Search Results: Titles starting with U from Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

Gnome Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover, Gnome Press, 1959; 1st edition, 1st printing. Book is in Very Good+ condition, full bound tan cloth boards with lettering in yellow, red, and purple on the front board and spine. No markings of any kind inside or out; binding is solid and square. Top edge slightly dusty; for edge is deckle cut. Corners are sharp and square. Dust jacket is in Good to VG- condition; unclipped front flap still shows original price of $3.50. Some wear and tiny chipping to head and heel of spine. 1" diagonal crease v at upper right front corner, with associated smaller closed tear and diagonal chip. Small 1/4" chip at bottom right front corner. A very nice collection of some of Heinlein's short fiction to medium length fiction. Contents: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" (1942)"The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" (1957)"—All You Zombies—" (1959)"They"… Read More

Easton Publishing Company, 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. Large format paperback, 181 pages. A history, both formal and personal, of the Children's Home of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, written by a former resident of the Home. In the aftermath of the Civil War and a series of smallpox epidemics, there were many orphans on Maryland's Eastern Shore. A group of local citizens decided to open an orphanage, and in 1871 the Children's Home of the Eastern Shore opened its doors. Nine year old Polly Ross became a resident at the Children's Home in 1925, along with her younger sister. This book is a loving memoir of her experiences there, and a well-researched history of the institution as well, published just two years after it closed for good. It is signed by the author on the title page with an inscription: "To Martha - May you enjoy this book. Do read it with your heart; it was written with mine. Sincerely, Polly Ross 1993". All pages are present,… Read More