Edward S C Smith (73 results)

Hard Cover; Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. AHbox 04 8¾"x11½"; 112 pages; Hard cover with pictorial cover; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Contains the following: The Tax to End All Taxes (Henry George and the single tax movement) by David Hapgood; The Jeaning of America-and the World (the pants of Levi Strauss) by Carin C. Quinn; The Wounded Generation (an excerpt from Chance and Circumstance: The Draft, the War and the Vietnam Generation) by Lawrence M. Baskir and William A. Strauss; A Heritage Preserved: Out of the Shadow of Ruin (Mt. Auburn neighborhood Cincinnati, Ohio) by T. H. Watkins; Polonia: The Face of Poland in America by W. S. Kuniczak; The Way I See It: The Other Side of the Coin (monetary inflation) by Bruce Catton; The Jump Into Sicilian (excerpt from On to Berlin: Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1945) by James M. Gavin; American Characters: Charles Goodyear by Richard F. Snow; What We Got For What We Gave (American foreign aid) by Gaddis Smith; Columbus La Navidad by Edward T. Stone; Books We Think You'll Like: Autobiography of Values by Charles A. Lindbergh, On Becoming American by Ted Morgan, The Children of Bladensfield by Evelyn D. Ward, The Making of the Wizard of Oz by Aljean Harmetz reviews by Barbara Klaw; Behind the Blackface: Minstrel Men and Minstrel Myths by Robert C. Toll; The Red Hot Republican (Elephant Joe Josephs); Readers Album: Maternal Emulsion (photo of Dr. Parmenas Dyer); Crossword Puzzle: The American Revolution by Eugene T. Maleska; Postscripts: Gunfight at the Xerox Corral (trademarks); Catalpa to the Rescue (The Catalpa rescue of six Irish Fenian prisoners); Okay-Once More from the Top (Star-Spangles Banner, Anacreontic Society); Jenny Afloat'(steamboat Jenny Lind); A Phantom Locomotive(locomotive Texas, Civil War); Nice Work If You Can Get It (John Trumbull, William Short, Thomas Jefferson).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First trade paper edition, first printing of the 1986 Mystery Writers of America's Anthology. Featuring stories by Julie Smith, Gregory McDonald, Henry Slesar, Stanley Ellin, Jeffrey Bush and more. Slight bump to tips. Tiny stain to rear cover. In Very Good Condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one novelette and ten short stories. Featured are The Novelette - Maggie's Grip by Richard Deming. The short stories: Blue Devil by Albert Avellano, Teh Death Desk by S.S. Rafferty, It Could Happen to You by John Lutz, Too Solid Mildred by Jack Ritchie, Happy as a Harp Song by Pauline C. Smith, An Ear for the Language by Francis M. Nevins, Jr., The Back Up Man by Stephen Wasylyk, The Nude Murder Case by Gil Stern, To Charm a Cobra by Edward Wellen, A Murder is Arranged by Nedra Tyre. Light edge wear. Slight tanning to the magazine. Light bump to the spine. Earlier owner wrote "W" and 5 numbers on the rear cover in pen. In good condition.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. (ix) 176 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat but faintly creased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Traveller's Joy by Dwynwen Richards; Eight Minutes to Kill by Julian Symons; Kerfol by Edith Wharton; The Turn of the Tide by C. S. Forester; The Vermont Raffles Who Transcended the Tomb by Edward H. Smith; Invisible Boy by Ray Bradbury; Something Evil in the House by Celia Fremlin; The Coney Men by Lloyd Lewis; High-Water Mark by Bret Harte; The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells; The Nine-To-Five Man by Stanley Ellin; Sarah Jane Robinson by Edmund Pearson; The Leaping Trout by David Hogan; and A Tale of Terror by Paul Louis Courier. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one short novel, one true crime feature, one novelet and six short stories. Featured are one short novel - The Spy Who Came Home by Brett Halliday. The True Crime Feature - Tough Tony Accardo by David Mazroff. The novelet is Horror Story by Jerry Jacobson. The short stories are: Turnabout by Aubrey S. Newman, Some Holds Barred by Randall Garrett, Theft of a Crystal Crown by Edward D. Hoch, The Last Payoff by Jim Duke, Petition for Justice by Pauline C. Smith, Campus Murder with Tomahawk by Waldo Carlton Wright. Light edge wear. In very good condition.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 15, No. 6. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Pederson for "Skylark DuQuesne" (pt. 1 of 3) by Edward E. Smith. Includes "Simon Says" (novelette) by Lawrence S. Todd; "High G" (novelette) by Christopher Anvil; "No Friend of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Followers" by Basil Wells. Features: "Editorial: Out of the Idiot Box"; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Morrow, Giunta, Gaughan, and Nodel. Spine has many small dark spots which creep over to hinge areas, else nice. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Vol 23, No 8, pp. 513-521, Orig Grey Covers of Offprint (Pamphlet), name on cover else VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. First Collected Edition, PBO thus.. **FEATURES AND NOVELETES (1) The Spy Who Came Home by Brett Halliday (2) Tough Tony Accardo by David Mazroff (3) Horror Story by Jerry Jacobson **SHORT STORIES (1) Turnabout by Aubrey S. Newman (2) Some Holds Barred by Randall Garrett (3) Theft O A Crystal Crown by Edward D. Hoch (4) The Last Payoff by Jim Duke (5) Petition For Justice by Pauline C. Smith (6) Campus Murder With Tomahawk by Waldo Carlton Wright >>Creasing to covers ; cup marks on front cover Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Science, Energy, Atomic power) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 15, No. 6. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Pederson for "Skylark DuQuesne" (pt. 1 of 3) by Edward E. Smith. Includes "Simon Says" (novelette) by Lawrence S. Todd; "High G" (novelette) by Christopher Anvil; "No Friend of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Followers" by Basil Wells. Features: "Editorial: Out of the Idiot Box"; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Morrow, Giunta, Gaughan, and Nodel. Creasing; minorn soiling; tanning; small scars to rear. From the Jerry Weist Estate. Book. …

paperback. Condition: New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 15, No. 6. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Pederson for "Skylark DuQuesne" (pt. 1 of 3) by Edward E. Smith. Includes "Simon Says" (novelette) by Lawrence S. Todd; "High G" (novelette) by Christopher Anvil; "No Friend of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Followers" by Basil Wells. Features: "Editorial: Out of the Idiot Box"; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Morrow, Giunta, Gaughan, and Nodel. Staple wear; slight rubbing; minor creasing. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 15, No. 6. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Pederson for "Skylark DuQuesne" (pt. 1 of 3) by Edward E. Smith. Includes "Simon Says" (novelette) by Lawrence S. Todd; "High G" (novelette) by Christopher Anvil; "No Friend of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Followers" by Basil Wells. Features: "Editorial: Out of the Idiot Box"; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Morrow, Giunta, Gaughan, and Nodel. Book. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. 227pp, illus., slight shelfwear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. (July 1947), stated Second Printing, Very Good to Fine/Near Fine dj, octavo, 227pp., navy blue cloth hardcover, bright gold lettering on backstrip, b&w designs throughout, vg unclipped (20s) pictorial dj, binding tight, endpapers browning o/w text unmarked.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number taped to front cover; fading and shelf wear to exterior; fading to pages; o therwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Margins stained, some loss along spine edges, front free endpaper removed. 1865 Hard Cover. vii, [1], 375, [3] pp. 8vo. A collection of medical papers by various authors, with discussions of: phlegmonoid erysipelas; meningitis; quinine; ligature of the subclavian artery; pneumonia; placenta previa; smallpox and vaccinations; opium; remedial inhalation; the insane poor and asylums; the ophthalmoscope; epithelial cancer; diploteratology; Chautauqua County physicians; Mason F. Cogswell, M.D.; Thomas Goodsell, M.D.; Pelatiah Brooks, M.D.; James Stewart, M.D. Illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, with lists of members following articles. Garrison-Morton 534.64 (referencing three separate articles published 1865-1867): "Includes a valuable history of teratology with a detailed bibliography. Fisher assembled one of the largest of all libraries on teratology.…

Hardback. Condition: VG. 227 pp, b/w photos and illustrations, the book and contents are very clean and tight, the cover corners have light rubbing, the dust jacket has a dampstain along the rer side of spine, there is scattered wear and chipping with some soiol, this is a solid and usable book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Firma ant. prop. en hoja de respeto, por lo demás, perfecto estado. Cartoné editorial.

Wrappers. Condition: Good. First Edition. pages 133-194, text illustrations. Covers worn on edges, rear cover detached. Articles: Polynesian origins (continued), by Edward Tregear, p 133-152; The occupation of Wai-rarapa by Ngati-kahu-ngunu, by S. Percy Smith, p 153-165; The Uhi-Maori or native tattooing instruments, by Elsdon Best, p166-172; Traditions and some words of the language of Danger or Pukapuka Island, by Rev. J. J. K. Hutchin, p 173-174; E Tuatua teia na Ura, e tangata bukabuka aia, by Tuatua Taito, p 175-176; The Maori people, by Lieut.Col. Gudgeon, p 177-192; Notes and queries, p 193-195; Transactions and proceedings, p 196.…

Condition: New.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 preliminary leaves, [3]-26 pages illustrations, VII plates on 4 leaves. Series: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Bulletin ; 15. Rebound in heavy card boards, with original paper wrappers laid down. Binding age-toned but sturdy; bookplate removed from front pastedown, else contents clean and attractive, plates fine. 240 grams. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. First edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY R. TOM SAWYER AND DATED 2/21/47 ON THE TITLE PAGE. 227 pp. With diagrams. Early work on the anticipated uses for atomic power for the benefit of the human race. Includes sections on uranium, atom-splitting, a summary of the development of atomic energy, possible methods of concerting atomic energy into mechanical power (Sawyer's contribution to the work), and a summary of industrial benefits. Fine in essentially destroyed dust jacket (see the picture). R. Tom Sawyer was a pre-eminent mechanical engineer of his time; the ASME annually bestows an award in his name.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2005 John Donald paperback edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Contents: Sally Mapstone, 'Introduction: Older Scots and the Fifteenth Century'; Julia Boffey and A.S.G. Edwards, 'Bodleian MS Arch. Selden. B. 24: The Genesis and Evolution of a Scottish Poetical Anthology'; Alessandra Petrina, 'Donne Gentili and Courtly Ladies: A Comparison Between Dante's Beatrice and the Lady of the Kingis Quair'; Jonathan A. Glenn, 'The Manuscript History of Sir Gilbert Hay's Buke of the Law of Armys: A Study'; Rosemary Greentree, 'Literate in Love: Makyne's Lesson for Robene'; Klaus Bitterling, 'Insular and Continental Traditions Behind Robert Henryson's Fables'; R.J. Lyall, 'Henryson, the Hens and the Pelagian Fox: a Poet and the Intellectual Currents of his Age'; John McNamara, 'Folkloric Patterns in Henryson's Fables: A Sociolinguistic Approach'; John MacQueen, 'Lent and Henryson's 'The Fox, the Wolf, and the Cadger''; R.W. Smith, 'The Meaning of the 'Nekhering' in Henryson's Fable of 'The Fox, the Wolf, and the Cadger''; Edward W. Bradburn, ''Prolog' and 'Moralitie': Authorial Apostrophe in Robert Henryson's Fables'; Anne M. McKim, 'Henryson's Use of the Conjunctive Phrase 'with that' in the Moral Fables'; J. Derrick McClure, 'Blind Hary's Metrics'; Marace Dareau, Lorna Pike, and Harry D. Watson, 'DOST and Older Scots Scholarship'; Sally Mapstone, 'Introduction: Older Scots and the Sixteenth Century'; Priscilla Bawcutt, 'Manuscript Miscellanies in Scotland from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century'; Ma. Nieves Rodriguez Ledesma, 'Linguistic Anglicisation in The Complaynt of Scotland: A Study of Further Diagnostic Variables'; A.A. MacDonald, 'On First Looking into the Gude and Godlie Ballatis (1565)'; Joanne Norman, 'William Dunbar and the Bakhtinian Construction of the Self'; Robert Drexler, 'Dunbar, Douglas, and the Art of Memory'; C. Marie Harker, 'Skirting the Issue: Misogyny and Gender in Lyndsay's Ane Supplication Directit - to the Kingis Grace, in Contemptioun of Syde Taillis'; Evelyn S. Newlyn, 'The Female Voice in Sixteenth-Century Scots Poetry'; Keely Fisher, 'Eldritch Comic Verse in Older Scots'; Theo van Heijnsbergen, 'Modes of Self-Representation in Older Scots Texts'; Janet Hadley Williams, ''We had the ky and thai gat bot the glaikis': Catching the Echoes in Duncan Laideus' Testament'; William Gillies, 'Gun ann ach an ceo 'Nothing Left but their Mist': Farewell and Elegy in Gaelic Poetry'; Michael Chesnutt, 'Otterburn Revisited: A Late Medieval Border Ballad and its Transmission'; Sally Mapstone, 'Introduction: Older Scots and the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries'; Anneli Meurman-Solin, 'Women's Scots: Gender-Based Variation in Renaissance Letters'; Sarah M. Dunnigan, 'Feminising the Early Modern Erotic: Female-voiced Love Lyrics and Mary Queen of Scots'; Jamie Reid-Baxter, ''Judge and revenge my cause': the Earl of Morton, Andro Blackhall, Robert Sempill and the Fall of the House of Hamilton in 1579'; David J. Parkinson, 'Alexander Montgomerie: Scottish Author'; Regina Scheibe, 'The Function of the Animal Massacre in John Burel's Passage of the Pilgremer'; Daniel Fischlin, 'Like a Mercenary Poet': the Politics and Poetics of James VI's Lepanto'; Morna R. Fleming, ''The End of an Auld Sang'? Scottish Poetry of the English Reign of James VI and I'; Louise Yeoman, 'James Melville and the Covenant of Grace'; David W. Atkinson, 'More than One Voice: the Poetic Accomplishment of William Alexander'; David Reid, 'Hume of Godscroft on Kings and Subjects'; Margery Palmer McCulloch, 'Liz Lochhead, Mary Queen of Scots, and the Suppression of the Female Principle'.…