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Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Vantage Press, NY
Date published: 1975
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by author. DJ has scuffing/wear/bending/small tears to edges/corners, bk covers have minimal wear/bending to edges/corners, library check out pocket on 1st pg, dedication/signed on 2nd pg, pgs are clean. 157 p. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Devil Mountain Books, Walnut Creek CA
Date published: 2014
ISBN-13:9780915685264ISBN:0915685264
Description: Very good. Inscription on fly-leaf. Pages clean, binding tight, cover good with a very minor dent on back cover. 151 p. Includes illustrations. Soft cover, glued binding. Signed by authors Inscription on fly-leaf "For Don and Nancy who have their own California story, Gerry Haslam, Jan Haslam" Story of Leon Patterson, a Southwestern migrant to California who, despite being raised in poverty became a world-class athlete. Read More
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dell
Date published: 1971
Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. See General Notes for complete description. 2 volume set. 1149 p. Two volume paperback set in cardboard slipcase Slipcase has creasing and bumped corners. Chipping along top edge, small tear in black paper on bottom. Volume 1 has creasing along the gutters and noticeable shelf wear. Inscription to previous owner on first page. Pages are quite age toned. Text is clear. Volume 2 has moderate shelf wear to covers. Slight chipping to bottom edge of cover and one small area ... Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Huebsch, New York
Date published: 1921
Description: No DJ, pgs aged, spotting on first 10 pgs, previous owners name on 1st pg, spine bent back from book, blue board covers have wear & discoloration, spine of book pulled from spine cover, book is canted, pg 63 marks, ... 146 p. Contains notes, themes Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., New York
Date published: 1966
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Maroon cloth cover with sewn binding. Book in original cardboard dust jacket. This is in great condition considering it was published in 1966. Volumes 1 & 2 of a 12 volume set. 330 p. General audience; volumes 1 and 2 Read More
Edition: third printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The S. E. Massengill company, [Bristol, Tenn.
Date published: 1943
Description: Fine. No dust jacket. Very little wear on bookcover; inside front cover has name plate with previous owners name signed by the author; on 1st page another owners name. 445 p. illus., 3 pl. (1 col. ) on double l. 24 cm; cover has raised picture; spine has raised title rectangle Name plate states: Presented to: H.J. Bugge Please accept with my regards this effort to record the steady progress that has been made in the sciences of medicine and pharmacy. S.E. Massengill, M.D. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Werner Company
Date published: 1907
Description: Deckled page edges. Previous owner's name on front paste down of both volumes. All pages show uniform age toning. Volume I has light discoloration in some areas. 2 volume set. 881 p. Two volume set. Two volume set in brown cloth with gold colored lettering on spine. Deckled page edges. Previous owner's name on front paste down of both volumes. All pages show uniform age toning. Volume I has light discoloration in some areas. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Century Co, NY
Date published: 1930
Description: Very good in fair dust jacket. DJ has slight scuffing/wear/bending/tears to edges/corners, dj does have a few chipped/missing pieces on edges, bk covers have slight wear to edges/corners, previous owners address sticker on front flypgs, pgs are clean &... 2 volume set. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, index. Volume 1: Seed-Time 1809-1856, Volumer 2: Harvest 1856-1884 Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
Date published: 1985
Description: Van Gogh, Vincent. Very good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket is faded on the spine, slightly curled along top edge. Front paste down has a large sticker ghost. Pages are clean and tight with crisp text. Spine is square. 325 p. Includes illustrations. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book Club of California, San Francisco
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780981959719ISBN:0981959717
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. Author signed to previous owner on title page. No dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear. Clean pages, tight binding. 324 p. General audience Read More
Language: Hungarian
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Gondolat Kiado, Budapest
Date published: 1970
Description: Very good. Some edgewear; stamp on back cover; otherwise text is clean & binding is tight. 200 p. Includes: illustrations, index. A Great English Writers (Nagy Magyar Irok) series book; Biography of Hungarian dramatist and novelist, Mor Jokai(Western name order) Read More
