Dane Ezra (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. GHOST TOWN Wherein Much That is Wonderful, Laughable, and Tragic, and Some That is Hard to Believe, is Told of Life During the Gold Rush and Later in the Town of Columbia on California's Mother Lode, as Remembered by the Oldest Inhabitants by G. Ezra Dane; with Beatrice J. Dane - illustrated by Fred Ludekens, stated 1st edition, blue cloth. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, N.Y., 1941. In 1941, Dane interviewed several older residents of the gold fields and compiled their reminiscences in his book Ghost Town. The setting is Columbia, a historic mining camp in the heart of Gold Country, just north of Sonora. Columbia is now a California State Historic Park. "some cloth wear, marks, names inside, clean and tight". Fred Ludekens (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Missing. First THUS. Minor shelf wear & small stains to binding & edges of text block. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Previous owners name on ffep. Text and images unmarked.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. reprint. Edges worn, cup circle stain on the front cover.; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Almost Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket is scuffed and chipped along edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second. A very clean copy of this 1948 reissue, with no markings, no fading of the boards, no signs of use. The jacket has some chipping at the top of the spine. A mylar cover now protects it. Fast shipping, with tracking number protected. ; 8.7 X 6.0 X 1.5 inches.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. This work contains stories that are wonderful, laughable, and tragic, and some that are hard to believe, about life during the Gold Rush and later in the town of Columbia on California's Mother Lode, as remembered by the oldest inhabitants. The book contains illustrations, an appendix, and a bibliography. Stated First Edition. This copy is clean and solid. Fred Ludekens (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very Good. Pictorial Hard Cover. One of 500 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Satirical sketches and reminiscences by a pioneer humorist about California life and culture, originally published in periodicals from 1850-1867. Hand coloured illustrations by Charles Lindstrom. Deckle fore edge. Orange cloth with brown decoration (seated Native American) on front and rear, cream cloth backstrip, orange label with brown titling on spine. Covers show moderate soiling and toning, bruises/wear to upper corners, small stain on rear. Previous owner's name at free front endpaper; light foxing to front endpapers; otherwise interior is clean, crisp, tight & bright, unmarked. 96 pp. Approx. 6" x 8.5". Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ghost Town:; Wherein Much That is Wonderful, Laughable, and Tragic, and Some That is Hard to Believe, is Told of Life During the Gold Rush and Later in the Town of Columbia on California's Mother Lode, As Remembered by the Oldest Inhabitants Dane, G. Ezra, In Collaboration with Beatrice J. Dane, illustrated by Fred Ludekens, hardcover in dustjacket. Published by Tudor Publishing, March, 1948. "some jacket wear and tear, minor marks andspots, clean and tight". Fred Ludekens (illustrator).…

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, Later Printing (March 1948). Published by Tudor Publishing Co., 1941. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with very light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is good with the left panel of the jacket loose but laid inside, tears to the spine and some edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed 96pp, illus,dj nice Limited to 500 copies, scarce.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Binding and pages are intact. Former owner's writings on the front endpaper. All other pages are free from any markings. Scuffing and bumping visible to boards. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

flyleaf missing name on 2nd flyleaf which is slit at hinge. Fred Ludekens (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pub by Alfred A. Knopf, 1941, stated 1st Edition. NOT exLib. Inscribed & SIGNED on ffep by illustrator Fred Ludekens. VG cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart, no dj. Blue cloth over bds w/ gilt pict dec on front cover, & gilt lettering on spine. Lt-mdt wear to head & tail of spine, o/w only light exterior edgewear. Book is complete, intact & unmarked except for inscription & signature. Illustrated in b&w by Fred Ludekens. 311pp + 1pp. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Fred Ludekens (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Minor wear to top of dj spine, discreet bookplate ffep, otherwise a superb copy. Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated (illustrator).

Decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Illustrated in black, white and color by Charles Lindstrom. Important reference work. Limited edition of 700 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 97 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Early printing of First Thus edition. Spine tight with no lean, boards rigid, tips pointed. No remainder mark. Previous owner's name mostly under front flap. Many illustrations, bibliography. Dust jack has frey, short tear and loss at spine ends with clear tape reinforcement, small wear and chip at some edges and has no price on it; else the jacket looks engaging in a new shiny mylar dust protector. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. Fred Ludekens (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 296p. Ex-library hardcover book in original cloth. Label on spine, card pocket residue inside, and call number on copyright page. Front free endpaper has been clipped out. Small segments of title page and acknowledgements have been cup out (only on edges, not touching the text). Scattered pencil marks and highlighting. Otherwise, binding is tight. READING COPY ONLY, in acceptable condition. Scarce compilation of travel writings Tawin wrote for a San Francisco newspaper.…

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. First Edition. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good/Good. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. BAL #3563 . Sm 4to., 296 p.p., Cracked inner hinge; light shelf lean; dust cover spine faded; shelf wear; back cover bottom edge of right corner scraped, corners lightly bumped; some pen in margin of acknowledgment page otherwise pages clean and unmarked. . Frontispiece (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed and signed by both authors. No DJ. Book has burple covers with green titles. Front cover partially faded. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed. …

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing. 311pp. B/W illustrated throughout. 8vo, sewn binding in blue cloth, blue topstain. Some trivial offsetting to the endpapers, very clean and sharp otherwise with sound, square binding; DJ price clipped, tips a bit rubbed, spine faintly toned, clean and bright otherwise and wrapped in mylar. …

Condition: Good. 1940, green cloth. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Mild tanning to pages. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Thus. Green cloth. Tips of corners show pinpoint wear if you look closely enough, some glue residue from bookplate on endpaper. rest of the book is looking as new, very clean and very sharp, with a tight binding and clean pages. Dust jacket has small chips and wear to corners, modest toning to spine and edges, small chip at top of front. still clean and quite presentable, now protected in an archival cover. Photos on request.…

6 1/4" x 4 1/4 " in peach-colored cloth, text and illustration in black ink on front cover with two louses racing across a tabletop; one black and the other green. 12 p.p. The author was a San Francisco attorney who wrote extensively about California. This is the story of luck in the California mines during the days when gold was free to be had and, with all that gold, men found ingenious ways of spending it . quickly . like by betting on a louse race. Covers lightly soiled. Very good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1ST EDITION, green pictorial cloth HB. A remarkably fine, fresh copy showing almost no evidence of the passage of 79 years. The back panel and spine of the dust jacket are slightly darkened and has shallow chips at the sine ends with minimal wear to edges and tips. Makes a very good, bright appearance in mylar cover. Language: eng.…

Footprint frontispiece of the baby's feet, and [9] pp. pp. 8vo, pale blue dust jacket over plain thin binder's board; orange printed label on front cover. AS NEW. ONE OF 250 COPIES "of which one is for sale and 249 are for private distribution. OCLC lists 11 holdings--3 outside California.The young couple are announcing the birth of their daughter on February 29, 1939. Sad to relate that the father, a lawyer, died five years later at the age of 37 and the mother died on Christmas Day 1950 at the age of 43. Deborah herself died in Oregon at the age of 72.…