Alfred Lewis Editor (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Later Edition. Dated 1928 On Title Page, Stated Fifteenth Printing On Copyright Page Dated February 1928, Clean Bright Green Cloth With Decorative And Animals In Orange To Covers, Title In Gilt To Front And Spine, Slightly Cocked But Solid Binding, Map End Papers, No Names Or Marks, Wonderful Vintage Copy.…

single issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boston: Avenue Victor Hugo Publishers. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 8.25" x 11"], saddle-stapled, 96 pages, illustrated. Very good or better copy with scattered cover creasing/rubbing, creasing to the spine head area, cheap paper tanning/tanned as usual. mag 23. Carl Lundgren (cover) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The works Written by himself at the age of seventy-three and the life, with such of his philosophy as is the gift of age & experience taken down here and edited by Ethelreda Lewis [stated]. Foreword by John Galsworthy. Hardcover. 10th printing [stated]. No DJ. Minimal edge wear. Green with Orange cloth. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. NF=BIO/AUTO/AFRICA/EXPLORATION/ADVENTURE/TRAVEL.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Tenth Printing. Clean, Tight And Square. Shelf Wear. No Markings. Toning Throughout. With Some Soiling. Weakened Front Hinge And Portrait Page Has Released Along With Tissue.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards, text also very good. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition Not Stated. Mild Shelfwear, Tanning From Age, Otherwise An Unmarked, Clean, And Solid Copy, Dj Has Moderate Shelfwear And Edgewear With Several Tears/Chips A Long Top And Bottom, Tanning From Age As Well.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Volume 30, Number 6, Sept.1948 issue of this monthly illustrated 8 1/2 " x 11" magazine. A Very Good copy, spine has two short closed edge te ars. Small date stamp on the front cover. Paper lightly tanned, still supple. Article on the B-36 Bomber, Flying Wings and more. Frank Tins ley cover art.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Please note, this is in French. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside; no interior markings. (Apologies in advance if the translations are less than perfect.) This anthology contains: Dans le lac - In the Lake by Richard Deming; La veuve de l'orphelin - The Widow of the Orphan by Richard Hardwick; Le calcul de Rita - The Calculation of Rita by Ed Lacy; Chapeau - Hat by Henry Slesar; Malencontres by Robert E. Alter; Un meurtre sans complication - A Murder Without Complication by C. B. Gilford; Le coup monte - The Blow Up by Douglas Farr; Les feux de l'amour - The Fires of Love by Fletcher Flora; La methode a Charlie - Charlie's Method by James Holding; La main - The Hand by William Brittain; La poupee vivante - The Live Puppet by Richard O. Lewis; Economies de bouts de cadavre by Frank Sisk; La bibliotheque hantee - The Haunted Bookseller by August Derleth; La mort joyeuse - The Happy Death by John Cortez; Fermez votre porte - Close Your Door by Donald Westlake; Tout vient a point - The Waiting Game by Pat Stadley; and Le tueur d'ebene - Ebony Killer by Robert C. Ackworth. Book.…

Condition: Good. 7th impression. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, spine a little sunned, cloth rubbed & slightly tired looking, otherwise a nice copy. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]. 600 grams.…

Magazine. Condition: Good. Some fading and spotting on the bottom of the cover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 35 pages.

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, some spotting to the last pp, edges of boards rubbed & bumped. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]. 600 grams.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Early reprint of the famous adventurer's memoirs as copyrighted by the editor in 1927. A Star Book in which the extended subtitle adds the following: "[T]he works written by himself at the age of seventy-three and the life, with such of his philosophy as is the gift of age and experience taken down here and edited by Ethelreda Lewis". Foreword by John Galsworthy. Good Plus/Good Plus. Green cloth boards with embossed design of Trader Horn on the upper cover, black lettering on the spine. Lightly bumped spine head / tail with a very small cut in the spine head cloth and an approx. 1" tear upward from the tail of the spine along the rear edge. The top edge text block has some sun / dust-darkening. Map end papers with the prior owner's initials and the date "5/22/29" in ink on the ffep. Remaining contents are clean and firmly bound, albeit somewhat age-tanned consistent with the age of the book. The illustrated dj, now in a clear jacket cover, is tanned and has a few small chips and tears along the edges. The dj's spine is also sun-darkened. Still an attractive, solid copy, and an interesting read.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Trader Horn: Harold the Webbed or the Young Vykings (Volume Two) by Alfred Aloysius Horn A firm square copy. No jacket present. Green cloth, gilt lettering and orange design to spine and cover, yellow top stain. Ethelreda Lewis(Editor) (illustrator). BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. The Literary Guild, 1928. 275 pages. Moderate general wear. foxing on and near frontispiece portrait. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Nautical::Journeys Biography 7242.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book is in nice condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight. Lower corner of cover has a crease.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Green cloth with black outline of a man with a bear and wearing a hat. Some edgewear. Being the life and work of Alfred Aloysius Horn written by himself at the age of 73 edited by Etheldreda Lewis . With a foreword by John Galsworthy. Copy of signed photograph inside front cover. Some interior cracking of the spine and some edgewear ow good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. "A Star Book." Presumed first ed. Full subtitle: "Being the Life and Works of Alfred Aloysius Horn, the works writtren by himself at the age of seventy-three and the life, with such of his philosophy as is the gift of age and experience taken down here and edited by Ethelreda Lewis; With a Foreword by John Galsworthy." 201 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; deckle edges; map end pages; binding firm; green boards with stamped image of author have spatter of faint stains and discoloration along upper edge of back panel; bumped corners; some rubbing at crown and foot of sunned spine.These fascinating memoirs of a well-travelled adventurer turned gridiron peddler deserves rebinding.…

Book Club Edition (as stated on dj front flap). xviii, 585 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with color design to front panel and spine by Leo Manso; shallow wear, tears, and scuffing at edges; slender abrasions along front panel's spine fold; white rear panel toned and soiled with some staining; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Reddish-brown boards; light spotting to rear board. Light foxing to text block edges; yellow top edge, deckle fore-edge. Some toning/foxing to endpapers; interior leaves are clean. Binding is firm. Features twenty-three stories including: "Blowups Happen" by Robert Heinlein; "Vault of the Beast" by A.E. van Vogt; "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov; "When the Bough Bends" by Lewis Padgett; "Invariant" by John Pierce; "First Contact" by Murray Leinster; "Thunder and Roses" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Cold War" by Kris Neville; "Eternity Lost" by Clifford D. Simak; "Over the Top" by Lester Del Rey; et al.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Printing. An uncreased spine with light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Contents: Intro by Ben Bova / Persephone and Hades by Scott W. Schumack / Common Denominator by David Lewis / The Four-Hour Fugue by Alfred Bester / How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion by Gene Wolf / A Song for Lya by George R. R. Martin / Unlimited Warfare by Hayford Peirce / Tricentennial by Joe Haldeman / The Present State of Igneos Recearch by Gordon R. Dickson / Child of All Ages by P. J. Plauger / The Hole Man by Larry Niven / Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand by Vonda N. McIntyre / A Thing of Beauty by Norman Spinrad / When I was in Your Mind by Joe Allred / Unified Field Theory by Tim Joseph / Home is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny. Schomburg, Alex (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Contains The Messengers by Lan Wright; The Remorseful by C.M. Kornbluth; Disappearing Act by Alfred Bester; Rockfall by E.R. James; Into Thy Hands by E.C. Tubb; an Editorial by John Carnell and reviews by Leslie Flood. Slight edge wear and slight staining around the staples but otherwise clean and unmarked with a bright cover. Cover illustration by Quinn and interior illustrations by Quinn and Lewis. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Quinn, Gerard; Lewis, Brian (illustrator).…

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Octavo; pp; (4); illustrated; printed pictorial self-wrappers; Also a cover letter from the Washington Post Company, July 20, 1906, touting the significance of these volumes and that they are needed as "text books upon good government". With the original envelopes and reponse cards; Five pieces in total; Finding original printings of this collection is difficult today. Ex-Scanlan Collection.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 24 pages. Illustrated. D W Hughes "The Song of the Shapes" / Alan Garside "The Game" / James Mitchum "Time Bomb" / Alfred Bester "The Computer Connection" / D F Lewis "A Stitch In Time" / Steve Antczak "The Wizard and The Warlock" (SL#75).

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket 2 volumes. Volume One's frontiespiece detached and laid in. (travel africa adventure memoir biography).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

3/4 leather. Condition: Fine copy. Later prt. 8vo, 302 pp., Nice 3/4 blue leather binding with Africa-related (elephant, snake, etc.) gilt stamping in the spine panels.

g+/no dj's, edgewear/browning from newsclip/pin holes. Vol II, front hinge cracked, C1928, Literary Guild ed, 1928. size approx 6x9, good clean condition. Illustrated by frontispiece. 3rd printing edition. Binding is green cloth.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. An acceptable condition book and a slightly later dated nineteenth printing. Heavy wear and splitting to the spine and cover edges, and cracks to the guttering at both inner board hinges. Ex-library stamps and marks. Appears to be one volume with no indication on if it's part of a set and may be complete as-is. The textblock has toned edges and minor slackening in the centre but is fine overall, with unfaded print. Fine as a reading and reference copy only. Reliable.…