Search Results: Nonfiction from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Cardinal Editions / Pocket Books, 1954. First Edition. First Edition. Shefter breaks words down like a verbal mechanic. Light reader's crease to the wrappers, else Near Fine in printed wrappers. An attractive copy.

New York: A and W., 1980. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by author Burt Avedon on the front endpaper: "To Dick / A Wonderful Friend- / Hope you enjoy the time spent between these covers! Ah Men! / Warmly / Burt." A compendium of the beliefs and practices of the modern western man, featuring interviews with Gore Vidal, Art Buchwald, Joseph Heller, Sterling Hayden, and Tony Randall. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light offsetting on the endpapers. Jacket spine lightly faded, with brief wear at the corners.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First printing of this edition. Both volumes Near Fine in Very Good plus dust jackets. Toning to the spine and rear panel, and brief chipping to the jacket spine (Supplement One); jacket with cello-tape to the panels, flaps, and board edges, else Near Fine (Supplement Two).

Towson, MD: The Collectors' Press, 1958. Complete run of 8 issues of the short-lived firearms enthusiast magazine, published in Maryland. Volume 1 Number 1 SIGNED on the Contents page by editors Benet and Codd in 1991. The magazine saw little light, had limited distribution, and only ran for a year and a half, but its content was amongst the most in-depth in its field, with interesting illustrations and close-up photography of firearms of all kinds. Book reviews, ads, and historical accounts all made for an excellent, albeit brief, encounter with rifles, pistols, Colts, swords, and war paraphernalia. Issues included: Volume 1, Number 1, January 1957; Volume 1, Number 2, April 1957; Volume 1, Number 3, July 1957; Volume 1, Number 4, October 1957; Volume 2, Number 1, January 1958; Volume 2, Number 2, April 1958; Volume 2, Number 3, July 1958; Volume 2, Number 4, October 1958. All issues 8.5 x 11 inches, saddle-stapled, printed color wrappers. Light rubbing and foxing overall, else Near… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. First Edition. Quarto. First Edition. A text on yachts and yachting, illustrated with 50 photogravure plates accompanied by descriptions of each vessel. Very Good plus with no dust jacket, bound in full brown morocco with gilt lettering and edges, and marbled endpapers. Rebacked, with an owner bookplate with autograph gift inscription adhered to the front pastedown, and corresponding owner signature on the half-title.

New York: Methuen, 1979. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition in 1979. With copied manuscript annotations throughout. A collection of Fuchs' short stories and personal essays. Approximately 285 pages, with copied manuscript corrections by proofreaders throughout. Very Good plus in large format wrappers, with light soil overall and light edgewear, with a white comb binding.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1987. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First UK Edition. Very Good plus in lightly soiled, perfect-bound wrappers.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. A collection of essays. Fine and unread in red printed wrappers.

Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1998. First Edition. First Edition. A biography of Vincent Van Gogh, focusing on his religious upbringing and spiritual life, and how this informed his work. Corners and top edge with minor bumps, else Near Fine in a strong Very Good plus jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed, with a shallow horizontal crease to the top front panel, and taps to the corners.

New York: Random House, 1988. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition, and preceded by the First UK Edition published by Andre Deutsch in 1987. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A collection of Gore Vidal's essays, seen here under an earlier title, changed to "At Home: Essays 1982-1988" before publication. Near Fine in wrappers.

New York: Random House, 1988. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition, and preceded by the First UK Edition published by Andre Deutsch in 1987. SIGNED by the author on the front wrapper. Near Fine in wrappers.

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. Discusses the general elements of atomic theory, related observations, and calls upon the author's earlier publication, "The Atom" (1927, Ernest Benn). Near Fine in a Very Good plus example of the scarce dust jacket. Offsetting to the endpapers. A few tiny chips and closed tears to the jacket, a brief dampstain to the verso, and a short corner crease.

Kurtztown, PA: Automobile Quarterly, 1976. First Edition. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Publisher's buckram, gilt front board and spine title, with tipped-in plate on the front board, and automobile company emblem in blind on the rear board. Automobile Quarterly began in 1962 and is currently in publication, featuring articles and photographs on nearly every make and model, as well as biographies, art, and collectibles, and it is one of few automotive periodicals issued in hardcover. Color photographs throughout. Boards lightly rubbed and a slight spine lean, else Near Fine.

Kurtztown, PA: Automobile Quarterly, 1976. First Edition. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Publisher's buckram, gilt front board and spine title, with tipped-in plate on the front board, and automobile company emblem in blind on the rear board. Automobile Quarterly began in 1962 and is currently in publication, featuring articles and photographs on nearly every make and model, as well as biographies, art, and collectibles, and it is one of few automotive periodicals issued in hardcover. Color photographs throughout. Boards lightly rubbed and a slight spine lean, else Near Fine.

Kurtztown, PA: Automobile Quarterly, 1969. First Edition. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Publisher's buckram, gilt front board and spine title, with tipped-in plate on the front board, and automobile company emblem in blind on the rear board. Automobile Quarterly began in 1962 and is currently in publication, featuring articles and photographs on nearly every make and model, as well as biographies, art, and collectibles, and it is one of few automotive periodicals issued in hardcover. Promotional Christmas subscription postcard laid in. Color photographs throughout. Slight spine lean, else Near Fine.

New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1969. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped, several leaves with corner creases. Jacket extremities moderately toned, with slight loss at the spine ends and corners. Indispensable for the Goodman collector, as noted on the rear jacket flap.

London: British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC], 1935. Collection of seven vintage black-and-white still photographs and two double weight sepia photographs from the UK release of the 1935 British documentary film. Included is the original trasmittal envelope, with the printed label, "On His Majesty's Service." Featured in two of the photographs are Henry Hall and his Orchestra (a.k.a., the BBC Symphony Orchestra), the BBC "house band" in the 1930s. The earliest, and perhaps the first, documentary on the British Broadcasting Service, paying tribute to its technological greatness, the span of its reach, the people affected by it, and its diversity of news, humor, lifestyle reporting, and music. Featured in the documentary were many of the BBC's literary voices, including H.G. Wells, G.K. Chesterton, J.B. Priestley, and George Bernard Shaw. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine.

Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1935. First Edition. First Edition. Lightly rubbed at the corners, else about Near Fine in wrappers.

Baltimore: Press Box, 1958. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by 40 team members of the most legendary Colts lineup, including Johnny Unitas, Jim Parker, Raymond Berry, Tom Matte, Don Shula, and many others. Also laid in is a posted envelope, dated December 1965, signed by 6 members of the coaching staff, including Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb (who died in May 1963), Don Shula, Charley Winner, Don McCafferty, and John Sanduskey. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. An uncommon book in jacket, but we find it reasonable to assume that there may not be another copy with even half as many autographs.

Baltimore, MD: Press Box Publishers, 1974. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "Fond wishes / John Steadman." Collects stories and articles from his columns. Author of the well received football titles, "Baltimore Colts," and "Miracle Men of Football." Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing to the jacket, with a few short closed tears and creases at the extremities.