Search Results: Authors starting with V from Knickerbocker Books

New York: Suzanne G. Valenstein, 1992. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Presentation copy with collector Stanley Valenstein's presentation plate affixed to front free endpaper. A fresh, clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Slate-blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering front and spine is fresh and bright. Jacket is clean and intact, a few small rub marks but no chips or tears. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding and hinges firm. Decorative printed endpapers. 99 exquisite color plates. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2"; 123 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Presentation Copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. 2002 First Printing with full number line. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Hardcover of dark blue paper and black cloth spine - silver stamping front and spine. Pages crisp and fine. Unclipped jacket lightly edge rubbed with bit of white showing at spine ends and flap corners; no tears, chips or creases. Jacket is in a new clear archival protector. 9-1/4 x 12"; 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1968. 1968 Stated First Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked copy. Pages crisp and clean, with fine folding map of eastern NY from NYC to Canada, 1656. Bound in dark blue cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering is clean and fresh. Slight rubbing to bottom edge. Dust jacket is clean with a few light scuff marks to front panel. Front flap clipped and jacket is chipped at spine ends and corners with an exterior tape repair to tear at top of spine. Otherwise complete. 6 x 9-1/4"; [xl] [x] + 142 pages Edited and with Introduction by Thomas F. O'Donnell. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000 2000 Stated First Edition; First Printing. INSCRIBED by AUTHOR on title page, in black ink, "To Gabi - Keep yourself clear of "The Edge"! / (So glad you like Sammy!) / Wendelin Van Draanen / 8/2000." Owner name penned to top of title page, in blue ink. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD, price intact, dust jacket. No other markings. A clean, otherwise unmarked copy. Bound in blue paper covered hard cover with silver spine lettering. Cover edges lightly shelf-worn, color faded, corners rubbed. Unclipped jacket is clean and colorful, corners rubbed with tiny tears and a chip. Jacket is in a clear protector. Binding and hinges firm. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 239 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997. First 1997 printing of the revised, expanded edition. VERY GOOD+. A crisp, clean, unmarked copy. Pages fine, firmly bound in colorful pictorial soft cover. Cover slightly edge worn with tiny closed tear and shallow crease to rear thumb edge, lamination rubbed at upper right corner of rear cover - otherwise fine. Binding is tight and intact - no creasing to cover spine. The history of nearly 60 Broadway theaters illustrated with over 300 black & white photographs, drawings and plans. 8-7/8 x 11-3/4". 288 pages. A heavy book, over 3 lbs. that may require additional postage for Priority or overseas mailing.. Revised and Expanded Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+.

Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1937. 1937. RARE. Very Good+ in better than Good, price-intact, dust jacket. The only marking is a small penciled notation on front endpaper. Pages clean and fine. Bound in orange cloth hardcover with black stamping on front and spine. Slight rubbing and color fade along edges; small, faint spot on front cover, otherwise cover is fine. Dust jacket is clean and colorful - lightly rubbed, spine slightly toned, small chips to spine ends, flap corners. Inverse of jacket is toned along spine with short closed vertical tears along front spine fold. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding firm - slight lean or slant to spine but hinges tight and intact. An unjustly forgotten work, likely because of the unfortunate title. This is a nicely written "autobiography" of a Fox Terrier, born during the years of the Nazi regime, who leaves Germany when he is sent as a Christmas gift to the United States. His first home in America is New England… Read More

Los Angeles and New York : De Ville Galleries/Grand Central Art Galleries, 1990. NEAR FINE softcover catalog that accompanied gallery showings in New York and LA. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy. Paper cover very lightly shelf-rubbed but all else fine, no soiling, no tears, chips or creases. 31 color plates, essay on the life and creative works of Askenazy, award, exhibition and museum collection lists, bibliography. 8-1/2 x 11". Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: William Morrow and Co., 1990. 1990. Stated First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. Vavra's camera goes close up to exotic animals and birds - 28 striking color plates display his unique perspective on nature's beauty. A clean, crisp, copy - totally unmarked and tightly bound in blue hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Small abrasion on back cover, otherwise book is fine. Unclipped color pictorial jacket is bright and clean - no chips or tears. One letter of title on front of jacket rubbed. Reverse (unprinted) side of jacket lightly foxed, does not show on printed side. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. 10-1/4 x 10-1/4". 80 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.

New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. 1919 First Edition. VERY GOOD+. A clean, tight and nicely preserved copy. Bound in dark green cloth with blind stamped candelabra and border rule on front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner name penciled on front endpaper and rubber stamp from the library of Alexander Sachs (economist and advisor to FDR) on the title page. A handful of pencil bracketings in the first essay, otherwise pages are clean and fine. Faint soiling to the cover and light edgewear: cloth at spine ends rubbed and creased, corner tips lightly rubbed. Spine slightly darkened but gilt still strong. Hinges intact, no cracks, splits or loose pages. 5 x7-1/2"; 509 text pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo.

Middleborough, MA: Rock Village Publishing, 2006. SIGNED 2006 Stated First Printing. FINE soft cover. Velie signed her name in blue ink on half title page. A fresh, clean, and tightly bound copy. A nicely produced volume, the poetry complemented by black and white photos by Binney Wells. The cover features artwork (watercolor) titled "Morning Solitude" is by Roderick W. MacIver. 6 x 9". 96 pp. Signed by Author. First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by MacIver, Roderick W. (cover art).

Middleborough, MA: Rock Village Publishing, 2004. 2004 Stated First Printing, SIGNED by VELIE in blue ink on on half title page. FINE softcover, bound in illustrated paper cover with gloss lamination. Front cover features color artwork entitled 'Woman Looking at the Past' by Melinda Camber Porter. A crisp, clean, unworn and tightly bound copy in 'as new' condition. 6 x 9". 96 pages. Signed by Author. First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine.

New York: Jane Street Press, 2002. 2002 Stated First Edition. FINE. Warmly inscribed by author on title page in black ink "Chris, from Birdland to the lower east side , in poetry & friendship! Angelo Verga @ Bowery Poetry Club. Oct. 2002." A clean, crisp copy with no other markings. Softcover binding. Cover is clean and unworn; binding tight. 6 x 9". 105 pages.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.

New York: The Monacelli Press, 1999. 1999 First Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A fresh, clean and tightly bound copy. The only marking is small black remainder dot on the bottom page edge - no other markings. Pages and green endpapers crisp and fine. Hardcover of dove gray paper over boards is titled in dark gray on spine, title blind stamped on front cover. Cover is fine and unworn; hinges and binding firm and straight. Color pictorial jacket is clean and complete, lightly edge rubbed and 3 short closed tears at top edge. Cover is in a new removable archival protector. Vergara powerfully docements, in words and photographs, the deterioration of urban America in the late twentieth-century. 9-1/4 x 11-1/4". 224 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Switzerland: Edita S.A. Lausanne, 1965. 1965 edition by Edita S.A. Lausanne.NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. A lovely clean, firmly bound copy. totally unmarked. Pages and plates in fine condition. Hardcover bound in heavy red cloth with gilt unicorn design stamped on front, gilt lettering on spine. Cover is clean and bright and unworn. Jacket is clean and complete with moderate edgewear (small chips and short tears). Note that the publisher pasted flap copy on the front flap. Flaps are unclipped. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding is firm and secure, hinges intact, boards and spine straight. Huge, comprehensive and beautifully produced - with 82 full-color plates (some full page, some as tips) and 185 black & white plates. Four essays on Gothic, Classical and Contemporary Tapestry plus The Weaver's Art. Translation by Peggy Rowell Oberson. 12 x 13"; 278 pages including appendix and index. A heavy book, over 8 pounds, requiring additional postage for… Read More

Toronto: Academic Press Canada Ltd., 1979. 1979 Limited Edition, #354 0f 1500 copies, hand-numbered and SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on limitation page. NEAR FINE in slipcase. A beautifully produced folio with facsimile atlas of maps printed from the beginning of the 16th century through the mid 19th century. 46 maps are carefully reproduced - 5 in full color - many never before published in book form. Explanatory text accompanies each map. The book is printed on Strathmore Artlaid Natural paper. A NEAR FINE hardcover: fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound in a heavy cream cloth over boards, gilt decoration stamped on front board, title gilt stamped on spine. Limitation and title pages have 5" vertical crease extending from top edge. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Near Fine slipcase, of matching cloth over boards, is gilt stamped on front panel. It is intact, with no splits; there are 3 light spottings to top edge of slipcase and cloth is slightly darkened/dust soiled.… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1969. 1969 Stated First American Edition. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in light blue cloth hardcover. Pages and cover fresh, and unworn. Unclipped jacket is clean and bright, slightly edge rubbed but o tears or chips. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Subtitled, "The exciting saga of the American and British strategic bomber offensive against Germany from 1939 to 1945." Illustrated with 24 pages of photos. Printed map endpapers. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4"; x + 373 text pages... First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York and London: W W Norton & Company, 1990. Stated First Edition, First Printing. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact jacket. A crisp, clean, unmarked and very tightly bound copy. Pages fine; hardcover of red cloth with red paper over boards is fresh and unworn. Jacket, flaps unclipped, is clean, no tears, creases or chips - faint surface rubbing, otherwise fine. Binding tight, book and boards straight. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 302 pp. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Power House Books, 2001. 2001. Third printing. FINE large format softcover. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Very faint marginal toning but otherwise pages fine. Paper cover (with folded flaps) is clean and complete with price intact on front flap. No tears, chips or creases - very close to new, unused, condition. A collection of superb black and white photos by the renowned French celebrity photographer Veronique Vial. Subjects include Cheryl Tiegs, Christina Ricci, Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, Winona Ryder, Alfre Woodard, Frederique van der Wal and many more. 9-1/2 x 11-3/8"; 144 pages. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Veronique Vial (photographer).

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985. 1985 Stated First American Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+ price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Light toning to half-title page, otherwise pages fresh and fine. Bound in tan paper over boards with bright red cloth spine strip. Little Brown logo blind stamped on front cover, spine lettered in silver. Cover is clean with slight shelf rub at spine ends, along bottom edges, otherwise bright and fine. Unclipped dust jacket is clean, lightly edge rubbed but no tears or chips. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding secure, hinges intact, no splits or cracks. Illustrated with dozens of black & white photos and line illustrations. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". xxix + 656 text pages (including index) plus 32 pages of photos. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thick 8vo.

New York: Random House, 1990. AUTHOR SIGNED 1990 Stated First Edition, printing line begins with '2,' standard for Random House firsts. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean,totally unmarked and tightly bound copy Vidal signed in black on the half title page. Pages and burgundy endpapers fine. Purple coth hardcover, title gilt stamped on front and spine, is fresh and unworn. Unclipped jacket, $19.95 price intact on front flap is clean and bright - bit of fade to background color along spine, edges very slightly rubbed; otherwise fine - no tears, chips or creases. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2"; 437 text pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.