Foster William H Editor (33 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Robert Grace (illustrator). 1st Edition. Soft cover. MMPB. Edge wear. Small tears at upper wrap head. Corner bumped. Else, tight and square. FANTASY/SHORTSTORIES/SCIFI.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Green cloth binding. The pages are in good condition with a few small spots and marks. There is a name printed on one of the blank front end papers. The back hinge is cracked and the binding is cracked through and is only holding together by a string or two. All pages are present. The cover has light corner wear. The spine is darkened and has some end wear. Volume III only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Frontspiece (illustrator). Single book ,# II of two book set (# VI of 12 Volume set). 3/4 navy blue leather binding with gold print and lines on spine. Two spine bands. 3/4 leather with thin gold edge lines & marble boards. Marbled endpapers also. Gold headedge tints. Ahead of the Frontispiece is a title page for the Complete 12 book work. After the frontispiece if the title page for the specific volume. Wear on leather Spine ends and corners. Some wear along Spine vertical edges. .Book is ex-Library with bookplate, circulation material and numerical identifications. Small section on bottom edge of rear cover, Vol. II scraped. Text block is tight, sound and otherwise unmarked except Library i markings. Vol. II has 471 pages including the index. . No DJ or ISBN numbers. . Our #17686 is the 3 volumes for Philip the Second. Our 17685 is the 2 book set for Ferdinand and Isabella. Same Series and binding. Will discount for purchasing Combinations. together. Not Dated.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third. Very good paperback from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; exterior shelfwear is minor save curling to corners. Text is also very good and interior appears free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Green cloth binding. No markings in the text with a very few light scattered soil spots. There is a name printed on one of the blank front end papers. The cover has light corner wear. The spine is darkened and has some end wear. Volume II only.

Hard cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Red cloth covering with gilt lettering and decoration is clean and only lightly worn. Bookplate on front paste down: "Aus der Bucherei Else Offermann 1906 No. 72". Front endpaper cracked in gutter, hinge still tight. There is a small amount of neat underlining in red. Lacking DJ. Frontispiece is of Cortes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Colorful Wraps;b/w Illus (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; stapled pictorial wraps; lite wear; items by/about: Hunting; Fishing; Guy Van Duyn (Tarpon Fever) Rupert E. West (Sea, Sad, and Geese, Dare County, North Carolina); Paul W. Gartner (sentinel of Hell's Basin, Whatcom County Washington) ; Voygeur (The Stone Fireplace); Etc.

Condition: Acceptable. J.B. Lippincott Philadelphia, PA 1872 16mo. 504 pages. binding copy only. boards and spine detached from binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No Edition Noted. Maroon textured cloth binding, with gold lettering on the spine. Slight wear to the bottom of the spines and corners. Library number marked on the spines. Bookplate on front endpapers and library papers glued into rear endpapers. Library name embossed on title page. Sound. Vol. I has 477 pages, and split rear hinge paper. Ends after chapter V, book III Vol. II has 463 pages and splits in front and rear hinge papers. Endfs after Chapter VII, Book Five. Introduction by George Parker Winship. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1902 printing. 2 volume set. Bound in green cloth. Gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Gutter starting. Hinges cracked. Edges chipped. Pages unmarked. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

3/4 Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frontspieces (illustrator). Not Stated. Three Volume set (#'s IX, X XI of 12 book set). 3/4 navy blue leather binding with gold print and lines on spine. Two spine bands. 3/4 leather with thin gold edge lines & marble boards. Marbled endpapers also. Gold headedge tints. Ahead of the Frontispiece is a title page for the Complete 12 book work. After the frontispiece is the title pages for the specific volume. Books are ex-Library with bookplate, circulation material and numerical identifications. Front cover of Vol.10 has five small white spots on bottom edge. Tight, sound and otherwise unmarked except Library markings. Vol. I has 534 pages; Vol. II has 409 pages & Vol. III 527 pages. . No DJ or ISBN numbers. Larger than standard weight; S&H will be adjusted. Our #17685 is the 2 volumes for Ferdinand and Isabella. and 17691 Conquest of Peru vol II. Will discount for combined purchasing . . Not Dated.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Volume 1 of this work (not complete). Copy #35 of only 100 numbered copies of the Edition De Luxe. Attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within decorative compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (spines faded to a rich and lustrous brown, nicking to top of spine). Spine reads: 'Prescott's Works' at top.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. New & Revised Edition. Text/As New, showing faint margin discoloration. Gilt embossed, maroon boards/NF w/light corner tips rubs. DJ/None. Frontispiece: Conquistador Hernan Cortes. Book shop label (Paris) & PO name to front cover verso; PO again to fEP. Classic work of historian, scholar of late Renaissance Spain and the early Spanish Empire William H. Prescott (1796 - 1859). First published 1843; this copy, still carrying the Preface of 1843, is the New & Revised Edition of 1896. 654 pgs, complete in one volume. Chronicle admired exhaustive, systematic use of archives, accurate recreation of sequences of events, balanced judgments and prose. Primary focus on political and military affairs based on then available Spanish records. Milestone in historiography, book is available in 10 laguages, and Prescott hailed as America's first scientific historian.

Condition: Good. 58 pp., original illustrated paper wrappers, covers darkened and rubbed, else good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Octavo hardback, Full green calf leather Gilt decorated five raised bands with red leather tile panel Marbled end papers and edges xxiv + 714 pp. Map Very Good condition. School prize label dated 1900. Handsome volume.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. This very good set is bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, and blind borders to upper and lower sides. tight, white, bright and square. There is a small neat signature to the front paste downs. Dust wrappers are not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Originally published in 1847, History of the Conquest of Peru, a companion volume to William H. Prescott's masterly History of the Conquest of Mexico, (also for sale by me on this site) continues his vivid chronicle of Spanish exploits in the New World. The book's commanding vision of Pizarro's tumultuous overthrow of the Inca empire has secured its reputation as a classic in the literature of Latin American history. In a series of episodes as fantastic as any fiction, a powerful civilization crumbled at the hands of a small band of warriors. Written by one of America's great historians, this gripping chronicle draws upon the firsthand accounts of eminent sixteenth-century captains and statesmen to relate the overthrow of the Inca empire by the Spanish adventurers under Pizarro's command. Author William H. Prescott's immensely readable narrative crackles with drama as he characterizes both conqueror and conquered. Rich in vivid anecdotes, it recaptures the glories of Inca society before European contact, and it paints fascinating portraits of the conquistadors and their courage, cruelty, and pride. Prescott's reconstructions of the attitudes and motivations behind the tumultuous events of the Spanish conquest offer memorable, insightful views of New World history that have made this book a popular classic. Ref XX5.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Volumes 1 & 2 of this work (not complete). Copy #35 of only 100 numbered copies of the Edition De Luxe. Attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within decorative compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (spines faded to a rich and lustrous brown, some nicking and hinge wear). Spines read: 'Prescott's Works' at top.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Volumes 2 & 3 of this work (not complete). Copy #35 of only 100 numbered copies of the Edition De Luxe. Attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within decorative compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (spines faded to a rich and lustrous brown, some wear). Spines read: 'Prescott's Works' at top.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. New and Revised Edition. Revised edition of this 1843 classic by one of the earliest American 'scientific' historians. Red leather, gilt Malborough college stamp to front, decoration and raised bands to spine, title gilt on black, marbled endpapers and edges. School library indications foot of spine, front endpapers and verso of title page. Rubbed all extremities, dusty top edge, cracked at flyleaf. All our UK orders are posted First Class. All profits to Amnesty International.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Volumes 1 & 2 of this work (not complete). Copy #35 of only 100 numbered copies of the Edition De Luxe. Attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within decorative compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (spines faded to a rich and lustrous brown). Spines read: 'Prescott's Works' at top.

3/4 Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frontspieces (illustrator). Author's Edition. Two Volume set (#'s 1 & 2 of 12 Volume set). 3/4 navy blue leather binding with gold print and lines on spine. Two spine bands. 3/4 leather with thin gold edge lines & marble boards. Marbled endpapers also. Gold headedge tintsAhead of the Frontispiece is a title page for the Complete 12 book work. After the frontispiece if the title pages for rthe specific volume. Books are ex-Library with bookplate, circulation material and numerical identifications. Small section on bottom edge of rear cover, Vol. II scraped. Tight, sound and otherwise unmarked except Library i markings. Vol. I has 596 pages; Vol. II has 615 pages including the index. . No DJ or ISBN numbers. Larger than standard weight; S&H will be adjusted. Our #17686 is the 3 volumes for Philip the Second. Will discount for purchasing both together. Not Dated.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Set of 3. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Minor tears starting at the top of the spines. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. VG+. Complete 3 volume set in very good overall condition, no DJs. Slight bumping, wear, and discoloration to boards and spines, particularly tips and corners, else a nice, clean set. Straight and tight bindings on all three volumes. Inscription from previous owner on volume I (dated '94), minor water discoloration on edges of some pages in vols II & III, else clean inside.

Original Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. Herbert W. Gleason, E.T. Parsons, M.V. Tenney, Edward Gray, H.E. Bailey, W.P. Boland, P.S. Bernays, C.C. Clarke, C.H. Hamilton, C.W. Pohlman, Mabel Sykes, R.L. Glisan, Arthur Gray, Geo. W. Hall (illustrator). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1911. First Edition. January, 1911 Issue [Vol. VIII, No.1 ]. Original printed wrappers, 9 3/4" x 6 1/4"; 88 pp. + numerous unpaginated photographic plates, other features, and ads. Very, very Near Fine, certainly one of the nicest examples available from this early in the series. Very minute traces of handling, not even any of the typical issues with the overextending circuit binding (yapp binding). See scan. Clean, sturdy, handsome, bright. Everything we all aspire to be. See scans. The scan of the contents page lays out the array of always-inspired articles (Cathedral Peak; Tuolumne; Yosemite Valley; Kings River; Gray-Crowned Leucosticte; Mount Kinabalu (Borneo); Red Peak; Mountain Meadows; "Light Burning",and more) and their authors: John Muir, Francois E. Matthes, R.L. Glisan, F.W. Foxworthy, S.L. Foster, Milton S. Ray, Harold C. Bradley, F.E. Olmsted, and Marion Randall Parsons. The photographs for which the publications has long been famous were executed, for this issue, by Herbert W. Gleason, E.T. Parsons, M.V. Tenney, Edward Gray, H.E. Bailey, W.P. Boland, P.S. Bernays, C.C. Clarke, C.H. Hamilton, C.W. Pohlman, Mabel Sykes, R.L. Glisan, Arthur Gray, and Geo. W. Hall. with a large number of uncredited shots as well. Very difficult issue to find in this condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. L SC-2.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd new edition. 758 pages. 8.50x5.43x1.65 inches. In Stock.

Complete three volume set; all hardcovers, H 18.5cm x L 12.5cm. Matching half leather bindings fairly contemporary to copyright, circa 1880; leather spines faded to brown with original purple tone retained at overlaps; marbled boards with scuffed leather corners. Spines lightly scuffed with five slightly raised bands; gilt decoration or lettering within six compartments. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Interior pages are clean. Bindings retain some crispness. Still a handsome set. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 5 pounds (2.26 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {SET Shelf#0124|BindingShelf}.

The Catholic. New and Revised Edition. With the Author's Latest Corrections and Additions. Edited by John Foster Kirk Good condition. Cloth bound with gold lettering on spine. Name of owner in ink on end sheet. No dust jacket. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2 volume set, bound in full leather, with decorated paper trims. the boards are edge worn. foxing and some usage markings. both copies have ownership plates and "discard" stamps. appears to be in very good condition, also considering its age. heavy set, may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 volumes, complete as issued. Attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and elaborate gilt floral tooling and gilt ruling, covers ruled in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (minor rubbing, snag to top of spine).B/w Illustrations.