Auguste Spectorsky (13 results)

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Small quarto, hardcover, near fine in green boards with black design and lettering. No dj. 488 pp. Stunning b & w photo endpapers giving a real feel for the sea, for its power and majesty. 64 pages of illustrations in halftone and gravure, and many line drawings. Authors include Steinbeck, Forester, Conrad, Couzzens, Rachel Carson, T.S. Eliot, Bullen, McFee, many others about voyage and discovery, sea creatures, shipwrecks, sailor life, sea battles. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Text is clear of markings. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood in poor badly chipped torn creased dust jacket. Gift inscription in ink front free end paper. First edition *.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

First Edition. Very good copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 509 pages; Description: 509 p. Illus. 26 cm. Subjects: American literature. English literature. Students--United States. 2 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 509 pages; Description: 509 p. Illus. 26 cm. Subjects: American literature. English literature. Students--United States. 2 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Fifth printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Very nice collectors copy from private book collection. Beige Illustrated Cover is clean and crisp. slightest rubbing at bottom front corner, Toning to the spine. Inside pages are as new, clean, bright with no writing or marks A collection of writings about the earth; 64 pages of illustrations & line drawings. Not ex-library, Photos gladly provided. Very large book, Additional postage for international delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition; Third Printing. Green cloth cover has wear to corners and spine caps, some light fraying along edge of back cover, and toned along top and bottom edge but in very good- condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and in very good condition. Dust jacket is tattered and torn, toned, and soiled. DJ flap is price clipped. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ).; 8.2 X 5.9 X 1.3 inches; 251 pages.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in boards.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [8], 278 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket toned and soiled; chipping and tears at spine and flap fold ends; front flap retains publisher's printed price at bottom right. Light green cloth with several light brown abraded spots along spine and boards' bottom edges. Light foxing to text block edges. Author's two-line pencil inscription "To the Lyons | A.C. Spectorsky" followed by a bold pencil line on front pastedown and partially hidden underneath dj's front flap. Strong foxing to endpapers; occasional light foxing to interior leaves which otherwise mostly remain clean. Binding is firm. Book is presented in past owner's custom-sized green wood slipcase (by Book Protectors, Inc., Lake Helen, Florida) with top panel slide and maroon folder insert for book; green slipcase is a bit inelegant but certainly quite sturdy with some scuffs/abrasions; slipcase's spine decorated with seven raised bands (one band having surface damage) and three gilt-lettered black leather labels (for title-author-date). Acquired among a small collection of books acquired from a West Point, Mississippi estate which evidently had some connection to author Peter Lyon (1915-1996). Please note that, because of the slipcase, the book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 278 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial green and beige with black lettering. Exterior has modest wear including slight age toning, mild soiling and few tiny chips to the edges. Boards have slight wear including mild edge wear and slight tilt to the spine. Text block has slight plus wear including slight age toning and slight soiling to the edges. Tiny crease to the head corner to few pages. Illustrated. First edition. Signed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column Y. 1408053. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. ix, 488p.