Search Results: Titles starting with F from Camphor Bookstore

Fairy Tales From The Arabian NightsEdited and Arranged by E. DixonLondon: J. M. Dent / New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons - n.d. (Circa 1907). Hardcover red cloth with gilt embossed titles and paste-down illustration. One color frontis. and 44 full page plate illustrations. (John D. Batten, Illus.) All edges gilded. 477 pp. This edition, with the intricate John Batten illustrations, was first published by Dent in 1893. This may be the first American edition of it, in very good condition. There's a bookplate and xmas gift inscription dated 1907 at the front. The gilt titles on the spine are darkened and faded. There are small check marks in pencil alongside the contents at the front, otherwise unmarked.

William Morrow and Co., New York, 1936. Cloth. Henry Rushbury (illustrator). First Edition. Black 1/4 cloth, green cloth covered boards, spine panel lettered in gilt. xii,164 pp., illus. w/ numerous tinted and/or colored plates, [4] double-page maps at rear.Condition: very good + no marks names or tears, without the jacket. The Fens, also known as the Fenlands, is a coastal plain in eastern England. This natural marshy region supported a rich ecology and numerous species, as well as absorbing storms.

Flowers of Evil / Fleur du Mal - In Pattern and ProsePrivately Printed in a Ltd. Edition for The Sylvan Press, New York, 1947. This edition features Baudelaire's decadent poetry (from The Flowers of Evil and Paris Spleen) with evocative line drawings by Beresford Egan and C. Bower Alcock. Beautiful and dramatic enactments of the themes and subjects of Baudelaire's poems in the style of Aubrey Beardsley. Hardcover tan cloth cover with brown decorations and text. 7-1/2" x 10-1/4", 142 pages. The only defect some wear to the top of the spine (see photos) otherwise unmarked and excellent.

Chilton Books,, Philadelphia, PA, 1965. stated First Edition. 282pp/illus. Includes detailed examination of jewelry, samplers, painted tin, hooked and woven rugs, tavern signs, toys, cigar store Indians, hatboxes, bandboxes, lamps, candlesticks, sconces, etc. Profusely illustrated with more than 500 pictures in black and white.Near fine no marks or tears, in a near fine jacket protected in plastic.

Foxfire 2: Ghost Stories, Spring Wild Plant Foods, Spinning and Weaving, Midwifing, Burial Customs, Corn Shuckin's, Wagon Making and More Affairs of Plain Living
Edited and with an Introduction by Eliot Wiggington
Anchor Press / Doubleday, New York, 1973. First edition (stated). Hardcover in the original jacket. Since the first volume published in 1972, the Foxfire books have brought the philosophy and wisdom of the mountains to millions, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Southern Appalachia. 410 pp. The book is slightly cocked, but otherwise the book and jacket are unmarked and in VG condition.

New York Times, 2016. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback book with dust jacket 4to. FRACTURED LANDS by Scott Anderson. Photographs by Paolo Pellegrin. Published in 2016 by The New York Times. A haunting look at the chaos and human tragedy taking place in the Middle East.

From Aargh! to Zap!: Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comicsby Harvey Kurtzman and J. Michael BarrierByron Priess Book. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. First edition. 95 pages. Color and B/W illustrations. Folio sized 11 x 15 inches. In very good, unmarked condition with very light curling/warping to the cover wraps.About the book: Harvey Kurtzman's very personal history of American comic books culled from his experiences and memories. The oversize glossy color format allows for numerous examples from the comics he references--covers, interiors and original art!