Search Results: Titles starting with V from Independent Books

DDR, 1981 52 numbered pp+7. TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; bookstore stamp inside front cover, red stamp title p. Cover: wraps, artwork all surfaces, white banner across top, black titles front, plain spine; modest shelfwear, a bit worn, bottom crnr thumbed.

NEW YORK: ARCO PUBLISHING, INC., 1981 655 numbered pp; HBw/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. lightly toned. Cover: med brown, blue titles spine; v lt shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, tan, black/blue titles/text all surfaces; sm-med chips, edgewear, tatters, closed sm tears, spine substantially faded.

VIRGINIA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 1929 PP 321-474+ ADS; PB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, f.e./b.e. deckled, printed eps; a.e. tanned, t.e. dusty. Cover: orange wraps, yapped, black titles/text all surfaces; moderate shelfwear, yapped edges tattered, head/heel chipped/tattered. articles by Gide, Crawford, Clark, Follett, etc.

Paris: Musee de L'Homme, 1960 In French. Complete information on the 6th International Congress of the Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, occurring every 5 years, this one in Paris. Complete in 4 volumes: booklet of general information and conference program (1960 - 94 numbered pp +1); Tome I: Rapport General et Anthropologie (1962 - Book 1: General Report and Anthropology, 751 numbered pp); Tome II: Ehtnologie (premier volume) (1963 - Book 2: Ethnology (first volume, 664 numbered pp); Tome II: Ethnologie (deuxieme volume) (1964 - Book 2: Ethnology (second volume, 666 numbered pp +1). From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the covers of the 3 volumes of the proceedings. Laid into the program are two items: an offer of two recording of Moorish songs at a special conference rate, and an original letter from the Secretary General… Read More

Newbury Park: Haynes Pub., Inc., 1983 342 numbered pp; TPB

American Express Travel Department, 1927 32 numbered pp; PB. In English. Stapled spine. Mementos of a 1929 trip through Europe laid in: several Dutch and German transit tickets, a visa application to Czechoslovakia, program for the "Hofbauhaus-Festsaal", pages ton from a guide to Belgium, and 2 sm sepia photos of London landmarks. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a portion of p 11-12 and of 19-20 have been excised. Cover: green wraps, navy artwork + titles front, navy logo back; v lt edge/shelfwear, a.e. back are tanned. Great documentation of period travel. Of historical interest.

New York: A.L. Burt Co., 1929 256 pp.; HB. Photoplay edition. Pages: clean, bright, tight, photo frontis; a.e. tanned/lt foxed, bookseller stamp front ep. Cover: orange, black titles front/spine; moderate shelfwear, extremities a bit worn, soil. "Illustrated with scenes from the radio picture starring Rudy Vallee."

Walden: Kham Tibetan House, 1000 Stapled spine. Journal includes The History of Oral Transmission, From the Teachings of Llama Kalu, the Early Schools and Teachings of Buddhism, more. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many; his name inked to front cover. Tiny scorch mark to cover, head bumped.

Walden: Kham Tibetan House, 1000 Stapled spine. Journal includes Legend and History, the Practice of Meditation, Maha-ati, more. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many; his name inked to front cover. A few scorch marks to cover, head bumped. Issue number or date not identified, possibly premiere issue.

New York: W W Norton & Company Inc., 1949 325 numbered pp; HB. Pages lt grubby, bright, tight; a.e. tanned, lt foxed/grubby, eps a bit grubby. Cover: gray, gilt titles to green spine block, v lt shelfwear, front silverfished, v sm dampstain back crnr. DJ: clipped, white, color photo front, logo back, blck titles front/spine, modest edge/shelfwear w/ sm chips and closed tears, soiled, faint sampstaining.16color plates, 4 appendices.

Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, 1923 In Finnish. Roughly Translates to “Lay Surgeon Reports: First Period, Sixth Report.” Condition notes: 631 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, somewhat loose in binding; a.e. sunned, some foxing and toning, spine cracked at title p. Cover: med blue, blindstamped ornamentation front/back, gilt ornamentation/titles spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems well worn, spine and edges sunned, overall soil, top board wiggly. Heavy.

Portland: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1942 Binfords & Mort reprint of the Macmillan 1907 original. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 344 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, portrait frontis; a.e. tanned, eps toned. Cover: med blue, dk blue device front, dk blue titles front/spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems slightly worn. DJ: clipped, green, black artwork front, black titles front/spine; substantial edge/shelfwear w/ sm chips and med closed tears, spine very messy, w/ a portion of head torn away that is laid in at front, spine well sunned.

Vancouver: Archives of Vancouver Society, 1961 110 pp or narrative w/ 62 historic maps and illustrations. Last Spanish Exploration on the Pacific Coast, 1791, more. Compliments letter laid in. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the first p. Condition notes: stapled spine, 109 numbered pp +1; PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: red wraps, b/w artwork + white titles front; lt edge/shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, lt rubbed.

Portland: The Publications Board of Portland State University, 1972 Newspaper of the University of Portland, Oregon. The entire exterior of the paper is the Vietcong flag. Centerfold is a large fist held in defiance and the quote: It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government and to provide new guards for their future security. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Condition notes: 11 numbered pp; newspaper. Pages: clean, toned/tanned, numerous small closed tears at fold points/page edges. This issue published during the height of the anti-war movement.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936 282 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, red topstain, f.e. deckled; eps toned, sm BonMarche stamp ep. Cover: green, dk green artwork front, dk green titles front/spine; lt shelfwear t.e./spine a bit faded, lt dampstain front. Nice copy.

Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1981 678 numbered pp +1; HB. BCE. Pages: clean, bright, tight, a.e.g., marbled eps, sm frontis; PO bookplate pasted ffep. Cover: navy, navy leather backstrip, 4 raised bands, gilt ornamentation all surfaces, gilt titles spine; no shelfwear.

Venezia: Zerella, 1991 Unnumbered pp.; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, generally tight; some corners bent. Cover: glossy silver wraps, photos front/back, blue/red titles front/spine; light shelfwear, lightly rubbed, corners thumbed, front hinge starting at top Fantastic!

New York: George H. Doran Co., 1925 182 pp.; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, loose, f.e. deckled, gold eps; half title shaken, laid in, t.e. dusty/foxed, hinges cracked. Cover: green, gilt ornamentation front, gilt titles spine; moderate shelfwear, extremities worn, backstrip loose over spine, boards loose.

New York: The Vendome Press, 1979 Looks beyond the obvious conventional sights of Venice, to capture some of the fleeting images that are often taken for granted in the daily life of any city. The city's unique situation, rising out of the sea, and its wealth of architectural gems-palaces and public buildings alike-provide the scope for imaginative treatment. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 215 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative end pages; in memoriam stamp to front end page verso. Cover: red cloth, no titles; minimal shelfwear, tiny faint pen swipe front. DJ: unclipped, glossy black, color photo gondolier front, white titles front/spine; light edge/shelfwear, scrapes to fore edge. Heavy.

Rome: A. Scrocchi, 1938 166 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, fold-out map in back; mildly cocked, a.e. lt tanned. Cover: rose, gilt/black/rose ornamentation and artwork of a winged lion front, black title/text front/back, plain spine; lt shelfwear, t.e. mildly faded. A lovely little guide.