Search Results: Authors starting with S from Bountiful Books

Guatemala: La Tipografia Nacional De Guatemala. Coral wraps show light fading, writing on front cover, else clean and sound. Scattered foxing, else pages are unmarked. Guatemalan writer Samoya Chinchilla (1898 - 1973) served as Director of Guatemala's Instituto de Antropologia e Historia, and in that capacity collected much of the folklore and mythology of the Mayans and other indigenous populations. Cuatro Suertes is one of his earlier works, illustrated with reproductions from the Mayan codices. 220 pps. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1936.

New York: Kamin. Bright red boards are clean and sound, bottom edge lightly bumped. Charmingly SIGNED by Schonberg, "Dancingly yours". Interior is clean and unmarked. A near fine copy of this beloved instructional course in ballroom dancing for the young, scarce in first edition. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1958.

Bordeaux, France: Chez P. Beaume. Brown leather boards with gilt trim are clean and sound, with rubbing to edges. Marbled edges and endpapers. Name of previous owner, dated 1824, written on half-title page. Ex-library, with small, barely visible stamps to top edge and front paste-down. Text has a few small ink dots, else unmarked. A comprehensive history of jurisprudence in Spain from the earliest, pre-Roman times through 1815, with a vivid portrayal of the politics of its rulers and their international relations. 415 pages. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1st Edition. 1815.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. This charming children's "tall tale" has been INSCRIBED by Shepard on the half-title page to Mrs. Rod's 1st grade class, with the additional admonition "SLIP! SLAP! SLOP!" . The book is clean and tight throughout. DJ is also impeccable. . Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed First Edition. 1993.

London: Heinemann. NF/VG.Boards show a touch of bumping on corners, endpapers are a bit creased at the hinge, as if the publisher was somewhat careless. Impeccable inside. DJ shows moderate edgewear, very mild soiling, and yellowing on spine. Chipped on all corners, with a 1" tear on bottom front edge and a 2" tear on bottom rear edge. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1953.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Yellow boards are clean and bright, pages unmarked, with Edward Gorey's delightful b/w illustrations throughout. Mylar protected dust jacket has a 1.5 inch closed tear at bottom of front panel, a few tiny chips/tears at edges, and the usual minor fading at spine, else clean and attractive. Unpaginated, with pictorial end papers. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1968.