Search Results: Titles starting with S from Select Tomes

Historical Division U.S. War Department, Washington DC, 1944. Paperback. Condition: very good+. First edition. No dust jacket. 95 pp. Text clean, unmarked, white with no prior owner attribution. Illustrated with b/w photographs and multiple color and b/w maps. A comprehensive account of the American forces who carried out the first large-scale invasion of the European mainland on the beaches in the Gulf of Salerno.

Abelard Press, New York, 1953. hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover is soiled with multiple water stains. 118 pp, slightly yellowed typical of age. Prior owner attributions on front free endpaper and back pastedown. Light foxing in front pages. Small ink scribbles on pages 12-14, but do not interfere with readability. Many b/w illustrations throughout by Janet Smalley.

Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publisher, New York, 1975. Hardback. Stated first edition. Condition: Very Good-. No dust jacket. 144 pp, text white, clean and unmarked. Light crayon scribble on front cover, front pastedown and front free endpaper. No prior owner attribution. An examination of the role of the seascape through American history. Illustrated throughout with b/w and color photos of maritime art.

Simon & Schuster, 1958. New York. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First edition, third printing. Two inch tear at top hinge of dust jacket and one-inch triangle missing from top spine of dust jacket. Otherwise DJ is fully intact, with white background showing wear typical of age. 395 pp illustrated with more than 100 b/w photographs, drawings and cartoons. Clean unmarked text with no owner attribution. A compilation of over 100 stories, articles, letters and spot reports and offbeat sidelights on the game of baseball from many famous writers and former players. Introduction by Ted Williams. Front free endpaper contains artistic representation of a ball player cast against the kaleidoscopic background of stadium and crowd by Edmond Kohn. Back free endpaper and pastedown depict a photograph of Opening Day, 1958 in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Contributing authors include Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Whitey Ford and Birdie Tebbetts, Zane Gray,… Read More

The Christian Herald, 1897. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No dust jacket. 1st Edition. 319 pp. Text sunned typical of age, clean and unmarked. Prior owner attribution on front free endpaper. Pages 143-146 detached, but present, making volume complete.

A.L. Burt Company, New York, 1909. Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Classic period romance. 445 numbered pp + 10 pp ads; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, full page frontispiece illustration. Former owner attribution in pencil on front free-endpaper.

Walter J. Black, Inc., Roslyn, New York. Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket. Binding tight, hinges strong, corners crisp. Text clean, white and unmarked with no prior owner attribution. ESG logo (author's initials) on pastedowns and front free endpapers.
Mischievious Doll, 1962-1963, 157 pp & Nervous Accomplice, 1955, 192 pp.
Terrified Typist 1956, 154 pp & Grinning Gorilla 1952, 202 pp.
Green-Eyed Sister, 1953, 191 pp & Spurious Spinster, 1961, 167 pp.
All three books appear to have not been read. Although not stated, these matched volumes may be first editions.

A compilation of photographs used during WW II to identify US Navy ships and aircraft. Book includes photos and descriptions for 9 battleships, 6 aircraft carriers, 6 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, 15 destroyers, 16 submarines, 9 minecraft, 4 patrol craft and 2 submarine chasers. Additionally 93 types of Naval and Coast Guard aircraft nomenclature are depicted and described. Copy is tightly bound with sharp corners and has slight darkening of cover. Title page is stamped SECRET and U. S. CONFIDENTIAL BRITISH SECRET and has owner attribution in ink in top right corner. Text pages are clean, crisp and unmarked.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York,1937. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket: Very Good. 310 pp plus 7 pp of advertising. Text sunned typical of age and materials used. Dust Jacket has 2 inch closed tear on spine from bottom edge. Pictorial pastedowns and free endpapers. A story of a small-town boy who overcomes obstacles to make his way to the Major League. A story crowded with hard and fast baseball--and a dash of romance!

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1926. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. Photoplay Edition, likely a G & D reprint. 398 pp plus eight pages of advertising by the publisher. Text clean and unmarked except for a prior owner attribution and date on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographic scenes from the Universal Pictures silent film starring Laura La Plante & Joseph Schildkraut. Show Boat went on to become two Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musicals: first starring Irene Dunne and the second with Ava Gardner.

John J. Hood, PHILADELPHIA, 1888. Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. This is not a reprint but is the original edition published [1888]. Prior owner attribution on front free-endpaper. Front hinge cracked, but intact. Cover shows wear typical of its age. 192 tightly bound pages, no writing, tearing or foxing in text.

"The colorful, passionate world of early Christianity comes to vivid life in this story of Basil of Antioch. Basil, a sensitive artisan, is purchased from slavery and commissioned to create a decorative casing for the Chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper. Basil travels to Jerusalem, Greece, and Rome, meets the apostles, braves the perils of persecution, and finally makes a fateful choice that allows him to "see" Jesus. The dramatic plot, compelling characters, and spiritual depth of The Silver Chalice made it one of the most popular historical novels of the twentieth century. 533 pp, Rough cut text clean and unmarked. Tight And Solid. Map of Roman times on front and rear endpapers. Prior owner signature on front endpaper. Front hinge lightly cocked.

Hackleman Music Co., Indianapolis. No date found. Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. Unpaginated, but contains 261 hymns. Text clean, white and unmarked with no prior owner attribution.

Row, Peterson, and Company, Evanston, Illinois, 1953 Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. Color and b/w illustrations by Florence and Margaret Hoopes. 384 pp. Text white, clean and unmarked except for underlined words in Word List at back of book. School book attribution stamped on front free endpaper. Remarkably clean for usage as a school book. Singing Wheels is the fourth reader in the Alice and Jerry Series.

Author Ann Bridge is a best known pseudonym of British writer Mary Ann Dolling, Lady O'Malley, aka Cottie Sanders. She wrote 14 novels cast in settings from China to Dalmatia, showing a wide spectrum in interest, skill and language. "Singing Waters" is the story of a widow seeking happiness in the Albanian mountains and the various characters she encounters. Very Good condition and Good dust jacket; DJ has light wear and small tears at head and bottom of jacket. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.1946. Book Club Edition. Hardcover.

Skippy's story filled with impish charm, engaging activity and funny philosophy. Original price in pencil on fpp. Black and White illustrations throughout. 335 pp.

Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2008. Stated First Edition. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacked Condition: Like New. 134 pp, clean, white and unmarked. No prior owner attribution. Frontispiece b/w drawing of the author by Marsha Kale. "George Edward MacKencie Skues has been described not only as the father of nymph fishing, but as the greatest fly fisher who ever lived." A gift quality first edition.

Rodeheaver's Company, Chicago. Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Tabernacle Edition. First fifteen pages are photographic portraits of people associated with the Tabernacle. All 15 are signed (faux?) with that person's favorite bible quotation locator. Book contains 333 songs. 20 responsive Readings, Index and Topical Index. Pages clean, unmarked with slight foxing. Front panel also carries a black line drawing of a cloud with musical notation and the words, " Every cloud will wear a rainbow , if your heart keeps right." Card attached to front pastedown reserves prior owner's seat as "2nd Tenor in the Chorus During The Sunday Meetings. Good only until time announced when seats will be thrown open." No published date found, believed to be early 1900s. Very, very fine condition considering its age.

Exposition Press, New York, 1954. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. 222 pp. Text white, clean and unmarked. Book appears to never have been read. Prior owner attribution on front free endpaper and sticker identifying book seller on front pastedown. Very light foxing on back free endpaper and back pastedown. Front and back flaps and rear page of dust jacket detached and included with book. "This is one of the most exquisite love stories in history, and probably the least known." An authentic dramatization of the true story of Abraham Lincoln's first love.

Red paper over boards with black lettering. 212pp. Frontispiece b/w illustration, patterned front and back pastedown and endpapers. Owner attribution in ink on front free-enpaper. Very good. Usual age toning to text block, bottom edge corners missing on pages 43 and 155 do not interfere with text. Possible first edition (this publisher does not indicate edition in any consistent, verifiable manner) of the second title in the "Mel Martin Baseball Stories" series, the first two of which were published by C & L before Garden City Publishing reissued then in 1952 and added four more titles to the series (1952-53). This is the uncommon original issue and likely the first edition.