Edgar Wilson Nye (156 results)

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Bill Nye's Sparks. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear, spine is also darkened. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Pages are tone due to age and there is some light smudge marks and foxing scattered about. The most interesting part of this book is the previous owner: the front pastedown contains the personal bookplate of the library of F. T. F. Lovejoy. Francis Thomas Fletcher Lovejoy (1854-1932) was an American industrialist and an associate of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, Henry Phipps, Jr. and Charles M. Schwab in the creation of the United States Steel Corporation. No other markings found in the book, no handwriting, no signatures. Louis Braunhold (illustrator).…

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Condition: Good. 186 pages, text clean and unmarked. spine faded, wear to ends & corners. Slight spine cock, front hinge cracking, page edges spotted. Red cloth boards, black stamped cover & spine.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Bill Nye's Comic History Of The United States. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. mild wear and soiling to boards, former owner's name, otherwise a clean, square copy, black, white and gilt decorated red cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. good in pictoral cloth with gilt titling (general soiling and wear to red cloth, staining to spine bottom from damp) Sm 8vo [14]+272+plts Includes 21 illustrations by Louis Bra unhold, plus facsimile of Nye's holograph introduction. BAL #15166. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. b/w plates by Braunhold (illustrator). Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. BAL 15166. No jacket. Color illustrated mounted on front endpaper. 1897 Hard Cover. 272 pp. Red boards with gilt titles, top edge gilt. Black-and-white plates by Louis Braunhold. Bill Nye, known for his witty and satirical writing style, crafted these stories to entertain readers with amusing anecdotes, quirky characters, and clever observations about contemporary society. The Ludlow, referred to in the title, is likely a fictional setting where many of the stories take place, serving as a backdrop for Nye's humorous tales. The stories in "A Guest at the Ludlow" likely cover a wide range of topics, from everyday life to politics, social interactions, and human folly. Nye's humor often relies on wordplay, absurd situations, and exaggerated characters to elicit laughter and provoke thought.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. unmarked.

Hardcover. 1906 first edition thus (SD, NAP) . VG hardcover. Illustrated by J. H. Smith. Pictorial red cloth a bit bubbled, white lettering rubbed, prv own sgn, o/w bright, tight & crisp. Humor, Americana.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. lovely red c w/gilt decorations and titles; top edge gilt; 272 clean, unmarked pages. Louis Braunhold (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. very good hardcover; red boards, light wear; ; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 5 x 8". Illustrated By F. Opper (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Green cloth boards with silver decorations and black lettering and dec. Front hinge getting weak. O/w tight and clean. WB. Smith, J. H. (illustrator).

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Bill Nye's History of the United States. Illustrated by F. Opper. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st edition hardcover in green cloth boards with black and gilt lettering shows bumped and rubbed extremities, cloth discolored. Frt hinge tender. Text tight and bright with several name stamps on various pages throughout text. 389 p. of musings.…

Hard Bound. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Thompson and Thomas, Chicago, 1906. Red cloth hardbound with white lettering and black pictography. Has some edge and spine wear, light soil and some fading to letters. Full page humorus engravings through out the book, with one of the author as frontispiece. Some pages darkening. From the title page: "This is the fourth book that I have published in reponse to the clamorous appeals of the public. I had long hoped to publish a larger, better, and if possible a redder book than the first. One that would contain my better thought: thoughts that ihad thought when I was feeling well: thoughts that I had omitted when my thinker was rearing up on its hind feet, if I may be allowed that term: thoughts that sprang forth with a wild whoop and demanded recognition. This book is the result of that hope and that wish. It is my greatest and best book, Bill Nye". A large compilation of humorous thoughts and deeds accompayed by very funny illustrations. Most unusual old book. A nice copy. J. H. Smith (illustrator). …

Hard Bound. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Thompson and Thomas, Chicago, 1906. Red cloth hardbound with white lettering and black pictography. Has some edge and spine wear, light soil and some fading to letters. Full page humorus engravings through out the book, with one of the author as frontispiece. Some pages darkening. From the title page: "This is the fourth book that I have published in reponse to the clamorous appeals of the public. I had long hoped to publish a larger, better, and if possible a redder book than the first. One that would contain my better thought: thoughts that ihad thought when I was feeling well: thoughts that I had omitted when my thinker was rearing up on its hind feet, if I may be allowed that term: thoughts that sprang forth with a wild whoop and demanded recognition. This book is the result of that hope and that wish. It is my greatest and best book, Bill Nye". A large compilation of humorous thoughts and deeds accompayed by very funny illustrations. Most unusual old book. A nice copy. J. H. Smith (illustrator). …