Authors starting with T from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1976. Hardcover First edition 8.25" x 5.25". 224pp. Blue cloth spine and paper covered hardcover boards. Fine condition in a lightly rubbed and price clipped dust wrapper. With illustrations by Pamela Johnson. This copy signed and inscribed by Taber on the front free endpaper. Mrs. Taber wrote of country life and domesticity with a warm and earthy humor, laced with wisdom and lovingly tied with a mature faith in God and humanity. ... more information

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Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1974. Hardcover First edition 8.25" x 5.5". 220pp. Beige cloth hardcover. With a mild bit of soiling to the bottom of the spine, else fiine condition in a lightly edge worn dust wrapper with a small chip at the bottom of the spine. With illustrations by Pamela Johnson. This copy signed by Taber on the front free endpaper. Mrs. Taber wrote of country life and domesticity with a warm and earthy humor, laced with wisdom and lovingly tied... more information

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Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1969. Hardcover 10" x 7.25". 127pp. Green and white cloth hardcover boards. Fine condition in a lightly soiled dust wrapper. Second printing. With illustrations from photographs by Jacques Chepard. Laid in to this copy are two short but warm and friendly handwritten notes from Mrs. Taber to a former owner of the book. Mrs. Taber wrote of country life and domesticity with a warm and earthy humor, laced with wisdom and lovingly tied with... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. , 1947. Hardcover First edition 8" x 5.25". 224pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt. A good+ copy with moderate external wear, notably at edges, bookplate removed, pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket chipped & torn at edges, rubbed and soiled, else good. A suspense novel in which a dangerous Nazi criminal attempts a disguised escape from occupied Germany. ... more information

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New York London Toronto Sydney: Barron's , 1982. Hardback 7.5" x 8.75". Blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering in dust wrapper. Fine condition. The dust jacket has light soiling, else near fine condition. Illustrated with color photographs. ... more information

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Tokyo, Japan: Sampoh Publishing Co., 2005. Hardcover First edition 9.25 x 6. 131pp. White cloth with grey lettering in white dust cover with black and red letters. Fine condition; fine jacket. ... more information

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Kyoto & Tokyo: Mitsumura Suiko Shoin Co., Ltd., 1961. Paperback First edition 7.75" x 8.25". 134pp. Glossy paperback, in the original publisher's slipcase. Gift inscription, else very nice VG+ condition. With Japanese and English language text. A detailed study of Japanese screens. With many black & white photo illustrations by Toyo Okamoto. ... more information

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Sendai, Japan : Faculty of Science, Tohoku University , 1966. Paperback 10" x 7". [102pp.] Bound in paper wrappers. With a bibliography. With illustrations after drawings and a fold-out diagram. This copy in near fine condition with ownership blind stamp on title page. This copy signed & inscribed by Takeuchi on the front cover. Reprinted from The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Series III, Vol. IX, No. 3. ... more information

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Tokyo: Society for Japanese Cultural Information, 1948. Paperback 10" x 7". 371pp. Dark green silk covers with rice paper cover label and saddle stitched spine. Gift inscription on first free leaf, else fine condition. The frontispiece features a black and white photograph under which is printed, "Emperor of Japan pays a visit to General MacArthur, Supreme Commander." Intended for the use of Occupation Forces in Japan, this book is illustrated with lots of black and white photogra... more information

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New York & London: George H. Doran Company and William Heinemann, 1912. Hardcover First edition Octavo. 480pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated paper cover label. Small ink marking to label, corners lightly bumped, a few leaves roughly opened. This copy is very nice and bright in spite of these few flaws. Talbot writes in extensive detail about the inhabitants of the Oban region of Southern Nigeria. Chapters include birth customs, religion, women, divination and other types of tribal witc... more information

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Los Angeles: The Historical Society of Southern California, 1935. Hardcover First edition 9.25" x 6". 85pp. Bound in paper boards, cloth spine lettered in black. Illustrated. Very good with light browning to boards & top edge, trace of spotting on rear endpapers, otherwise clean & unmarked. A scarce work featuring an introduction by Carl I. Wheat; an excerpt from the San Francisco Bulletin, November 5 1858, titled Notes of Travel by the Overland Mail, San Francisco to Fort Yuma; an outlin... more information

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Tomkins Cove, New York: Magic Angel Books, Inc., 2006. Hardback First edition 11" x 8.5". 276pp. Black buckram with gilt lettering. Fine condition. A handsome binding. A photographic study of the Hudson River, the Hudson River Valley, and the grand dwellings that dot the landscape in that part of New York. One of the homes featured is The Little Stone House, the one time residence of children's book authors and illustrators Elmer and Bertha Hader. ... more information

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Philadelphia: Cowperthwait & Company, 1874. Hardcover 8.25" x 6.25". 504pp. Embossed, rust pebble-grained hardback with gilt lettering. Some wear to spine tips, tiny scrape in top of front board, 1" tear in first leaf. A humorous collection of tea - time conversations. Among the chapters are the Autobiography of an Old Pair of Scissors, Kings of the Kennel, etc. With illustrations from drawings ... more information

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Tallinn: Perioodika Publishers, 1987. Hardcover 8.25" x 6.25". 199pp. Decorative orange paper covered boards with black lettering. Boards slightly warped, but not really noticeable else a near fine copy. Translated from the Estonian by Aino Jogi, Eugenie Mutt, Amanda Kriit and Kaja Toomel. Illustrated by Jaan Tammsaar. Introduction by Kristi Salve. A great collection of Estonian fairy tales for all ages. ... more information

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Richmond, California: Go For Broke, Inc., 1982. Hardback First edition 9" x 11.25". 171pp. Blue buckram with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Ownership signature, else fine condition; the jacket has some light general wear and a couple short tears. This battle history includes 240 photo illustrations, 9 maps, and good narrative text. The 100 / 442d combat team fought in seven campaigns in two countries, made two beachead assaults, and opened the gates of Dachau. The outfit was "the mos... more information

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Paperback 7.75" x 6". 50pp. Color printed paperback. Front corner lightly bumped, else near fine condition. One of only 500 copies printed. Tanikawa is among the most talented modern Japanese poets. This is his first book published in the U.S. Translated by William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura. ... more information

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Fairbanks, Alaska: [Privately published], 1975. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 24pp. Stapled paperback. Mild soiling, overall VG+ condition. A good guide to making Alaskan parkas.With many illustrations. ... more information

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Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1918. Hardcover First edition 7.5" x 4.5". 516pp. Rust red cloth. Corners lightly bumped, else fine condition. Illustrated by Arthur William Brown. ... more information

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. Hardcover First edition 7.75" x 5.5". 126pp. Black cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering in dust wrapper. Two spots of soiling on the front board, else fine condition. The dust jacket is reinforced with tape on the inside edges with general fading and edge wear, else VG+ condition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the first leaf. This book consists of four brief novels and a prologue. ... more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. Hardcover First edition 8.5" x 6". 306pp. Blue cloth hardcover with dust wrapper. Spine tips lightly bumped, else fine condition. Dust jacket has edge wear and a 2" tear on the back cover, else near fine condition. ... more information

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