Fiske Dwight (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Wilson, Scott (illustrator). Third. Boards in red cloth and silver cloth spine, very good w/ minor soiling to cloth. 182p., humorous, satirical light blank verse on social themes New York w/ distinctive and detailed anthopomorphic cartoon figures spouting dialogue by Scott Wilson. Foreword by Robert Benchley who refers to author as a "diseur".

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 5, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Raymond Palmer. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "Drummers of Duagavo" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain. Includes "The Man Who Cried "Werewolf" by P. F. Costello [William P. McGivern]; "They Gave Him a Rope" (novelet) by H. B. Carleton [Howard Browne]; "the other Abner Small" by Clee Garson [David Wright O'Brien]; "Enchanted Bookshelf" (novelet) by William P. McGivern; "The Chance of a Ghost" by Robert Bloch; "Jones Gets the Willies" by Elroy Arno [Leroy Yerxa]; "Trail of the Magic Slippers" (novelet) by John York Cabot; "The Black Brain" by Tarleton Fiske [Robert Bloch]. "the Editor's Notebook"; "The Old Juke Box Broke Down-"; "Earth PossessesTwo Stratospheres"; "Rats Are Expert Dieticians"; "It's an Intersting World!"; "Nerve Injury Detector"; "Romance of teh Elements"; "Scientists Produce Last Element"; "Using X-Rays to Increase Food Crops"; "Vignettes of Famous Scientists"; "Fantastic - But ture"; "Giving Plants Self-protection"; "Introducing the Author"; "Reader's Page"; "Phaeton - Son of Apollo" (illustrated by Frank R. Paul on rear cover); Correspondence Corner". Illustrated by Jay Jackson, Magarian, A. K. Bilder, Robert Gibson Jones, J. Allen St. John, and Rod Ruth. Old tape, or ghosts, at all edges and spine with small associated tears, scars, amnd losses (see scans); tanning. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Worn corners o/w tight, solid. Reading copy only. TM/Cartoons.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Scott Wilson (illustrator). Third Edition. Copy very tight, but cover somewhat scuffed and discolored.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). No Jacket. Wilson, Scott (illustrator). Third Edition. A nice copy, but for previous owner's signature on ffep and slight soiling to front paste down. Strip of sunning to top edge of front cover and some wear to head and foot of spine. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Third Edition. Red hardcover book. Plasticene jacket added. Cover is slightly soiled with a small ink stain at top of front cover. Otherwise in good condition for its age. Paper not browning. Binding fairly tight. Very bottom of first 15-20 pages has small, barely noticeable water stain.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). No Jacket. Wilson, Scott (illustrator). Third Edition. A nice copy, but for previous owner's signature on ffep and slight soiling to front paste down. Strip of sunning to top edge of front cover and some wear to head and foot of spine. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. J. Allen St. John, front cover illustration; Frank R. Paul, back cover illustration; other illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Ned Hadley, Margarlan, Hadden, Robert Fuqua, Rod Ruth, and Joe Sewell (illustrator). First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with some tape with edgewear and a small pencil notation.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 3rd Edition. signed on Dwight Fiske, , on edition page Third edition , 1933 Very good book in poor dust jacket Rear panel jacket missing edge in plastic cover, . Rear panel. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Third edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Illustrations by Scott Wilson. Quarto. 182pp. Corners bumped and rubbed, near very good lacking the dust jacket. Whimsical and humorous poetry and stories by an acclaimed New York nightclub entertainer and friend and associate of the New York literati in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his borderline risque act. The printed dedication is to another witty New Yorker: "for Dawn Powell through whose inspiration many of these stories came to be." Powell's biographer Tim Page stated that Fiske "embodied a certain stereotype of the witty, sophisticated, self-deprecating homosexual," noting his "knowing and deliberately campy style." One musical historian stated that Fiske "might be compared to soiled Cole Porter, or Noel Coward in heat.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Worn lower corners o/w tight, solid. Reading copy only. #435/753 TM/Cartoons. Signed by Author(s).

Cartonnage éditeur in-4 demi toile argent, titre sur dos lisse.182 pages.Illustrations par Scott Wilson.Foreword by Robert Benchley.Nombreux dessins in-texte et pleine page. livres illustrés américains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. 3rd Edition. x, 182p., stain on spine and front cover.

Hardcover. Second Edition. Very Good+ in boards. Corners slightly bumped. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. SCOTT WILSON (illustrator). First Edition. COPY #701 OF 753, INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR : "TO ON OF THE THREE MUSKETEERS, HENRI-WITH ALL THE GLORIOUS MEMORIES OF KNIGHTS IN PARIS-LONDON-AND NEW YORK-AND FUTURES.' OF BURSTING STARS AMID THE SUPERB ACCLAIM OF MULTITUDES "ALL FOR ONE-AND ONE FOR ALL.! DWIGHT, JUNE, 1933.". INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 17, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Raymond Palmer. Cover art by J. Allen St. John for "Skeleton Men of Jupiter" (novel) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Includes "Visitor to Earth" by P. F. Costello [Willam P. McGivern]; "The New Adam" (pt. 1) by Stanley G. Weinbaum; "Phantom Transport" (novelette) by Leroy Yerxa; "Ard of the Sunset People" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "The Persian Carpet" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain; "Phantom from the Film" by Tarleton Fiske [Robert Bloch]; "A Pawn for a King" by Harry Jenkins, Jr. Features: "The Observatory"; "Amazing Facts"; "Room for Trees"; "Vignettes of Famous Scientists"; "Ice Age Cave-Men"; "The Flying Wing"; "Patriotic Dogs"; "It's An Interesting World"; "Salt Water Made Fresh"; "Wisconsin Bacterium To The Rescue"; "Lost Age Found"; "Meet the Authors" (Harry Jenkins, Jr.); "Casting" a Fish"; "Scientific Mysteries"; "Discussions"; "Stories of the Stars" (Rear cover illustration by Frank R. Paul); "Correspondence Corner". Illustrated by J. Allen St. John, Virgil Finlay, Ned Hadley, Magarian, Hadden, Robert Fuqua, Rod Ruth, and Joseph Sewell. Creasing; tanning; 2" tear at lower front hinge; small flap tear to cover; sunning; small coupon clip to p. 5. Previously owned by Leroy Yerxa and bears his stamp on cover. Book.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Illustrations by Scott Wilson. Quarto. 182pp. Amusing bookplate front fly, corners a little bumped, very good lacking the dust jacket. Signed by Dwight Fiske. Whimsical and humorous poetry and stories by an acclaimed New York nightclub entertainer and friend and associate of the New York literati in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his borderline risque act. The printed dedication is to another witty New Yorker: "for Dawn Powell through whose inspiration many of these stories came to be." Powell's biographer Tim Page stated that Fiske "embodied a certain stereotype of the witty, sophisticated, self-deprecating homosexual," noting his "knowing and deliberately campy style." One musical historian stated that Fiske "might be compared to soiled Cole Porter, or Noel Coward in heat.".

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Octavo. 156pp. Original orange cloth with silver spine titles. Covers lightly used and marked, some fading around spine, otherwise near very good indeed. No jacket.

Orig.-Leinenband, Gr.-8°, 182 S. Illustr. By Robert Benchley. Foreword by. Robert Benchley. Ecken leicht bestossen, Einband leicht angestaubt und berieben, Buchblock etwas schief. Sonst jedoch in guten Zustand.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Scott Wilson (illustrator). First Edition. Limited 10/753. Signed presentation to Benjamin [P?]onnenberg. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First U.K. edition. Hardback. Octavo. 160pp. Original orange cloth with black spine titles. Covers slightly worn and faded with a few small marks, short edge tear to title page, otherwise very good. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Illustrations by Scott Wilson. Quarto. 182pp. Faint dampstain tidemark mostly confined to the bottom of the boards, thus about very good lacking the dust jacket. Copy number 398 of 753 numbered copies Signed by Fiske. Whimsical and humorous poetry and stories by an acclaimed New York nightclub entertainer and friend and associate of the New York literati in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his borderline risque act. The printed dedication is to another witty New Yorker: "for Dawn Powell through whose inspiration many of these stories came to be." Powell's biographer Tim Page stated that Fiske "embodied a certain stereotype of the witty, sophisticated, self-deprecating homosexual," noting his "knowing and deliberately campy style." One musical historian stated that Fiske "might be compared to soiled Cole Porter, or Noel Coward in heat." At any rate, very scarce.

Black and white illustrations; x and 182 pp. 4to, orange cloth sides, silver spine, t.e.green; corners worn, slightly soiled. One of 753 signed copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FISKE, Dwight [156] pp. Robert M. McBride & Company 1936 First Edition 9.5" x 6.5" Illustrated by Winn.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Wynn. Small quarto. 156pp. A bit of sunning on the boards, very good or better in slightly spine-sunned near fine dust jacket. Whimsical and humorous poetry and stories by an acclaimed New York nightclub entertainer and friend and associate of the New York literati in the 1920s and 1930s.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Solon, Leon V. (illustrator). First Edition. 481-583, [146] ads, pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Printed upon glossy stock. The many pages of ads include an abundance of nostalgic photos and illustrations. Features: The Residence of Henry I. Harriman, Esq., Newton MA - John Barnard, Architect - Arthur Shurtleff, Landscape Architect; The Engineer's Club of Dayton, Ohio - Schenck & Williams, Architects; Modern Industrial Plants - Part VII; The Social Center - Part II - Philanthropic Enterprises; Portfolio of Current Architecture; The Basilica of Saint Remy at Rheims; The Future of Industrial Housing; Notes and Comments. Above-average external wear. Covers loose but present. Library markings to front cover. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Architecture, Henry I. Harriman, Newton MA, John Barnard, Architects, Arthur Shurtleff, Landscape Architect, The Engineer's Club - Dayton Ohio, Schenck & Williams, Architects, Modern Industrial Plants, The Social Center, Philanthropic Enterprises, Basilic.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Illustrations by Scott Wilson. Quarto. 182pp. Neat list of women's names on front endpaper, near fine in about very good dust jacket with modest chipping and tears, and some evidence of dampstaining on the inside only of the jacket. Copy number 267 of 753 numbered copies Signed by Fiske. Whimsical and humorous poetry and stories by an acclaimed New York nightclub entertainer and friend and associate of the New York literati in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his borderline risque act. The printed dedication is to another witty New Yorker: "for Dawn Powell through whose inspiration many of these stories came to be." Powell's biographer Tim Page stated that Fiske "embodied a certain stereotype of the witty, sophisticated, self-deprecating homosexual," noting his "knowing and deliberately campy style." One musical historian stated that Fiske "might be compared to soiled Cole Porter, or Noel Coward in heat." At any rate, scarce in jacket. Signed.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

E.Albumblatt (1 S. 8°) mit 3 E.NOTENWIDMUNGEN, jeweils mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Datum, Unterschrift der drei Musiker / Pianisten : 1) EDMUND J. PENDLETON (1899-1987) amerikanischer Komponist, seit 1925 in Paris, Jan. 11, 1926 2) CHARLES MacKEE 3) DWIGHT FISKE (1892-1959) amerikanischer Nightclub-Entertainer und Pianist (- für / aus dem Gästebuch des kalifornischen Pianist PAUL Mc COOLE; von diesem biographische Beilage, 2 S. 4°).