISBN: 0007348649. A UK edition of Isabel Allende's novel, set in Haiti during their revolution in the late 18th century, and featuring her Tété character. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. --- In red-violet paper-covered boards with white spine titling. Jacket with image of girl amidst palm fronds to cover. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy but with mild bumps to cover corners. Price-clipped jacket with minor soiling and a few small tear, else intact and bright.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (6), 457 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 84908

Keywords: 0007348649 >>Fiction

ALLENDE, ISABEL

Portrait in Sepia

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0066211611. A first printing of Isabel Allende's 2001 novel, which continues the story the author began in her "Daughter of Fortune." Set in Chile, this work translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. With family tree at endpapers. --- In brown-on-brown paper-covered boards with copper foil spine titling. Dust jacket features photographic portrait of a beautiful young woman by Marcia Lieberman to front panel. --- With prior owner's stickers to front endpapers, else a well-preserved copy: clean, bright and unmarked. Unclipped jacket with retailer's sticker to back panel and mild creasing to extremities, else bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (10), 304 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 86086

Keywords: 0066211611 >>Fiction

ALLEY, RONALD

Gauguin (the Colour Library of Art)

London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. 48 full-color plates present representative examples of the fabulous artwork of the 19th century French painter. The paintings are preceded by a 32-page biographical summary of Paul Gauguin's life. --- Covers in navy textured paper-covered boards with facsimile cover signature and spine titling, both in gilt. Jacket with bright color renderings of the artist's paintings. --- With inked gift inscription on front paste-down. else a bright, firm copy. Jacket with minor rubbing.; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 48 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 78487

Keywords: >>Art / Architecture / Fashion

ALLIN, MICHAEL

Zarafa a Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris

New York: Walker & Company, 1998. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802713394. The story of the first-ever giraffe seen in France; taken there in 1826. Stated first edition; possible book club edition. Impeccable condition.; 0.9 x 8.72 x 5.18 Inches; 224 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 72752

Keywords: 0802713394 >>Natural History >>Wildlife, Animals, Life in the Wild

VAN ALLSBURG, CHRIS

The Polar Express

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. Hardcover. ISBN: 0395389496. A later printing of Chris Van Allsburg's childrens' classic, in which a train takes boys and girls to the North Pole at Christmastime. Beautifully illustrated throughout in color by Mr. Van Allsburg. This work was awarded the Caldecott Medal, per a gold badge affixed to cover. --- In full brown cloth-covered boards with silver bell image to front cover; spine titling also in silver. Volume wrapped in jacket with Van Allsburg art to front & back panels. --- An excellent, gift-worthy copy lacking noticeable damages. Unclipped jacket ($18.95) also very nice, though with faint rubbing and retailer's back cover sticker.; Oblong Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (32) pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 87572

Keywords: 0395389496 >>Juvenile and Children's >>Illustrated Classics

AMBLER, ERIC

A Coffin for Dimitrios (a Black Widow Thriller)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Hardcover. A 1945 later American edition of Eric Ambler's thrilling spy story, set in Turkey and elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. A stated first edition in publisher's "Black Widow Thriller" series. This work first published in England under the title "The Mask of Dimitrios" in 1939. --- In full green cloth-covered boards with spider and 'BWT' in blind to front cover; gilt spine titling. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With considerable wear to back cover cloth, prior owner's inked notation has been scraped off front paste-down, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound, sound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; (6), 281 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 85613

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature