Abbey S J (56 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 13pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 9 characterstic Scribner's engravings, salvaged from a damaged issue of Scribner's Monthly, Volume XVIII, No. 3, July, 1879. Illustrations include John E. Owens as Solon Shingle, James H. Hackett as Nimrod Wildfire in The Lion Of The West, F. S. Chanfrau as Mose, Chanfrau as the Arkansas Traveller, Frank Mays as Davy Crockett, W. J. Florence as Honorable Bardwell Slote in The Mighty Dollar, John T. Raymond as Colonel Sellers in The Gilded Age, and multiple views of Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. Housed in protective mylar report cover. A. B. Frost, Edwin A. Abbey, C. S. Reinhart, Allen C. Redwood, Douglas Volk, Robert Blum and Others (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Adventures of George Thurman: The Search for the Pearl Stone. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated in b/w. J Abbey (illustrator).

Condition: New. In English.

Hard cover. Illustrated. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. HC with leather spine and corners over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers and page edges. Leather is scuffed in places and there is a small hole in top of spine. Four raised bands on spine. No ownership or other marks. Frontispiece is an engraving of Henry Wadworth Longfellow. Contents include: A Buffalo Hunt in Northern New Mexic; The Cliff Dwellers, by Emma C. Hardacre; The Great Deadwood Mystery, by Bret Harte; A Night with Edison, by William H. Bishop; Haworth's, Chapters I-XXII, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Leonardo Da Vinci, by Clarence Cook; Henry Wadworth Longfellow, by Richard Henry Stoddard; pieces by John Muir on the Douglas Squirrel, The windstorms in the Yuba, and the glacier meadows of the Sierra; poetry by Bayard Taylor, Richard Henry Stoddard, Richard Watson Gilder, Bret Harte, Emma Lazarus and more. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Edwin A. Abbey, C.s. Reinhart, J.E. Kelly, H. Murhman, Henry Sandham, Charles C. Ward, John Bolles, Frederick Dielman, Francis L (illustrator). …

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 40pp. Newsprint [43cm x 27.5cm / 17" x 11"]. Ten bifolia (sheets folded vertically once to form forty pages). Age toned throughout. Occasional light creasing, fore-edges lightly bumped. Small ink stamped address on the rear cover page, for mailing, reads: "Library for Social and Technological Alternatives | Box 472 | Fairfax, CA 94930." Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980, founded by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar, among others. Earth First! quickly came to national attention with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam activist stunt, which was performed and filmed in the spring of 1981. Edward Abbey is considered to be the "literary father" of the group. "Earth First! is the beginning of the new, bold environmental movement. And 'Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal' is its voice" (Dave Foreman, Editor). Rear cover half-page illustration by Lone Wolf Circles dated '88 is untitled and depicts a ranch hand herding a large group of branded cattle in front of mountain peaks, above which shows, in a dreamy puff of clouds, some of the much wilder and disappearing Western animals: a buffalo, a wolf, a fox, a wolverine. Cover story by Howie Woke is entitled "Stop the Forest Service!" Cover illustration entitled "The Forest Service Cometh" by Christoph Manes depicts the grim reaper scything down a patch of old-growth forest. David Gaines (1947-1988) obituary printed on page 3. Full-page ad "EF! Local Groups Merchandise" with "Usual Disgusting Plea for Money" on page 15. Curious article on page 25 entitled "Deep Ecology and Magic: Notes of a Sleight-of-hand Sorcerer" by David Abram ("David Abram, in addition to being a spell-binding magician, is a philosophy teacher at SUNY"). Edward Abbey's review of Wendell Berry's work "Home Economics" is printed on page 32. Wendell Berry's "My Answer to Edward Abbey" follows on page 33. Other credited Earth First! staff for this issue include: John Davis (Managing Editor), Kris Sommerville (Business Manager), Charles Conner (Shipping & Mailing), Helen Wilson (Cartography), Mike Roselle (Roving Editor), David Cross (Roving Editor), Roger Featherstone (Roving Editor), Art Goodtimes (Poetry Editor), Christoph Manes (Associate Editor), and Tucson Earth First! Group (Mailing). A long list of additional Contributing Editors, Correspondents, and Contributing Artists follows on page 2. …

Magazine. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 40pp. Newsprint [43cm x 27.5cm / 17" x 11"]. Ten bifolia (sheets folded vertically once to form forty pages). Some occasional soft creases and the rare spot of age toning or staining along edges. Else, a nice clean and bright copy. Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980, founded by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar, among others. Earth First! quickly came to national attention with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam activist stunt, which was performed and filmed in the spring of 1981. Edward Abbey is considered to be the "literary father" of the group. "Earth First! is the beginning of the new, bold environmental movement. And 'Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal' is its voice" (Dave Foreman, Editor). Rear cover half-page illustration by Lone Wolf Circles dated '88 is untitled and depicts a ranch hand herding a large group of branded cattle in front of mountain peaks, above which shows, in a dreamy puff of clouds, some of the much wilder and disappearing Western animals: a buffalo, a wolf, a fox, a wolverine. Cover story by Howie Woke is entitled "Stop the Forest Service!" Cover illustration entitled "The Forest Service Cometh" by Christoph Manes depicts the grim reaper scything down a patch of old-growth forest. David Gaines (1947-1988) obituary printed on page 3. Full-page ad "EF! Local Groups Merchandise" with "Usual Disgusting Plea for Money" on page 15. Curious article on page 25 entitled "Deep Ecology and Magic: Notes of a Sleight-of-hand Sorcerer" by David Abram ("David Abram, in addition to being a spell-binding magician, is a philosophy teacher at SUNY"). Edward Abbey's review of Wendell Berry's work "Home Economics" is printed on page 32. Wendell Berry's "My Answer to Edward Abbey" follows on page 33. Other credited Earth First! staff for this issue include: John Davis (Managing Editor), Kris Sommerville (Business Manager), Charles Conner (Shipping & Mailing), Helen Wilson (Cartography), Mike Roselle (Roving Editor), David Cross (Roving Editor), Roger Featherstone (Roving Editor), Art Goodtimes (Poetry Editor), Christoph Manes (Associate Editor), and Tucson Earth First! Group (Mailing). A long list of additional Contributing Editors, Correspondents, and Contributing Artists follows on page 2.…

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 26 cms. A monastic residence with ecclesiastical styling and domestic charm, lending character to Kent' religious architecture. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; PRINTS : Buildings & Places; Unframed Prints : Old. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 28 cms. A metropolitan apartment block with classical frontage and urban elegance, lending character to Westminster' residential expansion. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; PRINTS : Buildings & Places; Unframed Prints : Old. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 20 pages (includes Supplement) dated January 16, 1875 -- Vol. 19, No. 942 -- Profusely illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Covers and contents are tight, small repaired tears at bottom of pages 57-64, otherwise very nice condition -- The Front Cover has a full page engraving by J. H. Wales titled "Compulsory Education--The Safeguard Of Free Institutions" -- Page 52 has two engravings, one titled "The Late Gerrit Smith", the other by E. A. Abbey titled "Waiting", illustrating poem on page 54 -- Page 56 has a full page engraving by J. Tarlton titled "Christmas On An Ice-Floe--An Incident Of The Austrian Polar Expedition" -- Page 57 has a full page engraving by Thomas Nast titled "Amphitheatre Flavius, Rome, MDCCCLXXV-- Caesar Having Things Rendered Unto Him" -- Page 60 has a large engraving by C. S. Reinhart titled "Du Chaillu In Lapland--A Stormy Ride In A Reindeer Sledge" -- Page 61 has two engravings by C. S. Reinhart, one titled "Neither Of Them Wants It" (Wanted! A Speaker For The 44th Congress), the other titled "Our New Governor" -- Page 65 has 14 engravings accompanying an article titled "Sketches In Columbia" -- Page 66 has eight engravings accompanying an article titled "Modern Monks And Nuns" -- Page 67 has two engravings, one titled "Modern Monks And Nuns--Matins, 2 A.M.", the other titled "Modern Monks And Nuns--In The Almshouse" -- Page 68 has two engravings, one titled "Modern Monks And Nuns--The Cloister Cemetery", the other by W. L. Sheppard titled "Christmas Secrets--'Please Let Us In!' " -- Also in this issue is a portion of the serialization of "The Law And The Lady" by Wilkie Collins -- Many articles related to these engravings and other events occurring at the time -- We store and ship each Harper's Weekly issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up. Thomas Nast - J. H. Wales - J. Tarlton - C. S. Reinhart - W. L. Sheppard - E. A. Abbey - (illustrator).…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 62 2:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 62.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 62.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 62 11:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Gray Cloth w/Jacket on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 62.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Early reprint, with 2/6 price to jacket spine. Jacket toned, with a small surface-scar to the front, and some closed edge-tears (now in archival mylar sleeve). Slight handling to covers. Toning to edges and endpapers, with old owner's name to front endpaper. Otherwise, clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. 256pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

23pp., 8vo. Stitched and disbound. In good condition, lightly aged. Scarce: no copy traced on COPAC.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Features: The Singing Tree - a story from the Bushveld of South Africa; The Road to Romanc - Part I of the amazing round-the-world travels of Cyril Holloway; Photo of ice-fishing in Vladivostock Harbour; Timber-Laden Round Cape Horn - a windjamming tale; An Aeroplane Adventure in Waziristan - the story of a British officer who was captured by the Wazirs; A Tenderfoot in Canada, Part II - a disastrous season on a prairie farm; Trapped in the Volcano of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands; The Hundredth Chance - a story from the Union-Castle cargo-steamer Ripley Castle; What Happened to Ah Fong? - an unsolved Chinese mystery; Monasteries in Mid-Air - the remarkable monasteries of Meteora, in Greece - article with excellent photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy story from Wyoming; The Rogue - a rogue elephant in central Africa; Bakhai, the Rebel of Babban Kurmi; The Mountain of Gold - conclusion of the author's journey to Canada; Nice vintage ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, the Muscle Builder. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Sindall, A.; York, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Wightman, W.E.; Inns, Kenneth; York, W.G.; Burns, Inder; Abbey, S.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Hiley, Francis E. (illustrator).…