Search Results: Authors starting with V from Bountiful Books

San Diego, CA: Leberton & Taylor. Flexible olive cloth wraps show weart at edges, else clean and sound. Name written inside front cover, offsetting to ffep, ownership stamp inside back cover, dusty edges, else interior is clean, bright and unmarked. A detailed accounting of the history and topography of San Diego, California as of 1888, with brief biographies of the men who built the city. viii + 218 pps., profusely illustrated with charming b/w drawings and photos. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1888.

London: Methuen. Dark blue-green boards with gilt trim show a touch of soiling, bumped spine head, else sound. Book plate on front paste-down, occassional light foxing, else interior is unmarked. An account of explorations in East and West Africa, from the Nile to the Niger Rivers. xxvii + 320 pps. + a 40 page list of other Methuen publications. With 15 illustrations (mostly b/w photo) and 4 maps, of which 3 are fold-out maps (all in pristine condition). . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1898.

Barcelona: Ediciones Poligraficas. Text in Spanish, English, French, German; Clean and sturdy, inside and out, numerous b/w and color & b/w photos showing architectural detailes of the famous Spanish cathedral; boards are sturdy and immaculate w/ sharp corners; DJ is gloss, unmarked. . Very Good+. Hardcover.

London: Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles. Green cloth boards with gilt trim show a small chip at spine, and a light library stamp at top edge of front cover. Rear board, edges, and first 2 pages shows minor foxing. Otherwise a clean, sound, unmarked copy, with decorated endpapers and gilt top edge. A handsome little book exploring one of the many controversial issues in the life of a controversial man. xii+121 pages, including Bibliography. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1903.

Copenhagen. A beautifully made book, # 42 of 500 copies issued. An imaginary conversation with the famous writer of fairy tales by an Andersen expert who lets the writer "speak for himself" by referring to various sources for Andersen's remarks , with a foreward by H. Topsoe-Jensen. Decorative boards are clean and sturdy, interior is unmarked but for bookplate on front paste-down, and gift inscription on front free endpaper. 63 pages (handmade paper) with several tipped-in b/w photos of Andersen. Text in Danish and English. Dust jacket shows minor edgewear, including a 1" closed tear at top edge of front panel, else clean and sound. An enlightening "conversation" which provides valuable background for the tales for which Andersen became famous. In English and Danish . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. 1970.