Search Results: Titles starting with V from Midnight Books

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001-08-12. Hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Collectible first edition, first printing of Clive Cussler's Valhalla Rising. Per Putnam's practice of designating first editions, a full number line starting with 1 appears on the copyright page. Inscribed and signed on half title page by Cussler. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 531 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Slight wrinkling to tail of spine panel. Dust jacket flawless. Internals unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, No date indicated. Softcover. Good. R. C. Naegler's statistical analysis of the correlation between the scores of selected graphoanalysists and scores from Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor Test. Scarce. 24 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Little, Brown, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x8x0. Noted National Geographic photographer William Albert Allard's debut book, a beautiful compilation of color photos of then present day cowboys and the West, capturing a vanishing breed. Deluxe first edition bound in Canapetla cloth over 1/4 cowhide with gilt lettering to spine panel. Includes matching Canapetla slipcase with photo of solitary cowboy mounted to front panel. One of 750 copies, this being #82, signed on the limitation page by both William Albert Allard and acclaimed author Thomas McGuane, who wrote the foreword. 144 pp. 12 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight copy with minimal shelf wear and tiny scuff to spine panel. Dedication inscription and signature to front free endpaper. Slipcase with minimal shelf wear, tiny dent to top edge of photo and faint lettering impressions. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, No date stated. Softcover. Very Good. Extraordinarily detailed history of the Venice Little League, Venice, Florida, from its founding year in 1949 through 1980. Includes team statistics, rosters of players and much more. Illustrated with numerous historical photographs, primarily group photos of teams. Signed and dated by author Chuck Reiter on front panel. Signed by nine notable coaches and players on back panel. Rare. 227 pages. 11" x 8 1/2". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Atheneum, 1983-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x9x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of Golf Hall of Fame inductee and US Open champion Ken Venturi's classic golf how-to, the Venturi System. "First Edition" so stated on copyright page. Inscribed and signed by Venturi on front free endpaper thus: "To John Orb | With my very best wishes | and appreciation for all your help. | Sincerely | Ken Venturi." Inscription and signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes content for advanced golfers. Densely illustrated with photos and drawings. 123 pp. 9 1/4" 9 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy with sharp corners and light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Dust jacket price-clipped in archival Brodart sleeve. Small tear and light crease to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Allegro. Audio CD. New. Martina Arroyo as Aida. Claudio Abbado conducting the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano. 2-CD set complete. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

HBO Video, 1993-10-27. VHS Tape. New. 7x4x1. London Symphony Orchestra's Requiem, Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Conductor Claudio Abbado. VHS new in publisher's shrink wrap. Running time one hour 37 minutes. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Jiangsu mei shu chu ban she, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Huge photographic compilation of Zhejiang Province, China rural architecture. Title: The Vernacular Dwellings of Zhejiang. 701 different photographs of exteriors, interiors and architectural details. Text in Chinese and English. Limited printing. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Light shelf wear and minor de-lamination to dust jacket. Photographs of this item or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1931. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Early-century Meyer Brothers horse racing equipment catalog. Includes photos and descriptions of racing associated equipment, beds and bedding, bits, blankets, blinkers, jockey boots, horse boots, bridles and other head equipment, clipping machines and parts, colors, girth covers, jockey equipment, saddles, saddle pads, saddle rigging, stable equipment and hardware and veterinary equipment and supplies. Notably, Victor Myer counted the Prince of Wales, the Vanderbilt stables and several famous jockeys (cf. Snapper Garrison and Earle Sande) as his regular customers. Four full-pages of early jockeys. Bound in black cloth with flexible boards with gilt lettering to spine and front panels. Gilt text block edges. Scarce. 104 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with rubbing to gilt-stamped title on front panel. Several light creases to back panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries… Read More

Privately Printed, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Massive Victory Lace Co., Ltd. Catalog. Over 600 primarily white lace swatches mounted on heavy stock in 4-post binder. Offices based in Tainan and Taipei, Taiwan, ca. 1980. Excellent resource for replication. 14 1/8" x 10 7/8". Condition of swatches overall very good with one swatch removed. Binder front and back panels somewhat warped. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. US shipping only.

Moran Laird & Co., LTD. Softcover. Very Good. Early-century handbook and guide to Warwickshire, West Midlands, England. Includes gorgeous color cover painting of Warwick castle and numerous ads, many illustrated with photos and line drawings of hotels. Also includes historical content on prominent features of the countryside - for example, Kenilworth Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare), Rugby, the Forest of Arden, etc., and a two-panel fold-out map of Warwickshire in back. 56 pp. plus map. 7 1/4" x 4 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. A beautiful copy of an early promotional issue. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Editorial de Autores S. R. L, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. Collectible First Edition of WWII Fascist Party Secretary Carlo Scorza's biography of Vittorio Valdani. A prominent Fascist leader in Argentina, Valdani founded the influential newspaper Il Mattino d'Italia and was instrumental in spreading Fascism in Argentina. Valdani's calling card stapled to front free endpaper recto. Inscribed and signed by Valdani on half title page. dated August 2, 1961. Text in Italian. Scarce. Tight, otherwise unmarked copy with light shelf wear and tanning to spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Whitmore Publishing Co, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x0. Jean Seder's history of closed and forgotten textile mills of Kensington, Pennsylvania told in the format of profiles of former workers. Illustrated with historical photos. First edition. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 86 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Light chipping to dust jacket and dime-sized stain to spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

A. S. Barnes and Co, 1974. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Collectible first and only edition of noted occultist Robert W. Pelton's Voodoo Signs and Omens "With Special Coverage of: Secret Voodoo Rituals, Methods of Casting Hexes and Curses, Sexual Love Sorcery That Works, Special Voodoo Illness Cures and Making Charms and Conjuring Others." Includes list of voodoo sources and bibliography. Priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Scarce. 284 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Early-century Danish compilation of political biographies of members of Parliament. Densely illustrated with portraits. Includes large color fold-out map of Denmark. Bound in half leather and marbled paper over original softcover issue. Scarce. 490 pp. 10" x 7 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear. Several small tears to map. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Actual Publishing Co., Inc, 1953. Softcover. Very Good. November, 1953 issue of Vue Magazine featuring a five-page, photo-illustrated article on mid-century pin-up model, sometime film and TV actress and ultimately tragic figure June McCall - an iconic example of Hollywood's early exploitation of beautiful women. +At 17, McCall was a Vargas Girl, later the focus of over 300 cheesecake cover photos sometimes snapped by legendary photographers such as Andre de Dienes, Bernard of Hollywood, Earl Moran, Tom Kelley, et al, occasional B movie actress (notably in the SF camp classic Queen of Outer Space), frequent TV guest and chronic alcoholic, getting outrageously drunk at her first wedding and continuing to drink heavily throughout her short life, ultimately dying at the age of 55 from alcoholic liver disease in a Van Nuys, California hospital. Generally, McCall passed up few opportunities to put herself into the position of being seen. By her own admission, she said, "I want to be a great… Read More