Davis Curtis Carroll (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. pp.xvii, 338 pages, a near fine ex-library hardback, publisher's original two tone green cloth binding with bright gold gilt lettering to the green spine [0872491668].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor toning/soiling on top edge, otherwise Very Good condition. Content clean and unmarked, binding strong and tight. Dust jacket Very Good also with slight edge wear. Dust jacket in new protector. Notes. appendices, bibliography, index. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Clean, tight and unmarked. No DJ. Plates (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good + +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This 570 pp. indexed book is a very scholarly biography on the life of the Virginia Novelist Dr. William A. Caruthers, having extensive explanatory notes on the last 170 pp. This is in fact the first thorough examination of any pre-Civil War Southern Novelist. Light wear to the jacket edges, but otherwise fine. Photos upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1971 first edition. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Dust jacket shows minor chipping and wear, but is now wrapped to prevent further wear. Jacket price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed inside the rear cover by Davis. The dustjacket shows light edgewear and is protected in a mylar cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***please read*** name inside cover with light pencil - no marks on text - dj has no tears but has some rubbing in the edges - my shelf location - 27-b-6*.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A New Edition. A blacked out name on the front pastedown, otherwise a VG hardcover, first edition copy, in gray cloth binding. In a mylar protected DJ that is a bit limp and has magic tape repairs. Black spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Jacket has yellowing, chipping & wear along edges, and rubbing. Rubbing and edge wear also present on boards. Previous owner's info written on front flyleaf. Text is clean. Pages yellowed. Light musty odor. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's beige wrappers with staple binding. 7" x 10." Thirteen pages, complete. Printed text on inside of front cover: "Reprinted from the Bulletin of the New York Public Library of April 1943." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Lower-right corner has a small bump. This is an essay about William Alexander Caruthers (1802-1846), an American novelist from Virginia. Excerpt from the essay: "Yet Caruthers is the first important novelist of Virginia (preceding John Esten Cooke by a generation), and all three of his romances established a literary tradition or a 'first' of one sort or another. Like all fiction, however, they are only indirectly revealing of their author's cultural outlook. In view of Caruthers's minor but significant place in the history of the American novel, it is felt that the discussion of manuscript sources which follows should serve to define that outlook somewhat more clearly.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 319 pp; Limited edition to 1000 copies this being #86, book has no names, paged unmarked, covers excellent. Dust jacket unclipped with no chips or tears, just a hint of spine wear at bottom, color excellent. A nice, clean, tight and very attractive book, comes in a clear mylar dust jacket cover.…

Condition: Good. Reprinted for private circulation from Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 69, no. 1, January 1961, pp. 79-82. Very good in stapled paper wraps, some stains within.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (lewis littlepage, united states, politics and government ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This first edition of 570 pages is tight, bright, and clean with no names, markings, or tears. The dust jacket has two small red marks, a star and a circle on the spine and slight bumping at the bottom of the spine. Language: eng. …

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. New Edition. South Brunswick, NJ: Thomas Yoseloff. G/G. (1968). New Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 448 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, torn chipped & stained, cover soiled . Black & White Photographs (illustrator).

First edition 442pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (rubbing to board edges, minor bump to lower edge of front board), d/w very good in plastic (sl rubbing, rear flap cut), illust.

Oprawa wydawnicza kartonowa. Condition: Oprawa nieco pogieta. @ Co-Authors / Wspolautorzy: Poslowie Zofia Libiszowska; @ Blurb / Notka wydawnicza: Warszawa: "PAX", 1967; @ Size of the book block / Wymiar bloku: 20 cm; @ Circulation / Naklad: 10350; @ Comments/ Uwagi: Biografia Amerykanina z Wirginii Lewisa Littlepage'a szambelana w sluzbie Stanislawa Augusta; @ Pages / Strony: 457, [3]s.; @ Thematic categories / Kategorie tematyczne: historia biografie - historia XVIII wiek - historia, historia Polski biografie - h. Polski XVIII wiek - h. Polski / history biographies 18th century, history of Poland biographies 18th century / Geschichte Biografien 18. Jh., Geschichte Polens Biografien 18. Jh..…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. General shelfwear to the cover/ pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 442, [4] pages. Includes Illustrations. Appendices: Bibliography, Notes, and Obituaries, and two Indexes. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Lewis Littlepage persuaded John Paul Jones to fight the Russians; Gave Military advice to Potemkin; Loaned money to Madame de Lafayette and served as emissary of Stanislas II Poniatowski, lst king of Poland. Lewis Littlepage explored and experienced almost every aspect of European life and politics, and shared in many of the earthshaking events of the final quarter of the eighteenth century-- the French Revolution, the triumphs of Catherine the Great, the obliteration of Poland, the rise of Napoleon. Intellectuals shared his company-- Beaumarchais, Rivarol, Thomas Paine. Men of action--Field Marshal Suvorov, Lafayette, Thaddeus Kosciuszko-- sought and used his talents. The present author's discovery in the Polish and other archives of data on Littlepage's life, an important figure at last emerges. Curtis Carroll Davis was a Baltimore writer and critic with an interest in espionage stemming from World War II service as a military interrogator. Mr. Davis' books included three biographies: "Chronicler of the Cavaliers: A Life of the Virginia Novelist Dr. William A. Caruthers;" The King's Chevalier: A Biography of Lewis Littlepage;" and "That Ambitious Mr. Legare: The Life of James M. Legare of South Carolina." He was a prolific contributor of articles and reviews to scholarly magazines and newspapers. He earned his bachelor's degree in English literature from Yale University in 1938. He received a master's degree in English and comparative literature in 1939 from Columbia University and a doctorate in American and English literature from Duke University in 1947. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was assigned to air intelligence, with a specialty of interrogating German prisoners of war. He served in North Africa and Europe, and for six weeks was the only Allied air intelligence interrogator at Anzio, Italy. A major at 30, he was awarded the Bronze Star for the information he obtained from the crew of a German plane that crashed on the edge of St. Nazaire, France. In April 1945, Mr. Davis was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services' counterespionage section and carried out missions in England and Italy. From 1947 to 1949, he was operations officer on the Italian desk of the Central Intelligence Agency. He served in the Army Reserve until 1976, when he was discharged as a lieutenant colonel. Louis Littlepage or Lewis Littlepage (1762-1802) was an American diplomat, who most notably served in the royal court of the last Polish King, Stanis aw August Poniatowski. After distinction in studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Littlepage first went to Europe in 1780 under the head of the American delegation to Spain, John Jay. He fought and was wounded in the invasion of Minorca in 1781, while acting as a volunteer aide de camp to the Duc de Crillon. During the sea battle of the Great Siege of Gibraltar, Littlepage was an observer aboard the Spanish fleet; he made extensive notes and sketches that were well received at the Spanish court. The assault that took place however was a huge defeat for the Bourbon allies; Littlepage was on board a floating battery that was sunk, but he was saved. Subsequently in Cadiz, he met the Marquis de Lafayette with whom he journeyed to Paris in 1783. Littlepage first met Thomas Jefferson in Paris and subsequently continued on to Poland, where he advanced quickly. He was sworn in as First Confidential Secretary to the King, with the rank of Chamberlain in 1786. He was heavily involved in Polish and Russian affairs for the rest of his professional career. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. …

Condition: fair to good, fair. 498, illus., notes, app, chronology, bibliography, foxing ins bds & flylves, sticker ins fr bd, DJ soiled: sm tears, sm pcs missing. John Sergeant Wise (1846-1913), the son of the last Governor of Virginia before the Civil War, wrote this autobiography of his youth and Confederate service in 1899. Wise played a prominent part in Reconstruction and was a Republican Party leader.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition. A Virginian, Lewis Littlepage experienced nearly every aspect of European political, intellectual and social life during the last part of the 18th century. An alleged rival of Casanova, acquaintance of the founding fathers, and military strategist. This is a very good copy,in an edge-chipped unclipped dust jacket, with creases and closed tears, else fine. The contents are fine. 8vo (442 pages, many illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, black & gold marbled boards).…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1968. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 476, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 476 476.…