Authors starting with S from Birchwood Books

Del Rey, 1996 Del Rey Books, 1996, first edition, October. Trade paperback, with embossed cover, library marks, clean copy. Sells with first edition mass market paperback, August 1997. Both books in very good condition. This is based on the teleplay by Burton Armis.. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Paperback. ... more information

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Denton, Texas: North Texas State University Press, 1971 Signed by the Author. Distinguished Professor of English at North Texas State University. Mr. Sampley won the Edwin Markham Award of the Poetry Society of America in 1964 and the James Joyce Award in 1965. Brown dust jacket is heavily worn. Chips and tears all along edges. Large chip in back. Jacket is now in Brodart. Dark blue cloth with gold title on spine. Pulling and rubbing to head and tail of spine. Bottom front corner bumped. Cloth is c... more information

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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1946 Contains two complete volumes, Chicago Poems and Cornhuskers. Illustrated with photographs selected by Elizabeth McCausland. Introduction by Lloyd Lewis. Dust jacket is heavily worn including a large chip on front panel, much of title is missing. Price clipped. Brown cloth with gold titles and light brown decorations. Title on front board is rubbed, some gold missing. Rubbing to all edges, points are soft. Maroon top-stain. 267p.. First Thus. Cloth. Goo... more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963 In association with Country Beautiful Foundation, Inc. Dust jacket has significant wear including one very large and one smaller chip to the front. Red cloth with bright gold titles on spine and cover. Rubbing to edges, red is spotty along edges. Binding is tight. Grey endpapers, coffee stains to leading edge of pages. Numerous black and white and color photo reproductions. 194p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Various. Folio - over 12" - ... more information

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1966 Front of dust jacket has full panel illustration of horse and rider. There are several small tears at the head of the spine. There is a branching tear at the bottom of the front panel and a moderate tear at the top of the rear flap. Jacket is now protected in clear cover. Book is very good++. Black cloth spine with white and gold titles. Boards are covered with brick red paper, small blind embossed cannon and white decorations. Head and tail of spine are s... more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1953 Young farm boy is sent off after farm falls on hard times. He is given a journey cake made from the last of the corn meal. The cake gets away from him and as he chases it he collects all new farm animals and returns to the farm. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Pictorial cover of Johnny in hat, chickens on back. Illustrations and titles are brown over green background. Boards are slightly soiled. Head and tail of spine and corners are rubbed. Boards slightly bo... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1923 Light blue cloth with dark blue tile on cover. Orange, black and gray illustration pasted down. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, points are bumped. Cloth is somewhat soiled. There are some small red stains on front, not on illustration. A little wear to the edges of paste-down. Gift inscription on ffep. Small tear at bottom of title page, another at top of dedication page. This page and the next four are dog-eared. Some smudges to pages. Cute illustratio... more information

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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1940 Vintage paperback. Lord Peter Wimsey mystery. Bright, solid copy. Perma-Gloss covers, some separation of laminate at edges. Slight soiling to rear cover, also a few small creases. Red page edges and endpapers. Upper corner is moderately bumped. 297p. +. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. ... more information

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Austin: University of Texas Press, 1972 Selected under the direction of John H. Lindsey. Introduction by R. henderson Shuffler. Notes by the artist with John Edward Weems. Book measures 9 1/2" by 12 1/4". jacket shows oderate to heavy shelfwear. A number of small tears at edges, particularly on rear. Small stain on front on top of the 'a' in 'legacy'. Jacket is now in brodart. Yellow cloth is nice and clean, beautiful gold embossed farm house and trees on front. Near fine ... more information

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973 Full color dust jacket, has minor wear to edges but no tears, clean. A biographical novel. Red cloth and board, gold embossed title on spine and cover, bright and clean. Price tag on back of DJ, tiny chip in back. 383p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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San Francisco: Determined Productions, Inc., 1963 Dust jacket shows some minor shelf and edgewear, however there are two 1/2" tears on front near spine, one at top and one at bottom. Jacket is now in brodart. Illustration on book matches that of dj. Book is near fine except for some slight scuffing on rear. Previous owners name and Christmas 1964 written on ffep. Illustration on one page, caption opposite. Unpaginated.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz. 16mo - over 5&... more information

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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1907 Light blue cloth with dark blue title and blue and gold tree decoration on spine. Front cover has dark blue title and three panel blue and gold illustration of girl and landscape. Cloth is soiled; head and tail of spine are rubbed. There are several creases in the cloth on the spine. Points are soft. Illustrated endpapers just beginning to crack at gutter. Seven full page black and white illustrations, printed on glossy paper. Interior is clean, no foxi... more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1911 This is a very early reprint in a rare dust jacket. Novel about young baseball players, part of the Oakdale series. Jacket is heavily worn with large tear to front panel and lots of edgewear. Front flap is missing. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Green cloth with black titles on spine and cover. Spine has image of baseball player. Cover has three players. Spine and edges of boards are faded. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Previous owners name in pencil on... more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1912 This is a very early reprint in a rare dust jacket. Color illustrated jacket is heavily worn at edges. Large chip at head of spine and part of front panel, part of title is missing. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Tan cloth with brown titles and brown red and grey illustrations of fisherman on spine and cover. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Points are rubbed and beginning to fray. Binding is tight. Previous owners name in pencil on ffep. Black and white fr... more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1913 This is a very early reprint in a rare dust jacket. Color illustrated dust jacket is heavily worn at edges, including chips and tears. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Mustard yellow cloth with black titles and brown and grey illustrations of baseball players on spine and front. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Cloth looks good. Binding is tight. Previous owners name in pencil on ffep. Black and white frontispiece. 311p. plus several pages of ads. . Cloth. V... more information

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Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1894 Two volumes. Introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth with gold titles and beautiful thistle decoration. Gold reproduction of author's signature on front cover. Cloth is scuffed, heads and tails of spines heavily rubbed. Points are rubbed, some are soft. Top edge of pages gilt. Vol. I has four tissued illustrations, vol. II has six. Half-title page of vol. I is torn at gutter. No credit is given for illustrator, illustrations are sign... more information

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London: George Routledge & Sons, 1875 'New edition, with the author's notes.' Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Printers, Whitefriars. Green cloth with gold titles and black thistle decorations. Same design as on front board is blind stamped on rear board. Damage to top layer of cloth, color uneven. Head and tail of spine are worn and fraying as are corners. Deep brown endpapers, edges are chipped at front. pages 34 and 3 are creased. Old calling card taped to front free endpaper (ffep). Sho... more information

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Boston: James R. Osgood, Co, Boston, 1885 Heavily decorated green cloth, gold titles. Titles are raised; decorations are both embossed and de-embossed. General wear to cloth, light stain to top of front board. Boards have beveled edges. Head and tail of spine are heavily worn, fraying. Slight lean to binding. Middle signature starting. Decorative endpapers, gilt page edges. Some foxing to pages. Black and white illustrations. Pink line border to each page. Printed by University Press: John Wilson ... more information

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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1939 Pocket Book Edition #30, 1st printing, December, 1939. Red endpapers front and back, Perma-Gloss Cover. Red page edges. Stored in a dust-free, sun-free environment for over 50 years. No laminate on front cover, slight wear to edges. Wear to edges of spine. Back cover is damaged, some of the laminate and color is missing. Most of text is still readable though. Lower corner of rear panel is creased. There are two small creases to the front panel. Inteior is clean a... more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1992 From the author of Love Story. "...a spellbinding story of three extraordinary people whose lives are forever changed when sacred and secular worlds collide." Story centers on a young catholic priest, an orthodox rabbi and his sister. Laminate on jacket is pulling away form the letters. Some scuffing to rear panel. Top of flaps are yellowing. Jacket is now protected by brodart. Purple cloth spine with bright gold title. Tail of spine is bruised. Dark grey board... more information

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