Bryan E Ketcham (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued). First Edition. Stated 1949 First Edition. Hardcover bound in embossed faux leather boards. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in., 216pp. Slight shelfwear yet boards clean, tight binding, some toning to edges of endpapers, interior text and images clean. Near Fine copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. (1949). 4to. Stated First Edition. Near Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Stamped: "Copy Number267". Embossed, cream pictorial boards. Signed on dedication page by author and also signed by Mabel J. Ketcham. 224pp with tipped in 2 page index and 2 page map of Indiana by county. Illustrated with one (1) color photo and numerous B&W photos. Envelope laid in with six (6) B&W photos postcards dated 1949 from "Covered Bridge on the Byways of Indiana". Obituary of Byran E. Ketcham in envelope. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Striking embossed decorations on ivory cloth. A lovely edition.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Not Issued. First Edition. Ivory embossed cloth, raised lettering and cover design. Minor shelf wear, covers slightly tanned but otherwise intact, slight binding lean likely original to issue. No. 378 of an unspecified first edition available only through the author. Signed by author on dedication page. x,11-216 pp., illus. w/ color, b&w plates, folding 2-page map tipped in at rear. It appears that the rear map may not be original to issue, as it contains a legend of extant bridges, with several indicated in ink (apparently by the author) as removed, moved, or abandoned. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: VG+. Not Issued. First Edition. Ivory embossed cloth, raised lettering and cover design. Mild shelf wear, covers somewhat toned but otherwise intact, mild binding lean. No. 331 of an unspecified first edition available only through the author. Signed by author on dedication page. Update slip with list of bridges removed since publication laid in. x,11-224 pp., illus. w/ color, b&w plates. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First printing of the first edition (stated). Fully illustrated with photographs by the author. A fine copy in embossed binding without dust jacket (as issued). BR2.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. 1st edition, numbered copies. A NEar Fine copy. 4to., ix, (10)-216 pp., with b&w photographs throughout and 2 color photos. Bound in faux leather, with title and bridge decoration stamped on the boards and spine. Publisher's note affixed to the front paste down instructing how additional copies can be ordered. Containd over 180 different bridges, with information on location, length, width, designer, year built, and the type of construction. Many of these bridges are now gone.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Very good condition. Signed by the author on dedication page. Bottom of spine has sustained a very hard bump. Top of spine is lightly bumped. 224 pages with index and many photographs. 4to size. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Excellent, crisp and clean inside and out. Photo illustrated look at the covered bridges of Indiana at the time. Name of each, location, dimensions, construction materials, date and time photo taken and a description in several sentences. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; 216 pages. …