Search Results: Authors starting with S from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Sylvan, 1947-01-01. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Acetate Jacket. Hardcover with original acetate jacket, (#593 of a limited edition of 1499 copies) 1947 privately printed for the Sylvan Press, NY 140 pages. Very Good, in a VG acetate jacket with paper flap attached stating Limited edition. Minor shelf/edge wear to publishers full Black pebble-grain leather boards with with embossed oval-centric pattern in green which is slightly worn to yellow - corners sharp. Small amount of foxing to top edges of textblock. Front cover is embossed with ovals that branch out to the edges, inside the smallest oval is a eye-catching nude female figure holding a whip. Moderate shelf/edge wear and rubbing to scarce clear acetate DJ with front and back panels and flaps. Front panel has paper attached with descriptive text of book. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Frontispiece with intact tissue guard is Titian's Venus With A Mirror which now hangs in The national… Read More

Faber & Faber limited, 1929-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Hardcover (with scarce DJ), First Edition 1929 Faber & Faber, LTD 63 pages..Very Good in a Good+ DJ..just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Grey illustrated paper covered boards with black titles and design by Rex Whistler-corners sharp, spine is darkened from the DJ and the tail has a bump..edges of boards have a touch of toning, again due to the DJ..minor shelf/edge wear to clipped and brittle DJ, moderate toning and several very small closed tears to DJ (repaired on the backside with archival tape)-DJ now in mylar..no previous owner marks-all pages are clean and crisp, both the ffep and the last free endpaper have a transfer from the DJ due to the previous owner setting the flaps one page in instead of on the inside covers..Thanks for supporting a small family business..LOC SSE-5

Sterling Publishing Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No jacket. Vintage Hardcover, First Edition. 1915. Sterling Publishing Company. Chicago. 48 pages. Very Good, no jacket. Minor shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp with a touch of wear to the tips. No previous owner markings - all page are clean and unmarked. Ek-Klesia Instruction Series, Manual #1. Very handsome vintage First Edition. LOC SSS-03

McGraw-Hill, 1957. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1957 McGraw Hill 301 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to orange cloth spine with white titles over beige cloth boards - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) was an American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the 1920s, Tex Rickard was the leading promoter of the day. Rickard also operated several saloons, hotels, and casinos, all named Northern and located in Alaska, Nevada, and Canada. Rickard was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His youth was spent in Sherman, Texas, where his parents had moved when he was four years old.… Read More

Air Age Pub, 1986-06-01. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/In Illustrated Wraps. Vintage Softcover, 1986 First Edition Air Age Publications 153 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear and age-toning to covers. Spine is uncreased, looks and feels unread. The original price sticker is still on the inside front cover. A wonderful collection of Scale drawings, rare photos, and historical data on 39 different WWI Aircraft, 4 different aircraft engines, plus the Vickers machine gun, Lewis machine gun and aerial bombs from the publishers of Model Airplane News. A superb vintage copy with a wealth of information and history. ISBN-091129502X.LOC SSM-09

William Heinemann, 1926-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good ++/No Jacket. Hardcover, First Edition 1926 Heinemann LTD London 61 pages. Very Good++, no jacket. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt titles-corners sharp and a touch of fading to the spine. No previous owner marks, all pages are clean and crisp - deckled edges. Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirized the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fueled war. A very handsome copy of the First edition. LOC SSE-5

Amer Canal & Trans Ctr, 1983-05-01. Paperback. Very Good+/no jacket - as issued. Softcover,1983, The American Canal and Transportation Center,60 pages. Very Good+. Illustrated wraps show just a touch of shelf/edge wear and soiling. Interior pages are crisp and unmarred except for a small stain in the outer margin of p.17 which does not affect the text. Although the publishers pagination ends at 59 - there are actually 60 pages in the book. An amazing tale of friendship and rivalry between two engineers who can be classed among the most influential and unusual in America’s history. Their brief interaction served as a catalyst for significant technological advances. ISBN-0933788428. LOC SSS-24

Tor Science Fiction, 2007-01-15. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, Signed by the Author 2007 Stated First Mass Market Edition Tor 314 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers, spine is uncreased but has a small wrinkle to it. The book is unread and tight. Old Man's War is a military science fiction and debut novel by John Scalzi published in 2005. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. It was optioned by Paramount Pictures in 2011. A very nice signed copy. LOC SSS-32

Interscience Publishers, 1958-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No jacket. Hardcover, First Edition 1958 Interscience Publishers 257 pages. Good+, no DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to dark blue cloth boards with silver titles - corners sharp. Very minor highlighting to less than a dozen pages and a few notes in pencil. A very nice copy despite those indignities. LOC SSE-5

Houghton Mifflin, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ. Small Hardcover, 1930 Houghton Mifflin 96 pages. Very Good+, No DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to red cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp with a touch of wear to the tips. Previous owner name on FFEP. Tactics and Law of the sport of Ping-Pong in 1930. Very handsome vintage copy. LOC SSS-24

B.C. Forbes Pub. Co, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover with the scarce DJ and fold-out frontispiece plan of New York's financial district, Stated Second Printing June, 1930 Barron's 875 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners sharp. Moderate shelf/edge wear, light damp stains and a few closed tears to original DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner name on FFEP. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Binding solid. 27 chapters, 12 appendices, bibliography (4 pages) and index. 105 illustrations (of which 12 are plates), two fold-out charts plus the fold-out frontispiece plan of New York's financial district. In the 1920s and 1930s, Richard W. Schabacker (Financial Editor of Forbes Magazine) published several books which continued the work of Charles Dow and William Peter Hamilton in their books Stock Market Theory and Practice and Technical Market Analysis. Handsome vintage copy in the very scarce DJ.… Read More

Pocket, 1970-01-01. Paperback. Good+/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, First Paperback Edition 1970 Pocket Books 442 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and a few scratches to covers, only flaws are a small damp stain to top edge of text block at the rear (does not affect reading of the text) and a slight shelf lean. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean with the exception of the above mentioned flaw. Monte Walsh is a classic Western, maybe the best ever written, and deserves to be read even by those who are not normally taken by the genre. It is a beautifully crafted period piece, describing the West and its cowboys during a time when it was in transition to modernity. But at its heart, it really is about those simple yet enduring themes: friendship, honor and duty. From Shaefer's elegant descriptions of the land, to his careful, humorous, and at times poignant portrayals of his characters, the book is a beautifully crafted masterpiece. Highly recommended to… Read More

University of Chicago Press, 1976-03-15. Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Large Softcover, 1972 University of Chicago Press 480 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. Corners lightly bumped. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. THE best book on predators written. Predators are the best wildlife managers writes the author. Then he proves it with the most intensive study ever done on the lion in the field. Highly recommended for all hunters. A very nice unmarked copy. ISBN-0226736407. LOC SSS-31

Moffat, Yard and Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ - as issued. Vintage Original Hardcover, (NOT A REPRINT) First Edition 1912 Moffat, Yard and Company New York 54 pages. Very Good+, no DJ - as issued. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to olive green cloth boards with white titles - two bottom corners have tiny bumps. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Three chapters: The Training of Women; Women's Influence on the Race; Women as Citizens. A very interesting insight into Victorian thinking and fears that could never be published today. The author - Dame Mary Ann Dacomb Scharlieb, DBE (nee Bird; (18 June 1845 November 1930) was a pioneer British female physician and gynecologist in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. She had worked in India and by her persistence she returned to the UK to become a qualified doctor. She returned to Madras and eventually lectured in London. She was the first woman to be elected to the… Read More

Regnery Publishing, 1990-04-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+/In illustrated wraps. Softcover, (6x9) First Edition Regnery Publishing. 344 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. A fine, invigorating analysis of our society...(by) a lively writer and formidable scholar - The Wall Street Journal. 8 chapters and index. Highly recommended. ISBN-0895267519. LOC SSE-04

Morning Sun Books, 1998-01-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover with DJ and Hallmark Keepsafe Ornament, 1998 Morning Sun Books NJ 128 pages. Near Fine, in a VG+ unclipped DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to DJ -now in mylar. Gray cloth boards with yellow titles and designs. No notes or writing-All pages are clean and crisp. Also included with this book is a Union Pacific Veranda Turbine Locomotive Lionel Trains Christmas Ornament. Box is open but the ornament is still shrink-wrapped. ISBN-1582480079. LOC SSM-03

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1990-01-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ - as issued. Oblong Hardcover, First American Edition 1990 Schiffer Publishing 94 pages. Very good, No DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and rubbing to glossy photographic boards - corners sharp. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked with just a touch of age-toning to the edges. Wonderful pictorial history of Harley-Davidsen 1918 to 1978. Lots of vintage photographs and ads. A very handsome vintage copy from the 90's.LOC SSM-06

Interurban Pr, 1988-09-01. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New Hardcover, Stated First Printing 1988 Interurban Press Glendale, CA 223 pages. Fine/Fine. A fresh and unmarked copy. ISBN-0916374807 LOC SSM-02

Interurban Pr, 1989-09-01. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New Oversized Hardcover, 1989 Revised Edition Interurban Press Glendale, CA 216 pages. Fine, in a Fine DJ. A fresh and unmarked copy. ISBN-0916374866. LOC SSM-02

Chuckan Industries, 1995-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ - as issued. Signed. Large Vintage Hardcover, First Edition (#77 of 300) Signed by the Author 1995 Chuckan Industries 359 pages. Near Fine, No DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to dark green cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Signed by the Author on the inside front cover and numbered #77 of 300. All pages are clean and unmarked. A detailed, descriptive and authoritative guide to the building of a modern Schuetzen rifle. Appendix 7 has 13 stock designs for modern Single-Shot actions. A Schuetzen is a type of rifle used in European long-range competition. Its German root is from the word Schütze which can be translated as “shooter.” The earliest usage was to denote units of marksmen or sharpshooters back in the days of muzzleloading firearms. These rifles are typically heavy and can weigh upwards of 15 pounds. All shooting with these rifles is… Read More